Posted by
Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, September 25, 2006 5:03:04 PM
Here's a compilation of Bill's "terrible temper rants". What you saw yesterday on Fox News Sunday has become a sort of mad "dance routine" of Bill Clinton's. He get's on stage and he goes right into reacting to what can now be called his greatest "hits" (against him of course). I suppose after seeing his act a few times it gets pretty old (probably doesn't even scare Hillary anymore, if it ever did). But just in case anyone has missed Bill "losing it" once or twice in the past, here's a compilation. It is amazing how he has his modus operandi down pat, only the issues have changed, but not his method of showing his guilty feelings.
"Clinton unloads about Ken Starr and the press-assisted witch hunt:"
"One of the reasons he got away with it is because people like you only ask people like me the questions. You gave him a complete free ride. Any abuse they wanted to do, they indicted all these little people from Arkansas, what did you care about them, they’re not famous, who cares that their lives were trampled. Who cares if their children were humiliated?"
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Excerpted from "PRESIDENTIAL OPRAH?"
by Mac MacArthur
at http://www.americanpolitics.com/121797_ClintPressConf.html
Bill Clinton wasn't amused by ABC's John Donvan yesterday when he asked.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1997 -- New York (APJP) -- Bill Clinton held a wide-ranging press conference yesterday which set the tone for next year's presidency weeks ahead of his State of the Union address. The president claimed he had a "banner year" in 1997; named the First Dog; was reluctant to deny women in the military opportunity; wants to see the Bosnian peace process continue, refused to discuss, in detail, his confidence in Louis Freeh as FBI Director; called Saddam Hussein "clever crazy"; brought up possible rapprochement to Iran; explained that he didn't personally snub Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Los Angeles; said he believed that his race initiative is working, announced a Spring meeting of NATO; said the country was better off than five years ago when he took office; and almost lost his temper with an "opinionated" reporter.
Clinton flared briefly when a reporter said some had dismissed his recent Ohio, town meeting on race relations as "presidential Oprah," referencing TV talk star Oprah Winfrey.
He got into a spat with a reporter who said that "reports from the front lines of your race initiative suggest that the initiative is in chaos," and was "a little more than 'Presidential Oprah."'
"If that's your opinion, state your opinion," Clinton said, and asked the reporter to identify the critics. It was classic Clinton, exposing the reporter's own bias and continuing his open "fight-back" attitude. The reporter did not tell the President who the critics were, but implied they came from within his own Administration and that he might "fire" them if he did.
"That may be your editorial comment, that's not my reports," Clinton shot back. He then challenged the reporter to name one source. "Just one," he said, almost ridiculing him. "Give me a name."
John Donvan
"I don't want them to get fired by you, sir," replied the harasser, John Donvan of ABC News.
and lest we forget when America first saw Bill's anger modus operandi
From The Washington Post at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clinton081898.htm
"Seven months after he wagged his finger and sternly told a national audience that he did not have sex with "that woman," the president said during another live television address that he had not been candid because he wanted to protect himself and his family from embarrassment."
"But the president's tone during his five-minute statement was flavored with as much anger as remorse as he lashed out at Starr and called for a halt to the investigation of whether he perjured himself in the Paula Jones lawsuit or encouraged others to do so. "I intend to reclaim my family life for my family," he said. "It's nobody's business but ours. Even presidents have private lives. It is time to stop the pursuit of personal destruction and the prying into private lives and get on with our national life."
Seven Months of Denials
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For the last seven months, Clinton has let stand his denials of any sexual liaisons with Lewinsky and allowed aides and even his wife go on television to repeat them. "
"During his Jan. 17 deposition in the Jones case, he said, "I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. I've never had an affair with her." Four days later, after the story of Starr's investigation broke, Clinton said, "There is not a sexual relationship, an improper sexual relationship, or any other kind of improper relationship."
"When that failed to quell a political storm, Clinton went on television again to deny it more forcefully in a Jan. 26 statement that has become a coda for this saga. "Listen to me," he said defiantly that day. "I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
Above quotes are from: Clinton Admits to Lewinsky Relationship, Challenges Starr to End Personal 'Prying' by By Peter Baker and John F. Harris,Washington Post Staff Writers. Tuesday, August 18, 1998; Page A01 The Washington Post.
My Opinion: As the old sages say, a tiger doesn't changes his stripes. We can expect more of Bill's rants in the future because either guilt makes him act that way, or he can't help himself, that's the way he is and always will be. But maybe since we've seen the routine often enough now, we won't think of him as an ex-American President and we'll just yawn the next time because it's just Bubba baby.