**** OFFICIAL DU CLINTON WELL-WISHERS THREAD #3 ****

[Skinner]

In response to the news about Bill Clinton's health scare and surgery, many DU members have already approached me to ask if we could do something for him. I briefly discussed it with the other Admins, and here's what we've decided to do.

We would like all concerned DU members to post their well-wishes in this thread. You can post as much or as little as you like. If you'd like, you may consider signing your post with your name and hometown. I will open additional official well-wishers threads as necessary.

Once everyone has had ample opportunity to post their thoughts, I will print out or transcribe the thread(s) and forward them to Bill Clinton's office, along with a card or flowers or some other appropriate gift.

I trust that all DU members will participate in this thread with the appropriate level of respect. Inappropriate or disruptive comments will not be appreciated.

Thank you.

David Allen
DU Administrator

This is thread #3. Here are Thread #1 and Thread #2.

[Jim Sagle]

1. Get well soon, Big Dog.

:yourock:

[CoonDawg]

2. As a fellow southerner

Lay off the Gravy and Big Macs! Get better soon, we need you still!

Ernie Branson
LaVergne, TN

[Happy Eddie]

3. Lots of work for you ahead!

There's still a long way to go in this country, and we'll get there faster and we'll get there easier with Bill Clinton as a big voice in our public life.

My thanks for the good you've done, and best wishes for a smooth recovery.

[MoonAndSun]

4. My thoughts and prayers go out to you, Bill....

You and your family are close to our hearts and we love you all.

I am sending the white light of love your way.

Namaste

[bigwillq]

5. President Clinton,

Get well soon. My hope for a speedy recovery.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.


You're the best Big Dawg!

[yellowdawg]

143. Even though your heart has always been in the right place

. . . it apparently needs a little help from the modern technology you helped to pioneer.

All the best wishes of DUers are with you. Here's a wish for your speedy recovery from this Old Yellow Dawg in SF.

[mulsh]

6. get well and take care

follow the doctor's instructions and you'll be up to snuff before you know it.

[Pallas180]

7. Dear Mr. President,

To let you know how much you are thought of, respected, and loved.

Take your time recovering because this country and the world will need
your wisdom and strength for a long long time to come.

With sincerest best wishes and prayers for you from Florida,

Anna Pallas

Pallas180 at Democratic Underground.com

[rene moon]

8. President Clinton,

My thoughts are with you today. Get well soon!

Natalie Rose

[TryingToWarnYou]

9. Get well soon..I hope to shake your hand one day!

Thanks for all you have done.

[kentuck]

10. Hey Big Dawg !

Stay positive. We need you.

[oldtime dfl_er]

11. Get well soon...

You've won big battles before, you'll win this one too. Get well, take care, and know we're all in your corner!!

Holly
Seattle

[silverlib]

56. Dear President Clinton,

My prayers are with you. May you get through this quickly and continue to enjoy a full and healthy life.

By the way, your presentation at Riverside Church was awesome!

Thanks for everything you do for this country and the world.

Elizabeth

[Joylaughter]

12. God Bless WJC

My favorite president, I hope you get well soon!

[hyphenate]

13. Please get well, President Clinton!

My best wishes go out to you to have a fast and smooth recovery from your surgery! My mom underwent quadruple bypass in 1997, and is doing remarkably well since then. It can be a bit scary, but rest well knowing that there are many millions of us who want to see you sitting with Hillary and Chelsea on January 20, 2005 as John Kerry is inaugurated as the 44th president! Keep your spirits up and we'll all be cheering you on!

Mary Hartery
Worcester, MA

[dweller]

14. President Clinton

Wishing you a speedy recovery, with abundant health and a long life to follow.
Get well soon,
dp
(dweller@DU)

[tranquil]

53. President Clinton

  President Kennedy was My hero.I never felt that way about a
President again until You. In 1992 You gave a speech that
welcomed
single parents to join the family. You will always be family
to
myself and my daughter. Sho happens to be a political science
major
because of how much she admired You. 

 We love You and respect You. Get well fast...This country
needs You
now more then ever!

    Vicky Rowlett and Desiree Brennan


 Praying for You in Kansas city,Missouri.

[Hawkeye-X]

15. President Clinton

As the last legitimately elected President of the United States, I had the honor of meeting you in Denver, Colorado, as arranged by my sister, and it was very inspiring for me. It is my hope and I will ask my Higher Power to grant you a speedy recovery and a long, fruitful life.

Hawkeye-X
David Tesler
Denver, Colorado

[liberalmuse]

16. Please make a quick recovery, Big Dog!

We love you. You're the best President in my lifetime. Please get well so you can continue to be a representative of what's right with American all around the world. Bless you!

Melinda
Salt Lake City

[maumcc1]

17. Get Well Soon!

I so very much miss when you were President. I'm reading your book now and enjoying it thoroughly.

Maureen McCarthy

[AgadorSparticus]

18. Big Dawg, you are in my heart and prayers for a full, speedy recovery!

Thank you for everything that you've done and continue to do for our country. Be strong, be well, and be back real soon!

Cheers to you,
Bebe

[DulceDecorum]

19. No matter what anyone says,

pretty much everyone who counts,
wishes you well,
and has ALWAYS wished you well.

Get well soon.
The bad guys are getting their comeuppance
and you simply cannot miss seeing that.

[Bundbuster]

20. Still My President, Bill

You've made it through 4 years of bushCorp with grace and style - you'll sail through this temporary setback too. We're all looking forward to hearing your voice and feeling your spirit again soon - God bless.

bundbuster of Denver

[thebeaglehaslanded]

21. I've always been pulling for you--even more so now!

Best wishes, Mr. President, for a speedy and thorough recovery.

The beags salute Big Dog

[NicoleM]

22. Best of luck, Mr. President.

Get well soon!

--NicoleM in Minnesota

[bloom]

23. I'm hoping you get well soon!

:yourock:

[U4ikLefty]

24. Get better Big Dog...I hope you're jammin on that saxaphone again soon!!!

[Zomby Woof]

25. Best Wishes For A Full Recovery!

Warmest regards,

ZombyWoof

[desi]

26. Dear President Clinton...

Millions of people around the world are praying for you and your family. Our family joins them in wishing you the very best and also a speedy recovery. God Bless You.

