Comments on: Ed Klein: The Truth about Hillary

By: aTypical Joe: A gay New Yorker living in the rural south.

aTypical Joe: A gay New Yorker living in the rural south. — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:35:33 +0000

Klein's Hillary book "less than devastating" Today's the Washington Post: The conservative buzz about Edward Klein's forthcoming book on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton began two months ago, when Internet gossip Matt Drudge quoted "a source close to Klein" as warning that the book's revelations ...

By: Sean Gleeson

Sean Gleeson — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:14:48 +0000

The exclusive Gleeson Ed Klein interview! In my last post, I announced the upcoming Hillary book by Edward Klein. In that post, I referred to Mr. Klein as a quote, "bona fide liberal," unquote. All well and good, until the commenter "Simple City Doc" inquired as to my evidence for that ...

By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:19:15 +0000

>First Rule of Drudge Report: Promise dirt on Hillary, get traffic.

By: Myopist

Myopist — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:24:03 +0000

"Unless the book reveals that Hillary is secretly a Christian conservative, I can't see what it might reveal that would seriously harm her." Well, she DOES belong to those hardcore fanatics known as the United Methodists... OK, I can't say that with a straight face. I mean. Come on. Methodists. I don't think that they even know how to burn people at the stake. OTOH, it's going to be fun in '08 to remind the more partisan Democrats that Sen. Clinton and Pres. Bush belong to the same sect. :)

By: Scott Dillard

Scott Dillard — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:01:58 +0000

There has been serious speculation that Hillary is a lesbian for years. If it is, she will become the darling of the ultraleft. The far right will try to use it against her, insisting that this duplicity of character makes her unfit for the presidency. I don't care if she is a lesbian or not. But it sure would be fun to watch her run with it out there.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:13:45 +0000

If there was anything both significant and believable in the book it probably would have been leaked with this report. This smells like an attempt to gin up some fake controversy before the book is released.

If they really want to push it, maybe they should come up with some "details" that the editors insisted be removed from the book because they were based on a single source.

By: Just Me

Just Me — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:05:20 +0000

I don't think it hurts her in regards to losing her base.

But neither party can win an election on their base alone, and Hillary has to pull in voters who swing, and this kind of stuff could hurt her with those. Although, most along the lines of making it difficult for her to appeal to them, rather than losing them.

By: bryan

bryan — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:04:56 +0000

nless the book reveals that Hillary is secretly a Christian conservative, I can't see what it might reveal that would seriously harm her.

Perhaps it will reveal that she's a closet Lebanese.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)

By: LJD

LJD — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:49:45 +0000

"I can't see what it might reveal that would seriously harm her."

Exactly. Those who will buy, read, and follow the story, likely have already made up their minds about her.

Those who support her have the blinders on. There's nothing she could do, short of going berserk with a butcher knife in the Senate, on camera, that would change their minds.

Should be a fun read though. I love getting dirt on the "holier than thou".