The funny thing about "news" magazine blogs is that there's not much difference in editorializing quotient between the magazine and the blog posts. "Anonymous" Joe Klein is a Time columnist, officially, but he has all the partisan tics that the other MSM political gurus have. In looking at the latest Hillary polls showing her solid support among downscale women, Klein argued on Time's Swampland blog:
I suspect that Hillary's showing among women has the most significance. Something has happened here. You see it on the campaign trail. A lot of previously skeptical women have decided that Clinton's Methodist rectitude is needed to clean up the mess the frat boy made in Washington.
It's always entertaining to hear Klein -- who lied his face off for many best-selling weeks about authoring his millionaire-minting Clinton roman a clef Primary Colors, even to his Newsweek bosses -- pronounce on rectitude.
On precisely what front does Klein want to argue that Hillary has set a higher moral tone in politics than our current "frat boy" president? On the mysteriously immediate 100 grand in commodities gains through Tyson chicken? On the shredding the Rose Law Firm documents on Whitewater? Or hiding them for months in the White House residence, or in Webb Hubbell's basement? On the firing of Billy Dale and other career civil servants to make a profit for their cronies the Thomasons? On waging all-out rhetorical war on a mild-mannered special prosecutor when your husband has lied under oath about his serial infidelities in the Kiss It Paula sexual-harassment case?
Don't let them say the scandals are "old news," but the "Methodist rectitude" publicity bilge is fresher than Klein's endless Fleetwood Mac-enhanced 1992 bus trip nostalgia.
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Hillary's Rectitude?
June 15, 2007 - 07:00 ET by Cool ArrowWhy are so many women looking at Hillary's rectitude?
I mean I can appreciate a well formed $h!tter on a critter, but why are women admiring Hillary's rectitude? Isn't she supposed to be a politician or something?
OK, so now we not only need
June 15, 2007 - 07:01 ET by motherbeltOK, so now we not only need a woman (Her Speakerness Nancy Pelosi) to "clean up the House" we need a religious woman to restore honor to the White House.
Oh, please. Why is it that every characteristic that liberals deride in conservatives becomes a huge bonus in one of their own?
I've never seen a complimentary article about how people love President Bush's "rectitude." With him, they call it self-righteousness. And not in a complimenatry way.
Mr. Speaker
June 15, 2007 - 07:07 ET by Cool ArrowHer Rectitudeness Ms. Hillary Clinton
Given a choice I like Hilla
June 15, 2007 - 07:10 ET by Jack BauerGiven a choice I like Hillary's rear-end, way more than I like her rectitude.
And I hate her ass!!!
More rectitude
June 15, 2007 - 07:15 ET by Cool ArrowYou just never knew what herassmeant, unless herassmeant to dibble an intern.
There's just got to be some methodism to her rectitude.
democlowns
June 15, 2007 - 08:12 ET by bulbasaurSorry dems, you can't stop the gag reflex. No matter how you spin her, the fact remains that when Hillary opens her mouth, half the voters retch.
It's a physiological reflex to the woman herself.
A medical miracle
June 15, 2007 - 08:22 ET by goldenthroatI had my rectitude operated on a few weeks ago and I am feeling much better, thank you.
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
Liars
June 15, 2007 - 08:50 ET by cvgbuckeyeI SAY WE START A NEW "BIGGEST LIAR of THE WEEK AWARD".
AND my vote for this week's winner is Joe Klein, "THE BIGGEST LIAR of THE WEEK AWARD" winner.
It's a disgusting thought, bu
June 15, 2007 - 08:59 ET by kathleenirishIt's a disgusting thought, but: Joe Klein seems to be more than a little infatuated with this fantasy Hillary...you'd think he wanted to hook up with her, it's getting so bad...Hillary as domanatrix over the wishy-washy liberal marshmallow boy. The way some of these media rump-swabs gush over her is incomprehensible. They are delusional.
Anyone who says they support the troops but not the mission is a liar.
YIKES!
June 15, 2007 - 09:09 ET by Sergeant ROCKYIKES!
How does he know so much abou
June 15, 2007 - 09:10 ET by GalvanicHow does he know so much about hwat women think. Maybe Joe Klein's inner woman is coming out.
