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Bill Clinton Retells Hillary's 1996 Bosnia Story

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April 10, 2008 7:10 PM

ABC News' Sarah Amos and Eloise Harper Report: President Clinton, speaking in Boonville, Ind., revised history when he recounted his wife's recent flap discussing a trip she took to Bosnia in 1996. President Clinton's version had several inaccuracies and was slightly misleading. 

President Clinton's described his wife's experience, saying, "There was a lot of fulminating because Hillary, one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it - what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995. Did y'all see all that. Oh, they blew it up. Let me just tell you." Clinton then criticized the press, saying, “You woulda thought, you know, that she'd robbed a bank the way they carried on about this. And some of them, when they're 60, they'll forget something when they're tired at 11:00 at night, too."

President Clinton's version of the story has several inaccuracies. Hillary Clinton actually made the exaggerated comments numerous times, including at an event in Dubuque, Iowa on Dec. 29th, in Waco, TX on Feb. 29th, and twice -- bright and early in the morning -- on March 17.

Sen. Clinton did not apologize, as Mr. Clinton asserted. His wife did say she had made a mistake and said that she had misspoken when describing the Bosnia incident.

Sen. Clinton also wasn't as quick with her apology as President Clinton may remember either. In fact, it took a week for her to eventually correct herself, first talking to the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board on March 24 and again the following day in Greensboro, N.C.

President Clinton also indicated that his wife's trip took place in 1996 – when it fact it took place in 1995.

President Clinton then later in the evening told the story again in Jasper, Ind., saying the press was treating his wife like the Mata Hari. "She took a terrible beating in the press for a few days because she was exhausted at 11 o'clock at night and she started talking about Bosnia and she misstated the circumstances under which she landed in Bosnia.  Did you all see all that?  And oh, they acted like she was practically Mata Hari - like she was making up all this stuff."

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I always enjoy reading about Bill Clinton's point of view. His view of the Bosnia thing is interesting and shows why Hillary felt threatened in her trip.
As for the oil companies, Obama has received plenty from oil company zillionaires according to what I have read. The belief that all his contributions come from small supporters is absolutely not correct.

Posted by: Two-cats | Apr 10, 2008 7:36:26 PM

There is no doubt Bill Clinton is out smart Obama called "once life-time leader"...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 10, 2008 7:45:34 PM

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AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL AT SOME TIME PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS , THAT HAROLD ICKES SENIOR ADVISOR TO HILLARY CLINTON VOTED TO STRIP FLA. AND MICH. OF THEIR DELEGATES. AND TO TOP IT OFF SHE HAS KEPT HIM ON HER CAMPAIGN.

OBAMA ALL THE WAY

Posted by: lauren | Apr 10, 2008 7:47:21 PM

Go Hillary,

I've seen Bill speak numerous times advocating for his wife, and he does a great job. We need this women to be our next president, and once she wins Pa by 15% and goes on to win IN, KY, WV, OR, and Puerto Rico we'll be well on our way to that day. Despite ALL the media's grand ideas of bringing Mr.Obama into Pennsylvania Avenue

Posted by: Michael | Apr 10, 2008 7:47:56 PM

I guess we are the other half of blue collar workers having had many family members in Harms way I can believe that you might be under fire even if you don't get shot at but just like in Iraq when a plane lifts off there is always danger I don't think the clintons are trash the only two term president since FDR what a shame he picked the Democrat party to be loyal to.

Posted by: Bishop | Apr 10, 2008 8:03:16 PM

"But there was a lot of fulminating because Hillary, one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it"

Bald faced lie.

Posted by: Loflyer | Apr 10, 2008 8:34:49 PM

Why on earth would he bring this up, now?

The story is dead and gone. The damage that is done is done. At this point, the bell can't be un-rung.

I'm consistently mystified by what Bill has done in this campaign. All he does by bringing this back up by re-telling the story, is to have journalists look into HIS re-telling, which will invariably only be half true--at best.

Bill, you are KILLING your wife on the campaign trail.

