Top 10 Most Ridiculous Quotes by Hillary Clinton
by Thomas D. Kuiper
10. "It's been said, and I think it's accurate, that my husband was obsessed by terrorism in general and al-Qaida in particular."
(Hillary telling a post-9/11 world what a great commander in chief her husband was; Dateline, NBC 4/16/2004.)
9. "I have to admit that a good deal of what my husband and I have learned [about Islam] has come from our daughter."
(Circa 1996, at a White House function, Hillary proudly tells some Muslim groups she is gaining a greater appreciation of Islam because Chelsea was then taking a class on the "religion of peace"; TruthInMedia.org 8/8/1999.)
Note: See No. 4. Muslim groups, with ties to Hamas, were welcomed at the Clinton White House. But not Republicans.
8. "Many of you are well enough off that [President Bush's] tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to have to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
(Hillary to her fellow liberals in a speech in San Francisco; SFGate.com 6/28/2004.)
7. "Why do I have to keep proving to people that I am not a liar?"
(First Lady Hillary in her 2000 Senate campaign; "The Survivor," p. 382, by John Harris.)
6. "A right-wing network was after his presidency...including perverting the Constitution."
(To Barbara Walters about the Republicans who impeached her husband; 20/20, ABC 6/8/2003.)
Note: Even though it is common knowledge what Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky and a cigar, Hillary claims the Republicans are the perverts.
5. "Son of a bitch."
(Hillary's opinion of President George W. Bush when she found out he secretly visited Iraq just days before her highly publicized trip to Iraq; "American Evita," p. 259, by Christopher Anderson.)
4. "What are you doing inviting these people into my home? These people are our enemies! They are trying to destroy us!"
(Hillary's reaction to an aide, when she found out that some Republicans had been invited to the Clinton White House, circa 1993; "The Survivor," p. 99, by John Harris.)
Note: She said this just months after Islamic terrorists bombed the World Trade Center, attempting to kill everyone at the WTC complex.
3. "I mean, you've got a conservative and right-wing press presence with really nothing on the other end of the political spectrum."
(Hillary complains about the mainstream media, which are all conservatives in her opinion; aired on C-Span, 1/19/1997.)
2. "Come on Bill, put your dick up. You can't **** her here."
(Hillary to Gov. Clinton when she spots him talking with an attractive female at an Arkansas political rally; "Inside The White House," p. 243, by Ronald Kessler.)
1. "You sold out, you mother******! You sold out."
(While an intern on Capitol Hill, Hillary Rodham yells at a prominent Democrat lawyer because he was representing someone from a large, profit-driven corporation; "Inside," p. 213, by Joseph Califano.)
Immigration target: Memorial Day - WASHINGTON -- Majority Leader Bill Frist intends to seek Senate passage of immigration legislation by Memorial Day, hoping to revive a bill that tightens border security and gives millions of illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship, Republican leadership aides said Friday. In a gesture to conservative critics of the measure, Frist and other Republicans also intend to seek about $2 billion in immediate additional spending for border protection.
The aides said the money would allow for training of Border Patrol agents, construction of detention facilities for immigrants caught entering the country illegally, the purchase of helicopters and surveillance aircraft and construction of a fence in high-traffic areas.
The aides spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to preempt a formal announcement.
"The goal here is to make sure that the Senate does act on this problem," one of the aides said.
Frist's decision signals a determination by Republicans to press toward passage of election-year legislation. The issue has triggered large, peaceful street protests by immigrants' rights supporters as well as internal disputes in both parties and partisan bickering.
A sweeping immigration bill was gridlocked as lawmakers left town two weeks ago after Frist and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada failed to agree on a procedure for voting on amendments sought by Republicans opposed to the bill. Supporters of the measure said at the time they had as many as 70 votes for the bill, and Reid drew criticism from at least one prominent group supporting the measure.
President Bush repeatedly has urged Congress to approve a bill that tightens border security at the same time it addresses the problem of the estimated 11 million men, women and children in the country illegally.
House Republicans have passed a bill that is limited to border security, but leaders have recently signaled they would be receptive to broader legislation.
Mexico may reverse its position
The measure at the center of the Senate stalemate would provide for stronger border security, regulate the future entry of foreign workers and create a complex new set of regulations for the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. Officials said an estimated 9 million of them, those who could show they had been in the United States for more than two years, would eventually become eligible for citizenship under the proposal.
Critics of the measure argue it amounts to amnesty, and they have worked in the last two weeks to undermine its support. But Bush has made it clear he wants legislation, and some Republicans hope they can send him a bill and gain credit with voters increasingly dissatisfied with Congress.
Meanwhile, a joint report by U.S. and Mexican immigration experts recommended Friday that Mexico bar its citizens from the most dangerous illegal border crossings, which runs counter to that nation's long-standing claim that it cannot stop citizens from massing at the border because the constitution guarantees freedom of movement.
But Assistant Foreign Relations Secretary Geronimo Gutierrez said in Mexico City that his country was willing to consider the idea that "restricted access zones should be established in dangerous areas."
Arrests in Chicago
The attempt to add $2 billion to border security spending is expected next week, when the Senate is to debate legislation providing funding for the war in Iraq and relief from last fall's hurricanes.
Some critics of the bill have argued that it makes little sense to pass legislation affecting the current population of illegal immigrants as long as the border remains porous.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told reporters he intends to increase enforcement efforts at places of employment.
Federal agents Wednesday arrested seven current and former managers of IFCO Systems, a manufacturer of crates and pallets, on criminal charges, and more than 1,100 people were arrested on administrative immigration charges at more than 40 IFCO sites in the United States, including in Chicago.