Mark Halperin's bad joke

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 8:15pm

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I think it's safe to say this joke by Mark Halperin was in poor taste:

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP

Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the favorite, Big Brown. Eight Belles collapsed immediately after crossing the finish line, and was euthanized shortly thereafter.

 

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I'm confused, why is it in

by RSPorter on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 9:13pm

I'm confused, why is it in poor taste?

well, the horse died...

by Blake Hounshell on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 7:30am

... so that's one thing. Beyond that, what's he saying there? Hillary needs to be euthanized? She'll lose on Tuesday and have to withdraw? Obama is "Big Brown"?