What gets me is that he still collected an engagement fee. A former President speaking on current American policy, against that policy, is a big break from tradition and a dangerous precedent.
There is a reason why former Presidents are supposed to remain out of politics, except when tapped by sitting Presidents to use their celebrity status for some cause or another. Comments regarding current policy are supposed to be noncommittal at worst, or non-forthcoming at best.
Former Presidents are supposed to fade into the woodwork. It is a very important part of our traditions that is geared toward maintaining the stability of our Republic. It is just as important as the immunity former Presidents receive from prosecution for actions taken while they were in office. These are traditions that are important to securing our Republic from the same forces that brought down past democracies and republics in our distant past.
The Clintons have too much pride in themselves, and not enough love for our country. They must be viewed with suspicion because they will put their good over the good of the nation. They have done this in the past, and they will do it again, and the immunity tradition has given them is being abused by them. If they continue to push the envelope, I wonder if Bush would be willing to set aside tradition to put the Clintons in their proper place.
If they continue to push the envelope, I wonder if Bush would be willing to set aside tradition to put the Clintons in their proper place.
...which is the slammer, at a minimum.
Bush, I'm afraid, doesn't seem to understand their danger.
Thanks for putting into words what I find the most disturbing about this whole deal.
I believe Clinton is consistently attempting to diminish the US as a superpower.
That is his theme nite and day. We must give up power. We must share. We must come under a multi-national governance.
You are totally correct of course. But unfortunately the old media types will never inform the unknowing and disinterested public about this presidential tradition. So again Clinton gets to spew anything he wants to destroy this administration and the country.
I've been around for about 59 years, and I have never seen the old media as biased and outrightly lying and deceptive as they have been for the past few years.
I fear for the republic.
We all know there is a growing conservative "new media" that is telling much more truth, but at the same time, the populace is being dumbed down at a greater and faster rate than ever. Therefor the old media is still as effective as ever. They have taken to passing along their biases and distortions in advertising, on tv dramas, in movies, and certainly even in children's cartoons and other programming.
The bias and the destruction is worse than ever.
****
The old established/liberal/socialist media is America's most ruthless, relentless, and destructive enemy.
***