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Hillary Clinton Gets Purple Heart Award
NewsMax.com ^ | Feb. 17, 2006 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 02/17/2006 6:25:42 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has put in for a Purple Heart - and she received the decoration yesterday.

The former first lady garnered the award without being wounded in combat - or sustaining any kind of injury at all - as is usually the case with Purple Heart recipients.

Neither has Clinton ever served in the military, though she once claimed in a TV interview she tried to join the Marines.

Instead, Mrs. Clinton received a symbolic award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart "in recognition of her inspirational leadership and dedicated service to America’s military service members and America’s veterans."

"I am honored to receive the Inspirational Leadership Award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart,” Hillary said, in a statement posted to her web site announcing the award.

"The Purple Heart medal symbolizes service and sacrifice to our nation. I consider it a privilege and duty to work on behalf of combat wounded active duty servicemembers and veterans and I will continue to make them one of my top priorities."

The former first lady's web site also noted that "Senator Clinton has been an unwavering champion in the fight to recognize the heroism of those who have received the Purple Heart" by co-sponsoring legislation for a Purple Heart commemorative stamp.

Clinton's statement went on to explain:

"The Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit, commonly known as the Purple Heart, is the oldest military decoration in the world in present use. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded in conflict with an enemy force, or while held by an enemy force as a prisoner of war, and posthumously to the next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who are killed in conflict with an enemy force, or who die of a wound received in conflict with an enemy force."

In a 1994 interview with ABC News, Mrs. Clinton recounted her efforts to join the Marines when she was 27-years-old.

"Gee, now it was probably 19 years ago - in 1975," Hillary said at the time. "I decided that I was very interested in having some experience in serving in some capacity in the military."

She remembered telling the recruiter, "I wanted to explore - I didn't know whether I thought active duty would be a good idea, reserve, you know, maybe National Guard, something along those lines."

But leatherneck Hillary's bid to enlist soon crashed and burned, when the Marine recruiter told her: "You're too old."

"Maybe the dogs [Army] would take you," he offered.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americans; bogusheadline; cap; hillary; humanbeings; marines; moph; purpleheart; usa; usaf; uscg; usmc; usn; veterans
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To: D.P.Roberts

We'll probably hear a lot about this in her 2008 campaign ads. And I'm sure that the media will remind us of it every chance they get.

After all, Hillary is the epitome of moderation and centrism!


21 posted on 02/17/2006 6:34:05 AM PST by Aetius
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To: Voter#537

The Clintons would not allow uniformed Pentagon personel in the White House. I recall that Chelsea told a Marine guard that her parents didn't like them.


22 posted on 02/17/2006 6:34:19 AM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: Screamname


Hillary's medallion is inscribed with her famous military quote: "We loathe the military."

Hearing this inspires hatred, pure hatred. She must never achieve her aims.


23 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:25 AM PST by romanesq
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Good Grief! Where's the "Barf Alert"?


24 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:30 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Carl/NewsMax
I say again:

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT, OVER.

25 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:39 AM PST by SquirrelKing (Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

How hard would it have been simple to have done the title corrctly by saying this:

Hillary Clinton receives symbolic award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart

Thats it. Most people would have associated the title with her getting the REAL one. Come on.


26 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:41 AM PST by Marius3188
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Through pompous self promotion, Hillary just lost more votes. Her ship will be sunk way before the '08 primaries. Way to go dumba@@.

Just give Liberals enough rope and they'll do the rest.
27 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:51 AM PST by TheForceOfOne
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To: Carl/NewsMax
"...Mrs. Clinton received a symbolic award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart "in recognition of her inspirational leadership and dedicated service to America’s military service members and America’s veterans."

This, the woman who is known (and quoted) to LOATHE the military?

28 posted on 02/17/2006 6:35:56 AM PST by TommyDale
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To: Carl/NewsMax

SCRAPPLEFACE?

The Onion?


29 posted on 02/17/2006 6:36:00 AM PST by Redbob (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than ride in a car with Teddy Kennedy!)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

So what does Vince Foster get?


30 posted on 02/17/2006 6:37:07 AM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: neutrality
Oh my God, it`s true...How many hits of LSD did these people take standing with Hellary? What`s next, Michael Moore getting the Congressional medal of honor?

"Now hand me the purple heart while smiling or you will never see your family again!" " Yes Hellary"

31 posted on 02/17/2006 6:37:10 AM PST by Screamname (Tagline)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

"in recognition of her inspirational leadership and dedicated service to America’s military service members and America’s veterans."

She didn't like seeing uniforms around the White House!


32 posted on 02/17/2006 6:37:20 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Carl/NewsMax

What did she do to deserve this?


33 posted on 02/17/2006 6:37:36 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Yes, but let me guess, it's not beating..


34 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:07 AM PST by rs79bm (I'd rather Hunt with Cheney then ride with Kennedy!)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

I believe there is an unwritten law on BARF ALERTS on posts like this. If this isn't ScrappleFace, the Onion or some other parody website, I am not only shocked and appalled, I am disappointed in this organization for choosing Hitlery of all people.

*commences violent vomiting*


35 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:14 AM PST by rarestia ("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / Molwn Labe!)
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To: neutrality
It looks like in this case the story is factual - Hillary recieved an award, called the inspirational leadership award from an organization called the Military order of the Purple Heart.

But she didn't get a purple heart. The headline is blantantly false - a lie , in fact.

The first paragraph is a tricky construction leading the reader to believe that this is an outrage - that Hillary nominated herself and received a purple heart without serving in the military while burying a factual quote deep in the story.

This is really bad, dishonest, journalism on the part of NewsMax

I'm just about at the point that I think NewsMax stories should have an (almost certainly not true) warning.

36 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:21 AM PST by gondramB (Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
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To: gondramB
You have to check everything they print on News Max - they print a lot of stuff as fact they only wish was true.

Do you really think NewsMax would fabricate a story and make up quotes to go with it? Here's the link:

http://www.clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=251629&&

37 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:30 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax
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To: Aetius
"We'll probably hear a lot about this in her 2008 campaign ads. And I'm sure that the media will remind us of it every chance they get."

I will certainly mention it every chance I get, just as I reminded people that Algor invented the Internet.

38 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:37 AM PST by D.P.Roberts
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Just shameful...Those guys are becoming an embarrassment


39 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:52 AM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
The first line of the NewsMax article is misleading - the Military Order of the Purple Heart cannot award Purple Hearts so they can't give her one. Instead they award an "Inspirational Leadership Award" or some such.

Bad enough, I admit.

40 posted on 02/17/2006 6:38:56 AM PST by Heatseeker (Never underestimate the left's tendency to underestimate us.)
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