Nov 15, 2009 9:45 am US/Eastern
Clinton Looking Forward To Chat, Coffee With Palin
Secretary Of State Says She Admires Former 2008 GOP Presidential Candidate's Drive On Campaign Trail
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not shown) at the Chancellery on Nov. 9, 2009, in Berlin, Germany.
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin delivers her farewell speech as she officially resigns during the annual Governor's Picnic on July 26, 2009, at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee.
In an interview for broadcast Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Clinton said she's never met the one-time GOP vice presidential hopeful and former Alaska governor and thinks it would be very interesting to have a conversation with her.
In the interview, "Meet the Press" host
David Gregory quoted a passage from Palin's new book, "Going Rogue." Palin writes that if she and Clinton ever meet for coffee, "I know that we would fundamentally disagree on many issues." But Palin says, "my hat is off to her hard work on the 2008 campaign trail."
"Is this somebody you'd like to have coffee with and do you plan to read the book," Gregory asked Clinton.
"Well absolutely, I would look forward to having coffee. I've never met her, and I think it would be very interesting and talk with her," Clinton responded.
Clinton, in Singapore for a meeting of world leaders, added that maybe she could make a case on some of the
issues on which the two women disagree.
As for reading "Going Rogue," Clinton noted her busy schedule but said it's more than likely she'll read excerpts and hear snippets from the book in the media.
The secretary of state also refused to comment on Gregory's question about Palin's conservative stance and how it affects the Republican party.
"I truly am out of commenting on politics," Clinton said with a smile. "That is something that's not appropriate for the secretary of state."
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