Hillary: I Lost Power - Not

NewsMax.com ^ | 8/18/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told ABC's "World News Tonight" last Thursday that the lights at her Chappaqua, NY mansion went out along with everyone else's when the big blackout hit.

But moments later during the same interview, Clinton contradicted herself and admitted that she was "one of the fortunate ones" who still had power, thanks to a Secret Service generator on her property.

"No, the lights aren't on," Clinton initially told ABC's Ted Koppel, who asked during their telephone chat if she still had power "up there."

After listening to the top Democrat expound for a few minutes on the vagaries of nuclear power and why she thought the collapse of Enron should have been a warning sign, Koppel revisited the question, asking, "Well, has the Secret Service got a nice generator for backup power? Or are you handling it on candles tonight?"

With that Sen. Clinton came clean and admitted she was enjoying full power.

"Well, no, they do. I'm one of the fortunate ones," she offered, without skipping a beat. "Because of all of the equipment and the communications, that is something that they can count on to keep essential services going."

Koppel pretended not to notice Hillary's earlier fib about being left without lights, noting only, "Well, the neighbors will be coming over for that cup of sugar later on."

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[gridlock]

I guess it depends on what your definition of "out" is...

But, seriously, I find it startlingly unlike Hillary! to know or care what the power is doing for the "little people" as long as her lights are on. Maybe there is hope for Hillary!.

< slapforehead>NOT!< /slapforehead>

[dirtboy]

But, seriously, I find it startlingly unlike Hillary! to know or care what the power is doing for the "little people" as long as her lights are on.

If there is political opportunity present, Hillary's there.

[HIDEK6]

How exactly is that lying?

Her lips were moving.

[dirtboy]

The power flips off with everyone elses, hence the "yes my power went out", but comes back when the secret services generator kicks in, hence "we've got lights now"

Uh, that wasn't her initial answer. Koppel asked if there was power up there, Clinton answered "No, the lights aren't on" - even though her lights obviously WERE on. She lied. Without even thinking about it.

[dirtboy]

Again, I will have to defer to our resident Christians apologists to invent a convenient fiction as to why two apparently contradictory statements are really not.

Considering that you didn't even get her initial response right, your position of smug intellectual superiority is not very well founded.

[dirtboy]

For all the FReepers we have I've seen come up with the most hilarious imaginative fictions in order to harmonize 4 apparently condradictory accounts of the Ressurection

And you were just as sanctimonious then?

[Peach]

The story is she lies every time she opens her mouth.

[Maria S]

"How exactly is that lying?"

Depends on what the meaning of the term "is" is.

[COUNTrecount]

"How exactly is that lying?"

Depends on what the meaning of the term "is" is.


It also depends on what the meaning of "on" is.

[EggsAckley]

Frilled Lizard

[Maria S]

I saw the luvly Hillary this morning during a clip shown on Fox. Boy! She has packed on the pounds! Just showed her face and upper body...hair greasy as usual, but face reeeally puffy. That few seconds without light or air-conditioning (before the Secret Service flipped on the back-up stuff) really must have taken a toll on her.

[.cnI redruM]

sweet. Worthy of The Discovery Channel.

[dirtboy]

Yeah, but can you get a pantsuit on that lizard?

[.cnI redruM]

If it acessorizes well with her scale pattern...

[FeliciaCat]

What do christians have to do with the thread?????