First there was “Obama girl”, now there are.. the “McCain girls”. People are certainly excited about politics these days. These three women want John McCain in the White House. Did they convince you?
Clinton Never Said Obama Can’t Win.. Maybe
MISSPOKE, MISHEARD, MISUNDERSTOOD
It seems the Clinton camp has been telling superdelegates that Obama can’t win. No surprise there. However, her subsequent denial of the statement and then retraction of the denial have people yelling: Liar, liar, sniper fire.
Sources with direct knowledge of a conversation between Senator Clinton and Governor Bill Richardson, prior to the Governor’s endorsement of Obama say she told him flatly,
“He cannot win, Bill. He cannot win.”
Clinton responded to the allegations at a press conference in Burbank, California, “I have consistently made the case that I can win because I believe I can win, and you know sometimes people draw the conclusion I’m saying somebody else can’t win.”
At the end of the conference, when directly asked if she made the comment in a private conversation with Richardson, Hillary Clinton told reporters “That’s a no.”
Clinton aides now insist the Senator misunderstood the question, asserting the candidate believed she was answering whether or not she would discuss a private conversation.
A Rundown of Hillary Clinton’s False Political Claims
Bosnia, Northern Ireland, NAFTA … multiple false claims. “Misspeaks” or disregard for the truth? Watch this compilation (or read excerpts below) and decide for yourself.
- Foreign Policy: 7 seconds into the video
- Bosnia: 53 seconds into the video
- Northern Ireland at the 2:20 minute mark
- NAFTA at 4 minutes
FOREIGN POLICY
Hillary Clinton claims great foreign policy, but when her advisers were asked to provide examples in an interview with Slate, there was a long silence. They failed to provide any.
BOSNIA
Hillary said she was under sniper fire in Bosnia, and the greeting ceremony had to be canceled. News footage shows no sniper fire and the greeting ceremony went on as planned.
NORTHERN IRELAND
In New Hampshire, January 2008, Hillary said:
“I went to [Northern Ireland] more than my husband did. I was working to help change the atmosphere among people because leaders alone rarely make peace. I remember a meeting that I pulled together in Belfast, in the town hall there, bringing together Catholics and Protestants…”
There is no record of any such meeting. Hillary did however attend a ceremony in 1995 where Bill Clinton turned on some Christmas lights. After the meeting, Hillary met with some women at the Lamp Lighter Cafe. Hillary was given a tea pot as a gift.
On March 2008, Hillary told CNN,
“I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland.”
The Daily Telegraph reported in 1998 that Hillary Clinton played no part in political talks over the years. The former first Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey, called her claims “a wee bit silly”. (more…)
