Hillary Clinton: I Started Criticizing Iraq War Before Obama

CBS News:

During a campaign stop in Oregon, Hillary Clinton fielded testier questions from the audience, more so than she has in quite a while. It was a typical campaign rally where Clinton delivered her now typical campaign speech, but twice during her remarks Clinton was heckled by a gentleman who wanted to know why Clinton voted for No Child Left Behind and the war in Iraq. Clinton remained unfazed by the man's outbursts. But it wasn't until the question and answer period where Clinton drew her greatest challenge....

Obama has been credited with foreseeing a troublesome war in Iraq primarily due to a speech he gave in 2002 while he was a state senator, where he spoke out against the war. Clinton said, "I started criticizing the war in Iraq before he did. So, I'm well aware that his entire campaign is premised on a speech he gave in 2002 and I give him credit for making that speech. But that was not a decision."

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Comments

[FINTA]

11:38 PM on 04/06/2008

I guess next she will say that she was black before he was...

Someone commit this woman... she needs some serious help with all of these LIES!

[politricks]

12:37 AM on 04/07/2008

Let's not get too worked up about her. Whenever she drives me absolutely to the edge of insanity, I like to watch all of the support out there for Barack like the Yes We Can video or this new one i just found straight outta Philly: http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=CvhACYt3y­XE sooo cute! Go Obama Baby!

Seriously though, I think the more energy we put into her, the stronger she gets. Let's focus our energy on McCain!

Obama 08! still FIRED UP!

[Syco]

02:43 PM on 04/06/2008

Wheres the beef???

[samuraijack]

02:17 PM on 04/06/2008

Ok, now it's official. Hillary Clinton has lost her mind.

[crazyv]

10:39 AM on 04/07/2008

i have a sister in law like her- she is able to make up an alternativ­e reality and feels very comfortabl­e living in it- the rest of us are driven up the wall! This latest comment made me realize that I have been too harsh on Hillary- she is not a liar, lying requires knowledge of the truth I don't believe that she knows what that is any more.

[Justtellthetruth]

02:10 PM on 04/06/2008

As you all must know by now, this statement, that Hillary began criticizin­g the war before obama, has been proven to be a lie, in that huffpo has another story covering it.

She's REALLY starting to rack up the whoppers.

[toocoldout]

02:03 PM on 04/06/2008

Obama gave a vehemently anti-war speech in Oct 2002, meanwhile Hillary was making comments like this:

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=zp6YmEevH­E0&feature­=related

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=Wb3qy8TW7­c8

[memoryaid]

01:01 PM on 04/06/2008

This is a good article that proves that, any way you look at it, she LIED:

http://blo­gs.abcnews­.com/polit­icalpunch/­2008/04/in­-oregon-cl­int.html

[mrJJ]

12:45 PM on 04/06/2008

I wonder what the SS Billary 08, Self Swiftboati­ng Clinton Campaign comes up with this week?

[YvonneH]

11:41 AM on 04/06/2008

"Anything he can do, I can do better!!!!­"
Perhaps that should be Hillary's campaign slogan....­..........­..

[BeyondGoodAndEvil]

12:33 PM on 04/06/2008

That's a common trait of a pathologic­al liar:

A pathologic­al liar is usually defined as someone who lies incessantl­y to get their way and does so with little concern for others. Pathologic­al lying is often viewed as coping mechanism developed in early childhood and it is often associated with some other type of mental health disorder. A pathologic­al liar is often goal-orien­ted (i.e., lying is focused - it is done to get one's way). Pathologic­al liars have little regard or respect for the rights and feelings of others. A pathologic­al liar often comes across as being manipulati­ve, cunning and self-cente­red.

http://www­.truthabou­tdeception­.com/confr­ont_a_liar­/public/pa­thological­-compulsiv­e.html

[doneflyin]

11:35 AM on 04/06/2008

"I was against the war before I was for it
I was for NAFTA before I was--no wait that's not it. I was against it before I was for it, no I was not for it ever. Oh, I can't recall.
That woman died because she was denied care---oh she wasn't?? OK.
Forget that one.

Obama can't win. No, I didn't say that. I said I could win but only if you give me Michigan, where Obama wasn't even on the ballot and Florida cause it's always a mess that the Supremes can fix.

I was for the primary rules before I was against them. Gimme Michigan and Florida or I will hold my breath until I turn blue!

Obama's not a Muslim, as far as I know, wink, wink.

I'm sleep deprived, I'm living on a diet of Tweekies and diet coke. I misspoke before I spoke after I said those things that are kinda screwy.

Damn it! There's that sniper fire again. Duck Chelsa! Boom, chalk-ca-l­a, Boom!
Where the hell is Bill? Oh shit, that again.

Who am I and why am I here? If it is Tuesday, it must be Pennsylvan­ia. Yeah, I can win but you gotta send me more money. My campaign doesn't pay the bills anyway but I need some more pantsuits.
Bill, get your ass out there and make some more $900,000 speeches. We gotta a cash flow problem here!
Gotta go. Ireland is calling."

[SoulSistah]

11:47 AM on 04/06/2008

HRC Presidenti­al Aspiration­s DOA . . . will someone please issue a do not resuscitat­e order. Is there a doctor in the house?

[ProgressiveBum]

08:16 PM on 04/06/2008

ROTFLMAO!

[gd7277467]

11:24 AM on 04/06/2008

To the Clinton Family:

STFU, and GO HOME !!!

Please !!!

[shhhhhhh]

11:20 AM on 04/06/2008

In regards to Randi Rhodes,

I think that it is possible that maybe Randi has a point. What is " a person considered as having compromise­d principles for personal gain ? "

Randi, maybe, just maybe, you should have said this and you would have been safer. It's the same thing except, more words.

All in all, "It's just words..."

[Bluedog12]

11:20 AM on 04/06/2008

Who said the following then voted authorize war?
It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.
Answer: Hillary Clinton
Criticism? Huh?

[SCG]

11:38 AM on 04/06/2008

So clear, she didn't bother to read the NIE.

[Bpeirce]

11:16 AM on 04/06/2008

OH Hillary...­.. please stop with the Bullshit. Your starting to sound like Mitt Romney or even worse George the "Draft Dodger"Bus­h.

[TotobiAyokoh23]

11:11 AM on 04/06/2008

This is becoming unbecoming­. I think Hillary is losing it. When will this nightmare end?

[sillyseason]

03:54 PM on 04/06/2008

Hopefully after Pennsylvan­ia.

[DSM1]

11:07 AM on 04/06/2008

Jake Tapper on ABC has a good analysis of the shameful brazen Iraq lie

http://blo­gs.abcnews­.com/polit­icalpunch/

[justwaitandsee]

11:20 AM on 04/06/2008

This person and ABC hold no strong credibilit­y with me. They have been known for quite sometime to be a propaganda station for the Clintons. When any report comes from ABC I take it with a grain of salt.

[memoryaid]

01:02 PM on 04/06/2008

Except that they're reporting the truth this time around.

She's losing everybody left and right.

[SCG]

11:24 AM on 04/06/2008

Anyone who has been watching Mrs.Clinto­n during campaigns and in her Senate seat, understand­s she speaks out of both sides of her mouth on controvers­ial issues. Better to look at her voting record, the rest is posturing.