Who Is This Article About?

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Check out these opening paragraphs, and guess who's being described.

Looking into [his] eyes is like falling into a swimming pool.

His eyes are deep and blue and comforting and, as person after person will tell you, when his eyes lock onto yours, you feel like you are the only other person in the world.

Margarida Perreira, 48 . . . can stand it no longer.

“Can I give you a kiss?” she asks him.

“Sure you can,” he says.

She hugs him fiercely.

He smiles and thanks her and moves on, his hands in the pockets of his white jeans, his dark ostrich skin boots scuffing along the dirt paths . . .

So, what's your guess? Brad Pitt? Matt Damon? Robert Redford, perhaps? Or might it be fiction -- something from a dime-store bodice-ripper?

Alright, you NewsBusters readers are a smart lot. You've probably deduced that if the answer were a Hollywood star, we wouldn't be writing about it here. OK, then: the answer is Bill Clinton, and the author is the apparently star-struck Roger Simon at Politico.com. The notion behind The long campaign of Bill Clinton is that the former prez just loves campaigning and, um, human contact, and is incredibly good at the art of retail politics. In fairness, there's no doubt that Clinton is a schmoozer supreme. Even so, can anyone imagine a Republican receiving this kind of a fawning profile?

There's one classically Clintonian moment that Simon describes.

“I love your boots!” a woman shouts to him.

He walks over to her. “Ostrich skin,” he says. “I have ostrich skin and crocodile. I have a pair that is both ostrich skin and crocodile. There is this place in Australia that makes boots out of crocodiles and ostriches, but only when they die naturally.”

Smoked the ostrich, but didn't inhale it.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Go ahead, guess. Ping to Today show list.

[steveo]

*urp*

[ArrogantBustard]

ROFPMGO!!!!

[rfp1234]

— his dark ostrich skin boots —

Head in the sand, that’s about right...

[kinoxi]

All your hair, are belong to us...

[nuconvert]

I knew who it was by the first sentence

[rfp1234]

—ROFPMGO!!!!—

Rolling on the Floor Pi**ing My Granny Off???

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I guess it was kinda obvious, but can you imagine that the seemingly serious Simon actually wrote this stuff?

[ArrogantBustard]

close ... but no cigar. Especially not a Clinton Cigar. (Eeewwwww.)

It’s

Rolling On Floor Puking My Guts Out.

[ElkGroveDan]

Margarida Perreira, 48 . . . can stand it no longer.

She's a little old for him isn't she?

[r9etb]

Yes, it sounds like a bodice-ripper ... but this isn’t the first place I’ve read such a description of Clinton’s charisma. Apparently it’s one of those things people don’t believe until it happens to them.

[Califreak]

I think it was rolling on floor puking my guts out...

But I can’t be sure....

[nuconvert]

“but can you imagine that the seemingly serious Simon actually wrote this stuff?”

Sure. What’s worse is that there are people who to this day, still feel this way about him. That’s sick.

[Spunky]

Looking into [his] eyes is like falling into a swimming cess pool.

[Califreak]

I was only going by my reaction.

[mass55th]

"He smiles and thanks her and moves on, his hands in the pockets of his white jeans"

Probably has a hole cut in the pocket of his jeans too.

[Thebaddog]

Some fellow gave Clinton an earful of attitude at the Taste of Chicago some years back and Clinton set the SS and the FBI on him. And if Clinton ever says “Nice tie” to you, he’s not being nice. Get my drift?

[r9etb]

Uh, OK.... No, I don’t get your drift.

[Theresawithanh]

I consider myself to be susceptible to going ga-ga over a good looking man, but Billy Jeff sure don't fit the bill for me! Every time I see pictures of him or see him on TV I want to hurl. Here's where his ugly puss belongs!

[Slings and Arrows]

From all reports Bill Clinton does have an incredible amount of charisma. This in no way conflicts with the fact that he is a vile human being.

[dbacks]

A ten upchuck article.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

“I consider myself to be susceptible to going ga-ga over a good looking man.”

Senator Craig, is that you? ;-)

[sergeantdave]

“Can I give you a kiss?” she asks him.

Idiot left wing females will take away your freedom and liberty for their security.

The 19th amendment needs to be rescinded or modified.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Agreed, and I did acknowledge that he is a “schmoozer supreme.” Even so, it’s hard to imagine an MSM article this fawning about a Republican.

[Theresawithanh]

Howd’ja know? Could you hear my feets tappin’ over the internetz? ;-p

[Slings and Arrows]

Agreed, and I did acknowledge that he is a “schmoozer supreme.” Even so, it’s hard to imagine an MSM article this fawning about a Republican.

No argument.

[nuconvert]

“What’s worse is that there are people who to this day, still feel this way about him. That’s sick.”

...and I mean women. Very sick

[massgopguy]

It’s like when the Queen says “good for you” after you make a comment that doesn’t emote fealty.

[contrarian]

What a faggoty thing to do... I don’t think I would want anyone to know I was that infatuated with another man ( I use the term loosely)...ICCCCK... I’m gonna go wash my eyes out after reading that.

[LexBaird]

There is this place in Australia that makes boots out of crocodiles and ostriches, but only when they die naturally.

It is perfectly natural to die when shot in the head.

[picard]

Any of you women out there...care for a cigar.

Jesus! I hate myself for writing that. I hate him that I had to write that.

No! Noooo! do not post! stooooooop...Ok calm down now. Do not push the Post button, just don’t do...iiiit

[Recovering Hermit]

“What’s worse is that there are people who to this day, still feel this way about him. That’s sick.”

...and I mean women. Very sick

There seems to be a lot of women attracted to criminals.

Just think if he was actually incarcerated...the marriage proposals would probably be flooding in daily.

Go figure.

[ArrogantBustard]

That picture is indescribably foul.

[johnny7]

I detect a bit of homo Shaw... in Simon's work.

[r9etb]

Hm. OK. I guess.

All gag-inducement aside, Simon's description is apparently accurate, however.

[G8 Diplomat]

Oh man, I was NOT expecting THAT!

WHERE’S THE BARF ALERT??

[khnyny]

I still remember David Geffen (of Dreamworks) calling both the Clinton’s liars. LOL.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

“WHERE’S THE BARF ALERT??”

I didn’t want to give any clues ;-)

[G8 Diplomat]

True...as soon as I see a barf alert the two things that come to mind are either liberal media bias in the article or Bill Clinton.

[Maceman]

I guessed immediately that it was Bill Clinton.

[Ole Okie]

He walks over to her. “Ostrich skin,” he says. “I have ostrich skin and crocodile. I have a pair that is both ostrich skin and crocodile. There is this place in Australia that makes boots out of crocodiles and ostriches, but only when they die naturally.”

"I have these cause I'm richer than you are!"

[Thebaddog]

Dude, the description is of a sociopath. Truth means nothing to him because in his mind he defines the truth to the little people who buy his stuff. That’s my drift.

[SandRat]

CLINTON!!!!

[ga medic]

My wife met him, and said he was the most charming and charismatic man she had ever met. She has never voted for a Dem in her life, but said that if she had spent more time with him she might have considered it. She is not easily impressed, and although she despises him now, she has never backed down from her description of his charm.

[r9etb]

Ah, OK — thanks for being so patient with me. Yes, now I get it. You’re absolutely correct.

[r9etb]

Thanks for that ... he’s sorta like Ted Bundy in that regard.

[GladesGuru]

“Smoked the ostrich, but didn’t inhale it.”

Change the BBQ sauce, forget the ‘rare’ ostrich meat idea, and the guests will ‘inhale’ it.