posted on June 23, 2004 10:18:13 PM new
I just love her since of humor, Poor Willie just doesn't stand a chance. (Not that he deserved one.)
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Moby's Dick
Ann Coulter
According to the front page of the New York Times – so it must be true! – the release of Bill Clinton's latest round of lies, "My Life," has "many of his old antagonists ... gearing up again." Among many others, MSNBC's Bill Press said the book was "bringing all the Clinton haters out from under their rocks. I mean, they're salivating because they get another chance to get into all of these issues."
We're not salivating with anticipation – that's drool as we fall into a coma.
Since Clinton was impeached, liberals have been trapped in a time warp. They just can't seem to "move on." Books retelling Clinton's side of impeachment – only since the decadent buffoon left office – include: Joe Conason's and Gene Lyons' "The Hunting of the President: The 10-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton" (endorsed by America's most famous liar!), David Brock's "Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative," Sidney Blumenthal's "The Clinton Wars," Joe Eszterhas' "American Rhapsody," Joe Klein's "The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton," Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Living History," and now, the master himself weighs in with "My Life."
As far as I know, conservatives have produced one book touching on Bill Clinton's impeachment in this time: In 2003, National Review's Rich Lowry decided it was finally safe to attack Clinton and thereupon produced the only Regnery book with Bill Clinton's mug on the cover that did not make the New York Times' best-sellers list. That's how obsessed the Clinton-haters are.
Now there's even a documentary version of liberals' Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy fantasy, "The Hunting of the President." O.J. had more dignity.
If we're so obsessed with it, why do they keep bringing it up? OK, uncle. You win, Mr. President. If I buy a copy of your book, will you just shut up once and for all, go away, and never come back? It will cost me $35, but, judging strictly by weight, that isn't a bad price for so much cow manure. At 957 pages, this is the first book ever published that contains a 20-minute intermission. Readers are advised to put it down and read a passage from Clinton's 1988 Democratic National Convention speech nominating Dukakis just to stay awake. This thing is so long, he almost called it "War and Peace." Or, I suppose, more properly, "War and a Piece."
Considering how obsessed liberals are with turning their version of Clinton's impeachment into the historical record, it's interesting how these books spend very little time talking about Clinton's impeachment. In lieu of discussing the facts of his impeachment, Clinton simply makes analogies to grand historical events – events notable for bearing not the remotest relationship to his own sordid story.
Clinton claims, for example, that conservatives decided to target him in lieu of the Soviet Union after the Cold War ended and conservatives needed a new villain. In other words, Clinton is equating himself, in scale and importance, to the Soviet Union, the global communist conspiracy and the Marxist-Leninist Revolution. Nope, no ego problem there. ("My Life" was Clinton's second choice title, after the publisher balked at naming the book "I Am God, and You Are All My Subjects."
Alternatively, Clinton claims conservatives hated him because he represented "the '60s." As is now well-known, four lawyers, toiling away after hours and on weekends, worked quietly behind the scenes to propel the Paula Jones case to the Supreme Court and bring Monica Lewinsky to the attention of the independent counsel. All four of us were 5 to 8 years old when Bill Clinton graduated from Georgetown in 1968. (Actually, it was the '70s that I really hated, but that's another column for another day.)
So I'm pretty sure it wasn't our anger about "the '60s" that inspired feelings of contempt for Bill Clinton. It must have been something else – some ineffable quality. Let's see, what was it again? Ah yes! I remember now! It was that Clinton is a pathological liar and sociopath.
If Clinton wasn't the Soviet Empire or "the '60s," then he was Rosa Parks! Clinton actually compares his battle against impeachment to civil-rights struggles in the South. Haven't blacks been insulted enough by the constant comparison between gay marriage and black civil rights without this horny hick comparing his impeachment to Selma?
And that's when Clinton is even talking about his presidency. From what I've heard, roughly half of Clinton's memoir – hundreds and hundreds of pages – is about every picayune detail of his life before becoming president. Through sheer force of will I shall resist the urge to refer to this book as a "blow by blow" account of Clinton's entire miserable existence.
Most presidential memoirs get right to the president part, on the assumption that people would not be interested in, for example, Harry Truman's deal-making as Jackson County executive or Jimmy Carter's initiatives as a state senator in Georgia – let alone who they took to their junior high school proms. When Ulysses S. Grant wrote his memoirs, he skipped his presidency altogether and just wrote about what would be most interesting to people – his service as a Civil War commander.
