SubscribeHillary’s Dumped Cat Comes Back To Bite Her
From the UK’s Sunday Times:
Socks the cat peers over the podium in the White House briefing room in this March 19, 1994 photo.
Ouch! Hillary Clinton’s softer image is clawed over dumped cat
by Sarah Baxter
October 21, 2007AS THE “first pet” of the Clinton era, Socks, the White House cat, allowed “chilly” Hillary Clinton to show a caring, maternal side as well as bringing joy to her daughter Chelsea. So where is Socks today?
Once the presidency was over, there was no room for Socks any more. After years of loyal service at the White House, the black and white cat was dumped on Betty Currie, Bill Clinton’s personal secretary, who also had an embarrassing clean-up role in the saga of his relationship with the intern Monica Lewinsky.
Some believe the abandoned pet could now come between Hillary Clinton and her ambition to return to the White House as America’s first woman president.
Clinton has been boosting her prospects in the past week with some homespun references to her gender as part of a series of events with the theme Women Changing America, during which she chatted girlfriend-to-girlfriend and mom-to-mom with female voters.
The softening of Clinton’s image seems to be working. Her chief strategist, Mark Penn, predicts that up to a quarter of Republican women will vote for her. She leads Democratic rivals in the polls by 26 points and is scooping up more donations to her war chest from Wall Street and defence contractors than any candidate from either party – an unmistakable indicator of who they think will win in 2008.
Clinton’s treatment of Socks cuts to the heart of the questions about her candidacy. Is she too cold and calculating to win the presidency? Or does it signify political invincibility by showing she is willing to deploy every weapon to get what she wants?
“In the annals of human evil, off-loading a pet is nowhere near the top of the list,” writes Caitlin Flanagan in the current issue of The Atlantic magazine. “But neither is it dead last, and it is especially galling when said pet has been deployed for years as an all-purpose character reference.”
Flanagan’s article, headed No Girlfriend of Mine, points out that Clinton wrote a crowd-pleasing book Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids’ Letters to the First Pets, in which she claimed that only with the arrival of Socks and his “toy mouse” did the White House “become a home”.
Being Clinton, she also lectured readers that pets are an “adoption instead of an acquisition” and warned them to look out for their safety. (Buddy, the chocolate labrador, it should be noted, bounded into a road soon after leaving the White House and was promptly run over.) …
Bear in mind that Sock was with the Clintons going back to their Arkansas days.
And behold the publishers description of Hillary’s book, “Dear Socks, Dear Buddy,” written when they were both still useful political props:
Description
In her warm and engaging text, Mrs. Clinton suggests ways parents can help their children initiate and enjoy the experience of writing and receiving letters, sharing her family’s (and pets’) experience, and explains how letters to Socks and Buddy are received, sorted, and answered at the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home.
Mrs. Clinton gives a brief “pet history” of the White House, from Dolley Madison’s parrot and Teddy Roosevelt’s children’s menagerie to the Bushes’ English springer spaniel Millie. She also talks about the ways Socks and Buddy participate in White House life, such as greeting guests and visiting hospitals and nursing homes.
Fans of the First Pets will be delighted by a section on their vital statistics (Socks’ tail length: 1 foot; Buddy’s snout length: 5 inches) and answers to the questions most asked by correspondents (”Do you have room service?”).
The chapter I would especially enjoy perusing right now is the one titled: Socks and Buddy’s Guide to Good Pet Care.
Of course, if you read Mrs. Clinton’s forward to the book, which is available online, you will see that she only ever thought of these animals as propaganda tools.
She is in awe at how much mileage past Presidents got out of their pets
But mind you, this is a woman who only had a child because she was advised to do so by her political handlers.
That Hillary Clinton is all heart.
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:44 am
Anyone who would use animals as props to fake a personality change is too slimy to even be considered for a county weed control board, let alone the presidency.
We all knew Buddy wasn’t long for this world when Klintoon left the White House…and if Hitlery thinks using a cat to “humanize” her will work again, well…I just hope that most folks will remember what a cold, calculating b**ch she is, and that using that poor animal shows just how cold and cruel she really is.
I have dogs and horses. I know from 30-plus years of keeping animals that they have qualities that humans don’t have. A dog might have a bad temper or a nasty nature, but he doesn’t have malice…it’s just how he is. A horse might be an outlaw, but he won’t hate you unless you give him reason to. Animals have no pretenses, they are what they are. I’ve said it a few times, I often prefer the company of my horse to many of the people I know…and my dogs over some other people. The fact that Hitlery wants to use another poor animal to change her image should be a big red flag that this POS isn’t fit to hold ANY office…if her personality is THAT repulsive, if she’s that willing to use a cat, we should be afraid of what she’d do with humans.
