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Summary: A depressing book
Review: Before I read this book, I hadn't given much thought to the unfolding scenario of another Clinton presidency. I thought it was unfortunate that Hillary was running for, and would undoubtedly win, the New York Senate Seat, because I don't think she has accumulated much of a track record on her own. In this slim book, Peggy Noonan articulates why it is that people like myself just get kind of sick to their collective stomaches at many more years of the Clintons. Ms. Noonan argues that the Clintons are incapable of listening to their constituents. Instead,they believe that they are inherently better than Americans because they just know what we need. Take a look at the excerpts from Hillary's early writings on children. Before you dismiss them as immature writings of an unworldly young woman, review the failed health care efforts and figure what she has learned. An excellent book - and thin so it can be read before the election.
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Summary: Sour Grapes
Review: Though Peggy Noonan attempts to make a case against Hillary Clinton, all this book accomplishes is a case against Peggy Noonan. Ms. Noonan shows herself to be a bitter woman with a modicum of writing talent. The Case Against Hillary Clinton doesn't even rise to the level of mere propoganda...it's nothing more than slander from a woman who is clearly jealous of Hillary Clinton's eloquence and success.
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Summary: FICTIONAL "DREAM SEQUENCE" RUINS THIS BOOK
Review: I was enjoying the gossipy tidbits found in this book until I reached the section describing Hiliary's berating of the movers and shakers of the entertainment establishment. I found myself thinking "If Hiliary really told them off like this, maybe she's not as dangerous as I think." Only when I reached the end of the section, did the author identify the entire section as a dream she had. In my opinion, this literary device should not be used in a supposedly factual book, especially when it remains unidentified as such until after you have read it. Contrary to the author's presumed intent, it made me feel angry that I had been taken in. It also takes away from the seriousness of the subject and leads one to question the veracity of other undocumented statements.
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Summary: The Poetics of Polemic
Review: This short, sweet book is a real work of art. Those who complain about the speculative passages miss the point entirely. Noonan's eloquent verbal portraits illuminate - quite successfully in most cases - the harsh contrast between the promise and reality of Clintonism. They show how her comparisons are not to some impossible standard, but rather, to the kind of behavior that ought to come naturally to someone truly guided by the high motives that the Clintons proclaim so loudly as their own. Noonan is right on the mark with her assessment of what might have been. The Clintons swept into Washington before a great swell of prosperity that could have provided the fuel for their burning ambition to truly, "make a difference." If the author seems harsh in her judgments, well... the Clintons offer much to be judgmental about. Noonan is more than charitable in assessing their ability and potential, if not their results. If her words bring pain, it is the pain of truth hitting home, the agony of an ugly secret being laid bare for all to see. Of course there is no "new information" here. Our great national tragedy is that facts such as these can be so thoroughly familiar while the spin rages on. You don't need footnotes when the premises are not in dispute... it is only the truly delusional who continue to see the Clintons as innocent victims of ideological terrorism and evil circumstance. What Noonan offers is the tapestry of the well-told story that organizes a blizzard of facts into the coherent facets of discernable form. She lays out a well-reasoned yet passionate and highly personal summing up of what it means to oppose Clintonism and why this remains a noble pursuit. In the end, the author gives honor to her political opponents by expecting more from them than quiet acquiescence in the face of the Clintons' unprecedented dishonesty, disrespect, and divisiveness. If you're up to the challenge, read this book.
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Summary: Another "Bill and Hillary are bad people" book
Review: I was getting very worried when I had not seen any new "Clinton-is-a-bad-man" books at the bookstore in over a month. So I spent the whole month just poring over my old favorites, "Death of Outrage", "High Crimes and Misdemeanors", "Year of the Rat", "Uncovering Clinton", "Hell to Pay", "No one Left to Lie to", "Betrayal", etc.., until I reached the end of my beloved collection. And then, frantically, I read them over once again, just waiting..waiting for a new fix. Thank you Peggy. This will hold me over for another month or so. I pray to god there will not be such a long delay before the next "Clinton-is-a-bad-man" book is released.
