This is courtesy of the Counter Clinton Library...
Subject: Clinton and Whiteman Air Force Base
Letter to the editor of CNS News.com:
"Regarding the 7 May 2003 news story on Democrat criticism of President Bush's speech onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, I will remind readers that upon termination of the bombing campaign over Kosovo, then-President Clinton and his cohorts shut down Whiteman Air Force Base for 24 hours, so he could use Whiteman as a backdrop to declare the U.S. air campaign in Kosovo over.
I was there when the White House staff showed up and ordered the construction of a 100 foot stage, the decoration of an entire hangar interior with bunting and flags, the evacuation of a major office space to be used as a pre-reception area, and the evacuation of another maintenance space to be used for press conferences - the complete shutdown of Whiteman AFB to all personnel, including the sequestering of family members on the base.
I also remember the arrival of Air Force 1 at Whiteman. I remember sending a cadre of security personnel to Kansas City Airport to secure Air Force 2.
I remember the arrival of several C-141 transport aircraft carrying the presidential motorcade to take the president from Air Force 1 to a B-2 hangar, to the site of the speech, and then back to Air Force 1 - a total distance of at least a quarter mile.
I remember it most vividly because I was appalled at the treatment the Wing leadership received from the White House staff, and was equally appalled at the fact they brought an armored motorcade to drive him a quarter mile on one of the most secure military installations on the face of the earth.
Messrs. Waxman and Byrd would be wise to recollect this photo op while they criticize President Bush, and may want to ask the OMB to check on how much that little photo op cost.
They would also be wise to recollect the chilly reception President Clinton received. Perhaps that is why they are so bitter. President Clinton would have never been able to pull off what President Bush did. Those sailors who greeted President Bush have a genuine respect for him. Can't make the same assessment of Clinton's photo op at Whiteman AFB."
Steve M.
Omaha, NE
The couple of times that Freeps included either banners carried by planes or signs on boats, there was more press coverage of the Freep. We need clear visuals for the cameras to point at, for us to get clips used in the final, on-air broadcasts about the events.
"Put some ice on that" is short enough for a airplane banner. It also is a good summary of just how depraved and callous and selfish Billy Jeff Clinton was. (With regard to banners behind a plane, we'd need to find out in advance what the security requirements are for this event.) It is also short enough for signs outside the event.
It can also be turned into a chant: "Bill-y-jeff Clinton, Put Some Ice on That."
Maybe FreeRepublic should put a national focus on a Freep of the opening of this "Lie-brary."
John / Billybob