Not a Parody
Not a Parody “The Hillary Perspective” by Nicholas Lemann The New Yorker, Oct. 8, 2001 “We talked about possible responses to the attack,” Lemann writes, “and then I asked her how she thought...
...This was probably August of ’94...
...I’ve had firsthand looks at this unreasoning anger and hatred that is focussed on an individual you don’t know, a cause that you despise—whatever motivates people...
...Oh, I am well aware that it is out there,” Sen...
...8, 2001 “We talked about possible responses to the attack,” Lemann writes, “and then I asked her how she thought people would react to knowing that they are on the receiving end of a murderous anger...
...Radio talk-show hosts had urged their listeners to come out and yell and scream and carry on and prevent people from hearing me speak...
...I was there to make a speech about health care...
...There were threats that were coming in, and certain people didn’t want me to speak, and they started taking weapons off people, and arresting people...
...I remember being in Seattle...
...Clinton responded: “One of the most difficult experiences that I personally had in the White House was during the health-care debate, being the object of extraordinary rage...
Vol. 7 • October 2001 • No. 5
