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Bill Clinton to the rescue

CunningLinguist — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:08:34 -0800

Bill Clinton makes secret trip to North Korea, wins pardon and apparent release of two captive US journalists. Jailed reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee, employees of Al Gore's Current TV, were arrested for spying in March and had recently been sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp. The remarkable development is likely to boost to Clinton's battered image. The surprisingly swift resolution of the secret mission made a monkey of some prominent Obama administration critics.

this was our president

kliuless — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:25:14 -0800

Bill Clinton on Charlie Rose - on display: Thoughtful Visionary as well as Political Animal; cf. Howard Dean and Jimmy Carter.

Impeachment Day

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:52:05 -0800

Clinton White House Spokesman Joe Lockhart does stand-up. Text, or if you prefer there is some audio at the 51min mark from This American Life.

There goes the neighborhood. . .

bardic — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:38:26 -0800

Bill Clinton Doesn't Care About Black People. (More. Protest Announcement.)

Bush Threatens U.N. Over Clinton Climate Speech

Postroad — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:07:25 -0800

Bush Threatens U.N. Over Clinton Climate Speech Bush-administration officials privately threatened organizers of the U.N. Climate Change Conference, telling them that any chance there might’ve been for the United States to sign on to the Kyoto global-warming protocol would be scuttled if they allowed Bill Clinton to speak at the gathering today in Montreal,

A heart apart

the fire you left me — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 09:51:08 -0800

Bill Clinton has had a heart attack. Currently he is in a New York hospital awaiting emergency surgery.

saving a week of your life from Bill Clinton

reklaw — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:32:08 -0800

The Condensed Bill Clinton: Slate reads My Life so you don't have to.

an interest in preservation

the fire you left me — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:52:37 -0800

The Counter Clinton Library A tax exempt reaction to the Clinton Library being built in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Clinton/Dole Debates

stevis — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 06:51:31 -0800

Clinton and Dole on "60 Minutes" While the 1996 Presidential Debates weren't seen as the pinnacle of political discourse at the time, they were congenial by today's talk-show standards. Will these 'elder statesmen' have time in a short TV segment to start genuine discussion of critical issues? Is there any other media outlet that already accomplishes this?

cedar — Sat, 17 Aug 2002 05:57:27 -0800

Room for rent. Similar to the Clinton administration that they heavily criticized, the Bush folks have opened a bed and breakfast up in that big White House with the cee-ment pond. Rates are steep but one thing many guests share is a membership in the exclusive Pioneer Club.

One of my favorites is Edward Rose, Mr. Rose is a staunch Bush supporter having donated more than 42,000 dollars in the past along with $2,000[1] directly. Then there is the Betts family, patriarch Roland was Dubyas frat brother and besides selling him the Texas Rangers has donated $19,000 along with another 4K[1] directly. For outright generosity it's tough to beat Brad Freeman, who opened his pockets to the tune of some 190,000 dollars.There's Joe O'Donnell ($9,250)and James Simmons ($27,550)... the list goes on but you get the idea. Aside from the Pioneer Club the only other thing these people share is great wealth and successful business careers, considering his choice in houseguests is this the right person to hold corporate America accountable?

owillis — Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:19:21 -0800

Clinton Fires Back at Republican Accusations "There was corporate malfeasance both before he took office and after. The difference is I actually tried to do something about it and their party stopped it. And one of the people who stopped our attempt to stop Enron accounting was made chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission." He also talks about the Middle East and the related "Blame Clinton" movement. I can hear the teeth gnashing already.

Lanternjmk — Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:59:28 -0800

Final Whitewater Report Clears, Criticizes Clinton After 10 years, Millions of dollars spent and tons of political fodder, it's all finally over.

mw — Sat, 10 Nov 2001 08:40:48 -0800

Chelsea Clinton speaks out against anti-Americanism, while her father engages in it.

BarneyFifesBullet — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 21:40:58 -0800

Blame Canada! -- No, Wait, I Mean Clinton! I thought they would at least wait until the weekend.

hidely — Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:27:42 -0800

Sick of hearing about Clinton? Well, this struck me as kind of funny - it's obviously a joke - but for those of us growing to hate hearing about Clinton every minute (I do and I'm in Canada), this is classic.

lescour — Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:14:42 -0800

pardon payments to hillary rodham clinton's brother. there isn't a way to spin this that isn't ugly.

owillis — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 22:51:20 -0800

Clinton: "They thought the election was over, the Republicans did. By the time it was over, our candidate had won the popular vote, and the only way they could win the election was to stop the voting in Florida". Give 'em hell Bill!

ooklah — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:25:16 -0800

Last words? What do you guys seriously think Clinton's last words in office will be?
(I realize that this is slow-pitch for humorous comments and that's acceptable as well.)

holgate — Mon, 06 Nov 2000 23:46:17 -0800

"Missing you already..." A great column from the Guardian on the Clinton legacy: "Today America is choosing between two half-Clintons. They can have a version of his smarts, in Al Gore, or a version of his warmth, in George W Bush. Clinton wants the voters to choose Gore, of course, to protect his legacy. But if America picks Bush, that will be a kind of compliment, too."

argus — Fri, 13 Oct 2000 01:09:37 -0800

Eyes on the Prize White House lobbied Norwegians for Clinton Nobel Peace Prize. Clinton and his minions are despicable, no?

rcade — Wed, 04 Oct 2000 16:09:00 -0800

Clinton critic accused of being a wanker -- Matthew J. Glavin, who heads a legal foundation trying to have President Horndog disbarred, has been accused of publicly fondling himself and an undercover federal officer. More details here.

argus — Sun, 17 Sep 2000 00:05:47 -0800

October Suprise. The Wall Street Journal is holding a contest asking readers to predict what Clinton will do to influence the November election.

tamim — Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:20:44 -0800

From the latest chapter in "Don't Make a Clinton Mad" comes this 1998 photo released by the White House that shows Rick Lazio firmly shaking hands of Yasser Arafat with a bright smile on his face. Lazio had earlier criticized Bill Clinton for shaking the hand of Fidel Castro and Hillary for pecking on the cheek of Shuha Arafat in 1999. Lazio also accused Hillary to be supporting with her silence Shuha Arafat's factual charges of environmental pollutions in the occupied territories by the Israeli authorities. Unlike Lazio, Hillary at least has claimed Jewish ancestry. Lazio has no clue what he is up against.

owillis — Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:22:39 -0800

Clinton Grand Jury Probe What a convenient day for the Republicans to leak this. When wil they learn? What will it take?

solistrato — Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:01:08 -0800

Clinton Holds Online "Fireside Chat" While Being Serviced By White House Intern. The Prez took this "historic occasion" to unveil a new federal web site - firstgov.gov, a sort-of government portal that would link up to all federal web sites. Firstgov.gov will begin a multi-city advertising blitz once it secures $254 million in venture capital funding. And just wait for the IPO.