Clinton plots his comeback

The Observer (U.K.) ^ | 09/17/06 | Joanna Walters

[Pokey78]

The ex-President's attack on TV's 9/11 drama signals his re-emergence on to the world stage and a bid to protect his legacy

It was the week he came out fighting. Bill Clinton's extraordinary assault on the makers of a dramatised 9/11 documentary which portrayed his administration as failing to prevent the terror attacks, was the most public example of a three-pronged effort - to protect his own presidential legacy, to relaunch himself as a world statesman and to make himself a viable First Gentleman should his wife Hillary achieve her own ambitions on the White House.

The publicity onslaught was launched by Clinton following the screening of the drama-documentary The Path to 9/11, which suggested that he failed to prevent the 11 September terrorist attacks because he was distracted by the Monica Lewinsky affair. The programme's timing could not have been worse for Clinton, coming just as he is trying to rebuild his reputation as a world statesman and while his wife is trying to gather support as the next Democratic presidential candidate .

[US Navy guy]

His comeback to what?

[Howie66]

"Comeback"????


I wish that this KNOB would just pass away!

[Phibes]

Comeback to what you ask? Pizza and 2000 more interns.

[Monti Cello]

I can see the ABC movie: 'Comeback of a rapist'

[CaptainK]

You can't make a comeback if you refuse to go away.

[Texas Songwriter]

I wish that this KNOB would just pass away!

My wife won't let me say things like that.

[GBA]

"The programme's timing could not have been worse for Clinton, coming just as he is trying to rebuild his reputation as a world statesman and while his wife is trying to gather support as the next Democratic presidential candidate."

Poor Bill. Timing's a bitch...and so's his wife. It must suck to always worry about how accurately history will judge him.

[Boston Blackie]

Clinton plots his comeback

[Chode]

methinks he doth protest toooo much...

[operation clinton cleanup]

He can only control his legacy so far. History will not be kind to Clinton 20 years from now.

[Henchster]

"...trying to rebuild his reputation as a world statesman.."

??? Oh, in the Guardian. Let's see if the De-spin-erator can make sense of that:

...trying to rebuild solidify his reputation as a world statesman traitor.

There, the De-spin-erator fixed it.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

There is a clear, direct historical relationship between Bill Clinton's public visibility, and Republican election wins.

[Recovering_Democrat]

What is this, a lovefest article from across the pond? America had enough of The Bent One, Impeached42...he's not gonna have a comeback.

[ChildOfThe60s]

It must suck to always worry about how accurately history will judge him.

Yeah. A normal person would worry that history might not portray them accurately.

[mrsmith]

" the world stage "

[krunkygirl]

save

[verum ago]

Clinton at his Finest

[RichInOC]

Bill Clinton's extraordinary assault on the makers of a dramatised 9/11 documentary which portrayed his administration as failing to prevent the terror attacks, was the most public example of a three-pronged effort - to protect his own presidential legacy, to relaunch himself as a world statesman and to make himself a viable First Gentleman should his wife Hillary achieve her own ambitions on the White House.

1. His legacy is intact. He's still the biggest freak ever to become president.

2. Attempting "to relaunch [your]self as a...statesman" implies that you were one in the first place.

3. Attempting "to make [your]self a viable First Gentleman" implies that you were a gentleman in the first place. Heh. (Let's set aside the likelihood or lack thereof of the 'Beest making it into the White House as the principal resident.)

[CremeSaver]

Oh, please don't wish for that. I pray for his good health every single day. I just know that I couldn't bear the endless tributes and eulogies the media would trip over themselves to deliver.