Clinton "60 Minutes" interview thread

[lancdem]

In the clip in the beginning, he says Bush should've allowed the U.N. to finish inspections. That's not backing Bush.

[prodigal_green]

1. Anger!!

Monica, sex, lies, Monica...20 minutes of crap so far.

[dbt]

I can't bear to watch Bill on '60 Minutes!'

I made it throught the first seven minutes or so, in which time I compared Clinton to bu$h four or five times. My GODDESS, how far have we fallen!

Here's a President, duly ELECTED, who is thoughtful, introspective and smart as a whip. And WHAT are we saddled with now? A stammering stumbling FOOL who couldn't find his ass with both hands and a map!

Bill Clinton can speak at length, WITHOUT NOTES, on just about any subject you care to name. bu$h cannot utter FIVE WORDS without THREE of them being "...um." Clinton turned Poppy's deficits into a surplus--and look how quickly PoppySpawn pissed it away to his rich friends!

Of course, the Lewinsky thing came up within the first five minutes. The Media Borg will NEVER let this go; they will worry it like a chihuahua with a shoestring for ETERNITY. And how much time did L'Affaire Monique actually take up? A couple of months out of EIGHT GODDAM YEARS?!?!

Finally, the question arose in my mind that made me walk away from my Thoughtscreen: how many people DIED when Clinton LIED?

My country deliberately fucked itself. And I'm supposed to "get over it."

:freak:
dbt

[Carolina]

6. so true ..

Eight years and all they can think about is how a blow job was all that mattered. Love your analogy: they will worry it like a chihuahua with a shoestring for ETERNITY!

[terrya]

2. Now it's getting into Iraq.

[onecitizen]

3. Oh I miss him so much........

but I still love seeing him. When 60 Minutes is over, smack, reality will hit me in the face again.

[Fenris]

4. The anecdote about Rabin and Arafat was funny but sad.

You get the feeling Clinton genuinely believed that he could end the conflict.

[WilliamPitt]

5. Stuf I really like, stuff I really don't like...

but certainly a President superior to the current resident by orders of magnitude.

I love those funky-ass sneakers he was wearing in the first segment. Get down with your bad self, Bill.

[Fenris]

7. Man, those were pimp!

:7

[Carolina]

9. LOL

I know, I couldn't keep my eyes off Bill's "kicks" when they showed the scene at cemetary.

[WilliamPitt]

10. They really matched the roses

[laylah]

46. I actually saw them for the first time

during the 3rd segment and was whoopin' and "a-hollerin'" YOU GO BIG DOG!

Jenn

[Media_Lies_Daily]

58. I loved those shoes!

[kentuck]

61. mopaul is superior to what we now have....

:) (no offense intended, mopaul)

[Andromeda]

85. They were hella kicks!

:wow:

[peacebuzzard]

8. I just clicked off Cheney and Laura so fast, w/ Clinton I'm breathing

normally. His downfalls were mere distractions. Just a normal man. (as opposed to the devil in the WH)

[Bombtrack]

11. What has this been like, 90 percent devoted to him getting head and lying

about it?

This is rediculous. There has been so much that has happened that he could talk about. Election 2000, 9-11, Election 2002, the democratic primaries, the future of the democratic party.

But no. I suspect Rather gave him a good review so that he could go get a big ratings salacious trash "interview".

[Lindacooks]

63. Yes, that's true, but did you see how he turned it around?

He said that he will always be glad that he hung in there, didn't resign or run away, and BEAT THOSE FUCKING REPUGS when the vote in the Senate failed miserably. Those goddamn repigs tried everything they could to unseat a duly elected president, and HE BEAT THEM.

THAT's what we should spread around.

The repukes LOST.

[jus_the_facts]

12. 60 Minutes = National Inquirer........

....IT IS ALL ENTERTAINMENT....no such thing as REAL journalism anymore. :puke:

[Gman]

36. What's your problem with this interview

You don't like Bill? You may think Bush is better or what?

[jus_the_facts]

39. get a f'n GRIP.....I HATE THE GODDAMN MEDIA.....

:eyes:

..I've been DEFENDING BILL CLINTON ON THIS BOARD ALL DAY LONG fyi!

[jus_the_facts]

56. here ya go.....read this thread.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1824081

:eyes:

[sadiesworld]

13. I feel sick...

Scew them all...we are watching an incredible leader reduced to...

I'm sorry...I can't go on :cry:

[WilliamPitt]

14. As good as this interview is, I still want to break something

Eight years of leadership.

