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posted at 10:40 pm on September 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Bill Clinton has always made sense politically. He and the toe sucker were a dangerous duo. I can barely stand either Clinton or Morris, but that doesn’t mean they are never right.

Buford Gooch on September 22, 2008 at 11:46 PM

Astute. Articulate. Persuasive. Intellectually honest in an environment hostile to such candor. Unifying in tone. Inspiring, actually. A rare moment in the (misspent) life of William Jefferson Clinton.

Boggles the mind to think what a force for good he might have been had he not adopted his mother’s principles and his wife’s politics…

grits on September 22, 2008 at 11:46 PM

He didn’t just tell them it was OK to vote McCain Palin cause she’s a woman. He said it’s OK to vote based on race. He just told white Democrats that it’s perfectly legitimate to vote for the white guy cause you identify with him.

Right! Voting against 0bama because he’s black is clearly racist, but voting for McCain because he’s white is not.

Thanks, Bill! Receiving this absolution from the First Black President is great!

The Monster on September 22, 2008 at 11:49 PM

Is George Will ever in a good mood?

I stopped taking him seriously after reading his lame book on term limits right before Congress gave themselves a pay raise.

Sapwolf on September 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM

Thank you all for the sum-up of the show; saves me having to endure those “ladies”.

I agree that Obama made a powerful enemy in the Clintons and that they are “softly” sabotaging him at every turn.

Obama calls for Hillary to lead the smear charge against Palin and she pointedly freezes that maneuver in its tracks.

Likewise, The View invite a Revered Leader of the liberal line on and lob him a softball opportunity so as to launch what they had hoped would be a dogpile on what a horrible b*tch Palin is and instead he speaks straight into the Libs’ core female audience (and Allapundit, the only male I know brave enough to watch this show) and sends his personal assurance that it is alright to not vote Obama, ’cause the First Black President says so. You aren’t racist, go vote for the female on the ticket and by the way, Hillary can take them in 4 years.

Chicago machine politics don’t know they’re playing with a bigger, colder, meaner machine. They ain’t never seen game like Clintons.

Texan on September 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM

Bill Clinton makes sense? While the room is stacked
full of orgasmic Liberal women,that were hanging on
every word that they wanted to hear!!!

Lets see,Bill claims he read an article,well shazam,
according to what the Liberal women would like to hear,
it was written by a Liberal femenazi about the ‘gender’
thingy!!!

canopfor on September 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM

Grits, I’ve often thought along those lines, too. It doesn’t take a village. It takes a mom and a dad and God’s Grace…

Roger Brown on September 22, 2008 at 11:59 PM

ManlyRash on September 22, 2008 at 11:29 PM

mylegsareswollen on September 22, 2008 at 11:37 PM

God love ya for picking such amusing monikers. I bet hackers would have heaps o’ fun guessing your passwords.

I trust that your online activities are strictly legal if for no other reason than to avoid being frog-marched by the Feds past TV cameras as the cable news ticker repeats your user name ad nauseam.

Terrie on September 23, 2008 at 12:03 AM

The McCain’s NEVER should have went on this show. That was a bad move.

Just send our secret weapon, Bill.

Sapwolf on September 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM

Is George Will ever in a good mood?

Sapwolf on September 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM

Never! If you look up the word curmudgeon in the illustrated dictionary, George Will’s baby picture is there.

I blame the Chicago Cubs.

Terrie on September 23, 2008 at 12:06 AM

Bill Clinton will be the guy that helps McCain win this election. Bill has done a hell of a lot for us in this appearance. He assured Hillary voters that it is OK to vote for Palin because she is a woman.
Boy did he shut those “ladies” up. He should go on the show more often, I can’t stand these women. Why do my fellow women subject themselves to watch this garbage?!
Bill is holding some kind of forum where both candidates will appear, yet McCain will be there in person while Obama is by satellite. What an ass Obama. GREAT for MCCAIN.

jencab on September 23, 2008 at 12:14 AM

They don’t call him “Slick Willy” for nothing — don’t you just like how his answers are steeped in periphrasis?

And, for once, these nitwit women (except for Ms. Hasselback) were all hushed.

Richard Romano on September 23, 2008 at 12:22 AM

Contemplating the prospect of an Obama presidency makes me recall the Clinton presidency fondly. Sure, he got most things wrong, but he did get NAFTA passed and reform welfare the right way.

