As NewsBusters has been reporting the past couple of weeks, the media have been lambasting former President Bill Clinton for his atrocious behavior on the campaign trail.
On Friday, the wire service Reuters deliciously jumped on the Bill Bashing Bandwagon.
In an article titled "Bill Clinton Again Wagging Finger, Raising Eyebrows," author Deborah Charles began with a mainstream media lede that would have been unimaginable a few months ago (emphasis added throughout):
The resurgence of the old Bill Clinton, flushing with anger and wagging his finger as he fights for his wife's presidential bid, has cast a shadow over her campaign and could mar his new image as a global statesman.
Need to go check that link to verify my veracity? I understand. I checked it thrice! But there's more:
On Friday, Hillary Clinton herself said her husband had told her he may have gone too far. "He said several times yesterday that maybe he got a little bit carried away," she told CBS's "Early Show."
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For Americans the finger-wagging recalled Clinton's similar gesture when on television he furiously denied accusations -- later proved true -- of his having had sex with White House intern Monica Lewinsky when he was president.
Is that a pig I see outside my window soaring like an eagle across the horizon?
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LEAVE BILL ALONE ... HE'S A HUMAN BEING!
January 26, 2008 - 12:27 ET by CrashNow the press is finger pointing the supreme finger pointer? Amazing!
→ ROFL Crash
January 26, 2008 - 12:38 ET by Cool ArrowSomebody's got to youtube a parody of this guy making a passionate defense of the Clintons.
I think Chris Matthews is available.
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Man, I needed a good laugh
January 26, 2008 - 22:33 ET by Gary P JacksonMan, I needed a good laugh about now, thanks!
Fun-E
January 27, 2008 - 09:02 ET by sentforth5I woke up, started reading; started laughing! Ya'll are on yer toes this morning!!
Excellent Noel
January 26, 2008 - 12:38 ET by botgAs Bill ages he will need to control that finger, perhaps he can find another position to occupy it?
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
→ botg - Aging Bill
January 26, 2008 - 12:45 ET by Cool ArrowI've found a glimpse into the Bill of the future.
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→ leave the Dolphins alone
January 26, 2008 - 12:51 ET by botg→ leave the Dolphins alone down with the Patriots (and keep your breasts on)
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
→ Dolphins are bigots
January 26, 2008 - 13:00 ET by Cool ArrowWhy have the Dolphins never had a porpoise quarterback? HUH?
It's all in Paul Beluga's latest article.
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Double fun-E!
January 27, 2008 - 09:04 ET by sentforth5Quit cracking me up! I'm tryin' to read over here!
Re: Bill of the Future
January 26, 2008 - 15:49 ET by motherbeltRe: Bill of the Future
No kidding; that's almost freaky...I can picture it!
Perhaps...
January 26, 2008 - 12:41 ET by heldmyw...the most delicious part of this is that even MSM dinosaurs are groggily becoming aware of the Clinton modus operandi.
It's an act, a scam, a fake, a fraud and at least a pair of shams built on a fetid history of lies, attacks and coverups of an embarassingly inept pair of liars.
Just a quick read through their history is enough to cause a sane person to wonder how the heck they have made it so far?
I hope that the jig is just about up, and the Cankles and Clenis Show is seeing the curtain closing.
They won't like it, but it's long overdue.
Heh.
January 26, 2008 - 15:03 ET by dervishBill's really hit the bottom now; even John Kerry is dissing him.
heldmyw,
January 26, 2008 - 15:25 ET by R D HelmI agree. I think this whole "Bubba meltdown" thing was contrived by the Clinton campaign specifically to keep Broom Hilda out of the spotlight as much as possible, as her debate performances have not been very good. As long as people are watching Bill, they will not be paying as much attention to Hillary, which is probably a good thing from their perspective.
I do have to wonder just how much of the criticism we hear coming from their fellow democrats, and their liberal MSM friends, is genuine?
Certainly not all of it.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
Dick Morris said pretty
January 26, 2008 - 15:56 ET by motherbeltDick Morris said pretty much the same thing last night on H&C.
That's why the Clintons don't care. Even if the MSM finally rouse themselves to comment on it, they don't care because they think it's working. They also think that despite the talk about how he's hurting her, he's not; he's actually helping. Not just because he's garnering the attention, but they actually think his tantrums are increasing her favorabitlity ratings.
Of course, those two things are probably intertwined...
Bill Clinton wanted to cement his legacy, but he currently looks like he's challenging Jimmy Carter for "most disgraceful ex-President.
Well, he probably figures he'll have time to fix his image once he gets HRC elected and everyone forgets about this.
The sad thing is, he's probably right.
