Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
#1 New York Times Bestseller
In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein reveals just how deep the rivalry between the Obamas and the Clintons runs, with details on closed-door meetings buttressed by hundreds of interviews. Blood Feud is a stunning exposé of the animosity, jealousy, and competition between America’s two most powerful political couples.
In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein reveals just how deep the rivalry between the Obamas and the Clintons runs, with details on closed-door meetings buttressed by hundreds of interviews. Blood Feud is a stunning exposé of the animosity, jealousy, and competition between America’s two most powerful political couples.
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"Not since the feud between Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter tore apart the Democratic Party more than thirty years earlier had two pillars of the political establishment loathed each other quite as much as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama," Ed Klein writes in Blood Feud.
This fast-paced book reads like a novel, and emphasizes the Clintons' fury over Barack Obama's seeming failure to keep his end of the bargain: throwing his support behind a Hillary Clinton run in 2016 as payback for the Clinton's active support for Obama in 2012 -- without which he could not have won a second term.
Barack Obama comes off especially badly here: "Victory at the polls had made him drunk with hubris. And nowhere was this more obvious than in the way he treated Bill and Hillary Clinton," Klein writes. The Obamas are portrayed as a couple who have no sense of loyalty or gratitude, using people to their advantage and tossing them aside when finished. This even includes Oprah Winfrey, who had gambled in 2008 by openly endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time, headlining rallies and fundraising for Obama. She was promised special White House access as well as regular briefings, giving her valuable material for her cable shows. When none of that materialized, she withheld her support in 2012, to the consternation and worry of Team Obama, and refused an invitation to participate in a star-studded event at the White House to discuss ginning up support for ObamaCare.
Hillary Clinton is seen as someone who was willing to take the bullet for the disaster of Benghazi, and was prevented only by Bill from appearing on the Sunday talk shows and repeating the absurd claim that the terrorist attack (on 9-11) had actually been sparked by an obscure video. Both Clintons are revealed to have serious health problems that could be real issues in a Clinton 2016 campaign, and Bill Clinton, even more than his wife, and despite his enduring popularity as a former two-term president, seems dissatisfied with all that he has unless he sees another Clinton in the White House.
All in all, a read that will reinforce any ill feelings one may have about the arrogant use of power demonstrated by both couples over the years. Very well written and engaging, but one must wonder about all the "observers" and "friends" who were willing to snitch on the couples, sharing bits of conversation that show them in the poorest possible light.
This fast-paced book reads like a novel, and emphasizes the Clintons' fury over Barack Obama's seeming failure to keep his end of the bargain: throwing his support behind a Hillary Clinton run in 2016 as payback for the Clinton's active support for Obama in 2012 -- without which he could not have won a second term.
Barack Obama comes off especially badly here: "Victory at the polls had made him drunk with hubris. And nowhere was this more obvious than in the way he treated Bill and Hillary Clinton," Klein writes. The Obamas are portrayed as a couple who have no sense of loyalty or gratitude, using people to their advantage and tossing them aside when finished. This even includes Oprah Winfrey, who had gambled in 2008 by openly endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time, headlining rallies and fundraising for Obama. She was promised special White House access as well as regular briefings, giving her valuable material for her cable shows. When none of that materialized, she withheld her support in 2012, to the consternation and worry of Team Obama, and refused an invitation to participate in a star-studded event at the White House to discuss ginning up support for ObamaCare.
Hillary Clinton is seen as someone who was willing to take the bullet for the disaster of Benghazi, and was prevented only by Bill from appearing on the Sunday talk shows and repeating the absurd claim that the terrorist attack (on 9-11) had actually been sparked by an obscure video. Both Clintons are revealed to have serious health problems that could be real issues in a Clinton 2016 campaign, and Bill Clinton, even more than his wife, and despite his enduring popularity as a former two-term president, seems dissatisfied with all that he has unless he sees another Clinton in the White House.
All in all, a read that will reinforce any ill feelings one may have about the arrogant use of power demonstrated by both couples over the years. Very well written and engaging, but one must wonder about all the "observers" and "friends" who were willing to snitch on the couples, sharing bits of conversation that show them in the poorest possible light.
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