WP: "Sinbad Unloads on Hillary Clinton"-a brutal, hilarious mocking since he was with her in Bosnia

[Pirate Smile]

Sinbad Unloads on Hillary Clinton

Finally, the Barack Obama campaign has found a big gun to help shoot down Hillary Rodham Clinton's self-proclaimed foreign policy experience. And he may be the wackiest gun of all: Sinbad, the actor, who has come out from under a rock to defend Obama in the war over foreign policy credentials.

Sinbad, along with singer Sheryl Crow, was on that 1996 trip to Bosnia that Clinton has described as a harrowing international experience that makes her tested and ready to answer a 3 a.m. phone call at the White House on day one, a claim for which she's taking much grief on the campaign trail.

Harrowing? Not that Sinbad recalls. He just remembers it being a USO tour to buck up the troops amid a much worse situation than he had imagined between the Bosnians and Serbs.
In an interview with the Sleuth Monday, he said the "scariest" part of the trip was wondering where he'd eat next. "I think the only 'red-phone' moment was: 'Do we eat here or at the next place.'"

Clinton, during a late December campaign appearance in Iowa, described a hair-raising corkscrew landing in war-torn Bosnia, a trip she took with her then-teenage daughter, Chelsea. "They said there might be sniper fire," Clinton said.

Threat of bullets? Sinbad doesn't remember that, either.
"I never felt that I was in a dangerous position. I never felt being in a sense of peril, or 'Oh, God, I hope I'm going to be OK when I get out of this helicopter or when I get out of his tank.'"

In her Iowa stump speech, Clinton also said, "We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the First Lady."
Say what? As Sinbad put it: "What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

As you may have guessed by now, Sinbad isn't supporting Clinton for president. He's an Obama guy. All because of Clinton.
"What got me about Hillary was her attitude of entitlement, like he messed up her plan, like he had no reason to be there," Sinbad said. "I got angry. I actually got angry! I said, 'I will be for Obama like never before.'"


http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/03/sinbad_unloads_on_hillary_clin.html

[Teaser]

1. WHY IS NO ONE GIVING SINBAD HIS PROPS

.

[Renew Deal]

3. He was getting shot at with nuclear bombs!!!

lol

:nuke:

[Pirate Smile]

4. Sinbad has passed the Commander in Chief threshold - Sinbad for President!

Give Sinbad some Love.

[Kittycat]

33. ROFL

[CoffeeCat]

58. Oh, that is beautiful!

Awesome point. I hope they keep running with this. There's nothing like humor to totally
destroy your opponent's lies. Clinton looks like a fool and Obama looks like he's above the
fray.

Clinton really is a parody of herself. There will be a move someday, about her and this campaign.

Sinbad: Ready on day one!

Cheryl Crow for Veep!

[roguevalley]

39. I love Sinbad. My nephew was serving in Bosnia and Kosovo with

the Danes. I asked him who he saw and he said Joan Jett and the Black Hearts and Jeff Foxworthy. No Hillary.

[tomreedtoon]

47. Because he beat out Geechy Guy on "Star Search."

And Geechy Guy was the better comedian. Maybe you forgot. WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

49. OMG.

:rofl:

:rofl:

[Renew Deal]

2. lol

Hillary's campaign always gets pinched when they stretch the truth.

[dchill]

5. "I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife..."

AND my daughter.

[doublethink]

6. Classic. n.t.

:rofl:

[grrr050]

7. Who gives a fuck what Sinbad says?

Digging Sinbad from the grave to discredit Hillary. It's tiresome really.

[Pirate Smile]

11. He was there which is why it works.

[truebrit71]

12. Because he knows firsthand that HRC is full of shit? Good enough reason for ya?

Hillbot :eyes:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. Because of his extensive foriegn policy experience.

:rofl:

[psychopomp]

36. ....

:P

[Hepburn]

60. Well, it beats Hillary's!

:rofl:

[grace0418]

16. Read the whole article. I initially had that reaction until I read that he was on that

trip with Hillary. Now it makes perfect sense that he would speak out on the subject. And as far as I know he's not dead, so there was no grave digging involved.

[greguganus]

38. Not yet.

:tinfoilhat:

[Teaser]

21. THAT IS NOT THE PROPER SINBAD-ITUDE!

.

[Patsy Stone]

54. ...

:spray:

[Greyskye]

46. He's used to fighting

these guys:

[Levgreee]

8. "What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to

send my wife....oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

haha

[eissa]

20. That was HILARIOUS!

I can see the "too small" and "too poor" but "too dangerous"?! Come on. So has Sinbad crossed the threshold to be commander-in-chief since he visited a war zone?

[WDIM]

35. And my daughter too!

They are all expendable.

Clinton just wanted some time alone in the White House if you know what I mean.

[truebrit71]

9. That's some funny stuff!!!

:rofl:

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[grace0418]

13. At first I was thinking "uh, no offense but why do we care what Sinbad thinks on the

subject?" then I read about his connection and it all makes sense. Good for him stepping up!

[Pirate Smile]

28. I changed the subject line to, hopefully, make that point clear.

[Connie_Corleone]

14. Reports of Sinbad's death have been greatly exaggerated.

Glad to see he's still alive and kicking.

