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Regrets, Bill Has a Few (Not Really)

April 11, 2008 1:16 PM

Does former President Bill Clinton regret his error-strewn defense of his wife's Bosnia sniper-fire story? Does he regret mis-informing voters in Boonville and Jasper, Indiana?

"I regret that people like you care more about that when whether she served the troops," he told reporters today in Terra Haute, per ABC News' Sarah Amos.

The former president said that he wouldn't be attempting any long to defend his wife on her story.

"Hillary called me and said, 'Look, I misstated it, you said I misstated it, but you don't know any – you gotta let me handle this because you don't remember it either,'" he said. "So I'm gonna let her handle this."

"I think the fact that Hillary made a factual error in her account and acknowledged it shouldn't obscure the fact that she did go into an area not free of danger and was there advocating for the troops," he said. "Always has, and she got a record that is unequal in doing that. I think that's the important thing."

- jpt

April 11, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (86)

User Comments

Hillary now needs to muzzle Bill because he is spouting lies like her.
And her campaign is coming undone (Bill's library funded by Saudis, Mark Penn making deals with Columbia etc). She shouldn't talk about anyone else being an elitist. She is full of it when she claims to understand the working poor. And McCain? The guy will deplete our troops and our money. He has as much of a clue of how to repair our economy as a doberman has in climbing a tree.
Barack has a brilliant mind (studied constitutional law at Harvard) and a big heart (instead of making big $$ with his lucrative law degree he worked for the poor in Chicago). He has vision for this country to bring her back to her feet in international standing. His plans for the mortgage crisis and for healthcare are much more realistic than HC's in terms of being able to pass congress.
Do the only sane thing, folks.
Vote Obama in 2008.

Posted by: Catherine S | Apr 12, 2008 5:28:00 PM

Democrats United wrote "Illegals that are here, he wants to give driver's licenses to and paths to citizenship (though they go to the back of the line) They will be given work permits (so corporations can't take advantage of cheap labor). Illegals that have commited crimes will be immediately deported.

Did I get them all?"

Illegals that have commited crimes will be deported huh? I guess they all better start packing then. You might want to check Webster's dictionary on the meaning of illegal because I don't think it means what you think it does.

Posted by: Doug | Apr 12, 2008 10:31:38 AM

Democrats are reduced to a choice between a compulsive liar and a member of a racist cult. It's almost enough to persuade me to vote for McCain.

Posted by: Ken Hahn | Apr 12, 2008 3:47:34 AM

Bill and Hillary (with a big heapin' handful of help from BO) are driving you Dems into the political desert for the next forty years.

How can you ever thank them?

Posted by: Denny, Alaska | Apr 12, 2008 2:02:12 AM

A Gene Pitney imitator sings Hillary's new campaign song:

Oh, I was only
Twenty-Four Hours In Tuzla
Only one day pinned down under fire
The jet exploded in flame
But danger's my middle name
I'm glad I came

(Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Mark Steyn)

Posted by: Chad Gore | Apr 11, 2008 10:04:44 PM

This is beautiful. You guys are tearing each other apart. To help keep this going as long as possible, I'll be pulling the lever for Hillary next week on the early balloting in North Carolina. As a Democrat. Then I'll switch right back to Republican. Just want to do my small part to help you people implode. Operation Chaos continues...

Posted by: lutonmoore | Apr 11, 2008 9:56:24 PM

What is Obama's position on anything?He is an empty suit and empty head.

Posted by: Dragon | Apr 11, 2008 9:04:15 PM

Actually, she insulted the troops who worked quite hard to ensure no one was going to have a snowballs chance of taking a shot at her.

Shocker, huh?

Posted by: Greyhawk | Apr 11, 2008 9:03:54 PM

regrets ??i guess not . thats the trouble with the Elites, rules and honesty do not apply to them.