But Clinton thinks people are dying to read 900 pages about his very ordinary life. He views being president as just one more episode in a life that is fascinating in all its stages because he is just so fascinating as a person – at least to himself. In a perverse way, it's utterly appropriate. What actually happened during the Clinton presidency? No one can remember anything about it except the bimbos, the lies and the felonies. Fittingly, in the final analysis, Clinton will not be remembered for what he did as president, but for who he did.
"The natural family is a man and woman bound in a lifelong covenant of marriage for the purposes of:
*the continuation of the human species,
*the rearing of children,
*the regulation of sexuality,
*the provision of mutual support and protection,
*the creation of an altruistic domestic economy, and
*the maintenance of bonds between the generations."
posted on June 23, 2004 10:25:33 PM new
LOL - I watched Hannity and Colmes tonight on Fox News...Ann was on there with some other [democratic] lady trying to get the focus off the 'Monica' discussion. She wanted to discuss the other parts of clinton's book and accused the 'right' of rehashing all this all over again....'having a re-union of clinton haters' I believe is how she said it.
Ann reminder her it was CLINTON who brought this back to life.....the 'right' WAS over it....clinton choose to bring it all up again.
Alan Colmes was so upset about the title of Ann's article - he wouldn't even say it on air.
posted on June 24, 2004 05:57:46 AM new
Hillary's book covered it's own cost of publication in it's first week of sales, and has gone well over a million copies since.
Bill's book sold almost half a million on the first day, and Knopf has announced another printing.
Republicans just hate to see their success...you gotta love it
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When a dog howls at the moon, we call it religion. When he barks at strangers, we call it patriotism. - Edward Abbey
posted on June 24, 2004 06:12:51 AM newBill's book sold almost half a million on the first day
Revised- last count 900,000 sold on the first day, a first day sale record -- that's nearly $35 million gross sales receipts. Not surprising from the best president in the last half of the 20th century. The Bush administration has probably ordered thousands to find out how to effectively govern.
posted on June 24, 2004 06:23:43 AM newWas Ann Coulter born a female ?
Unlikely reamond, check that Adam's apple, it's a dead giveaway!
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When a dog howls at the moon, we call it religion. When he barks at strangers, we call it patriotism. - Edward Abbey
posted on June 24, 2004 07:15:05 AM new
Coulter,"Fittingly, in the final analysis, Clinton will not be remembered for what he did as president, but for who he did."
And Coulter will be remembered for how MANY she did.....a record even for Washington.
But I believe in equal rights and sluts have a right to their opinion, no matter how little it means to anyone.
posted on June 24, 2004 08:42:29 AM new
Well Helen some people have better things to do than play around with photos. I am sure that if you play around with mine or yours we could come up with something else than what we are.
Crowfarm you know Ann Coulter personally?
You have proven by your post that we have digressed by the language you use about a women. (political Correctness thread) Is there any proof that what you say is true?
If so print it here?
We all know about Bill Clinton because he himself admits it and the reason his book is so popular because people like gossip and would pay any price to read it. I didn't feel bad for Monica when it happened but with this book and his twist on what happened can we believe it is true? I am sure he is blaming her like he blamed the rt wing for his demons. He never takes responsibility for himself.
posted on June 24, 2004 08:58:26 AM new
I havent read the book and probably wont until I find it at discounted price somewhere, but I did see him on oprah. The one thing I took away from his interview was when he said (in effect): "what I did, did not break any laws and should have been answered to my family and my family alone".
I couldn't agree with that more.
This thing is so long, he almost called it "War and Peace." Or, I suppose, more properly, "War and a Piece."
Now thats a funny line! Invoked an involuntary chuckle from me.... :-0
But I suppose for Clinton with his 10 mil it's like they say, "laughing all the way to the bank..." Even Ann Coulter has to admit the numbers dont lie. The public is as enamoured of the man as Regan was beholden.
I dont like what went down but I've lived long enough to see alot of people do extreme things under adverse pressure.
He lied to his wife and it was made into a huge scandal brought to the public because we hunger for those things..just as the other side of the coin is how obviously we hunger for a connection to some goodness or graciousness within all of us. But I have always asked myself who was the primarily injured party there? Me thinks it was Hillary. But she seems to have let it go and moved on.
