Chelsea Clinton Denied Access in Vieques, Puerto Rico

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[SilvieWaldorfMD]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Navy has denied Chelsea Clinton permission to campaign for her mother on a former bombing range on a small Puerto Rican island.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign wanted to use the land Wednesday as a setting to discuss the candidate's clean up plan for the region and call to give some areas to local residents.

But Navy spokeswoman Lt. Lara Bollinger said no one is allowed to campaign on federal property.

Chelsea Clinton is making her second campaign visit to Puerto Rico in the last three weeks. The U.S. territory has 55 delegates at stake in its June 1 Democratic primary.

The Navy closed the range in Vieques in April 2003 following years of protests after two errant bombs killed a security guard.

[1rudeboy]

pwned

[rockabyebaby]

heeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[AU72]

Chelsea is no longer a civilian. She’s fair game.`

[weegee]

But Navy spokeswoman Lt. Lara Bollinger said no one is allowed to campaign on federal property.

"Do you know who I AM?!!!"

[trumandogz]

I was not aware that the Bush Administration closed Vieques.

[tumblindice]

“Navy spokeswoman Lt. Lara Bollinger said no one is allowed to campaign on federal property. Well, almost no one.”
“There are Hatch Act exceptions,” she admitted, “but . . .damn! Ugly? She could knock a bulldog off a meat wagon.”

[NormsRevenge]

I guess she doesn’t get a T-shirt saying

I Got BomBed at Vieques!

bummer.

[Constitution Day]

Bwahahaha!

[synbad600]

Denied!

[Sax]

The Navy closed the range in Vieques in April 2003 following years of protests after two errant bombs killed a security guard.

And the prize? The local economy lost $250 million per year when the Navy closed the associated base Roosevelt Roads, which without Vieques was useless.

[Dixie Yooper]

The U.S. Navy has denied Chelsea Clinton permission to campaign for her mother on a former bombing range on a small Puerto Rican island. Don't we have a nice new bombing range we can send her to?

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Chelsea Clinton in Puerto Rico --

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Ping

[aposiopetic]

I think she looks like her mom in the “pollo” pic.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Photo op denied.

[C210N]

While the whole bunch of folks standing with Chelsea look like they could hurl - note the man and little girl with smirks to Chelsea’s right; the man to Chelsea’s left looks like he did hurl (but was respectful enough to deflect things away from landing on Chelsea).

[oh8eleven]

I will fondly remember Camp Garcia and Isabel Segunda forever. Not.

[JLS]

And the headline on this story is not, “C.Clinton Stopped From Illegally Campaigning on Federal Property,” why? AP is pathetic with that headline.

[Walkingfeather]

Here is a question...

Is chelsey still employed? If so is she getting paid while on leave? Are all of the other employees at her firm entitled to the same benefit? This firm wouldnt have any business dealings with the state of NY would it?

[Tex Pete]

Somebody farted...woah oh oh oh...

[WildcatClan]

Some of those most excited people I have ever seen. I sure hope none of them have heart conditions, they seem to be overstimulated.

[romanesq]

Excellent.

[silverleaf]

Poor Chelsea - turned away from the Killing Fields of
Vieques. No chance to see and weep over the stacks of thousands and thousands of dummy bombs stacked so high...

[Jeff Chandler]

She could knock a bulldog off a meat wagon.

She got a tattoo on her forehead which read, "THIS SIDE UP".

[willgolfforfood]

I think she looks more like Web.

And what the hey, let her campaign from out in the middle of the minefield - but only if her mom walks out there for a joint photo-op, hand-in-hand.

[massgopguy]

Yes, don’t you remember they all howled when they found out closing the base meant all the jobs they had on would be gone as well?

[albie]

“The U.S. Navy has denied Chelsea Clinton permission to campaign for her mother on a former bombing range on a small Puerto Rican island”.

...She can come back when it becomes a CURRENT bombing range.

[tumblindice]

The guards at her bank turn off the security camera when they see her coming.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Right.

The closing down of Vieques meant closing down Roosevelt Roads Naval Base as well because, after all, Rosie Roads was there to complement the Vieques firing range and vice versa. Once one of those components was gone, the other one had to go to. That part of the Island (Northeast) is suffering those closures bigtime...

[cll]

Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.

[Jeff Chandler]

Some of those most excited people I have ever seen.

Yeah, the expression on the face of the little girl in the center holding the sign reminds me of the Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

[Jeff Chandler]

Her parents hung a pork chop around her neck to get the family dog to come near her.

[preacher]

Here's raw material for someone to photoshop your phrase.

[jimfree]

Vieques was the best (only?) target range of its kind for naval gunfire. I shot at Vieques (killing no guards) during gunnery exercises in 1981. I was Director Officer for the 5”/54. Among other things my job was to pass visual corrections down to Gun Plot after observing the shell impact.

[DocRock]

[Eaker]

two errant bombs killed a security guard.

It took two bombs to kill one guy?

That makes no sense.

[devistate one four]

I was waiting for a comment about Garcia. I did 6 months there in ‘69. also did some pineapple wine in Isabella...

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

I know a lot of Navy and Marine vets who remember Vieques fondly. Having grown up in Puetro Rico, I remember going to Vieques several times, specifically camping out at the beach with my friends at Playa Esperanza and taking the ferry from Fajardo.... lots of booze and fun times....
Vieques was/is awesome....

Ah, the memories of youth....

[wastedyears]

They should’ve let her.

But let her know that bombing runs are still going on.

[tumblindice]

you win!

[DeFault User]

I came to Vieques to get bombed and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Wow, those hips are gonna keep spreading. A few more years, and she’s gonna look like Daddy Webb.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

I guess they should have been careful what they wished for.

[Enterprise]

Said Hillary: “WTF? They wouldn’t let Chelsea campaign at Vieques? When I’m President I’m going to bomb the hell out of that place!”

[Doohickey]

She should consider herself lucky. I had to land there once in a SH-3 after an engine flamed out. Not much to see there.

[Alia]

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign wanted to use the land Wednesday as a setting to discuss the candidate's clean up plan for the region and call to give some areas to local residents.

Hillary Clinton was FIRST LADY for 8 years. NY Senator for going on 8 years. You'd think she, her campaign handlers, Chelsea would ALREADY know they couldn't use this land for campaigning purposes.

[quark]

A corollary:

“Build 100 bridges, and do the people call you a ‘bridge-builder?’ No. But suck one little c***, and what do they call you for the rest of your life?”

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

I guess they should have been careful what they wished for.

A few years ago, the Disney Company showed interest in the Roosevelt Roads land in Ceiba to build a big "Pirates of the Caribbean"-themed amusement park and hotels, and the Government of Puerto Rico denied the offer (Idiots!)

The land remains abandoned.