Even with his weakness on Terror and his gutting of the military, he was a better President than I can imagine Obama growing up to be. We all mocked him for his triangulation — but despite his insistence on getting sole credit for everything, underneath the surface it really was about working together across party lines to get the right things done (or at least the most popular ones), regardless of which party initiated the idea. We’d be lucky to have such a president again — and I’m hopeful that McCain will be such a president, with the added bonus that he won’t be gutting the military along the way or showing weakness to our enemies…

One example: If Bill Clinton were the Democratic candidate, he’d be so far out in front on domestic drilling that he’d make McCain look like Pelosi.

ClintACK on September 23, 2008 at 12:23 AM

Clinton just said on Letterman “people will go into the booth in November and say to themselves, McCain hgave about as much as you can give to this country with out getting killed for it, but I think I have to have a change and I’m going with the other guy”

I paraphrase but that’s damn close…

Kaptain Amerika on September 23, 2008 at 12:23 AM

Did you notice Whoopi’s anger just one breath beneath her admiring smile?

Saltysam on September 22, 2008 at 11:09 PM

I noticed a lot of cognitive dissonance and confusion, yes.

spmat on September 23, 2008 at 12:24 AM

Did you guys hear those women mumbling in hypnotized agreement? Hysterical. One of them piped up and said “even if it’s against their self interest?” My answer is to that is “As defined by whom?, who died and made you the arbiter of what’s in someone else’s best interest?” That’s Marxism distilled down for the ordinary housewife right there.

It is obvious that Hillary is doing everything she can to appear to be the good soldier while she sends every surrogate she has, including Bubba, to endorse Palin.

eaglephin on September 23, 2008 at 12:24 AM

Terrie on September 23, 2008 at 12:06 AM

*Chuckling* :-)

Saltysam on September 23, 2008 at 12:27 AM

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and the hags on The View in the closet!

Bubba Redneck on September 23, 2008 at 12:28 AM

This is why Barack Obama is going to lose. It’s dumb enough to insult old people and small-town America, but why did he go and piss off the Clintons. I mean, Barack should just concede already, he’s a dead man.

BKennedy on September 23, 2008 at 12:36 AM

Sometimes life is unfair, but then at other times it is REALLY unfair

MB4 on September 23, 2008 at 12:38 AM

Texan on September 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM

And all Obama would have had to do was, at the convention, allow a little grace for Hillary, allow BJ to pass the baton, and get his backers to help with Hillary’s campaign debt. Considering the stakes, not much, really. Looks like Barry forgot his manners, and now the cost is considerably higher than he gambled for.

BillH on September 23, 2008 at 12:40 AM

Fr. Jonathan weighs in.

Connie on September 23, 2008 at 12:44 AM

jencab on September 23, 2008 at 12:14 AM

Don’t kid yourself too much, Jencab. BJ is doing this for BJ. He couldn’t give much of a damn about McCain. This is all about payback, and you just saw a clip of a consummate politician torpedoing someone elses campaign simply because he could.

BillH on September 23, 2008 at 12:46 AM

“We can’t tell anybody that they don’t know what they’re doing because they voted for “x” candidate…”

Clinton actually gave a fairly spirited defense of the “PUMAs.”

RightOFLeft on September 23, 2008 at 12:55 AM

Note to Barry: As poor as your choices of friends has been, your choices of enemies has been even worse.

Ponder this during your life sentence to the Senate.

SuperCool on September 23, 2008 at 12:56 AM

Bill Clinton may make sense sometimes, but always remember that he is an expert liar.

Barack Obama is such a naive lightweight that the Clintons will be able to beat him up, steal his lunch money, and leave him dazed and feeling grateful.

Of course the real enemies of America (Iran, Al Quaeda, Korea, Russia, etc.) will easily be able to do the same thing to Obama, which is why Clinton is actually doing a public service (albeit for the wrong reasons) in helping keep Obama out of the White House.

landlines on September 23, 2008 at 12:59 AM

Watch Joy Behind’s right hand. Her fingers are constantly moving, kneading and rolling. She is disgusting.

bloggless on September 22, 2008 at 10:50 PM

Maybe it’s tardive diskinesia?

clnurnberg on September 23, 2008 at 1:07 AM

Clenis,

You deserve some compliments for that speech!

Welcome aboard.

SaintOlaf on September 23, 2008 at 1:17 AM

The disappointment from the liberal “ladies” on the view was palpable when it became obvious Clinton was not going to trash McCain and Palin. Clearly the Clintons have no love for Obama, he destroyed the dream they felt they were entitled to fulfill and he gave them little or no respect in the process.