Posted by: Jeff C. | Apr 10, 2008 8:35:14 PM

The Clintons are pathological liars, and that includes their daughter who bold-facedly asserted that her mother's lie about the landing in Bosnia was correct. Bill Clinton lied to the American people while under oath. Every single day, regular citizens are going to jail for doing just that: lying under oath. But he got away. Bill Clinton was stripped of his licence to practice law in Arkansas or before the Supreme Court because his conduct in the controversial produce market case, in his own words, bordered on illegal. How the American people continue to believe anything that this liar says is mystifying. Here is a family that lies. And people are willing to believe promises made by two pathological liars! Folks will have only themselves to blame when the sh*t hits the fan.

Posted by: Bruce | Apr 10, 2008 11:25:50 PM

When is Hillary's senate toime up. I am in Illinois but I will contribute as much money to ANYONE (repub, demo,inde)WHO UNSEATS THAT LYING EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN.

The Clintons need to be out of politics FOR EVER

Posted by: Norman | Apr 10, 2008 11:26:33 PM

Bill is turning senile and you Hillary supporters can't spell. I would love to hear bill speak so I can laugh at the comedy."I tell you what."

Posted by: chuck | Apr 11, 2008 12:08:30 AM

I really don't understand you Clinton supporters. I read your comments and I am convinced that you suspend your ability to discern fact from fiction when you defend Sen. Clinton.

It's really disconcerting. It's disconcerting how you don't see their triangulating, Rove-ian politicking and even through the campaign staff.

It's not that the media is so Obama-biased, or that Obama supporters are just delusional (which is quite ironic). It is that the media and Obama supporters have caught onto genuine character and not divisive politics.

Posted by: Dan | Apr 11, 2008 12:08:34 AM

jacksmith, there's no difference now between Clinton supporters and Bush supporters. Loyalty trumps truth.

Posted by: LJM | Apr 11, 2008 1:27:51 AM

Huh? Lies upon more lies. Clinton just made all this Bosnia stuff up. Check the facts.

Posted by: bob10001 | Apr 11, 2008 1:35:56 AM

"We need this women" . . .?
"Bald faced lie" . . . ?
"Democrat party" . . . ?
Guys. C'mon. Elementary school is also known as grammar school because you're supposed to learn these things there. Oh, wait. I remember. You Clinton supporters are vastly undereducated.

Posted by: scott | Apr 11, 2008 1:50:55 AM

The arrival ceremony doesn't look abbreviated to me. Now, if there would have been snipers in range, Hillary would have been a wonderful target. And the fact remains: she said she was under sniper fire, when she clearly wasn't. That's a lie and no matter how Bill (the man who lied under oath) twists and turns it, it's still a lie.

Then again, not telling the truth must be a prerequisite for being a Clinton.

And I still say... the current race for POTUS reminds me of the Three Stooges or the Marx Brothers. The only difference is, the Marx Brothers were brilliant, even the Three Stooges were funny compared to Hillary, Obama and McCain. No matter how you look at it, the US will be screwed for at least 4 years. I'm so glad I'm not American.

Posted by: Takekaze | Apr 11, 2008 2:33:55 AM

Thanks, Ned - that's the crux of the whole issue. Hillary didn't hesitate to make our military look like reckless idiots who would let anyone, much less a state leader, venture from their aircraft under enemy fire - and she did it to make herself look cool. Unacceptable and reprehensible, period. Imagine how she'll treat our troops if she wins the Oval Office. What a nightmare.

Posted by: DisdainLady | Apr 11, 2008 3:42:25 AM

Oh, Bill.
Bill, dear, it is difficult to take you seriously.

Like your fellow lawyers do, once you prove that a witness has lied in a material way in the past, then that is ground to cast down upon his current testimony.

Right Bill Clinton?

And you have lied in the past, Bill, on a matter of grave importance to our republic.
And your wife (who you callously sent into the line of sniper fire) has lied too.

Don't try so hard, Billy-Boy. That is the way things are. We don't take your word - nor that of your wife - nor that of Chelsy (who went on that Bosnia trip and yet she let her mom go on fibbing until caught)

Posted by: chokora | Apr 11, 2008 4:07:21 AM

This is not funny anymore. It is astonishing that anyone could support these two getting back in the White House again. There is truly something psychologically the matter with these two and they need some professional help. I am not kidding or trying to be sarcastic. They really need some help.

You people who support this woman need some counseling too.

Posted by: eagle35 | Apr 11, 2008 7:08:16 AM

With Bill on her side, there is nowhere to go but down. How typical of him to re-rewrite history.

