I didn't HATE Clinton when he was in office - I was just utterly amazed (and still am) that people still supported him - that he was never held accountable for any of his decisions or actions.
The rabid hatred for GWB is not even understandable.
I don't hate the Clintons, I just detest them, find them contemptible, self-serving, self-promoting , liar politicians.
That's because it's irrational. Trying to discuss anything with liberals, I find, is like talking to people who are insane. They live in a self-constructed alternate universe in which facts, evidence, and logic are all dismissed. Only assertions that support their pre-determined paranoia are admissible.
Unfortunately (because I consider myself a Christian but cannot deny my feelings) I did hate Clinton...and there still is a vestige of hate left for his legacy (although, I have to admit it is lessened by his current involvement with G.H.W. Bush when a crisis hits). The reason I hated him is because he is, IMHO, the epitome of the most Machiavellian "Ends Justifying Means" unctuous politician in American history. I hated him because I went to Vietnam and he didn't; I hated him because of his hedonistic lifestyle and his moral trashing of the Oval Office; I hated him because of Chinagate, Travelgate, and Pardongate; and I hated his "I feel your pain" phoniness (the crocodile tears for Ron Brown).
Most fellow FReepers know that I am not a "W" fan, but at least Bush has proved himself honest, and caring about his job. He is real and it is sad that the hate from the left is real as well.But I recall from history that Abraham Lincoln was really hated, and that Woodrow Wilson was really hated, and that Herbert Hoover was really hated, and that Harry Truman was really hated. Three of those four are now remembered fondly; and a lot of history is being revisited on the fourth.
I could not understand the strength of the hate the left had for President Reagan. Then along came clinton and I understood how someone can 'hate' someone. My 'hate' and 'fear' also included what was just called the media bias at that time. I think my hate started with Hurricane Andrew - clinton, with the help of the media, blaming President Bush for not responding before the Governor asked for help. *** sound familiar guys!
By the time Monica came along I thought I was numb. Not true, for when elementary school age children and middle school age children started emulating the personal actions of the 42nd President of the United States then 'hate' isn't the correct word. I know the media bias - which has become known now as the MSM - has my disgust.
Upon reading what clinton is now saying, as he travels with President GHW Bush, regarding President Bush and his response to the hurricane, well I guess I say -- what did I expect!!