[BuelahWitch]

27. Stay well for us President Clinton!

I missed you when you were at KU last spring, but I'm glad I got to see you at last year's Harkin Steak Fry. Take good care of yourself, the world needs you!

Leslie

[laylah]

28. Mr. President

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Mrs. Clinton, and Chelsea. You do as you are told by the doc and you'll be as good as new in no time. We still need you, the world still needs you, as does your family.

A speedy recovery, Mr. President,

Jennifer Coal Valley, IL

[non sociopath skin]

29. Best Wishes from the UK, Bill.

Here's to a speedy recovery.

[celestia671]

30. President Clinton

Get well soon and God bless you!

[lucca]

31. President Clinton

Please take care.

You were a wonderful President, and you are a good person, who has given our country so much.

But, there is so much more for you to do!
Be strong and get well real soon!!!

Lucca
San Rafael, Ca.

[gottaB]

32. Dear President Clinton

I had a dream we met. You were jogging along the beach, wearing a navy blue jogging suit, when you stopped to talk to me. I won't tell you what I said, because it's better that you hear it in person. I won't tell you what you said, because you still have plenty of time to consider what you want to say. You will know that when you were in the hospital, I wished you well.

Yours,

gB

[northofdenali]

33. Mr. President, we need you.

My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. Your compassion, intelligence, foresight and love for America and Americans is vital. Please get well soon - we need you now more than ever!

Karen Matthews
Fairbanks, Alaska

[citizen]

34. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Thanks for your outstanding service, and the inspiration you've provided to so many.

Get well soon!

[Bluzmann57]

35. Dear Mr. Clinton

It was an honor and privilege to have met you in 1992, when you completely won me and my wife over, and it was a pleasure having you as a real American President who truly fought for all of us. And in 1992, you entranced an eight year girl, my daughter, who decided you were "pretty neat". You fueled an interest in politics which exists to this day. Get well soon President Clinton, America needs you.

[Reverend_Smitty]

36. Get well soon Mr. President...

You are still and will always be my president. The 1990's marked my childhood and the happiest and most carefree years of my life. That was a time that I will always associate with you. I wish you a full and speedy recovery, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Kelly Slaboda
Hamilton, NJ

[usrbs]

37. Get well soon!

This country needs every bit of of your strength and wisdom, so please take care of yourself. You and your family will be in my thoughts.

[Julien Sorel]

38. Thank you for eight of the best years

this country has ever seen, and certainly the best eight years this country has had in my lifetime.

[AlFrankenFan]

39. Feel better President Clinton!

It'll be a hard journey for you, but always remember that you have overcome so much in your life and you've shown the strength that has made your enemies recoil. You can get through this! My family and I send our thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes to you, Hillary, and Chelsea. God bless you!

-Samantha G.
Laguna Niguel, CA

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

40. Greetings and prayers from Deer Arkansas

Dear Mr. President,

Know that your folks in Newton Country Arkansas are praying for your safe and speedy recovery!

Sincerely,

Ayesha Haqqiqa

[Darth_Kitten]

41. Get well soon, President Clinton.

I wish you and your family the best! :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

42. Dear Mr. President,

Our family is quite shocked to learn of your illness.
It was just this past Tuesday that my husband and I were proud to learn you'd met our daughter-in-law Samantha and our grandson Nicholas at a book signing in the Cleveland area.


I'm grateful for so many wonderful things you did as President; from your valiant efforts to preserve and protect our environment to your work to ensure that ALL Americans were free...not just a select few.
How our country would benefit from your leadership these days!

But oddly enough, of all the things you've done, I'm most grateful that you were there to meet Samantha and Nicholas the other day. You see, Sam and Dave, my stepson, lost their first baby to SIDS in June of 2003, when he was just five months old. Nicholas' arrival in April this year was a blessing, of course; but until his visit with you, most of the experiences Dave and Sam shared with their son were replays of things they'd done with little Zachary...different, but the same. Thank you so very much for breaking that trend and instilling fresh hope into their lives.

You and your family are in our thoughts as we pray for your speedy recovery.

Warmest Wishes,
Brenda Anna
Riverdale Park, MD

[ronnykmarshall]

114. Brenda!

I was thinking about you today.

I was so happy to see that picture when you posted it.

Our guy's gonna be ok.

Thanks for sending out your love to President Clinton.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

138. Thanks, Ronny!

I'm sure he'll be just fine. I understand he's in good health otherwise. :-)

I find when I say a prayer for Bill, I can't help but add a few words to the effect of, "...and please, Lord, help republicans come to their senses..."

Thanks for your kind words and your wonderful posts! :hug:

[VOX]

43. Dear Mr. President: Please heal quickly!

My wife and I send you our fondest thoughts and prayers, and our profound thanks for all the fine things you have done for our country.

We wish you all the best for a swift procedure and a speedy recovery. Get well soon, Mr. President -- we need your wise words and wit in these dark times.

Sincerely,
Betsey and Robert
Los Angeles, California

[phylla]

44. Our big-hearted President Clinton

All of the love that you have shown to us and to the world will be directed back at you to carry you through your operation and recovery.

For the past ten years, meeting you has been number one on my "All time life-wish list".
I fully intend to be able to "check" you off...soon!

Much love and a SPEEDY RECOVERY from Virginia Beach.

Phyllis Ander

[anarchy1999]

45. Dear President Clinton and family,

You are in our thoughts and our prayers. My grandmother has been through a couple of these, she is 82 and still here with us. Lots of positive thoughts and wishes are coming your way.

Get well soon, this country needs you, Hillary and your charming, classy daughter.

Sincerely,
David and Sherry Bollenbacher

[carnie_sf]

46. Godspeed

and continued good health. We wish you were still pres.

[Nikia]

47. Get well soon

Although I have never personally met you, I have personally been inspired by you as president and a person. The U.S. and the world need you.

