April 6, 2008
Posted: April 6th, 2008 02:11 PM ET

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Clinton campaigned in Montana Saturday.

(CNN) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign says the candidate will stop telling the story of an uninsured pregnant woman who lost the baby and died after being denied medical care, following a hospital raising questions over its accuracy.

Clinton has frequently told the emotional story of the woman from rural Ohio since late February. In the speech, Clinton said the woman made minimum wage working at a local pizza restaurant, without insurance, when she became pregnant. Clinton said the woman ran into trouble and went to a hospital in a nearby county but was denied treatment because she couldn’t afford a $100 payment.

In the speech, Clinton said the woman later was taken to the hospital by ambulance and lost the baby. The young woman was then taken by helicopter to a Columbus hospital where she died of complications.

As recently as Friday night in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Clinton said, “As I was listening to this story being told, I was just aching inside. It is so wrong, in this good, great and rich country, that a young woman and her baby would die because she didn’t have health insurance or a hundred dollars to get examined.”

But an Athens, Ohio hospital is questioning the accuracy of the story. While Clinton never named the hospital in her speech, the woman she was referring to was treated at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. The hospital said the woman did indeed have insurance, and at least at their hospital was never turned away.

Hospital chief executive officer Rick Castrop in a statement said, “we reviewed the medical and patient accounts of the patient” after she was named in a newspaper story about Clinton’s stump speech. “There is no indication that she was ever denied medical care at any time, for any reason. We clearly reject any perception that we ever denied any care to this woman.”

A hospital spokesperson confirmed to CNN the woman had insurance. She said the hospital decided to come forward after people in the community began to question if they had denied her care.

Clinton was first told the story during a campaign visit to a family’s living room in Pomeroy, Ohio. Bryan Holman, who was hosting the candidate, at the event told her on Febuary 28, ‘I’d like to tell you a story of a young women I know that didn't have health insurance. She worked in a little pizza place around here and she was pregnant and worked for minimum wage ..The hospital told her she needed a hundred dollars up front that she didn't have, of course.”

Clinton’s speech accurately reflects what she was told that day, but the campaign admits they were not able to confirm the account.

Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee said, “She had no reason to doubt his word”. He said,” Candidates are told stories by people all the time, and it’s common for candidates to retell those stories. It’s not always possible to fully vet them, but we try. For example, medical records are confidential. In this case, we tried but weren’t able to fully vet the story.”

Elleithee added, “If the hospital claims it didn’t happen that way, we certainly respect that and she won’t repeat the story.”

“She never mentions the hospital by name and isn’t trying to cast blame. She tells this story because it illustrates the point that we have a very serious health care problem in America. That’s a point very few people will dispute," he also said.

Filed under: Hillary Clinton


Tn   April 6th, 2008 9:19 pm ET

Anybody vote her mean LYING IS OK

READY ON DAY1 TO LIE

Robert   April 6th, 2008 7:51 pm ET

Totally not surprised! I said from Day One something about her is untrustworthy. I could never explain this intuition to my friends; now I can just reference to hear Bosnia story and this hospital story. Wow...has she no shame. I feel bad for the people who voted for this HRC in Ohio and believed her garbage. Watch UP America...I definitely do not want her answering the phone at 3AM in the White House.

State of Pennsylvania   April 6th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Voters of the State of Pennslyvania BEWARE!. Hilliary Clinton is a liar, and so is her husband, Bill. These people make a living on lying to the American public, and they think you are dumb enough to believe them. Like Senator Obama says, it's time to put away the old politics of yesterday. Show these lying bastards who you are in 3 weeks and cast your vote for Senator Obama.

sjp   April 6th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

what will it take clinton sheep, it is just blatantly obvious that no matter what she does you will somehow try to spin it into her being believable. there are numerous posts on here by clinton backers saying well it doesn't matter it happened somewhere or the hospital is just protecting themselves, this is not the point. the point is she has been caught embellishing stories to make herself look good or right on issues ( isn't that why we dems hate bush on iraq?) . secondly as democrats we have beaten on many of bush's cabinet ( rove, cheney, rummy) for their sad comments and beliefs, take a close look at clintons campaign cabinet, how many of them need to get caught before it becomes obvious that she and her campaign is of the same cloth as bush. its time to move on from hillary and her mess, the party needs a strong, intellectual leader who can seperate from mccain, not one who has this baggage that will haunt us the entire election.

NC   April 6th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

LOL, hillary is lying AGAIN.....what a suprise.

Jack - Miami   April 6th, 2008 6:25 pm ET

Makes you wonder what she will say if she does make it to the WH and things aren't going so well. A new scandal, bad decisions, tough economy.......will she just make something up? She truly believes the public is stupid.

We aren't. HRC is a habitual liar. If you want that as your leader and in the WH – vote for her and be prepared for being ashamed.

Amanda   April 6th, 2008 6:23 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is a very intelligent woman – too intelligent to repeat stories without validating their accuracy. Therefore, I must conclude that she is as dishonest and deceitful as she's reputed to be. One incident is okay but this happens to her repeatedly. She will stoop to any tactic to get her way. That's scary.

optimistic   April 6th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

i support obama, but give the lady a break! this time she was not in the wrong for relaying a story she believed to be true. let's focus on the issues. obama for prez!

Toni   April 6th, 2008 6:03 pm ET

The media, Obama and McCain endorsers are blaming Hillary for the story. There were reporters and cameramen when the sheriff was relating the story to Hillary. She did not make it up. Hillary trusted this individual, I suppose the fault lies with whomever's job is to check these facts,we cannot possibly think that this should be Hillary's task.Although,let's not forget we still do not know for sure if the hospital is being truthful.

paul k   April 6th, 2008 6:03 pm ET

come on penn. and ind. put a end to garabge from the clintons
why would any one want less then a honset person for there
presdent.

Steve   April 6th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

Shame on you, O’Bleness Memorial Hospital!

Obama 08!

John Buchanan   April 6th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

Now this is what I call a Total Lack of JUDGMENT! This is why we need a person like Senator Obama running for the White House. Senator Clinton has her own rational when it comes to manipulating the American People with what I call ClinPoitics.

Enough is Enough – time to back Obama!!

tee   April 6th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

will the supporters of hilary please ask her to stop telling lies on people before she starts getting sued.

Jeff in PA.   April 6th, 2008 6:01 pm ET

liar liar....quit the race... pinocchio

Mike   April 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

HER CAMPAIGN IS WHAT SHE SHOULD DROP, NOT HER STORY. LIAR.

BBB   April 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

I wish we could just get back to old fashioned campaigning. Focus on what is important and stop playing these stupid games. Stop inflating your own importance/experience and talk about what you can do – honestly and truthfully. All this crap is just muddying the waters so nothing IMPORTANT is coming out. At this point I am totally disgusted with the whole thing... and as the daughter of a veteran, the granddaughter of two Purple Heart recipients... I hold this country very dear.

Obinna   April 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

Hillary Clinton, such a liar and hypocrite
on one hand you say that ever yamerican deserves the chance to vote; on the other hand you say that there is nothing like pledged delegates.why then do americans deserve to vote if the so-called pledged delegates the voting is all about do not exist...

Obinna
From Nigeria

Debbie   April 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

Why didn't Hillary's campaign research the story before having Hillary tell this for several months?

I don't think Hillary is bad at judgement, but she surrounds herself with people who have no morals.

Marc   April 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET

Maria, the problem is Hillary has been broken since day one. Believe in her health care plan. Then look into Germany. They have the same health care plan that Hillary wants. Then ask the people in Germany how is life now with there Universal Health Care Plan. They are living off of nickles and pennies a day. If you really think Hillary can do it then vote for her. Unless your rich, then you better get ready to live off of nickles and pennies.

Steve Sulland   April 6th, 2008 5:58 pm ET

When a fruit vendor comes across a rotten apple in his cart he throws it out. When a fisherman finds a spoiled fish in his catch of the day he throws it out. And when a typical seven-year old boy finds a carton of yogurt in his lunch he throws it out. How many times are we going to listen to a Clinton fairy tale before we throw her failed campaign out?

Brian   April 6th, 2008 5:57 pm ET

Hillary has more false stories than Greek and Egyptian Mythology combined.

georgia   April 6th, 2008 5:55 pm ET

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT YOU CAN BE TURNED DOWN BY A HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU ARE UNINSURED. SIX MONTHS BEFORE I WAS ELGIBLE FOE MEDICARE A PART OF MY SPINE COLLAPSED AND I WENT TO A HOSPITAL IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE I HAD BEEN TREATED BEFORE WHEN I HAD INSURANCE. I HAD MY MRI REPORTS WITH ME AND I WAS ADMITTED. THE DOCTORS PLANNED MY SURGERY FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEN!!!!! THEY DISCOVERED I HAD NO INSURANCE AND THEY SENT ME HOME ALTHOUGH I COULD HAVE BEREN PARALYZED FOR LIFE. !!!!!!!I HAD TO RIDE IN A CAR TO MIAMI ABOUT 70 MILES TO GET MY SURGERY.

rod   April 6th, 2008 5:55 pm ET

Hillary is perhaps a credulous person. But when people see a flaw in a woman that woman is not overlooked and can not be trusted in any helm of authority. But when a man blunders the man will be or not be overlooked and than will be or not be forgiven.

FNJ in PA   April 6th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

good one Hill! YOU ARE HANDING OBAMA THE NOMINATION. And I love it!

Will from Gaithersburg, MD   April 6th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

More of the Clinton shenanigans and their lies, or more accurately put, "misspoken" stories.

Eric   April 6th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

Another "misstatement "?

DFoster Georgia   April 6th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

MONSTER!!

DFoster Georgia   April 6th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

Hillary is a MONSTER!! There, I said it!

Robert Wiseman   April 6th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

Interesting how the Obama people are twisting this story to attack Hillary Clinton. She used a story told to her by an individual who claimed first hand knowledge of this incident in order to outline how important medical coverage is for Americans. That person didn't get their facts straight, but there is no doubt that there are Americans who suffer and who die because they don't have medical insurance. I am sure that most of the people who are reading this know someone or have heard of someone who was turned away or denied medical treatment due to lack of insurance. Instead of the Obama supporters looking objectively at their candidate's plan and finding it wanting, as it is, they perfer to misrepresent the facts of the story told by Ms. Clinton in order to try to score yet more cheap political points on the backs of the under- and un-insured Americans. Tells me a lot about them and their candidate.

jim   April 6th, 2008 5:47 pm ET

I cant stand this blatient Liar-Hilary- spelled liar.........
Her speech about Dr. King and when she heard he had died..
She said she went to her room and threw her book bag across the room
ha ha– back in college in the 60.s we didnt have book bags- another thing she never met dr. king either... and these are facts...
She tells lies on every campaign event..... the things she says she is gonna do would not even come up for a vote in the senate let alone go to the house............. This woman is a flat out blatient LIAR..
And i am not voting for her here in Pennsylvania.
I want someone who will help the blue collar worker like me
that man is BARACK OBAMA

OlderBudWeiser   April 6th, 2008 5:46 pm ET

While I'm at it, what was the official cause of death? Unisnured? Hillary should check out the facts before she slanders a hospital. Hospitals keep good documentation of every patient and event that happens, all the time! Yes we have health care insurance problems. Hospitals like to be reimbursed for the care we provide, since everyone there draws a paycheck, pays at the pump and grocery store like everyone else. Hillary didn't exactly lie on this one but for sure didn't use good judgement not "vetting" this one first.

Joel   April 6th, 2008 5:46 pm ET

I totally disagree with people that say she's lying in this particular story. She just related something she's heard, that turned out not to be true. It's hardly lying.

Now, that said, there's 2 points :

1 – Obama has been accused of lying although he also merely reported what his campaign have said about Goolsbe meeting with the Canadians, which turned out not to be true. So I guess that makes them even on the unfair 'lying' accusations.

2 – "She had no reason to doubt his word” ... Hmmmm ... really ? buying into a sensational story and going for it without checking for the facts ? especially when the story is that publicly exposed ? doesn't that recall you about something ? Irak vote anyone ? Talking about judgement ...

Objectively, If it's 3 AM in the morning and the phone is ringing carrying alledged news that Russia is starting a nuclear war against the U.S. I want no one other than someone that is willing and able to check the facts to pick up the phone.

Ginny   April 6th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

Don't blame Hillary, The deputy sheriff to blame, he should be the one to apologize to the media and also to Hillary, she has my vote and all my family. Best off all stand stead fast Hillary. The media all trying to bring her down. CNN also keeps up and up, never lets her it go.

Mary   April 6th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

So she repeated something she had been told by someone else.
She did NOT name anyone. She did NOT name a hospital.
She was trying to push the point of how trougled our health care situation is.
And yet again CNN and the Obama supporters do their very best to destroy her.

Hillary all the way   April 6th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

It's not her vault the person lied to her. How is she suppose to check out a story when hospital records are confidental. She only tied to help this person get their story out. the real truth in this story is their are people out there that can't get medical help because they have no insurance and that's pretty sad. Don't ever give up Hillary your the right person for the job!!!!!

Angela   April 6th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

What about the story Obama tells about the young lady that goes to college and works and can't pay her sisters medical bills? Since when is it your sister or brothers responsibility to to pay for your medical bills? How old is her sister? Why can't they get her on medicaid or disablity. He keeps telling that story and nobody questions it. GIVE ME A BREAK CNN!!!

Rob   April 6th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

Yet another exaggerated story. She always blames someone else for the lies she is caught dishing out. If she can't fact check herself then no way I want her as president making decisions about whether or not to go to war over some questionable intelligence reports. She makes Bush's fact checking look flawless. She'll probably have us bombing Mexico over a claim of some WMDs in some pinatas.

Karl   April 6th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

I wonder when O'Bleness will start the new Clinton Wing of the hospital? If her trusted staff cannot research something as easy as this, how will they research matters of national interest? Oh, I forgot she is only interested in getting elected.

Ru B., NH   April 6th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

It's against the law to deny care as well as HUGE liability for a lawsuit. The hospital would have treated her and sent the bill to her home address, if she were truly uninsured. Yet one more way the media and Clinton are trying to lie to the American people. If she were truly worth her law degree, she would have known that.

judyb   April 6th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

The hospital said her campaign never called to verify the story...just more nonsense from the Queen of Fabrication!

Fazio   April 6th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

While it is admirable for Senator Clinton to agree to refrain from referencing this story, I am curious... Are people actually aware how frequently Senator Clinton has "mispoke" to gain political milage? This woman will stop at nothing in her scorched Earth policy to get the nomination!

linda hemmingsen   April 6th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

you are all ready to condem hillary when she was told this by a trusted person, well what about you obama fans you are such hipocrits why you won't even look into obamas ties to all the donors with criminals pasts and he is up to his neck in dirty politics from chicagao. he has lied repeatedly. he said he never knew rezko was under idictment when he got a loan from him for his house, yet the news has said it was in every newspaer, radio and tv for weeks and it would of been impossiable to not know. especially with all the donaors he got money from who are also in the trial and .now their is more about a lot of people been looked at friends of obamas in the senate in chicago who have used their influence to blackmail and influence peddling. why are you not mentioning any of this. these people are very corrupt people and friends of obama .are you waiting till he becomes president for the shoe to drop ?

Fred   April 6th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

Lets see if Pennsylvania state has there head in the sand. Are they behind this lier. How can they support disception and deciet. I want Honesty and intergerty. These people will lie cheat and steal to take this country. OBAMA "08"

Mino AZ   April 6th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

Sen. Clinton, Lied, Lied ? . . . . . I don't think so. She was just reiterating what she heard from the Deputy as it was shown on TV. Lying is when Sen. Obama claims he sat in church with his wife and children, and listened to all the vile sermons of Rev. Wright, and the audacity to claim he didn't hear any of them, YEAH, RIGHT !!!! . NOBODY BELIEVES THAT !!!!. Sen. Obama criticizes Sen. Clinton about her tax returns ??? Sen. Obama did not submit all of his tax returns. None of them did. Sen. McCain did not submit his at all.
I can hardly wait for Sen. Obama's tax returns so they can be scrutinized, just like Sen. Clinton, and McCain and WIFE. What's good for the goose, it's good for the gander.

Why it's the reason Sen. Obama did not attend MLK's ceremonial
death anniversary in Memphis TN ?????? Please, no lame excuses.

Netty   April 6th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

Clinton has tons of experience as first lady – she learned how to be a great liar – and she learned from the best !

Shirley   April 6th, 2008 5:32 pm ET

This was just another 'mis-speak' on Hillary's part, it was not her fault.

Amy Kathleen   April 6th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

I don't know which is more amusing- the amount of times Hillary has been forced to admit that she "misspoke" or how her supporters crucify the media for reporting it. It isn't bias- it's just that Obama doesn't do this, so they can't report it. The flip side of that is, naturally, that if Hillary just spoke the truth, she wouldn't have to see these kind of stories either.

Kame   April 6th, 2008 5:29 pm ET

Even if Clinton has a point about the broken healthcare system, you can't simply give false examples, there's no excuses when you're in politics giving speeches. to be able to say that you misspoke, or were misinformed just makes you look either incompetent or a liar. Always get your facts straight.

ryan indiana   April 6th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

i can't wait for her to joke about this on yet another late night performance...maybe she will act like a pregnant lady who dies because she can't get treated and then she'll laugh hysterically about it.

as a future resident, i get to see the true side of medicine...everyone gets treated equally...heck, we don't even care if you smoke crack just so you tell us so we don't go searching for some other cause...we don't care if you have insurance or not, people who don't have insurance probably are more self conscience because they know they'll be getting a bill in the mail for self-pay...the truth is, they probably won't pay anything and the hospital will eat the costs...this is the reality of the american health care system.

Again, everyone in the event of an emergency (especially pregnant ladies) gets at the very least screened (because not all are TRUE emergencies) - its called EMTALA (google it/wikipedia it)...Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

Thus, if she wants to "change" healthcare she should at least know something about it right?

VOTE OBAMA PLEASE...GIVE AMERICA A BREAK FROM INSANITY!

Debby S.   April 6th, 2008 5:25 pm ET

What in the world is wrong with you people? Do you hate Hillary Clinton so much that you can't see that we have a health care crisis that must be addressed? Who cares if this one particular story is not confirmed as fact? The important "fact" is that many, many people all over our country DO INDEED die because they are uninsured or underinsured.

Check out any health care provider or hospital who attempts to serve the underserved to learn the TRUTH about the impact not having insurance has on health. The worth of this "charity care" is clear to anyone whose goal is a healthier community.

And, see FamiliesUSA.org for some statistical data:
"For the more than 47 million Americans who are uninsured, lack of health insurance can have dire consequences—medical debt, missed care, and even premature death. [They are creating] the first-ever state reports on the number of deaths due to lack of health insurance."

The TRUTH of the particular story repeated by Hillary Clinton has no real connection to the sad truth that many of us cannot afford the medical treatment we need!

Please use your brains and then support the candidate you feel can best address this issue, be it Clinton, Obama, or McCain. Just do not hide your heads in the sand, and say the important issue is whether or not the example used was fact. Ever heard of a PARABLE? Look at this "story" as one, if it makes you feel better...

Jack from WV   April 6th, 2008 5:25 pm ET

What a tragic story to be telling out in the public, and not to ensure she had the facts correct is only one persons fault, Hillary’s. Once again Hillary has been caught embellishing the truth. Remember what happened to the last public figure that embellished his resume, think FIMA and what happened to him after Katrina yet it’s ok for Hillary I think not. We all know politicians lie it’s to what extent they will go and how long before they get caught. Hillary has been caught twice in less than a month way to go Hillary. Maybe now people see Hillary for the person she is, a lier! This is not one of the q

Bill in Illinois   April 6th, 2008 5:25 pm ET

Aaahhh – another "lie du jour". To borrow a well known advertising phrase – "Don't worry, we'll make more". I have faith that in true Hillary fashion her campaign will come up with another lie just as good as this one. Hill baby has obviously figured out that she can't win on qualifications so she is pandering to the pity voters now.

Nas from PA   April 6th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

Just one more lie or extreme exaggeration (whatever you want to call it) to the many others. She's a joke. I vote Apr 22 and she definitely won't be getting mine.

steven j stevens   April 6th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

who are you folks kidding, if this story was told to you by a policeperson thereis little doubt in my mind thata youo would ot ave repeated the story ...more sosince it was a sheriff who related the story to you....you people will do anything totry to put hillary up as a liar...you are a bunch of hippocrites.

erika morgan   April 6th, 2008 5:22 pm ET

Get over it people, all politicians lie, the art of hyperbole is indeed the politician's art. Maybe we are at fault, if we would not be so ready to accept only our preconceived idea of the future as gospel; and could bring ourselves to understand the realities of other lives in the world and the necessity of our personal contributions to make possible the flourishing of each genius, just maybe we could give quarter its due. Just think of the difference, folks setting an example to politicians to treat all with respect, agreeing to disagree when necessary and finding common ground where possible.

Connie   April 6th, 2008 5:21 pm ET

So typical of the Clinton campaign - tell a story first, check the facts later. Pathetic!

gman   April 6th, 2008 5:20 pm ET

So PA when are you going to put aside your fear of change and vote for the future. If not for you…then your children. Time and time again, Clinton has demonstrated she's not ready to lead this country. Just think about one thing: How has she managed the single most important thing in her life…her campaign tobe President of the United States of America. From the mismanagement of funds (excessive spending and not paying bills), poor judgement in advisers (Penn), her misspeak on subjects (Bosnia and young lady dying), to saying two different things on important issues that effect our everyday lives (the vote to go to war without reading the proposed bill). Now just stop and ask yourself, is this how she will run the country? If you don't think it's representative, then by all means vote for her 22 Apr. But if you say "I'm not sure"…then you need to consider now may be the time for change. Rememebr she said this was a job interview…and knowing what you know now…would you hire her? If so, then that's fine, but if not, let's move on and vote for change.

Goody - OR.   April 6th, 2008 5:17 pm ET

I think it's sad when you can't even trust a member of law enforcement to tell the truth!

After we discuss the many misspeaks Obama has made, I'll worry about Hillary!

Paul   April 6th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

Is there any more doubt which Democratic candidate is the unelectable one? It is Hillary. This story and her "mis-spoke" about Bosnia is why the public is so tired of the Clinton's. To borrow one of their previous campaign mantras, it's the TRUTH stupid!

Ken in Western NY   April 6th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Drop out of the race Hillary. You're nothing but a big, fat LIAR.

You have either lied or embellished greatly your experience and it seems that every time you get caught, you just claim to have misspoken, or that you thought that Gore was going to win the presidency in 2000 when you promised, repeat – PROMISED – Western New Yorkers that you were going to bring hundred of thousands of jobs to upstate New York. Instead, we have lost over 30,000 jobs, thanks to you. New York is the HIGHEST TAXED STATE in the USA. What have you done to reduce taxes here? NOTHING!!! They have only increased.

I, for one, am totally fed up with you (and your big, fat lying husband). Why don't you just go back to Arkansas. But the fine citizens of Arkansas probably don't want you there either.

O My!   April 6th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

She said she had no reason to believe the story wasn't true. Seems to me if her staff could not vett the story she had no reason to believe it was true however, she used the story anyway. That is not the kind of judgement I want in my president.

Yes We Can!!

Obama '08

Sabinus   April 6th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Clintion is a liar

Obama "08"

Alice   April 6th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

Actually, the woman and her baby died in sniper fire.

Gerry (AUSTRIA)   April 6th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

It's 3am and once again Hillary´s phone is ringing. . . "This time" it's Pinnochio calliing.

Ohio hospital disputes Clinton's health care horror stump story. "Another colour to your coat Hillary "

Karen Branson,MO   April 6th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

Is this like not fact-checking going to war in Iraq? Or pulling the wrong facts from her memory on several speeches about the trip to Bosnia? Or the facts surrounding Penn? Or Paul? or her husband? or all the scandals left in Arkansas? it's REALLY scary to think Hillary will make these mistakes in the Oval Office. And I mean SCARY.

But enough about depression. We are voting FOR the change in Washington in order to get something accomplished. For that, only Obama fits the bill. At least he has the intelligence to READ and check facts.

Karen G   April 6th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

You people may think things like that don't happen but they due,I had a three year old daughter that was buned,and the hospital did not want to admit her because I had no insurance. They put some bandages on her and told us to take her home , we refused and the next day she was in ICU,because she took a turn for the worse during the night,if we would have taken her home she may not be here today. She is now grown and a teacher, that had to work her way through college, because she couldn't get any help with that either.My children worked for everything they have on there own. And SUPRISE they are caucasion. SO grow up and stop picking on Hillary, and go get a life,quit waiting for someone to give it to you.

Ila Peterson   April 6th, 2008 5:12 pm ET

We know Mrs. Clinton told the story as she was told. We know the mother and baby died. We know the mother sought medical attention and, according to the hospital was insured and not turned away. Was that Ohio Medicaid insurance for pregnant women? What great care and diagnostic work was done that she was dismissed twice and reappeared by ambulance with a dead fetus and then flown to Columbus too late to a hospital that couldn't save her. This is nothing short of poor care for a poor woman in a lousy health care system. Mrs. Clinton is not the bogeyman here...just the messenger.

Lisa from GA   April 6th, 2008 5:09 pm ET

HRC is constantly getting her facts from unreliable sources... how can she be ready on day one... if someone comes and tells her that another country is sending a bomb our way.. would she just fire instead of verifying first,... HRC is a FOLLOWER not a LEADER... and this is not a good sign of a COMMANDER and CHIEF...

Minnesota   April 6th, 2008 5:08 pm ET

It makes me ache inside when I realize people in this country will support a presidential candidate incapable of telling the truth. Just how stupid does she think Americans are.

james   April 6th, 2008 5:06 pm ET

I can't believe that she said that they tried to verify it but were unable to... if that is the case you don't use it. Her risk managment skills are awful. After these last couple of weeks I seriously question her judgment. I am pretty sure that I don't want her answering those 3am phone calls.

Mikey from Scottsdale AZ   April 6th, 2008 5:06 pm ET

Hillary's campaign is simply a clinic in disaster.. How on earth can anyone expect this candidate to become Commander In Chief ?
Be ready on Day One ?? She isn't ready after 35 YEARS of embellished experience.

PLEASE PEOPLE WAKE UP !!

Geroge Bush is beginning to look good !

St. louis   April 6th, 2008 5:06 pm ET

Just watch the movie "Sicko" that will explain why our country is in a deep trouble with healthcare. It is the same thing with Obama that lies, too. Both Clinton and Obama lies and mislead to stories. So, there is no difference.

Bill Jones   April 6th, 2008 5:03 pm ET

Can she get another time on Leno...
The Tanya Harding strategy must of tripped over the kitchen sink..
This only shows that trying to hard looks stupid....
We don't want a President that has to make things up to
get our support....
That sounds more like G W Bush...remember WMD's ..where were they?
Where is HRC's brain?
Billary election tip #1: engage brain before mouth....
Where is HRC's brain?
We all can see where her mouth is.....a loose canon...

Lorraine   April 6th, 2008 5:03 pm ET

OK. When exactly is the media AND the DNC stop making excuses for this woman and own up to the fact that she has a serious problem. Is there NOTHING that HRC can talk about that is true???

I am not trying to be nasty...but she is either delusional, a pathological liar, of she is has some sort of medical problem that is causing huge issues with her thought process.

How are we supposed to rell if she actually KNOWS if what she is saying is real, or not?

No matter what, how can anyone be confortable with her as President if her ability to tell truth from fiction is THIS compromised??????

YIKES!!

Manubi   April 6th, 2008 5:02 pm ET

This is really too BAD. A potential Dem nominee would "embellish" an completely untrue story this way. This is really showing the characters of the Clinton campaign and their approach to this election. As long as nobody catches them, she will embellish her story to extreme. This is absolutely too BAD. I thought she has the potential to lead this country. Now I am not so sure about her truthfulness. If I can't trust her as a candidate, how can I trust her as a president?

Again, Dems should rally behind a nominee who can reverse what GW Bush had done for the last 7 years. The way people can do that is by nominating a trustworthy individual who can actually get something accomplished.

Independent for Obama 08.

George Delaney   April 6th, 2008 5:02 pm ET

Eggs on everyone face READ AND WEEP.This was reported in the Daily News Paper of Red bluff California today.(Sacramento)A report by a national health advocacy group says at least EIGHT Californians die every day because they lack health insurance or have Insufficient coverage.
The study conducted by FAMILYS USA, says an estimated 3,100 adults died in California in 2006 because they lacked insurance,could not afford care or received substandard or late care because of a lack of insurance.
The report follows a three-year study by the national Institute of medicine that linked roughly 18,000 deaths annually to a lack of insurance in the USA.
Families USA based in Washington, DC, says its report is the first to link deaths to a lack of health insurance on the state level.

Alfred   April 6th, 2008 5:01 pm ET

CNN, why why not check the hospital,the fellow that told Mrs.Clinton the story and the family of the woman that died along with her baby before any claim that Mrs.Clinton is the one lying after all someone only told her this sad story we have to remember that this story is all about HEALTHCARE not if Mrs. Clinton is exaggerating or she a liar i know some hate her that her comment is alway justify as lying.

Robert IL   April 6th, 2008 5:01 pm ET

I guess she misspoke again. This woman really needs to get some sleep.

Sue   April 6th, 2008 5:00 pm ET

I do not care. I would like to hear about Obama and his change of heart with troops in Iraq. This is an issue!!! Somehow that has been put on the back burner. Every article has a negative for Clinton. She has given some great speeches Obama also told everyone he would in no way cut ties with Wright. Suddenly, after much press he decided (after 20 years!!) to leave the church. Why leave the church if Wright was gone? Would like more press or information on this one. So it works both ways, however the press likes to pound on Hillary. For those of you that are first time voters do not get star struck for Obama. If you are old enough to vote you should be looking at the whole picture and stop the name calling. Both candidates have negatives. This is politics and Hillary is used it...Obama will never survive if he were to be the nominee. So research and research and stop making judgements on the candidates soley on what they promise to do, look at what they have done. The press is very biased! Remember Obama himself said before he decided to run that he did not have the experience to run or be President. The Democratic party will be fine, they have survived much worse and this is only the beginning of a long political battle.

Renee   April 6th, 2008 4:59 pm ET

Hillary, didn't factscheck this story about this poor lady death of her baby and the lady"s death because she wanted to play on American's emotions to get our votes. Fabricate stories coming out of Hillary mouth I will not be able to trust Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton is very smart women and she knows that you must check information before speaking out to the public she didnot do this because again playing on the emotions of Americans to get a vote. How low will Hilliary go.

Vig   April 6th, 2008 4:58 pm ET

There is so much gender bias by all of these male-owned and dominated media conglomerates that Hillary has been summarily disadvantaged. CNN should take the lead and open up a dialogue about Gender and Politics since their own poll shows Americans are more ready for Black male president than a woman as president. All we are hearing about is Race, Race, Race because Obama happens to be a Black candiate. Well, Clinton is a female candidate and we are not getting the analysis on gender that has been indulged on race.

If Hillary secures the nomination, it will definetly be destiny because mortal man has done everything to dismiss her. Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TymeTravel   April 6th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

Wow Clinton is leading by a HUGE margin in the lie count...she needs just one more lie to win the bigest liar nomination.!!!

Al Ware   April 6th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is trying to play on the intelligence of all americans, but she really needs to understand that the majority of the population is not stupid and sees right through her phony antics and lies!

Loretta   April 6th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

If I were a HIllary Cinton supporter who had helped her financially, I'd be a little bit upset round about now. Not because she's a multi-millionair, but because of the deception she has exhibited through misleading statements and behavior concerning finances. Why, for instance, did she allow her paid campainge workers to go without their pay when they throught she was out of money? Why did she borrow five million from her campaige? To say she borrowed the money means that she expects her supporters to donate an additional five million so she can pay herself back and add that five millions to the other 109.2 million she shares with Bill. It is clear she does not intend to spend any of her own millions to become president. Mitt Romney, another multi-millionair at least was willing to invest some of his own wealth in support of his cause. No wonder she refused to reveal her tax returns until forced to do so. This is just another example of Hillary Clinton's remoteness from honesty. To those individuals who continued to send her money so she won't have to spend her own $109.2 millions, all I can say is it's true that you can fool some of the perple ALL of the time!!

Jerry   April 6th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

I am collecting voluntary contributions to have this woman checked out in a psychiatric ward.

Patrick Mottola   April 6th, 2008 4:56 pm ET

Come on Hallary, it seems that she feel the American people are fools. First the sniper story now the hospital story... She calls herself Rocky, but remember Rocky lost against Appolo in Rocky as she will do. I compare Hillary with Roger Clemens, they both spew lies and cant believe the American people dont believe tham. Well the Clintons will be known for sex scandels in the White House, NAFTA (big job losses for Americans), Lies, desprite slandering and destruction on the Demacratic party.

Paul   April 6th, 2008 4:56 pm ET

THE NEWS TOOK ALL THE REV. AND HIS CHURCH STUFF AND MADE IT A 30 SEC SPOT.AND RAN IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR TWO WEEKS . SO HOW ABOUT TAKING ALL CLINTONS LIES, AND THE MARK PENN LOBBYEST WORK FOR THE CLINTON CAMPAIN @ 10,000,000 DOLLARS WHEN HE WAS UNDER A CONTRAK WITH THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND WHAT PART OF THE 15,000.000 IN THEY TAX RETURN THAT CAME FROM AN OTHER GOVERMENT ECT AND MAKE IT A 30 SEC. SPOT ON THE 6, 7, 8 9 10 NEWS AND PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR TWO WEEKS

Dale   April 6th, 2008 4:55 pm ET

Health Care is a serious issue. So serious that when a candidate wants to use examples to show why improvements are needed they have to make sure of their facts. One mistake is all that is need to pop the balloon of intent. Especially for a candidate that has the (be it due to her own fault or not) baggage of being seen as someone who fabricates her stories in order to make her points.

What could she and her advisors be thinking to use a story like this and not get the facts? There was a name, a location and a time – everything needed verify information to back up her agenda. Instead, she misused the information and has now turned it against her and those who suggest that Health Care needs to be fixed in the U.S. The story is now a mockery thanks to her own doing and no one wishing to convince those on the fence or the other side of the argument on Health Care will ever treat it with the serious nature it may deserve.

Do we really want someone as president so willing to jump over the facts to move an agenda? We already had that for eight years with the supposed WMD in Iraq. Clinton either needs to learn to move past this "yellow cake" showboating or else drop from the race. As it is, it makes herself look bad, the Democrats hysterical finger-pointers, and the whole politic process silly.

I expected better of her than this. Another disappointment from Clinton.

Caroline   April 6th, 2008 4:55 pm ET

I don't know about the rest of America, but I certainly don't want a compulsive liar for a president.

Jesse   April 6th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

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Another Clinton lie!

Another bad decision on day 0

Hillary can't get her story straight and can't keep lying to people and exaggerating her experience

All her experience can be summed up as the wife of the president!

And if you think she is so experienced then Chelsea should be the governor of some state???

Wake up people.

robin   April 6th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

i work in a hospital and NOONE has ever been turned away for lack of insurance or not able to pay the co pay/deductable. Most hospitals wait till you are out and if you have no insurance they will make a paymant plan with you and even if you do have insurance they will make a plan for the copay , if you need to. i agree with the lady who said why should we pay for everyone else health insurance? No one pays for my food, house ,ect. The job of the us goverment, according to the constutution, is insure domastic tranquilty and provid for the common defence, not health care for every one. Remeber when the goverment had the post office!! They couldn't even run that and now they want to run health care. And most countries that have socialiezed medician have 50% tax rate. ANd ask miss liar how she or Obama how they are going to pay for their health care programs.
robin

TR   April 6th, 2008 4:52 pm ET

I will vote for HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kelley   April 6th, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Ms. Clinton has a lgon history of unethical behavior:

BOB   April 6th, 2008 4:51 pm ET

LIAR, LIAR, LIAR, LAIR!!!! When can she stop. Ever since the latest implication of Hillary's lie, ELEVEN PEOPLE I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT WERE SUPPORTING HER HAVE SWICTHED THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO – Guess whom?

OBAMA!!

That is the price you pay for being a habitual LIAR. Hillary Clinton should not even smell the presidency of America anymore. SHE IS DONE!.

