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Sinbad's Bosnia lie
Much like destor23, I don't enjoy posting this. I've been a huge supporter of Sinbad ever since Bosnia-gate first came to light. However, after watching TPMtv's detailed coverage of it, I was shocked to find that Sinbad himself has been less than forthcoming.
You'll remember that Sinbad wrote about the horror of trying to decide between eating at this place or the next (which we later found out had sushi). Well, Hillary (perhaps out of petty spite) has revealed that for the lie it is: they ate MREs. Go ahead, re-watch the TPMtv clip. You'll see what I'm talking about. Yep, MREs. What else has Sinbad lied to us about?
So, with sadness, I'm announcing a change of the candidate I support:
Crow/Crowe '08: One has passed the C&C threshold, the other knows how to swing a sword.
Comments (56)
It is a sad day in the world of politics when comedians resort to stretching the truth to make a story funnier. My heart goes out to all those who have been taken in by this funny man.
March 28, 2008 11:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
It depends on what your definition of "eat" is. Having eaten an MRE, I'm gonna side with Sinbad on this one.
March 28, 2008 11:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad has two choices here. Sinbad can say he misspoke, that he was sleep-deprived and simply spoke incorrectly. Sinbad can also claim to speak millions of words a day and so certainly some of them will be, you know, lies.
But Sinbad has another choice. It's called upping the ante. And since Sinbad loves to fly by the seat of his pants, here goes:
Not only did we have to decide whether or not to eat here or at the next place, but we faced an even tougher decision on our trip - do we have time to go the bathroom while we're here? Where is it? In the back? Do we have to use Port-a-Potties or are there more luxurious amenities? Does anyone have an extra roll of toilet paper?
Sinbad/Clinton '08 - Can you guys pull over? I really gotta whizz.
March 28, 2008 11:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Never underestimate the propensity of those corkscrew plane landings to completely decimate one's ability to hold in a whizz.
I've been in plenty of corkscrew landings -- several while under sniper fire, in fact -- and believe me, I've had to take a whizz after every single one.
March 28, 2008 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad/Clinton '08 - A Million Word March! There will be lies.
March 28, 2008 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad!
JJR demands that you stop trying to bury the truth of Hell on Earth that was the tarmac in Tuzla. Brave men died and that day and you spit on their memory every time you repeat these lies. I'd hate to have to come after you the way that I had to go after the Russians in Afghanistan after they captured Col. Trautman. Let me remind you of two very important facts:
1. I can fire an M60 from the hip.
2. My knife has constantly increased in size since the early 80s.
HRC deserves her due! Not only should she be the next CiC, she should also be the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, the DHS and the EPA. In fact, we could execute a complete troop withdrawal from Iraq right now if they would just send HRC and JJR over there to handle business.
March 28, 2008 5:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Remember - your fellow combat veteran (S. Crow) invoked 2 squares to Karl Rove's face - don't let her down... or Larry David, or Jerry Seinfeld - and Elaine would crumble (no pun intended).
Be strong.
March 29, 2008 11:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
And the TPM Snark Club grows wider.
Highly recommended.
March 28, 2008 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ever eat an MRE? Harper's published comments made by soldiers on a recent survey of the "new" MREs:
The vanilla pudding was so good I ripped it open, licked the inside, and rolled around on top of it like a dog.
Shitcan the meat chunk and give out more granola.
Should add Copenhagen Dip.
Why in God's name would you put a vegetable in a MRE?
It sounded like a flatulance symphony in my tent all night.
The way it turned my mouth blue flooded my mind with childhood memories and for a moment I was at peace.
My son swears that the meat in the stew is pigs' assholes and after he opened the can it did kind of smell like it...the three squares of toilet paper and the matches make nice accoutrements, though.
March 28, 2008 11:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
In case anyone is ever curious, you can usually pick up MREs and your local military surplus outlet.
March 28, 2008 5:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend them...
March 28, 2008 5:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is a deeply disturbing revelation, but I remain steadfast in my support for Sinbad.
March 28, 2008 12:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
I am with you, Ruth. But I think Sinbad deserves more credit, here. Rather than side-stepping the issue, he expanded it into a discussion of the entire gastrointestinal tract, from start to finish. Sinbad could have waited for the controversy over MREs to die down, but he jumped into the fray, making what may well be remembered as an historic statement on excrement. And we are all a little bit better for having witnessed it.
March 28, 2008 12:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, come on. Don't look at Sinbad, look at Sheryl Crow. I mean, she said "Every day is a winding road." And it's NOT.
March 28, 2008 12:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Prince wrote that song. That might be considered political plagiarism on the part of Ms. Crow. But I think she covered it with his full permission. So I guess this all hinges on how you feel about Prince. His name would suggest that he is anti-democracy, but he also had a period in which he renounced his title. While there are numerous scandals and, ahem, Controversies, in his past, as someone who has seen most of his films, I can tell you that he is not likely to receive a thorough vetting. Mostly due to the quality of his films...
