It's embarrassing the world has to see our shameful republican presidential candidates race to the bottom. That's not rhetoric. That's a fact.
Hillary Clinton, traveling in Tunisia, responded to a question from a student concerned about the rhetoric in this country against Muslims:
Clinton was responding to a question from a Tunisian student named Ivan, who asked about the staunch pro-Israel stance nearly every American politician, both Republican and Democrat, espouse when they're running for office. Clinton, a former presidential candidate herself, said campaign trail stumping often gains outsize significance that doesn't actualize when governing. "You will learn as your democracy develops that a lot of things are said in political campaigns that should not bear a lot of attention," Clinton said. "There are comments made that certainly don't reflect the United States, don't reflect our foreign policy, Don't reflect who we are as a people. If you go to the United States you see mosques everywhere, you see Muslim Americans everywhere. That's the fact. So I would no pay attention to the rhetoric." ... Clinton said political observers from abroad should take cues about American policy from Obama, not from the presidential candidates.In answering the question, Hillary says: "Probably my enthusiasm for the president got a little out of hand:"
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