ABCNEWS.com : Hillary Clinton Regrets Gandhi Joke

Hillary Clinton Says She Regrets Joking That Gandhi Used to Run a Gas Station in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS Jan. 6 - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was 'a lame attempt at humor.'

The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, 'He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.'"


"The director of a U.S. center devoted to Gandhi's teachings said the remarks amounted to stereotyping and were insensitive."

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