I lurked for way too long !!
Posted on 09/10/2013 6:22:13 PM PDT by jobim
10 September 1998 I became the virtual man I have become (ie jobim). That was an eventful year - Paula Jones, Monica, Ken Starr report, impeachment - but more importantly, it was the crescendo of scandals that revealed the flaw that even the towering genius of the Founding Fathers could not circumvent in crafting our blessed Constitution. That flaw was, and oh so woefully is, bad men with their hands on the reins. George Will said that Clinton was not necessarily the worst president, but the worst man ever to be president. But we can wax nostalgic about those days in comparison with the present ones.
And so I extend greetings to all Freepers on this milestone of 15 years.
Highlights (ie Lowlights) from 1998:
Jan 7th - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signs affidavit denying she had an affair with President Bill Clinton
Jan 17th - President Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones
Jan 26th - Pres Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"
May 22nd - Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton.
May 26th - Date for Paula Jones sex harassment trial vs President Clinton
Aug 17th - Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship.
Sep 11th - Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sends a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.
Nov 19th - Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Dec 19th - Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate.
From Wikipedia:
Free Republic seems to have been taken over by a very hardcore group of nearly paranoid administrators and members. Anyone who expresses a genuinely conservative viewpoint that happens to contradict this cult is likely to be "flamed" mercilessly and if that doesn't succeed in driving him away, his "posting privileges will be revoked". There is little opportunity for genuine conservative debate in an atmosphere that resembles more of a cult of opinion.
You mean to say that I have given 15 years of my life to a cult? It was near precisely 20 years prior to my joining FR that they drank the eternal kool-aid on 11/18/78. Oh no! And our leader's name is....Jim!
I Freeped Clinton right after his impeachment. I had a sign that said “Stop the spin, flush again!”
Same here. I agree - the Clintons gave us a lot to talk about. (And it was a pretty ruckus time at that!)
Had a falling out with Jimbo, now and then, over the years. But continued to support a good cause. Go all the way back to the 'March for Justice' in Washington, DC October 31, 1998. Which I participated in; carrying the Marine Corps flag down the incline from the Washington Monument to the center of the 'March for Justice' encampment which was just east of the reflecting pool. Close by where the WWII monument now stands.
The DITHF threads just about tore up my little WebTV™.
I’d click reload, go make me a sandwich while it struggled and came back to see if Clinton’s A Liar, sneakypete or anyone else had made a good snooty comeback.
Laugh, click reload, go do the dishes.....repeat.
Ditto. I was here for a while, left and came back and had to sign up all over again. But I came in through the Whitewater link on Drudge.
Lurked since 1998, but joined and protested during the recount of 2000.
The class of ‘98 is FR’s “Greatest Generation” IMO.
January 23, 1998 was when I first registered at FR.
I also began lurking -in the early spring of 1998 my friend dajudge got me hooked :) don’t think he’s ever on anymore
Silverbacks everywhere! Congrats oldtimers.
Bandwidth Hog!! (jk)
Congrats!!
wasn’t clinton’s a liar Connie Hair? Worked with Alan Keyes?
wasn’t clinton’s a liar Connie Hair? Worked with Alan Keyes?
Oct 13, 1998
I actually enrolled a couple months prior but had problems with my log on ID in Oct. We couldn’t get it fixed so I signed up under this name and have enjoyed every moment of my time here.
I lurked for way too long !!
I’m a 15 year man, err woman! Lots of wonderful and crazy memories.
Hey, lots of newbies on this thread! :O
August 22, 1998.
Since Mar 14, 1998
Time flies.
Here’s to you, as good as you are,
And here’s to me as bad as I am.
As good as you are,
And as bad as I am,
I’m as good as you are,
As bad as I am!
(Old Scottish Toast)
Yes, CAL was Connie Hair.
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