CNN Does Fawning Segment on Bill Clinton’s Humanitarian Work, ‘Greeted Like a Rockstar’ Everywhere
CNN’s Alina Cho touted “The man many Democrats call the best president in modern times” in her gushing interview of former President Clinton that aired multiple times Wednesday. By the end of the interview, she sounded utterly enthralled by Clinton and his humanitarian work.
“150 countries, more than that,” Cho told Clinton of his travels, before taking a deep breath and tremulously asking “What keeps you going?” She praised the President’s efforts, gushing that Clinton is “Working tirelessly to make a difference. Traveling all over the world.” [Video of the segment below the break.]
She also touted that the Clinton Global Initiative was born from the President’s “urge to do something new.”
Cho has produced some bizarre reports in the past. Just last year, she visited North Korea and reported the country’s advances despite acknowledging that the state had a hand in where she could go. She re-aired her report -- what basically amounted to propaganda -- in reporting on the death of Kim Jong-il.
Cho also asked Lorena Bobbitt if she could look back on the infamous events of 1995 and laugh about it now – a question that seemed completely out of the blue.
A transcript of the segment, which aired on December 21 at 10:43 a.m. EST, is as follows:
(Video Clip)
ALINA CHO: (voice-over) No matter where he goes, President Bill Clinton is greeted like a rockstar. The man many Democrats call the best president in modern times is working to make the modern world a better place to live.
(on-camera) You had it in your mind that you didn’t want to spend the rest of your life wishing you were still President –
Former President BILL CLINTON: -- that I was still President. I enjoy talking about what happened when I was President, I enjoy telling those stories. But you just need to keep doing something new.
CHO: (voice-over) That urge to do something new inspired the former President to open an office in Harlem and create the William J. Clinton Foundation. Today the Clinton Foundation celebrates what it calls a decade of difference.
(on-camera) 400 million people impacted in 180 countries. When you hear that, do you think to yourself wow, that’s incredible, or oh boy, there’s a lot more to be done?
CLINTON: Both.
Driving down the price of AIDS medicine, driving down the price of Malaria medicine. Building healthcare systems that countries can afford to run. People ask me all the time are you doing more good now? I say, I’ll have to live a long time to do as much for as many people as when I’m in government. When I was in government.
CHO: But you can go places.
CLINTON: But I can go places and do things –
CHO: (voice-over) As the UN special envoy to Haiti, he’s visited the country 20 times since 2009. His foundation has raised $23 million toward the rebuilding effort, helped fund programs to fight childhood obesity in 13,000 U.S. schools, established a mentoring program for entrepreneurs, then there’s the Clinton Global Initiative.
CLINTON: We want it to be better –
CHO: Since 2005, the annual meeting has drawn a wide range of people. 150 heads of state. 20 Nobel laureates. Everyone from Bill Gates to actors like Matt Damon.
CLINTON: I try to bring people together who know things I don’t, who can do things I can’t.
CHO: 2100 commitments have come out of the Clinton Global Initiative. When fully-funded, they’ll be valued at $69.2 billion.
(Music playing)
Working tirelessly to make a difference. Traveling all over the world.
(on-camera) 150 countries, more than that. What keeps you going?
CLINTON: I love this work. Anybody that had the life I’ve had, anybody that was given the gift that I’ve been given by the American people, you’d be crazy not to do it.
(End Video Clip)
CHO: And T.J., President Clinton likes to joke that it actually gave him something to do after leaving the White House.
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Valley Girl interviews Clinton, the Great.
Submitted by acaiguana on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:57pm.
The whole point of this would be to show how shallow a human can be.
Clinton one of the greatest Modern Presidents.
Right.
Shows you what a great country the USA is when White Trash from Arkansas can get an interview of such depth and insight as this twit shows.
When is the interview of Joe Biden or Al (used to be the next President) going to air?
I can't wait.
ACA
...
Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Everybody likes Good Deeds and $$$
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:59pm.
