Posted on 03/25/2008 6:54:49 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Hillary Defends Against 'Swiftboating' on Bosnia by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · No Comments
(2008-03-25) — After a CBS News video appeared on YouTube contradicting former First Lady Hillary Clinton’s account of her 1996 landing in Bosnia “under sniper fire”, a spokesman for Sen. Clinton’s presidential campaign said unnamed critics were trying to “swiftboat” her “in a fashion reminiscent of what they did to John Kerry in 2004.” [Click to View CBS Video]
Sen. Kerry, a professional Vietnam war veteran, faced relentless questions during his own White House bid that were sparked by fellow swiftboat crewman who alleged that his Vietnam service was not as harrowing and valorous as his own medal applications and stump speeches implied.
The Clinton campaign source said CBS News had apparently edited out the sniper fire audio from its video clips, making it look like First Lady Clinton and her daughter Chelsea were greeted at the landing site by a little, pony-tailed Bosnian girl who kissed Mrs. Clinton on the cheeks.
“Even without the audio, you can see Hillary and Chelsea ducking toward the little girl as bullets whistle over their heads,” said the anonymous campaign staffer. “The other people standing nearby were so paralyzed by fear that all they could do was smile. The little girl practically leaped into Hillary’s arms for protection from the barrage of searing hot lead.”
In an effort to avoid such a swiftboating, the Clinton campaign will reportedly air a new commercial which claims to include the original audio recorded that day. [Click here, or view video below.]
One of the better summaries I've seen...
Swiftboating = Telling the truth. Ouch!
It’s Scrappleface, folks.
Later today Hillary Clinton will wear a Marine Corps Dress Uniform and bite the head off a Robin to prove she is for and again hard!
Before I realized this was Scrappleface I was thinking "Wow! some writer in the MSM is going to be in a lot of trouble for actually accurately describing what Swiftboating is."
There should be a rule about posting anything from Scrappleface before noon. Their stuff is too believable to anyone not fully awake yet.
God, this is beautiful...Swiftboating? The lady is a psychopathic liar...
So, technically, she is being Swiftplaned...
Problem is, it's so believable.
Swift boaters busted Kerry out.
Sinbad busted Clinton out.
She’s been Sinbaded.
HilLIARy
Scrappleface.....you magnificent bastard!!
Had me really going!! Must read the source line next time!!.....problem is...it is not past HRC to spin it like that!!
I closed my eyes and listened to all the noise. Even if this is actual audio-all rounds were out going. I heard one slight zing- not a bullet. Nothing was close to her, and; most likely was out going arty passing over her headed toward a preplanned target far off. I do not like to defend this witch, do not know the source, but; many men new to combat are confused between out going from incoming. The one round that even zinged somewhat, sounded like arty going out over her towards a preplanned target. That is my opinion.
I’m quite certain I haven’t seen a more concisely accurate summary, and I contributed more to the SwiftVets in 2004 than I did to the Bush campaign.
lol!! “paralyzed in fear!” OH HILARIOUS!
Note how Scott Ott has inserted "professional" in a place that it is not normally inserted. Very funny.
Her fabrications give the snipers a bad name.
How does she expect people to believe that any halfway decent sniper could miss that barn door butt of hers?
I dang near bit on this one. ROTFLMAO
LOL!
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