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Hillary's "appalling behavior" loses Dominick Dunne
Vanity Fair | December 20016 | Dominick Dunne

Posted on 11/16/2001 5:19:50 PM PST by denydenydeny

[Excerpt from Dunne's latest Vanity Fair column:]

In 1999, when I was covering the impeachment of President Clinton for this magazine, I wrote about the appalling manners of Congressman Tom DeLay during Clinton’s State of the Union speech. I reported the smirk on his face and the fact that he didn’t stand when the president entered the chamber. Well, fair’s fair. I have stuck by Hillary Clinton through thick and thin, despite the consternation this caused several of my friends. But she lost me on September 20 with her appalling manners during President Bush’s magnificent speech to Congress and the nation.

What was her problem? She looked mad and mean, with a scowl on her face and a hard glint in her eye. Her hand-clapping was tepid, and it appeared that she wasn’t even listening to the speech. It seemed selfish of her to be caught up in her own concerns during one of the most united moments in the history of the country. I realized that night that this new president has strength, zeal, and star power. The government was swept away in patriotic fervor, but Hillary was pissed off, about what we’ll never know. How strange, I though, the second time the camera cut to her, that a person who had lived in the public eye as the First Lady for eight years could allow herself to be caught in that mood.


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Another convert.
1 posted on 11/16/2001 5:19:50 PM PST by denydenydeny
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To: denydenydeny
Dunne is a naive booby, still under the illusion that Hillary has great political instincts, charm and smarts.I guess stealing the flatware from the WH wasn't enough to turn him off, it was here inability to fake her enthusiasm that turned the tide? This fool ought to retire...
2 posted on 11/16/2001 5:24:49 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: denydenydeny
The government was swept away in patriotic fervor, but Hillary was pissed off, about what we’ll never know.

After the 1,258,922nd intern, that probably wouldn't phase her, so I, like Dominick, wonder, what pissed her off?

3 posted on 11/16/2001 5:25:27 PM PST by Doctor Raoul
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To: denydenydeny
Hillary was pissed off, about what we’ll never know.

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Very simple. When the airplanes hit the WTC. overnight she was no longer the cvter of attention and she noo longer had the 2004 presidency in the palm of her hand.

4 posted on 11/16/2001 5:25:51 PM PST by RLK
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To: Doctor Raoul
I, like Dominick, wonder, what pissed her off?

The sudden shattering of her presidential aspirations would be my guess.

5 posted on 11/16/2001 5:27:11 PM PST by gas_dr
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To: denydenydeny
She looked mad and mean, with a scowl on her face and a hard glint in her eye.

Hmmm. Sounds like the true face of the typical contemporary liberal.

FReegards,

6 posted on 11/16/2001 5:27:53 PM PST by Capitalist Eric
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To: habs4ever
inability to fake her enthusiasm that turned the tide?

Lord, habs, do you think Hillary EVER faked ANYTHING that might have kept her husband interested in her?

7 posted on 11/16/2001 5:28:40 PM PST by NativeNewYorker
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To: denydenydeny
Can't wait to read the entire article. Glad Dominick, who I feel is a wonderful storyteller is finally getting it. Sometimes it takes the straw that broke the camels back to get someone to awaken.
8 posted on 11/16/2001 5:29:58 PM PST by ladyinred
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To: denydenydeny
Hillary was pissed off, about what we’ll never know.

That's easy: about the fact that those 5,000+ people weren't murdered on BUBBER's watch.

9 posted on 11/16/2001 5:30:15 PM PST by MadEagle
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To: denydenydeny
Ahhhh...If only these media types could have said the same things about Hellery during the Klintons' eight years in office. I am sure that her manners, or lack thereof, were even more appalling.

I was angry that the camera was focusing on Hellery during President Bush's speech. In retrospect, is has shown many people the true nature of Hellery and her husband.

Maybe the camerman is a Freeper and he was doing everyone a favor.

10 posted on 11/16/2001 5:31:20 PM PST by all4one
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To: denydenydeny
[Excerpt from Dunne's next Vanity Fair column:]

...in my last column. Well, Hillary personally phoned me and told me that during Mr. Bush's speech she [insert PC, sympathetic "trouble" here].
What a truly wonderful lady Hillary is!
She was so strong that she bravely suffered in silence over [insert PC, sympathetic "trouble" here] and still fulfilled her duty to go to that speech even though [insert PC, sympathetic "trouble" here]!

11 posted on 11/16/2001 5:31:53 PM PST by mrsmith
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To: mrsmith
LOL. Yep.
12 posted on 11/16/2001 5:34:28 PM PST by jmp702
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To: denydenydeny
Vanity Fair?

I don't even want to know how you found this article

Wow, another convert? even whorealdo stated Pres. Bush is doing a fantastic job
Why did fox hire such a schmuck anyway?

BTW, did anyone catch the caller who asked him what is was like to have a real president in office?

13 posted on 11/16/2001 5:34:31 PM PST by #1CTYankee
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To: denydenydeny
Gosh, I've been trying to post for 1/2 hour, would have been #1, except I made a few mistakes.
Okay, I read DD's book a while back, I don't rememeber the name.
My thought is, he sees which way the wind is blowing and has changed his (tune? sails?) sorry , hubby & I had a few glasses of wine tonight. Hard to Freep.
DD is a very good writer, but I also think he, like everyone else in the "intellectual set" (or whatever you want to call it) in the Northeast, is politically sensitive. :)
14 posted on 11/16/2001 5:35:26 PM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: broomhilda; Native American Female Vet
**Ping**
15 posted on 11/16/2001 5:35:51 PM PST by TwoStep
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To: denydenydeny
The government was swept away in patriotic fervor, but Hillary was pissed off, about what we’ll never know. How strange, I though, the second time the camera cut to her, that a person who had lived in the public eye as the First Lady for eight years could allow herself to be caught in that mood.

Hidebeast is no longer queen and can no longer micro-control the cameras. This is not a new Hillary. Mr. Dunne just got a glimpse of her without the mind-numb admiration of the liberal lens.

16 posted on 11/16/2001 5:37:37 PM PST by Samwise
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To: all4one
Maybe the camerman is a Freeper and he was doing everyone a favor.

We can only hope....

17 posted on 11/16/2001 5:37:42 PM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: denydenydeny
"She looked mad and mean, with a scowl on her face and a hard glint in her eye."
Yes, that's Hillary. Us New Yorkers are only to familiar with this look.
18 posted on 11/16/2001 5:39:05 PM PST by deadhead
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To: denydenydeny; CounterCounterCulture
Published: December 20016 Author: Dominick Dunne
Posted on 11/16/01 6:19 PM Pacific by denydenydeny

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Hillary's still going to be talked about in 20016???!!!! LOL! : )

19 posted on 11/16/2001 5:39:17 PM PST by American Preservative
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To: denydenydeny
How strange, I thought, the second time the camera cut to her, that a person who had lived in the public eye as the First Lady for eight years could allow herself to be caught in that mood.

It's called ARROGANCE Dominick. As an astute reader of personalities, I'm surprised it took you so long to figure this out - WOW, we Republicans/Conservatives should be given much more credit for being educated, insightful, and not so berated! That's called TOLERANCE - something the DEMOCRATS ARE TOTALLY LACKING THESE DAYS OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS - what a joke that was! Political correctness is nothing more than a Democratic/ala Clintonian aberration.

20 posted on 11/16/2001 5:40:23 PM PST by Alissa
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