Are these people incapable of telling the truth?n And do their supporters not care about such things? I mean, seriously. Does it bother the supporters that they lie with such ease and with such frequency?

Posted by: Monty | Apr 11, 2008 7:09:18 AM

Bill Clinton claiming his family was the poorest family to move into the White House in 100 years is a total joke. Talk to the Fords or the Trumans..... Clinton's wife practiced law for 15 years, sat on the board of companies like Walmart, got rich in cattle futures trading and he of course, was the governor of Arkansas, living for free on the taxpayers and getting paid on top of it. Do the Clinton's make up everything they say or just most things?

Posted by: Greg | Apr 11, 2008 7:18:21 AM

yikes -- icky, creepy, lying stuff once again from Bill Clinton. Does he think no on pays attention.

Folks, I'm in a blue state, but going for McCain this time. Obama's judgement and inexperience are all too like our failed governor, Deval Patrick.

Posted by: Steve from Boston | Apr 11, 2008 7:22:19 AM

The Clintons wouldn't know the truth if it walked up and bit them. Typical Clinton, lets re-write history after the matter and dispite the facts.
This is the poster family for Democrats?
Wow, your kidding right? Right?

Posted by: nightwing | Apr 11, 2008 7:25:45 AM

Comedy Gold

Posted by: Sideline | Apr 11, 2008 7:31:26 AM

Typical machiavellian manuevers by Pres. Clinton. All smoke and mirrors.

Posted by: PM | Apr 11, 2008 7:39:58 AM

A vote for Hillary is a vote for putting Bill Clinton back in office. He will have enormous influence on his wife. They are a team. Team Socialism. Socialism for us, crony capitalism and privilege for a few at the top.

Posted by: Northstar | Apr 11, 2008 7:45:20 AM

Not only are the Clintons cheaters and liars, they seen to think that the american public at large is stupid. Well, the media keeps emphasizing that they target the "uneducated" vote.

Pathetic.

Posted by: Rhoda | Apr 11, 2008 7:45:36 AM

The Clintons just dont understand that it is not OK to lie. If you get caught lying accuse the people who catch you. They truly are sick.

Posted by: Ransay | Apr 11, 2008 7:48:27 AM

Democrats eat their own. The republicans will come together after their convention. We won't. We'll be too busy trying to bring the Clinton supporters back into the fold. After all the rectoric I don't blame them if they don't come back.

Posted by: rickG | Apr 11, 2008 7:55:27 AM

"I don't think the clintons are trash the only two term president since FDR what a shame he picked the Democrat party to be loyal to."

Uhm, might want to learn a little bit more about history there friend. Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ (taking over for Kennedy once he was assassinated), and Reagan were all 2 term presidents.

Posted by: Phoenix | Apr 11, 2008 8:00:07 AM

Good grief! She did not "mis-speak" - she outright lied hoping the USA would think she was presidential material. Who in their right mind would get confused about dodging bullets?? Oh, maybe if I were really tired, I might think I had at some time.......The Clintons are liars, and killers - Vince Foster, and many more. And Obama will sell us out, or the country will end up being racist toward whites. Both candidates are close to being Satan incarnate and want power, not the good of the country

Posted by: Mark | Apr 11, 2008 8:01:24 AM

Ha! Ha!....this one will put the nail in the Clinton coffin! MORE LIES!! LOL! Slick Willie, at it again...

Posted by: Carl | Apr 11, 2008 8:04:45 AM

How dare the media treat Hillary as a bank robber. Her and Bill only take money from the rich to suppress the poor and influence ignorant, They must be pretty good!. There certainly are alot of people you still believe in them.
As for Hussein Obama. His nmae says it all. Our enimies would love to have him elected. Every time I hear or see him. I only hear his beloved preachers words. gd America, gd America.
God Bless America!! I'm ready to defend the homeland.

Posted by: MacMan | Apr 11, 2008 8:11:07 AM

I want everyone to know I'm a big Clinton supporter. The reason is that all the millions of people that vote for either one of them proves there is still a market for my schemes out there. You've got to love the way Hillary can flat out lie about always opposing NAFTA after stating in her autobiography that it one of the great achievements of Willie's administration. She can always use the Charles Barkley defense on that one - when pinned down after contradicting something in his autobiography - Charles easily deflected the criticism by stating he way misquoted in the book. Take note Hill - it's much more effective thatn the cackle.

