http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/x42/ en-us Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:29:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2046335/posts Former President Bill Clinton (D) warned voters against electing former prisoner-of-war Senator McCain president. “POWs are not like us,” Clinton observed. “They’ve been held captive in barbaric conditions, tortured and humiliated by this country’s enemies. How can they ever be objective enough to deal with our country’s enemies as president?” Clinton argued that his evasion of military service saved him “from building up the prejudices against and hatreds for different cultures and political systems that could have compromised my ability to govern effectively. My judgment was untainted by any suffering and privation that could have biased my views. The same... AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2046335/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042743/posts President Clinton ordered a warrantless physical search of Aldrich Ames's residence in 1993, but Congress bolstered FISA by updating it to further assist Clinton instead of accusing his administration of illegal searches. Video Eyeblast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042743/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:04:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042406/posts Former President Bill Clinton told an audience that POWs often suffer "anger" long after the incident - which some took as a swipe at Vietnam vet and presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042406/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:01:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042405/posts John McCain on Tuesday questioned Bill Clinton’s credentials to discuss the mental health of prisoners of war after the former president told an audience in Aspen that it’s just a matter of time before a former POW snaps and relives the nightmare of his imprisonment. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042405/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040741/posts Alex Dobuzinskis, a reporter for London-based news service Reuters, used a story about paparazzi in Malibu to revise basic facts about Ken Starr and the impeachment of former President Clinton. According to Dobuzinskis, "Malibu officials are getting advice from Kenneth Starr, the attorney whose investigation of former President Bill Clinton led to the uncovering of his sexual liaison with Monica Lewinsky and caused his impeachment." Actually, Starr was a special prosecutor investigating Bill and Hillary Clinton in the Whitewater land scandal. Monica Lewinsky was "uncovered" by lawyers for Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee who was suing Bill Clinton... zeestephen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040741/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039191/posts Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must 'kiss my ass' for his support By Tim Shipman in Washington and Philip Sherwell in New York Last Updated: 8:16AM BST 30/06/2008 Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support. AP Bill Clinton is still very bitter that Barack Obama beat his wife Hillary telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039191/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:29:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038728/posts Is Bill Clinton still fuming over the outcome of the primary contests? Although he has yet to pick up the phone when Barack Obama calls, a close associate said Sunday that the former President is ready to make nice this week. "This man doesn't stay mad," said former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, although there are a few anger issues hanging around. For Clinton, it's not all about him, definitely not, McAuliffe said on CNN's "Late Edition." "Is he somewhat angry, as I am, and others, at some of the treatment Hillary Clinton received from the press? Sure. But,... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038728/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:30:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037899/posts http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2211812/Bill-Clinton-says-Barack-Obama-must-'kiss-my-ass'-for-his-support.html Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must 'kiss my ass' for his support By Tim Shipman in Washington and Philip Sherwell in New York Last Updated: 9:07PM BST 28/06/2008 Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support. Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he won the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the former president's future campaign role is a "sticking point" in peace talks with... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037899/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037975/posts While media gushed over Hill and Barack's kiss and make-up ceremony in Unity, New Hampshire, Friday, a larger story was lurking in the shadows without getting much attention: Bill Clinton is still very angry at the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, and he's not close to calling a ceasefire. newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037975/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:19:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037817/posts Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support. Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he won the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the former president's future campaign role is a "sticking point" in peace talks with Mrs Clinton's aides. The Telegraph has learned that the former president's rage is still so great that even loyal allies are shocked by his patronising attitude to Mr Obama,... Telegraph(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037817/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:41:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037803/posts Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama's victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support. Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he won the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the former president's future campaign role is a "sticking point" in peace talks with Mrs Clinton's aides. The Telegraph has learned that the former president's rage is still so great that even loyal allies are shocked by his patronising attitude to Mr Obama,... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037803/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:07:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034368/posts EDMONTON - Almost 2,000 people packed a banquet hall in Edmonton today to listen to former U.S. President Bill Clinton speak. Dozens more were turned away from the event at the Delta Edmonton South hotel. Audience members paid between $200 and $500 for the chance to hear the former president talk about how individuals should strive to work for the public interest and eliminate inequality in the world. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton leaves the Delta Edmonton South after speaking on June 20. The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and Power Within sponsored Clinton's speech. Clinton regaled the audience with tales... Calgary Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034368/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:39:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031280/posts Rumours have been rife that the Clintons' marriage may be on the rocks. From Washington, Tim Shipman dissects the dynamics of the power-hungry duo's complex relationship. Hillary Clinton is licking her wounds, relaxing at an undisclosed location with her husband, Bill, and daughter, Chelsea, doubtless pondering the causes of her failure to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet as the New York senator considers her future in American public life, there are new claims that she is also considering the future of her marriage. The First Post, an irreverent online news magazine, last week alleged that some of those around... Telegraph.Co.UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031280/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031262/posts TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — There was far less pomp in these circumstances, but Bill Clinton did give a Southern California commencement speech this week. A lingering labor dispute at UCLA kept the former president from giving a planned talk to thousands of graduates there Friday, but he spoke to all 26 eighth-grade graduates of Riviera Hall Lutheran School in Torrance on Thursday. Clinton's nephew Tyler, son of his brother Roger, is a student at the school. Clinton spoke for about 10 minutes in the school's chapel about the value of education and public service, making no mention of politics at... