Trust Hillary? Only Pre-Signed Copies at Living History 'Book Signing' Events

FR Exclusive | Saturday, June 7, 2003 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ('Rat-NY) is embarking on a summer-long book signing tour across the country to promote her memoirs, Living History, the product of her $8 million deal with publisher Simon & Schuster.

Fans expecting to witness the former First Lady personally autographing copies of her book will instead be given editions with an additional pre-signed page inserted in the book.

Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California, where Mrs. Clinton is scheduled to make her only appearance for the book in southern California on June 29, states on their Website that they have been assured that the author is personally signing the inserts. A Vroman's employee said that the publisher has informed the store that Mrs. Clinton is having difficulty keeping up with the expected demand for autographed books.

Another store, Trover Books in Washington, D.C., where Mrs. Clinton will appear on June 12, has informed the public that for security reasons, no photography will be allowed at her 'book signing'.

Vroman's has not been informed yet whether photography will be allowed at their store. Their Website states that people attending Mrs. Clinton's 'book signing' will be given a voucher for each autographed book purchased. They will "get to say hello and shake hands with the Senator"--an arrangement more akin to a receiving line than a traditional book signing. The vouchers will be exchanged for the autographed books afterward.

Authors much more accomplished in life than the freshman Senator, such as Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister who helped win the Cold War, and retired Army General Norman Schwarzkopf, who led American forces to victory in the Gulf War, have labored to sign books in person without photography restrictions at appearances to promote their respective books.

Given Mrs. Clinton reputation of dishonesty in public matters, one wonders if 'ghost signers' will be employed to autograph Living History like ghost writers were used to write the book itself.

[cabbieguy]

"will get to say hello and shake hands with the senator"

I think they meant to say "will get to grovel at the feet of her majesty"

[Dog Gone]

Her admirers will line up to get an auto-pen insert. How touching.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Blechhh. She's so freaking special isn't she? I hope the pages are quilted and preforated so that the book can be of some use...

[BlueOneGolf]

Here comes Hillary, the Queen of Mean once again.

[Paul Atreides]

has informed the store that Mrs. Clinton is having difficulty keeping up with the expected demand for autographed books.

Yeah, right. She's just afraid of being booed and/or Freeped.

[EggsAckley]

There isn't an ounce of honesty in Hillary.

[freemama]

What did Ann Coulter say about her interest level in the Hillary book last night while on Hannity's show? Something about the new baby monkey at the zoo being more interesting than this to her.

Maybe she won't allow photos of the 'events' because the lines will be so short!

[LisaFab]

Will have the honor to 'greet' her highness with you at Trover's on Thursday. We're thinking of dressing as beggars with the sign; "Former White House Travel Office Employees."

[Paul Atreides]

no photography will be allowed at her 'book signing'.

Smart move. That way, nobody can compare the air-brushed book cover to the real thing.

[Centurion2000]

DEFINATELY a candidate for Registered's magic.

[Paul Atreides]

I'm not taking up for Martha Stewart but, if she was to pull a stunt like this, she would be trashed big time as someone who was aloof and too good to mingle with the untouchables.

[Spiff]

You seem to have a good idea of where Her Heinous will be appearing. Can you publish the schedule for us so that FReepers in those areas can FReep accordingly?

[Angelwood]

Hillary is going to be freeped next week in Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC -- that's a fact.

Such an honor to hustle through a reception line as fast as possible to meet and greet the "twofer" ex-co-president who "knew" but "can't recall" when under oath!

[Genesis defender]

In addition, I'd like to see her pages be blue, perfumed, and two-ply.

Oh, wait. The pages are already used since they have so much "caca" on them.

[fish hawk]

And if that's not bad enough the Yankees are playing the Cubs right now. Poor Hillary has to decide who to root for.

[Cicero]

Shake hands? I doubt it. More likely she'll throw lamps at the customers.

[ntnychik]

She must lay awake at night dreaming up ways to be fraudulent. Who ever heard of standing in line for a book signing to be handed a voucher for a pre-signed book/! Any way to tell if they've been auto-penned? Thanks for getting the word out. Anybody out there FReeping her be careful, very careful. If they rough you up, make sure you get it videotaped!