Posted by: PT Barnum | Apr 11, 2008 8:40:18 AM

The thing about the clintons is they lie. Remember the old saying "a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive?" Well, they lie so much they can't keep their stories straight. What's the big deal? Clintons Lie, film at eleven. The only funny thing is how they try to swarm out of the lies. Oh, and how the Democrats smile like idiots about it all.

Posted by: CoGenT | Apr 11, 2008 8:50:01 AM

Bill Clinton is a congenital liar and so is Hillary. Therefore you can't believe anything they say about Bosnia. They are both disassembling.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO WATCH THE HILLARY CAMPAIGN IMPLODING!!!!

Posted by: Bonnie | Apr 11, 2008 8:55:42 AM

It is SO Clintonian..... Lie about about a lie. Bill lied about Hillary's lie.

I am a veteran who HAS been under enemy fire. Any comabt veteran will tell you what they think of people who lie about a combat experience that never happened! For that one lie alone she should withdraw from the race because no one would respect a commander in chief who said what she said.

The Clintons will do or say anything that they think will help the campaign. Please, let's be done with these dispicable people for once and for all!

Posted by: Jim | Apr 11, 2008 8:56:11 AM

There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Hillary Clinton, like her husband, is a liar.

She fabricated her story about Bosnia. Over the last several weeks, she fabricated the story about the woman whose child was stillborn then died herself claiming she was turned away for not having insurance when in fact she did have it and was treated.

The list of lies goes on and on. The Clintons create fear in the minds of the feeble, those not willing or saavy enough to view the facts.

Then, she has a billion dollar program to clean it all up.

As a CPA, I estimate that her programs if passed would cost each and every taxpayer in the thousands of dollars in new taxes.

Weeks ago, she went into an auto plant in Indianna and in a speech indicated she was going to tax big business.

For those of you inclined to think this is a good thing, think for a minute. This is what results in your factories being shuttered and your jobs being exported overseas. It doesn't happen any simpler than that.

Ohio was particular hard hit. Don't forget, she was a major proponent of NAFTA. She now tries to distance herself from her lobbying efforts on behalf of her husband.

Michigan to the north also is a democratic tax and spend nightmare. The auto industry continues to hemmorage jobs because of policies she supports and will continue to expand.

Just remember that when you order your Rosetta Stone spanish software so you can move to Cental America to keep your job. Can you say peso?

Posted by: Mark | Apr 11, 2008 8:56:38 AM

Bill is exactly right when he says this,
"This is about real life. This is a great country with limitless possibilities and profound challenges. And the young people of this country deserve the best president. That's the issue. The best president."

That's why young people are flocking to BBarack Obama.

Posted by: Madbonger618 | Apr 11, 2008 8:57:43 AM

I find it interesting that they only choose to criticize the oil part of Obama's campaign commercial... after that sentence he goes on to state he doesn't take money from lobbyists either.. Hmmm Bill? Hey Bill? Did you listen to that part? What's your wife's or McCain's position on taking money from lobbyists?
Anyone else hear crickets?
Splitting hairs - the more they talk the harder it will be for me to vote for her if she pulls this nomination out... can't wait for the debate issues, REAL ISSUES!!!! Hooray!

Posted by: whatever | Apr 11, 2008 9:00:08 AM

And as they were lied to yet again they stood in raptured awe of this man who could insult their inteligence like no other....a true liar of such magnitude that they could not conceive that the reports could be true....that he didn't really respect them or their positions in this world. Lie to us again Oh Bill the disbarred, Bill the empeached, Bill the "can't control myself", Bill the sellout! Lie to us again........

Posted by: Brian | Apr 11, 2008 9:05:30 AM

how is the topic in the subject line more important than the fact the economy goes down the drain at very very fast pace, beats me..
or is it just more 'entertaining' and easier to beat up on the clintons than to admit that america had a booming economy, a surplus and creating millions of jobs under clinton?
or is just easier to talk crap, huh..

Posted by: AVERAGE JOE | Apr 11, 2008 9:09:07 AM

A (once) potential Presidential candidate flat out lying - I quess to Bill that is not a big deal. She certainly didn't rob a bank, given the foreign money pocketed by the Clintons in the last 8 years, they OWN the bank, don't have to rob it.

