Reuters Rips Bill Clinton's Wagging Finger and Raised Eyebrows

January 26th, 2008 11:21 AM

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?