Posted on 04/11/2008 12:01:37 PM PDT by Military family member
Story updated 12:10 p.m.
TERRE HAUTE — “This is a heck of a way to get publicity for Hillary’s campaign,” former President Bill Clinton told the growing crowd at what was left of 1426 S. Third St., the site of what was to have been Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton’s Terre Haute presidential campaign headquarters.
An off-duty volunteer firefighter driving by called 911 around 12:18 a.m. today, noting heavy smoke and flames coming from the single-story commercial structure also occupied by Westaff.
Three units from the Terre Haute City Fire Department responded to and extinguished the fire.
Two Clinton campaign workers, Erin Burger and Alexis Mundis, were in the office at the time of the fire. No one was injured, but one of their car’s was severely damaged by heat coming from the blaze.
When asked if the headquarters fire was a bad omen for his wife’s campaign, Clinton laughed and said, “No, I think this is a good omen. We’ll rise from the ashes like the Phoenix.”
Clinton, who stayed in Terre Haute on Thursday night following his speech at Vincennes University that day, was traveling north on U.S. 41/Third Street on his way to speak at South Vermillion High School in Clinton Friday morning, but stopped to see the damage done and express his concern for the safety of their campaign workers.
“I’m just glad they weren’t hurt,” he said, noting that the worker whose car was damaged by the fire’s heat lost her purse and keys as a result.
According to a fire department report, Burger and Mundis were unaware of the fire, which reportedly began in the roof, until after they escaped and it came through the ceiling.
The south side of the building, which was to have been Clinton’s campaign headquarters, was deemed a total loss, while the north end occupied by Westaff suffered smoke and water damage.
Clinton told the crowd that the campaign already has another location planned in the same commercial unit and will be opening the Terre Haute headquarters soon.
The cause of the fire is under investigation; authorities do not suspect foul play.
President Clinton views damage at burned campaign office — Posted 11:06 a.m.
Former President Bill Clinton stopped to survey fire damage at the Hoosiers for Hillary Terre Haute campaign office in Terre Haute enroute to a rally today at South Vermillion High School in Clinton.
He spoke with members of the public as well as Tribune-Star reporter Brian Boyce.
probably reminds him of the burnt churches he visited in his yout’..
Bill passed out with a lit bong?
I see the Clintons are now using more creative ways to get out of paying their bills.
burnt churches
good zinger
Let's see ... A few months ago during a down time in her campaign, a nut took over one of her campign offices ... now one catches on fire.
I wonder if the sight reminds Bill of all those black churches.
The Clintons will do absolutely ANYTHING in their power grab.
Nice photo-op, victim, “rise from the ashes” coincidence.
Maybe he finally lit that famous cigar, and the extra “additives” proved explosive!
What documents did they have to surreptitiously destroy this time?
You beat me to it!
Oops, hillary accidentally fired off her atomic breath!
Now the Clintons have moved beyond feeling your pain to causing your pain
Has anyone checked to see whether the insurance policy on that building had mysteriously been upgraded recently?
One of their car's what? Is this the state of the press these days?
Was there a suicide note from Vince Foster?
The building owners are better off, because now they will get paid for the use of the space, if only with insurance. The Clinton! campaign would never have paid the rent otherwise.
Did Bill rush over to check to see if the FBI files were all safe?
SNIPER fire no doubt.
When Bill got there, the fire was still smoldering. He told the firefighters to put some ice on it.
Bill Clinton is like an old Alley cat in heat who wakes up the neighborhood at 3:00 AM with his annoyances.
Mmmmm. Liberalism Flambé.
It included a copy of "Bigguns" autographed by Al Bundy.
Campaign Groundwork for a Hillary Crying Jag?
Fires like this are an inevitable danger when dealing with demonic packs.
I mean, you have: (1) a circle/pentagram of fire, (2) candles, (3) the alter and fire for the moloch worship, and (4) the demon itself casts both fire AND brimstone.
It’s inevitable, really.
Wonder if someone heard that Hillary does not pay her campaign bills.
Reichstag fire.
What is it with the Klintoons and 3:00 AM?
Check the ‘toon’s car for gas tanks in the trunk.
“Packs” = pacts
How convenient.
Regards,
TS
Doesn’t sound like it WAS a Clinton campaign office. Sounds like it was GOING TO BE (as in “to become”).
“The south side of the building, which was to have been Clinton’s campaign headquarters, was deemed a total loss, while the north end occupied by Westaff suffered smoke and water damage.”
photo op for sure. You must have seen it coming. If he just wanted to see it he could have disguised himself and viewed it from afar. old impeached willie? No way. He’ll take a photo op any way he can. He’s running for a third term you know.
Of course the campaign doesn’t pay bills -— most of the time it is a supporter who “rents” the space -— send a “bill” but never collects.
It’s an understood end-run around campagin finance limitations.
I am sure Soros subsidiaries are buying up prime locations all over the US to “lease” to Obama for the general.
His jet company, too. (Although this becomes so high profile, they eventually have to send a bill.)
It only becomes a problem when someone actually expects to get paid.
H'mmm.
Teddy Kennedy, while lighting his cigar, accidentally lit his martini on fire while attending and event at the campaign office.......
We’ll rise from the ashes like the Phoenix.”
I’m sure he had that line at the ready. However, he and hillleree will always and forever be mired in ashes. Who told the reporters he was coming anyway????
Hopefully, the arsonist will be caught and charged and sent to prison prior to the election.
I find the title of the article a bit amusing. In the text they refer to “former” Pres. Clinton.
So, Obama has reduced the Clinton campaign to a smoldering pile of ashes from which it needs to rise?
Good old Bill, always helpin' out the campaign.
There was a fire much like this a couple of years ago in an office complex up in Bedford, NH, right about the same time of year - the cause was, essentially, insufficient inspection of equipment prior to switching from "heat" mode to "cool" mode.
Those cheap Chinese vibrator rechargers are real fire hazards.
Everything bad happens @ 3:00AM.
Shouldn't it be President Clinton? Or Mr. Clinton as they sometime refer to President Bush as?
ROTFL !!!
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