Posted by: robfromOhio1 | Apr 11, 2008 9:12:50 AM

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. I'm not a big politics junkie, but I from what I've read about all the candidates I so glad I'm not voting this year,

Posted by: Lisa | Apr 11, 2008 9:20:34 AM

The Clinton desparation is long past the laughable stage.

Posted by: bandit | Apr 11, 2008 9:23:32 AM

Bill decided to call Hillary's fib and raise her a couple more. Isn't that cute? This is a man the American people elected president TWICE. Same as W. Where have you gone Thomas Jefferson? God help America....

Posted by: A. Halsey | Apr 11, 2008 9:27:22 AM

BILL'S A JOKE. HILLARY LIES.
IT'S SAD REALLY.
PEOPLE REALLY WANT THEM TO WIN? SERIOUSLY!!!!

Posted by: Cathy | Apr 11, 2008 9:27:26 AM

so bill saying at 60 she s to old to remember things late at night then what good would she be at 3 a.m. then.

Posted by: tony | Apr 11, 2008 9:28:11 AM

The thing the former Impeached President has never understood is Integrity is a fundamental principle of leadership. If one understands basic human nature – then how a person does one thing is how they do everything. If she can’t even provide an honest answer over a trivial incident the how can anyone believe she will be able to tell the truth when it’s important.

Posted by: RedMan-RedState | Apr 11, 2008 9:38:07 AM

Fire Destroys Clinton's Campaign Office In Indiana, Fire Marshals Investigating

Where has this been tried beore? Event staged by the Clintons to make it look like a right wing conspiracy, or victims of black racists in favor of Obama. Hint - This has staged before by many notorious personalities.

Posted by: For You | Apr 11, 2008 9:40:55 AM

If she was tired and she misspoke, what would she say when she answered the phone at 3am? It scares me to think about it.

Posted by: Doug | Apr 11, 2008 9:41:09 AM

Loflyer: I didn't know that you were in Bosnia at the same time as Hillary. So why then don't you tell the story if you think Bill Clinton is lying. Do you think Obama is a truthful in everything he states. He is the biggest liar of any candidate that ran for office of the presidency. Kept company with low class people like Ayres, Ayers, Farrakhan and Wright. All scum!!

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Apr 11, 2008 9:45:03 AM

To all the Clinton Supporters: Why and when would a First Lady EVER be put in to a position to fly in to a hostile environment? They would both(Mr. and Mrs. Clinton) be charged with child endangerment if this story was true. Who in their right mind would agree to land in this environment with their child onboard? I need help understanding how this story can be rationalized in any way.

Posted by: Delia | Apr 11, 2008 9:45:45 AM

Average Joe - "how is the topic in the subject line more important than the fact the economy goes down the drain at very very fast pace, beats me.."

It never fails to amaze me that you two party system supporters always try to deflect to another subject when you party is caught up in yet another situation. To answer you JOE, the topic in the subject line is more important because that is what this article is about, not economics. It is about the way that these political figure heads are flat out lying about things that are clearly documented, because they asked for them to be documented in the first place. The Clinton's invited CBS on that trip to Bosnia, cameras and all. The media isn't beating up on them, they are just coming out with the footage from the visit and it clearly shows she lied, and to beat a dead horse, I guess our former President decided he needed to add to the lies.

Kikz - you wrote "scott... I'm a strong Senator Clinton supporter and I hold a degree in Master of Science in Information Technology...

Did it sound to you uneducated?"

You have a Masters Degree and you still can not form a correct sentence? Let me lend a hand, it should read " Does that sound undereducated to you? "

Phoenix - "Uhm, might want to learn a little bit more about history there friend. Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ (taking over for Kennedy once he was assassinated), and Reagan were all 2 term presidents."

I we are going to be accurate George W Bush also.

I'm an independent voter, and I have to tell you it is going to be real hard deciding who to vote for, and I am afraid I will have to support McCain because he is the best of the evils campaigning. Sorry Nader, I would support you but reality says we will never be able to get away from this 2 party system.

Posted by: Independent Mind | Apr 11, 2008 9:50:27 AM

The Inconvientent Truth!

