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Clinton says her Southern twang a virtue

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she sees her sometimes Southern accent as a virtue.

"I think America is ready for a multilingual president," Clinton said during a campaign stop at a charter school in Greenville, S.C.

The New York senator — who said she's been thinking about critics who've suggested that she tried to put on a fake Southern accent in Selma, Ala. — noted that she's split her life between Arkansas, Illinois and the East Coast. [...]

Yet, oddly enough, she never felt compelled to share with us her gift of multilingualism until she began running for President.

In any event, despite the fact that it sounds goofy and childish when she does it, it does seem she has a point that this ability of hers is a virtue, at least when it comes to those who identify with the Democratic Party.

They do seem much more susceptible to obvious attempts at pandering.

I hope she is able to continue exhibiting her multilingual capabilities in this fashion on the campaign trail, degrading though it may be.

Next stop, an Indian reservation, where she will introduce herself as "One Who Will Be Great White Mother In Washington," and will repeat her lame "I'm in it to win it," line, except adding, "--just like at your fine casino!"

After then after that, a trip to the barrio to hang out with all her chiquas and hombres, where she will introduce suprise visitor Bill by screaming at the top of her lungs, "SAY ALLO TO MY LIL FRIN!!"

From there, a short hop to Chinatown, where she will be met by her interpreter, Rosie O'Donnell, and ask everyone to use their mighty dragon kung-fu skills to humiliate the glowering attack dog mongrels of the Right. (Not only is she multilingual, but in this instance, her mouth moves differently from the way the words are being said.)

The coming months promise to be an interesting ones.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at April 27, 2007 02:47 PM