Posted on 12/01/2007 2:10:02 PM PST by jimbo123
ABC News' Kate Snow reports: ABC News has learned that Leeland Eisenberg -- the man accused of holding hostages at Hillary Clinton's Rochester, N.H., campaign office for six hours on Friday -- allegedly cited one of Clinton's campaign commercials when police say he entered the office and claimed to have a pipe bomb strapped to his chest.
According to sources, the campaign office intruder was complaining about insurance issues and mentioned a recent campaign ad widely seen by New Hampshire voters.
"She helped that guy, she can help me," Eisenberg allegedly told Clinton campaign staffers, referring to Joe Ward, a Clinton supporter featured in the ad. The intruder then demanded that Sen. Clinton talk with him. On the advice of law enforcement officials, the senator never did.
Eisenberg never actually had a bomb, authorities said, but had road flares strapped to his chest. The hostages could not see what was under his jacket and believed it could be a bomb, they added.
Joe Ward is a New Yorker who was also featured in TV ads when Clinton ran for Senate in 2000.
In the testimonial ad, which features somber piano music, Ward intones: "Let me tell you a little story. My son Joel had a terrible illness. He needed a bone marrow transplant that our insurance wouldn't cover and we couldn't afford. We called Sen. Clinton and asked for help. Her office called the next day, letting us know that the hospital was going to absorb the cost of the transplant. Now her opponents are saying that Hillary can't be trusted? I trusted this woman to save my son's life, and she did."
Amen. I assume you're referring to that recent Gallup poll that revealed that RATS are more likely to be self-admitted nutjobs than are Republicans.
I have just informed all my employees that due to the amount of absorbing we have been doing ....
Didn’t know about it, but thanks for the info! That’s just the tip of the iceberg, most of them are completely oblivious to what barking moonbats they really are.
So what's the next act? Saint Clinton "forgives" the hostage taker? Vows to aid his family? Blames the conservatives for not providing adequate mental health care that Hillary care will provide? That when she's Queen she'll personally cure the sick of mind and body?
Get ready, it's coming...
I mean, all kidding and tin-foil-hatplay aside, are we really, honest-to-goodness watching a dictatorship form before our very eyes?
My apologies. I should’ve supplied a link along with my post.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933184/posts
Joe Ward - in his “own” words.
http://politvideo.com/Political-Videos/Elections/New-Ad-Joe-Ward.html
I think we are missing the point. Kudos to the Hillary team. It took them less than 24 hours to take a random call from a supposed constituent (and a complaining constituent at that), then run a background check on the guy, give the guy a Hollywood style screen test, call the hospital, and tell them what they are going to do. Well done team.
Clinton et alia will blame this on the drastic Bush cuts to health care. Bet on it.
Yeah ... it's rumored she can also walk on water.
The hospital will absorb the cost?? No! ... the taxpayer will absorb it. Someone else paying the bills. I am sympathetic to Joe and his son's plight, but dumping the cost onto someone else doesn't cut it.
If hillary had paid the bill out of her own pocket it would have given her some credibility. I doubt that would happen.
I didn't know SpongeBob SquarePants was also a doctor. Good to know that the Magic Liberal Money Tree took care of this problem.
*snort*
Hey Mr. Ward, did you even TRY to make payments to the hospital or did you just FREELOAD!
Definition of a liberal: Someone who wants to save the world, using someone else's wallet.
I guess the hidden message here is “ unless anyone forgot just what magic Hillary can work, here is a reminder”.
OTOH, I don’t know if the Clinton Campaign wants to be reminded of just what magic she was capable of years ago.
Especially when “the messenger” is an abject lunatic.
Fair chance he'll be found dead one day. End of story.
(Assuming there’s a plant.)
I'm thinking he was a FREEloader.......
What kind of MAN would FREELOAD??? A DEMOCRAT one!
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