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Clinton Bosnia Account Comes Under Fire
March 24, 2008 3:14 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper and Nitya Venkataraman Report: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has been receiving heat for her account of a trip she took to Bosnia as First Lady, most recently in a clip that splices her account with CBS footage of the 1996 visit being circulated by the Obama campaign.
It has been disputed whether Clinton was embellishing the risk she faced during the landing in Tuzla and the trip overall. Most recently, Clinton said they landed in an "evasive maneuver" "under sniper fire".
At an event in Washington last Monday, Sen. Clinton said, "There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."
After CBS video surfaced of the 1996 visit to Bosnia showing no visible threat and a calm greeting ceremony on the tarmac in Tuzla - Clinton's account was again called into question.
Today on a conference call with reporters, Clinton Communications Director Howard Wolfson, defended Clinton but said that she may have "misspoke" in her most recent description of the trip.
In Clinton's account of the same visit in her autobiography "Living History" she describes a near-perpendicular landing to evade possible ground fire" but talks about the greeting ceremony on the tarmac in Tuzla with local schoolchildren though says it was cut short "due to reports of snipers in the hills around the airstrip".
During the event on the tarmac, Clinton writes in her autobiography "One eight year old girl gave me a copy of a poem she had written entitled "Peace". Chelsea and I presented the school supplies we had brought….We were then hustled off to the fortified American base at Tuzla, where over two thousand American, Russian, Canadian, British, and Polish soldiers were encamped in a large tent city."
UPDATE
In an editorial board meeting with the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer, Clinton revised her Bosnia story, admitting there was a "misstatement" in her account describing running with her head down to get into the vehicles. Today, she said that she "had to meet this 8-year-old girl," so, "I took her stuff and left."
When Clinton was challenged by a reporter that this revised account calls into question her foreign policy credentials, Clinton then said, "No, I went to 80 countries, you know. I gave contemporaneous accounts, I wrote about a lot of this in my book. You know, I think that, a minor blip, you know, if I said something that, you know, I say a lot of things -- millions of words a day -- so, if I misspoke, that was just a misstatement."
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gossssh why she has to lie
Posted by: joules | Mar 24, 2008 3:30:41 PM
Good job, Obama! You gotta do the work FOR the journalists these days.
Posted by: Cat | Mar 24, 2008 3:31:01 PM
Oh please. Can we just talk about our country for once, instead of arguing about whether somebody said EXACTLY the same thing today as they did yesterday, or 12 years ago? Or whether we approve of the church they go to?
Posted by: jock59801 | Mar 24, 2008 3:32:20 PM
It's not really just the lies, its the hypocrisy. Or the combination of lies and hypocrisy. The American people just can't get past those two issues with Hillary.
Fundamentally, you can't believe a word she says because she would say and do anything just to get elected. That's not what I call a "fighter." It's what I call a spineless politician.
Posted by: mg | Mar 24, 2008 3:33:15 PM
So Hill lied. So what else is new.
Posted by: JENNY | Mar 24, 2008 3:33:28 PM
Wow. All that extra Obama money is SURE being well spent digging up this stupid dirt. She embellished if she was under fire on a trip to Bosnia 12 years ago???????
This is it? The big DIRT????? lol.......
Tim burton and Michelle Plouffe are digging themselves deeper. LOL.
Man they are trying hard to get the press negative on Clinton to take the heat off Obama.
This is again, very poor journalism.
Posted by: tomdavie | Mar 24, 2008 3:33:30 PM
This is a big MISSPOKE. You'd think she'd verify these things first. It just shows, she'd do anything to win. She'd mislead us all instead of checking things out.She lied about NAFTA. She lied about her role in Ireland. These are not small exaggerations. This calls character into question.
Posted by: Right on Day1 | Mar 24, 2008 3:34:05 PM
Are we still on about this???
At least she's been to Bosnia.
Obama can say anything he wants to nit pick her foreign trips but at least she had them.
