More Clinton Outrages

Accuracy In Media ^ | May 6, 2003 | Notra Trulock

[walford]

It used to be the custom that ex-presidents did not criticize their successors. Harry Truman, for example, is said to have despised Dwight Eisenhower, yet kept his opinions of Eisenhower private. George Bush the elder refrained from criticism of his successor, despite what must have been severe temptations to speak out about Bill Clinton’s performance.

But ex-president Clinton apparently doesn’t think that custom applies to him.

[walford]

Some Lefties say, 'why don't you just leave Clinton alone?' Because he won't leave America alone!

[stanz]

Once an a**hole....well, you know the rest.

[AbsoluteJustice]

Please post the entire article...... :)

[xp38]

The title of this thread could sadly be a non stop ongoing one on FR.

[fuzzthatwuz]

From the article. Clinton: "you cannot kill, jail, or occupy all your adversaries."

Spoken like someone who knows, but oh how he tried!

[AppyPappy]

Harry Truman, for example, is said to have despised Dwight Eisenhower

That's putting it lightly.

[MEG33]

Trash..he simply cannot be anything but trash.

[EggsAckley]

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It used to be the custom that ex-presidents did not criticize their successors. Harry Truman, for example, is said to have despised Dwight Eisenhower, yet kept his opinions of Eisenhower private. George Bush the elder refrained from criticism of his successor, despite what must have been severe temptations to speak out about Bill Clinton’s performance.

But ex-president Clinton apparently doesn’t think that custom applies to him. In recent weeks, he has unleashed harsh criticisms of President Bush’s foreign policy and even predicted that the Bush administration is preparing to invade North Korea. Clinton has given two speeches recently in which he laid out his case against the Bush administration. For the most part, the liberal media have ignored both speeches, although Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post did wonder about the timing of Clinton’s public criticism of the Bush administration.

In early April, Clinton gave a speech at the University of Florida in which he charged that the Bush administration was preparing to invade North Korea. Clinton did offer some tepid support for the war in Iraq and the liberal media played up that part of his speech. But it ignored the main themes stressed by Clinton. A few days later, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl told WOR-NY radio host Bob Grant that Clinton’s comments about North Korea could undermine efforts to ease tensions in North Asia. Kyl said that North Korea’s leader is so paranoid that he might actually believe the U.S. intends to carry out Clinton’s prediction.

In Florida, Clinton charged that the Bush administration has rejected multilateral diplomacy in favor of a unilateral use of force to solve the world’s problems. Clinton claimed that the Bush approach to foreign policy could best be described as "We’ve got the power, we’ve got the juice, and we should do the job." Clinton pronounced himself "more in the other camp." He said "I think we ought to bend over backward to build a world where we are sharing responsibility, sharing benefits, and sharing values."

Then Clinton expanded and elaborated on his Florida critique at a symposium in New York. Initially, his remarks were reported only by Agence France Presse, but were later picked up by the Washington Times, the Fox News Channel, and even the Post’s Kurtz. Clinton charged that the Bush administration "mistreated" France and Germany before the war and that the White House is spending too much on defense. He said that the administration is unable to fight the war on terrorism and tend to domestic affairs at the same time.

He claimed that our policy is that if the rest of the world doesn’t quote "agree with us they can go straight to hell." He again emphasized that we live in an interdependent world and "you cannot kill, jail, or occupy all your adversaries." All this from a president whose foreign policy was a miserable failure and left his successor to fight terrorism, deal with North Korea, and finish off Saddam Hussein. Commentators on Fox News’ Special Report said that Clinton continues to disgrace the presidency and all agreed that the former president should just shut up and go away.

[Luke]

Clinton and his screwball wife need to be reported to Homeland Security as terrorists of American values and character.

[MJY1288]

I say let that ignorant slut keep on running his mouth, him and Terry McAuliffe are making sure the RATS will never see the inside of the White House for the next 40 years

[af_vet_rr]

Sounds like somebody doesn't like being out of the spotlight (or having it shine on a spouse instead)

[aShepard]

Maybe the Toon is just pissed because he and his toadies spent so much time kissing Arafat's ass, and the first thing W tells Arafat is go kiss my ass!

[Redleg Duke]

"But ex-president Clinton apparently doesn’t think that custom applies to him."

That is a problem with Slick and Hitlery...they never think that any rule applies to them. They consider themselves about the law and the rules of common decency.

[ServesURight]

Someday, Mr. Clinton...the truth will come out. I've got a lot of Chicom secrets buried with me.

[EggsAckley]

EggsAckley! They are most arrogant two people I've ever seen.

[godlovesrepublicans]

Agreed.
If this waste of flesh had done his job when he was in office we night not be thinking about what to do with North Korea. GWB has had to clean up too many of his messes.
Clinton is just a pitiful disgrace of a human being. Nothing more.
There....I feel much better now.

[Cicero]

Presumably the reason that the liberal press is failing to report clinton's remarks is that, unlike that pig clinton, they figure they would damage the leftist cause.

His speeches have been reported by the Washington Times, Fox News, and conservative outlets like FR. The exception is Agence France Presse, which like Chirac is so far out to lunch they don't realize that they are destroying themselves with this nonsense.

[cgk]

Excerpts annoy me. I understand when they're necessary (NYT, WashCOMpost), but for articles like this - it seems to be more out of haste to post than anything.

[FReepaholic]

[cgk]

Commentators on Fox News’ Special Report said that Clinton continues to disgrace the presidency and all agreed that the former president should just shut up and go away

I guess Mara Liasson was out sick that day?