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June 18, 2005

NYT: Conservatives Pimping Hillary-Hatchet Book... Except We're Not

Kaus digests an article that annoyed the hell out of me when I read it last night.

This NYT hack claims that conservatives are promoting the new Edward Klein anti-Hillary book, the one containing the ridiculous claim about Clinton raping his wife.

True enough, you can order it through conservative book clubs, in the "anit-Clinton" section, as you would expect. But you can also order it through Amazon and PriceOwl.

In fact, the rape claim contained in the book immediately caused most conservatives to dismiss it as trash.

How biased is the New York Times? Well, let me put it this way: even liberal super-hack Joe Conason acknoweldges that conservatives are treating it as embarassing and not fit for discussion:

Indeed, the instant revulsion of publications and writers not necessarily known for elevated standards indicates just how terrible Mr. Klein’s book is—and how irresponsible Penguin Group was to publish it. The Drudge Report’s disclosure of the rape charge sent nauseous waves through the right-wing blogosphere.
"This is sick, people," cried a blogger at Redstate.org. "I have had just about enough of these so-called ‘insider’ true stories that are really nothing more than smear jobs, regardless of the target," said another Republican blogger, whose complaint echoed many more.

Even Page Six, the New York Post’s Clinton-bashing gossip column, derided the book as a "hatchet-job" and the author as "error-prone." The tabloid mocked Mr. Klein for identifying a happily married former classmate as Mrs. Clinton’s rumored lesbian lover. He never spoke with this lady—who denied the smear to the Post—and he repeatedly misspells her surname, which he evidently copied from another book. The New York Times management must cringe whenever Mr. Klein’s former employment there is cited as his main journalistic credential.

So, conservative bloggers are revolted by the idiotic slander, the conservative tabloid New York Post dismisses it as an amateurish smear, and even Smokin' Joe Conason acknowledges this.

But not the New York Times. Oh, no. As far as their liberal-cocooned Upper West Side audience is concerned, we're "promoting" the Dickens out of it.

posted by Ace at 04:28 PM

Comments

I wouldn't dismiss the rape comment as untrue, as in that I believe Clinton said it. I would dismiss it as a joke. He was making a joke! Depending on who he said it to, it may have been in poor taste. S/he or who has not told a joke in poor taste speak up now. If Clinton was with friends, who cares?

Posted by: on June 18, 2005 05:23 PM

It's bilge like Klein's that undermine all the legitimate reasons to hate the Clintons.

Posted by: Golden Boy on June 18, 2005 08:00 PM

I wish I could stick around for this discussion, but I'm going back to my cottage to rape my hand.

Posted by: Matt Drudge on June 19, 2005 10:37 PM

NRO has an interview with the author today. They get on him about the rape allegation, but according to Klein it is being mischaracterized:

http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/klein200506200754.asp

Posted by: brak on June 20, 2005 09:41 AM

Bah, what do people want from Klein? This is what people close to Clinton are telling him; should he NOT report it?

Drudge has another excerpt today claiming Bill's philandering has gotten even worse, along with a photo of Clinton kissing another woman (Bill Clinton, not Hillary).

Posted by: TallDave on June 20, 2005 09:43 AM

Excerpting is the tool of the spinners. I prefer to let the stories develop and to get both sides before making a statement of support or spewing a rash of name calling. Though I do know that I need no further information to determine that the new commies aren't cool T-shirt girl is perfect and has never done anything wrong in her life.

Posted by: Dman on June 20, 2005 10:16 AM

I think I'll drag Ed Klein back to my cabin and rape the hell out of him. Neither one of us will enjoy the experience, but it might teach him that if you're going to print salacious bullshit, then it ought to be at least slightly plausible. Also, it will provide a momentary distraction from my absolutely vicious hangover.

Damn, that's a cute t-shirt girl. I'd slurp a shot out of her navel in a heartbeat. Or did I already do that? Large portions of last night are kind of a blur.

Posted by: utron on June 20, 2005 11:03 AM

What about the women he did rape?

PS - The new commies aren't cool T-shirt girl is perfect and has never done anything wrong in her life.

Nice shorts! Makes me wanna bite her!

Posted by: 72IRGINS on June 20, 2005 11:22 AM

Yep, I'd plant a map of Hawaii on her stomach

Posted by: brak on June 20, 2005 11:38 AM

Nice shorts! Has anyone ever seen a stud horse's reaction when a fertile female is around? Woof!

Posted by: shit from shinola on June 20, 2005 12:39 PM

72 - According to Hitchens ("No One Left To Lie To"), that's womEn, as in, at least 3 that we know about.

Don't know if I believe it. I try to stay out of the fever swamps of Clinton hatred.

Posted by: Knemon on June 20, 2005 02:34 PM

Sorry. Thought you wrote womAn. Never mind.

Posted by: Knemon on June 20, 2005 02:34 PM

"What about the women he DID rape?"

I could just as easily ask you "But what about the children you DID molest?"

So who are these women? And if the charges have any substance, why have neither Ken Starr nor any other prosecutor taken them up?

And don't try to say it's because the Clintons will wreak vengeance on anyone who accuses them of anything. Bill's out of power and the Democrats are a minority party, remember?

Posted by: Raging Bee on June 21, 2005 10:05 AM

"...Except We're Not."

Except, of course, for those who ARE -- including the conservative publishing house that bought the book (baseless insinuations and all) back in 2003 and didn't release it till just now. Anyone here have any comment about the timing?

And of course, conservatives don't have to openly "pimp" this book to benefit from it. As with all of those transparent lies about Michael Schiavo, they can use this book to their advantage while pretending to be shocked SHOCKED about the whole sorry affair.

Posted by: Raging Bee on June 21, 2005 10:13 AM

"Anyone here have any comment about the timing?" -- Maybe the publishing house picked the release date to maximize it's sales? Duh? We are blood-thirsty capitalists after all.

Posted by: Master of None on June 21, 2005 10:20 AM

Anyone here have any comment about the timing?

Frankly, I question it.

Go ahead and say it, you know you want to: I see the machinations of Rove in this.

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Correction: I wrote that Labour is losing 88% (now 87%) of the seats it is "defending." I think that's wrong. The right way to say it is the seats they are contesting -- that is, they don't necessarily already hold these seats, but they have put up a candidate to run for the seat. It's still very bad but not as bad as losing 87% of the seats they already held.

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🚨ED MILIBAND [a Minister in Starmer's government] SAYS KEIR STARMER WILL RESIGN AS PRIME MINISTER

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No political party that is NOT also a doomsday religious cult would EVER choose a cataclysmic loss -- and possible extinction as a party -- to support a toxically unpopular favoritism of NON-CITIZEN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS over actual citizen voters.

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