I truly feel as the election nears and Obama starts tanking we are going to hear even more from some disgruntled Dems who he has crapped on. Should he LOSE the election. Bill and Hill will be doing “I told you so’s” all over the news.

echosyst on September 23, 2008 at 1:36 AM

Compare that to Obamuhhhhhh. If Bambi were 10th as articulate as Clinton, McCain wouldn’t have a chance. Hell, if Bambi were as articulate as McCain, McCain wouldn’t have a chance.

rockhead on September 23, 2008 at 1:40 AM

Any man who sits with his legs crossed like the women on the “View” and gives a no nonsense answer like that will surely go down in history as the Ass=Clown he truly is…………

What Barbara, no specific examples of “change”?

This “person” is partially responsible for our current economic crisis, and all these “women” want to do is get on their knees and ask him politely to drop his pants……….

Good thing for video, when my son is old enough, I will show him what a “political hack” looks like………. vomit with blood in the stool, that is what this was.

Seven Percent Solution on September 23, 2008 at 1:49 AM

Have to say even though Willy makes my skin crawl. He said a good answer. Can’t believe I wrote that. I took a hit, but I swear….I didn’t inhale……

sheebe on September 23, 2008 at 1:54 AM

I’m John McCain, and I approved this quote of the day.

Ronnie on September 23, 2008 at 2:04 AM

Alert: Stanley Kurtz’s study of the Annenberg Challenge is here.
A Bill Ayers ad before the debate, anyone?

either orr on September 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM

this is the second time he’s used the “candidate X vs. candidate Y” thing, I love it. Who could he be talking about? He should change the letters to F and U to make the message to Obama even more awesomely unambiguous.

p.s. maybe he’s subliminally linking Obama to Malcolm X? RACIST!

AdrianG on September 22, 2008 at 10:59 PM

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am crying and choking on this one! VERY GOOD!!

Clerked around the corner from the Rose Law Firm. One thing for sure, we all knew how he was hung in Little Rock. He had the “Any Place, Any Time” flashing neon sign going 24/7!

He looked bad to me though. He looked tired and paler than usual. His nose was not quite so red either. Odd.

freeus on September 23, 2008 at 2:38 AM

“either orr on September 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM”
awesomeness! passing on that essay …

Buckaroo on September 23, 2008 at 3:38 AM

So they guy gives a basic description of Maslow’s heirarchy of needs from Psych101 and they act as if some great truth has been unfolded?

CapedConservative on September 23, 2008 at 5:45 AM

So they guy gives a basic description of Maslow’s heirarchy of needs from Psych101 and they act as if some great truth has been unfolded?

CapedConservative on September 23, 2008 at 5:45 AM

Exactly what I was about to post. It just shows how completely unexceptional those women are, which makes one wonder what the warrant is for them having a daily soapbox to millions of people every day.

A theory: it’s possible Bill was trying to get in good with the really cute gal down at the end? The Hasslebeck? (sp?)

smellthecoffee on September 23, 2008 at 6:26 AM

The quote of the day is ‘Claratin D is good for alergies’?

Kevin M on September 23, 2008 at 6:30 AM

In preparation for 2012, Bill and Hillary are plotting their coup to re-take the DNC after the November election.

They have to sweep out the many Obama-roaches that have infested the Democratic party, make Howard Dean disappear as of yesterday, neutralize Obama for good (no running for President in 2012), and pay back all those in the Democratic party who they feel stabbed the Clintons in the back. Gov. Richardson is top of the list, followed by all the rest: Kerry, the Kennedys, et al, anybody in politics that hinted that Bill Clinton said racist remarks, plus all the media shills that have been pushing Obama. Donna Brazile of CNN and former Gore campaign manager (and traitor) is one of the top of that list. She is gone from the Democratic party leadership or in charge of voter registration in the 199th district of Nowhere, USA.
Soros has to be exposed and his many tentacles lopped off. Lefty, un-centrist organizations will be ignored, banned from party invitations, told to change to the Clinton party centrist line or they are out…such as the woman’s group NOW (which never endorsed Bill Clinton for President, nor Hillary, but is now endorsing Obama.)

