It's still Bill & interns

NY Daily News ^ | 17 sep 02 | GEORGE RUSH and LEO STANDORA

[white trash redneck]

Bill Clinton no longer has the Oval Office, Air Force One or the Camp David retreat - but he's not giving up interns.

Even now, the man who made the word intern synonymous with Monica Lewinsky is scouting New York's top colleges for young talent to help out in his Harlem office.

According to Internet and E-mail ads by Barnard and New York University, the former President is seeking undergrad or graduate students with an interest in public service.

They've got to be bright, dependable, professional, able to follow policies and procedures with good judgment and have a certain enthusiasm and adaptability. No gender was specified.

Don't get the wrong idea. It's strictly business, said Clinton spokesman Jim Kennedy.

"We've had an internship program for more than a year. Each semester interns are brought on board. Most offices have internships," he said. "So what?"

Clinton's office said the internships are offered in communications, correspondence, domestic policy, foreign policy, scheduling and advance work.

Interns help with research, letter writing, planning meetings and execution, the logistics of Clinton's appearances and administrative tasks.

Although the young people are expected to work 20 to 40 hours a week for no pay, the jobs have already been snapped up.

A woman who answered the phone at the Clinton's office said, "I believe those positions have been filled."

[white trash redneck]

So it looks like the sleazy sociopathic sexual predator, er, I mean, our 42d president, is looking for more interns to prey upon, er, I mean, to work for him.

[grobdriver]

and have a certain enthusiasm and adaptability

How predictable.

[What Is Ain't]

Clinton's office said the internships are offered in communications, correspondence, domestic policy, foreign policy, scheduling and advance work.

While kneeling.

[Reeses]

"I believe those interns have been filled."

Which end? Don't answer that.

[Argus]

They've got to be bright, dependable, professional zaftig and gullible, able to follow policies and procedures with good judgment suck the chrome off a trailer hitch and have a certain enthusiasm and adaptability no morals.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

interns

[areafiftyone]

I suppose the ad told them to come with thier own kneepads.

[1Old Pro]

Klintoon is shameful. He makes me want to puke.

[goose1]

No Buck teeth please.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I heard on the news today that the Hooters restaurant chain is still looking at buying Vanguard Airlines.
There's a joke in there somewhere...

[headsonpikes]

No chipped or broken teeth.

[breakem]

ROTFLMAO! "Don't get the wrong idea."

[justsomedude]

please tell me this is a joke.

[dyed_in_the_wool]

They've got to be bright...

At first I thought it said they've got to be 'tight'. Sorry.

[Mr. Bird]

Most offices have internships," he said. "So what?"

I'll tell you "what". Most offices exist as extensions of a corporate, private, public, or non-profit enterprise, engaged in commerce, policy making, charity, or some other worthwhile endeavor. An intern working in one of these offices can gain valuable experience for their future aspirations.

Your office exists to glorify and justify the existence of one pathetic man, who when given the greatest platform on Earth, decided to put an intern underneath it while he dispatched his minions to do his bidding. Your office exists to further the agenda of a ridiculous, bloated hick who thinks the United States presidency is a nifty little resume builder on the way to some imagined global advisory role.

That's what.

[yendu bwam]

They've got to be bright, dependable, professional, able to follow policies and procedures with good judgment and have a certain enthusiasm and adaptability. No gender was specified.

They've got to be pretty, dependable (he has his needs), professional (particulaly with regard to the oldest profession) and able to follow policies (no oral sex above the level of the desk, no keeping stained blue dresses) and have a certain enthusiasm (yeah, Bill) and adaptability (you know, cigars). No gender was specified. Branching out, Bill?

[Hatteras]

Someone on a thread about a month ago suggested Hooter's new airline be named Derri-Air. :-)

Okay, I thought it was cute....

[GaltMeister]

The 'Toon and the 'Terns

Still partyin' like it's 1999. What a Maroon.

[TexasRepublicans]

Clinton's office said the internships are offered in communications [ie, phone sex], correspondence [ie, writing erotic literature], domestic policy [figure it out...just don't call it sex], foreign policy [same as domestic, but with Europeans], scheduling and advance [foreplay] work [sex].