Angela   April 6th, 2008 4:50 pm ET

She was using this story as an example of what does happen in hospitals in the U.S. And it doesn't just happen in hospitals it happens at Dr. Offices. If you don't have money they won't see you.

murphy   April 6th, 2008 4:49 pm ET

another scary moment of the clinton episodes,where is your honor if you do win the presidency , which one of your hand will be on the bible when you are sworn in,or will your fingers behind your back that will be crossed.(SHAME ON YOU)

mg   April 6th, 2008 4:48 pm ET

LIAR.

JacknJill   April 6th, 2008 4:47 pm ET

Can you Clintonites just not wake up and spell LIAR!?!?!?!?
We do NOT need this type of leader anymore!
No More Lying Clintons or Bush's!!!!!!!!

This woman has got to see someone about her pathalogical lying!!!!!!

OlderBudWeiser   April 6th, 2008 4:47 pm ET

News Flash: Mom's don't expire from childbirth very often. People who DO have insurance also die. We will all die one day no matter whether we live high risk, or healthy. Educated guess: This mom may have had other health problems that contributed to her demise post still birth. Fact: According to the TRUTH, she DID have health insurance, was treated, and transfered to another facility for a higher level of care. She did not die because she was not insured, as Hillary claimed before knowing the facts. She was NOT denied medical care.
What Hillary did was rub salt in the wounds of her family for her own political gain. Her base constituants being older female voters, she knew this would pull at heart strings and tweak emotions of the female gender. Instead, it backfires because she lied.
Her Bosnia lie and appearing on Jay Leno to joke about it has pissed off Bosnia, the military, and a lot of people at home. Ireland thinks she's a "wee bit silly" as does much of the world. Lie upon lie! Can you trust someone who keeps lying to you? I can't!

Peachy Keen   April 6th, 2008 4:45 pm ET

Please, will this woman ever say anything that is true? Unreal! You just can't believe a word she says. I am beginning to think she is worse than GW when it comes to honesty.

This is called sociopathic and pathalogical behaviour. How much more of it will it take before the Hillary maniacs can see thru the facade and realize it is all bs?

Please Hillary groupies, wake up!

Fred   April 6th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

I am a 51yr. old teamster and I am white from Oregon. And we have both feet on the ground here. It will go to OBAMA. It will be a sweeping Landslide. We had are NAFTA troubles and we havent forgot who injected it on us. Anouther lie clintons dont want to live up to.

TedM   April 6th, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Hillary Clinton seems to have a credibility issue, and I can see why. She touts all this experience, yet time after time the "experience" seems to be smoke and mirrors and falsifications.

It's a shame – Hillary Clinton is a very smart and capable woman, and god knows we could use more in Washington. What we don't need in Washington is another mis-leader, and it appears that's what we would get with Hillary Clinton.

Bademus   April 6th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

Hillary doesn't lie, it's all spin by the pro-Obama media. They are reporting on things that don't matter like:
Fake sniper fire in Bosnia
Negotiating opening borders in Macedonia when they were already open when she got there
Oposing NAFTA from the start while there is video footage of her support
Telling North Carolina that Obama doesn't want them to vote, even though wants them to and is leading by about 12% in the polls
Saying early on that she wouldn't go after pledged delegates
Pro-Obama? When they did have something negative to show about him (that he didn't say himself and doesn't agree with) they showed those pastor clips in a constant loop for a solid week.
Sorry but Clinton just keeps on digging herself into a hole with the pattern of lying.

SA in OO   April 6th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

I'm really not a Hillary fan, and her staff should have checked the story before using it in the stump speach.

BUT if she (or any of the candidates) needs some good personal stories to support the fact that we really need to totally rethink healthcare, they need only get a copy of Sicko. It's full of well documented cases just like this.

The country needs and deserves a universal health care system – like the ones that Canada, Britain, France and even Cuba have.

The problem is that when any of these candidates dare to tell us the truth about this, the corporations that have a stake in the truly shameful and totally unethical system we have use all the forces at there disposal ($$$$$$$$$$) to take them out.

As much as I dislike Hillary, this story isn't about her "misspeaking" again. It's about changing a broken system, and finding a candidate with the guts to try and fix it. She was that person some 15 years ago, but she was beat down by a rigged system and backed off. It's hard to blame her.

Andrea   April 6th, 2008 4:41 pm ET

Before you all tear Senator Clinton to shreds, check out this story:

A gentleman that was very ill with AIDS was turned away from the hospital because there were not enough beds. They told him he was too sick to be in the hospital and could catch any illness and die because of his weak immune system. Isolation rooms anywhere for this kind of illness? Not for this gentleman.

It does happen in America.

Jot   April 6th, 2008 4:40 pm ET

Did the woman and her child die? I believe if this woman was still living we would have got the right answer but the fact that she is dead you Clinton haters you can say whatever you want. She did not make up the story, she was told by the police officer then she got so much affected and the fact that she cares so much about health care she was compiled to use the story in her campaigns. You busturds you are forgetting that the woman is dead and her child. If she was still alive then Clinton would have been a lier. MKL did not stop hatred or racism in this country niether would Barakamania

ahmed   April 6th, 2008 4:39 pm ET

you americans are vicious dogs. i used to think democrats were less evil than republicans but now i see from posts by Obama supporters here you democrats are just as vicious. cannibals! a curse on both your houses.

Beca   April 6th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

Source, the Sheriff Office in Ohio! They are the liars!

Mike, Arkansas   April 6th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

how many other "stories" is she gonna tell before she gets them right and accurate and stop "foolin" the voters of the country she claims to be able to run. I am not for a president who is going to tell me stories that are not honest. This proves maybe she lies.. or her memory is going bad from Old age to run this country. Bosnia, Canada, Hospital/Insurance, her foreign experience. I think she needs to retire and get some test run on her.

Trish   April 6th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

I hope Hillary hasen't ordered her designer pant suit for her imagined inaguration. There an't gonna be one.

Bob, Phoenix   April 6th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

This fairy tale, "pinned down by sniper fire in Bosnia", "Chelsea was jogging around the World Trade Center when the planes hit". . . .it would be hilarious if not so tragic. This woman is either psychotic, delusional, or just so desperate for adulation that she is willing to risk exposure and mockery from every common sense American out there

She should hire Leno – his stuff really is funny, and he is smart enough not to claim that any of it is true!

tonya   April 6th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

I think all that sniper fire damaged her hearing and ability to tell the truth pooooooorrrrrr hillary

Brian   April 6th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

More lies...

JC   April 6th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

Just read from abc news that New York Sun reported Clintons have sold the donors list a while ago. The Clintons might be too smart to say something donors want to hear and then sell them out at the end. I wish Clintons are not telling voters what they want to hear and then sell them out.

Karen in Cape Cod   April 6th, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Can we be fair in this news report? A local sheriff deputy told Clinton this story, and she thought it was accurate!! She did not make it up! Lighten up media!

Michigan 500   April 6th, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Why people waste their time to go out and listen to her anymore is amazing. There are so many videos out now of her embellishments she looks foolish.

Jenn   April 6th, 2008 4:34 pm ET

This story proves that this woman will do and say anything to get elected. If the hospital was truly at fault for the deaths of this child and mother, we as a nation would have heard about it and this hospital would have been sued big time. I'm sure this dead mother's relatives would have filed a lawsuit pronto. The first time we hear about it is when this liar speaks about it. You would think that with the money she's paying her advisors they would make sure they had all the facts before they allowed her to tell this story.

Either way, do we want someone as President who constantly puts their foot in their mouth. And also, do we want a President who has advisors around her who won't do their jobs?

I was with Hillary before, but i made the right decision in switching my vote for Obama. She is truly the Tonya Harding of politics!!!

michigan   April 6th, 2008 4:33 pm ET

she likes to add to stories to make them sound more dramatic,problem is shes a liar and already lying to the americans did you hear me ALREADY LYING she has no morals when it comes to this election

JT   April 6th, 2008 4:33 pm ET

There are indeed millions of Americans without healthcare insurance. Why tell a terribly sad story about one individual and run the risk of getting part of the story wrong? It doesn't make sense to tell this story as though you believe it with all your heart when in fact you were so glad to get it that you don't even have your people check it out? I guess if she likes the story she doesn't bother looking into it for herself. Too many 3 AM phone calls?

Andrew Bynum   April 6th, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Cal Jim 2: Are you a complete idiot? No matter what the hospital did, it is possible that she could have died, along with the baby. Unless we know the exact circumstances of what happened (which we won't, because individual medical records are sealed), there is no way to blame the hospital for that. The problem is that Clinton made up the story (or at least didn't pursue it with due diligence), which is part of a much larger pattern of deception.

mike   April 6th, 2008 4:32 pm ET

WOW – this one stuns me. Now I'm starting to feel sorry for her. She needs professional help. Good to know she can afford the best – maybe Dr Phil?

js   April 6th, 2008 4:32 pm ET

This is what I hear from Hillary every time she talks now...... LIE, LIE, LIE LIE, and then LIE, LIE, LIE,LIE.

Kevin - Jonesboro, GA   April 6th, 2008 4:31 pm ET

I will criticize Hillary for a lot of things but can not entirely fault her for this. Her campaign staff really should have done a better job of vetting the story but the larger issue of national healthcare was the more important aspect of the story. Still don't like her but not because of this misstep.

Pho   April 6th, 2008 4:31 pm ET

First Bosnia, now this. Why am I not surprised?

La Raza   April 6th, 2008 4:29 pm ET

just drop out of sight, Please!

abeba   April 6th, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Those cries on the campaign trails are not working so misspeaking and lying is the alternate.

Lance   April 6th, 2008 4:28 pm ET

She's going for the trifecta of lies.

1. Sniper fire in Bosnia lie is repeated for weeks until someone finds the video of her at the airport listening to an eight year old Bosnian girl read her poetry as a marching band plays. Where's the sniper?

2. The pregnant girl at hospital story without insurance dies story she tells for months until someone investigates and figures out the whole thing is a fabrication.

3. She was against NAFTA until her schedule from the white house is released and everybody realizes that she attended many, many meetings to support Nafta attended by others that were also pro NAFTA.

and while we're at it, lets not forget the lies about the planted audience questions in Iowa, about how she had said she didn't prepare questions ahead of time and how that specific girl was given a canned question to ask her.

And then, we can't also forget the lie about promising not to campaign in Michigan and Florida and then swearing up and down she never did that when push came to shove.

And then lets not also forget the lie about how she was totally for at large caucuses in Vegas, Nevada and had agreed to them months beforehand by signing on the dotted line to support them, until it came down to a few weeks beforehand and she was behind in the polls and she suddenly decides that at large caucuses are un Amercian and unfair and should be challenged, (because she always loses caucuses).

This woman is not even a good liar. she's a very bad liar and we need to simply toss her campaign on the dustbin of history and get moving with the real campaign against McCain before McCain walks away with the Constitution shredded in hand.

Obama 08. Please. For the love of all that is good and just!

VC, MD   April 6th, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is a pathological liar. She has only 7 year experience and claims 35 year experience. She became senator with an eye on the white house to have some real experience. But then she goes on to claims 35 years of experience so that she looks more experienced than Obama and other more experienced candidates like Biden etc.. As she does not really have that experience and can't match Obama's intelligence, she makes up stories to play on people's emotions. And media starts praising her human side. In fact Hillary has no human side. She is a selfish lady who will do anything to get the privilege of living in the white house.

abeba   April 6th, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Those crying on the campaign trails are not working so misspeaking and lying is the alternate.

leon   April 6th, 2008 4:27 pm ET

THIS IS FOR HILLARY BACKERS LIES LIES LIES SHE HAD NO CREDIBILITY FROM THE START CAN YOU VOTE FOR HER ?

President of Students for Obama at Univeristy of Nevada   April 6th, 2008 4:26 pm ET

Common Clinton you're hurting the party, just give up and support the next President of the United States!

OBAMA OH EIGHT OH YEAH

Ben   April 6th, 2008 4:26 pm ET

Dont tell Chelsea Clinton or even think of asking her why cause she'll probably tell you its none of your business!!

Tim   April 6th, 2008 4:26 pm ET

I hope this campaign season sends a message to the other politicians out there that the days of their unverifiable folksy home-spun "I know an average Joe who...." stump lines are numbered, and with the Internet and instantaneous research and communication they can be exposed for what they are: lies.

Bill Denton, TX   April 6th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

Let's see....why would someone be willing to try this load of hooey after getting caught red-handed?

In a word, arrogance.

It has undermined her campaign from the beginning. She told the media she 'was going to be the nominee,' failed to lowball expectations for Iowa, compared the state unfavorably to Mississippi (which she also lost), cried on TV, had a victory celebration in Florida for delegates that weren't even supposed to count, had no plan what to do when the 'clinch early' strategy failed, and thought she could get away with lying about Bosnian sniper fire.

Now this.

Anyone who thinks Hillary Clinton is a 'change' from the arrogance of the last five (in particular) years needs a mental evaluation.

Dan   April 6th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

For all the Clinton apologists out there, please understand that no one is saying that health care is not an issue, so please stop saying this in order to excuse Hillary's lie.

The issue this article is talking about is another example of Hillary "misspeaking" for her own political gain. How many lies will it take for Clinton supporters to the see the light? 50? 100? 500? She may be smart and gifted, but she is also a liar. The longer Clinton supporters continue excuse this behaivor, the more likely they are deem lying as acceptable and lose the ability to view this character trait as dangerous. And that my folks is what is most dangerous.

Wake up People!!!!!

anne   April 6th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

At best, this story is another demonstration of Hillary's lack of judgement. She failed to see obvious red flags in the narrative and went with the story without properly vetting it first. How then can we trust her to get the facts and make the right judgements on more far-reaching issues like WMD proliferation and free trade agreements?

At worst, this story is the latest illustration of her longstanding pattern of deception of the American public.

Either way, the conclusion is the same–this should not be the first woman president of the U.S. She will bring shame on us all, and 16 years is enough of that already.

mike   April 6th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

So at the very least she is misrepresenting that she heard the story from a credible source – let's see the Hillary supporters squirm out of that.

It is not a fact that things like this happen every day – no one in America is dying on emergency room doorsteps because they don't have insurance, as she would have her supporters believe. Wake up and realize that she is a lost cause – your money, time, and votes are wasted on her.

But if you must, keep sending her money – just do yourselves a favor and ask what happens to unspent campaign contributions after the candidate drops out – you can bet that at the least her $5M loan will be the first debt paid by her soon to be defunct campaign. At the worst she'll pocket all surplus.

Gnosticman   April 6th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I am an Obama supporter but I beg my fellow supporters to not heavily criticize Hillary for this. She was simply going on the word of the family members. Health care is important, and I usnderstand why Hillary would bring up a personal account. She could have been more savvy and researched the story, but she was probably more compelled to simply believe the poor folks who told it. As supporters of Obama we should follow his lead and attempt to take the higher ground of understanding and tolerance.

Linda   April 6th, 2008 4:23 pm ET

To lie.....to make a statement that one KNOWS is false !

I can't believe if anyone LISTENED to the man telling Hillary this heart breaking story ...you wouldn't take what he said for the truth and infact the truth is THE LADY AND THE BABY ARE DEAD TODAY..Why is that a lie if you repeat something that was told to you with such sincerity and in retelling it SAY ...."when listening to this story that was told to me "
Why not stop being so petty and trying to make much to do about nothing (that goes for this nit- picking reporting by Candy Crowley) CNN use to be so responsible and my favorite news but I now will only watch certain anchors there due to the unprofessional reporting such as this. You sound like a bunch on kids on a playground....Grow up and get to the issues ! Perhaps we would be better served if CNN could come up with a story on how our Healthcare system has failed so many and WHO is going to do something about it !

P   April 6th, 2008 4:22 pm ET

Wow– I have thought about commenting for awhile and now I just couldn't wait any longer...All of you need to just keep your mouths shut and think for a minute.

Hillary keeps getting slammed for things that are seriously small beer....if that story didn't happen to this woman, then it undoubtedly has happened to another. It really doesn't matter. Politics should be about the issues...not this silly stuff.

And if CNN covered Obama's slip-ups and mistakes nearly as well as they covered Hillary's then none of you would have anything to talk about.

Honestly, this is getting ridiculous...you accuse Hillary of bringing the Democrats ruin...but it's all of you being hateful and probably partially sexist. Let's get back to the issues.

dan davenport   April 6th, 2008 4:20 pm ET

Hillary seems to be on a roll with the lies lately, Bosnia, NAFTA, pregnant mother, Columbian ties,etc......she's pathetic and history will look back on this woman as singlehandly trying her hardest to destroy the democratic party. This is tragic.

R.J Lewis   April 6th, 2008 4:19 pm ET

Flip,flop,plop...

Hillary,Billary,dock...

Chelsea ran up the clock...

while Bill came tumbling down...

And none of Queen's spinners could stitch her back in time...

Her campaign sounds so like a nursery rhyme gone bad. Sad, that I liked this woman a few years ago. She seemed genuine. Now, she is so pathetic....why does she need to lie repeatedly, when just the truth will suffice.

EmmaAtlanta   April 6th, 2008 4:18 pm ET

Hillary did not make up this story. The Sherif Department did. Has the CNN verified with the Sherif? Remember that Clinton said 'as I listen to this story being told.' She did not say she saw the woman or did she say she went to the hospital. CNN seems to be the only media that does not know that we have a very serious health care problem in America. CNN is so biased that Hillary might put them out of business. Watch.

Debra   April 6th, 2008 4:17 pm ET

I'm starting to wonder if Hillary might be Bipolar. Between the constant mood swings, and truly believing that you (and your child) had to run under sniper fire while a child hands you flowers, and saying she's against NAFTA when she was out in public touting the benefits of outsourcing, and voting for the war in Iraq, now saying that she was against the war BEFORE Obama was...... things that make ya go Hhmmm.....

ATANDAMUSA   April 6th, 2008 4:17 pm ET

WAKE UP AMERICA!! PLEASE WAKE UP!!

United States presidential election, 2000 –Bush Vs Gore. We "Fellow Americans" handed our nation to G.W Bush and went to sleep. 2008. 8 years later we are still cry foul. Here we are again, my people, shall we sit through another 4, maybe 8 years before we understand the implications nominating another G.W Bush?

It seems like we are still toiling with the notion of whether or not the name
Hillary Clinton should be remotely considered for the 2008 presidential election. Again, We had a great opportunity with Gore in 2000 but we gift wrapped it and handed it to GW.

We have all sat by these long months and followed the events of these primaries and caucuses, debates and by God, the Lies, ohhh the lies,
it is choking the life out of me. And to think that we will sit here and let her continue with it is just a large dose of insult to YOU. Yes I mean you, your reading this aren't you. I dare not say "insult your intelligence" because so far we lost our intelligence in 2000 with GW. With that loss we have Mrs. Clinton, nursing us lies by the bottle, weekly. Sniper this, Nafta that, Pregnant Woman, here and another on over there with her children bundled up in blanket.

Lets all accept the fact that we fogged up in 2000 and challenge ourselves that it wont happen again.

With all these Miss-Speaking, and Mr-Remebering, lack of Judgement and what not, we need to start holding our candidates responsible for their actions.

Lets Break it down People, shall we?

Lending money to Her Campaign? Its her campaign not mine therefore if you have used your money good and well. Dont expect that when you use the word Lend, someone will have to pay when you fail to get nominated.

NAFTA or N- AFTER:
It is ok to take a stand for or against an issue. But when the going gets hot we need to the HILLary can stand the heat. I wonder what happened to all those NAFTA supporters that put their faith on her years ago.

IRAQ:
Again it ok to take a stand. Just so we know where HILL is at all times. Mc Cain is. It aint ok to say hey GW let light up Iraq but in '08 dude your on your own.

SNIPER??
JEEZLUWEEZZ!! Come on. If you misremember running for cover under sniper fire I wonder what else is remembered. This is our national security issue we are dealing with here. Forget the 3AM phone call. I wonder if she'll remember which room the red phone is located.

MARK PENN!
What can I Say! When you have you advisers and strategists running off like loose cannons and throwing their own parties under your watch. And you know nothing about it? Not just a low level adviser or strategist but your chief political Strategist and you know nothing about it. Come on America. Should we even let Hillary respond to this one?

HOSPITAL STORY:
NO INSURANCE? NO TREATMENT?
Lady you are running for the seat of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Show us some respect. Or at least show some human side for the family of this poor lady that you have chosen to humiliate. This is tantamount to pilfering from a dead body. Where is your human side.

This is CHAOS in the making if we dare repeat 2000 election in 2008.
PA, NC, IN We are asleep but we aint that asleep. Let it Rip !!!!!

Polly from mid-america   April 6th, 2008 4:17 pm ET

"Hi, I am a white female with some age on me...and, and, I wish the media would stop highlighting the missteps, misquotes, lies, etc. that MY candidate is involv ed with. If WE could focus on the issues and the fact that MY candidate could at least talk about the major issues while her staff and aides conduct backdoor sessions with her real interests...come on now, just because she can no longer shed a tear, she is still as much as a man as her husband." Go Hill !!!! You got my vote! All those Obama folks can go live in reality someplace else–lets scrapbook!!!!!!!!!!

disappointed   April 6th, 2008 4:16 pm ET

SNIPERS and NO INSURANCE another CLINTO EXAGERATION OF THE TRUTH. Hillary its such a shame that you can not het a story true at all. There were NO SNIPERS AND THE LADY HAD INSURANCE. God Help Us if Yoy Get The Nomination. Lies, LIES and MORE LIES from the CLINTONS

Lynn   April 6th, 2008 4:16 pm ET

First you need to know and tell the Truth to America, before you can have "Solutions for America".

Will   April 6th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

If the hospital was covering the facts, Hillary campaign wouldn't need to drop the story but they did because they knew it was a fabrication.

She would have fought it just like she fought the Sinbad story.

Dave   April 6th, 2008 4:13 pm ET

This is the same woman who claims she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary, climber of Mount Everest. (Remember this from years ago?) I believe Edmund Hillary was less than 10 years old when Hillary Rodham was born, and he was not yet worldwide famous.

Allan   April 6th, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Hillary Clinton DID NOT lie. She told the story as it was told to her. Her campaign could not vet the story because medical records are confidential. The hospital in question claims the pregnant woman was not denied care. Clinton accepts the hospital's claim. She will stop using the story. End of story. You people are such imbeciles, jumping on the bandwagon this way and that way, whichever way the wind blows.

Janis   April 6th, 2008 4:12 pm ET

It's inherently wrong to tell such a story without ever bothering to check the facts. The woman had insurance. Furthermore, no hospital would have turned her away, or demanded $100.00 up front.

From her Bosnia story, to the "there's no such thing as pledged delegates" while she's out there trying to get the superdelegates to over turn the vote of the people, to her lies regarding NAFTA... and outsourcing to India... to her "I'm more qualified to be President because I lived in the White House for 8 years" she just comes off looking more pathetic by the day.

Juan   April 6th, 2008 4:12 pm ET

And once again the Obama campaign is quiet about this. Its disheartening and frustrating to see the Obama campaign get comfortable. If anything this woman and her campaign are a wreck!! A wreck to the nation. Her and her husband. Enough of two families bringing down this country for two decades. I will vote for McCain over Hillary.

William   April 6th, 2008 4:11 pm ET

She didn't lie, she was given bad information. Perhaps they should have checked it out, but they didn't have any reason to believe it wasn't true. The media and you crazed Obama fans like to blow things out of proportion. Go Hillary, if not Hillary, then go McCain. Never Obama

Israel Nutter   April 6th, 2008 4:11 pm ET

Let us say that she repeated it as she heard it. SHE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES PEOPLE!! If her campaign could not vet the story, it SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REPEATED AS IF SHE LIVED IT FIRSTHAND. Doing that is darn near a lie!

Michael, North Carolina   April 6th, 2008 4:10 pm ET

Sen. Clinton has yet again shown that she DOES NOT HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT! In order to be a leader you must DOUBLE CHECK, AND TRIPLE CHECK THE ISSUES, BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FOURTH TO YOU! This is why Sen. Obama is the better candidate. He was right about IRAQ, AND HAS PLAYED BY THE RULES CONCERNING MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA. Sen. Clinton has played on the FEARS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, and has tried to change the rules of the democratic race, when she thinks she may not win. I know the American people are smart enough to see threw the CLINTON LIES, AND WILL VOTE FOR SEN. OBAMA.

YES WE CAN
OBAMA/CASEY '08

pete   April 6th, 2008 4:08 pm ET

The couple is just full of lies, and yet a lot of people still believe in them. When Bill publicly denied the Monica relationship, a lot of his supports came out and publicly defended him, including that of the Albright. It was a betrayal of trust. He used them and they were willing to fall for it. Hillary behaved just like Bill and this election really shows their true color. Many on the left would say that Bush and his gang lie too and lie a lot. But few truly doubt their patriotism. Incompetence and arrogance may be the worst words that I would give them. But their intention to protect the country and to punish those that harm the US is unquestionable. The liberal left tried years in vain to try to prove that there were self interest in it. In contrast, the Clinton acted totally for their self interest. Hillary is willing risk damaging the Democratic party and is calling for the count of the MI and FL votes in violation of the rules just tell you that nothing is more important than themselves.

lou   April 6th, 2008 4:05 pm ET

i wonder if the pregnant lady ever came under sniper fire as well??

there is no end to the clintons lying.

V in CA   April 6th, 2008 4:03 pm ET

She was told about this by a POLICE chief.

Hmmm... maybe we should start investigating all of Obama's campaign stories. All those he's heard from others. All of those dozens of them...

Hmmm.... now THAT would be important.

How about we focus on Iraq? Or Iran? Or Pakistan? Or the recession? Or Afghanistan? Or the mortgage crisis? Or something that means SOMETHING.

Michigan 4 Clinton   April 6th, 2008 4:03 pm ET

Outstanding Journalism once again by CNN, heres another pat on the head- you have spun yet another negative story about Hillary Clinton.
She has raised cruical concerns about today's health care crisis, that 46 Million Americans face each day. Where are Obama's ideas and solutions for America Health Care?

Hillary R. Clinton = President of the United States 2008
Yes We Can!

Dean from Maine   April 6th, 2008 3:59 pm ET

We have now entered into the blue phase of the Clinton campaign...where all deeds get revealed for what they actually are...a stain upon our country that negates the need for further explaination...you will not get 'any of my business'...job interview over.

Roland   April 6th, 2008 3:58 pm ET

Another lie again? For how long will she lie? Is it this the kind of experience she had been boasting about? The only experience she probably has is in lying. This is unbelievable.

Kathy Phillips   April 6th, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Voters,
This is coming from a nurse of 18years, with ER experience. First thing, there is a law called EMTLA, all patients have to be checked in the ER, regardless of their insurance or money! Secondly, Clinton is just feeding us another of her lies. Pay attention PA, you can't trust anything she says. Who will answer the phone at 3am, hopefully, not a liar.

Ron Mueller   April 6th, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Last year I ran for a small local public office in my county. It was a part time position and with a full time job, I did my best to campaign when I had an opportunity. It was a basic one-man campaign of door knocking, civic gatherings, town hall meetings, church functions, or any place there was a gathering of people that would listen to my speech.

My opponent was the incumbent and rumors were plentiful about a checkered past that involved guilty verdicts in federal court on human rights violations. Many people told me stories and would often pull me aside to ask why I hadn't brought them up during the first month I was made aware of this information.

The reason was simple; I hadn't had a chance to track down the facts of those stories before I was willing to commit them in a public forum. When time and money was available, I spent time at the federal building collecting the facts. When I finally mentioned them in public, I had case numbers, verdicts, and transcripts. My facts were solid and weren't disputed by my opponent.

Senator Clinton tells us she trusted her resource and had no reason to doubt him. I find that a hard stretch that with so much attention on a presidential campaign, she would forgo a background check on an emotional stump speech that was sure to be fact checked by the media.

If one guy running for a small local office is able to fact check before speaking publicly, I do not believe a presidential campaign with hundreds of resources and tens of millions of dollars was unable to do the same.

My opinion is that if a person is willing to lie to get into office then they are most certainly predisposed to lying once they get into office. Perhaps Senator Clinton should step back and ask herself it being the president is worth the lies it will take for her to appear as the better candidate.

I think the answer is solidly NO.

sam   April 6th, 2008 3:54 pm ET

I see no reason why some people want to jump up and down and malign Hillary – she related an incident which she thought was true coming from a man she could trust – a story like this is heart wrenching to anyone – SPECIALLY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE – I AM SURE MANY UNDERGO THIS TYPE OF DIFFICULT SITUATIONSy – STOP SPLITTING HAIRS – I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY SUCH MISERIES FACING THE UNINSURED.

Spurschick   April 6th, 2008 3:54 pm ET

All you Hillary haters. This is about the health care . Does Obama plan give all americans "universal" health care, I know my husband has a bad back and we can not afford the surgey even with our health insurance. So I want the person who is going to solve our health care

Go HiLLARY GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

B Dogg   April 6th, 2008 3:52 pm ET

hiLIEray clinton was your last book you wrote fiction????????????????????? I used to like you til I saw how you try to play to the camera. Now every time I see you trying to get all teary eye I start looking to see if I can catch you with the onion in your hand.

bladedancer   April 6th, 2008 3:52 pm ET

Good grief... She needs an excorcism at this point...

Ree   April 6th, 2008 3:52 pm ET

I feel for the woman and her child, but to tell a story to emphasize a point of someone not covered under a health plan is a shame. This story was told to sway people to think HRC's health plan would have saved the person and her child. This is the same conventional thinking that G Bush used in his justification of the Iraq war. We need a leader to gather all the facts and redesign them to suit their interest. We need TRUTH!!!!!!!

Dan   April 6th, 2008 3:51 pm ET

Like Wife, Like Husband! I'm not surprised. Her Husband lied when he was in the white House. She has lied several times in this campaign and will continue to lie. If you look up the word lie in the dictionary, you'd see a Clinton's face next to it. It's a Shame, America!

Don   April 6th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

It's an old joke with a Hillary update. How can you tell when she's lying? When her lips are moving. One more of these blatant fabrications will be the "coup de grace" for her campaign.

The Real "INCONVIENT TRUTH"   April 6th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

There is a correlation between Hillary's complete lack of effort to verify facts.
1. Iraq war: Hillary cast her vote in favor of the Iraq war without reading the National Intelligence Report on Iraq
2. Bosnia Sniper trip: Hillary failed to consult her self to check the veracity of the story. Turns out the truth was the only casualty that day.
3. Hospital Stump speech: Hillary grabbed the most hear wrenching story for her stump speeches and again shows her disdain for the truth.
Hillary has really come into her own by rebranding herself as the champion of her own version of "THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH"
The truth shall overcome!

s.positive   April 6th, 2008 3:49 pm ET

Amazing how many who wants a liar for a leader...

Christian, Tampa FL   April 6th, 2008 3:48 pm ET

This is the problem that candidates can get into when they take stories from voters. Often times the stories get very distorted and the candidate gets in trouble. Coming after the Bosnia story, this only boosts the notion that Clinton is dishonest, though I don't think she had any ill intent with this story.

Art W Hyland   April 6th, 2008 3:47 pm ET

Mrs Clinton didn't just now start embellishing, exaggerating and outright lying, she's been doing that for decades, and was fired for being fraudulant with evidence from a legal committee investigating President Nixon during the Watergate build-up. And who did she marry? Someone equally interested in power at any cost. It is sickening to see people in such high places willing to deceive in order to gain position. And Barack Obama has done it too, and continues to by trying to explain away his willingness to endorse extreme philosophies only when they become public.

Nobody's perfect, but in the Democratic party's effort to find an emotionally satisfying candidate, they have eliminated the possibility of decent, normal people from emerging as their leaders, and only the deceptive can apply, and they did.

jeff   April 6th, 2008 3:47 pm ET

How can I explain this more clearly? Hill and Bill both are complete Liars. At this point, Obama is so much more of an honorable person. And isn't that what we are all looking for?

Marc   April 6th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

Once again, Hillary is showing her true colors. Bill and Hillary has been liars since Bill came into office. How much longer can she hurt the demacratic party. Ohio should be happy with themselves because they voted for Hillary because she is white and not for her values. If we let her into office, she will bring us all down.

Obama 08

kathleen   April 6th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

If Obama would have done the very same thing, He would suffer
through "the wrath of Hillary". I think a person running for President
of the USA should research the facts. Really!!!! Hillary sure researches
facts on Obama. Surely her campaign staff could have checked this
story before she opened her "big fat mouth."

Obam 2008

Isabella   April 6th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

Well , I just watched on TV the conservation of the man in question as he is telling his account of events to Hillary Clinton in person.
It is very sad indeed.
So for all the meanspirited Obama supporters , stop using a tragedy as this for your daily Hillary bashing.

JF   April 6th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

""She had no reason to doubt his word"… sounds like her approach to her Iraqi war vote.
"It's not always possible to fully vet them…" sounds like her approach to prewar intelligence data."

Lets see, She should be able to see into mens harts, and She should be ALL knowing…. My God, what are you going to think when you find out She doesn't walk on water either?

A REAL leader, for REAL people
Hillary 08

Susan / PA   April 6th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

Combine this Health Care lie with Bosnia lie and Mark Penn lobbying for Columbia Trade deal for a year now and you get a very untrustworthy presidential candidate. It is also offensive to want the votes in Mich and Florida to count now after they broke the rules. Seat the delegates 50/50 in both states. What ARE we teaching our young people? Is it OK to distort the truth, negotiate deals secretly, and that rules are made to be broken? Some say this is just politics, well, I dont say that at all. Hillary Clinton may be a fighter, but she ISNT fighting for us at all!!! She cant even manage her own financials in her campaign. How is she going to run our country? We've already been ripped off by the Bush administration. People, lets not go there again.

Vote Obama on April 22nd

Proud American   April 6th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

Hillary lied... so whats new?!?

felo   April 6th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

Another lie!!! that's it am done with HRC.

Joel   April 6th, 2008 3:43 pm ET

Two observations:

1. My perception has been that those supporting the Clintons believe the end justifies the means–it doesn't matter how the Presidency is obtained because the work they have to do there is just and true. A lot of their supporters seem to have the same mindset–this, and I am sure subsequent events, will not change their minds about supporting her. Incidents like this one, which tell us something about both the candidate and the organizations they set up and run, are about the only redeeming thing about this long running electoral process.

2. Some have commented here about the real issue being that we have a broken health care system. I'll agree that the system may have some problems, but I am not convinced that getting the government involved is going to solve those problems. The areas that government intervention has helped over the years are few and far between. Look around you–the evidence is pretty clear and the results are draining your wallet and the nation's budget.

Tex   April 6th, 2008 3:42 pm ET

The "misspeaks" just keep coming and coming.

Mike Birmingham, AL   April 6th, 2008 3:41 pm ET

Here's the difference between Obama and Clinton:

Obama supporters call Hillary a liar, and can back it up with proof like this.

Hillary supporters call Obama a liar and can't point to anything.

Capurna Green   April 6th, 2008 3:41 pm ET

Another one of the Clinton's lies.

gerry   April 6th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Yet another lie by Lady Macbeth?

It is frightening to imagine what she would or wouldn't say or do just to become president.

troy   April 6th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Obama is getting a free ride whether people want to admit it or not! Hillary is a joke and a liar! Anyone, anyone that believes her or defends her is an idiot plain and simple. Any objective person can see the reality of what is happening in this election. Obama is an empty suit and Clinton is grasping for power at all costs! The real tragedy is this is the "best" the Democratic Party has chosen to offer. McCain is selling out to the conservative right. Trust me when I tell you that George Bush is not the only reason the country is going in the wrong direction.

Cynthia   April 6th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Another "misspoke" by Senator Clinton – it seems to be happening often. Is this the kind of President we want? We will have to be truly concerned if she does become President. She will be having meetings with elected officials, nternational leaders, etc. on behalf of the people of the U.S. Maybe this "misspeaking" is just being used to get elected and once elected she will stop – I doubt it. Can she be trusted to tell the truth and do what is in the best interest of the people?

Kevin O'Neill   April 6th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Why isn't anyone pointing out that Hillary's claim to misrepresent her situation in Bosnia due to sleep depravation contradicts her claim to be the best one to answer the phone at 3 am? Shouldn't we be concerned that she may beome confused and give the wrong comand?

She faults Bush for jumping on information to support his cases (WMD in Iraq) but didn't she just do the same with this tragic story about the woman's hospital experience?

Truetone   April 6th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Ready on day one

And, that (imaginary) day comes.

