Kenyan Elders May Demand Clinton Pay Cattle Fine for Photo Smear

[bijou]

Just when Hillary Clinton started swimming in campaign donations, she could be facing down a hefty fine. This time in the currency of cattle.

Reuters reports that Kenyan elders are considering imposing a fine — traditionally payable in goats, cattle or camels — on the New York senator over the photo that surfaced earlier this week showing rival Barack Obama in traditional robes during his 2006 visit to Kenya. The Web site Drudge Report posted the photo Monday and said it was provided by Clinton staffers.

Though Clinton denied she had anything to do with the photo’s circulation, the Reuters article said Wajir elders would file a complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and pursue an investigation.

“We will go ahead with this case whether Sen. Clinton or Democratic Party leaders turn up or not,” Mohamed Ibrahim, a member of the clan that hosted Obama, told Reuters. “But this whole thing can be avoided if only an apology is made.”

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http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/01/report-kenyan-elders-may-demand-clinton-pay-fine-of-cattle-for-photo-smear/

Good job she bought those cattle futures, they'll come in handy now.

[Tess Anderson]

You know, I still don't understand this - if all Barack Hussein Obama did was to wear the traditional attire in order to be a gracious guest, what is the problem? How is that a smear to print the photo?

I think this is just part of a shakedown orchastrated by those tribal leaders.