[Vision2020] CLINTON SAYS BUSH MISTAKE UNDERSTANDABLE

Tom Hansen thansen@moscow.com
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:27:18 -0700


Maybe Bill Clinton and/or Al Gore were wrong with their " . . . ethically
challenged fundraising and legal adventures", this does not lend credence to
the misguided concept, "He was unethical, therefor I can lie to the people."

If either (or both) of the presidents led the American people astray, they
are wrong and do not desrve the respect and/or trust of the American people.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Tim Lohrmann
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:38 AM
> To: Carl Westberg
> Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] CLINTON SAYS BUSH MISTAKE UNDERSTANDABLE
>
>
> Carl,
>     I'm sorry if I implied all Democrats were
> Clintonistas. The "/" I put between the terms "Loyal
> Democrats" and "Clintonista" were meant to show that
> these were two different clans. I should have used the
> term "and" instead of the "/" to make myself clearer.
> (Does this remind you of Clinton's statement that "it
> depends on what the meaning of "is" is?)
>    But you can't deny that many Loyal Demos were the
> first to support and defend ole Billy boy and algore
> during their many ethically challenged fundraising and
> legal adventures.
>   Is it time now for Democrats to heave him overboard
> and "distance" themselves from him or maybe even
> (gasp) "move on" from the Clinton era?
>     TL
>
>
> --- Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Bill Clinton made the comment during an 80th
> > birthday celebration for his
> > old rival Bob Dole.  It may well have been made in
> > the spirit of "reaching
> > out".  Are all Democrats or independents who voted
> > for Bill Clinton
> > "Clintonistas"?  I voted for him twice, and also
> > disagreed with some of his
> > actions while in the White House.  I disagree with
> > his defense of Bush now.
> > But, as the quote goes, "I don't belong to any
> > organized party, I'm a
> > Democrat."  To suggest that we all somehow march in
> > lockstep with one
> > another is like saying that all conservatives adhere
> > to the rantings of Ann
> > Coulter.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      Carl Westberg Jr.
> >
> >
> > >From: Tim Lohrmann <timlohr@yahoo.com>
> > >To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > >Subject: [Vision2020] CLINTON SAYS BUSH MISTAKE
> > UNDERSTANDABLE
> > >Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:41:11 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >Visionaries,
> > >    How do all you loyal Democrat/Clintonistas
> > explain
> > >ole Bill's taking up for Dub?
> > >    Think he's trying to embarrass some of the
> > Democrat
> > >Pres. candidates he doesn't like? Why would he do
> > >that? Is he trying to make sure that W is
> > re-elected
> > >so his wife won't have a sittind Democrat obstacle
> > >when she runs in '08?
> > >    How do you analyze?
> > >    TL
> > >
> > >CLINTON SAYS BUSH'S URANIUM MISTAKE IS
> > UNDERSTANDABLE
> > >Copyright ) 2003 Nando Media
> > >Copyright ) 2003 AP Online
> > >
> > >The Associated Press
> > >WASHINGTON (July 22, 7:07 p.m. ADT) - President
> > Bush's
> > >erroneous reference to an Iraqi-Africa uranium link
> > >was understandable, former President Clinton said
> > >Tuesday, in part because Saddam Hussein's regime
> > had
> > >not accounted for some weapons by the time Clinton
> > >ended his term in 2001.
> > >Clinton's comments reinforce one of the pillars of
> > >Bush's defense of the war in Iraq - that his
> > >Democratic predecessor was never satisfied that
> > Saddam
> > >had rid himself of weapons of mass destruction.
> > >
> > >"When I left office, there was a substantial amount
> > of
> > >biological and chemical material unaccounted for,"
> > >Clinton said on CNN's "Larry King Live."
> > >
> > >Clinton said he never found out whether a
> > U.S.-British
> > >bombing campaign he ordered in 1998 ended Saddam's
> > >capability of producing chemical and biological
> > >weapons. "We might have gotten it all, we might
> > have
> > >gotten half of it, we might have gotten none of
> > it,"
> > >he said.
> > >
> > >In his State of the Union speech in February
> > >justifying the planned war in Iraq, Bush referred
> > to
> > >British intelligence reports that Saddam had tried
> > to
> > >purchase uranium for nuclear weapons production.
> > His
> > >administration says it now believes those reports
> > were
> > >based in part on forged documents.
> > >
> > >Clinton confined his remarks to biological and
> > >chemical weapons, and did not say whether he would
> > >consider credible any report that Saddam had wanted
> > to
> > >build a nuclear weapons program.
> > >
> > >Nonetheless, he suggested that Bush's mistake was
> > par
> > >for the course - and that it was time to move on
> > now
> > >that Bush had acknowledged the error.
> > >
> > >"You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are
> > >president," he said. "I mean, you can't make as
> > many
> > >calls as you have to without messing up once in a
> > >while. The thing we ought to be focused on is what
> > is
> > >the right thing to do now."
> > >
> > >Clinton said ending tensions in Iraq should be the
> > >priority now - another echo of the current White
> > >House's talking points. "We should be pulling for
> > >America on this. We should be pulling for the
> > people
> > >of Iraq."
> > >
> > >Clinton made his remarks as a call-in guest on a
> > >program observing the 80th birthday of Bob Dole,
> > his
> > >rival for the White House in 1996.
> > >
> > >
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