NEW YORK – In a rare display of lighthearted spontaneity at a United Nation’s Women’s Rights conference last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton followed her impassioned speech with a comical “stroke victim” impersonation that triggered a raucous response from delegates and conference guests. Howling laughter permeated the General Assembly Hall during Mrs. Clinton’s lampoon with many delegates wiping tears from their eyes. Many of those who were unable to understand what Mrs. Clinton said during her performance later remarked that her nuanced grasp of physical comedy caused them to explode with laughter. The Women’s Rights forum was led by representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal and Sudan. Mrs. Clinton’s speech was rife with scathing rebukes directed at the Taliban and the United States for their continued unconscionable treatment of women. At the conclusion of her impassioned speech on women’s rights, Mrs. Clinton paused and took a sip from her water bottle. She then took a deep breath and, without an introduction, magically transformed into a comedic “stroke victim” personae. Interpreters scrambled to translate Mrs. Clinton’s performance while attempting in vain to quell their own laughter. While making a grotesquely gnarled face, Mrs. Clinton spoke haltingly out […]