Hillary Rodham Clinton: VisaGate?
Clinton tip at an Iowa restaurant, $197.00, entertainment value…priceless
Just your ordinary citizen retelling the story as it was heard this morning. The waitress at the Made-Rite or Made-Rite or whatever ( was listening to NPR’s report, audio, not sure of spelling) mentioned a few things. What stands out is her saying Hillary doesn’t get it, she didn’t leave a tip and the waitress lost her second job because the person who operates the nursing home was not happy with her performance due to being one who supports HRC. That’s it in a nutshell. Later reports say Clinton’s people did leave a tip of about 150 bucks, the restaurant owner confirms it but not the amount and the waitress is quoted as saying she doesn’t remember any tip.
Another report late Thursday evening says HRC now has a website to offer rebuttal for any statements made about Clinton that Clinton doesn’t like. It says Mitt Romney has one too. Okay, isn’t this kind of he said, she said stuff? What ordinary citizen has the time or resources to thoroughly investigate every item claimed as fact? In this case you have nothing but liberals arguing about what happened. NPR is tagged as being liberal. Clinton it liberal. The owner of the restaurant would appear to be liberal by simply inviting or accepting the arrangements for the Clinton clan’s meals. And it is reasonable to suspect the waitress is for all practical purposes liberal too.
Here’s a hunch from Blog @ MoreWhat.com for HRC’s fact hub or HIllary Hub or damage control central to rebut. A reasonable guess would be that everyone in Clinton’s camp who was at the restaurant thought someone else was handling the bill and tip and the transaction fell through the cracks. The restaurant owner would probably determine that he likes the publicity from Clinton eating at the place, etc., and will contact them later to get paid. He doesn’t want to ruffle any feathers and wreck a good thing. Meanwhile the waitress doesn’t see a tip. By her own statements life could be better so perhaps she saw an opening and took it. Guessing that any publicity is good publicity.
Once the news hit the airwaves and her interview was out there the ____ hit the fan. All sorts of conversations likely took place to gracefully handle the next Clinton gaffe. The local campaign staffer who showed up to give the waitresses $20 a piece in all likelihood paid the bill for Clinton and added the 150+ dollar tip. So NPR gets to take one for the team, the waitress loses her second gig because the boss wants nothing to do with the mess and the restaurant owner made nice with Clinton and vice versa to implement damage control.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it 
C’mon, it’s as plausible as anything that may yet be suggested. As much as there is no love for the Clintons’ here, it is reasonable to suspect a very natural, honest and common mistake happened over dinner and at some point all parties concerned (at least those who stood to get egg on their faces) worried that in a political atmosphere even an honest mistake would guarantee there would be hell to pay in the press as well as the campaign in general. And if that’s the case it is still a lie. Rather than just say ‘oops’ and explained what really went on culinary conspiracy was hatched. So to what word do we now add ‘gate’ for HRC’s current disaster in the making. Let’s see, tipgate, waitressgate, Iowagate, Visa or Mastercardgate?
Cost of tip for eating at an Iowa restaurant during campaign season, $197.00. Entertainment provided by the Clinton campaign for everyone but Hillary, priceless. The woman can’t even eat a meal without screwing something up.