Posted on 11/18/2004 1:58:13 AM PST by TeddyCon
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Bill Clinton insisted yesterday that he never "disgraced this country" or "lied to the American people about my job."
The remarkable outburst from Clinton came as officials in Little Rock denied that his presidential library glosses over the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment.
The gala opening for the $165million library will be held today with President Bush along with former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter in attendance.
In an interview with ABC's "PrimeTime Live," which airs tonight, Clinton repeated his claim that the Lewinsky scandal was more the product of vengeful Republicans and special prosecutor Kenneth Starr than his own recklessness.
"[There's] not any example of where I ever disgraced this country publicly. I made a terrible public-personal mistake, but I paid for it, many times over. And in spite of it all, you don't have any example where I ever lied to the American people about my job, where I ever let the American people down," he said.
Clinton famously insisted, "I never had sexual relations with that woman," but he later admitted he did have sex with Lewinsky. And he was impeached for lying under oath when grilled by a grand jury about Paula Jones' charges that he sexually harassed her.
"Oh, God," said Lucianne Goldberg, the blogger who helped Linda Tripp secretly tape-record Lewinsky discussing her affair with Clinton. "He's living in a dream world. That's utter nonsense. You can parse that for paragraphs."
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President Clinton says he was "obsessed" with bin Laden during his time in office and denies he refused opportunities to capture the al Qaeda leader.
Mr. Clinton says he did everything he could to catch Bin Laden and to keep the focus on containing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons from North Korea, a threat he says we still face.
"To the best of my knowledge it is not true that we were ever offered Bin Laden by the Sudanese even though they later claimed it. I think it's total bull. former President Bill Clinton
"...Deny, Deny, Deny....and blame it on the Republicans..."
Bill Clinton to Jennifer Flowers
I just couldn't turn away from the Greta Van Lawyer/Hillary Clinton interview last night. Hitlery said how great it was that is was in Little Rock in a tone like they were a match made in heaven. I guess she forgot the part where the Clintons extorted Little Rock with threats that if LR didn't give them what they wanted, they'd move the liebrary to some other city.
Go Lewinsky yourself, Bill.
I just don't buy your lofty load of bullsqueeze.
A "vast right wing conspriracy" wing of his library is about all that's missing.
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire - the BJC Legacy has been written for the ages and he can not change it, he's a renowned, World Class LIAR!
What about Lewinsky's hum-job?
You lied about that job, you piece of dirt.
You are without a doubt the lowest, most vile excuse for a human being ever to occupy the White House.
BJC????? Does that stand for Bl0w-j0b Central?
What a deluded piece of s**t.
Let's just pick one example. Hmmmm........
Hey Clinton: two words: Juanita Broderick.
Yeah and he never committed perjury and he never was impeached and he never was sanctioned by a Federal Judge and never was the first President to be disbarred without comment by the U.S Supreme Court. Bubba's innocent only in his mind. NEXT!
I ALMOST watched but her comment about Little Rock made me quesy..As for Bill he disgraced the Office of the President..in more ways than one.
Bill, I want some of what you're smoking. That's some mind-erasing weed for sure.
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Thanks.
In the words of Brittany Spears "OOPS! I did it again!!"
Its all depends on the meaning of the words "disgraced" and "lied."
I couldn't and wouldn't watch either, but I'm hoping like hell that she runs in 08' and Condi mops the floor with her!
One person alone is responsible for the lack of trust in the democrats.
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