[a new day]

48. Get well soon

Dear President Clinton,

I saw you at McCaw Hall in Seattle when you spoke there for SpeakEasy. You were very, very inspiring to me and, I imagine, to all the others who attended. I took the advice you gave and "joined a club", my local Democratic legislative district. I have been working and doing with others since then, just about a year. As you said, I don't always like it, but I am working toward what I think is right with others who see things pretty much as I do.

I don't know what else to say to inspire you, than to relate my little story of how you inspired me. You are a very important person to people like me. We want to hear your wisdom from you in the coming days and years. We want you to continue to help African AIDS victims. We want you to see your daughter do the great things she bound to do. We want to be with you.

There are many who have recovered spectacularly from bypass surgery, and I know you'll be one of them.

Sincerely,

Bob Shields

[6000eliot]

49. Hope You're Up and Around Soon

You are in our hearts and prayers. Get well soon. Your party and your country need you!

[Piperay]

50. President Clinton...

Wishing You All the Best and a Very Speedy Recovery...Your Country Needs You! :yourock:

[coreystone]

51. For "Gosh Sakes" Big Dawg....Mr. President...I hope you listen ...

to Dr. Dean; any recommendations by Dr. Frist will certainly lead you in the wrong direction! :)

Get well soon! Cut the fats, drink plenty of water, and, above all we will be rooting for you, AND, the Democratic ticket.

:grouphug:

Eric Jon Peterson
Rutland, VT

[KamaAina]

52. Malama pono (take care of yourself), Mr. President.

There's a place in millions of American hearts, from Hawai'i to Maine, that only you can fill, Big Dog.

A hui hou! (roughly, Au revoir!)

[americanwomanone]

54. Dear Mr. President

I am sending my good wishes to you for a speedy recovery and a strong, healthy life ahead. Just look what happened when you lost weight and tried to become more fit! You will always be my President.

Sandy from Michigan

[TaleWgnDg]

55. Mr. President,

It's with deepest regards to you, our 42nd president, and for all that you've done for us, your grateful countrymen/women, I wish you a quick and full recovery.

. . . . .
. . . . . a job as 42nd very well done!

-- TaleWgnDg
A Family Law Attorney, Massachusetts

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

123. They DO say the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything is 42

don't they?

OK, I'll stop now. :crazy:

[1monster]

57. Dear Mr. President:

My whole family is sending you good wishes for a speedy recovery. My husband wants you to know that he's been there and done that and you will be fine.

We love you and REALLY miss you being in the White House.

The Sage Family

[juajen]

58. We care about you ,Hillary and Chelsea on DU

Our thoughts and prayers will be with you all every step of the way. We love you for being wonderful people, as well as for the eight years all three of you devoted to this country. What a terrific time those years were, and what a wonderful Presidency. Come home soon, Bill.

Love to you all,

Juanita Jenkins
Lafayette, Louisiana

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

59. Mr. President

Get well, my thoughts are with you...you are the one of the "Best and Brightest" our country has seen, you are loved and revered.

Marty
Arvada, CO

[okasha]

84. Mr. President

Thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery, Mr. President. You've a strong heart, and a brave one.

Okasha

[Rose Siding]

60. Dear President Clinton

Bless your heart, you've given us a scare, Mister! May God be with you, healing and bringing calm to your loved ones. My family sends grateful best wishes. Fondly -Deborah in Seattle

[Skittles]

61. Get well my Big Dog

and SOON. :)

[barb162]

62. Dear President Clinton

I am sorry to hear you entered the hospital today. At the same time I am glad you are in the hospital and that you are will get terrific treatment and be well soon. Please get well as soon as you can. I will pray for your speedy recovery. Much love to you and your family. You are the best,
Barb

[cedahlia]

63. Sending lots of positive vibes your way, Mr. President!

I'd like to take this opportunity to personally thank you for all the good work you did as president of our country. Please know that there's a whole lot of us pulling for you out here, and we know that you still have a lot more good work to do in this world, so please do make that recovery a full and speedy one!

Wishing you all the best! :-)

[Zynx]

64. Get well soon, Bill!

I may not have agreed with you a lot of the time, but you were still a great president. Best of luck.

[juslikagrzly]

65. Mr. President

Everytime my husband and I are lucky enough to catch you on TV, we look at each other and say "God, why can't he run again?" You're a fantastic, big-hearted person and we all know those with big hearts heal fastest! Your courage, conviction and committment to this country are inspiring.

Heal quickly and safely! Bless you, Senator Clinton and Chelsea!

juslikagrzly
Stillwater, OK

[Shae]

66. My prayers and best wishes for your swift recovery ...

You are a truly great man.
I always knew you had mountains more character than the other side.

[Wilber_Stool]

67. Give it Hell Bill !!!!

[senseandsensibility]

68. Dear President Clinton,

It was my honor to see you last July in Los Altos, CA. Your speech was uplifting and inspirational. Thank you for everything you have done for our great country. You are in my prayers for a speedy recovery. Remember, America needs you!!:dem: :dem: :loveya:

[Razoor]

69. Dear President Clinton heres hoping for a speedy recovery

I was shocked to hear you were in the hospital. you will always be my president. your the one who got me interested in politics back in 1992. you will be in my thoughts the next few days. America still needs you.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

70. Get well, President Clinton

We love you and wish you a speedy recovery <333
:hug:

[shimmergal]

71. Dear Mr. President,

I've never been so proud of our country's leadership as during your two terms.

My daughter is now enjoying family leave with her second adoptive daughter due to the Medical & Family Leave Act and adoption-aid
measures enacted into law while you were President.

I hope you have a relatively easy time with the operation and a speedy recovery. We need you out there as an inspiring part of our national life.

Best wishes and bright blessings.

Emily
Las Vegas

[Catch22Dem]

72. My President, My Big Dog!

Get well soon. I'm proud to say I served in your military. You've done, and will continue to do, great things for this country. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Kevin
Tulsa

[acmavm]

73. President Clinton:

Our prayers, thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery are with you tonight and in the days to come.

So many times people on this board have posted that it would be wonderful if we had a president of your caliber back in the White House. It's heartbreaking now, when you look at what a mess we're in, to look back on the eight years you were in the White House. Those were the years that we had the respect and support of the rest of the world. Those were certainly the days.