Posted by: Lauren | Apr 11, 2008 5:32:29 PM

I remember the day this story broke. We were coming off about a week of non-stop Rev. Wright videos. Morning Joe asked Pat Buchanan if this was a minor blip or if it would become a big deal. Buchanan chuckled and said, "No. It's just a fish story (exaggerating the size of the fish)."

I remembered thinking I doubted it, as the media was sure to grasp at anything that would divert the public's interest from Wright. In particular, this saved them from having to delve deeper into Obama's church and explore the implications of a President who has been fed Black Liberation Theology for 20 years.

Posted by: HoosierSue | Apr 11, 2008 5:24:26 PM

Democrats United,

A lot of people believe Obama's plans are just copy from their origins....

His Senator vote records are not impressive as well...

So by what has Obama done to earn the title of president of US...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 5:16:02 PM

Surelock Homes

I respectfully disagree with you. Both Obama and Hillary have clear concise and detailed plans for America's future. Plans that I agree with. This is a choice between caramel and fudge for me.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 4:44:07 PM

Democrats United

The democrats have a choice to make. An empty suit or a bag of hot air.

Think hard.

Posted by: Surelock Homes | Apr 11, 2008 4:35:19 PM

ASTON ----------------------------------- If you guys want to write Hillary in, its your choice. I'm sorry to say it will be in vein because it will insure a McCain win in which case most democratic principles you are voting for will be flushed down the toilet. If you like, I can explain why.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 4:33:10 PM

To True Truth ------------------------ Head over to gallup.com and rasmussen.com. They update their site daily with new information. The polls show Obama with a better advantage against McCain than with Hillary. Also, most other polls (with the exception of a few) reflect this, though those polls have been showing McCain ahead of both candidates.

The contest should continue if both conadidates could make a pledge to stop attacking one another and make every effort to keep the dems united througout this process. Notice how Hillary stayed silent on rev. Wright because she though it was going to do him in. When he deflected the issue and made a serious bounce back in the polls, her and her surrogates started to try to keep it an issue. That is divisiveness and its hurting them both. They are pressuring Hillary to drop out because she IS CLEARLY BEHIND in Most States won, most popular votes won, and most delegates won.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 4:30:31 PM

True Truth----------------------- I agree with you almost 100%. When I said 95% alike, I meant alike on the issues. I, too, regret that this race has become about race and gender. The MSM made gender an issue with Hillary's tears in New Hampshire. They made race an issue with Hillary and Bill's comments. They forced the race issue with the Rev. Wright situation. So, I agree. This contest should never have come to that, but it did, and now both candidates are barely surviving. I hope the MSM has made tons of money off of this coverage because they have made an issue out of everything. This campaign should not be about Gender vs. Race. That is sickening, IMHO and the mediashould be ashamed, but they are not because they are too busy counting the millions they have made off of their coverage.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 4:12:58 PM


HILLARY SUPPORTERS

The deck has been stacked. Your party has been taken over by nitwits. Your candidate will loose.

Time to prepare a write-in campaign so that you can express your opinion in a meaningful way. It's that or fall to the level of supporting Obama or making a choice between McCain and Nader.

Which will it be ???

Posted by: Aston | Apr 11, 2008 4:04:29 PM

Democrats United,

Why Hillary should step down now? A lot of people believe Obama has no chance to win G.E and only Hillary is Dems' hope...

Current poll shows Obama has no advantage in G.E. against McCain so how DNC can convince Dems that Obama is their best shot..

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 4:03:32 PM

To Just Curious----------------- Obama's policy on HealthCare is to create a Universal healtcare system whereas anyone who wants healthcare would be covered. If you can't afford it, you will be given a government subsidy based on your income, and you will be able to afford it. Coverage for Children will BE MANDATORY (i.e. It will be mandatory for parents to insure their children) Coverage for adults will be optional, though adults 25 and under can be carried under their parent's plan. On immigration, he wants to create ways to speed up the endless red tape for the citizenship process. Illegals that are here, he wants to give driver's licenses to and paths to citizenship (though they go to the back of the line) They will be given work permits (so corporations can't take advantage of cheap labor). Illegals that have commited crimes will be immediately deported.