1. Iranian president calls (at 3 a.m. ?) and tells her Iran does not have nuclear ambitions.

She had no reason to doubt his word.

2. Osama Bin Laden calls (again, at 3 a.m. perhaps ?) and tells Hillary that he has given up terrorism and has now become a Salvation Army volunteer.

She had no reason to doubt his word either.

How is that for a (imaginary) "President" with "Experience" ?

kim KY   April 6th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

But before it was a deputy sheriff that told her. Now that the sheriff's department is investigating which deputy sheriff told her that story now all of the sudden someone at a house party told her. She lies about her lying lies.

nathan   April 6th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

Another case of 'mis-speak'!

Suzie   April 6th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

This lady is a pathological liar. YES SHE IS! I'm convinced!!!

OBAMA '08

David   April 6th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

How many lies does she have to tell before people stop believing her? Shame on you Clinton supporters.

MDEAL   April 6th, 2008 3:39 pm ET

Is it just me or has everybody else also noticed how hypocritical Hillary looks lately with that overly enthused look she manages to contrive using disproportionately enlarged eyes and an artificial, fixed smile? The whole Hillary persona seems to exude a convoluted, complex, colossal lie. I don't think the term "ageing gracefully" has ever been a part of her vocabulary. With $109 M in my bank account and a whole bunch of fables in my repertoire to narrate, I'd happily renounce my political aspirations and go on a world-wide speaking tour even if I can never find an audience that would care to listen to my prattles. Why America continues to give ear to Hillary’s tall tales at the expense of their valuable time really befuddles me.

debra   April 6th, 2008 3:38 pm ET

I have no idea why Hillary Clinton feels America deserves her help. The Clintons earn enough money to live quite comfortably anywhere. They actually make less money when in the white house than they do out of it. And the bobamabots slander and malicious comments certainly don't make it any better. But they are just incredibly good people who think they can help the world. Unlike bobama who thinks like his Prosperity minister, Wright, that he can help himself. It must actually piss bobamabots off that anyone would try and help anyone else. Their phylosophy is to help themselves. Seriously! Read todays artical about "Modern black church shuns King's message".

Sid   April 6th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

When will the women of the United States realize that it is better to vote for someone with credibility than a woman who has repeatedly about everything. If this is the scenario when she has time to think and respond, I wonder what will happen if she becomes the president and gets a 3am call. How can she be trusted to pick up the phone and have a good judgement and convey the truth to the people.

Gerry (AUSTRIA)   April 6th, 2008 3:35 pm ET

Scrub a pig, wash a pig, A pig remains a pig. You cannot seperate Hillary from lying

Tyler   April 6th, 2008 3:35 pm ET

The fact that Clinton is dropping the story from her speeches (I would compare it to pleading 'no contest') pretty much proves it was a lie.

Unless you're one of those delusional supporters who still believe her in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.

kurt   April 6th, 2008 3:34 pm ET

Hillary is so quick to badmouth the nation that she fails to vet this stuff. This is the absolute last straw for me. I'm done with this ridiculous, pandering, untruthful dope.

fortysixandtwo   April 6th, 2008 3:34 pm ET

Why is everyone blaming Hillary for this. She didn't mention any names or the name of the facility simply because the story was not 100 percent confirmed. However, I work at a hospital, and I KNOW THAT STORIES LIKE THIS ARE NOT FARFETCHED OR UNCOMMON. NONPROFIT HOSPITALS CAN AND WILL NOT GIVE YOU CARE IF YOU'RE UNINSURED. Unless it's a life or death situation, hospitals can turn you away especially if you have a history of unpaid medical bills. All that hospitals are required to do is stablize you then they release you. In her story the woman was not in an emergency situation at the time. She said they did treat her later when it became an emergency, costing MORE money than if they would've treated her in the first place. And that's a sad fact. So don't think for a second this sort of thing does not happen. CNN I'VE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR YOU.

Eki Ehizele   April 6th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Dig?
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
This obama guy must be quite something to make Her Royal Highness comit such unforced errors. Hmmmm.

Sam   April 6th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

I was shocked to hear on CNN that Hillary made a joke of her sniper fire lies. Instead of apologizing to the people she's all smiles about it. I think she does not have regards to the people.

John   April 6th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

yes we have a broken health care system but we all know that this issue here is Hillary's ability to be "ready on day one", she does not have the ability to remember a story that happened to her, nor the ability to relay a story that was told to her by someone else with out checking it out to see if maybe its true or not. she was willing to put her name behind this story on "i had no reason to doubt....." in a way i feel sorry for her, she can not be as stupid as she seems to be. her camp must be having a good laugh at expence.

I don't think she ready to run gilligans island let alone the USA!

was the girl under sniper fire too??? that would make the story even better Hillary.

Michael   April 6th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

So why is it everytime Clinton lies, the Obama supporters yell for her to quit. OBAMA HAS LIED JUST AS OFTEN! They are all politicians they lie all the time. GET OVER IT

molly   April 6th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

GO HILLARY !!!! I feel it is now time for obama to drop out of the race – "for the good of the DNC party" His background & judgment are just far too questionable to be elected President of the UNITED STates!

nate   April 6th, 2008 3:31 pm ET

Is this woman capable of speaking without lying?

Kathy   April 6th, 2008 3:31 pm ET

This actually happened to my husband. He has heart problems. On one trip to the ER , we were told that he owed the hospital some money. The would not treat him until we paid them $100. He had insurance then and still does.

Susan Pottstown, PA   April 6th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

You know. I'm not a Hillary person in any way at all. Please let's make that evidently clear! I'm an Obama supporter. Nevertheless, I think in this case she just didn't do her homework. I don't think she intentionally told this story as a bareface lie. She used it because she does want to get something done about healthcare in this country. That is commendable. Having said that, Hillary you've got to do your homework! You've already told a whopper about Bosnia. Anything else that comes out of your mouth even if it's a legit mistake is going to be seen as less than candid. Before she opens her mouth again she will have to have every syllable scrubbed for dirt. Her very future as a Washington insider will depend on it. Perhaps she may not ascend to the highest office in the land at this time, but I'm sure she'll want to hang onto her senate seat or maybe even a future Gov. seat. At this point, I gotta tell ya even that may be in jeopardy if she doesn't start telling the truth.

PF Harlock   April 6th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

At best, Hillary Clinton was incompetent. At worst, she was dishonest.

Sound like any current presidential administration you know?

Jermaine   April 6th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

Hillary campaign is imploding, maybe before they start telling stories they should check the facts. The inability to desern the truth speaks volume of the judgement Billary will measure up to in the White House. Her camapign has failed miserably from "DAY ONE". It fail her and us ob the issues of
1. NAFTA
2. 0300 PHONE CALL-BOSNIA, SNIPER FIRE ETC
3. COLUMBIA DOUBLE SPEAK, WINK, WINK,
4. THE HOSPITAL LIE

When the Colombian Government severe ties with PENN it proves that his message to them was that Hillary supports COLOMBIA Free Trade, when he came out and say it was an error in judgement it proves she and Penn are speaking out of both side of their mouths. Who are they lieing to< 1. The Colombian or 2. Us Americans? PA will do well to VOTE for OBAMA. CHANGE AMERICA NEEDS and it never have been so URGENT

OBAMA+THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA = an LANDSLIDE VICTORY!

ty   April 6th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

more lies from the clinton storybook of lies

Sam   April 6th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

I do not think Americans want to elect a president who will tell world leaders something then go back home to say to the American people she misspoke.

I think Hillary should drop out and stop hurting the Democrats.

Kareem From Hampton, VA   April 6th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

Karma is something aint it! This is the down side to throwing the kitchen sink!!

MH   April 6th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

I was a big Hillary supporter, but my God...she has more money than God herself....she has the power of the brightest minds and the latest technology....how could she POSSIBLY allow these kinds of *mistakes* to even get within 100 yards of her campaign without having THOROUGHLY investigated them to make 100% certain that what she is saying is TRUE!!!! It's downright HUMILIATING.

Furthermore...her suddenly dropping these things like hot potatoes only ccements her guilt that what she was saying was NOT true. The least she could do is defend herself. ...this is what we were told...this is what we found when we looked into this story....

I am completely embarrased to say I once supported her. I hate Obama so this lifelong left wing liberal tree hugging democrat is actually going to vote for McCain. Thanks Hillary.

dinesh   April 6th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

This story, I believe on the part of the Clintons. But being idiots and not checking your facts doesn't make the story excusable. Before you use these things in your speeches, you've got to think. I admit Obama has messed up in some of his speeches, when not crediting Patrick Duval with the "Just words" comment. But seriously, when people already think your dishonest, don't give them more reason.

Democrat '08

Janice Hough   April 6th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

If she mis-speaks like this in broad daylight, heaven help us what she might say if she were awakened at 3am.

PLM   April 6th, 2008 3:28 pm ET

Once again, Sen. Clinton is proving that she will do or say anything it takes to get power. "Misspoke" is the same as lying when you don't care whether what you say is the truth or not.

Mauricio Galvao Anderson   April 6th, 2008 3:28 pm ET

Oops, she did it again!!! Hillary can´t you mend yourself???

Dmnkly   April 6th, 2008 3:28 pm ET

Calling Clinton a liar here is overreaching - there's no reason (other than her track record) to believe she knew the story was false.

HOWEVER

This is yet another in a long litany of countless examples of her total lack of concern with the truth. It's easy to say, "Oh, she was told this story by a police officer and had no reason to doubt it was true," but the fact is that at some point she had to think to herself "whether or not this story is true DOESN'T MATTER." And THAT is a shining example of Clinton's relationship with the truth. If this were an isolated incident, one might give her the benefit of the doubt and call it a error in judgment to trust the story without checking on it. But it is NOT an isolated incident. Whether she's taking stories she doesn't know to be true and representing them as fact, making misleading representations, playing word games to obfuscate the truth or telling flat-out lies, she has demonstrated time and time again that in her world, the truth only has value if it serves her purposes.

From most people, this would be a matter of poor judgement. From someone with a history such as hers, it's yet another brushstroke in a painting that clearly illustrates her total lack of concern with facts. Leaders who manipulate facts to support their positions when they should be looking at the facts to determine what their positions should be are, quite frankly, dangerous.

It's a shame that so many fail to see or willfully ignore the seriousness of that problem.

Greg Turner   April 6th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

Hil "lie" ry Clinton. Sheesh. Our politicians need a George Washington refresher course in honesty. The cherry tree wasn't as bad as the stuff she is saying.

joe   April 6th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

the media as allways going after hillary but hiding when it comes to obama a person the country dont know what he stand for or what his plans are

Kareem From Hampton, VA   April 6th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

I guess speeches DO matter!!

JohnNC   April 6th, 2008 3:26 pm ET

Another lie for votes.

len -texas   April 6th, 2008 3:24 pm ET

Well she continues her lying steak.

Did anyone forget the lie she told the state of New York. The one she promised she would create jobs but in fact she had a -250,000 instead. when will it ever quit. Lets just see how long this story runs in the media... maybe 1 day.....

Get a real hillary

debra   April 6th, 2008 3:24 pm ET

Words like they would do anything to win. The Clinton machine. IF Democrats flee to the Republican party it will be on the Bobamabots and their messiah

Sly in Seattle   April 6th, 2008 3:23 pm ET

This woman says anything to get votes..

I used to support her, but no more.

OBAMA 08!

Patrick, Chicago, IL   April 6th, 2008 3:22 pm ET

wait i remember this; Hillary delivered the baby herself while under sniper fire and a artillery barrage, while simultaneously flying the women to the hospital in her apache helicopter fighting terrorists in her pant-suit!!!!

Just another far fetched story from the mind of Hillary Clinton

Tim   April 6th, 2008 3:22 pm ET

How do any of you who are posting on here "no that this was a lie by Clinton"? Perhaps it was told to her. Afterall, in this wealthy country of ours where the health care costs keep going up, far exceeding inflation, the service keeps going down and patients have been turned away or there have been recorded cases where hospitals have simply dumped patients out on the streets and left them there. Do any of you who immediately smeer Clinton...ever think before you type?

RSH in MD   April 6th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

What's most surprising to me about this ticker is the number of comments calling Hillary on yet another lie. Where are the Hillary supporters to defend their candidate? Obviously, she is indefensible–one again. She (and they) should read the writing on the wall and drop out of the race now. Get behind the future President–Barack Obama!

Trang, Fremont, CA   April 6th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

Senator Clinton,

Look like you have a credibility problem, and I don't think that will bode well for your future aspiration. Even though you might think you are ready from day 1, but once people don't trust what you say, nobody will listen to you. And once people don't listen to you, you can't effectively lead.

Patty   April 6th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

When are you people supporting this woman going to wake up and
see her for what she is? Will she once again say she "misspoke"?
Oh God help us..... she is just a liar – over and over saying untrue things to her benefit.
Will the Democrates PLEASE do something to stop her now?

wisconsin2001   April 6th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

Obama, please makes a mistake soon! Don't let Clinton's supporters say media are all bias against her. Obama, I know this Clinton's miss-speak is all set up by your campaign and is all your fault even you didn't do anything, right?

Be reasonable, Clinton's supporters, if you could. I understand this story could be an issue of "mis-communication." But why blaming media and Obama??

Our health care system needs a fixing, but by whom? To me, by a true commander-in-chief , not by a story teller!

Scott   April 6th, 2008 3:19 pm ET

I don't understand why she has to embellish things. I'm concerned that if she were president that she would do the same thing with other dignitaries. She would hurt our credibility as a nation and could inflame things with some unnecessary embellishment. As you can see from all of the comments, this isn't the first time. There seems to be a pattern, and the unfortunate thing is "everyone" knows it, even leaders in other countries. She's crippled herself already. It's not that her policies, if she's telling the truth, are bad. It's a serious character issue.

Thank you,

Scott

IndependentVoter   April 6th, 2008 3:19 pm ET

She's a liar. She's a liar. SHE'S A LIAR. How many times does the American public have to be presented with evidence of her forked tongue before they say "ENOUGH!"?

CHLOE   April 6th, 2008 3:18 pm ET

JUST ANOTHER FABRICATION BY THE GRUESOME TWOSOME.. HIL, GO BACK TO SUPPORTING BILL'S LIE'S AND DENIAL'S. WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS IN THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT YOU "EMBELLISHING" MIS-SPEAKING, OR FABRICATING SO YOU LOOK BETTER THEN THE OTHER PEOPLE RUNNING.. SHAME ON YOU FOR ONCE AGAIN SHOWING YOUR TRUE COLORS.. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU, NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THIS COUNTRY..

Michael C Wolski   April 6th, 2008 3:17 pm ET

This episode will not hurt her.It's a FIXED election, and it's HER TURN. When will people accept that?? The party boss,DEAN, is already changing "RULES" to help her candidacy, and all her lies will be someone elses fault.Good luck voting for her Pennsylvannia.

Paul from Mill Valley, California   April 6th, 2008 3:17 pm ET

Hillary Clinton will say anything to get elected; her ambition exceeds her commitment to change those very things upon which her campaign is based. To me, she is no better than McCain who doesn't even appreciate the need for change. Clinton's supporters ought to wake up and support the only person who is committed to addressing the ills of this country, Barack Obama.

Jim in FL   April 6th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

Did Hillary mention that he poor pregnant woman had to dodge sniper fire on her way to the ER too !

vivian   April 6th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

Worry about anti-American speeches "never heard" by Obama.

Rusty   April 6th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

There is an aspect to this story, the Bosnia story and others that the media is really not addressing. Which is why don't people within the Clinton campaign fact check what she says and why don't they tell her when she is mistaken.

Bosnia story in point: in all the hours of stories around the Bosnia "mistatement" no one in the media brought up the fact that Chelsea was there with her in Bosnia, yet never spoke up and said "mom, my account of what happened is pretty different, maybe you should change the way you tell the story....".

What this tells me, is something much more insidious than these silly mis-statements that come out every few days, it tells me that people within the Clinton campaign are afraid to be straight with her, to tell her the truth.

As a president it is absolutely critical that people around a president be free to give their advice truthfully and to be comfortable with that. If they don't, than you get situations like Irag and the bay of pigs.

Personally, this is the real story here.

Blayze Kohime   April 6th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

I am an Obama supporter. However, if this story isn't true, its probably not Clinton's fault. If someone lied to her at a campaign event, then they were a fool and put her in a bad light, but she wouldn't be the first of us to believe a sap story from a dishonest person.

From NC   April 6th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

Com'e on people! Give the senator a break. As busy as she is, mis-speak, mis-read, misplace, mistake, and even... mississippi are common thing. :-) ))

JS Virginia   April 6th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

I wouldn't expect anything less from the Clinton Campaign...

Antoinette   April 6th, 2008 3:14 pm ET

Well, its not her fault

She was just repeating what she was told. She shoulda checkd the story out first though but i dont think it was her fault or a lie on her part

And this is coming from an Obama Supporter. In my opinion, the Bosnia story was worse. Now that was a blatant lie

petesla   April 6th, 2008 3:14 pm ET

Even if it was true – how was this woman going to pay for a baby if she didn't have $100 for prenatal care?

Typical bleeding heart liberal BS that doesn't stand up to common sense.

Tim in Canada   April 6th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

Avinash A,

The reason so many people still have faith in her is race related.It is the only logical explanation.

DEE CHICAGO   April 6th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

i thought this Clinton machine was so powerful and organized that it couldn't be stop? all i hear is in house fighting and back door deals.. i will take an so call inexperience honest trustworthy politician any day over a over rated unelectable untrustworthy ignorant Clinton machine!!!! you Hillary supporters have to wake up and really ask yourself what have the Clinton's done for you in there last 4yrs in office???? Sandals and law suits against them!!! Hillary supporters you are not going to see gas prices at 1$ a gallon again you not going to see more money in your pockets when bill was in office. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!

OBAMA 08

John   April 6th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

Well, that explains why the woman died....I go to school at Ohio University and O'Bleness hospital probably still uses treatments from the Civil War era, I would NEVER go there for anything

Arkansan in Little Rock   April 6th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

The Clintons have no respect for the truth. One more example of how Hillary will stretch the truth in the hope of winning.

Mari Simone   April 6th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

In reading these comments you know what the saddest thing about Hillary supporters is? That they're stuck in the 1990's "you go, girl!" Oprah-mentality.

The world has moved on; it's not the 90's anymore. Hillary is a bridge backward, not forward.

S. Coffman   April 6th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Another Hillary fabrication but does this bother Hillary, I doubt it. Last week she went on the Jay Leno show and actually made a joke about her fear that she might be late for her appearance with Jay because she might have gotten pinned down by Sniper fire on her way to the show. She actually thought her comment was hilarious and laughed louder than the audiance did. No remorse for having fabricated the story, no apology to her supporters or voters for her misrepresentations to them......She actually thought the whole situation was funny, kind of like, I lied, I got caught, so what, ha, ha.............Now we hear of another story that is not true, Don't expect her to feel bad or remorseful. Lying apparently is a way of life with the Clintons..........Wow, scary, wonder how many "stories" she's gotten away with. No wonder she survived Bill's lies, it's a way of life with the Clintons........................................

Nancy   April 6th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

Once again, she's making it up as she goes along. I am so glad she is being called on these stupid comments that she continues to make. Good grief, you'd think by now she'd know that we realize what a big liar she is.

I P   April 6th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

LIAR !

Lisa Ray   April 6th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

How can a person tell so many lies.
1) The speech about bosia is a pre planned one. How a person present such a graphic picture in front of so many people on so many occations. Also she has never been in the same situation in any other country ( under fire from snipers). If she was under sniper fire from any where in the world, then I can understand that there is chance for Mispoke. Hillary is nothig but a bunch of lies. She will do any thing for win the elections.

2) What kind of president Hillary will be if she doest even check the facts before making decisions. She went with ( believed) the story a stranger and since the store looked good for her, she went and told it to public with out checking any facts. Another example of – Hillary will do any thing to win the election.

Request to all Americans please stop this liar from becoming the next president. We can't afford for have another president who lies most of the time. Please stop hillary as early as possible...

Frank Esper, Cleveland Ohio   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

The reality was that the woman and her baby were killed by sniper fire.

Lucky for hillary, she made a corkscrew landing to save the day!

Frank   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

I heard there was sniper fire too while the woman was turned away from the hospital!

Paul Larocque   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

If Senator Clinton has time, she should review the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ( EMTLA), which was enacted by congress in 1986. This was enacted to prevent hospitals from refusing emergency medical treatment to patients who are unable to pay. I have worked in Emergency Medicine for over 15 years, and I have never seen anyone turned away from our hospital due to lack of insurance or inability to pay.

I am switching to Obama   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

that's it hillary ...

Paulette, Cincinnati, Ohio   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

The Obama supporters obviously did not watch the clip with the deputy telling what he had told Hillary or as usual they only hear what they want to hear. Another slur news report from CNN and comments from Obama idiots. Obama lovers I think more people than you know agrees if its not going to be "Hillary for President '08" they will vote "McCain for President '08". Take that one to the bank.

MP-Pennsylvania   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

Here goes another Bush. Attacked Iraq on wrong intelligence. This is how she is ready from day one. I cant trust my life in her hands as the President of our country.

heartlight 3, Maui, HI   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

I don't understand why she has to make up stories to emphasize her point. I am sure there are plenty of true stories she could use. Maybe she should try to find some of them.

G.N. Penley   April 6th, 2008 3:10 pm ET

So Hillary has been lying again, still, forever. Who of us is surprised?

HJI   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

There should be a trap door onstage for every lie she tells. When we see her lying we'll just signal to let her fall through the trap door. Enough already, Hillary, we've got a lot of problems to solve and, we don't need someone who is factually challenged.

Uschi   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

It's totally sickening to witness such a blatant attempt to manipulate the public for votes.

Hillary is truly the 100 million dollar game player and lately she's trying on all sorts of different masks to appeal to people. Sorry folks, but this lady is VERY scary. Face the facts..... the Clinton's are VERY powerful AND very well CONNECTED! ( I question their motivations because of the way they have conducted themselves during these primaries) The former Senator Bill Bradley is on the right track about wanting the donors of the Clinton Library to be made public. I have a feeling that this money trail may become the beginning of the end.

dethier   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

According to Mrs Clinton she was no Tammy Wynett "standing by her man" which she actually was and I do believe she should have been. She also had to dodge bullets and she told and retold the story of the young pizza worker who couldn`t get medical help from a hospital. Three false statements suggest a pattern of untruths. If she becomes president I hope she checks statements re" incoming attacks" on the u.s. before responding. A lesson to all of us – we can be sure our sins will find us out.

Steve, New York, New York   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

Clinton supporters, please . . . for the love of heaven . . .wake up. Is Ms. "Sniper Fire in Bosnia," Ms. "staged crying" the person to answer the phone at 3am?

Independents and Republicans will NEVER vote for Hillary. Please face reality!

Marilyn Stivers   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

Nice to see the true colors of Hillary coming to the forefront so voters can make a wiser decision than those in states she's already won. The media stepped up an did their job as watchdogs of the Government. Thank you.

Lynn D   April 6th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

CNN-This story will not hurt Senator Clinton in any way. She was told this story by a law enforcement officer. Senator Clinton had no reason to doubt this deputy sheriff. I heard yesterday that Senator Clinton's campaign attempted to verify the story but due to confidenatily laws she was unable to verify the story. Anyway, she believed the story to be true and this kind of stuff does happen on a daily basis so the message is still true. Lastly, I believe the poor woman's family should sue the hospital. I am a nurse who understands the HIPAA law. I actually helped write the policy and procedure for this law for my company and I give our annual HIPAA Training. Therefore, this hospital released information that could be against the HIPAA Law. It strikes me as wrong to automatically say Senator Clinton lied. She did not lie. She repeated the story as it was told to her. CNN is trying to make something out of nothing to hurt Senator Clinton. I want to caution you. This bias is angering a lot of people. CNN's bias may actually be helping Senator Clinton.

Al, from NJ   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

I know she was lying , as no hospital will refuse such treatment. May be a private walk in, but not hospital, at least because of malpractice suit.
If the story was told to her by the police, then she should investigate it carefully. otherwise she make the same mistake bush made. is she going to rely on story told to her by CIA about another country , like the police did here !!!!

Go Hillary   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

I've went to a Hillary's rally in Texas. O' boy, this health story is nothing compared to those that been living here in Texas since Bush was governor. If Hillary had valuable quality time to hear Texans struggles she may say to herself "this country must be liberated!"

Kiz   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

ANYBODY THAT WOULD VOTE FOR THIS MESS IS OUT OF THEIR TREE.......PURE PUKE

Mari Simone   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

honestly this woman lies like a rug – I finally believe after all these years that Safire was right; she's a congenital liar.

We need new people in charge of the country, not this retread.

jack   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

Way to investigate the story before you start telling it. We can only hope you do a better job investigating facts prior to actually making any policy decisions.

David from SC   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

The problem here is NOT that she may have truly misspoke. But, rather she did not have her staff check the stoy out. Is this how she plan to run the Whitehouse if she were to become President? She have clearly proven that she is NOT ready to become the President of the USA.

chas0x01   April 6th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

This long stretch between primaries is going to kill Hillary. The Clintons are devastated that they basically lost in this way, and now Obama has a real chance to win Penn. OMG!

Paul from Mill Valley, California   April 6th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

Hillary Clinton will say anything to get elected; her ambition exceeds her commitment to change those very things upon which her campaign is based. To me, she is no better than McCain who doesn't even appreciate the need for change. Clinton's supporters ought to take their heads out of their behinds and support the only person whose commitment to improving the ills of this country, Barack Obama.

Moira   April 6th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

She's not lying, she's just Queen of the Fairytales.

Sindu   April 6th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

I recently visited San Jose CA and was admitted to emergency due to gallblader infection. The hospital was Kaiser. I was suprise to be treated FIRST (because I was in serious pain) before they do my paper work... My foreign insurance require me to pay first and after verification, they will reimbursh. If I were to go on with an operation there which would cost US$ 10K (actually cheaper than what I had in my home country US$15k) which was a possibility at that point of time and the finance was discussed with the hospital financial planner, I am sure I will get the opeartion done even without insurance. I am actually suprise by how efficient and compasionate the hospital have on their patient.

With this Hospital story that was told by HRC, i knew in first instant that it cannot be true...

Dan   April 6th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

The problem is Hillary is trying to be Bill in a pantsuit and it's not working. He lies much better. She does not have a poker face.

Let's send both of them packing.

Also, after this election, I think Congress should draft some laws regarding married people and the presidency. Times have changed and we need laws to guard against inappropriate actions in the future. I think a spouse should be able to run, but there should be laws for the highest office in the land.

I can't imagine the Clintons back in the WH without any rules, not that they would adhere to them anyway.

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl   April 6th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

Jack Cafferty is really going to jump on this one. He loves bashing
Hillary.
I wonder how many skeltons he has in his closets.

Why does he always sweep obama's lies under the rug.

Hillary we are ll still behind you.

Hillary 08

J.R.   April 6th, 2008 3:03 pm ET

Lies are the Clintons speciality!

Becky   April 6th, 2008 3:02 pm ET

Well here we go again another "lie' I am begining to wonder why she tends to lie maybe her husband is rubbing off on her? He lied about Monica "L" and also gave pardon to crooks. By her husband campaigining for her it also is a realization that she can't stand alone as a candidate.

When he (Clinton) shows up for private meetings with superdelegates pleading her side of the story tells me she can't stand alone on her own merit.

She says she wants Florida & Michigan votes to count we'll she isn't playing fair. Obama wasn't on that ballot so she thinks she deserves these votes. Absolutely nuts! She doesn't play fair!

My vote isn't for this characerr flawed candidate. NO more Bush and Clinton dynasties in the White House we need a real change and hopefully this country will mend. We need change and I am happy to see that the younger generation is steping up and being party of the politcal lanscape after all after the we are all gone it will be there inheritance and the current president has made sure that the next generation is in hock up to their ears in debt and war. We need change and hope in this country.

Sharon Minnesota   April 6th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

Well, I can see the haters are out in full force again. Come on people, it's just a story to punctuate the problems in the health care system.

I am fully in support of (Hillary) who can help fix the problems we face in this industry.

A Dem.   April 6th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

More Proof she is a liar, I used to support Hilary but i now support obama due to her lack of integrity. The saddest fact is that now i am starting to doubt whether i can truly support hillary over mccain if she is to win the nomination.

shaniqua   April 6th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

hilary clinton is not a liar most people just don't understand her. if you were on the road as long as she was you would probably misspeak to. so back off of Hilary clinton! you all are just jealous. !!!!!!!!

Jeanne   April 6th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

Who lied?? She said she was told the story and she was told the story. I think that the fact the mother and child actually did die is proof enough. There isn't a hospital in this country that would take responsibilty of their part in a patient's death. It is a fact that, in this country, one's wealth ranks the type of medical care you are given. I have health care coverage for about $150 a month, but it still cost me over $500 out of pocket to have a physical examination this year. Do you think I will ever have another one done...no. I can't afford it on top of paying 1/3 of my income to taxes, another 1/3 for living expenses and the remainder for unexpected expenses and misc. stuff that comes up. I view death as retirement . If anyone feels Hillary is lying about the story she told, look around....there are millions of stories everyday just like that one. I think people are "nit-picking" just because it was Hillary who told it as an example of our health care system. I know hospitals charge more to people who have coverage, because they have to cover the cost for the one's they treat who do not have coverage. Then in turn the coverage of insurance goes up to cover their cost for paying the high payments made to the hospitals that had to carry the burden of treating the ones who weren't covered. It is a cycle that needs to be broken, but it won't as long as there are people who are not covered. WE are all paying the high cost of health coverage as long as there are people with none. I think Hillary is on to something and it should be required that ALL people are covered. If this country can afford to strip trillions of dollars from hundred of programs to fund this unnecessary war, I would think that we could come up with a solution to make coverage affordable to all.....if we were not in Iraq. I can hear people now...."well, she voted for the war"...and NO, she did not...she voted to give the president the authority to go to war...BUT as a LAST resort...AFTER all other avenues were exhausted diplomatically. Little did she, and many others who voted to give him the authority, know that he planned to use it as a FIRST resort. I am sure they thought he was a level headed thinking president....not the "decider" that he is. Her speech given during the vote, if you care to hear the truth, is posted on youtube, check it out. It would be very easy to say you would have voted no when you weren't in the position to have a vote on it, like Obama, and IF you were not the Senator of NY where the Twin Towers stood. We didn't know at time who was involved in the attacks, as we now know that Iraq had absolutely no connection and Afghanistan should have been our main concern. Obama keeps talking about it, but considering that he is the Chair for the Afghanistan Subcommitte and has not held one meeting in over a year, he apparently is just as useful a resource as Bush and his minions. We trusted a man out fear, who was not to be trusted, but that was a different time. Bush was not experienced enough to run this country, as he has proved and we do not need to walk down that same avenue with Obama.
Hillary has my vote and my support....along with millions of Americans who feel the same. HILLAmericans who feel the same. HILLARY '08!!!

Mary Sue   April 6th, 2008 2:59 pm ET

Because Clinton has been completely merciless toward Obama, proclaiming that words matter, she needs to be held to her own standard.

I hope she's glad now that Obama has not adopted the kitchen sink strategy against her–between the lie about sniper fire in Bosnia and this little ditty, her world would be coming unglued.

spyturtle   April 6th, 2008 2:58 pm ET

Hillary thinks we live in the world of Xerox where we can't verify information immediately. Welcome to the new world where you can't get away with lies. Her dinosaur of a campaign is woefully corrupt and behind the times. Wake up to this century.

Andrea, Pensacola FL   April 6th, 2008 2:57 pm ET

OMG, what a lapse for Hillary Clinton. Talk about selling voters short!

Most people should know a hospital would not turn a sick pregnant woman away!

Will she not stoop at twisting and lying about ANY type of story for votes? When will all her lies stop?

This is a major problem for the Clinton campaign. I would like to see more coverage of this story! I am interested in knowing more.

VicO   April 6th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

I think she should be more careful, if you are going to use any story running for the highest political office of the USA, what kind of presidency is she going to bring with her to the White House? I was undecided but now, after the "sniper-Bosnia" story and other "mis-spoken" troubles, I just don't trust in her any more. I will still vote for her in the general tho. Obama will have my vote for now.

Chantel   April 6th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

America, let's not "misspeak" at the voting polls. Let's tell Hillary loud and clear, with our votes, that her lies are not exceptable.

Vote for Barack 08

Kay-Arizona   April 6th, 2008 2:55 pm ET

I think there is more to learn about the "medical coverage" this woman had. Was it HMO Health care coverage or what kind? The point being we have real problems in this country regarding health care coverage and before anyone gets all puffed up about that, remember, it does, and can happen with our current policies regarding health insurance. However either candidate wants to make it an issue is alright with me because I agree whoever says it.

Don   April 6th, 2008 2:54 pm ET

When will people stop blaming the media for shedding light on these candidates. If it weren't for the media we would still think Hillary was under some sniper fire in Bosnia. Don't blame the media blame Clinton.

Ready on what day?   April 6th, 2008 2:53 pm ET

How are we expected to vote for someone that can't check for the facts? It's one thing to be told a lie from some people it's another to repeat it over and over again. For a presidential candidate I expect some better research.

John L. Voss   April 6th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

It is understood that candidates for public office cannot personally confirm the validity of mis-information provided for every item provided by staff that is intended for publication in any form of campaign material (written or oral). It is not understood how one candidate can be the victim of so many of these easily discredited items. Makes one wonder tho what really would happen as a result of reaction to misinformation provided in one of the often cited "3:00 am" phonecalls.

Bern   April 6th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

I can only remember the lies Hillary tells than any inspiring message she had offered. I can almost tell line by line what Obama will say anytime he gets on the stage but cant even remember any good thing Hillary has said except attacks, exagerations and lies. Her attacks are more known than any economic plans she has to offer. Obama is so consistent that all the kids can tell u when this man will say if he gets on the stage. We shall remember all his messages as we remember "I have a Dream" speech from Martin Luther King.

Commander In Deceit   April 6th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

Get used it America, she has no integrity.

Obama 08

Chipster   April 6th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

Clinton did not lie. She said that someone on the campaign trail told her the story and that's true. Someone posted earlier that hospitals are required to treat patients but that isn't true. Does that make them a liar?

Patients are sometimes turned away or left to sit in the waiting room until they die. Didn't this happen just recently in California, even after calls were made to 911 from the hospital? Hospital personnel can always claim that they didn't think the person needed treatment. Hospitals have also been known to refuse to accept transfer patients if they are unable to pay. They may be liable if they are sued but that doesn't prevent them from doing it in the first place.

Tyler in Raleigh, NC   April 6th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

And she claims she is the one that can be elected? At the rate her lies are comming apart she will have ZERO support by the general election. The Clinton Machine is all made up of this supposed "experience" and stories of her fighting for heatlh insurance, national security and jobs.

The longer we look at it, she was PRO-NAFTA, she did ZERO for health insurance and her stories are lies, her foreign policy experience is also based on lies... and the woman has not worked a real day in years as she sat on the Wal-Mart board and led scandal after scandal in her campaign finances.

As to this story, I am sorry people die but that is life. If they came up with a way to make everyone live to 100 for a measly $10 million dollars would I then be required to pay taxes to make sure that every poor baby boomer could play shuffleboard until that age? HEALTH INSURANCE IS NOT A RIGHT!!! Read the Constitution. If you want health insurance, work for it like I do... I do not ask for anyone to pay my house, food or insurance and neither should anyone else.

Eric in CA   April 6th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

Several of you have said that the actual facts in this story need not be true since the problem that she is addressing is real.

The problem with that kind of thinking is that before you can fix a broken system you have to know what is wrong with it. Imagine if your mechanic replaced your alternator when your battery was dead. You would be out extra money and your car would still have the same problems.

Good policy is based on sound facts. The defenses of this misstatement sound an awful lot like some defenses I heard in late 2003 and 2004. Sure the yellow cake story turned out to be flawed and the Mohammed Atta who met with the Iraqis turned out to be a case of mistaken identity, but Saddam Hussein was a bad man and in the end isn't that really all that matters?

I for one am tired of policy based on belief. I'm not really an Obama supporter, and I have my concerns about McCain, but there is no way after all that I have seen that I would ever cast a vote for Hillary Clinton.

