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Well, knock Billy Boy down with a straw!

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 3, 2007 01:10 AM

Hillary’s husband is positively shocked, shocked that shady fundraiser Norman Hsu was a fugitive from the law:

Former President Bill Clinton said he was “shocked” by revelations that a top fundraiser for his wife is a fugitive from justice and claimed he didn’t even know what “HillRaiser” Norman Hsu did for a living.

“You could have knocked me over with a straw, especially when I heard the L.A. people had been allegedly looking for him for 15 years when he was in plain view,” he told Newsday while touring a county fair in rural New Hampshire Sunday.

“I never knew how he made a living or anything, but I was shocked,” said Clinton of Hsu, who has made millions as an investor in textile and other businesses.

Uh-huh.

‘Cuz gosh durnit, geewillikers, the Clintons jus’ don’t know a thang ’bout questionamable folks and their funny munny.

Red flags? What red flags?

***

Bob Novak reports that some Dem congressmen aren’t takin’ too kindly to the prospect of Hill at the top of the Dem presidential ticket:

Many of the Democratic congressmen who ousted Republicans in marginal House districts last year privately express concern about the impact on their re-election prospects if Hillary Clinton is nominated for president.

Because of the strong possibility that Clinton indeed will be the party’s candidate, these congressmen will not openly express their fears. But they dread her impact from the top of the ticket.

Clinton’s opponents don’t raise the question in public. But there is such underground talk in Iowa, the state opening the battle for convention delegates, questioning her ”electability.”

Well, knock me down with a straw.

***

Where in the world is Norman Hsu now? According to SFGate.com, “Hsu is due back in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday morning for a bail reduction hearing. What will happen then is still unknown.”

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Comments

  1. #1
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 am, puhiawa said:

    Is there anyone in the world who does not believe this hillbilly allowed Loreal to sell fin and targeting tech to China for a few hundred thousand dollars? Anyone?

  2. #2
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:18 am, see-dubya said:

    Let’s just say I would like to have a media pool camera on Norman Hsu every single moment of his life.

    In case those criminal gang leaders try to kidnap him again.

  3. #3
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:21 am, AlohaGuy said:

    “You could have knocked me over with a straw, especially when I heard the L.A. people had been allegedly looking for him for 15 years when he was in plain view,” he told Newsday while touring a county fair in rural New Hampshire Sunday.

    No wonder Hsu wasn’t on the Pardons list… :)

  4. #4
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:25 am, AlohaGuy said:

    Hey, what are you people doing up? It’s still early here in the Pacific…

    I think that’s Loral, Loreal is what gives Hillary the “frosted” look. Other than the frosted look she usually has…

  5. #5
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 2:05 am, AlohaGuy said:

    …he told Newsday while touring a county fair…

    If he asks if you want to see his corn dog, just say “no.”

  6. #6
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 2:46 am, Snooper said:

    What Billy Bob Cigar Toy Clinton is actually surprised about is that the Lame Stream Media actually printed the story.

  7. #7
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 2:49 am, Snooper said:

    To answer the question posed in regards to how anyone can tell if a Clinton is lying, that is easy.

    They are alive and their lips are moving.

  8. #8
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 5:54 am, mnmike said:

    Oh ya, Bubba coulda been knocked over with a spoon with Monica “I didn’t have sex…” too.

  9. #9
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 6:02 am, gayle said:

    It is absurd to believe a vowel that comes outta any Clinton’s mouth.

    As much as those plain folk Clintons access private information on people they align themselves with as well as those they despise…….who would have thought?

    (smiling with his Gomer’s Pyle smirky self……ugh.)

  10. #10
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 6:57 am, Dandapani said:

    The goes Bill again, having trouble with common words… “”It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘FELON‘ is.”

  11. #11
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 8:23 am, USMCgramma said:

    What a couple…the two most pathetic, conniving, power grabbing and dangerous people on earth. They should both be in jail - preferably in the same cell.

