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Larry King's Linda Tripp Interview 'Puff Piece', Ignored Unecessary Torture She Inflicted on America
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Posted on 12/02/2003 5:34:29 AM PST by chance33_98

Larry King's Linda Tripp Interview 'Puff Piece', Ignored Unecessary Torture She Inflicted on America Weiner Asserts

12/2/03 12:01:00 AM

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To: National Desk

Contact: Bob Weiner, 301-283-0821 or 202-329-1700

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Larry King's hour-long interview of Linda Tripp tonight was a "puff piece" which "ignored the unnecessary torture she inflicted on America," Bob Weiner, Clinton White House staffer who was subpoenaed by Ken Starr before the Lewinsky Grand Jury, asserted tonight.

Weiner said, "I couldn't get past their call-in 800 line busy signal to ask what King himself should have asked and emphasized to Tripp but never did: 'Why was it so important to challenge Clinton's private sexual actions with a totally consenting person? And how do you justify the legal torture you put so many innocent people through about being questioned about it, like me and my wife, when many millions of Americans -- whether rightly or not -- have done the same thing since time immemorial?"

Instead, with only some four minutes of pointed questions, King, on his show, "Larry King Live," spent 50 minutes promoting Tripp's foundation, her admirable strength against breast cancer, her "lovely" daughter that King brought on-air (and that daughter's unchallenged statement that Monica was "a little flaky"), allowing Tripp to repeat several times how she was "not part of a right-wing conspiracy", showing B-roll of her Christmas shopping, and accepting as fact Tripp saying "I know that Hillary knew" about Monica because Tripp was "in the oval office." The show concluded with Tripp advertising a holiday ornament honoring the 1800 White House (I'd have to ask, who in fact wants Tripp as a spokesman for the White House?) -- and again promoting a website for Tripp's foundation.

"Tripp violated the meaning of privacy and friendship," Weiner contended. "The American people detested what she did. The more she and Starr victimized Clinton, the higher his popularity grew -- and he in fact left office with the highest popularity of any president according to both Gallup and Harris's departure polls, while Starr was in single digits. She said tonight that history will see her in a positive light, 'not Linda Tripp the betrayer'."

"No, that will not happen," Weiner said. "Her view is pure revisionism -- rewriting the truth of history. No one wants our civil servants -- like Linda Tripp and Ken Starr -- to be society's Peeping Toms watching our sex lives and deflecting our national agenda from the truly great work that needs to be done."

Weiner concluded, "I wish someone as respected as Larry King would have had a more equal forum on his show, perhaps including a segment challenging Tripp's statements and views, since the one he had was almost totally one-sided."

Source: Bob Weiner, Robert Weiner Associates 301-283-0821 or 202-329-1700


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: kennethstarr; kenstarr; larryking; lindatripp
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1 posted on 12/02/2003 5:34:30 AM PST by chance33_98
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To: chance33_98
More HATE from the left...never mind that Clinton tried to FIX A COURT CASE (and that is what this was REALLY about). Never mind that Clinton USED a junior government employee as a sex toy...never mind that Trip and her children had their lives threatened.....never mind that Trip WON her law suit PROVING that CRIMINAL leakers worked in the White House who were out to destroy any person how shed light on the RICO Clinton White House.
2 posted on 12/02/2003 5:38:11 AM PST by Moby Grape
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To: chance33_98
"The American people detested what she did."

Not ALL of us did! Too bad this 'Bob Weiner' [ shouldn't it be 'weinie'?] neglected mentioning Tripp's revelations about the 900 FBI files, etc.
3 posted on 12/02/2003 5:38:22 AM PST by Maria S ("…the end is near…this time, Americans are serious; Bush is not like Clinton." Uday Hussein 4/9/03)
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To: Maria S
I wonder if this idiot said the same thing about the women who blew the whistle on Enron, or on the FBI?

Those women were called Joan of Arc, A Blessing From Above, from the media. PUKE!!

4 posted on 12/02/2003 5:40:16 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: chance33_98
Linda Tripp did not betray a friend. No friend threatens another friend with a charge of purgery if she does not lie in court to protect the defendant in a court of law.

Linda Tripp taped Lewinsky to be sure that the truth was exposed. That is why the liberals hate her.
5 posted on 12/02/2003 5:41:34 AM PST by djpg
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To: chance33_98
Larry King's Linda Tripp Interview 'Puff Piece'

That's being redundant. All Larry King's interviews are puff pieces, that's why so many people love to go on his show. Larry is a liberal, but he is not a hate-filled liberal like so many are today.