I need to saddle Jack up and go into the pasture…the fall air will do me some good after reading about the Queen B**ch and her sliminess.
October 21st, 2007 at 11:47 am
Remember Betty Currie? Who had to run interference for BJ when Monica phoned and say the president wasn’t there, or wasn’t available? And who had to give up weekends (on BJ’s orders) to hold Monica’s hand so she wouldn’t spill to the press? And who took Monica’s love-tokens, like books and other mementos to her place so they wouldn’t be found at the White House?
Lucky for Chelsea (perhaps) that even the NYT would have noticed if she had been dumped once she’d served her vote-getting purpose.
But you gotta love:
“Being Clinton, she also lectured readers… ”
Sort of says it all.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Maybe it’s just me.
I’m currently working my way through the late Barbara Olson’s Hell To Pay. Quite the eye-opener and I’m only a quarter of the way through the book. That book was published in 1999. There are several others out there -reams of information available that would inform anyone who’s not on life support that this woman is basically a reptile.
But she’s out there with her shovel -laying on the bullshit on for all she’s worth -and people are buying it.
The softening of Clinton’s image seems to be working. Her chief strategist, Mark Penn, predicts that up to a quarter of Republican women will vote for her.
Hellloooo?
Tons and tons of documented facts available that prove she’s not fit -as Sharps said- for weed control and nobody’s paying attention.
But she gives her cat away -and that puts a dent in her credibility.
Don’t get me wrong folks -I’m an animal lover too (more of a dog and horse guy than a cat person) but think about it.
Sleaze and scandals and intimidation and outright fascism and Marxism are cool with the average voter who’s considering who(m) to elect to the world’s most powerful office.
But don’t you dare give your pet away.
I read once that the best argument against democracy is to have a 5 minute conversation with the average voter.
On the other hand, I’ll take whatever I can get, if it keeps her out of office.
But…geez !
October 21st, 2007 at 1:23 pm
How Clintonesque!
One day a light will shine and expose the Clintons for who they really are: evil white trash.
October 21st, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Excellent point, DW. The undisputed facts in Olson’s and in the other books about her are so appalling, it doesn’t seem possible that anyone could be aware of them and not despise her. But some of those incidents are slightly (not much - just slightly) too complicated to make a words-of-one-syllable sound bite, and her camp been so effective at deflecting and minimizing that info and as you say, shovelling the shit, that her base lives in blissful ignorance.
So when something super simple and clear-cut comes along to pierce through the “celebrity news” fog like “Hillary Clinton Dumps Cat” - hopefully it will make an impression on people who are not inclined to think, who only “feel”.
And I, too, am a big time animal lover. All kinds. So yes, to me, she is plenty disgusting for that alone. But the MANY other crimes of hers I’ve read about (in Olson’s books among others) make it unbelievable to me that anyone would vote for her ever for anything.
October 21st, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Hillary dumped the Cat?! I wonder if Bill Clinton still likes pussy.
October 21st, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I wonder if Bill Clinton still likes pussy.
Not near as much as Hillary does.
October 21st, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Sure he does, as long as it’s not Hillary’s….;o)
Apologies for stating the obvious.
October 21st, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I wonder if Bill Clinton still likes pussy.
Not near as much as Hillary does.
LOL!
Actually, Hillary couldn’t even rise to a reptile’s status. As far as I am concerned, she is down there with Michael Vick the Prick.
October 21st, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Uh uh…..nope…..not going to do it…..not a chance….not going there. But I can think it…:-).
October 21st, 2007 at 4:27 pm
As far as I am concerned, she is down there with Michael Vick the Prick.
Has anyone actualy seen Sock’s after she supposedly “gave” him away?
Check Fort Marcy park for a dead cat.
October 21st, 2007 at 4:38 pm
“Check Fort Marcy park for a dead cat”
…………………or the railroad tracks in Mena, Ar., 1st.
October 21st, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Poor Socks was donated to the Global Warming Wing of White Sands New Mexico proving grounds. Her Body was lying in state and donated to the Bush Derangement Syndrome wing of Nobel Committee in Olso, Norway. Her ashes were then interred in the Indian Ocean as a reminder of the GOP contribution of the Global warming effects on Tsunami’s and Hurricanes. Hope this helps.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Socks was donated to Hsu, Who immediately took the cat for a wok.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Catwok…..yummy.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:45 pm
LOL WI.
October 21st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Did she really have a kid just because it was advised as helpful to her career?