Dick in Sioux Falls   April 6th, 2008 2:48 pm ET

It is my understanding that Sen Clinton merely was repeating what she had been told, without checking or vetting the story. I am an Obama supporter who has little confidence in Hillary's commitment to the truth in this campaign, but in this instance, I don't believe she should be pilloried for repeating a story that she believed to be true.
I believe that she should be held accountable, along with Tom Daschle and John McCain, for not listening to her own Senate Intelligence Committee report leading up to the authorization for the Iraq War.
Even if Iraq had had WMDesruction, why did the Senators not ask the question, "How could a 3rd rate power with no Air Force, no Navy, no ICBM's possibly be a threat to America?" Why did they not ask: "Why should we take out the only government in the Gulf Area which is an avowed enemy of Iran?" Why did Hillary not ask those questions, and thereby save the lives of over 4,000 of our brave young men and women; and according to UNICEF, 650,000 to 900,000 Iraqi civilians? Why not, indeed?

JimC   April 6th, 2008 2:48 pm ET

"Where did the notion come from that health care is something that someone else should pay for instead of our taking the responsibility ourselves? No one pays for my food, no one pays for my clothes, no one pays for my housing. Why should I expect someone else to pay for my health care?"

Thank you, Bruce. Someone needed to say that!

Fred   April 6th, 2008 2:46 pm ET

It's one thing to repeat a story once or twice without checking it out. To repeat it many times, as the CNN article says she did ("frequently"), without checking it out speaks poorly of a public servant's character. If a candidate makes a story part of their repeated campaign speech, I believe they are obligated to make sure it's true. A basic responsibility of all people is to endeavor to speak the truth at all times. Someone who willingly ignores this does not hold my respect. "Truth is the material from which the leadership chain is forged." Or, as Abe Lincoln once said (remember "Honest Abe"?) – "Truth is generally the best vindication against slander."

Concerned   April 6th, 2008 2:45 pm ET

I am surprised at the comments that I read on the tickler. How can anyone blame CNN for this story? CNN is not the one running for president and is certainly not the one who keeps telling lies. Advice to the candidates (and the dumb people who support your stupidity): If you don't your poor choices and mistakes to be reported in the news, don't make them!!

Elizabeth   April 6th, 2008 2:45 pm ET

Naturally the hospital is going to deny it to save their hides. You keep saying what all Hillary is telling on Obama and as I see it she dosen"t tell as much on him as he does on her. It is just that every word Hillary says somone tries to make a lie out of it. Please spend more time on checking on Obama's past. This is really a scary situation. Wake UP!!!!!

Karen   April 6th, 2008 2:44 pm ET

How pathetic people are to criticize Clinton for this. She was relaying a story told to her. Health care is a critical issue in this country and Obama exploiting this issue is appalling on many levels. He is smearing health care reform in this country because he could care less, but he is willing to use it to score political points. He got his supporters at the hospital to violate privacy laws so he could score political points. The hospital chose to break the law all so they could help their candidate score pts. I imagine that hospital doesn't care about people getting health care just like Obama doesn't. He could care less about the family of this woman as long as he could score political points. Obama is disgusting. His supporters are disgusting.

m   April 6th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

Hillary '08!!

Dave   April 6th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

I grew up in Athens, Ohio, and I seriously doubt that the story Sen. Clinton tells really could have started there. It's a small town with a big university, Ohio University, so it is relatively cosmopolitan for its small number of permanent residents. As a college town, it is rather left-leaning, so I doubt that such harsh treatment of an indigent patient would have been tolerated.

If she has been lying about Athens, Ohio for all this time, all I can say is that I am even more disappointed in her. I'll cast my vote for her in November, nevertheless, but as far as donating time or money is concerned, she can count me out.

jane   April 6th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

Go Hillary

Nancy   April 6th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Go Hillary. You are the solution for America.

Brenda   April 6th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

I am so tired of Hillary embellishing stories however she see's fit without blinking an eye. We all know there are plenty of health care cases where people are paying too much for insurance, high deductibles etc....but to take a story that someone off the street tells you and turn it into a full blown he said /she said story with supposed quotes from the patient and the hospital is rediculous. I am very disturbed at the ease in which Hillary can tell these embellished stories as fact.

Randy   April 6th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

Many Clinton supporters defend this story based on their belief that things like this DO happen. Can anybody out there actually name a specific hospital the U.S. where a specific person having a medical problem was turned away from the emergency room because they did not have health insurance? Perhaps I am naive, but this sounds like an urban legend.

cheekbrown   April 6th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

I agree with Natasha above. It's one thing to repeat a story to a friend that someone else has told you, without checking to see if it is true. This is done all of the time. However, if you are [a] running for President of the United States, and [b] accusing your competition of being untruthful, incompetent, and inexperienced, you'd better be certain that ALL of your facts are in order. Hillary is showing more and more that she cannot be trusted, and that she will do and say ANYTHING to get back into the White House. Pennsylvania, is that really what this country needs?

Oboy   April 6th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

As good as this story was for a campaign that catches the audience all over the globe, a presidential candidate should run a fact check to the authenticity of the story before carrying it on a campiagn trail.

In as much as she felt free to take credit for the story on her campaign train, she should be bold enough to accept the responsibilities for carrying stories not checked for facts.

It is not strange for Hillary anyway!!!

bk   April 6th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

As if Obama doesn't lie? How about the lie he told about his father? How about the lie he told about not taking oil money. How about the lie he told about not taking money from drug company's and come to find out he takes more from them than any other candidate. Obama has a long list of lies. They all do.

Soren Canada   April 6th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Hillary and the Clinton campaign treats American voters as idiots. Should the Clintons win, they will have proved their point.

Roberto   April 6th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

It is sad to see someone as Hillary Clinton, a woman with a lot of positive attributes and capabilities, lie shamelessly to try to win something that she has already lost.

Debbie   April 6th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

CNN, when will you report that Hillary was repeating a story told to her by a supporter. The tape exists. When will you put the story out about that? Stop trying to spin this story against Hillary. How many stories has Obama repeated which may not be completely correct? Have you looked into that?

Lilarose in Oregon   April 6th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

I really dislike all of the candidates "stories" about all the miseries in life.

I don't like the presidents singling out a "hero" during the State of the Union speeches each year.

Candidates, please just tell us what YOU'RE planning to do about specific problems we all face.

Eric- Pa   April 6th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

The folks who responded to this article are mean-spirited and inhuman. And I want nothing to do with a campaign that creates such nasty people. That halo CNN and its internet users have placed above Obama's head will fail.

Mauri   April 6th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

I'd like to hear one good reason why Mrs. Clinton should drop out of the race before the entire population has voted. Nobody has asked Obama to drop out, and nobody ever talks about the misspeaks of Obama and his wife, Michelle. The media is so busy pressure-cooking and writing leading stories about Hillary Clinton, that they haven't the time to cover what he may have said that was untrue.
Example: Michelle Obama said in one speech that the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND was sucking the life out of our teachers, when in reality, it was Obama's big endorser, Ted Kennedy who co-sponsored the bill with George W. Bush. Never one word was printed about that. Yet Hillary's spouse need only show a certain facial expression and the talking heads, like Chris Matthews on MSNBC, starts immediately to dissect what exactly he meant by that expression, and before his program is over, he'll seat a Bill/Hillary panel who'll recall that not since Saddam Hussein was alive has anyone seen such an expression on ANYONE'S face, thereby suggesting that Hillary Clinton has surely committed treason, or husband Bill would have surely been smiling instead of grousing.

To the above, I've never seen a campaign so one-sided as this one in the eyes of certain media hawkers.

tina   April 6th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

please give me a break anything that comes out from Hillary is being scrutinized by the media or hit the headlines ,i'm so tired of this. I am an independent voter but the way the pundits are treating Hillary is not really fair you grouped together in front of the camera and pretended to analyze whatever but after just one minute of listening it's just a show to put down Hillary.I didn't see the intelligence the eloquence on Obama if that's the way you rated him i think the media is doomed. very sad...

mike anthony jr.Wingate,Pa.   April 6th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

Once again, Hillary embellished the truth it serve her needs, Sounds like a person that will do what ever it takes to get in the White House.

Jen DFW   April 6th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

Obama, Michelle and McCain have all done the same mistakes. Oh how we let the forgive the rest of there mistakes. Michelle Obama told a story the other day and my husband (who is black) said yeah right an 8 year old didn't tell her that....So you see it happens all the time...Obama has some advisors saying that Obama is lying on the campaign for votes. HMMMMMM

CHERYL   April 6th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

WE NEED SENATOR CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

SHE CAN GET US HEALTH CARE AND FIX THIS MESSED UP ECONOMY!!!!!!!

SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT!!!!!!

OBAMA HAS NO ACCOMPLISHMENTS EVER!!!!!!!

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR JUST ONE!

IF LYING AND MISLEADING WERE CONSIDERED AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE HIM THAT!!!

THE CLINTON'S HAVE SHOWN THROUGH THEIR TAX RETURNS THAT THEY'RE LIVES HAVE BEEN DEVOTED TO SERVING PEOPLE!

VOTE FOR HILLARY PEOPLE! THIS IS TO IMPORTANT TO LET OBAMA BUY THE PRESIDENCY!!!!!

GO HILLARY!!!!!!!!

Mike   April 6th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

This is called managing the facts to fit the message. If that's sounds familiar, it's what Bush/Cheney have done in Iraq for the last 5 years. Do we really want someone who has a habitual problem with telling the truth, however inconvenient that may be?

Ian   April 6th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

You really have to question at this point how many other topics Clinton has lied to us about in order to get our emotions working so we would vote for her. Nevermind the policy positions she has lied about (like claiming she is anti-NAFTA when she is cleary pro-NAFTA.) She had my vote up until now. Not anymore- I'm switching to Obama.

richard   April 6th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Big money, the establishment, the corporations need her. Do younot wonder who is pumping money in her campaing and why?. Do you not wonder who will pay millions for speaking and why?

Jeff   April 6th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

Isn't it funny how much larger the portion of Hillary supporters will not vote or vote for McCain in the general.
I think it is beacuse they know what the real Obama is all about.
All they speak about on the blogs is Hillary lis, Hillary will do anything to win.
They speak with such distain for her.

Well if any candidate had a Rev Wright in their closet they would be run out of politics.

It is also funny how 90% of African Americans are voting for Obama and nobody calls it racism. They say well it is the first time the community has a chance with a viable candidate, but if Hillary would get 90% of the womans vote or 90% white vote the African American commuinty would find a way to call it racism

jim   April 6th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

I don't care if CNN every posts my post, they are not news people anyways, they are just mouth peices for the old white "SEXIST" men.
. There is thousands of places to post, and in fact my friends, and i will soon start our owen site with a fed. grant we just got.

Andrew Kenneth   April 6th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

I blame her woful campaign advisor's, no one proof reads or checks anything for accuracy.
They were obviously planning a coronation and not a nomination battle.
She is developing a pattern of uttering in accurate statements and tall tales, and unfortunately its beginning to look like she is allergic to the truth.

mama4obama   April 6th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

There clearly is a healthcare crisis in this country, but that does not mean that we need clearly dishonest politicians out there embellishing the truth to make them seem more human.

I am truly amazed that there are still people who can forgive and forget about all the lies that have come out of that mouth. I’m sick and tired of the Hillary supporters continually being blinded by ignorant belief.

Someone needs to slap you upside the back of the head and wake you up. Get out there and do your homework. The information is there if you really want to see it.

This mama is for Obama 2008

Tony   April 6th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

According to a CNN article by a Jeff Green-CNN Wednesday May 10 2006 Posted 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 GMT) an estimated 2 million babies die within the first 24 hours of life each year and the United States has the second worst newborn mortality rate in the developed world. The United States was out done so to speak by Latvia. Sooo, it appears that Hillary was not off the mark by much, and incidents such as this will only serve to hone her edge in the sword battle for good health care for all U.S. citizens and taxpayers when Hillary Clinton becomes President Hillary Clinton. Sort of strange why an unnamed hospital had to come to its defense. Hmmmm.

Please make it stop   April 6th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

Wouldn't you think you will try to verify a story; esp. since she is using it in all her speeches regarding healthcare. Do we really know what really happen to this woman in the story???

Isaac   April 6th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

Obama lies and misspeaks all the time people. The Selma march anyone? This is not even worthy of discussion to be perfectly honest. Judge them on their merits and if you think they will be a good president. How about that for a notion?

foday   April 6th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

knowing this days about law suite even nurses who worked in the nursing home and hospital are aware of law suit. It is not the hospital that is to blame here. I really don't know I Hillary knows what pt privacy law is. You cannot talk about people health issue if you do not have a consent to do so. Does she know that she can be sue from the hospital about telling lies and also the family member can sue her for saying things about this woman without their consent. I think before she says anything about someone concerning hospital she has to at first get her fact. if not she will get into law suit that will drown her candidacy for ever.
I think if she want to win she should try and try very hard to say the truth. She cannot be a lier all the time. We all change for better. I don't know if she read all this these things people write about her being a lier. she should stop these lies for her sake and for the sake of the country.

sue   April 6th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

Obama flat out lied about not knowing of Rev. Wright's hateful, racist sermons until he was forced to renounce them in his presidential campaign after heeding Wright's counsel for 20 years. He lied on CNN, telling conflicting stories about this. Yet, because it has to do with race, and apparently because Obama is too tender to endure such criticism, the media has gone silent on this most worrisome issue of credibility. Hillary is absolutely the best candidate for the presidency.

Kris In PA   April 6th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Did any of you shouting "lier" actually read the entire story here?? Get a clue, she did not lie, she told the story that was told to her. Besides, it's not like this type of story does not happen on a daily basis. And CNN could ou have chosen a more representative title for this so-called news "story". What a joke the mainstream media has become. They must really believe that most of us are too stupid to see through this biased nonsense. Of course by the looks of most of the replies here, maybe most of us are that stupid.

CHERYL   April 6th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

OH, SO NOW THE OBAMA CAMP IS SAYING THAT SHE IS MAKING IT UP?

IT IS BETTER THAN OBAMA'S BABY STORY ABOUT A TEEN BEING PUNISHED WITH A CHILD!!!!

THIS GUY IS SO BACKWARDS!!!!!!!!

WE DO NOT NEED HIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!

HE IS SPENDING MILLIONS TO RUIN HILLARY'S CREDIBILITY!

WHAT HE SHOULD BE DOING IS TRYING TO CONVINCE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT WE CAN TRUST HIM AFTER ALL THE WRIGHT CONTROVERSY AND LIES!!!!!!

MY VOTE GOES TO HILLARY!!!!!!!! 2009!!!!!!!

Like It Is   April 6th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Do you think any hospital is going to admit being at fault? Give me a break! Thousands if not millions have been denied what at the time was thought to be non-emergency care. At times even emergency care has been denied.

James, Washington DC   April 6th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the REAL DEAL! She is the answer to the country's problems. She has the knowledge and experience to help solve the problems, and get our country back on the right path.

She cares about each and every American, and has contributed MILLIONS of her earnings and spent significant amounts of her time and energy to find solutions to our country's problems.

Hillary doesn't just wax-lyrical and give carefully-crafted flowery speeches. She is a strong fighter who keeps coming back stronger each time people bash her and try to drive her away. She is a born leader. Strong, confident, respectful, smart and tenacious! True marks of a President/Leader!

jayjay   April 6th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

This is just another way for CNN to inject more hatred into the anti-Hillary the media has created. Instead of knit picking, why can't we all focus on the big picture cause there are indeed millions of people who are refused medical treatment because they don't have insurance? Hillary was just trying to make a point.

Jeff   April 6th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

Hillary should stay in the race to the end.
Obama willhave more things that will come out that will sink his run for the nomination.
Also As for Hillay's support for the war that Obama and his surogates keep talking about.
Kerry one who keeps saying Obama was against the war and Hillary was for it now says the following
1) Sen. John Kerry, who argues that if an entire nation can be indecisive about human bondage, voters surely should forgive a political leader who changes his or her mind.

N in europe   April 6th, 2008 2:17 pm ET

She claims ready to answer the phone at 3 a.m. and cannot even manage a speech that is water tight????

What inefficiency.

blinky   April 6th, 2008 2:16 pm ET

as much as i dislike HRC, i don't really fault her for this one. stories get told and retold and retold and pretty soon the story no longer resembles the original. i highly doubt she discovered this one herself. i'm sure a staffer heard about it from a friend who knew a co-worker of the woman's sister, etc. the fact that it's a medical case makes verifying the details harder (hipaa).

MadamPres   April 6th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

So Hillary relied on a story given to her by a police officer and repeated the story to illustrated an already documented fact. The story told turns out to be uncomfirmable (the hospital wouldn't possibly lie about it?Nahhh...) and yet it doesn't change the already documented facts.

On the other hand, Obama "would have left the church" if his racist, anti-american preacher had not decided to retire. Funny it took him 20 YEARS to make that decision... I once left a church in less than 20 MINUTES of hearing that kind of sermon and didn't regret the loss of "friends" at all.

At least Hillary takes a stand. Obama talks big but usually it's someone else's words and after the fact. Give me a fallible human being over a media-gifted messiah that's being shoved down my throat any day. A long time ago, I learned that when something seems to good to be true, it usually is. A large number of people voting for Obama also showed their "good" judgment by voting for Bush... TWICE!

I'm curious, if Obama gets the nomination, will his people call for McCain to concede two months before the election, so as not to anger a large segment of the general election voters?

Charlotte   April 6th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

I guess pro-Clinton not allowed? Where did my comment go? Hillary was emphasizing the need for health care. She was repeating a story that was told to her. This type of thing happens everyday, maybe not this particular incident, but one like it. I'll take a lie about sniper fire in a war zone, better then lying about a 20 year relationship with an anti-american preacher anyday.

Rafi, NY NY   April 6th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

If you can't fully vet a story, then simply don't repeat it. Shouldn't that be obvious?

Thanh   April 6th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

If her campaign staff gives her speech material that hasn't been completely fact checked, what can you do? The media runs and prints inaccurate stories all the time, most of which are corrected and some are dropped. You can't call her a liar for using material that looked good right in the middle of a stump.

The point is, that the situation *can* happen or has happened to other people. Maybe not there, but in another place like a metropolitan area.

Will   April 6th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

Hillary just lost my vote.
Why did CNN change the headline? She DID lie!!!

Patrick   April 6th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

I would be more surprised if they fact checked one of her stories and it turned out to be true. She's the most dishonest politician I've ever seen....by far. She also blames George Bush for every problem in the world, it's so old and desperate.

Ivan, Chicago, Illinois   April 6th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

So what, a person she meet on the campaign trail lied to her, it must have been either an Obama or McCain supporter

bdc   April 6th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

For someone who says she knows so much about health care, and has been "fighting" for it for soooo long... you would think she would realize that pregnancies and all ER visits MUST be treated, regardless of insurance status. ITS THE LAW. Therefore, the story HAD to have been false and anyone who knows about american health care should know that.

I'm a medical student and I work in the ER, emergencies gets treated by law, regardless of ability to pay.

jim   April 6th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred towards people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the individuals

. This fits CNN, and MSNBC

john   April 6th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

its not a lie, there are a lot of similar cases...

GiveusaBreak   April 6th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

How come CNN only allows comments on negative Hillary articles? Oh I forgot, there are no negative Obama articles. He's the anointed one.

jean lindboe Bloomiing Prairie, MN   April 6th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

This is one more way for CNN to conspire against Hillary. She told the story. I don't know if it is true or not, but it illustrates our need for universal health care. CNN sabotage against Hillary is unprecidented. What a bunch of losers and that definitely includes Jack Cafferty. I had a birthday on Saturday and my 3 adult children joined me for the celebration at my house. They were unified in boycotting CNN because there is never anything good unless it is about Obama. They even fouhd it odd that Cafferty with the help of CNN is so intent on destroying another human being. GO HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill   April 6th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

What's funnier is that people think obama is telling the truth.

Dave   April 6th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

Just another LIE that the Clinton clan has come up with to attact the tear jerker and weak minded votes. Shame on Hillary Clinton, she can neither do here own thinking nor tell the truth. What make American think she will do anything better if she ever became the President of the USA? What would the world think of American voting in a highly suspected criminal and known lier after she gets caught in lie after lie after lie?

Mildred   April 6th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

I recall Senator Obama using a story about a young military Captain in his speeches that was inaccurate as well. I guess that was okay because 1) it was Obama and 2) he was simply relying a story that had been told to him. There is no difference between what Obama and Clinton did in telling a story that had been told to them.

NW   April 6th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

Steve Brusk,

Did you check all stories that Obama telling? Or CNN is giving bad coverage exclusively to Hillary?

(If CNN won't post my comment I will post it on different blog with link to this story, just to show how "fair" coverage is provided by CNN)

Marc   April 6th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

You know, I'm an Obama supporter and really can't stand Clinton, but come on, it's clear she wasn't lying here. Some of you really need to take reading comprehension lessons.

She repeated a story she was told and never claimed otherwise. She repeated it accurately; the initial story teller was the liar / embellish-er.

I'm all for "down with Clinton," but some of you are grasping at straws just as much as you claim Clinton is. Geez.

Oh, and to Jane and others like her who cry like babies every time a story like this gets published – get a life. These are the events of the day. Should CNN NOT have published the fact that the hospital in question denies the events? Then what? Hill removes the story from her speech, it goes away quietly, the hospital, later, gives their own news conference, and Clinton is accused of trying to "hush" another lie.

You people need a reality check. Seriously.

WH   April 6th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

Clinton is a hard working person. She is very honest. There are no surprises with her. I guarantee, if she does not win the nomination, the Democrates will lose this race. The most un-American thing was for the DNC to disenfranchise millions of voters. I am voting McCain if she is not on the ticket. I will save my vote for her in 2012.

King   April 6th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

Hillary supporters, you shouldn't have to defend your canidate anymore.... come to the Obama 08 side of the pool, the water is fine. CNN is not biased, they just stopped defending her mispeaks.

DAVID MC DOUGALL   April 6th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

she heard a story on camera and she retold it later in her speech. The last time i checked this is not lying. To all you future commentors please proove me wrong.

Rusty   April 6th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

I am a die hard Obama supporter, but as usual I find CNNs reporting sloppy. The headline should be "hospital challenges Clinton story" rather than suggesting emphatically that she "lied". Truth is the hospital has a lot at stake to suggest that the woman was not denied care. My honest "opinion", and it is just that, "opinion", is that Clinton probably did exaggerate and "misspoke" given her long track record at doing so. However, I think it is the medias responsibility (and campaigns as well) to double check the facts and I suspect the NY Times and others are scrambling to do that right now.

If Clinton did indeed "misspeak" she will rightfully be blasted on all the news programs early this week and her trustworthiness ratings will be justifiably further damaged, if its even possible to get much lower.

SAM   April 6th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

PLEA TO ALL AMERICANS:

America has suffered during Carter and GW Bush's presidency. Both candidates were weak but MEDIA influenced us to vote for them. Mr. OBAMA will be as BAD if not worse than Carter and George W. Please use your brain not your heart..

Mary in Oklahoma   April 6th, 2008 1:56 pm ET

Senator Clinton's story was restated on TV by a man who was a friend of the victim. He restated the story just as Clinton did. It is the hospital and the media that has it wrong. Anything to slam Clinton.

SHAME ON YOU MEDIA AND CLINTON HATERS.

concerned voter   April 6th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

want to know why your bloggs are getting more and more empty… its because your to bias to Obama, we are going to other bloggs i check in once in a while to see what the dumb people have to say … not much just a punch of crap as always…bye bye cnn and msn… lmao dummies

Anonymous   April 6th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

The article quotes Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee as saying: "She tells this story because it illustrates the point that we have a very serious health care problem in America. That’s a point very few people will dispute."

That's the same BS logic that cost Dan Rather his job. Using a lie as proof of an allegation, then when the lie is exposed, saying not to focus on the lie but the issue of the original, now UNPROVEN, allegation.

These people will stop at absolutely nothing to take down our way of life.

You want socialist healthcare like Britain and Canada have. Then I guess you won't mind waiting 9 or 10 months for for treatment if you develop brain cancer.

You won't mind. By then you will be dead.

Jazz   April 6th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

The deputy sheriff told the story to Hillary on nationwide television during the Ohio campaign. Why didn't the hospital come forward to defend their reputation at that time? Smells like a pro-Obama move
late in the game doesn't it?
The video proves there's no lie there. She said "I was told this story and she was". Get over it. Will the media just report the news and stop trying to determine the election outcome? Or simply be fair, Fact Check has verified several lies told by Obama yet they go unreported.
Lou Dobbs exposed his lies about Lou Dobbs. Watch Lou and learn
something.
Hillary is TOO LEGIT to QUIT !

NC Bob   April 6th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

When the democratic race was Clinton, Obama, Edwards, I thought I could support any two-combination of these three. Recently, however, Hilary Clinton has convinced me that her relationship with the truth is about the same as George Bush's; that is, they're strangers. I'm now solidly in Obama's camp and, if he gets the nomination, hope that he does not approach Clinton as a running mate.

Quinn   April 6th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

I am an Obama supporter, but I do not think we ought to think the WORST about Hillary based on this story. Whether it's Clinton or Obama, I am sick and tired of these kinds of stories that have nothing to do with the issues. I don't like seeing good candidates brought down over nothing.

Obama 08!

But Hillary has my respect too!

Uncle Sam, USA   April 6th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

It sure seems that Hillary has a tendency to stretch the truth... way past the breaking point. Bosnia snipers and dead pregnant women. Gives folks a lot of confidence in that experience and ready to lead on day one mantra, doesn't it.

I like the ability to misrepresent and stretch the truth in a presidenter. Don't you?

Obama 08

Jason   April 6th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

It's now clear to me now why folks in Europe think that Americans are fools.
How on earth did Bush win his 2nd term with all his lies?
I think that answers the question on how Hillary still remains competitive with all her imaginary scenes.

Miz OH   April 6th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

By the way Hillary did not lie,the Duty told her the story, and I don't think he got it wrong, not by my experience. I can see the hosipal getting it wrong.

wisconsin2001   April 6th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

Jane:
Obama didn't ask or feed Clinton this hospital tale. So why are you blaming Obama for her (or her campaign) failure to verify this story? Be reasonable, please!

Asian   April 6th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

Wow..Obama folks are supporting what hospital is saying rather than the patient. If you are not a victim of such thing, you won't know. We all know how insurance and hospital work. It takes lot of guns to prove your case against them. I would comment Clinton for listenting to both parties.

FEDUP   April 6th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

She should have made sure this particular story was true before she repeated it. A story to emphasize the need for universal health care. Unfortunately, this type of thing does happen, people are denied care if they lack insurance. Obama has told more lies then Hillary if you want to get into a piss-g contest. Rev. Wright for one big one, Rezko another one, lobby money another, oil money, Exelon, his home deal, the most recent Schultz, first he wasn't there then he didn't hear it, sound familiar?

Jesse   April 6th, 2008 1:52 pm ET

Obama should change that slogan of his from "Change We Can Believe In" to "Change We Can BELIEVE!"

I don't like any of the candidates myself, so I don't favor any one over the others. But the fact that a significant amount of people continue to pledge their support to Hillary after all of her lying (and that's only considering what's been FOUND to be false), flip-flopping and just downright nastiness only goes to show how stupid the American populace as a whole has become.

COME ON PEOPLE!!! This woman is the walking, talking, breathing, venom-spewing representation of what is wrong with American politics. How can folks not catch on?

Mary   April 6th, 2008 1:52 pm ET

This is a true story. The woman was turned away for non payment of medical bills. It wasn't that hospital though. Mrs. Clinton didn't say that the stroy was true. She just said that someone had told her the story. She didn't mention the name or the hospital in her speech. If you research the data on the woman, she was turned away from an Ohio hospital. Mrs Clinton said in her speech exactly what was relayed to her and it was the truth. You people just spin it to make it look as if she has lied. Pathetic.

Ex-Hillary supporter   April 6th, 2008 1:52 pm ET

Clinton is one of the biggest recipients of funding from the health care industries, she will protect their interests over real reform.
The lady lacks integrity.
Has she fired Penn yet?

Shirly   April 6th, 2008 1:51 pm ET

I happen to be pregnant and uninsured and my dr charges me $375 every month to go see him. This month, I can't come up with it so I won't be able to go. I PRAY that he will see me next month when I need to get a shot because I am RH negative and my husband is positive. If I can't get that shot at 28 weeks, I won't be able to carry any more children to term; I'll build up antibodies and miscarry. I am not on welfare or medicaid because up until this month, we made enough money to live without it. Now, my husband lost his job and with rent and car insurance and utilities, an extra $375 every month is hard to come by. Even the Chip insurance program costs that much a month. Maybe I don't work at a pizza place or live in Ohio, but these stories do happen.

Mary in Oklahoma   April 6th, 2008 1:50 pm ET

It certainly is true that a person may not receive the care they need if they have no health insurance and income. It happened to me when I needed surgery and it wasn't done and it has left me a cripple.
Can't tell you how many times I have heard similar stories of people needing expensive health care and no insurance. People die.
Senator Hillary Clinton told the story as it was told to her and it probably was true. Hospitals and medical people are trying to save their own butts by denying the claim. Those who wants to blame Clinton will do so regardless of the truth. Clinton haters tell lies every day to further their own agendas.

hm, atlanta georgia   April 6th, 2008 1:50 pm ET

If Hillary had as much expertise about the American health care system as she claims, she would know that pregnant women are required by law to be evaluated regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. This "right" is posted in every ER and L&D across the country. She doesn't have to investigate the details of one patient's story to get that fact right. Is she going to "mis-speak" all the time like this if she gets elected? What does that say for US as a nation if we vote to put a liar in the white house?

TERRY From TEXAS   April 6th, 2008 1:49 pm ET

Obama, McCain seen as more trustworthy than Clinton the polls clearly indicated that recently. McCain Vs OBAMA will be an honest debate.
Obama clearly against it and McCain for it let the debate began let the American people decide. Hillary sorry not this time .

Vig   April 6th, 2008 1:49 pm ET

In fairness to Hillary, ABC news gave the source of the story as a law enforcement officer telling her the story and she was then telling it on her campaign talks. SO there.
We are still waiting for CNN to begin a series on Gender and Politics – Women in America. But one must wonder if CNN's own gender biases are preventing the exploration of this and especially when their own polls show that more Americans would vote for a Black male to be President than a woman. Where are you CNN?

MN Voter   April 6th, 2008 1:48 pm ET

Some commentators here are saying that this falsehood (or carelessness with the truth–whatever you want to call it) isn't a big deal because our health care system really does turn some people away for not having insurance. But you don't do the cause of health care reform any favors by using false stories to make your point. In fact, that just makes it easier for ouropponents to dismiss the whole need for health care reform. So by being so careless in telling stories like this, Clinton not only shows (once again) her own character flaws BUT also sets back the cause for health care reform in this country.

Cami   April 6th, 2008 1:48 pm ET

This is the woman who touts health care reform as her platform, yet she couldn't investigate the sketchy details of one story that was told to her secondhand? Again, she goes into such "detail" in telling the story, just as she did with her Bosnia tale. The lowered voice, cracking with emotion . . . it all makes me question if there's anything genuine in any of the stories she's told during this campaign.

nsamata@gmail.com   April 6th, 2008 1:47 pm ET

Sham on you CNN!!! You post most ot anti-Hillary comments. You didn't post mine that was for her!!! Go Hllary!! These people will try to put u down, but keep fighting as a fighter!!! Win or Lose, we will be proud of you!!!!

Tom   April 6th, 2008 1:47 pm ET

I used to be a Hillary supporter because I thought she had expertise on the issues. With the Bosnia 'mis-speak' and now this latest manipulation I have finally changed my mind and will vote for Obama. Why would I want to exchange one president I do not trust for another who is perhaps even more manipulative? The Clintons must think us regular people are fools that can be easily snowed. I think America will prove them wrong. There is poetic justice insofar as the traps the Clintons are setting for the public are now ensnaring them.

Non-American point of view   April 6th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

Please do not say that it is difficult for a woman to be president. I am from India where an Italian born Caucasian woman was elected (by the people) as the Prime Minister (highest elected office in India) in 2004. She ended up declining the post, but she did win the election.

The reason why Hillary Clinton should not / cannot become president of US, is because she is a liar, cheater and flat out a bad human being – nothing to do with the fact that she is a woman. She is little regard for American public. I cannot believe people even allow Hillary Clinton to continue with her campaign any more. The remaining Clinton followers are either blindly supporting her (because she is a woman / white etc) or loyal from the Bill Clinton days. There is absolutely nothing Clinton is going to do for America. If Clinton steals this nomination by fooling the democrats its a disgrace to America to loose a candidate like Obama.

Kim, KY   April 6th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

Why doesn’t CNN report that a Police Chief told Hillary this story? Oh yea, cause they are under the Obama spell…I forgot that.

The officer told Hillary in detail and that is exactly how she told the story in her speeches. Hillary listened intently when the person spoke and you could see the actual concern on her face. She had no reason to believe he was misrepresenting the story. How many times have Obama and other politicians repeated stories that were told to them without doing a major background check first?

Give me a break CNN…and all these Obama maniacs posting comments calling her a liar. You’re just ticked because you couldn’t find anything wrong with her taxes! So what if she’s rich, she sure donated and paid a lot more taxes than any other politician that we know of…so give the lady a break!!! Oh and I guess Obama is poor :(

Donna   April 6th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

I work at a hospital, and Hillary should know, that hospitals NEVER refuse a person care regardless of their ability to pay. Shame on Hillary for not using a story she heard FIRST-HAND on the campaign trail. Is this how she is going to run the country? Remember, she voted to authorize the Iraq war WITHOUT reading the national intelligence report.

Joe   April 6th, 2008 1:45 pm ET

How can people take you seriously as a Candidate for the Presidency if you can't have the integrity of having all the facts before you choose to use a story to make your points, or make a decision?

Asians for Hillary   April 6th, 2008 1:44 pm ET

She just mispoke as everyone could. We listen to stories that we are told by people but how can know the accuracy of all of them? It really doesn't matter because it's just an example of the importance of health care. I think what really matters are the issues that Hillary wants to help the nation with. I still support Hillary 100% and I think Obama is NOT more honest than Hillary. In fact Obama lies and lies and there are ample examples of his dishonesty.

NObama   April 6th, 2008 1:44 pm ET

Is there any significance about things like this? Can CNN report somthing important to the election and American people?

Is CNN initiating a nagative campaign against Clinton on behalf of Obama, which Obama himself pretends not to be doing under the pressure of party leanders?

Miz OH   April 6th, 2008 1:43 pm ET

I am from Ohio and I beleive i the dupty, because the same thing happen to me, I lost my job, the factory closed up and I had no Ins. was sick went to the Dr. , would not treat my till I paid first. I had to go to a friend and get the money, so I know this happens!! I Don't Beleive The Hosipal, because they know too. Factory closed because Ohio is to high taxed.

Michaele   April 6th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

This is just what we need. President who does not get the facts before they speak or act. We are in Iraq because elected Congressmen did not vet the information given them by the Bush administration before they authorized a war. We may be getting into a war with Iran based on faulty intelligence. We watched Katrina victims dying on bridges because those in charge did not know that they had no food or water. They got the facts wrong and people died.

In order to avoid faulty intelligence, Hillary needs to stop, investigate and respond with good judgment. If she won't do this while she campaigns why do we expect her to do this in the White House.

I won't call this a lie, but I will call it poor judgment. Voters are smart enough to sort this out.

Jake, California   April 6th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

As an Obama supporter, I do not see a lie here from Senator Clinton.

She told the story as she heard from the family. That family should be blamed instead for trying to exaggerate their story....though I am aware that turning people away due to lack of insurance is not uncommon.

Kong   April 6th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

The issue is healthcare, but it's also lying. One thing that lying does is that it hurts credibility. If Hillary cares so much about healthcare, she needs to act like it. Every time she lies, she hurts not only her credibility (which I don't care about), but it also hurts the cause of healthcare (which I do care about). Lots of people will now see this and say, "See the Dems are just making stuff up to raise taxes. Lets fight health care tooth and nail."

Hillary's lying on the stump actually puts important policy on the line. Her inability to do basic vetting, makes me question her ability to be our President.

JF   April 6th, 2008 1:41 pm ET

""She had no reason to doubt his word"… sounds like her approach to her Iraqi war vote.
"It's not always possible to fully vet them…" sounds like her approach to prewar intelligence data."

