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Whitewashing Whitewater (Clinton Mocks Impeachment, Ken Starr in New Library)
Washington Times ^

Posted on 11/18/2004 2:30:37 PM PST by GulliverSwift

LITTLE ROCK — In his new presidential library that opens today, Bill Clinton defiantly mocks the impeachment proceedings against him, charging that the independent counsel who investigated him had "a bias against the president" and blaming Republicans for engaging in the "politics of personal destruction."

The former president, in exhibits he approved, repeatedly castigates Newt Gingrich, accusing him of instructing Republicans to label Democrats as "sick," and asserts that the former House speaker led a cabal of radical right-wing "revolutionaries" bent on destroying Mr. Clinton for one reason: "Because we can."

"The impeachment battle was not about the Constitution or the rule of law, but was instead a quest for power that the president's opponents could not win at the ballot box," says one exhibit placard in a library alcove titled "The Fight for Power."

All of the text included in the exhibit was personally approved — and in some cases, even written or "tweaked" — by Mr. Clinton himself, said Bruce Lindsey.. Although Mr. Gingrich would not comment on the new exhibit, his spokesman did. "Why should anyone expect that a dishonest administration would produce an honest library?" Rick Tyler said. "It looks like we have the first 'I pity me' presidential library."

The alcove — one of 15 on the first floor of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center that recount the administration's achievements over eight years — covers a slew of scandals that engulfed the Clinton presidency, including Whitewater, an Arkansas land deal that went bad; the White House travel office firings; and the former president's sexual affair with ...Monica Lewinsky.

The exhibit includes several attacks against ..Kenneth W. Starr, who is labeled "a conservative activist who had never prosecuted a case and who had already shown a bias against the President."

(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


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To: GulliverSwift

Thanks for digging that up..I'm impressed with my brain.. I KNEW I remembered the word "domination" in there somewheres..NO senior moment, here..eh..


21 posted on 11/18/2004 3:03:00 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050
Ford's health is in decline..his travelling is very limited..

Golf course to golf course, I suppose - just like the last 30 years. His most-productive use of time. Or least harmful.

22 posted on 11/18/2004 3:10:32 PM PST by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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To: GulliverSwift

Is there a nice tribute to Mena and Barry Seal, Dan Lassater and tons of white powder and a trail of bodies ?


23 posted on 11/18/2004 3:11:11 PM PST by joesnuffy ("The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it." Horatio Seymour)
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To: GulliverSwift

The impeached stain maker president will always be remembered as the impeached stain maker president and nothing more.


24 posted on 11/18/2004 3:12:49 PM PST by boomop1
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To: Hank Rearden

No..he's failing...he's well into his 90's now....the body breaks down. The ONE thing I trust, for his sake, he has the sense NOT to do is have a stae funeral in DC. After Reagan, it would be pitiful by comparison..


25 posted on 11/18/2004 3:17:09 PM PST by ken5050
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To: Hank Rearden

That was why Ford was a good president. He was not harmful to liberty.


26 posted on 11/18/2004 3:18:50 PM PST by snopercod (Inflation, it's how wars are paid for.)
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To: snopercod

was fords real name chevy chase


27 posted on 11/18/2004 3:58:33 PM PST by al baby (she stuned my little beeber)
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To: Hank Rearden
"What's he jumping on me for? "I Didn't Kill the Kid"
 

CLINTON: "I Didn't Kill the Kid"

Lt. Col. Tom McKenney (Ret)

from: The Clinton Chronicles Book, 1994




Background from The London Sunday Times, May 29, 1994:

It was the moment President Bill Clinton wanted to restore his tattered reputation with the military before his departure for the D-Day celebrations in Europe this week, James Adams reports.

He had just presented posthumous Congressional Medals of Honour, America's highest military decoration, to the widows of two soldiers for valour in Somalia. After inviting the families for a moment of quiet reflection in the Oval Office, the president approached Herbert Shughart, the father of one of the two soldiers, and offered his hand.


Eventually, after Clinton had sat on the paper work for eight weeks, two of the slain soldiers, Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart, were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. As usual in such cases, the medals were presented to the next of kin.

