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Marc Morano

CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
Posted August 16, 2004

'Bored Out of our Skulls' by Clinton Memoir, Goldberg Says
And no impact on his place in history

(CNSNews.com) - The release of Bill Clinton's memoir, My Life, exposes the polarization of public opinion on one of the most controversial presidencies in American history.

Clinton is scheduled to kick off his book tour Sunday night in an hour-long interview with CBS's Dan Rather on "60 Minutes," in what some are dubbing the "Summer of Clinton." But conservative critic Lucianne Goldberg is not impressed. "I think it's more like the three weeks of Clinton. By the time the book comes out, we will know everything that is in there and we will be bored out of our skulls," Goldberg told CNSNews.com.

Goldberg, editor of Internet news forum Lucianne.com, was at the center of the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal that rocked Clinton's presidency and led to his impeachment trial. Goldberg advised former Pentagon worker Linda Tripp to tape Lewinsky's phone conversations regarding her affair with Clinton. According to Goldberg, Clinton's autobiography and the media publicity surrounding it will have no impact on his place in history.

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© Marc Morano 2004 Reprinted with Permission

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