    Pray for our troops wherever they may be - special love to Dan (our man) in Iraq.

  12. #12
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 am, doingwhatican said:

    “You could have knocked me over with a straw….”

    Or a cigar, perhaps.

    They are, according to their supporters, the two smartest people in the whole wide world, and yet they’re always shocked by the obvious. They pretend not to know and don’t care until they get caught. They want the money.

  13. #13
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 9:27 am, steveegg said:

    S(l)ick Willie - “I’m shocked, SHOCKED that Norman Hsu is a fugitive.”

    Random DNC bagman - “Your donations from Mr. Hsu, sir.”

    S(l)ick Willie - “Thank you.”

  14. #14
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 9:50 am, Laree said:

    I wonder if Bill knows about this one they say it will lead back to Washington, all the way from the Heartland.

    http://newsok.com/article/1089213/?template=home/main

  15. #15
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 9:55 am, Boomer said:

    Typical Clinton double talk, “nothing to see here move along.”

  16. #16
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:17 am, DocattheAutopsy said:

    We need to hurry up and get Hillary elected so people wrongly accused like Hsu can get pardoned quickly so they can continue their fair and even-handed political donations. Just like Mark Rich.

  17. #17
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:25 am, DarkKnight said:

    ‘Cuz gosh durnit, geewillikers, the Clintons jus’ don’t know a thang ’bout questionamable folks and their funny munny.

    Wow, you talk about Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama picking up a different accent, but then you go and stereotype a Southerner accent (which Clinton is from the South).

  18. #18
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:30 am, DarkKnight said:

    edit: “trying” to pick up a different accent (still not sure consciously or unconsciously)

  19. #19
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:38 am, James Felix said:

    Wow, you talk about Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama picking up a different accent, but then you go and stereotype a Southerner accent (which Clinton is from the South).

    Actually, she was pretty obviously mocking Clinton’s attempt to do just that. “Knock me over with a straw” indeed.

  20. #20
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 am, DarkKnight said:

    So she’s arguing that the former President doesn’t have a Southern accent when she mocks him?

    Or is she mocking the fact that he used a Southern expression?

    There’s a way to express your not believing he knew about Hsu earlier, without trying to mock people with a Southern accent.

  21. #21
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:56 am, Regulus said:

    As contemptible as Bubba was - if the thought of him cavorting around the White House as the “First Spouse” doesn’t make you shudder, then you have no nervous system - recall that most of the Clinton scandals (Filegate, Travelgate, the Rose Law Firm files, the $1,000 to $100,000 miraculous investment, “I don’t remember” 99 times before a congressional investigation, etc.) were Hillary’s.

    If you want to find out what “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” really means, give a taste of it to Hillary. You’ll see.

  22. #22
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:21 am, bear1909 said:

    DarkKnight- gimme a break. Are you really going to go moral on this?

    Go plow through the file tapes on Bubba. Perhaps you need a refresher on how Bubba himself modulates his “Hick from Arkansas” accent when he is stumping with “the folks” or wanting to ingratiate himself with people who have moral fiber.

    Notice the lack of modulation in his “hick from Arkansas” accent when he was giving foreign policy speeches.

    He also uses it when he is feigning ignorance of incriminating circumstances.

    The only thing more disingenuous than both Clinton’s is your less than intelligent sniping over MM’s parody of Bubba Jeff’s loser modulation of his accent of the day.

  23. #23
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:23 am, bear1909 said:

    I love how the Hsu story seems to be gaining some traction. He’s like a clickable button on a web site: click on his name and it will be bringing up a whole slew of dead bodies, stinky laundry- while triggering denial after denial after denial from Hillary and her gigolo Bill.

  24. #24
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:31 am, Bob68 said:

    Ref Snoopers comment about living and lips moving:

    Their tombstones will probably read, We lied everywhere and now lie here.

