What Did The Justice Department Hide From The 9/11 Commission?
By Tom Fitton
February 27, 2007
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Hillary's Hollywood Feud
Previously, I wrote that Hillary now has some competition in Hollywood for fundraising dollars in the form of Barack Obama, a fellow candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. In a short time, the situation went from bad to worse for Hillary. Last Wednesday, Maureen Dowd wrote a column that contained quotes from an interview with Hollywood mogul and former Clinton fundraiser David Geffen (now a supporter of Obama) chastising the Clintons for their corrupt record. He even referenced Bill's adulterous behavior! Yes, you read that correctly. Someone from Hollywood called the Clintons corrupt and dishonest. (The Dowd column is subscription only, but here's a pretty good summary from Editor and Publisher < a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003548043" Target="top">(web site)
To be honest, when I first read Geffen's comments, I thought he might have been reading one of my previous columns. Check out what he had to say:
Geffen on Clinton dishonesty: "Everybody in politics lies, but they [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it's troubling,"
Geffen on Bill Clinton: "...A reckless guy" who "gave his enemies a lot of ammunition..."
Geffen on Hillary's insincerity: "[Hillary is] so advised by so many smart advisers who are covering every base. I think that America was better served when the candidates were chosen in smoke-filled rooms."
Geffen on Pardongate: "Marc Rich getting pardoned? An oil-profiteer expatriate who left the country rather than pay taxes or face justice?"
(Ironically, Geffen was mad about the Rich pardon because he and other liberals had been pushing Clinton to pardon Leonard Peltier, who is serving time for murdering two FBI agents.)
The Clintons, of course, did what they always do. They attacked Geffen, and then demanded that Barack Obama distance himself from Geffen and denounce his statements. Obama's camp responded: "We aren't going to get in the middle of a disagreement between the Clintons and someone who was once one of their biggest supporters. It is ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David Geffen when he was raising them $18 million and sleeping at their invitation in the Lincoln bedroom."
Hillary is complaining about the politics of personal destruction, and her spokesman has tried to rule out of bounds any discussion about her and Bill's legal and ethical transgressions. I suspect Barack will fall into line and his party will remain quiet about Clinton corruption. It will be "outsiders" such as Geffen who raise the ruckus.
It would be nice if the media would now focus on the substance of the issues, rather than treating the back-and-forth as a fun political story. What about the selling of the taxpayer resources such as the Lincoln Bedroom by the Clintons? How about some more reporting on the scandalous Rich and other pardons, which seemed to be bought and paid for by bribes, "contributions" and other favors?
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