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Clinton Acknowledges A "Misstatement" On Bosnia Sniper Fire

Daily News And Inquirer   |   March 24, 2008 11:25 PM


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Earlier this afternoon, Sen. Hillary Clinton came to the Daily News and Inquirer building here in Philadelphia -- where she's seeklng the Daily News editorial board endorsement -- and I had a chance to ask her about a controversy that's increasingly dogged her campaign the last few days: Whether she misrepresented the danger of her March 1996 trip to a U.S. military base in Bosnia in an effort to boost her foreign policy credentials.

Clinton acknowleged today for the first time that it was a "misstatement" when she said in a major prepared foreign policy speech last week that "I remember landing under sniper fire" but also tried to brush off the entire issue as "a minor blip." She also gave a revised account of her airplane landing and her tarmac greeting at the Tuzla Air Force base 12 years ago -- seeking to explain a picture re-published this weekend in the Washington Post showing her and daughter Chelsea calmly greeting an 8-year-old girl.


 
 

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Now Bill Clinton is saying very loudly "WE MUST WIN" - which makes me think there is more going on behind the scenes than the Clintons would like to admit. I think for the first time there is an urgency to see just who all has donated to the Clinton library, how much they've donated and what the Clintons OWE those donors in return. We know the Clinton campaign has lied, thrown the kitchen sink, allowed the republican party to trash Barack Obama while keeping silent, and since the math doesn't work out and long time loyalists to the Clintons are leaving the fold, that nagging thought of what is behind it all becomes increasingly important. Why would James Carville use such an extreme word as Judas to describe Bill Richardson, a very good governor, who had the initiative to follow his heart? Red flags, red flags, red flags are popping up by the hour... I'm sure the Clintons are counting on loyalists to reverse the will of the voters - but when the smoke clears, how many of these super-delegates going to go against the will of the people at a time when so many are up for re-election? Is political suicide worth a Hillary vote?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:34 AM on 03/25/2008

Well, the good news is that maybe shge would not voluntarily exposed her child to sniper fire. The bad news is that the prospective Thief in Chief, (of the nom, she'd get crushed for as much in Dec.) is a bald faced liar.

And now she's holding Obama accountable for his pastor's emotional speeches that many, including McCain and Huckabee, have said not to touch? Who knew that McCain could rely on Hillary as his surrogate. Again.

This, by her logic, commands us to hold us accountable for her own words. If Obama must be renounced for not tossing his local pastor off the bus hard enough, then Hlllary must be renounced and rejected for lying about her experience so ridiculously so.

Hillary supporters have got to be asking themselves if this was the kind of campaign they signed up for.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:58 PM on 03/25/2008

She tried to paint herself as a sort of 'Warrior First Lady' and it backfired hard. Now its coming back to haunt her. This will cause further investigation of her other claims.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:31 AM on 03/25/2008

...just like Bill "misspoke" when he said he "never had sex" with "that woman"? When I grew up this was called "lying" and the American people are sick of having elected leaders who lie knowingly and frequently. This perposterous falsehood, easily disproven by written records and video coverage, proves that HRC is a CAREER LIAR and AN UNELECTABLE FRAUD with NO CONSCIENCE AND NO SENSE OF ETHICS. NO MORE AMERICAN DYNASTIES!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:15 AM on 03/25/2008

Those are TWO lies now.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:42 AM on 03/25/2008

Have people have enough yet?? Many of us saw this 20 years ago...and yet the majority of the Democratic party fell for this crap hook line and sinker. I am encouraged to see people seeing her for what she really is

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:36 AM on 03/25/2008

She vividly mis-remembered, with force of heroic detail, something that never happened, which cause her to mis-speak. Shades of what the "meaning of is, is"... Time for this cow to hang up the cleats and have the decency to cower away in shame somewhere.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:36 AM on 03/25/2008

Now lies are misstatements, well I guess, you have to spin it to win it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:06 AM on 03/25/2008

Children, take note: when caught by your parents, just say you "misspoke". You can also say that it al depend on what the meaning of "is" is, When applicable, be ready to discuss the definition of "sex". When punished, use compartmentalization to get on with what you were doing as if nothing happened. DO WE REALLY WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT AGAIN? As Secr. Reich said, "don;t let the circus back in town!"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:15 AM on 03/25/2008

