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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.929092
EAN num: 9780060393403
ISBN number: 0060393408
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: April 01, 2000
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As the long, scandal-ridden trial of the Clinton years comes to an end--and as the very first lady mounts her own campaign for independent political office--it is time for a summation. What is the legacy of Clintonism? What is there in Hillary Clinton's background, talents, or record of achievement that qualifies her to represent New York in the U.S. Senate? And, most important, what will happen if Hillary should win this fall? Where will her ambition lead her next?
Peggy Noonan, one of our most astute political observers and a speechwriter for the Reagan White House, argues in this passionate and compelling book that everyone in the United States--not just New Yorkers--must look closely at Hillary and the implications of her Senate bid. The Case Against Hillary Clinton offers an eye-opening assessment of the scandals, and failures of the Clinton years, from Whitewater to health care to the Filegate and Travelgate affairs--casting a revealing light on the very first lady's motives and behavior. It poses searching questions about the difference between the citizens of New York and the Clintons of Arkansas; between public service and lip service; between the whole truth and the shameless parade of evasion and spin the very first couple has marshaled throughout their White House years. And finally, in these pages Noonan calls on us to consider the climate of deception and disgrace the Clintons have left in their wake--weakening our nation's moral standing and damaging our political process in ways that will take years to heal.
Never before has the character of a very first lady been so integral to the fate of a presidential administration and no writer before Peggy Noonan has had the courage to offer so uncompromising an estimation of Hillary Clinton as the one contained in this book. The Case Against Hillary Clinton takes the measure of the woman, the candidate, the striving politician--and offers a convincing argument that her calculated bid for power will be the very first truly important election of the new millennium.
I thought, seven years ago, that the Clintons might turn out to be inspiring. They had guts, came from nowhere, were bright and hard-driving; he was educated, credentialed, a political moderate but not a boring one; she appeared to be something new and interesting, a modern woman who operated with confidence in all the circles of the world.... Hillary could have been a strong and encouraging presence, maybe continuing to work in the world as a lawyer, as Cherie Blair has in Great Britain--a judge, working mother, and 'first lady' who is everywhere a figure of respect.
What a presidency this would have been. What a legacy they would have left .
What did the Clintons do with their two administrations? They left behind a country more damaged, more removed from its old, rough idealism; a country whose children live in a coarser and more dangerous place; a country whose political life has been distorted and lowered.... And for this reason, for all of these reasons, Clintonism should not be allowed to continue.
And if it is not to continue, the subsequent great battle may prove to be the decisive one, and that is the battle of New York.
-- From The Case Against Hillary Clinton
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At the beginning of this slim polemic, Peggy Noonan states that she does not hate the very first lady, she merely has contempt for her, and in The Case Against Hillary Clinton she explains precisely why. Noonan's objections to Hillary Clinton and her husband ('to understand her you have to understand him') are based both on ideology and style--Noonan considers the Clintons to be self-involved know-it-alls who 'stand for one thing: maximum and uninterrupted power for the Clintons.' 'They have made the American political landscape a lower and lesser thing,' she writes. 'They have stopped good things from happening, and have allowed bad things to occur; when caught they have covered up and dissembled.' Noonan describes Hillary's bid for a Senate seat in a state not her own as 'a thing of utter and breathtaking gall.' She further dismisses Mrs. Clinton's ability to lead at all, citing the botched health-care initiative, Filegate, Travelgate, and chronic lying by both of the Clintons as evidence. Perhaps Noonan's most persuasive argument against Hillary is that, although she has been in a position to do much good, she has accomplished little on her own: 'I am often frustrated with her because she could do some real good, and at a crucial time, and doesn't.... I can't think of a single time in seven years that she jeopardized her position with her base to make progress for her country.'
A speechwriter for Ronald Reagan who chronicled her own White House experiences in the book What I Saw at the Revolution, Noonan exercises plenty of creative license in these pages, mostly effectively by inventing dialogue, events, and inner thoughts that serve to illustrate Mrs. Clinton's motives and character as Noonan sees them. And the author notes, as have others, that Mrs. Clinton's Senate race is likely just a very first step on the road to the White House: 'So New York is the battle that may decide the war. This Senate bid has huge implications, not only for New York State but for the nation,' she writes. In all, a persuasive case elegantly presented. --Linda Killian
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Pages 75-93 include Peggy Noonan's fantasy of a meeting between Hillary Clinton and big names in entertainment, Ted Turner, Michale Eisner, David Geffen, etc. And the set up is very believable. She is not invited but happens to be there because she is a good friend of the housekeeper... and it is written like it is real. There is no warning. And the reader is stunned at what is going on. On page 93, "... I awoke... it had all been a dream." Yeah. Don't do that.
