The Tangled Tale of Hillary Clinton and the Waitress She Either Did or Did Not Tip

(Fox News) - Hillary Clinton has been telling audiences the story of a single mom she met in Iowa who works several jobs to support her two sons. Clinton says waitress Anita Esterday is the kind of person who will be better off if she is elected.

But National Public Radio reports Esterday is not complaining about her lifestyle —saying Clinton did not understand what she was saying — and adding — "I've been doing it all my life. Why should it change now that I'm old?"

Esterday is complaining that Clinton is telling her story — without her permission. And says flatly of her newfound fame — "It's made things worse."

In fact — she has been forced to look for a new second job — because after the local paper ran a picture of her with Clinton — her boss at her other job cut her hours to almost zero — apparently because he dislikes the senator.

NPR is also reporting that when the Clinton team came into the restaurant where Esterday works — no one left a tip — even Senator Clinton — whose meal was on the house.

The Clinton campaign denies this — insisting it paid $157 for food and left a $100 tip. The manager confirms someone paid, though it remains unclear why the waitress apparently got nothing.