Clinton goes around getting rich people to hand him money to give to poor people. The rich people feel good; the poor people feel good. Is it any wonder they treat him like a rockstar?
Haiti
Submitted by Jersey Girl on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:02pm.
We see the wonderful humanitarian work bubba has done in Haiti. After these years there is little or no progress and for the most part the plight of the Haitians is being ignored.
“What keeps you going?”
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:09pm.
What keeps him going!?!?!?! Surely you jest.
Think of all the strange available to him in over 150 countries, and he gets to use someone else's money to get them to, shall we say, cooperate!
The man is the bastard son of an Arkansas bimbo trollop and a drunken traveling salesman. If you look up "white trash" in the dictionary, you will find a smiling picture of bubba saying, "I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. whats-her-name."
Only liberals can embrace a whore dog like this.
But, but, but, but ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:27pm.
No, Bubba, that is not an outboard motor.
That is the preface to Jer's reply. :o)
MD
Nice try...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:33pm.
No cigar. :-)
Jer
Nice touch, Jer!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:26pm.
Monika will get a laugh out of that one.
Which president do you despise more, bubba...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:31pm.
The white trash whore dog from Arkansas or the Muslim half breed from Kenya?
Jer
Good evening Jer
Submitted by cocodrie on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:39pm.
Very good description of the degenerate twins.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
I appreciate the compliment, cocodrie...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:21pm.
but Newsbubba deserves the credit.
Jer
Jer
Submitted by MrShy on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:48pm.
Definitely, hands-down, the white guy who's probably Muslim and maybe born in Kenya.
And which do you despi.... wait.....
Jer loves both white trash POTUS's.
EDIT: Funnily enough, they really are sort of twins as coco points out:
- both white trash presidents
- both "the first black president"
- shy on vinyl
Join Mr. Shy and The 1* Percent
... and last but not least, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:24pm.
... both are bastards.
No, really!
And, Jer, I've NEVER referred to the RBFSOB as a Muslim half breed from Kenya. I'll have to consider those finer points of his pedigree now that you've introduced it, however. I'll try to be fair and mention his finer qualities from now on.
In that case, Newsbubba...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:42pm.
I retract that part of the attribution and will refer to the latter description as the composite product of many authors too numerous to name.
Jer
... I do appreciate your trying to give me all the credit.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:48pm.
It just wouldn't be right to accept it.
Merry Christmas, old buddy.
'tis the spirit of the season...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:54pm.
better to give than receive.
Merry Christmas to you as well, my friend.
Jer
both
Submitted by Marsh on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 10:34am.
- are never seen traveling with their wives.
choice
Submitted by MrLuigi on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:15pm.
...the latter, but it's close.
Not much difference between Obama and Slick Willie---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:57pm.
actually; one is a lying dipsh*t, the other a liar who has been dipped in sh*t.
MD
Wow
Submitted by John Francroix Jr on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:04pm.
Were you going for straight-up racism or was that tongue-in-cheek?
Where's the racism in that?
Submitted by bkeyser on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:27pm.
Or maybe the question I should ask is: which of the two did you perceive to be Barack Obama?
I think it may have to do with the color of the material
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:35pm.
Obama was allegedly dipped in, but I don't believe Matthew intended anything racial by the comment.
Jer
I think Jer is right
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:38pm.
Matthew has many reasons for despising Obama. Race isn't one of them.
totally, being half white is
Submitted by MightyMouth on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:18pm.
totally, being half white is the least of the reasons to despise Obama!
Half black, half white?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:29pm.
His problem is, he is half assed.
To be fair, Moochie has a double portion.
The left (Hillary)
Submitted by MightyMouth on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:11am.
brought that up, not MM. The truth is he is NOT the first African American president. That distinction still belongs to BJ Clinton.
Wow, Francroix---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:38pm.
Were you going for being a straight-up race card flicking liberal fool - or was your query tongue-in-cheek?
MD
The race card.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 8:37am.
That's all the liberals have left, MD.
No mama. No Bama. No sama! Yo, mama?
