Hillary Clinton Meets With London Pol Who Once Compared Her To A ‘Sadistic Nurse’

[Purveyor]

NEW YORK - Hillary Rodham Clinton met Wednesday with London mayor Boris Johnson -- a man who once described her both as a scary nurse in a mental ward and a woman who represented "on the face of it, everything I came into politics to oppose."

Johnson is widely considered a likely candidate for prime minister in the not-too-distant future, meaning it’s possible that he and Clinton could be stewards of their nations' vaunted "special relationship" at the same time.

Before arriving in New York Tuesday on a trade mission, Johnson somewhat sheepishly told the BBC that he was sure Clinton would take his 2007 Daily Telegraph column in the “lighthearted” spirit in which it was intended.

On Wednesday, Clinton playfully mocked Johnson’s ambitions -- and perhaps her own -- as she arrived for their meeting.

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[William769]

1. Nothing wrong with being cordial.

That's how world leaders should act.

[DonViejo]

2. But he endorsed Clinton for the Presidency...

from the article:

“She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital,” Johnson wrote then.

Despite his strong dislike for what he called “an all-round purse-lipped political correctness,” Johnson endorsed Clinton in that column. But he sounds a bit more reluctant to weigh in this time around.

“She’s an extraordinary politician,” Johnson told the Evening Standard this week. “But I think it would be wrong of me to intrude on election campaigns in America and indeed I wouldn’t want to blight any candidate with my endorsement.