Posted on 11/10/2009 2:10:38 PM PST by GVnana
With the issue he has positioned to be his crowning achievement as president at a crossroads, Barack Obama once again called on his former rival to help him follow through.
Former President Bill Clinton told a room full of Democratic senators Tuesday that passing health care reform — which he failed to do 15 years ago — is not only a moral issue but also “an economic imperative.”
Clinton argued that even “the most cold-hearted person” ought to support health care reform simply from an economic standpoint. He reminded Democrats of the political momentum their failure to pass reform in 1993 delivered the House of Representatives to the Republicans the following year.
"The point I want to make is: Just pass the bill, even if it's not exactly what you want," Clinton told Democrats. "When you try and fail, the other guys write history.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said Clinton described the ongoing tea party protests against the Democratic agenda as a sign his party was making progress.
Whitehouse quoted Clinton arguing: "The reason the tea-baggers are so inflamed is because we are winning."
Democrats think they can intimidate us...
Leave it to Ol’ Slick.
OK...pardon me...but what the heck is a teabagger? I honestly do not know. I am afraid to google and get a bunch of junk on my computer...or e-mails I think bing is connected somehow to our email spam.
Why am I not surprised. Even though he should show some decorum as a former President, Clinton long ago proved he has no class at all.
We must target every single Democrat in 2010.
Every single one.
The Obama Recession.
Who has the organization?
Bill Clinton is disgraceful. To know that is what he thinks of us..Screw him. So, that is what he thinks of most Americans..good to know Bill, you sack of crap
If Bill Clinton is on the scene and in everybody’s face, Rahm must be feeling overwhelmed and seeing Obama melt down.
It’s one thing to place your vote or be present, it’s another to have to actually face those your decision has caused the death of a family member.
2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT 2010 THROW THEM OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just pass the bill? Economic reasons?...
Now I really see how deranged this guy is. We ARE in the twilight zone
Keep talking Slick!
Can someone freepmail a reply to Texas4ever?
No, we’re inflamed because you’re traitors and have no regard for the Constitution. We see the Marxist coup you overseeing.
Teabaggers are inflamed because they have had it with the governing class of America. Clinton’s statement is the typical “let them eat cake” attitude that is prelude to the catastrophic downfall of the arrogant.
The swelling should go down in 2010
A rather pejorative comment about Tea Partyers. “Tea Baggin” is a very crude and tasteless act of dragging ones genetals across another’s face. Probably rooted in homosexual or ‘prank’ class origins. You really only have to ask yourself, “what looks like a bag?”
He’s referring to the people who attended the Tea Parties. Some of them also sent tea-bags (symbolizing the Boston Tea Party) to their congress critters.
Sure bill
Sure...is he back on the coke again?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Dream on, oh Great enabler of Al Qaeda in Bosnia...
I didn’t know either until hosts on MSNBC and CNN started using the term. It’s quite understandable not to know. Teabagging is the act of sucking on scrotums.
One thing about Clinton, though -
he could fake sincerity better than any ‘rat before or since.
That’s his partisan rat (rather than true believer socialist, like Barry’s) mentality showing itself again. It’s so scary knowing that we have a dyed-in-the-wool socialist in the White House and in the Congressional majority, I hear people say they even miss Clinton, relatively speaking (not me, Clinton was my coming of age politically speaking). Then he says something like this and reminds them all over again why they were right in the first place.
It’s a game to him, with “winners” and “losers”—he has no regard for the nation and its future-that’s just one reason he was never the President to all Americans.
No you nitwit, we are inflamed because you rotten communists socialists are destroying the Constitution and America. Your as@ is grass and you are too ignorant to see it.
wooooohooooo! Right on target. 2010=demless
But Bill, inflaming Muslims and Gays is WRONG. Why is it ok to inflame TAXPAYERS?
Good ol’ Bill: vulgar, lying, philandering, never-had-a-real-job in his life, most hated woman in America for his fake wife (travels with her own lesbian lover!) ...