  25. #25
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:37 am, DesertLover said:

    Clinton philosphy of life reads

    “when in doubt … lie … when called on the lie … lie again … continue lying the lie until it has been heard often enough that morons will consider that it must now be the truth because they have heard it so much”

  26. #26
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 am, bear1909 said:

    Bob68- lol 8) Those two skunks moulderin in the grave only to arise on elections eve to haunt the Dhimmicrats about how they booted the chance to win the White House in 08 because no one had the juevos rancheros to stand up to Hillary…..Un-Beee-lievable!!!

  27. #27
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:43 am, ajmontana said:

    Bear have you read this yet?

    rightwingnuthouse

    This story gets juicier by the second. I have a feeling it’s not just going to go away as easily as they are hoping it will.

  28. #28
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:53 am, ajmontana said:

    and good morning DL, I hope you have one of those indoor grills for today…yikes!!!! To bad all you guy’s and gal’s are so far away, it would be nice to have ya over for the porterhouse steaks and vintage er uh grape juice later. :) Not even dark knights snippy lil bs can ruin this fine day. whut fer dk? lol

  29. #29
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:00 pm, DesertLover said:

    ajmontana

    here’s back atcha aj …

    Had 4 of the 5 kids and 3 grandkids here yesterday … Ribeyes with all the trimmings … including some of that “grape juice” … lol

    hey bear … I have tried 4 times to respond to your post on Prez in Iraq thread but it won’t take the post …

    was trying to say I agreed with you on the “Troy” statement …

    anyone else having trouble posting to that specific thread?

  30. #30
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:04 pm, ajmontana said:

    not so far.

  31. #31
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:06 pm, DesertLover said:

    aj

    ok … I am not having problems with any other threads … just that one …

    posted earlier there but now when I click on “submit comment” it never shows up on the thread …

    how many comments are on that thread now? … I have shown 21 for well over an hour … and it is not updating past that …

  32. #32
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm, ajmontana said:

    “22″

  33. #33
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 pm, DarkKnight said:

    Snippy little bs huh aj? Well I simply called into question the necessity of mocking the speech of a former president. Not a big deal apparently.

    Aj, bear, I could make the case that there are plenty of things said that would qualify as someone’s definition of “snippy little bs.” But I don’t go around calling other people’s thoughts on them that.

    Bear, I was trying to figure out why Mrs. Malkin was mocking him and what point she was trying to make. I don’t call anything/anyone “less than intelligent,” you should do the same.

    Aj, this day is glorious. :-D As is everyday.

  34. #34
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:13 pm, DesertLover said:

    ok aj …

    now that it got away from the 21 I’ll try again just to see if it is working now …

  35. #35
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:15 pm, DesertLover said:

    aj … ok … working again … that was really weird …

  36. #36
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:17 pm, ajmontana said:

    Just defending our host DK, I’ll apoligize for the BS part due only to the fact that my comments here are sometimes snippy lil BS remarks also…

  37. #37
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm, ajmontana said:

    can we have a mulligan? lol

  38. #38
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm, DesertLover said:

    aj … going to watch the Prez speech from Iraq in about 5 mins … catch you later …

    btw … anyone remember the “axis of evil” … Iraq, Iran, North Korea …

    Iraq a work in progress … and now it
    looks like NK is coming off the list now that they have given up on the nukes … throw Libya and Afghanistan into that list and I’d say we have done a lot toward removing some bad regimes under GW … but more work to do …

  39. #39
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:28 pm, ajmontana said:

    yeah if they ever get off the Hannibel Spector story. what a geek he is.

  40. #40
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm, DesertLover said:

    I see lots of US Marine banners in that audience … :o

  41. #41
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pm, gayle said:

    Michelle was mocking Clinton’s lack of sincerity, not his accent.

    He uses this form of speech - as others have stated - to win over the good ole country boys.

    I am from the South, but do not have that Y’all accent.