Lets see, She should be able to see into mens harts, and She should be ALL knowing.... My God, what are you going to think when you find out She doesn't walk on water either?

A REAL leader, for REAL people
Hillary 08

Travis in CA   April 6th, 2008 1:40 pm ET

She didn't like, she just "mis-spoke", she got confused, her words were mixed up, the media is attacking her, if it were Obama they'd ignore it, this still happens so she's still right. How many ways will her supporters find to justify her constant and consistent lying. Do you really, I mean REALLY want a President who continues to lie to increase her status and legitimacy. ALL politicians lie, but her lies are so ridiculous and unnecessary, they are always meant to make her out to be a hero figure.

Lastly, why is every time she gets in trouble for lying or other, Clinton supporters always bring up Obama? Even she brings up Obama to divert the attention. This is like a child who gets caught doing wrong and says, "well, Jimmy does it, too", or "Jimmy did something worse than me, look at him." You wouldn't accept this from a child, why accept it from your President. Obama needs to stand for his mistakes as does she, Clinton supports stop bring him up to make yourself feel better. She's a liar who will say and do anything, no matter how unethical.

NObama   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

I do not understand why CNN initiated an anti-Clinton campaign. CNN only reports stories pro-Obama and con-Clinton. Obama has lied so many times but CNN simply reports rosy stories about him. CNN is giving Obama a free ride again! Just wonder how much money has the Obama campaign given CNN out of their 40 million raised in March?

Ryan   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

>"Where did the notion come from that health care is something that someone else should pay for instead of our taking the responsibility ourselves? No one pays for my food, no one pays for my clothes, no one pays for my housing. Why should I expect someone else to pay for my health care?"<

Who pays the cops that protect you? Who pays for those roads you drive to work? Who pays for the firefighters to keep your home safe? Who pays for public schools that your children attend?

Oh, thats right...plenty of things that benefit everyone are paid for by everyone...and EVERYONE needs to see a doctor regularly.

So when you start paving your own roads and teaching your own kids and patrolling your own street (that you paved), let me know Bruce.

Peaches   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

First off, i was a huge Hillary supporter. When she announced she was running, i got a lump in my throat I was so proud and happy! Yes, stories like this do happen. BUT.......... Hillary is a huge liar! I am getting so sick of it. The only time she isnt lting is when her mouth is closed. Its getting to be a bit much. Sniper fire? Experience? She is not an honest person. For those of you who say this current administration lies... Well yes, they have! But Hillary is lying for sport and it doesnt stop. I have watched her in action and her face does this weird creepy thing when she is lying. :)

Alice   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Jim 2 said: The Clinton health plan is the correct plan for this nation, and our people. That's what I think. How about you?

You need to study this issue a little more carefuly. I come from the civilized country in central Europe where the socialized medicine = corruption.

Look at the problems with medicare. Our Government needs to figure out how to lower the cost of health care!

nicholas   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

What has Obama dropped form his stump speeches? If you think the republications are not counting the Obama mis-spokes then you are terribly wrong and headed towards a large disappointment should Obama be the nominee.

jim   April 6th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

All the "Republicans that are spewing all this hate toward Sen. Clinton, know if they can't get obama to run against in nov, they will loose in a land slide. It seems like to me the Republicans are realy running scared, because they will look realy bad when Hillary steam rollers over MCcain.

Tobias   April 6th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

Perhaps Obama should pull his ads that falsely claim he doesn't take money from oil companies or lobbyists. Or perhaps he should recind his stories about his father's connection to JFK and his parents and the Selma peace march. Let's see he could correct his statement on his nuclear legistlation as well. He does nothing but lie and yet people don't seem to care. This guy is nothing more then an empty suit hypocrit. His entire campaign is based on fraud. I'm tired of his lies. The most qualified candidate is Senator Clinton. I don't base my vote on one speech and one vote and that's all this guy has. Wake up people.

Tim in NY   April 6th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

It amazes me people still "drink the kool-aid" where Hillary is concerned. If I can't trust her with simple facts in a speech how can I or anyone trust here to Lead this Country?

Who would she be lying to then? Us? Foreign Powers?

How long before all of these "promises" she's made to get there would be broken?

Her campaign is pathetic.....or she is but either way they both keep dropping the ball.

I'd write in Mickey Mouse before I'd vote for her.

JFK2008   April 6th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

Congratulations to all those who are now SWITCHING from Hillary to Obama. Where were you when she WAS in the Whitehouse (and Bill was in the Oval Office)? She should have never gotten this far except for the non-informed of the voting public. However, as the old saw goes; How can you tell when a politician is lying?? (When his/her lips are moving.)

HELP WANTED/EXPERIENCE NEEDED   April 6th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

SHAME ON CNN AND MSNBC FOR REPORTING THIS GARBAGE. This is trash not news. Hillary should leave the democratic party and tell them to kiss her butt. I am a CLINTON DEMOCRAT and I will not vote for Obama because of his supporters and the media. Over 12 million Hillary supporters will vote for McCain in the fall and thats over half of the democratic party. Obama can't win without Hillary supporters. Hillary supporters are the true democrats and obama supporters are independents and republicians.

CLINTON SUPPORTERS FOR MCCAIN

Chris California   April 6th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

Do we not see a pattern from Clinton – she instilled the world with fears and misinformed 'tragic' stories in order to win over people with fragile emotions. Shame on her. She is just Ms. Negative.

On the other hand, Obama has been inspiring. He talks of hopes and changes that we all want and believe in.

My conclusion, Clinton will bring even more negative energy to Washington, which we do not need. She needs to drop out.

jimia   April 6th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

Why would anyone ever want to put the Clintons back in the White House? Both are liars who crave power and are very polarizing to the country. I hope and pray she never gets elected!

VOTER FOR TRUTH AND DIGNITY IN AMERICA   April 6th, 2008 1:35 pm ET

Presidential Candidates should really "check " the story before
"blasphemy of a renouned hospital" is publicized on National
Television. Hillary has plenty of campaign staffers that could have
simply called to "verify" the story with the hospital. Thereford, another lie.

Obama 2008

KF from LC   April 6th, 2008 1:35 pm ET

Ferry tale teller not president.
Not buying anymore her false stories, I'm now for Obama..................

Of course you're for Obama, Brad....you don't even know how to spell FAIRY tale...it's the ignorance spoken by people like you that make people look down on this country.

If you're going to take a stab at Hillary, make sure you know how to spell.

Michele from OH   April 6th, 2008 1:34 pm ET

People, are you kidding me? CNN is unfortunately not giving the whole story here. She NEVER made up this story. She NEVER lied. She was told the story by a deputy sheriff in Meigs County, OH, and there is VIDEO of her being told the story word for word by the deputy himself. She was only RETELLING the story as he had heard it by one of the woman's close relatives. She never fabricated or embellished any of the story. I dare any of you Obama supporters to look up the video of that deputy's story, then come back here and tell me that Clinton lied or made it up. Why would she doubt this man's story? He himself was on television telling it to her!! I am so, so sick of only selective things being printed about Hillary to make her look bad and having people then criticize her for it when they do not know the whole truth. Please CNN post my comment, because it is not fair for this story to be printed in this way.

Larry, Apex, North Carolina   April 6th, 2008 1:34 pm ET

She will stoop even lower than this-wait and see.
She and Bil have no conscience at all. They have ALWAYS cared only about themselves.

Inês F   April 6th, 2008 1:34 pm ET

Well, that 3AM ad just has the wrong target.. If I was a insomniac toddler I'd certainly call Clinton... for a bedtime story.

I she gets elected, I certainly hope she'll check her facts much more thoroughly. Otherwise the whole world will soon have reason enough to start crying too.

Sarah Smith   April 6th, 2008 1:33 pm ET

It is totally fitting

that Hillary construct her own demise

ike in Atlanta   April 6th, 2008 1:33 pm ET

Please give her a break.
Just another misspeak!

J A McErlean, MD   April 6th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

There is existing federal legislation – nicknamed "EMTALA" – which "prohibits any health care facility receiving federal funding (in other words, every hospital in America) from denying service on the basis of race, creed, color, or ability to pay." There is no ER in the USA that will deny entry to any patient (which is why so many of them are unprofitable), as any hospital knows full well that it would face stiff state and federal sanctions if they ever did so. The chief architect of Hillarycare in 1993-94 surely knows this. Seems she just inserted this false sob-story to advance her own agenda, namely that hospitals and doctors are evil and must be brought to accountability by a higher moral authority, who would be none other than Hillary herself. Keep shining the light on her many lies and "mis-statements." The sooner the Democratic National Committe dumps her as a growing liability, the better. Mc Cain should be eating this up!

Jim   April 6th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

A politician that lies? I would not have believed it...

Billary is part of the super rich in this country. Nothing wrong with money, but that much of it tends to warp one's perception of the world and one's sense of entitlement.

08ama!

stephen   April 6th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

It's weird how news outlets attack Obama about the company he keeps, although never doing any wrong himself. BUT Hilary time after time has made false statement (whole stories) yet her credibility is never in question, she can just say I dont remember or I wont use that anymore, while Obama is forced to denounce others statements and relationships.

Susy Struble   April 6th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

I don't know what to believe these days– these politicians!

jeremy   April 6th, 2008 1:31 pm ET

yet another lie by clinton.

Jerry, Florida   April 6th, 2008 1:31 pm ET

Senator Clinton DID NOT lie! She repeated a sad story as it was relayed to her. I know Senator Obama's supporter is going to pounce on this issue. And, as always, distort the truth for Obama's benefit. These tragedies do happen, probably on a daily basis.

If Senator Obama wants to run a real squeaky clean campaign, he should instruct his supporters to stop stretching the truth and stop talking out of both sides of their moths. They claim to want to run a clean campaign, but in actuality, Senator Obama's campaign is anything but.

H should also instruct his mouth pieces to show some respect for his opponents. Somehow the media ignores most of the idiotic comments by senator Obama as well as his spokespeople. The comment about Senator McCain is one such example. And yet the media nit picks anything Senator Clinton and Senator McCain say or do.

Don’t forget Senator Obama’s Teflon is starting to wear off.

Andante D.   April 6th, 2008 1:31 pm ET

What do you expect? Hilllary will use anything to exagerate, distort out of proportion for her selfish aim. Whatever comes out of her mounth is a lie. She is not to be trusted.

Fed_up2   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

This woman has completely striped herself of any integrity she ever had: If she ever had any at all. She has become a disgrace to the Democratic party. Sad indeed. Very sad.

T Baker   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

I think it's possible Hilary Clinton could have heard this story from someone else, and through an error in judgment didn't follow up with fact checking before using it in her stump.
I do think it's quite funny, however, that her 'words' are being scrutinized – after all, it was Hilary who wanted to make words a factor in this campaign ... insisting that they (words) hold great weight when her opponent misuses them.
The only thing funnier than Hilary getting called out on her (mis)use of words is the idiotic responses of the people who cry 'media conspiracy' every time something negative comes out about Hilary.
Hilary made the 'words' bed ... time to lay in it.

Larkin G. Mead   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

Yep, the "Drama Queen" and patholigical liar, Hillary Clinton, is at it again. When are the Dems going to wake up and realize that this woman is the most divisive, polarizing figure in American politics and when are New Yorkers going to wake up and dump this woman as their junior senator?

If I were the CEO of that hospital that Hillary has managed to defame with her lies, I would be seeking legal counsel for the purpose of filing a defamation suit against this mean and nasty woman. She runs around the country, telling lies because she has absolutely no experience that will qualify her for the Presidency.

Wake up Democratic Party and dump this woman for all time. Americans are tired of her, tired of Bill, tired of Chelsea and we don't need four or eight years of this family occupying the White House.

Johnathan   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

Hilary is a liar who will do anything for votes. This campaign is built on her thought that she is owed the Presidency. Come on Hilary stop putting this election ahead of the country and drop out. The American people have already experienced 8 years of lies from Bush. We don't want another term of the same.

Onama '08

Danielle   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

Oh please – enough from the Obama supporters. You people are so in denial, it's not even funny.

The fact is – 47 million in the U.S. have no health care coverage. That's a well known fact.
Hillary makes a good point with her story.
The U.S. is the only developed nation that does not provide health care for all its citizens. It's a huge problem.

Of course the hospital would deny the story. Do any of you who are so quick to denounce Hillary actually know what in fact happened? Or that millions of people are suffering in this country because they have no access to health care?

HELP WANTED/EXPERIENCE NEEDED   April 6th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

Hillary did not lie. She simple repeated what a citizen told her. I hate you Obamabots. Hillary have worked all of her adult life trying American Citizens. PLEASE LEAVE HILLARY ALONE.

breh/ California   April 6th, 2008 1:28 pm ET

Where does it end? Mrs. Clinton is determine to be branded as a liar and one who plays fancy with the truth. I think she's been married to Bill to long and it's rubbed off on her. Using the life of an innocent woman to further her political campaign is just wrong. It's becoming an persisitent problem with her.

Tracy   April 6th, 2008 1:28 pm ET

Interesting that the Clinton backers are having a harder and harder time defending her and her lies.

Josh, MA   April 6th, 2008 1:28 pm ET

Obama: Soldiers are using Afghan weapons to fight.
Clinton: I was under sniper fire.
Obama: I did not know my pastor said those things.
Clinton: Pregnant women and their babies dying because of lack of insurance.

Good job democrats! This election is nearly handed to you and yet you have two liars competing for the job.

GLORIA   April 6th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

HOW CAN YOU EVEN CONSIDER OBAMA?? HE HATES AMERICA. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT HIS PASTOR HAS SAID. HOW COULD HE HAVE LET HIS TWO LITTLE GIRLS SIT THROUGH ALL THE HATE SERMONS FOR SO LONG? CONSIDER THE MALE DEMS WHO HAVE TURNED AGAINST HIL, THEY ARE IGNORANT MEN WHO COULD NOT STAND FOR A WOMEN TO BE PRESIDENT! TED KENNEDY COMMITTED MURDER, AS FOR THE WOMEN WHO ARE AGAINST HER, THEY ARE JEALOUS AND NANCY P IS STUPID HOW CAN ANYONE LISTEN TO HER!!! I HAVE ALWAYS VOTED DEMOCRAT,BUT NOT ANYMORE.....

Bill   April 6th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

It's amazing to me that anyone would be ignorant enough to actually support Mrs. Clinton. Obama is a much better liar.

Scott in La Jolla   April 6th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

I'm not sure the media is showing a bias toward Obama on this one. HRC's Bosnia "mis-remember" (a confabulation that, if unintended, does causes this reader to question Mrs. Clinton's ability to accurately recall details of her own history) inevitable gets the press curious about other potential misrepresentations and/or "unfacts" that Hillary may have used during her campaign. So, I don't really see this as bias. Is this false "if only she had good health care" story really, that meaningful? Not really. I think it does reinforce a perception among some that Hillary is dishonest and has a myopic tendencies modulated by the concerns of primary state voters.

What I wonder, what I really do wonder, is why I keep hearing that BO and Clinton are "neck and neck", "Toe to toe" in this "close race" that is "essentially tied". Even Hillary supporters acknowledge that her chances of actually earning the nomination are slim. Any thoughts?

Alex (from Ohio)   April 6th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

When are Clinton supporters going to open their eyes? Whether she lied or not she lacks poor judgement, she didn't look into the facts of this story just like she didn't read the report about Iraq. She is desperate, and if you don't see that you are truly blind. She didn't want to look into this story, she just wanted a story to tell for her gain. It doesn't matter what Hillary does it seems, it is funny to watch her supporters try to justify this and distract from it. CNN you are doing a great job don't listen to there supporters, I invite you to expose all of the candidates, bc I am confident when you do expose Clinton, people cannot refuse to see the truth.

Anyone but Obama!   April 6th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

It’s weird how all of you Obama supporters are telling Hillary to drop out of the race and then Obama comes to the rescue and says that she can stay in the race as long as she wants. This is a case of good cop, bad cop. You say that Obama is change and he never goes negative. Well, he relies on his supporters to do all the dirty work for him, so that he can later act innocent. Sorry to tell you all, but he is just like every politician. You all really need to stop spreading lies when you say that he is change.

Larry. San Diego, Ca   April 6th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

CNN, you are so blatent in your anti-Hillary bias. You have lost all credibility. You have become the Obama network. This is the last time on your website and watching your TV news.

jw, canadian,ok   April 6th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

CNN – why are you giving Obama a free ride?

Danny   April 6th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

Oh...........what about Obama? he lied same thing read the ABC news.

Did you see the guy told Hillary that's the lady didn't have insurance that's
why Hillary talk about that in her speech.

Read the story first before you said it people.

Go Hillary 08.

Sheila   April 6th, 2008 1:25 pm ET

The problem with some of these stories is the way they are first told or reported in the press. I would be vetting the story before I used it in my campaign. What the heck are Hillary's advisors doing? Oh, that's right, lobbying trade agreements on behalf of foreign governments.. ooops.. She needs to dump that guy. As an Obama supporter, if he somehow doesn't get the nomination, I'll still vote for Hillary cause in the end, she will be much better than the alternative. It's not always about us and voting the opposite because we are angry. We have to think about the republicans continuing to stack the federal and Supreme Courts. Read the book " What's the matter with Kansas..The entire RW platform is right there..

Ex-Clinton supporter   April 6th, 2008 1:25 pm ET

I was just wondering why Sen. Clinton had more news filed under her name in the Politicalticket, and I have come to the conclusion that it was about a large percentage of news that constituted lies she told on the campaign trail. As a Clinton supporter, I am firmly bowing out of her support. I dont see her winning, She is fake trust me., Good a thing this came before my Penn election. My next advise is that another Clinton supporters should rub that scale out of their eyes, they are not supporting a truthful leader, pleaseee, She is really fake,
Hearing this news, I am now an ex-Clinton going for the Barack Obama.

wiscon   April 6th, 2008 1:24 pm ET

Well even if she was lying, we still need government health care. Our government runs the education in this country and look how wonderful that is.

ASJ from Rotterdam, Holland   April 6th, 2008 1:24 pm ET

From here across the ocean, it certainly seems like mrs. clinton is a very talented liar

Tim   April 6th, 2008 1:23 pm ET

If that particular story isn't true, there are still thousands like that one that is. That's why Hillary had no reason to doubt the story–it rang true. I live in MD, near DC, and stories like this are in the paper all the time. An ambulance is forced to drive on to another hospital because the first one they go to won't treat the patient. Then these second choice hospitals fold because they don't get any money for treating the uninsured.

You can vote for whoever you want, but I really wish people would apply the same standard to both candidates. How is this any different than Obama claiming authorship of legislation he neither wrote nor worked on? Or the lie about his connection to the Kennedy family? Or the lie about the questionnaire he never saw, but that had his handwriting all over it. Both candidates have their fair share of explaining to do, but I get so angry when people hold Obama to a lower standard of truthfulness. THAT'S racism!

Becky   April 6th, 2008 1:22 pm ET

Im an obama supporter and I do not think that this is her fault. She believed the voter that told her the story...HOWEVER, Bosnia, Ireland and trying to steal FL and MI ARE major marks against her character and why she is going to loose to McBush.

Larry   April 6th, 2008 1:22 pm ET

The only thing worse than Hillary Healthcare would be an Obamanation.

Ryan   April 6th, 2008 1:22 pm ET

I'm from Athens, Ohio and I wouldn't be surprised to hear about O'bleness not treating a pregnant woman. The story may or may not be true but it wouldn't surprise me none the less. They misdiagnose people all the time there. That hospital is full of self-centered, un-educated doctors that don't know what they're doing.

fred   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

now wake up people heres the second lie she told in less than two weeks. we dont kneed anyone like this

Colony14 author   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

What makes the Clintons lie even when obviously unnecessary? Surely there are more than a handful of true stories about indigents who die because of inadequate medical care. Why must she make up tales? She used to say she was named after Mount Everest climber Sir Edmund Hillary. After it was pointed out that she was born before he even climbed the mountain and became famous, she dropped that story. But why was it necessary in the first place? Why would it matter how her parents chose her name?

Someone who would lie about inconsequential matters certainly also lies about consequential matters. Don't allow this shriek in the White House.

Then again, as one from the Chicago area who knows the real stories about Barack Obama, I wouldn't want him in the White House either. (He's a liar as well, but he does it more gracefully than Hillary.)

So that leaves McCain, who is too conservative for the liberals and too liberal for the conservatives. What's a person who believes in limited government and the U.S. Constitution to do?

Ty   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

This is yet another example of Sen. Clinton's by any means necessary approach to winning the nomination. Dirty tactics, insincerity, and down right lies. Her "35 years of experience" is really showing.

Renee Va   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Hold up people this time she did not lie I saw the clip and the guy did tell her about the incident. The only thing she can be accused of is not fact checking the man's story. I am an Obama supporter but that does not mean I will go along with blaming her for telling another lie, which is not the case here. It just shows that she may not be competent enough to be commander in chief because she needs to check her facts first as the president of the united states.

Just Listen!!!   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Here we go again, and again the media lightly touches on the things that she has "MISSPOKE" about. Sen. Clinton and her stories, WOW, what can you truly believe from her. She talks experience with foriegn policy. Bill was President, sitting down with other world leaders while she went to dinner parties exibiting proper FIRST LADY etiquette. Lets get real, most Clinton supporters, in my opinion, are there because of who and what Bill was. Wakeup middle americans, she is business as usual. I know CHANGE IS DIFFICULT but lets be smarter lets be stronger lets be more willing to break the cycles held by so many before and have a USA actually "FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE"

ER doc   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Since 1984, there has been a federal law (COBRA or EMTALA to those of us in the medical field) which mandates that any patient who presents to an ER receive a medical screening exam (which no one has defined) and treat a medical emergency. This includes a woman in labor who is not defined as treated until she delivers the baby. As usual, this is an unfunded mandate by the federal gov. and patients are seen and treated with no payment from anyone. Violation of this rule is a fine of $50,000 to the physician (which is not covered by the malpractice insurance) and $100,000 to the hospital. The chances that this is a true story as told by Mrs. Clinton is absolutely erroneous

cherrye   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

why would you make a story up for your own personal gain , this is making me more and more sickening about the clintons, there own personal agenda the continue lying to the american people. When will we ever hear the truth? We've heard this lying before I did not have sex with that woman. Please.

Discouraged   April 6th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Easy folks..she's under a lot of stress from being "pinned down by sniper fire". Sadley, knowing what we know about her look at the number of americans who would still vote for her...!

prakash chand   April 6th, 2008 1:20 pm ET

The hospital is wrong ,there are medical malpractices inthis country everyday and people do die.
People in county hospitals wait for almost the entire day to be seen ,somtimes they have to come the next day.

Ihad a kidney and pancreas transplant and i know what patients havt to go through.
This hospital is dening its course,they all do.

Hillary is correct.

Independent in NE   April 6th, 2008 1:20 pm ET

I'm sick and tired of how negative the media is against Sen. Clinton. Let's try to be fair to both candidiates. This junk news story is NOT about a candidiate lying, it's actually about a candidiate being moved by a person's heart-wrenching story and it's about a candidiate who is fighting for health insurance for ALL Americans. Stop making "news" stories up about Sen. Clinton.

Tammy - KCMO   April 6th, 2008 1:20 pm ET

If this is the voice of experience than I don't want it. She is not to be trusted and we already have that problem right now with the current President and all the lies he has told. Do you really want her answering the phone to solve world problems at 3am??? I know I don't. I hadn't made my mind up on who to vote for but I do know that as of now – it won't be her! It's time to remove the old political dinosaurs and start out fresh.

Fred Carr   April 6th, 2008 1:19 pm ET

Well, Sen. McCain could make some fodder, but I think he's above the fray. Only he can speak of making the nearly total sacrifice to our Nation. I am not pro-war even though I spent 27 years as a Marine. But I resent politizing a social agenda at the expense of national security. Sen. Clinton should give up the ghost right now. The American people do not like her. Then we'll see what happens between Obama and McCain.
Semper Fi

Texan   April 6th, 2008 1:19 pm ET

BIG selling news for the media, ever be thankful to Clintons.

And try to scrutinized Obama next, you will find 100 more crispy-crunchy stories, but they won't sell, alas !

Julio   April 6th, 2008 1:19 pm ET

Julia wrote: "it doesn't change the fact that stuff like this does happen in the U.S. people are turned away or ignored for not having insurance and have died! so maybe she got the wrong hospital but the fact still remains, it does happen".
Sure Julia, I'll forgive her if she can tell me the correct hospital where it happened, just like she can also tell me the right airport where she came under fire, if not the one in Bosnia.

TC   April 6th, 2008 1:19 pm ET

I am soooo tired of Clinton supporters blaming CNN for reporting good for obama and bad for clinton. Did you ever think maybe if she didn't LIE so much they wouldn't be able to report anything. They report whatever news they find out for each candidate, bad or good. Its not their fault that Hillary has so many bad stories to report cause she can't tell the difference between whats real and whats fake. This is Not a characteristic I want the next president to have, we've had enough of that with Bush.

Tammy   April 6th, 2008 1:18 pm ET

If you listen to urban legends and repeat them in speeches without checking the facts you will get burned. If you cannot verify the source or story keep your mouth shut. I will not vote for a woman who repeats urban legends like they are truths and makes hollywood movies out of them. This is the second "urban legand" lie that has come out in a few weeks. Don't try to buy votes and infuence people with lies. Shame on you.

shannon, PA   April 6th, 2008 1:17 pm ET

I am from PA, I was a Clinton supporter. I cannot believe that she would say such a lie to play with people's emotions, just for the sake of winning people's vote. I am disappointed, really disappointed. After the Bosnia story came out, I accepted the fact that she might have mis-spoke, but I was suspicious, but after this one, there is no way i am gonna support her. Everyone that has a backbone and self-respect won't support her anymore. I feel ashamed that I supported her all this time, I express my disappointment here. My choice is clear now, it's Sen. Obama. I hope more people realize this, it's time for change. PA, IN, NC and the rest of the states, you should think about it. I supported Sen. Clinton, just because she was a women, but now I think that's totally wrong, I was wrong, I hope other women like me realize this. I do not trust Sen. Clinton anymore. I will be voting for Sen. Obama.

Bob   April 6th, 2008 1:17 pm ET

I'm not a Clinton supporter by any means, but I think people are blowing this out of proportion. I'm really tired of the animosity I see in the comments on this site. There is no scandal here or in half the things people are blowing their stacks over. Please try to find some civility in yourselves and try to take the high ground for once. It's not going to matter who's President if we can't get it together and stop bickering all the time.

karen charlottesville, va   April 6th, 2008 1:17 pm ET

Obviously she doesn't have time to check her own facts, but she is responsible for choosing people in her campaign to do so... just as she would choose a team to rely on as President of the US. She is demonstrating that she doesn't have the experience to surround herself with competent individuals with the integrity to tell HER the truth. Reminds me of Bush and those experts who told him about WMD. I don't want another president who surrounds him/herself with yes men who also lie to support a specific agenda.

Nobody Asked Larry But...   April 6th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

With all of her claims that she has heralded during this primary campaign which have been found to be far from the truth, if not outright lies, intentionally, or lost in translation from her own mind or from her staff, she is still "in the fight" for the nomination should Pennsylvania, North carolina, and Indiana go for her (they will claim victory whether she in fact does win or loses – "Obama" is outspending us 3 to 1").

Her supporters, and those that are undecided, refuse to accept the fact that Hill and Bill will say and/or do whatever it takes to win.

To have Clinton win the nomination, and possibly the presidential election, the thought of having the Clintons back in the White House should be a wake up call to Americans.

Among those applauding the loudest – the media. Their cup will runneth over with so much to write and talk about for the next 4 years, and possibly 8.

This is a scary movie that I would think most Americans would not want to see again.

JAY   April 6th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

Yes she wants to attract people emotionally now because she knows that Barak is much more popular at this time among American voters and this is the reason that she is startedto look for new stories (lies like Bosnia, Sick women and may be more – who knows?. Barak is right when he says that Clinton is confured on foresin policy itself. Her visit to different countries with her husband or daughthers when she was Ist lady were just the respect givien to her as a wife of the President of America but it is not true she was a part of foreign policy experience. Clinton says she will perfectly handle from the 1st day – sure she know about all the rooms and offices of White House and nobody has to show her about it.

from Boston   April 6th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

The story was told to Hillary by a law enforcement officer. Why would she not trust him. Many candidates tell stories that they have heard as they tour the country. Besides – how can anyone confirm this when HIPPA laws prohibit the release of information. Also, how can this hospital say that the deputy sheriff was talking about this hospital since no hospital name or patient's name was every revealed by Clinton in any of her speeches. So, how is this confirmed as the same person and hospital?
It's not Hillary’s fault, and if you can’t trust a law enforcement officer who can you trust?

And CNN – please print my response since you are very selective

Moss   April 6th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

I am not buying the half-baked responce of the Clinton campagain on this one. Unfortunately, there are many people in this world seeking their "15-minutes of Fame". A savvy candidate would allow his/her staff to look into the story before sharing it in a speech. In this case, this candidate has shown us just how gullible she is – grabbing an unverified story, inserting it into her speech, and expecting us to be stroked by her shallow sense of sympathy. I fault the candidate as well as her staff on this one. It just goes to show the incompetance that surrounds this candidates. Question: How many more "apologies" like this are headed down the pike? It is obvious to me there is a credibility problem here.

bob   April 6th, 2008 1:15 pm ET

Is it too hard to believe that she's becoming desperate? Having to make up stories to attract votes. Regardless of the fact that she's addressing a real issue, having to rely on lies to get that story across doesn't show good judgment or leadership. Also, I'd like to address another issue: Hillary female supporters. I find it odd reading through this post that a majority of those that support Hillary and asking people to look beyond the lying are women. Why is it that women find it so necessary to continue to support her illogically and unconditionally? I find it troubling that the need to have a woman president supersedes the fact that this woman wouldn't be a good president to begin with. It's a true shame.

Jen in NH   April 6th, 2008 1:15 pm ET

So what!! Clinton did not lie – she trusted a person who told her a very moving and poignant story. Stop trying to find every possible way to bash Sen. Clinton. This story is ridiculous and not even worthy of any news coverage. If you looked into Obama as closely as you examined every little thing about Sen. Clinton, then I'm sure we'd find a lot of skeletons in his closet. Sen. Clinton did nothing wrong – so stop trying to make it seem as if she did. Obama's Clinton bashers are sickening – all they do is attack Sen. Clinton in the most negative, cynical and personal way. If that's what Obama and his supporters are like then American and the Democratic party are in for trouble.
This "story" is absolutely unimportant. Let's get Americans (all Americans) health insurance. Now that is important.

Juan   April 6th, 2008 1:15 pm ET

Sounds like a repeat of what Al Gore did when he ran. Guess Hillary is taking a playbook from his campaign. I mean after all, either HIllary is completely delusional about daily events and stories or she is just plain out right lying. If this was fox, they'd say, we report, you decide!

Jared in WA   April 6th, 2008 1:14 pm ET

Don't get me wrong. I am no Hillary supporter. Her behavior and mis-speaks have made me so disgusted that I cannot imagine a scenario that her nomination would be good for the party.

However, that being said, I believe that most people are over-reacting to this story. Yes, the particular story she told may not be based on truth. Yes, it is inaccurate. She is right to stop telling it. However, there is a major problem in health care. I'm not convinced her plan is the right fix, but there is a problem. It is unfortunate that her efforts to illustrate this problem were not accurate in this instance.

Hillary did not make up THIS story. She was told a story by a voter, and found that it fit nicely with her speech. Considering the multitude of false stories she has been telling, I have to wonder about the wisdom to go ahead and tell the story without confirming it. Finding out this story is false has had the unfortunate effect of turning attention away from the health problem in America and toward Hillary's strained relationship with truth.

I have to disagree with Cal Jim 2. He seems to argue that because a mother and a baby are dead, it is definitely the fault of the hospital(s) and the broken system. So by his arguement if the system gets fixed, if hospitals treat people regardless of ability to pay, if insurance were given to all, and if health care providers gave their very best to treat their patients, then no mothers or babys would ever die again.

Unfortunately, mothers do die. Babies do die. Real people with real lives die. Health care providers daily do a heroic job of treating, curing, and saving our loved ones. And yet, despite their best efforts, sometimes people die. Where negligent medical mistakes are made, then yes it is understandable to be angry with "the system." However, we have no such information that this mother or this baby were treated poorly (other than Hillary's word for it–yeah I don't trust it either). It is very likely that despite all the best efforts of all the doctors and nurses and others involved, this mother and baby would have died anyway.

I am sad that in this great nation we have so many people overcome with hate, anger, dispair, and partisan politics that we are eager to place blame without having adequate information. That goes for Sen. Clinton, Cal Jim 2, myself, and all of us that waste time posting to these comment boards...

Joe   April 6th, 2008 1:14 pm ET

Yea I have worked in a hospital for many years. I believe the story is completely accurate. Who in their right mind would write in a patents file that they were denied care at your facility because of money. There is way too much liability in that. If the hospital admits this, they will be sued. Sooo they document some other reason for a denial of care or indicate in the records that the patient did not need the care and move on. Don't ever believe a hospital administrator who has the tacit goal of covering up for the hospital.

Anyone who has gotten sick without insurance knows how this works. I once got ill and had no insurance. The symptoms would have clearly merited a chest x-ray. Because I did not have insurance they said I didn't need an x-ray. When I had insurance, the same symptoms merited it. They knew my insurance would pay for it, but in the first case knew I probably would not have paid for it.

ELM   April 6th, 2008 1:14 pm ET

Jim 2 said: The Clinton health plan is the correct plan for this nation, and our people. That's what I think. How about you?

You need to study this issue a little more carefuly. I come from the civilized country in central Europe where the socialized medicine = corruption and the poor people suffer even more. They will not even put you on a kidney machine if you are over 60 years old because the Government cannot afford it. Look at the problems with our medicare. Our Government needs to figure out how to lower the cost of health care first before talking about socialized medicine!

p.g.   April 6th, 2008 1:14 pm ET

IN the speech I heard the girl could not pay her co-payment. She never saw the doctor because her co-payments was to high. Her point was that some people have insurance but sill can afford to see a doctor.

tigerakabj   April 6th, 2008 1:13 pm ET

I voted for Obama anyway, but early on I would have voted for Clinton in the general election if she won the nomination. Over the last 3 months, it is crystal clear that she just doesn't belong in the White House, she belongs in the big house and/or nut house. Lies, upon lies, upon lies. His new way of politics notwithstanding, no wonder Obama never went negative. Sooner or later, he knew she would destroy herself, and so she is.

William Jamison   April 6th, 2008 1:12 pm ET

Why is everyone here surprised that a political candidate lied? They all do it and if we were to examine Obama and McCain, we would find the same thing.
It is however clear, that the established Media won't give Clinton a break. That's too bad.

Judy, PA   April 6th, 2008 1:11 pm ET

The story can very well have some truth to it. I was threatened with no treatment at a hospital er room while having chest pain with a history of heart attack due to inability to pay and no insurance. However the hospital staff would not release me, over objections of the financial office. This was in Florida.
But I am an Obama supporter as I feel we need real change in Washington, not more lies of the Clintons or exaggerations of the basic truths. We have had 16 years of this already with the Clintons and Bush administations. The sad thing is, that there are alot of gullible americans who will believe everything certain politicians say.

Vote Obama "08"

vic nashville,Tn   April 6th, 2008 1:11 pm ET

I watched in CNN news room last night Rick shows every thing thanks to CNN
Its clear she didn’t lie
Other news media showing lot of Obama negative things Why CNN is covering Obama !!! Come on CNN tell the truth to the Your viewers
Best political team becoming worst !!! CNN losing its credibility
Hillary 08 or Mc Cain 08

Carlton Groff   April 6th, 2008 1:10 pm ET

We know the Clinton's have their own idea of truth but it also would be nice if the press had the guts to examine Obama's record too.

Joe   April 6th, 2008 1:10 pm ET

Well, it has got to the point where the Cheney News Network is working hard to find anti-clinton stories. It's amazing that we never hear any anti-republican stories now that the Cheney News Network has been scared into not ever saying anything bad about the publicans. Oh, it helps that all the big wigs at CNN are being pressured to make sure that the illegal war, etc, etc is made to look like it is great. As one poster said, it's about the big business health care machine stupid! (I know that I probably won't get posted as you like the Bushs have gotten where you hate to be criticized) Oh, I also like the part where you say the comments will be moderated and that your sorry that all comments cannot be posted. What folks ought to realize is that means that you put the ones up that don't go against yours and the Republicans agenda...... At least I got to type it......

