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February 18, 2008 5:37 PM

ABC News' Kate Snow ad Eloise Harper Report:

Sen. Hillary Clinton dipped into her own hunting experience when answering a question about gun control, and in effect delivered one of her longest question and answer sessions in Wausau, Wisconsin on Monday.

Clinton took almost every last question on the day before the Wisconsin primary -- topics ranged from abortion, healthcare and social security. The senator's events in Wisconsin on Monday were very reminiscent of what she did in New Hampshire where she would take many questions with the hopes of winning voters over one at a time.

On guns, she said, "I have hunted. My father taught me how to shoot. I went duck hunting in Arkansas I remember standing there in that cold water it was so cold at first light I was with a bunch of my friends - all men -so the sun is up and the ducks are flying and they were playing a trick on me they were saying were not going to shoot - you shoot they wanted to embarrass me so the pressure was on. And I shot a banded duck they were as surprised as I was."

A man stood up and voiced his concern about the Vice President's hunting abilities.

"As long as you know how to use a gun, would you be willing to show Vice President Cheney how to use his?" he asked.

"That was good, that was really good, you know I couldn't believe that, I really thought I have gotten over being totally outraged by the Bush administration." Clinton said, and then expressed her fear of Cheney when he is out of office when he will no longer have his agents protecting him.

"Once he his out of office the secret service is not around to protect people from him. We better be careful about where he goes hunting. Safety protocol would be useful, don't you think?"

Clinton was then asked, "Will Chelsea replace you after eight years?" Perhaps trying to dissuade voters being reminded of the legacy issue she tends to want to stay away from.

"No, no, no, no, no" She said, "I'm very proud of her, she will be back in Wisconsin tonight."

February 18, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (53)

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New CNN poll just out today: Obama and Clinton TIED IN TEXAS!!!

YEE-HAAAAA!!!!!

Posted by: henry | Feb 18, 2008 5:45:31 PM

Ala Hillary Clinton speaking about the Vice-President of the United States and his hunting ACCIDENT: "That was good, that was really good, you know I couldn’t believe that, I really thought I have gotten over being totally outraged by the Bush administration." Clinton said, and then expressed her fear of Cheney when he is out of office when he will no longer have his agents protecting him.
"Once he his out of office the secret service is not around to protect people from him. We better be careful about where he goes hunting. Safety protocol would be useful, don’t you think."

And this is the woman who took such outrage at a reporter's unfortunate choice of words about her using her daughter in the campaign. Her words about the VP (who I can't stand, by the way) were no less despicable!!!

Posted by: more hypocricy | Feb 18, 2008 5:53:42 PM

Hillary Clinton is simply Karl Rove in a yellow pantsuit.

Posted by: Mark | Feb 18, 2008 5:57:17 PM

Don't get too excited Henry. Same poll people who predicted a 10 point win in California for Obama. All the other Polls show Hillary ahead by 9-15 points.
I never had much faith in polls anyway.

Posted by: Jay | Feb 18, 2008 6:23:03 PM

Too late, Jay -- I'm already excited!

This same poll had Clinton LEADING Obama by 20 points a mere two weeks ago!

They may not be perfect, as you correctly point out, but polls DO often correctly indicate clear momentum, and this looks very good for Obama!

Posted by: henry | Feb 18, 2008 6:26:38 PM

So what's Obama gonna change? TV programs stay the same, wall street still runs the show, America still buys middle east oil, Chavez still hating everything american, the arabs still hate anything and everything western, on and on. The only change I see Iran wins in Iraq, Iran gets their nuclear weapons, followed by other middle east states, two more wars in middle east, so what's new here?

Posted by: Will | Feb 18, 2008 6:30:21 PM

Well good luck to you Henry. May the best candidate win!!!

Posted by: Jay | Feb 18, 2008 6:30:55 PM

That poll was also taken before the media started reporting on Obama's plagiarism. It's sad when the only thing he has going for him his is speeches then we find out he stole them. Ha, ha!!!! So, now what is he good for? Obama is a joke and the people who vote for him are just plain ignorant or too caught up in this fad/trend.

Posted by: Obama Plagiarises | Feb 18, 2008 6:34:00 PM

Forgot to add, Europe will love Obama because they'll do what they always do, nothing about nothing. But at least the Europeans will smile more. So what's gonna change? Someone? Anyone?

