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Who The Clintons Really Are

By The Daily Dish

Mar 10 2008, 3:42 AM ET

The best book on the Clintons remains "Primary Colors," Joe Klein's masterpiece. The movie wasn't bad either. This clip shows the Clintons pondering whether to use some vile, underhand dirt on a political opponent. Except, of course, they don't ponder. For them there is never any moral pondering. They do and say what is in their best interests, period - and they have no idea how to behave otherwise. It's all excused by their unquestioned faith in their own benevolence. And the least ethical of the two - the most shameless, the least principled, the hollowest form of political life ... is Hillary. Wait till the end and, in Emma Thompson's brilliant performance, you get a glimpse of the sociopath beneath:



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