1974: Hillary lost Judiciary Committee job after trying to block Nixon impeachment.

[Emillereid]

Will the real Hillary stand up.

Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jerry_ze_080325_1974_3a_hillary_lost_j.htm

March 25, 2008

1974: Hillary lost Judiciary Committee job after trying to block Nixon impeachment.

By Jerry Zeifman

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Hillary as I new her in 1974

At the time of Watergate I had overall supervisory authority over the House Judiciary Committee's Impeachment Inquiry staff that included Hillary Rodham -- who was later to become First Lady in the Clinton White House.

During that period I kept a private diary of the behind the scenes congressional activities. My original tape recordings of the diary and other materials related to the Nixon impeachment provided the basis for my prior book Without Honor and are now available for inspection in the George Washington University Library.

After President Nixon's resignation a young lawyer, who shared an office with Hillary, confided in me that he was dismayed by her erroneous legal opinions and efforts to deny Nixon representation by counsel -- as well as an unwillingness to investigate Nixon. In my diary of August 12, 1974 I noted the following:

"John Labovitz apologized to me for the fact that months ago he and Hillary had lied to me Labovitz said. 'That came from Yale.' I said "You mean Burke Marshall ' Labovitz said, 'Yes.' His apology was significant to me, not because it was a revelation but because of his contrition."

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much more at link: http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jerry_ze_080325_1974_3a_hillary_lost_j.htm

[grantcart]

1. what is the background of the author?

[redqueen]

2. Former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for 17 years.

Lifelong Democrat.

[rinsd]

6. So why does he only write for rw sources?

From the bio:

Articles: Wall Street Journal; Washington Times; Insight Magazine; NewsMax; National Ledger; World Net Daily; New York Post.

[redqueen]

8. Not a mindreader.

Perhaps you might send him an e-mail asking him why...

[SteppingRazor]

14. Yeah, he's quite the "lifelong Democrat" ...

He also called for Nancy Pelosi to be removed from office in 2007, did not support the re-election of Bill Clinton in 1996, and has repeatedly dismissed Ted Kennedy in Hannity-esque style over the Chapaquiddick (sp?) affair.

He appears to me to be a Democrat in the old-school conservative, Scoop Jackson sense -- the sort of Democrat that also counts among its membership former Dems such as Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle.

That said, the article is actually pretty interesting. In it, he claims that Hillary tried to hold up the impeachment of Nixon because she wanted to leave him twisting in the wind so that a liberal Democrat could be elected easily in 1976. If that is indeed the case, I say kudos to Hillary.

[redqueen]

16. Why did he call for Pelosi to be removed from office?

Why did he oppose Clinton's re-election?

I can't tell if he's a Scoop Jackson Dem or a far leftie.

[SteppingRazor]

19. Clinton, because he bought into all the right-wing conjured "scandals"...

Pelosi because she visited Syria.


It's all at his website, http://www.jzeifman.com/, which also includes a couple of delusional "interviews" with Eleanor Roosevelt, in which she agrees with everything Zeifman thinks. :eyes:

[redqueen]

21. Over Syria?

I thought maybe it was cause he was anti-war. Hah.

As for reading his site? Uh, no thanks! :hi:

[ORDagnabbit]

22. Most everybody I know wants pelosi and reid removed from office..bunch of do nothing hacks!

[redqueen]

23. Heheheheh... yeah...

that's why I was unsure of which crowd he'd fall into... :hi:

[rinsd]

20. His book says Democrats botched the inquiry to protect the Kennedy legacy.

I think you nailed it with the Scoop Jackson reference.

[Zueda]

15. Same reason other 'good' dems work for RW outlets...

Like Wes Clark over at FOX...

[Emillereid]

3. Bio - at the end of the article.

Authors Bio: During World War II he enlisted in the Navy at age 17, completed a Navy officers training program at Harvard, and eventually served in the North Atlantic theater. After the war, he served as a communications officer on USS Missouri BB63 on Cold War missions to Turkey, Greece, Italy and North Africa, headed by Secretary of State James Byrnes. He later received an A.B. from Harvard, then attended New York University School of Law, and received a J.D. He later practiced law in South Nyack, New York and was also the author State tax publications by Prentice Hall, Inc. His career in politics began in 1958 when he was elected Chairman of the South Nyack Democratic Committee. In 1960 he worked with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in support of the unsuccessful candidacy of Adlai Stevenson. When Senator John F.Kennedy won the nomination they then campaigned in support of his successful campaign for President. In 196I he was recruited by the House Judiciary Committee to serve as counsel to its Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce. Until 1972 he also served as chief counsel to its Subcommittee on Civil Rights. Starting in 1973 he served as the Chief Counsel to the full Judiciary Committee during its Nixon impeachment proceedings and the confirmations of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller to serve as Vice Presidents. In 1975 he became a Professor of Law at the University of Santa Clara in California. During that period he also served as a counsel to the local office of Rep. Don Edwards (D CA) as well as a consultant to Governor Jay Hammond of Alaska.In 1980 he retired from academia and returned to Washington to do public interest work on behalf of the National Senior Citizens Law Center and a number of AFL-CIO unions. Starting in 1995 he became the author of books on politics and law. Present Career As Author Books: Without Honor: The Crimes of Camelot and the Impeachment of President Nixon (1995); Hillary’s Pursuit of Power (2006); Memoirs of a Roosevelt Democrat (to be published in February 2008). Articles: Wall Street Journal; Washington Times; Insight Magazine; NewsMax; National Ledger; World Net Daily; New York Post.