Then Bill and Hillary can start their campaign for President in 2012. (Perhaps even searching for a VP candidate who is also a woman. Two women running the country? Historical.)

albill on September 23, 2008 at 6:32 AM

Whoopie wore a dress for Bill. Wonder what that is all about?

ctmom on September 23, 2008 at 6:40 AM

Boy you can sure tell when Barbra doesn’t like what she’s hearing; She looked just like she did last week when McCain was talking- staring straight ahead, no eye contact, lips pursed. Compare that to when Obama was on- she was practically crawling into his lap!

anniekc on September 23, 2008 at 7:06 AM

I was terrified at the thought of a Hillary presidency until I considered an Obama one. Obama is the reason I find myself agreeing with the Clintons these days (and showering more often).

Kafir on September 23, 2008 at 7:15 AM

I REALLY hate to say this (ugh!), but ‘ol Bill is looking fit and trim. And all things aside, Clinton is a VERY smart man–like it or not.

robblefarian on September 23, 2008 at 7:20 AM

It’s not the economy, stupid! It’s the identity!

Tzetzes on September 23, 2008 at 7:33 AM

Cat has a question.

McCain has been playing strategy while Obambi has been playing tactics. Palin vs. Biden, offense vs. defense, yadda yadda.

McCain seems to want to go down in history as the successor to Goldwater and Reagan – tough row to hoe given the current bailout-a-palooza, but maybe.

Question is this.

What if McCain offers Clinton a cabinet post?

Beyond the fact that he’d be peeing in the Republicans’ cereal bowl again (nothing new there…) and *maybe* be seen as “a uniter” (if the press are back on their meds) would this damage Hillary in 2012?

Mew

acat on September 23, 2008 at 7:58 AM

The Clinton’s DO NOT want Obama to be elected – not by any stretch of the imagination – and so they talk around the edges with suggestions like Bill’s here – which is “hey it’s OK to vote for McCain because of Palin”

So subtle – as only he can manage.

jake-the-goose on September 23, 2008 at 7:58 AM

Good grief, all the loud mouth rants are placed on hold as the wise one speaks, pathetic.

Whoo-pie aborted her child, what is this about being hungry and not feeding your kids? In the nineties, she was sitting pretty financially. My wife and I were struggling and managed to take care of two fantastic babies. That show spews nonsense.

Hening on September 23, 2008 at 8:10 AM

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No.

Professor Blather on September 23, 2008 at 8:13 AM

LOL. I love how Joy Behar is just sitting there having to accept what Bill Clinton is saying, (because it is Bill Clinton) even though she hates it.

gxpgxp on September 23, 2008 at 8:23 AM

Who’s the old bag with BJ?

saved on September 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM

This reminds me of the movie, “The Witches of Eastwick”.

shick on September 23, 2008 at 8:29 AM

I think this is the money quote, “You can’t tell someone else that the ground on which they make their voting decision is irrational.”

NO! Don’t question the person’s choice! Choice reigns supreme, regardless whether it’s in contradiction of another person’s decision or rationality. And we wonder why our narcissistic run country has problems.

shick on September 23, 2008 at 8:39 AM

Why didn’t they just start stroking his c*ck right there? We all know they wanted to, they could barely contain themselves.

Except Elizabeth of course.

ballz2wallz on September 23, 2008 at 9:02 AM

Why didn’t they just start stroking his c*ck right there?

Please, Allah have mercy… take down that still frame. It looks like Joy just came up for a breath before going back to work…

The horror. The horror.

saint kansas on September 23, 2008 at 9:23 AM

grits – so what you are saying is Clinton is the Lex Luthor of American politics. Hey, sometimes Luthor had to make some strategic adjustments to say his own bacon too.

Leopold Stotch on September 23, 2008 at 9:59 AM

Don’t even begin to guess why Bill said what he did. But it’s a truthful statement for all that.

jeanie on September 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM

Go to YouTube and see the whole interview. I found it really interesting.
He could not bring himself to criticize McCain, he called him honorable, and even acknowledged that McCain supported him in opening ties with VietNam, something Clinton said was amazing considering what McCain had been through.
This is what you get when you decide not to personally attack a competitor. McCain never went personally at Hillary, he always took the high ground with her, because they are (he felt) in the end working for the same thing.
Obama has taken it to a whole level with the Palin thing, I don’t think McCain feels the same “honor” with Obama.

right2bright on September 23, 2008 at 10:13 AM

I REALLY hate to say this (ugh!), but ‘ol Bill is looking fit and trim. And all things aside, Clinton is a VERY smart man–like it or not.

robblefarian on September 23, 2008 at 7:20 AM

Few ever questioned his intellect or instincts…and he may become a better politician out of office then in.

right2bright on September 23, 2008 at 10:15 AM