Posted on 11/29/2004 4:12:14 PM PST by NCjim
Former US President Bill Clinton has said that he would rather live in Ireland than any other country in the world outside of the US.
His comments are likely to start renewed speculation that he is to buy a house in Ireland.
He made his comments on ABC television during a questionnaire interview with journalist Peter Jennings for a feature on the new Clinton library.
There was been ongoing speculation that President Clinton is considering buying a summer house on either side of the Irish border.
A rumour two years ago that he was to buy an apartment at the K Club golf course in the Republic turned out to be false.
His new Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas shows his ongoing interest in Northern Ireland.
A gift he received of an orange and green chess set with nationalist and unionist politicians as the key pieces, and the RUC and paramilitaries as the pawns, is prominently displayed.
The caricatures of the board include John Hume, Gerry Adams, Ian Paisley and the Queen.
There is also a large quote displayed from one of his speeches in Belfast: "You Protestants and Catholics alike must not allow the ship of peace to sink on the rocks of old habits and hard grudges.
"You must stand firm against terror."
There is also a sign taken from Bessbrook community centre stating: Sniper: Job Seeking, a post-ceasefire take on signs in south Armagh that used to read Caution: Sniper At Work.
Other artefacts include an exhibition on his St Patrick's Day parties, which were held "to help ease the process of peace-making in Northern Ireland."
Another notation in the exhibition states that President Clinton stayed up all night urging the Northern Ireland party leaders the night before the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
Large screens throughout the library show various happy scenes from his Presidency, including cheering crowds in Belfast.
Ooh, did you have the whole Catholic schoolgirl uniform? Please say you did. ;-)
Kinda goes with the terroritory of once being an Irish Catholic schoolgirl! *LOL*
*YEEESSSSS!!!!* :o)
He will probably go there next for the liberal cause since he failed here. He can help stir up lots of trouble among the liberals. Ireland would be a great place for that.
Pix? ;-)
Good. Why don't you go there and stay! Oh, and don't forget to take your "charming" wife.
Don't push it! *L*
Bush administration has veto power over this in the Security Council. He could be looking ahead . . .
It's just his fake JFK wannabe thing again. The late President loved Ireland, the country of his ancestors.
There is no strict rule about citizens from permanent members of the council. It's just a tradition. But U.S. has veto power over the nomination.
As a mere commoner who has been working and on my own since I was 18, I have nothing but hatred for this slimeball who has never ever held a legitimate job in the private sector........and here he is now a mega multi-millionaire for doing what?
Last time Clinton went to Dublin he was welcomed by over 200,000 of the locals--they were happy to see him and at the time admired him AND the USA for helping out with the peace accords. I wonder when the next US president will receive so warm a welcome overseas.
I think I need a drink.
It's weird, because I would have thought that Scotland would be slick's favorite country ... kilts more readily facilitate the bent one's lifestyle.
But there are lots of cute chicks in Ireland.
Any Dim administration. I wrote a letter to a newspaper about Bill and the UN, and they cut out the part about Ireland, corrupt deals that could be worked out to circumvent rules and traditions, and the general worthlessness and waste of real-estate space of the UN. My whole point in writing the letter was to get people thinking about these possibilities (Ireland and corrupt deals) so as to possibly help avoid them.
Aw c'mon! I just got a new computer and I need some new wallpaper! ;-)
Pictures of me as a seven year old in a Catholic Schoolgirl outfit could get you arrested! *LOL*
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