Hillary Clinton's Radical Summer

New York Sun by Josh Gerstein | Nov. 26, 2007 (Special Report)
A Season of Love and Leftists

In a life marked largely by political caution, one entry on Senator Clinton's résumé stands out: her clerkship in 1971 at one of America's most radical law firms, Treuhaft, Walker and Burnstein.

One partner at the firm, Doris Walker, was a Communist Party member at the time. Another partner, Robert Treuhaft, had left the party in 1958, several years after being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and labeled as one of ... Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 1, 2008

First, remember that Josh Gerstein was the first to say John Edwards would be the "first woman president" if he were elected. He writes for Campus Watch, California Conservatives for Truth, and the Investigative Project on Terrorism, among other ultra-conservative groups. Then, note that the article starts by using a quote from the 1950's House Unamerican Activities Committee as if that were a valid source. Finally, note that there are a lot of inconsistencies, surrounded by innuendo. This is no more "journalism" than were the writings of the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth."

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