Clinton: Bing, Burkle, and Band

Posted: Monday, June 02, 2008 9:12 AM by Domenico Montanaro

This isn’t the name of a law firm; rather, they’re the characters in a Vanity Fair by Todd Purdum on Bill Clinton. The piece’s tease: “Old friends and longtime aides are wringing their hands over Bill Clinton’s post–White House escapades, from the dubious (and secretive) business associations to the media blowups that have bruised his wife’s campaign, to the private-jetting around with a skirt-chasing, scandal-tinged posse. Some point to Clinton’s medical traumas; others blame sheer selfishness, and the absence of anyone who can say ‘no.’ Exploring Clintonworld, the author asks if the former president will be consumed by his own worst self.

The day after the Vanity Fair story hit, Politico touches on the subject that hasn't spoken its name in the Dem primary but hangs over it: Bill Clinton's impeachment.

Politico’s Ben Smith reports, “Members of Hillary Clinton's advance staff received calls and emails this evening from headquarters summoning them to New York City Tuesday night, and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending, two Clinton staffers tell my colleague Amie Parnes.” But this shouldn’t be a surprise -- the primaries are coming to an end, so there’s really not a need for advance staff beyond Tuesday.

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I found this piece on The Huffington Post worth reading...

"Don't Vote Chromosomes: The First Woman Must Be The Right Woman"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peggy-drexler/dont-vote-chromosomes-the_b_104484.html

Pete - Albany, NY (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:17 AM)

SHEESE! It's time for this broad to'put her big girl panties on' and DEAL WITH IT!

Get a clue - YOU LOST because you ran a terrible campaign plain & simple - you have no one to blame but yourself! Get a mirror and take a honest look... oh that's right you wouldn't know honestly if it bit you in the a**!!!

White 40 something educated woman for Obama!!

Feisty Sweetie (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:18 AM)

Finally.

I was wondering how much the media would beat the Obama's leaving their church into the ground the day before the last 2 primaries, while ignoring this explosive Vanity Fair article about former President Clinton!

Joanne Gordon (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:23 AM)

I had actually heard this same report from several sources that this was going on and now it is public with the well expected denial.

Eddie (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:24 AM)

OBAMA = THE OBAMINEE

mary lee atlanta georgia (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:29 AM)

And , now the end is near .And so we face our final curtain. To think we did all that , and then again it's so uncertain. We did it Clintonistas way.

Brian M. De. (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:30 AM)

Considering that Mrs. Clinton and her supporters want the world to believe that she has been disrepected during this campaign, is it obvious only to me that the first public figure I know of who disrepected her was her husband? If his behavior has been for decades acceptable to her, then why is she complaining now about the behavior of others? It is not beyond by comprehension to believe that Mr. Clinton is unwilling to stop a behavioral pattern that started decades ago. "Where's the beef?"

Sharon in CT (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:35 AM)

Time for "Bag Lady" Hillary to end her losing campaign and start paying off her debts or else be labeled as a deadbeat in the future. What a waste of 3 months of time and money to find out that nothing changed from the beginning of March through now.

It's now official, Barack Obama is the brightest political mind in the Democratic Party!

Go Obama 08/12!

Eric, Salinas, CA (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:43 AM)

Remember the old hippie's house imploding at the end in the movie, 'Poltergiest'?

That was fun to watch too!

It's no more than the Clintons deserve!

donna (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:45 AM)

There is soooo much Obama could have brought up and didn't.

Clearly, the Clintons are the downfall of the Dem. Party in 2008. They obviously had too much power and they proved to be Machiavellian.

Lisa, New Britain, CT...really really really for Obama :) (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:46 AM)

Superdelegates can change their minds, Hillary.
To preserve UNITY OF THE DEMOCRACTIC PARTY, you should not continue to campaign for John McCain. Unless you and anti-Obama supporters do this; Superdelegates Will probably change their minds; but not for you.

Here’s why…

Economy (job losses, gas prices, credit crunches, food cost, etc.)
Jobs
Healthcare
Energy
Social security
Taxes
Trade policies
Fear mongering of terrorism
Unjust Iraq War (McClellan’s book What Happened solidifies it)
Abortion

LEARN TO COUNT and stop distorting facts, Hillary and then make another study of your argument.

