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November 04, 2005

Hillary offended by book

From WorldNetDaily:

Is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton personally offended by a book poking fun at liberals?

Comments from the New York Democrat's spokesman seem to indicate there might be a problem.

"Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" skewers a variety of well-known liberals and their philosophy in cartoon fashion, and features a villain who bears an uncanny resemblance to Hillary taxing and regulating a child's lemonade stand.

Last month, the congressional newspaper the Hill quoted Clinton's press secretary Philippe Reines as dismissing the book, which also features look-alikes of fellow liberal icons Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. Reines was quoted as saying, "[I] can't wait for the sequel, 'Help! Mom! I Can't Read This Book Because Republicans Have Cut Literacy Programs!'"

"It's ironic that Hillary's press secretary would call for more government intrusion into our lives while bashing my book," author Katharine DeBrecht replied at the time. "Who needs parents when you've got bureaucrats in the Department of Education taking care of our kids? Evidently Hillary thinks it takes a village to teach a child to read!"

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