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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checke...ntures_par.html

 

"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."

--Hillary Clinton, speech at George Washington University, March 17, 2008.

 

Hillary Clinton has been regaling supporters on the campaign trail with hair-raising tales of a trip she made to Bosnia in March 1996. In her retelling, she was sent to places that her husband, President Clinton, could not go because they were "too dangerous." When her account was challenged by one of her traveling companions, the comedian Sinbad, she upped the ante and injected even more drama into the story. In a speech earlier this week, she talked about "landing under sniper fire" and running for safety with "our heads down."

 

There are numerous problems with Clinton's version of events.

 

The ensuing fact check is great. :lol:

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I don't think I have ever laughed at a thing Sindad has said, until now. "'Hey man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife. Oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you."" :rolleyes::lol:

According to Sinbad, who provided entertainment on the trip along with the singer Sheryl Crow, the "scariest" part was deciding where to eat. As he told Mary Ann Akers of The Post, "I think the only 'red-phone' moment was: 'Do we eat here or at the next place.'" Sinbad questioned the premise behind the Clinton version of events. "What kind of president would say 'Hey man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife. Oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you."
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Laughable.

 

Is this like the '06 McCain helicopter envoy that had a SAM missile fired at it in the Republic of Georgia.... only thing is, this week (or was it last week?) it was confirmed that it never happened?

 

(Credit, tho, that McCain to my knowledge has never tried to lie about 'getting shot at' as testament to valuable CiC-worthy 'experience.')

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I don't think I have ever laughed at a thing Sindad has said, until now. "'Hey man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife. Oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you."" :lol::rolleyes:

 

Obama was in the audience for Wright's comments.

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CBS Evening News just kicked her @ss! They showed Hillary's account of the episode, then showed a tape of the actual greeting ceremony-narrated by one of the reporters who accompanied her showing no gunfire & Hillary & Chelsea being greeted by a child. Some danger.

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CBS Evening News just kicked her @ss! They showed Hillary's account of the episode, then showed a tape of the actual greeting ceremony-narrated by one of the reporters who accompanied her showing no gunfire & Hillary & Chelsea being greeted by a child. Some danger.

Maybe it was an inner city kid?

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CBS Evening News just kicked her @ss! They showed Hillary's account of the episode, then showed a tape of the actual greeting ceremony-narrated by one of the reporters who accompanied her showing no gunfire & Hillary & Chelsea being greeted by a child. Some danger.

 

Funny. Not a huge issue, but funny.

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