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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:26 PM
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Regardless of what one thinks of his motivation, why is Bill Clinton making a media blitz this week?

Is he selling a book?

He is hitting EVERYONE this week.

The View and Letterman today.

The Daily Show tomorrow.

Larry King on Wednesday.

God knows where else.


What is this blitz all about? It isn't about campaigning for Obama, because he's done very little of that today on the View and Letterman.



Like I said... regardless of whether you like what he's saying or not.... what's the point of hitting the talk show circuit with such a blitz?

I genuinely want to know.. not snarky.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:28 PM
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1. Yes, selling a book, a book by bill, it's bill's book.
Bill selling Bill, Bill selling Book.

It's not about us, or our kids, or our future, it's about Bill.

And it sure as hell ain't about Barack Obama.

Bill has a new book.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:39 PM
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11. Wait. Are you saying he's selling a book?
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:49 PM
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17. Why yes, it's a book he made up himself, a book, by Bill. A Bill Book!
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curious one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:29 PM
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2. I am not touching this!
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:30 PM
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3. Regardless of his motivation, what is his motivation?
What a bizarre question.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:30 PM
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5. I don't know. Why a media blitz all of a sudden?
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:30 PM
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4. One Word: Megalomaniac eom
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:33 PM
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6. Clinton Global Initiative Sept 23-26
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=2356&srcid=-2
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orwell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:34 PM
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7. Bingo...
...beat me to it...
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:35 PM
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8. OH, global Citicorp....... thanks
I thought he was suppose to be out helping the democratic party?

FUCK HIM....... his convention speech is over.
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Chloroplast Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:35 PM
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9. Bill's doing what Bill does best: refocusing the attention upon himself.
Must be tough seeing a younger, charismatic version of himself in Obama and realize that he's about to be permanently placed on the back burner.
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Metric System Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:38 PM
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10. He's doing it to give you an excuse to make a bunch of your CDS-influenced posts.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:40 PM
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12. Is there any action Clinton could take that you would NOT defend?

Seriously...


I was starting to come around on Bill... until today. He spent the day pumping up John McCain.


Chris Rock, who can see through bullshit better than you or me, saw through it.
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Metric System Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:43 PM
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13. And what do you think will garner more headlines tomorrow? Bill's sedate interview with Letterman or
Chris Rock's hysterics?
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kingpin8399 Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:45 PM
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14. hysterics?? HES A COMEDIAN!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:45 PM
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15. Chris Rock's comments wouldn't garner attention if Bill hadn't been such a douchebag
and so lame and so loathe to get behind our nominee.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:51 PM
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18. I challenge you to defend the execution of Ricky Ray Rector in 1992. nt
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:51 PM
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19. Chris Rock would have had NOTHING to say about it ....
...if Clinton wouldn't have made it OBVIOUS that he is having trouble promoting Obama.


Chris Rock wasn't operating in a vacuum. The material was there because of what CLINTON SAID (or didn't say).
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-23-08 12:00 AM
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23. I'm sure every headline in the morning papers will be quoting Rock..
He's the go to guy for political news.
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Chloroplast Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:45 PM
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16. Now, you know the answer to that!
The Clintons are untouchable and to call them on bullshit moves, gets the sharks circling. I'd love to see one positive thread/post that didn't focus on the Clintons from one of them but that will never happen.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:52 PM
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20. I don't put the Clintons together here... Hillary's been great... this is ALL Bill being a dick
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Chloroplast Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-23-08 12:06 AM
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24. Hillary's been a gem; her husband's been a pill.
I mentioned the Clintons because you can't mention either of their names without the forces moving in. I watch Bill and keep waiting for him to be enthusiastic and come out with force on what Obama can do for the economy or ANYTHING but nothing so far.
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TooRaLoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:52 PM
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21. Ugh.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:53 PM
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22. Wait, what?
Edited on Mon Sep-22-08 11:54 PM by RoyGBiv
Regardless of what anyone thinks of his motivations, why is Bill ...

So, you're asking what we think his motivations are regardless of what we think of his motivations?

'Scuse me?
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