Did I get them all?

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 4:03:23 PM

Enlightened ----------------------------- You were right to question your voting habits. I was raised to vote democratic all the time. But, I got smart in 2004 and did some serious research between republicans and democrats. I find myself agreeing with some republican principles. But, seeing to it how much of a stronghold the ultra right wing conseravtives have on the GOP, I will never vote for them. When I go to the booth and vote for a democrat, I know exactly what principles I am voting for.

Also, remember that the DNC did not elect Obama with its rules. These rules have been the same for decades. Hillary is making a big deal about them because she is losing. DO the rules need changing? Of course. Some of them are dated. But you don't change rules in the middle of the game. These objections should have been brought about early on.

As for the party elders, they are simply playing by the wisdom that has been true for decades. A divided party does not win general elections. The sooner the primaries are over, the better. People just don't get that because very few people have paid attention to them in the past. And now, the polls are reflecting that. Consider that now, McCain is ahead or neck and neck with both democratic contenders when 2 months ago, they both had a clear advantage over him. This struggle is dividing the party. That is why the elders are wanting this contest to be over NOW. They do not want to lose in November. This is why they are asking the loser so far (That's Hillary in this case) to step down, so no further damage is done.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:55:29 PM

What is Obama's position on illegal immigration -- social security benefits, free health care, path to citizenship, etc?

Posted by: Just curious | Apr 11, 2008 3:54:25 PM

Democrats United,

I don't agree with that both Dems candidates are 95% alike...they are total different on gender, race, experience, strength, etc..

This Dems race is totally different than before, it has involved a lot of fundamental issues of America, like, race as gender and personality.. MSM more focuses on those than the real topics people used to be interested...

It is too personal for many supports from both sides..

So how can Dems be united is still very questionable...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:54:18 PM

True Truth ----------------------------- i understand where you are coming from. The problem with your question is that half the party agree with your choice and the other half disagrees with your view on who the best choice is. The point is that both of these candidates are 95 percent more alike than they are different. That is very important to note. Also important is that whoever loses will be out there campaigning hard for the winner in a huge effort to unite the party.

I remember how strong the Howard Dean supporters were in early 2004 in the democratic primaries. There were strong words exchanged, but in the end we all got behind John Kerry. In 2000, Bush and McCain had a VERY HEATED battle for the GOP nomination. It was very bitter in the end when Bush won the nomination but they united the Party and won the election.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:44:19 PM

Before, I was going to vote for Obama if Hillary does not make it as Dem. Candidate. However, over the past few months i find my self being turned off by the DNC. The way the DNC has disregarded Hillary's candidacy, with party elders basically telling Hillary to get lost, and MSM consistenly putting her down - I just got turned off and actually rebelled against the notion of always voting for a democrat. The debates showed me that Obama has nothing new or innovative idea to offer. We can all talk about unity and hope until we are blue in the face but without real solutions and plan to get us out of this mess, I'm afraid all the hope and unity we so desperately want to have will be unattainable. Hope and unity we want, but peace and economic stability is what we NEED now...

Posted by: enlightened | Apr 11, 2008 3:43:23 PM

Democrats United,

You offend no one. However, when you asked people to support whoever the Dems nominee is, that will be a very personal matter...

if you ask Dems should be loyal to his party, then Dems really needs to select a candidate who they believe win over G.E to reward their loyalty...

So are we making the best choice here?

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:36:54 PM

True Truth------------------------- Thanks for the wish for luck. Whomever is the nominee is going to need it. I intend to do everything I can and spread the word and debate as long as I can on behalf of whoever is my party's (democratic) nominee. The GOP and the conservative agenda must be stopped!!!

