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Bushies: Clinton Showboating on Disaster
NewsMax.com ^ | 12/29/04 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 12/29/2004 11:34:21 AM PST by kattracks

The White House is blasting former President Clinton for trying to upstage President Bush with a "we feel your pain" condolence message to the victims of the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Christmas weekend.

Reacting to complaints that Bush was missing in action in the wake of the disaster, White House spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters Tuesday, "The president wanted to be fully briefed on our efforts [before speaking out]. He didn't want to make a symbolic statement about 'We feel your pain.' " The "feel your pain" reference was a direct slap at President Clinton, who had irked administration officials by beating Bush to the punch with comments on the disaster - and stealing the media limelight in the process.

Noted the Washington Post:

"In Britain, the predominant U.S. voice speaking about the disaster was not Bush but former president Bill Clinton, who in an interview with the BBC said the suffering was like something in a 'horror movie,' and urged a coordinated international response."

"It is really important that somebody take the lead in this," Clinton told the BBC, in a thinly veiled reminder of Bush's silence. "I think one of the problems is when everybody takes responsibility it's almost like no one's responsibility," he complained.

Many Bush aides believe Clinton was too quick to head for the cameras to "hold forth on tragedies with his trademark empathy," the Post added.

"Actions speak louder than words," an annoyed Bush aide told the paper.

On Wednesday President Bush announced a massive aid package for victims of the tsunami disaster.

Ex-president Clinton has yet to react.



TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armchairnobodies; clintonssextrade; clintontobangkok; clintoon; disgracedx42; impeachedx42; stfuclintoon; trailerparktrash; x42
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To: kattracks

Bubba has announced that he will personally donate sperm to the rebuilding effort.


21 posted on 12/29/2004 11:43:27 AM PST by JesseJane ("Welcome to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and my fellow astronauts." - AlGore)
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To: Howlin
I'm thinking clintoon was very concerned....about the model that was stranded for a time. I'll bet he offered to help her, personally!
22 posted on 12/29/2004 11:43:34 AM PST by CAluvdubya (From the RED part of California)
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To: kattracks
"Clinton and media limelight" is like "flies and poop" they go together!!!
23 posted on 12/29/2004 11:43:36 AM PST by Toidylop
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To: kattracks; hchutch
House spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters Tuesday, "The president wanted to be fully briefed on our efforts [before speaking out]. He didn't want to make a symbolic statement about 'We feel your pain.' "

Trent, me boy, that was an expertly placed shiv...

24 posted on 12/29/2004 11:43:45 AM PST by Poohbah (God must love fools. He makes so many of them...)
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To: kattracks
Bush ALWAYS waits until he has an accurate briefing!!!

hillbilly is an absolute joke. God, how I hate him. (Traitor...against America and her citizens...should be in a fed pen along with his butch wife) GRRRRR!!!!!

25 posted on 12/29/2004 11:44:06 AM PST by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Quilla

This is yet another "manufactured" story by the Washington Post.

Can't you just see a WashPost reporter, dancing around somebody at the White House, saying "Clinton has spoken, why hasn't Bush? Huh? Huh? Huh?"


26 posted on 12/29/2004 11:44:13 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Primetimedonna

I feel Clinton's pain....everytime I sit down!!
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Why are you sitting on Clinton's face ??? ;-))


27 posted on 12/29/2004 11:44:54 AM PST by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!!)
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To: kattracks

bttt


28 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:10 AM PST by fastattacksailor (The US without the UN is like not having your mother-in-law with you on your honeymoon)
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To: faithincowboys

As bad as we are, we are as good as you are as bad as we are. Please return to the nurses desk for your holier than thou crown. :)


29 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:23 AM PST by JesseJane ("Welcome to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and my fellow astronauts." - AlGore)
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To: Centurion2000

clinton went into action as he always does. Blah, blah, blah... get my name in the papers... then nothing of substance.


30 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:30 AM PST by kattracks
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To: dfwgator
The "feel your pain" reference was a direct slap at President Clinton, who had irked administration officials by beating Bush to the punch with comments on the disaster - and stealing the media limelight in the process.

This is pure conjecture (surprise, surprise) on the part of Newsmax; of course, Carl hates Bush, too.

31 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:38 AM PST by Howlin
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To: kattracks

32 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:43 AM PST by UnklGene
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To: Poohbah

F***ing Amen to that.


33 posted on 12/29/2004 11:45:54 AM PST by hchutch (A pro-artificial turf, pro-designated hitter baseball fan.)
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To: kattracks

And keep in mind this is the very same Bill Clinton who in 1994, stood idly by while one million Rwandans were slaughtered. And he was in a position to do something to avoid that tragedy.


34 posted on 12/29/2004 11:46:06 AM PST by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: dfwgator
Typical liberalism, just saying that you care is enough

That should be amended to say just pretending that you care is enough...LOL!

35 posted on 12/29/2004 11:46:30 AM PST by NewLand (I'm a Generation Jones'er and WE elected President Bush!)
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To: Osage Orange

I think you're right. Clinton would be perfect for the job...His ability to sound serious and compassionate while not doing anything of substance, and his ability to milk a system for corrupt gain. He'd be the perfect UN General Secty.


36 posted on 12/29/2004 11:47:09 AM PST by My2Cents (Is it OK to wish people a "Happy New Year"?)
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To: kattracks

From DU:

Anyway, my friend says that his friend (whose friend is friends with the guy who used to be in the Navy) told him that the US might have set off nuke devices in Sumatra to start the earthquake that caused the tidal wave in order to distract the DU'ers from finding out about the rigged vote in Ohio (and the voter supression).

That's why * has been so quiet about this, he doesn't want to be in the news a whole lot since he knows that if he is in the news it might just remind the DU'ers that he is not really President


37 posted on 12/29/2004 11:47:16 AM PST by Guillermo ("But they're European cut vinyl pirate pants" - Rudy Canoza)
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To: kattracks

Is there any law against giving a former Oral Office occupant a wedgie? Is there any law against sending this Rat Basstocrat a giant cork to put in his fat face?


38 posted on 12/29/2004 11:47:43 AM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (REMEMBER THE ALGOREAMO--relentlessly hammer on the TRUTH, like the Dems demand recounts)
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To: Guillermo

You just knew they'd make this Bush's fault.....


39 posted on 12/29/2004 11:48:28 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: kattracks

Maybe it is just me, but I'm a bit ticked that Newsmax used the term "Bushies" in a headline.

No class, little credibility. Would it be tacky to inquire if 'Batjack' is still on staff?


40 posted on 12/29/2004 11:49:05 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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