MARTHA’S VINEYARD – At a crowded book signing yesterday former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was photographed doing a Nazi salute as she and several women around her laugh. When Mrs. Clinton was asked about the photograph after it went viral she laughed and said her Nazi salute was “just a silly joke.” This morning Mrs. Clinton’s publicist dismissed any rumors alleging Mrs. Clinton was in any way associated with the Nazi party. “Mrs. Clinton has always had a staunch aversion to Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party. For anyone to suggest that she would do a Nazi salute for any reason other than fun is ridiculous. As those who know the former first lady will tell you, Mrs. Clinton has a fertile sense of humor and she’s able to make the most morbid subjects the butt of her jokes. For Mrs. Clinton, enacting Nazi salutes has always been an ice breaker at parties or a way to cheer up friends and colleagues who might be down in the dumps.” At various times in the past, family and friends of Mrs. Clinton have described her sense of humor as crazy, zany, sardonic and even risque. She’s known for using her […]
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