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:34:02 PM

True Truth----------------------- What personal question have I asked? If I have offended you in some way, then I apologize. A person's vote is a very personal right of all Americans. I just assumed that a Hillary Clinton supporter would have some democratic principles and beliefs. I apologize if I assumed incorrectly. It seems to me though that since you are making your preferences known on this blog that it wouldn't be THAT personal to you, but again, I could be wrong.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:29:59 PM

If hillary does not win the nomination
get ready for the lowest ge voter turn our ever. no one wants to hear obama and mccain debate
this time around-the smart girl may lose
to the underqualified boys.

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 11, 2008 3:29:51 PM

So McCain isn't going to apologize for his anti-civil rights votes?

Posted by: kravitz | Apr 11, 2008 3:26:16 PM

Democrats United,

Correction: no one said the Dems'rule is designed for obama..

Dems' rule is different from Reps and G.E., whether it can select the best and strongest candidate for its party, again, Good luck!

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:25:37 PM

Julia--------------------- You are correct. She should be commended for that. But, at that time Chelsea Clinton would have been 16 years old. If I were President, there is no way in HELL I'm sending my 16 year old daughter into an active COMBAT ZONE!!!!!!!! If the place really was as dangerous as Bill is suggesting, why, oh why Would he have allowed his daughter to go? More importantly, if it were THAT dangerous, would the Secret Service have allowed that Plane to land???

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:23:24 PM

Democrats United,

You have asked a very personal question and the vote is a very personal matter...

Who people vote for will be based on their own best judgment...

I can only say: good luck Dems..

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:20:54 PM

I can smell the interference which will occur in case, and just only incase Hillary is elected as Pres. With this only few examples, I can guess it will be a huge problem for Bill just trying to tell her how to lead and Hillary refusing to listen to him. They will end up in a total confusion and not agreeing to each other!

Posted by: Peace | Apr 11, 2008 3:20:51 PM

with the msm, obama surrogates and supporters smearing Hillary,
denying the good work she has done for this country.
Hillary's supporters have no other recourse except to defend her.
no one else will.
It is a fact hillary can run rings around obama on the issue that face us
even the msm almost admit that
and they still continue to smear hillary and support obama.
Hillary is the better for the country right now.

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 11, 2008 3:20:26 PM

True truth:-------------------- You make it seem like the Dem rules were designed to benefit Obama. Do some research. These are the same rules that have been in place for well over 2 decades. These same rules are what got Governor Bill Clinton nominated and elected President. Obama is only playing by the rules that was laid out at the beginning of the contest. Senator Clinton, who was much more experienced than Obama and by the end of 2007 had outraised Obama by a significant amount, was well aware of the rules. These rules were NOT designed specifically for Obama. He had a better team with a better strategy and he should be commended for that. I just wish she would just concede and be his VP. Together they could fend off whatever the GOP throws at them.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:19:18 PM

I agree with Bill. Somehow everyone forgot that she did go into war Zone, it was risk involved and carried on a piece mission there. Why is it not counting for anything?
I think it is a trend in media to dismiss anything good Hillary does.
I think she is just not "MAN" enough for most of the people. If she would be a guy, she would be treated differently.

Posted by: julia | Apr 11, 2008 3:14:50 PM

True Truth:---------You sir (or maam) are also entitled to your opinion. I respect anyone who supports Senator Clinton. She is an admirable woman. I will support in the general elction should she win the nomination because I would vote for Donald Duck before I vote for any GOPer. The same should be done if Obama is the nominee. We are on the same team here. These smear attacks will do nothing but create more sour grapes in the general and we will both lose. I think that Obama and Clinton supporters should make a pact not to smear one another no matter what the media prints and focus our attention on McCain. Like Dean said. McCain is making one gaffe after another and is getting away with it because we are all so focused on the Dem's battle!!!

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:13:14 PM

the country is in bad shape right now,
we need some one with a little more experience than obama this time around.

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 11, 2008 3:12:58 PM

Democrats United,

There is no doubt Obama is running a good Champaign. He is leading because of the stupid Dems primary system and rule..

If the race were the same as Rep or G.E., Obama wouldn't in the race any more.....