[Buckeroo]

Only in America, can we as a nation, create the myth of a living God walking upon our land; most nations force the idea upon their subjects. BTW, I am still trying to find her Master's thesis .... somehow, its all gone from everywhere!

[Angelwood]

Kristinn -- great article and scoop!

I'm working on my signs for the two Hillary freeps next week. We definitely need pictures to post on our website. This is going to be fun and informative.

[Petronski]

Fake cover, fake contents, fake signature . . . could the book be purchased with fake money?

[cyncooper]

Thank you for this report. Well done.

[kristinn]

I've been working on a calendar based on news accounts and book store announcements. It should be ready in a couple days. I've learned of ten 'book signings' and two book parties so far.

If anyone would like to contribute to the calendar, freepmail or e-mail (kristinn@verizon.net) event info to me, please.

[cyncooper]

Check out this FR exclusive.

I suppose the sycophantic media will continue to talk about hrc doing "book signings".

[malia]

Mrs. Clinton is having difficulty keeping up with the expected demand for autographed books.

Thats a weird statement.

If this self anointed woman did not write this book, yet seen signing the books, would she be libal?
Is the self anointed woman still receiving First lady protection?
If this s.a.w. is away all summer handing out pre-signs - how necessary is her position as senator?

and we keep on paying, yuck!!!

[Irene Adler]

I have come to believe that Hillary has a deepseated distaste for, and phobia of, the public at large. It's pretty clear that she simply cannot handle unscripted appearances and also avoids as much as she possibly can appearances in front of any groups except handpicked ones. Certainly her true personality just by itself would be a huge turn-off for a lot of voters if they were permitted to see much of it. Given her poll data, it already has been from what little the public even gets to see of her.

I have a guess, as well, and that is that Hillary doesn't really come across as "the smartest woman in the universe" in unscripted moments, far from it. I'm guessing she gets rattled easily in public and says a lot of dumb things while constantly repeating her trademark "ya know".

Though I would not welcome it, a run for president hy Hillary would certainly be an interesting experience in desperately managed PR even beyond what algore's campaign was. I wonder if enough of the press would be willing to cover for her dismal lack of skill in this area. Certainly a healthy chunk of the lamestream media would sign right on and play along. I'm guessing that Hillary unscripted is actually significantly worse than alore's terminal mix of weirdness and arrogance.

[cyncooper]

Yeah, right. She's just afraid of being booed and/or Freeped.

My theories are (in no particular order):

The receiving line idea keeps the peons moving along with little chance of a "scene" being caused, in case a member of the VRWC gets in.

She is not about to put in the effort to put pen to paper for a bunch of nobodies, or

She's afraid her real signature will be analyzed for personality traits and results would not be pretty.

[Irene Adler]

"Fake cover, fake contents, fake signature . . . could the book be purchased with fake money?"

Hear, hear.

[abner]

I just heard you on Dom G's show. Good job. Great line that of course I can't remember now... Brain drain.. .

[jimbo123]

Will Hitlery sign the autographed "inserts" herself? Or will she hire someone to forge her signature for her? Or will they be mechanical reproductions of her signature? I wouldn't put it past Hitlery to authorize forged autographs.

[kristinn]

Great idea. I wonder if you'll get thrown in an unmarked van like the real WH Travel Office employees were when Hillary fired them?

[stands2reason]

Actually, she's a mean shot with a book, too. How convenient for her!

Angry Hillary Threw Book at Secret Service Agent

[Paul Atreides]

I'll bet that they are having trouble getting people interested in the book. I wouldn't doubt that a lot of the people who show up are paid to be there.

[Servant of the Nine]

"Pre Signed" that means printed there in a special run for the publicity tour. I would have to call that commercial fraud.

So9

[Marianne]

I'm not taking up for Martha Stewart but, if she was to pull a stunt like this, she would be trashed big time as someone who was aloof and too good to mingle with the untouchables.
Not quite the same stunt, but when Martha Stewart was guest of honor at a luncheon in Buffalo, NY, a few years ago, the attendees had all been assured that she would personally autograph copies of her book. Well, she signed a few but then abruptly left the room leaving a large number of disappointed fans. It caused a great stir and much unfavorable publicity for Martha.

