Hillary: Terrible temper, holds grudges forever & emotionally fragile

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September 7th, 2007 by Chase.Hamil

Three recent biographies on Hillary Rodham Clinton, each by widely separated and totally diverse authors, have come to the same conclusion: Hillary has a terrible temper, holds long-lasting grudges, and has a fragile emotional state that can be traced to her childhood. The question these biographical accounts pose is: how will these flaws affect the country, should she win the White House?

The first biography of note was written by Carl Bernstein, one of the journalists who broke the Watergate scandal. In A Woman in Charge, Bernstein notes that Hillary Clinton has had bouts of depression and melancholy since she was a youngster, and experienced an especially severe episode a year after Bill Clinton was elected president in 1994.

Bernstein then recites published accounts of Mrs. Clinton’s temper, her tendency to label people as friends or enemies and, in the latter case, to bear lifelong grudges. Since her election as senator, Hillary has formed what is called her “war room” from which emerge strategies to deal harshly and mercilessly with her critics and opponents. Some insiders say Richard Nixon’s “enemies list” would be a fair comparison.

Bernstein manages to weave some compassion into his narrative, especially when detailing Hillary’s emotional turmoil brought about by Bill Clinton’s “bimbo eruptions” and the smarmy coverage of the Monica Lewinsky affair. Still, the conclusion Bernstein reaches is that Hillary is ruthless and willing to take on any opponent who dares to cross her path.

The second biography of Hillary, Her Way, comes from Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta, Jr., both Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalists for the New York Times. While acknowledging that Hillary is currently one of the most influential figures on the political scene, the authors say she is also “the single most divisive individual in our political landscape.” Gerth and Van Natta also bring up Hillary’s “war room” from which she and her staff plan savage attacks against her foes.

The authors remind us that she and Bill Clinton planned in the early days of their marriage how they would devise a path for him leading to the White House. Now it is Bill’s turn to accommodate Hillary.

In a piece contributed to Blogger News in July of this year [”Bill Clinton’s role in Hillary’s campaign”], I wrote that the former president will be the secret weapon in his wife’s bid for the presidency. His role as a master strategist could even evolve to the point where Bill Clinton has his own campaign plane, press corps, and separate agenda for visiting crucial states.

With Bill’s help, say Gerth and Van Natta, Hillary may be able to “reinvent herself,” as she practically has done already, portraying herself as an antiwar candidate without refuting her previous position in 2002 when she voted to support Bush’s invasion of Iraq. The authors conclude that Hillary is “a meticulous architect of her persona with an almost scientific devotion to self-creation.”

The third book is more about Bill Clinton’s life in retirement, although the pages devoted to his wife are certainly biographical. The Clinton Crack-Up by R. Emmett Tyrrell also focuses on what the author calls Hillary’s “dreadful temper” and how first-hand accounts tell of her throwing objects at her husband and staff. Yet many of the incidents were never reported by the media, even though several reporters witnessed her rages first-hand. Tyrrell, who founded and edits The American Spectator, tells how for years Hillary had demanded that Secret Service agents carry her bags - despite rules that prohibit them from doing so. Tyrrell wonders how Hillary’s awesome temper would influence America’s destiny, should she ever be in control of the military and the Justice Department.

Some Republicans claim that Hillary may be “too angry” to be elected president. In response, Hillary retreated to the “war room” and emerged with the accusation that her Republican enemies are attacking her because of her gender, and were practicing political sexism. Hillary said she would wear the comment on her anger as “a badge of honor.”

It is too early, too soon, to predict a winner of the 2008 presidential election. But should Hillary Rodham Clinton be the successful candidate, America will have to learn how to deal with a president who may alternately be depressed and volatile, while being manipulated from the sidelines by the 42nd president of the United States.

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A classic liberal female.

[Nagishkaw 510]

I have no reason to doubt it. My cousin used to be a ************ on Air Force One during the Clinton Administration, and of course the crew is sworn to secrecy, but my cousin did tell a few of us family members some eye witness accounts about hill N bill...in very juicy detail. She has a temper, yes, and also sticky fingers according to my cousin.

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Nagishkaw,

There are also allusions to her temper problem in the movie Primary Colors.

All these disparate people, whispering the exact same thing? Hmm.

BTW - there are similar whispers, have been for a while, about McCain.

[no name 1]

The same Chase.Hamil who wrote:

"Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California was her usual bitter self last Thursday..."

Biased against women much?

I'm not saying it's the same Chase Hamil (uncommon name) but...

http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree...amp;ID=00014057

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Bernstein then recites published accounts of Mrs. Clinton’s temper, her tendency to label people as friends or enemies and, in the latter case, to bear lifelong grudges.

Let me see, who does this remind me of hmmm

Oh yeah, pretty much everyone on earth - except maybe Mother Theresa, then again maybe it just wasn't caught on tape.

[GaryC 7]

The same Chase.Hamil who wrote:

"Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California was her usual bitter self last Thursday..."

Biased against women much?

I'm not saying it's the same Chase Hamil (uncommon name) but...

http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree...amp;ID=00014057

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

[Peikko 1,575]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

[GaryC 7]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

Sorry, your right. That was over the line. It just seems that anyone that criticizes Hillary is automatically deemed to have an anti-woman bias.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

Sorry, your right. That was over the line. It just seems that anyone that criticizes Hillary is automatically deemed to have an anti-woman bias.

Although I think remark explains why you boys are all over her dishonesty, and not that bothered about the rank dishonesty of Bush

[Peikko 1,575]

Fair enough. For the record, I don't think you are anti women

[no name 1]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

Oh, you musta missed it.

Gary says 'live with it'. Kinda like a playground bully.

Edited September 10, 2007 by devilette

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It just seems that anyone that criticizes Hillary is automatically deemed to have an anti-woman bias.

Why's that? Is Hillary a woman?

[GaryC 7]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

Oh, you musta missed it.

Gary says 'live with it'. Kinda like a playground bully.

Mrs Scandal doesn't impress to many people. You should just give it up Dev.

[no name 1]

Not bias against women, just b!tches.

No impressed by name calling.

Oh, you musta missed it.

Gary says 'live with it'. Kinda like a playground bully.

Mrs Scandal doesn't impress to many people. You should just give it up Dev.

Gary, this page is about about your comments, not her. READ THE WORDS ON THE PAGE. Pathetic how all you can do is resort to name calling to distract from your mistakes. Your arguments mean nothing when you can't even call a candidate by her name.

Edited September 10, 2007 by devilette