Posted on 09/23/2004 7:30:44 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Clinton's win gives Arkansas a shining moment on the world stage.
Though the inauguration the following January in D.C. might have been Arkansas's finest hour, you just can't get deny that drizzling November election night in 1992 for the factor of sheer, kick off your shoes joy.
~snip~
Bill Clinton had been running for president at least since the day he famously shook President John Kennedy's hand in Washington, D.C. - probably since the womb.
~snip~
A few hours before the bleary Times staff put the paper to bed, but after the Philander Smith choir had belted out "America the Beautiful," the doors of the Old State House swung wide for history, and president-elect Clinton appeared before a standing room only crowd. "My fellow Americans," he said, his always-touchy vocal chords scratchy, "Tonight, the people of America have come together with high hopes and with brave hearts for a new beginning." The roar of the crowd at that, we remember, was deafening; a spiraling cry that went up to heaven, the death-knell for 12 years of trickling down, of uncaring, of just-enough, of taking crumbs from the master's table. It was, as some old politician had once said, morning in America.
~snip~
We know, we know. Travelgate. Whitewater. Vince Foster. Monica, Paula Jones, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Ken Starr, cigars, blue dresses and mystery stains and Linda Tripp and impeachment. Even though the later avalanche of dirt smothered the promise of that election, the silver joy of that night has survived pretty much untarnished. We still believe in it. We can't believe anything else, mostly because it made us believe in ourselves.
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Must be the Prozac talkin'.
"Ah never had sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky. Not once. Not ever."
I was in junior college, getting general ed credits.
Author forgot the biggie: Chinagate
I was in bed watching Bush's concession speech and saying "WTF happened?" over and over.
Then I got to watch the Clinton camp and listen to "Don't Stop Thinkin About Tomorrow", over and over.
Nightmarish.
May there be barge loads of payback in 2004.
Life in Arkansas must be pretty grim if they look back on this with nostalgia.
I was a freshman in college, taking flak from my Dem friends. They took me out to Subway that night to cheer me up. LOL! (But I got 'em back in '94. BEST ELECTION NIGHT EVER!!!!!)
Working a highly technical job for a large aerospace company in the Pacific Northwest. Just move into our lovely new home with my beautiful young wife. In my mid 30's, in prime physical condition. Optimistic.
Times were very, very good.
Job is gone. Wife passed away. Not much optimism anymore.
hmmm, I had just Graduated from College (BS CS) and was working in Spartanburg SC. It was a dreadfully miserable night.
Drill it out. Have it replaced with gold. Damn: Dentist tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
I guess the liberals have nothing to believe in other than self. Sure can't believe in Clinton, and as much as they'd wish, guess they're figuring out that "In Government We Trust" is not doing it either.
Wow, it has been a long time. I was sitting around feeling like puking my guts out because a guy like the Klintoon just become the POTUS. I was at a complete loss as to how he got elected.
I wonder if he ever nailed down the definition of "is."
In the summer of '92, I was a stock trader (NASDAQ) and having my soul sucked out of me by the dirtbags at the firm where I was working. By Election Day, just about all of the guys said they were going to vote for Bush, but few did. I actually got up before dawn in order to go and vote before work.
Husband and myself were absolutely creeped out by clinton, could not believe that anyone could vote for that scumbag and were depressed when he won...as were our friends.
Seattle, WA. The day he was inaugurated, a major windstorm went thru the region. Knocked over douglas firs that were over 120ft tall on my property.
I called it the "winds of evil blowing in", and a sign of things to come for the next 4 years.
But I sure got allot of nice firewood out of it :)
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