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:11:59 PM

Democrats United,

Your choice is well respected like anyone else..

However, I believe a lot of people will have a different view regarding his senator from his home town - Chicago... If you think he is able to improve the image of US, then he should improve the image from his home town first - the biggest political scandal in IL history...


Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 3:05:42 PM

True Truth:-----------------------Almost correct. Check Wikipedia. Obama HAS BEEN in the Senate for 3 years and Hillary has been in the senate for 7 years (not 8. She took office in January of 2001.) They both 15 months running for President.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 3:05:28 PM

True Truth:----------------Ok, let's have that talk:

Senator Hillary Clinton: She definately is a fighter and is very passionate about what she believes in. I believe this country would be in good hands with her as President. She is very loyal and has shown that.

Senator Barack Obama: Has the benefit of not being a Washington Insider for as long as other politicians. Has fought battles with republican opponents in a once GOP controlled IL legislature. (Illinois elected the first democratic governor in 30 years in 2002). Has the ability to improve America's image throughout the world.

Senator Clinton: Very polarizing figure. Loathed by conservatives. Untrustworthy to independants. Known to eat her own young (John Kerry) for her political gain.

Senator Obama: Not as experienced on the national level as Hillary Clinton. Has a backround with African Americans that some whites might find uncomfortable (Rev. Wright).

I chose Obama because for someone with as little experience as everyone claims, he has put his money where his mouth is. He has broken fundraising records and ran a campaign that has been unheard of in American History. Plus, I agree with his methods for achieving his goals more so than Clinton. For me, this was like chosing between two tasty desserts.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 2:58:40 PM

Democrats United,

You are correct: To say Obama has no experience is a lie.

It should be: Obama has the least experience to be qualified for president..

I believe majority of people agreed on that..

Obama is 3 year US senator (but 2 years are for running for president)and Hillary is 8 year US Senator...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:56:35 PM

George,

I's love to answer your question. Unfortunately the word, "is" resides in my answer. Can you first define,"is?"

Posted by: DAVID NH | Apr 11, 2008 2:51:57 PM

The Clintons do not lie. They always tell the truth. To anyone who would deny that, I defy you to define the word "lie."

Posted by: george | Apr 11, 2008 2:48:29 PM

Understand something: The Bosnian trip, told on it's own without embellishment, is enough in my mind to give a certain amount of respect to Hillary. It's when she abused the telling (no way this was a mis-statement) in order to garner a more diety like standing that she fell into the corruption pit. She needs to understand that it's not the amount of bravery a voter looks for, it's how real the candidate is. She keeps trying to create herself larger than life. This makes her look like a fool. If she would just stand on her own without the melodrama, she'd be a much more appealing candidate.

Posted by: DAVID NH | Apr 11, 2008 2:46:02 PM

True Truth:------------------------ To say Obama has no experience is a lie. He has served in the U.S. Senate since January of 2005. He has served in the Illinois State Legislature for decade before that. That makes more (Elected office) experience than Senator Clinton. He has a Law Degree from Harvard and was President of the Harvard Law Review (The average person can not accomplish that--- not even the above average person). Need I go on? I have lots more...

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 2:45:46 PM

Democrats United,

You got the point, no candidate is perfect and they are all the politicans..

So let's talk about who will have the best person to lead this country based on the capablity,experience, and strength

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:45:45 PM

True Truth:--------------- Obama has addressed most negative critisms thrown at him. Loo, I admit Obama isn't perfect and has made some mistakes in his past. Hillary has made some Sen. Clinton has made plenty mistakes as well and we all know she is NOT perfect. Vur my question is why are we smearing one another? We are obviously after the same goals. Why can't we have a healthy and respectable contest and debate and support whomever wins, instead of giving fodder for the GOP to use?

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 2:40:52 PM

Democrats United,

Great, it is good to go back to issues...

Here is the issue: Obama has no credibility or experience to handle the issues, so what kind of issues you like to debate?

