[TomB]

Surely, hillary knows about sound bites.

If that is the case, why did she say "Senator Predator" rather than "Governor Predator"?

Out of context, using the word "senator", the comment means nothing.

[Mia T]

She did NOT say SENATOR Predator. I have the audio. You will be able to hear it in the new hillarytalks flash movie.

She was ambiguous...or equivocal. Arnold's desire to work with Washington was well-known. Her statement could easily be interpreted to mean that she is worried about working with him. (Layers of meaning provide deniability.)

The obvious associations with Arnold (and Bill) cannot be ignored, nor can the certainty of a resultant, explosive sound bite.

What she did say was this:

"You know, uh, I followed it as everybody did. I thought the recall was not a great idea, but it's up to the people of California and I wish them well now. They've got a lot of big problems out there. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha, yuck. I am really worried though, about serving in the Senate with THE Predator."