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Hillary to Iowans: I Comforted Troops at Walter Reed
NewsMax.com ^
| Sunday Nov. 16, 2003; 12:03 a.m. EST
| With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Posted on 11/15/2003 11:23:52 PM PST by Jean S
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told Iowa Democrats Saturday night that she recently visited Washington, D.C.'s Walter Reed Army Hospital to comfort wounded soldiers coming back from Iraq, saying their plight was the result of President Bush's arrogant foreign policy.
Addressing an enthusiastic crowd at Iowa's Jefferson Jackson dinner, the top Democrat complained, "When the rest of the world opened its hearts to us [after 9/11], he turned his back and pursued a very narrow and unfortunate policy that we are still paying a very big price for."
"And of course, it is mostly falling on the shoulders of the young men and women who serve in our military," she added.
For the first time ever, Sen. Clinton revealed: "Last Tuesday night I went out to Walter Reed hospital, which, many of you know, is the Army hospital in Washington, to walk around and say hello to the soldiers who had been evacuated out of Iraq after suffering grievous injuries, to meet their familles, [and] to answer their questions."
She painted a picture of the unnecessary suffering due to what she said were the president's misguided policies:
"As I went from room to room and bed to bed, seeing young men who had lost arms and legs, who had head injuries that, at least as for now, prevented them from knowing their names and remembering where they came from - I knew that I was seeing the best that America has to offer."
A comprehensive review of news reports over the last week, however, failed to turn up any mention of Sen. Clinton's visit to Walter Reed.
The former first lady made similar claims of meetings with 9/11 victim familles to author Stephen Brill earlier this year. But when Brill attempted to confirm the visits with the families themselves, he got a different story.
"None of it turned out to be true," he told radio host Steve Malzberg. "[Sen. Clinton's office] gave me documents and phone calls and things like that which just plain never happened."
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2004; 911families; fabrication; hillary; iowa; walterreed; wia
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To: swheats; Howlin
"Good thing she added many had amnesia. There's no way you'll get corroboration of who she really saw." I thought it was really strange when she said this. However, I've learned not to trust newsmax.
To: petuniasevan
There is NO proof, no corroboration that you actually visited this hospital. Furthermore, there is no proof that you comforted anyone there if you did. If anything, your very presence added to their pain! How dare you add insult to injury by using suffering soldiers to push your own political agenda.
Stay away from America's troops, Hillary. They don't want you anywhere near them.
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posted on
11/15/2003 11:55:24 PM PST
by
wai-ming
To: ChiMark
"saying their plight was the result of President Bush's arrogant foreign policy"
How dare she say this to our soldiers .. this is just another OUTRAGEOUS act of a democrat.
The fact there don't appear to be any records of a Clinton visit .. I hope there is someone curious enough to follow up and find out the truth.
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posted on
11/15/2003 11:57:31 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(America .. the LIGHT of the World)
To: JeanS
For the first time ever, Sen. Clinton revealed: "Last Tuesday night I went out to Walter Reed hospital, which, many of you know, is the Army hospital in Washington, to walk around and say hello to the soldiers who had been evacuated out of Iraq after suffering grievous injuries, to meet their familles, [and] to answer their questions." Gee .. Hellary why did it take you 7 months to finally get around to visiting Walter Reed ??
Could ya be USING our military for YOUR political means???
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posted on
11/15/2003 11:59:04 PM PST
by
Mo1
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Hillswine, you're not even fit to be in the same zip code with these brave soldiers. Sorry all. After rethinking how that sounds, I realize that the tone of that statement may offend some people. So I would like to change it.
Hillswine, you're not even fit to occupy the same galaxy as these brave soliders do.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:00:37 AM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Proud member of the right-wing extremist neanderthals.)
To: JeanS
"As I went from room to room and bed to bed, seeing young men who had lost arms and legs, who had head injuries that, at least as for now, prevented them from knowing their names and remembering where they came from - I knew that I was seeing the best that America has to offer."