And you woulda thought, you know, that she'd robbed a bank the way they carried on about this. And some of them when they're 60 they'll forget something when they're tired at 11:00 at night, too."

Much worse than that Bill. Time & time again this happened whether it be morning, noon or night. or is your imagination running wild?

So Sad!

Posted by: so sad | Apr 11, 2008 9:51:16 AM

The first that broke out at Hillary's office was probably staged by one of Obama's campaign workers because Obama is a desperate man to win every state here on. His campaign workers are made up of nothing but hate and fear that he won't win the nomination. And I hope he doesn't. This country is a disaster now and would be greater if he was president. As a candidate running for the presidency he doesn't know which way the wind is blowing. Maybe he needs to called his underground crooked friend Ayres who was in trouble with the law at one time. Obama kept company with low down people and a crooked businessman. I am willing to get Obama got a bundle of cash from Rezko that is not reported on his taxes and never will be. God help us if he became president because this country would be ruined.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Apr 11, 2008 9:52:06 AM

It's like saying "vote for me, I'm so anxious to be President that I'm willing to sit in the oval office where my husband 'did not have sex with that woman'".

Posted by: hjshorter | Apr 11, 2008 10:03:36 AM

Delia: If you need help there is something wrong with you. The president could take his daughter on a trip to Bosnia or anywhere else. He could not be charged with anything. Where have you been. President's can do what the average citizen may not be able to do. And that was back in 1996 so who cares about that trip.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Apr 11, 2008 10:03:48 AM

Of course Hilary lying isn't like robbing a bank. I mean, why rob a bank when you could rob a presidential election by lying about your experience to get people to vote for you?

The benefits of robbing a bank don't even come close... so I have to agree with Bill:
It definitely isn't like she robbed a bank!

Posted by: lowens | Apr 11, 2008 10:12:14 AM

Hillary never robbed a bank? Give her time, Bill....give her time.

Posted by: Jimbo | Apr 11, 2008 10:25:45 AM

If that Bosnia trip was so dangerous, why on earth would they put their daughter in harms way? Excuses, excuses and more little white lies!!

Posted by: SUNMAKER777 | Apr 11, 2008 10:31:37 AM

I think a lot of politicians have learned that Karl Rove was correct, when he encouraged the Bush administration to continually lie about most anything if it suited their agenda.(Iraq responsible for 9/11, WMD's, "we don't torture", etc.) Rove calls this process "creating the reality." As Rove explained to Ron Suskind, by the time journalists investigate and respond with the true story, the lies have been absorbed and accepted, and the journalists are ignored.

Bill Clinton knows that there are a few people in that crowd he was talking to yesterday that will never pick up a paper, will never question his statements, will believe that his words are absolute truth. If only 1% of voters are in this group. that's enuf to change an election.

Posted by: Susan E. Bahama NC | Apr 11, 2008 10:35:50 AM

Come on - cut Willie a little slack. He's got to be going a little crazy now that Eliot S. is on a tight lease and can't run the streets with him like "two wild and crazy guys".

Posted by: Mike M | Apr 11, 2008 10:38:46 AM

When are the we going to get sick and tired of the Lies?? every week the Clintons come up with a new one. First their poor then they make 100 Million, she runs from sniper fire thats not true, she tells stories about pregnant women that aren't true, and in one campain season gets caught 3 times with illegal donations. If we thought Bush was a lier, what does that make her?? The worst thing is that she has no knowledge, is this what we want the president to say, I had no knowledge, she doesn't know what is happening in her campain, what's going to happen if she was president???

Posted by: common sense | Apr 11, 2008 10:43:06 AM

Mr. Clinton,

Your wife lied. Stop distorting the definition of a lie, just like you did when you were in office. No matter what the lie is about, a lie is a lie. Your wife knew she wasnt under sniper fire. Her words were carefully calculated to generate a feeling in the hopes that people would vote for her. Just about everything you and your wife say is calculated. You never say anything unless it will generate a desire to vote for you. You have no soul and you certainly dont have a genuine bone in your bodies. Why not tell people who you are rather than tell them what you think they want to hear? Is everything in your life about political posturing?

We are not stupid. We are on to your game.....and we vote. Not sure who I am voting for, but I know for sure that me and thousands of my friends will not be voting for a liar.

