Did Sinbad Sink Hillary’s Claims in Bosnia?
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Posted March 25, 2008 – Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) in efforts to boost her international experience “misspoke” about her March 1996 trip to Bosnia. The former First Lady recalled landing there under “sniper fire.” But one passenger on the plane: comedian Sinbad, also along on the humanitarian trip, disagreed.
“I never felt that I was in a dangerous position,” Sinbad told the Washington Post last week. “I never felt being in a sense of peril, or ‘Oh, God, I hope I’m going to be okay when I get out of this helicopter or when I get out of this tank,” he said.
But just last week, when asked about the same trip, Clinton said, “I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia,” she said, in remarks that aides described Monday as not being part of her prepared speech. “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.”
Well, it looks like after more in-depth “fact checking.” Sinbad was right.
Clinton admitted while campaigning in Pennsylvania Monday she “misspoke” about the circumstances surrounding their arrival. She didn’t offer up an explanation, but admitted making the mistake.
She didn’t recant her earlier statements until several news organizations confirmed Sinbad’s version of the event. The Washington Post published a “fact check” on the trip with their reporter who was also there, and CBS News ran the footage of Clinton and her daughter Chelsea walking calmly on the tarmac. The landing and arrival was uneventful and no one on the trip ever heard or reported gunfire.
Clinton had recalled the trip as “harrowing.” While Sinbad said it involved no greater decision-making skills than “Do we eat here or at the next place?” according to an interview with the Washington Post.
On Monday, Clinton told the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board she was told “that we had to land a certain way and move quickly because of the threat of sniper fire,” not that actual shots were being fired.
“So I misspoke,” she told the paper.
This now opens the door to challenge her claims of “experience” that she has built her campaign around. Clinton has maintained she would be “ready on day one” and would be a better commander and chief because of her White House years and her role as First Lady.
Sinbad, an Obama supporter, may have the last laugh, because I’m sure no one in the Clinton camp is laughing.
Sen.Clinton sank her own story via lying in the first place.How someone makes a outrages claim and not think a person will not research her claim is astounding in of itself.She is desperate.
HOW MANY TIMES IS SHE GONA DO A ROGER CLEMMENS AND SAY HER WORDS WERE MISHEARD OR MISUNDERSTOOD//
HOW MANY TIMES IS SHE GONA DO A ROGER CLEMMENS AND SAY HER WORDS WERE MISHEARD OR MISUNDERSTOOD? THIS WOMAN i NOW BELIEVE IS A PATHOLOGICAL liar!@
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, LIED ABOUT HER TRIP TO BOSNIA.
Whatever lies they give to there own suppoters,the republicans are going to win any way
Clinton shouldn’t have lied about her trip, but people there’s so much going on in that lady life right now it may have slipped her mind or maybe she got it confused with some other event that took place.
Slipped her mind alright, she said “she remembers vividly”. Anyone remembering vividly doesn’t forget. Its something etched in their mind. I really hope the media dragg her through the mud like they dragg Senator Obama’s name.
She is full of it. She is no different from any other politician out there……Liars!
The only question this fall is who can outlie the other into the “White house”…………
And unfortunately for my Obama supporters, they dont call it the “White” house for nothing. We do need changes in Washington, and unfortunately it may not be in our lifetime.
SINBAD KEEP IT REAL THAT ALL CUZZ OBAMA FOR LIFE…….
Two weeks ago, Sinbad told the truth about what happened (or what didn’t happen) in Tuzla. Clinton made up a story to try to look heroic. I hate to call her a liar, but that’s what the facts indicate. Sinbad jokingly asked what kind of president would send his wife, a comedian and a guitarist (Sheryl Crow)to a place where people were shooting at them? When Sinbad spoke up, the Clinton campaign attacked his credibility. Will they apologize now? I doubt it. Thank you for speaking up, Sinbad.
OBAMA for PRESIDENT 08!!! Hillary is not truthful and will do anything and everything within her power (or her husbands) to win; including lying, cheating, stealing, etc. She lied many times about this story, and only now is saying she “misspoke” after finding out their is video contrary to her fabricated story!!! PEOPLE GET OUT AND VOTE FOR OBAMA !!!
