Clinton's Memoirs to Be Released in June (AP)

[VolcanoJen]

Well, at least we won't have to wait until the fall. Now, you just know this is gonna be a good book. :D

Bring It On!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&u=/ap/20040426/ap_on_re_us/publishing_bill_clinton_1&printer=1

The suspense is over, almost. Former President Clinton (news - web sites)'s memoirs will be published in late June, and promotion will begin a few weeks earlier with a speech at BookExpo America, the industry's annual convention.

"It is the fullest and most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and one of the most revealing and remarkable memoirs I have ever had the honor of publishing," Sonny Mehta, president and editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf, said in a statement Monday.

"He talks with candor about his successes, as well as his setbacks, looking at both his career in public service and his life."

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If Bill Clinton (news - web sites) turns out a first-rate memoir, especially about his presidential years, he will be a true path breaker. The only highly regarded presidential memoir is by Ulysses Grant, who devoted the vast majority of the book to his triumphant Civil War military leadership and wrote virtually nothing about his often disastrous presidency.

Most presidential works have the dull, self-serving tone of a prepared speech. They suffer from the impersonal hand of a ghost writer or from the impersonal tastes of the president. The memoirs of Herbert Hoover, for example, include balance sheets on food assistance to Armenia and Lithuania and estimated totals of dried fruit exports.

[Kukesa]

1. Good for us to read.

But you KNOW the Freepers are going to pull it apart and shove it down the drain.

Kukesa

[VolcanoJen]

7. Yes, and it's going to be SO enjoyable watching them freak out.

Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages by Bill Clinton... the media completely saturated with Bill Clinton... huge displays of Bill Clinton's face staring them down on bookcovers at the Barnes & Nobles... Weeks and weeks of Bill Clinton excerpts in the New York Times... Bill Clinton on 60 Minutes, Bill Clinton on Larry King, Bill Clinton on The freakin' View, even.

You know, their heads might actually pop off. Their faces will go red as beets, smoke will curl from their ears, and their heads will likely pop right off. I am completely serious.

God, it's gonna be great...}(

[Missy Vixen]

31. He's still my President!

The lone Republican at our book club made a point of telling all of us that she didn't want to read any more "political books" for the club selections.

I now have a book club suggestion for July! :party:

Julie

[FUGOP2004]

20. Conspiracy Theory

Does anyone think it is possible that Clinton is putting the book out in order to take the limelight off of Kerry, so that he can help assure Kerry doesn't win, thus opening the door for Hillary in 2008?

[Wickerman]

21. Doubtful

Even Bill isn't as obsessed with Hillary as is the Right Wing.

[FUGOP2004]

22. I sure hope not

I don't want four more years just to get to Hillary. I couldn't take it

[VolcanoJen]

24. Oh, please.

:eyes:

There is no Vast Left Wing Conspiracy. Sorry to disappoint.

[FUGOP2004]

27. Again, I hope not

But I would not underestimate Hillary's determination to achieve not only the first woman as President, but the first Husband and Wife Presidents in history.

[lancdem]

29. Both Clintons are actively supporting Kerry

You can relax.

[lancdem]

28. That's a RW wet dream

The book is coming out before the convention, which helps Kerry.

[Bandit]

49. Ridiculous

That is the only word that is appropriate to this post.

[Mr.Green93]

2. Hope it becomes a movie

[ellie]

3. I can't wait!

Another book for the anti-right wing onslaught!

[stevedeshazer]

4. I've got a feeling that Clinton's memoirs

will not include balance sheets on food assistance to Armenia and Lithuania and estimated totals of dried fruit exports.

I hope it contains information regarding Enron and the energy crooks from Texas. I also hope it contains information about why Clinton approved of NAFTA and GATT, the one thing I've been critical of Clinton about.

But the national security gold mine that BC sits on must be enormous. More revelations will come to light, don't you think?

[Wickerman]

5. I look forward to it, but I also know it will be a distraction

Though, of course, Rove and Co. tend to use a change in the weather as distraction. I hope Kerry is working with his staff to deal the fallout of this book.

[lancdem]

10. It's coming out a month BEFORE the Dem convention

That's good timing for the Kerry campaign.

[Wickerman]

11. Hopefully be enough in there for Kerry to use!

I hope he rips the Saudis a new one - ties to Bush* family and all.

