"Clinton Surprises Troops Back From Iraq" This is a GREAT little story!

Clinton Surprises Troops Back From Iraq
By Associated Press
3 hours ago

BANGOR, Maine - Former President Bill Clinton surprised U.S. troops arriving from Iraq when a refueling stop for his private plane at the Bangor International Airport coincided with the arrival of two flights carrying soldiers.<snip>


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Clinton's departure was delayed by a problem with his aircraft, allowing him to join a line of local troop greeters who meet each plane carrying soldiers returning from overseas or leaving for duty.

"Thank you for your service," Clinton said as he shook hands and hugged many of the soldiers. He autographed hats, cards and other items.


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Clinton had some fun when Army Spc. Joshua Ruschenberg used a cell phone provided by troop greeters to call his sister-in-law, Shancy Garrison, in North Carolina. He handed over the phone to the former commander in chief.

"Hi, Shancy, it's Bill Clinton," the former president said into the phone.

Could you imagine the idiot-in-chief EVER doing this? HELL NO.

on edit...forgot the link like I ALWAYS do. ;)http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2006/01/10/300877.html

in the cockpit and used the God fearing US troops as a shield while another plane was whisked in and he escaped prison once again.

Did I read that right?

;)

Escapes justice once again! ;)

Damn, every time I read something like this that Big Dog does, that a President who is a normal, decent human being would do, it always makes me cry because I miss the 'sane' days.

Thanks for posting. :thumbsup:

-chef-

:crazy: Did you kick that thread? I'll delete this if you did.:)

Great story!

With Bush he'd have to have the person checked out and screened. Clinton did it right than and there and didn't care.

There's no way "tough guy" Bush would have joined the crowd. In fact, the crowd would have been cleared and the troops' planes diverted to another location because the Shrub was in town.

Clinton honestly cares about our troops and their families.
Bush only uses our troops for a backdrop and to make him and his friends rich.

Clinton is a class act and always has been.

Thank you for sharing it with us. So sweet. I miss him. :cry: On edit when I read through that I had tears in my eyes from the sweet feeling from the story. Aww.

*sigh*

I thought that was the reason he disliked the Bugman, he was too blue collar which made
him beneath the pretzel. I just had an idea, since we haven't had a valid election in
2000 or 2004 due to technical difficulties, maybe Clinton is still the president.

They usually don't do that. His pics are usually very flattering.

Great story, all the same.

probably grinning from ear to ear (as opposed to the grim faced troops forced to listen to gwb's BS) is considered a "controversial" picture.

The press in this country is so cowed, I wouldn't put anything past them, anymore. MKJ

when he basically said that anyone that speaks out against anything we do will be exposed. It was amazing. He called out Dean and some "unnamed" members of Congress.

If you haven't seen it, you should. It was very scary. NOT.