neo-neocon:
Bill Clinton deceived the American people in a flagrant manner when he said, shaking his finger:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/KiIP_KDQmXs[/youtube]Whatever narrow legal definition Clinton had used in his deposition in the Paula Jones lawsuit, virtually no one listening to what he said in that clip would think he was defining “sexual relations” in such an arcane manner.
When a president addresses the American public, his words are taken with their usual meaning. And the same goes for Obama’s oft-repeated pledge. It had an obvious meaning that completely resists any spin that operatives may try to put on it. “Everybody” knows what it meant, and everybody is correct.
But in the end Clinton got away with his deception. Not without angst, of course. But he remained president, and he’s now a somewhat-respected elder statesman of the Democratic Party, who just might end up making history by being the first First Man.
The difference between Clinton’s and Obama’s deception, however, is that Clinton deceived about something intensely private that really did not directly affect the American people very much, and the subject matter (being deceptive about sex) was one with which an awful lot of people could identify. Plus, he didn’t do it to pass a bill that would directly affect their lives in some very intrusive ways on some very personal matters.
Mia Farrow’s son (while she was married to Woody Allen, but obviously fathered by Frank Sinatra) Ronan made a stunning statement about the Clintons….
“They represent a style of honesty that the public craves right now.”
A ”style of honesty????”
They are both DIShonest!
What style is that?
I’m not so sure. For America to have a past president who can not even practice law anymore because he lied under oath and had his lawyer’s license suspended does not speak well for the lessons we’ve learned. Also, it is well known that several women accused Clinton of rape. Now, I wasn’t there, so I don’t know, but as JFK once said, “where there’s smoke, there’s a smoke making machine”. So what has the country learned by the ‘apparently forgetfulness’ of the American public that such a despicable person is held in ‘high esteem’? Would you trust him today with your young daughter?