SEN. PAT MOYNIHAN DETESTED HILLARY CLINTON..................
NY POST ^ | June 7, 2005 | IAN BISHOP
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and his wife despised a "duplicitous" and ruthless Hillary Rodham Clinton, who they believed would do anything to advance herself, according to a bombshell new book.
"The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Be come President," by Edward Klein, is excerpted in Vanity Fair and slated to roll off the presses later this month.
Sen. Moynihan's wife, Liz, griped to a friend that a "duplicitous" Clinton "would say or do anything that would forward her ambitions"........."She can look you straight in the eye and lie . . . 'Lying' isn't a sufficient word; it's a distortion of the truth to fit her case."
Klein writes that Liz Moynihan (said)......"She believes that God approves of her and that, therefore, she can't do anything wrong."
Clinton's camp slammed the book, published by Sentinel, a conservative arm of Penguin books.
"Sen. Clinton will always be proud to have had the support of Sen. Moynihan, and wishes she still had his wisdom and counsel" .........."Beyond that, we don't comment on works of fiction, let alone a book full of blatant fabrications."
Clinton yesterday called Sen. Moynihan her "wonderful predecessor," adding, "I can just hear him saying what needs to be said about the president and the Republican leadership.
"There's never been an administration . . . in our history more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda," Clinton said.
In 1999, Clinton sought Moynihan's blessing to run for his seat and announced her "listening tour" at the then-senator's upstate farm ........
It is no secret Moynihan and Clinton had a forced relationship, but Klein contends that Moynihan could barely stomach her.
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