[aristeides]

Another store, Trover Books in Washington, D.C., where Mrs. Clinton will appear on June 12, has informed the public that for security reasons, no photography will be allowed at her 'book signing'.

Only security reason I can think of is that people won't be able to determine that in fact it is Hillary's double who is at the event.

I wonder if the pre-autographs will be by the book's true authors, i.e., the ghost writers.

[Paul Atreides]

I think I read about that on Drudge.

[Paul Atreides]

Scary to think that Hillary could have a double.

[who knows what evil?]

I would expect to see a substantial number of these autographed copies turn up on eBay over the next few months.

[kristinn]

If this self anointed woman did not write this book, yet seen signing the books, would she be libal?

It's her book. Having ghostwriters is accepted practice.

Is the self anointed woman still receiving First lady protection?

According to law, she'll be the last First Lady to receive lifetime protection. From now on, it's only ten years.

If this s.a.w. is away all summer handing out pre-signs - how necessary is her position as senator?

The book appearances look to be scheduled around Senate business. I doubt she'll miss many votes for the book tour.

[Kathleen]

Maybe Her Heinous should ensconce herself in a plastic bubble while mingling with the hoi polloi, or wear disposable gloves and be done with it.

Heaven forbid she should rub elbows with the little people for one nanosecond longer than is absolutely necessary.

[ErnBatavia]

no photography will be allowed at her 'book signing'.

That, and I'm getting the feeling that she's paranoid about getting Freeped.

[Paul Atreides]

LOL! That would make a good Seinfeld episode: THE BUBBLE BITCH.

[jpl]

Anyone who is actually enough of a loser not just to buy this garbage but to actually go to a Hillary book signing deserves to be screwed over.

[TYVets]

You did not make my day with that thought!

[kristinn]

Thanks. That was real fast. They wanted to know about Lady Thatcher's book signing I went to in the early 90s and how it compared to Hillary's.

[rwfromkansas]

You may not be allowed in with a sign, but it might be a good idea to wear an anti-Hillary shirt (and try to say something, but they will push you along pretty darn fast it sounds like).

[JulieRNR21]

Thought you might find this book of interest. Unlike Mrs. Clinton who had three ghostwriters, this author actually wrote his book.
Julie

http://www.aim.org/conservativemall/detail.php?id=690

The Antidote to Hillary's Book:
How to Destroy a Village

By Jason Fodeman
June 5, 2003
Jason D. Fodeman is the author of the book How to Destroy a Village: What the Clintons Taught a Seventeen Year Old

No, I did not receive an eight million dollar advance. Actually I received a couple of books gratis and nominal consideration. Yet I am grateful to PublishAmerica for publishing my book, How to Destroy a Village: What the Clintons Taught a Seventeen Year Old, and affording me the opportunity to put into the public domain the antidote to the most pernicious epidemic since…..well since William Jefferson Clinton ascended to the presidency and promptly disgraced his office. For me the motivation was not to side step some inconvenient ethical rules and grab as much cash as I could before taking office. My intent was to write a factually documented tome that laid out the case against the Clintons attack on mainstream values and to demonstrate why expanding their influence would be detrimental to America, particularly America’s youth. My passion is to avoid another debacle like the 1990’s, when the Lincoln bedroom was rented out to the highest bidder and Hillary’s subpoenaed Whitewater billing records conveniently disappeared for a couple of years, only to emerge mysteriously in the White House living quarters.

Remember Hillary’s fantastic “luck”, making a timely one hundred thousand dollars profit in commodity trading despite being a novice without an iota of expertise to distinguish pork bellies from silver futures? Does America really want to go down that road again and even beyond? There was the gunshot death of a close White House confidant with numerous unanswered questions. Hundreds of raw FBI files were discovered in the White House under the control of a former saloon bouncer with no explanation who hired him or what the files were doing there. No answers, but many fingers pointing at Hillary. I guess she feels the dust has settled and everyone has moved on from the scandals and their aftermath, forgetting the economy was slipping into recession as the Clintons exited the White House, disregarding the corporate corruption nurtured on their watch, and ignoring their insensitivity to the emerging terrorist threat.