In his capacity as a US representative Obama has been to London once on a stop over.
How and why is it important what Sinbad the comedian says with regards to the first lady's visit to a foreign country.
This is so absurd.
He has no I mean Zero foreign policy experience. He could have had some but he is yet to convene the committee.
He's too busy with his ego to bother with NATO.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:35:12 PM
i thought obama said he will not run a negative campaign and that he is not like the clinton .i remember him saying that the clinton are playing dirty polictics and they are old polictic but what make him different. you cannot even trust his words. who is he to point at anybody ?did he forgot his pastor story ?w e did'nt;;;;
Posted by: shelia | Mar 24, 2008 3:37:07 PM
she is all lies, and will never tell the american people the truth. It runs in the family
Posted by: wycliffe | Mar 24, 2008 3:37:23 PM
It was a bad blunder on her part. I'll warrent that. As a Hillary supporter, I wish she would have used more caution and better judgment, since each misstep like this makes her uphill battle to win even harder.
That being said, I still prefer her over Obama. Both of them have shown some poor judgment and hypocrisy throughout this campaign. I still find her more stable and better prepaired.
Posted by: Ryan from Indiana | Mar 24, 2008 3:37:30 PM
Obama is allowed to associate with Anti-Americans & criminals, his wife is allowed to say she has never been able to be proud of the US until her husband decided to run for president, but Hillary can't have one little blunder? Come on, pull your heads out of the sand and see Obama for what he really is...an unqualified wanna-be.
Posted by: Cheryl | Mar 24, 2008 3:38:09 PM
And why doesn't anyone examine Obama's foreign policy experience?
Oh I know, he doesn't have any to examine and he wont release his records from 14 years ago.
When is he going to release his schedules from the Illinois senate and earmarks and tax returns, so we can see what he did for the Trinity United Church and when.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:38:18 PM
Quite interesting. First she claimed she was involved in peace-making in N. Ireland which turned out not true. Now its Bosnia issue. Her experience she claims seems to be questionable!
Posted by: Peace | Mar 24, 2008 3:38:45 PM
She didnt say she had to dodge bullets. She said they had to run because they were warned of sniper fire.
Warned of sniper fire is different than dodging bullets.
She said the plane landed with evasive maneuvers because of reported fire.
None of this has been disproven.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:40:25 PM
It just goes to show that she will say anything or do anything to get the nomination! And if she is in fact an abused woman - why would we want a mentally unstable person answering the phone at 3 am in the morning?
Posted by: jozy | Mar 24, 2008 3:40:50 PM
so now its going to be old news
Posted by: Bishop | Mar 24, 2008 3:41:17 PM
Supporter dollars hard at work. You dah man.
Posted by: Jarid | Mar 24, 2008 3:41:32 PM
The people involved in N. Ireland have backed up her claims by the way.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:41:47 PM
jock59801, We are talking about our country and someone that wants to be its leader who consistently gets caught telling lies. Is this the type of person you want to be our president?
Posted by: wolfeye | Mar 24, 2008 3:43:34 PM
Why is Obama and his followers making such a big thing about this?? She was there . So what if some of the details don`t agree? Is Obama getting so desperate that he has to use non essential BS to bolster his ego. Or is he just trying to create a smoke screen to avoid talking about real issues.
Posted by: Vince | Mar 24, 2008 3:43:50 PM
Lets talk about why Obama hasn't convened a committe overseeing NATO.
Bosnia was a NATO mission as well.
Lets talk NATO, an area where MR obama could have had knowledge and expertise and experience except for one thing.
He can't be bothered!
Lets talk about Bosnia and the NATO alliance and how its disfunctional rightnow and countires wont send their troop into combat zones. NOw which one of these candidates hasn't done their jobs with regards to the military or NATO?
That would be relevent wouldn't it??
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:44:25 PM
If Hillary made just "one little blunder" in dealing with the truth, that would be one thing. But it's patently obvious that she lies and lies and lies. Or, as one of her biographers put it, she has a problem with truth. Rather like our current President.
