Claim: Hillary Clinton refused to meet with a contingent of Gold Star mothers.
Examples: [Collected on the Internet, 2001]
Bet this never hits the TV news!
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 NewsMax.com there was only one politician in DC 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 whose husband once wrote of his loathing of the military?
Now you're getting warm! None other than the Queen herself — the Hildebeast, Hillary Clinton. She refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.
Now &mdashl please don't tell me you're surprised. This woman wants to be president of the United
Origins: This item about Hillary Clinton, then a newly-elected U.S. senator representing New York, snubbing a contingent of Gold Star mothers (i.e., women who have had son or daughters killed in military service) originated with a
New York chapter president Shirley Jones and member Mary Wheeler, both of upstate New York, [said] they had been in Washington visiting Senate offices. The only office that refused to meet with the Gold Star Mothers was none other than New York Senator Hillary Clinton. She and her staff simply refused to meet with them.
N.Y. She and her staff simply refused to meet with them.
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but the "only politician in DC who refused to meet with these ladies" (obviously a gross exaggeration, since two women couldn't possibly have visited every politician in Washington, and just calling upon every senator would have required them to visit one hundred separate offices).
The incident referenced in the NewsMax article took place on
We would appreciate it if the Georgianna Carter-Krell
The American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., deeply regret the misunderstanding about Senator Hillary Clinton. The two mothers who visited Washington did not have an appointment with the Senator and she was not in her office on that day.
National President
Miffed at their perception that none of the staffers at
Clinton's office is apologetic about the slight, saying the senator's temporary basement office was understaffed during her first months in office and the staff has since reached out to communicate with Jones about the legislation.
"It got blown out of proportion, in a way," Gold Star Mother Shirley Jones said of a flurry of nationwide carping about New York's junior senator after Jones made a few offhand remarks about her organization's reception at
The American Gold Star Mothers organization also responded with a stronger refutation of the rumor issued by that organization's National President and National
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.
Last updated: 19 March 2015
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Limbacher, Carl. "Hillary Snubs Gold Star Mothers." NewsMax. 26 May 2001. [Albany] Times Union. "Clinton Smooths Out Gold Star Flap." 3 August 2001.