God bless you, Hillary, and Chelsea.

Sincerely,

Amanda M.
Omaha, NE

[ignatius 2]

74. Regards to you and your family Mr. Clinton.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you for a quick recovery. I am thoroughy enjoying your book, by the way.

Get plenty of rest, drink lots of water and know that many postive thoughts are with you.

[KT2000]

75. Dear President Clinton

I hope you recover real soon.
While you are on the sidelines, we will do what you have taught all Democrats - fight back!
Best Wishes
KT

[SteveG]

76. Mr. President - Get Well Soon!

We need your confidence,good spirits and brilliant mind. You've fought many a battle and beaten back the barbarians - you can and will win this one as well.

Steve Guerke
Bethany Beach, DE

[brucefan]

77. Best President Ever

Get well Big Dog!

[LDS Jock]

78. Get Well Soon President Clinton

You were part of my very first political conversation. My mother had the chance to meet you as you toured her place of work on a re-election campaign for governor. As she told me about meeting you, explaining to me all you told the group, we talked politics and issues. She told me that day you would one day be president. A few years later you were. For your re-election in 1996 I drove her to cast her vote. Even though her health was failing and traveled nowhere else, she wanted to vote for you. She passed away a few years ago, but I know she would wish you well if she could, which is why I post this. You've meant so much to my family through the years, through your work as governor and president. Thank you for a job well done and we all wish the best to you and your family.

Scott Huddleston
Austin, TX formerly of Flippin, AR

[llmart]

79. To President Clinton:

You, Hillary and Chelsea are in my thoughts today. Get well soon because our country desperately needs your leadership. You were a terrific President and are sorely missed in that capacity. They were the best 8 years this country had seen in a very long time. Here's to a speedy recovery.

llmart
Michigan

[RFKHumphreyObama]

80. Dear President Clinton

Please accept my sincere, heartfelt and profound thoughts, prayers and best wishes for a successful operation and a speedy and comprehensive recovery. You and your family are, and always have bee, very close to my heart and you have a lot of people around the world praying and thinking for you at the present time.

Just take it easy and rest for the next few months -you deserve a good break after all you have done for America and the world over the previous twelve years. I miss the peace, prosperity and strong leadership that we enjoyed under your Administration and the privilege of going to bed every night safe in the knowledge that there was a good man in the White House who would would look after all of us. You created a wonderful environment for my high school years and I have so many fond memories of the wisdom and leadership you displayed in office that it quite often brings tears to my eyes remembering how good things were when you were in office

As I live in a country outside the US-Australia-I can testify to the fact that America was never more respected around the world than when you were President. When you were President, people I know who have been antagonistic or sceptical toward America for years, came to have a profound love and admiration of the US. When you were President, people of my generation grew up believing that the US was a force for justice and truth around the globe. You built up a tremendous amount of love and goodwill toward the United States that could have endured for generations to come if not for the actions of this present Administration

We need more people like you, Bill. Please take it easy, get well and put yourself first. You've certainly deserved it. All the very best once again

Regards,
Owen

[BlackVelvetElvis]

81. Mr. President

I love calling you that!
I send my love and best wishes for a quick recovery.
Take good care of yourself.

Amy

[Maccagirl]

82. Dear President Clinton

May I add my voice to the number of people wishing you Godspeed in your surgery and recovery. I hope and pray that you feel the love and support of your family, friends and admirers. As so many have said before, we need your clarity of thought, humaneness of heart and message of hope at this critical time. Bless you, Hillary and Chelsea.

[malatesta1137]

83. I met Bill Clinton and Chelsea

on Jan 23, 2001 at the Metropolitan Opera, where they came to see Pavarotti in Aida. I spoke to Chelsea first during the first intermission then heard her say to her father: "Dad, shake this man's hand".

I told Clinton I was happy to have volunteered for his wife's campaign and that America loved him.

Get well soon, Mr. President.

[dollydew]

85. Thank You President and Senator Clinton

I'm just an average American. Not rich, not a big contributor. You and Hillary helped me when no one else would. I doubt that I'm the only one. I know that I will never forget your kindness and compassion. I believe that you will recover. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Godspeed.

S.D.

[Bertha Venation]

86. Welcome to the Zipper Club, Mr. President.

Hope you can get some serious reading done while you recover. I'm currently reading Kearns-Goodwin on FDR. Earlier this year I read one of President Carter's books, and I have two others on my list. I've read McCullough's Truman three times. Soon your books will be lined up with theirs on my shelf.

While your heart's on the mend, think of the millions of us who've already given you our own. We love you, Bill.

Best wishes from a California girl in Southern Maryland,

Kim Heidebrecht

[onefreespiritedchick]

87. President Clinton

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Continue to be strong and of good cheer. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.


Jasmin (and Jon)

[nonconformist]

88. President Clinton

Best wishes for a fast and speedy recovery! You're in our thoughts President Clinton!

Stephanie
Kentucky

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

89. To the Best President

God bless. And a speedy recovery.

Thank you, President Clinton.

[anarchy1999]

90. On a lighter note, I hope this makes you laugh. In 92' I took my 5 year

old daughter into the voting booth with me. I voted for Perot. She insisted I vote for you.

Get Well Soon. We need you back!

S. Bollenbacher

[calimary]

91. We LOVE you, President Clinton!

I hope you get well, soon-soon-soon!

We miss having you in the White House.

We miss having you on TV all the time.

We miss having you making us feel safe.

We miss having a president who really IS compassionate, instead of just pretending he might be, some day, when he feels like it, or when he needs to pick up a few extra votes.

I wish YOU were running again...

Love,

calimary of the Democratic Underground

[AussieDave]

92. Best wishes from Down Under, Mr. President

Hopes and prayers are with you for a speedy and full recovery and to your family at this time.

[antigone382]

93. I'll be thinking of you

Dear President Clinton,

I don't know what I miss most about your presidency. Maybe it was your eloquence; maybe it was your genuine compassion for the citizens you served; maybe it was the intelligent, thoughtful handling of your duties as president. All I can say is that you were and are a huge inspiration to me, and it is because of your influence I will be casting my first vote in a presidential election for Senator John Kerry of Massachussetts.