Posted by: Roger | Mar 24, 2008 3:44:38 PM
I find it hillarious how HRC's supporters are willing to just dismiss her LIES AWAY... you people will support a liar and trust your country to someone who fabricates her foreign policy background - no such trip to Africa, was not part of the Irish Peace Agreement, Run Hillary, Run Sniper fire!
You guys just crack me up! You eat all of it up - shows you have air between your ears
Posted by: liar, liar. | Mar 24, 2008 3:45:10 PM
S.b--no one asks Obama because he didn't loudly toot his horn on his experience compared to the other candidate or brag about his shaping critical world events.
Hillary did make those claims so it IS a big deal when it turns out she has greatly stretched the truth once again.
* *
It's fascinating to see Obama criticized for fighting back. Some of the same people criticizing him for that are the ones who said he was non-presidential because he wouldn't get down and dirty. What is it going to be? --It's like the whole Muslim shtick...the same people who accused him of being Muslim now accuse him of being too close to a Christian church.
???
Posted by: Jim | Mar 24, 2008 3:45:52 PM
Clinton is out speaking on her proposals for the economy and Obama has this! What next? Maybe one of his advisors can snoop in the passport files again.
Posted by: jim | Mar 24, 2008 3:46:04 PM
This issue is very small considering the fact that Bosnia is very volatile and there was risk for her to go there and be a good will ambassader. The intent of the visit is very important and I think it must be very proud moment for her because she did it knowing the risk. Obama campaign is playing down her intent. Did Obama ever experienced such critical moments? I suppose not and that's why he does not appretiate her intent.
Posted by: Humm | Mar 24, 2008 3:46:18 PM
She "mis-remembered" just like Roger Clemens... then she opened her mouth and "mis-spoke" Puuuleeaassse!!!
Posted by: Shawn | Mar 24, 2008 3:46:33 PM
What heat is Obama under?? Have u heard of the separation of church and state? U dont want to go the clinton's church......a can of worms is about to open on exactly that. Should have picked a more worthy scandal clintonites.
Posted by: enaudnella | Mar 24, 2008 3:46:34 PM
For how long will she continue to lie to the America people. The most annoying part of this matter is that she is getting a free pass by the media on it. First it was NAFTAR now its Bosnia, what next Madam experience.
If it was Obama that has been pandering this lies he would have being blown out of this race
Posted by: ken | Mar 24, 2008 3:47:37 PM
This story is ridiculous.
Posted by: Val | Mar 24, 2008 3:48:03 PM
I wonder why Sen.Hillary Clinton is still in the race,cant she see that it's over.Let man alone who has a dream of CHANGE rule the Party and Hopefully the Country ofcourse.
BARACK OBAMA IS THE DREAM LUTHER KING SPOKE ABOUT,NO ONE EVER CAME UP WITH THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DREAM,NO ONE EVEN KNEW OR KNOW WHAT KIND OF THE DREAM HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.BUT TODAY IAM TELLING YOU THAT KING WAS TALKING ABOUT UPCOMING CHANGES IN AMERICA,CHANGES WILL BE BROUGHT BY OBAMA,THE WHOLE UNIVERSAL IS BEHIND OBAMA,THIS MAN AINT JUST BARACK OBAMA IS SUPER LEADER SENT BY GOD TO SERVE USA.
HILLARY JUST ACCEPT DEFEAT AND SUPPORT OBAMA,AND YOU WILL SEE YOURSELF THAT THIS MAN DESERVED TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF USA.AND DONT GET ME WRONG BECAUSE IAM NOT AN AMERICAN,I JUST WISH YOU ALL GOODLUCKY.
Posted by: Jean | Mar 24, 2008 3:48:31 PM
Clinton made a major speech on the economy today. You know the economy. That thing that feeds people and keeps a roof over their heads.
She gives a speech detailing her plans for an emergency response team to finincial crisis and you see fit to report this garbage.
Lets talk about the economy people.