Hillary's handlers have carefully cultivated this 'Methodist mystique' nonsense for years. Sensitive to the cold, secular image of Democrats, the DNC this election cycle is playing up the faith and religious devotion of the candidates, and the candidates themselves are complying. Listen to how often Hillary and others end a public address with "And God bless you." A few have even implied or stated that Jesus Christ would be a Democrat. The editorial staff at The Nation must cringe, but then, they know it's all facade in order to make Americans of faith more comfortable with the Dems, and the Left knows that it must use deceit if it's to make major gains. Just witness the unfulfulled promises from Pelosi and Reid in the '06 Election.
It's Hillary doing the chame
June 15, 2007 - 10:06 ET by ahusserIt's Hillary doing the chameleon thing she did with her hubby in '92 when they posed as moderate democrats. This is just a typical self serving and cynical ploy to garner some middle of the road swing votes and disguise her true lefty bent.
"A mind is a terrible thing." - A comic I forgot the name of.
The base of the Democrat part
June 15, 2007 - 09:14 ET by TEThe base of the Democrat party (pagans, atheists, feminists, tree huggers, earth worshippers and other religious cultists) are attracted to Clinton's "Methodist rectitude"?
"I'm not going to have s
June 15, 2007 - 09:15 ET by CapitalismRules"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president. " - Hillary Clinton, circa 1998
"we support the legal op
June 15, 2007 - 09:16 ET by vrwc13"we support the legal option of abortion"
No wonder hillary is a Methodist...
"Abortion
The beginning of life and the ending of life are the God-given boundaries of human existence. While individuals have always had some degree of control over when they would die, they now have the awesome power(?) to determine when and even whether new individuals will be born.
Our belief in the sanctity of unborn human life makes us reluctant to approve abortion. But we are equally bound to respect the sacredness of the life and well-being of the mother, for whom devastating damage may result from an unacceptable pregnancy. In continuity with past Christian teaching, we recognize tragic conflicts of life with life that may justify abortion, and in such cases we support the legal option of abortion under proper medical procedures. We cannot affirm abortion as an acceptable means of birth control, and we unconditionally reject it as a means of gender selection."
Got this here, official site.
"it takes a village" (socialism), pro-choice (baby killing), experienced (carpetbagging senator), "i'll take that money" (anti-capitalism) empty pantsuit running on on someone's coattails - vrwc13
Let her make that speech be
June 15, 2007 - 11:31 ET by Tim the EnchanterLet her make that speech before God and see how He takes it.
Even if Kein didn't notice...
June 15, 2007 - 14:08 ET by Gary HallEven if Klein didn't notice... Tim, there were other scandals thriving in the Clinton White House. It's as easy to find the holes in the facade, as it is in a slice of premium Swiss cheese, as long as one looks anywhere but in the archives of the MSM.
While Abramoff is a household word because of the around the clock MSM attention to the expose' of and to all of it's little slap on the wrist convictions, when the big corrupt players hanging around the Clinton White House, were running for cover, skipping ther country and later when the indictments were handed out and the convictions handed down, which resulted in "record" fines ($8.6 million - from the DOJ), etc., the MSM was out to lunch, looking forward, instead, to a future target to kick around.
End result - the average voter actually does not even know who these folks are (Riady and the cast of characters), and for the few that can recognize the name, most don't know that there were convictions; they thought it was all a vast right wing conspiracy. I have even run into numerous political journalists in the MSM, including LA Times editors (in Washington, D.C.) who do not recognize the name of James Riady. The true legacy of HRC is her skill at leading the media in “deflecting the truth.”
JAMES RIADY PLEADS GUILTY WILL PAY LARGEST FINE IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE HISTORY FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW
The real interesting twist in that entire era of corruption is that it is the stuff that these stories were made of, that is the grit that the liberal side of the isle portrays as the greatest sin: campaign corruption.
It's not that the left side of the isle didn't notice; the leftist fringes knew all along. While Klein and our MSM investigative interests slept on the job through some of the most corrupt episodes in our history, the left wing of the media was all over the story. (see: Riady or not? - this was 4 years before the convictions).
