Hillary Apologizes for Bill

Former President Bill Clinton, unlike his wife and presidential hopeful, Hillary, always had quite the liberal Southern charm. It was Hillary, however, who was apologizing for her husband yesterday, for comments he made after Barack Obama walked away with a win in South Carolina in January.

At a forum sponsored by African-American newspapers, Hillary asked to explain her husband's comments regarding Jesse Jackson's winning of South Carolina in 1984 and 1988. Since Jackson's campaigns did not lead to victory, many African-Americans took offense.

According to the L.A. Times, Hillary told her audience, "We can be proud of both Jesse Jackson and Senator Obama." Hours before this apology, however, one prominent female politician and Clinton fundraiser quit the campaign after her own race-related remarks concerning Hillary's opponent for the Democratic nomination.

The African-American community is a significant portion of Democratic support, and Bill's remarks could cost Clinton a large percentage of voters. Just as Obama has criticized the Clinton campaign for being willing to do or say anything for the nomination, some voters wondered whether Clinton's apology was actually sincere.