How about NATO. Bring it on. Nit picking weather or not her plane was warned of incoming sniper fire and when that threat was over 14 years ago is a complete distraction.
Obama got coverage of his speech. Why arent you covering Clinton's speech??
Do you take all of your talking points from the Obama campaign??
Cover the speech or cover NATO like a real reporter.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:48:39 PM
She is all lies. That is all. Never believe what she said. It is all lies.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 24, 2008 3:49:08 PM
Is there NO subject on which we can expect the Clintons to tell the truth? And is there NO lie from the Clintons which will finally convince their diehard, "dead-ender" supporters to give up on Mrs. Clinton's deception-based pipe dream?
Posted by: Mark | Mar 24, 2008 3:49:23 PM
See that Obama has his new kind of politics fangs out again!
Anything to deflect the media away from his racist preacher buddy.
Posted by: ken | Mar 24, 2008 3:49:39 PM
Ryan from Indiana, you get my kuddos! even though you can see where Hillary MIS-SPOKE you still support her and I honestly commend you for that! matter a fact you're why I'm responding to this. I'll now say I'm an Obama supporter but that's not the point you overlooked a political error because you honestly believe in your candidate and that is comendable (sorry if there's mis-spelling) I honestly like Hillary don't think she's the best one and that's ok, the point is these candidates are human and no matter who gets in the white house (hopefully it will be Barak or Hillary) there not going to go in and get it right immediatly but I think they will honestly go in to try. the point again is you where able to overlook a mistake as I have with my candidate not naming anything exactly but still behind who I think can help us get back on track so again I wrote this because of you and I hope all will think about your passion for who you're going to give your important vote for!!
Posted by: Bryce | Mar 24, 2008 3:49:56 PM
Obama folks - get real. What experience does OBAMA have other than sitting in a church that preaches hate against whites?
Also, Bill Clinton has done more for Africa than any black person has. GO FIGURE WHO IS THE REAL BLACK PERSON.
Posted by: GS | Mar 24, 2008 3:50:27 PM
Bosnia was a war zone.
When was the last time Obama landed in ANY war zone??
NEVER!
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:51:26 PM
I guess it's human nature for people, expecially politicians to exagerate issues. In any area with potential surface to air risks, it is SOP for USAF aircraft to execute certain landing manuvers. In this particular case, it was probably a random steep approach to maximize altitude before the aircraft touches the runway. The same is generally true on take off..Since Hillary was on-board, every percaution was taken. I'm certain she was at no risk, since I sincerely doubt the aircraft would have been permitted to land with her aboard, with reported gunfire in the area..
Posted by: Charles Bellomo | Mar 24, 2008 3:51:47 PM
look obama campaign again calling people a lier did'nt he lied when he first said he was not in those sevice when his pastor give those speeches than after he confess he was there. he knew the truth was gonna come out with rezko. the funny think about this guy he always sit on his lies and then when he notices that the media is going to find out then he start saying something else. i think there nothing comparing to the story about his pastor then what hillary said.he is just want the voters to forget his pastor story and his lies so they can focus on clinton; well the american are not stupid.
Posted by: shelia | Mar 24, 2008 3:52:43 PM
I find it funny that both the Clinton's and their supporters want to change the rules on Fl and Mich. no vote primaries.
All parties agreed to a set time, and when warned that changing that time would cost them they did it anyway. And now they are crying because their votes won't count. Wah, wah wah - next time play by the rules - tey won't be changed just to satisfy a crybaby!
Posted by: jozy | Mar 24, 2008 3:53:31 PM
Ryan....I am from Indiana also, I am still trying to figure out who to support. I am finding it difficult to support Hillary. As a Christian, I am feeling some preservation about Hillary's honesty and ability to be honest with THE PEOPLE. Give me your insight.
Posted by: Emilianna | Mar 24, 2008 3:53:47 PM
obama lived in a foreign country when he was a young child - his sole claim to knowledge and experience in foreign policy (other than the subcommittee he heads in name only because he has never even called a meeting). hillary overdescribes a landing scenario. which do i care more about? if you don't know, please reread.
