Conservatives Promoting Anti-Clinton Book (Google blocked it!)

NY Times ^ | June 17, 2005 | Raymond Hernandez

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Republican and conservative activists are behind a vigorous campaign to promote a controversial new biography about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, with some even suggesting that the book will help dash any presidential aspirations she might have.

The prospect that Mrs. Clinton, who is up for re-election next year, may run for the presidency in 2008, has re-energized her opponents, who are seizing on the book, "The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President," as it is to be released next week.

Gopusa.com, a Republican Web site and news service, sent 500,000 e-mail messages with a line saying, "Publishing insiders say the book and its revelations could destroy her bid to run for the presidency in 2008."

The publisher, Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) that focuses on conservative views, has added to the atmosphere surrounding the publication. In a catalog sent to bookstores, the publisher, part of Pearson Plc., compared the book with the campaign by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that attacked the Vietnam record of Senator John Kerry in the 2004 presidential race.

In addition, the financing for a conservative Web site that is promoting the book comes partly from Richard Mellon Scaife, a longtime foe of the Clintons who tapped his fortune in the 1990's to finance a project at The American Spectator magazine to dig up damaging information about the couple.

The publicity surrounding the book, which reportedly includes sensational assertions about Mrs. Clinton's personal life, has stirred a fierce reaction among some of her staunchest supporters and others, who, legitimately or not, see a coordinated campaign to undermine Mrs. Clinton at a time she is taking more of a hand in national politics...

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Welcome!

[Paul Atreides]

"The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President,"

Also known as "Lifestyles of the Witch and Shameless."

[Shaka]

How bout..the bitch is back: Alien re-dux?

[Mears]

Good one,P A !

[Howlin]

Republican and conservative activists are behind a vigorous campaign

Since when is promoting a book a "vigorous campaign?"

[Paul Atreides]

The Wart of the World

[Paul Atreides]

;-)

[Jackson Brown]

"Google blocked It!"

Can you be more specific??

How/What did Google block re: this book??

[Paul Atreides]

Let's see how many Deep Throat admirers trash this book.

[Howlin]

I bet they ignore it, period.

[Paul Atreides]

I don't know. I imagine we'll hear plenty about the "politics of personal destruction."

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

I sell my soul by dropping names

[tenn2005]

The book sounds like a great read.

[nuconvert]

"The publisher, Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) that focuses on conservative views, has added to the atmosphere surrounding the publication."

I suppose publishers that focus on leftist/liberal views, never "add to the atmosphere surrounding (a) publication."

[Marine_Uncle]

Clearly a show of total left wing leanings and bias. Many years ago on a far planet........corporate identities often keep out of public politics to the extent they would not show their real colors. Apparently the owner of google.com is a far left liberal bastard at best that has used this country's capitalistic way of life to gain riches and a very permenant guarenteed market base, now as many others have demonstrated protect those that in their political philosphy appose the very eccense of a free enterprise system. Most of us cannot avoid the use of google.com for so many good reasons. The snakes have been around for many years folks.
Soros. Hey older ones, how about Arm and Hammer. The lists are long.

[SengirV]

They may block it, but they still sell well placed Amazon ads promoting it. I guess they hold their noses when they take that money.

[chuckles]

I "Googled" it and it went right to it. Amazon was at the top.

[SmithL]

I don't know what Google blocked, but it should come as no surpise that they're not actively promoting conservative issues. This is from BuyBlue.org:

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[ambrose]

Google blocked what? I just typed in "The Truth About Hillary", and it has two banner ads for this book.

[ambrose]

One of the sidebar ads on Google:

"Bill Raped Hillary Book
The Truth About Hillary
Hardcover For Only $16.47
BagOfMags.com"