Colin Powell taken ill at Clinton dinner

[kpete]

Colin Powell taken ill at Clinton dinner

Friday, July 7, 2006; Posted: 7:59 a.m. EDT (11:59 GMT)

ASPEN, Colorado (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was briefly hospitalized early Friday after he fell ill at a restaurant where he was dining with former President Clinton and others, police said.

Aspen police Sgt. Bill Linn said the four-star general told him it appeared to be a combination of altitude sickness and something he ate.

"He is conscious and in very good spirits," Linn said shortly before Powell was released from Aspen Valley Hospital at 1:45 a.m. Linn said Powell asked him to speak with reporters.

Powell's Alexandria, Virginia-based secretary, Peggy Cifrino, did not immediately return a phone call left at her office.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/07/colin.powell.ap/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

[rooboy]

1. I'll resist the urge to make a joke about choking on protein... n/t

[dogday]

2. What's up with Aspen these days?

First Lay, then Powell and why is everyone in Aspen? :shrug:

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. The Aspen Ideas Festival

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/POWELL_ILLNESS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

"Powell, 69, was in Colorado for the Aspen Ideas Festival, a conference in its second year that invites some of the world's leading thinkers."

It pisses me off that CNN is trying to make sound like some sort of Clinton fundraising dinner or something.

[DemonFighterLives]

10. Shh. It must be kept secret

The aspens turn at dawn!

[emald]

3. he's choking on his lies e/t

[itzamirakul]

8. A bellyful of lies will do it everytime! BTW, what's our

"golden boy" revered, Democratic leader, Bill Clinton doing hanging out with the opposition? Ohhhhhh....that's right...they are good friends. Stupid me to think that our leader would be on our side and be too busy upholding our policies and defending our choices to have investigations of Bush's crimes than to have time to be out dining with a former Secretary of State.

I used to just love Bill Clinton. He has really turned me off since he left office.

[malaise]

4. These Colorado Aspens

are deadly indeed.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. CNN can't even get that correct!

It wasn't a "Clinton dinner". He was seated at the same table as Clinton, among others.

These people are sooooo transparent, and despicable!

[Hugin]

9. It was obviously Clinton's fault Powell got sick...

Bill Clinton ate my dessert!

[Warpy]

6. OK, what's going on in Aspen?

First Lay dies, all too conveniently.

Then Powell becomes ill. His death would also be convenient for a lot of people.

Enqiring minds want to put two and two together and get five.

[Norquist Nemesis]

12. It would interesting to know if anyone from Bilderberg is there.

B-)

[KoKo]

18. Nah....remember it's only

"Some People" here on this Board who always act like Freepers spewing conspiracy theories. :D :sarcasm:

[wakeme2008]

11. Info on dinner here

http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.1097259/k.9C51/Alma_J_Powell_at_Aspen_Ideas_Festival.htm

ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL
CHILDREN IN AMERICA: KEEPING THE PROMISE
ALMA J. POWELL
Friday, July 8, 2005

General Colin Powell: It is a great pleasure for me to be here and especially to have the opportunity to say hello to the Bezos scholars, and I thank Jeff for his contribution for his contribution to the preparation of the next generation of America's leaders, and I look forward to seeing you all a little later on in the afternoon.

..more at link...

[Hugin]

13. Thank you for the full story...

We can't rely on CNN anymore... We have to do the 'reporting' ourselves.

[bdamomma]

17. you will never get the truth from CNN

[FSogol]

14. Maybe Clinton switched the plates when Powell wasn't looking? n/t

[Hugin]

15. That's too plausible to be funny...

But, I'm laughing anyway.

[Norquist Nemesis]

16. You might have something there

hmmmmm....

[Mist]

19. Wow, Aspen's a toddling town lately. Must upgrade the thickness

of my tinfoil. :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[Ian David]

20. Why would Clinton sully himself by consorting with Colon-Blow Powell? n/t