Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton

The Extreme Makeover - - another "state of emergency" - - if it should prove successful I have written about the threat from the ultra liberals and far lefters before. This has included substantial effort focused on our former VP (see all my reviews). And I have written about the writings of Bay Buchanan's brother, Patrick and his book State of Emergency. Perhaps it is a bit coincidental, but Bay's new book: The Extreme Makeover, is also about a "state of emergency", namely the situation we would face if Hillary Clinton were elected President. Bay Buchanan warns the American electorate that if they don't do their homework, on who Hillary Clinton really is, that the "consequences of doing less are too grave to consider." Bay Buchanan doesn't waste much time on telling her readers where she stands. Examples: * the front book flap tells us that Hillary "has always been in her adult life a dedicated, unapologetic liberal." * And the back book cover quotes Kate O'Beirne: "In her indispensable exposé, Bay Buchanan reveals Hillary Clinton in her natural state--and its not pretty. Buchanan strips away Clinton's moderate makeover and reveals a left-wing record that can't be disguised." * Back to the front book flap. "As Buchanan makes clear, not only can Hillary not be trusted, but her `makeover' is exactly what one would expect from an unprincipled left-wing politician." Hillary's record includes a 2004 speech: "It's time to put the common good - - - ahead of individuals." "Hillary's view of government is simple. "It is to remold society. It can do so by coercion, as in the case of health care; by indoctrination, as in the case of education; or by redistributing the wealth through tax and spend policies." It is pure unadulterated socialism, the type that is forced upon people by their government." In fact the theme from one of Hillary Clinton's earlier books: It Takes a Village, is about as orthodox communistic as one can get

I am a lifelong Democrat with quiet misgivings about this year's race (and a native New Yorker a little--not hugely--unsettled that an Illinois native, by way of Arkansas and D.C., has ended up our senator). I was prepared for Ms. Buchanan's conclusions. However, I was unprepared for the depth and integrity of her research. This is a soundly written book. It's a sobering, even a frightening, assessment of the practices, policies, rhetoric, and cronyism we might face if we elected the person who emerges from these pages. I urge people to read this book before deciding whom to support as a Democratic candidate. It has rattled me sufficiently that the decision has become a matter of conscience.

Of course the Pro-Hillary crowd will decry this book as another Hillary basher and say that it only dredges up old material that everyone is tired of hearing. Their goal is to keep you from reading the book and seeing behind the carefully cultivated image the Hillary machine has created to help her run for the Presidency. The title refers to the fact that Hillary has always been a very liberal person (read the speech included at the back of the book from 1969 at Wellesley). If she ever really was a Goldwater Girl, it was briefly. She was (and is) more a Saul Alinksy Girl than she ever was a conservative of any stripe. Besides the old scandals are mostly relegated to the first few chapters. They deserve being covered again to remind us of who she really is, how she has behaved in the past, and what her moral grounding actually is. Her media engines will be running at maximum RPMS to keep us from taking any look at these again. They will say it is ancient history, that they have been thoroughly investigated, and after so much energy and money was wasted they were all found to be baseless. This is untrue. Bay Buchanan does a great job using Hillary's words in "Living History" along with public documents and statements to analyze what really happened those years ago and it isn't favorable to Mrs. Clinton. The rest of the book shines a light on the complex repositioning she is trying to accomplish on the War in Iraq, her stands on illegal immigration, her extreme views on feminism and abortion, her collectivist views on healthcare (Hillarycare has been promised a comeback if her ambitions are realized) - education (including taxing Americans to provide education to the nations all around the globe) - and her consistently liberal voting record despite her rhetorical flourishes. I quote a bit from the author about Hillary and the present War in Iraq. In 2007, Hillary said, "If I had been President in October of 2002 I would never have asked for authority to divert our attention from Afghanistan to Iraq, and I certainly would never have started this war." This despite her statements from the Senate floor at the time we went to war, including, "So it is with conviction that I support this resolution as being in the best interests of our nation. A vote for it is not a vote to rush to war; it is a vote that puts awesome responsibility in the hands of our president and we say to him: use these powers wisely and as a last resport. And it is a vote that says clearly to Saddam Hussein: this is your last chance - disarm or be disarmed." Buchanan notes on page 106, "Hillary is remarkable - she is unrestrained by any previous position she has ever taken. She wakes up every morning with a completely clean slate. So which is it - was the nation rushed into war or not? And why if she were president in 2002 would she never have asked for this vote if, as she said in 2002, it was "in the best interests of our nation"? And why in 2002 did she vote t

Since her hubby first eyed the Whitehouse Hillary Clinton's attitude and ideology had made her a fly in the ointment to many conservatives. Her possible ascension from First Lady to commander in Chief has made many recoil. As Clinton nears closer to the whitehouse, more and more books critical of her politics and personality have come out. Bay Buchanan's Extreme Makeover is without a doubt the best of the pack. As the title suggests, the theme of the book is to expose the many attempts of Hillary to remake herself. Buchanan goes far beyond the "flip flop" charge leveled against John Kerry in 2004. Buchanan looks at Hillary's constant change in image when it comes to politics, votes, and even appearance. In this she chronicles Hillary's unsavory personality, far left ideology and voting record, and her involvement in a number of scandals going back decades. When I first heard Buchanan was writing this book, I asked myself "do we need another anti-Hillary tract?" We did, but with after reading this book, you won't need to read anymore.

Bay Buchanan does an incredible job in gathering the speeches, talks, conversations, radio/TV appearances and other sources where Hillary expounds on everything from the war in Iraq, weapons of mass destruction to abortion and "It Takes a Village." She also interviews both friends of Ms. Clinton's and other Democrats as well. Ms. Buchanan then compiles all this information both past and present to present a picture of both where Senator Clinton stands on the issues and where her advisors (for good or ill) have told her to stand. Reading this book may not convince you either way on voting for Senator Clinton for President in 2008, but it should give you insight into her true positions on such issues as education, abortion, the military, feminism, taxes and economics to name a few. A very informative book for votes in any political party. Highly recommended!