an interest in preservation

April 15, 2004 12:52 PM

The Counter Clinton Library A tax exempt reaction to the Clinton Library being built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
posted by the fire you left me (26 comments total)

People read in Arkansas?

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posted by xmutex at 1:12 PM on April 15, 2004

That is bizarre and petty.
posted by callmejay at 1:14 PM on April 15, 2004

Wow. New depths.
posted by tranquileye at 1:16 PM on April 15, 2004

Is a "Counter-Library" where the firemen from Fahrenheit 451 hang out?
posted by gwint at 1:20 PM on April 15, 2004

Don't these people have something better to do with their time and money ?
posted by Bag Man at 1:22 PM on April 15, 2004

Presidential Libraries:

Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George Bush

no point really, just info. (I had a point when I started, but it's just not worth it)
posted by milovoo at 1:27 PM on April 15, 2004

Oh, is THAT where those pesky WMD's are being held?

Cool.
posted by plemeljr at 1:28 PM on April 15, 2004

Thus, the Clinton Presidential Center and Library – funded by you, the American taxpayer, and by multi-million dollar donations by rich foreigners including Red Chinese

red chinese, huh? is this hama7's doing?

anyways, where's the counter-reagan library? pound for pound, reagan was behind more bullshit than clinton.
posted by mcsweetie at 1:28 PM on April 15, 2004

What a bunch of butt-munches

And yet the right-wing goes on and on about "Bush Haters".
posted by Windopaene at 1:33 PM on April 15, 2004

I wonder if in about 50 years or so Godwin's Law will be invoked for Clinton references.
posted by Cyrano at 1:42 PM on April 15, 2004

"I was so angry about my money being paid to memorialize Clinton that I spent a lot more money to memorialize Clinton."
posted by Joey Michaels at 2:04 PM on April 15, 2004

I would put this in the category of magnificent obsessions, most similar to the one highlighted here.
posted by alms at 2:07 PM on April 15, 2004

Good God Almighty!

I second callmejay, that IS bizarre and petty.

If these average American citizens are so worried about how Clinton embarrassed our country during his presidency, why in the world are they building a shrine to his most embarrassing moments, for all the world to visit? Or worse, to buy postcards of at the giftshop?

"Remember how angry we were over the Lewinsky debacle? Well, here, hon, I got you your very own set of commemorative Presidential Knee Pads!"
posted by vignettist at 2:12 PM on April 15, 2004

I wonder what their displays/presentations will be like? Will they go over the top and have a mockup room of the Oval Office complete with a box of cigars and mannequins of Bill and Monica? Tacky.
posted by stevis at 2:17 PM on April 15, 2004

If they make wax dolls of Bill, Hillary, Monica, etc. and then fifty years later sell 'em all on ebay I will buy them.
posted by shotsy at 2:22 PM on April 15, 2004

Perhaps Clinton was right when he spoke of a vast right wing conspiracy. For christ's sakes all we need is a continuation of this BS. Maybe Clinton can be the topic for the next election eh? sheesh
posted by edgeways at 2:26 PM on April 15, 2004

Some people have too much time on their hands.
posted by bshort at 2:55 PM on April 15, 2004

It's kind of early for 90s nostagia, isn't it?
posted by pyramid termite at 4:04 PM on April 15, 2004

The fact that "Foster" is one of their top level "fact" categories is very telling. The fact that they have so few articles under that category is also telling.
posted by adamrice at 5:19 PM on April 15, 2004

Yeah! Impeach Clinton! What? Oh.... he's not president anymore? Oh, it's 2004, Republicans have complete control of government now and I should move on? No! I will not be silenced!
posted by graventy at 7:25 PM on April 15, 2004

Somebody I know is taking suggestions. (Be gentle, it's a brand new site)
posted by cookie-k at 7:45 PM on April 15, 2004

The GOP controls the Whitehouse, the Congress and the Senate yet they STILL blame Clinton for everything.

Hey fucknuts...YOU'RE HOLDING THE DAMN KEYS!!!
posted by CrazyJub at 9:53 PM on April 15, 2004

He's a phoney!"

Just give it up. Find a hobby, maybe model trains or something.

I promise that as much as I dislike book, as soon as he his no longer preseident, I will stop thinking about him.
posted by drezdn at 11:02 PM on April 15, 2004

It's kind of early for 90s nostagia, isn't it? -pyramid termite

Na, at the rate the media keeps recycling cultural crap, last Thursday is retro. ;)
posted by dejah420 at 8:42 AM on April 16, 2004

The GOP controls the Whitehouse, the Congress and the Senate yet they STILL blame Clinton for everything.


don't forget those five wacky black-robed judges. they can come in really handy, once in every four years
posted by matteo at 5:42 PM on April 16, 2004

They're just getting in pre-emptive retaliation for the inevitable string of Bush II Library jokes.

Like you haven't already thought of a dozen...
posted by inpHilltr8r at 7:15 PM on April 16, 2004