6 posted on 12/02/2003 5:41:41 AM PST by Always Right
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To: chance33_98
Why was it so important to challenge Clinton's private sexual actions...

Should read: Why was it so important for the Clinton's to lie and cover up private sexual actions...

7 posted on 12/02/2003 5:42:56 AM PST by FreePaul
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To: chance33_98
"Torture"...the only torture here is the contortions this defender of criminals has to go through to redefine, mislabel, misrepresent, and generally lie about the FACTS of the events.
8 posted on 12/02/2003 5:46:17 AM PST by Moby Grape
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To: Impeach the Boy; Alamo-Girl; kattracks; JohnHuang2; kristinn; Publius
Bump! Heads up. Incoming.
9 posted on 12/02/2003 5:46:19 AM PST by Paul Ross (Reform Islam Now! -- Nuke Mecca!)
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To: chance33_98
Somebody needs to produce a graphic of a 'wahhhhhhhmbulance' we can post on threads like this.
10 posted on 12/02/2003 5:47:45 AM PST by Petronski (Living life in a minor key.)
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To: chance33_98
Well, it's been said before here on FR. But I'll say it again: Monica probably owes her life to Linda Tripp. Otherwise, she might have ended up like that other former intern that died in multiple non-robbery executions at a Georgetown Starbucks. 'Nuff said.
11 posted on 12/02/2003 5:48:01 AM PST by ex-Texan (CBS [SeeBS] Deserves a Long Double Flush . . . Pull the Chain!)
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To: Maria S
"The American people detested what she did." >>>

Objectively untrue. Nobody who detested what she did was an American.
12 posted on 12/02/2003 5:48:42 AM PST by Ronly Bonly Jones
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To: FreePaul
Why was it so important to challenge Clinton's private sexual actions...>>>

If somebody had challenged Hitler's private sexual actions (namely his 'attachment' to his niece) the Holocaust would have never happened.
13 posted on 12/02/2003 5:49:43 AM PST by Ronly Bonly Jones
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To: chance33_98
" ....... Ignored Unecessary Torture She Inflicted on America"

The premise is wrong to begin with.

Unless of course Linda Tripp put a "spell" on Clinton, making him perform sex acts in the Oval office.

Sorry, I forgot ....... he did not have sex with that woman.

14 posted on 12/02/2003 5:49:50 AM PST by G.Mason
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To: Petronski
I could work on one :) But I am without internet at home for a few weeks - just moved to new place and will be around th 18th before my dsl is installed :( In the meantime I will try to throw something together.
15 posted on 12/02/2003 5:50:18 AM PST by chance33_98 (Check out my Updated Profile Page (and see banners at end, if you want one made let me know!))
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To: FreePaul
I am so weary from the defenders of criminals who call what Clinton did a private act....this was PUBLIC PROPERTY. Clinton was being paid by the PUBLIC...the girl was a junior government employee..and it was DURING WORKING HOURS...beside, it is NOT ABOUT THE SEX. It is about the ATTEMPT TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE. It is about LYING UNDER OATH (perjury is NOT a private matter).
16 posted on 12/02/2003 5:51:07 AM PST by Moby Grape
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To: Ronly Bonly Jones
A very interesting take on things.
17 posted on 12/02/2003 5:53:18 AM PST by John W
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To: chance33_98
"The American people detested what she did."

Isn't it amazing how the left always suggests they speak for "the American people". It is their "always looking down their noses" at people that don't agree with them that will be their ultimate downfall.

18 posted on 12/02/2003 5:53:26 AM PST by ImpBill ("America ... Where are you now?")
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To: chance33_98
What these maggots don't seem to understand is that it was a puff piece in both directions. Neither Larry nor Linda went out of their way to attack clinton.

As for her working for the White House, Bush avoided the opportunity to reverse clinton's last minute firing of Linda Tripp from the Pentagon. Form all appearances, Tripp did her job loyally in both places, and never asked to be caught up in bill clinton's various felonies. She only defended herself when her back was to the wall.
19 posted on 12/02/2003 5:54:08 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: chance33_98
"...when many millions of Americans -- whether rightly or not -- have done the same thing since time immemorial?"

Wow, MANY MILLIONS of Americans have lied to a grand jury? Boy, the judicial system is more backlogged than I thought!

20 posted on 12/02/2003 5:55:38 AM PST by agrace
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