What furious Hillary really knew about Bill’s affairs (From Sally Bedell Smith book)

The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | October 28, 2007

[Stoat]

What furious Hillary really knew about Bill’s affairs

Last updated at 00:47am on 28th October 2007

 

Private life: New book could set back Hillary's presidential campaign with claims that she only stayed with Bill for her own political ends

 

Hillary Clinton's Presidential ambitions suffered a setback last night with the claim that she knew Bill Clinton was unfaithful long before his seduction of Monica Lewinsky.

The only aspect of the sex scandal that is said to have surprised his wife was that his relationship with the White House intern lasted so long.

And she was furious that he used the Oval Office for his liaisons, according to a new book by Sally Bedell Smith, one of America's most respected biographers.

Ms Bedell Smith says in For Love Of Politics that Hillary's reaction on learning that Bill's sex sessions took place at their official residence was that her husband 'couldn't be that insane'.

The author also claims Hillary tolerated Bill's womanising – and helped to cover it up – because she believed her slick husband was essential to her own political ambitions.

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Mrs Clinton could not be reached for comment.

But a friend said: 'This was always going to come out and Hillary knew that.'

There was speculation that the claims would help Barack Obama, her closest rival for the Democratic nomination.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Monica was the coverup.

It was probably even Hillary’s idea.

Treason was the reason, and still is.

[the invisib1e hand]

hillary clinton is not running for president because she loves America and wants to serve it.

Perhaps part of her motives are rooted in the nature of betrayed women to prove that they are better than their husbands.

How great for america that her ambition might be rooted in something more warped than ordinary power-lust; that it might just be rooted in the hell-hath-no-fury-as-a-woman-scorned wellspring of the netherworld. How great for her to exercise her personal demons at the expense of the free and the brave.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Yes, and when will the MSM start challenging all that “experience” that Hillary claims. Her “8 years in the White House” are similar, in experience, to the pastry chef, although he/she probably improved his/her skills.

Without the Bubba connection, Hillary Clinton would be an Assistant Professor of Womyn’s Studies at some third-rate Ivy League school.

[Michael.SF.]

The NOW NAGs forgave her and have endorsed her for President.

Yes, I know. That was why I used the term "true Feminist" as opposed to other so called or self proclaimed 'feminists', such as the NOW hags, who are willing to put their cause or agenda ahead of their self respect.

Here is a link to a feminist group who seem to respect themselves, their ideals and their cause and are adamantly opposed to Hillary.

[CaptainK]

1)She didn’t know, which makes her an incredible fool.
2)She did know, and lied about it because she takes the average voter to be whimpering fool.

Either way, not a ringing endorsement for the next president.

[Graybeard58]

That settles it for me. I won’t vote for her now.

[Cvengr]

IMHO, all you guys are just way too negative about Hillary.

I look at it this way.

Every morning I give thanks to God that in His benevolent mercy and incomparable grace He hasn’t allowed anybody more heinous than Hillary to have been given bodily or soulish life in the past 60 years.

IMHO, this is a much more positive outlook.

[i_dont_chat]

If she doesn’t win, think she’ll dump him?

Yes, I think she and Bill will divorce. He will welcome it, and Hilliary will be so angry that she will blame Bill for her failure.

[Paladin2]

What about H!’s constant gal pal “assistant”?

[redheadtoo]

If she doesn't win, think she'll dump him?

I've thought about the future of the Clinton marriage. I've always believed that it would be Bill who eventually does the dumping. I had thought it might happen shortly after he left the White House. But when Hilary became a senator I believed he stayed because she represented his chance to return to Washington. But even if Hilary does not become president, the marriage is of value to Bill. No matter how many bimbos he has, none of them can demand marriage because he is already married to Hilary.

[Hillbillary]

Was just on another news site and see Gerald Ford has a book coming out. He commented on Bill Clinton and thought he was a good president except on his foreign policy (none) and his sexual addiction. Gerald and Betty agreed he should check into a sexual addiction clinic, and Betty said many men have attended before with successful results. These comments were made in 1993 when the Fords first met Bill and Hillary in 1993. Little did they know then, the problems (sexual) from Arkansas would continue on in the Whitehouse. Bill and Hillary are birds of a feather.

[Stoat]

Was just on another news site and see Gerald Ford has a book coming out. He commented on Bill Clinton and thought he was a good president except on his foreign policy (none) and his sexual addiction. Gerald and Betty agreed he should check into a sexual addiction clinic, and Betty said many men have attended before with successful results. These comments were made in 1993 when the Fords first met Bill and Hillary in 1993. Little did they know then, the problems (sexual) from Arkansas would continue on in the Whitehouse. Bill and Hillary are birds of a feather.