Posted by: so saddened | Mar 24, 2008 3:54:02 PM
LEts talk about NATO with Obama.
Wait Obama doesn't know anything about NATO.
HE's never visited a NATO operation.
He's never had a meeting on NATO even though he chairs the committee and hundreds of US soldiers are dying in Afghanistan.
Bring it on. Obama has no experience.
Let him bring up Bosnia. Make a tv commercial out of it.
The responding ad will be very easy, just a blank screen and these words:
Obama's never been to a NATO operation.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:54:53 PM
Okay, there's a HUGE difference between "misspoke" and imaginary gunfire!!! This was no misstatement, it was a deliberate attempt to perpetrate a lie.
Maybe, while she was napping on the plane, she was dreaming of landing under gunfire. But to call this a misstatement is pure folly.
Now, if they were playing a recording of sniper fire when she landed, her statement might come closer to misspoke -- close, but no cigar (pardon the pun)!
Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!
Posted by: Jackt51 | Mar 24, 2008 3:55:11 PM
obama spreads a spliced together clip around. thought they had a positive only campaign? yeah right.
Posted by: so saddened | Mar 24, 2008 3:55:25 PM
to tomdavie & s.b
it's hard for me to understand what you are saying in your comments, because they makes no sense.
these two comments by people who really do not want to see things ran fair, and it's plain to see. Any time you have to attack and have nothing more to add then "So She Lied" i think says it all.
this election is for the future of this conutry and we have at least two people who are "Seem" to be caught up in race, gender and BS comments.
the last thing i would add is instead of making BS statements about what Obama's foreign has been ... why don't they state the facts of both of their foreign policy and let the facts stand on their own.
Posted by: Mike | Mar 24, 2008 3:56:22 PM
Let me see Hillary has
Bosnia verified out of 80 countries visited
obama visited 2 countries 1 once a layover in Britian plus the somalia trip.
the obama people need to leave this type of discussion alone. he still does not match up.
Posted by: toby | Mar 24, 2008 3:57:07 PM
Perhaps Senator Clinton should title her next book "Rewriting History."
Posted by: Erik | Mar 24, 2008 3:57:28 PM
Hillary is sad!!! I dont understand when face with the truth she continues to lie. Look it does not matter who gave the footage. The truth of the matter is thats why people dont trust Hillary. She continues lie to the American people, sad. I had so mcuh respect for this women but I can not or will not lie to myself and pretend that this type of tactics by the Clintons is just ok. No its worong. She has shown only one thing and that is a disturbing pattern of lying to the American people. I think that democrats are mooron and they wont see this as an issue. We need to look deep in our hearts and know that the clintons are the most dis-honest people in this planet. Can you imagine the harm that Hillary and Bill will do to this nation if elected. We need to stand firmly and reject the distructive and nasty tactics by the Clinton machine. We Americans are sick and tired of the dis-honesty from the clintons. We want peace and prosperit..No more Drama. I urge all democrats, republicans and Independents to look deep into their hearts and go with a canditate that has shown grace, compassion and integrety. I now know that I will not cast my vote for Hillary.....
Posted by: Amy G Wright | Mar 24, 2008 3:57:42 PM
You know coming from a man who didn't know what his pastor was preaching for 20 years, we'll take these accusations about Senator Clinton's NATO mission visits with a grain of salt.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 3:57:47 PM
Her story that enemy fire was reported to the plane was confirmed.
When that danger was neutralized 14 years ago may be in question.
Contrast that to Senator obama who has never flown into a war zone and never visited a NATO mission or any US troops anywhere for that matter.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:00:11 PM
So, she stretched the truth a little ... but, it's still not as bad as lying about sitting in the pews of a church that "damns America" ... and then attacking Geraldine Ferraro like a pitbull ... NOBAMA is a liar too! ... but at least Hillary LOVES America!!
