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mylye2222

(2,992 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:10 AM Jun 2014

(For Mass.people here): Boston Globe: Local names hard to find in Clinton’s book

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2014/06/10/hard-choice-hillary-clinton-new-book-drops-many-names-but-not-deval-patrick-elizabeth-warren/qHPMuPPLwRkaEQluKwPuJL/story.html

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Apparently, she has few “dear friends’’ in Massachusetts.

Patrick and Warren, the two leading left-out Bay Staters, both wrote books that mentioned Clinton. But they were gracious about her lack of reciprocity.

“The governor wishes Secretary Clinton well with her new book,” said Jesse Mermell, a spokeswoman for Patrick.

“Senator Warren didn’t get an advanced copy, but she’s looking forward to getting the book and reading it,” said Lacey Rose, a spokeswoman for Warren.

Clinton does name her successor, John Kerry, 21 times in the book. But none of the moments are particularly revealing. She writes that one of her last acts in office was to sit down and write a letter to Kerry, which she put in the same place that Condoleezza Rice left a note for her. She doesn’t reveal the contents of the note, and Kerry aides wouldn’t either. (Perhaps it will be in Kerry’s book....(snip)....Kerry aides said he hasn’t seen the book, and did not get an advance copy, and has only read about it through media reports.

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(For Mass.people here): Boston Globe: Local names hard to find in Clinton’s book (Original Post) mylye2222 Jun 2014 OP

Not at all surprised that she mentioned the Kennedy-Carter primary contest, are we? merrily Jun 2014 #1

OMG, can anyone imagine how thick a book would need to be in order to list friends? I would hope Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #2

merrily

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1. Not at all surprised that she mentioned the Kennedy-Carter primary contest, are we?

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:17 AM

Jun 2014

(IMO, Democrats took the wrong message away from that event, but that topic is for another day.)

But, the Clintons do know someone in Massachusetts: Martha Coakley After Kennedy's passed, four candidates came forth for the Democratic primary for his seat. Mike Capuano, a Rep. with a relatively liberal voting record, a couple of fairly liberal Democrats not well known outside the state, and the owner of a then successful Massachusetts-based sports team.

Only one of the Democratic party's national figures came to campaign in that primary. That was Bill Clinton, who came to campaign for Coakley. After Coakley won that primary, neither Clinton came back to campaign for her against Scott Brown, though.

Thinkingabout

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2. OMG, can anyone imagine how thick a book would need to be in order to list friends? I would hope

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:33 AM

Jun 2014

the Clintons has many many friends, I doubt a publishing company would even publish "friends". Can you imagine sitting down with a very large book with the Clinton friends listed, after a few thousand I would be very bored.

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