Posted on 06/26/2005 8:54:44 AM PDT by CHARLITE
Who is really happy about Edward Klein's new book "The Truth About Hillary"?
If you believe the big media, it's the "right wing" and websites like NewsMax.com.
But we hear the book may also be well received among some Democrats, a high-ranking party insider in Washington tells NewsMax.
Could these ranking Democrats include Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, Al Gore and Howard Dean?
As NewsMax's Insider Report has revealed before, these four liberal Democrats - the so-called "Gang of Four" -- detest Hillary Clinton and have pledged to stop her no matter what from getting the Democratic nomination.
Each member of the Gang has his own motive. Kennedy is disgusted by the Clintons' moderate politics and he has already endorsed Kerry for 2008. Kerry has his own presidential ambitions. Gore blames his 2000 loss on Hillary, who he says siphoned off key resources to her Senate race. And Dean blames the Clintons for his 2004 campaign woes.
Some insiders are noting that Klein's book is an interesting anomaly: He is not a conservative author bashing Hillary. Indeed, Klein has very liberal media credentials - having served in editor jobs at the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek and Vanity Fair.
Yet, he is bashing Hillary. And many arguments Klein uses against Hillary are from a decidedly liberal point of view.
Even conservative Washington Times editor Tony Blankley noted the effect of Klein's liberal critique.
"Principled liberals, I suspect, will be deeply disconcerted by what they will find out about her mind in this book," Blankley wrote.
The book also, at times, seems protective of Kennedy and Kerry. (Klein has written extensively on the Kennedys.)
Blankley writes about a passage in the book recounting a meeting between Sen. Clinton and a group of liberal women campaigning for a childcare bill:
"When they asked her why she was not supporting it, Sen. Clinton explained: ‘It's not going to fly. I'm not going to spend my political capital on something that is doomed before it starts.'
"The women responded: ‘If it was Ted Kennedy, he'd stand on what he believes.'
"Hillary bristled at the invidious comparison," Blankley writes, and "strode out of the room in a huff.
"The women understood quite well: She will do anything to get to the White House, including dropping child care."
And that lack of principle is not only vexing to conservatives but to liberals like Kerry and Kennedy.
In another section, Klein details how Hillary stabbed John Kerry in the back, promising publicly to go all out to support his 2004 campaign, but then doing as little as possible.
Clearly, when a major attack book like this comes out, we have to ask, like the Romans, cui bono?
Clearly, conservatives and Hillary critics will enjoy the book - but it won't change their firm opinion of her.
But what about moderate to liberal women voters - who pick up those tabloids every time Hillary's on the cover?
Klein has spent his career appealing to such readers. His books on JFK Jr. and Jackie Onassis were runaway best sellers.
And how could the Gang of Four benefit from such a salacious book coming out on Hillary?
Easy. The party insiders know that for them to win in 2008 it's absolutely critical for the Democrats to nominate a candidate who is not considered "too liberal" or "too polarizing." Hillary's camp knows this as well, and that's why she is so worried about the book.
If the Klein book is any indication, the civil war among the Democrats in the run-up to 2008 may be nasty.
We remember the rumors that Democrats were behind the Miami Herald's 1988 story about Gary Hart's affairs, and in 1992 it was Democrats who pushed the Gennifer Flowers story about the Clintons.
From that episode the Clintons learned their worst enemies are often on their side of the aisle.
Char :)
Gee Char...does Hillary need anyone to work against her? I thought she was doing a pretty good job of self immolation myself:)
"Kennedy, Kerry, Gore, Dean"
Hillary has seen smarter things in her stool.*
*Sorry 'bout the image.
the GOP has been so pathetic in opposing Hillary, that I am not surprised any opposition to her might come from her own party.
Evidently a DAILY KOS poll of 23,000 members showed Hillary had the support of only 10%, Leading was Wesly Clark with 23%. Cant remember who was in 2nd
Though not here, in general, MSM keeps adding..."even conservatives are backing away from Klein's book".
When the fact of the matter is, we never bother the RATS when they are drowning each other.
It seems to me that while Conservatives are condemning the book (vile accusations from unnamed sources), the Left's are in a feeding frenzy. Just goes to illustrate that if you make a book using unethical, immoral and of questionable legal means to asassinate the character of a person, the Left will support your 100%.
Meanwhile, Conservatives are consistent. We may hate Hillary with a passion; Conservatives tend to find this book well over the line of constructive criticism. This type of 'writing' says more about the moral bankruptcy of author and the Left, than anything I could possibly come up with.
-Hillary Clinton- archives, comments, and opposition research --
has excerpts and a link to Hillarrhea's infamous Commencement Speech. Some have asked for it. Reads like standard-issue psychobabble to me...
One might hope that the Dims worry about H. Cliton is somehow tied to the shambles the 12+ years of association with H. and W. Clinton have left the party in.
You are evil. I love it.
Someone needs to post Mr. Spandex side by side with Teddy Boy. Then caption it " How would you like your POS Senator packaged with or without spandex"?
C'mon, there's gotta be a ton out there! Let's have an embarassing Whisky Ted Imagophoria!
OOOPS! We cross-posted! Heh.
That is Yoda abuse.....
We are better off as Republicans to let the RATs take care of her -- she would use Republican comments as attacks and make herself the victim again like she did before. Republicans tell the truth about the Clintons and it becomes an attack.
IMO it is better for Republicans to let the RATs take out the Clintons -- don't know any Republicans that would ever vote for her anyway so need to play to our Republican base with comments from the GOP Leaders. They can pick and choose what they highlight about the Clintons and sit back and watch the fun!
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