The Hillary Who Isn't So Nice

[Vinca]

"Hillary Rodham Clinton often invokes her "35 years of experience making change" on the campaign trail, recounting her work in the 1970s on behalf of battered and neglected children and impoverished legal-aid clients.

But there is a little-known episode Clinton doesn't mention in her standard campaign speech in which those two principles collided. In 1975, a 27-year-old Hillary Rodham, acting as a court-appointed attorney, attacked the credibility of a 12-year-old girl in mounting an aggressive defense for an indigent client accused of rape in Arkansas - using her child development background to help the defendant."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-usark245589997feb24,0,2934440,print.story

[TexasObserver]

1. The Devil's Advocate, scene one

[MichiganVote]

2. Yes because newsday is such a legitimate source...(smirk)

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. i couldn't tell if that was sarcasm or not

[MichiganVote]

9. Total and complete sarcasm.

[Big Blue Marble]

10. This is legit.

She mentions it in her book. She downplays it, but mentions it.

[MichiganVote]

11. an author may write anything in a book-its your interpretation that its downplayed

and newsday has been a rag forever.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Well, Hillary is always in it to win it. Sorry, little girl. You're up against a WINNER!

[Quixote1818]

5. Here is the male version of Hillary

Talk about having to be a WINNER!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thSTtbPEZx4

[TwilightGardener]

8. OMG that's hilarious! I never saw that movie, but I will--"Break someone's clavicle!"

:rofl:

[TheDonkey]

13. lol. I guess we can now add rape-victims to those that Hillary will throw under a bus to get ahead

the list is growing by the hour.

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Jesus H. Christ!! You're attacking her for doing her JOB????

Fuck. This is a new low. You should be ashamed.

[roguevalley]

12. doing her job. attacking a child victim. where is the low and who

should be ashamed?

RV, who had fifth grade rape victims in some of her classes.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. Obviously you have no idea how the court system works.

And, that's just sad.

[roguevalley]

19. Oh, I more than do. I also know that attacking a victim, especially

one under age is sadder. Save your sadness for the child. I'm just fine, thank you very much.

RV, a quasi officer of the court for twenty-seven years as a teacher and seen and dealt with more shit than you ever will.

[ErnestoG]

16. That's what the Bush apologists say about him!

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Oh, dude. You caught me. I'm really a troll.

:rofl:

[LizW]

7. This attack is so over the top

it goes beyond the ugly photoshop pictures, the namecalling, the "fat", "ugly", "Bitch", and "unhinged" smears.

Innocent until proven guilty. Look it up.

Every person accused of a crime has the right to council. The poorest and most helpless get appointed council or legal aid. The attorneys who give their time to handle these cases don't get to pick and choose. They take the cases they're given and represent the clients to the very best of their ability. Because if you don't...

You know what? Fuck it. Never mind.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Are you aware of what "court appointed" means?

She did her job. So what?

[mculator]

15. BOO

Obama love post #10202093

Lame. He's so... yesterday.