In fact, in my view, this is why the radical leftists feel so comfortable with the view that the media gave the Clinton's such a hard time. The leftists were extremely disappointed w/Clinton and his rather moderate (to them) agenda. They were disgusted with his "politics as usual." They understood that there was no integrity here - David Geffen knew that as well, when in Feb of this year he confessed to Maureen Dowd: "Everybody in politics lies, but they [the Clinton's] do it with such ease, it’s troubling."
In the end, it’s the MSM that coddled and protected the Clinton's, ignoring the cry's from their own base, the radical left, to serve their larger agenda of always focusing on the Republicans as the cause for all evil; and in fact, for most of the Clinton's ongoing overstuffed suitcase full of greed and corruption.
Note: the media will say that they covered the Riady story. Oh sure. It's true - there's a story here or there. Perhaps in "Nation's Briefs," etc. There was an occasional rather investigative story in most of the nation's newspapers - but never the coverage which showed that the MSM wanted to turn the Democrat Party and the Clinton White House upside down in order to get to the bottom of it. Never was there any interest in the general voting public actually discovering that corruption was alive and well in the (their) Clinton White House.
Riady pleads guilty to maki
June 15, 2007 - 16:25 ET by motherbeltRiady pleads guilty to making illegal campaign contributions.....who was convicted, or even charged with accepting those illegal contributions?? (crickets chirping). The Clintons were always adept at wallowing with the pigs in the trough, and managing to come up smelling like a rose. It's absolutely amazing how many criminals they cavorted and did business with, without ever getting involved in any of the crimes. Some kinda miracle, huh?
Hillary and Moctar Riady
June 15, 2007 - 17:16 ET by Gary HallWell, for posterity, here's a nice shot of Hillary with the convictedd campaign conspirator James Riady's father Moctar Riady.
The rest of that page is rather interesting also, is it not?
Today's Methodists are about
June 15, 2007 - 14:47 ET by BuffNBoneToday's Methodists are about as "united" as the Episcopals are. Their differences stem from the view of Scripture's authority over their lives. Some see Scripture as preeminent and others see it as just as one (and equal) component of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. Some factions within the denomination are receiving (and I believe rightfully so) correction from their brothers in Africa.
Clearly many Methodists have done, and continue to do, good works throughout the world. As a member of a traditional and mainline religion that she can claim some roots to gives her the aura of being a religious person. The key is to find out what she believes about Scripture and the role it should play in our lives.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
Hillary quotes: a lifetime of being vulgar, rude, and disrespect
June 16, 2007 - 00:07 ET by Robert MorrowHillary: former Brownie, Girl Scout and 1984 Arkansas Mother of the Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxlpI3LuvtU
Allow me to introduce you to the junior Senator from New York, in her own words:“Where is the g*dd*mn f*cking flag? I want the g*dd*mn f*cking flag up every f*cking morning at f*cking sunrise.”Said by the First Lady of Arkansas to her staff at the Arkansas governor’s mansion on Labor Day, 1991. (Inside the White House, p. 244).“F*ck off! It’s enough that I have to see you sh*t-kickers every day. I’m not going to talk to you, too. Just do your g*dd*mn job and keep your mouth shut.”Said to her Arkansas state trooper bodyguards, after one of them deigned to greet her with “good morning.” (American Evita, p. 90)“[You] f*cking idiot.”To a state trooper who was driving her to an event. (Crossfire, p. 84). Describing Hillary’s general personality, Larry Gleghorn, a former state trooper, said: “She was a bitch day in and day out” (The First Partner, p. 119).
“That sorry son of a bitch.” That is what Hillary would often refer to Bill around the mansion of the Arkansas’s governor’s mansion, according to state trooper Larry Patterson.