Reverent Wright video - ad nauseum, Hillary Clinton caught in a MAJOR lie, almost nothing. Why is everyone giving her a pass? She has repeatedly LIED about her non-existent foreign policy experience. Who knows what else she is lying about. Is this who should be leading America? Why is the media not talking about this?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:46 AM on 03/25/2008

Misspoke??? Hillary MISLEAD the American people. Hillary mislead US about Bosnia in a PREPARED SPEECH. That action was deliberate. She's dissappointed that she got caught. If this campaign continues, MORE LIES will be revealed.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:05 AM on 03/25/2008

Misspeaking is maybe confusing 10 o'clock with 11 o'clock.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:51 AM on 03/25/2008

I don't want this liar answering the phone at 3:00 a.m.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:48 AM on 03/25/2008

misstatement?- what, is she hanging out with Roger Clemens or something?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:29 AM on 03/25/2008

A "misstatement'? Mrs. Bill Clinton in explaining her unique qualifications to be Commander in Chiel described going into a war zone that was too dangerous for the President, encountering sniper fire that forced the cancellation of welcoming ceremonies, and ducking the sniper shots to run to awaiting vehicles.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:00 AM on 03/25/2008

"On May 8th, 2007 , Obama, caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:17 AM on 03/25/2008

Hillary is a pathological liar because she truly believed her own lie. She only corrected the lie after her staff said it was a misstatement. How many people with die from her misstatements if she manages to get elected?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:51 AM on 03/25/2008

She didn't believe her own lie. Puh lease. She knew damn well she was lying, Lying to win is just not American. I don;t want this kind of trait in my leader. Period

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:50 AM on 03/25/2008

Why was she laughing about the story when she told it on St. Patrick's Day? Being under sniper fire is no laughing matter especially when your daughter is with you!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:08 AM on 03/25/2008

I think that laugh came from her thinking she was ACTUALLY hoodwinking the public and they had no idea what was going on. When one says they've been vetted, it's like a signal to journalists that there's no reason to do any research on her words, that they've all been checked out before. Unfortunately in the new age of technology people have more fun doing the research than listening to the words. Once again, Hillary is letting old politics drive a wedge between her and the voting public.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:46 AM on 03/25/2008

Just think of all the lying, cheating, and deceit that we will miss if Hillary isn't elected president. Wouldn't that be a shame?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:00 AM on 03/25/2008

I guess, "it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:54 AM on 03/25/2008

Hillaryspeak= a "mistatement"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:41 AM on 03/25/2008

Just imagine - there are so many people in this world who live in a "gray" area and can't distinguish between a lie and the truth. I think all of us know at least one person like this. Only difference is, those persons aren't running for the presidency.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:49 AM on 03/25/2008

mistatement new HRC word for "LIE"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:18 AM on 03/25/2008

In the vocabulary of this new political age lies are now called "misstatements". So when you call some one a lousy misstater it is the same as calling them a lousy liar! LOL. My mom used to wash my mouth out with a bar of brown soap if I was caught lying.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:27 AM on 03/25/2008

You know what, Hillary... calling it a misstatement is just another lie.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:05 AM on 03/25/2008

Even if she had landed under sniper fire it would not qualify her for the presidency.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:49 AM on 03/25/2008

I tremble in fear that you yanks are going to screw this up (yet again) and hand another victory to the repugs.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 AM on 03/25/2008

A misstatement is not the same as a lie. Hillary lied. If it was a misstatement she would give evidence of the actual incident she was describing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:30 AM on 03/25/2008

WTF? She told a bold faced lie, and is now trying to lie her way out of it. Why isn't she getting called on this crap?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:22 AM on 03/25/2008

because she's using new and improved misspeak, with extra misspeak-berries. it's the misspeakiest!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:43 AM on 03/25/2008

What? You don't trust her?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:09 AM on 03/25/2008

can you say spinless msm?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:01 AM on 03/25/2008

Its not the lie that is so weird or offensive... it is that Hillary Clinton BOLDLY lies with total ease. Reminds me of Bill in her recent video claiming enemy fire and all that crap. She does this all the time ... spinning yarns while hoping that footage does not appear. Then when caught, she clames she 'misstates'. She cannot even say "Hey, I lied big time and hoped that the Public would Bite is all".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:12 AM on 03/25/2008

Maybe you aren't old enough to remember....but uh...this is what she and her "husband" have been like throughout their careers..they are both pro liars.....but that's ok. she just "mis-spoke"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 AM on 03/25/2008
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