posted on June 28, 2005 09:54:03 AM new
Author: Hillary threatened
TV networks
Ed Klein says senator would boycott any outlet that hosted him
Posted: June 27, 2005
8:31 p.m. Eastern
Ed Klein, author of the explosive new book "The Truth About Hillary," said in an interview the senator threatened the mainstream television networks over the book, saying she would no longer appear on any TV outlet that hosted Klein.
In an interview with John Hawkins, who runs the blog RightWingNews.com, Klein stated:
"Because of my book, Hillary and her war machine have called every major television network in the United States and suggested to them that if they have Ed Klein on to discuss his book, they can forget about Hillary being a guest on their network.
"As a result, the entire mainstream media – NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC – have blanked me out. This is my fifth best seller in a row. I've been on all of those networks for all my books up till this one book. I've been a constant guest on the 'Today' show, the 'Good Morning America' show, you know, the Chris Matthews show, etc. Suddenly I'm anathema, and the reason I am is because the Clintons, Hillary in particular, have threatened all these mainstream media outlets."
Klein's book takes a scathing look at the New York senator's lifelong ambitions, claiming she was making plans to succeed her husband in the Oval Office at the beginning of their marriage.
States promotional material for the book: "As Hillary gears up to run for president in 2008, distinguished journalist Edward Klein has produced an exposé of her darkest secrets that just might do to her presidential ambitions what the Swift Boat Veterans' "Unfit for Command" did to John Kerry's."
In the interview, Klein dismissed charges his book is nothing but unsubstantiated, titillating hearsay.
Said Klein: "This is a serious book about a serious subject, which is Hillary Clinton's quest for the presidency; and it's by a serious author, me. I'm a serious guy. I'm not a right-wing person; I'm not a left wing person. I'm certainly not a liberal.
"I'm a journalist and a biographer, and this book is a character study – a character study of a woman who has a very good chance of becoming our next president and who I think would make a very bad president."
Klein was asked why Hillary stays married to Bill in light of his history of infidelity.
"Hillary does not seem to have a great deal of interest in sex, whether it's with men or women," Klein said. "She seems to be on the asexual side. Her interests seem to be power, not sex, and I don't think she cares that much if Bill 'cheats on her' as long as it doesn't become public. When it becomes public, then it becomes not something she is pained about personally, but she's embarrassed about politically because it undermines her political power. That's why she cares about it at all."
posted on June 28, 2005 10:56:06 AM new
Or it could just be that even main stream media has found this book to be something they do not wish to be associated with. Sorry Bear, you can stick up for this guy all you want but when he decided that publishing the claim that Chelsea is the product of a rape he went over the edge.
It's nothing more than the National Enquirer with a hard cover.
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
- Ann Coulter
[ edited by fenix03 on Jun 28, 2005 10:56 AM ]
posted on June 28, 2005 01:57:19 PM new
You might not put it past her but it is still a completely illogical threat. Hilary is going to need the media if she makes a run for president so threatening, alienating and boycotting is a flat out stupid move and no matter what you may think of her idealology, I don't think that you believe that she is a stupid woman or one that lacks political and media savvy.
The guy wrote a piece of trash book (come on Bear - Even Sean Hannity could not bring himself to say anything positive about it) hoping to capitalize on the conservative movement and when that didn't happen he rolled on to the next level of sensationalism and the only people paying any attention to him is WorldNetDaily who will put anything that leaves a democrat in negative light into 24pt bold type.
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
Each time things get a bit too hectic for President Bush and he has too many things to explain and account for, Bear gets nervous and comes out of his cave and posts crazy stuff like mad, trying to divert attention.
posted on June 28, 2005 03:47:55 PM new
fenix, lou dobbs had him on his show last night. And, he(dobbs) has a pretty regular audience with steady ratings. ~Just ask bigpeepa
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[ edited by dblfugger9 on Jun 28, 2005 03:48 PM ]
posted on June 29, 2005 01:52:00 AM new
Once again, we have freedom of speech, but there can be consequences to what you say. Ed Klein is finding out the same thing that the Dixie Chicks found out.
If someone wrote a nasty expose' type book on the Bush family pressure would be applied, too.
Hillary is just exercising her clout to her best advantage. Not that I am inclined to defend the bicked witch of New York.
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posted on June 29, 2005 07:29:05 AM new
Those who don't like the clintons will most probably be the ones buying this book anyway.
But I do think that with this 'forced media blackout' being discussed, that alone will cause more to buy the book if only to find out what the clintons are trying to hide from the public.
And we all know if and when this were about the Bush family putting pressure on the media to not discuss it, LOL, there'd be voices screaming about 'book burning' & free speech rights being offended, Nazi behaviors etc. etc. lol As there have been.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
posted on June 29, 2005 05:10:03 PM new
Two - three days ago....this book was #1 on amazon.com's list....
FLASH: CONTROVERSIAL BOOK ON HILLARY CLINTON TO DEBUT #2 ON JULY 10 NEW YORK TIMES NON-FICTION BESTSELLERS LIST, NEWSPAPER SOURCES TELL DRUDGE, #2 BOOKSCAN, DESPITE TV BLACKOUT...
lol...like I said...nothing better to get MORE to buy books than when they're being black-listed.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
