Politics – Karina and I will be attending the Clinton Global Initiative this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, helping to cover the event with the team from AOL. We'll tag all our stories cgi06, so make sure you stay tuned to that tag if world politics are of interest to you.
C.K.: As Tim Loftis comments below, it is important to note that the Clinton Global Initiative is non-partisan.
2006-09-18 12:55:03
Note: If you actually examine the website for the event, you will quickly discover that people of all political persuasions are in attendance. First Lady Laura Bush is a featured attendee at the event. I'd also like to remind everyone that in recent years Clinton has worked side by side with George Bush Sr. in reaching out to victims of the tsunami disaster.
Yeah Clinton is a real dog. But then again, some people can say that about Bush Jr. Clinton wasn't exactly empeached by the way... he dropped the ball when it came to terrorism (but then again, so did Bush Sr. and Bush Jr.)
So I guess your dislike of Clinton, as logical as it may seem to you, might not be so logical to others.
esm - Clinton was impeached, but the Senate failed to remove him from office.
Fergie - I don't hate Clinton. He was an embarresment and disgrace to this country. His problem is that he is lacking in any type of pride. Where Nixon resigned, before being impeached and then pretty much stayed out of the limelight. Clinton didn't even have the decency to resign and is now trying to repair his "legacy".
Tims right this is not a forum for partisan politics. However in the world community Clinton's legacy is just fine :) If you supprot Repucblicans and globilization then you have to value the world opinion too. Clinton is a pretty popular fell around the world, much more so then good old heh heh bush.
Rodney King was a genius "Can't we all get along"
Farmer overalls, mommy weary...whatever your names are...you are just so hateful. Farmer you're right that Clinton did not resign, but to compare him to Nixon just goes to show how ignorant you really are...Nixon was involved in criminal activities, Clinton wandered from his wife...that is between them, if Hillary forgave him, who are you or I to question. It amazes me that you so called Conservatives worry so much about what went on in Clinton's house and can not admit that what your current lying, schiesty president is doing is far more wrong than what Clinton ever did. How about obtaining an independent counsel and spending millions and millions of dollars to investigate GW's wrongdoings? No, but blame Clinton...the real problem is that you all are so damn jealous that Clinton is a well-loved, endeared President and is far more respected around the world than your GW will ever hope to be. Just learn to accept that and you will lose all of your hatred and 'one-sidedness'.
Looking forward to the reading more about this non-partison event myself.
To the Haters, you might use your energy to do something Good instead of hating. You might just help someone with all that energy or even help yourself with positive thinking. There's nothing wrong with disagreeing but Hating only hurts yourself.
Peace To All
farmerman,
I don't think clinton has ever taken a cheap shot at Bush. This article is not about your feelings about the man, it is about philanthropy. You might not like him, but he is trying to better this planet. You may not like the way that he is trying to do this, but others dont like the way that President Bush is trying to do this. Please don't turn this forum into yet another partisan argument over the war.
JustAGirl:
Actually, Nixon tried to protect those who worked for him. Which he should not have done.
However, Clinton lied under oath about something that he, himself had done, not once by on a couple of occasions, in a couple of court rooms!
It was in two separate court cases over two separate females that he had "sexual relations with".
Interesting that you forgot that he was only trying to protect himself, not those who work for him!
Yes, at least Nixon had the grace to resign and let the country recover.
Come to think of it, maybe Gore would have been re-elected in 2000, if Clinton had resigned.
So it was not Florida, but Clinton that caused Gore the 2000 election!
WOW!
The meeting is a good idea, but may not address enough specific issues to be fruitful. It is attracting some political heavyweights from around the world, but it is doubtful that they will produce any concrete results or binding agreements. But they can lay the groundwork.
The best that can come of it is that they will agree to keep talking, and perhaps identify issues on which they can agree to cooperate--i. e., AIDS, cancer reseach, hunger, malaria, mistreatment of women, etc. Then bilateral committees or small working groups can be funded to attack these. Most of the funding, of course, will come from the Western nations, but the cooperation can come from anywhere and be welcomed.
justagirl
What crimes was Nixon convicted of? On the other hand your boy Willy was convicted of lying to a Federal Grand Jury and he was disbarred in his home state. What a legacy!!!
I don't really care if the French, Germans, Communist Chinese, Russians like Bush or not. What I do expect is that he protects this country, which he has done flawlessly for 5 years now. Old Willy was too busy chasing justgirls to give a damn about this Country.
Bill Clinton the Ex President of the United States is an Immoral, Deceptive, Liar. This is a FACT, when he lied on National TV to the American Public. He lost his Law license in his home state of Ark.. This is a proven Fact, and if there is any doubt, just ask Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinski, and a host of other women he had problems with. His wife Hillary fits in the same mold. I know a lot of You will say Bill Clinton was pretty much the same as John Kennedy, but the press didn't report his escapades. It still doesn't make it Morally Right! Bill and Hillary are a disgrace in their personal lives as well as their political lives.