Posted by: Sean l | Apr 11, 2008 10:43:19 AM

Bishop: Clinton the first two-term president since FDR? You must have forgotten about Presidents Eisenhower and Reagan.

Posted by: Spin Dr. | Apr 11, 2008 10:48:28 AM

ABC focus on this story suggests a need for the media to formally review whether the network --and others--compy with journalistic standards set out by professional organizations. The nature of coverage leaves many wondering whether selection and presentation of news reflext sexism disfavoring females or a misundertanding about the obligation to present the story of diversity. Presenting the diversity story does not mean tilting coverage to favor a minority candidate nor lacerating the minority candidate's opponent.

Posted by: ed fairness | Apr 11, 2008 10:49:02 AM

I've been sitting on the fence all this time I have come to these simple conclusions: 1) John McCain seems to be a man of integrity, but a man who wants to stay in the war 2)after looking at Hillary long and hard and reviewing her past I cannot, in my heart, support her because of her habitual denials and story telling. 3) As much as Obama is an unknown and has the Rev baggage, I find him inspiring and not effected at all by the negative traits of his pastor.
My bottom line: I'm taking a leap of faith and voting for Obama on the 22nd. I hope for the Dems sake that this is over soon. We cannot stay in Iraq.

Posted by: Patti | Apr 11, 2008 10:52:23 AM

Who cares. They are all pathologic liars. I do however think it is quite funny to see DEan out there and the only thing bad he can say about McCain is he is to old and old fashioned. Well maybe people need to look back and think about a time when a pesons word was good enough and the office of president was not a popularity contest. The prersident makes decisions based on imput from cabinet and all intelligence organizations and when it isn't what the news media in this country wants they try to paint the president as if he is a idiot. If the media would keep its head out of Iraq the whole thing would probably be over. Let the generals make the decisions not the political nut cases like Hillary, Obama or the nut case as speaker of the house Pelosi.Also let the soldiers do their job without a camera in their face on the battlefront. Isn't the reason we withdrew from Vietnam without a victory because the politicians weretrying to solve a problem with apolitical solution where there was NONE! Obama is a first term senator and how he got there is amazing to anyone with common sense. He certainly does not have the experience in world affairs or foreign policy to be in the white house. Just look at some of his debate comments and recent comments about the Iran situation. His approach is sit and talk with these idiots. Didn't chamberlan talk with Hitler prior to Hitlers promise and then conquest of western europe. And just think if Hitler had nuclear weapons we would'nt need to have any of these conversations because the world would have changed so drastically that what was left of it would be small clusters of people living underground to avoid the radiation from fallout.So Yah_who lets talk to these clowns while they keep building centifuges and processing Uranium as they just said they would be doing this week. As far as Iraq it is the same thing you can either sit back and watch or do something and GWB chose to be proactive unlike any candya-- democrat who would rather put their head in the sand or in BIlls case under the desk in the oval office with the likes of a 20+yo intern and play with a cigar rather than address the world issues. Just think if that democrat did his job and took Sudan up on their offer Osama would never have been around for 9-11 to have been planned by him and would probably not have happened. People need to look at the big picture of the cosmos and not their little microsphere of the world to see that at times things need to happen whether we agree or not because the lack of addressing an issue will at some point come back and kick the civilized world in the face as it did in WW-2. The only logical choice for the office at this point in time with the current application pool is McCain.So get off your lazy liberal
A---- and rather than look for a handout support the candidate who makes the most sense at this time and please ignore the liberal media and its montra about a candidate who they feel should be in the white house just because they are all on the bandwagon with Obama and just think six months ago they said Hillary was a shoe in and everyone believed it.

Posted by: TJ | Apr 11, 2008 10:52:26 AM


Bill's right. Hillary didn't rob a bank.

I believe it was a savings and loan she wwas involved with.

Posted by: John Colling | Apr 11, 2008 10:58:41 AM

I agree with Common Sense. There are two additional points I would like to make.
1) Some of the paople who heard the speech will believe it and that is the name of the game. The best way to get votes is to lie. How many people have had to run bent over with bullets coming overhead? Would you remember it if it happened? Of course. Can you have it in reverse? hmm I thought there were bullets. Now if you are caught in the lie, make up a new one. Keep on changing the story and perhaps the people will eventually believe you. Obviously many do believe and are voting for the Clinton's. There have been way too many lies by their campaign.

