Clinton race-baiting again?

This story is found on MSNBC's First Read with regards to an answer Senator Clinton gave about whether she thought Senator Obama was a Muslim, which he is NOT and has denied many times. (You need to scroll down quite a bit.) The Clinton campaign has had staff members sending out false email to people suggesting that he is a Muslim trying to take over the country. LIES. Most recently a photo of Senator Obama trying on a gift from Kenyan tribal leaders (part of which was a turban) was supposedly circulated by her campaign on the internet. I really hope she isn't doing something this deceptive. That was would be a very sad day for American politics.

*** “As far as I know”? Speaking of CBS, we imagine a qualifier Clinton gave on 60 Minutes last night is going to generate plenty of discussion today. In response to a bizarre question by Steve Kroft -- “You don’t believe that Sen. Obama is a Muslim,” following a discussion about that photo of Obama in Somali garb -- Clinton gave a bizarre answer: “Of course not. I mean, that, you know, there is no basis for that. I take him on the basis of what he says. And, you know, there isn't any reason to doubt that.” Kroft followed: “You said you'd take Senator Obama at his word that he's not…a Muslim. You don't believe that he's…” Clinton interjected: “No. No, there is nothing to base that on. As far as I know.” As far as she knows? For a lawyer who has demanded precise language (example: the Farrakhan discussion at last week’s debate), Clinton’s dangling qualifier was a very odd statement. No doubt if she had that question to do over again, she would have said things clearer because this is how conspiracy theories start.