Tokyo Hillary

American Spectator ^ | 12/01/03 | The Prowler

[Pokey78]

LEFTOVERS
While President George W. Bush was embraced warmly by the more than 600 troops he served dinner to in Baghdad on Thanksgiving, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the same treatment.

In fact so few U.S. military personnel volunteered to meet and sit with her, that military leaders in Baghdad had to designate enlisted personnel and junior officers to spend time with the New York senator.

"The meetings with [Iraqi administrator Paul] Bremer went fine, but we weren't finding a lot of takers on meeting with Clinton and [Rhode Island Democratic senator Jack] Reed," says an American staffer in Baghdad. "Maybe there weren't a lot of New Yorkers in the area."

If Clinton was aware of her seemingly unpopularity, she didn't seem to care. Almost immediately after landing in Iraq, she began bad-mouthing the Bush administration to the military personnel she met, telling them that while America supported the troops, there were questions about the Bush administration's approach.

"To these men and women over here, it is the same thing," says the U.S. official. "Her husband didn't get it and she obviously hasn't learned. These men and women over here are America. They are the policy. For her to say what she said was just misguided."


SICK LEAVE
It wasn't just the military having troubles rounding up cooperative folks for Democrats. Leading up to the final votes on the Medicare reform legislation, Democrats weren't able to draw on the natural pool of vocal protesters to Republicans attempts to change the program. That's because the AARP had signed off on the bill and was running ads supporting it.

So the Democrats had to use organized labor for the protests, even though many of those union members who appeared at rallies with such Democrats as Sen. Tom Daschle and Sen. Ted Kennedy weren't old enough or hadn't qualified for Medicare yet -- no Gray Panthers here! According to one Democratic leadership aide, some protesters were being paid by the unions they belonged to to make up for lost wages because they took time off from work to help out their Democratic friends.

[Billthedrill]

In fact so few U.S. military personnel volunteered to meet and sit with her, that military leaders in Baghdad had to designate enlisted personnel and junior officers to spend time with the New York senator.

"Yo, Corporal Grabasst! You get first choice, latrine duty or dinner with Hillary Clinton. Right! OK, Private Schmedlap, I guess it's dinnertime for you..."

[KellyAdmirer]

Almost immediately after landing in Iraq, she began bad-mouthing the Bush administration to the military personnel

What a clueless, clueless, CLUELESS moron. Yes, clueless.

[McGavin999]

LOL, first they have to order soldiers to be with Hillary (no wonder those guys looked so sour in the photos) and they they had to pay protesters just like Saddam.

No wonder the democrats don't support the war in Iraq, they recognize a soul mate in Saddam.

[armymarinemom]

What a clueless, clueless, CLUELESS moron. Yes, clueless

Bingo!! A lot of those troops that are serving extended deployments still miss the two Divisions that her husband cut.

[nickcarraway]

In fact so few U.S. military personnel volunteered to meet and sit with her, that military leaders in Baghdad had to designate enlisted personnel and junior officers to spend time with the New York senator.

It's one thing to ask them to risk their lives, but...

[stylin19a]

Kinda like tying a steak around my neck to get the dog to play with me.

[Mo1]

According to one Democratic leadership aide, some protesters were being paid by the unions they belonged to to make up for lost wages because they took time off from work to help out their Democratic friends.

Is that legal?

[Atchafalaya]

Gotta tie a pork chop around her neck just to get the dogs to 1: come when she calls. 2: lick her face. 3:to pay attention. 4:..have at it!

[Mortimer Snavely]

I honestly think that was pretty much what happened, in some form or another.

[clee1]

I would have refused that order; and then demanded a Court Martial instead of an Article 15.

I would have loved for the press to have gotten ahold of that one. "Military tries soldier for refusing to eat with Hitlary."

[metalboy]

In fact so few U.S. military personnel volunteered to meet and sit with her, that military leaders in Baghdad had to designate enlisted personnel and junior officers to spend time with the New York senator.

Well why would they want to meet with this woman who had terrorists pardoned (FALN) by her husband so she could buy votes for her Senate campaign? That would be like Viet vets being forced to meet Jane Fonda and pretend everything is hunky dory.

[RJayneJ]

Quote of the Day by Sapper26

[longfellow]

"Maybe there weren't a lot of New Yorkers in the area."

This is an insult to us New Yorkers, #1 she aint from N.Y. and even if she was we wouldn't eat with her.#2 We saw her husbands policy on how to deal with terrorism more than anybody else in this country.

[tbpiper]

they have to order soldiers to be with Hillary

That's nothing new. Hil's mom used to have to tie a porkchop around her neck to get the dog to play with her.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Bingo!! A lot of those troops that are serving extended deployments still miss the two Divisions that her husband cut.

But without eliminating those two Divisions, her husband couldn't claim to have "reduced the size of government"... Kick those minor issues down the road to the next guy: that's the Clinton way!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

While President George W. Bush was embraced warmly by the more than 600 troops he served dinner to in Baghdad on Thanksgiving, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the same treatment.

In fact so few U.S. military personnel volunteered to meet and sit with her, that military leaders in Baghdad had to designate enlisted personnel and junior officers to spend time with the New York senator.

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8 Hillary to Troops: Support for War Fading 

 

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[prairiebreeze]

This. Is. RICH!!!

"I need some volunteers to sit with Sen. Clinton during dinner. You, You and YOU!!"

BWAHAHAHAHA!!

Prairie

[Carolina]

"They were happy to see myself"

[boxerblues]

Its the Baghdad Hag at her finest hour