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| NYT Book Review of Clinton’s Book (NOT flattering) |
| 2004-06-19 |
| Guess the reveiwer didn’t get the memo from CBS. Hat tip: Drudge Severely EFL By Michiko Kakutani, 6/20/04 The book, which weighs in at more than 950 pages, is sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull — the sound of one man prattling away, not for the reader, but for himself and some distant recording angel of history. Yep, that sounds like Bubba. In many ways, the book is a mirror of Mr. Clinton’s presidency: lack of discipline leading to squandered opportunities; high expectations, undermined by self-indulgence and scattered concentration... That’s gotta hurt; Ms. Katukani accused by Her Heinous of being part of the vast RWC in 5, 4, 3... But while Dan Rather, *spit* who And probably a lot that he didn’t "remember" at all Part of the problem, of course, is that Mr. Clinton is concerned, here, with cementing — or establishing — his legacy, while at the same time boosting (or at least not undermining) the political career of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton... Really? I’m shocked. Say it ain’t so, Machiko! The nation’s first baby-boomer president always seemed like an avatar of his generation, defined by the struggles of the 60’s and Vietnam, comfortable in the use of touchy-feely language, and intent on demystifying his job. And yet the former president’s account of his life, read in this post-9/11 day, feels strangely like an artifact from a distant, more innocent era. Lies about sex and real estate, partisan rancor over "character issues" (not over weapons of mass destruction or pre-emptive war), psychobabble mea culpas, and tabloid wrangles over stained dresses all seem like pressing matters from another galaxy, far, far away. Ouch. Read the whole thing, as they say. |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #10 Any bets on how long before it hits the Remainder table? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-19 10:49:24 PM |
| #9 you'll be able to get it cheap on resale from the DNC in late November |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-19 10:45:58 PM |
| #8 950 pages??? Sound just about thick and high enough to use as a base for my jack when I change tires or oil! Sounds like it would make an awesome doorstop, too! A pan review it just the thing to cool off and wreck the much~hyped 'Clinton Summer' and stuff a sock in the maw of the ranting DNC! |
| Posted by: Jack Deth 2004-06-19 10:06:27 PM |
| #7 950 pages?! Are 900 of them pictures? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-19 8:29:58 PM |
| #6 Actually Clinton will be compared favorably with that other lightweight who took over after a major war was won and spent his time with women under the White House stairs while the economy boomed and his administration was mired in scandal; Warren G. Harding. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-06-19 6:44:05 PM |
| #5 After all the Dan Rather hype, what we have here is another "The Day After Tomorrow." I'm sure that the autobiographies of Shrek and Harry Potter will be more interesting. Slick Willie is disfunctional as always. Maureen Dowd and Hillary can have him. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-06-19 6:35:53 PM |
| #4 It's hard for me to imagine that 50 years from now, historians will talk of Bill Clinton as anything more than a likeable, garrulous rogue (or conniving scumbag, if you prefer) who occupied the White House in between presidents, and a self-absorbed lightweight whose only mark was left not on history, but on that blue dress. In his eight years in the White House, Bill Clinton did nothing of more than transient significance. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-06-19 6:35:48 PM |
| #3 Heh, if it did, it would be NSFW. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-19 6:02:07 PM |
| #2 Nothing can, Cpt. A. :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-19 5:17:29 PM |
| #1 Not comprehensive, it doesn't address Madam Hillary's incurable penis envy. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-06-19 5:15:09 PM |