Hillary's History (P.J. O'Rourke reviews 'Living History')

The Weekly Standard ^ | 07/14/03 | P.J. O'Rourke

[OREALLY]

Oh my...I can't stop laughing !

[Texas Eagle]

Little wonder that when Hillary meets Queen Elizabeth, "She reminded me of my own mother."

Hillary's mother carried a roll of toilet paper in her handbag, too?

[pepsionice]

Having skimmed over half of a chapter at the bookstore...I thought it was uneventfully dull...a normal reader would have lost interest by the 3rd chapter.

[Pokey78]

P.J. ping!

[hole_n_one]

Brilliant!

[Revolting cat!]

But George Washington and William F. Buckley Jr. put together could not have foreseen, in their gloomiest moments, the rise of Clinton-style über-mediocrity--with its soaring commonplaces, its pumped trifling, its platinum-grade triviality. The Alpha-dork husband, the super-twerp wife, and the hyper-wonk vice president--together with all their mega-weenie water carriers, such as vicious pit gerbil George Stephanopoulos and Eastern diamondback rattleworm Sidney Blumenthal--spent eight years trying to make America nothing to brag about.

Oy, that hits the bull's eye and it's gotta hurt!

[AZLiberty]

Compared with Hillary Clinton, Bill is a big pile of humility. "While Bill talked about social change," says Hillary, "I embodied it," to loud hosannas and wild exaltations. In China, at the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, "The serious and stony-faced delegates suddenly leaped from their seats to give me a standing ovation. Delegates rushed to touch me, shout words of appreciation and thank me for coming." In Chicago, at the 1996 Democratic Convention, "The crowd erupted into a frenzy of clapping, chanting, and foot-stomping. . . . My motions to urge the crowd to sit down were futile, so I just waved and let the cheers wash over me."

Can't you picture Adolf Hitler's biography by the same ghostwriters ...

I hosted the Olympics in Berlin, and the crowd loved me. I took over the Sudetenland, and crowds cheered me, despite my humility. I invaded Poland, and still, the cheers washed over me ...

[Texas Eagle]

One snowy nightduring my freshman year, Margaret Clapp, then President of the college, arrived unexpectedly at my dorm. . . . We walked from tree to tree through knee-high snow under a clear sky filled with stars,...

Uhhhhhhh.....

[ntnychik]

Gulping for air, I broke into giggles for no apparent reason while reading this piece. Thanks for posting!

[HassanBenSobar]

Now *that* was LOL material!

[Texas Eagle]

Neither can drive a car. Hillary hasn't been behind the wheel since 1996....And Bill should never try. ("He has so much information running through his head at any given moment that he doesn't always notice where he's going.")

Not to mention it's just flat out dangerous to drive while boinking an intern in the back seat. I mean, how do you fasten the seat belts?

[Doctor Stochastic]

The Alpha-dork husband, the super-twerp wife, and the hyper-wonk vice president--together with all their mega-weenie water carriers, such as vicious pit gerbil George Stephanopoulos and Eastern diamondback rattleworm Sidney Blumenthal--spent eight years trying to make America nothing to brag about.

Finally, a succinct statement of The Clinton Legacy.

[Mediaqueen]

PJ O'Rourke is always good for a few guffaws... Thanks for posting!

[Humidston]

>>got appointed to the principal's Cultural Values Committee "to promote tolerance," <<

I'm assuming this is where she learned the phrase, "F**king Jew B*st*rd."

[Pan_Yans Wife]

"On page 402 we are presented with a rare, possibly unique, portrait of the likeable side of Robert Mugabe: "President Mugabe said little during my courtesy visit with him in the presidential residence in the capital, Harare. He paid close attention to his young wife, Grace, while I made conversation with her, and he periodically broke into giggles for no apparent reason."

And we are supposed to be worried about the N. Korean dictator's sanity! :)

[Ditter]

I was in Barnes & Nobel tonight, I saw stacks of Hillarys book but none of Ann Coulters. I ask about Coulters book & aftr checking the computer he told me they were sold out but it was on order. I already have a copy so I said I'd check back. Then he said, with a smirk, " one book is a political commentary the other one is fiction". Then he said "if I told you which was which I'd get into serious trouble" then he smiled. I told him I thought I knew which was which.

[JulieRNR21]

PJ's review is undoubtedly much better reading than 'Lying Herstory'!

At present there are 62 'used' copies of Hitlery's tome (many unread) on amazon.com for as little as $10.75.....sure doesn't sound like a big hit to me!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Ah, but how many of Ann's books were on order?

[OREALLY]

Hillary is a shallow bore, but the reviewer was 'hilarious' !