Clinton At Abu Dhabi Town Hall: Loughner An ‘Extremist’

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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During a town hall segment for a talk show in Abu Dhabi today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton labeled alleged Arizona shoot Jared Lee Loughner an “extremist,” National Journal reports.

“Look, we have extremists in my country,” Clinton said. “A wonderful, incredibly brave young woman Congress member, Congresswoman Giffords was just shot in our country. We have the same kinds of problems. So rather than standing off from each other, we should work to try to prevent the extremists anywhere from being able to commit violence.”

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Clinton added that “extremists” like Loughner are not representative of the U.S. as a whole.

“The extremists and their voices, the crazy voices that sometimes get on the TV, that’s not who we are, that’s not who you are, and what we have to do is get through that and make it clear that that doesn’t represent either American or Arab ideas or opinions,” she said.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) remains hospitalized in critical condition, but her doctors at University Medical Center in Tucson say they are “very optimistic” about her recovery.

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