I knew, before I got one sentence into the article, that since this was obviously a “Me! Me! Me!!” article, that subject would come up. And I owe it to our dear friend, dead.
“It was an act of mercy.”
“What did you say?”
“I have a new house in Jersey.”
From 1999 - "Hannity & Colmes II":
COULTER: Susan, your hypocrisy is absolutely breathtaking. Are you suggesting that we should ignore a video tape of the president raping the wife of the vice president in the oval office?
ESTRICH: I’m saying….this is a matter between the president, the first lady, and the vice president. I mean, if Al Gore can forgive him, why do you still want to punish him? I mean, he gave her ice! How much more contrition does he have to show?
COULTER: I hate to be blunt, Susan, but you make me absolutely sick to my stomach. How can you call yourself a feminist with a straight face?
ESTRICH: Well Ann, I am sincerely sorry if my ability to see beyond these right-wing distractions upsets your stomach. I find it so amusing that we feminists, who used to be attacked for hating men, are now attacked for loving one man unconditionally. I had breakfast this morning with Patricia Ireland and Gloria Steinhem, and we all agreed that if we were married to Al Gore, a fat lip and a broken collar bone would be a small price to pay for a little fun with Clinton. And Pat’s a lesbian for goodness sakes!
HANNITY: I can’t believe what I am hearing Susan. You called for Clarence Thomas to be kept off the Supreme Court because he allegedly used dirty words, now you have no problem with a president who rapes?
ESTRICH: Sean, first of all, let me state that I do not support rape. You know, I was a rape victim myself.
LEVIN: (muttering) That was an act of mercy.
ESTRICH: What did you say, Mark!?
LEVIN: I said, “I have a house in Jersey.”
ESTRICH: Oh. Sean, as I was saying, I don’t support rape. It’s just that we need to move on. Where is this going? The president, in response to this never ending barrage of trumped up charges, has already self-pardoned himself for all crimes, now and in the future. The American people unequivocally support that self-pardon...