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

[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."

[Quix]

Given both her ankles,

wouldn't that be

SIX FEET LOWER THAN?

[A Citizen Reporter]

"News Max has construed reality rather close to my own construction many times. "

Sorry, that just hasn't been my experience. AT ALL. And I've given it more than enough chances.

[Quix]

Ah well, I usually wait for multiple sources anyway.

[Jen]

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?

Definitely. Senators get VIP treatment. A call to the Walter Reed public affairs office on Monday should answer the question. (202) 782-7177

[clee1]

What a worthless b!tch.

[clee1]

...more accurate than the LA or NY Slimes

Thats really not saying much.

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

I've been calling her that since 1992.

Bill the "Slob" during the '92 elections.

[Quix]

I think

Billdo, Dillbo and Dilldo are all,

also accurate for him.

I suspect you've also read my expanded name for her.

[Atchafalaya]

Truth or dare?!

[lorrainer]

"Last Tuesday night I went out to Walter Reed hospital, which, many of you know, is the Army hospital in Washington...

Translation: You people are all idiots, you know, so I have to tell you what Walter Reed is, you know, because you're here in Iowa and you don't know anything. Why, I myself didn't know what Walter Reed was, you know, until they wrote this for me to say, you know.

[Quix]

comforted the troops?

Discomfitted the troops big time!

Comforted . . .

like a 50 lb lead weight dropped from head height onto a big toe comforts it's ingrown toenail!

[lorrainer]

If anyone is doubting whether she said this, they had mentioned it on the live thread, post #260.

[Prime Choice]

What utter sanctimony from Hillary. It must still bother her that she was booed in her first major appearance following 9/11.

And she expects us to believe she "comforted" injured soldiers? Yeah, right. Pigs might fly, but I doubt it.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sat Nov 15,10:17 PM ET

Sat Nov 15, 8:45 PM ET

[jnarcus]

You've got to be kidding right? Newsmax is a reliable source----far more so than most that get posted. I watched the so called Iowa event on CSPAN and yes indeed I will be happy to confirm that those are exactly the words that Hilary used ....And trust me if she had a photo op with the "wounded heroes of Iraq" the papers would have been on it like white on rice

[jnarcus]

Oh I see now you must have thought it was News of the World or the Weekly Weird

[jnarcus]

Hmmm how odd....Newsmax reports many things that are posted here ( and at WND as well as Drudge). What hasn't been accurate? You say you don't trust them AT ALL...I guess the stories they have done over the years are not to your liking

[Miss Marple]

I don't like all of their stories, either. While I dislike the Clintons intensely, it seems that NewsMax likes to fan the flames of Clinton hatred, and sometimes exaggerates stories a bit.

On the whole, though, they ARE more accurate than the New York Times.

[onyx]

Is this the story?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

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.

Gee, that must have been very comforting, being told that they were wounded for no good reason.