You have suffered at the hands of others far more than you deserved, but you have always triumphed, and I know that you will triumph over this setback as well. Know that you, your brilliant wife, and your promising daughter are in my thoughts and prayers as you face--and conquer--the challenges ahead of you.

Get well soon,

Eva Griffin,
Tennessee

[SouthernDaisy]

94. Our hearts are with your heart

We need you, we love you. Hang in Big Dawg, you can do it.

SouthernDaisy
Wmsburg VA

[Cobalt Violet]

95. Hope your recovery goes well.

You will be in the thoughts of many.

[Kool Kitty]

96. We wish you all the best and a swift recovery.

You are always in our hearts. Candi and Barry, Aberdeen, New Jersey

[Lenape85]

97. Good luck

You'll be back up in no time

[sleepyhead]

98. Dear President Clinton,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. We all miss having you in the White House, working and fighting for us - those were the days! Please take care of yourself - we need you!

Jo Ann
Brooklyn, NY

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

99. Big Dog - may God shine upon you and keep you with us

You are our inspiration and our light!

God Bless ya Bill!

[The Flaming Red Head]

100. We all look up to you

everybody is praying for you in Hot Springs.

Eddie, Madeline, and Mel

[ajreinha]

101. Get Well

Mr. President, hope you have a full, fast, and healthy recovery.

Adam Reinhart
Fairfield, OH

[theorist]

102. Hang in there, Bill!

You'll be in our thoughts. Get well soon!

P.S. When's the next book coming out?

[montana_hazeleyes]

103. Dear President Clinton,

Thank you for your wonderful service to our country and to the world . You are beloved by millions.

You are very strong and I'm positive you will do very well with your surgery and recovery.
Sincerely,
Montana from California

[True_Blue]

104. I wish for a quick and full recovery for one of the greatest Presidents

in American history.

Your accomplishments during your 8 years in the White House were positively remarkable. You were the best thing that ever happened to this country.

Bless you, President Clinton

[chieftain]

105. Get Well Soon We Need You Big Dog

[Cleita]

106. My husband's and my best wishes for your speedy recovery.

:loveya:

[Arkana]

107. You rock, Big Dog!

Get well soon! The Dems still need you!

:yourock:

[no_hypocrisy]

108. Get well soon President Clinton! We're all here for you always.

I know that you will be ready for action in no time. Please follow the doctors' instructions and come back only when they believe you are well enough. We'll work extra hard in your absence and make you proud.

[ronnykmarshall]

109. Send well wishes here.

http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/contact.php?ct=wellwish

We :loveya: Big Dog!

[DivineBrat]

110. Dear President Clinton

In my household we are praying for your recovery. You are the best president ever and we love you, Hillary and Chelsea very much. Get well soon, we need you now more than ever.
M. C.
Brooklyn, New York

[Spiffarino]

111. Love ya, Uncle Bill

You're still the greatest President of the 21st Century! OK, I admit that it isn't much of a contest, but you know what I mean.

All our prayers and best wishes are with you for a speedy recovery.

God bless always, and best wishes to Chelsea and Hillary, too.

gtrump
Asheville, NC

[atommom]

112. We wish you a quick and uneventful recovery!

My husband and I also want you to know that your work as President was much-appreciated, and we continue to be impressed with your work today. You make points that badly need to be made, in a much more well-spoken and classy way than our current administration. The country still needs you! Hope you're back in fighting form soon.

[jbm]

113. Get well soon Mr. President!!

We need you back out here with us! :yourock:

[Hailtothechimp]

115. Get well soon. Wish that you were still the President.

This country needs your wisdom and leadership very badly right now.

[Star]

116. Speedy recovery, Mr. President

Hope you're recovery is short and sweet. You've survived the GOP attacks, you'll survive this, too.

[stepnw1f]

117. Dear Mr. Clinton

Thank you for your service to this country. A country I still believe in, only because you did what you could to prove that the "People" could prosper if given the chance. The taste of blood is on our lips now and we know this current administration is bullshit. We want that steak, no the puny scraps the elite throw down to us.

Thank you, because without ever having you as the president I probably would not have known how important Democracy really is.

Get better "Big Dog"!

from Boston, MA
Markus

[frankly_fedup2]

118. Dear President Clinton . . .

You will be back on the golf course in no time. I have no doubt that you are going to be fine. My dad was 72 years old and a very poor candidate for ANY surgery, but he had a triple bypass, and they had him sitting up that evening. I couldn't believe he was up and moving so fast, but he was fussing the whole time, so I knew he was going to be ok (laughing).

I know the way the surgeons and anesthesiologists explain the procedure, and the way they talk about the surgery it seems so extreme and involved; however, to the surgeons, it's a surgery they do over and over again. You are as healthy as a horse (or so the experts are telling us) so I am sure you will be fine. You have weathered worse storms than this and have come through with flying colors. You will be in my families thoughts and prayers as well as Mrs. Clinton and Chelsea.

You are my hero, President Clinton. You are the reason I started paying attention to what was going on in this country politically. Sometimes I wish I hadn't gotten so interested in what was going on in this country. I am now a political addict and give my husband a daily update (whether he wants it or not) everyday when he gets home.

This Country misses you and is openly suffering. To some of us, you are still, and always will be our President; however, I know in my heart, that Mrs. Clinton will be the first female President of the United States. You know what that would make you . . . the
"First Gentleman." I cannot wait for the day. Just thinking about it now makes me smile.

In closing, again, it will be over before you know it. Plus, you are not finished with your work on your foundation. Just remember though that everything you eat from now on probably will have little flavor. No more cat-head biscuits and sausage gravy though. Also, a lot of us love you and your family like our own . . . so let us know if you all need anything.

Kindest regards,

Charles & Belinda Matney
frankly_fedup2 on DU
Rural Retreat, VA

[The Traveler]

119. Hey, Big Dog ... you're in our thoughts and prayers

But I know you'll pull through with style and will be back working the cause in no time.