Frankly, I do not understand the excitement about Hillary’s book. Especially since everyone knows she did not write it. Does anyone believe she is going to come clean on any of the troubling issues raised over the years? This prima donna, who to this day is given a pass by the elite media, declines to hold real press conferences or expose herself to anything but cream puff interviews. What about an explanation for the firings of the Travel Office personnel and the persecution of one, merely to reward her cronies, or the hundreds of thousands of missing subpoenaed White House emails, or the illegal Chinese campaign contributions, or the “souvenirs” removed from the White House and the terrorist pardoned in the waning hours of the Clintons tenure at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? And it goes on and on. Why would anyone want to wade through hundreds of pages of spin and circumlocution when Hillary has repeatedly stated under oath and elsewhere that she can not remember or has no specific recollection in response to the tough questions? Maybe there is something to be said for being cunning, deceitful, crafty, two-faced, etc. but I do not know what it is, especially in our leaders. She is a life long woman’s libber and public figure who failed to speak out against her husband’s philandering and abusive treatment of women.

She has a history of membership in organizations with fancy titles depicting children’s interests that in fact are no more than liberal front groups. She never once decried the effects her husband’s escapades with oral sex in the Oval Office might have on the mores and values that parents try to instill in their children. To all of you who love Hillary, I know this is tough medicine to swallow. That is why I have provided the antidote. Granted I want to sell my book, but I have no illusion of fame and fortune or even a stint in the limelight. My publisher’s publicity budget is zero. Any book tour would be a visit to the campus bookstore. Even they probably will not stock it, as it is not politically correct.

I am an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University, a premed student with a major in economics and no political ambition. My interest is pediatrics and my concern is for young people and the effects this dysfunctional family may have on them and future generations. I am not naïve. I understand that people will be lining up to buy Hillary’s book while mine is buried deep in the bowels of Amazon.com. This essay, however, is not about sour grapes, nor is it just about politics. It is primarily about what lessons and values we want to bestow on our youth. Do not get the idea I am just beating up on an easy target like Hillary in order to sell some chopped liver book of my own.

My book is a carefully drawn analysis. It has support from such luminaries as William F. Buckley, Jr., Reed Irvine, Chairman Emeritus of Accuracy in Media and others, including a foreword by David P. Schippers, best selling author of Sell Out and Chief Counsel to the House Managers for the Clinton Impeachment. My book is a better read than Hillary’s because it defines the damage of the Clinton era and prescribes a formula for healing, the antidote if you will. How to Destroy a Village: What the Clintons Taught a Seventeen Year Old addresses the likely consequences of the dichotomy between the Clintons legacy and the mainstream teaching of parental values. It leads to a conclusion that all too often parents prostituted those principles, turning a blind eye to the scandal while sending confusing mixed messages to their progeny. For children the waters were muddied as to right and wrong. It was a time that exposed the hypocrisy of parental guidance, demonstrating compromised standards, preaching lofty goals while falling short themselves.

The book connects the dots between the post bubble economy, corporate corruption, terrorism, the Clinton scandals, and ultimately their place in history. It projects a whole new dimension to the debate from the perspective of a young person coming of age at the end of the millennium. It deals with the future, not with the past, by extrapolating lessons learned during the Clintons heyday on to the rising generation. It relates how many catastrophic problems this Nation faces today can be attributed to the Clintons’ neglect, indifference and malfeasance. Hillary was not only there, in many ways she was in charge. In fact Hillary may be even more dangerous to the social order than her husband. Mr. Clinton stood for no principles, except what is best for himself. While he was willing to bend on any issue at the whim of the latest poll, Hillary is an extreme ideologue whose agenda places no limits on government’s reach.

Ultimately it is the very fabric of our society that has suffered as the Clintons prospered. This phenomenon has left deep scars on the soul of American life. Regardless of one’s politics all parents and all those loco parentis should read this book. The virus is still out there. Take the antidote.

Jason Fodeman is a student at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of the just released How to Destroy a Village: What the Clintons Taught a Seventeen Year Old.
For questions or comments please contact Jason at Jason@AIM.org

[kristinn]

I would expect to see a substantial number of these autographed copies turn up on eBay over the next few months.

They'll make great booby prizes at parties.....

[kristinn]

I think you're right. That and all the goofy faces she makes.