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Hillary Clinton

DURHAM D

(32,924 posts)

1. This has gone on forever.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 10:39 AM

Apr 2017

In late 1972 a Republican party operative told me they were watching Hillary Rodham. I said "Who?"

He responded "You know that girl on the cover of Life Magazine and one who graduated from Wellesley. She gave a speech that insulted Senator Brooke." I just looked at him and he went on to say she was one of those women libbers and they were afraid she would become really prominent in the effort to pass the ERA. He went on for several minutes about how smart she is and their fear of her.

That Republican operative was one of three people who started The Heritage Foundation. He is still active in the Republican party.