Whether you like to believe it or not, Bill Clinton is just keeping his name in the spotlight with all these noble causes because he is actually campaigning for a future in the White House. If Hillary was ever elected, Bill will be the President all over again, don't underestimate this Liar,
Bill always has a hidden Agenda.
Sincerely,
dtress1d:
Give me a break...please. Clinton was only trying to protect himself?! What the hell does GW do every damn day? Protect himself and his cronies. It if far more acceptable for our GW to lie about things that effect everyone in this country and around the world. He looks straight in our face and lies to us all the damn time...he gives himself away with all of his stuttering and back talk. Yeah, sure, okay...let me accept GW's lies, yeah whatever.
JustAGirl:
Also, Clinton lost his law license for what was it, 5 years because of his illegal activities.
So, in addition to being impeached, he had other court issued legal adjustments to his life.
Therefore, the impeachment for lying in court was valid.
As proven by JFK, he could have had all of the sex he wanted in the white house, he just could not lie under oath! Too bad he thought he just had to lie, over and over and over again!
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman" has gone down in history with "Dec 7th a date that will go down in infamy".
Interesting the quotes by different presidents that will be remembered for a long, long time!
Here is Bill Clinton on his own free time out there tring to make a diference in this world, and all you hard and fast right wingers can do is be critical of what he is doing.
Bush SR has been with him on this all the way, Because it's the right thing to do! Who cares about his preveous indiscretions. Let it go man. Should the state care about what happens in your bedroom too?
You should be more concerned about the dept that you all will be left with! It's down right obscene!
See for your self: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
Why am I not suprised that this forum has very quickly turned into a shouting contest between people who hate Bill Clinton and those who love him. This article has nothing to do with Nixon or Bush. Don't you losers have anything better to do than turn any forum into the same old partisan debate? Do you guys even read the article and what its about or do you just read "Bill Clinton" and then go off on a tangent about the man?
"The Clinton Global Initiative is a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together global leaders including heads of state, non-profit organizations, charities, and business leaders to discuss challenges facing the world today and devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges"
Now can someone please tell me how they can read that and some how get the idea that Clinton's history is pertinent to the purpose of his organization?
maxdiputs2
Speaking of losers. You are still backing a PROVEN liar, felon, disbarred attorney and sexual predator. Now that says a lot about your standards.
And if you think he is doing this because he is such a giving person, you are dead wrong. This guy has one overriding passion and that is his legacy. Him and his people are trying to recycle this legacy and that is why they fight anything that might remind people of what a dud he was. Just like the ABC movie. They threatened law suits and put tremendous pressure on the Network to censor the film. On the other hand the Bush people said nothing. This one incident shows the lack of class that Clinton has, what a phony.
farmerman do you know why Bush Jr sent Clinton with Bush SR to help with the Tsnumami(cant spell)destruction. Its because nobody likes Bush Sr either. if he would have gone without Clinton they would have ripped him apart. You know why they sent Clinton, because everyone in the world likes clinton! Sorry i had to repeat myself, but Conservatives need it repeated. Lets see whats worse!
Lying about sexual relations or lying about going to war?
Hmmmmmm I PICK WAR!!
I get a kick out of this Liberal lovein. I don't blame you. It gives you a chance to look back to a time when at one point you controlled the Presidency and both Houses. Now you control nothing.
One of the other posters was right, good old Willy cost you the 2000 election and your one plank Party Platform, of I Hate Bush, cost you the 2004.
In 2008, it will be your cut and run that will cost you the election.
farmerman
What did I say that implied I was backing anyone? You're reading what you want to read. Perhaps this is why you read this article and get a completely different message than what it is about. The only people I don't back are those who go to forums and start using any topic they can just so they can have their voice heard on a completely different issue. Let me reiterate that this article isnt about liars, felons, attorneys, sexual predators, ABC movies, Bush, or Nixon.
farmerman
There is another article on netscape entitles "Man Finds Car 7 Months After Forgetting Where he Parked". Why dont you go there and start talking about how Bill Clinton is responsible for it somehow just as democrats are responsible for everything bad and that Clinton is a proven liar, cheater, and felon. You can then reassert how Bush is doing a great job keeping us safe. These comments fit just as well in there as they do in here.
Cat -"don't you losers have anything better to do" A quote from that non-partisan, Maxi. Now you can interpret that anyway you want, but it sounds like the same old Liberal attack on Conservatives.
Maxi - You can settle this. Do you support Clinton? A simple yes or no will do. What don't need to debate the meaning of "is"
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Looking forward to AOL and Netscape's coverage of the event. No doubt C.K and Karina will do a jam up job. Last year, C-SPAN covered some of it and hopefully they will do the same this year as well.