Hillary: I Lost Power – Not
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton told ABC's "World News Tonight" last Thursday that the lights at her Chappaqua, N.Y., mansion went out along with everyone else's when the big blackout hit.
But moments later during the same interview, Clinton contradicted herself and admitted that she was "one of the fortunate ones" who still had power, thanks to a Secret Service generator on her property.
"No, the lights aren't on," Clinton initially told ABC's Ted Koppel, who asked during their telephone chat if she still had power "up there."
After listening to the top Democrat expound for a few minutes on the vagaries of nuclear power and why she thought the collapse of Enron should have been a warning sign, Koppel revisited the question, asking, "Well, has the Secret Service got a nice generator for backup power? Or are you handling it on candles tonight?"
With that Sen. Clinton came clean and admitted she was enjoying full power.
"Well, no, they do. I'm one of the fortunate ones," she offered, without skipping a beat. "Because of all of the equipment and the communications, that is something that they can count on to keep essential services going."
Koppel pretended not to notice Hillary's earlier fib about being left without lights, noting only, "Well, the neighbors will be coming over for that cup of sugar later on."
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton told ABC's "World News Tonight" last Thursday that the lights at her Chappaqua, N.Y., mansion went out along with everyone else's when the big blackout hit.
But moments later during the same interview, Clinton contradicted herself and admitted that she was "one of the fortunate ones" who still had power, thanks to a Secret Service generator on her property.
"No, the lights aren't on," Clinton initially told ABC's Ted Koppel, who asked during their telephone chat if she still had power "up there."
After listening to the top Democrat expound for a few minutes on the vagaries of nuclear power and why she thought the collapse of Enron should have been a warning sign, Koppel revisited the question, asking, "Well, has the Secret Service got a nice generator for backup power? Or are you handling it on candles tonight?"
With that Sen. Clinton came clean and admitted she was enjoying full power.
"Well, no, they do. I'm one of the fortunate ones," she offered, without skipping a beat. "Because of all of the equipment and the communications, that is something that they can count on to keep essential services going."
Koppel pretended not to notice Hillary's earlier fib about being left without lights, noting only, "Well, the neighbors will be coming over for that cup of sugar later on."