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:38:38 PM

Democrats United,

How will Obama defend himself? Running away with the questions and throw different negative muds...

He defend himself with the same old dirty tricks... typical chicago politican..

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:35:06 PM

Hillary alone has rasied more money for Democrats running for office than any other.

Posted by: Bishop | Apr 11, 2008 2:34:17 PM

True Truth ------------------ And I suppose the Clintons have NO (0, zilch) ties to ANYONE with questionable reputations??? Think long and hard before you answer....Oh, how about you google it first. Or maybe you can smarten up and leave the smear tactics alone and let this campaign be about issues and not the stuf that doesn't matter.

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 2:31:40 PM

Kenny---------------Funny you should mention that since it was Clinton and her "Kitchen Sink" (Her own words) tactics that have seriously divided the party. You Clintonites started a smear campaign against Obama after he started beating Hillary and it looked as if he was going to win the nomination!!! Was Obama NOT supposed to defend himself. Was his supporters NOT supposed to dedend against the endless attacks against him and his reputation?

Posted by: Democrats United | Apr 11, 2008 2:28:00 PM

Obama is top ranking on the most undeniable and longest lies (>17 years for Rezko and >20ys for his pastor)...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:27:29 PM

Kenny from CT, it is a shame the way Tavis Smiley has been treated by the black community.

Posted by: Tina D | Apr 11, 2008 2:26:45 PM

While BUSH ranks top in making most dangerous lie, Clintons rank top in stratight faced pathological lies

Posted by: moeen | Apr 11, 2008 2:23:39 PM

I don't think Bill is a problem for Hillary looks like who ever has taken over is letting them address the issues and gossip the media puts out .And Any one flying into harms way is a hero in my book I would take ten of Bill and Hillary rather than one Obama and Michelle. You go Bill protect your strong, smart, and beautiful wife.

Posted by: Bishop | Apr 11, 2008 2:22:44 PM

Keep up the good work Clinton Haters and Obama Zombies. Your hate forced Tavis Smiley to quit the Tom Joyner Show. I"m glad your "united" efforts are keeping HATE alive in this election process!

Posted by: Kenny from CT. | Apr 11, 2008 2:19:06 PM

kathryn - Thing to do in Denver?

1. March with Al Sharpton

Posted by: Dodsoldier | Apr 11, 2008 2:17:12 PM

kathryn


It's not just that the Clinton's are liars. Of course they are. It just that Obama is just a big and just as prolific a liar.

Thus the democrats are reduced to playing a game of YOUR LIAR IS A BIGGER LIAR THAN MY LIAR.

Posted by: S | Apr 11, 2008 2:16:10 PM

kathryn

You should look at mirror and ask yourself: did you or did Obama ever lie?

Once you are done, you will find the answer....

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 2:15:46 PM

This continues to be a model of marriage for all to see. Whether it is a good or bad example I leave you to decide.

Posted by: kent | Apr 11, 2008 2:15:28 PM

the two of them have no dignity and lie with such ease!
how can she 'serve the troops' when no one can honestly believe a word that comes out of her mouth! (and the troops don't support or like her or Bill)
Hillary simply cannot tell the truth. Here's her scorecard:


• Chelsea was jogging around the Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (She was in bed watching it on TV.)
• Hillary was named after Sir Edmund Hillary. (She admitted she was wrong. He climbed Mt. Everest five years after her birth.)
• She was under sniper fire in Bosnia. (A girl presented her with flowers at the foot of the ramp.)
• She learned in The Wall Street Journal how to make a killing in the futures market. (It didn't cover the market back then.)
• She didn't know about the FALN pardons.
• She didn't know that her brothers were being paid to get pardons that Clinton granted.
• Taking the White House gifts was a clerical error.
• She didn't know that her staff would fire the travel office staff after she told them to do so.
• She didn't know that the Peter Paul fundraiser in Hollywood in 2000 cost $700,000 more than she reported it had.
• She opposed NAFTA at the time.
• She was instrumental in the Irish peace process.
• She urged Bill to intervene in Rwanda.
• She played a role in the '90s economic recovery.
• The billing records showed up on their own.
• She thought Bill was innocent when the Monica scandal broke. (she planned a photo op on the beach after she knew it was going to break)
• She was always a Yankees fan.
• She had nothing to do with the New Square Hasidic pardons (after they voted for her 1,400-12 and she attended a meeting at the White House about the pardons).
• She negotiated for the release of refugees in Macedonia (who were released the day before she got there).

