Clintons, Enough Is Enough

Just scanning First Read right now and I am struck by the two Clinton stories at the top.

#1) Hillary starts crying talking about how hard she works to help people

#2) Bill gets interrupted by a cell phone call from Hillary who says she is not entitled to the Presidency

I have actually been scrummin' it up a bit over on Blue Hampshire giving my two cents for why Hillary does feel entitled to the Presidency as evidenced by her attitude and body language on the stump and in the debates, and her campaign's sleazy tactics against her Democratic opponents.

These two ruses by the Clinton campaign spell out pretty perfectly why I don't want them back in the White House.

For starters, they have pulled so much bullshit this campaign that I can't even trust Hillary when she chokes up. How perfect? She comes across as nasty and aggressive in the debates, awww, and now she is getting emotional about helping people. See, guys, she's not so mean, after all!

Next, another human moment with Bill (they spontaneously love each other! Yay!) Yeah, right, like she didn't know he was in a meeting of supporters. What a crock. And the first thing out of his mouth, Oh, by the way, people, she isn't entitled. Listen to what I say.

That is the problem with the Clintons. They have forced me (and so many of us) into a pigeonhole where I can't help but think that every single thing that they do is scripted to show a poll-tested point. Whether that is true or not (and I believe that it is true) it is exactly why it is time for a Change, at the very least in last names of the President.


P.S. Iraq.

As Iowa Burns

Old Town Tac, WA -

Bill Clinton Whines. Poor Bill is looking for some FOX-styled fair and balanced coverage of his gal Hill.

"I think we can change [the tone of campaigns] as long as you have access to information by people who are committed to judging everybody by the same set of rules and following the same set of rules," he said. "According to the most recent media analysis, that’s not what’s happened so far, but yeah, I think it should be done."

"Nobody would like it better than us if you could get that personal vilification out of there, because nobody’s been vilified more than we have,"

Except, of course, get ready for some straight up MUD. Drugs? Race? Experience? Ears? It's all on the table. We're about to find out in these next two weeks just how badly America wants change.

Reminds me of Chris Rock. I can't find the transcript, but in one of his comedy bits he was talking about black people in the 'hood blaming the media for why it is a bad place to live. I'll paraphrase "'It ain't us, its the media! The media has distorted our image!' Well when I'm in the hood, I ain't afraid of gettin' robbed by the media."

Well that reminds me of another Chris Rock line.
"That shit wasn't about race... that shit was about fame. If O.J. wasn't famous he'd be in jail right now. If O.J. drove a bus, he wouldn't even be O.J. He'd be Orenthal the bus driving murderer."

Well if Hillary Clinton wasn't married to Bill she would be Ms. Rodham the war-baiting, election-losing lawyer. Fairness is a two-way street, Bill.

Let's face it, Chris Rock was the sage of the 1990s.

Bill's Big Hands

Manchester, NH -

Yesterday at the Young Democrats of America Fall National Conference here in Manchester, Bill Clinton was one of the keynote speakers. That's hardly news. But worth noting is his choice of words.

"When I took office, the average weight of the cell phone was five pounds, now I can't even get my big hands on one. So we had to do really rudimentary things like go on MTV. It was unbelievable, young people gave the energy, the drive, the thrust to our campaign."

BIG hands?

THRUST to his campaign?

I wonder what kind of shady shit went down at the Radisson last night?!

Didja Hear the One About?

Snow Pond, NH -

Now that Iowa is neatly and officially tucked into January 3rd, the Post had an article basically saying, well, now we're really just waiting on ol' Bill Gardner. But I think this has been one of the best when will it be? articles yet. Not only does Ed O'Keefe refrain from subtle digs at a December primary, but he shows Gardner warmly reminiscing about primaries past and future.

"I like the open process. I like the opportunity for any person's son or daughter to someday grow up and be president, and that there be a place that allows for individuals who want to try to become president to actually be able to do that," Gardner said.
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And he thinks of the time Democrat Gary Hart arrived in his office and dropped bags full of 1,000 one-dollar bills, after asking New Hampshire residents to donate cash towards his application fee.

As for the current presidential campaign, Gardner said: "It's certainly not decided."

Better still is the news out of Gerald Ford's posthumous book, Write It When I'm Gone. In it he calls Bill Clinton a sex addict, and recounts a story from when they first met at Ford's Colorado home.

"I'll tell you one thing: he didn't miss one good-looking skirt at any of the social occasions," Ford said. "He's got a wandering eye ... He isn't very subtle about his interest."

"I'm convinced that Clinton has a sexual addiction. He needs to get help -- for his sake. He's already damaged his presidency beyond repair," Ford said.

I am always in favor of time capsule books like this, especially when the time alloted for the capsule is less than a year. Ford did a classy and important thing by telling the world his feelings, while respecting the office by keeping mum in life. Plus, Reuters dropped a pretty hilarious title in their coverage: "For Gerald Ford, Dead Men Do Tell Tales."

The idea of Clinton as a sex addict is great. A lot of men consider themselves to be such a thing at one point or another, but I'm not sure we really can fathom it. But when an addiction expert like Betty Ford weighs in, it makes it that much more palatable. Certainly man can be addicted to greed, gluttony and ganja. Why not lust? Hell, I'm putting myself on notice.

These are the things people should be reading about.