diabolical?
Hardly. It is only something that would naturally draw some comment if either of the wives had said it. The image of a boyish President is not to be desired but her saying that does not make it so.
Of more interest is this flip flop. :)
Kerry, asked if ever spanked the girls: "Only once did I ever spank one. ... I don't remember what it was [about] but I hated it and I said I will never do that again in my life."