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Mon., April 11, 2016

Clinton, NY mayor perform racial skit

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, perform at the 94th annual Inner Circle Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel in Manhattan on Saturday, April 9, 2016. New York City political reporters lampooned presidential candidates, the Mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the show. The Inner Circle donates a portion of the proceeds from the gala dinner-show to some 100 New York charities. (David Handschuh/The Inner Circle Via AP)

Hillary Clinton performed in a racially tinged skit at an annual New York City press dinner as the controversy surrounding former president Bill Clinton’s defense of his wife’s “superpredator” remark continues to swirl. Clinton took the stage for a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Inner Circle Dinner and proceeded to needle Mayor Bill de Blasio for his belated endorsement. "I just have to say thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough,” Clinton told her former campaign manager. “Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time,” de Blasio replied to gasps from the crowd/The Hill. More here.

Posted April 11, 2016, 4:26 p.m.

By D.F. Oliveria

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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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