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don't buy the Hillary Hype

By Al Mollo
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 8, 1999
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Maybe it's me. I just don't get it. Since Bill Clinton was elected president, Hillary Clinton has made every effort to imprint her own mark on history. For the past six years, this Eleanor Roosevelt-wannabe has repeatedly made her case to the American people, and has time and time again been rejected.

Highlighted by the grand, miserable failure of her plans for national heath care, her legacy was shaping up to be one of a power-hungry first lady who should have spent a bit more time in the White House residence.

So then, what is the good grace that now falls upon Mrs. Clinton? Her husband humiliates her on a global stage. And it is during this time that we come to see Hillary for what she truly is.

Like a good little girl, Hillary stands by her man.

After he repeatedly violates their sacred vows (which, by the way, still do mean something to a few people), she stands by him.

After he lied to her and sent her out to proclaim his innocence, she stands by him.

After he writes Paula Jones a check for $850,000 to call off a sexual harassment lawsuit, she stands by him.

Even after he is accused of rape, she stands by him.

And with each new degrading episode, Hillary Clinton moves closer to divinity.

While this sick sentiment can disgust even the strongest of hearts, there are some bright spots to take comfort in.

First and foremost, it has been quite amusing to watch this intelligent, liberated woman embarrass herself, almost on a daily basis, throughout this ordeal.

"I believe my husband.

"This is going to be proven untrue.

"Be patient, take a deep breath and the truth will come out.

"This is a never-ending fictional conspiracy that, honest to goodness, reminds me of some peoples' obsession with UFO's and the Hale-Bopp comet."

And never forget, the now famous "vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president."

I love it.

Almost as heartwarming, is the irreversible damage Mrs. Clinton has done to the extreme feminist agenda she once proudly led.

She helped expose these liberal loudmouths for what they are: The biggest group of phonies. The National Organization of Women and their comrades have shown us that they are more interested in partisan politics than the issues they claim to so deeply treasure. Throughout the president's relationship with a subordinate (one that this clan would have beheaded any Republican or someone within the private sector for), they are silent. Throughout the sexual harassment lawsuit, they are silent. And now, with the surfacing of charges of rape, they are silent. Now don't get me wrong, this is a good thing, because I for one do not want to hear them anymore.

So now, thanks to our president's disgracefulness, it is Hillary's turn. Suddenly, we all love her. Her face graces the covers of Time, Newsweek, and Vanity Fair, and the New York Times has done all but changed their "All the News That's Fit to Print," to "Hillary Clinton for Senate."

But don't be so quick to jump the bandwagon. In the end, Hillary will most likely not run for the Senate. This is for a very simple reason: people do not like to hear what she has to say. She is popular now only because she has had to keep her mouth shut. The moment it opens and starts spewing her extreme far-left rhetoric, we shall then again see the Hillary of old.

I promise one thing: If Mrs. Clinton does decide to make a run for Senate in New York, she will have fierce opposition. Like many others, I will spend every possible moment battling her. Bring it to the Empire State, Mrs. Clinton, if you dare. We are ready for you and I, along with many other people who care about this country, will leave everything we have on that campaign trail.

The greatness of America is built upon the values that have always been the bedrock of our nation. We cannot allow this couple, who has assaulted and damaged nearly everything which is good and decent in our society, to continue to do so in any capacity.

Mrs. Clinton claims that it takes a village to raise a child.

She said that ours should be a nation that "doesn't just talk about family values, but acts in a way that values families."

As this cheap talk comes out of the one side of her mouth, she at the same time praises, supports and stands by a man who does not even value his own family.

So when Bill Clinton's presidency is over, the only place for Hillary to go is back to her village. And that's where she belongs. That's where they both belong. As for the rest of us, we'll be just fine here in America.

And by the way, don't worry about my children, Mrs. Clinton. I assure you, they will never be raised by any village that embraces the sick and immoral lifestyle we all have seen through the windows of your house.