Althouse: “Everybody in politics lies, but [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it’s troubling.”
“Everybody in politics lies, but [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it’s troubling.”That’s just one of the mean things David Geffen said, as quoted by Maureen Dowd (TimesSelect) and being talked about everywhere.
This is why I have so little use for the milquetoast middle-of-the-roaders, so smug about their “moderation.”
Althouse, presumably intelligent, offers as a first, and primary reaction to Geffen’s statement that it’s “mean…” And in the world of the smugly moderate, apparently there is no greater crime than meanness.
Never mind whether what Geffen said is true….
Of course, out in the real world, we know that Althouse is backing Hillary one hundred - no, make that one thousand - percent, so her sudden distaste for meanness (as long as it isn’t her candidate being mean, in which case it’s okay) becomes rather easy to evaluate.
By the way, I don’t have any problem with bloggers pushing their favorite candidates. If I’m ever able to find one I like well enough to push, I’ll push. On the other hand, I won’t make any pretence to moderate, unbiased objectivity while I’m doing it.
Submit to Stumbled Upon!
Hmm, let’s see the Democratic field continues to bloody each other at the start of the nation’s longest campaign for president unwittingly engaging in a policy of mutual assured destruction. Then an untarnished white knight with universal name recognition and sky high approval ratings comes in and takes the trophy. Make sure to watch Al Gore at the Oscars on Sunday night…
www.minor-ripper.blogspot.com
HEY?! I am moderate and a mean bitch! Don’t go around giving moderates a bad name! I laughed when I heard Geffen’s remark, unfortunately I could replace Clinton with politician and have the same comment. All politicians lie, and all of them - the ones that actually get elected over and over, do it with ease.
Clintons: we can lie because people are so much more stupid…
Bushs: we can lie because people are so much more poor…
media: we can lie because people are so much more illiterate…
…than we are
Don Feder
Seems it’s the Democrats who know the Clintons best who call them accomplished liars. This is hardly a new charge, Tracy.
Oh, and you aren’t a moderate. When was the last time you voted for anybody not a Democrat or a liberal?
Surely you aren’t talking about Big Honest Al Gore, are you, minor?
Two days ago Bill. And prior to that, November 8th. And prior to that last April. I’ve been pissed at Republicans since the bankruptcy “reform” fiasco but Democrats have on my hit list for decades. I have been holding my nose while voting since 88 and frankly settling for the least worst. I am sure you would consider it a waste of time, but you could at least LOOK at my blog… I on the other hand will continue to read yours.
The DreamTeam
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