Clinton's Funky All-StarsAs Hillary campaigns for the White House, Radar remembers the colorful characters from Bubba's administrationWhatever happened to Gennifer Flowers? Susan McDougal? The incomparable Hugh Rodham?! As America faces the looming possibility of a Billary White House in 2008, Radar reminisces about the unforgettable Rodham-Clinton brood, those colorful characters who entertained a nation for eight glorious, scandal-packed years.
PUTTERING AROUND Bill Clinton with brother-in-law Hugh RodhamPhoto: Getty Images Even in 1994, when Clinton approval was yet to encounter its biggest blows, Hillary's brother Hugh Rodham still couldn't capitalize on the Billary machine well enough to win the senate seat in Florida. His campaign was widely considered a quixotic joke, and having a sister in the White House didn't keep him from losing in a landslide. His syndicated radio show in the mid-90s was a bomb, followed by his failed Georgian hazelnut-exporting scheme in 1999 and the unpleasantness in 2001, when Rodham made what Hillary called a "terrible judgment call" by essentially selling presidential pardons for the bargain price of $400,000. Hugh later returned the money and all was forgiven. Today, Hugh is an enthusiastic spectator of his sister's presidential campaign. In October, he championed Hillary to the Sunny Isles Beach Democratic Club in Florida. Since the Democratic National Committee had delegates pledge not to campaign in Florida, Hugh assured, bittersweetly, "They don't pay me. They didn't send me here. Nothing."
HE IS HEAVY, AND MY BROTHER Roger Clinton and presidential bro Photo: Getty Images ROGER CLINTON |
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