Fo da record, dat ain't racificed talkin'. Dat be strait oudda da Book of Ebonics, (the unda' da bridged version) by da Reverend Al Sharpton, wid da fo'play written by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
MD
Submitted by MrShy on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:04pm.
That was bad.
But oh-so good.
:)
- shy on vinyl
Join Mr. Shy and The 1* Percent
Traveling round the world
Submitted by dmaley1714 on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:19pm.
trying to score more than Gretzky. He is an old playboy who is truly doing the rockstar lifestyle.
OK - so Clinton got his rear in gear . . but only after reading
Submitted by Gary Hall on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:51pm.
OK - so Clinton got his rear in gear . . but only after reading what the left was saying about his legacy, as President.
Take "The Nation's," David Corn, in his July, 2002 slam: Clinton Pardon Me, Africa -- Too little, too late - How many times is Bill Clinton going to apologize to Africa?
A few highlights:
Not to mention that the progressive economist, Dean Baker, CEPR, in blaming Clinton for the crisis that Bush inherited stated that the financial leadership during the Clinton bubble years, was the worst since Herbert Hoover.
I suspect that CNN wasn't ever to ask Clinton about such?
(;~/ gary
“The man many Democrats call
Submitted by MightyMouth on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:57pm.
“The man many Democrats call the best president in modern times"
Gag me with a spoon! just proves how depraved and out of touch democrats are!
LOL!
ROFL!
LMAO!
Well, you have to admit Mighty Mouth...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:45pm.
other than Reagan, it's been a pretty weak field.
Jer
Compared to who? Obama? an
Submitted by MightyMouth on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 10:11pm.
Compared to who? Obama? an orange juice can could beat that commie.
The field compared to the "Gipper", MM...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 11:21pm.
during modern times.
Jer
You are not going to like this Jer..
Submitted by MightyMouth on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 12:47am.
There is not a single person in the 'debates' I would not vote for over Obama. As a matter of fact if I HATED the republican nominee.. I would still vote for him/her over Obama.
Ron Paul comes to mind.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:20am.
Sorry, the man is a crank. A dangerous crank.
A dangerous cantankerous crank -
Rep. Ron Paul Gets Irked By Newsletter Questions, Walks Out Of CNN Interview
A racist dangerous cantankerous crank.
The second was Cynthia McKinney. Yes, you read that correctly, Ron Paul endorsed Cynthia McKinney in 2008. For those who do not know, Cynthia McKinney is a certifiably insane anti-American anti-Semitic lunatic.
A fellow crank loving racist dangerous cantankerous crank.
Yes, Virginia, Ron Paul is a 9/11 Truther (and a Coddler of Racists)
A fellow crank loving racist dangerous cantankerous crank truther.
Hat tip: Ace of Spades
Sincerely,
A Veteran of a 1000 Psychic Wars.
So what now?
Submitted by Hillbilly Genius on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:51am.
If Ron Paul wins the nomination despite your list of outrageous opinions that are proven to be lies, will you back him for the president or split the party and throw a vote for Obama? Isn't that what those of you on the moderate GOP side have asked us? Will you back Ron Paul for president when he gets the nod or will you give re-election to Obama? As far as your statement that Ron Paul is a racist, he has said many times that those old newsletters were not from him and they don't even sound like his style of writing let alone the content. That's a lie. It's been proven to be a lie.
As far as his endorsement of Cynthia McKinney, that's a lie. He was endorsing 3rd party candidates to break away from the 2 party system that has all but destroyed our country. He was not saying they are to be voted for but simply the right to run for office as a 3rd party member.
Fact is, you seem to be everything you've described but from the extreme GOP dittohead vantage point. He seems to be a happier guy than any of the other candidates because his conscience is clear by voting in accordance with the Constitutional guidelines unlike the GOP and DNC!
Ron Paul is a crank. Ron Paul followers are crank squared.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:51am.
