Anyone can claim to be concerned about the poor, the children, the downtrodden, and
the weak. Does Hillary live a life that reflects those concerns?
For Mrs. Clinton book tour, she used Air Force planes costing the taxpayers $69,360,
rather than having the costs covered by the publisher by flying commercial.
Bill Clinton's inauguration president-celebration cost approximately $25 million.
The Federal Protective Services later discovered at least $154,000 worth of radios,
computers, televisions, VCRs, walkie-talkies and pagers were stolen by Clinton
inauguration employees and volunteers.
During the G8 summit, HRC bought 18 pairs of shoes from Bruno Magli for $5,000. Said
a Bruno Magli representative, "They are classic mid-heel pumps, in black, bone, navy,
brown. It's not normal, though, to buy this many shoes at once." July 1999.
ALBION, N.Y.: Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped into the Village House, a favorite
diner in this upstate farming town, and ordered two orders of scrambled eggs, home fries
and rye toast. So far, so good. The locals appreciate a hearty appetite. Her breakfast
was on the house, and when she left the waitress, a single mom, found not a penny at her
plate. The locals have been talking about little else since Tuesday, when she stopped
for breakfast after making a speech about how New York's farmers "are really hurting
these days."
Says Linda Ellis, a regular who voted for President Clinton and says she might vote
for the first lady: "It's the little things you have to look at in a political campaign.
She is the first lady, but it doesn't feed her son," she said. The waitress, who makes
less than the minimum wage and pays for her own health insurance, deserved a tip, she
said. (By Barbara J. Saffir, Washington Times February 2000)
Barbara Feinman, ghostwriter for the book "It Takes a Village", received no
acknowledgment in the book although it was stipulated in the contract. She was paid
$120,000 dollars for her work. (Reported by William Triplett in Capital Style)
A 6 x 9 foot brass plaque that is centerpiece of the shrine to Hillary Clinton at the Agency for International Development Head Quarters have 12 large photos of Mrs. Clinton. The cost of such a tribute, including the installation and unveiling was $82,000. Hillary was honored. (Al Kamen, Washington Post)
The Clinton's have hosted more than 26 state dinners. In February, 2000 for example,
they hosted a white-tie dinner for King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, complete
with bouquets of Virginia roses, orchids and white gardenias, Spanish wines made in
California, trumpets, 21 guns saluting and 170 guests munching medallions of grilled
lamb with Vidalia onions.
But this pales beside the spread laid on for their millennium celebration: tables
set with silver base plates and white china to sit on shimmery velvet tablecloths.
Baluga caviar, lobster, foie gras, Oyster Velout and a chocolate and champagne for the
360 guests. Silver bowls filled with white Phalenopsis orchids, white roses, white
sparkle holly and crystal balls created each table's centerpiece, as Truffle Marinated
Rack of Lamb, Roasted Artichoke, Pepper Rago't and Crispy Garlic Polenta were served
between erect Silver candlesticks dripping with white tapers. Actor Jack Nicholson was
on the guest list and offered this assessment: "This is America here. Yeeaahh."