Incredible work done for the people (and a number of failures).

Huge substantive differences between this man and the current resident.

And trhe whole media focus remains on his goddam sex life.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Fenris]

15. It sells, Will. That's how they get people to watch. Salacious details!

[laura888]

38. No - its more than that. The Republican Media Machine...

...wants you to think that was all there was to Clinton: Monica and impeachment.

This is all orchestrated. No doubt about that.

[matcom]

21. BINFUCKINGO

:grr:

the 4th estate is dead.

[Fenris]

22. bin Fuckingo...is he a terraist?

[Tactical Progressive]

24. Are you dyslexic?

And trhe goddam media focus remains wholly on his sex life.

[WilliamPitt]

69. No, I'm getting used to a standard-sized keyboard

after five years on a laptop keyboard.

But trhanbks for the check.

[Fenris]

16. Rather said asshole.

That made me smile for some reason.

[Bombtrack]

25. No, he said assbleep

Otherwise I would have had a conniption. Ass is fine but you add that "hole"...

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

54. It made Clinton laugh....

...Clinton acknowleges his flaws and gaffes, and does it with some humor.

[mike1963]

17. Nostalgia washes over me like a tsunami.

I sure miss him.

[Fenris]

18. Yep, and there's the crying...

60 Minutes has crossed into Barbara Walter's territory.

[soggy]

26. hmm, i think it's been an incredible interview

so far. his book is about his life story, and that's what the interview's been about as well. gawd i miss him!

[candy331]

27. As bad as the sex mantra was he came off as a real

compassionate man.That is what will sell.

[hlthe2b]

64. Yes.... this had to get out there. The good news, I think...

is that once this round of garbage interviews is over.... the whole incident has to be "old news" at last and there will be the beginnings of a move to put his Presidency in true perspective.

Those who are about to interject, "but, but, but...:"

What I mean is that this inevitably HAD to happen--the interviews focusing on the big salacious incident. But, now that it has happened, there is no mystique left. Discussions will have to focus on more....both good and bad-- but not exclusively Monica...

[WilliamPitt]

19. What a great ending

[lancdem]

23. I liked it

[jus_the_facts]

34. hope you saw the actual ending.....

....he didn't QUIT! :hi:

[RobinA]

74. The Ending

was perfect. Worth the scandal sheet entirety of the rest of it.

[drdon326]

20. Big Dog Rules !!

damn i miss that guy.

[aquart]

41. They didn't mention Big Dog as a nickname, did they?

It's my favorite.

[Gold Metal Flake]

28. Did that damn commercial play?

??

[Fenris]

30. I didn't see it.

[bluestateguy]

31. I haven't seen it yet.

This interview must be driving the Freepers into cardiac arrest.

[terrya]

40. It didn't play. :-)

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

49. A Move-On and a Kerry commercial played.

Pretty good PR for the Dems, I think.

[doni_georgia]

86. No political ads played in the Atlanta market at all n/t

[sadiesworld]

29. C'mon...

The Slash-Clinton fest is still on...right?!

[Gman]

32. He tried to change things

and was successful to a very large extent in a good way. We should all aspire to do what he has done.

But that is why they hate him.

[Bombtrack]

33. Ugghh, his choice of words are just going to be Latenight fodder for weeks

first talking about Hillary and Chelsea, "it was hard to swallow".

And then saying that he didn't look at impeachment as a "stain"

God, this is not going to be good. I just want to say a preemptive FUCK JAY LENO

[lancdem]

43. Clinton has been late-night fodder for 12 years

I don't think he gives a f*** whether he says something Leno will laugh at. I couldn't care less.

[Carolina]

35. WTF

with all the commercials? :eyes:

[aquart]

71. Big demand to advertise on an all-Bill show, perhaps?

[DemoTex]

37. "Bogus, phony deal."

The Big Dog's closing (and connecting) shot at Ken Starr, the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, and their ill-advised impeachment of him.

[bluestateguy]

45. I don't know if I hate anyone more than Ken Starr

Just watching that self-righteous, perfectionist, effeminate little shit makes my knuckles white hot with anger!

[lancdem]

47. That was a great way to conclude

He did not back down at all from calling it what it was.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

51. I like the way he said that, too.

And I think thats where the public is with this, as well.

[Yavin4]

42. Bottom Line, Life In America Was Better Under Clinton For Everyone

Better than Reagan's, Bush I's, and Bush II's. It's that damn simple. Only an emotionally and intellectually immature person would think that an extra-marital affair somehow compromises 8 years of peace and record prosperity.

