Sep 24 2006
The Clinton Meltdown, The Democrat Meltdown
The Clinton meltdown on Fox News Sunday is indicative of the frustration on the left at, once again, screwing up the politics. As their mistakes come out, they lash out at everyone else. Clinton was the first to bring up President Bush having been thrust into the War on Terror, as an anology on how Presidential priorities are thrust upon them. Then he mentioned the fact Bush had to be responsible for the War everyday while he could now, as an ex-President, focus on the issues of poverty.
Clinton opened the door to the question Wallace asked and all Wallace asked was for Clinton to defend his actions on Bin Laden. The vitriol in the response is clear the criticism is not off base, but stings Clinton. Clinton goes over Black Hawk down and misses the main part of the event, his decision to run away. Clinton’s response illustrates why the Democrats are trouble. They are so angry they cannot retain coherence and a professional demeanor. They don’t just look out of control, they are out of control.
Clinton is just ranting. He simply points to whacky Richard Clark as the only voice of reason, even though he points out Clark’s motivated by his demotion (and thus his anger with Bush). Clinton is paranoid and unstable in this interview. His response tells me the Democrats see a disaster coming this fall. Clinton can say all he wants about his actions, but not only did he fail to get Bin Laden, but he has four major attacks on the US: WTC 1, two embassy bombings and the USS Cole. And in the end Clinton’s responses to these attacks did not lead to a safer America, it led to 9-11. That is the bottom line without any consideration of good choices or bad choices. It is the result.
Up until now I had never once seen Clinton at fault for 9-11. But clearly his response shows he feels he failed. The only way the criticism could be this serious is if it carried some weight. Is Clinton too sensitive? I doubt it. Pols at his level typically will not respond in the way Clinton did unless something hits home – and hard. Clinton really hurt himself, but his performance is indicative of the echo-chamber that has become the left in this country. They feel under attack because their policies have failed and their response has been to attack their opposition in personal ways. The “rightwing” comments from Clinton are an echo of the mindset and debate on the left. They are losing stature and they cannot come to grips with the fact it is not because the Reps are so good or so sharp or so much better at the mechanics of communication. They aren’t (and we all know they aren’t), The left fails because their ideals and views have failed. They don’t work. Until the left stops blaming everyone else for their failures, they will continue to lash out at others and see bogeymen everywhere. Especially on Fox News.
Yes Strata, what you call the Left ideals have failed but no more so than Bush’s failed unnecessary war (polls verify agreement on both scores with me here) and his failure to bring “democracy” ( pro-American, pro-Israel governments to do our bidding) to the Middle East as he vowed.
And if I’m not mistaken , Clinton said the Republicans clamored for
getting out of Somalia too. Why do you omit this, if true? Kind of
undermines the momentum of your post…
AJ, did not Clinton say the Republicans clamored for getting out of Somalia,too? If so and true, it kind of slows the momentum of your post. The “left’s” ideals have failed about as much as Bush’s plan of spreading pro-American, pro-Israel “democracies” to the Middle East.
The left’s ideals have failed but no more so than Bush’s ideal of spreading pro-American, pro-Israel governments to the Middle East.
AJ, did not Clinton claim the Republicans clamor for exiting Somalia too? If so, and true, your omission of it in your post sure kept its momentum going.
The more I have thought about what I watched, there is only one big important thing that we better do something to counteract. What he said at the end.
Did everyone really hear him? After throwing a tantrum and only being asked about a FEW attacks, he boiled it all down to the election. This man had gall enough to say rightwingers/Bush/Rove were selling “fear”. He does not believe in confronting our threats. Not even now.
Ken
You are posting later and later in threads, do you have to get your talking points together?
You always post about about some nebulous alternative choice.
Not that is has any concept in reality, just that it is an alternate.
Please bring us facts, evidence or at least a realistic assumption.
You are all smoke and mirrors, but you can’t seem to grasp that.
What a shame.
Terrye
You are correct and For Enforcement hit it on the nail.
Despite Billy boys spin over all these years, there is a lot of dirt in the water.
Perhaps he is reacting so pointedly is that he has gotten a heads up of Justice Department investigations into all the leaks.
Sometimes reactions precede reality..the stock market reacts that way.
Terrye,
i always thought of it as Clinton network news in the 90’s.
i’m always amazed at the ignorance of politicians who forget that video and internet search engines exist. within two hours of clinton’s performance blogger’s of all stripes completely debunked every statement of the fondler in chief.
here’s just two……a trip down memory lane……..ammo !
http://tinyurl.com/e68vs
http://tinyurl.com/r95kq