Slog - Comments on The Problem With Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill Everyone in politics always talks reverentially about Bill Clinton's Sister Souljah moment, so much so that "Sister Souljah" has become a political verb, meaning: To repudiate the actions of someone who people don't expect you to repudiate. Now might be a good time for Hillary Clinton to Sister Souljah her husband. WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Thursday made fun of former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for criticizing President Bush's decision to erase the prison sentence of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. "I don't know what Arkansan is for chutzpah, but this is... Copyright 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:35:40 -0800 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:43:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I'm still happy for Libby. Mmm! Growl!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758218 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:46:21 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave interesting fact: libby represented marc rich!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758219 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758219 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:47:04 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Thanks for reminding us of that Bellevue Ave. I have always held that Clinton was an "okay-average" president. It is just compared to what we have have the past few decades Bill just "seems" to be so damn great.

And for those of you who get pissed off when a reality check is done on Bill Clinton remember that he signed the defence of marriage act and signed the communications bill in 1997 that allowed large corporations to control even more media interests.

It would be cool to see Hillary take on Bill about the Marc Rich pardon. If she did that I would drop my support of Obama (or in my dream world Gore) and get behind Hillary.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758235 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:03:09 -0800 Comment by misrule Clinton succeeded by being a Southern-fried Eisenhower.

]]> misrule http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758263 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:34:02 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Ike was so gay. When he wasn't buttfucking Taft in the ass, he was munchin' on Nixon's balls. Ugh!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758297 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758297 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:04:59 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon mr. poe, the only way you CAN buttfuck someone is in the ASS.

fuck tony snow - marc rich was up to his nutsack in BCCI & iran-contra - the bush white house sould be grateful.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758323 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:25:18 -0800 Comment by Bison With Laura Bush's recent statements in support of condoms to combat AIDS -- basically repudiating her husband's abstinence-only policies -- there is a recent precedent for the sort of thing that you suggest.

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758345 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:47:58 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe This is true.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758349 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:53:48 -0800 Comment by elswinger The difference between Clinton's pardon of Mark Rich and Bush's pardon of Libby is that Mark Rich did not work in the Clinton White House.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758440 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:23:50 -0800 Comment by Reagan was an asshole How many pardons did Bush I do? and Reagan? Why is that never mentioned?

]]> Reagan was an asshole http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758675 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:42:38 -0800 Comment by anna @8 Plus Clinton wasn't protecting his very own ass from specific criminal charges by pardoning Rich. By commuting instead of an official pardon, Libby can continue invoking the 5th when/if he has to testify about Bush and Cheney.

@9 All presidents end up pardoning rich assholes on the last day of their term. Bush II is just waiting until 1/20/09 to pardon the Enron guys.

]]> anna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758699 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:28:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Yeah, but Scooter Libby was a TRAITOR, and was covering up for other TRAITORS.

Lest we forget.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758772 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758772 2008 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:12:01 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman Impeach. Why aren't the Dems talking about that? Jesus, this guy is worse than Nixon, if that's possible and he's gonna get by with an Archibald Cox type of stunt?

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758818 2008 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:12:58 -0800 Comment by Crankster This is why Presedent Ford should be considered one of the worst President's in history. Pardoning Nixon was the beginning of the end of accountability in government and that is Ford's lagacy. The counrty saw with blatant clarity that wealthy politicans have a code of 'honor' (shame) where they don't put their own in jail when they break the law.

]]> Crankster http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_problem_with_bill#c758966 2008 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:43:20 -0800