You know, Peggy Noonan sometimes hits the nail on the head, puts intangibles into words and I am grateful for that when it happens. But her fantasy stuff is a violation. Actually, she does this fantasy thing a couple more times in the book, "telling" us what could be said at Hillary's gravesite between two real people, "telling" us what Hillary is hinking. Really? Isn't that awfully, ah, presumptuous?
You got a case, you got a point, build it on fact. Please. Life is short. Don't really want to know allllllllll the stuff going on in your head.
I'm not fan of the Clintons but I am less a fan of deliberate misrepresentation. This kind of writing would seem to be beneath Ms. Noonan, but now I wonder.
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I want to start by pointing out that I DO NOT LIKE HILLARY CLINTON. She is an arrogant bigot and a LIAR.
However, Peggy Noonan is doing her a favor by writing a book where while trashing her, she offers little evidence in the sense of footnotes and very few references. Definitely not even close to a scholarly work.
What makes it worse is that some chapters are total fantasy, like the one where Clinton gave a speech to the film and television magnates - a speech she never gave because the entire chapter was a "dream" of the writer, as confessed by her at the end.
Although I agree with Peggy in certain points regarding the Clintons, her gossip tabloid style takes any seriousness away and makes me feel like I am reading pure slander (Once again, I agree with her main points). This could have been so much better and could have included so much more other than fiction and lack of evidence; The useful information fits in a single page fold-out.
This is by no means a reference work nor an entertaining piece to be taken seriously.
You can find a lot more useful and interesting information about the Clintons by going to the PRAVDA.RU newspaper website and doing a search on them.
This is one of their articles;
Hillary Clinton: five facts you never knew about her
06.02.2008
1. In 1969, after Hillary Diane Rodham graduated with departmental honors in political science, she worked her way across Alaska, washing dishes in Mount McKinley National Park and sliming salmon in a fish processing cannery in Valdez (which fired her and shut down overnight when she complained about unhealthy conditions).
2. It took Bill Clinton 4 years to make Hilary become his wife. They started dating in 1971. Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton were married on October 11, 1975, in a Methodist ceremony in their living room
3. Bill Clinton returned to the Governor's office in1982. Only then Hillary Diane Rodham began to use the name Hillary Clinton, or sometimes "Mrs. Bill Clinton", in order to have greater appeal to voters.
4. From 1986 to 1992 Hillary Clinton was enjoying six-year tenure as a director of Wal-Mart, the nation's largest company.Fellow board members and company executives say Mrs. Clinton used her position to champion personal causes, like the need for more women in management and a comprehensive environmental program.
5. Hillary Clinton became involved into a scandal about having a lesbian affair with her personal aide Huma Abedin. A new book by Edward Klein, `The Truth About Hillary' is said to make some claims about Hillary Clinton having lesbian relationships.
Prepared by Alexander Timoshik
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Peggy Noonan's book is a contradiction of many sorts; starting from the cover, which depicts a poised, actually attractive photo of Hillary Clinton - which is contrasted with her scathing rebuke of a former First Lady that was anything but poised, and very much out of control. I think there may be some symbolism involved in the choice of the Chairman Mao jacket, as it may imply the years of pandering that the Clinton's did with Red China.
Her style of writing was concise, and though other reviewers discounted her use of inner dialogue and fictional speeches, I felt that her understanding of Ms. Clinton was such, that at times I actually thought that I was listening to the inner thoughts or Hillary or reading a never-published speech that would have made Hillary an amazing political figure and a noble person.
Her insights were very helpful in researching a chapter for my recent book on amazing contemporary prophecies America, You Will Be Destroyed !: Thus Saith The Lord - and Other Amazing Prophecies.
Well done, Peggy.
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The only thing THIS BOOK helped me decide is that Peggy Noonan is a very POOR writer and that she obviously has a jealous RAGE in regard to Hillary Clinton. Too bad she didn't use many FACTS but turned it into a strange diatribe about Hillary's clothing, gestures, and even went so far as to project 'WHAT SHE WAS THINKING' at key moments. If I were Hillary I'd get an order of protection to keep this nut at bay. I'll look elsewhere for a FACTUAL book written by a stable individual to help me make my mind up on Hillary. Save you money on this one unless you want a good laugh.
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This is a very short polemic on the character of the former very first lady by Reagan speechwriter and author of "What I saw at the revolution" and other works. In this book the writer is alleging that Senator Clinton feels entitled to power, Noonan summarizes her involvement in a number of scandals. So many scandals and a good teflon suit. This book shows once again, as many other do, that Hillary cares about only one thing, Hillary. As with any book about Hillary Clinton, this book conatians some strong language. And is a fast read, so spend an afternoon and read it.
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