HILLARY BOOK PAST DUE: Senator Took Largest Advance in History

Drudge Report ^ | April 06, 2003 | Matt Drudge

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

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HILLARY CLINTON BOOK PAST DUE, PUBLISHER'S ANGST OVER NO MANUSCRIPT, NO TITLE; SENATOR TOOK LARGEST ADVANCE IN HISTORY

**Exclusive**

Executives at publishing powerhouse SIMON AND SCHUSTER are dismayed over Hillary Clinton's failure to turn in a completed manuscript for her book, due out in August, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

The senator of the Empire State has already received a $2.85 million cash advance on her memoirs, from a total deal valued at more than $8 million.

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"We must be off to the printer next month, but the manuscript isn't in yet!" said one SIMON AND SCHUSTER source last week. "Advance sales are lagging. And there is no title. Without a title it's been difficult to market."

One top source says the situation has not reached a legal concern, rather it is being described as an "annoyance."

The former first lady signed the deal before the 9/11 terror attacks.

One Clinton intimate explains: "In all fairness, she has been preoccupied with serving New York during these challenging times... [But] the writing is wonderful, touching, and will lift Hillary to a new level of respect."

Developing...

[GEC]

A fool and his money soon go separate ways.

[x1stcav]

Deadlines, and other types of commitments, are for the little people. She's been out working her hardest on our behalf and so should be excused from something as mundane as honoring a contract.

[Monty22]

The more corrupt and nasty she is, the more votes she'll get.

It's a depressing thing

[AndyJackson]

They bought the most ethically challenged politicians of their generation, and they got what they paid for.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

[Wondervixen]

You quoth Jeff Lynne oh so well!

[Irene Adler]

This is funny. I can't believe that anybody is "dismayed" over this turn of events. The publisher was simply buying influence, and there never was going to be a book.

[SAMWolf]

[But] the writing is wonderful, touching, and will lift Hillary to a new level of respect."

So she may get her respect level up to the level of the gutter?

[Slyfox]

She's too busy being patriotic...

[Irene Adler]

Re the posted photo: why, oh why, won't the woman do anything about her hair? There has been a congressional barbershop on Capitol Hill for about 100 years, and I am about as certain as I can be that a hairdressing salon is also provided for woman representatives and senators. How hard is it to have SOMEONE ELSE fix your hair?

My hair is short, too, and I spend very little time on it, myself. I find that if I just get it trimmed regularly by a good haircutter, I don't really need to do much with it at all after washing it, just blow it dry, and it looks pretty good.

If Madame Hillary won't even do that much, why doesn't she at least have SOMEBODY ELSE do it? I honestly don't understand the woman.

[BOBTHENAILER]

title: MONEY FOR NOTHIN'

Chapter 1: You Know, You Know
Chapter 2: I Can't Recall
Chapter 3: Carpet Munching...Truth of Fiction
Chapter 4: How I Singlehandedly destroyed NOW
Chapter 5: My Secret Hatred for Minorities
Chapter 5: Getting Away with Murder
Chapter 6: My Life with a Rapist
Chapter 7: Chinese are a Politician's Best Friend
Chapter 8: Chelsea Who?

[punster]

Let's call the book deal what it really was: A BRIBE!!!

[Tax Government]

Unless this book is published, AND unless it is profitable for SS, then Viacom, the parent company, should be sued by shareholders for malfeasance.

[Larry Lucido]

Advance sales are lagging

I hate to tell them, but later sales are going to be lagging too. Straight to the $1.99 bin.

[skinkinthegrass]

Chapter 7: Chinese are a Politician's Best Friend Chapter 8: Chelsea Who?

Chapter 9: Money for nothing

Chapter 10: What Silverware? OH, That Silverware.

[SevenofNine]

YOU ARE BAD LOL

Hey Simon and Shuster HELLO you decided to score deal with Hill Beast if you sleep with pigs you going smell like a PIG

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Somon and Schuster better put some ice on it.

[GalvestonBeachcomber]

Don't forget the chapter on how to play the stock market.

[TLBSHOW]

In all fairness, she has been preoccupied with serving New York

Rest assured she can stop serving New York any time she would like and get to writing her trash novel!