False Claims Outed for Hillary on Bosnia Trip

Hillary Clinton kind of made up the whole part about being in Bosnia and having the greeting ceremony canceled due to sniper fire.

Today, her campaign says she “misspoke” and the media is nice enough to use the same word. Nevertheless, the Washington Post has awarded her “four Pinocchios“.

  • Of course, it wasn’t too dangerous to bring along daughter Chelsea, comedian Sinbad and singer Sheryl Crow. In fact, Sinbad said, the scariest moment was deciding where to eat.

However, Hillary, when speaking on her foreign policy experience, says this of the perilous trip to Bosnia:

“That’s where we went. I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”

Unfortunately, this video shows otherwise. No sniper fire, the greeting ceremony took place and Hillary even hugged an 8 year old girl who recited a poem. CBS News footage here, but Jed Report video with footage and her “misspeaks” below.

SOURCE: Hillary’s Balkan Adventures, Fact Checker

False Claims of Combat Experience Normally Lead to Resignations

Clinton Misspoke About Bosnia Trip, Campaign Says

Published in: on March 24, 2008 at 5:30 pm Comments (2)
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Clinton’s Profit from American Debt & Mortgage Crisis

DEBT INVESTMENT FIRM: CHELSEA EMPLOYER & LARGE CLINTON DONOR

This hedge fund company specializes in the “distressed debt market.” In other words, Avenue Capital Group profits from downturns in the economy and foreclosures and bankruptcies. Chelsea has a graduate degree and a six figure salary at Avenue Capital, so she’s clearly aware of the nature of her employer’s business.

Perhaps her aversion to the media is because she doesn’t want this question popping up?

Diane Francis calls her a “Wall Street understudy to hedge fund pirate Marc Lasry of Avenue Capital” and says,

Marc’s a big Clinton donor (no surprise there) who is also allowing Chelsea to book off time to stump for [her mother]. Avenue Capital and Mr. Lasry are fans, and beneficiaries, of the sub-prime and mortgage mess which has plagued the world economy and ruined many American families and neighborhoods. And of the current mortgage market turmoil, Mr. Lasry was quoted recently as saying it was simply “great” for business.

Is Chelsea in favor of her firm making millions at the expense of sub-prime failures and bankruptcies? Moreover, if the Clinton’s help stop the sub-prime mortgages and debt situation, how ever will they get all those hefty contributions?

  • Click here to see some of the $115,000 worth of contributions given to Hillary Clinton’s Senate and Presidential campaigns from friends at Avenue Capital as listed by the Federal Election Commission.

On her website Hillary Clinton says: Wall Street not only enabled reckless mortgage lending, it encouraged it - 1.8 million home foreclosure notices have been filed this year, a 74% increase from 2006. Now it’s time for lenders, homeowners and investors to come together to solve this crisis and stem the tide of foreclosures.

  • Investors…? As in private investment hedge fund firms that employ your daughter and contribute heavily to your campaigns?

Well at least we know the Clinton’s are working for our interests from the inside.

Published in: on February 19, 2008 at 9:55 am Comments (1)
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