In fact that feistiness could have gone a long way in the current health care battle that Obama is doing miserably at. Someone shouting back at the coordinated GOP onslaught would be refreshing compared to our timid Mr. Rogers in the WH.

But back to her comment. The fact that she was talking to a student and not some a-hole media person makes it even worse. I will say though that it is clear to me from the video that she is very tired. She looks tired; her usual makeup is lacking which points to being tired; and she is on a long daily grind of a tour. So fatigue may have been an added factor. That said she still should have kept her cool. The finger pointing was a big OUCH.

HRC is not some secretary to some guy;

Prior to her comment the press was reporting her trip and what she was doing on it including the plight of women. Now they are bashing her and her message is dead. Assertiveness has it's place but this was not one of them.

You chose to look at what she said from a personal level. But from a world stage level; from a standpoint of ramping up the message, not killing it, assertiveness was the wrong action.

It's OK and perfectly appropriate for women to get angry when they are treated in a sexist fasion.

When I first saw the video, I recognized the strain and anger on her face. I could imagine how difficult and enraging it must be for her -- being in that country as a woman and seeing what she has been seeing and doing what she has been doing.

I'm sure Hillary gets quite a bit more coverage than if Secretary of State Bill Richardson were touring Africa.  That's good in the sense that there's more coverage of the important things she's saying and doing.  It's bad in the sense that a lot of the coverage is nothing but people looking for the latest celebrity gossip.  At least they didn't send Michael Musto.