No one left to lie to
the triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton
by Christopher Hitchens · first published 1999
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Hitchen’s analyzes the character of Bill Clinton in regard to critical actions undertaken during his presidency. In particular Hitches examines “the Monika Lewinsky affair” and Clinton’s response to the impeachment process. Includes an analysis of “triangulation”, ie, Clinton’s political strategy of playing “the left” against “the right” in order to promote his personal ambitions and satisfy his “lust for power”.
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…driving force behind it, while others claim she merely acquiesced to it. You can read Hitchens recount the sordid affair here: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/1999/05/christopher-hitchens-... Or read No One Left to Lie to for a more in-depth look. Now you don't have to believe she was the one driving the bus in the smear campaigns against her husband's accusers, even though plenty of people who were there at the time…
on “News Feed FYI: Addressing Hoaxes and Fake News” ↗…liars of some sort. That is not a meaningful metric for me. The 10k household GDP increase and aggravated school marms, is meaningful to me. However, that said I didn't vote for Clinton after reading 'no one left to lie to' (and her debate performances). Nothing that came out on Trump really offended me, I dont mind plainly stating. In fact here are lies from Joe Biden that I could not look past: * Lied about graduating…
…Hitchens. Although the essay was published in 2005 and Hitchens died in 2011, were he alive today, I highly doubt he'd have much to say in the defense of Hillary Clinton, considering he wrote the book "No One Left to Lie To: The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton."
on “This Was Not Looting” ↗