Dear Paultard,
I have said many times the worms in my poo are not tapeworms. The medical establishment and the tapeworms themselves inform me that no matter how many times I say that, it don't make it true. Sorry, you were saying something about Ron Paul saying something? I missed it. My poo-hole is itchy again.
I put out a monthly newsletter myself. It is called "The Vet's Trolljegeren Times" It is typed up on my computer, located in my home, printed on a printer, located in my home, stuffed in envelopes with my return address, has stamps I affixed, stanps bought with my money, and are sealed in envelopes using my saliva to wet the glue. The newsletters in envelopes are driven to the post office in my Ford Ranger only I am insured to drive. And dropped off with my very own shaky greasy cracked hands. But hey, THEY ARE NOT FROM ME. IT IS A VICIOUS LIE PAULTARDS.
As far as the rest of it, I really don't care Paultard. Poor baby Paultard whines about the 2 party system that has been in place for nearly 230 years. Poor baby Paultard misses the irony that King Crank Ron Paul is part of the 2 party system and is in fact part of the GOP.
Oh my, the whining baby Paultard is actually using happiness as a selling point for the Presidency. Good job whining baby Paultard. You convinced me. I am voting for the happy candidate. And I will send in a check to help his candidacy - say, where is Ronald McDonald's campaign office anyway? Happiest guy I know. Hey whining baby Paultard, how did you unscrew your ass and put it on your head anyway? I did not know we could do that. Asshat.
See you at the celebration party when King Crank Ron Paul once again drops out of the race and all you Paultards crawl back to the dark pits of Mordor.
Sincerely, well, ok, not so much Sincerely,
A Veteran of a 1000 Psychic Wars
Say Paultard, how will you celebrate "Hate Whitey" day?
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 2:41am.
The eight-page letter, which appears to carry Paul's signature at the end...
Among other things, the articles called the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. a "world-class philanderer," criticized the U.S. holiday bearing King's name as "Hate Whitey Day," and said that AIDS sufferers "enjoy the attention and pity that comes with being sick.
It is a vicious lie that you nonPaultards claim he wrote that. IT IS A LIE. Just because King Crank Ron Paul signed it, and personally handed it out to 1500 people in front of Stuckeys with a pin on his jacket that said "Happy Hate Whitey Day!" don't mean he wrote it or read it. It is a vicious lie! You nonPaultard, what makes you think signatures are any kind of evidence? Just because someone put their signature on a document, don't make it binding or nuttin'. Read the Constitution!
MightyMouth, I neither dislike it, nor am I surprised by it.
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:20am.
In fact, I would have been shocked if you had stated anything other than what I already assumed was your position.
I'll defend Obama from some of the more bizarre and reckless allegations or claims that are patently counterfactual. But, despite what the majority here probably think, I'm by no means an adoring fan of this president. He's a long shot for re-election, and I won't be shedding any tears if he is defeated.
Jer
"Cinder block"....for.................President
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:35am.
At this point Jer.....I think a Cinder Block could not only beat O'BlameO, but do a better job!!
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
BEGRUNT...There's no way to put this delicately,
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:06am.
but I believe a Cinder Block would have a better chance at beating Obama than would the majority of this crew which the Republicans have thus far presented to the electorate. Right now, that's the only real card Obama has--but it's an Ace in the hole.
Jer
Considering your record
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:33am.
I think we are in fine hands, irregardless of who wins the nomination, whether it be Santorum or the tomato can.
So Jer, anyone have any courage to run against Obama, or is your party to full of cowards?
Exhibit #68...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:45am.
"So Jer, anyone have any courage to run against Obama, or is your party fo full of cowards."
Note following excerpt from my comment posted just a few minutes ago:
"...I spent some time recently responding to a couple of your questions that were at least a slight departure from your customary 'when did you stop beating your wife' taunts...."
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2011/12/19/moderating-debate-ab...
Jer
Jer.....even though......
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:40am.
I'm not thoroughly enthused by the current line up.........I do think that ANY of them could beat O'BlameO.....hence the "cinder block" reference..........
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
As I've noted many times, BEGRUNT...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:49am.
