LAS VEGAS - Mr. Spock, one-time science officer of the Starship Enterprise and current host of C-Span’s nightly call-in show “Spock Says,” criticized Senator Hillary Clinton’s “emotional response” to a question asked the day prior to the New Hampshire primary last week. Spock said Clinton’s assertion that “this is personal to me” while answering a voter was “highly illogical.” He called the moment “fascinating.” Asked if the incident would be a factor in determining his preference in this year’s presidential election, he replied “indeed.”
Mr. Spock made the remarks during a speech delivered before the Council For Interplanetary Relations. The group is holding their annual convention at the Bellagio Hotel.
Opponents of Mrs. Clinton in the Nevada primary, scheduled for this Saturday, attempted to use Mr. Spock’s condemnation as proof that she’s unworthy of the nomination, but her campaign down-played the issue.
A spokesman pointed out that Spock, the Democratic candidate for President in 1988, essentially destroyed his own chance for the White House by responding to a debate question posed by the moderator, CNN’s Bernard Shaw, concerning the theoretical rape of his wife in a way many voters found devoid of human feeling. And yesterday, Senator Clinton appeared on stage with former Enterprise Chief Medical Officer Dr. Leonard McCoy. McCoy called Mr. Spock “a cold, unfeeling creature without an ounce of sense in his body.” He added that he “wished we’d have left him for dead at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”