PJ, New York Independent   April 6th, 2008 1:09 pm ET

Even this story will not help Obama get elected. McCain will win the general election. It will be the biggest landslide in US voting history, just wait and see.

Even with Hillary's 'lies', I'd still rather have a 'liar' in the White House than an empty suit, racist, anti-American like Obama.

Raum   April 6th, 2008 1:09 pm ET

Even if Hillary really did think this story was true, this just shows her lack of responsibility. Is this really a quality we want in our President?

Shes constantly eating her own words.

Whuzi   April 6th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

Bruce J. Cameron, you said this "Where did the notion come from that health care is something that someone else should pay for instead of our taking the responsibility ourselves? No one pays for my food, no one pays for my clothes, no one pays for my housing. Why should I expect someone else to pay for my health care?"

^
We are prepared with the fact that we need to eat everyday, and for the most part, we can control the amount of food we need to purchase with our money. Same with clothes. If I want to purchase a $200 pair of jeans...that is ultimately my decision. I'm not expecting anyone to pay those kind of bills for me.

But nobody chooses when and how much cancer they get. Its not a grocery list...it isn't something you prepare for nor can you control the amount of sickness you're able afford. Whats the point of living in a civilization if nobody wants to contribute to the well being of others?

Marvin Geer   April 6th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

The story here is an opportunity CNN to spin the "horrible person" image of Hillary Clinton. Yet in another story where Obama calls McCain a "warmonger" you the reader are given no opportunity to comment.

Why is that CNN? One sided maybe?

I invite all you Hillary haters to read the story listed here and judge for yourself. Notice how Obama never admits wrong doing? Notice how the Campaign is quick to say that spokesman has nothing to do with the campaign, yet never admits Obama has called McCain a warmonger? This characterization of McCain is shabby and, fits Obama's character perfectly.

VOTER FOR TRUTH AND DIGNITY IN AMERICA   April 6th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

Wonder, if Obama did the same thing. The wrath of Hillary would
be unending. Hillary is one of the most hated Women in America.
Oh, and Ann Coulter.

Retired Professional White Woman for Obama from Day 1.

Tim Smith   April 6th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

Imagine that, one of the Clinton's told a lie. Who would of thunk it?

John NJ   April 6th, 2008 1:07 pm ET

how come media is not digging into Obama's storeis to verify if they are true stories why this CNN/media blindly accept everything Obama says and scrutinise Clinton? Is this means by any means they want to supress Clinton so they can rally behind Obama. Why can't you CNN/Media do the right thing and scrutinise both of them? we wan to know credibility of both not just one of them.

Joe   April 6th, 2008 1:05 pm ET

"Where did the notion come from that health care is something that someone else should pay for instead of our taking the responsibility ourselves? No one pays for my food, no one pays for my clothes, no one pays for my housing. Why should I expect someone else to pay for my health care?"
uh...because it's the Christian thing to do?

Philo Scott   April 6th, 2008 1:05 pm ET

yet another lie from Hillary. She doesn't need to do this. What is her credibility be like with foreign governments? She seems to have a habit of embellishment and lies, anything to garner power and votes. What would the rest of the world going to do with an untrustworthy lying president?

Gwen   April 6th, 2008 1:05 pm ET

Usually where there's a fire there is at least a little smoke, I'll bet you your health insurance this does happen at for profit hospitals. What's the first thing your asked for when you go to the Dr or the hospital, ugh, the insurance card? So if it didn't happen to this patient exactly as stated, I can promise you it or something similar has happened to someone else. So I don't care if it's a misspeak or not, overall these things are true, at leasts she's bringing them to light. I'm a nurse so don't be shocked by anything that seems unbelievable from the patient's perspective or the healthcare staff's perspective.

Ardnuas   April 6th, 2008 1:01 pm ET

This is how we got into Iraq, SHE believed George Bush WITHOUT checking out the facts for herself !!!!
Obama/Edwards08 Si Se Puede

Your Conscience, CA   April 6th, 2008 1:01 pm ET

Even the most ardent Hillary supporters with a shred of integrity and honesty must admit in the solemn moment of reflection they have been duped.

She cannot financially manage her own campaign, she cannot gain momentum without falling over her mistakes, and her honesty is the issue.

I know it hurts to back someone who failed you and let you down but it is not too late for the Country. Support the Democratic Ticket.

Obama 08

Bunny   April 6th, 2008 12:59 pm ET

I'm wondering if Hillary even knows the difference between the truth and a lie. She is obviously accustomed to saying whatever sounds good to the public regardless of it's truth. When she is speaking, she appears to be totally insincere – just grasping for anything that will convince the public to vote for her.
She's obviously part of the good ole boy network. Fool as many people as you can as quickly as you can, get elected and let the chips fall where they may.
I hope any voters who are still being mislead by her "knowledge" and "experience" will wake up and see how she has been distorting the facts.

Brenda from East Texas   April 6th, 2008 12:59 pm ET

This is NOT Clinton's lie. Someone told Clinton a story that was a lie and I would feel really bad if I was that guy. I just wonder why that wasn't mentioned in the article; only that the story was false. The media is really against Clinton, no doubt about that.

Hillary '08

Gary   April 6th, 2008 12:58 pm ET

What really bothers me about this story is that in the long run it really hurts the cause of health care because those that are against universal health care can point to this and say "See, see! there really isn't a problem, it is all made up." This is much more important to the American people in the long run than anyones individual candidacy.
The issue of health care is very real in the US aand negative stories just hurt the chances of finding a solution.
Michele above is right. Preventative care is so much cheaper than hospitalization and other emergency care. In Oregon the average cost to taxpayers for un-covered emergency care is $600 per year. In other words we are paying for emergency care but not preventaticve care. One of the raesons we have by far the highest health costs in the world and yet over a third of our citizens are not coverd is that lack. When people aren't covered by insurance they don't go to a doctor until it is an emergency. Then we pay for it.
There are tens of thousands of stories every year of the problems with inadequate health care. Hillary is not at fault for wanting to find a story that illistrates the tragedy of a country that spends more in health care than any other country yet is way down the list of industrialized countries for coverage.
What Hillary is at fault for is not verifying the story. She couldn't that stupid as to believe that with all the dirt diggers there are today that the true story won't come out. And as I said, it doesn't harm her as much as it harms the cause of universal health care. Rush and his buddies will go to town with this one!

Ricardo Williams   April 6th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

Here we go again. She didn't get the facts about Iraq and it got us into a war without end that has drained our economy. Now a story as emotional and heartfelt, enough to create a rage to go attack hospitals, except it is false, and she didn't take the time to gather the facts. God help Hilary. She should simmer down and hope for a vice-presidential role. Hopefully she wouldn't ruin that opportunity with all those lies. Wait, maybe we can send her to rehab just to get those lies out of her system first.

Andrea   April 6th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

Hillary is a bold face liar all around. We are tired of this type of politics from her and the Republicans. It is an obvious choice, vote for OBAMA
it is a change that we can truly believe in, honesty, at least. She lies about everything... just listen to her, or better yet don't listen, it'll be another lie. I believe she even lied about her taxes!

Mark   April 6th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

Look, I'm an Obama supporter, but Clinton did nothing wrong here. It was a story she heard while on her tour, she reported it as it was given to her, and when it turned out to be false she stopped using it.

However, this kind of situation is still one that is possible with the medical system as it is. So Clinton's point is still valid, that the system needs changing. Both Democratic candidates believe that.

So please, Obama supporters. Calm down on the Clinton lying stuff. Sure, it might be true on other stories, but it doesn't really apply here.

Diane   April 6th, 2008 12:56 pm ET

It's unfortunate you bloggers don't look at the whole story. She was told the "no insurance" story by the Sheriff deputy. They have video of the story. You would think the man would not lie about this story but apparently did. Does she have to check every story told to her? Obama on the other hand lies that he does not take money from gas companies, oh that's right it's just the people who run the gas companies that he takes money from. Which is worse, duh

bill   April 6th, 2008 12:56 pm ET

If the media spent equal time reviewing Obama "stories" he would be revealed for who he is too. But we will just see another cute bowling story, and then another attack on clinton.

More free ride time for Obama. We won't find out about him until November when it is too late.

liz   April 6th, 2008 12:56 pm ET

Before you start accusing Clinton of lying about this incident, you don't know what was told to her and why she repeated it. If it was made up by the person telling her then its that person who is at fault not her. Also, hospitals like to cover up things as well that shows them discriminating against people without health insurance. Clinton was only repeating what she was told and therefore she cannot be blamed for any errors that were made.

They will look for and find anything negative against Clinton. When are we going to hear the good things that she has done for people. Why are you people so negative. Obama is no saint and I wish you people would also see his faults because I am sure he has many. He is such a fake...he is too good to be true. I am sure sometime soon in the future, we will hear about things which will show that he is not that perfect person that you all think he is. Anyway, Clinton just stay strong.

JF   April 6th, 2008 12:55 pm ET

Many of these comments are about Hillary, but this is about HEALTHCARE. Since when is "right and wrong" more valuable then helping to save lives?

What happen to the young woman and her baby continues to happen in this country, are we all too blind to notice? We need to pay more attention to the people around us, then Hillary's stories. SEE THE STORIES OURSELVES! Or do we only care about Hillary, Obama, and McCain? Aren't they suppose to be earning a position to SUPPORT all of US, as American citizens? Is that suppose to make everything they do more important than our own everyday lives? We are all EQUAL, so our lives are just as important as theirs, no matter what position they are running for. This story is more important than "right or wrong" because either way it still happens to many Americans each day, but obviously we are all too busy bashing which ever President nominee we don't like to pay attention to other American citizens, who suppose to be OUR EQUALS!

colo   April 6th, 2008 12:55 pm ET

CNN your news are nothing, but pathetic. I have never seen a newspaper reporting like you have done throughout this whole champagne.
Anything you can possible use to slander the Clintons, you use.
You have lost a tremendous amount of respect.

Of course you're not going to post this comment either. I am just going to save it among the 50 comments I have posted (That you have refused to post) objective to Obama.
No matter what you do CNN you are NOT going to chose our next President. We are a lot smarter than that. You'll see.

Go Hillary.

Anna, SW Missouri   April 6th, 2008 12:55 pm ET

The most appalling thing about Hillary's use of this story is that IF she had really believed that it was true, then why didn't she call for an immediate investigation by the state, and by the congress?

Hospitals that receive federal funding such as medicare are not allowed to turn away patients in the way that she states. This is why so many hospitals are in such dire financial crisises. If the hospital would have done what she said it did, the hospital would have been fined at least $50,000 for just that one incident. If that was a common practice, it would have been fined $50,000 for EACH incident, lost its federal funding and accredidation!

Hillary Cllinton, as a US Senator, and the great policy wonk of health care, would know that!

The second appalling part of the lie was that she lead people to believe that if they do not have $100 or insurance, then why bother going to the hospital because they will just be turned away!!!

The third appalling thing is that she has insulted all of the nurses, doctors, and other hospital staff and grouped them all into a stereotype of uncaring healthcare system, instead of addressing the fact that the insurance companies and special interests and congress, of which she is a part of, are responsible for the fact that we do not have universal health care.

Reece   April 6th, 2008 12:54 pm ET

If someone told her the story, then she (or whoever) should have checked the facts. What kind of POTUS is she going to make? A yes woman, who just takes the word of other people without checking facts? Maybe...

On the other hand, she could be just lying again. Which makes me even more sure that I will not vote for her.

OBAMA FOR POTUS '08!!!!!!

Sean   April 6th, 2008 12:54 pm ET

I've done a lot of hiring in my career, and if I ever discovered that an applicant had falsified the work and resume they submitted, and then lied to me in the interview about the extent of their experience, I simply wouldn't hire them. Something that doesn't seem to get mentioned is that when you take credit for something you didn't do, you're stealing that credit from the person or people who actually did the work. In my industry, getting caught doing this typically results in getting blacklisted because it shows that you're an unethical, untrustworthy individual. I apply the same standards to Presidential candidates, and Hillary needs to be blacklisted.

Mike, Toronto   April 6th, 2008 12:51 pm ET

The media must love the Clintons, and this is probably why Hillary is still in the race; can you imagine any other candidate raising so many controvercies?

Johnny, FL   April 6th, 2008 12:50 pm ET

It is not enough to just say you now "drop hospital story from stump speech".

HRC owes big apologies to the american people she has been fooling for so long with her bogus stories and lies.

A liar does not deserve to be the President of the United States of America. Period !

Chris11   April 6th, 2008 12:50 pm ET

I have trouble believing that the story is not true. Of course the hospital would deny turning a patient away, especially one that later dies due to complications that could have been prevented. Without exact proof of what happen, Clinton has to drop the story, but I bet there is more truth to it than not. The system always cheats the little guy, and the big guy gets away with murder.

King   April 6th, 2008 12:49 pm ET

The truth is that no matter how clever any human wants to be, without innertransformation the old devil will always manifest itself. The Clintons have not yet been transformed, they need it or they will continue to disgrace themselves in the public. Pls somebody shuold help these canal family to come clean. They need Jesus not the whitehouse.

v.ananthan   April 6th, 2008 12:48 pm ET

WHEN IS OBAMA GOING TO BRING THE TROOPS BACK ???
WE NEED CLEAR ANSWERS NOT JUST SPEECHES ....

Jan Marie   April 6th, 2008 12:48 pm ET

I would have to question the accuracy of the hospital, as this is
not the first time this has happend to someone. Why would this woman lie, I would believe the woman over the hospital.

yc   April 6th, 2008 12:47 pm ET

this is not about lie, it is about judgment.

j.epstein   April 6th, 2008 12:46 pm ET

YOU GUYS ARE SUCH IN THE TANK FOR OBAMA ITS NOT FUNNY.. YOU LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF THIRD GRADERS WITH A CRUSH.WHY WOULD YOU PUT THIS STORY OUT WHEN YOU KNOW A DEPUTY TOLD HER THE STORY.HOW WE DIDNT HEAR THE PATHETIC SPEECH OBAMA MADE UP IN SELMA OR THE QUESTIONAIR WITH HIS HANDWRITING HE DENIED..WHY DONT YOU SPEND A LITTLE TIME TELLING SOME REAL NEWS AND STOP ACTING LIKE WIMPS..LOOK AT YOUR COVERAGE AND YOU MIGHT SEE WHAT MILLIONS SEE A PATHETIC NEWS TEAM..TELL CAFFERTY TO TAKE SOME MEDS ITS NOT NORMAL TO BE SO CRABBY..YOURS TRUELY YOUR TYPICAL WHITE PERSON..

WL Lewis   April 6th, 2008 12:46 pm ET

Never been a fan of the Clinton's, but I always gave them the benefit of my doubts about their truthfulness. NO MORE! The "hospital story" was bad, but her speech in Memphis observing MLK. . . That was not to be believed. She "hurled"(?) her book bag across the room? Book bags in 1968? Tears? What garbage!

Francy   April 6th, 2008 12:45 pm ET

It is time for Mrs Clinton to drop out of the race before she completely discredits the Democratic party and has longtime supporters flee to the Republican party for many years to come hurting not only this women in Ohio but many many more nationwide!!!

Anonymous   April 6th, 2008 12:45 pm ET

oh come on people. I'm not a Hillary supporter, but give me a break. She was given story. She included it as an example of a problem. You THI k she had time to go out and personally check out all the facts? To me, this is much different than sitting under the teaching of an anti-American pastor for 20 years. She got some bad information from her people. Obama made a conscious decision to accept dangerous indoctrination–for 20 years.

This is just logical people. And I'm not voting for either one. But let's be fair.

jlu2thdr   April 6th, 2008 12:45 pm ET

There are PLENTY...of stories out there of people who have no insurance..WHY OH WHY then must Hillary make these up. Is she a pathological liar??i.e. Someone who just cannot tell the truth?? This does not bode well for the country and for her. My oh my!

cathy   April 6th, 2008 12:44 pm ET

Any student of the Clintons must read Machiavelli's The Prince. "The ends justify the means" is the Clinton motto. In thier arrogance they believe that it is so necessary that they are elected that they employ any matter to do it.

dan   April 6th, 2008 12:44 pm ET

The story was essentially true-she was turned away and did die and lose the baby-just not at the one hospital where she finally died. This is another one of those-get Clinton stories that is a non-story. She didn't name the hospital. Obama gets a walk on big lies–Clinton's speeches are parsed to the smallest detail. I wonder whose doing the research?

sam   April 6th, 2008 12:43 pm ET

I am tired of CNN. Everyone knows CNN is campaingning for Obama. Sadly they hardly post my comments coz I am pro-Hillary. Let's see if this one gets posted. OK CNN, I am not sure how is this the headline news on CNN. Did Hillary lied in this case? Definately not!!! Did one of her campaign staff made up a story and lied? YES! so, what's her fault her. She is not like OBAMA coying someone else's speech. She is making her own story based on the fact provided to her.

What???   April 6th, 2008 12:43 pm ET

What are you people thinking? If your a Hillary supporter then its "well its partially true" and if your an Obama Supporter then is "this is a total lie". Truth be told it may have happened in some way or shape but Hillary needs to get her stories straight. Do talk about something if you dont have the facts straight. The Obama campaign on the otherhand needs to make sure they are presenting the entire truth, especially if they are going to bash Hillary about this. Now the Bosnia thing is an entirely different animal. That was a huge lie. I am a retired Army NCO and I tell you, after serving in Iraq, I KNOW what happened every time my life was in danger. No person has to remind me of what happened. She was lying and she knew it. If you had to run with your head down because of snipers, its something you never forget. She embellished the story to gain sympathy and support. She wanted to make herself seem more important in her husbands administration than she really was.
I hope all of this lying and fighting doesnt result in 4 more years of stupidity in office. WE Americans need to make a clear choice based on the issues, not stories. If McCain is the best candidate let him prove it by presenting his side of the issues against the Dems side. Lets not elect him because the two Dems destroyed each other! If the issues are presented by both sides, then the best candidate should rise to the top.

debra   April 6th, 2008 12:43 pm ET

Hillary had nothing to do with this, but of coarse the bobamabots are exagerating the truth as usual. Bobama lied about all his credentials but bobamabots only hear what they want. I am just waiting for the bobamabots to try and say how horrible Clinton is for donating 10% of their income to charity. According to the bobamabots she is such a terrible person. Right. Actions speak louder than words.

Molly Auden   April 6th, 2008 12:42 pm ET

Looks like her chances of winning the nomination are getting slimmer and slimmer. To be fair, CNN, I agree that the reporting of this issue is slightly disingenuous. It seems that she didn't make up the story, but believed it a little too easily. There is a moral distinction. But the headline and first paragraph imply out-and-out lies.
That said, however, I agree that Clinton's credibility is likely damaged beyond repair.
Let us hope that the alleged falseness of this story won't cloud the need for better health care for all Americans.

OlvrWhit   April 6th, 2008 12:42 pm ET

Hold up a second, this is not a Clinton lie. This is Clinton re-telling a story told to her on the campaign trail..Should we now go back a vet all stories people are told on the road..How many will be 100% accurate. Facts are, this women did die. Her baby did die. Is the hospital covering its butt, I am sure.

Tamika   April 6th, 2008 12:42 pm ET

I completely understand and commend the Clinton supporters for standing by their candidate thru thick and thin, good and bad.. even after controversal lies..but at some point you really need to take a hard look at this woman. Do some research here..(CNN would shock me by posting this)..just google Clintons and scandals! you could learn alot more from her past(it actually would only refresh the memory because clinton scandals are well known and documented, but just "forgotten") People are throwing the Rev situation in the electablility pot thinking that the Republicans will eat him alive with it and he COULD not win... BUT..once the Rep's get a hold of the scandles these clintons have been involved in past and present?
Pah-leese!..Be real. Be honest. These people have been and continue to be dirty and are not worthy of the die-hard support they are receiving. I can almost gar-un-tee that Sen Obama's camp has a drawerfull of trinkets they'd like to pull out about Sen Clinton.. but respect for her, his campaign, and Democratic Party.. he wont!.. He could have put her away after the second (real) primary with just the GATE attached scandals alone!..

Jacquie   April 6th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

How is possible that a woman of her education, age and experience
has become a pathological liar? She isn't grounded and doesn't walk in her own shoes, but tells somebody else their stories. She doesn't know the difference between phantasy abd reality!
I'm so astonished, you Americans are talking about her experiences.
It is obvious she use others their experience! Even false.
Please come to your senses.

Ralph   April 6th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

um she didnt make this story up people.

They have a video of a police officer telling her this.

you can say she made this up but actually look into it

clbrune oregon   April 6th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

Did anyone who is whining that Clinton lied even bother to read the story?

Could CNN use a more misleading headline?

Clinton was told a story and talked about it. That's not a lie, that's saying "someone told me this story..."

It's not like she plagiarized...or claimed to be a professor...or made up five different stories about Canada/NAFTA (are those familiar, Obama fans?)

Rich in Seattle   April 6th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

So for all of those who said she has been "Vested", they don't take into consideration all the new stupid stuff the Clinton's will do!

She will do anything and say anything to win. At this point, she's more Republican than a Democrat.

Bill Blanco   April 6th, 2008 12:40 pm ET

Shame on you HIllary. Don't you know that only the news media are allowed to spread stories using questionable facts, unsubstantiated evidence and unreliable sources? And then report it as God's truth. Your qualifications for president are suspect. However, if you want to run a major news network, you are a sure bet.

Barbara   April 6th, 2008 12:40 pm ET

It is a shame that someone told her a story that was not true. If in fact her people tried to confirm it and could not because of medical confidentiality laws then maybe they should have tried to confirm it with the woman's relatives. But, I can't go along with saying Mrs. Clinton is lying. That would mean she knew the story was not true.

TheLeftNut   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

THEY ALL LIE!!!

Moving on...

karen   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

cnn it's so funny to me that you failed to identify the individual that told clinton the story was the town's sherriff, when are you going to get back to being fair and balance why is it that fox news of all network is the only one that told the whole story and the only one to talk to the sheriff and get him to verify that he did indeed tell her the story, you ought to be ashamed of yourelves. i'm sure you will block this but you still have to reead it first so my job is done, do yous.

ok   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

Even though I believe that Hillary Clinton likes to lie to boost her credentials, I think this particular misrepresented story from Hillary was a mistake that is not her fault. A video has been shown where a supporter was recounting the story to Hillary before she started using the story on the stump. So nobody should blame her for telling that story because she did not make it up. She heard it from a supporter.

I think we should, however, hold Hillary accountable for the BOSNIA lie because it is evidence that there is something pathological about her lies. She told that BOSNIA story at least 3 times which means that she told a lie, believed in it, and mislead the American people. We do not need such a leader after what has happened with this current administration that has told les, believed in them, and acted on them. It is either Obama or no one else.

Chris - WI   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

Who cares. This isn't even news.

Gerard P. Roth   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

It wasn't long ago Hillary was your hero. When are you Democrats going to wake up.

Dave   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

Anybody who believes any of the candidates example stories in their stump speeches are accurate in every detail and haven't been expanded or interpreted to support their politcial message probably still believes in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

kim   April 6th, 2008 12:39 pm ET

Did anyone check to see if there is really a sherrif ? LOL

Josh   April 6th, 2008 12:38 pm ET

Hillary says whatever she has to to get the people to like her. Her most rousing speeches are usually the ones where she attacks the current administration. Come to think of it, most of her speeches are anti-Bush or anti-Obama.

Hillary is like a flag in the wind. She flutters in the direction the public opinion goes, and every time it changes, so does she.

navyvet48   April 6th, 2008 12:38 pm ET

Here in Kansas I know a similar thing exists. My former neighbor had no insurance. She was pregnant. If she had gone to the hospital on her own they wouyld not accept her. So when she was ready to give birth she was transported by ambulance. Pregnancy is not a disease nor is it an emergency so they do not have to accept you.

Adn here is a worse story than that a veteran was transported to a VA Center for an emergency situation. It turns out the VA Center had no ER. The EMTs actually dropped this man off the stretcher. The only person that came out to check on him was a non-medical person. The veteran died right outside oa VA Center in Oregon I believe.

I am sure Hillary's campaign tried to vet the story but Privacy Rights prevail. I know about privacy concerns because my privacy rights were violated by my therapist at the Vet Center in Wichita, KS. I know more than I want to.

Survivor: 00/08 (didn't vote 4/Bush)   April 6th, 2008 12:37 pm ET

Go to your local Hospital, tell them you have no medical insurance. see for yourself what kind of treatment you receive!

Guy   April 6th, 2008 12:37 pm ET

Why is an uninsured woman planning to have a baby in the first place?!

Edd   April 6th, 2008 12:33 pm ET

If we are goin to analyze every word, every situation in her campaign, we will never move on! She has alot of experience and expertise to offer! Let's forget these trivial things and move on!!!!!!

GO HILLARY! Obama supporters are like high school kids, she says this, says that???? ENOUGH!!!! I will never vote for an amateur! NEVER!

Terry   April 6th, 2008 12:33 pm ET

My dad had lung cancer and never smoked a day in his life. He had full medical insurance coverage from his company and guess what...
he still died!

That woman could have had FREE insurance coverage and she and her bay may still have died.

EAK   April 6th, 2008 12:32 pm ET

There is a law called EMTALA that specifically requires all hospitals to treat persons who present to the emergency room, and even has a provision for a woman in labor. The fine for not doing so is extraordinary, so I highly doubt this person was turned away, even if she did not have insurance. I do not disagree that our healthcare system needs extensive reforms, but this story is simply outrageous.

AER   April 6th, 2008 12:32 pm ET

One more thing – who is checking the truth of what CNN reports? We all tend to believe everything it reports as fact.

CNN reporting can be one big fat lie to corrupt the outcome of the election. Who would be the wiser?

The story can be true and the name of the ALLEGED hospital reported was in error. If she never mentioned which hospital, then where is the PROOF it was a lie?

unity 08   April 6th, 2008 12:30 pm ET

Lies, lies, lies after lies. Clinton will do anything to get elected. C'mon PA let's end this race before we get bombarded by another lies.

OBAMA 08

Lora B.   April 6th, 2008 12:30 pm ET

My 22 year-old nephew has no insurance and had a $5,000 medical bill from a hospital emergency room. The hospital told my sister that if the bill wasn't paid, he would not be allowed to come back, period.

No doubt the story is true and the hospital is trying to cover their butt.

Will   April 6th, 2008 12:30 pm ET

I voted for Clinton in our state primary in early February. I am dumb struck by her repeated foot and mouth disease. And quite frankly all the political fader between the Clinton and Obama camps and supports, is her own fault. I still think she would make a much better President than Obama but if she looses the nomination she will have nobody but herself to blame.

Jess   April 6th, 2008 12:30 pm ET

This doesn't surprise me one bit...when I first heard her tell this story I questioned it then. Being in the medical field, I thought it highly unlikely that someone in this woman's condition would not be treated because she had no insurance, This is part of the problem with our healthcare system. We DO treat those without insurance and then we ( the tax payers) have to foot the bill. This is just one more example of the deceit and lies that people are sick of in our politicians today!

Obama 08

GM from MN   April 6th, 2008 12:29 pm ET

You would think that Hillary would make her campaign Check on the Facts before she goes out and tells stories

Cincinnati Nurse   April 6th, 2008 12:29 pm ET

What scares me most is all of the people who are going "Hillary" bash yet again about a something Hillary was told and believed to be true are so ignorant of this fact. The hospital needs to be asked if the woman who died and her baby had Health Insurance that covered Obstetrical Care. So many people in America are so ignorant about insurance. They pay their hard earned money for insurance that doesn't cover the care that they need and if this woman was a worker in a pizza parlor she probably paid for care that only covered catostrophic care.

So, CNN and all you out there who bash Hillary for a story SHE didn't lie about, better get more details on the facts. The woman in the story probably had health insurance, but a policy so minimum that it didn't cover her pregnancy nor the birth of her child. Take it from someone who know and works in the Industry.

Shame on you, CNN for the spin you've placed on this when you even have documented proof that she was told the information and why would she have reason to doubt it.....because it was true and the woman didn't have the insurance to cover the care that she needed!

Get all the facts!

Hillary on the Hill in 08!

Evonne Parkins   April 6th, 2008 12:26 pm ET

CNN this again is a non issue. Hillary was given the info and retold the story. HOW MANY PEOPLE do you think this is true of in a country where health care is so managed by insurance companies?
Is this as important as some one supporting Big Oil by voting with Bush and then saying he is not supported by Oil?

Mandy, California   April 6th, 2008 12:24 pm ET

I agree with lacey. She should have confirmed it first or said it was a possibility...not list it as fact when it was not.

She is hurting her campaign with these "mis-statements".

Scott   April 6th, 2008 12:23 pm ET

This is just what she needed, another one of her emotional stories to prove false.

I can see the poll numbers falling already.

You can't believe anything she says...

Go Obama

AER   April 6th, 2008 12:23 pm ET

Another example of the media's campaign against Hillary.

I refuse to contribute to the Obama wealth, so I will not buy his book. Can someone tell me how much drug use is in his past, whether the hypocrite will resume smoking cigarettes when he becomes President and whether the self-admitted "knucklehead" ever paid back the $300,000 subsidy his criminal friend gave him for the purchase of his home?

Yes, this man is an excellent example for the children of the USA- not. Why stop at President? Let's nominate him to be God of the USA. With all his religious ardor, it looks like that is the job he really wants.

You have to be kidding to vote for him. Within 4 years, you will regret the Obama vote just as the Nation regrets voting for Bush.

It's Clinton or McCain for me. I prefer the devil I know over the devil I don't know.

From PA   April 6th, 2008 12:23 pm ET

All I can say is Vote for McCain!!!!!!!!!!

Jack   April 6th, 2008 12:23 pm ET

Another example of the media piling on Hillary Clinton and protecting Obama's "misstatements"....

The pro-Obama media does not learn.... the piling on didn't work before N.H., it didn't work before Super Tuesday, it didn't work before Super Tuesday II (Ohio and TX).....

a lot of Hillary supporters will turn to McCain if Obama and his surrogates in the media cruise him to the nomination w/o scrutiny

Debbie, RN from Lexington,Kentucky   April 6th, 2008 12:22 pm ET

As a long time Nurse this problem occurs more frequently than what people know. With the economy failing and more people losing jobs or being forced to take jobs without insurance to support their families, the amount of individuals and families without insurance is rising. Hardworking, regular everyday people don't have access to medications and needed medical treatment because of the rising cost of healthcare. Even those that have jobs which provide insurance, many can't afford because of the rising cost of employee paid portion. As the cost of insurance goes higher, the benefit coverage decreases. If the presidental candidates truly have an interest in what is happening in everyday America, they should spend a day with me at my hospital and see what actually is occuring. The Kentucky primary is coming up and this would be the perfect opportunity to actually have knowledge of the real issues affecting everyday people.

Robert   April 6th, 2008 12:22 pm ET

A pathological liar, a warmonger, and an idealist. Hilary Clinton came under fire (from the news media not snipers) for her comments over embellished stories of foreign relations experience. Now she is withdrawing a story from a stump speech becuase it is not true. I can't decide which is more frightening all of the lies or that Americans forget the lies and allow her to joke about it on a national television with no repercussions (i.e., sniper fire in Burbank, Ca.).
On the other hand John McCain is not extremely conservative for a Republican yet his stance on the Middle East may lead us to an Armageddon that Georgie Jr. started.
Lastly, I pray Barack Obama is truly as Ideal as he promises to be, that he can actually effect change, and that race is not an issue in deciding this election. Otherwise a recession in our nation is the least of our worries.

bill   April 6th, 2008 12:22 pm ET

what else is new. Hillary lying again to try and reach out to voters. I wonder what else she has lied about.... probably everything. We have had enough lying done by the current president I do not think i can handle another president that uses false statements to fulfill their agenda.

Jay Shah Chicago, IL   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

This is comical. The media is just piling on now. Hillary Clinton has lost all credibility and if she were president, I would never trust what she would tell the american people. She is the democratic equilavent of the very secretive Bush Administration.

Everybody please wake up and choose the candidate that stands for integrity and morality: Barack Obama

You never have to worry about him being fake, he is the epitomy of a truly genuine person. That is what I want in my next president.

Marvin Geer   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

Oh CNNNNNNNNNN! Obama can do no wrong?

Inspite of his terrorist ties with Hamas and the PLO through Woods Fund and William Ayers (1971 WEATHERUNDERGROUND founder and bomber of U.S. Federal buildings) Obama continues to be your Messiah while you mislead your readers.

Or how about the Obama staff person station at the Rezko Federal trial so good old Barack will know before hand when he is implicated in bad dealings with the Chicago slumlord.

Or his persistent alignment with Racists and Anti- semites with the likes of Rev. Wright and Lewis Farahkan.

Or how about this... That this won't be published because maybe somebody has something on CNN giving reason for the one sided hammering of Hillary Clinton. Thank goodness WE the voters have gotten the Idea. Even if Hillary isn't nominated your boy Obama is going to be dog food for the Republicans Or maybe that's what CNN really wants.

HMMMM?

Greg, Phoenix, AZ   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

This person has no shame.

How people can continue to support her candidacy is simply beyond comprehension to me.

bob   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

From the trip to Bosnia and the mysterious sniper fire leading up to this new revelation.Makes me wonder what Hillary Clinton puts across when its increasingly become clearer at her adeptness to curry votes in her favour with these misguided and weird opinions.

sam   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

I am so tired of you CNN. I stopped watching CNN, but being your #1 fan it's very hard for me to completely avoid you. And it is only when I see stories like this I stop watching you on tv or online for days. Anyway, this is rediculas!!! Obama copies someone else's speech and gives an exact same speech, and that's much worse!!! He know what he was doing. Ms. Clinton is making speeches based on the infromation she knows. If she was given a false info, it's not her mistake. May be shame on the people in her campaign who made up the story.

TruthChecker   April 6th, 2008 12:21 pm ET

Caught again!

paul   April 6th, 2008 12:20 pm ET

I think Hillary Clinton is hurting herself. There are number of occasions she sounds insincere and that would probably cost her votes. Why picking on a story she not sure off. Her honesty will be very much question. She should be telling the truth but not saying anything to get elected. She really had good chances of winning but lack of honesty on issues has greatly ruined her chances of winning the nomination

Matteo from Canada   April 6th, 2008 12:20 pm ET

Hey,
I'm an Obama supporter, but it's not Hillary's fault if she was given misinformation!!

jim   April 6th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

That sounds all too familiar. If this woman gets the nomination, I will not bother to bring my daughter to see her, since I know she won't be what I would like my daughter to emulate!

Pennsylvania Joe   April 6th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

Clinton is lying again? NO! Honestly, I can't believe how anyone continues to support this politician. She represents the worst our elected officials have to offer. Lying. Blind ambition. Greed. Partisan rancor. Pandering.

She wanted Obama vetted... I'm happy that through this extended primary, SHE'S the one who has been vetted. Now America can see what kind of a scoundrel she really is.

Sam   April 6th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

oh my god.... how many lies will this woman tell? This is really disgusting.... to stoop to such a level in order to become president is sickening.

Dan   April 6th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

cnn propaganda

lacey   April 6th, 2008 12:18 pm ET

When in doubt, don't tell the story unless it checks out. Fact checking is integral to responsible journalism, as it should be to campaign speeches. At least she should have said, "While we haven't been able to corroborate this story, I heard from a voter I met in...." However, it would have been better to use an example that could have been verified.

MJ   April 6th, 2008 12:18 pm ET

When is everyone going to learn that Hillary and Bill are always lying ?...That is who they are and I do not want a liar as my President.

T. Haynes   April 6th, 2008 12:18 pm ET

Another day and another Clinton lie. You do not know what to believe from her anymore. I am finished with the Clintons!

Nicole (Toronto)   April 6th, 2008 12:18 pm ET

One tall tale after another. Stop exploiting peoples emotions for personal political gain. It's so convenient that Hillary's "stories" are only vetted after state primaries. If it were me voting I'd sure feel duped. PA are you watching and learning?

julia   April 6th, 2008 12:18 pm ET

it doesn't change the fact that stuff like this does happen in the U.S. people are turned away or ignored for not having insurance and have died! so maybe she got the wrong hospital but the fact still remains, it does happen.

skipper   April 6th, 2008 12:17 pm ET

she didn't even check the facts just repeated(supposedly)some fake story from a deputy sherrif who we all know are all so very truthful and never embellish crime reports to make themselves seem as heroes ...hmmm birds of a feather flock together

Gary OBrien, AL   April 6th, 2008 12:17 pm ET

Another case of a "mis-representation"? In my world it's called a lie... Hillary has repeatedly demonstrated that she will tell any story if she thinks it will help her, regardless of whether or not it's true. Wonder what else she would do?

