Urgent request: The Hillary Rodham Clinton Legal Defense Fund

Guest post by Swampcracker

I am taking donations for a legal defense fund benefiting Hillary Rodham Clinton. Please send your donations payable, not in U.S. currency, but in the form of goats, sheep, or camels. Live ungulates may be in any condition, but "huddled masses" and "wretched refuse" are preferred.

Here's the full story:

NAIROBI (Reuters) -- Kenyan elders may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of her rival Barack Obama in robes dragged their people into the race for the White House.

The picture, which appeared on a U.S. Web site, showed the Illinois senator in a white headdress and traditional Somali attire during a 2006 visit to Wajir in Kenya's remote northeast.

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Wajir elders resolved to file an official complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, dropping earlier plans to hold a protest after Friday prayers.

They said they would also convene a traditional Somali court to investigate the matter. It can impose fines that are payable in cattle, goats or camels.

"We will go ahead with this case whether Senator Clinton or Democratic party leaders turn up or not," said Mohamed Ibrahim, a member of the clan that hosted Obama during his trip. "But this whole thing can be avoided if only an apology is made."

Please send your donations to Michael c/o The Reaction.

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Thanks, SC -- just what I need.

Actually, I'm not sure what crime Clinton is alleged to have committed, and it's not clear that her campaign was behind leaking the photo in question to the media... but it's all quite amusing, isn't it? I mean the Somali court case, not the anti-Obama smear campaign.

And feel free to send in your donations, in monetary form. (What's the monetary value of a goat these days?) I cannot guarantee that they'll go to the HRCLDF, but they'll certainly help support the blog.

-- MJWS