As hard as it may be to believe, the Clinton White House is under siege once again. Allegations of criminality, corruption and cover-up are being levelled almost as often as requests for the appointment of a special prosecutor. The Whitewater scandal has sent the media into a feeding frenzy. But how much do you really know about this sordid affair? See if you have caught onto Bill and Hillary's deceptive ways in the Whitewater Whitewash Quiz.
- Bill and Hillary Clinton's partner in the Whitewater Development Corporation was:
a. Gennifer Flowers
b. Regis Philbin
c. James McDougal, owner of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan.
- The Justice Department is investigating whether Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan illegally diverted money to:
a. Hollywood hairdresser Cristophe to pay for Bill's haircuts.
b. Arkansas state troopers to keep Bill's extramarital affairs quiet.
c. Whitewater Development Corporation and Bill's 1984 re-election campaign.
- A report prepared by the Clinton campaign claimed that the Clintons lost $68,900 on Whitewater. But on their income tax returns, the Clintons showed a:
a. $10 million dollar award from the American Family Sweepstakespersonally delivered by Ed McMahon and Dick Clark.
b. $4,000 payment to Dionne Warwick's Psychic Friends Network.
c. $1,100 capital gain from Whitewater.
- The aforementioned report, which supposedly documented the Clintons' relationship to Whitewater, failed to mention:
a. Most of Whitewater's largest financial transactions, including a $550,000 land deal with the International Paper Company.
b. That Hillary Clinton had asked McDougal for 'power of attorney' to "manage and conduct all matters related to Whitewater."
c. That Whitewater failed to file required corporate tax returns for three years.
d. All of the above.
- Which lawyer handled the Clintons' dealings with Whitewater?
a. Lani Guinier
b. Ben Matlock
c. White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster.
- On the day that Vincent Foster committed suicide.
a. He received a phone call from James Lyons, the lawyer he had hired to write the Whitewater report for the Clinton campaign.
b. He had files related to Whitewater in his office, which White House officials improperly removed without telling the F.B.I. of their existence.
c. A subpoena was issued to search the offices of David Hale, a former judge who has accused Clinton of pressuring him to help McDougal.
d. All of the above.
- Early in his administration, Clinton fired all U.S. attorneys. Who did he appoint as the new U.S. attorney in Little Rock?
a. Joanna Cassidy, a former mistress.
b. Karen Robbins, a friend of Hillary's.
c. Paula Casey, a former law student of Bill's at the University of Arkansas.
- What did Casey recommend in relation to the Whitewater case?
a. All wrongdoing should be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
b. Nothing, instead recusing herself from the case due to her ties to Clinton.
c. A criminal referral of the case to the Justice Department should not be pursued.
- On Dec. 23, the White House announced that it would turn over the Whitewater documents taken from Vincent Foster's office. Most of these files, however, have yet to reach the Justice Department because:
a. Federal Express is incredibly slow at this time of year.
b. They were shredded and used to decorate the White House Christmas tree.
c. White House officials are still "cataloguing" the documents.
- By arranging for certain Whitewater documents to be subpoenaed, the White House insured that:
a. Bill and Hillary Clinton will be indicted.
b. Inspector Clouseau will be assigned to the case.
c. Reporters can not obtain them under the Freedom of Information Act.
The correct answers are: 1-c, 2-c, 3-c, 4-d, 5-c, 6-d, 7-c, 8-c, 9-c, 10-c.
If you scored a nine or 10, then you have not been affected by the Clintons' attempt to whitewash Whitewater. But if you answered eight questions or fewer correctly, you are a prime candidate to fall for Bill and Hillary's lies and deceit.