And the very worst are the college students who run away to England to protest and to rape.
To: Mo1
"Could ya be USING our military for YOUR political means???" If you saw it, what struck me was that as she related the story, she kept saying over and over again.....walking around, "as I was walking around, and walking around", you could here the insincerity in that she never related a personal experience with a single person. It was all in generalities. It was as if she just went to Walter Reed and "walked around"! LOL!
To: JeanS
"When the rest of the world opened its hearts to us [after 9/11], he turned his back and pursued a very narrow and unfortunate policy that we are still paying a very big price for." Yeah they opened their hearts(the French) and said please don't mess up our cozy situation with Iraq and other mideast despots. They will never use their chemical or nuclear weapons program against you or that crappy little country, Israel.
Sheesh talk about Hillary giving a big french kiss to the french, shudder just thinking about that literally.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:05:31 AM PST
by
Dane
To: Mo1
Hey, she had book tours to attend to. Give her a break! /s
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:05:49 AM PST
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: RIGHT IN SEATTLE
I'm glad to see someone is catching on. I've been calling her an ankle for almost two years on this forum. For those who are new here and might not know the meaning of it, here's why we call her that:
Ankle: Three feet lower than a _unt.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:10:55 AM PST
by
11B3
(Use the Gitmo prisoners for bayonnet course target dummies.)
To: A Citizen Reporter
I didn't see it on TV and I have no doubt that she kept repeating it .. she thinks if she says something enough times, people will believe her
I'm sure she went to Walter Reed and I'm sure she walked around
But I doubt she spent much time with the soldiers
IMO .. her and the other Dem Senators did this for a PR stunt to USE our military.
If the Dems really cared .. they wouldn' have waited 7 months for finally get around to visiting them
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:11:20 AM PST
by
Mo1
To: JeanS
Shrillery should probably pay the soldiers compensation for their torn sutures
from their trying to reach up and strangle her!
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:15:03 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: ChiMark
Agree.
But isn't the journal of lies now thicker than the Manhattan phone book?
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:16:32 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: JeanS
I am in the midwest. Is anyone familiar with Walter Reed? If it is on a military post wouldn't there be a record of who came into the hospital? Wouldn't hospital security have to know about a senator's visit? Wouldn't administrators? Since Senator Clinton is busy setting about wrecking the country isn't there some official schedule she keeps that could be checked? Like: 10:30 A.M. destroy the family, 12:00 lunch, 1:00 P.M. plot downfall of western civilization etc.
If this is true she made the statement it is fresh enough to check without the spin people being able to cover it.
MAN--how many straws does it take to break a felon's back?!
To: Piltdown_Woman
Shrillery Antoinette de Foserizer de Marx de Machiavelli de Stalin has been swimming nude in the Pacific Ocean of Treason she considers her own special fifedom for most of her life now.
The Media have something akin to multidimensional rosey glass lenses which block all the truth out and transpose all the lies into glowing reports to further her evil globalist power mongering plans.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:18:16 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: WackyKat
More likely Al-Qaeda or Arafart terrorist troops with hangnails.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:20:15 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: Ruth A.
Treasoner In Chief = Top HYPORAT.
Perhaps we should compile a treason lexicon. Terms associated with her and Billdo would likely take up 90% of it.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:22:00 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: JeanS
""Last Tuesday night I went out to Walter Reed hospital, which..."
Once, so she could use our injured troops in her rant tonight. 6
66
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:22:01 AM PST
by
At _War_With_Liberals
(Rodney King is the favorite philosopher of Senate Republicans.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Actually, I don't think she's fit to be in the same Galactic Cluster as such brave soldiers.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:22:39 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
To: A Citizen Reporter
News Max has construed reality rather close to my own construction many times.
Not sure why you're so hard on it. IT'S CERTIANLY MORE ACCURATE THAN THE LA SLIMES OR THE NY SLIMES.
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posted on
11/16/2003 12:23:39 AM PST
by
Quix
(DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
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