Hillary's Achilles Ankle
Earlier this week I recorded an interview for National Public Radio in the USA about Hillary Clinton's claims to have contributed to peace in Ireland. I had to scratch my head to bring back the memories of covering her meeting in the "Lamplighter" with Joyce McCartan and other women from working class areas of Belfast. Also I recalled attending her "Vital Voices" lecture at the University of Ulster. I told NPR she had played a supportive role, but like anyone applying for a job, might be guilty of making the most of her CV. At that time I had not seen her quoted claim that she was "instrumental" in brokering peace. I see NPR quote me as describing the "Lamplighter" occasion as a bit "artificial" given the battery of cameras and reporters in the corner of the room
What I forgot to mention was a memory of my producer on the UU campus at Coleraine being told not to film the First Lady's legs as, allegedly, she didn't like her ankles being shown on TV. This was a whole decade before Carl Bernstein wrote about Hillary's ankles being thick in his biography of the Senator. Personally I have no view on what the physical attributes of any potential leader of the world's biggest super power should be. But my tip to Barack Obama is that if there is something he is sensitive about, don't make such a big deal of it that you flag it up to the press.
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Mark
NORN IRON DID NOT HAVE FOREIGN RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN, MRS CLINTON
Hilary Clinton鈥檚 claims to having 鈥減layed a major role in many of the foreign policy decisions. [AND] I represented our government in more than 80 countries鈥 are utterly preposterous. Her role was nothing more than as a wife who accompanied her husband on foreign trips (arguably to keep an eye on him). In Northern Ireland she is best remembered for pouring the tea at the meeting in the Lamplighter with Mrs McCartan; now there was a great woman (RIP). Hilary also had numerous meetings with the irrelevant and in-thrall-to-celebrity Women鈥檚 Coalition (WCs) that would have had zilch influence on affairs of state. That鈥檚 about the height of it.
Embroidering her CV, Mark? That鈥檚 putting it mildly. During this Presidential campaign Hilary has shown herself to be very much in tune with her husband. Both are ill at ease with the truth. By the end of her bid for the Presidency, she and Bill will be more like Mr and Mrs Pinocchio, in need of wheelbarrows to support very long noses.
Susie
Carryduff
15 March, 2008
I quite fancy Hillary.
Memo to self - never, ever give out your real name in this blog.
RJ you are a sick sick man, Hilary looks like one of the zombies in a horror movie. Have you seen her lately, what the hell gives you gray gums?
As to the matter in hand Hilary is grasping at straws in a vain attempt to get back in the race, sadly for her, all the straws are recoiling from her grip. America says No to Hitlery.
I also think Michelle Gildernew is a pretty girl. Does that make me any sicker?
I suppose Hillary has lost some of her sex appeal in the past few years, but I remember thinking I wouldn't mind helping her get back at Bill for Monica.
Now can we talk about the UDA or something, before I say something really stupid.
RJ - Are you ok? Do you need to see a doctor or something? Well there is always Dr Paisley, Dr McDonnell or Dr Deeny!!! Soon you will think Iris Robinson is a looker......