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Summary: Interesting Analysis of the First Lady
Review: Peggy Noonan's decision to write a book about Hillary Clinton was inspired. Noonan is a gifted writer and uniquely qualified to judge Hillary as a lifetime New Yorker. Noonan's analysis was top notch. Why does Hillary get away with blanket statements like "vast right wing conspiracy" to explain the presidents lies? How could Mrs. Clinton have believed Bill's public lie about Monica Lewinksy after Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick and a hosts of others? Much of the book is a psychoanalysis of the Clintons and their need to be loved and hold power. It was very much like her analysis of Reagan, in a previous book, in which she analyzed him as an adult child of an alcoholic. I agree with the pscho-analysis of Hillary, but Noonan many times relies on unnamed friends of the Clinton's as source material. While I have no reason to disbelieve these quotes, I kept wondering who these friends were that would talk to Peggy, but remain friends of the Clintons. The speech written (dreamt) by Noonan in which Hillary talks tough to Hollywood moguls was brilliant in pointing out the first lady's lack of concern over real issues and their solutions, but the book may have been stronger without the distraction of such a device on the heals of Edmund Morris' semi-fictional biography of Reagan. Though, this was probably the best way for a speech-writer (Noonan) to describe the flaws of an opposition candidate. All in all a good look at why Mrs. Clinton should find an early retirement.
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Summary: Another very good book from Peggy
Review: ... I thought the Malibu episode (p 74 - 92) was one of the best things about the book. It illustrated what Noonan says in the preface, that HRC's greatest failing is that she could have used her life (and particularly the last 7 years) as a platform to accomplish much good. However, Clinton doesn't want power so she can accomplish great things for humanity (whether you consider her agenda good or bad for humanity), she wants power solely so she can be powerful and idealized. That is the difference between her and Eleanor Roosevelt, who she adores. This book is replete with examples demonstrating that both Clintons are narcissists who's entire lives have been spent in a never-ending quest to satiate their egos and insecurities. The bottom line is that if you hate the Clintons you will love the book and if you love the Clintons you will hate the book. On the other hand, if your opinion of HRC is not yet fully developed you will find a lot of information in the book that will help you make a decision. Finally, don't misunderstand this book to be a hate-filled screed against HRC by a rightwing nut. If anything, Noonan treats her with more pity than she deserves. I enjoy Noonan's columns quite a bit because she is a very talented writer capable of painting a very colorful tapestry (like p. 74 - 92). I would rank this book above "Life, Liberty..." and below "What I Saw At The Revolution" in terms of the quality of her writing, independent of the subject matter. That's why it got a 4 star rating instead of 5.
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Summary: A very important book
Review: This is not a mindless "I hate Hillary Clinton" tirade. ... Anyone who paid attention to what they were reading, and has studied the Clintons for the past eight years could never say such a thing. Peggy Noonan has written an engrossing and cogent dissertation on why Hillary Clinton should not be Senator from New York, or hold any other high political office. Hillary is an unambiguously amoral, uncaring, power mad individual who wants nothing more than to stay in power and the public spotlight. She is a socialist who believes that people are not capable of running their own lives, and that the government should do it for us, to protect us from our own stupidity and incompetence. She believes she is far superior to us. She is nothing like the people of New York, or anywhere else for that matter. She knows nothing of the trials and tribulations most people endure, of working hard, trying to save money for our retirements and our childrens education, wondering how we'll pay our bills, if we'll lose our jobs, if we'll be attacked on the way to the grocery store, if our children are being well educated, and are safe at school etc. She's never had to worry about those things due to her wealthy upbringing and her life as the wife of Arkansas's governor, and then as the First Lady. She just can't relate. And that's reason enough to vote against her, since how can she represent people she doesn't understand and empathize with? But it's more than that. Noonan shows that Hillary just doesn't care about anyone but herself, and makes a good point for Hillary being psychologically disturbed. It's not far fetched at all. The book is absolutely chilling. This is not a person you want setting public policy.
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Summary: tiresome and trite
Review: i cannot tell you how boring, boooooring, i found this book. for a non-american forced by proximity if by nothing else to keep track of america and fascinated by american politics in the same way i might be by bear-baiting, this book is emblematic of american politics. here is a relatively intelligent former-participant in american politics, able, one supposes, to provide some sort of disinterested perspective, who, rather than add anything to the discourse, preaches to the converted; republicans will love this book (for it's title if nothing else) and democrats won't. anybody else, looking to understand, not polemicize (is that a word?), will be BORED.
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Summary: Startling!
Review: This book should be listed as fiction. Most of it is imaginary. I do not understand. If this were a homework assignment, it would be in Creative Writing class. How did Ms. Noonan and the publisher justify this work?
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