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Title: The Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton by Joe Conason, Gene Lyons ISBN: 0-312-27319-3 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 03 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (178 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: McCarthy Era Continues
Comment: This book painfully reminds us that the McCarthy era is alive and well. As in the 1950's, when it was OK to say and do whatever it took to reach desired results, democracy was subverted when it became clear to the right wing that Bill Clinton would beat George Bush, Sr.
Conason and Lyons make three important revelations:
First, the political and "Christian" right wing are dangerous and should be taken seriously. They believed their ends justified any means, that they had a "divine mandate to bring (Clinton) down," even if that meant corrupting democratic and representative government. Kenneth Starr, Ted Olson and some members of Congress were part of the right wing which went all out to get Clinton. Conason and Lyons document the extent of the corruption.
Second, the authors document that the "free" press is no longer free. The most appalling and disappointing revelation in the book is that the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and Washington Post are no longer credible news sources. They spent 10 years failing to do investigative reporting regarding Bill and Hillary Clinton. Television news created several sexual harassment victims and continuously repeated lies as fact. Their motto: Do whatever it takes to make money and beat your competition on the air even if the story is untrue. (Remember the reporting of the Florida election results? Remember how some of Ted Olson's friends on the Supreme Court selected George W for president?)
Third, Korean evangelist Sun Myung Moon supported Rev. Jerry Falwell's anti-Clinton videos and trips, and "lavished millions on right-wing political causes in the U. S. for well over two decades." (p. 141) Court records substantiate that Falwell's shenanigans received major support from then Texas Governor George Bush, Oliver North, the National Rifle Association and the Republican National Committee. (p. 159)
The 1993 Falwell video narrated by Edwin Meese III and Senator Trent Lott would be funny if they weren't so scary. It predicted during the Clinton presidency: (p. 137) "..the U.S. Treasury would default on the national debt. Hyperinflation would render the dollar worthless, placing the nation at the mercy of Japanese bankers. Inner-city breadlines, and fear of chaos would lead Americans to abandon democracy in favor of a Hitlerian strongman..."
Bill Clinton is both a flawed and brilliant man. While we should not forgive his sexual betrayal of his family, we also should not forgive George W. for lying about his compassion while acting to rape and pillage the planet on which we rely for sustenance, and sticking it to all but the rich.
The "righteous" deserve prosecution for lying, creating and leaking false information to media sources, and violating the laws of the land. The authors place Starr, Olson, Falwell, Newt Gingrich, Representatives Barr, DeLay and Armey as well as Oliver North and other members of the Council for National Policy(CNP) in that list.
I've recommended this book to my friends. It contains important, documented recent history.
Rating: 5
Summary: A tour de force that enrages & enlightens
Comment: This book is an incredible achievement, based on exhaustive reviews and footnotes. I don't automatically read something and believe it 100 percent, but if Conason and Lyons have documented HALF of their research and interviews accurately (and based on their reputations, I'd believe it's significantly higher than that), many, many Republicans have a great deal to apologize for.
Conason and Lyons perform a devastating autopsy on the right's campaign to destroy Clinton before he even announced his candidacy for president in 1991, through both terms of his presidency. As someone who voted for Clinton twice (and would happily do so again), I knew Clinton had enemies, but I didn't know he had this many who were this menacing.
The authors lay out in stunning detail the lies and half truths that were willingly perpetrated by the mainstream media, discussing topics like the Foster suicide (many were convinced/hoping that it was a Clinton-sponsored murder), Troopergate, Filegate, Ken Starr and the wanton abuse of his Independent Council powers and much, much more. The above topics have been discussed ad nauseum in other books and articles, but the authors go further, detailing the many right-wing backed publications such as The American Spectator, the wealthy right wing tycoon Richard Mellon Scaife and his backing of the Arkansas Project, William Renquist and his role in Whitewater and the Starr appointment, and most importantly in this reader's eyes, how the first independent council, Robert Fiske, was ousted after he couldn't find any wrongdoing on the part of the Clintons. This paved the way for Starr's appointment, who would stop at nothing to get something on the Clintons.
Conason and Lyons also detail the highly unethical treatment of Monica Lewinsky at the hands of Starr and his deputies. Speaking of Monica, the authors gain credibility by not condoning or even trying to explain away Clinton's moral lapses with Monica and other women, but they also detail the credibility problems of many Clinton accusers, namely Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones.
This book simply must be read to be believed. The authors certainly got my partisan blood boiling all over again, 90s style, about what the Republicans did to try to bring down a good but imperfect man. This book makes one wonder where the "liberal media" was during the 1990s, when even the most incredibly idiotic rumors about Clinton, after being reported in a publication of ill repute, would be picked up by the mainstream media. The authors rightly conclude that publications like The Washington Post and the New York Times (the latter of which broke Whitewater and was perhaps eager to make up for getting scooped during Watergate) had too much invested in Whitewater as time went on for the stories to come up empty. Hence, the papers kept after a story that never was really there in the first place. Even more outrageous, during critical junctures during Starr's investigation, when information came to light that proved highly favorable to the Clintons, it went largely unreported by two of America's most "reputable" newspapers.
My one minor complaint about the book is that it did not detail the impeachment proceedings at all, and the impeachment and the GOP's behavior during that show trial is every bit as outrageous as what led up to it. Had Conason and Lyons written the full story about the impeachment, this could be THE ultimate book from A to Z about the GOP's war on the Clintons. (Perhaps we'll see a part II?) But, this is still probably the best, most meticulously detailed book on the right's campaign to destroy Bill and Hillary. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Finally, the truth be told...the truth hurts the hateful right wing idiots. They would nevr want you to read this book, but do. This is an excellent review of the "hunting of the Clintons" that never let up. Read this book! It will open your eyes to the fanatics that tried to malign and destroy the Clintons.
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