“Personal, trained pigs.”Gary Aldrich reported that as America’s First Lady, “[Hillary] had a clear dislike for the agents (U.S. Secret Service), bordering on hatred… Two Secret Service agents heard Hillary’s daughter Chelsea refer to them as ‘personal, trained pigs’ … The agent on the detail tried to scold Chelsea for such disrespect. He told her … he believed that her father, the president, would be shocked if he heard what she had just said to her friends. Chelsea’s response? ‘I don’t think so. That’s what my parents call you’ ” (Unlimited Access, p. 90).“If you want to remain on this detail, get your f*cking ass over here and grab those bags.”Hillary gave this order to a Secret Service agent who wanted to keep his hands free in case of an incident (as he was trained and supposed to do) and who, therefore, was hesitant to carry her bags. According to countless witnesses over many years, this kind of demanding and demeaning behavior was and still is common for Hillary Rodham Clinton. In fact, Chris Mathews—a left-leaning news commentator who is often an apologist for Democrats—said years later that he had seen Senator Hillary Clinton using a Secret Service agent to carry her bags on the Washington to New York shuttle. “Who in the Senate gets a sherpa to carry their bags for them? Who pays the airfare for this guy? Who pays for his life-style? Who pays his salary to walk around carrying her bags? This looks pretty regal” (Hardball, 08/01, quoted on Newsmax.com, 07/17/01).“Get f*cked! Get the f*ck out of my way! Get out of my face!”More comments by Hillary and heard by members of Secret Service details. (Hillary’s Scheme, p. 89)“Stay the f*ck back, stay the f*ck away from me! Don’t come within ten yards of me, or else! … Just f*cking do as I say, okay!Yet more kind and gracious words from America’s lovely First Lady to the brave and devoted Secret Service agents who were committed to protecting her life (Unlimited Access, p. 139). In A Matter of Character (p. 2), Ron Kessler wrote “Secret Service agents assigned at various points to guard Hillary during her campaign for the Senate were dismayed at how two-faced and unbalanced she was.”“What the f*ck is going on?”Once again, Hillary to a Secret Service agent after she read an article by a UC Berkeley student, which was critical of Chelsea Clinton, a new high-profile Stanford undergrad. The student was subsequently interrogated by the Secret Service (SFGate.com, 11/26/97).Bimbos, sluts, trailer trash, rednecks, and sh*t-kickers …Terms Hillary commonly used to describe Arkansans (American Evita, p. 139). Hmm… Did first lady trash mouth really think that anyone could be trashier than she?“G*dd*mn L.D., did you see that family right out of Deliverance? Get me the hell out of here.”To L.D. Brown, her bodyguard, while at a county fair in Arkansas in the early 1980s. They had just spoken to folks in bib overalls and cotton dresses.“This is the kind of sh*t I have to put up with.”To a friend after a Clinton supporter had given her earrings shaped like Arkansas Razorbacks (Blood Sport, p. 105).Motherf*cker. C*cks*cker.Some of Hillary’s favorite names for hubby Bill (Boy Clinton, p. 278)“You g*dd*mn stupid f*cking fool.”More loving words for hubby Bill. These in the company of toddler Chelsea (Newsmax.com, 07/15/00).“I want you to do damage control over Bill’s philandering … Bill’s going to be president of the United States … I want you to get rid of these bitches he’s seeing … I want you to give me the names and addresses and phone numbers, and we can get them under control.”Hillary instructing Ivan Duda, a private detective, in the 1980s (The Truth About Hillary, pp. 98-99).“G*dd*mn it, Bill, you promised me that office.”During the infamous Inauguration Day fight about Hillary getting an office in the West Wing (Bill & Hillary, p. 258). Hillary was furious at Bill for reneging on his promise, which was part of their power sharing agreement, to give her the office that traditionally goes to the vice-president. We should also not miss the important fact that American voters did not vote Hillary into any office.“You f*cking asshole.”Even more endearing words to the newly elected President of the United States of America from his loving wife on Inauguration Day (Hillary’s Choice, p. 223).“You stupid motherf*cker.”One more shot at the new President from loving Hillary on Inauguration Day (The Seduction of Hillary Rodham, p. 321).“Gentlemen, I have looked at your proposal, and it’s pure bullsh*t! Now you’ve had your meeting! Get out!”Harsh words from America’s nasty First Lady to health insurance executives after a meeting in which they presented their proposal for health care reform (Unlimited Access, p. 88).“What the f*ck are you doing up there? You get back here right away.”On the phone chastising Bill because he had floated a health care reform proposal that differed from hers (The Survivor, p. 118). As always, one must wonder who elected her, anyway?“Come back here, you asshole! Where the f*ck do you think you’re going?”To the president when he tried to avoid her (Unlimited Access, p. 192).“How could you be so damn stupid? How could you do that?To her hubby, our president, at the White House in front of guests, after he had done something of which Hillary disapproved (U.S. News & World Report, 02/05/96).“G*dd*mn it …You bastard … It’s your f*cking fault.”Said to her dear hubby regarding bad news about the Whitewater investigation (Dereliction of Duty, p. 68). It should be noted that the author, Buzz Patterson, reported that he had witnessed several similar incidents while in the White House.“You stupid f*cking moron. How could you risk your presidency for this?To Bill when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke in January 1998 (Newsmax.com, 12/09/01).“F*ck him, Bill. He’s Reagan’s g*dd*mn vice president!”Hillary screamed these words at her husband in response to an invitation from Vice President George H.W. Bush to come to his home in Maine, circa 1984 (Crossfire, p. 69).“Son of a bitch.”Her reaction when she learned of President Bush’s surprise 2003 Thanksgiving visit to the troops in Iraq. Thus, in her mind, he upstaged her (American Evita, p. 259). It should be noted that the troops were wildly enthusiastic to see the president there and that Senator Clinton’s later visit was not received well by them.“That’ll teach them to f*ck with us.”To aides, immediately following her “Vast right-wing conspiracy” charge on national television (The Case Against Hillary Clinton, p. 162).
