Hillary Clinton shot a duck once

In an amazing coincidence just days before another crucial Democratic primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton, campaigning in Wisconsin -- where thousands build their annual vacations around deer-hunting season -- has let it slip that she went hunting once.

"I know you don't believe it," she told an enthusiastic audience at Kenosha's Brat Stop over the weekend, "but it's actually true. My father taught me to shoot 100 years ago."

According to The Times' Nicholas Riccardi, who was there, she then launched into an explanation of how school shootings can be stopped without infringing on gun owners' rights. She declined to elaborate on her hunting career later except to say that she had nailed a duck.

But anyway here's a photo of another Clinton holding a dead duck like the one his wife recalls shooting down.

But then today, on the eve of voting in the Badger State, the New York senator remembered more details about hunting once in Arkansas with male colleagues and standing in chilly water early one morning.

"They said, 'We won't shoot. You shoot,' " Clinton told reporters. "They wanted to embarrass me. So, OK, the pressure was on. So I shot, and I shot a banded duck. And I was as surprised as they were."

Not to mention how the unarmed duck felt.

-- Andrew Malcolm

Photo: Gary Hershorn / Reuters

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Comments

[soundbite]

I seem to recall John Kerry making a foolish hunting claim before he crashed. And I seem to remember Mitt Romney making foolish hunting claims before he crashed. At least Obama repeats the words of the great successes of history. Hillary "plagiarizes" the most ridiculously flagrant political failures.

[James]

Hillary's campaign will soon be as dead as that poor duck!

[Ohjeez....]

You know, this tactic didn't work for Mitt. We laughed at him. We'll laugh at her too.

Duck season!
Wabbit season!
Duck season!
Duck season!
KA-BLAM!

[M. and E. Steadmann]

One wonders what her people are telling voters in Hawaii? That she's of Polynesian ancestry and that she can navigate thousands of miles over open sea by starlight ...

[b.iler]

Wow! The Obama cult of personality is out in full force...stop acting so petty because you are now realizing that you have all been bamboozled by empty rhetoric

Beyond being the face of a successful campaign and having the correct foresight on one issue, the war, what else has he done? No one seems to have an answer beyond this vague notion of undefinable "change"...

[Annie]

Killing animals is a big turnoff for me. I can't see how that's beiing used as a cool thing.

And Hillary was allready doing so bad. Djee. I expected so much more of her. I guess politics stole her heart.

[shane]

You liberals don't like to face the fact---We right-wing gun owners have enough power to make even Hillary pander to us..Last week Obama even said he was for individual gun rights(of course we know they are lying and just ashamed to admit they are liberals because we won't vote for them)..

Here is a suprise wake up to the LA Times liberal editors.., no matter how much you wish it to be true,the rest of the country doesn't think like you or even like you based on your low subscription numbers..

[okcrow]

She went hunting once and bagged a duck. She traded cattle futures once and bagged $100,000. My god, this woman is a genius!

[ChangeWhat]

I downloaded and read Hilary's "Economic Blueprint: Restoring the American Dream. I also read Obamas. Winner by a long shot - Hilary

WOW Hilary tied it all together into a economic vision and plan for getting back the American Dream. Just what I was looking for at a time when I certainly see that dream slipping away from friends and family.

Great Vision Hilary... You’re the Candidate that can make it happen. You have won my vote. Sorry Obama, I could not find the beef and now seriously doubt your credibility. Also, I cannot go along with your Liberation Theology; a theology that led tens of thousands in Central America to lose their lives and freedom to those who sold the people on a vision of "change"
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If you want to know what Obama means by “change” –Google this – Obama Liberation Theology

P.S. Obamatrons, please stop drinking the Kool-Aid it is making you blind, venomous and mean-spirited.

[cookiejill]

She was plagiarising Cheney.

[WISE OWL]

I am glad that Hillary can fire a shot. That is the kiind of President we want! Obama sure has never fired a shot...he just brags about his drug use as a youth.

Obama has never been a Boy Scout, Obama has never marched in a parade. All he knows how to do is quote Lincoln...he thinks he is Lincoln reincarnated. His wife thinks she is Jackie Kennedy. She is sporting a flip hair do and three strand pearls like Jackie wore. How nice that we shall have "Corn Rows" in the White House.

