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Hillary Clinton’s Combat Fantasies

March 26th, 2008 · 3,984 Comments

Michelle Malkin has a beautiful compilation that tracks the arc of Hillary Clinton’s fantasy about what her trip to Tuzla (in Bosnia) was like.

As a summary for those who don’t marinate themselves in the daily brew of the ongoing Presidential campaigns:

Mrs. Bill Clinton attempted to bolster her supposed international relations expertise (and an image of courageousness as well) by saying that when she visited Bosnia, the airplane had to do a “corkscrew” landing, and she had to run, with her head down, to waiting armored vehicles, to avoid sniper fire.

Of course, there were a few dozen other people there (not counting the massed military forces providing security for the then-First Lady), many of whom had video cameras, and the actuality of the trip differs wildly from Mrs. Clinton’s Walter-Mitty-like retelling. Her tale never rung true, especially considering 1) the military and Secret Service would never bring a First Lady into a zone with active sniper fire; 2) she had brought Chelsea along (who takes their kid to a war zone?), and oh by the way 3) Sinbad, and Sheryl Crowe, were also along for the trip.

Check out Ms. Malkin’s site for an hilarious group skewering.

And stay tuned for my follow-up on the political speech-writing techniques of the “pivot” and the “bait.”

Tags: Caught in the Act · Clinton · Lies

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