Posted by Hal Phillips at 199.79.168.252 on February 09, 2003 at 03:21:10:
In Reply to: What's up with all the Clinton bashing??? posted by Booty Princess on February 07, 2003 at 12:40:23:
: But let a man lie about a blowjob, and he'll be hearing it 'til the end of time.
Anyone who thinks that lying about a blowjob is the worst thing Bill Clinton ever did has not paid much attention.
Bill Clinton:
--destroyed welfare
--supported the death penalty
--led America into numerous foreign attacks which had nothing to do with America's interests-- including in both Iraq and Afghanistan, among other areas
--pushed NAFTA into existence
--pushed for increased censorship of the Internet
--may not have been directly responsible for the massacre in Waco, but tacitly condoned it by not condemning the subordinates who were responsible
--brought about the "don't ask, don't tell" pseudo-compromise, which left gay people in no better of a position than they had been in previously
The list goes on.
He was pro-choice and he supported socialized medicine. Beyond that, he's about as liberal as any Bush I've heard of. He's almost singlehandedly responsible for pushing the Democratic Party to the right-wing.
Plus, he committed perjury in front of a grand jury. But that's just the cherry on top.
: HOWEVER, that interrogation was a complete mockery of sexual harassment laws. In any normal sexual harassment trial, the accused should not be questioned about obviously consensual affairs. His answer should therefore be irrelevant.
Under current sexual harrassment laws, the prosecution is allowed to bring up the defendant's past sexual indiscretions-- including adultery, even if it is consensual-- in order to establish the person's character, or a pattern.
I dislike that law, because I feel it allows too much leeway for invasion of privacy. That said, Bill Clinton was the one who signed it into law in the first place.
: History will prove us all fools. Eight years of investigation on YOUR dime, secret tapes, spies, and all they came up with on the guy was a half-finished blowjob.
Committing perjury is a serious offense.
: Meanwhile, the Old Guard Oil Barons rode the wave of the stupid trumped-up scandal right into office.
Al Gore is also an Old Guard Oil Baron.