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June 19, 2013

Peter Grier and Harry Bruinius: In the end, NSA might not need to snoop so secretly after all

Howard LaFranchi: Taliban peace talks hold glimmer of hope, but also unanswerable questions

Warren Richey: Supreme Court: For right to remain silent, a suspect must speak
Meredith Cohn: Leeches are making a comeback as medical helpers

Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D.: How to pick the healthiest breakfast cereal

The Kosher Gourmet by Cathy Pollak: Spicy Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

June 17, 2013

Rabbi Simcha Weinstein: Black to the Future: American Apparel Gets Biblical

Patrik Jonsson: Minnesota Nazi: How did Nazi hunters miss Michael Karkoc?

Kate Irby, Ali Watkins, Trevor Graff and Kevin Thibodeaux: All the ways you're being watched
Don Lee: G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on U.S. influence

Patrik Jonsson: Fort Hood shooting: Judge nixes Nidal Hasan defense strategy. What now?

Stacey Burling: Why the stigma for migraine sufferers?

The Kosher Gourmet by Lisa Abraham: Does it work? 5 new kitchen gadgets put to the test

June 14, 2013

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: A spiritual budget: Religious economics and being a ruler

John P. Martin: Hitler insider's missing diary found

Matt Pearce: NSA surveillance disclosure could affect court cases
Peter Tinti: US bounties changes strategy on (Wild, Wild) West African jihadis

Daniel Pendrick, M.D.: Memory loss? Old age may be the least of it

Lauren F. Friedman: But it's all natural! Should we have an instinctive preference for herbal remedies?

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Streisand and Alicia Keys in Israel; "Girls" Stuff; Mel Brooks, Another TV special; Superman (who is Jewish) returns --- Israeli plays his mom

The Kosher Gourmet by Sharon K. Ghag : Bored with salad? Bling it up a bit (4 effortless recipes that will result in a 'WOW!')

June 12, 2013

Stephanie Hanes: Little girls or little women? The Disney princess effect

Fred Weir: In tweak to US, Russia would 'consider' asylum for Snowden

Sharon Palmer, R.D.: What's so special about Omega-3 supplements?
Morgan Housel: What newspapers were saying when you should have been buying

Pete Spotts: How cockroaches evolved so as to bypass 'roach motels'

The Kosher Gourmet by Anjali Prasertong: Deep-dish cookie: Warm, gooey and a little over the top

June 10, 2013

Joseph A. Slobodzian: Faith healing and third degree murder: Thorny legal case
Lindsay Wise: Few options for online users to avoid spying, experts say

Sharon Palmer, R.D.: There are plenty of nutritional food bargains out there
Harvard Health Letters: Can bariatric surgery control diabetes?

Zach Murdock: Superglue helps doctors save infant's life

The Kosher Gourmet by Celebrated chef Mario Batali : As good as grilling gets: Rib eye with dry mushroom spice rub

June 7, 2013

Rabbi David Aaron: Beating jealousy

Caroline B. Glick: Wounded . . . and dangerous

Clifford D. May: Al Qaeda vs. Hezbollah
Harvard Health Letters: Fighting back against allergy season

Kimberly Lankford: Grandparents who use FSA to cover grandkid's braces and other must-know info

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom:J ewish Tony Nominees/Tony Awards; Jewish Teen Actor In Sci-Fi Flick; Jewish singer in "Voice" finals

The Kosher Gourmet by Anjali Prasertong: A tart filling so good it might not make it to the crust

June 5, 2013

John Rosemond: Mom, Dad: Talk More and listen less

Kristen Chick: Egypt court sentences 43 pro-democracy workers to prison

Sharon Palmer, R.D.: Mushrooms Have Medicinal As Well As Culinary Value
Morgan Housel: Why you never learn from your investment mistakes

Don Lee: In China, kindergarten rivalry takes deadly turn

The Kosher Gourmet by Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan: 30-Minute Coq au Vin isn't a dream

June 3, 2013

Molly Hennessy-Fiske: Military judge to consider letting Fort Hood shooting defendant represent himself

Richard A. Serrano: Pvt. Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks trial also a test for government

Mark Trumbull: Have degree, driving cab: Nearly half of college grads are overqualified
Kim Lankford: What to do when long-term care insurance premiums rise

Deborah Netburn: Study: Adults' mouth bacteria may help babies

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Jewish Contestant on 'The Voice'; Will Smith's 'Jewish movie family'; Bravo Gives Long Island Jews the Jersey Shore Treatment; Magicians and More

The Kosher Gourmet by Bill Ward: How to be as refined as the wines at a wine tasting

May 29, 2013

Andrew Connelly and Helene Bienvenu: The Little Synagogue that Refused to Die

Dennis Prager: The 'Muslims-Killed-by-the-West' Lie

David Clark Scott: Open war on teachers?
Morgan Housel: If you know only five things about investing, make it these

Sara Reardon: AGenome detectives change the donation game

Deborah Netburn: A one-way ticket to Mars? 78,000-plus and counting apply by video

The Kosher Gourmet by Bev Bennett: CHEDDAR AND CHERRY MUFFINS --- your mouth is already watering

May 24, 2013

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb: When I didn't so 'humbly disagree'

Caroline B. Glick: Thank you, Hafez al-Assad

Diana West: From the Brooklyn Bridge to London
Morgan Housel: Why spotting bubbles is so much harder than you think

Environmental Nutrition editors: NuVal labeling to the rescue?

