Time magazine has done a direct side-by-side comparison of the latest two biographies about Hillary in simple chart format– click here to see it
Archive for limelight
New books….old news?
Hillary has recently found two new thorns in her side: two books written about her that both happened to come out at roughly the same time. One is “Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton,” by Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta J, and the other is “Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton,” by Carl Bernstein. Both books are critical of Hillary, and although her campaign managers are writing them off as ‘old news’, such an assesment isn’t entirely true.
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What to do with Bill….and Mother Theresa?
More and more, Bill Clinton’s name is being mentioned in connection with his wife’s candidacy for president. Hillary faces a major dilemma when deciding whether or not she should allow her husband to enter the spotlight with her. She must consider the following: will Bill’s legendarily charismatic presence overshadow hers, thereby preventing potential supporters from really getting to know her? On the other hand, Hillary and other democrats remember all too well what happened to Al Gore, who tried to distance himself from President Clinton during his campaign.
Clearly Team Hillary is not too afraid of using Bill, since he recently released a 5-minute video endorsing her candidacy and telling the story of her career in public service. This same video has already received strong criticism from Christian groups, because Hillary includes footage of herself with Mother Theresa in it. (see rest of post for video)
A First Gentleman?
Bill has started thinking about what his role will be when he returns to the White House– not as the ou
r political leader in charge, but as her devoted husband. As this NYT article points out, the main change will be that he will not continue working; instead, he will pay his expenses out of the Clinton savings account and focus on representing the United States of America by Hillary’s side. He seems to be handling his journey from democratic frontman to the weaker half of a political dyad quite well; who knows, maybe having the charismatic lady-killer focus on PR while his less scandal-prone wife runs the country would turn out to be a stupendous idea?
This unique Clinton dilemma– a former President’s return to the White House as an unelected sidekick– made me wonder how ‘first husbands’ in other parts of the globe choose to adopt to and treat their newfound roles.
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