What's wrong with this picture??? Hannity Rejects New Hillary Book

[CatWoman]

In the past,Ed Klein's smear book about Hillary Clinton probably would be cause for Hannity to celebrate. Clinton bashing has always been his favorite activity and he has condoned and participated in some pretty outlandish attacks on Bill and Hillary until last night when Klein came on H&C to plug The Truth About Hillary. Hannity thought the book's personal attacks about sensitive issues were not acceptable. Witnessing Hannity defend Hillary Clinton's privacy was an unexpected experience.

Klein's book has some conflicting and unsubstantiated allegations about Senator Clinton's sex life. There are hints that she's gay, asexual and an adulteress and a claim that she was raped by her husband in Bermuda resulting in the conception of Chelsea.

Hannity told Klein that he thought that Hillary Clinton's sexuality was a private issue adding that the rape allegation was especially unkind to Chelsea. Hannity stressed that his political disagreements with Clinton are vast but he thought this type of attack was out of line.

http://www.newshounds.us/2005/06/22/hannity_rejects_new_hillary_clinton_book.php

[bunkerbuster1]

1. Could it be that even Hannity has his limits?

That there's some shit even Sean won't eat? and that it's nothing more than that?

I mean, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[OneTwentyoNine]

6. No...because even O'Reilly has come out against the book.....

For both of those flaming RW'ers to come out against the books tells you someone else is pulling their strings.

[bunkerbuster1]

10. Tinfoil time?

Well, not for me. I don't think anyone has to pull Sean or Dild's strings to get them to do this.

Does Hannity enjoy allowing this Ed Klein turd on his program so that Sean can appear to be above it all? Sure.

But I do think he has his limits as to what he'll officially endorse.

That's all. Not real complex.

[Eloriel]

19. The rightwing really, REALLY wants Hillary to run in '08

THEY are the ones who've been shoving her down our throats as a candidate. She is so polarizing and so reviled on the right that they value her as a primary source of fundraising, and someone who helps get the base excited and unified. "The woman they love to hate."

They think a book like this could damage her chances at a nomination. Too, if they defend her on this, then their attacks on her later (whether true or not) will SEEM more credible.

[FreedomAngel82]

29. Yep

And Clinton has been mighty chummy with the Bush's. Remember at his library opening when he asked the audience if he was the only one who liked both Bush and Kerry?

[Clark2008]

37. BINGO.

And I'm praying every day that it WON'T WORK THIS TIME.

I need someone I can work with in my red state and, while I like Hillary, she ain't it.

[election_2004]

38. EXACTLY!!!

Why can't the Rah-Rah-Hillary Brigade at DU (and in the Democratic Party) realize this???

[Goldeneye]

42. delete

[Goldeneye]

43. The Hillary brigade? I'd say she gets attacked about 10 times more

often than she gets supported. But maybe her supporters like her because they think she'd be the best candidate, and they don't really give a damn what the wingers think. Its great that we're letting them dictate who we run.

Besides hannity is just getting the idea out there.

"I am not a crook."
first thing that comes to mind....crook

"No, way Hillary is a lesbian."
first thing that comes to mind...lesbian.

I think the righties behavior is open to interpretation.

[bunkerbuster1]

41. oh, definitely. They wanted her to run in 2000, in 2004...

this is news?

[Skwmom]

36. No. They are playing the "We are so reasonable but

look at the insane Democrats calling people Nazis" game.

[ecstatic]

2. anyone who openly supports this book will have 0 credibility

However, if you notice, they are still bringing up the topic of the book for millions to see. They WANT people to read and buy the book, otherwise, why even cover it on the show? He (and O'reilly) supports the book, just not openly.

[Politicub]

18. Not true

The RW is upset that more people aren't supporting Klein and this book. It's creepy how they are all turning from the allegations.

There is something afoot here, but I can't put my finger on it.

:silly:

[blm]

3. Murdoch/FOX want a Clinton v McCain match in 2008. Viewership

would be skyhigh and bring in Super Bowl numbers the entire campaign.

The other networks will push this, too. They know McCain would prevail because they will do everything they can to assure the lying bastard gets in.

McCain covered up for George Bush on the fixed intel when his senate panel put all the blame on bad CIA analysis. Bush had the intel COOKED and McCain covered for him and blamed the CIA analysts.

