I love Vedder and all, but how you even put him somehow inline with replacing a former President, who is the best political speaker of our generation, is beyond me.
Ed will take the place of someone like Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young... eventually being one of the elder statesmen of music when it comes to speaking out about social issues.
My posts about Ed taking Bill's place and the one about Bill taking Ed's place are in jest, ya know?
But if Ed were Pres I would trust he would do what he thought was right for humanity and be less influenced by the celebrity, fame, and temptations that Obama relishes.
As for Clinton: I think he is the most likeable and impressive scum bag around. Probably the best public speaker of all time, and incredibly brilliant and savvy - I would say the most intelligent president the US has ever seen. He also committed purgury to cover up the fact that he fucked some trashy intern in the oval office with a cigar, possibly with the same hand that his wedding band is on. :? So there's that. Not the greatest guy in the world to say the least. So yeah, one of the greatest scumbags to ever sit in the White House.
I will say, though, while he should not have lied under the circumstances - that was bad; I mean, most people who cheatie about it, but since he was dragged before Congress, he should have known he needed to suck it up and come clean - he should never have been dragged into an inquiry about his sordid sex life (really a trial that humiliated his wife more than it did any thing else) in the first place. That was ridiculous, and I think the ones who fought so hard to make that happen are probably much worse people than Clinton is (and I'd bet the farm that plenty of those folks have cheated on their wives too - infidelity is rampant among politicians and we all m know it. It's a symptom of what umakes them want to be politicians in the first place.
I love Vedder and all, but how you even put him somehow inline with replacing a former President, who is the best political speaker of our generation, is beyond me.
Ed will take the place of someone like Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young... eventually being one of the elder statesmen of music when it comes to speaking out about social issues.
My posts about Ed taking Bill's place and the one about Bill taking Ed's place are in jest, ya know?
But if Ed were Pres I would trust he would do what he thought was right for humanity and be less influenced by the celebrity, fame, and temptations that Obama relishes.
of course Ed did say that he wondered how his neighbor felt about living next door to a Communist.
Do you think he was serious? Is Eddie Vedder a Communist? Or does being a rock god cloud perception of reality?
Well for one thing, I don't think Ed would be a good politician because he's not qualified. It would be nice to have leaders who are a bit closer to Ed and further away from, say, Nixon, but I don't know if what we need is a national leader who is a hippy surfer rock star with a potty mouth. He could probably charm the pants off of dignitaries though.
As for Clinton: I think he is the most likeable and impressive scum bag around. Probably the best public speaker of all time, and incredibly brilliant and savvy - I would say the most intelligent president the US has ever seen. He also committed purgury to cover up the fact that he fucked some trashy intern in the oval office with a cigar, possibly with the same hand that his wedding band is on. :? So there's that. Not the greatest guy in the world to say the least. So yeah, one of the greatest scumbags to ever sit in the White House. And I do happen to absolutely support most of his actual politics; I think the man really knows what he's talking about, and, scumbag or not, has great ideas and knowledge about how his country is best served, and is outrageously insightful when it comes to foreign policy and diplomacy. Not saying he did a perfect job of course (impossible), but he was and is impressive.
I will say, though, while he should not have lied under the circumstances - that was bad; I mean, most people who cheatie about it, but since he was dragged before Congress, he should have known he needed to suck it up and come clean - he should never have been dragged into an inquiry about his sordid sex life (really a trial that humiliated his wife more than it did any thing else) in the first place. That was ridiculous, and I think the ones who fought so hard to make that happen are probably much worse people than Clinton is (and I'd bet the farm that plenty of those folks have cheated on their wives too - infidelity is rampant among politicians and we all m know it. It's a symptom of what umakes them want to be politicians in the first place.
I agree with this. Well said.
The only people we should try to get even with...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
I like Sara Palin but other than the Monica deal what did Willy do that was so bad ?
Somalia
That got started on Bush I's watch. While he was a lame duck, no less.
As to the OP, wow, people are taking it a little too seriously. I mean Clinton's an ex-president, kind of a rarified position. A little tough to get into that club.
he's a great speaker indeed...his DNC speech was just awesome. and I personally believe his sex life is no one's business but his & his wife's.
I think ed does fine with being active and supporting causes he believes in, and especially openly speaking his mind whenever he has the possibility to...however, being an actual politician (especially on that kind of big politics range) takes a lot more than just having the right values.
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My posts about Ed taking Bill's place and the one about Bill taking Ed's place are in jest, ya know?
But if Ed were Pres I would trust he would do what he thought was right for humanity and be less influenced by the celebrity, fame, and temptations that Obama relishes.
Well put...
of course Ed did say that he wondered how his neighbor felt about living next door to a Communist.
Do you think he was serious? Is Eddie Vedder a Communist? Or does being a rock god cloud perception of reality?
I agree with this. Well said.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
As to the OP, wow, people are taking it a little too seriously. I mean Clinton's an ex-president, kind of a rarified position. A little tough to get into that club.
Wait. Wasn't it Bosnia or some place like that that he bombed to deflect attention from the Monica Lewinsky scandal?
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
the war that some here might be thinking about was in Kosovo. but that was a nato lead effort and not really a war.
I think ed does fine with being active and supporting causes he believes in, and especially openly speaking his mind whenever he has the possibility to...however, being an actual politician (especially on that kind of big politics range) takes a lot more than just having the right values.