We’re trying. We really are. Our attempt to make peace with the possibility of another Clinton presidency was posted here. But as soon as our heartfelt offering was made to, in a sense, bury the hatchet, we were reminded that Hillary’s absolute waste-of-oxygen husband would be schlepping around the White House and generally making a nuisance of himself for at least 4 years.
Clinton has been stumping in Iowa on behalf of his wife and yesterday he gave a 50 minute speech chronicled in article here. Author notes that in the first 10 minutes of his speech, he uses “I” 94 times and “Hillary” merely 7. No surprise there, but here is where we nearly got ill: while speaking about our armed conflicts in Afghanistan (the “good war”) and Iraq (the “bad war”) Clinton had this to say,
"Even though I approved of Afghanistan and opposed Iraq from the beginning, I still resent that I was not asked or given the opportunity to support those soldiers"
Reversal of Fortune!
Honestly, have you heard anything more self-serving than that statement? Its revolting. But that’s Clinton…. that’s “himself” in a nut-shell… in a single soundbyte. Self-absorbed, self-righteous yet pitiable all in one fell swoop. It’s a knee-jerk reaction among some of the gifted elite to express shock and dismay that they weren’t asked to bestow their blessings upon this or that, but “himself” takes it to a whole other level.
Bill Clinton is perhaps the only man on the face of the planet that can speak from a position of privilege, power and wealth but STILL make himself a victim. Can you feel his pain…. can you feel his hurt that he wasn’t asked or given the opportunity to support the troops?
Hey Bill, ever here of the USO, PVA….. or maybe some lesser-known grass roots organizations like Operation Homefront or Soldiers' Angels Scarves? They’ve been asking for years now.
What a piece of work, this guy. I know what I’m adding to my Christmas list.
Clinton has been stumping in Iowa on behalf of his wife and yesterday he gave a 50 minute speech chronicled in article here. Author notes that in the first 10 minutes of his speech, he uses “I” 94 times and “Hillary” merely 7. No surprise there, but here is where we nearly got ill: while speaking about our armed conflicts in Afghanistan (the “good war”) and Iraq (the “bad war”) Clinton had this to say,
"Even though I approved of Afghanistan and opposed Iraq from the beginning, I still resent that I was not asked or given the opportunity to support those soldiers"
Reversal of Fortune!
Honestly, have you heard anything more self-serving than that statement? Its revolting. But that’s Clinton…. that’s “himself” in a nut-shell… in a single soundbyte. Self-absorbed, self-righteous yet pitiable all in one fell swoop. It’s a knee-jerk reaction among some of the gifted elite to express shock and dismay that they weren’t asked to bestow their blessings upon this or that, but “himself” takes it to a whole other level.
Bill Clinton is perhaps the only man on the face of the planet that can speak from a position of privilege, power and wealth but STILL make himself a victim. Can you feel his pain…. can you feel his hurt that he wasn’t asked or given the opportunity to support the troops?
Hey Bill, ever here of the USO, PVA….. or maybe some lesser-known grass roots organizations like Operation Homefront or Soldiers' Angels Scarves? They’ve been asking for years now.
What a piece of work, this guy. I know what I’m adding to my Christmas list.
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5 comments:
Dean,
I boldly predict that Bill will queer the deal for Hillary, because ultimately, it has to be about him. I think Hillary's supporters know this in their hearts, so they have mostly kept Bill under wraps. I think they are getting worried about Iowa, which is why they are taking the risk to let Bill out on the campaign trail. Team Hillary should be afraid, very afraid.
B-Daddy, that's what I've been waiting to hear. I wanted to see if you were going to stick by your prediction of 2(?) years now. Man, this is getting good, now.
We can just imagine a Hillary presidency with Bill as the First Husband with nothing to do in the White House.
B-daddy, "queer the deal"?! Although I thoroughly enjoyed the strategic euphemism, the reality is the Dems love their Bill, and his minor daliances are justified, especially given his wifes sexual preference. (well documented)
We should be the ones to be very afraid.
Now, what is the prediction of 2 years ago?
Here's mine, Hillary will be nominated despite rumors of her sexuallity, even if confirmed will spin it like the Jennifer Flowers incident, even spun to create sympathy. This, however; will further polarize the election.
Bill Clinton will continue to be a tragic figure, and his support of Hillary will be an asset, despite himself.
'Dawg, I think the dominant theme that will emerge is that of "Clinton Fatigue".
I think as the campaign trudges on, you will see more and more of the branded Clintonian shenanigans and the nation will start to question more and more whether, after 8 yrs. the first time, it can bear with 4 years more years of Hill'n'Bill.
You're already seeing it with the "plant" at the Repub. debates last night. Whether or not Hillary was behind it is immaterial. The collective reaction is "Her...again?"
Several blogs have noted that this was even more quintessential Clintonian doublespeak as he actually supported the Iraq war from the beginning. He's just flat out lying that he didn't.
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