Hillary, ANYBODY can beat McCain with these issues facing America.

Senator Kennedy,
It is very brave of to continue to help Barack Obama win the presidency. You truly are the LION KING. My thoughts are with you and your family. May you receive the best treatment for your diagnosis.

Beverly in Chicago (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:53 AM)

As usual, First Read and the NBC networks push forward propaganda as news and exceptionally poorly researched detail from partisan sources as more news. After all of this is over, one thing will resound in my mind: MSNBC is unethical.

Derek, Portland, OR (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:56 AM)

By summoning all these folks to New York City, Won't the Clinton's have to pay for carbon credits? Just another goofy move by a bunch of goofy people. A phone call to just say "You're fired" is suffecient.

I'm sure there will be a flood of books coming out shortly about the Clinton campaign and all the screwups and messups and the illegal things she did over the past two years.

For all you liberals attacking President Bush, just remember....
At least he didn't get caught with his pants down to his ankles like Bill Clinton did......

Bill Clinton just needs to go away. He did very little for this country in the 90's and he shows to day he is no different then Jimmy Carter.

jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:57 AM)

It seems that the majority of Hillary's supporter's have forgotten that Bill was impeached, of course, like Hillary he blamed the media for all his problems. I guess reporter's forced him to put his hand on the Bible, swear to tell the truth, and than lie in Federal Court. And this was our President. Hillary has a nasty background, is personal integrity not an issue in this campaign? Has our National code of morality fallen so low?

shirley, san jose, ca (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 9:59 AM)

Joanne, I agree completely. Morning Joe never mentions the article but beats the church crap to death. Now Mika is suggesting inappropriate behavior because of grants given to the church. Does she not realize that the church did wonderful things for many people? Mika has to go, she makes me sick in the morning. I never thought I would look so forward to Joe coming back! Bring in a decent woman anchor to help out, Mika is way too full of herself these days.

LB, Virginia (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:03 AM)

Sometime I shudder when I think of how Hillary threw the kitchen sink at Obama. There was so much dirt and garbage that he could have slung at her but he chose not to. What he did was let her make a fool of herself. And she did.
Now, on to McCain
John McCain filed his tax returns. On those returns, it showed that he was paid $58,000.00 yearly in disability payments. The United States government has declared him 100% disabled.
Then he files 3000 pages of medical records to prove that he is as fit as a fiddle
The Obama camp chooses to ignore all this
Why?
Because in the end, the truth will prevail
McCain's people have attacked Michelle Obama
Not a word about Cindy McCain and the fact that she accepted court order treatment for her narcotics addiction rather than jail time for stealing from her own non profit organization
We all know that court ordered treatment does not work
And, yet, the Obama people have given his wife the utmost of respect
Why? Because it will all come out in the wash

Nelson Peebles, Raleigh, NC (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:15 AM)

I read the article on-line last night. Article eludes to Bill's activities and rambles on.

However it does raise the question to the Obama camp...do they (or the American public) want Bill associated with the new administration with no business responsibility...his escapades, his questionnig policy that which he disagrees, and so on. The answer to that question should be NO!

To the Obama camp...please keep in mind the Bill factor when considering Mrs. Clinton for VP. Too bad she has to carry such baggage.

Larry, Union KY (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:18 AM)

I'm tired of the TIRED argument that the Clinton camp continues to make about Hillary being the most electable candidate. Will a Hillary supporter please answer the following:

1) If Super Delegates were to elect Hillary based on the popular vote in leiu of the delegate count, which is how nominees are elected, how would she hold on to those 17 milliion Obama voters who would be alienated by such a vote?

The Republicans are disenchanted with John McCain. There are concerns that many Repubs may stay home during the general election and that a good number may even vote for Obama. If she were to be the candidate, she would not get any votes from Repubs and it is believed that Repubs would come out on droves, not to vote for McCain, but cast there vote in opposition of Hillary.

2) Can Hillary really be considered the strongest candidate if she damages her own base by stealing the democratic election and galvanizes the Republican base at the same time?