[Totally Committed]

5. Bingo (n/t)

TC

[11cents]

4. Sounds like he's having his cake and excreting it too

Allegations about sexual orientation, rape, etc.? Oh my, no, he'll have no part of that. Her sexual orientation is a *private* matter. The rape allegation is *unkind to Chelsea.*

He's not saying the allegations are wrong because they're unfounded and libelous; instead he's standing back and letting them sift into the public consciousness without being seen dirtying his hands with them.

[ecstatic]

7. that's exactly it!

Why cover the accusations if they are so wrong and baseless?

[sundancekid]

8. my same 2 cents ... sex, lies, and billary gate, oh my ...first he repeats

every line (double exposure cubed), and then he feigns "oh my" ...
puhleeeeeeeeeeeeeze, does it really say "lollypop" across all our foreheads???

[roguevalley]

9. how can you be gay and assexual at the same time? What a total

bastard this guy is.

[Nikki Stone 1]

11. They are giving airtime to the allegations by attacking them

And, creating a market for a particularly nasty book.

[Island Blue]

14. Maybe this is all for Condiliar Rice's benefit

If they say about Hillary Clinton, "well her sex life is personal, we don't want to go there" then they can also make that claim for Condi should she seek higher office. Of course with Hillary, by not going there they are going there, but with Condi they can just choose to stay mute on the issue and then claim they are just showing the two the same respect. Pretzel logic I know, so don't choke on it!

[librechik]

22. Bill C's sex life? That's a different matter!! Open the floodgates!

Hannity is a whore--I'd like to see details of his personal life speard all over the airwaves.

[laugle]

35. Amen!! why

doesn't someone dig up some trash on Hannity. He has gotten a pass for too long. The time has come. Where's Larry Flint??????

[HockeyMom]

12. Backlash

When you start invading the bedrooms of married people, I think even many of the "Christians" will even draw the line.

[Dr Fate]

13. He got the memo saying "Hold- off- it's too soon-wait until 2007."

They dont want this to be "old news."

It's that simple.

[Nikki Stone 1]

17. I think you hit that one outta the park

Nicely stated. And no reason they can't be building innuendo by "rejecting" it in public, only to attack closer to election season.

[AndyTiedye]

15. ???

[LittleClarkie]

16. Let's see

Hillary working with Frist.

Hillary working with Newt.

Rupert makes overtures.

RW pushes Hillary as the frontrunner.

Hannity is being nice to Hillary.

They must REALLY want her to get the nomination. It's almost like they're trying to lull her into a false sense of security. Or something. I dunno. You're right. It's bizarre.

[Disturbed]

20. Plausible deniabilty.

The RWingers will back away from this book because they know it will be a positive for Sen. Clinton. It may titalate the Fundie Fascist base and they are truely base but for the mainstream Rethugs it would paint them as disgustingly mean. By distancing themselves from the extreme disgust of these slimy allegations they will appear reasonable. If Sen. Clinton does announce the RW attack machine will rev up to full power. In the meantime the RWs want Sen. Clinton to appear to be runing as she generates big $ for them for their party and their Corp Media.

[FreedomAngel82]

31. Yep

Don't forget Bill hanging out with Poppy Bush and Mama Bush saying Clinton is now her "son" and at his library opening he said he liked both Bush and Kerry. I'm sure Clinton knows how much we dislike George which is why he asked. They're trying to manipulate, I think, us into getting Hillary as our canidate since they have the whole "liberal media" myth out there they can claim a lot of democrats want her as our canidate. No way. I like her but I want to try someone else whether it be Kerry again, Clark, Edwards or whoever. I also remember reading on here how Murdoch wanted revenge on Bush. :shrug: Plus, remember that he's a capitalist. A lot of people are turning away from the rightwingers and Clinton was always a popular president even during the Monica and Whitewater stuff. They think the same thing will happen with Hillary. Now if she starts working with Condi or someone like that then I'll really puke. If it does come down to Hillary and McCain I would vote for Hillary because she is for national health care and she was the first one to jump on the election reform bandwagon with Boxer. I would never bring myself to vote for McCain because of his whoring around for Bush.

[creeksneakers2]

21. I listened to Hannity interview Kline yesterday

Hannity was very supportive of Kline's lies. Hannity just backs off a little bit to look reasonable. As for the few objections Hannity raised to the book, he gave Kline plenty of time to put his spin on them.

