Archive for March, 2008

Even if Hillary Clinton’s recollection of her trip to Bosnia was factually correct, it really doesn’t paint her in happy colors. She was moved to the cockpit, and everyone else had to sit on their bulletproof vests. She left her daughter in the less armored part of the plane? Really? A true politician, even then; as she was willing to sacrifice her own young…

Clinton recalls Bosnia trip as dangerous - Boston.com
Clinton described her trip to Bosnia on Monday during a speech about Iraq in Washington. She said: “I remember landing under sniper fire. 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.”

Questioned about it later at a news conference, Clinton said she was moved into the cockpit of the C-17 cargo plane as they were flying into Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. “Everyone else was told to sit on their bulletproof vests,” she said. “And we came in, in an evasive maneuver. … There was no greeting ceremony, and we basically were told to run to our cars. Now, that is what happened.”

If lying can get a (Democratic) president into impeachment hearings, can’t it get another one out of the race for president?

Clinton Misspoke on Bosnia Trip
By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer
Monday, March 24, 2008
03-24 15:07 PDT WASHINGTON, AP –

Hillary Rodham Clintons campaign said she “misspoke” last week when she said she had landed under sniper fire during a trip she took as first lady to Bosnia in March 1996. The Obama campaign suggested it was a deliberate exaggeration on Clintons part.

Clinton often cites the goodwill trip she took with her daughter and several celebrities as a part of her foreign policy experience.

During a speech last Monday about Iraq, she said of the trip: “I remember landing under sniper fire. 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.”

According to an AP story at the time, Clinton was placed under no extraordinary risks on that trip. And one of her companions on it, comedian Sinbad, told The Washington Post he has no recollection either of the threat or reality of gunfire.