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Rodney · 06-14-2004, 02:14 PM

I mean, why is he that important? Things moved on.

I'm off this week and I was watching Fox News this AM and there's a discussion about whether Bill Clinton is giving John Kerry advice or help, because they talk together from time to time. And the moderator asked the question whether Bill Clinton's support would help or hurt John Kerrey.

And the Democratic interviewee, Al Gore's former campaign manager, said he didn't think Clinton's support made any difference one way or the other because people move on and Bill Clinton is old news (though very astute politically).

But the Republican interviewee, I think former research director for the Republican National Committe, just ripped into -- CLINTON, not Kerry. She said that the Clintons do well at the cost of everyone around them; anybody close to them suffers, including Democrats, and Kerry might suffer the same fate. Just about came out and said the Clintons are plotting for Kerry to fail so they can run Hilary in 2008. Went on and on about how Clinton accomplished basically nothing in the '90s, and if he did it was all because of the Republican Congress. On and on -- the Democrat was openly giggling at her by the time she was done ranting about Clinton. She hardly said anything about Kerry.

Clinton is not president anymore. Hilary's in the Senate, but that's it. They're not a factor in the current presidential race. So why are there Republicans still willing to rant on and on about Clinton? He may have lied about having sex, but jeez, who hasn't? There are plenty of more important lies around these days to deal with.

So what is this? One reason for anger is fear: are Republicans afraid that Clintonism will come back in '08 with Hillary? Is this anger just a way of discrediting a Democratic presidency and thus giving all credit for good things to the GOP administrations before and after it? Or do people just get crazy mad about sex?

I mean, you're all well and truly entitlted to your opinions about Bill Clinton; but like i said, what I'm really amazed at is how much some people profess to hate him. I mean, I always opposed Reagan and greatly disliked much of what he did. But I didn't hate him. What's with Clinton hatred?

06-14-2004, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Clinton Hating, STILL? I mean, why is he that important? Things moved on. I'm off this week and I was watching Fox News this AM and there's a discussion about whether Bill Clinton is giving John Kerry advice or help, because they talk together from time to time. And the moderator asked the question whether Bill Clinton's support would help or hurt John Kerrey. And the Democratic interviewee, Al Gore's former campaign manager, said he didn't think Clinton's support made any difference one way or the other because people move on and Bill Clinton is old news (though very astute politically). But the Republican interviewee, I think former research director for the Republican National Committe, just ripped into -- CLINTON, not Kerry. She said that the Clintons do well at the cost of everyone around them; anybody close to them suffers, including Democrats, and Kerry might suffer the same fate. Just about came out and said the Clintons are plotting for Kerry to fail so they can run Hilary in 2008. Went on and on about how Clinton accomplished basically nothing in the '90s, and if he did it was all because of the Republican Congress. On and on -- the Democrat was openly giggling at her by the time she was done ranting about Clinton. She hardly said anything about Kerry. Clinton is not president anymore. Hilary's in the Senate, but that's it. They're not a factor in the current presidential race. So why are there Republicans still willing to rant on and on about Clinton? He may have lied about having sex, but jeez, who hasn't? There are plenty of more important lies around these days to deal with. So what is this? One reason for anger is fear: are Republicans afraid that Clintonism will come back in '08 with Hillary? Is this anger just a way of discrediting a Democratic presidency and thus giving all credit for good things to the GOP administrations before and after it? Or do people just get crazy mad about sex? I mean, you're all well and truly entitlted to your opinions about Bill Clinton; but like i said, what I'm really amazed at is how much some people profess to hate him. I mean, I always opposed Reagan and greatly disliked much of what he did. But I didn't hate him. What's with Clinton hatred?