November  UTC Isnt it fairly obvious she said it in a room full of people who also lean the same way and was exposed and forced to backtrack  This is not entirely uncommon whether its a leftwing or rightwing extremist  No need to bury her comments because she drummed up an excuse for them  Her comments particularly about Mao being an important philosopher to her or exactly what she DID say are important to people who believe in liberty not Maos totalitarian views