You shudda come to me first, I cudda helped you.
Posted on 07/07/2005 4:38:08 AM PDT by FortRumbull
Danielle Crittenden: New York's Failed Olympic Bid Fault of “Vast Euro Conspiracy” Senator Clinton Charges
Danielle CrittendenWed Jul 6, 1:32 PM ET
NEW YORK—Breaking her silence on New York’s failed bid to host the 2012 Olympics, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) today blamed a “vast Euro conspiracy” for awarding the prize to London.
“Obviously the committee was stacked with extremist judges,” Clinton said when stopped by reporters on her way to the Senate cafeteria. “What we have here is a vicious partisan attack. The [International Olympic] Committee is practicing the politics of municipal destruction.”
Clinton bemoaned the fact that she was not brought in sooner to help New York’s lobbying effort. She hinted that she was kept out of negotiations because she was a woman. But the real villain, in her view, is former Olympic gold-medal champion and the leader of London’s Olympic bid team, Lord Sebastian Coe. She noted with concern that Lord Coe was once a Tory member of Parliament and private secretary to former Tory leader William Hague.
When asked what she was implying, she replied, “Isn’t it obvious? You put it together. But we’re not dealing with an objective party here.”
The Senator went so far as to question Lord Coe’s twelve world records as a 1500 metre runner. “All I’m saying is that you’ve got to question the motives, check the source. Was he setting world records back then in order to build himself up to attack us in the future? He’s spent his whole life absorbed in competition. It’s not healthy. I think he’s obsessed.”
Lord Coe was also involved in a tabloid scandal last year, in which a businessman accused him of stealing his wife. Clinton refused to comment on Coe’s infidelity, but her staff members later helpfully provided Internet links to the story.
“My point is that New York deserved this—not London. We were the ones attacked on 9/11. ”
Friends of the senator went further: “Hillary herself deserved this,” said a close female friend, who asked not to be named. “She went to Wellesley. And look what she’s had to endure since.”
Clinton's spokeswoman affirmed that the IOC’s decision was an especially bitter blow to Senator Clinton personally. “You have to understand why she’s taking this so hard. The 2012 games would have coincided with her bid for re-election as President.”
“vast Euro conspiracy"
Evita has conspiracy on the f'n brain. STFU Evita, the world is bigger than you know.
I'm surprised she didn't say it was a vast right wing conspiracy. Thats her usual response, its always a conspiracy with her.
Wow! She is really crazy! So a Tory politician lobbied to get at HER?
Good thing that she doesn't stand in the check out line at the grocery store.
Sorry, I missed the "re-election as President" part.
ROFLMAO :D
This is satire, right? She didn't really say all this did she?
I got the impression from the article that in her mind, Tory is "right" and that she saw it as indistinguishable from the American "right".
You tell 'em, Hillary!!! Just keep talking so we can all hear what you have to say.
You shudda come to me first, I cudda helped you.
So Hillry really did say this???
It would seem so. Huffington Post is leftward leaning, so it would amaze me if there was a misquote to make HRC appear in a bad light.
Of course, we could wait to see if the story appears in the NYT or Washington Post. We are still waiting for them to post the Dick Durbin quotes.
The state of angry confusion?
On FR, it's customary to identify bogus news made up for parody as such. It is the responsible thing to do, even if it's just a /s tag.
Lots of people are going to think this is real, in light of her earlier "vast right wing conspiracy" and "Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce" statements used to justify Bill's presidency.
I bet several of the 200 people I email the article to will think it's real.
It actually works to her benefit.
The old media won't report it. If it gets out anyway, she can say something later that doesn't sound crazy and she becomes an instant moderate without so much as changing a vote.
Well here's hoping that somebody still "fair & balanced" at Fox News will give it a bit of exposure!!!
It's not labeled as satire on the actual blog, linked here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/danielle-crittenden/new-yorkas-failed-olymp_3725.html
However, anything coming off of its counterpart, Huffington Toast, automatically qualifies as satire.
http://huffingtonstoast.com/326/karl-rove-made-me-say-his-name-on-the-maclaughlin-group/
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