I got this wonderful missive in my e-mail today and in very large bold letters. It reads as follows:
Gold Star Mothers is an organization made up of women whose sons were killed in military combat during service in the United States armed forces. Recently a delegation of New York State Gold Star Mothers made a trip to Washington, DC, to discuss various concerns with their elected representatives.
According to published reports, there was only one politician who refused to meet with these ladies. Can you guess which politician that might be?
Was it New York Senator Charles Schumer? Nope, he met with them. Try again.
Do you know anyone serving in the Senate who has never showed anything but contempt for our military?
Do you happen to know the name of any politician in Washington who's husband once wrote of his loathing for the military? Now you're getting warm! You got it! None other than the Queen herself, Hillary Rotten Clinton. She refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.
MORE BELOW THE BREAK.....INCLUDING THE FACTS.....
Now, please don't tell me you're surprised. This woman wants to be President of the United States --- and there is a huge percentage of Voters who are eager to help her achieve that goal.
May you sleep in peace always..and please...hug or thank a Veteran for that privilege. Think about this one !!!
Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York Senator, now comes under this fancy congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan. It's common knowledge that, in order for her to establish NYS residency, they purchased a million+ dollar house in upscale Chappaqua, NY.
Makes sense. Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. The mortgage payments hover at about $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residency had to be built within the acreage in order to house the Secret Service agents.
The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of said Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment, .......meaning that we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's mortgage, their transportation, their safety and security, their 12 man staff, and it's all perfectly legal.
Sincerely, Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter USN (ret)
PS: Please forward this to as many people as you can. We don't want this woman to even think of running for President. So, just how many people can you send this to? It will take no more than 2 minutes. Thanks
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BUT -- the facts in this mailing are NOT TRUE. Hats off to Atrios who sent me the attached link to a message from the Gold Star Mothers about these claims:
http://www.goldstarmoms.com/note.htm
To Whom It May Concern
Subject: Gold Star Mothers meeting with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton The information you refer to is totally false.
At the time this allegation was made Senator Clinton was not even in her office. These allegations were not initiated by the Gold Star Mothers that Senator Clinton would not see them.
This is a fabricated report picked up by an individual using the Gold Star Mothers as an instrument to discredit Senator Clinton.
Four Gold Star Mothers and a Vietnam veteran made an appointment with Senator Clinton at a later date and were very well received.
Photographs were made with Senator Clinton and she presented each one with a signed proclamation paying tribute to the American Gold Star Mothers.
We regret any embarrassment this may have caused Senator Clinton and her staff and would like to move beyond this issue and continue the positive volunteer work which we willingly and graciously provide for the veterans and their families and support of other Gold Star Mothers.
American Gold Star Mothers are a strong group of women who have sacrificed sons or daughters in conflicts to preserve the freedom that we enjoy. We do not need mischievous gossip and unfounded lies to promote our organization. Please help stop it now.
Sincerely,
Ann Y. Sherman Wolcott
National President
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
"Leading the Way."
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Would be interesting to know just who Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter USN (ret) is...perhaps some web sleuths may turn something up. Regardless, this appears to be yet another Rovian-style effort to slime anyone who hints of being a threat to the GOP dynasty in the White House. The GOP is obviously worried, as evidenced in a recent NY Times profile which noted that Mrs. Clinton has done such a good job in her first term that nearly half of registered GOP voters in NY support her. She gets out, she listens, she works with people and she has apparently done a very good job of helping people in smaller upstate distressed communities hit hard by job loss and program cuts.
If you get a copy of this e-mail, or similar messages of this type, reply to it immediately and remind people that it is easy to take a knee jerk reaction when you get this kind of thing in the mail and send it off without knowing the facts. The truth is always our best weapon