Braggart, traitor, flies on his own very vulgarly named private airplane with his creepy friends, the plane being full of under-aged models (see Vanity Fair article by his close friend about it all) ...
Man I hope somehow we can kick you out of town and back to that POS berg in Arkansas from whence you came ———— thanks Ross Perot!!!
BJ Clintoon must be having a bad day; must be a shortagel of young chickies to brighten up his sour attitude. Of course, anyone would have an attitude if they had their testicles in Hitlery’s lockbox. These schmucks know, without any doubts, that we’re draining their sewer right this minute.
From one of the most corrupt presidents in our history. Get lost, Billy Jeff, and take your lovely wife with you.
No, Bill, that’s just your tea bags that are inflamed. Go see the doctor.
He’s half correct. We’re pizzed because they are winning... and gutting our country in the process!
I’m glad America is generally an armed nation. I’m glad most military people are conservative by nature. The future does not bode well for liberals.
see this is why more and more folks are getting pissed off
since when was it the role of ex POS and the Govt to make fun of the public who pay their wages?
What happened to no red state no blue state?
A freeper clued some of us in on it...
The bottom line of it, is that it's completely crass, inappropriate for any decent, public mention, and coarsening to all of us who have had to make this descent into perversion each time Obambi and whoever bring this term up.
It figures that in FReeperland, folks are walking around wondering what the heck this is, and that it's even allowed to circulate in the MSM...of course, the MSM is so ridiculous, perhaps it only makes sense.
When you see the decent people of all types at Tea Parties, the ridicule is revealed as an Alinksy-ite method...
Obambi may be a "teabagger", but the folks at the rallies are NOT.
"nuff said.
He is probably referring to “teabagging” from first hand experience.
You're kidding, right?
O'Bambi has stolen the First Rapist's legacy in less than a year!
His most historical achievement.
Isn’t there some hate crime law under which we can charge obama and clintoon for repeatedly using the homophobic term “teabagger” to insult people?
“Clinton argued that even “the most cold-hearted person” ought to support health care reform”
Well he has that part correct, only the most cold-hearted person supports their health care “reform”.
ML/NJ
Oh, I see. This is like the Boston Tea Party participants were complaining because King George was winning the battles. But King George didn't win the war.
“2010 THROW THEM OUT”
Has a bit of a ring to it, no?
Yeah where are the “log cabin republicans” going after Olberman Obama and Clinton for hate crimes?
We love ya Bill! Keep winning like you did last Tuesday!
Winning what? New Jersey and Virginia? Not lately cigar boy.
I could never stand the man. I must have missed the convincing parts.
Is Clinton talking a gay men again? Teabaggers are gay men who do weird sex acts with each other b-lls. He can’t be talking about us...
OK..thanks to all who filled me in...all I can say is
WTF (WHY THE FACE) Just shows the classless Government we now have. I for one am not just insulted but really disgusted at their behavior. These are supposed to be statesmen...I dont want their apology...i want them to be sat down and reprimanded for their sophomoric behavior and embarrassment they bring to their office. I think I will draft a letter...i will post and you can tell me how we will send it forward. If anyone is better at penmanship please feel free...what I want to get across is ...we are not insulted by the word....because to most of us it is as rephehensible as fag or dike, their use of words in this manner is frightening...in fact I wonder what is said behind doors...if in front of an audience you can freely use such terms.SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
OK..thanks to all who filled me in...all I can say is
WTF (WHY THE FACE) Just shows the classless Government we now have. I for one am not just insulted but really disgusted at their behavior. These are supposed to be statesmen...I dont want their apology...i want them to be sat down and reprimanded for their sophomoric behavior and embarrassment they bring to their office. I think I will draft a letter...i will post and you can tell me how we will send it forward. If anyone is better at penmanship please feel free...what I want to get across is ...we are not insulted by the word....because to most of us it is as rephehensible as fag or dike, their use of words in this manner is frightening...in fact I wonder what is said behind doors...if in front of an audience you can freely use such terms.SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
They must be in real trouble then...
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