Photo of U.S. Soldier in Iraq Shaking Hands With Senator Hillary Clinton--But Not Willingly-Truth!

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[doug from upland]

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Picture of U.S. Soldier in Iraq Shaking Hands With Senator Hillary Clinton--But Not Willingly-Truth!

Summary of the eRumor The eRumor includes a picture of a U.S. soldier shaking hands with Senator Hillary Clinton. He is also crossing the fingers of his left hand, which the email says is a soldier's sign for coercion.

 

 

 

The Truth This eRumor started circulating shortly after Senator Clinton made a Thanksgiving visit to the soldiers in Iraq in 2003. There was a lot of speculation about what the picture really meant. Was the soldier really indicating that he didn't like shaking hands with Hillary? Was the picture doctored to make it look that way? Was he sending some other kind of message with his crossed fingers? The answer is that he did intentionally cross his fingers during the handshake and it did mean that he was not thrilled to shake Senator Clinton's hand. After his discharge from the Army, the soldier posted a personal profile on Yahoo Personals as part of looking for introductions to single females. In his profile, he includes the picture with Hillary and explains "The picture of me and Hillary Clinton was taken when she came to visit Iraq. I was actually ordered to shake her hand, and I never figured that my friends would circulate it all over the net. I AM NOT a Hillary fan by any stretch." Updated 5/2/05

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has already started her 2008 presidential campaign by aligning herself with the military and pretending to be tough on terror.  Fortunately, the ultra-liberal Hillary has yet to brainwash all of the voting public into believers that her symbolism is really substance.  Guess some folks will never forget that she was co-president for eight years in an administration that I QUOTE: "Loath the military"!
Absolutely the best picture EVER!   (read the message below the photo)

 The picture shows that this soldier has been thru Survival School and learned his lessons well. He's giving the sign of "coercion" with his left hand. These hand signs are taught in survival school to be used by POW's as a method of posing messages back to our intelligence services who may view the photo or video. This guy was obviously being coerced into shaking hands with Hillary Clinton. It's ironic how little she knew that he would so inform us about the photo---perhaps because she's never understood our military to begin with.

 

 

 

[shield]

LOL LOL LOL...great catch....LOL

[Names Ash Housewares]

Sweet.

[Sister_T]

Thanks, doug! That is too rich!!!

[theDentist]

This has been posted a few times and is funnier each time I see it.

[doug from upland]

Ping

[doug from upland]

I know it has been posted, but I don't remember it being confirmed. Snopes also confirms.

[mnehring]

I can think of another finger gesture I would have made, but to each his own I guess.

[kilowhskey]

I hope that picture got him hooked up with a bunch of good looking conservative babes. I hope he shows up here some day!

[SandRat]

That hand sign in Hangul (Korea) is also the same as giving her the BIRD. ROTFLOL

[DesignerChick]

Holy cow he's SINGLE!!!

[DainBramage]

"Order him to shake my hand you FJB!"

[since1868]

we will need him in 2008

[digger48]

His other hand probably now has the "mark of the devil" seared into the palm.

[newconhere]

Did it say something about him looking through a dating service? Certainly not! If he is and reading this. Private Message me.

[Sabatier]

Hilarious!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Ive seen this photo before a few years back i don't remember where but i laughed then too !

[idkfa]

Here's another. (Female in the back)

[in hoc signo vinces]

Thanks for posting this. It's always good to see the Hildabeast reminded that many are not fooled by her.

[RetiredArmy]

"perhaps because she's never understood our military to begin with."

Now there a hell of an understatement if I have ever heard one!

[RetiredArmy]

Female in back

Is that half-a-bird she is shooting??????????? har har har har

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

If anybody has a way to get in contact with this man, please FReepmail me.

[Tribune7]

Looks like our POWs are going to need to be taught a new sign.

[ken5050]

if the guy is looking for a female..there are lots of Freeperete babes here...Doug..you should start a thread here for him..

[sgtbono2002]

Theres no telling where that hands been.

[Martin Tell]

Have you got the one of sKerry and the two Marines in the Wendy's? Looked like one of them wanted to rip the traitor's lungs out.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

That is just to sweet!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

[Jaxter]

"..she's never understood our military to begin with."

You mean you didn't know that she once tried to join the Marines?

[CheneyChick]

It states she was in Iraq for Thanksgiving 2003. This is incorrect. She was in Afghanistan. President Bush was in Iraq that year for Thanksgiving.

[rbmillerjr]

I'm suuuuuuure this will make it into the media in the near future.

[tiki]

You can tell by the look on his face that it's true. Look at that mischievous semi-grin.

[doug from upland]

His profile says he's in Clear Lake City, TX, which is about five miles from me. All I know is, if he really is the guy in the profile and the profile is truthful, I'm gonna keep my eyes open for him. Not only is it awesome what he did, but he's GORGEOUS! I do agree, though. Why would he use the internet photo with the red circle around his hand as his primary (and only) personals photo? That is suspicious. Posted by Aimin on Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 08:51 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This guy is a friend of mine and he did the red circle. You have to understand he is joker and yes he is from TX. He is single and hilarious. He laughs at all the stink'n liberal comments out there and we talk about his fame on the internet. If this is all he did during his elistment, in insulting Hillary right under her nose, that is a fulfilled enlistment to me. By the way the baby killing comments are from people who are clueless in what goes on during war and more than likely stink'n liberals who do not enjoy freedom. Posted by JF on Mon Jun 27, 2005 at 09:37 AM SOMEONE POSTED THIS YAHOO LINK FOR HIM BUT IT ISN'T AVAILABLE

[TXBubba]

This is Blastus' nightmare come true. He's afraid it may happen with one of the higher ups at his company. Now I can tell him what sign to give. Certainly wouldn't want any freepers to think otherwise!

[Utilizer]

LOL. As one who was ordered to attend ceremonies when that gutless ex-pres Carter was in office, I can only say: "BRAVO!"

I live for the day when Mrs. Klintoon and her oafish cad of a husband are both wearing matching orange government-issued jumpsuits in the Greybar Hotel.

[doug from upland]

Her four day trip included Baghdad. I think she met with Bremer at the airport.

[Feiny]

Nah, there are many signs.

http://www.usspueblo.org/v2f/captivity/goodluck.html#photo

[MosesKnows]

I am not a fan of Hillary nor am I an expert in digital imaging. However, upon close examination I would say this picture is a fake. That is to say, the file has been doctored, altered, edited, or whatever the correct term is.

[ahayes]

Ahh, if I weren't married. . . ;-) I've always had a thing for men in uniform.

[fire and forget]

That is the greatest thing I've seen in the longest time!

Thanks!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

"Order him to shake my hand you FJB!"

It took me about 15 seconds to figure out what you meant, and when I remembered the rererence I laughed out loud so hard that I scared my dog.

[doug from upland]

Truth or Fiction and Snopes have both called it real.

[SFC Chromey]

LOL, probably not anymore!

[indcons]

Great post. This posting goes on my links page ASAP.

[righttackle44]

Zziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggg!
**>splat!<**

Got 'er!.

[RikaStrom]

Sweet! I had wondered about him and that photo.

Nice find.

[ken21]

usa2day has a front page photo of hillary and the military.

they're giving her free advertising already, and it's only 2005.

[b4its2late]

Flipping him off is even better.

[RikaStrom]

He's in Clear Lake?

We need to get him into the HAT chapter immediately!!

She innocently looks around. What? I'm not up to anything. Honest!

[danamco]

Could be a good campaign picture if she is running!!!