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Bill Clinton: ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’
NewsMax Newsletter | 9-24-2006 | NewMax Newsletter

Posted on 09/24/2006 12:37:05 PM PDT by Sen Jack S. Fogbound

Bill Clinton: ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’

Despite his impeachment, Gennifer Flowers, Whitewater and the other problems that have beset Bill Clinton’s political career, the former president still maintains he did nothing wrong.

During a wide-ranging interview with David Remnick of The New Yorker magazine – excerpted earlier on NewsMax.com – Clinton “started to talk about Whitewater, about Kenneth Starr, about how allowing the appointment of a special prosecutor had been ‘the worst decision’ of his presidency,” Remnick writes.

“He talked about old enemies in Arkansas, about the Resolution Trust Corporation, about Gennifer Flowers, about Susan Schmidt of the Washington Post.” Despite Clinton’s claims he is not looking back, “you could see just how deeply he still feels the attacks of the late ‘90s,” Remnick disclosed. He noted Clinton’s anger is palpable as his “carotid artery seemed to inflate like a jammed garden hose” as these topics were discussed.

But when asked if he thought it would be unbearable to go through all of it again if Hillary ran for president in 2008, Clinton replied: “I don’t care, because we know we did nothing wrong.”

Surprisingly some of Clinton’s closest supporters think he has more to blame than the so-called “Clinton haters.”

Remnick quoted one of Clinton’s closest aides, former Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, regarding Clinton’s state of denial:

“The method he uses to live with himself is to make a clear and precise argument that this was something that others had done to him and not that he had done to himself.

“Because of his brainpower, he can create a logic for anything.

“But deep down he would be such a good person if he could just accept the fact that he screwed up and made mistakes, and move on.”


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Jeepers! With all the negatives, how did this jerk got to be President in the first place?
1 posted on 09/24/2006 12:37:06 PM PDT by Sen Jack S. Fogbound
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound

Women voters were the largest single block of voters for Clinton. They are to blame.


2 posted on 09/24/2006 12:38:28 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound
"I want you to listen to me. I did not have sex with that woman...Miss Lewinsky..."
3 posted on 09/24/2006 12:39:04 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You can't defeat your enemy unless you are willing to get down in the mud with him.)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound
Bill Clinton: ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’

Bill, it would be far more accurate to say that you did "nothing right."

4 posted on 09/24/2006 12:40:07 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: bmwcyle

I believe it was something like 70% in 1992. It actually made me question if women were bright enough to have the right to vote.


5 posted on 09/24/2006 12:40:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound

We did nothing wrong.............We did NOTHING!!


6 posted on 09/24/2006 12:41:29 PM PDT by gidget7 (Political Correctness is Marxism with a nose job)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound

“He talked about old enemies in Arkansas"


There is still ONE ENEMY in ARKANSAS who hasn't forgotten a damned thing you did and didn't do you CREEP!

I HAVE A LONG MEMORY!


7 posted on 09/24/2006 12:41:53 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound
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8 posted on 09/24/2006 12:41:55 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: DoughtyOne

It is time to point the finger at the problem before they vote Hillary into the White House.


10 posted on 09/24/2006 12:42:52 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound

A split electorate that arose from anger felt by people towards Bush 41


11 posted on 09/24/2006 12:43:03 PM PDT by misterrob
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To: DoughtyOne

It was all about abortion on demand and what women felt is their right to have access to it.

That and their willingness to buy BS from a man with no conscience


12 posted on 09/24/2006 12:44:17 PM PDT by misterrob
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Just go away Bill. You have your moment. You blew it. Give up the denial Bill and face the facts.

If it is ALL us evil right wingers fault for "Distracting" you, how ever did you undistract yourself to use up the US's entire on hand supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles to bomb the snot out of Iraq during Impeachment in Dec 1998?

If we SO distracted you, how come you were able to bog us down in an endless quagmire of a peace keeping mission in the Balkans? A mission now entering it 12th or 13th year that you promised would last no more then 18 months?
13 posted on 09/24/2006 12:44:51 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Say Leftists. How many Nazis did killing Nazis in WW2 create? or Samurai? or Fascists?)
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To: Ameritopia

You forget the peanut farmer.


14 posted on 09/24/2006 12:44:58 PM PDT by blue-duncan
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound

H. Ross Perot


15 posted on 09/24/2006 12:45:15 PM PDT by saveliberty (I'm a Bushbot and a Snowflake :-)
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To: bmwcyle

What you do is goad Clinton and Hillary into a great big blowout. Then the poor confused leftists will have to pick sides and this will deflate their vote for Hillary.

Fingers crossed...


17 posted on 09/24/2006 12:45:47 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound
Genifer Flowers: "But Bill...they hay-uv tapes !"

Bill: "Deny...Deny... Deny"

18 posted on 09/24/2006 12:46:40 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: Sen Jack S. Fogbound
According to Leon Panetta, "Because of his brainpower, he can create a logic for anything." In other words, Clinton can "will" logic to his liking, as a mental defense against that darn old villain, "reality".

It just goes to show you that "A mind is a terrible thing... "

19 posted on 09/24/2006 12:46:53 PM PDT by Richard Axtell
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To: MNJohnnie
Legacyitus like dementia can be a terrible disease.

Clinton's got a classic case.
20 posted on 09/24/2006 12:47:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
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