I dont think one can really look at Clinton wihout readily acknowledging he did alot of good things for this country in his presidency...with a majority republican congress in place, or so i've heard....
posted on June 24, 2004 09:01:32 AM new
...and why do they want to buy the book reamond? Not to read about his mediocre Presidential duties, but to read about him and his women...
Yeah, you're right in that effect he did beat President Reagan, of course Reagan actually bettered the country...
posted on June 24, 2004 09:40:41 AM newand why do they want to buy the book reamond?
The same reason I have nearly every book Winston Churchill has written, they were both extraordinary men who did great things for their countries.
Yeah, you're right in that effect he did beat President Reagan, of course Reagan actually bettered the country
Reagan nearly destroyed this country. If not for his Hollywood polished grandfatherly speech and mannerisms there would not be the naive following he has here in the US. Reagan was all form and no substance. He presided over the worst 8 years this country saw in the last half of the century, second only to the baffoon now in the oval office.
posted on June 24, 2004 10:41:02 AM new
Perjury requires that the info lied about be material to the legal case. The judge ruled that the Monica material was not material to the Jones case and could not be admitted, so it could not be perjury.
Clinton was found guilty of obstruction of civil discovery.
Impeachment is not a criminal procedure, but a political procedure. As I believe Rehnquist said, high crimes and misdemeanors for impeachment are whatever the House says they are and have no other definition at law.
posted on June 24, 2004 11:24:46 AM newRevised- last count 900,000 sold on the first day, a first day sale record
Wonder how many will be used as door stops after those foolish enough to purchace a copy are bored with clintons trivial crap.
And typical leftist retoric. If you can't deny the text of the meessage, attack the character of the author.
Strangely, the the silence is deafining from the lefts noted political writers as to the usefulness of willies diatribe.
Think of the thousands of rolls of toilet paper that will be saved by the publication of willies lies.
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"The natural family is a man and woman bound in a lifelong covenant of marriage for the purposes of:
*the continuation of the human species,
*the rearing of children,
*the regulation of sexuality,
*the provision of mutual support and protection,
*the creation of an altruistic domestic economy, and
*the maintenance of bonds between the generations."
posted on June 24, 2004 11:31:26 AM new
Helen - I guess you don't know me. I have a great sense of humor, as many of my friends will attest to, sometimes very dry though. I have to be with a husband like mine....dull, forgetful and a liberal.....He never understands when we get a letter from his democratic party for a donation I say NO. BTW I don't donate either. Please no stem cell research for Altzheimers. It's a great life...
[ edited by Libra63 on Jun 24, 2004 11:32 AM ]
posted on June 24, 2004 11:49:57 AM new"Helen - I guess you don't know me. I have a great sense of humor, as many of my friends will attest to, sometimes very dry though. I have to be with a husband like mine....dull, forgetful and a liberal.....He never understands when we get a letter from his democratic party for a donation I say NO. BTW I don't donate either. Please no stem cell research for Altzheimers. It's a great life..."
On second thought, after reading Libra's last comment, I've read enought here today.
Helen
[ edited by Helenjw on Jun 24, 2004 12:14 PM ]
posted on June 24, 2004 12:06:01 PM new
Obviously my post went right over your head. Forgetful husband. Please no stem cell research for altzheimers. That is what I was referring to. So Long Helen have a great day.
posted on June 24, 2004 02:59:55 PM new
Granted Linda, all those women saw their day of trouble for ever getting involved with him and it didn't seem to me they were ever forced into a relationship with him - so why did the government seize on this so-called character flaw and try to apply it as if having an affair is breaking the law?
It's still not breaking the law.
I think pretty much all of the presidents had indiscretions in the white house, before it or after it. Some we may never know about.
ed to add:
Helen, I did not make your list today!!??
okay, Im insulted now!!
hahaha
[ edited by neroter12 on Jun 24, 2004 03:05 PM ]
posted on June 24, 2004 03:27:33 PM newBut I guess large books with big words intimidate you.
When did clinton learn BIG words? If it has big words in it, it must have had a ghost writer.
Or did they publish a remedial learing issue just for you? Is that how you know it has big words in it.
"The natural family is a man and woman bound in a lifelong covenant of marriage for the purposes of:
*the continuation of the human species,
*the rearing of children,
*the regulation of sexuality,
*the provision of mutual support and protection,
*the creation of an altruistic domestic economy, and
*the maintenance of bonds between the generations."