“These women are all trash. Nobody’s going to believe them.”Hillary referring to the long list of women who claimed they have or had “personal relationships” with then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton (Bill & Hillary, p. 220). During the campaign, Hillary sent out a group of investigators known as the “truth squad” to “discourage” many of Bill’s former lovers from going public. “What the f*ck do you think you’re doing? I know who that whore is. I know what she’s here for. Get her out of here.”To President-Elect Clinton as she spots him talking to one of his reputed girlfriends at a going-away celebration the day they left Little Rock for Washington, D.C. in January 1993 (Inside the White House, p. 245).“The sorry damn son of a bitch.”Hillary’s reaction upon being informed that Bill was missing from the governor’s mansion in the middle of the night because “he had gone for a drive” (Inside the White House, p. 240).“G*dd*mn it Bill, how long do you expect me to put up with this sh*t?”Hill to Bill during just one more of their countless fights about Governor Bill’s womanizing (Bill & Hillary, p. 202). Of course, Hill will always “put up this sh*t” as long as Bill is useful to her, politically.“You are a real sh*t, do you know that, Bill? Christ, a real sh*t.”Another fight of many fights with Bill (Bill & Hillary, p. 132).“Come on, Bill, put your dick up. You can’t f*ck her here.”To her hubby the Governor, after catching him talking to an attractive woman at a political rally (Inside the White House, p. 243).“Bill has talked so much about Juanita.” [who Bill had just raped a few weeks before.]On the way to a political gathering, Hillary to her limo driver, anxious to meet a woman named Juanita Hickey, now Juanita Broaddrick (An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton: Do You Remember?” by Juanita Broaddrick, 10/15/00). Ms. Broaddrick claims that — several weeks before this encounter with Hillary—Bill Clinton raped her in a Little Rock hotel room.“I am proud that my husband has stood up as president to confront the violence and to protect American women.”Regarding Bill Clinton’s position on the issue of violence against women (Issues2000.org 01/21/03).Note: When Bill Clinton saw that Juanita Broaddrick had a swollen lip after he raped her, he advised, “You’d better put some ice on that” (The Wall Street Journal, 02/19/99).“You sold out you motherf*cker, you sold out!”Circa 1970, congressional staffer Hillary Rodham yelling at prominent Democrat lawyer Joseph Califano, who was representing clients in opposition to Hillary’s interests (Inside: A Public and Private Life, p. 213).
