Bagram G.I.: Troops Waited While Hillary Chowed Down

NewsMax.com ^ | 12/02/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton forced U.S. troops stationed at Bagram air base in Afghanistan to wait for their Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday, while she and her entourage arrived late, then cut in line and were served first.

A soldier who witnessed the scene tells NewsMax:

"Thanksgiving Dinner started at 3 p.m. that day, so the line was forming around 2:30 p.m. She didn't show up until around 3:30 p.m.

"Once she got there," our source maintains, "Clinton and her entourage bumped everyone in line, forcing them to wait almost an extra hour."

The brass at Bagram apparently had a hard time rounding up New Yorkers who wanted to have dinner with Mrs. Clinton. Only six G.I.'s responded to an email sent out last week that stated, "Looking for military members from New York and Rhode Island interested in meeting their Senator/Congressman."

People Magazine was on hand to cover the event and wanted to interview the troops for reaction to Mrs. Clinton's visit.

"But they were getting declined left and right," our source said. "People were actually telling the reporters 'You don't want to print what I think about her and her visit.'"

After Clinton and her entourage departed, the only topics G.I.s wanted to talk about were "how great the food was and how fantastic they thought George Bush's visit to Iraq was."

[Poohbah]

Typical Clintonism...

[McGavin999]

Heh heh heh :o)

[farmfriend]

bttt

[RandallFlagg]

Good find! Bookmarking!

[Keith in Iowa]

Most excellent treatment of her Royal Heinous.

[WackyKat]

I take it Hillary won't be getting the military vote in her presidential run

[Ronin]

Bet she didn't leave a tip, either.

Heh, heh, heh, heh....

[kattracks]

She'll probably see to it that military absentee ballots are somehow "lost".

[Bullish]

Of course this report will never see the light of day outside of Newsmax and FreeRepublic.

[Diogenesis]

Afghan hero in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving: "Look!!!! Quickly. At the monitor.
Its our President Bush in Baghdad. He is soooo GREAT!!!!!

Her Royal Highness (D,NY): " [scheming] Damn $@#^%@^%^%$#%$#%@$%
At least I still have a thousand FBI files to manipulate. "

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[mcenedo]

bump

[Slings and Arrows]

That's my president!

[RJayneJ]

Quote of the Day by Will_Zurmacht

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031106/posts

For a contrasting opinion from the soldier that sat next to Bush in Baghdad.

[Thommas]

..the troops know the difference.

When I was in the Infantry, 'lo 20 years ago, the Officers knew that the quickest way to garner the detestation of the soldiers was to eat before the last man was served. An exception could be granted to the Officers who elected to serve the troops their meals for a while.

Here we see the perfect contrast; the Commander in Chief serves the troops and then sits down for chow, resulting in respect. The bearer of Old Crusty shoves into line, forcing the common troop to delay a holiday meal, resulting in contempt.

The elitist Dems just don't get it.

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[gipper81]

typical bump

[DeepDish]

""Once she got there," our source maintains, "Clinton and her entourage bumped everyone in line, forcing them to wait almost an extra hour."

Compared to Bush who shows up makes his speech, and then the only one he cuts in front of is one of the chow slingers so he can serve troops their dinner and say hi.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bookmarked!