    As far as the clintons in the grave scenario, they will never die.
    You won’t find clinton in a reclining position…he prefers to sit or stand……
    Billary probably will be resurrected if she/he/it can find a way.

  42. #42
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:27 pm, DarkKnight said:

    On September 3rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm, ajmontana said
    can we have a mulligan? lol

    LOL, sure! Apology accepted. I think we all agree that political statements are BS to someone, somewhere.

    As one congresswoman said, “its not personal, it’s politics.”

  43. #43
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:28 pm, leepro said:

    #17 DarkKnight said:

    ‘Cuz gosh durnit, geewillikers, the Clintons jus’ don’t know a thang ’bout questionamable folks and their funny munny.

    Wow, you talk about Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama picking up a different accent, but then you go and stereotype a Southerner accent (which Clinton is from the South).

    I don’t think Michelle is making fun of this southerner. I think she’s making fun of the Billy Boy southerner.
    :)

  44. #44
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm, The Raging Republican said:

    How do you know a Clinton is lying?

    A: Their lips are moving.

  45. #45
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:42 pm, see-dubya said:

    Laree #14–

    I’m very interested in why you say the Gene Stipe case is going to reach clear to DC. It wouldn’t surprise me at all, but I’d mainly thought of it as an Oklahoma scandal and not a national one.

    I’ve followed it a little bit at Junkyard Blog.

  46. #46
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 1:59 pm, bear1909 said:

    DarkKnight- if it walks like a duck, I call it a duck. Fair enough? 8)

    DL- got your comment re “Troy”. I have trouble each day logging into this site…takes about 18 trips to the “edit your profile” dungeon before i am magically allowed to enter the kingdom.

    aj- it is a glorious day indeed. No meat on the grill though for today….hitting the Labor Day sales looking for a new bed for Lil Muchacho (9 years old and growing like a weed).

    Probably gonna hit the Taqueria for a big platter of carne asada instead.

    I did see the rightwingnuthouse article too….love it.

  47. #47
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm, joeyb1955 said:

    Well now, if Billy Boy says he and Hill didn’t know anything about Hsu’s checkered past, then I guess we better believe him and leave it at that. :-)

  48. #48
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 4:45 pm, blacktygrrrr said:

    We should praise this fundraising criminal. After all, today is Labor day, and avoiding the law for all these years is hard work.

    Come to think of it, the same applies to Bill and Hill.

    In the spirit of unions everywhere, let’s celebrate hard work, be it legal or illegal.

    eric :) http://www.blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com

  49. #49
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 9:46 pm, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

    Gayle

    Billary probably will be resurrected if she/he/it can find a way.

    LOL@ she/he/it.

    Funny money from criminals. “Shocked”. Innocent routine as though they never travelled in fast circles, these two who lived in the most powerful building in the world for eight years, shredding documents, having some found mysteriously, having a lover found dead mysteriously and dragging another through the mud until manifest specimen was found on her clothing.

    We’re in a rapid-fire media age. These two need to get a new act.

  50. #50
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 10:27 pm, dadling said:

    Weelllll, slap the dog and spit….ain’t it a hoot…ya’ll don’t know no felons by they looks…
    ya gots to look for da stripes….
    Now we gotz to give da money’s back….dang-nab-it……
    But we don’t know nothin’…..we’s just plain simple folk…….

  51. #51
    On September 3rd, 2007 at 11:02 pm, ajmontana said:

    If the Hsu fits,
    it belongs to she/he/its,
    if it spits,
    its geraldo the twit,
    if you a tappin,
    you better be crappin.

  52. #52
    On September 4th, 2007 at 9:00 am, SLHaynes said:

    Anything that comes out of the mouth of a clinton is a lie . . . ‘nuf said.

  53. #53
    On September 4th, 2007 at 3:15 pm, Laree said:

    See Dubya,

    I got kin up in Oklahoma and this Senator has a history. That is what they are reporting locally, they think this going to go all the way back to Washington.

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