If unemployment is still hovering around 9% as the election nears, it's immaterial who wins the Republican nomination.
Jer
Agreed!
Submitted by BEGRUNT on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 3:13am.
Agreed!
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
another media delivered fraud
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:12am.
bill clinton looks old and tired. his voice is weak and his thinking not quite as sharp as it used to be, he does however still looks like the type who enjoys sticking cigars up young girls' vaginas. when will the clintons just go away and enjoy their vast fortune they made on the backs of the American people? the dude is an embarrassment to not only himself but to the rest of us who have to endure his dullness.
Looks like Clinton got a Cho
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:57am.
Looks like Clinton got a Cho job during and after the interview.
As usual, Juanita Broaddrick was
Submitted by no tingly legs on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:25am.
unavailable for comment.
Every time I see B.J.'s mug, I cannot help but think of THAT
Submitted by bfrank on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:53pm.
moisten cigar in his mouth after it was retrieved from Monica's personal 'humidor'. The only reason for all this 'humanitarian' work is to burnish, or is it 'buff dry' his soiled image. The name should be C*** Global Initiative.
Remember: this man was impeached!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:48pm.
While the make believe media nitwits continue to kiss Bill Clinton's rear end in an effort to rehabilitate his image, we should remember that the man was, after all, impeached! That's one stain that will never go away, folks, no matter how much our pathetic Dem-worshipping media try.
History won't forget, Mary Louise...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:09pm.
and those who insist Clinton got off "scot-free" because he wasn't convicted and incarcerated should remember he suffered the extraordinarily rare indignity of impeachment, pervasive public opprobrium and excoriation for his reckless conduct and his dissembling and deceptive defenses, the unprecedented humiliation of having his genitalia subjected to judicial scrutiny, the imposition of severe sanctions and hefty fines by the presiding judge, the forced surrender of his law license and additional fines, and the necessity of making substantial payments to a plaintiff peddling a politically-inspired and transparently phony lawsuit.
Jer
Yeah, Jer,---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:12pm.
and who, exactly, was to blame for all those terrible repercussions?
Ol' Slick Willie Clinton, himself, of course.
He damn sure suffered no "opprobrium and excoriation" from his fellow Democrats.
That aside, I thank you for the laugh, because with just a couple of excisions from your post, you could have been describing Michael Jackson.
MD
Dammit, Matthew...I did it again. I misposted my latest
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:26pm.
insulting reply to you. Please see below.
Jer
Matthew, do you suffer from some sort of optical occlusion which
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:21pm.
occasionally causes certain words and phrases to become invisible, e.g. "....[Clinton's] reckless conduct and his dissembling and deceptive defenses," which was clearly stated in my earlier post?
Jer
No more than any other poster, Jeringo, who---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:38pm.
replies to one of your posts, only to be told that we misread, misunderstood, misinterpreted, or "misunderestimated" the esteemed quality, thoughtfulness, and pure truisms contained within your liberal miasma - er, I mean message.
You going to deny that your post listing all the horrible-terrible-nasty-unbelievable and unprecedented things that were dropped on that lying fool's ass was not weighted so as to make it seem the world overreacted to his personal peccadilloes?
Ain't buyin' it.
Especially from the world's premier Clinton apologist. :o)
MD
Rockstar how about traitor
Submitted by david5300 on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 4:11am.
Whose who would like to believe the a former POTUS should be respected but shouldn't that be a two way street.
There is no arguement that Clinton took money from the ChiComs, it it also not disputed that he authorised the sale of CRAY Computors to China to solve their missile problem.
The problem is that now the Chicoms have there missiles pointed at us now that they can put them into orbit. Thank you very much Mr. Clinton. I am curious to know since I have about 25 people in my extended family, just how much did you sell us out for. I am sure it was pennies on the dollar.
You were re-elected so the ends justified the means.
Bill Clinton is fortunate I do not have the authority or I would have had him arrested and jailed amd placed is a Super -Max where he belongs.