[AP]

6. For me, I'm anticipating this book more than any other book published in

my lifetime.

I can't wait.

[Catherine Vincent]

8. Can you pre order from Amazon?

Can't wait to read it!

[JI7]

9. this should help John Kerry

it will help bring back memories of the good days. and what a contrast that was to what we have now.

[lancdem]

I agree

and I've seen comments from Kerry advisers saying as much.

[JI7]

16. yeah, Kerry talks about Clinton A LOT

and he regularly talks with clinton himself privately also. kerry already said he wants clinton campaigning for him. the speech that clinton gave at the democratic unity dinner for kerry was incredible. especially the "send me" part. where he said during vietnam war bush, cheney, and himself(clinton) could have gone but didn't, but john kerry said "send me".

and hillary is supporting kerry also. her speech at the new york campaign event with kerry and rangel was soooo good. for those who keep saying hillary wants kerry to lose so she can run, they need to listen to her speak in support of kerry. they are so wrong.

[demnan]

23. Yesterday on the Mall

She said, "you need to go home and vote. You need to vote for John Kerry for President of the United States."

A very strong endorsement.

[VolcanoJen]

12. It will certainly remind people of what COMPETENT LEADERSHIP...

... looks like. That alone oughta help John Kerry. :D

[MISSDem]

17. Oh to get an autographed copy!

Wonder if he will actually be at any of the bookstores signing copies?

[VolcanoJen]

18. Remember Hillary's book signings?

At every stop, 1,000 or so fans would line up around the block and wait hours just to have her sign their copy. That's a huge turnout, and she drew those kinds of crowds everywhere she went.

If Bill Clinton has a book signing, though, they're going to have to hold it in Madison Square Garden.

This book is going to be absolutely freaking huge.

[PaDUer]

40. Can't wait for the book..

Oh, just imagine those lines for the book..Will be worth it..Just like the lines for buying Hillary's book...Wonder if they will have a 2 limit on his also? BTW, I saw Hillary's book came out in softcover this past week..I don't remember the price on it because I have her signed copy. But, I did get to chat w/ a woman in her 60's who said how much she loves Hillary and wants her to run for president when she was buying her book.

[cap]

14. it will suck the oxygen out of the room...

Karl Rove will try and engineer something to blunt its impact. Just like he did with Bush's Thanksgiving in Iraq... had to blunt Hillary's visit.

But Clinton will prevail... he will stick the shiv into GW...watch and see.

[jewishlib]

55. I disagree.

This will hurt Kerry. NO ONE can compete with Clinton on face time. Kerry will be struggling to get his story on the air. I cannot understand why Clinton is pulling this crap now, instead of allowing Kerry and his VP to steal the limelight.

[Emboldened Chimp]

13. Of course, Big Dog releases this with his usual...

...impeccable political timing. Can't wait!

[AJ BENDER]

15. It's all his fault !

Sorry....got carried away !:hi:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. QUICKLY, GO HIDE THE KIDDIES FROM THE POWER OF HIS EVIL PENIS!!

[JohnnyFianna1]

25. Can't wait to see those Freep heads exploding

I still kinda miss the Clenis and the most successful Presidency since FDR.

[kskiska]

26. Re: U.S. Grant's memoirs

He focused on his Civil War experiences exclusively only because the book was intended as a vehicle to provide financial security for his wife and family, as he was dying of throat cancer and in a race with death to complete the memoirs. He was still an immensely popular president and came close to being nominated for a non-consecutive third term.

[markses]

30. GAAAHHH: Why doesn't that asshole just go away

n/t

[truebrit71]

32. I'm sorry? To which arsehole do you refer???

.

[markses]

37. To Clinton

Don't like him. Never have. So what?

[Catherine Vincent]

34. I know you're not talking about Clinton!?

Why don't you just go away from DU?

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[Forkboy]

33. Not a big Clinton fan but

it will be very enjoyable to see so many right-wingers pop a forehead vein when thinking about him :)

[liarliartieonfire]

35. Thanks Bill

Timimg is everything.
Can't wait to read President Bill Clinton's memoirs.

Screw the jealous freeps. Let them yap away.