Posted by: Jackson | Mar 24, 2008 4:01:01 PM
What's your point Bill. I believe the Oklahoma bomber had served in the US military as well. So did that guy that just killed a whole bunch of people on a University campus.
Yeah Rev Wright served in the US military. It excuses him of nothing.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:03:23 PM
Obama, stop picking on Hillary. So she lied. Isn't that what we expect of our politicians?
Posted by: Louis | Mar 24, 2008 4:04:58 PM
John, integrity is something that Mr. Obama is too busy runnning for President to be bothered with, just like the committee on NATO that he chairs.
He says whatever is convenient at the moment to fullfill his massive ego.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:05:03 PM
This is a first lady who took various risks while her husband was in office. I can't think of any first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt who flew into a war zone. If she remembers some details differently than they actually occurred, she still deserves enormous credit for undertaking the trip at all. Remember, Clinton's advisor Ron Brown and others (forgive me for not recalling their names) died in a plane crash during the war in Bosnia. I'm not minimizing the roles of other first ladies who chose more conventional roles - but she was groundbreaking.
Do I care that these old date books don't contain black and white evidence of a formal role in policy? Absolutely not! She was the President's wife - with the ability to summon just about anyone - who would have been thrilled to have her ear - because, guess what folks, YOU DON"T HAVE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO TALK TO AND ADVISE YOUR HUSBAND - whether he is the president, a CEO or the local selectman. Anyone who doesn't understand this, should talk to small businessmen whose wives perform various roles in their businesses without the formal recognition that comes with a title or salary.
My final point, various unbiased commentators(David Gergen, George Stephanopolis) and politicians (republicans even) have confirmed her role in policy and programs). Again, why isn't the DNC putting the brakes on all the negative, non-issues being raised by TEAMOBAMA. This country - and the Democratic Party owe them a debt of gratitude - whether she becomes the nominee or not - Remember: it took 48 years to put a two term Democrat (Bill Clinton) in the White House following the re-election for a 3rd term of FDR.
Are we seeing yet again, the Democratic Party snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?
Posted by: s. valenti | Mar 24, 2008 4:05:43 PM
Sad but true, the only foreign policy experience Obama has is dealing with all those relatives spread out over 5 continents.
Posted by: jason | Mar 24, 2008 4:06:19 PM
i remember obama saying he was not a WHINER, now who is crying every time they find something of his, and i'm sure there is still plenty of things that have not come home to roost about him andhis wife. i'm wondering if his working on his TAN in the VIRGEN ISLANDS cause maybe his not BLACK enough to convince some more voters.
Posted by: linda | Mar 24, 2008 4:06:53 PM
What I find to be interesting is how if Clinton makes a small mistake it is all over the news, but if Obama makes a similar mistake, we barely hear about it. And, what about their major speeches? Obama has made one or two and they were made so public that it was hard not to hear about it, but if Clinton makes a major speech on the economy or about Iraq, no one knows what its about unless they research it. The media is against Clinton for what reason I do not know, but it is quite pathetic. The Obama campaign has stooped to a record low.
Hillary '08
Posted by: Jonath | Mar 24, 2008 4:06:53 PM
Here is more proof that Hilary is not to be trusted. She has started this election compaign hell-bent causing a major rift in the Democratic party and on lying her way back into the White House, from her concealing of her role in the endorsement of Nafta and the war in Iraq to her stories about her political experience to this one. Indeed, Hilary's supportes should pull their heads out of sand and honestly ask themselves how people can possibly a person who is bound to break Bush's record of lies... soon.
Posted by: Byron | Mar 24, 2008 4:07:22 PM
Let it go people. the reason we are holding Obama to a standard of "not going negative" is because he is the one running on being a new kind of politician, above the fray, no negativity....his words are empty, he is worse than a "regular" politician because he pretends he isn't one.... to be a politician you have to play the game, and play it well. The only thing he plays well is the race card... when ever he gets into trouble he claims he is being discriminated against. he is not a better kind of politician, he is the worst kind! Go home now, we don't want you anymore!
