The Tuzla hustle: Enter the irresistible Hillary “sniper fire-dodger” Clinton photoshop/photo caption contest; Update: “Sleep-deprived”

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 25, 2008 05:00 AM

Scroll down for updates..8:35pm Eastern…the latest photoshop entry from reader Ashley…har…

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…from reader Herman Friesen…

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…and from reader Mike Peterson…

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Run for cover!

The fun is already under way at F/R, where imaginary sniper fire-dodger Hillary Clinton’s kiddie human shield photo-op in Bosnia has photo-shoppers (and video mash-up artists) salivating. Join in and I’ll post the best entries.

Here’s a triple-snort-worthy image from Roscoe Karns:

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And a related oldie-but-goodie from Registered:

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The NYT covers Hillary’s admission of “misspeaking” yesterday in Philly:

As part of her argument that she has the best experience and instincts to deal with a sudden crisis as president, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton recently offered a vivid description of having to run across a tarmac to avoid sniper fire after landing in Bosnia as first lady in 1996.

Yet on Monday, Mrs. Clinton admitted that she “misspoke” about the episode — a concession that came after CBS News showed footage of her walking calmly across the tarmac with her daughter, Chelsea, and being greeted by dignitaries and a child.

The backpedaling was a rare instance of Mrs. Clinton’s acknowledging an error, and she did so on a sensitive issue: She has cited her “strength and experience” since the start of the presidential race, framing her 80 trips abroad as first lady as preparation for dealing with foreign affairs as president. That argument was behind her campaign’s “red phone” commercial, which cast her as best able to handle a crisis.

Mrs. Clinton corrected herself at a meeting with the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board; she did not explain why she had misspoken, but only admitted it and then offered a less dramatic description.

Mrs. Clinton said she had been 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 said.

Let’s fix that:

“So I misspoke lied.”

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Here’s reader Kevin B.’s entry:

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…here’s commenter franksalterego’s entry:

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…and here’s reader Joe G.’s entry:

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And for real: Chelsea tells Hillary supporters how she managed to stay alive! Snort.

Update: Satire king Scott Ott at Scrappleface has unearthed the real “raw video and audio” from Hillary’s Tuzla adventure:

Update: Chris Matthews’ leg recounts its own dangerous mission under sniper fire.

Update: Abe Greenwald at Commentary weighs in:

Yes, we understand that people have bad memories. Yes, we are reconciled to the fact that politicians often have conveniently bad memories. But Hillary has an excellent memory, and furthermore she wasn’t lying. This kind of tall tale cut from whole cloth is the special realm of the Clintons, and it is an indication of a dangerously deluded mind. When Hillary recounted her great escape, she believed every word of it.

Update: New excuse…

She was sleep-deprived.

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  1. #272488
    On March 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm, NotaSlickFan said:

    This morning I saw some of Sliccary’s defenders on FOX including some airhead Hollywood actress (something? Tom) and a female attorney who’s name I missed. Boy can they spin. Their best defense of her is that it “was 12 years ago and, ya know, memories sometimes change and get out of hand and people forget”. Uhhm, if you have EVER been under fire YOU DO NOT FORGET nor does the story change. Period!

    P.S. #rs 84 and 85 are really a crack up—Thanks. :)

  2. #272524
    On March 25th, 2008 at 2:48 pm, Dimsdale said:

    On March 25th, 2008 at 9:52 am, lgm said:

    OK, a blog doesn’t have to be “fair and balanced”. But on the subject of lying politicians, try holding Hillary next to John (McCain). Let’s vote for the one who lies less, or who lies about less important things.

    Hillary: “I was shot at” (not)

    John: “I oppose torture” (Stood by Bush as he promised to continue torturing)

    John: “I don’t work with lobbyists” (most of his senior campaign staff are lobbyists).

    The difference is that John is discussing policy that affects all Americans while Hillary is talking about her vacation.

    Uh huh. I look at the overall picture, and a U.S. run by a Democrat (i.e. virtual socialist, posing pacifist) will be considerably worse than one run by McCain.