“I want to get this sh*t over with and get these damn people out of here.”Hillary overheard on the governor’s mansion intercom as some preschoolers posed on the mansion lawn for a photograph (The First Partner, p. 192).“We have to destroy her.”Regarding Gennifer Flowers’ allegations of her affair with Bill (The Final Days, p. 13).“You know I’m going to start thanking the woman who cleans the rest room in the building that I work in. You know, maybe that sounds kind of stupid, but on the other hand I want to start seeing her as a human being.”In a speech just weeks before she had the White House Travel Office employees fired (New York Times Magazine, 05/23/93). Apparently, it didn’t occur to Hillary before this epiphany that most people already see maids, janitors, and other blue-collar workers as human beings.“Just keep smiling until these assholes get their pictures.”Instructions to her husband while they were posing for photographers (American Evita, p. 114).“Who in the hell asked you?”Snapping at a staffer who expressed a view that she disagreed with (American Evita, p. 125).“She’s a short, Irish bitch.”Regarding The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd (Newsmax.com quoting The New York Post, 07/25/00).“You f*cking Jew bastard.”Honoring campaign manager Paul Fray’s rich religious heritage on the night of Bill Clinton’s defeat for the House of Representatives in 1974 (The State of A Union, p. 153).“You all remember Mahatma Ghandi. He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.”Said during a speech at a Democratic fundraiser (CNN, 01/04/04). Senator Clinton was later forced to apologize.“My name is Hillary Clinton. You going to vote in the primary?”Speaking to a hungry, homeless man in New York City on election day (Newsmax.com, 12/07/99). The homeless man had asked Mrs. Clinton to purchase something from him, so he could get something to eat.“Well, good for you.”Hillary’s response to another homeless man when he tells her, “I’m homeless,” while she was campaigning in New York City. After inquiring of his voting status, Hillary promptly left (Hannity & Colmes, 08/16/02).[You] Jew bastard…[You] Jew motherf*cker.Common insults that both Hillary and Bill Clinton used with each other and towards others who angered them, according to former bodyguard Larry Patterson (The State of A Union, p. 155).“[You] motherf*cking Jew.”Hillary to Bill (Bitter Legacy, p. 11). Hillary is a big supporter of the PLO, which pits her against Israel.
Now, keeping in mind all of the above quotes from Hillary’s foul mouth, I think it wonderfully appropriate to end her quotes with:“I can’t think of any.”Response to Dick Morris when asked to name some defects or weaknesses she could improve in order to soften her negative public image (Shadow, p. 335).
Oh yes, character does matter.
Speaking of character, Hill and Bill are a perfectly imperfect couple. They truly compliment each other. So with that in mind ...
... here are a few Bill Clinton quotes to balance things out:“What’s all the fuss about; it was just a g*dd*mn mother-f*cking pig.”Governor Bill Clinton’s reaction upon seeing all the people at a funeral for a black state trooper killed in the line of duty, as retold by former bodyguard Larry Patterson during an audiotape interview with Newsmax. The “First Black President” later apologized, but only after being chastised by his security guards (Newsmax Media, 2002).“What does that whore think she’s doing to me?…[She’s] a f*cking slut.”During the 1992 campaign, Bill Clinton regarding Gennifer Flowers going public with their long affair (High Crimes & Misdemeanors, p. 80). The ever-sensitive Hillary once said that she would “crucify” Ms. Flowers (Hillary’s Choice, p. 13).“That little Greek motherf*cker!”Bill Clinton angry with Michael Dukakis after the Dukakis team ridiculed his long-winded speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention as endless and self-serving (Partners in Power, p. 439). For perspective, many Democrats criticized Clinton’s speech for the same reasons.“He couldn’t get a whore across a bridge.”Bill Clinton displaying his self-proclaimed sensitivity for others’ pain as he discusses Ted Kennedy’s “accident” at Chappaquiddick (Bill & Hillary, p. 238).
“Larry, unless they have pictures of me with a goat, I’ll deny it.”
Bill Clinton telling state trooper Larry Patterson what he would do if anyone brought up any of his gargantuan amount of affairs.”
[More Than Sex, The Secrets of Bill and Hillary Clinton Revealed! By Larry Patterson]
“Larry, I am the governor of the state of Arkansas. I work really hard and the laws that apply to everyone else shouldn’t apply to me.”Bill Clinton to state trooper Larry Patterson - [More Than Sex, The Secrets of Bill and Hillary Clinton Revealed! By Larry Patterson]
“Larry, it’s kind of like Beauty and the Beast, isn’t it?”
Bill Clinton, while hugging Paula Jones in the Rotunda of the Arkansas Capitol, to state trooper Larry Patterson - [More Than Sex, The Secrets of Bill and Hillary Clinton Revealed! By Larry Patterson] This occurred after Bill had exposed himself to Paula. Bill has denied having even met Paula Jones, much less dropping his pants to her, exposing his privates and asking her to “Kiss it.”
