BS: My Life

Subject: BS: My Life
From: Strick
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 05:31 PM

It looks like Bill Clinton's memoirs entitled My Life will come out in early June. Some commentators have suggested that this book could suck the air out of the Kerry campaign, diverting attention from him back yet again to Clinton. Four to six weeks spent reliveing the past (and where, as Chris Matthews suggests, everyone starts by looking under "L" in the index before they read anything else).

What do you think?

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 05:45 PM

My Life by Bill Clinton AKA Blowjobs, Bullshit and Corruption

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: mg
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 05:48 PM

Do you think the Clintons want Kerry to win? Stand by for all sorts of tactics.

mg

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: Once Famous
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 05:55 PM

I want to read about the blowjobs.

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: Amos
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 06:06 PM

Why'n'cha don't just bend over, Martin? Your mouth is always open! ;>))


A

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: Jim McCallan
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 06:29 PM

I find it very odd that a person's attention can be so easily diverted, frankly.
Not just by the publication of this book, but in general. It seems that attention-span is in short supply in this day and age.

I found it an interesting concept, way back when everybody accused Clinton of 'wagging the dog' and attempting to divert attention away from the Lewinski affair, that someone should try this as some sort of a political 'out', by which to get people to forget earlier issues.

If people continually need to be reminded of the way the land has lain over a certain period of time, who cannot differentiate between the strands of issues at stake, and who can be distracted by various sub-plots, well the outcome of any election is always going to depend on how self-righteous everybody feels.

I would recommend every voter in the US to stop 'switching channels' between now and November, and concentrate on what's going on within the wider scheme of things. Try not to watch too many old war movies, and don't for one moment think that there is anything 'glorious' about what GWB has led us all into. Because there is not. It may seem like some sort of gruesomme soap-opera to those who have no members of their family, or close friends in 'theatre', but I can assure you it is not that, either.

If this book manages to 'suck the air' out of the Kerry campaign, it will reflect more on the fickle nature of the voters, and their preference for a good story or a scandal, than it will on their political objectivity.

Jim

Subject: RE: BS: My Life
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 08:34 PM

Yeah, Martin, one always wants to read what he can understand.