February 2004

Hillary just an afterthought

Remember the Big News? Hillary, nominated for a Grammy award for her recording of “Living History” – pitted against leftwing pitbull Al Franken for his own recording of his book, “Lies and the Lying Liars [blah blah blah}”?

Well, Sunday was the Big Grammy Night. And though it was tainted by Janet Jackson’s nipple ring debacle (the awards ceremony went on sans Janet), certainly all of America’s press were waiting, anxiously, to report the outcome of the showdown between Hillary and Al…

Nope.

Who got the spotlight?  Bill. That’s right -- Bill Clinton. Bigger than life and splashed on Yahoo via Rueters, AP, etc, etc, was the Big Victory of Bill Clinton, winning a Grammy.

Did anyone even know he’d been nominated?

He was. It seems that a while back Bill, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sophia Loren joined global forces to record a children’s album called “Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks.”

Catchy title, huh.

What happened to Hillary? You’ll have to read long and hard to find mention of her. By the way, she lost to Al Franken.

Poor Hillary – still Bill’s afterthought. Do you suppose she could just wring his neck???   (2/9/2004)

Kerry made him do it!!

The WashingtonTimes Inside the Beltway column says a former Prez Clinton aide has pegged the real reason for the 1972 Watergate Break-in… John Kerry:

A former aide to President Clinton is suggesting that John Kerry and the anti-Vietnam War organization he once led were the real reasons Republicans broke into Watergate in 1972. Bob Weiner, the 1971-72 Youth Voter Registration director for the Young Democrats office at the Watergate headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and a White House staffer for six years, told this columnist yesterday that he has re-examined Watergate hearing volumes held by the Library of Congress.
He points out that Watergate burglar James McCord testified that the DNC office was broken into because its staff was "working closely with violence groups." Upon further questioning, he repeatedly named the Kerry-led Vietnam Veterans Against the War, which he accused of being "a violence-oriented group."

Now, how about Deep Throat?   (2/10/2004)

Men’s Journal editor Tom Foster: "Would you mess with her?" – reference to Hillary Clinton named in magazine’s Top 25 Tough Guys in America.  (2/13/2004)

Hillary named to top 25 ‘Tough Guys’

According to a report by the Associated Press, Hillary Clinton has been named one of American’s top 25 Toughest Guys in America. Okay, so she’s number 25 on the list of 25… but toughest guy?

Yup.

Men’s Journal magazine is the official maker and keeper of the list and the AP story quotes Men’s Journal editor Tom Foster: "Would you mess with her?" Excerpt:

Foster referred to Clinton's handling of the sexual improprieties of her husband, former president Bill Clinton, in the White House. Hillary Clinton wrote about the pain caused by the president's affair with a White House intern and the subsequent impeachment effort in Living History, her White House memoir.

And what company is Hillary The Tough Guy keeping in the list?

Clinton wasn't the only Washington figure on the magazine's Toughest Guys list, which was topped by Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Arizona Senator John McCain was No. 5 and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was No. 21, two places above rapper 50 Cent, who was shot nine times and drove himself to a hospital.

According to the AP, Senator Hillary’s office could not be reached for comment on her inclusion in the Top 25 list.  (2/13/2004)

Hillary heard from

In a week when our nation will be honoring America's Presidents and learning more about the alleged John Kerry affair, NBC's Today Show will talk to the women behind the men in a week-long "America's First Ladies" series. Be sure to catch Hillary's interview, which airs on Tuesday, February 17th.   (2/14/2004)

Is Bill playing broker?

Bill Clinton denied that he is touting retired Gen. Wesley Clark as the best vice presidential choice for John Kerry. The New York Post's Fredric U. Dicker reported Monday that the former president was embarrassed by Mr. Clark's performance as a presidential candidate, but he was still reported to be calling Democratic power brokers to press Mr. Kerry to tap the retired general as his running mate.

Clinton denied the allegation.  (2/18/2004)