October 21st, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Probably. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:46 am
“Kid’s Letters to the First Pets”??? Are you kidding me??? If I caught any kid of mine writing a letter to a freakin’ CAT or some DOG he or she had never met, let alone one that belonged to these two, I’d disown him or her on grounds of congentital idiocy.
“Daddy? Can you put this in the mail box for me? Its a letter to Socks the White House Cat”.
“Get out of the car, Johnny.You heard me - stop crying and get out”.
And what sort of letters do these “kids” (aka DNC staffers) write anyway?
“Dear Buddy
I bet you’re one proud dog, knowing that your caring master also cares for millions of grateful Americans and makes sure they’re spayed or neutered as appropriate and they get fresh water and kibble almost every day, just like you do. Gosh, Buddy - it must be great being you!”
“Dear Socks the White House Cat
I hope no one ever makes you into a pair of mittens, Socks, because that would be terrible. Of course, it could happen if you ever EVER say anything about what you saw the other night. Loose lips sink kits - right, Socks? So just shut up and play ball if you know what’s good for you, okay?”
And Socks is looking pretty stuffed in that picture, if you ask me.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:48 am
I agree with Sharps 100%. Pets love their owners unconditionally and anyone who would abuse that trust is a sociopath, but how do you describe someone who uses their only child as political pawn? Remember the story, which turned out to be a lie, about Chelsea running near the WTC when the attacks took place? In the midst of this national tragedy, a time when many people lost loved ones, she felt the need to conjure up a story to somehow make a personal connection for political gain.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
“She talks about the way Socks and Buddy participate in White House life…” really? What ,exactly, did they do? Was Buddy made Ambassador to Panama? Secretary of Agriculture? Did Socks serve as National Security Advisor? Couldn’t have done worse, I suppose…
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:28 pm
I wonder if Billary Inc. would trun away campaign donations from Micheal Vick? Inquiring minds would LOVE to know.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
I really want to cry that anyone over the age of 13 would want an obviously sociopath - someone who has no conscience and appropriate human emotions, so therefore says or does what he/she ‘believes’ are the normal words or actions in any specific or all situations - and obviously socialist (’for the greater good’) to be POTUS.
I fear for America if this woman progresses to the Election - what I can’t understand is exactly why she is even in contention (experience, past work successes, past scandals, current scandels, current work successes) - why do all the dem candidates seem to be so light in the political loafers (so to speak)?
I shudder at the baseness of a person(s) who would use pets (and/or more importantly a child) for their own selfish advancement. And I also wonder as to the qualifications (for POTUS) of someone who can’t live their own life, but let’s herself (and her life decisions) be ‘handled’ by others - which to me is directly proven by an avowed feminazi being married to a serial sex offender - the END justifies the MEANS.
Stop Her Now. Which also makes me wonder as to why the Dems and Repubs running aren’t joining forces to bring her down? Maybe that is specifically what the devisiveness created by the Dems, msm and left is really all about - divide and let Hillary conquer.
Man, I’m starting to sound like the lunatic left conspiracy theorists. Sorry - Hillary is just not the best man for the job.
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Hey, wait a minute!!!!
First we hear all this about Chinese take out workers are giving $1000 checks to Mrs. Clinton.
AND NOW SOCKS IS MISSING??!!!!
Coincidence. I think Not!
Probably some kind of sick quid pro quo
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Oh, so she let the Chinese wok the cat?
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I am sure Bill “woked” the cat a few times on slow days.
You know we make fun of what the deranged so called couple did during their seige of the WH, But I bet we have not come close to what actualy happened.
No way will I live with another clinton in the WH.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:27 pm
“But I bet we have not come close to what actualy happened.
No way will I live with another clinton in the WH.”
Amen, to that 1st. You know I bet we don’t even want to know what actually happened. (I mean on the debauchery end of it.)
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Well now , it seems the ole cat is out of the bag and the old bag is smitten for power .
I say we flood all of hil’s future appearances with catnip and kitty litter . She might just cough up a snag hair-ball .
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Not to mention, Unlike Vince Foster who was found under a cannon in the park,
Ol’ Buddy the Dog bought the farm less ceremoniously - another apparent suicide?
Think Again!
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:48 pm
“.I say we flood all of hil’s future appearances with catnip and kitty litter”
LOL wirenut. If she has as much regard for us as she did for Socks, we’re in trouble.
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:22 pm
texaspsue asked.
“Oh, so she let the Chinese wok the cat?”
Yup Buddy got off easy, Cause Hsu had wanted to wok the dog too.