Don't you think there's some
January 26, 2008 - 22:44 ET by Scout FinchDon't you think there's some honest Democrats out there who see this as a tag-team dog and pony show? It's as corny as a bad Vaudeville act!
I agree with the people
January 26, 2008 - 12:51 ET by MidAmericaI agree with the people who say this is all contrived to make himself the story so nobody is scrutinizing hillary. He plays the tough cop and she is the little lady who cries.
Just this week I had a guy tell me he doesn't want to vote for hillary but will because he knows bill is there to help her when she doesn't know what to do.
You got that too?
January 26, 2008 - 13:13 ET by CrashI saw the nodding off in church video and thought, from what is Bill trying to divert attention for Hillary? Then it hit me, the last debate when Obama opened up a can of worms (exposure). The last thing the press wants to be reminded of is how much they despised the Clinton's behavior in their final week (pardons, stolen furniture & vandalism).
"Don't look at his finger ... it'll wag you into an entranced dog!"
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January 26, 2008 - 16:33 ET by dahliatraversJust this week I had a guy tell me he doesn't want to vote for hillary but will because he knows bill is there to help her when she doesn't know what to do.
*gasp*
What a horrifying comment, on several levels.
Just like
January 27, 2008 - 09:07 ET by sentforth5Just like my first comment ever on NB: ORCHESTRATED!
WAGGING FINGER
January 26, 2008 - 13:07 ET by billbWagging finger....wagging tongue....what's the difference? A liar is a liar!
Bill Cllinton's Wagging Finger
January 26, 2008 - 13:10 ET by Marty DavisDoes anyone really want Bill Clinton back in the WH wagging something else?
Marty Davis chickaboomer.blogspot.com
http://www.chickaboo...
wagging finger
January 26, 2008 - 13:17 ET by rubberpelletfrancisI don't recall.....did willie point his finger at Chris Wallace when questioned about the national security measures he undertook?
In poker, its called a tell
→ Wee Willie Wagger
January 26, 2008 - 13:20 ET by Cool ArrowYour recollection would be correct.
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Wagging Finger
January 26, 2008 - 13:25 ET by PAPA LYES HE DID!!!!
A PROUD AMERICAN
→ Wee Willie
January 26, 2008 - 13:31 ET by Cool ArrowDoesn't he look like he's doing the Soda Pop Kid "snake eyes" scene from "Little Big Man"?
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Remedy
January 26, 2008 - 15:03 ET by KC MulvilleOK, I'm sorry for this ... Bill has been falling alseep at wrong times, which means he isn't getting enough sleep. He's angry a lot. He's obviously under a lot of pressure. That pressure keeps building up, day after day.
If only there was some way he could ... relieve ... his tension ...
Some of the paparazzi might make history, my friends. LOL!
[Update] A friend just emailed me, wondering if Hillary would agree to a May Pang-Yoko Ono arrangement, just to help Bill stay out of trouble. LOL!
Thank heaven for Google; I
January 26, 2008 - 16:00 ET by motherbeltThank heaven for Google; I was really feeling "out of the loop" LOL!
Sorry
January 27, 2008 - 00:27 ET by KC MulvilleYou mean the May Pang-Yoko Ono thing? Sorry.
I admit, when they show those shots of Bill moving through a crowd, I always check out Bill's entourage. We never see any cute or attractive assistants. Wonder why?
Silly Rabbit, it's because
January 27, 2008 - 00:57 ET by fitzfongSilly Rabbit, it's because Billy doesn't gravitate towards cute or attractive assistants.
Bill's raising eyebrows because ....
January 26, 2008 - 15:59 ET by JayTeeBills' raising eyebrows because he can't raise Skirts.....he's too busy and the MSM is stalking him like a movie star.
Jay Leno and Friends don't need any Hollywood Comedy writers with Bill back in the News.
"In a fiery speech this weekend, Hillary Clinton wondered why President Bush can't find the tallest man in Afghanistan. Probably for the same reason she couldn't find the fattest intern under the desk."
--Jay Leno
Beyond being simply rude,
January 26, 2008 - 17:40 ET by fitzfongBeyond being simply rude, Bubba's finger-wagging is unsanitary. After all, can you imagine all the disgusting places it's visited? Put that filthy thing away, Slick, before you pass on one of those diseases that's so popular with Paul Begala.
Can you spot the criminal
January 26, 2008 - 17:48 ET by riff_raffCan you spot the criminal in this picture?
http://www.drudgerep...
(hint: it's the person in front of the blue curtain that has defrauded a financial institution)
I see them, but
January 27, 2008 - 13:24 ET by dervishwho's the bald guy?