During your Presidency, this country knew a level of peace and prosperity unequalled in my 48 years of life. You held the line against the terrorists and whittled Sadaam Hussein down into a trivial power. People knew the commander and chied cared about their well being. It was a bright time, and you were a big part of making it so. "Thank you" seems a totally inadequate expression of our appreciation for your efforts.

[KoKo]

120. A Speedy Recovery to the "Man from Hope" who gave us hope for 8 years!

We miss you and our prayers are with you. Can't wait to see you on that Campaign trail in a few weeks! No one on the political scene today can give a stump speech to compare with "The Big Dawg!" We miss you and know that Kerry and Edwards will be needing every bit of that goodwill and cheer you so easily spread wherever you go.

Best to you!

KoKo01 (Susan)
Raleigh, NC

[vision]

121. Get Well soon to the last Elected President

To one of the best Presidents of the past century I hope you get well soon. We need you.

[WLKjr]

122. My Big Dawg

Mr. President, I was a child that grew up in your 8 wonderful years as president, believed in you for the man you were and what you fought for, I didn't care where your penis was, that was your business.

I would like to thank you for all the education reforms you implemented and for making it possible for me to be in college now, I might not otherwise have been able to afford it if it wasn't for those reforms.

I thank you for the prosperity that I witnessed around me and my town, and I thank you for keeping the United States on good standing with the world during your term.

Your my Big Dawg, Bill. If you can fight of the Right Wing, this little heart hiccup should be a cake walk. You get well soon Bill!

WLKjr from Ohio.

[UTUSN]

124. Hey, Dawg, Me and Mine Were with You All the Way

When you won in '92, my old Democratic mother (voted for FDR, TRUMAN, STEVENSON(2), and the rest) had the hope she would get health care through you.

Anyway, Hispanics loved you, too. Now, this Shrub thing is just TOO not-tolerable. Help us get a Dem in there. That's your reason to get well SOON!

[imax2268]

125. Best Wishes Mr. President...

My prayers are with you...

[fortyfeetunder]

126. Get well blessings!

President Clinton:

I was saddened to hear the news of your recent hospitalization and hope you have a safe recovery and looking forward to seeing you back doing the things you love!!

DU'er fortyfeetunder from WA State

[David Zephyr]

127. Bill, Take Care of That "Big Heart" of Yours.

Here's hoping to see you up and feeling a whole lot better real soon.

Bill, your big heart has meant a great deal to millions upon millions here in the U.S. and abroad...so take good care of it.

David Zephyr

[Liberal_Dog]

128. Get Well Soon, Mr President

You never let the Republicans beat you, so there is no way in hell a few clogged arteries are going to get the job done.

Get well soon, Mr President.

Ronald from Raleigh, North Carolina

[Snazzy]

129. Your hometown friends here in Westchester

Wish you the best and the speediest.

We need your nuance (not to be feared but cherished). We need our Statesman. We need you to keep on leading our good fight.

But we know and pray you will recover quick, Mr. C--exactly because we are counting on it.

--Snazzy

[Missy Vixen]

130. You are still my President

Dear Mr. President,

My husband Eric and I will be praying for you and for a skilled surgeon, an uneventful surgery, and a very quick recovery. We'll also be thinking about Senator Clinton and Chelsea; I'm sure that they are going to be fine, but the waiting is so hard.

I am so sorry that I wasn't able to go to your book signing at Costco in Issaquah, WA, recently. I had to work that day, but the real reason I didn't go was that I was afraid I would do nothing but cry when I saw you. I know that you joked about "not inhaling," but when you were elected, I exhaled for the first time in 12 years. No matter what happened while you were in office, I wasn't worried. I knew that you would take care of it.

After September 11th, a photograph of a little boy hugging you in New York City was in the news. I still remember sending the link to my address book with the subject line, "This is my President".

I am so grateful that medical technology ensures you'll be with us for many, many more years. Please get some well-deserved rest, and we hope that you'll be feeling much better soon. Your family and the country needs you.

Thinking of you,
Julie (and Eric)
Duvall, WA

[dddem]

131. Please Mr. President -

Do as your doctors tell you. I assume that you've been informed that after surgery, providing you take care of yourself and do what you're told, You'll emerge a "new man". If so, does this mean you can run again?

If not, we still need you! Don't even think about not bouncing back!

As with millions of others, whether you are aware of it or not, you are a part of my family's special memories. One of the first sentences my daughter (now 13) spoke was "Kinton - YAY, Bush - Yuck".
She didn't excel at grammar or pronunciation, but her sentiments were true then, as now.

Please get well soon!

A devoted Democrat from Billerica Massachusetts.

[Meritaten1]

132. Please get well soon

Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

[tibbir]

133. Good luck Mr. President!

My father-in-law and brother-in-law both had triple by-pass back in the eight's and early nineties. The technology is even better now so I feel sure everything will go all right. My thoughts will be with you as you recover.

Patti Clark

[American liberal]

134. Thanks much, David...

Dear President Clinton-

I was upset to hear of your hospitalization. Yours is an extremely important voice right now. Although I am sad about the circumstances, I appreciate this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude for your service. I have supported you every step of the way--through thick and thin.

I wish you a safe surgery and a speedy recovery. We need you, Mr. President, now more than ever.

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Respectfully,
Phoebe King
Chicago, IL
Democrat for life

[pa28]

135. I'm sure you'll be back at it in no time.

Thanks for everything you've done and for being a great President in spite of all the obstacles put before you! Your friends at DU look forward to seeing you at the Kerry inauguration.

[NNadir]

136. Best wishes to the last real President of the United States. Speedy

recovery.

[bogey18]

137. Bless you, Mr. President

My wife and I wish you a very speedy recovery. You and your family have been an inspiration to us for many years.

Brad Richards
Mesa, AZ

[Doomsayer13]

139. We need you Bubba!

come back soon

[prodigal_green]

140. Get well soon!

Yeah, the RNC being in NYC broke my heart too.

Hope you're feeling better soon!

[Tamyrlin79]

141. Keep your strength up, Mr. Clinton...

We need you for the big fight ahead.

Hope you have a full and speedy recovery.


