Posted on 09/17/2005 5:44:05 PM PDT by blam
No longer centre stage, but Clinton leaves them calling for more
By Philip Sherwell in New York
(Filed: 18/09/2005)
If there was any doubt that Bill Clinton still elicits the adoration of women, Barbra Streisand was on hand last week to squash it.
As the former president laid out his agenda for world change from a podium flanked by Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice and King Abdullah of Jordan, the singer-actress emitted a series of gentle but disconcerting squeals of approval, interspersed with admiring sighs.
Bill Clinton and Tony Bennett
Hers was typical of the audience reaction at launch of the modestly named Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
Streisand and her husband, the actor James Brolin, had sat down next to The Sunday Telegraph at the glitzy gathering of international leaders, old White House allies, business chiefs, showbiz celebrities and Third World campaigners, aimed at solving the world's most pressing problems.
In fact, they made more concrete progress than the United Nations summit held just across town. Mr Clinton required all participants to contribute time or money to one of four "critical challenges" - poverty, religious conflict, climate change and good governance. Sir Tom Hunter, a Scottish entrepreneur turned philanthropist, made one of the biggest donations: $100 million (£55 million).
Streisand, a prominent Hollywood liberal, was thrilled. "This is such a great idea," she said. "I think Bill's great and he's doing such an important thing here." Mr Clinton has taken post-presidential activism to new levels. In addition to the Global Initiative, he has raised money for the victims of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina and overseen other aid projects funded by his foundation. So impressed was Streisand that she suggested America change the Constitution to allow him to run again for the White House.
Mr Clinton returned the compliment later, at a reception in the Nobu restaurant. "Barbara is a great woman and good friend," he said. "She was also fantastic to my mother. She met her at my inauguration in 1993 and when she heard she was ill, she called her and invited her to her show in Las Vegas."
Former Clinton cabinet ministers and staffers rubbed shoulders with 40 heads of government, several prominent Republicans and the Sinn Fein leader, Gerry Adams, who sang the former president's praises as he discussed the role of religion in conflicts.
But the greatest beneficiary of the praise and of the high profile for the Clinton brand may prove to be his wife, who as the junior senator for New York state joined a discussion of climate change.
If Streisand's dream of a Clinton return to the White House comes true, it will be Hillary who leads the way - with her husband as the first First Gentleman.
Did he make her squeal like a pig?
Could you just puke from this love fest?
It's such a teenie weenie little thing that Clinton has a thing for big mouth women-but it should come as no suprise to the blue dress clad, stickily and steankingly annointed.
Clinton, who entered the world and public life as well, with nothing but a gift for gab, has managed to give away enough of other peoples money to, to transform himself into an apprentice billionaire.
Some still say that Clinton ain't shit! To which I reply: "The hell he ain't!" Others say that Clinton stinks! to which I respond: "Like sh*t he does!!!!!
Here's why that won't happen.
"the singer-actress emitted a series of gentle but disconcerting squeals of approval, interspersed with admiring sighs."
I remember teenage girls acting like this when I was young over the Monkees. It's sort of distasteful in an older woman.
The supermarket rags have put out some paparazzi "without makeup" shots of her of late that would curdle milk.
selective reporting
As for William being back in the Whitehouse, maybe if he answered the question that has been posed, 'Bill, did you rape Juanita, or not?' 62% of the country once thought that you did?
How quickly we forget??????
The supermarket rags have put out some paparazzi "without makeup" shots of her of late that would curdle milk.
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roflmao... okay I saw that pic of Strysand and even I don't believe it! Gotta be photo shopped ....shudder
Babs is an old, ugly broad who hasn't done anything noteworthy in over 20 years. So, what's the big deal.
I remember teenage girls acting like this when I was young over the Monkees. It's sort of distasteful in an older woman.
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"sort of"??? It's cringe inducing. Bleh!
She's just another of the commie elite.
She has her moated castle on a hill; so she must be totally qualified to run our lives.
:-p
Wonder how many times Mr whatshisname has watched through a peep hole writhing in ecstacy, as Mrs Monumentalmouth massaged the EGO of Mr Minimal manhood?
Best idea for changing the Constitution I've ever heard.
....."emitted a series of gentle but disconcerting squeals of approval, interspersed with admiring sighs.".....
Hey! I gotta turn off my cell phone when I go to these meetings!
???How come Barbra doesn't have to turn off her vibrating dildo???
Discrimination, I tell you!
I'm surprised the UP of Michigan
is blue.
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