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Another Not-So-Flattering Reference to Toledo

From a new book written about the Clinton years;

In a breach of tradition, a former U.S. Secret Service agent has self-published a book that savages the Clinton White House staff as arrogant and rude, suggests former first lady Hillary Clinton was aloof and charges that Bill Clinton endangered himself and agents for a “totally pointless photo op” on the South Korea-North Korea border.
In several anecdotes, former agent Dan Emmett revealed that Clinton’s young staff had “fundamental traits of rudeness and arrogance” that teetered on the verge of being dangerous at times. “Most of these youngsters were from wealthy families, and many viewed Secret Services agents as the hired help,” he writes in “Within Arms’s Length,” an autobiography that provides new details of the inner Secret Service.

In one case he told of an unnamed Clinton staffer who challenged a KGB agent during a 1993 presidential visit to Russia “as if he were dealing with a Wackenhut security officer in Toledo.”

Get the picture?

created by Star56 on Mar 08, 2012 at 12:24:45 am     Politics     Comments: 6

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posted by upso on Mar 08, 2012 at 12:43:31 am     #   2 people liked this

Now that is a reach.

posted by hockeyfan on Mar 08, 2012 at 01:37:54 am     #  

The reference was to Toledo, Spain.

posted by jr on Mar 08, 2012 at 01:43:09 am     #  

Star56 are you more upset with the fact that someone dissed Toledo (or Wackenhut) or that they called Hillary out on her boorish behavior?

posted by shamrock44 on Mar 08, 2012 at 09:50:59 am     #  

No. No, I don't get the picture.

Several months ago I was able to have an extended conversation with someone who had worked next to Slick Willy for 8 years. The man told me that Clinton was extremely bright with superb communication skills. On the downside, he had the morals of a pig. Hillary was even tempered, easy to work with and stayed out of Slick's spotlight.

This book sounds like a good read.

posted by madjack on Mar 08, 2012 at 11:04:56 am     #  

madjack, I have heard (from more than one person who worked closely) that Hillary was condescending and looked upon the Secret Service details more as servants than as protectors. I guess it depends upon each individuals perspective.

It does look like a good read though!

posted by shamrock44 on Mar 08, 2012 at 11:07:45 am     #  

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