Posted by: Chipo | Mar 24, 2008 4:07:35 PM
"MISSPOKE?"....It was completely made up story. It was a lie to impress Americans and get their vote. How very sad. No matter who you support, it is very sad that a politician has such wreckless disregard for the truth.
Posted by: Julie | Mar 24, 2008 4:08:35 PM
The clintons are a broken promise to the American people. They will never pull this country out of dovission because it is agaist their belief. They don't benefit from unity they are always to the contrary of the poor.
Posted by: tuti | Mar 24, 2008 4:08:50 PM
14 years ago her plane was told of enemy fire on or around the runway.
That has been confirmed.
Landing under fire has been confirmed. Get it!
I dont believe Senator Clinton ever said she dodged bullets. She said they were told to hurry and keep their heads down. Also true.
I dont see any lies. If the danger had passed and authorities felt it was safe for the first lady to be greeted then it was.
She was the first lady at the time. If the secret service tells her to keep her head down I dont think she asks questions. She does it.
Her story has been esentially confirmed. She went to a war zone to visit a NATO mission and there was enemy fire near enough to caucse concern when her plane landed.
Again Obama has never visited an NATO mission, just sat in the pews of his chuch and lied about that later, like two months later, not 14 years.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:09:21 PM
I'm really surprised Obama didn't say it's because she's a typical white person.
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:00 PM
This what I call a sinking ship...
Lie and apologize
I love the video though
very theatrical
Posted by: Vanessa | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:35 PM
Now I know I'm not voting for Hillary Clinton. Too many lies. That's not good. She's not good.
Posted by: New Yorker | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:37 PM
IT REALLY SCARES ME THAT OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS SO DIVIDED...THIS BOSNIA TRIP IS A NON-ISSUE. I JUST DON'T SEE THE PARTY COMING TOGETHER NO MATTER WHO'S THE NOMINEE...JUST SAD TIMING FOR DEMOCRATS....
Posted by: dee | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:44 PM
I live in a very unique home. My family is white. We consider ourselves middle class, working people. My wife is a huge Barck Obama supporter and Im a huge McCain supporter. We both are very aware of the Clintons and know that consistenly lie about everything.We have no disire to have them bak in the White House. As sad as it may sound Hillaty will say anthing to get elected. I respect my wife in her support of Barack. I must admit that I deepy belive he will be great for this nation. He is very smart and has shown grace and brilliance threw all of This mud swinging from the Clintons. Im sorry to say Hillary is just not president material. How can she be trusted.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:51 PM
Look to my moderate friends, Hillary cannot legally beat Obama only hurt him against McCain. So she wins Penn big with the support of racist democrats. she will never win N.C. big if at all and IndiaNA. She cannot win and that is the truth. She is arrogant and only out for herself while helping McCain and her husband is now like a neo-nazi with his raves about Obama. If she steals the deal, I assure you she will lose most of Obama's supporters and rightly so with all the garbage the clintons did to this good and decent American.
Posted by: rockychance | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:51 PM
yeah joris
Posted by: jozy | Mar 24, 2008 4:10:58 PM
So -- both democratic candidates can't utter a single sentence without lying. All thinking folk get that message loud and clear.
A bag of hot air and an empty suit. Choose wisely, demolemmings!
Posted by: Surelock Homes | Mar 24, 2008 4:11:00 PM
Wright, who began the "Ministers in Training" ("M.I.T.") program at Trinity United Church of Christ, has been a national leader in promoting theological education and the preparation of seminarians for the African-American church.[5] Wright has received three presidential commendations and was named one of Ebony magazine's top fifteen preachers.[6]
Posted by: SBsan Azol | Mar 24, 2008 4:11:14 PM
here's a news flash. Hillary made a speech on a future housing plan today in Philadelphia; what's so strange is that it is so similar to the memo Obama sent out March 2007 to Federal Reserve Chairman and Treasury Secretary. Hillary has a lot of gall and what she banks on is the American people not reading...
