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Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

StockBoySF — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:38:09 -0000

Bill definitely wants the power back!

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

skippy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:15:07 -0000

don't pu = don't put.

sorry.

jokes are way funnier w/o the typos.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

skippy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:14:23 -0000

remind me not to put holly in charge of the red phone

also, don't pu holly in charge of commenting word for word at pam's house blend.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

elrod — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:10:58 -0000

Note how it's all so personal with the Clintons. The party or the country is never above the ambitions of the Clintons.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

DLS — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:18:55 -0000

"Perhaps we have Obama to thank for that."

Or rather, what the Economist called "Foolish Love" (cultish groupie-dom) of the Clinton fans of years past has been redirected toward today's younger, cuter, more hip "identity politics" candidate.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

jmcdonough120 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:30:57 -0000

from swimming freestyle:

"Barack Obama's election to the presidency in November would put a serious crimp in Bill Clinton's power, influence and resulting earnings. Obama and his Administration would, by virtue of their position, become the de facto leaders of the Democratic Party. Bill and Hillary Clinton will continue to be powerful forces in the Party, but the bulk of that power shifts from the Clinton's to the new guys in town. They become a good deal less marketable.

One can understand why the thought of losing all that might make Bill Clinton a little grumpy."

http://swimmingfreestyle.ty...

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

pyronite — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:09:36 -0000

Remind me not to put Holly in charge of the red phone. ;)

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

Holly_in_Cincinnati — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:57:33 -0000

If I were Bill Clinton, I'd be angry too. His statements as reported above seem both true and appropriate. Only fools could be shocked by them.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

Marlowecan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:51:14 -0000

ChrisWWW said: "And otherwise, yes it's interesting, if true, that you never hear much about his fits of anger. Sorry to be so curt in my previous message"

No prob. I think Joe's post is interesting on this topic as there has been so much talk of Obama getting a free ride by the media.

Yet Bill Clinton's daily eruption of rage every morning of his two terms in the WH was...with the exception of a few insider books...not mentioned by any news media.

Americans are finally seeing the real nature of Bill Clinton. A charmer, undeniably. But a darker side that was kept hidden, with the assistance of a subservient media.

I know of only one video of his rage. It was on nightly network news (ABC I think, as I watched it a lot then) From early in his first term he was out on a photo op in a residential neighbourhood, and an aide had made some goof. Bill Clinton was caught on video raging at the aide in the street as they walked, with the aide literally bent over at the waist and keeping his head down (out of camera, and in abject submission) as the Big Dog ripped into him. It was appalling.

I tend to support HRC... but like Rudi I shudder at the thought of Bill amok in the political landscape. Everything is, of course, about him.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

rudi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:25:52 -0000

I Bill - I see Bill

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

rudi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:24:51 -0000

This is one of my problems with the Clintons, I Bill in the role of the mad monk - Rasputin.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

GaiasChild — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:41:51 -0000

This type of rage doesn't bode well for the heart's health. Adding these explosions to the understandable stress of the campaign, the money troubles, the losing proposition, and the denials needed to keep going, plus the just plain physical ordeal of that much travel and that much campaigning, I think there's a concern, a real concern, for fmr pres clinton's health and well-being.

I cannot support Sen. Clinton because we have a chance at inspiration and eloquence. That's all.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

ChrisWWW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:29:44 -0000

Marlowe,
And otherwise, yes it's interesting, if true, that you never hear much about his fits of anger. Sorry to be so curt in my previous message.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

ChrisWWW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:24:05 -0000

But Bill Clinton's daily rage...like his bimbos until Monica...were verboten in the MSM.

You can't be serious.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

Marlowecan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:14:09 -0000

There are few better examples of Free Passes in American political life than that given Bill Clinton over his anger management problem.

In the Clinton White House they were called his "purple fits" which Bill Clinton had first thing every morning. Pure rage.

George Stephanopoulos writes in his memoir that believed his primary role in the WH was to take the brunt of Clinton's anger every morning...instead of him lashing out with 4 letter words (both Clintons are well-known to swear blue streaks like Nixon in private) at his nice middle aged secretary or whatever poor unfortunate aide happened to cross his path.

Stephanopoulos ended up clinically depressed, and grew a beard to conceal the rash he developed as a consequence of taking Bill Clinton's free floating anger every morning.

Amazingly...the press did not see this as noteworthy. Ironically, these days we see stories floating of McCain's occasional bursts of temper.

But Bill Clinton's daily rage...like his bimbos until Monica...were verboten in the MSM.

Until now, that is. Perhaps we have Obama to thank for that. Had HRC been crowned and gone to face the Republicans in the fall, Bill's rage -- of which there have been numerous examples over the years -- would still be swept under the carpet by a compliant MSM.

Re: Report: Angry Bill Clinton Rant Shocked California Delegates

ChrisWWW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:01:16 -0000

Bill is still in the denial stage of grief.