[CakeGrrl]

22. When will they learn?

Don't piss off the people who were actually THERE.

B-)

[JimGinPA]

17. Funny Stuff

:rofl:

[flor de jasmim]

18. Wasn't it Henny Youngman who said, "Take my wife, please!"?

(sorry, I couldn't resist that one)

[anigbrowl]

19. Bwahaha! That's funny.

I especially like his line: "What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

On a serious note, this keeps happening to Hillary Clinton:

- She talks up her experience in Northern Ireland. And while it was worthy and valuable, one of the principals at the negotiations (who shared a Nobel prize for it) points out that community-building with women's groups is a long way from being a direct player.

- She talks up her time in the danger zone of Bosnia - er, see above.

- It's 3am! Don't you want someone like Hillary looking after your kids?!! Oh wait, the kid is all grown up now and wants Obama.

Well, at least she still has a speech she gave in China about women's rights being human rights. For now.

[grrr050]

27. Whatever foreign policy....

experience Hillary has is still more than what Egobama has. Sinbad ressurecting from nowwhere is not going to change that!

[CTLawGuy]

57. that would be true if he was running on experience

NT

[Kittycat]

37. Nope... A reporter on the trip came out against that one too.

"She had tea and cookies, and gave a speech"

[anigbrowl]

40. Oh well...if McCain wins, she can be SoS

[skipos]

23. I don't find Sinbad very funny

in general, but I appreciate the perspective of someone who was there. Ole Honest Hil strikes again.

[Jed Dilligan]

24. Good stuff, Sinbad

I wonder what Sheryl Crow has to say.

[catgirl]

25. SNL should hire him

but of course they won't. They're pushing for Hillary, so John McCain
will have it a bit easier. Lorne Michaels is a JM fan.

[malik flavors]

26. How can I e-mail this story to KO? He'd love to cover this and how funny would it be...

If he had Sinbad on for an interview? LOL That would be classic.

[eleny]

32. [e-mail]

[e-mail]

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

29. LOL!

"What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

Im not too much of a sinbad fan but this is amusing..

[stillcool]

30. Sheryl Crow /Sinbad 08!!

experience that "matters". Although Chelsea is really racking up the experience. How old is she now..28?

[TheZug]

31. Has Olbermann booked him yet?

[Seabiscuit]

34. Well if Sinbad says so then it must be true! They should talk to Cheryl Crow next.

:crazy:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

41. harrowing moment: "'Do we eat here or at the next place.'"

Brave, brave Hillary. She's quite a man.

[NoodleyAppendage]

42. "her attitude of entitlement, like he messed up her plan, like he had no reason to be there"

No truer words have been said. Hillary has NO BIRTHRIGHT to the White House, and I for one (of millions) will actively work against her blind and ruthless ambition for power.

J

[Vinca]

43. That's funny - take a guitar player and a comedian with you.

:rofl:

[starroute]

44. Here's the picture -- cryingshame posted it here earlier

And here's the New York Times:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE3D61139F935A15750C0A960958260

Response by G.I.'s Mixed As Hillary Clinton Visits

By MIKE O'CONNOR
Published: March 26, 1996

Hillary Rodham Clinton charmed American troops at a U.S.O. show here, but it didn't hurt that the singer Sheryl Crow and the comedian Sinbad were also on the stage. . . .

As soldiers nudged past each other for a chance to have their picture taken with Mrs. Clinton, Maj. Gen. William L. Nash, the commander of American forces in Bosnia, said: "Look at that. Look at those smiles. It really makes them happy to have her here."

Sgt. Errol Kennedy, from New York City, whooped to his friends: "She's the greatest First Lady we've ever had! I'm ready to spend another year here now." But two soldiers next to him said they would just as soon go home now and let Sergeant Kennedy do their work.

Another soldier said he thought that it was all right for Mrs. Clinton to visit, but "everyone really wants to see Sheryl Crow and Sinbad."

[NYDem Observer]

45. Sinbad is too funny

[Hatalles]

48. kr.

I've always loved Sinbad. :rofl:

[tammywammy]

50. Hilarious!

Obama/Sinbad '08!

"What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

:rofl: :rofl:

[Cha]

51. "Came out from under a rock"?! hilary comes out

from under her rock every morning.

[Brundle_Fly]

52. I CANT STAND SINBAD ANYMORE

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

53. SINBAD IS DEAD TO ME!

He's DEAD. TO. ME!

:)

[autorank]

55. Perfect

"What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

The lies from that corner never stop.

[CTLawGuy]

56. Sinbad for Secretary of State!

Sheryl Crow for National Security Adviser!

[Hepburn]

59. OMG....

...what a great line:

"What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"

That most certainly puts Hilly's bullshit lies in an entirely different perspective!


:headbang:

[Tom Joad]

61. I have more foreign policy experience than this rich white war-supporter.

Being in Occupied West Bank for even a month will trump anything Hillary has done. Watching troops shoot at kids. Seeing ambulances that have been destroyed by Occupation tanks. Seeing the results of Occupation forces rampage through a medical clinic. Actually talking to people on the street about their desire for real human rights and real peace. Seeing the look in a child's eye, of a child who has lost nearly everything due to the occupation, look at you hoping that you can do something to make a difference in their life.