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powerclown · 10-25-2004, 09:46 AM

With 1 week to go in the election race...
Didn't Al Gore avoid even mentioning Clinton's name when he ran? What is the meaning of this? What happened to MonicaGate? Shouldn't the guy be recuperating in Palm Springs? He has no energy, and looks 20 lbs lighter. And I don't dislike the guy.

The image I will always have of Clinton was when, in 97, 98?, CSPAN broadcast a live speech Clinton was giving in China to a group of Chinese college students. It was a hot, tropical day and people were sweating and fanning themselves in the enclosed auditorium. Bill Clinton was a man possessed, emitting a kind of oratorical energy, strength and charisma like I've never seen in a human being. Jiang Zemin and the other top Chinese leaders were with him onstage, smiling, listening intently, clearily enjoying the electric atmosphere Clinton and the young Chinese students were creating together. They would ask questions about America, politics, society, civil rights, and he would give funny, engaging, thoughtful and powerful responses, and they loved it. He had his shirt buttoned down, was red-faced and sweaty, but he had this calm, effortless energy, the sureness and steadiness of a locomotive. He would take 20 minutes to answer 1 question; and the people were spellbound and so was I. This was a Leader of Men, doing what he was born to do. This was Energy and Charisma personified. It was amazing to watch, and I'll never forget it.

1 week to go. I just like the sound of that.
1. Week. Left.

10-25-2004, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	Bill Clinton: Off the Operating Table, Into the Kerry Camp With 1 week to go in the election race... Didn't Al Gore avoid even mentioning Clinton's name when he ran? What is the meaning of this? What happened to MonicaGate? Shouldn't the guy be recuperating in Palm Springs? He has no energy, and looks 20 lbs lighter. And I don't dislike the guy. The image I will always have of Clinton was when, in 97, 98?, CSPAN broadcast a live speech Clinton was giving in China to a group of Chinese college students. It was a hot, tropical day and people were sweating and fanning themselves in the enclosed auditorium. Bill Clinton was a man possessed, emitting a kind of oratorical energy, strength and charisma like I've never seen in a human being. Jiang Zemin and the other top Chinese leaders were with him onstage, smiling, listening intently, clearily enjoying the electric atmosphere Clinton and the young Chinese students were creating together. They would ask questions about America, politics, society, civil rights, and he would give funny, engaging, thoughtful and powerful responses, and they loved it. He had his shirt buttoned down, was red-faced and sweaty, but he had this calm, effortless energy, the sureness and steadiness of a locomotive. He would take 20 minutes to answer 1 question; and the people were spellbound and so was I. This was a Leader of Men, doing what he was born to do. This was Energy and Charisma personified. It was amazing to watch, and I'll never forget it. 1 week to go. I just like the sound of that. 1. Week. Left.