She said it on March 6 too...its not a gaffe, its not misspeaking, its her talking point!

[dkf]

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/hillarys_bizarre_rfk_comment.html

Though she has now apologized for that very strange and tasteless comment to the Argus-Leader, this was not the first time she's said it. This from her interview with TIME Managing Editor Richard Stengel, published March 6:

TIME: Can you envision a point at which--if the race stays this close--Democratic Party elders would step in and say, "This is now hurting the party and whoever will be the nominee in the fall"?

CLINTON: No, I really can't. I think people have short memories. Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby Kennedy being assassinated in June in L.A. My husband didn't wrap up the nomination in 1992 until June. Having a primary contest go through June is nothing particularly unusual.

UPDATE: H/T to commenter Elvis Elvisberg, who notes that even the reference to her own husband's campaign was wrong. Bill Clinton's primary race was effectively over in March.

UPDATE2: Last night on NewsHour, Mark Shields pointed out something else that is misleading about Clinton's comparison of this race to 1968. RFK's candidacy was not a long, drawn-out one, as you might believe from Clinton's suggestion:

MARK SHIELDS: I think it was, at the best, totally reckless. I mean, her history is absolutely faulty. Robert Kennedy's first primary, Ray, was in May 7th of 1968. He was murdered four weeks later. She's talking about a long campaign.

This campaign began the first week in January. She's still talking about June. So, I mean, it's faulty there.

[Zachstar]

1. A horrific talking point!

Thanks for the info!

[thewiseguy]

2. Just like her Bosnia story. She had made those remarks before and got away with it.

[democrank]

3. She did indeed.

GOBAMA!

[DerekJ]

4. Ok one of the comments made me laugh:

Ingredients for a mid-May Clinton campaign:

1) Insert one shark into water
2) Jump it

[hokies4ever]

5. KO astutely pointed out

that she had made this point in early May without using 'assassination' in it. His interpretation (which I agree with) is that someone told her not to do it anymore. So she was made aware of the potential impact it could possibly have on her.

[havocmom]

6. Yep, talking point/subliminal message. McAuliffe has been pounding the subject too

for quite some time now.

The Secret Service should have their asses in interrogation rooms. Bill's SS detail should sit him down for a LONG talk and suggest he get Hillary and her team under some control at the very least.

[2rth2pwr]

7. Her topic was long primaries, what's the big deal?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. Her topic was RFK's death.

It is an intentional ploy...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6110415&mesg_id=6110415

[C_U_L8R]

8. They've been pitching the "anything can happen" meme

for quite a while to seed any bit of doubt or hesitation they can with the Superdelegates.
It was a stupid hamfisted ploy that's blown up in her face... and most Superdelegates see
Hillary's deceptive machinations for exactly what they are.

[IndianaGreen]

10. And perhaps it is her subconscious wish as well

As it happened in the sci-fi classic film Forbidden Planet, in which an advanced civilization was wiped out overnight after turning on a machine they built that could materialize their thoughts and ideas. Little they suspected that the machine would materialize their darkest thoughts and feelings.

Commander Adams and Doc Ostrow go to Morbius' home to confront him about their latest findings. Ostrow sneaks in and attempts to use the Krell educator machine. Before he dies from its effects, he gasps out his revelation: the huge machine was designed to let the Krell materialize anything they wanted at a mere thought. "But the Krell forgot one thing! Monsters, John! Monsters from the id!" Though the Krell considered themselves civilized, their subconscious minds were unleashed by the almost limitless power of the Machine. With this information, the Commander deduces that the race was wiped out in a single night of frenzied destruction, as their subconscious minds acted out their darkest urges, fueled by the Machine's power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet