Althouse: The National Enquirer reports that Barbra Streisand has a plot to destroy Hillary Clinton.

June 2, 2015

The National Enquirer reports that Barbra Streisand has a plot to destroy Hillary Clinton.

"She believes that once she reveals the details of her relationship with Bill, Hillary will be devastated – and by making it an 'October surprise,' Barbra will ensure maximum attention."

Why, exactly, would another Bill Clinton affair have a big effect, even if it is Barbra Streisand? Seems more like Streisand is seeking attention for her book.

Or... well, Streisand is capable of doing some serious damage when she sets her mind to it. Look:

38 comments:

Humperdink said...: "She believes that once she reveals the details of her relationship with Bill, Hillary will be devastated – and by making it an ‘October surprise,’ Barbra will ensure maximum attention.”

Hillary will be devastated by the impact on her campaign. Impact on her marriage? Not a smidgen.; 6/2/15, 9:42 AM
Wince said...: Mecha Streisand appears to be wearing a riveted chastity belt.; 6/2/15, 9:47 AM
alan markus said...: Book due in 2017, "leaks" due in October 2016, right before the election. Considering that Hillary may not even make it through the primary, in fall of 2016, Hillary could say "at this point what difference does it make." So, the story would be past it's "best used by" date.

Besides this being National Enquirer, the needle on my BS detector is buried. Streisand is all Democrat - why would she torpedo the 2016 election with an "October surprise" that might result in a Republican victory? Would make more sense to do this at the primary level, the sooner the better.; 6/2/15, 9:48 AM
Jaq said...: Bimbo eruption # ???

I have always maintained that if Bill had stuck to willing sex from Hollywood starlets, Gennifer Flowers types, etc, and not employees, campaign workers, and people looking for a favor he was empowered to give through his office, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, nobody but some blue-nosed prigs would care.

Babs gots nuttin. We don't even need garage to call her a hoo-er who was asking for it on that one.; 6/2/15, 9:49 AM
Etienne said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 6/2/15, 9:50 AM
madAsHell said...: I'm not sure there is anything that could destroy Hillary's campaign. I mean....she's doing a fine job destroying her campaign without Streisand's help!!; 6/2/15, 9:51 AM
MacMacConnell said...: Poor Babs, all the A listers that knocked the bottom out of her and she ends up with James Brolin.; 6/2/15, 9:56 AM
Brando said...: Garage can save himself the trouble of pointing out that Babs is a liar or slut who asked for it. No one cares about this story.

My running assumption is Bill Clinton would grope, fondle or sleep with any woman and perhaps a few men who were willing. The problem was when he would do so and the prey was not willing, and the Clinton machine would have to go about silencing and destroying anyone daring to make this public.

We have a gang of psychopaths who want back in the White House. And half the country is ready to usher them in.; 6/2/15, 9:58 AM
LCB said...: All this proves is that Bill will accept...uh...favors, from anyone...eeewwwwww; 6/2/15, 10:00 AM
Big Mike said...: "Best reporting on the planet," according to Tommy Lee Jones.; 6/2/15, 10:04 AM
William said...: The details would be more salacious than prurient. Actually a few movie stars would give Clinton's rep a needed boost. Some of the women that JFK was linked with were of Presidential caliber. Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe. In one life.. He died young but lived a full life.....Clinton's known affairs are kind of dispiriting to read about. He can't parlay all that power and status into a better deal than Genifer Flowers et al.; 6/2/15, 10:11 AM
Michael K said...: " Bill had stuck to willing sex from Hollywood starlets,"

Bill Cosby is showing us that that doesn't always work. Times change and what sells changes.

Bill Clinton, to use a memorable phrase, would fuck a snake if someone would hold it straight.; 6/2/15, 10:30 AM
dbp said...: I would not be surprised if Babs makes this kind of claim in her book. It would tend to burnish her reputation at the expense of Bill Clinton's though. His reputation would be helped by revelations that he had liaisons with young hot actresses, when they were still young and hot.

As for Hillary. This would neither help nor hurt her.; 6/2/15, 10:42 AM
traditionalguy said...: Barbara has a combination of seductiveness and controlling dominant personality that is seldom seen. The Clintons are going to lose that control Bill fight.; 6/2/15, 10:48 AM
David said...: This will be a major league cat fight, if it happens.

But I doubt it will happen.; 6/2/15, 10:54 AM
YoungHegelian said...: Let me tell ya, drag a dollar through a trailer park, and waddya come up with?