[Stryguy]

23. Or pehaps the more they talk about it.

The more airtime it gets..

My rightwing mother-in-law wouldn't have heard of the book or even cared but now it gets all this airtime and she's thinking she should maybe read it.

Sometimes things aren't what they appear..

[Dem4now]

24. Hannity & Bill O'R are laying groundwork to protect Boosh

when his dirty laundry gets exposed.

[AmandaRuth]

25. Like alot or right-wing BS it just works on so many levels

giving the book air-time just helps to promote hate for Hillary and feed the rabid base, who will buy the book and the lies, see swift boat liars.

By distancing himself from the author gives the appearance of being in the middle (as if), good for the 2006 elections.

Hannity has not changed.

[obxhead]

26. IMO they are saving their "mud"

for 2008. They probably want her nominated because they don't think she can win.
(for the record I don't either)

[FreedomAngel82]

27. Interesting

Very interesting. :shrug: Maybe he has a softer side? But then again he obviously didn't when going after Mr. Schavio, so what gives?

[Disturbed]

28. Hannity is RW scum.

The softer side is in his mush of grey cells.

This is merely a RW tactic of distancing while promoting the book and it's slime at the same time. No one has accused the RW of not being devious and clever with their agenda.

[Catrina]

33. Absolutely right

The filth in that book will not turn people off Hillary. Middle of the road, decent Americans will be disgusted by an allegation of rape as the reason for the birth of the Clinton's daughter. I thought they had sunk as low as it was possible to sink, but the extent of their hatred knows no bounds, I can see that now.

The rabid rightwing will salivate over that filth, (I heard the book is already #1 somewhere), and Hannity and O'Reilly are salivating over it also, imo. However, while selling the book, which they are doing, they are pretending to possess a semblance of decency. I don't buy it for a minute.

I would say that that charge alone (who would know that kind of information?) is libelous, and it may be that Hillary plans to sue. I know I would, those cowards would settle as O'Reilly did despite his bravado earlier about not 'caving in to blackmail'.

But anyone who thinks that Hannity has any decency, is sorely mistaken imo.

[Fleshdancer]

30. Because most people feel sympathy for people who are attacked

This book is SO disgusting, SO outrageous, and SO hurtful that when Hillary Clinton stands strong in the face of such insane allegations, she comes off looking better, not worse. Independents aren't going to play along with this nonsense and alienating women is a stupid thing for the republicans to do.

Hannity was told not to support this book because it makes the "hate Hillary attack machine" look childish (which they obviously are).

[Justice]

32. Klein is so completely a right wing whack job that he is not credible

he so clearly hates Hillary Clinton - he is not remotely balanced in his comments - and tripped up in his interview on H&C and on the H radio show. So much of his tale has been discredited - read MediaMatters.

Despite this, Hannity and O'Reilly will continue to comment on the book while not embracing it. Besides, it hit #1 so their work is done.

[laugle]

34. God I hate that man Hannity,

he didn't fool me for a minute, with his kinder, gentler approach to Hillary. He hates her guts!!! Just the fact that he had that lying scumbag Klein on is proof.

[bunkerbuster1]

40. Nitpicking, but I don't see how this is a kinder, gentler approach.

I mean, I get all the chatter here about how it's calculated to promote the book, but the bottom line is, there are limits to what is officially sanctioned by the RW noise machine. We're just learning what those limits are.

To use a baseball analogy: It's kind of like seeing how much of a lead-off a runner can take by getting yourself picked off at first base during spring training. As far as HRC's possible run for Pres, this is definitely spring training, time-wise.

By the time this Ed Klein boob hit the hate-radio circuit, Hannity, O'Liely et al had already scanned the well-documented refutations of the small amount of salacious stuff in the book that's actually new. And they knew it'd be counterproductive to approve of the attacks.

The Reeps have been burned many, many times before by piling on Hillary. People keep on hearing that she's the Devil incarnate, and then when they hear/see her live and in person, they find out, boy howdy, she's human!

[ribrepin]

39. Love the fact that these guys are rejecting this book

Oddly enough, the book is #2 on Amazon right behind the new Harry Potter book.

You think maybe maybe Hannity and O'Reilly are having an opposite effect.

This book is so full of scandal even Hannity and O'Reilly won't endorse it. By God Mabel, let me get my card out and order a few copies.