The MSM is in this more to get ratings than to do real reporting. As a lay person who has watched this election closely, to me it's obvious that the super d's cannot vote to elect Clinton for the two reason mentioned above.

Dennis. California (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:22 AM)

explosive. this is more trash. anonymous sources are the same sources that brought us weapons of mass destruction in iraq. another opportunistic person, who would rather defame someone than work for a living.

jrterrier (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:28 AM)

Hey hysterical, disgruntled, "bitter" women - please DO vote for McCain - go ahead ahd volunteer for him and show the world how smart you are by electing 4 more years of George Bush. Wow - you ladies are REALLY smart and classy too... (not)

Lex Wright (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:38 AM)

About time the truth has come out about Bill. If Hillary cannot srand up to Bill about his cheating hear how can she stand up to tyrants abroad.

james (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:52 AM)

What a dreadful though---Hillary as President and Bill unleashed in the White House. Good thing Congress will be mostly Dem, otherwise I'd see an impeachment in the future. But I can't imagine second term...

Class warrior, D.C. (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 10:54 AM)

Funny how quickly people who so passionately want Obama to win will trash talk the Clintons who have been the main staple of the Democratic party since the early 90's. It's that kind of "loyalty" and "values" that give Conservatives the fuel to their fire. It's one thing to 'prefer' Obama...but why? No history, just a trendy, football game style media driven promotional candidate. The Clintons are proven successful at the things that matter most right now - economy and diplomacy. There's no legitimate reason for hating on them or turning your back on them as a Democrat - they worked hard for the country and gave us greater prosperity than seen before. All you're doing by going against the Clintons is proving what the Christian Conservatives say about the values of the Liberals. No loyalty, no respect, no common sense, & no values. The Clintons have a right to feel betrayed. Even though it won't happen, Clinton could run on her own and get more votes than McCain or Obama individually? Don't believe it and you don't know the facts.

Rick Gilbert, Trinity, FL (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 11:08 AM)

Well clearly having the potential 'first man' be a politician who was impeached and disbarred for 'lying under oath' is not a trivial thing. Especially when there has been a pattern of consistent lying by the Clinton campaign in this election.
I am furious that Senator Clinton now plans to claim victory based on a warped tally of the popular vote to try to persuade superdelegates that they would be overturning the will of the voter if they do not vote for her. I am disgusted. And while I know that the rules committee had good intentions they made a BIG mistake by restoring any delegates based on the results of either the primary of Florida or Michigan because both were tainted by voter supression and the supression of voter choice. The results of these primaries are not a 'fair and true representation of the will of the voters' and Senator Clinton knows this but she would rather lie and WIN.

lauren, Boulder, CO (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 11:10 AM)

MSNBC, Every news story in this country related to Obama has been NEGATIVE for the past 16 months. How this man has done this WELL despite the media, is beyond me! MSNBC, your station has been the most (sneakiest) with your ANTI-OBAMA coverage, but we've gotten the picture!

MSNBC BIAS (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 11:10 AM)

More on Bill and his RonAir exploits and uber-rich (only)playboy buddies, as well as a lot of good things he does for Africa, etc. (why can't he FOCUS!) see
Carol Felsenthal's "Clinton in Exile-A President out of the White House".

Deborah Greenlawn, NY (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 11:44 AM)

Remember Vince Foster?

Tom, Cincinnati (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 11:50 AM)

I am troubled by the ethics and methods of the people Sen. Clinton is surrounded by. Starting from the top down-BILL. Impeached, a liar, disbarred, repeatedly disrespected his wife; Penn, Wolfson, Ickes-mercenaries all and at times just this side of legal...staff with an inability to manage funds and treat vendors and 'little people' with respect by paying their bills on time or at all (this is a classic complaint by the trade of the old rich who just don't worry about such things...now the grifters are doing it too) Most of all, none of these
people can tell the truth or ADD.
At this point, the only guy who can get close to the actual popular vote in this ENTIRE thing is Chuck and
he says its a shot.
SO, bad at math, and lying-that's just what we need in the White House these days.

Deborah Greenlawn, NY (Sent Monday, June 02, 2008 12:00 PM)

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