Posted by: Will | Feb 18, 2008 6:38:14 PM

well, that's OK "Obama Plagiarises," because by the time the NEXT poll on TX comes out, all of Hillary's plagiarism (including her lifting the words of none other than NEWT GINGRICH) will have been resurrected for full public review.

Let's talk again THEN, shall we?

Posted by: henry | Feb 18, 2008 6:43:28 PM

Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton = 24 years of hate and politics as usual. Time to move on. I voted for Bill twice, and I am glad.

Does it seem Bill has some kind of sideshow going everyday already?

Posted by: Knee Capper | Feb 18, 2008 6:46:01 PM

Well, I am not crazy about the shooting a duck in flight part, although impressive. I'm the type that hates hunting. I like to fetch my meat all prepared and wrapped for cooking at a store. Although, I do love target shooting.

Posted by: irma | Feb 18, 2008 6:46:38 PM

Will, it's impossible to say with any precision or exactitude what will change under an Obama presidency.

What I CAN assure you, is that NOTHING will change under a (second) Clinton or McCain presidency. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

So if you've enjoyed the politics of the last 28 years, by all means, vote for Hillary or George W. McCain....

Posted by: henry | Feb 18, 2008 6:50:41 PM

Is she serious?! Is there anyone that has come out to support this "I am a hunter BS?"

Posted by: Louis | Feb 18, 2008 6:53:37 PM

Louis: I know! Maybe she should set up a "hunt date" with Mitt Romney! ROTF!

Posted by: Mark | Feb 18, 2008 6:57:29 PM

...Hillary hunts?

Does anybody else find that really weird?

Posted by: Steve Charb | Feb 18, 2008 7:27:37 PM

Of course she hunts! Isn't the issue guns?
Of course she loves tamales! Isn't she campaigning in Texas?
Of course she's pro-war. Didn't she vote for the authorization to use force in Iraq?
Hillary's whatever you want her to be--as long as it's in HER best interest.

Posted by: hillary hunt??? | Feb 18, 2008 7:44:36 PM

So what's new is the 3 nuclear power plants now being built in Iraq, thanks to Exelon, Rezmar and Obama. This is too convenient that Obama supported the 2005 Energy bill for Cheney and then his 'friends' get a contract to build and run a nuclear plant for 10 years. I think it is a really bad idea to build a nuclear plant or 3 next door to Iran if we don't want them to get nuclear materials. Not to mention that Rezmar's money has links in the Middle East that was bad enough to get Rezko's bail revoked, that aren't exactly friendly to us. So why are Bush/Cheney and Obama/Exelon/Rezmar doing it? And why hasn't this been reported on the pro neo-con 'news' shows? I won't vote for Obama because of this and his 'I did 5 hours of work for him' is bull, they have been friends for 17 years. I don't like that he either gets his opponents kicked off the ticket, they conveniently have a scandal, or get accused by his campaign of racism, which was proven to be pushed by his camp on the debate after SC, so I won't vote for Obama for that reason. I find him arrogant, condescending to women, his attitude is 'if you question me there's something wrong with you', and his wife seems bossy and kinda mean when she says 'I'll think about voting for Hillary" when asked if she would support the dems choice if it wasn't her husband, imagine the scandal if Bill said he might not vote dem if Hillary didn't get the nom. They seem like bad sports when Michelle says she won't 'let' Obama run again. And his fierce urgency of now is that Michelle won't let him do this again, so it's our only shot to get him. I say if their attitude is like this now, what will it be like if he is elected. I can see Michelle telling us it's their way or the highway. Won't vote for that either. They lose me at every turn.
I admit their playing the race card against the Clintons was my final straw but as time goes on I feel better and better about choosing Hillary.

Posted by: Ginger | Feb 18, 2008 7:51:07 PM

Hillary hunts...yes, I am another person that finds it wierd. I don't believe her. I think Hillary will agree to anything to appear to be "one of" whatever crowd she is in. I think she is a smart woman, and good senator...but I - also - think she is a person who will do or say anything to get elected. Frankly, anyone that ambitious is frightening.

Posted by: Minister Zel | Feb 18, 2008 8:12:11 PM

Well as a Southern girl (born and raised) I can tell you that "we" have done this sort of thing, mostly at the goading our our fathers,brother's, boy friends',husbands or any other man in our lives to prove that we are good "sports". I too have had a gun permit and know how to shoot well enough to hit what I aim at, don't stand in front of me. So it's not so far fetched, despite what you might think.

Posted by: Becky Ludacer | Feb 18, 2008 8:33:53 PM

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