Clinton on Fox

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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    lame, looks like fox had all the youtube links taken down in an effort to not further thier embarassment


    how is fox embarassed? I would guess Clinton wants them taken down. I would say its embarassing to have a white haired man with a purple face. looks kinda silly. fox, like all other media outlets, is a for profit business. they would love the publicity


    http://break.com/index/purple_faced_rage.html
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    lame, looks like fox had all the youtube links taken down in an effort to not further thier embarassment
    Nope, they're there:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnyrCVwGyK4
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxWUA764H7E&NR
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2-nILTO3dc&NR
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    hippiemom wrote:
    The premenstrual period is when a woman's hormone levels are closest to typical male levels. In other words, it's the time when she's most like a man is all month long.

    I guess that explains Clinton's embarrasing episode on Fox.
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    jsand wrote:
    I guess that explains Clinton's embarrasing episode on Fox.
    You are the ONLY person I've come across who thinks this was embarrassing for Clinton, and that includes quite a few republicans. Are you sure you saw the same show as everyone else?
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    hippiemom wrote:
    You are the ONLY person I've come across who thinks this was embarrassing for Clinton, and that includes quite a few republicans. Are you sure you saw the same show as everyone else?

    Insert head firmly in sand. Ahhhh...that's better.
  • hippiemom wrote:
    You are the ONLY person I've come across who thinks this was embarrassing for Clinton, and that includes quite a few republicans. Are you sure you saw the same show as everyone else?

    Apparently it's undignified to have the mental ability to actually defend yourself with "facts" and "coherent arguements" as opposed to deflecting questions with "meaningless simplistic homilies" and "cliched catchphrases".

    This whole episode reminds me of an interview with President Clinton that ran in Rolling Stone in late 1993. William Greider asked Clinton about progressives/liberals who criticized him for moving towards the middle and abandoning the principles he campaigned on. Clinton had what sounds like a similar powerful outburst, which Greider described as "impressive" and "powerful".
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    hippiemom wrote:
    You are the ONLY person I've come across who thinks this was embarrassing for Clinton, and that includes quite a few republicans. Are you sure you saw the same show as everyone else?


    he did look quite foolish.

    http://break.com/index/purple_faced_rage.html
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    Apparently it's undignified to have the mental ability to actually defend yourself with "facts" and "coherent arguements" as opposed to deflecting questions with "meaningless simplistic homilies" and "cliched catchphrases".

    This whole episode reminds me of an interview with President Clinton that ran in Rolling Stone in late 1993. William Greider asked Clinton about progressives/liberals who criticized him for moving towards the middle and abandoning the principles he campaigned on. Clinton had what sounds like a similar powerful outburst, which Greider described as "impressive" and "powerful".

    How this tiradecould be described as "impressive" and "powerful" is beyond me.
  • jsand wrote:
    How this tiradecould be described as "impressive" and "powerful" is beyond me.

    I suppose it is a subjective judgement. Would you describe ANY of GW's public remarks or interviews as "impressive" or "powerful"?
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    I suppose it is a subjective judgement. Would you describe ANY of GW's public remarks or interviews as "impressive" or "powerful"?

    There certainly have been remarks made by GW that are impressive and powerful. Does Clinton have more charisma, and is he more eloquent? Absolutely. But to describe what he did in that interview as impressive or powerful is ridiculous.
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    jsand wrote:
    Insert head firmly in sand. Ahhhh...that's better.
    My head isn't in the sand. You should see where I work, I'm surrounded by republicans. I've heard people say "Yeah, he looked good, but come on, it's Chris Matthews! Anyone would look good!" I've heard various backhanded compliments about how despite the fact that he's the worst president in the history of all humankind, he always was a good communicator.

    Seriously ... this place is lousy with conservatives (and very highly educated ones at that), and everyone thinks that Clinton clearly won this round.
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    hippiemom wrote:
    My head isn't in the sand. You should see where I work, I'm surrounded by republicans. I've heard people say "Yeah, he looked good, but come on, it's Chris Matthews! Anyone would look good!" I've heard various backhanded compliments about how despite the fact that he's the worst president in the history of all humankind, he always was a good communicator.

    Seriously ... this place is lousy with conservatives (and very highly educated ones at that), and everyone thinks that Clinton clearly won this round.

    Clinton is an incredible communicator. I would never argue that. In this instance, however, he came across as desperate and pathetic.
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    hippiemom wrote:
    My head isn't in the sand. You should see where I work, I'm surrounded by republicans. I've heard people say "Yeah, he looked good, but come on, it's Chris Matthews! Anyone would look good!" I've heard various backhanded compliments about how despite the fact that he's the worst president in the history of all humankind, he always was a good communicator.

    Seriously ... this place is lousy with conservatives (and very highly educated ones at that), and everyone thinks that Clinton clearly won this round.


    sinc when is it about winning and losing. Clinton was asked some tough questions and lost his cool. not sure who won or lost.
  • jsand wrote:
    There certainly have been remarks made by GW that are impressive and powerful. Does Clinton have more charisma, and is he more eloquent? Absolutely. But to describe what he did in that interview as impressive or powerful is ridiculous.