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031262/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:45:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029808/posts WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was gracious in her full-throated endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. But that does not mean all is forgiven by others in the Clinton universe. For proof, look no further than Doug Band, chief gatekeeper to former President Bill Clinton. Mr. Band keeps close track of the past allies and beneficiaries of the Clintons who supported Mr. Obama’s campaign, three Clinton associates and campaign officials said. Indeed, he is widely known as a member of the Clinton inner circle whose memory is particularly acute on the matter of who has been there for the couple... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029808/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:58:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029270/posts Bill Clinton on Tuesday canceled a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, because of a lingering labor dispute. The former president was scheduled to address 4,000 graduating seniors on Friday, but his office said he would not appear because of the long-running rift between the university and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. guardian.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029270/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028018/posts This is not the end of the Clinton story. If we know anything about Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton it is that there is always another chapter, and it will not fail to be interesting. But her departure from the presidential race Saturday almost certainly does mark the end of the longest and most important thread of the Clinton story. For nearly 40 years, the presidency has been the organizing principle of their lives together. Her appearance at the National Building Museum to thank supporters and endorse Barack Obama represents the final, fading light of a shared dream. Both Clintons... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028018/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027991/posts Campaign May Leave Blot on Clinton Legacy By JOHN M. BRODER and ROBIN TONER WASHINGTON — Bill and Hillary Clinton have stirred virulent passions in their nearly two decades in the national spotlight. They have been known as many things, good and bad — brilliant policy analysts, manipulators of facts and friends, tireless campaigners, skillful political tacticians, monumentally self-absorbed baby boomers. But most of all they were known as winners. Until now. While the Clintons will almost certainly play a continuing role in the nation’s political life, and Mrs. Clinton could yet emerge as this year’s vice presidential nominee, a... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027991/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:52:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026943/posts The Obama camp is preparing to embrace Hillary Clinton enthusiastically - but they're reaching for the 10-foot pole to keep her rabid husband at bay. Bill Clinton's erratic and increasingly sulfuric behavior on the campaign trail has perplexed senior Barack Obama campaign officials trying to figure out how to deploy him in the fall campaign. While the former President's political skills are extraordinary, some senior Democratic and Obama officials - and Hillary Clinton aides - believe he is now simply too toxic to be a high-profile surrogate. New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026943/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:13:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026791/posts Excerpt - It's often been said that Bill Clinton is one lucky bastard. Indeed, Lucky Bastard was the title of a satirical roman à clef about Clinton that Charles McCarry published in 1998. According to the lucky-bastard theory, no ordinary candidate could recover from Gennifer Flowers' revelation of an adulterous affair just before the New Hampshire primary. Clinton did. No ordinary candidate could expect to win a general-election contest against a commander in chief who'd just led the nation to swift victory in a war in which fewer than 400 American soldiers were killed. Clinton did. No ordinary incumbent could... Slate.com (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026791/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:24:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026657/posts On his first day as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama has made his first clear, serious mistake: He named Eric Holder as one of three people charged with vice-presidential vetting. As deputy attorney general, Holder was the key person who made the pardon of Marc Rich possible in the final hours of the Clinton presidency. Now Obama will be stuck in the Marc Rich mess. If ever there was a person who did not deserve a presidential pardon, it's Marc Rich, the fugitive billionaire who renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Switzerland to avoid prosecution for racketeering,... nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026657/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:27:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026490/posts A Big Dog in Winter By Rich Lowry New York Post | 6/5/2008 FEW things are sadder than former greats past their prime: a bloated Elvis Presley in a sequined suit; a diminished Michael Jordan making one last comeback with the Washington Wizards. And now a gaunt Bill Clinton desperately plugging his wife's doomed presidential campaign- the Big Dog in winter. With his media enablers gone, with his most faithful constituency (African-Americans) lured away by another, with the prospect of again attaining the commanding heights of American politics lost, with his magic touch in abeyance, Bill Clinton has been whittled... FrontPageMagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026490/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:41:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2026401/posts In Vanity Fair's latest edition, Bill Clinton's front and center in a feature entitled, "The Comeback Id." His predilection for young women and running with billionaires is only part of the story by reporter Todd Purdum, as the former president's excesses are on full display. The man who would be First Lady visited Pikeville in Eastern Kentucky in May to boost the fortunes of his wife, Hillary Rodham-Clinton. KyPolitics.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2026401/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:52:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025242/posts “There seems to be an abiding anger in him,” one of his senior aides told Todd Purdum. Good lord, does there ever. Not to begrudge the man a little righteous outrage at being the target of a hit piece, but the detail here about him refusing to let go of Mayhill Fowler’s hand is the creepy final act to a campaign performance that passed “bizarre” a long time ago. He’s like Orson Welles here tearing apart the bedroom at the end of Citizen Kane in frustration that no one’s left to admire his greatness. Which isn’t to suggest that what... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025242/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:37:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025245/posts New York,June 3: In an embarrassment to Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's despondent campaign, an article has claimed that the aides of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, believe his 2004 heart surgery fundamentally altered his state of mind and that he is constantly in rage. The article to be published in Vanity Fair, and already posted on the magazine's website also questions some of Clinton's business dealings and behaviour since leaving the White House. "Old friends and long time aides are wringing their hands over Bill Clinton's post White House escapades, from the dubious (and secretive) business associations to the... Express India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025245/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:46:34 GMT