2)If telling lies is the way you work to become elected, how can we know that anything you say is the truth? Who wants to vote for someone for President, when you know that their method of being ready and being a fighter is to lie?

Posted by: Pat | Apr 11, 2008 11:00:37 AM

So in summary, Bill lied to try to excuse Hillary's lies.

I'm not surprised. They are both compulsive liars. I don't trust a single thing either one of them says.

I regret voting for him. And you can be darned sure I won't vote for her.

Posted by: Guillermo | Apr 11, 2008 11:01:18 AM

Dear ex-President Bill Clinton;
Just because Hillary's lies are smaller lies than the one you told while under oath does not mean the are not still lies.
The Clinton credo seems to be:
"Lie every chance you get no matter what the question."
Please do us all a favor and call ex-President Carter and ask if needs a companion to go with him when he visits the terrorist group Hamas. Then ask to stay awhile, say, 10 years maybe.

Posted by: hrdguera | Apr 11, 2008 11:21:35 AM

Hillary lies. Bill lies. Their mantra is "lie often enough and loud enough and eventually people will believe it".

Remember 9/11?? There was Hillary in front of the cameras gushing about how Chelsea was jogging a block away and almost was a victim!! GASP! How terrible! How stunning! How much COMPLETE BS! Chelsea was in NY, but thats about as close as she go to being in danger. Grandstanding, heart-tugging, completely FALSIFIED BS.

The Clintons will say ANYTHING to get attention. It's all "LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!" Their mommies must have not given them enough hugs or something as children.

They are nothing but pathalogical liars.

Posted by: ElephantMan | Apr 11, 2008 11:24:12 AM

She didn't rob a bank unless you count the phony cattle futures robbery she got away with. (Remember how 1k turned her 100k in a couple of weeks?) But outside of that, she still has some splaining to do about Vince Foster. NOthing is coincidental with the Clintons!

Posted by: Rough Rider | Apr 11, 2008 11:27:58 AM


If "sleep-deprived" Hillary can't think straight during a mid-morning talk, then she's no 3 a.m. wunderkind.

In 1993 she promised us a national health care plan in 100 days. We're still waiting.

Maybe she did take a bullet to the noggin in Bosnia -- that would explain a lot. Still no excuse for "First Philanderer" wannabee Bill, though.

Posted by: Mark Carlton | Apr 11, 2008 11:34:38 AM

I love Bill. He's done more to help Obama's campaign than anyone!

The Clinton's on;y know one thing Lie, lie and lie some more. At some point people just might believe it!

Don't forget Hillary has lied about Columbia gate. She's for NAFTA 100%.

Posted by: Paul | Apr 11, 2008 11:35:18 AM

Mariann Pepitone: Are you serious? This is how you rationalize this story about Hillary's trip to Bosnia? Who cares because this happened in 1996? Apparently she cares because she brought this story out. She lied about it and now her husband is lying about it and because I cannot understand how someone supporting her can rationalize his/her comments, something is wrong with me? THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You made me laugh out loud!

Posted by: Delia | Apr 11, 2008 11:50:28 AM

Why is it when the Clintons try to tell "the truth" about anything, we get a different version, EVERY single time!?!

Posted by: ha! | Apr 11, 2008 11:51:32 AM

No Bill, they are treating her like she LIED! How weird is that?

Posted by: Jennifer | Apr 11, 2008 11:55:48 AM

If she is that forgetful at 11pm - what will happen when the phone rings at 3am - according to her commercials...

Posted by: MJP | Apr 11, 2008 11:56:18 AM

Bill's line (“You woulda thought, you know, that she'd robbed a bank the way they carried on about this"), in the context of his wife's Bosnian lie, is interesting. That he would equate the reaction to her lie with stealing money suggests to me that he's actually attemting to deflect attention away from their $110 million post-WH income and his earning $800,000 to support Columbian trade--their having robbed the public's bank.

Posted by: beatrice klein | Apr 11, 2008 11:56:52 AM

In light of how unfairly poor Hillary has been treated, I move that She be named an honorary Republican!!!
And we'll just ignore the countless times she took advantage of their previous bias towards her...

Posted by: A Rosario | Apr 11, 2008 11:58:01 AM