If you happen to see the Bill Clinton 5-minute TV
ad for Hillary in which he introduces the commercial by saying he wants
to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background, beware.
As I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than
just about anyone, I offer a few corrections.
Bill says: "In law school, Hillary worked on legal services for the
poor."
The facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in law school
was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing
and killing a federal agent. She went to court every day as part of
a law student monitoring committee trying to spot civil rights violations
and develop grounds for appeal.
Bill says: "Hillary spent a year after graduation working
on a children's rights project for poor kids."
The facts are: Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of
the California Communist Party. She met Bob when he represented
the Panthers and traveled all the way to San Francisco to take an internship
with him.
Bill says: "Hillary could have written her own job ticket, but she turned
down all the lucrative job offers."
The facts are: She flunked the DC bar exam; yes, flunked. It is
a matter of record, and only passed the Arkansas bar. She had no job
offers in Arkansas - none - and only got hired by the University of
Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville because Bill was already teaching
there. She did not join the prestigious Rose Law Firm until Bill became
Arkansas Attorney General and was made a partner only after he was elected
Arkansas Governor.
Bill says: "President Carter appointed Hillary to the Legal Services
Board of Directors and she became its chairman."
The facts are: The appointment was in exchange for Bill's support for
Carter in his 1980 primary against Ted Kennedy. Hillary then became
chairman in a coup in which she won a majority away from Carter's choice
to be chairman.
Bill says: "She served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital."
The facts are: Yes, she did. But her main board activity, not mentioned
by Bill, was to sit on the Walmart board of directors for a substantial
fee. She was silent about their labor and health care practices.
Bill says: "Hillary didn't succeed at getting health care for all Americans
in 1994, but she kept working at it and helped to create the Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provides five million children
with health insurance."
The facts are: Hillary had nothing to do with creating CHIP. It was
included in the budget deal between Clinton and Republican Majority
Leader Senator Trent Lott. I know; I helped negotiate the deal. The
money came half from the budget deal and half from the Attorney Generals'
tobacco settlement. Hillary had nothing to do with either source of
funds.
Bill says: "Hillary was the face of America all over the world."
The facts are: Her visits were part of a program to get her out of town
so that Bill would not appear weak by feeding stories that Hillary was
running the White House. Her visits abroad were entirely touristic and
symbolic and there was no substantive diplomacy on any of them.
Bill says: "Hillary was an excellent Senator who kept fighting for children's
and women's issues."
The facts are: Other than totally meaningless legislation like changing
the names on courthouses and post offices, she has passed only four
substantive pieces of legislation. One set up a national park in Puerto
Rico . A second provided respite care for family members helping their
relatives through Alzheimer's or other conditions. And two were routine
bills to aid 9/11 victims and responders which were sponsored by the
entire NY delegation. Presently she is trying to have the US memorialize
the Woodstock fiasco of 40 years ago.
Bottom line: She goes hand in hand with the ACLU on far too many issues
where common sense is abandoned.
Share this with every democrat you know. Ask them to prove Dick
Morris wrong.
Think about it - Dick Morris has said all of this openly, thus if he
were not truthful he'd be liable for defamation of character!
And you better believe Hillary would sue him. |
