Hillary Clinton, who recently urged Dick Cheney to get anger-management help after the VP unleashed a rare, F-word-studded rebuke on Sen. Pat Leahy, curses in a way that “would make Howard Stern blush,” claims a new book on the former first lady.
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“American Evita,” a new biography of Hillary Clinton by Christopher Andersen and published by William Morrow, reveals a sharp tongue and ready foul mouth, according to a report in the New York Post.
In late June, Cheney responded to Leahy’s charges of cronyism with the VP’s former employer, Halliburton Co., by telling the Vermont Democrat to “F — yourself,” according to witnesses.
In an interview shortly thereafter, Hillary Clinton assumed the role of champion of Senate high decorum, stating: “So far as I know, no colleague has ever used profanity of that sort on the Senate floor. For the vice president to use his position, as president of the Senate, to insult a senator and then be unapologetic about it introduces a level of discord into Senate procedure that is unfortunate.”
After Clinton’s high-toned remarks, however, her critics pointed to her own reputation for an explosive temper. In 2000, a book famously reported that she said, “You f—ing Jew bastard!” more than two decades ago to a campaign aide. Jerry Oppenheimer’s “State of a Union: Inside the Complex Marriage of Bill and Hillary Clinton” cites three sources who heard the remark.
Later, Bill Clinton insisted to the New York Post that his wife didn’t say that, but conceded, “She might have called him a [bastard]. I wouldn’t rule that out. She’s never claimed that she was pure on profanity.”
Now, in “American Evita,” Andersen says, “she talks in a way that I think would make Howard Stern blush,” according to the New York Post.
A few examples from Andersen’s book of, well, unpresidential language from both Bill and Hillary Clinton, according to the report:
- On inauguration morning, Hillary was running late, and the president-elect was heard to mutter, “That f- – -ing bitch.”
- When Hillary slid into the car next to her husband, she addressed the new president by saying, “You stupid motherf- – -er!”
- When Bill finally fessed up about his affair with Monica Lewinsky, which Hillary says in her book “Living History” made her feel like she been punched in the stomach, her actual reaction, says Andersen, was to yell, “You stupid, stupid, stupid bastard!” – and then slapped him in the face.
Clintons want Kerry to lose?
In his book, Andersen claims Bill and Hillary Clinton do not want John Kerry to win the presidency, as it would hurt Hillary’s chances in 2008. According to the Post report, “Andersen says Hillary will do anything to become president.
“Anyone who gets in the way gets attacked and humiliated,” Andersen told the New York paper.
Andersen is also the author of “The Day John Died,” “The Day Diana Died” and “Bill and Hillary: The Marriage.”
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