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Update on the Hillary Clinton "I remember landing under sniper fire...we ran with our heads down" story: Clinton admits she "misspoke." Blogger uncovers other episodes of Clinton "misspeaking." Veterans who have actually been under sniper fire are very, very upset at Clinton's fanciful stories:

She has no sense of what a statement like that does to soldiers...She is insulting the command in its entirety...Believe me, heads would have rolled all over if the military put the then-first lady at unacceptable risk...

So why did she fib?

As first lady, she did not attend National Security Council meetings, did not receive the presidential daily briefing on terrorism and other threats and did not have a top level security clearance. Her foreign trips were glorified goodwill tours, a collection of photo opportunities and sightseeing trips.

Clinton is trying far too hard to make her experience into something it wasn't.

Update: CJR points out that McCain was treated very differently concerning his Iran/al Qaeda gaffe. Clinton's gaffe was treated properly, criticism came from reporters and it was a matter of easily-checked facts and her claims as to her qualifications to be President. McCain's criticism was portrayed as a partisan dispute and reporters never did any fact-checking and made excuses for him.

Also, many "SuperDelegates" are less than pleased about the Clinton campaign in general.