Hillary is a strong woman. Obama has no shame because he is not qualified and is running for President like some ordinary man off the street. I believe he is a puppet paid for by the Kennedy's. Obama seems mechanical and not real.

Also, if he is a Christain, why does he associate himself with Oprah who is cohabituating with Steadman and has no plans to marry. Halle Berry is pregnant and broadcasts that she has no plans to marry. How can Obama uphold the morality and preserve the status of Marriage for the Nation???

[Lori]

I think this was meant to impress all those hunters in Texas who have a gun rack in their pick-up trucks. Guess what Hillary, those guys with the gun racks in their pickups aren't Democrats, and even if they were, they wouldn't be voting for you.

[Bruce McClanahan]

Well she was named after that great adventurer, Sir Edmund Hillary. What's that-dates didn't come close-just another ridiculous Clintonista' lie? Suprised that never came up during his passing.

[steven]

I wonder if she had a hunting license when she killed that duck or was she poaching game? We all know that democrats couldn't give a damn about the 2nd amendment. She and her husband think the second amendment is about the right to hunt ducks and deers. Bill Clinton once said that deer do not wear bulletproof vests and that therefore ammo that could penetrate a bullet proof vest should be illegal. What an idiot any legitimate deer or elk hunting round will penetrate a bulletproof vest. In order to have a humane kill the rifle rounds are very much more powerfull than a 9mm pistol. You don't shoot deer or elk at 5 yards you do at 200 yds and the bullet has to penetrate the animal and kill it in a fast humane manner. That is why rifles are more powerfull, but Clinton (Bll and Hillary) don't know anything about hunting they only go hunting once every four years at election time. Even then they are only hunting for votes from midwestern states.

What phonies I would respect them more if they just told the truth they a fear guns but they fear gun owner's votes even more.

[John S]

"Killing animals is a big turnoff for me. I can't see how that's beiing used as a cool thing."

Indeed! Killing animals for fun is disgusting.

Hillary just lost my vote.

[Peter]

Senator Clinton tries too hard to be a man. She tries to too hard to be a women (or should I say feminist), too.

She fails in both efforts.

[Tom J]

Yes, the obvious punchline is:
"And 30-some years later, you just have to appreciate the irony that now I'M the dead duck! What goes around comes around, I guess."

[Concerned Dem]

Good timing with the quote Hilary, right after a crazy guy uses a shotgun to shoot up a classroom in Illinois

[Eyah]

Notice she didn't let that story "slip" in california. Ohhh no.

I have no problem with the right to bear arms, I don't even have a problem with people hunting/fishing, as long as they eat the damn thing.

What I *do* have a problem with is her blantant pandering to whatever demographic she's visiting. I guess she really is an "agent of change".

Next week - Wise Owl will remember white people who don't live up to Christian ideals of marriage.

[carol]

I'm supposed to be turned on by the fact that she shoots at defenseless animals? I won't stand for a president who orders the shooting of PEOPLE let alone animals. I think she just shot herself in the foot.

[Martin]

Huh? This subject of Hillary shooting a duck is absurd. Pundits and overeager journalists will now make it seem like Hilllary would strike the match that could kill Bambi's mother.

I abhor the thought of killing animals for sport. But that's not the point right now. Whether or not she will be a good chief executive of our nation is the subject at hand. And -- be it Hillary or Borack -- I have faith in both candidates.

[dionysis]

I shot a 180 lb. boar in the swamp this weekend. And yes, I had fun. I enjoyed going in the woods with my daughter and killing it. Does this make me evil? We like fatback in the morning, is that ok with you city folk? When yall are crying that there is a food shortage, I will send Becky out with her rifle and tell her to bring back some meat for your starving kids. Oh, it has a pistol grip and flash hider so she does not lose her night vision. I guess this make it an evil assault weapon-therefore you will not want to eat the burned carcass of a murdred animal. Enjoy your tortured chickens from KFC you hypocrites.

[kdub]

Wise Owl, wow. Your post is a great example of the desperation of HRC and her supporters.

"Obama seems mechanical and not real." Are you kidding!? I mean can anyone who has paid any attention to this election and can call him or herself an informed voter seriously make this claim? As for the rest of your post, it reeks of desperation and distant tangents. Why don't we just stick to duck hunting stories?

[RICHARD]

You would think she would want to team up with Cheney and take Bill hunting.

[Nancy]

Hillary lost my vote. I can't stand women who feel they need to be "one of the guys."