Posted by: kathryn | Apr 11, 2008 2:11:48 PM

We have to accept Bill and Michelle are a minefield.

Posted by: Ken FL | Apr 11, 2008 2:11:43 PM

lom
I commend him also
but if you put obama record on being a public servant next to hillary-I know she has a good record. but it is not being talked about-and it should be.
and I hope what he did as a community organizer was good work-and there is someone somewhere who benefitted from it.
I have heard many of the people who have benefitted from hillary's work.

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 11, 2008 2:06:09 PM

I like the fact that Bill is out there on the trail. I like the fact that she loves the man and respects him such that she hasn't muzzled him the way Obama has muzzled Michelle. She can adapt. She is unafraid. She makes mistakes. She owns up to them. She moves on.

I like the fact that when the men guarding Osama Bin Laden's grave find out America has elected a woman, they will shiver in fear of a country so strong, so confident and so resilient that it produces women of her caliber ready to lead the strongest nation on earth against them.

And despite what the gals on the View think, she's sexier than Obama. That's my opinion. :-)

They have a solid marriage and partnership. Chelsea is the proof.

Regardless of how the election goes, Hillary Clinton will be out front leading for a long time to come. America will be the better for it.

And Bill will still be a happy man fighting for his wife and partner.

Let's see who's marriage lasts, kids.

Posted by: len | Apr 11, 2008 2:03:59 PM

"Hillary called me....
----------------------------
I'll bet she did! I imagine all of those 80-plus war zones to which she referred were between she and Bubba.

Just think, these two are the crown jewels of the Dim party. You remember the Dims, the ones who like to hop on every little mispronounced word of our current President.

Posted by: Paul | Apr 11, 2008 2:02:59 PM

Bill Clinton never fails to amaze me with his Gaffs! he not only raised the Bosnia Lie again yesterday of Hillary's but made the following statement at the end of a Rant about Barack Obama:

"Next, We’ll See Him Run an Ad Saying:Vote For Me, I Don’t Steal Cars.”

Posted by: John B Sheffield | Apr 11, 2008 1:59:05 PM

People from Penn will decide whom they trust to be next president and what really matters to their life.....

It is democracy. It is politics. They are all politicans. The only thing matters is who will get majority.......

There is nothing more...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 11, 2008 1:58:30 PM

jake,
we hope your next installation will be
to tell us: the difference in hillary and "I copy Hillary obama" healthcare plan.
and let us talk about that.

the obamas have already proven to us they are a new kind of shady politicians
He will not be able to heal this nation
and besides if the media continues to help 'shady" obama and his cronies steal this nomination-he will not win the white house
he will not have the people of fl vote
he will not have the people of mi vote
and he will not have the vote of the black people who support hillary-who are being forced to keep quiet about it
and he will not get my vote
if you think the black community and the poor are in shambles now wait until you get a dose of the lib. dems solutions
the lib. dems do not have a phil that fosters self reliance
all of the few gains to inhanced quality of life the black community have
will slowly be deminished.
and just as I have said all along
it does not matter economically who is in the white house to the obama handlers
they are all about phil. and movements
will none of that pays the poor and black communities bills
to the far-left lib. dems-the poor and black are only subjects to write books about-and experiment with.
to all others left to vote-
please correct this wrong
vote for hillary

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 11, 2008 1:54:27 PM

I do think that Jake should do some digging on the scathing Donna Brazile emails. "Neutrality" has a new meaning.

