text: Hillary 's rage that night was surely one of the most authentic sights ever shown on television , prompting the thought that , unlike the absurd Linda Tripp , both Clintons really are us , in our various phases--and incidentally that Hillary may be the only first lady in my lifetime ( which goes back a bit ) that one can even imagine being friends with .
  
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  Hillary 's rage that night made her believable , and showed us that the Clintons are similar to us--and approachable .