Posted by: tiredofthelackofknowledgeofvoters | Mar 24, 2008 4:12:04 PM
"We are talking about our country and someone that wants to be its leader who consistently gets caught telling lies. Is this the type of person you want to be our president?"
errrr.... BO on NAFTA. BO on Rezko. BO on Wright. nuff said.
Posted by: IndigoGrrl | Mar 24, 2008 4:12:32 PM
I find this comical. Obama said on his Friday sweep of news organizations that "he never heard his Pastor make inflamatory statements when he was in the pew". He even went so far as to say "if he had heard it more than once, he would have left". Then, in his big race speech, he said "yes" to the statement "did I hear these types of statements when I was in the church". Now that is a bold faced lie on National TV - just 4 days later. Not a word about that in the analysis & reporting on the speech. But - here is a story about Clinton. The reporter on the plane DID confirm the pilot used anti-sniper tactics to land the plane & that it was indeed a hostile environment & later Clinton did indeed visit the front lines. But gee, she said they were rushed off the tarmac when they really were not. Yup. That's something to be really concerned with - not someone lieing about sitting in a church listening to hate filled sermons directed at the country he wants to lead.
Posted by: FromMaine | Mar 24, 2008 4:12:59 PM
She has absolutely not lied!
This is a non issue distraction.
Report on her speech report on NATO, report on the confirmation that her plane landed under fire near enough to cause concern.
This garbage is not news.
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:13:06 PM
I am yet undecided but I'm kinda surprised how America would alone herself to always be intoxicated with the Clintons. The have done worse crime than any other American leader in or out of office yet Americans are even willing to listen to them.
Obama is been cricified everyday, not for what he said, but for what his former pastor said which makes so much since IF the entire sermon is reviewed. If it was Obama that lied the way Hillary did, the whole media will be all over the place. Double standard I must say.
Maybe if hillary becomes president, then Chelsea and who knows, maybe Bill again. We can criticise dictators like Mugabe, North Korea et al if we cannot tell an ambitious family the truth. that to me is HYPOCRISY.
Posted by: Obi | Mar 24, 2008 4:13:23 PM
s.b. he served, if anyone has the right to be a critic of our government it is a person who has put their life on the line to defend it. It isn't so much that he said Goddamn America, it is that the reasons why he said it were too damn close to the damn truth. America has flaws, our government has been a participant and perpetrator of atrocitities at home and abroad. If you are going to love this country, you love all of it, including taking responsibility for the less lovable parts of our history and present and well as taking responsibility for our future. To try and stand by some claim that we are somehow perfect by virtue of being American is naive and childish.
Posted by: Louis | Mar 24, 2008 4:13:31 PM
Obama campaign, geat job on taking the high road in the primary. Now we know what kind of changes you guys are going to bring to us: microscopic analysis of your opponent and dig out as much dirts as possible. Now Hillary is going to look like Obama...Haha
Posted by: Young | Mar 24, 2008 4:15:50 PM
I read one entry on MLK. Just giving my thaught.
First thing Obama is not MLK. Obama has never gone through what MLK went through. Obama is just icing on MLK and donot understand the pain that MLK went through. He did not sacrifice in his life for his people instead he made a deal with Rezko to live in multi-millionaire house. I still do not understand why people support him and what people see in him.
Posted by: Humm | Mar 24, 2008 4:16:27 PM
SERVING IN THE US MILITARY IS NOT A FREE PASS TO PREECH HATE OR SEDITION!
Where are obama's records from 14 years ago?
Where are Obama's tax returns?
Where are Obama's schedules from his Illinois senate terms?
Where are his trips to NATO installations as chair of the comittee that oversees NATO?
HOw about some unbiased reporting?
Posted by: s.b. | Mar 24, 2008 4:16:29 PM
Nothing and I mean nothing can undo the video of Wright and those hate filled