Following the May 23 presentation at the White House, the families of the two men were invited into the Oval Office for a private visit with Clinton. Inside the office, the father of Sergeant Shughart refused to shake Clinton's hand, then looked him in the face and calmly told him that he was responsible for his son's death, that it was for no purpose, that he was not fit to be President, and not fit to be Commander in Chief.

Clinton was visibly shocked, amazed, and momentarily speechless. It is revealing that he was surprised that the man should feel that way. Clinton really doesn't think the way most people do, seeming to lack a sense of personal responsibility. After a brief, awkward silence, Clinton caught his breath. Becoming angry, he turned to the mother of the dead soldier and said, "What's he jumping on me for? I didn't kill the kid!"

Yes, he really did say that--to the bereaved mother--he really did! It was an eloquent demonstration of Clinton's insensitivity, and of his absolute inability to understand sacrifice and responsibility.


MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED FOR ACTION IN SOMALIA

*GORDON, GARY I.

Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army. Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia. Born: Lincoln, Maine.

Citation: Master Sergeant Gordon, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as Sniper Team Leader, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. Master Sergeant Gordon's sniper team provided precision fires from the lead helicopter during an assault and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. When Master Sergeant Gordon learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the second crash site, he and another sniper unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site. After his third request to be inserted, Master Sergeant Gordon received permission to perform his volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, Master Sergeant Gordon was inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Master Sergeant Gordon and his fellow sniper, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Master Sergeant Gordon immediately pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Master Sergeant Gordon used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers until he depleted his ammunition. Master Sergeant Gordon then went back to the wreckage, recovering some of the crew's weapons and ammunition. Despite the fact that he was critically low on ammunition, he provided some of it to the dazed pilot and then radioed for help. Master Sergeant Gordon continued to travel the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. After his team member was fatally wounded and his own rifle ammunition exhausted, Master Sergeant Gordon returned to the wreckage, recovering a rifle with the last five rounds of ammunition and gave it to the pilot with the words, "good luck." Then, armed only with his pistol, Master Sergeant Gordon continued to fight until he was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot's life. Master Sergeant Gordon's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.

*SHUGHART, RANDALL D.

Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army. Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia. Born: Newville, Pennsylvania.

Citation: Sergeant First Class Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sergeant First Class Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site. Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site. After their third request to be inserted, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader were inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Sergeant First Class Shughart pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Sergeant First Class Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while traveling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. Sergeant First Class Shughart continued his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot's life. Sergeant First Class Shughart's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the United States Army.

28 posted on 11/18/2004 4:19:50 PM PST by Wolverine (A Concerned Citizen)
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To: Tarpaulin
"Was Ford reelected?"

No, but then, remember that Ford was not an elected VP.

He was put into office by a very cantankerous democRAT congress after they decimated vice-president Spiro Agnew.

29 posted on 11/18/2004 4:23:29 PM PST by nightdriver
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To: nightdriver

I know. I was trying to make a point with a trick question.

"Gore would have won as sitting president" blah blah blah.


30 posted on 11/18/2004 4:29:35 PM PST by Tarpaulin (Look it up.)
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To: ken5050
Amen! I've said similar things about 41 being re-elected, though obviously for different reasons.

We wouldn't have had the privlege of having President George W Bush when we needed him the most if his father had won in '92.

Praise the good Lord!

31 posted on 11/18/2004 4:41:24 PM PST by mombonn ( ¡Viva Bush/Cheney! Dukakis and Kerry are the matching bookends of the Bush era.)
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To: mombonn

Agreed about the 92 election..Praise the Lord, absolutely, but are we also supposed to think nice thoughts about Ross Perot?


32 posted on 11/18/2004 4:56:01 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050

LOL, we don't thank Perot, we thank the good Lord who knows more than either Perot or we!


33 posted on 11/18/2004 5:55:54 PM PST by mombonn ( ¡Viva Bush/Cheney! Dukakis and Kerry are the matching bookends of the Bush era.)
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To: mombonn

Ya think we can dig up pics of those slides and charts of Perot's...maybe there's a hidden message in there...now we can figure it out...LOL


34 posted on 11/18/2004 5:57:25 PM PST by ken5050
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