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Clinton Calls Impeachment Egregious Abuse
Associated Press ^ | November 11, 2005 | FRANK ELTMAN

Posted on 11/11/2005 6:55:31 AM PST by Senator Goldwater

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Former president Bill Clinton called Congress' impeachment of him an "egregious" abuse of the Constitution and challenged those who say history will judge him poorly because of his White House tryst with Monica Lewinsky.

Speaking at an academic conference examining his presidency here Thursday, Clinton challenged historian Douglas Brinkley's comments in a newspaper interview that Clinton would be deemed a great president were it not for his impeachment.

"I completely disagree with that," Clinton said in his speech at Hofstra University. "You can agree with that statement, but only if you think impeachment was justified. Otherwise, it was an egregious abuse of the Constitution and law and history of our country."

Clinton was acquitted by the Senate of perjury and obstruction of justice at his 1999 impeachment trial, which he argued was not about what he called his "misconduct."

"Now if you want to hold it against me that I did something wrong, that's a fair deal," he said. "If you do that, then you have a whole lot of other questions, which is how many other presidents do you have to downgrade and what are you going to do with all those Republican congressmen, you know, that had problems?"

Clinton touted what he called the achievements of his eight-year presidency, from Middle East peace initiatives to turning around the U.S. economy.

His remarks were cheered loudly by the audience.

Clinton said his administration's failures included its slowness to act to halt the genocide in Rwanda and the decision to allow federal agents to raid a cult leader's compound in Waco, Texas. Nearly 80 cult followers died in a fire during the 1993 confrontation.

"We should have waited them out," he said.

The presidential conference is the 11th to be held at Hofstra; the first in 1982 examined the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.


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To: hang 'em
William Jefferson Clinton should be arrested, tried in a lawful court of law, convicted and executed for TREASON.

The law ought to be able to find something in this puny list (there is much more)

RECORDS SET - The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance - Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates* - Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation - Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify - Most number of witnesses to die suddenly - First president sued for sexual harassment. - First president accused of rape. - First first lady to come under criminal investigation - Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case - First president to establish a legal defense fund. - First president to be held in contempt of court - Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions - Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad

21 posted on 11/11/2005 7:08:18 AM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Senator Goldwater
Clinton said his administration's failures included its slowness to act to halt the genocide in Rwanda and the decision to allow federal agents to raid a cult leader's compound in Waco, Texas. Nearly 80 cult followers died in a fire during the 1993 confrontation.

Notice he didn't mention anything about a group called 'al Qaeda' or 'Osama bin Laden' in that statement. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

22 posted on 11/11/2005 7:09:07 AM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) (This tagline is under remodeling, thank you for your patience...)
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To: Senator Goldwater

Jesus Christ almighty, GET OVER IT, SLICKO SICKO!!


23 posted on 11/11/2005 7:09:08 AM PST by NRA1995 (When liberals speak I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)
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To: Senator Goldwater

He caused his own problems and GOT CAUGHT......but we should have gone after him for more serioius charges.


24 posted on 11/11/2005 7:10:14 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Seeking the truth here folks.)
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To: Senator Goldwater

The Clinton legacy is that we now call a Lewinsky a Lewinsky.


25 posted on 11/11/2005 7:10:57 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Red power, red power)
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To: Senator Goldwater
I tried to walk a fine line between acting lawfully and testifying falsely, but I now recognize that I did not fully accomplish this goal and that certain of my responses to questions about Ms. Lewinsky were false.

President Clinton's statement on conclusion of Whitewater investigation

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/19/clinton.transcript/

26 posted on 11/11/2005 7:11:25 AM PST by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: Senator Goldwater
check out the following. Proves Brinkley is a liar.

You can HEAR clinton talk about his impeachment here:

Historian massages clinton numbers, ego + legacy at revisionist confab
click on "loser," (clinton's middle finger)

27 posted on 11/11/2005 7:11:36 AM PST by Mia T (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
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To: Senator Goldwater
He said on one TV show that his biggest regret was not getting Usama......He was obsessed with him....Remember!!