    By the way, that “vacation” as you call it was meant to show her “experience” as needed to run the country. It is her inflated/fabricated “baptism of fire” meant to compare with McCain’s wartime experience, and show that she can “hit the ground running (and dodging snipers, apparently) and Obama can’t.

    If you want to compare McCain and Hillary, corruption for corruption, Hillary wins hands down. McCain, for all of his faults, tries to do the right thing for the country and to protect the country. Hillary does things to gain power and money, screw the country.

    Don’t even get me started on Obama.

  3. #272527
    On March 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pm, max said:

    Hillary’s fast becoming the quintessential “dog-in-the-manger” candidate… She can’t get the nomination herself, but she’ll be damnded if Obama or anyone else get to enjoy it!

  4. #272544
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:13 pm, One_American said:

    “I was sleep-deprived, and I misspoke.” says Hillary.

    Obviously, she is losing sleep waiting up for that 3 am red-phone call…

  5. #272549
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:18 pm, DBNinKY said:

    On March 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm, DBNinKY said:

    On March 25th, 2008 at 12:07 pm, granite said:

    “…go to the troll’s website and read his public documentation (about a month or so ago) of his “abdominal event”.”

    On it.

    Sorry for the delay in responding; you’re right – waaay too TMI!

  6. #272554
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm, max said:

    It’s 5:15 AM. Dawn, or what passes for it in this murky netherworld of nuclear winter and driving radioactive dust storms, struggls to break over the boiling eastern sea…….

    “Hey, whaddaya want, I was sleep-deprived. I thought the red button was the snooze…”

  7. #272561
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:26 pm, terrig said:

    Just watching Fox and they showed some tape of Hillary and Chelsea walking amongst the troops on her litte trip. She shakes their hands and they look like “darn, why didn’t I get out of here quicker before I had to shake her hand?”. The looks on their faces was truly funny.

  8. #272571
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm, Wade said:

    Now cankles is pimping bringing out her daughter to lie misspeak for her.

    All these mean men picking on us…in 5..4..3..2..

  9. #272576
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:40 pm, ddhinnyc said:

    I won the $250 million lottery yesterday.

    Oops, I “misspoke.”

  10. #272580
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:45 pm, xblade said:

    She should just give a speech. That will make it all better.

  11. #272581
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:46 pm, md1964 said:

    Sleep Deprived???????

    More Like “Honesty Deprived”!!!!!!

  12. #272586
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:50 pm, purplepeep said:

    Here’s my humble photo-manip effort:

    Hillary – “Under Heavy Fire”

  13. #272589
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:52 pm, granite said:

    #99 purplepeep:

    Good one!

    Too funny!

  14. #272590
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:52 pm, purplepeep said:

    Or this direct link should work, too:

    Hillary – “Under Heavy Fire”

  15. #272594
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:55 pm, GPEJZ said:

    “Sleep-deprived”

    Yah, that’ll never happen while President so WE can enjoy non-deprived sleep knowing such mind bogglingly obvious fantasies like being shot at won’t effect national decisions.

    But I’m wondering…was she talking about having been sleep deprived then or now? Or has she been sleep deprived the entire time?

    Just thinking about it is making me tired. Think I’ll take a nap…

  16. #272595
    On March 25th, 2008 at 3:56 pm, granite said:

    #92 On March 25th, 2008 at 3:18 pm, DBNinKY said:

    On March 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm, DBNinKY said:

    “On March 25th, 2008 at 12:07 pm, granite said:

    “…go to the troll’s website and read his public documentation (about a month or so ago) of his “abdominal event”.”
    On it.
    Sorry for the delay in responding; you’re right – waaay too TMI!”

    No sweat.
    Yep.

    Which is why I give absolutely no weight to any of that individual’s comments.
    Anyone who would be so immature, narcissistic, attention-grabbing and exhibitionistic (is that a word?) forfeits any claim to have anything serious to say.

    Sad to say, that individual CAN vote; and, what is even more scary, that individual’s vote counts just as much as yours and mine.

    Be very afraid.