Jeremey Dobbins
Gulfport, MS

[wovenpaint]

142. Dear President Clinton,

You are held in high esteem in our family and we're sorry to hear of your illness.
A quick anecdote for you: When my mother was very ill, she fell into a diabetic coma and was rushed to the hospital. As you can imagine, it was a traumatic event for us. As she was given medication, a couple of nurses in the room were discussing you-in not the most respectful manner. Well, when my mother was able to, she immediately came to your defense- telling them that you would be vindicated and generally chastising them on your behalf. My family cracked up laughing at that point. Only my Mom would start talking politics and defending you from a gurney in the ER. I'll never forget that.
So, get we all hope you get well soon so you can share the victory in November.
I'll keep you and your family in my prayers for health and happiness.

Sincerely,

Gwyn M. in Easton, MA

[riverwalker]

144. O Captain!

My Captain!
Mr. President: Blessings and wishes for a speedy recovery. Our nation is grateful for the honor and respect the world bestowed upon us under your watch.
We thank you. We need you. We love you.

[IMOK_UROK2]

145. Prayer and good wishes to President Clinton.

Dear President Clinton,
I just want you to know that our prayers and reguards go out to you in this time. Even my Republican friends have told me how shocked they were to hear of this, and that they too wish you only the best in a quick recovery. One even said to me... If you can, get him this message: "Tell Clinton, to take a lot of Co-Q 10, and vitiman C and Zink" They are all very good for the heart.

Best reguards,
May your heart
beat strong and long

[Fovea]

146. Dear Bill

I voted for you twice, despite the fact that I was always against NAFTA and I wished you had shown a bit more gumption about going to bat for the goals of the party of FDR, Truman, and Kennedy.

I knew you wanted to build a coalition, but you did not have a bi-partisan Republican Party. You had to fight off the thugs. They are bigger thugs than ever.

But I could not help but vote for someone with your obvious joie de vivre, and love for humanity. Go into the OR with a light heart, Bill Clinton. You are loved. Get well soon, the Democrats will need your voice and humor, in a very grim and bloody time. We got your back while your shit gets in one sack.

[Troedyrhiw]

147. Bill...What you need is a laugh..listen in(quietly)

Of course Twiggy has the brains to be in control of his Administration...It is only Powell that he has trouble in comprehending.

Have a listen in


Old Rumsfeld...
"Mr President,I just received a short message from our pal Saddam..apparently Mr Perle received it from one of Saddie's envoys..I cannot understand it, as it is either in code or Saddies English ain't to good"

Bush (with smug face)..
"Let me have a looksee...whats this "370H55V 0773H".....uhh..Must be in Arab or Dutch or one of those funny Old Brit or German dialects."

Old Rumsfeld...(with lots of lines on forehead)
"No Mr President,I am of German decent and I don't recognise it and double Dutch is an entirely different language which I know like the back of my hand..Shall I call Dickey sir."

Bush... (also with lines on forehead)
"If you have his bunker number..Yea sure ,might as well....he is good at seeing things we cant."

Cheney....(on entering room)
"Georgie boy, Old Rummsie here tells me that this coded message came from Saddam via Perle and Kristol...Well,I think it is one of his bank account numbers that he is offering you and your daddy, if you forget the past twelve years and get the relationship back on track like in the 80's..Old Rummy boy here agrees with me."

Bush..(wonderful smile on face)
"Good God(sorry Ashcroft) do you mean he is trying to buy me off..What guts...Is it a Swiss or off-shore account..Got to be extremely careful nowadays as Putin's police are all over the place...ask their "Z" oil boys overthere"

Cheney...(a kinda fathers pride on face)
"Thats right..and if we were to reject this offer we would have to stay in Iraq and get our asses kick again and again...I say we take the offer and give Tony and his Strawman 2% of the take...Your Daddy would be so proud."

Bush..(looking a little uneasy)
"Well,I would like to have Rice's input as she at one time supposedly knew the Russian and their ways of handling things..Get her Rummy...(waiting)......Aaah there you are Condessa(?)...What do you think of this coded message from Mr Yousain.."370H55V 0773H"....Is it one of those Soviet languages as there were so many of them before Ronnie and Maggie and old friend Binnie kick their asses."

Rice..(looking a little bemused)
"Its definately not Russian,Latvian or Slovakian.....Sir,it could be the knew Z to A(Zion to America) alphabet the Mossad has designed for our CIA guys..It definately follows the known derivative of the Zionists logarithm sir...Since it came via Perle, Kristol and Wolfewitz I would most certainly say its really from Ariel Sharon and not Mr Hussien sir."

Bush..(touches cross hidden under shirt)
"You mean Sharon has banked all our loans to him and really wants to give it back to the American taxpayers on this account number .."370H55V 0773H"...What a man...Admirable...I knew I was right about that guy...I can pick-em....Wait till I tell that Powell...I knew I had a friend in Sharon....Well Dickey boy, that saves us 2%.....Tony is not to be told..right....status quo."

Old Rumsfeld..(also getting excited)
"Great balls of fire,shock and awe and all that....I knew my working on those stupid dual nationality neocons that there would be a pay off day..the day has come...But I think that caution should be called upon at this juncture Mr President ,so although we really have not used them correctly over the past two years Sir..I will get Tenet up here ASAP to verify the Sharon Logarithm"

Bush (smirk on face..as Tenet,head lowered, enters room)
"Aah George my boy...You have done an amazing job over this last couple of years...911,Mossad,Binnie, and all that...What is this coded message "370H55V 0773H" that came via Perle, Kristol,Wolfewitz and Pipes this morning..Is it from Sharon or Yousain and what the hell is this code...or is it an account number"

Tenet..(still with sword in chest)
"Mr President..yes you sir..as it happens sir, the Zmen...Perle,Kristol,Frum,Wolfowitz,Pipes,Asper,Leeden,Dichter,Black,Rove,Lieberman,Feith and a half a dozen others gave it to me yesterday sir...It was given to them by Mr Powell who apparently took it from an envoy Mr President...yes you sir"

Bush...(red around neck...really)
"Get that goddam Powell in here Rumsfeld NOW...its about time this guy toed the line as he cannot see the wood sometimes because of the tree..Its all these goddam wars he has been in..permanent shell shocked...The obvious eludes him.....no brains.....no awareness of reality....everything soars over his head...My brilliant team marred by one guy...GET HIM RUMMIE."