Unfortunately for us, a large percentage of Americans are indeed emotionally and intellectually immature.

[laylah]

44. He was wearing

a friendship bracelet! I noticed it during the 2nd segment...I really felt for him when he was shown the interview with his Mom for the first time...he hadn't seen it before...GAWD, I miss a real President!

Jenn

[lancdem]

50. That bracelet was given to him by Chelsea

I read that in an earlier interview.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

52. Thanks,,,i was wondering about that.

I noticed that bracelet too.

[doni_georgia]

87. I cried like a baby when he teared up. God I miss this man!

I voted for him twice, and I'd vote for him again. He is real. No other word to describe him. No one hates his failures more than he does. He admits his mistakes, knows he isn't perfect, but he cares about things and people and it shows.

[Bluzmann57]

Bill Clinton lived the American Dream

by working hard and never forgetting his roots. I thought it was touching when Rather showed the clip of his mother and President Clinton was choked up. There's a man who truly loved his mother and genuinely wanted to enable others who may have come from a background similar to his to have their little piece of the pie. Thank you Bill Clinton.

[Pretty_in_CodePink]

77. As we women know

You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his mother. She said he tried hard to make it up to her for having a difficult life. Said what a wonderful son he was.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

48. Bill Clinton & his shit-eatin' grin...the loveable rogue.

Clinton will become a legendary figure in US politics. Really.

I appreciated this interview. It reminds me how much I came to like Clinton because he is just so damn likeable.

I really appreciated the Arkansas segments as you can see this is just someone from an average backround who made it to the top, but it didnt really go to his head.

Clinton is a real interesing figure, hes repentent, but not too much. He's damn lucky that Hillary didnt ask for a divorce. Sleeping on the White House couch...well, she couldnt very well throw him out, I guess...

[lancdem]

53. He was repentant for hurting his family

and giving the Repukes ammunition, but he ain't sorry he fought Ken Starr and the VRWC. I'm with him 100 percent on that.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

59. He was good on this interview.

I have to say my admiration for him grows....I appreciate the candor and honesty ..he's just so damn human.

I do miss him not being in office anymore.

[hlthe2b]

62. Could have sent him to Blair House I suppose....

[Razoor]

55. great interview

I really miss Clinton. I wish Dan Rather wouldnt of even asked about monica. cant wait untill diginity is back in the white house instead of president chimp.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

57. I agree 100%. If the inspections had been allowed to continue...

...they would have realized that WMDs simply didn't exist and the rationale for war would have evaporated.

The NeoCons couldn't allow that to happen and forced the inspectors to leave.

[buff2]

60. GOD ALMIGHTY.......I MISS PRESIDENT CLINTON

It was so great listening to an INTELLIGENT duly ELECTED President.....just think what our country would be like today if he was still in office. Look at all the lives that would not have been lost under his strong and compassionate leadership. I am sick to my phuckin stomach....PLEASE,PLEASE DEAR GOD.....HELP US RID OUR NATION OF THIS IDIOTIC FOOL WHO THINKS HE WAS ELECTED.....:puke:

[vetwife]

65. Adapatation and how this hit home !

We were so used to an intellect. We were so used to someone who moved the country forward. A great communicator.... We were so used to feeling good about many things. T H E N .....

enters Cowboy want a be regular guy with his arrogance and his dumbed down way of looking at the world. His hypocritcal way of acting and his warmongering and selfish money hungry thirst for blood and power. His lack of religious tolerance. People adapted. Sure they whined. Some of us here even are actively trying to boot his butt out, but only the ignornant, dumbed down, racicst, and wealthy think he is the greatest thing since toilet paper.

This type of adapting is so scary. It reminds me of when my husband and I lived in a particuliar
area of Georgia and when we came to visit friends and my hometown, we looked around and were reminded how much we missed the friendly way of life. The caring for another human being. The person who would stop and say, "Need some help". I asked my husband, have we adapted to the rude and non caring folks where we live and he said, I was just thinking the same thing. We moved. We packed up a u-Haul, found a house 365 miles away and we left. That is what we have to do now.
Remember how we were when there was leadership., THEN MOVE BUSH OUT....
We have had our share of problems here, we didn't move to Fantasyland or the Land of Perfect but we really saw the difference and for those who are expecting perfection from any candidate, its not there. If you expect a better way of life.....Vote Kerry.
No one is above falling into adapating to their circumstance. But it can change !