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Memorial Day: Jews Serving and KIA in War on Terror; Liberace Bio-Pic; Jew Wins "Survivor"; Shalom, Dr. Brothers; More

The Kosher Gourmet by Emma Christensen: HIDE THESE FROZEN TREATS FROM THE KIDDIES!: Sangria pops; Irish cream pudding pops; mango Lassi pops

May 22, 2013

John Thorne: They launched the 'Arab Spring' but now yearn for the good old days of a strongman

John Rosemond: 'Disciplinary math' adds up to parental successl

Warren Richey: Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide
Rick Montgomery: Use of ADHD drugs as study aid raises concern on campuses

Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D.: 6 convincing reasons you should keep carbs in your diet

Eoin O'Carroll: Scientists examine nothing, find something

The Kosher Gourmet by Carole Kotkin: This soup is made from one of the great pleasures of spring: A wonderful pairing of rosy color and earthy tang

May 20, 2013

Richard A. Serrano: Is Meir Kahane's assassin now a changed man?

Hannan Adely: Town raises Palestinian flag at City Hall

Melissa Healy: Genetic copies of living people from embryos no longer science fiction
Morgan Housel: When smart investors do stupid things

Sharon Saloman, M.S., R.D.: Hunger games: Eat more, weigh less, without starving

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Jews Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame; Anton Yelchin co-stars in New "Trek" film; Kutcher (but not Kunis) visits Israel; Jewish TV Star Praises Jewish Rap Star

The Kosher Gourmet by Cathy Pollak: WARNING: This WALNUT CAKE WITH PRALINE FROSTING, perfect for afternoon coffee, is addicting


Jewish World Review June 28, 2005 / 21 Sivan, 5765

Behind the Clinton legacy

By Kathryn Lopez


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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | By now, you've no doubt run into "The Truth About Hillary" (Penguin, 2005), the gossipy book by a former New York Times man who has the kind of credentials that make a fella welcome at all the finest Gotham cocktail parties.

The book, paints an unflattering portrait of the former first lady, who author Edward Klein described to me as "the most fascinating woman in America."


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As it happens, during the course of the "The Truth" — which is more "In Touch" weekly than "New York Times" — Klein talks a bit about sex (which has been the topic of only walk-away headlines from the book).

And for this, the Clintons — Bill and Hill — can be grateful. Ironically, much ink has been used (or keys pounded) accusing conservatives for flacking the book (who on the whole, aren't). The truth about "The Truth" is: It's a good thing for the Clinton Legacy Patrol. The advantage for the Clintons in the Klein job is one for the history books: It helps perpetuate the long-standing myth that the Bill Clinton impeachment trial was all about sex. It wasn't.

Back around 1994, an independent counsel was appointed by Bill Clinton's attorney general (Janet Reno, not Ann Coulter) to investigate a land deal that went awry. That same attorney general would then ask a court to expand the investigation to encompass a sexual harassment suit filed by one Paula Jones.

Maybe you recall, too, the stories about independent counsel Ken Starr humming hymns around the office. The "Religious Right" invaded the private life of a president. Or so was the often-repeated claim on Keith Olbermann's "Endless Days and Nights of Impeachment Hell" or whatever show you were watching was. They were all the same. Almost about sex.

As was common at the time, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen declared sympathetically that President Clinton "has been mortified, subjected to an Orwellian intrusion by the gumshoes of the state."

Clinton defenders loved to use the phrase "sexual McCarthyism" - so much so that one of them, liberal law professor Alan Dershowitz, wrote a book on it.

The Congressional Record, however, tells a wholly different story. It wasn't all about sex. And, at bottom, the sex and the lies and the depositions were all of Bill Clinton's making.

As my colleague Rich Lowry wrote in his book on the Clinton presidency, "Legacy" (Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2003) accusing Ken Starr of being obsessed with sex "was a little like attacking a bank examiner for being 'obsessed with fraud.'" He continued, "Starr couldn't help it that Clinton had happened to perjure himself over his sexual conduct during a deposition in a sexual harassment case." Clinton, as president, actually committed crimes. And, for that, the Founding Fathers stipulated punishment.


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As it happened, 31 Democrats voted to go ahead with a GOP impeachment inquiry plan in the House — the other Democrats opted for a Democratic inquiry plan. Even those Democrats who opted for a censure resolution rather than impeachment believed that he had "violated the trust of the American people" and dishonored the office which they have entrusted to him." Scores and scores of newspapers called for Clinton to resign — including "USA Today" and others that were most definitely not arms of what Lady Hillary called the "vast right-wing conspiracy."

What crimes did the House of Representatives find sufficient evidence for which to require Bill Clinton to stand trial before the Senate? Providing "perjurious, false and misleading testimony" to a grand jury and of obstruction of justice "in an effort to delay, impede, cover up and conceal" evidence. As it happens, the 42nd president of the United States was, as former White House aide Lanny Davis has admitted, "within inches of losing the presidency." And that was of his own doing, not Ken Starr's. It's hard to get around the "I" word, but try they will. Lowry summed up the work of the perpetual Legacy Repair Project: impeachment is "an indelible stain on his legacy that he and his defenders will spend all time railing against and futilely attempting to erase." And here we are.

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As it happens, focus on sex and the Clintons helps Bill and Hillary and associates in that legacy-face-saving endeavor. And for the woman who would be president (I can still hope not!), the discrediting of Clinton I criticism means a distraction from her most obvious female trouble:

She's a self-described No-Tammy-Wynette-stand-by-my-man-cookie-baking feminist who not only stood by her man, but watched, outraged at the wrong side, as her husband inspired a mother of feminism (Gloria Steinem) to proclaim a one-free-grope rule for men.

The less fact-facing in the air, the better for the Clintons.

Keeping attention off substance and in the presidential pants and senatorial skirt has got to make the Legacists smile. A conspiracy theorist would think Bill Clinton's infamous war room reunited to write those sections for Klein.

I might even call it a Vast Left Wing Conspiracy if Matt Lauer asked me about it. It would be about as reality-based as a lot of the Clinton camp's chatter.

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