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Shocking: Clinton's Editor Questions Memoir's Credibility: "Did you make half of that stuff up?"
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Posted on 05/26/2003 9:58:47 AM PDT by rs79bm

An editor working on ex-President Bill Clinton's memoirs has raised questions about the veracity of his account after reading the book's first draft.

"Did you make half of that stuff up?" the editor asked, according to Clinton's own admission during a ceremony at his Little Rock presidential library on Friday.

In little-noticed comments covered by the Associated Press, the ex-president revealed the unnamed editor's skepticism, saying, "When I first showed my editor the drafts of my memoirs, he said, 'Boy you've got a lot in here about Arkansas.'

"And I said, 'Well read it before you cut it out.'"

Then Clinton revealed, "He read it and said he laughed and cried and hooted and hollered and he said, 'Did you make half of that stuff up.'

"And I said, 'No it really happened that way.' "

In 2001, Knopf Books won the bidding war for Clinton's memoirs with a reported $12 million advance.

The ex-president's editor isn't the first to doubt his truthfulness. In 1999 Clinton was fined $90,000 and held in civil contempt for providing false and misleading answers to U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright, who presided over Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit.

A year before, Clinton became the first elected president in U.S. history to be impeached after he gave false testimony to a federal grand jury probing his attempts to obstruct justice in the Jones case.


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To: rs79bm; Howlin; Liz; ALOHA RONNIE; RonDog
"Did you make half of that stuff up?" the editor asked, according to Clinton's own admission during a ceremony at his Little Rock presidential library on Friday.

'Dereliction of Duty' author is planned to be on C-Span 2 - Thursday night - 8pm EST...

61 posted on 05/26/2003 7:06:36 PM PDT by Libloather (Proud member of the Vast Right Wing Fatwa...)
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To: Slyfox
"Clinton will have the last say, I'm sure, after the whole thing has been 'editied' by the editor. He had the pleasure of doing the final edit for his mother's autobiography."

I sure miss Bill's mom, good ol "Skunk Head"!
62 posted on 05/26/2003 7:20:01 PM PDT by Lockbar
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To: Mo1; ALOHA RONNIE; All
This, you buffoon stupid wanna be who will never account to anything in your life ...... is CLASS! Real class. The dog has more class than you & the missus put together. Blech. Now go aWAY!


63 posted on 05/26/2003 7:23:31 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
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To: Brad's Gramma
"I am so proud to be leading an America that is not afraid to take risks on behalf of the FREEDOM of Others" =

..President BUSH before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.


Rejoice that you are now living in a new Century of FREEDOM...

no matter what.
64 posted on 05/26/2003 7:29:25 PM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com..)
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To: ALOHA RONNIE
I do, my friend. Trust me.
65 posted on 05/26/2003 7:30:13 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
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To: rs79bm
”...held in civil contempt for providing false and misleading answers to U.S. District Court

”... first elected president in U.S. history to be impeached after he gave false testimony to a federal grand jury probing his attempts to obstruct justice in the Jones case.

Veracity was never this sad excuse of a man’s strong suit – nor that of Mrs. Clinton’s.

As long as they are in the political picture, America will suffer from the image they have given us both here and abroad.

66 posted on 05/26/2003 8:13:20 PM PDT by yoe (Hillary is not a Centrist - she wants "The Third Way" with no Constitution to impede her.)
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To: DainBramage
LOL!
67 posted on 05/26/2003 8:34:19 PM PDT by cgk (It is liberal dogma that human life is an accident - Linda Bowles (r.i.p.))
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To: Wild Irish Rogue
Is this his website?

Clinton Presidential Center (library) (I couldn't find this forum the site mentions or the news analyses he's talking about.)

68 posted on 05/26/2003 8:42:53 PM PDT by cgk (It is liberal dogma that human life is an accident - Linda Bowles (r.i.p.))
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To: Mark
In 2001, Knopf Books won the bidding war for Clinton's memoirs with a reported $12 million advance.

And he wants the taxpayers to pay for his attorney's fee!!!
69 posted on 05/26/2003 11:01:26 PM PDT by Travelgirl
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To: rs79bm
Then Clinton revealed, "He read it and said he laughed and cried and hooted and hollered and he said, 'Did you make half of that stuff up.'

"And I said, 'That depends on what your definition of 'half' is.'"
70 posted on 05/26/2003 11:20:37 PM PDT by Imal (There's a Marxist born every minute)
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To: rs79bm
"Did you make half of that stuff up?" the editor asked, according to Clinton's own admission during a ceremony at his Little Rock presidential library on Friday.

To which Clinton asked, "Which half?"

71 posted on 05/27/2003 12:17:14 AM PDT by Hugin
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To: tophat9000
Just like all letters to "Penthouse"

If only you were kidding. Remember, the whole Monica thing happened because she brought a pizza to him in the Oval Office and flashed her thong panties before leaving.

72 posted on 05/27/2003 12:57:50 AM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Just because I don't think like you doesn't mean I don't think for myself)
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To: Brad's Gramma
"And I said, 'No it really happened that way.' "

We'll be the judge of that, eh?

I've got about 5 million bookmarks I can refer to to refute most of his crap.

73 posted on 05/27/2003 9:07:13 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Semper Paratus
Library book, I hope!!!
74 posted on 05/27/2003 10:11:43 AM PDT by malia
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To: Dog Gone
"I thought Hillary was sexy. She had a nice butt."

"It was where most people have their face, but it was still nice, you know what I'm saying."

MM

75 posted on 05/27/2003 10:14:12 AM PDT by MississippiMan
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To: mountaineer; rs79bm
I think mountaineer said it best!

I don't know about this. Seems to me the reaction of any editor reading Blubba's supposed first draft of his memoirs would more likely be, "He gasped and gagged and vomited and swore and he said, 'You lying piece of crap. How dare you submit this steaming pile of excrement?'"

:-)

76 posted on 05/27/2003 10:53:21 AM PDT by Cordova Belle
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To: cgk
" Is this his website?
Clinton Presidential Center (library) (I couldn't find this forum the site mentions or the news analyses he's talking about.) "

I am not sure where Clinton is going to be posting his views on current events. I assumed it would be on his library website. Either way,he hasn't started yet,he's just blowing his usual smoke.When he does start,I am sure it will be posted here, but, I don't intend to click on his website and give him the hit.
77 posted on 05/29/2003 10:50:31 AM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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