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If people want to tell me that Hillary would be a less horrid option than whatever profound ghastliness the Republicans throw up, Ill listen to them respectfully. If they try to tell me theres something inspiring or transformative about her, Ill have to wonder what planet theyre on.
Debating Clinton
Doug Henwood responds to a critical review of his new book on Hillary Clinton.
by Doug Henwood 1/8/16
Katha Pollitt reviews My Turn in the January 25 issue of the Nation. I suppose its undignified for an author to take issue with a reviewer, but Im confident that I can transcend such petty concerns.
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But as is also typical of the genre, Pollitt makes no serious political case for Clintons candidacy. Nor does she really try to rebut my critique of her forty-year record. As someone I wish I could remember who, sorry pointed out on Twitter, Hillarys fans always tout her experience but dont welcome any scrutiny of her record.
Here it is in a sentence: she represented corporate Arkansas in Little Rock (often in cases involving the state of which her husband was governor), screwed up health care reform as first lady, was a mediocre senator, ran a terrible presidential campaign in 2008, and was an unmemorable but bellicose secretary of state. Theres plenty of detail on all this in the book, as well as on her penchant for secrecy and duplicity. Itd be a pleasant surprise if some of her defenders would engage with this history ...
More here:
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/01/hillary-bill-clinton-president-my-turn-review-henwood-pollitt/
