NAIROBI, Kenya - A Kenyan man's offer of 40 goats and 20 cows for Chelsea Clinton's hand in marriage may still be on the table — and Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised to convey the "very kind offer" to her daughter.
To laughter at a town hall meeting Thursday in Kenya, CNN's Fareed Zakaria asked the U.S. Secretary of State if the Clintons had made a decision on the dowry offer. In 2000, a Kenyan man wrote to then-president Bill Clinton offering the animals in accordance with African tradition.
After a pause, Clinton said, "My daughter is her own person, very independent, so I will convey this very kind offer."
Kind? With all due respect President and Madam Secretary, this is significantly more than kind. It's obscene. This is like trading the entire Google corporation for her hand in marriage. Goats in Kenya are like skinny people in Alabama...they're just hard to find. Deals like this only come around every 50 new moons or so, but when they do, it is imperative that you're ready to pull the trigger.
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