    Again, it's definitely subjective. I don't remember anything I've seen Bush say or do that I found to be inspiring or impressive. Obviously, my opinion of his speaking presence is colored by my low opinion of him as a president. In most of his public remarks, prepared or otherwise, he always seems to be struggling to remember what he's supposed to say, or struggling to come up with a lucid answer on the fly.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    Again, it's definitely subjective. I don't remember anything I've seen Bush say or do that I found to be inspiring or impressive. Obviously, my opinion of his speaking presence is colored by my low opinion of him as a president. In most of his public remarks, prepared or otherwise, he always seems to be struggling to remember what he's supposed to say, or struggling to come up with a lucid answer on the fly.

    While I agree it is subjective, and will readily admit, if you couldn't tell, that I am heavily biased, I still cannot fathom that someone would watch that interview and think that Clinton sounded good. He sounded like a moron to me - "I traaad, I traaad but I failed." Great.
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    sinc when is it about winning and losing. Clinton was asked some tough questions and lost his cool. not sure who won or lost.

    It was definitely about winning as far as Wallace was concerned. Are you saying he wasn't trying to score points off of Clinton?
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    jsand wrote:
    He sounded like a moron to me - "I traaad, I traaad but I failed." Great.
    You do realize that he has a Southern accent, right? And what part of that specific line isn't true?
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    It was definitely about winning as far as Wallace was concerned. Are you saying he wasn't trying to score points off of Clinton?

    What respected interviewer doesn't try to score points in an interview?
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    RainDog wrote:
    You do realize that he has a Southern accent, right? And what part of that specific line isn't true?

    Stop trying to insult my intelligence. Of course I'm aware that he has a southern accent. I've never heard it as pronounced as it was in that interview.
  • jsand wrote:
    While I agree it is subjective, and will readily admit, if you couldn't tell, that I am heavily biased, I still cannot fathom that someone would watch that interview and think that Clinton sounded good. He sounded like a moron to me - "I traaad, I traaad but I failed." Great.

    If you don't like to hear a President admit to making any mistakes, you must really love the current guy.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    If you don't like to hear a President admit to making any mistakes, you must really love the current guy.

    How is that admitting a mistake?
  • jsand wrote:
    What respected interviewer doesn't try to score points in an interview?

    I was responding to what's-his-face's remark, "since when is it about winning and losing?".
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    I was responding to what's-his-face's remark, "since when is it about winning and losing?".

    I know - still, I don't see how his interviewing tactics differ from anyone else's. Did you see Tim Russert grill Cheney on Meet the Press recently - that was an attack interview if I've ever seen one. It's fair game though.
  • jsand wrote:
    How is that admitting a mistake?

    Okay, I'll rephrase: "admitting that he failed".

    Bush wavers between calling for Bin Laden, "dead or alive"(right after 9-11) to saying that he "doesn't think about him too much"(campaign season 2004), then back to talking about how dangerous he is and how he's still a threat, etc., etc. (this year).
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    Okay, I'll rephrase: "admitting that he failed".

    Bush wavers between calling for Bin Laden, "dead or alive"(right after 9-11) to saying that he "doesn't think about him too much"(campaign season 2004), then back to talking about how dangerous he is and how he's still a threat, etc., etc. (this year).

    I agree that it was just plain stupid to say that he doesn't think about bin laden.
  • jsand wrote:
    I know - still, I don't see how his interviewing tactics differ from anyone else's. Did you see Tim Russert grill Cheney on Meet the Press recently - that was an attack interview if I've ever seen one. It's fair game though.

    The difference to me was that Wallace didn't even seem that interested in hearing the answers, he just wanted to make sure he got the righty street cred for asking the questions.
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • jsandjsand Posts: 646
    The difference to me was that Wallace didn't even seem that interested in hearing the answers, he just wanted to make sure he got the righty street cred for asking the questions.

    Again, it's all subjective. You can definitely argue the same point about Russert's interview (making sure he got the lefty cred).
  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    jsand wrote:
    Stop trying to insult my intelligence. Of course I'm aware that he has a southern accent. I've never heard it as pronounced as it was in that interview.
    I just realized that you're the same person I was responding to in another thread. I'm not stalking you, I swear.

    I'm just saying, it sounded like a Southern accent to me. And it sounded like he admitted that he failed. I don't know, maybe I misheard.

    One of the primary Republican tactics this election season is "let's dump the blame for this war on Clinton." It's an incorrect assessment, for one, and it needs to be countered directly. Better Clinton do it than anyone else. It's his character on the line, after all.
  • jsand wrote:
    I agree that it was just plain stupid to say that he doesn't think about bin laden.

    To be fair, it was campaign season. He had to make sure to let the American people know who they should and shouldn't be scared of.

    "I don't think about Osama Bin Laden that much."

    Translation:

    "We can't find that lanky fucker for the life of us, so let's not talk about it. Vote Bush."
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
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