Michael Guinn- Ventura, CA   April 6th, 2008 12:17 pm ET

I can understand how when you get a story from a supporter regarding an issue close to your heart- that you would use it before it was checked out.
Even though this particular incident didn't happen- it very well could and probably did to someone else.
As an Obama supporter, I will NOT lambast Hillary on this- nor do I think anyone else whould. The issue is HEALTHCARE and WE NEED IT!

Ig   April 6th, 2008 12:17 pm ET

Oh lawd...please help her bow out gracefully!!!

Avinash A   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

A set of ongoing desperate lies to help H. Clinton to a so called victory.To me the Clintons are despicable.I wonder why so many still put faith in her after the sniper story and now this.I am sure that many things she says have more lies than truth.

zak   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is blatantly lying to the American public to get their sympathy and their votes. This is ridiculous. This is the 2nd time where her story is being questioned. Her campaign has accused the Bush administration of lying the public to go to war yet she goes out there and makes up stories to bolster her campaign. This is just hypocritical and out of line.

I am sick and tired of these politicians resorting to cheap tactics and lies just to get our votes. I hope this story is clearly researched into and the truth is brought out. It is very important for Americans to know what actually occurred with this woman, her baby and the hospital.

We need to know the authenticity of Hillary Clinton. I hope CNN gets Dr. Sanjay Gupta to find out what exactly is the real story from medical point of view. Is Hillary Clinton exaggerating other stories just like she has done with this and the Bosnia story?

Again, Obama does not need to do anything. He just needs to sit there and watch Hillary Clinton dismantle herself. She is panicking and making up stories. Just sad.

Quirina The Netherlands   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

Another "story", before checking the exact facts, by Hillary Clinton eventhough there is a huge medical health care problem in the USA. Come on USA wake up, this woman is a fake. Only thing she wants is to become the first female President for herself but not for the people of the USA! The people that surround her and give her the information are wrong and she, if she would be the President, should check the facts before talking! She is dangerous Nationally and Internationally! Do you want her to pick up the phone at 3am?!!!!

NickSanDiego   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

So this was ALL because a person she " Trusted" told her something she took as FACT and so she didn't bother to CONFIRM the information before sending it out to a trusting PUBLIC who then would ACT on it because we thought we were supposed to TRUST in our LEADERSHIP??

Isn't how we got into Iraq??? I see she has learned alot from ole Bush. I think we have been calling the wrong Candidate McSame!

Maria   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

Lets get this straight. Hillary was told of this woman by the sheriff department. Hillary then included this story in her speeches. The major point being Hillary was relaying a story given to her by the police to shown a broken health care system. Seems to me the news is having a slow day. Simple put, Hillary's claim of a broken health care system still holds true and it isn't Hiallry guilty of trying to lie but rather a miss-communication given to her by the police department.

Now everyone will claim how she continues to lie, in spite of the fact that Hillary did not lie and the point of her story still hold up as a broken health care system.

Lets not lose track of the issue at hand, a broken health care system.

TW   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

Billary love to lie. Lying is so ingrained in their character and behavior you have to wonder if they retain any connection to the real world. We can only hope that these two egomaniacs will be content with their $100 million and go off to lie to one another and leave the rest of us in peace.

Bob Stephens   April 6th, 2008 12:16 pm ET

How can people even think of voting for a women who is a habitual liar?

Brian Austin, TX   April 6th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

Do you really want the future President of the United States listening to faulty intelligence? Isn't that what happened LAST TIME? If you aren't 100% positive about something YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING! Anything less is a fabrication (read: lie)

Michelle   April 6th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

Even if the story was true, it doesn't support the need for "universal" health care. The U.S. doesn't have a "health care" problem. We have a "health" problem. When a majority of our health care dollars are spent on diseases that could be prevented or minimized if we took better care of ourselves, that is a "health" problem. Granted, pregnancy doesn't fall into this category, but universal health care doesn't necessarily encourage us to take better care of ourselves. Any health care system needs to focus more on preventive health care and not just providing dollars for diseases that could be prevented.

Tim   April 6th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

another instance where she will say anything, do anything to win. She takes a simple story, spins it, and cries over it to get a few sympathy votes.

You know what this equals..... a LIE!

She lied and she will either say that she was too moved by the story, that she misspoke, or that she hasn't had enough sleep.... Don't we teach our children not to lie?

Shame on you, Clinton, Shame on you!

Obama   April 6th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

Hillary hold campaign is base on miss spoke stories and lies.

James Pagani   April 6th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

Another exageration of lies from the Clintons. What an hypocrite!

Carolina Girl   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

Maybe they were telling her this story when she was running from her plane under sniper fire and she just mixed up her facts....again!!

Marcela from California   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

Just read the San Jose Mercury News from last Friday and you will find an article that gives the facts on how many people die a day and a month in California because they do not have health insurance. There is no way you can take this topic and blow it out of proportion. It is a fact and a reality that people die daily because they don't have health insurance. People need to understand how this issue is affecting millions of lives in the US. I will definitely support Hillary for fighting to help those less fortunate and for trying to get her message across.

Go Hillary Go!

Felly   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

Hillary is a pathological lier. She has lost credibility in this campaign. No more Bush-Clinton, Bush-Clinton dynasty. We need a real change we can believe in. Go Obama '08.

JP   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

While I don't think the error was intentional, this is another stupid mistake by the campaigns. This time it was Hillary's turn. I am sure the Obama camp will make another stupid mistake shortly.

Debby   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

I bet it did happen that way and the hospital is covering their behinds. Anyone that has been to the emergency room has seen this happen alot to people who either have no health care or have to pay a deductable.

Cal Jim 2   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

OK, let's ask these questions. Is the baby dead? Yes! Is the mother of the baby dead? Yes! Then I say, no matter what the hospital management says, they killed a baby and the mother. Now mix the words all you want, but the current system stilled killed two people. Oh, but maybe they might have been insured,... still doesn't help the dead mother, her baby, or there family, does it? The current system will fight for there top dollar, but won't give there top service, to the people who's lives are in there hands. This happens way too often. It is time for a change. Hillary Clinton has it right. The Clinton health plan is the correct plan for this nation, and our people. That's what I think. How about you?

Nate   April 6th, 2008 12:14 pm ET

It's pretty silly that Mrs. Clinton feels the need to make up a horrible story to prove her point about health care. If she's telling a real story about something to make a point it's fine, but it stinks to high heaven to make up a horrible story to pull at people's heart strings- It's very manipulative at the very least.

If this were the only time we'd seen Hillary be less than truthful, it wouldn't be a big deal. It seems to show a pattern that isn't very appealing. My confidence in Hillary is fading.

JW from Texas   April 6th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

Another lie during her campain. Why am I not suprised? I am beginning to wonder if she will ever tell the truth.

kbk   April 6th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

I wonder what kind of experience she is talking about. All the experience and stories she is talking about are turning out to be false.
After Bosnia lie ..then Mark Penn's colombian story..now here is the next one which is goung to hound her for some time now.
After all why is she telling all these lies??
Is she doing, telling anything to get this nomination?
For me now its clear that Obama is going to be the nominee.

Go Obama 08!!

Becky Montgomery   April 6th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

I finally realized what is happening here. Have you seen Stephen King's "The Langoliers?" There is a time/space equilibrium warp and some beings with teeth come in at the end of each day and "eat" everything and then the next day is "constructed."

I think this is what Hillary's campaign does. Lies are told and then dismissed, and a new reality is formed, and so on and so on. The movie is science fiction; I think Hillary's statements and actions are also.

Hillary's candidacy could be a Stephen King movie, except people would probably say it went too far from reality, even for science fiction.

ed   April 6th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

does anyone still trust Hillary? She's a pathological liar. Her campaign claims they tried to confirm the account but because the patients medical records were private, they couldn't fully vet the story. But all they had to do was call the medical facility, which they obviously did not. Hillary lies about everything.

KLM   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

Once again another lie.

Obama Supporter   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

Here's another consequence of Clinton's sleep deprivation :) . Poor Hillary.

Angus McDugan   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

America, can't we let this one lie slide.

Sunshine from University of Florida   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

another misspeak

Charlie Young   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

This is sad CNN. I have a lot of respect for your news broadcasting, it's my favorite in fact. Your headline which claims that Hillary's hospital story is false is terrible news reporting and once again shows your inability to stay neutral. The article states only that one particular hospital, not even confirmed by the hospital or Clinton, is saying it is not true. Of coarse a hospital at the center of a terrible claim is going to deny the allegations. Instead of reporting dirty headlines, try something more appropriate and dare I say true, like " Hillary's story challenged by hospital in question". It may very well be true that these stories are falsified or changed to help Hillary, but until it is found to be absolutely true, report it as an allegation, not a conviction. This country is founded upon the principle of innocence until otherwise proven. Come on CNN, you're better than this one sided reporting you've been doing throughout this campaign.

kays   April 6th, 2008 12:12 pm ET

Clinton should always check the accuarcy of her stories before telling them, she keep lying about things that never happen or things that she never under went but once she is caught she and her serrogates will try to come up with one excuse or the other to deffend them selves. If she will be so ready from day one as she claims to be how come she never check the accuracy of her stories. Few weeks ago she lied that she was been under sniper attack while she was on a trip oversea with her daughter, she was caught red handed then she later blamed it to sleep deprivation. If she cant tell the the American people the truth then how can she answer the phone at three a.m if elected? She voted and sent our troops to war but when asked she stated that the way the resolution was written didnt show or give the president the authorization to wage a war against the Iraqi people. Please she might need some one to teach her how to read and comprehend at the same time, Obama might be a good teacher for her if she can stop castigating him and making John Mccain look better.

Tim R in Golden, Colorado   April 6th, 2008 12:11 pm ET

Yet another in the sad string of 'misspeaks' by the "say anything, do anything" Clintons.

[long past] Time for Hillary Huckabee to drop out.

The truth is irrelevant to the Clintons; they'll do whatever they think it takes to get votes.

Canonsburg, PA   April 6th, 2008 12:11 pm ET

Had Clinton not been caught lying about other "stories", I'd be more inclined to be sympathetic to her on this one. Frankly, when I hear her talking, I don't have any idea whether I can believe her or not. I don't know her personally, so how am I supposed to know when she is telling me the truth or not? Is it 80% truth today, 90% truth tomorrow, 70% truth the next day? Unfortunately, this is exactly how I feel about George Bush. I can never know when he is telling the truth either. I don't care for George Bush for this reason. I feel the same about the Clintons. I'll be voting for Obama this year.

Lies Again   April 6th, 2008 12:11 pm ET

More lies...same ole' thing. Can't Clinton manage to get one story straight!

Independent   April 6th, 2008 12:10 pm ET

Hillary keeps talking about someone has to be fully vetted. This is a prime example of her not being vetted if she cannot even verify a story over and over again, as she did Bosnia. This woman is nothing but two faced and self serving!! She did not fuuly vet herself with her tax returns. Where exactly id the money that Bill made for speeches come from- – foreign entity's that he has a financila interests in?

doug m   April 6th, 2008 12:10 pm ET

this is just one more example of Hillarys lack of integrity.

appalled   April 6th, 2008 12:10 pm ET

Has Hillary no shame? She just continues to lie. People have always rejected certain politicians for a variety of reasons. How can people defend this? When she runs out of the truth, she starts making things up. If it were the first time, maybe it could be explained away. It is not, and it is getting old. Vote for anyone but her. Please.

Kel   April 6th, 2008 12:09 pm ET

Wow. The lies just keep unfurling. This is beginning to become amusing. Who wants a president who gets caught in lies repeatedly during the campaign? Imagine what a liar she'll be if she ever got in office! Keep this person away from the helms of our country!

Obama 08!

SBAMA   April 6th, 2008 12:09 pm ET

Is anything Hillary says true? All she does is fabricate and twist details to make herself look good. She is as truthful as good ole' Bill when he said "I did not have...." you know the line.

Chris   April 6th, 2008 12:09 pm ET

Why is this surprising. CLINTON IS A LIAR !!!

The surprising thing is how her supporters are still supporting her. Why are they still supporting her? Haven't they experienced what it is like living under George Bush? Why are they willing to have another George Bush?

Hillary supporters – Vote for Obama. You know Hillary too well to support her. Vote for Obama.

Cyp   April 6th, 2008 12:09 pm ET

YOUR YOUR HEADLINES ON THE HOME PAGE
differs from this ticker
another proof of mis – information and anti Hillary bias.

carrie   April 6th, 2008 12:09 pm ET

this woman is really getting on my last nerve.is she capable of telling the truth at all?i feel sorry for america.

Elliott   April 6th, 2008 12:08 pm ET

Another LIE from Camp Clinton, go figure. I can believe that some want this person to be our President.

Will   April 6th, 2008 12:08 pm ET

The story regarding Obama's pastor is NOT a worthwhile story. This is MONUMENTAL!!!!

Smart   April 6th, 2008 12:08 pm ET

The only problem here is that the story lid blew too soon.

Not to worry.
There are much more stories she can fabricate or copy to win votes. It does not matter as long as the truth is not discovered before the target primary election.

Mark   April 6th, 2008 12:08 pm ET

Just one of the many lies of the Clintons Campaign.We need Change.
OBAMA 2008

AZ   April 6th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

Another Hillary lie. Big suprise. Big deal. When will the press realize that voters do not care whether Hillary "exaggerates," "misspeaks" or outright lies to get her message across. She is ready from Day One. She has the experience having been First Lady and a two-term senator to be president. That's all that matters, right?

Scot   April 6th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

What a beautiful metaphor for Senator Clinton's decision making process...

"She had no reason to doubt his word"... sounds like her approach to her Iraqi war vote.

"It's not always possible to fully vet them..." sounds like her approach to prewar intelligence data.

Yup... Ready on Day One.

KCR Hanford, CA   April 6th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

Surprise! The drama queen will have to scrape around for another script. After delivering all of her angst-filled "real life" stories on the stump, Hillary can add "actress" to her list of accomplishments. Unfortunately, she's not not believable in any of her roles. Stop the lies, HRC. The curtain is coming down...

Julio   April 6th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

The real problem for Hillary with all the lies that she's been telling, and all the stories she's made up out of thin air are the voters who have cast their votes for her based on those issues. As we say... fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Let's only pretend she and her lying, and race baiting husband somehow will be able to convince enough "superdelegates" to vote for her and win the nomination. How the will they be able to convince the millions who had voted for her based on those false claims to do it again...

David   April 6th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

She accuses Obama of many things.
Did she think American people are stupid?

Why don't she just tell the simple truth.
This is another evidence that she manipulate things. First Bosnia, when people find out she said she misspoke. How can you misspoke of such a thing? She is not a marine, maybe we will say she was thinking of different thing. She never have to hide for bullet before.

Now thesame story all ment to manipulate voters.

Not for clinton anymore   April 6th, 2008 12:06 pm ET

Does she have anymore stories to tell? If she does, I don't believe her anymore. She is getting to the level of inventing the internet......PA please take notice, that she says whatever to win and never means it. She doesn't care about your vote becuase if she doesn't lead popular vote or delegate she wants to go against the will of the people....

mike   April 6th, 2008 12:06 pm ET

Don't drop that lie, just drop out of the race with all your lies it will make life easier for everybody!

Independent in Florida   April 6th, 2008 12:06 pm ET

I am insulted everytime Mrs. Clinton changes her moods from angry to sentimental CNN and other networks are so excited about it because she showed her ‘human side’?

What is her ‘human’ side?

Isn’t it cruel to use to say to millions of Americans that our medical system will let us die if we don’t have $100 for a medical check up?

Isn’t it cruel to make us believe that she risked her life by going to Bosnia? And then joke about it on Leno’s show?

Being tough is one thing. But, when a presidential candinate is exhibiting this type of behaviour it is quite scary.

Rick   April 6th, 2008 12:06 pm ET

So there she goes again.... Will there be no end to the miss speaks, lies, etc,etc, etc, I guess she has been sleep deprived since February. I have heard her give this tale – she tells it with so much emotion - what an actor!
Please, superdelegates – put an end to this! Do we really want this person to be President of the United States? Can we be proud of this?

julie35   April 6th, 2008 12:05 pm ET

I would have to question the person who told that story to Hillary ,Mr.Holman? He obviously did not have the facts.So then you have to wonder why he mentioned it?

PunchBuggy   April 6th, 2008 12:05 pm ET

She needs to stop lying and making up stories all in an effort to get votes. It's only hurting her credibility.

Mike   April 6th, 2008 12:05 pm ET

For those you who have asked and said how did the hospial know tthat Hillary was talking about there hospital,, read the article, tha woman's name was mentioned in news paper, so now you figure it out... the woman had insurance and she wasn't turned away...yes she lost her baby, it was still born, and later the woman died of her injuries...even if Hillary did get her story from the police, it should have been investigated for more details, before she went on another rant, about something she knew nothing of...and create it a situation to put herself in so to look like she was telling another lie...When will she learn to get her facts straight... She knows how to work the peopl and those fools just continue to listen, and to believe everything that comes out of her mouth...Politics is about speeches and promises,
but she has added a lie with every speech..

Some are have said well Hillary has more experience, well it has been proven, her experience has no merit, it has been well documented, people she was the first lady, not the president, she held tea parties, visted kids in the hospital, chant with other first wives,
my goodness she didn't even have a high security cleanance to attend any such meetings..Her trips abroad were all good will trips, nothing else....Granted every politician has to start of as the new kid n the block, no experience, you're as green as a green apple, but that doesn't mean that you can't do a good job or even to a better job than those of more experience, in most cases that works to your adavantage because you're not corrupt yet, you haven't learned how to play that dirty game, so everything you do is on the up and up, you're working for the people as you started out to do...But this womanHillary is in it for herself, all she wants from the people is their votes..You see politics has been Hillary's and Bill's life, if and when she looses, they would have to go back to Little Rock, with Chelsea in tow, knowing that it's the end of the line.....

Who knows maybe she would have been a good present, not a great
president, if not for all the lies....it;s like when your child tells and and he or she continues to lie even about the litte things, and because of sso many lies that have been told, you just can't believe anything that comes out of that childs moth anymore..."cryied wolf too many times.. and saying that how can you have a candidate to be your president, who has been caught in so many lies....which is so different than making promises, because promises is all about politicing.. but not a lie that can be proven in a matter of minutes every time you open your mouth Hillary..

Alice   April 6th, 2008 12:04 pm ET

Well, not surprising she didn't confirm the story. She didn't read the Natl Intell Report on Iraq before voting to go to war either.

MD   April 6th, 2008 12:04 pm ET

So what's new? Another lie? Another embellishment?

Hillary Clinton is a habitual liar. When are people going to be believe that?

Natasha   April 6th, 2008 12:04 pm ET

There is such a thing as fact checking. Journalists use it all over the world. If Hillary's team can not get their act together and provide truth to her speeches then for me her credibility ship is sinking fast. I was a Hillary supporter, but she has become dishonest and untrustworthy in my eyes. I do not want the type of president who will do any and everything to win. I want someone how can be honest, thoughtful, have independent thoughts and not resort to lies and unpleasant bickering. As of last month I have transported by political affections to Obama, who appears to be a more trustworthy candidate, and does not need to fabricate stories to get his points across to the public. Get your act together Hillary!

Bruce J. Cameron   April 6th, 2008 12:03 pm ET

Where did the notion come from that health care is something that someone else should pay for instead of our taking the responsibility ourselves? No one pays for my food, no one pays for my clothes, no one pays for my housing. Why should I expect someone else to pay for my health care?

BigJim   April 6th, 2008 12:02 pm ET

"She had no reason to doubt his word"?

Sure she did. Hospitals are required by law to treat pregnant patients, regardless of insurance status.

If the story had been true, you can be sure there would have been a huge lawsuit and it would have been all over the news.

brad   April 6th, 2008 12:02 pm ET

How many lies does she have in her purse?
Ferry tale teller not president.
Not buying anymore her false stories, I'm now for Obama.

Michael in Columbus, Ohio   April 6th, 2008 12:02 pm ET

she just "mis-spoke" again......

paul   April 6th, 2008 12:02 pm ET

This businesses of misspeaking and embelising stories is happening too often. its a shame, how does she recover from this

DE from NJ   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

One more lie for the Clinton column. Is she related to George Bush?

Allen in NC   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

Another nail in her political coffin... I've now officially made up my mind that this is the biggest lier I have ever seen, I don't believe not one word that she speaks any more. I can't believe her she's now resorted to playing with peoples emotions for a vote.... 90% of the people I know don't like to have thier emotions toyed with....... Are you watching PA, NC, IN?

Jane   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

The fact is that such stories do happen, and someone should check the hospitals' accounts more thoroughly. But congratulations. The news media found one more way to malign Senator Clinton. Could it be that Senator Obama's slip in the national polls recently has you scrambling?

Sure   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

I'm sure there are plenty of stories LIKE this one!

Fallon   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

This woman will never stop with her lies!!!! Weekly ,her lies are being exposed or should I say, she "misspoke".

holsteintown   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

99.9% pregnancy or delivery cases are the most well attended / cared for in hospitals in the US. There may be isolated case not because of no insurance. In the part of health care providers these medical cases are entertained if not soon, later. The biggest drawback in most regional hospitals or government hospitals in the country is the waiting time is quite long especially when the emergency room is flooded with non – emergency and emergency cases after office hours. Worst cases are screened which is the most critical and need the most attention.
Few cases (human error), maybe left unattended especially in nights where there are more critical cases and the when/where the team focus there attention/care to the most needed or just plain neglegence in the part of a particular hospital worker.
I notice that insurance health care providers, the wait is shorter.
But still within 1 -2 hours or shorter if a person goes to ER in slow nights.
I notice that non-residents/illegal citizens who are not part of medicare system even get treated and this depletes the hospital's financial resources.
This may the answer to Clinton's {must have) insurance.
And refusal to treat a patient because the hospital has started to tighten regulations that one has to start paying at least .-- of the cost
and if the patient cant pay then the decisive burden is on the hospital or care provider.
In my firstborn 23 yrs ago, (insurance covered) I did not have to pay a dime to deliver. and stayed 4 days for watch due to complications. 4 years later, I delivered my 2nd baby in the same hospital and the same insurance, I had to pay co-pay.Same in ER,
Co-pay is getting bigger too

FW   April 6th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

Shame of Sen. Clinton for telling lies that now involve innocent people. What is wrong with her?I just don't get it? Aren't we lied to enough by the Bush administration already???

She is fast becoming a disgrace to women in this country!

wanda   April 6th, 2008 12:00 pm ET

This is the third time in recent weeks that she has "misspoke". Bush "misspoke" about WMD being in Iraq. Does anyone see a pattern here?

pg   April 6th, 2008 11:59 am ET

I was a Clinton supporter until Obama announced his candidacy. Now I wonder.....what's her deal?? There are lots of stories that are TRUE that she could tell...why tell a false one? I was just told of a story where a woman's 18 year old son committed suicide last year. She and her husband tried to get treatment for him. They had insurance, but it wouldn't cover his mental health or substance abuse treatment. Now he is dead! This is a true story and happens all the time! We have a few people who get UNEQUAL health care because they are not insured. I'm a nurse. I know that hospitals, public hospitals, will NOT turn patients away whose lives are in danger. But people whose lives are in danger because of mental or substance use illnesses are DENIED treatment when they ARE insured and DIE all the time! That's what these candidated should be talking about and it's what Americans should be FURIOUS about!
Peggy from Ohio

Kevin in DC   April 6th, 2008 11:59 am ET

I guess Hillary doesn't have time to do a little fact-checking. Kind of like how she didn't have time to do fact checking before authorizing the Iraq War.

H   April 6th, 2008 11:58 am ET

SURE CNN – YOU ONLY SHOW THE NEGATIVE ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF YOU PEOPLE DECIDING WHO IS GOING TO WIN, PRINT BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD. NOT JUST THE GOOD FOR OBAMA AND THE BAD FOR HILLARY.

YOU ARE SO BIAS. YOU DID NOT EVEN PRINT THE WHOLE STORY WHICH WAS TOLD ON A TV STATION. PRINT THE TRUTH FOR ONCE.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – STOP NOW.

Wendy, Pittsburgh, PA   April 6th, 2008 11:58 am ET

So, Clinton should have every story she hears fact-checked to eliminate the possibility of urban legend. I wouldn't feel the need to verify such a report, since, sadly, such a story sounds completely plausible. I understand that public figures must be held to high standards, but until I see McCain's comments so carefully examined, I have to laugh at media's sudden zeal for the truth. And when I think about the whopping number of deliberate lies coming out of the current administration, unreported, much less unchallenged, I have to cry. Latest example? AG Mukasey stating that FISA rules prevented investigation of a pre 9/11 call from Al Qaeda to the US. FISA wouldn't restrict investigation of such calls, and the 9/11 commission has never heard of this mythical call. Now THAT is a whopping deliberate lie we should be reading about on CNN. Or, if it's true, that's a big admission of another failure of this administration. How to know? CNN doesn't think it's newsworthy (at least not as newsworthy as candidates' bowling abilities.)

Ohio   April 6th, 2008 11:58 am ET

How is She getting away with not telling the TRUTH. The main reason so many Americans are disgusted with this current administration is because they didn't tell the TRUTH. If Hillary is the democratic nominee this will be 1 of many the statements that they will use against her.
Just Tell The Truth...that's what my parents always told me.

N   April 6th, 2008 11:58 am ET

Compulsive liars the both of them.

Ratgurl   April 6th, 2008 11:58 am ET

Um, I thought it was illegal for a hospital to deny service in a life-threatening situation anyway. Sounds like Clinton is slandering the hospital. That doesn't bode well for the hospital when they try to obtain public funding. Think they'd be penalized under Hill's Universal Healthcare proposal????

These "misspeaks" are getting tiresome.

Erick   April 6th, 2008 11:57 am ET

Do the words "say anything to get elected" mean anything anymore, or are we all just becoming numb to her politics as usual?

Sandy from Lawrence, KS   April 6th, 2008 11:57 am ET

Every time she opens her mouth, out comes another lie.

Bob, Lyons Oregon,   April 6th, 2008 11:57 am ET

Again, repeating stories that are not true. I would think she should check the facts before repeating stories.

Obama 08

Brent   April 6th, 2008 11:56 am ET

This is low even for her. Now she will just say she misspoke and laugh it off. How disgusting and in no way Presidential. This is completely sickening.

Lars   April 6th, 2008 11:55 am ET

Incredible. Why on earth would anyone be supporting her at this point. It is so blatantly "more of the same". The 'experience' benefit that Mrs. Clinton would have in so many voters' estimations is a negative if all she has learned is to play this tired game, and not play it well for that matter.

Voice of Reason   April 6th, 2008 11:55 am ET

Her capacity to use any story, regardless of its dubious verity, in order to gain some sort of advantage is undeniable evidence as to why she should never be allowed near the presidency, even as a vice president.

Democrats, do we want ANOTHER president who has difficulty discerning truth from untruth? How many more Iraqs do we need due to faulty intelligence?

She's either a lunatic, or a liar...

Lance   April 6th, 2008 11:55 am ET

well, I'm sure she "mis-heard" the story, which lead to "mis-spoke".
When she press that button to activate a nuclear missile, her explain would be: I mis-pressed.

She "MIS" so many things, yet want to be a president. So sad.

Juluca_Jazz   April 6th, 2008 11:54 am ET

This is the second "falsehood" Mrs. Clinton has told in recent weeks. It appears that she longs to play on the sympathies of American voters, to sway their votes to her. Has Mrs. Clinton succumbed to petty lies to get votes? It definitely appears so.

It is pathetic that Mrs. Clinton is so desperate to become the next President, that she would actually stoop to such behavior. As Mrs. Clinton once barked at Mr. Obama, "shame on you, MRS/. CLINTON; shame on you."

Doc   April 6th, 2008 11:54 am ET

"Shame on you Sen Obama!!!" Does that sound familiar? Moore embellishment. It seems that someones nose is growing.

Barackcan   April 6th, 2008 11:53 am ET

Hillary didn't doubt George Bush when he wanted to go to war with Iraq. Do we really need a president who believes everything she is told. Sounds very dangerous if you ask me.

Carolyn   April 6th, 2008 11:52 am ET

Hillary is responsible for her own shallow, superficial words, and should have NEVER used such a story without thoroughly checking it out first. Maybe she doesn't like to do the hard work of verifying information, such as when she didn't read the intelligence report on Iraq before voting FOR Bush's war. But she has a staff who should be able to verify information and keep her advised of where the truth of these matters are. The problem is that Hillary doesn't care if it is true or not, as long as it fits her meta-desire to impress people. She is not a fit representative for her state, let alone the entire United States. She should not hold any elective office, with such quantitative and qualitative carelessness as to the matter of truth.

Cial (Clinton is a Liar)   April 6th, 2008 11:52 am ET

When will the lying stop? I'm getting tired of all these Clinton stories. I bet 90% of them are just made up. This woman can not be president. Obama 08,12.

kennedy   April 6th, 2008 11:52 am ET

it might be true that the woman who died never got turned away but the notion that the hspital has to go after hillary is wrong because she was saying what she was told i sometimes tell a story of what i see on tv later they become untrue you cant call me a lier,another example is when the weather team says it is going to rain then you tell your work mate that it is going to rain then it turnes out that it dsid not rain who is the person on the wrong me or the person who told me ,be realistic and grow up am adding please grow up

Seth   April 6th, 2008 11:52 am ET

There have been more than several times that, inaccuracy has been found in her speech. How do we know how much of what she said is actually accurate? It is very obvious that she would choose to say anything about anything to get her point acrossed. In case we forgot, this area is also where Bush is good at! We donot need an other Bush! I has been an undecided voter. Now my choice is clear, "Clinton is out"

Daniel in Michigan   April 6th, 2008 11:51 am ET

Out of sight – out of mind. In the end, it's as simple as that.

Reality Check   April 6th, 2008 11:51 am ET

So what!
Stop searching for negative junk on Sen Clinton and focus on actual news. Give it a rest already. Perhaps if you examined Obama with the same high intensity that you looked at Sen. Clinton – we'd actually learn about him and his troubles. It is not Sen. Clinton's fault if she believed the moving words of a member of the public. Get real CNN. Enough of your efforts to try to bring down Sen. Clinton. Try being fair and impartial and report actual news instead of over-hyped junk.

OR Voter   April 6th, 2008 11:50 am ET

On this bright Sunday morning I'll refer to the bible on this one.

The bible says, what's done in darkness shall come out to light.

I'm glad we're finding all of this out sooner rather than later, so that there can be no excuses made by the American people should she gain the Democratic nomination and the Presidency.

There can be no excuses made by the American people about re-electing GW Bush to a 2nd term in office.

Lee From Treasure Island Florida   April 6th, 2008 11:50 am ET

When did the hospital inform her that the STORY WAS FALSE?
Thats the story...how long did she continue to lie...that the story.
Like she repeated the Bosnia Sniper fire 4 times
Like she didn't know about Mark Penn being a lobbyist for Pres. Uribe, meeting with Colombian Officials on Trade Deal...Hubby Bill is in the pack...been going on since his White house days.

K   April 6th, 2008 11:50 am ET

surprise, surprise.

NC our Turn to vote   April 6th, 2008 11:50 am ET

Why does Ms. Clinton have to try so hard? She has lost a lot of credibility with me.

Former Hillary Clinton Supporter   April 6th, 2008 11:49 am ET

There she goes again....When will she stop lying and start being honest for once...She is only hurting her chances of a nomination and losing credibility. Can't she see this?

Sam   April 6th, 2008 11:49 am ET

Good grief! Will she ever stop?!

Really, is being lied to by a Clinton a surprise anymore?

Karen Johnson   April 6th, 2008 11:49 am ET

"She tells this story because it illustrates the point that we have a very serious health care problem in America."

But, if the story is not true then it does NOT illustrate the point.

Sunny   April 6th, 2008 11:49 am ET

Goes to show you can't just run with someone's story without checking the facts. Hillary's vast "experience" should have informed her of this.

Tim   April 6th, 2008 11:49 am ET

She just makes things up as she goes along. To me the point that she illustrates is a very serious health problem. She is either a Pathological liar or she is shellshocked.

Cary, San Jose, California   April 6th, 2008 11:48 am ET

Can we believe anything that Hillary says? I always feel that I need to read the fine print every time she speaks.

Kevin in Madison, WI   April 6th, 2008 11:48 am ET

Another 'mistatement' by Sen. Clinton. What a lie! Sen. Clinton, we all respect the great work you have done for this country, but please, please, please step aside – the country has clearly called for a new direction, and that is Barack Obama. Hillary, you're done.

s.b.   April 6th, 2008 11:48 am ET

Do people think that no one has died in the US after being refused treatment?

Of course the hospital is going to say this. It's not Clinton s job to pursue this story as told to her, nor is it the right time for her to defend herself in a liable case, eventhough she never mentioned the hospital.

This however, does not negate or make false the fact that this story was told to Clinton and that people do die in the US after being turned away from hospitals.

OR Voter   April 6th, 2008 11:48 am ET

The threads of her campaign appear to be unraveling...

OBAMA'08

Powers   April 6th, 2008 11:47 am ET

Senetor Clinton – - so smart, yet so stupid. She probabily got many supporting votes for telling this story. Talking with out checking the facts or shading the facts re-enforce the commnets that she will do and say anything to be elected. This election was hers to lose and she has lost it on her own.

M. Mitch   April 6th, 2008 11:47 am ET

Another case of mis-speaking? Doesn't she have enough money to hire a fact checker?

aughhhh   April 6th, 2008 11:46 am ET

Once again, bad judgement on Hillary's part. Not someone I would want representing my country.

California Voter   April 6th, 2008 11:46 am ET

Obama should probably drop the story about being a "professor" of constitutional law as he was a lecturer, and some of the other information he has embellished for political purposes. Listen politicians, and Obama is one, will often misspeak, expand on the truth or just plain lie. I have no problem with the press talking about these kinds of things. However, fair is fair and they have in no way been fair with Hillary Clinton. I'm beginning to think it is because she is a woman?????

GO HILLARY.

BatCat05   April 6th, 2008 11:46 am ET

What's Up Hillary! You’ve been telling this whopper of a tale since February and didn't check it for accuracy. That's a bad judgment call lady! Check the story out next time, its hurting you in the believability department. Healthcare is important so, stay on the issue.

Julie   April 6th, 2008 11:45 am ET

Is anyone surprised? The word "liar" is found within the name "Hillary".

Chuck   April 6th, 2008 11:45 am ET

another clinton lie, I'm sooooooooo shocked!!!! hillary, do us all a favor and quit NOW.

mary   April 6th, 2008 11:45 am ET

Obama doesn't seem to have a good sense of judgement either. Look at his church and how he allowed his girls to hear what Wright said. He takes things out of context too.
If he was a senator at the time of the Iraq evasion I wonder how he would have voted with the information that was given to Congress. It is easy to give your opinion when you are sitting on the sidelines.

Janine Witte   April 6th, 2008 11:44 am ET

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! Who does the fact checking for Hillary's campaign? First Bosnia, now this........What are we supposed to believe???

Latina Here   April 6th, 2008 11:44 am ET

Go Hillary, The Media is trying to win this for Obama.....

curtis in WI   April 6th, 2008 11:44 am ET

Geeze, does she have any stories that are true? Every week it seems like we are hearing about another of her stories that prove no to be true and they issue a luke-warm explanation and occasionally an insincere apology they have been pressured into.

truth be told   April 6th, 2008 11:43 am ET

This is becoming a pattern... Sen Clinton waits until she gets caught to then stop telling a story!!!

Very disappointing!

Dr. Gene W. Laramy, Prescott, Arizona   April 6th, 2008 11:43 am ET

How can you tell when Hillary Clinton is lying? When she opens her mouth. Another lie. How many does that make that have been proven to be false?

Amber Schonauer   April 6th, 2008 11:42 am ET

I am a resident of Athens, OH and have on many occasions had the privilege of being treated at O'bleness Memorial Hospital. I was born there and I have given birth there 2 times. It is a wonderful hospital, full of great people. It makes me question my support for Hilary Clinton that she told a story that she didn't take the time to substantiate.

