European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story much ado about Hillary from the cover Hillary can be Hillary without meddling with the nations myths. The Washington Post suggested that a a Hillary cult might be brewing. Night inc recently devoted an entire program to the subject. In Short millions of Trees have been felled and hundreds of talk shows devoted to what cover stories in both time and . News amp world report have dubbed a the Hillary  and this orgy of coverage May reveal More about the Media than about the first lady-to-be.8 the press loves to personalize Complex issues and first family members fit the Bill nicely Billy Carter As the wayward sibling in a Hee Haw White House. Nancy Reagan As the designer crazed Symbol of the greed decade. Neil Bush As the poster boy of the savings and loan scandal. In a larger sense Hillary Clinton has become a Blank Canvas upon which ideologically inclined authors paint their brightest Hopes and darkest fears. Some conservative writers have portrayed her As a feminist shrew. The w All Street journals Albert Hunt described the process last summer As branding mrs. Clinton a a devout left Winger whose cold calculating ruthlessness would have a Rasputin like influence on a president  a a it a the demonization of Hillary the secret Liberal plotting the takeover a said Newsweek correspondent Eleanor Clift. A a it a just amazing the uneasiness about the role of professional women. Parts of Washington have been in arrested development and have suddenly been forced into the �?T90s.�?� at the same time Many Liberal women have elevated Hillary Clinton to Eleanor Roosevelt status a somewhere Between wonder woman and Cinderella Quot As the san Francisco chronicle put it. Clift said on abcs nightlife that she May be a was charismatic As a Jackie Kennedy or a Princess  a a in a a Little indignant that they ran around the country claiming she Wasny to a doctrinaire leftist a said r. Emmett Tyrrell jr., editor of the american Spectator. A Hillary Clinton actually is making moves toward having a role in the formulation of policy. We should be Able to criticize her without being called  to be sure the Rise of this Yale Law school graduate and longtime children a advocate is fascinating on several Levels. Ellen Goodman a Boston Globe Hillary Clinton rallies voters for her husband during a swing through Kansas City mo., on halloween. Columnist said the Hillary watch is actually a a conversation about social and generational issues. It fits into the a year of the woman and the year of the baby Boom generation taking  but the latest outbreak of Hillary mania despite her recent Low profile has much to do with the news starved environment of the presidential transition. A most of the stories written about Hillary have nothing to do with reality but people have nothing else to write about a said Mandy Grunwald a Clinton Media consultant. Spokeswoman Lisa Caputo said Clinton has received dozens of interview requests and several Book proposal but is turning them All Down until after the inauguration. A she wants to spend some time thinking through the new role she a about to take on a Caputo said. This has left journalists with a dearth of material. A everyone has a really Clever Lead and then quotes people from Letitia Baldridge to Camille Paglia a Clift said the former a writer on etiquette and the latter a feminist author. A i did a Story the week after the election and i was in the same position. I did no to really know  Hillary watchers have been Abuzz in the last few weeks. After the president elect had dinner with congressional leaders he told reporters that his wife had a talked a lot and a knew More than we did about some  a a Hillary a voice heard at meeting a announced a front Page headline in the next Days Washington times. Tongues also wagged when Susa to in Washington reported that Hillary Clinton wanted to be known As a a presidential partner a not first lady. A it seems to be a coup do eat a Tyrrell said. Caputo called the Story a completely inaccurate and denied reports that Hillary Clinton has recently resumed using Rodham her family name As part of her name. A a she a always been known As Hillary Rodham Clinton a Caputo said. In fact Hillary Rodham assumed her husbands last name after this became an Issue in his 1980 gubernatorial Campaign in Arkansas Hillary Clinton has been through several Media cycles this year. The american Public first met her As the wronged woman standing by her Man on 60 minutes after the allegations of Gennifer Flowers. Next she became the Yuppie wife from hell and potential co president particularly after her crack that she a could have stayed Home baked cookies and had teas rather than being a lawyer. During the summer she was savaged by conservative journals. In a piece called a boy Clinton a big mama a the american Spectator seized on some of1 Clinton sold Legal writings to depict her As an extremist who believes that children should be Able to sue their parents. Clinton has advocated such suits Only in extreme cases of abuse and neglect this triggered a wave of stories about a More feminine Hillary Clinton who had shed her trademark headbands zipped her lip and perfected an adoring gaze toward her  the Bill and Hillary show came into focus by Michael Kelly the new York times in late april the political professionals working to make Bill Clinton president realized they had a potentially fatal problem at least �?�41 percent of the voters did not much like Clinton. They saw hint As a a swishy Washy a last talking career politician who did not Quot talk St r Viohl they liked Hillary Clinton even less regarding her As a being in the race for herself Quot As a going for the Power a and As a wife intent on a running the  arguing that these images were wrong and unfair the Clinton organizations polling expert Stan Greenberg its chief strategist James Carville and its Media consultant Frank Greer set out in a confidential memorandum to Clinton one of the most ambitious campaigns of political rehabilitation Ever attempted. They proposed the construction of a new image for or. And mrs. Clinton an honest Plain folks idealist and his warm and Loving wife. Retooling the image of a couple who had been already in the Public Eye for five battering months required a Campaign of behaviour modification and Media use so elaborate its outline ran to 14 single spaced pages. The a general election project a As the plan was called covered every thing. It set out Basic tenets a the candidate needs to communicate in a Way that sounds less  and it offered specific suggestions that Clinton appear on a television talk show to play the saxophone and that he make fun of himself for having said that he had tried marijuana but not inhaled it. On a grand scale it outlined the themes and strategies on which Clinton would ride to Triumph in his autumn Campaign. The memorandum set Forth these thematic messages Clinton would deliver that he was an aggressive Middle class oriented agent of change ready to stand up to the special interest groups. And it presented the tactics by which he would drive that Point Home pitching his message in town Hall style forums through live talk television and in a series of speeches directly challenging interest groups. On a More intimate level it contained ideas for making the Clinton seem More warm and cuddly events where Bill and Hillary can go on dates with the american  examples the arranging of an event where Quot Bill and Chelsea Surprise Hillary on mothers Day a and Quot joint appearances with her friends where Hillary Page 4 a sunday december 6, 1992