Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know [Paperback]

The American Conservative Union (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the front-running candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008, as well as being up for re-election as Senator from New York in 2006.This brief political tract both explores the political history and ideology of Mrs. Clinton since her college years at Wellesley and Yale, through her Arkansas and White House years, and now her "repositioning" prior to two election campaigns in the next four years.Unless there is a massive shift in the way the mainstream media have covered her actions and views in the past, this small book -- both highly entertaining and informative -- will serve as a necessary balancing source for Americans interested in a complete portrait of a potential future President of the United States.

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The American Conservative Union is a forty-year-old, million-member activist organization operating both in Washington D.C. and at the state and local level through affiliated organizations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Green Hill Publishers; 2 edition (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898031648
• ISBN-13: 978-0898031645
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,245,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hillary Clinton cliff notes, December 15, 2008

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golgotha.gov (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know (Paperback)

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON:
WHAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW (2000)
by Christian Josi

This small book was published by the American Conservative Union when Ms. Clinton made her first senate run. It basically collects all the scandals of her husband's presidency and her early legal career and focuses on whatever role she was supposed to have had in them.

The well known controversies are all there: Whitewater, Travelgate and the death of her law partner Vince Foster. There is also a chapter devoted to the criticizing Hillary's proposed healthcare program (known as "Hillarycare"). But there are some less discussed scandals such as "Cattlegate", which involved Hillary's investment in cattle futures while her husband was a rising star in Arkansas politics. It is alleged that the man who managed her account (Jim Blair of Tyson Foods) arranged some kind of deal in order to provide a surefire way for Hillary to profit and raise money for her husband. A later chapter recounts the tale of Juanita Broaddrick, one of the parade of women that Bill is said to have lusted after. Broaddrick's case is much darker though - she claims that Bill Clinton raped her in the late 1970s. Broaddrick says that she met Hillary later on and that Ms. Clinton said:
"I am so happy to meet you.
I want you to know that we
appreciate everything you do for Bill...
...EVERYTHING you do for Bill"
(pg. 79, emphasis in original).
Broaddrick is a controversial figure to say the least.

This book is okay but it lacks a lot of other more important stories, such as the Chinese fundraising scandal or providing funding to KLA druglords during the intervention in Kosovo. Granted, these involve Bill Clinton more directly than Hillary, but conservatives tend to speak about them like a two headed monster anyway. I suspect that the reason that nothing about Mena, Arkansas is included because it also taints Clinton's predecessor in the White House. There is a lot to criticize about the Clintons, but people tend to focus on the same three or four issues.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must read, January 13, 2008

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Right Stuff (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hillary Rodham Clinton: What Every American Should Know (Paperback)

This is a must read for Clinton supporters. Conservatives already know exactly what she is about!