Barbra Streisand?!; 6/2/15, 10:55 AM
clint said...: Sad that "The National Enquirer reports..." is no longer the lead in to a joke when it comes to Presidential campaigns.

Though I suspect in this case it really is.; 6/2/15, 11:05 AM
gerry said...: Babs had a relationship with Bill?!; 6/2/15, 11:09 AM
Skeptical Voter said...: Ah well, one more reason to question Billy Jeff's judgment. He's always thinking with the wrong head.; 6/2/15, 11:48 AM
Sammy Finkelman said...: The lawyers for the National Enquirer are the lawyers for the Clintons.

This article most likely has the double purpose:

1) Of giving false hope to people trying to find material against Hillary Clinton.

2) Making it look like teh devastating information would be sexual.; 6/2/15, 11:54 AM
Wilbur said...: I'm particularly intrigued in learning how Leslie Williams lost all that weight.; 6/2/15, 11:56 AM
richard mcenroe said...: Based on my experience with the Streisand estate and occupants working security in Bel Air back in the day, this is the one thing that might spark a smidgen of sympathy in me for Bill Clinton...; 6/2/15, 12:13 PM
Scott M said...: 10 geek points to AA for Mecha Streisand.; 6/2/15, 12:13 PM
Jaq said...: Didn't Hillary supporters buy that magazine a long time ago?

Probably where they get their first rate political dirt.; 6/2/15, 12:44 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: Barbra Streisand = Mental Yentl; 6/2/15, 1:26 PM
machine said...: ah yes, the gossip pages. enjoy.; 6/2/15, 1:28 PM
Ron Winkleheimer said...: Damn your black heart Barbara Streisand!; 6/2/15, 1:42 PM
Bilwick said...: Streisand does give good nose. Or so I've heard.; 6/2/15, 1:52 PM
Laura said...: When fifteen minutes-plus of fame just isn't enough . . .; 6/2/15, 1:58 PM
Laura said...: Why settle for "A Piece of Sky" when you can drag another woman through the muck, and prove yourself a powerful man's piece of ass?

Or are sales from the 2% just not what they used to be?

Euuuw, this just came to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhtCGZbxTfc.

Made you look.; 6/2/15, 2:23 PM
Gusty Winds said...: She doesn’t get angry, she gets even. Babs never forgot, nor did she forgive Hillary for banning her from the Clinton White House.

I'm not a fan of either of these women, but Babs bones Bill, and is pissed because the wife doesn't want her at the house anymore? These people are narcissistic Looney Tunes.; 6/2/15, 3:21 PM
Gusty Winds said...: I love that the national media has become so discredited that we now consider the National Enquirer a legitimate news source; assuming the mainstream just covers things up to protect the Democrats.

The John Edwards baby daddy scandal proved all that.; 6/2/15, 3:24 PM
Gusty Winds said...: The ENQUIRER has learned the “Funny Girl” star will admit to romances with a Who’s Who of Hollywood, including Elvis Presley, Ryan O’Neal, Kris Kristofferson, Jon Voight, Richard Gere and Warren Beatty – as well as tennis ace Andre Agassi and TV newsman Peter Jennings!

Peter Jennings? Really?; 6/2/15, 3:30 PM
MadisonMan said...: I think the voting public is pretty much inured to any Clinton dalliance, at this point.

So it'll just be a big Meh when/if it is revealed.; 6/2/15, 4:32 PM
eddie willers said...: 10 geek points to AA for Mecha Streisand.

That was the episode where I suddenly went..."Wait a minute....they're ripping the Diva?! How can this be? How can someone not liberal get on TV?!"

Haven't missed an episode since.; 6/2/15, 5:44 PM
Dr Weevil said...: Now that others have mentioned Bill Clinton and cartoon mockery, I can't help recalling a scene from The Simpsons that combines the two. Clinton is trying to seduce Marge, who's visiting the White House, and says:

"I know you don't think you're good enough for me. But believe me, you are. Hell, I done it with pigs. Real, no-foolin' pigs!"; 6/2/15, 6:10 PM
OldManRick said...: The tabloids have turned on the Clintons.

http://www.globemagazine.com/sites/globemagazine.com/files/GL23C1A_2015.jpg

Remember John Edwards and Gary Hart.; 6/2/15, 9:09 PM
mikee said...: If you are posting about the Clintons and using South Park, you should really use the one about the stealth nuke.

Anyone other than Hillary 2016!; 6/5/15, 1:24 PM