  17. #272601
    On March 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm, ThatSamIAm said:

    Hillary mis-remembered. Just like Andy Petite mis-remembered Roger Clemons using all those steroids.

  18. #272633
    On March 25th, 2008 at 4:39 pm, misterbee241 said:

    It was a dark and stormy night that night 30,000 feet over Huan Lo, Viet Nam, when my Navy SEAL Team and I HALO’d out the back of a C-130. It was 1967…
    Oh, wait, I misspoke. This was just a figment of my imagination. I was never a SEAL, I was never in the Navy, I was never in a C-130 at 30k feet, and I was only 17 in ‘67, but it sure sounded good didnt it?
    My guess is Hillary has a pretty active imagination too. Either that or outright lying.
    PS – I know two former Navy SEALs – does that count?

  19. #272636
    On March 25th, 2008 at 4:42 pm, graysonret said:

    This is one of the consequences of having a too long Presidental campaign. Two years now? Sooner or later, every candidate, no matter how good, is going to “step in the crap” and leave footprints where ever they go. Both Clinton and Obama are too inexperienced to survive a lenghty race; not with the baggage they carry. The democrats look like they’re imploding. Perhaps by convention time, 5 months from now, a “dark horse” candidate will come out. The two they have now are falling apart. Even McCain can fall by the wayside, over time, with the record he has. We don’t have anyone running for President that has the quality of a chief executive; certainly nothing the democrats are offering. Maybe it’s too much to hope for…2 “dark horse” candidates, one from each party.

  20. #272646
    On March 25th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, emjem24 said:

    franksalterego said:
    Coming Soon – At a Theater Near You

    DON’T MISS IT

    You know you’ve ruined that movie for everyone here forever, right? LOL Gotta be the best image today! :)

  21. #272652
    On March 25th, 2008 at 4:57 pm, emjem24 said:

    terrig said:
    Frank # 73-I laughed so hard I sprayed my keyboard with the Dew I was drinking. This has been a banner day for Hill photoshops.

    I’m tellin’ ya, terrig, we got some talents right here on this blog. If my poor husband had seen that pic, he’d never watch the movie again. He’d have Hil hate transference from her to the movie, and we gotta preserve as much of the younger Stallone years as we can, you know? :)

  22. #272689
    On March 25th, 2008 at 5:56 pm, granite said:

    #105 misterbee241:

    Touche!

    Excellent post!

  23. #272696
    On March 25th, 2008 at 6:20 pm, lgm said:

    Salt asked (#82):

    Why must the argument always be about being the lesser of the evils?

    Because that’s the choice you’ve been given. You want to vote intelligently, vote for the lesser evil.

    For me, McCain saying we’ll balance the budget by cutting taxes even more is worse than Clinton saying she’s more experienced than she is. Both are bad, one is worse.

    granite said:

    Go to the troll’s website and read his public documentation (about a month or so ago) of his “abdominal event”.

    And you call me rude?

  24. #272698
    On March 25th, 2008 at 6:23 pm, The Ugly American said:

    I’m sorry, but the camouflage one wins.

    Hands down.

  25. #272715
    On March 25th, 2008 at 7:05 pm, John Ansell said:

    O.K. LGM, Lets first look at your unpatriotic rants from another side. Did Billy say Saddam had WMD? Yes or no?

    Did the U.K. say Saddam had WMD, yes or no?

    Did Saddam say that he had WMD, yes or no?

    So, bottom line, Saddam lied and people died. Stop hating America, will ya? Saddam brought this upon himself and for you left leaning unpatriotic retards not to see it is a shame. Do you not want to see it for some “special” reason?

    Next you will tell us that Bin Laden started war with America because of President Bush, Right? too bad we have Binny telling us in his own words why he went to war with America in his PBS interview dated 1998. Now put that in your pipe and smoke it.

  26. #272738
    On March 25th, 2008 at 8:18 pm, lgm said:

    John Ansell (#112) said:

    Lets first look at your unpatriotic rants from another side.

    I am a patriotic as you. Having an open mind is better for America than a closed mind.

