Hillary Clinton hates the media almost as much as she hates Barack Obama for beating her in 2008. "She hates you, period," a Clinton campaign aide told POLITICO. "That's never going to change."
But now that Clinton, who has spent almost her entire life in politics (which is a long time because she's so old), is trying reintroduce herself to the American people by showing more "humor and heart" (and dance moves), she has promised to at least pretend that she doesn't despise the media.
CNN reports that Hillary's decision to "be nicer to the press" was inspired by the Bible:
Hillary Clinton received some unsolicited advice from a religious leader from her past on Sunday in Washington: Be nicer to the press.
Celebrating the bicentennial of the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday, Clinton said that Phil Wogaman, the church's former pastor who ministered to the Clintons in the 1990s, told her, "If you're going to read and listen to Romans 12, you've got to be nicer to the press."
"So to my friends in the press," Clinton said, looking at the small group of assembled media in the church, "I will certainly take that to heart."
Romans, the sixth book in the New Testament, was written by the Apostle Paul. Chapter 12, verses 14-16, reads, "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited."
Probably fitting that Hillary's desire to treat the media with more respect is rooted in a Biblical passage about loving your enemies, blessing "those who persecute you," and being "willing to associate with people of low position," given her undying faith in the vast, conspiratorial nature of the media's treatment of her campaign.
It remains to be seen if Hillary's newfound devotion to the Bible will preclude her from comparing Republicans to "terrorist groups."