[weegee]

He's got a thong that he purchased in Brazil for them to try on in the initial interview.

[weegee]

They've got to be bright...

As in, "know when to shut up and not talk to the press or your co-workers".

[weegee]

His office will work as a front where he can claim that he is really a "Playboy talent scout".

[Lamont Cranston]

...is scouting New York's top colleges for young talent to help out in his Harlem office.

It should read: his Harem office...

[doug from upland]

A woman who answered the phone at the Clinton's office said, "I believe those positions have been filled."

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When I called they made a Freudian slip: "I believe those interns have been filled."

[SGCOS]

"...Must have access to 1-hour dry-cleaners..."

[amused]

Amused's Top 3 with no apologies to Mr. Letterman

#3 "Fat chicks welcome"

#2 "Being able to define the word "is"

And the #1 is "No experience necessary, on the job training available to the eager"

[RJL]

the young people are expected to work 20 to 40 hours a week for no pay

How can Bill Clinton, a Democrat of great wealth ask these poor young college students to work for no pay?

Just one of Clinton's speechs, a few hours of work, could pay all these poor kids at least the minimum wage.

[NEWwoman]

Agreed.

Clinton is very, very generous with other people's money.

But he's one cheap (decency rules prevent me from posting the descriptive, colorful adjectives and nouns to describe him)

[weegee]

He'll just get a shreader that's big enough to mulch a dress next time.

[weegee]

Billy Jeff sez "we must raise the minimum wage to a 'living wage'" while he gets his sexual kicks from free labor provided by college interns.

My college co-op job at NEC paid and it paid quite well.

[Brad C.]

Seems I read somewhere that the fed pay his staff costs for the first two years, and then a secretary for the remainder of his life. Does anyone have the facts on this?

[Brad C.]

I just a quick check over at the National Taxpayers union and came up with the following information:

“In typical Washington fashion, a program designed to help lift ex-Presidents out of poverty now helps to land them into the lap of luxury,” said NTU Vice President for Communications Pete Sepp. “Bill Clinton’s near-successful attempt at record-shattering office rent only adds to a long line of abuses, both of the public purse and the public trust.”

The Former Presidents Act of 1958 began as a modest effort designed to help Presidents make a “dignified transition” to private life. Prior to that time, no formal federal pension or other benefit program existed for retired Chief Executives.

Each former President is entitled to a yearly pension that is pegged to the salary of a Cabinet-level official, which is currently $161,200. The pension begins immediately upon leaving office, and is the same amount regardless of how old they are or how long they serve. Since the salary for Cabinet members often rises, the Presidential pension rises as well.

In addition, former Presidents receive expenses to maintain an office. While they are limited to an annual staff allowance of $96,000 per year, they may select an office anywhere in the United States, for which the General Services Administration must pay. In addition, the government provides funds for travel, office equipment, and postage, all of which are essentially used at the discretion of each former President. Only expenses for openly partisan political activities are taboo. Bill Clinton's recent selection of an $800,000-per-year office in Manhattan would have dwarfed that of his closest competitor, Ronald Reagan, at nearly $300,000. His subsequent decision to relocate to Harlem brings the total closer to Reagan’s still-pricey amount.

Former Presidents, including Bill Clinton and his predecessors, are entitled to lifetime Secret Service protection, although they may decline this coverage if they wish. Beginning with George W. Bush and any of his successors, “future former” Presidents will be limited to 10 years of Secret Service protection.

All told, the pension and office expense components for former Presidents, including Bill Clinton, will exceed $2.5 million in 2001. Exact Secret Service protection costs are not disclosed for security reasons, but could top $20 million this year for previous “first family” members.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Clinton's office said the internships are offered in communications, correspondence, domestic policy, foreign policy, scheduling and advance work.

Domestic policy? Foreign policy? Has someone told the sink master and his band of idiots that HE IS NO LONGER PRESIDENT -- something for which I thank God every day.

[pray4liberty]

...the young people are expected to work 20 to 40 hours a week for no pay...

No union negotiations? No union? Chee...what a cheap$kate.