    Did Billy say Saddam had WMD? Yes or no?

    In the early 90’s President Clinton (Billy to you) said he did. Saddam claimed in 2002 to have destroyed them, which then former President Clinton did not deny.

    Did the U.K. say Saddam had WMD, yes or no?

    I confess I don’t know. We do know that those 16 words “British intelligence has learned…” were a deliberate mis-statement on the part of Bush.

    Did Saddam say that he had WMD, yes or no?

    He certainly denied it in 2002. I don’t know what he might have said earlier. Whatever he might have said, nobody would have thought him a source of good intelligence about the Iraqi military.

    Now step into the wayback machine to just before the invasion of Iraq. Hans Blix and David Kay have been combing Iraq for months (years?) and have found nothing. Bush insists that Saddam has WMDs and that US intelligence knows exactly where they are. Those claims seem to have been deliberate mis-statements on the part of Bush rather than “intelligence failures”.

  27. #272741
    On March 25th, 2008 at 8:22 pm, John Ansell said:

    LGM, whose policy was it to have Regime change in Iraq?

  28. #272762
    On March 25th, 2008 at 9:17 pm, Chief RZ said:

    They found nothing because Sadam would not let them go her, go there, go into his “palaces” of which he had at least 28. The UK exposed the sexed up lie which was not publicly. The UN voted how many? 17 resolutions and the last vote was 15-0 ! That is almost unheard of at the UN. Our house and senate authorized “any force necessary”.

    John Ansell above put it well. The answer is then President Clinton. The only difference between democrats and republicans is that we do what we say we will do. No empty false blustering or promises.

  29. #272781
    On March 25th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, granite said:

    #110:

    Umm, Troll, I never called you rude – straw man #1.

    And, I was not even referring to you nor your website – straw man #2.

    And, for discussion’s sake – yes, I realize, a waste of time; but, what the hell:

    1) What is rude about pointing out a public statement some clown made?

    2) Since when have socialists/secularists been concerned about manners and rudeness? Please….

  30. #272786
    On March 25th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, Doctor Hook said:

    Sleep deprived? If this is how she’s going to act if she’s sleep deprived, let’s hope the phone doesn’t ring at 3AM. She just handed Obama a HUGE gift if he cares to capitalize on it.

  31. #272796
    On March 25th, 2008 at 10:43 pm, nbarry said:

    It appears, in the words of Winston Churchill, that Hillary has uttered a terminological inexactitude.

  32. #272817
    On March 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Sleep deprived, huh? And that apparently fogged her judgment and she “misspoke”. Interesting, and this, coming from a person who claims to be ready to start on Day One!

    Now that’s a scary thought.

  33. #272841
    On March 26th, 2008 at 12:42 am, BrianNY said:

    Hey, maybe Eliot Spitzer was sleep deprived too! Someone call Alan Dershowitz…

  34. #272844
    On March 26th, 2008 at 12:44 am, Mookie said:

    OK, who’s making the Sleep-deprived t-shirts to sell on CafePress? I’m in for one.

  35. #272875
    On March 26th, 2008 at 7:58 am, steveegg said:

    I don’t remember if Slublog can comment in here, but if he can’t, I recommend his latest Hillary Photoshop.

  36. #272881
    On March 26th, 2008 at 8:08 am, Rinoalert said:

    Best contest yet.

  37. #272882
    On March 26th, 2008 at 8:11 am, TexasTiger said:

    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    Can we pitch in to buy Hillary an assbestos pantsuit? Given her distaste for the truth, she’s going to need one.

  38. #272889
    On March 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am, Bhishma said:

    On March 25th, 2008 at 12:10 pm, Regulus said:
    Hillary’s problem is that she’s always been “Slick Willy without the ‘Slick.’”

    Hill & Bill are two sides of the same coin, Chelsea, a cheap ‘bling’.

  39. #273436
    On March 26th, 2008 at 9:34 pm, garyt said:

    LG what you call torture really isn’t torture, compared to what the Japanese used during WW2. You want to use those methods or would you rather have New York City obliterated? Just wondering.

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