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Sound off! Why is Bill Clinton so popular? [Go for it!]
Edmonton Journal ^
| March 10, 2006
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Posted on 03/10/2006 11:42:32 AM PST by johnny7
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton charmed an Edmonton audience Thursday night with his charisma and magical personality. More than 7,000 paid up to $200 each to hear the 59-year-old two-term Democrat president speak about Canada-U.S. relations and our country’s continuing military role in Afghanistan.
But it wasn’t so much what he said but the way he said it - with confidence and sincerity. Those in the audience sat mesmerized by his words, feeling they were part of a private chat rather than listening a speech in a big arena. Despite a White House sex scandal that made him the first president to face impeachment proceedings since Richard Nixon, he left office more popular than when he entered. He is now the most sought-after celebrity speaker in the world, taking in a reported $150,000 for the one-hour speech.
Why do you think Clinton remains so popular?
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:42:34 AM PST
by
johnny7
To: johnny7
PT Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute."
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:45:09 AM PST
by
Unrepentant VN Vet
("Antique" MSM infers some remaining functionality; IMO they're the zombie media.)
To: johnny7
Why is Bill Clinton so popular? I don't know I really really really don't know!
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:45:12 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: johnny7
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:46:05 AM PST
by
pankot
To: areafiftyone
Why is Bill Clinton so popular?
He has the best weed!
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:46:21 AM PST
by
angcat
To: johnny7
MSM revisionism and the legions of spin minions play a large role.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:46:30 AM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: johnny7
Because Bill Clinton is a charming fellow. Of course, so is Lucifer!
To: johnny7
There a lot of people out there with Bill Clinton's temperament. No matter what they do or say a lot of people just love them.
My father in law was one of those people. A Baptist "preacher". He made Clinton look like a piker, yet you were really pressed hard to find a single person that would tell you that they could not stand him.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:46:51 AM PST
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")
To: johnny7
This is an easy one. To liberals and democrats, he is the LAST one of "them" who was successful. Good memories, good times for them.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:47:58 AM PST
by
Paradox
(".. and remove all doubt.")
To: johnny7
If you can fake sincerity, you've got it made.
To: fanfan
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:48:44 AM PST
by
ferri
(Be Politically Incorrect: Support the Constitution!)
To: johnny7
Because (unlike with Republicans) the media hid all of his vicious moments. Rush Limbaugh use to show video clips of what Bill Clinton is really like. One showed him at his first Easter Party at the White House cursing out an aide for not having enough easter eggs. If video clips like that were released to the general public, everyone would know what Clinton is really like.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:16 AM PST
by
techcor
To: johnny7
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:20 AM PST
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: johnny7
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:23 AM PST
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: johnny7
He is nothing more than a good used car salesman. He has never had the media, professors, teachers say anything bad about him.
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:30 AM PST
by
auggy
( http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THISWILLMAKEYOUPROUD.HTML)
To: johnny7
I have NO clue!! Stupidity?
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:57 AM PST
by
Lovergirl
(Yes! It's true. I am a SnowFlake.)
To: boomop1
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:49:58 AM PST
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: johnny7
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:50:02 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: johnny7
Isn't Michael Jackson also popular with kids ?
To: johnny7
I don't know why other people feel as they do, I only know about how I feel. And he isn't popular with me, so there.
(Perhaps a narrow view, but trying to guess the reasons for others' feelings and emotions is kind of a sucker's game.)
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:50:20 AM PST
by
chimera
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