KCBob   April 6th, 2008 11:42 am ET

This is someone we want in the highest office in the land. Someone who opens their mouth without checking the fact...or totallt distorting them to mislead people.

Either way, unacceptable.

Susan MO   April 6th, 2008 11:42 am ET

Hillary, you do a good job. Keep going.

CLINTON 08

Canadian in PA   April 6th, 2008 11:41 am ET

Yet another example of how this candidate does not bother to check facts and embelishes (lies) to make her point. Same for Iraq, didn;t she not really read the documents prior to voting in favor of the war. 8 years of GW who would never read newspapers and counted on others to spin the facts for him is ENOUGH...

Anonymous   April 6th, 2008 11:41 am ET

hey try to get in a hospital with no money or Insurance you will be Denied Treatment .white BOY ( Obama) 08

Randy   April 6th, 2008 11:41 am ET

Seems like a trend with Hillary. Is this how it will be in the whitehouse?

Linda   April 6th, 2008 11:41 am ET

Another story in which Senator Clinton misspoke. Was she tired then also??? This is becoming too common in her speeches. When are we really getting the truth?

Mike Tomlinson   April 6th, 2008 11:40 am ET

I used to work at O'Bleness last summer! Woot woot!
Rick Castrop is a great man.. I'd trust what he says..

Lisa   April 6th, 2008 11:40 am ET

I knew the story was not true from the very beginning,,.. I am a faithful news watcher.. world wide... If his had happened why is this the first time we had heard of it.... HRC....gets more dillusional by the day...

Girl you better start investigating things before you start saying stuff...your campaign is setting you up for the kill...

and by the way.. this is another bad judgement call....

Poor poor Hillary... somebody get her some help please....

Scott   April 6th, 2008 11:40 am ET

Are we done nitpicking on Hillary yet? If so, can we move on to nitpicking Bush or Obama for their stories and comments? Or do we simply call those stories and decisions reflecting poor judgment as "boneheaded", as Obama likes to say when having to speak for his inaccuracies or errors of judgment? It's a real shame that the media is hellbent on destroying the reputation and career of a great woman who has done more for this country than any typical journalist. Instead the media would prefer to support a candidate with an ineffective track record in the senate, one who has done nothing for this country – opnly for the black community in Chicago. What gives?

boardrider   April 6th, 2008 11:40 am ET

And one more "misstatement" ...

I'd kindly request one of her supporters to quote something she said ... really anything ... which is accurate.

Anonymous   April 6th, 2008 11:39 am ET

While I don't think it's smart to repeat an unconfirmed story, it's a sad day in America when people have to fabricate stories and then relay them to Presidential candidates. There are plenty of sob stories regarding the failures of the heath insurance industry – why waste people's time with falsehoods?

I'm not a Hillary supporter, but I wouldn't blame Hillary if she was told a fabricated story – but question why she wouldn't repeat any number of stories that were confirmed and avoid this particular one.

Unfortunately, Hillary can' t afford to staff change this late in the game because someone should be fired over this poor decision.

Fran   April 6th, 2008 11:39 am ET

CNN you call this news? I guess all Senator Clinton has to do now is say "That is not what I meant...." and the press will move on from this subject. O that's right, that only works for Obama. Why don't you focus on the issues rather than on these silly details. I guess you couldn't focus on the issues, because then the press would actually have to admit that Senator Clinton's campaign has more substance.

The Taylors   April 6th, 2008 11:39 am ET

It wouldn't be the first time a famous person has made up a story to prove a point. Who dies of childbirth in this day and age?

terri   April 6th, 2008 11:39 am ET

looks like once again Clinton needs to hire someone to check out the facts before she spews forth lies.

Rob, Ottawa/Canada   April 6th, 2008 11:38 am ET

Just part of a pattern with the Clintons. I wonder how Clinton's camp will describe this, seeing as they've already used up the euphemism "misspeak".

rockybalboa   April 6th, 2008 11:38 am ET

And Hillary MOCKS her SUPPORTERS again in their faces. Too bad they can't accept the truth that she is a habitual liar. She needs to stop lying. The American public has had enough lies over the last 8 years.

kentucky   April 6th, 2008 11:38 am ET

I understand the issues of health care in this country, but please Hillary, don't be so gullible and eager for sensationalism in the future. All stories should be checked out before you go out on the campaign trail. Will you be making decisions at 3 am in the white house without first checking them out? I would hate to see you keep running to the refrigerator to see if the light is on everytime someone made on crank call.

Colleen   April 6th, 2008 11:38 am ET

I watched this this morning on TV. She appeared to be repeating what was told to her from a Sheriff''s deputy. The real story here is that millions of people are uninsured. Why is preventative and pre-existing health care not discussed. I am sick of this beauty pageant the media has been feeding us.

JL, California   April 6th, 2008 11:37 am ET

I'm no Clinton fan, but I don't think this one can be called a "lie", the way some will make it out to be. I think in this case, she didn't check her facts, but she's no reporter – how accurate do we expect her to be before retelling a story she's told? I don't have an answer, but it's an interesting question... I think she will end up taking some heat for this, because she used the story in such an emotional way. But I'm not sure that it's something that Obama or another politician wouldn't have done.

Panala Kinzie   April 6th, 2008 11:37 am ET

When will the public learn that this candidate will do or say anything to be elected. Truth is worth something. We have had 8 years of blatant lies, we need to be told the truth. We can deal with what is.. What we can't deal with is total lies being laid before us as the truth. What bothers me the most is that there are no reasons for the lies that Ms. Clinton is using. That is disturbing..

Sean   April 6th, 2008 11:36 am ET

Question... Why doesn't this article portray both sides of the story? For example that this story was told to Senator Clinton by the Sheriff of that county. Why would she doubt his integrity?

Brent in Roseville CA   April 6th, 2008 11:36 am ET

When will her supporters wake up from the nightmare they are in and realize that voting for her would usher in another Clinton era based on lies, deceit, cronyism and scandal.

Steve   April 6th, 2008 11:36 am ET

Since healthcare is her one and only trick, she has to lie and tell stories to make it look good. I'd bet she knew the story wasn't true, but I'm sure her supporters will have some lame excuse, as they always do...

Angela   April 6th, 2008 11:36 am ET

Poor judgement again. Poor campaign. Another lie! It must be pathological.

Erin   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Is anyone surprised? This woman has shown that she will do or say anything to get elected. Bosnia? Chelsea running laps around the trade center before it came tumbling down? Now a ficticious story about a pregnant mother...

And these are just the ones that have been proven.

A vote for Hillary is another vote for the typical Washington politics, lies & deception.

We need a change – we need some honesty – we need Obama in '08.

James   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Are we seriously supposed to be surprised that Hillary Clinton has been caught in yet another attempt at subverting the electoral process just so she can "win" the presidency? She's slow to release real information, quick to lie, and never will understand that she's still losing to Obama. She's been losing ever since the people actually started voting and the media had to stop treating her like the only democrat running. She was losing when her campaign tactics went republican, and she's going to lose by the convention in August.

Kelvin   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

So she was told that story, she just told it as she heard it, this in no big news, Gwad get off her case. what is wronge with cnn these days, Clinton can do no right.

TIM   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Just another lie ,we`re not expecting anything different.

vanchava   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Caught in another LIE???

Danielle   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Why is so hard for Hillary to tell the truth? Bosnia, N. Ireland, NAFTA, FMLA, SCHIP, Macadonia borders, what she said to Bill Richardson, and now this. What is going on?

Vivian   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Well, surprise, surprise. America...do you get it now??

John   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Ready to lie from day one.

Kevin, PA   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Why is Hillary scaring up votes. Her stump speech is doom and gloom... without me this healthcare system will kill you and you'll all be poor. If Hillary want my vote, she'll have to work on becoming a leader and empower the American people to be their greatest and pull themselves out of this low point.

John   April 6th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Just when will this hillary woman learn and stop telling lies,
It is beginning to look like her whole campaign is based on lies and she keeps getting caught out.
I have come to the conclusion that the Clintons are incapable of honesty, what must foriegn leaders be thinking of the prospect of her becoming president would they ever trust her???

Obama 08   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Television tycoon Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, is holding a fundraiser for Barack Obama at her London home.

The invitation to the April 28 event at Murdoch's west London house lists Murdoch as one of eight "event chairs." The others include Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Warner Bros. U.K. managing director Josh Berger and U.S.-born chef Ruth Rogers.

The 20 "event hosts" include art collector Kay Saatchi, fund manager David Blood and Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, fashion director of Vanity Fair magazine

SW   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

This is not the first time she lied. Hillary has difficulty telling the truth. In fact, both Clintons are pathelogical liars. Hillary simply cannot be trusted. She will say anything to get elected to be the President. What else is new?

Fabian   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Here we go again. It seems Ms Clinton cannot be trusted on anything. it was not so long ago the sniper fire story was making headlines, and now this one? Talking about being too ambitious. I am really not sure if she is ready to make that 3:00 am phone call. It appears there is something going with her campaign everyday. As experienced as she claims to be, she should know by now that exagerating stories won't help her that much.

Will   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Another day , Another lie. I am truly convinced Mrs Clinton will say anything , i mean anything to win. Do we want a leader who will purposefully lie to our people? I'm sure this will be thrown into the "bad judgment" category by her campaign.

Obama '08

Lisa   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Come now... Is this really SUPRISING?

Jared   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Just another example of trying to win at all cost. How many lies does she have to tell before she shows her true face. It is very sad to use a story like this for her own good and its not even true. It is amazing how one believe that they are owed because they been in Washington for long. Now lie after lie and getting caught about saying something on the speech but her aid going behind doors and meeting with what she says she stands against. This is the clasic type of politics that we need to run away. I really wonder what her supporters have to say about these events that are found to be false. I am an Obama supporter but I believe her supporter needs to be told the truth and treated better than what they got. I am not going to go around and start the name calling because this will not solve the deep problem that I and the rest of the country face.

CNN I hope for once you post my comment.

Amber   April 6th, 2008 11:34 am ET

Wow, this is typical for Clinton to tell a story and not have all the details or check into the validity of it or to tell America she was under sniper fire and then say she mispoke. Her campaign is starting to make me inquire about how much is truth and how much is lie. I've always liked and respected Senator Clinton but lately her campaign has been showing America untrustworthy values. To name a few, Mark Penn, NAFTA, Foreign Policy experiences',.

Finally switching to Obama 08......

Vivian   April 6th, 2008 11:33 am ET

Hillary will say anything to get to the heart strings of voters. Her message is not to point out the health care issues, her message is to touch people's hearts and get them in touch with their own fears and mrtality so they can vote for her. They forget the issue, they just think of life and death, and not about whether or not Hillary clinton can bring about the change we need with health care providers. She supports people just like the health care industry, money and power hungry people,and she didn't make a difference when that was ALL she had to do as first lady, with a great economya the time, how will she do that with a recession at hand and a 100 thnigs to change in our country and our image in the world. She is not superwoman, trust me, she will get nothing done. She is old Washington and old news.

Jeff   April 6th, 2008 11:33 am ET

Another lie. We want to start trusting our president! We definetely don't trust Bush. You are becoming a problem. Just drop out and let Obama be our next president!
Obama/Clinton 08

Christine, Tampa   April 6th, 2008 11:33 am ET

I can just imagine if Obama had done this. She needs to be held accountable for her lies. To say I won't say it again, I misspoke, I need sleep is getting tiresome.

Dan   April 6th, 2008 11:33 am ET

Hillary lying? No! That doesn't happen!

John Ainsworth   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Hillary......Hillary. What is so wrong with just telling the truth about things? How often would you lie to us if you became President?

Even if you didn't know it wasn't true.....wouldn't taking the time to investigate the facts (like you should have before the vote on using violence in Iraq) have proven just plain "good judgment?"

Vote for a caring, calm, intelligent, honest man.
Barack Obama 08

Kevin   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Hillary has been too concerned with the kitchen sink when she should instead be concerned about cleaning out her closet.

andy   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

wait – clinton said something that wasn't true. shocking.

Bill W - PA   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Maybe she can go on Leno or Letterman and joke about this lie, too. Then all will be forgiven and forgotten by the rabid kool aid drinkers who still follow her.

Caroline   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

So Clinton is caught lying again? Big surprise. How long before she claims that she once again 'misspoke'? How many times will she 'misspeak' if given the chance as President? Don't give her the opportunity – vote Obama!

Grif   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

If you wan't Honesty from Hillary, then you have to be Honest to her...

We are, only what we are fed.... They Joke comments, and expect clarity in return... She is a very busy Lady....

fred.sayre pa   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

She is a big fat liar!

OlvrWhit   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Before you all dump on Hillary, please read the story..She was only telling of a story that was told to her on the campaign trail. Hillary is our best choice for President.

PA   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Hillary is now telling the 'story' (LIE) in a speech this weekend that she questioned the war before Obama. NOT TRUE!! Check out the article at Huffington Post.

Bubba   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

You don't get if you can't vet. Don't use a story like this if you can't verify it. This story reminds me of all the tear jerker emails you get from your well meaning friends, that have no basis to them. I delete. Maybe we should delete Hillary from this election?

Bubba in California

Shawn   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

Best be sure of what you say before you speak it.

The truth always comes out.

Obama 2008

KATHY   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

OMG, JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T A REAL DOCUMENTARY STORY FOR THIS ONE PERSON, DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T ANYONE WHO IS SUFFERING LIKE IT IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS LIKE JUST USING HER TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, MY GOSH.

lol   April 6th, 2008 11:32 am ET

if you quote the whole new york times story, it is true. CNN your are no longer a credible news source. your bias for obama is crystal clear. lets tell some of baracks lies, his parents meeting in selma. he hardly knew rezko, he took more money from rezko then he first admitted to. he had no idea his "mentor" and pastor was an extreme racist, anti semitic, anti american extremist. his wife doesn't have anti american views, and on and on and on. Cnn and msnbc tend to bury the truth about obama. hillary doesn't lie anymore than cnn. you lie to america with your half truth's and spin about obama.

Jack   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

I swear if the media piles on Hillary Clinton in order to protect Obama, I WILL VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN so that Hillary can run again in 2012....

TAKE THAT AS A WARNING!

Prof. (emer.) John Austin Kerr, Jr.   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

After the Bushes, I find I am just plain disgusted by tall tales from U.S. Presidents or wannabees. In Ms. Clinton's case, I suppose it may be a case of "like husband, like wife," regarding redefinition of the concept of "truth," also. And the Clintons did both go to the same law school....

Jack in ND   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

Yeah, she lied to us on Friday. But what else is new.

North Dakotans are a kind and courteous people, so we let it slide while she was standing there.

But there's a reason why Obama has nearly a 50/50 chance at our electoral votes, while Clinton hasn't a prayer at them.

JB   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

More so now, than ever;

We know what acting on bad information can lead to. We had bad info and went into Iraq.

Just one more example of why I do not want Hillary answering that phone at 3 AM.

If she can't verify the accuracy of information on the campaign trail, why should we expect her to do better as Prez?

Joe   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

Hillary saying something that in't true??? What a shock. Democrats, PLEASE nominate this woman.

Jack   April 6th, 2008 11:31 am ET

Where is the story on how:

1) Obama's advisor saying that Obama will NOT BE ABLE to pull TROOPS out of Iraq, despite what he says publicly???

2) Obama lied about not taking money from big oil??

3) Obama lied about how much money Tony Rezko raised for him???

Sarah, NC   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

Why wasn't this story vetted by the Clinton campaign? The lost of this family should not have been dragged into this presidential campaign.

GD in Detroit   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

How funny, it seems the more people listen and check facts the more Clinton is caught in her own web of lies. My only question is why someone who is so intellegent tells lies that are so easily refuted.

Steve, Bakersfield, CA   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

What make us think that, as President, she'll be more accurate? We hear about how President Bush lies–well... What was the last one, she was shot at, before that? Before that? Before that? And remeber, "I never had sexual relations with that woman!" Pathological liers are ones who lie without remorse to serve their own needs.

BenNow   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

Here we go again with Clinton making up stories.

James Shwarpshaka, UK   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

The managers of HRC's campaign have finished her alredy. This campaign has been characterised by all sorts of dirty playing, negative campaigning and a lot of lies. I dont know if this the kind of president Americans want. I would think twice before casting my vote for anyone within 10miles of HRC, but again, this is America where anything goes???????.............or so I thought!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VOTE OUT HILLARY PENSYLVANIA!

Robert   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

Ha! caught again hillary.

shortstack   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

anyone who wants a liar for president, here's your candidate.

2sense   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

What a tangled web she weaves.

paul   April 6th, 2008 11:30 am ET

Maybe that's what happened in the Bosnia trip as well. Somebody asked Sen. Clinton, "Wow, you landed in Bosnia... didn't you have to run to your cars to escape the sniper fire?" Her campaign didn't have time to fully vet the facts of that anecdote, but from a larger perspective it accurately depicted the fact that Bosnia was a more dangerous place to visit than, let's say, Camp David, MD.

Susan R   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

I think woman was actually in Bosnia at the time.

Jeff   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

While you can agree with the Clinton spokesman that the story she tells illustrates her point about healthcare, the issue really is not that. I see the issue as here is another time she has apprently mistated facts to embellish a story whether by intent or omission of verifications(perhaps someone was sleep-deprived at the time?). Trust is a very important thing and it is very difficult to trust her. One also has to wonder why the story was not checked out more thoroughly. As President, is she going to blindly get us into a war or make some policy decisions based on faulty informatino that even a cursory check would have revelaed was possibly incorrect?

Curtis   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

These are the kind of lies that politicians will tell to get votes. As we move toward a national health care system, realize full well what we're getting in the package; a monstrous program run by the government that will be inefficient, poorly staffed, and rife with workers that strive to just punch the block at the end of the day. Think "VA" except for the entire country.

Mark K   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

It was probably all the sniper fire that prevented the Clinton campaign from verifying the story.

Trollmaster CA   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

If she doesn't have the facts to back up her story then she's doing the greatest harm to those affected by lack of health care.

Sean   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

Listen. This constant pattern of lies from Hillary is no good. She is just so desperate for the nomination that she will say anything to get it. No wonder Bill Cheated on her.

Rick from Pennsylvania   April 6th, 2008 11:29 am ET

Face the facts, we can not count on Hillary or Bill to tell the truth about anything. To let them back into the White House would be a serious mistake. If she wins the nomination, my vote is going to McCain. Better to wait another 4 years to take the White House than to put Hillary in office only to see her destory the DNC.

los angeles mom   April 6th, 2008 11:28 am ET

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Barack Obama 44th president !   April 6th, 2008 11:28 am ET

Clinton is a known liar!

She will use anything to further her personal goal of getting to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She is so desperately driven – to the point of not using good judgment to make the time to check the facts for accuracy before speaking.

She will absolutely be so wrong to lead the Unites States!

It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time for Barack Obama for president !

Robert   April 6th, 2008 11:28 am ET

@@-–>here we go again.

GOBAMA! '08

Lynn   April 6th, 2008 11:28 am ET

Clinton is NOT a solution candidate but part of the problem that Americans are now faced with...Bush family vs Clinton Family = NO DIFFERENCE!!

Ron R   April 6th, 2008 11:27 am ET

Seriously now folks...........isn't enough..ENOUGH! This is getting comical with this woman.

Chinez   April 6th, 2008 11:27 am ET

ANOTHER LIE FROM HILLARY MUGABE!!!
WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THIS COUPLE. ONE IN ZIMBABWE IN USA.

OBAMA/TSVANGIRAYI 08

Akhilesh   April 6th, 2008 11:27 am ET

She cannot "quit" lying. Runs in the family.

talya from PA   April 6th, 2008 11:27 am ET

But was the woman shot at by snipers?

ANS-NY   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

There is nothing real with the Clintons.....they just keep making up fake stories!!!!!!!!

franksabunch   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

Whew! For a second there, I thought she was going to say that the pregnant woman died because she got injured ducking from sniper fire in Bosnia and then started tearing when someone asked her how hard it was to be a woman in that situation.

Marge Hibbing Mn   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

I guess she was too trusting of people. She believed the story they told her. Say how come the other candidate's story's arent' checked and double checked.

Seems to me I can find three in his book about his father, that the MSM haven't even mentioned.

Victoria Lindley   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

Hah, well go figure !!!!!

Jim   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

Shame on you CNN and the whole left wing of the Demoratic Party. I am sick and tired of your shameful attack and insulting headlines on Senator Clinton. Believe me no matter how you spin the story to fit your agenda, middle of the road democrats and for that matter, middle of the road republicans will reject your cheap propoganda. You are not doing your duty to this country by attacking the best hope we have to win this election. STOP PUSHING OBAMA DOWN OUR THROAT. IT IS NOT WORKING. HE IS FAKE WITH A THIN RESUME FULL OF CONTRADICTIOIN.

justobserve   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

People have to check whatever Clinton says from now because her staff won't, just to make sure. You never know whether she says it like the story of running under the sniper's fires to suit her purpose or maybe she is learning to "talk to people" just like her husband to earn $51,000,000.

lee   April 6th, 2008 11:26 am ET

Hairllary is caught with another lie again. Next time something like that happen she should use their 109 millions to pay for it.

Roy   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

My daughter was in the hospital for an operation. The Dr. nicked her liver and sewed her up! Gangreen set in and she almost died. The HOSPITAL LOST the FILM of the operation and the DR left town. I don't believe anything a HOspital says about anything!

Fernando   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

It is increbibly sad how biased CNN has become.
I have been paying attention and logging the headlines that are put on the home page, and nothing that would be benefitial to Hillary and harmful to Obama is displayed on the main page.

I thought CNN claimed to be unbiased and an tv channel that has no political agenda, I was wrong.

Good Job CNN, keep ruining Hillary's chances.

Jack - Miami   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

Another lie, bad judgment or did not do her homework like the intelligence reports on Iraq. Is this really what all of the HRC supporters want in a candidate?

We'll be waiting in the Fall.

McCain 08

Sarah   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

That is interesting. I wonder what comment Clinton will come up with as to why swhe made this mistake now. I don't know why people believe her. No one is perfect, but still.

Jacob   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

Does anyone else see this as Clinton making up stories to get people to vote for her out of fear? I mean any intelligent person knows that in an emergency a hospital cannot refuse a patient (no matter the circumstances) by law. Its funny how she then threw her supporter under the bus. Sounds like the thing that would happen to us if she gets elected.

Sam   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

There we go again. This woman will do absolutelly anything to get elected. Enough with the lies and machinations.

goodlife   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

HERE SHE GOES AGAIN. WAS THIS SLIP UP DUE TO LACK OF SLEEP TOO?

Sarah, Oklahoma   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

This is the 2nd false story she has told. This is getting ridiculous. How are we going to ever be able to trust her as a President if she never tells the truth?

PA   April 6th, 2008 11:25 am ET

Hillary does not stand with truth and honesty. She and her campaign feel comfortable creating stories to support her positions. It is very difficult to tell if she even realizes that she is lying. That is not a quality that we want as a President.

Charlotte   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

correction, idealism is real and will be very important to the next President.

nothing new   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

Ooh shocker. Hillary Clinton not telling the truth during her campaign. She runs her campaign like Bush ran the country up to war. . .one misstatement after another.

Brenda   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

Hillary needs to verify stories or information before she repeats them. The continous fabrication of information may eventually have dire consequences. She is exercising poor judgment when she does not research and verify information before presenting it to the American public. Individuals who demonstrate this type of characteristic is deemed untrustworthy.

willowood   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

What else do we need to know about this candidate? How funny that CNN continually holds Senator Obama's feet to the fire about his Pastor's words, but seems to regress when Senator Clinton's own words are outright lies. Please apply the same standard when reporting the facts...mispoke means lie.

Kevin Ray   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

Clinton will say anything, do anything, and stop at nothing to get the nomination. A true political prodigy hard at work. Sad thing is our government is full of them!

Maria   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

I have no clue what I should believe and what I should not believe about Clinton now.

I am a retired teacher. I have donated to her campaign because I really felt that I need to see a woman President and I really trusted her credibility.

But I guess- she is not the one.

How can she lie about a baby?

Kenneth Woodard   April 6th, 2008 11:24 am ET

Another example of what polticians will say to win your vote. Can we believe even one story or situation that a politician uses to get our vote? It has been proven that some will say anything to the general public. The sad thing is that the general public will believe it with no questions asked. When it turns out to be a lie, we forget what they said and move on to the next item. When will we hold our politicians accountable for the lies they spew?

If it is a candidate you support, everything they say is candy. If it is a candidate you do not support, it is poison.

Once Barak or Hillary or John is elected, how will your daily life change on January 21, 2009? Will your mortgage payment go down, will you get that raise, will health care cost come down, will the War in Iraq end, will your neighborhood be crime free, will gas prices come down?

Think back to past elections......enough said...I think.

Go Democrats 08

demo craxy   April 6th, 2008 11:23 am ET

It is simple: this woman is a pathological lier, if all of the lies (Bosnia, Tax returns, Colombia and Canada being contacted by her campaign, Bill's hatred and racism, ) still are not enough for her supporters and the party leaders and superdelegates and delegates ,

I believe they will elect her and we will have another Bush, she is worse than Bush............

by God, why is the DNC not asking her to step out. she lies bluntly and gets away with it, she ends up making jokes in tv.
SHAME ON YOU BILLARY

PKS   April 6th, 2008 11:23 am ET

I guess it is a liitle too late. Ohio and Texas voters already believed the lies.

G$$   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

If she couldn't vet the story, she should never have used it in her stump speeches.

Jen, New York, NY   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

At least Clinton is consistent...consistently lying.

Ken   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

Why don't you just do us a favor and drop out!

Unbelievable   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

Typical – she didn't read the intelligence report – and she does no investigative work to see if what she is told is true or false – sounds like George Bush to me – just believes what she wants to hear and people tell her what she wants to hear.

Dave   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

Hillary must have first heard the hospital story while she was dodging sniper fire. That would explain the inaccuracies.

James   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

Open mouth insert lie! Come on Hillary give it one more try!!!

Clinton supporters are in denial.

andy   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

Hillary made up a story that was completely untrue in an attempt to mislead voters into turning more control of their lives over to a socialist construct?!

Say it isn't so!

It is like people have never seen her or her husband before. They lie. Period. Nothing she says is true. Ever.

How is it that people still lend any credibility to anything she say?

Shawn   April 6th, 2008 11:22 am ET

MAKE SURE YOU BRING UP
THE STORY OF HOW OBAMA CLAIMED THAT HIS PARENTS MARCHED DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BUT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE NOT EVEN TOGETHER AT THE TIME.

Dee   April 6th, 2008 11:21 am ET

wow...after Bosnia- now hospital..she is doomed.

Just Wondering   April 6th, 2008 11:21 am ET

Bosnia, Northern Ireland, SCHIP, her main anecdote on healthcare (her biggest issue). She lied about her stand on the war vis-a-vis Obama yesterday in Oregon. Is ANYTHING this woman says accurate?

Pinocchio   April 6th, 2008 11:21 am ET

Nose, nose anything goes, make Hillary's like Pinocchio's!

King   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

While accusing Obama of stealing a part of a speech that was given to him by a co-chair, Clinton just plain spreads a rumor without checking the facts. While Obama stands up to the status quo and opposes a war based on lies, Clinton votes for "use of force" without checking the facts. While trying to further drag Obama's retired clergy through the dirt, Clinton doesn't bother to consult with her own church leadership who agree with Wright. While Clinton trashes NAFTA on the campaign trail, Penn makes back door deals with Columbia on further free trade. Something is wrong here. I try to understand what Clinton supporters are truly seeing but, my education and common sense does not allow me to be persuaded.

Roy Woodson   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

Not another one Hil

Women 4 Obama   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

Wow, now Hillary has lied to just about every demographic that has supported.

She took advantage of a pregnant woman for her gain. Sounds familiar, huh?

Any woman who votes for her is in for a shock!

Women 4 Obama!

LadyVoter   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

I think overall CNN is pro-Obama, MSNBC is way pro Obama and Fox News is the only fair one out there to watch.

Allen G.   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

When did her or bill ever tell the truth.The both are born liars.Anything to win.Thatb hosiptial should sue her for slander.

James   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

I am really tired of this woman!

stan   April 6th, 2008 11:20 am ET

Wow, what more lies are there HRC.

Charlotte   April 6th, 2008 11:19 am ET

I am quite tempted to sever ties with this blog site. I have been very upset with the name calling by the Obama supporters. The name calling is making me want to call their guy names as well. I find myself, not liking myself. I am using words I never use to use. I see a side of me that isn't very pretty. I support Hillary and dislike the comments of Monster, Wh-re, Adulter, Liar, Thief and some even referrence Murderer. People, unfortunately, commit suicide. To infer she had something to do with Ron Fosters' death, is ridiculous. We spent over 30 million dollars and the Clintons did nothing wrong. Monica is the only thing they could pin on him, and that was not her. If she got away with anything, after that less then independent council was finished, she is the smartest person in the world, and should be President. I feel the Obama supporters are the worst sort of people. They demand to see her White House schedule, just to see how many times she was present when Bill was doing his thing with Monica. The tax returns, to try and somehow blame her for being successful. Just because I'm overweight doesn't mean I don't care about the people who are starving to death. Just because Hillary has money, doesn't mean she cannot feel for the Blue Collar workers. Hillary has devoted her whole adult life for the betterment of her fellowman. She has taken a lot of flak for staying with her husband after his affairs. She is not a quitter, she is a fighter. I would have left mine, but that's me. She has taken a lot of flak for using her maiden name with her married name. Hillary Rodham-Clinton is the best person to run this country, bar none. Barrack Hussien Obama is a fine man, just not ready for the huge task that will be waiting for the next President. We need a real fighter to get this country back on track. Rocky may be a fairy tale, but the idealism is will be very important to the next President.

stu barnes   April 6th, 2008 11:19 am ET

So this is the candidate that is running neck and neck in the Dems party?
You know, I would never expect this out of someone that already went through another scandal in the Whitewater case...I'm just so glad that we all forgot about how trustworthy she is.

THE NAKED TRUTH!!!   April 6th, 2008 11:19 am ET

If this is a true statement! Then Hillary shame, shame on you!!!

Bob   April 6th, 2008 11:19 am ET

Oops! Another misspeaking event! What in the world would she say on that 3 am phone call?

Sheree, Medford OR   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

Just another example of Hillary lying. I wonder why she keeps screwing up like this? You would think that at this crucial time in a very difficult and competitive campaign, she would have the sense to make sure that everything that comes out of her mouth is the undeniable truth.
The whole sniper fire story is what turned me off Hillary. She can't deny that story by saying someone told it to her and she can't vet every story. That was her own doing. I will cast my vote for Obama. It's time for a new generation in Washington, not the same old lying, dirty politics, good old boy network that she is part of.
Hillary, it's time for you to quit.

oneway   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

Once you start lying it's really hard to stop.

James in Dallas   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

Boy o boy o boy! Does this lady ever tell the truth? By the time that the next votes are cast, she won't have a stump speech at all. The only thing she will be able to say that her name is Hillary Clinton. I may actually have to do some fact checking on my own to make sure that she and "Bill the Player" are actually married at all. Shamefull at best.

Muhammad   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

Barack Obama is beginning to irritate me with his ultra-liberal positions, but why would anyone continue to support Hillary and her obvious lies is beyond me. This woman lies like a child. Ridiculous!

wyoming dem   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

OOPS, she did it again.

kevin heard   April 6th, 2008 11:18 am ET

It's more sad than it is annoying. Nothing is working for her.

Clinton Can't Win   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

I guess next time she's on Jay Leno she can joke about this too..

ForeverAMommy   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

How many times must Clintons exagerations be pointed out before America realizes she isn't the right person for the job. I am a mother and when Clinton first ran, I was behind her. i beleived that a woman, THIS woman was right. And then I took the time to look further. It's time to step down, and let the right person take the lead. Lets focus now on November and not the split between Obama and Clinton. I'm ready for a change, I'm ready for Obama.

Linda Wang   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

Clintons seem they think they can get away from anything and very smart in a twisted wrong way. Integrity maybe the only difference between human and mouse if they both can get grain.

Dan from Minnesota   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

I'm sure she was just sleep deprived the few dozens of times she told the story.

PaJC   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

If I am not mistaken, denial of care to the young woman would be a violation of EMTALA, the emergency medical treatment and labor act.

Nice that the Clinton campaign doesn't feel that it needs to regard even a minimal journalistic standard, i.e. confirming a story. Without such a standard candidates are telling tales, not stories.

TNA   April 6th, 2008 11:17 am ET

Will the lies ever stop?!

Obama/Richardson '08

mike   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

Another made up story (LIE). At least Bush waited to lie until he got into office. Wow Clinton has great character, I would love to see another pres who has no problem lieing to the american people.

Lourdes   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

Hillary Clinton: I"m just going to go out on the stump and tell blatant lies knowing full well that I'll get caught eventually because in the meantime a few people will believe them and never be the wiser once the truth is revealed. Then when the truth is revealed and my opponents attack me, I will blame THEM for picking on me (since I am a woman after all) and say they are hypocrites for "going negative".

Smart woman....she doesn't make mistakes, only calculated actions with measured outcomes. It's not sleep deprivation.

BEAMON   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

Who cares? The story is a metaphor. The point is that Hillary is the only candidate in the race with a health care plan that covers everyone and how bad and dumb the current system is.

Oscar David   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

This is again another below the belt technique of Ms. Clinton to win whatever it takes. I didn't see the rationale behind this outregeous and unchristian act for election purposes. Now America has a preview of what this lady is capable of doing if she becomes president.

NoClintons   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

Clinton again caught in another lie they keep piling up for her lets see what are supporters are going to say about this

Mark   April 6th, 2008 11:16 am ET

You know, it's getting ridiculous now. Every couple of days a new lie by the Clintons is revealed. Hillary Clinton is out of control and will literally say anything. She is the very essence of "untrustworthy". The American people need someone better than this as commander in chief. What kind of example does Hillary set for out children by lying to get ahead?

Jeremy   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

A member of the Clinton family telling a lie to advance their own career? How very precedented...

Mike in Minneapolis   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

This woman just seems to be an incessant liar! Is she autistic? Bipolar? Maybe she has ADD. Whatever the case, there is definitely something wrong with her thinking. And we want a person like this running the country? I don't think so.

Emily   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

LIAR! LIAR! LIAR!

When will she ever stop.......... GET OUT NOW!

ranheb   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

Once again she is caught in a lie.

Obama 08

Jack Robertson   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

I just can't believe that yet another Clinton story has been found to be false. Will the 'misspeaking' ever end, Hillary?

Mark from Athens, Ohio   April 6th, 2008 11:15 am ET

How many more lies are we going to hear from HRC?

No more lies, no more Hillary.

Micah A.   April 6th, 2008 11:14 am ET

Will she ever stop lying?

And how does the hospital know that they're talking about the same woman?

RGreene Knoxville,Tn.   April 6th, 2008 11:13 am ET

Why didn't she check out the facts? Totally irresponsible.

david   April 6th, 2008 11:13 am ET

say anything to win strategy. Hillary is really spoiling her political career at this time. her rating is going down and campaign is not helping democrats now she is saying that pledeged delegates can switch. i dont understand what she is saying nowadsys.

Bama man   April 6th, 2008 11:13 am ET

This woman is so low she will do anything or say anything to get elected. I have always been told becareful of what you wish for. She is evil

Bridget   April 6th, 2008 11:12 am ET

If I couldn't verify a story I was told by someone who wasn't even related to the woman in question, I don't think I'd repeat that story over and over and over and over and over...kinda hurts the credibility of the person telling the story.

Anita   April 6th, 2008 11:11 am ET

Ridiculous.
If you don't KNOW it to be true , then vet the story before repeating in a
campaign speech.
These "stories" no more dependable or respectable than water cooler or high school gossip.

LifeLongDemocrat   April 6th, 2008 11:10 am ET

Hospitals and insurance companies hide behind the privacy of medical records. We know these kinds of things happen.

A friend of mine, a lawyer, had a one week gap in her health insurance as she was changing plans. She was mugged, had a head injury and was able to access a state victims program account. (new lawyer with student loans) Her daughter, a doctor, told her to never be without insurance as there are some procedures an ER will never do if the person doesn't have insurance.

America's dirty little secret!

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