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Oops!: Ohio reporter gets the wrong Hillary on the line
I feel bad for this reporter: John Goodall of the Warren, OH Tribune Chronicle thought he was talking to Hillary Clinton; in fact, he was on the line with Hillary Wicai Viers of U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson's staff. "The quotes from Viers were incorrectly attributed to Clinton," says the paper. (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
March 19, 2008 | Permalink
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I have to wonder what quotes were gathered from the mistaken reporter, given that way back when, Charlie Wilson's position was fraught with sex and drug scandals.
Posted by: Nathan Ridge | Mar 19, 2008 12:48:14 PM
haha
those damned hiliary impersonators..
Posted by: chris n cali | Mar 19, 2008 12:49:05 PM
OHMIGOD, I would pay money to be mistaken for HillBillary on a phone interview. What fun I would have. Fun, fun, fun. you better believe I'd make the best of my time.
Posted by: sometimesilie | Mar 19, 2008 12:57:21 PM
Hillary Rodham Clinton has a distinctive voice with that hard, grating, r-grinding Great Lakes accent. Did the other Hillary talk that way, too?
Posted by: Sheila | Mar 19, 2008 1:01:01 PM
I don't think it was THAT Charlie Wilson.
http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/
But the mistake is hilarious!
Posted by: Phranqlin | Mar 19, 2008 1:08:34 PM
he believed she answered her own phone?
that she answers the phone "Hi this is Hillary"?
way too odd
Posted by: Lambiepie | Mar 19, 2008 1:10:34 PM
Hey---
Give me a call, I have the same first name as several preisdents and would be glad pose as one of them.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 19, 2008 1:27:28 PM
This is a... This is a... This is a not... good thing.
Posted by: George W Bush | Mar 19, 2008 1:54:26 PM
Betcha he's not a reporter anymore.
Posted by: lawdog | Mar 19, 2008 2:10:16 PM
He should have pulled her pants down to be sure.
Posted by: A.V. | Mar 19, 2008 2:47:54 PM
AV, tentacles are not for the timid.
Posted by: nellagain | Mar 19, 2008 3:07:23 PM
I wonder if the conversation started out anything like this:
(deep breathy voice) hello, Hillary, what are you wearing (heaving breathing), oh yeah, strong women in powerful positions really turn me on....what would you do if I flashed you 91 times?....(more heavy breathing)....(Teddy Pendegrass starts playing in the background: Turn off the lights...)
Posted by: twerp | Mar 19, 2008 9:18:38 PM
40-some years ago, the 'investigative reporter' at the competing sheet got a hot story: the son of famed columnist William E. Buckley Jr. was arrested for DUI.
The 'reporter' called the famous columnist William E. Buckley Jr. in New York City, who ripped the local cops for their highhandedness and promised to sue.
Did you get that? William E. Buckley, not F.
Lord knows how anybody could have mistaken the voice of William F., but the 'reporter' did and the story ran at the top of page one.
The reporter kept his job, too.
Some reporters have tin ears, I guess.
Posted by: Harry Eagar | Mar 20, 2008 12:30:01 AM
Plus, this is Ohio. It's not like any newspaper out of my old home state is on the cutting edge of anything.
Posted by: Soo | Mar 20, 2008 5:11:12 AM
Ohio Newspapers: At The Cutting Edge Of Getting It Wrong.
You can be proud of that! ;-)
Posted by: Zcott | Mar 20, 2008 8:46:21 AM
REALLY SHARP REPORTING FOR SURE.
Posted by: ULTRA | Mar 20, 2008 11:59:16 AM