[PaDUer]

42. Just think of how bitter

they are just knowing Bill's book is coming out. Just think of the advance orders! Truth is, the books written by the idols have to be given away and not selling..Hell, I saw Karen Hughes' book, new, selling for $8. something..Can you imagine * writing a book, hickory dickory dock...* can't even pronouce words properly, never mind write a book...He wouldn't know where to begin looking for the records that are hidden and packed away in pops library!

[Tellurian]

38. Yup, Just the thought of Clinton's book is already making veins pop...

Hmmm...Just an idea.

Maybe, just maybe, Bill will offer pre-autographed editions for an additional nominal fee with the nominal fee proceeds going to his Library Building Fund, or some such.

The lines were soooo long for Hillary's book signing , I expect if he does an in person book signing, the lines will be like forever...

[emad]

41. Link to BBC story:

Clinton memoirs 'to be revealing'


Former US President Bill Clinton's long-awaited memoirs will go on sale in June, his publishers have announced.

Mr Clinton's account of eight years in the White House is candid and revealing, Sonny Mehta, president and editor-in-chief of Alfred A Knopf said.

"It is a riveting personal drama as well," he added.

The book, which reputedly earned Mr Clinton a fee of more than $10m, is expected to sell well and has an initial print run of 1.5 million.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3662591.stm

[gauguin57]

43. freepers already in a dither

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1124790/posts

[emad]

44. Just the beginning....

The first official/authorised biography of the Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) written by her daughter - who is married to Predsident Harry S Truman's brother's grandson Professor Sir Ian Truman - is also published in June, in the UK.

Freepers might be interested to know that it names George Walker Bush as the felon who raped and tortured her daughter when she was a child, and lists all the US Justice Department documents which show that Richard McGarrich Helms - ex-CIA officer and Nazi afficionado - was ordered to cover this up by Bush Sr when he was CIA chief.....

[Tellurian]

45. right, dame anastasia-

recently, I heard the book was a whopping 700 pages..

move over, Harry Potter. :)

[emad]

46. Interesting to mention Harry Potter!

I have placed a bet of £100 at odds of 25-1 that J K Rowling will be exposed in the next 4 weeks as a plagiarist and thief....

The Wallis book in its galley proof stage is 1200 pages including photographs, indexes and appendices, assuming an A4 size publication format.

[Tellurian]

47. whaaaat?

"I have placed a bet of £100 at odds of 25-1 that J K Rowling will be exposed in the next 4 weeks as a plagiarist and thief...."

where in the world could she have gotten all the material she wrote about in her books? From dead people?

[Bridget Burke]

50. Jealousy!

J K Rowling wrote a fantasy--published as a fantasy--and was successful.

Of course, when one is being pursued by the paedophile Nazi money-laundering gun-runners of the IRA, one doesn't have time to keep one's fantasies straight.

[emad]

54. JK Rowling is a BFEE hooker.

Watching that particular house of cards come falling down will be one of life's little pleasures...

[Bridget Burke]

56. Surprise Surprise!

The web actually substantiates your claim--in that plagiarism has been mentioned. Hasn't been proven yet, but at least your aren't pulling the entire thing out of your---whatever.

But why would that make JK Rowling a "BFEE hooker"? What Great Conspiracy does she represent? Kindly illuminate us.

[AP]

58. It's a class thing. Some brits can't believe that a

single mother who was on welfare could have tapped into something so culturally intersting, and then made more money than the queen in the process.

I heard AS Byatt say the most nasty things about JKR. Remember, Byatt is the author who thinks that the greatest thing in the world for one of her characters to discover is that she is related to not one but TWO famous poets. AS Byatt's recent biography about her family's fall and then rise (with her own success) is one of the most class-conscious works I've seen come from a person who sells themselves as smart that I've ever seen.

This is where the hatred comes from for Rowling.

It's no surprise that Rowling's books are also not-so-sublte criticisms of class and privilege (notice how all the good characters have muddy blood lines and the bad people are all pure-born). This turns the usualy myth on its head. It used to be in British children's literature that all the good poor people were born with pure blood, but they just didn't find out about it until later in life.

[emad]

53. I stand by what I have said and look forward with enormous

pleasure of collecting my bet and posting the results on the DU!

[Lugnut]

51. Great!

My summer reading list is now complete. :)

[Catherine Vincent]

57. Kick!

Just in case some of you didn't know.:)