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I had forgotten how smart Clinton is. I wish Jon Stewart had more time (Original Post) demtenjeep Jun 2015 OP
The interview continued online. SamKnause Jun 2015 #1
yes demtenjeep Jun 2015 #3
I totally agree. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #2
Listening to him talk is always a pleasure... lunamagica Jun 2015 #4
What amazed me (& needs to be spread around) is what the CGI is accomplishing in the U.S. ... Hekate Jun 2015 #5
That is a big disappointment that such a great old educated city would program ladjf Jun 2015 #6
Jon Stewart is "right wing lunacy"? Are you in the right thread? Hekate Jun 2015 #7
Your post made no sense to me either until I realized that ladjf Jun 2015 #9
still gonna be 2 for the price of one. mopinko Jun 2015 #8
You think Hillary will share power? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #10

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)
1. The interview continued online.
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 12:20 AM
Jun 2015

It will be posted on the Daily Show website.

Jon Stewart said it was very very long.

Enjoy.

Rhiannon12866

(205,927 posts)
2. I totally agree.
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 12:21 AM
Jun 2015

I always enjoyed his appearances on David Letterman, as well, and Dave was smart enough to realize exactly how intelligent the former president is and how much he actually knows and understands. The appearance that sticks in my mind was right after 9/11 when everyone was still extremely frightened and pretty freaked out. Dave just sat back and let the former president speak, calmly explaining the background and his understanding of what had happened and why. Dave was obviously both moved and reassured, reacted by asking him if he would be our president again. The audience went wild...

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
4. Listening to him talk is always a pleasure...
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:07 AM
Jun 2015

I agree about the times he was on Letterman. I remember once after his chat with Clinton was over, Dave turned to Paul and said something to the effect of "how can there be brains like his and brains like mine"

Hekate

(90,785 posts)
5. What amazed me (& needs to be spread around) is what the CGI is accomplishing in the U.S. ...
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 03:31 AM
Jun 2015

....and how he/they are making it happen. Bill Clinton connects with all kinds of people, he asks questions and listens, and he makes connections with people and resources in ways I've never heard of before.

And -- he makes what he does sound as natural as breathing.

Here's a thing, which I hope I have accurately: he linked up the AFL-CIO, another trade union, and the Teachers' Union. One wants to build stuff, it's what they do. The teachers have pension funds they need to invest -- and so do the trade unions. What better way to invest the pension funds than by investing in the building of things -- like for instance repairing La Guardia Airport, which is a massive project.

At least 15,000 jobs are being created, probably more, but I couldn't listen fast enough.

someone needs to get a transcript of this interview, or at least listen to the whole thing online, and post the information at DU. So many lies are being spread around about the Clinton Global Initiative that I simply had no idea he was doing things like putting unions in touch with each other.

Damn it all to hell, while Obama pleads with Congress to take infrastructure seriously and while Congress thumbs their collective nose at the president, the Clinton Foundation is actually able to get some of it up and running.

The Big Dog makes it sound so natural -- which I guess to him it is. For the rest of us, it's impossible. Plus the information is being so distorted by our fellow DUers. Okay I'll stop now.

I still love the Big Dog.


Hekate

(90,785 posts)
7. Jon Stewart is "right wing lunacy"? Are you in the right thread?
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:16 PM
Jun 2015

Because this makes no sense at all.

ladjf

(17,320 posts)
9. Your post made no sense to me either until I realized that
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:39 PM
Jun 2015

somehow my post got put onto the wrong thread. The other OP was talking about Boston now carrying radio with Limbaugh and the regular right-wing propagandists. No, I wasn't referring to Steward as "right wing lunacy".

mopinko

(70,205 posts)
8. still gonna be 2 for the price of one.
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:23 PM
Jun 2015

one of the things that really excited me about a president hillary clinton.
i miss peace,
i miss prosperity,
i miss bill.

and hillary's real priorities are plain for anyone to see by looking at what the cgi has accomplished.

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