[bigtree]

5. smells

Articles: Wall Street Journal; Washington Times; Insight Magazine; NewsMax; National Ledger; World Net Daily; New York Post.

Hillary haters unite :eyes:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

30. What flavor of Kool-Aid you drinking?

- Elected Chairman of the South Nyack Democratic Committee.
- Worked with Eleanor Roosevelt in support of Stevenson campaign
- Worked for JFK's campaign.
- Served as Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Civil Rights (during the 1960's)
- Served as Chief Counsel to the Judiciary Committee (during Nixon impeachment)
- Served as Counsel to Don Edwards (D-CA)
- Provided Pro bono work for the National Senior Citizens Law Center and the AFL-CIO.

Are you fucking kidding me?

[leftofcool]

4. A RW Nixon lover and you believe this BS?

Maybe he will show us the diary.

[redqueen]

9. RW Nixon lover?

Wow.

[KittyWampus]

28. He says it's available to the public at George Washington University Library.

[Johnny__Motown]

7. OMG, this is so sad on so many levels...

even this "Hillary had lied to me " dating back to '74 is bad

[DJ13]

10. Well, born and raised a Republican cant be easily undone

In my opinion she (and Bill somewhat) remain more loyal to the late 60's early 70's Republican ideals (pro-big business, anti-welfare, pro-free trade) than the ideals that have long been the cornerstone of the Democratic party.

Thats why we need to eliminate the DLC the Clintons are associated with as a force within our party.

[DURHAM D]

11. What an amazing pile ...

I didn't realize Hillary was the "Master" behind the impeachment process. She is somethin'.

[redqueen]

12. I think his conspiracy theory isn't that it was only Hillary behind this plot.

That's a mischaracterization IMO. And you might want to cite the part where he said that's why she lost the position.

[invictus]

13. Back then was Hillary still a Republican?

I know that Hillary was President of her college's Young Republican organization and her dad was a bigtime right-winger. Despite her claims, it may be possible that Hillary was still a Republican during the Nixon impeachment. Perhaps Hillary privately approves of Nixon's campaign tactics. They are very similar on so many levels.

[onehandle]

17. Perhaps Hillary privately eats live kittens.

Maybe she kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby.

Maybe.

[invictus]

26. Strawman argument. How do you defend her vote for the Iraq War? Her hubby's support for NAFTA? n/t

[onehandle]

29. A Fuckload of Democrats supported both.

Clinton and Obama are both Centrists. Expect more of the same with both of them.

And who knows how Obama would have voted if he had been in the Senate on either issue?

Most people here who yell the loudest about IWR and NAFTA are pretty darn Liberal.

Why are they even Democrats?

[Tom Rinaldo]

18. No, she had already been a McGovern organizer, in South Texas

...near El Paso, remember?

[invictus]

25. Considering how much Hillary lies, that El Paso gig should be independently verified. n/t

[KittyWampus]

24. Here are the specifics regarding Hillary's supposed ethically flawed misdeeds:

Hillary was assigned to confer regarding rules of procedure for the impeachment inquiry.

At their 1st meeting she was told that all principles (Judiciary Committee Chairman, House Speaker, Majority Leader , Parliamentarian) had all previously agreed to rely on then existing House Rules, and not advocate any changes.

I also quoted Tip O'Neill's statement that: "To try to change the rules now would be politically divisive. It would be like trying to change the traditional rules of baseball before a World Series."

Hillary assured me that she had not drafted, and would not advocate, any such rules changes. However, as documented in my personal diary, I soon learned that she had lied. She had already drafted changes, and continued to advocate them.

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1. In one written legal memorandum, she advocated denying President Nixon representation by counsel. In so doing she simply ignored the fact that in the committee's then most recent prior impeachment proceeding, the committee had afforded the right to counsel to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.

2. I had also informed Hillary that the Douglas impeachment files were available for public inspection in the committee offices. She later removed the Douglas files without my permission and carried them to the offices of the impeachment inquiry staff -- where they were no longer accessible to the public.

Hillary had also made other ethical flawed procedural recommendations arguing that the Judiciary Committee should:

1. not hold any hearings with "" or take depositions of -- any live witnesses;
2. not conduct any original investigation of Watergate, bribery, tax evasion, or any other possible impeachable offense of President Nixon;
3. rely solely on documentary evidence compiled by other committees and by the Justice Departments special Watergate prosecutor .

Only a few far left Democrats supported Hillary's recommendations.

A majority of the committee agreed to allow President Nixon to be represented by counsel and to hold hearings with live witnesses.

Hillary then advocated that the official rules of the House be amended to deny members of the committee the right to question witnesses. This recommendation was voted down by the full House. The committee also rejected her proposal that we leave the drafting of the articles of impeachment to her and her fellow impeachment inquiry staffers.

Then there is more but snipped for lucidity

[enough]

27. Titles of two of this author's books:

Without Honor: The Crimes of Camelot and the Impeachment of President Nixon (1995); Hillary's Pursuit of Power (2006)