[in_cog_ni_to]

66. <sigh> I smiled through that entire interview.

Bill Clinton makes me SMILE! He's so damn smart! Did you notice how he answered every question without reading from a notecard?! Amazing, wasn't it? The funniest part of the interview was when Rather said "This lady said she was the first person you ever kissed." Bill...."That's her story and she's stickin' to it!" LOL! That was so cute. I miss him so much and am looking forward to ALL of his upcoming interviews! Thanks, Bill! You were a GREAT President!

[young_at_heart]

67. Why was the GOP so intent on bringing him down?

I wonder if Congress had spent more time on important issues like terrorist cells, etc. instead of the bogus Whitewater and Clinton's sex life, maybe the horrible state we're in now could have been avoided.

[vetwife]

68. Because he was everything they weren't and more

Because they don't like to share the wealth, play fair,
fair broker in the middle east and because he was a regular kid who made good by working hard instead of stealing it. The just could not believe he was that succesful without taking it from someone else.

[WilliamPitt]

70. Answer here

http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/101003A.shtml

[linazelle]

79. Excellent article....glad you posted it -eom-

[robbedvoter]

72. "because I won" - his answer to your question

at some event. "They felt entitled to the power, I encroached on their Gid given rights" (paraphrase)

[aquart]

73. Ask Sally Quinn

The husband-stealing whore who didn't think the Clintons were the right sort of people for DC.

They worked for their money. They didn't go down on anyone for it.

[RobinA]

75. It's a Class Thing

Clinton is uppity Southern trailer trash who had the audacity to make it all the way to the Presidency by force of personality. And worst of all, he's smarter than them. AND he's supported by blacks and women.

And I say this is the best possible way. I admire this man tremendously, but his mere existence rubs too many people's noses in it.

[robbedvoter]

76. Almost turned it off after first two segments. It eventually gained

some substance and had a great ending. The media is taking the 24/7 intensity from reaganopalooza and turns it to Clinton. NYT has a poisonous book review ON PAGE ONE! ("boring, long, nothing new, irrelevant - don't buy it - PLEASE! don-t buy it" kinda review)

Didn't see any Moveon, Kerry ad, but also no Citizens United one either.

[Catherine Vincent]

78. I saw the interview but missed a few scenes because I was

visiting my parents. Does anyone know if this will repeat? As far as my thoughts on Clinton, he sure is missed in my family. And I'm like the other poster that said everytime she seems him on the screen, he makes her smile, it is the same with me. President Clinton is smart, intelligent, charming and caring beyond compare.

[Wonk]

80. mp3 & video can be found online here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x9889

[Catherine Vincent]

82. Thanks, Wonk!

[bpilgrim]

89. thanks wonk! - i see they still say saddam kicked out the inspectors in 98

well, we DESPERATELY need the oil, OWOL damn it!

peace

[kaitykaity]

81. As I was watching it, all I could think

was how much this was going to piss off the whining
crew on AM radio. They're just going to be screaming
about it tomorrow.

:evilgrin:

He did good. I recorded it and will watch again to
see what I missed the first time.

[cboy4]

83. I wonder if that son of a bitch

Rush Limbaugh will go on the radio tomorrow
and explain to his robotic listeners that Bill Clinton
is far more than a man than he will EVER be
and that he should stop blaming him for everything that's
wrong with his rich, Republican life.

Last time I checked, Mr. Family Values Rush
just divorced his 3rd wife....oh don't get me started! :mad:

[fujiyama]

84. Too much Monica

in the interview. Those parts really started boring me...What else can be said? Unfortunately, Rather dragged that stuff out, instead of maybe focusing the first five minutes on it and leaving it at that.

Either way, I miss him. Sure, I have my differences with some of his policies, but I appreciate him a million times more now that he's gone.

The part that amused me the most was regarding his "I tried smoking it, but honestly couldn't inhale". I thought that was great, and it was great to see him so relaxed about it. I also liked that part about Arafat and Rabin.

[doni_georgia]

88. After the interview, I switched to TNT to watch Salem's Lot - surreal

As soon as the interview was over, I switched over to TNT to watch the new TV miniseries of Salem's Lot. Couldn't help but make a comparison to the blood sucking vampires in the movie and the Bush administration - "Jerusalem's lot is dead, but no one woke on (insert date) and knew that it was dead." After the movie, I went to bed and read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." Don't know which was scarier really.