Bill Clinton: "one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized"

[sabra]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/04/bill-clinton-re.html

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"A lot of the way this whole campaign has been covered has amused me," he said. "But 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. The president of Bosnia and Gen. Wesley Clark -- who was there making peace where we'd lost three peacekeepers who had to ride on a dangerous mountain road because it was too dangerous to go the regular, safe way -- both defended her because they pointed out that when her plane landed in Bosnia, she had to go up to the bulletproof part of the plane, in the front. Everybody else had to put their flack jackets underneath the seat in case they got shot at. And everywhere they went they were covered by Apache helicopters. So they just abbreviated the arrival ceremony. Now I say that because, what really has mattered is that even then she was interested in our troops. And I think she was the first first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt to go into a combat zone. 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."

Sen. Clinton did not apologize, like Mr. Clinton asserted, she simply indicated that she mispoke when describing the Bosnia incident.

While the former president may have been amused by the whole incident, his telling of the course of events wasn't quite accurate. Hillary Clinton actually made the comments numerous times, including at an event in Iowa on Dec. 29, amd an event on Feb. 29 and one time -- bright and early in the morning -- on March 17.

Sen. Clinton 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 apologizing the next day in Greensboro, N.C.

[DJ13]

1. "Not content to dig a small hole, Bill brings out the heavy equipment"

[gateley]

8. Isn't he aware of all the clips that have been aired? nt

[roguevalley]

9. Bill is an ass. But then, he is so good at lying himself he can't see

the bad it causes. I can hardly recognize him, the sorry idiot.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

40. Hillary stated the sniper thing 4 times - how can she be TIRED 4 times!

I guess Hillary supporters believe everything that Bill says!

[catgirl]

46. And she said it in the A.M., not at 11 P.M.

At age 60, you sometimes forget things? Hm.

[SwampG8r]

56. not exactly an endorsment of his wife

"And some of them when they're 60 they'll forget something when they're tired at 11:00 at night, too."
shes too old her husband says
she needs her rest to think clearly
what fools they take us all for

[Rosa Luxemburg]

72. she wouldn't be very alert at 3am

[BumRushDaShow]

45. That made me

:spray:

:rofl:

Good one!

[Coexist]

54. lol. Why does he even open his mouth anymore?

he hurts her.

[workinclasszero]

60. ROTFLMAO!!

That's too funny! :)

[Skwmom]

2. They have no shame and will use the troops any chance they get.

They are an embarrassment. How anyone can support them is beyond me.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

3. Sounds like an SNL monologue.

Only funny.

[GarbagemanLB]

4. Uh oh..the media's picking up on this already. Not a good idea to keep Bosniagate in the news cycle.

[Pirate Smile]

5. Good thinking, Bill, to bring this topic back up so the well documented facts can be hauled out

again to show that what you just said is flatly false.


Ugghhh.

[FrenchieCat]

6. So many lies, till no one pays attention anymore......

Till the GE, when and how needed. Great!

[Bigleaf]

7. Way to go, Bill

Clinocchio

[DemGa]

11. They sell those at Freeperville? --- NT

[Bigleaf]

15. I don't know about that but apparently they'll be selling these all over soon.

Bill and Hillary are going to make sure of that.

[Jane Austin]

10. I can't believe he brought up that friend of Wes Clark's

whose vehicle ran off the mountain road.

They were headed to a negotiation when the car in front of that of Clark and, I believe, Richard Holbrooke, went down the side of the mountain.

Wes Clark rappelled down the side and tried to save the people in the vehicle, but they were all dead.

It makes me sick that Bill Clinton uses the completely unrelated death of a fine man, a patriot, and friend of Wes Clark's to prop up his wife's fantastical story.

[Danger Mouse]

12. WTF?

:banghead:

[totodeinhere]

13. If she makes mistakes this easily when she's "exhausted,"

then how could we expect her to handle the exhausting tasks of the presidency?

[Willo]

19. That is so not the point.

Stick to the issues as discussed. :sarcasm:

[catgirl]

49. And if Billary can't take criticism (even when warranted)...

How diplomatic can they be as president? Not good. Not good at all.

[Willo]

14. Deflect Columbian ties with Bosnian lies

Surely, there's no internets in Boonville

Did y'all see all that. Oh, they blew it up. Let me just tell you.

Ads don't count - at least not his

As Clinton wrapped up his speech he asked the crowd not to get carried up in everything that can surround these campaigns, citing an ad Sen. Obama has running in Pennsylvania about not taking contributions from oil companies.

"Y'all seen this television ad on, where Hillary's opponent says I don't take money from oil companies? You seen that?" Clinton asked the crowd.

"Well, that's a good thing, but guess what? No living person who's ever run for office has done that. It's been illegal to take political contributions from oil companies for 100 years. It's almost like saying, you know, 'Vote for me, I brush my teeth every morning,' or, 'Vote for me, I never robbed a bank,' or, you know. I say that, because this is not about advertisements. 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 the issue. Agreed.

[Jennos20]

29. It's COLOMBIA!!

Get it right people!