Clinton is a lying racist fraud and I would never vote for the woman.
Clinton will do anything she can to have people feel sorry for her and to make them feel she can handle all walks of life well we the american people can see that is untrue vote for obama he has lived and walked miles in some of our shoes he keeps it real and that’s what’s up
We don’t need another president in the White House with alzheimer’s. It seems that Hilary can’t remember what she had for dinner last night so how can she answer the phone in the middle of the night coherently? She needs to get her stuff together and start running an intelligent campaign. She however will not get my vote no matter what she does now because she is a phony.
well, “there ya have it”
This is what happens when you lie, you have to tell another one to cover the other one. God will bring all things to the light if its done it the darkness, and lieing is truely from dark side. If OBAMA Continues to do what he’s doing then GOD Is gonna allow a whole lot more to come out on the clintons as we see it now unfoldn.Yes it is time for a change and I Just believe we’re gonna see it inthis lifetime. The bible say ” The head will be the tail and the tail will be the tail” and I Believe that. We’ve gone through long enough and we will have a man in the black house that we can be proud of and that will represent the American people. YOU GO OBAMA ‘08
Hillary, who killed Vince Foster? Neal Moody, Ron Brown and 80 other poor souls that got in your way?
Sorry, “The head will be the tail and the tail will be the head”. And I believe that.
In my opinion the Rev. Wright is the pastor of a Satanic church. As promised in the bible, that when the falling comes to past, we will see in the latter days we will see the anti-christ who is Obamination,he will lead the sheep of the cliff. Read the book of James chapter 3, and see the truth. They come to his church to hear the word of the devil.That’s why they don’t leave.
You know what to me this is a big sign of what is yet to come if she is vote our president. If she can lie about something like this which is a very big accusation then think about what she can lie about in the white house if she does become president. We have already been lied to so many times.Even though we don’t know it yet i am sure about that one and i am certaintly not trying to get lied to again. Hilary really needs to get her reputation up to standards. Vote OBAMA.
Why you did not post my comment
OBAMA and HILLARY both lied. Let’s move on. VOTE HILLARY!!!
Stop the nonsense. Both HILLARY and OBAMA lied. Let’s move on. VOTE HILLARY!!!
Stop the nonsense. Both HILLARY and OBAMA lied. Let’s move on. VOTE HILLARY!!!!
I’m sorry, but I don’t think that anyone who has been shot at forgets that day. She lied about it and that is that. She did not misspeak, she was hoping that no one would speak up and tell the truth or find out the truth. I am sure this is not that only story she has lied or embelished to make herself look more electable. I surely don’t want her forgetful behind on the other end of that red phone at 3:00 a.m. She might forget what she is supposed to do and call on Bill to make the decision. The media needs to be riding her behind about her lies just like they are riding O’Bama because of the decisions of his pastor.
Are we surprised, we are talking about the Clintons. Obama was dragged through the mud because of what someone else said. This untruth came out of her own mouth. Please lets not lose sight of this fact.
Hillary has lost the race against Obama but she refuses to step down until the end. Obama has already won and Hillary can’t beat him she knows this. So, she is going to use everything she has to try and make Obama look bad in the public eyes so the people will change their views of him. If, the polls change and the people start turning against Obama Hillary feels the Delegates will vote her in as the strongest Democratic Candidate for President in the November Election against Republican John McCann. Hillary will not make it to the White House as President because none of Congress wants her to be the Commandeering Chief. Go Obama!
MY MAMA USE TO SAY,A LIE DONT CARE WHO TELL IT .SHE OUGHT TO BE ASHAME OF HERSELF,FIRST NOBODY KNOW YOU WERE A LIAR NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS AND YOU WANT OUR VOTES GIRL-BYE.
Hillary mis spoke so has Obama can this country beat a Republican or just each other?
sHE IS A LIAR!! I DONT WANT HER IN THE OFFICE. CAUSE SHE IS FAKE. I HOPE BLACKS REALIZE SHE IS FAKE FAKE FAKE!!
if you’re in the mood for a good laugh, I found a pretty funny impersonation of Sinbad:
http://digitalfuntown.squarespace.com/dft-blog/2008/4/3/short-shorts-worst-month-ever.html