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June 18, 2009 9:38 AM

Clinton Breaks Her Elbow After Fall

Posted by Kevin Hechtkopf
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Obama's disabled list is growing.

The latest news is that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow after a fall on her way to the White House on Wednesday.

Clinton was treated and released from a hospital near the State Department headquarters. Her chief of staff says she will undergo surgery in the coming week, reports the Associated Press.

The secretary has not made any public appearances since the fall. She was scheduled to appear with actress Angelina Jolie today at an event marking World Refugee Day, but it looks like that will no longer happen.

(CBS)
Clinton's fall follows another high profile fall by Sonia Sotomayor, Mr. Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, who fractured her ankle at the airport 10 days ago on her way to Washington to meet with senators.

This epidemic is also spreading abroad. Last weekend, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was left with a broken arm after a fall at her home. Her spokesman today said she will soon have surgery for the injury.
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by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 9:36 PM EDT
by lucytomato June 18, 2009 6:23 PM PDT
This is a sepecial mement,meanwhile Clinton is in a sepecial position,perhaps she will disapper from television for a long time,I think NK LOL,when they heard this news and hope she will stay in hospital.


Hey, Luuuuuuuucy, anybody home?
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by lucytomato June 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT
This is a sepecial mement,meanwhile Clinton is in a sepecial position,perhaps she will disapper from television for a long time,I think NK LOL,when they heard this news and hope she will stay in hospital.
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by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT
"Her chief of staff says she will undergo surgery in the coming week, reports the Associated Press."

How come she has to wait so long for surgery?
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by John_Merritt June 18, 2009 8:02 PM EDT
Elbow fractures hurt bigtime. The worst part is they invariably lead to motion problems and arthritis at her age. Hillary take care. Sorry it had to happen to a nice lady like you. Bill, no more playing, get your apron and get to work. I want the dishes and laundry done by the time Hillary gets home. OK!
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by Thalia-9 June 18, 2009 7:48 PM EDT
Ah geesh - all this wishing/hoping/praying for pain or bodily harm is embarassing to read - I'm a republican, she's a dem...no matter - person to person, here's wishing you well and a quick road to recovery Hillary.
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by tautomer June 18, 2009 7:41 PM EDT
Wow! I forgot that Clinton was involved in government. She hasn't done anything in years! Was Huma Abedin with her, to "clean it up" for her? That's right, we al remember the $25k/yr "aide" with the $250k wardrobe who is always by Hillary's side.
Huma will be on Hillary's health care plan pretty soon..
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by realitychec6 June 18, 2009 6:21 PM EDT
... I wish you well, Hillary. God bless and guide our President and all of our leaders.
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by specialty8 June 18, 2009 5:46 PM EDT
Seems Obama has a real knack for picking tax crooks and people that can't walk and chew gum at the same time! Maybe this on the job training is a bit to much for the community organizer.
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by magoo2u1 June 18, 2009 5:36 PM EDT
Broke her elbow "after" a fall? What did she do, run into a wall?
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by specialty8 June 18, 2009 5:13 PM EDT
Come on stuart, you spend happy libs would just love for Bush to fall on his rear.Also did you read where the Obungler plan will eat up more than 75% of the GNP to just pay the interest? Can you imagine what will happen? We will wish we never seen the community organizer that has never done nothing but take and spend other peoples money.
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by specialty8 June 18, 2009 4:53 PM EDT
This had to be Bushes fault somehow didn't it? Obama will say the "broken elbow I inherited".
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by Questionews June 18, 2009 4:42 PM EDT
Careful ladies! Will Hillary out of commission, Bill is going to get pretty randy for a little sumpin sumpin from whoever is within reach. Mothers, lock up your daughters!
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by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 4:53 PM EDT
by Questionews June 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT
Careful ladies! Will Hillary out of commission, Bill is going to get pretty randy for a little sumpin sumpin from whoever is within reach. Mothers, lock up your daughters!


You mean Hillary can't give him a "little sumpin sumpin" just because one arm is out of commission?
by specialty8 June 18, 2009 5:03 PM EDT
Nah Willie is like a moose, Hill has to use both hands for this beast.
by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 5:29 PM EDT
Who said anything about HANDS?
by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 3:06 PM EDT
It's okay Hillary, I CARE. : )
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by specialty8 June 18, 2009 2:48 PM EDT
Maybe Clinton and sotomayer stayed over at Ted Kennedys house to long and got trashed.
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by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
It's one thing to read the constant back and forth vicious hatred for each other(liberals and conservatives), but when you actually start wishing someone bodily harm, or are jumping for joy when someone injures themselves, that's when you know that you are truly SICK.
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by leeanna59 June 18, 2009 6:01 PM EDT
I wished harm to my ex for ten years and then he was in the path of Hurricane Hugo in 1988, and I decided that was bad enough; I didn't spend any more time wishing for it. What I have learned is that "Time heals all wounds," and "Time wounds all heels."
by cajundweeb June 18, 2009 2:19 PM EDT
Uh, oh! Could this be a trend?
I guess you'd say that people are falling for political reasons, perhaps?

I do hope Secretary Clinton gets better soon, in any event.
YOU GEAUX, Hillary!
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by rational_1 June 18, 2009 2:02 PM EDT
Probably broke it coming off the top rope when it hit Bubba's thick skull.
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by BubbaRight June 18, 2009 1:48 PM EDT
Wow, Hillary and Sonya both with broken bones. Maybe they were both leaning too far to the left when they fell.
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by wdrussell1 June 18, 2009 1:14 PM EDT
Yes, when you are our age, falling is a lot more important than it was 40 years ago.
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by cs4466 June 18, 2009 12:35 PM EDT
Lol lots of poor bitter powerless neocons here. Funny stuff! Buck up - only 7.5 more years to go before you have a chance at relevance again.
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by cs4466 June 18, 2009 5:16 PM EDT
Looks like Demwatcher2 is also a fortune teller. Wonder if he has a turban to go along with the job! LOL!
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