[Willo]

35. Thank you for the correction Jennos

[catgirl]

50. I love his bad english tailored for the less educated

"you seen that?" Hey, Rocky? You seen that?

[Liberal Veteran]

16. Thank you for going out of your way to explain that Bill. It is appreciated.

By those of us who support Obama. People were beginning to think about other things than "sniper-gate" and now it is back in the spotlight.

I am really starting to suspect Bill is a closet Obama supporter.

[catgirl]

51. Or closet McCain supporter?

Perhaps he and Poppy have been chatting a bit lately.

[Schema Thing]

17. I notice he dropped Wes Clark's name

but if Clark has commented on the sniper-gate thing, I'm surprised I haven't heard about it.

I also can't help but feel like Clark must hold a bit of disgust for Hillary's lie, considering the *real* danger he and his men encountered in Bosnia.

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[marshall]

20. Not only did she NOT apologize, she joked about it

Wasn't it Letterman that she joked with about being pinned down by sniper fire.
They can't even keep track of their lies.

[tammywammy]

21. Poor Bill Clinton

:rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

22. There is a point in which a pathological liar loses credibility even among pathological liars

Bill Clinton has reached the zenith reserved for the greatest of con artists.

[PresidentObama]

23. I smell bullshit.

[mtnsnake]

25. Well why wouldn't you? Your always in it up to your hips

:rofl:

[AtomicKitten]

24. I can't believe I'm saying this, but he really needs to stick a sock in it.

He is making it worse for her. Jeez, what the hell is the matter with the Clintons? I don't even recognize them anymore.

[zulchzulu]

30. I say he should keep opening his piehole so this crap ends sooner

Bill Clinton just can't help himself by trying to step in it. Sometimes I wonder if he's really just trying to ruin it for Hillary.

[AtomicKitten]

32. My lapse of sympathy was due to the full-on cringe I had going on at this stuff.

Under your advisement and on further thought, I vote for him keeping his pie hole open.

Ugh. Let's just end it. And then we can get on to the business of kicking McCain's pale, flabby, hairy ass.

:hi:

[zulchzulu]

71. LOL!

...pale, flabby, hairy ass.... ick!

[MadBadger]

26. Not Smart of Bill. This could come back to bite him if the news people pick it up.

[zulchzulu]

27. Thanks Bill! You lied and brought the story BACK IN THE NEWS CYCLE!!!

The statement is still on her web site, buddy!

I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia, and as Togo said, there was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn't go, so send the First Lady. That’s where we went.

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.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=6553

More here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5348113

Bill, you WOULD lie on a stack of Bibles...asshole.

:rofl:

[cooolandrew]

28. Ready to answer the 3 am call with mis-statements. Great.

[Inuca]

58. You WOULD expect her to be exhausted at 3am

it's only natural.

[Symarip]

31. Hey Bill

How's it going? We've never met but I know alot about you. Don't worry, I don't really care about all the shit that happened in your private life way back when. Shit, I like cigars too. (break for laugh) And I actually liked being in the military for for the years while you were around, even though you didn't give us a raise the whole time. But there are budgets to balance, and NAFTA's to defend and everything.

Anyhoo, I was just wondering why you and your wife are so full of shit? Oh, you think I'm talking about the sniper fire debacle. Well, that ties into it, but that was more comic relief than anything. And boy, did we need it! But what I was referring to specifically is how your wife had no problem going along with signing off on the IWR vote but now she's supposedly so vehemently against this war. It'd be one thing to step up to the plate like a human, a la Edwards, and say, boy did I fuck that up. But no. No apologies. No repent. Just business as usual. So I was wondering, Bill, how can any of us, especially veterans, trust a fucking word your wife says?

Oh, in case you're interested, which I'm sure you're not, I have friends who have been shot at, friends who are suicidal, friends who have recurring nightmares, and friends with missing limbs because they all went to Iraq! Well, pal, sorry to bring the mood down. I just thought you might give a shit about the people your wife and friends sent to die.

Toodles.

[SwampG8r]

61. bravo

well said

:applause:

[Major Hogwash]

33. Bubba's mouth cost Hillary this election. Now, who's going to tell him that?

There may be hell to pay when it comes to telling Hillary it is over, but Bubba is never, NEVER, going to accept blame for derailing Hillary's campaign.

St. Patrick's Day, 2008 will be a day that Hillary will never be allowed to forget.
Not next year, not the year after that, nor the year after that.

[catgirl]

57. Hillary helped lose the election as well.

She was the one who voted for the war, hired pro- Colombia pact advisors, made
up the sniper story, smeared Obama, etc. To bad the Tata and co info. never
got feet- this thing could have been over a long time ago.

[BeyondGeography]

34. Has there been a more embarassing ex-President in modern times?

Bill's lucky Junior will soon be joining his ranks. For the sake of image rehabilitation, he needs someone else out there making an ass out of himself on a regular basis.

[AllentownJake]

39. Bush is going

To retire like Forest Gump...mowing the lawn on his ranch and clearing brush...he's going to disapear after 1/21/2009.