March 28, 2008 1:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh yeah? I hear he's not even a real prince!
March 28, 2008 2:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
However, he also lead the Revolution, which Thomas Jefferson advised us was healthy for democracy.
March 28, 2008 5:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, sure, but then he terminated the Revolution and next thing you know, he's wearing pants and marching along with something he euphemestically refers to as the "New Power Generation." Mmm hmm, "Animal Farm" all over again, if you ask me.
March 28, 2008 9:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
The key question here: Did or did not said pants cover his ass?
March 28, 2008 10:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
MRE is Meal Ready to Eat.
Sushi does not need to be cooked.
It is a Meal Ready to Eat.
Honestly, haven't we been through this with Chris Matthews already?
March 28, 2008 12:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
According to the troops that have to eat them the MRE stands for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.
March 28, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry, you will have to provide more proof than simply taking the word of Hillary Rambo Clinton, The Heroine of Tuzla, over Sinbad Saint Verity.
Perhaps she has a confused recollection of what she actually ate, since she was extremely distracted at the time, catching sniper bullets between her teeth.
Sinbad thy name is Truth. Truth thy name is Sinbad.
March 28, 2008 12:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
Then take the word of JJR:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/jjr-on-hrc-tuzla-under-fire.php
I think my record speaks for itself.
March 28, 2008 5:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is disappointing. Disappointing that you would take one brief, grainy youtube clip and use it to form an opinion on the candidate.
You see, Sinbad has actually had a 20 year relationship with food. Probably more, we should let Sinbad tell us and take him at his word. Food has nourished him, he ate it after he baptized his kids, and he worships at the alter of three-course dinners at least once a week. His relationship with food cannot be defined by a momentary TPMtv clip, devoid of any context.
So the issue is not whether Sinbad ate a MRE in Tuzla, or ate Sushi at the next place. The issue we should be discussing is what food says about us, as much as what we say about food. The issue is to start talking about food as adults. That's what I understand Sinbad's Presidency to be about. Whether we have moved beyond food as fodder for the nightly news, or as spectacle such as at the
OJ
trial.Are you ready for this new era? Is America?
March 28, 2008 2:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wouldn't worry about Sinbad, it doesn't look like he's missed many meals in his life.
March 28, 2008 3:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Neither would I, but it's great for perspective. :)
March 28, 2008 5:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was supposed to be in reply to your comment about not recommending MREs.
March 28, 2008 6:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad's people have been suppressing the fact that he once worshiped at the alter of radical comedy priest FATHER GUIDO SARDUCCI! I call on him to immediately denounce/renounce all association with this dangerous, anti-american heretic! Cho/Crowe 08.
March 28, 2008 2:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
I do mind, Fake Sinbad minds! This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man. This aggression against Fake Sinbad will not stand, man! And also, you know, Hillary is not the issue here, people. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, people, Mrs. Clinton is not the preferred nomenclature. Senator Clinton, please.'
Sinbad/Clinton '08 - Hey, careful man, there's a beverage here!
March 28, 2008 2:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just take it easy man.
March 28, 2008 3:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Be honest. Did you quote that from memory or did you have to Google it?
March 28, 2008 5:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, you know, it's complicated man, I mean there's lots of ins, lots of outs lots of whathaveyas.
And I'm disappointed that you would try to throw me under the bus with such Rovian tactics. I'm shocked that you would question my honesty. Are you a nihilist or something?
March 28, 2008 5:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
March 28, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
I love you Sinbad, but do you have to use so many cuss words?
March 28, 2008 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
You people are missing the restaurant for the food. It's not about WHAT he ate. It's about WHERE he ate it and the sound judgment he used in making that decision.
The next place has sushi. Foreign experience and good judgment you can count on.
Sinbad/Sinbad 08
March 28, 2008 3:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
But when he said, "The next place," wasn't it...just words?
March 28, 2008 4:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not just words. Powerful words. Words imbued with power. The power of sushi, which is Japanese. Ninjas come from Japan. Ninjas are powerful. Powerful Ninjas - Powerful Words. Sushi.
March 28, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's the kind of syllogism you can take to the voting booth!
March 28, 2008 5:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
But not to a caucus! Ninjas take swords to caucuses and kill all who dare oppose them! You'll never see Rambo at a Caucus. Or Crowe. They fear the ninjas.
March 28, 2008 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you did see Rambo at a caucus he would end up being to the only delegate.
March 28, 2008 6:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
I used to respect Fake Sinbad, but he's clearly lost it. Evasive, angry, trying to distract us with toilet humor. Let's face it, Fake Sinbad has misled the American people, not once but repeatedly. I've decided to endorse Fake Rambo. He's not as funny as Fake Sinbad, but at least he's a straight talker.
