Clinton a one-man carnival

clintonwaveFrom Joe Klein’s review of “The Clinton Tapes,” the new book by Taylor Branch: “The rowdy, discursive intellectual brilliance of the man is evident on almost every page, and so is the self-indulgence, self-pity and self-destructiveness — the magisterial excessiveness of every sort. Compared with the buttoned-up cool of the Oval Office’s current occupant, Bill Clinton is a one-man carnival — a magician, tightrope walker, juggler, mesmerist, hot-dog-eating contestant and burlesque show.”

8 Comments

  1. FORD1ST
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 6:06 am | Permalink

    Also a very funny clown.

  2. Cynical
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 7:51 am | Permalink

    More like a freak show

  3. Regular
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 8:32 am | Permalink

    Dress-stainer, cigar inserter…

  4. Mr_Kia
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 9:26 am | Permalink

    Take away her Nair and I bet Hillary would make a good bearded lady.

  5. totoinks
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:31 am | Permalink

    Mr_Kia
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 9:26 am | Permalink
    Take away her Nair and I bet Hillary would make a good bearded lady

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    Ahh, there it is – that good old Christian love coming through.

    I still find it funny that Bill and Hillary Clinton both scare the Republicans after all these years.

    Could it be that the majority of Americans still like and approve of the Clintons and see the Republicans as mean, nasty, negative and sour grapes?

    And comments like your bearded lady fits right into that assessment of Republicans. Good job there Kia.

  6. totoinks
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    Regular
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 8:32 am | Permalink
    Dress-stainer, cigar inserter

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    I know what you mean, Regular. If I didn’t know better, I would think Bill Clinton was a member of that C Street gang.

  7. JMWalker
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:58 am | Permalink

    Yep, Clinton: The terrible President that left with no national debt. How dare he. And he actually had sex . . . with a woman! That’s what really bothered the cons.

  8. Mr_Kia
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 2:17 pm | Permalink

    totoinks
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:31 am | Permalink
    Could it be that the majority of Americans still like and approve of the Clintons and see the Republicans as mean, nasty, negative and sour grapes?

    And comments like your bearded lady fits right into that assessment of Republicans. Good job there Kia.
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    I’d like to see that polling for each.
    Bill, sure he is very likable. The Mrs. not so much. She’d be President if that was the case don’t you think?