Clinton stands up for Raines - Resignation too severe, Sulzberger is told

New York Daily News ^ | 6/10/03 | PAUL D. COLFORD

[Russell Scott]

As soon as Hillary saw the unfavorable review of her book by the Times, she threw her book at Bill, and told him to give Pinchy a call.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well Clinton can hire Raines for his own newspaper. He is persona non grata at the Times.

[leadpenny]

This is so Clinton. Almost predictable. Below the surface the Blair scandal is all about race and x42 wanted to show that he is allied with the other race hustlers. What should concern the likes of J. Jackson and Crazy Al is that the first black president is showing his support AFTER Raines and Boyd are already gone.

[goldstategop]

Its fitting one born liar should cover for 'nother. The New York Times and Bubba are peas in a pod when it comes to professing the truth.

[Madame Dufarge]

Jim Kennedy, spokesman sycophant for the former president, said he didn't expect to have any comment "regarding The New York Times issue" by late yesterday.

No, feeding the "defense" story to the press was comment enough, right Jim?

[alloysteel]

Of course the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" would consider it to be his duty to go to bat for his journalist butt-smoocher sycophant. Howell Raines did no less for the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" when it could do the greatest possible harm to the United States.

Both are clearly on the same side. Most of America is on the other side.

[leadpenny]

Exactly!

[The Raven]

>>... "Raines came down hard on Clinton in many editorials, irking the White House."

Yeah, right!

[gridlock]

A fellow southerner, Raines came down hard on Clinton in many editorials, irking the White House.

I don't consider an editorial that says, "President Clinton is to be condemned for his behaviour in the (fill-in-blank) affair, but this matter does not rise to the level of impeachment, and the President deserves our support as he gets back to the work of the American people", as "coming down hard". And that is the only editorial I can ever recall seeing at The New York Times.

[Unknown Freeper]

Are the concepts of honesty and integrity so hard for him to understand? geesh.

[metesky]

Sulzberger declined to comment yesterday through a spokeswoman.

Well just who gave the Daily News the heads up on the Toon's "defense", eh?

Let me think. Hmmmm...

Ouch!

[HHFi]

Bill just can't fathom the concept that someone should lose his job simply because his dishonesty and incompetence turned a once great and respected institution into a laughing stock.

[veronica]

Pretty sickening the backscratching going on here. The Clintons have their grubby paws into almost everything it seems. Thank God for the NY Post, FoxNews, Conservative bloggers, FR, etc. :)

[Lunatic Fringe]

Not exactly breaking news...

And I'm not surprised that Clinton has a hard time with liars being fired.

[Jhensy]

Those 2-1 odds that Raines will go to work for the Dems and/or Clintons just went to even.

[putupon]

Clinton stands up for Raines

Bubba always stands up for his servants when recieving his Lewinskies, except when they are in "under the desk" position.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

...hard on Clinton...

There's a kernel of truth in every article.

[aristeides]

I wonder who the "sources" are. Daily Snooze publisher Zuckerman is in tight with the Clintons, but why would the Clintons want it known that they had made this failed entreaty?