Newser's book Ford saw Clinton as a sex 'addict'

"He said he needed my help and wanted to know if I could help," Ford recalled not long after.

Ford had written two Op-Ed pieces in which he called for Clinton to admit he had lied to federal investigators in exchange for censure over impeachment.

He told Clinton that he would help him, if he agreed to such a deal.

"Bill I think you have to admit that you lied. If you do that, I think that will help - and I'll help you. If you'll admit to perjury, I'll do more," he said.

"I won't do that," Clinton told him. "I can't do that."

Ford was stunned by Clinton's lack of contrition. "It's a character flaw," he concluded.

[MotleyGirl70]

Hildebeast is nothing more than a political power seeking hegemony whore????

Hillary is drunk with power and money; always has been, always will be. She's worse than Bill in every aspect of liberalism (and quasi-socialism)--and that's frightening.

[hunter112]

I see her dumping Bill after she gets elected when he's outlived his usefulness.

I'm sure she already has a bimbo-in-waiting for this purpose. The scenario: Hillary, as president, takes a hit in the polls from some event such as a fight with Nancy Pelosi (or some antiwar element in the moonbat wing of the Rat party), and needs something to bolster her standing. Another woman comes out of the shadows, claiming an affair during the time when Hillary's supposedly been such an effective Senator for New York State (yeah, I have trouble writing that with a straight face!)

Hillary announces that enough is enough, and she starts divorce procedings against Bubba. She gains all kinds of sympathy from the sucker moms, and achieves strength through victimhood. Sure, he's then free to testify against her, but by that time, she's President, and none of the things that he'd implicate her in without implicating himself are "high crimes". She washes the slate clean of those things, gets rid of the ass that hauled her cart, and allows herself the opportunity to discover her real sexual identity in the process.

I would expect that the next time after that she needs a boost in the polls, she comes out of the closet to woo the liberals back to her.

[Just mythoughts]

What about H!’s constant gal pal “assistant”?

Hillry does not have that kind of courage, she knows exactly it would not be a profitable admission. She is after her own $$$$ and power, the keys to that throne are allllll held by men. Her evangelical flock will support her under the "stand by her man image", but NOT that blatant of an offense.

[mc5cents]

take it in, roll it in your mouth, and savor it."

And we all know that Monica knew what she was talking about.

[Verginius Rufus]

The author tried to get access to various documents from the years Clinton was President while researching her book, and was stonewalled. According to an article in Newsweek which I looked at in a bookstore, less than 1% of the material in the Clinton presidential library has been made available to researchers. Clinton, of course, blames Bush for the lack of access, but even Newsweek makes clear that Clinton's secrecy goes way beyond any previous president's or anything in GWB's executive order, and will continue at least until after the election.

Kind of surprising that Newsweek would report that, but as long as the media doesn't make a fuss over it, it will cause no damage to Hillary's campaign.

[RooRoobird20]

"Bill Clinton’s Arkansas state environmental director (state cabinet post) left Bill to work for my dad." Another true story (mine): In spring 1994 I was still a Democrat, had voted for Clinton in '92, even though I had a bad feeling about him. I had just started working at an Arizona electric public utility; I was given the "gopher" assignment of driving an EPA VIP from our corporate office to the airport. Making small talk, I found out that this EPA VIP's fiance worked in the west wing of the White House for the Clintons. I casually asked, "So are the rumors about the president having affairs true, or is it just idle gossip from the press?" (LOL, I had brains of mush in those days....) The man replied, "No, they're not rumors. He has problem in that area but we don't think that has anything to do with his job." I was stunned. It was clear everyone who was around the Sink Emporer knew exactly what he was doing, acknowledged it, and didn't care. Between disgust with the Clinton's and Rush's wisdom, I quit the Democrat party and registered Republican in 1994.

[Stoat]

less than 1% of the material in the Clinton presidential library has been made available to researchers.

And considering the well-documented and enthusiastic use of industrial-quality document shredders on a massive, unprecedented scale, whatever leftovers are in Clinton's 'library-that-looks-like-a-cheap-trailer' aren't going to be anything that prosecutors could make use of..

At times I am awestruck that the memories of the American public are apparently so very short.....yet Hillary keeps gaining momentum.  It causes me to lose a great deal of faith in the American people, that such obvious criminals haven't been laughed off the public stage years ago.

[Menehune56]

Sometimes I wonder if her hubby might pass away suddenly before the election, giving Hillary two big benefits:
- a boost in popularity for the plucky widow
- potential embarrassing bimbo eruptions eliminated

I'm probably just being paranoid but Bill does have a weak heart.