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Good Laughs, Hard Truths, February 7, 2008
This review is from: Clintonisms: The Amusing, Confusing, and Even Suspect Musing, of Billary (Hardcover)
Just finished "Clintonisms," by Julia Gorin. Gotta admit, as a Democrat I felt a tad disloyal picking it up, but the "slumlord" comment Hillary hurled at Barack Obama in the last Democratic debate really put me off. So I let myself indulge. Basically, Clintonisms is a conglomeration of quotations uttered by the Clintons, and about them by others, during their long and scandal-ridden public life, with joke set-ups above the quotes. Some are pretty funny (preceding a reporter's description of Clinton, "His sturdy jaw precedes him," Gorin writes, "THAT'S NOT HIS JAW.") But even more important, this fun little read of a book crystallizes some uncomfortable truths that even some of us Democrats had to face by the time Bill left office dispensing hundreds of last-minute pardons and swiping "62 keyboards, 26 cell phones ... and ten antique doorknobs," among other items from The White House (quotation courtesy of--I never thought I'd be quoting them--Fox News!!!): the Clinton administration exhibited more than its share of corruption. Now we see some of that pattern coming to haunt progressives in the form of the Clintons' underhanded attacks on Barack. Vital reading here for anyone who wants to better understand the Clinton attack machine. Super fun read, too.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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An Amusing Wake-up Call, February 8, 2008
This review is from: Clintonisms: The Amusing, Confusing, and Even Suspect Musing, of Billary (Hardcover)
Author Julia Gorin has compiled a highly amusing collection of quotations from Bill and Hillary Clinton taken over the years that reflect their (often slippery) stands on a number of issues. With her intrinsic rapier wit, Gorin nails "Billary" in a seemingly endless stream of contradictions, nonsequiturs,and inanities.All based on properly cited quotations direct from the Clintons' mouths.
Adding to the humor, Gorin has juxtaposed paragraph headings that illustrate the contradictory, paranoid,and occasionally irrational mindset that the Clinton couple brings to the nation. Focusing on Hillary's constant "blame the victim" behavior when confronted with a GFOB (girl friend of Bill) is a prime example. William Jefferson Clinton's sudden inability to distinguish words like "is" and "sex" is another.
In this nuclear meltdown political season Gorin's book is a must-read for everyone regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum. Facing the daunting prospect of not one but both of these people back in the White House - fighting over who is the real president? - it is important to regain mental perspective. Gorin's excellent book helps the reader do exactly that.
While you're buying a copy for yourself remember to send a few to your friends. All of you will enjoy the great humor and the timely reminders of aberrant Clintonisms.
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An important and humorous history lesson, February 24, 2008
This review is from: Clintonisms: The Amusing, Confusing, and Even Suspect Musing, of Billary (Hardcover)
These are the most outrageous things the Clintons (and their associates)have ever said, plus hilarious titles by the author. It would be well worth your while remembering these during Hillary's presidential campaign. After eight years of Bush, people forget what the Clinton era was really like.
My favorite story was Hillary's ridiculous tall tale of her attempt to join the Marines. Titled Hamburger Hill by the author, Hillary says in an interview, "I decided I was very interested in having some experience in serving in some capacity in the military." She continues, "So I walked into our local [Marine] recruiting office...This young man looked at me and he said, 'How old are you?"...I said, 'Well, twenty-seven,'...I had these really thick glasses on. He said, ' How bad's your eyesight?' I said, 'It's pretty bad.' And he finally said to me, 'You're too old. You can't see. And you're a woman.' He said, 'But maybe the dogs [army] would take you.' This [was] not a very encouraging conversation... so [I thought] maybe I'll look for another way to serve my country."
Hillary later says that "research shows that the presence of women [in government] raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers
corruption."
Somehow, I find both stories a little hard to believe.
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