We all know he won't be leaving the country. If he does he'll probably end up in prison at the Hague.

[johnnydrama]

36. lies

One time - lie
Late at Night - lie
mistated - lie
immediately apologized - lie
1995 - i'll give him a pass
bulletproof part of the plane - probably a lie *
sit on flak jackets - probably a lie *
abbreviated the the arrival ceremony - lie
first first lady since Eleanor - lie
tired at 11:00 at night - lie

* I think the pilot said he doesn't remember anything about flak jackets. I know the pilot said, that there was no possible way in hell that he would land a plane with the first lady on it amidst anything close to sniper fire.

Just thinking about a pilot getting the word that there's sniper fire at the airport, and landing the plane with the first lady is laughable on it's face.

[mrJJ]

37. Clinton Self-Swiftboating Continues

I'm sure theres a new youtube video in the works. The Clinton self-swiftboating campaign continues!

BILL: And some of them when they're 60 they'll forget something when they're tired at 11:00 at night, too.

Again, with this 11:00 at night nonsense! Repeat after me Bill:

December 29, 2007
February 29, 2008
March 17, 2008 (2x)
None of them at 11PM. None!

Does he not realise what he's said? And some of them when they're 60 they'll forget something when they're tired at 11:00 at night, too.

What the hell will they then do when they're answering the 3am phone?

[AllentownJake]

38. Why?

Doesn't he just let the story die a natuarl death instead of defending the indefensible?

[UALRBSofL]

41. I'm glad BigDog continues to bring this issue up

So that people wont forget it and then the Rethugs will do a "gotcha" when Hillary is the nominee and running against McCain.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

42. yes it's good that Bill is reminding voters about his wife's multiple multiple truth stretching!

[SwampG8r]

62. shes gonna run in 2016?

when obamas done?
geez mc cain might not be the nominee in 2016
he will be like 80

[UALRBSofL]

43. This was funny what BigDog said

He said the way people were talking about Bosnia you would think Hillary Robbed A Bank. LOL :rofl:

[olkaz]

44. I used to get angry with people that...

would say that the Clintons are physically incapable of telling the truth.

Now, both of them just keep digging. Deeper and deeper.

I just don't know why they do it. Do they hold us in such low regard that they feel like they can just say whatever they want as it suits them politically?

I mean, they are both BRILLIANT people. Absolutely brilliant. It makes no sense. It's so simple to just tell the truth.

[babylonsister]

47. Bwhahaha! One Time? Thanks, big dawg, for reminding everyone! nt

[Bolo Boffin]

48. Ouch.

Mr. Clinton, really?

:blush:

[CreekDog]

52. one night

in December, January, February and March. :think:

[workinclasszero]

53. Liar liar, pants on fire!!

Jeez Bill thanks for lying about Hillary's lies just when it was all dying down again!

buHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

Bill and Hill, what a pair! They will go down in history!

WAY DOWN!

[SwampG8r]

64. yup

[Inuca]

55. This is so bizarre

I am at a loss for words. Almost as if he is trying to sabotage her (whatever is left there to be sabotaged). Try as I may, I cannot think of one rational explanation for such statements (twice yesterday).

Not to mention that "late at night when she was exhausted" make for an interesting contrast to those now famous 3am phone calls....

Also, in one of these two times when he brought up Bosnia yesterday, he also chipped in that she is 60 years old (+ exhausted --> she mis-spoke), as if he wants to bring her on the same level age-wise with McCain. It's insane!

[NYDem Observer]

65. Yeah, I'm starting to think

Bill Clinton is purposefully sabotaging his wife's campaign.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

66. A few of us mentioned that here....

back around South Carolina and his multiple foot-in-mouth episodes. I do think he has a subconcious desire to undermine her candidacy.

Bill Clinton is a classic Leo -- King of all His domain, top dog, the one who gets all the attention and who basks in it. Along comes his wife who threatens to overshadow him not only in their daily life, but in the history books -- Bill Clinton will become simply "Mr. Hillary Clinton", the husband of the first female President of the United States. Through many of his more suspect actions on her behalf, he has managed to make the story once more about HIM and not her -- because bad attention is better than no attention at all.

I said after South Carolina that I have no doubt that, if Hillary were elected President, Bill would find someway -- probably through an affair -- to make it all about him again and further undermine his wife.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

59. Bull Clinton?

[workinclasszero]

63. So I guess this means Hillary ISN'T ready at 3AM to answer the red phone??

"But 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".

More like 3 or 4 times Bill but hey its only the truth, right Bill???

[WinkyDink]

67. Maybe Eleanor should have told HRC about keepin' it real (they talk, you know).

[Bigleaf]

68. Bill Clintons mouth. The gift that keeps on giving.

Keep up the good work, Bill.

:applause:

[Jennicut]

69. My Mom is 60 like Hillary and there is now way she just forgets stuff late at night

Okay? This is just the dumbest argument ever.

[DerekJ]

70. Oh Boy!!!

*sigh*

Shut up Bill .. Just shut up..