KirtFalcon Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Finally admits she was not named for famous mountain climber :whistle: Posted: October 17, 2006 10:39 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Sir Edmund Hillary Years after alternative media pointed out the virtual impossibility, Sen. Hillary Clinton finally has admitted she was not named for the famous conqueror of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. The New York Times, which repeated the claim as fact in a story just one week ago, reported Sen. Clinton's campaign issued a correction yesterday. "It was a sweet family story her mother shared to inspire greatness in her daughter, to great results I might add," said spokeswoman Jennifer Hanley. For more than a decade, Sen. Clinton's informal biography repeated the story, and it was recounted in former President Bill Clinton's 2004 autobiography, "My Life." The problem with the tale, however, is one of timing. Sir Edmund and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, became known to the world only in 1953, after becoming the first men to reach Everest's summit. Sen. Clinton was born in 1947. Nevertheless, Clinton recounted to the press her meeting with Sir Edmund in 1995, during an Asian tour, in which she told the mountain climber how her mother had named her. "It had two l's, which is how she thought she was supposed to spell Hillary," she said. "So when I was born, she called me Hillary, and she always told me it's because of Sir Edmund Hillary." In 1947, Sir Edmund was an unknown beekeeper, but Clinton had explained her mother read about him in a publication while pregnant and liked the name. The Oct. 10 Times story – about Sen. Clinton's mother moving in to the family's house in Washington – stated "her mother named her for the mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhornfan Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 What a liar!!!!!!!!! Wait a second, all politicians are liars. Nothing of importance here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I don't know about the story but it would be nice if Hilary would jump off of a mountain. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kldd210 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Typical politician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardCubFan Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Typical liberal... Typical Clinton... (I'm surprised that she didn't somehow blame the Rebulican conservatives for this...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I wonder if she will ever "own up" to fibbing about being a Yankee's fan all of her life? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clawsnstripes Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 what do you expect from a clinton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardCubFan Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 ACtually,....and as a DieHard - I can't believe this - but she USED to say she was a Cubs fan (having grown up in the Chicagoland area)...HOWEVER - just as expected from a Clinton - she apparently has been a Yankees fan since she was named after Abner Doubleday's grandmother....LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino2K Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 What's suprising about this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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