Everything was just rosey when he was President...well, except for WACO, OKC, The Embassies, the 1993 Towers Bombing (ON OUR SOIL) by the way, the Cole, Bosnia, the bombing of the Chinese Embassy, etc, etc, etc.

He RECENTLY said that if he went on TV with the truth about Monica at the time it came to light, he would have been kicked out of the Whitehouse. He lied to cause controversy and give him "time". At one time, he arrogantly said that he considered impeachment a "badge of honor". He hasn't changed and Hillary is not only like him, she is worse. She is the person who gave him "permission" to have affairs by "doing nothing". POWER!!!

28 posted on 11/11/2005 7:12:01 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Senator Goldwater

Clinton Administration was an Egregious Abuse.

The shortest book ever: Bill Clinton's Achievements (well, the positive ones...there were plenty of failures).


29 posted on 11/11/2005 7:13:37 AM PST by mak5
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To: Senator Goldwater
Hey Slick!

Do you think Scooter's indictment for lying-under-oath about a non-crime is egregious as well?

30 posted on 11/11/2005 7:13:47 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Senator Goldwater

The impeached POS needs to be denounced regularly.


31 posted on 11/11/2005 7:15:01 AM PST by cloud8
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To: Senator Goldwater
Clinton v. Jones (95-1853), 520 U.S. 681 (1997)

"Like every other citizen who properly invokes that jurisdiction, respondent has a right to an orderly disposition of her claims."

"Orderly disposition", IE: without manipulation by the Executive Branch.

32 posted on 11/11/2005 7:15:16 AM PST by mrsmith
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To: Senator Goldwater

Of course, Clinton and the media play up the sex, and completely ignore the purjury, subornation of purjury, and obstruction of justice, in a case where he was the defendant.

Never mind that his sexual misconduct was able to be introduced in a court due to a law he promoted and signed.

Mark


33 posted on 11/11/2005 7:16:40 AM PST by MarkL (I didn't get to where I am today by worrying about what I'd feel like tomorrow!)
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To: Steamburg

It's instructive to remember that this Brinkley is the same fellow who tried to make a hero out of the anti-American fraud, John Kerry. I place zero faith in his credibility or anything he writes - noted hisorian, indeed...ROFLMAO


34 posted on 11/11/2005 7:17:38 AM PST by astounded (We don't need no stinkin' rules of engagement...)
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To: Senator Goldwater

Bubba is a Loser.


35 posted on 11/11/2005 7:18:58 AM PST by kevinm13 (The Main Stream Media is dead! Fox News Channel Rocks!)
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To: Senator Goldwater
For the billionth time, it wasn't about sex, it was about perjury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice and other real crimes committed with his pants up.
36 posted on 11/11/2005 7:19:06 AM PST by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: Senator Goldwater
Slick will forever been know as the Slacker President presiding over a Know-Nothing Do-Nothing Administration who ordered military action on US citizens resulting in deaths of many innocent women and children, gave Communist China technology to target and guide their multi-warhead nukes and allowed OBL to complete is 911 attack.
37 posted on 11/11/2005 7:20:08 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: astounded

Forgot....Clinton raised taxes on the most vunerable via a fuel tax. And he raised general taxes on everyone else. If I could "take" a little bit from everyone I know, I'd have money in the Kitty, too.


38 posted on 11/11/2005 7:21:26 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Senator Goldwater
Below is the USS KLINTOON sailing off into the Twilight Zone!!

Your legacy, yeah.... HA! HA! HA!

39 posted on 11/11/2005 7:23:20 AM PST by Colonial Warrior (You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped. Character shows when tested)
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To: coloradan

Bill, you can get a hero award from Commie China for those missile plans. Now zip it!


40 posted on 11/11/2005 7:24:24 AM PST by MilleniumBug
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