Powell...(enters the Oval Office with Mother Teresa look on face)
"You called Mr President..yes you sir"

Bush...(Fuming at gills)
"Does it always take you an hour to get up here when I call Powell...The Administration team in this room is costing the American tax payer $1,000,000 an hour for your information...Now what the hell is this coded message.."370H55V 0773H" you gave to all those neocons that I sacked last week..and who was the message for "

Powell..(peeing his pants)
"It was for you Mr President..yes,you sir"

Bush..(bottom lip paralysed)
"Well,what the hell does it say"

Powell..(moment of truth for Administration)
"Sir.... YOU ARE READING IT UPSIDE DOWN.........sir"

Bush...(neck puffed,eyes squinted,ears fully extended,nostril's open wide)
"Was it Sharon or Yousain"

Powell..(Thinking of his own Presidency run in 04)
"Cannot remember now sir...must be those shell hits I had...or did I???? "

Cheney has heart attack
Rice falls to ground in prayer
Powell and Bush starts fighting on Oval Office carpet.
Tenet finally takes sword out of chest and tosses it to Powell
Old Rumsfeld makes notes in little black book..for next time



Author...Troedyrhiw(WelshBrit)...(kieth norman canada)



Ps..Write the code down as did Old Rummie..then turn it upside down....no disrespect intended.

[jwirr]

148. Get Well Mr. President.

We need you around for a long time to come. Judy

[Indy65]

149. William Jefferson Clinton

Thank you for the wonderful eight years of hope and prosperity.We miss you.Your heart opened up for all of us. Have a speedy recovery.
Joyce and Ed C.
Indiana

[Entente]

150. Dear President Clinton.

Please please be well!

You were a great president and you are an inspiration to a lot of us. You are a beautiful soul. We knew it from the moment you showed up.


My best heartfelt wishes to you and your lovely family,

with love,

Ms. Peruchet

[TwentyFive]

151. President Clinton - Get well wishes - You are a modern day hero!

I shook your hand in 1992 just before you were elected to the WH. My prayers and thoughts are for your speedy recovery!

I hope to see you back on TV giving speeches, jogging or playing golf with your buddies.


Mark Malone
San Francisco, CA

[Dem2theMax]

152. Dear President Clinton,

All of my thoughts and prayers are with you, Senator Clinton and Chelsea. May you have a speedy recovery and be on your way to those five mile runs in no time. :)

You are the best Mr. President. I hope to meet you one day and shake your hand. Thank you for all you have done and are doing for our country.

God Bless you and your family.

With much respect and gratitude,
Dem2theMax
California

[curse10]

153. Get Well, Mr. President! We miss ya and love ya!

I'm sure you'll pull through just fine :-)

[TA]

154. Get well soon Big Dog

America needs you. There is much work to do to get our country back. You were the best President ever. Thanks for all you have done for us.

Terry Anderson
Kent, WA

[Gemini Cat]

155. President Clinton,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thank-you for the great eight years of peace and prosperity you gave to this country. Thank-you for making me believe in America again.

Confound W
Indiana

[coloradodem2005]

156. Get well Big Dawg.

We need your optimism and intelligence to guide us into the future.

[expatriot]

157. President Clinton: President Kerry will need you to show him the ropes.

Here's to a speedy recovery so you can help make an awesome transition!

Thank you for all the years of service you have given to this nation and for all the years of service still to come.

Edward & Tammy Snook
Yuma, AZ

[CalebHayes]

158. Hats off, and get well soon.

[LastKnight]

159. The world wouldnt be the same without you, big dawg.

you've fought the good fight, you've made a difference, you've gave us inspiration and hope, we are in your debt. get well soon, Mr President. you are in my prayers.

Ben
Sioux Falls, SD

[chicagojoe]

160. Good Luck, President Bill !!!

Be healthy soon ! Our side needs you !!!

[JI7]

161. get well , we need you and we love you

[LynnTheDem]

162. Get well soon!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mr. President. We love you and we need you!!!

[cal04]

163. Dear President Clinton

My family and I on Long Island hope you are up and around very soon. We are sending our prayers and love to you for a speedy recovery.






Love
Cali
Hewlett, New York

[regnaD kciN]

164. Gee, Mr. President...

...what are you trying to do, run for Vice-President or something? ;-)

Anyway, you have my hopes and prayers for a full and quick recovery. President Kerry is going to need your advice come January!

[alexwcovington]

165. Playing catch-up with Yeltsin, eh? Take care, Mr. Prez.

Wishing a speedy recovery!

[AmericanErrorist]

166. I've disagreed with your politics from time to time

But I want you to get well soon, Bill. You need to participate in more battles for the future of America.

[Rhiannon12866]

167. Dear President Clinton,

I was so sorry to hear of your need for surgery. I have undergone surgery three times and don't recommend it, as it can be a very frightening thing. But I survived it and am healthy, today, because of it. I have every hope that your surgery will be very successful and that you will be just fine, after a period of recovery. Just don't rush it. Mu uncle also had bypass surgery, in Albany, NY, and I was very frightened for him. He was much older than you are and very frail, having suffered from blockages for a number of years. But I was totally amazed, he recovered far ahead of schedule, so I am sure that you will do the same. Please know that your constituants are still thinking of you, praying for you, and are with you in this. And thank you for sending Hillary to us. We miss you, Mr. President.

Lisa Farnan
Queensbury, NY

[Only Me]

168. I want to know you are very respected and well loved

by me and my family. I have prayed for you many, many times
since I first came to know alittle bit about the man you where during
you first presidential election. We believed in you and you
never let us down. I don't think anyone will ever be
more fitting to be our Commander and Chief than you.
We look forward to one day having you back in the White House
as President Hillary Rodham Clinton's husband! But you gotta get
better first! God Bless you and your family. I will pray for you all.

M.Day