“The devil’s in that woman.” Miss Emma, the cook at the Arkansas governor’s mansion, referring to Hillary during one of Hillary’s profane cursing fits.
[Ronald Kessler, Inside the White House, p.246]
"Everybody in politics lies, but [Hillary and Bill] do it with such ease, it's troubling." - David Geffen, 2007
"Clinton's an unusually good liar. Unusually good. Do you realize that?" Democratic senator Bob Kerrey speaking on Bill in 1996
“Aw, hell, Mike. Everybody knows the Clintons want the White House and will do anything to get it. We know about the cocaine. Hell, we've picked it up before with Lasater when he was worried about going on to Little Rock Air Base to get it.”
Buddy Young to Mossad operative Michael Harari (3/15/85) [recorded by CIA helicopter pilot Gene “Chip” Tatum]
The reason people do not like Hillary is because she and Bill have personally violated so many people over a period of decades. The Clintons are sociopaths. Here is what a recent focus group of New Hampshire Democrats had to say about Hillary:
Hatin’ on Hillary: N.H. Dems lambaste ClintonBy Brett ArendsBoston Herald Business Columnist
Monday, August 7, 2006 - Updated: 09:36 AM ESTMANCHESTER, N.H. - Dick Bennett has been polling New Hampshire voters for 30 years. And he’s never seen anything like it.
“Lying b**** . . . shrew . . . Machiavellian . . . evil, power-mad witch . . . the ultimate self-serving politician.”
No prizes for guessing which presidential front-runner drew these remarks in focus groups.
But these weren’t Republicans talking about Hillary Clinton. They weren’t even independents.
These were ordinary, grass-roots Democrats. People who identified themselves as “likely” voters in the pivotal state’s Democratic primary. And, behind closed doors, this is what nearly half of them are saying.
“I was amazed,” says Bennett. “I thought there might be some negatives, but I didn’t know it would be as strong as this. It’s stunning, the similarities between the Republicans and the Democrats, the comments they have about her.”
Bennett runs American Research Group Inc., a highly regarded, independent polling company based in Manchester, N.H. He’s been conducting voter surveys there since 1976. The polls are financed by subscribers and corporate sponsors.
He has so far recruited 410 likely voters in the 2008 Democratic primary, and sat down with them privately in small groups to find out what they really think about the candidates and the issues.
His conclusion? “Forty-five percent of the Democrats are just as negative about her as Republicans are. More Republicans dislike her, but the Democrats dislike her in the same way.”
Hillary’s growing brain trust in the party’s upper reaches already knows she has high “negatives” among ordinary Democrats. They think she can win those voters over with the right strategy and message.
But they should get out of D.C., New York and L.A. more often, and visit grassroots members.
Because we’re not talking about “soft” negatives like, say, “out of touch” or “arrogant.”
We’re talking: “Criminal . . . megalomaniac . . . fraud . . . dangerous . . . devil incarnate . . . satanic . . . power freak.”
Satanic.
And: “Political wh***.”
(Note: I don’t usually like reporting such personal remarks, but in this case you can hardly understand the situation without them. I have no strong personal feelings about the senator.)
There are caveats. Any survey can be inaccurate or misleading. And 55 percent of ARG’s sample was either neutral or positive about Sen. Clinton. Thirty-two percent currently say they plan to vote for her in the primary.
But Bennett says he’s never before seen so many N.H. voters show so much hatred toward a member of their own party. He’s never even seen anything close.
He believes top national Democrats are missing this grassroots intensity. Instead, he suspects, they are blinded by poll numbers, which give Hillary a big early lead based on her name recognition.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, agrees.
“There is far more anti-Hillary sentiment in the Democratic Party than the pollsters understand,” he says. In the race for the nomination, “she is ripe for plucking,” he says.
Sen. Clinton’s team could not be reached for comment.
New Hampshire is small, but it’s a bellwether state with clout.
Its primary probably holds the key to the Democratic nomination. And New Hampshire, alone, swung from Bush to Kerry in ’04.
It’s hard to see any Democrat winning the White House without carrying the state in the presidential election. And it’s hard, right now, to see Hillary carrying the state.