She should be fired as a political analyst or repackaged as an official Obama supporter. State your preference Brazile and be done with it.

Posted by: LOM | Apr 11, 2008 1:53:24 PM

When a person cannot control what his spouse says, it's the sign of a weak person and a strong spouse.

Think about it!

Posted by: Surelock Homes | Apr 11, 2008 1:50:45 PM

Barb in MN

it's kind of funny that they have to keep Michelle under lock and key so that she won't embarrass B O an further ;-)

Posted by: questioner | Apr 11, 2008 1:49:54 PM

jgaw -- I think it is really sad that so many people like to forget the numerous years of public service that the Clintons have done for the American people. Of all of the Clinton-bashers, can they not say ONE nice thing that their work in the public sector has done for them? Not one? Their commitment to civil rights seems to have washed away in the last year. Why so much hatred? What are these people going to do if she is the nominee? Magically renege on all of their hatred?

So let me start here: I commend Barack Obama for choosing to do work as a community organizer out of school. That is commendable.

Posted by: LOM | Apr 11, 2008 1:43:29 PM

Every time I see that Tuzla video I’m reminded of how proud I was of our First Lady in the 90s. I’m not sure I’d feel the same way about Michelle Obama as First Lady. If she can’t hide her negativity and resentments during this campaign – when she’s trying to be careful of what she says – can you imagine what she'll say when she feels secure enough to tell us how she really feels?

Posted by: Barb in MN | Apr 11, 2008 1:43:12 PM

Another serious concern within the Obama campaign is the senator's association between 1999 - 2002 with the self-proclaimed and convicted Pentagon terrorist, William C. Ayers to whom Obama has referred to as having "a friendly relationship". This problem could be Obama's "Willie Horton" and even more damaging to than his 20 year relationship with the racist Rev. Wright.

According to Washington Post, Both Obama and Ayers were members of the board of an anti-poverty group, the Woods Fund of Chicago between 1999 and 2002. In addition, Ayers contributed $200 to Obama's re-election fund to the Illinois State Senate in April 2001, as reported here. They lived within a few blocks of each other in the trendy Hyde Park section of Chicago, and moved in the same liberal-progressive circles. Read about Obama's involvement with the Pentagon terrorist, William C. Ayers.

Posted by: Pugsie | Apr 11, 2008 1:41:31 PM

THERE WAS A FIRE AT CLINTON HEADQUARTERS
in Indiana.

How about discussing that? I've alreaady seen forty pictures of obama and read twelve copies of his nada....

double standard.. prejudiced.... against women.....yup.... that's our perfect media.....

the fourth estate has lost it's mortgage!

Posted by: QUESTIONER | Apr 11, 2008 1:41:13 PM

Well put countallthevotes!
The media just consentrates on mistakes she makes rather than on her accomplishments.

Posted by: WomenOnGuard | Apr 11, 2008 1:38:20 PM

Nope

Bill Clinton far more damage the Hillary campaign

then

Michelle Obama to Barack Obama

Just as the Bosnia story began disappearing

Bill Clinton brings it up

Less then 2 weeks till the Penn primary

Is this really the route they want

Posted by: Vanessa | Apr 11, 2008 1:37:59 PM

The Clintons are killing themselves You tell one lie and then you have to tell another to cover up the first one and so on so finally all knows you are the biggest two liars in this country.

Posted by: honest | Apr 11, 2008 1:37:52 PM

and it is the important thing,
Hillary has served and traveled more representing our country than any first lady since er.(While in the white house)
R. Carter has done some good works also since leaving.
I will also take this time to update on the Silencing of black hillary supporters
Tavis Smiley who has always sponsored the state of the black union. he along with tom joyner-tavis has left the tjms
after many years of working on the show
this am tom said that he believed it was because so many in the black community were giving tavis a hard time
so it goes on.
I do not think obama would make a good president-the black community is split and splitting wider-I am 53-I know what life was like for black people in the 70's-we had so many welfare programs-and
in the