March 28, 2008 3:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
JJR thanks you for your endorsement. I apologize for not being as funny as Sinbad, but there's nothing funny about what happens out on the battlefield.. battlefields like the Tuzla tarmac.
March 28, 2008 5:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was funny fake jjr. I'm warming to you, but give me time. I'm still devastated by fake sinbad's betrayal.
March 29, 2008 2:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm so disillusioned. It's one thing to lie about sniper fire, but FOOD?
Sniper fire we can live without. Food sustains us.
Sniper fire can make you nervous. Food is soothing.
Food fills your tummy with goodness. Sniper fire will leave you with holes in your abdomen.
Fake Sinbad, I thought I knew ye. You leave me with little choice....
Clinton/Sinba....I can't do it! I still love you Fake Sinbad! I know you really ate sushi and not Hillary's MRE. By the way, I heard Obama’s heating up a can of KICK ASS. Mmmm, smells good. Let's eat at his place.
March 28, 2008 4:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who knew that fake sniper fire could be so deadly? Please don't throw me under the Kool-Aid for that one, I've been drinking dog whistles all day.
March 28, 2008 6:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad has responded to your criticisms with a very emotional and personal appeal. Please read it if you have the chance.
March 28, 2008 5:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've decided to endorse Fake Rambo. He's not as funny as Fake Sinbad, but at least he's a straight talker
O man, dream ticket: Crowe/Rambo '08! When one's sword fails, the other's AK kicks in!
March 28, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! FOR HILLARY!!!
March 28, 2008 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Excellent news when idiotic drops by!!!
March 29, 2008 11:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
I have to say I'm skeptical about the 'millions of words a day' claim as well. If you allow 8 hrs for sleeping and eating, speaking 2M words in 16 hrs computes to 2,083 words per minute, or about 35 words per second. Talking at 3 words/sec would be a fast clip, even for a politician, so that claim is off by at least a factor of 10. Is there no end to this credibility crisis? We clearly haven't hit bottom yet.
March 28, 2008 6:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
I MUST defend Hillary Clinton! It was said by the MSM that it was too dangerous for the president to land in Tuzla, so they sent the First Lady and their only daughter! In fact, I have come under sniper fire on many occasions--only I am so busy gardening and paying bills and playing poker on line--that I can't seem to recall any of them. I believe that landing under a hail of enemy fire is so commonplace, that it is entirely REASONABLE that Hillary misspoke. She obviously misremembered. Naturally, I, too, would send my 16-year-old daughter smack-dab into a civil war fought by crazed lunatics. Actually, as soon as she turns 18, I will implore her to go to Iraq. I think she'll have a job there for decades to come.
And, the economic-crisis 3 a.m. phone call Hillary NOW alludes to...Yes, I get 3 a.m. economic crisis phone calls from COLLECTION AGENCIES!
I can't wait for Hillary to become our exhalted president. We have such a poor international reputation right now, I see no reason improve it.
The Irish are chomping at the bit to stage a welcome parade for Hillary, who was so instumental in the Northern Ireland peace talks.
Oh, did you know Hillary is responsible for the Marshall Plan? She also was on hand for the Magna Carta. Hillary personally passed the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. And, lest I forget, she is the ghost writer for the Emanicpation Proclamation.
I don't see what the problem is.
Why don't Barack Obama and John McCain simply bow out now. We would sure save a pot load of money.
March 28, 2008 11:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ben, this is just another illustration of your pervasive anti-Sinbad bias.
March 28, 2008 11:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
So, DID you have to use the PortaPotties, Sinbad? We need to know, because obviously, someone was full of crap. And, really, who wants to sit down in one of those Tuzla PP's?
March 29, 2008 12:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is all Primary Calories.
March 29, 2008 6:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary can remember WHAT they ate, but she couldn't remember whether there was sniper fire or not? That's strange.
March 29, 2008 9:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
THANKS SINBAD!!! THANKS FOR TELLING THE TRUTH AND FUTHER EXPOSING THE CLINTONS. WE ALREADY KNEW THAT THEY WERE LIARS, BUT THIS "BIG BOSNIA LIE" PROVES THAT THEY ARE UNFIT FOR ANY ELECTED OFFICE. HEHE....I DIDN'T INHALE, I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN, SINBAD IS JUST A COMEDIAN, WE HAD TO RUN ON THE TARMAC, WITH BULLETS WHIZZING OVER OUR HEADS, WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP. ANY CREDIBILITY THESE FOOLS (CLINTONS) HAD LEFT IS GONE FOREVER. AMERICA, WE HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OVERLOOK REPEATED LIES AND IGNORE THE FACTS. I.E. GEORGE BUSH, LYING THIS COUNTRY INTO IRAQ!!!! WMD'S AMERICA YOU BOUGHT THOSE LIES TOO, YOU IGNORED THE TRUTH, AND THE LOOK AT THE TERRIBLE RESULTS.
March 31, 2008 9:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
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