Bill Clinton: ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’

NewsMax Newsletter | 9-24-2006 | NewMax Newsletter

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

Bill Clinton: ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’

Despite his impeachment, Gennifer Flowers, Whitewater and the other problems that have beset Bill Clinton’s political career, the former president still maintains he did nothing wrong.

During a wide-ranging interview with David Remnick of The New Yorker magazine – excerpted earlier on NewsMax.com – Clinton “started to talk about Whitewater, about Kenneth Starr, about how allowing the appointment of a special prosecutor had been ‘the worst decision’ of his presidency,” Remnick writes.

“He talked about old enemies in Arkansas, about the Resolution Trust Corporation, about Gennifer Flowers, about Susan Schmidt of the Washington Post.” Despite Clinton’s claims he is not looking back, “you could see just how deeply he still feels the attacks of the late ‘90s,” Remnick disclosed. He noted Clinton’s anger is palpable as his “carotid artery seemed to inflate like a jammed garden hose” as these topics were discussed.

But when asked if he thought it would be unbearable to go through all of it again if Hillary ran for president in 2008, Clinton replied: “I don’t care, because we know we did nothing wrong.”

Surprisingly some of Clinton’s closest supporters think he has more to blame than the so-called “Clinton haters.”

Remnick quoted one of Clinton’s closest aides, former Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, regarding Clinton’s state of denial:

“The method he uses to live with himself is to make a clear and precise argument that this was something that others had done to him and not that he had done to himself.

“Because of his brainpower, he can create a logic for anything.

“But deep down he would be such a good person if he could just accept the fact that he screwed up and made mistakes, and move on.”

[bmwcyle]

But taking all women no matter what race out numbers all.

[DoughtyOne]

There was a lot of swooning going on in 1960 also.

[blue-duncan]

Just by your forgetting him should tell you that he is the most forgettable.

[ShandaLear]

I blame all those who voted for Perot.

[kanawa]

It won't spin but thanks to Berger it can be stolen and destroyed.

[proudofthesouth]

I'm one of the exceptions to the rule then!

[Chode]

listen stooopid... ya did nothing right either!!!

[bitt]

see 61


great links!

[Enterprise]

bump

[bmwcyle]

I don't because they did not vote for Clinton. I do not subscribe to the indirect vote crap. If you blame the Perot voters then you have to blame the conservatives and the GOPers that stayed home. You should blame the person really responsible. That person was George Bush senior.

[Krodg]

This woman didn't vote for him...I found him disgusting. When I watch the replay of his interview tonight, it will probably be the longest time that I have ever had his face on my tv screen.

[Burkean]

It boggles my mind how Clinton can think he ran a flawless perfect presidency. He thinks he and his did nothing wrong? Even the best presidency is not perfect. It takes a real egomaniac to believe they never ever make mistakes.

[DoughtyOne]

You were right.

In 1992 the vote was a lot less lopsided than I had thought.  In 1996 it only reached
62% amoung single females.  That was the worst it got.  Still a 62% to 28% figure
is fairly lopsided.

Married women did much better, even though they still prefered Clinton by five points.

Perhaps it would have been more accurate if I were to have said it shook my confidence
at the time that unmarried women should have the right to vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1996#Voter_demographics

THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN SOCIAL GROUPS (IN PERCENTAGES)
% of 1996 total vote		3-party vote
		1992			1996
	Social group	Clinton	Bush	Perot	Clinton	Dole	Perot
	Total vote	43	38	19	49	41	8
	Party and ideology
2	Liberal Republicans	17	54	30	44	48	9
13	Moderate Republicans	15	63	21	20	72	7
21	Conservative Republicans	5	82	13	6	88	5
4	Liberal Independents	54	17	30	58	15	18
15	Moderate Independents	43	28	30	50	30	17
7	Conservative Independents	17	53	30	19	60	19
13	Liberal Democrats	85	5	11	89	5	4
20	Moderate Democrats	76	9	15	84	10	5
6	Conservative Democrats	61	23	16	69	23	7
	Gender and marital status
33	Married men	38	42	21	40	48	10
33	Married women	41	40	19	48	43	7
15	Unmarried men	48	29	22	49	35	12
20	Unmarried women	53	31	15	62	28	7
	Race
83	White	39	40	20	43	46	9
10	Black	83	10	7	84	12	4
5	Hispanic	61	25	14	72	21	6
1	Asian	31	55	15	43	48	8
	Religion
46	White Protestant	33	47	21	36	53	10
29	Catholic	44	35	20	53	37	9
3	Jewish	80	11	9	78	16	3
17	Born Again, religious right	23	61	15	26	65	8
	Age
17	18–29 years old	43	34	22	53	34	10
33	30–44 years old	41	38	21	48	41	9
26	45–59 years old	41	40	19	48	41	9
24	60 and older	50	38	12	48	44	7
	Education
6	Not a high school graduate	54	28	18	59	28	11
24	High school graduate	43	36	21	51	35	13
27	Some college education	41	37	21	48	40	10
26	College graduate	39	41	20	44	46	8
17	Post graduate education	50	36	14	52	40	5
	Family income
11	Under $15,000	58	23	19	59	28	11
23	$15,000–$29,999	45	35	20	53	36	9
27	$30,000–$49,999	41	38	21	48	40	10
39	Over $50,000	39	44	17	44	48	7
18	Over $75,000	36	48	16	41	51	7
9	Over $100,000	—	—	—	38	54	6
	Region
23	East	47	35	18	55	34	9
26	Midwest	42	37	21	48	41	10
30	South	41	43	16	46	46	7
20	West	43	34	23	48	40	8
	Community size
10	Population over 500,000	58	28	13	68	25	6
21	Population 50,000 to 500,000	50	33	16	50	39	8
39	Suburbs	41	39	21	47	42	8
30	Rural areas, towns	39	40	20	45	44	10

[bmwcyle]

Don't get me wrong. There are many smart women who don't just listen to words and not actions or let their emotion run wild. I just saying there are too many that have this Shakespearean tragic flaw.

[Inge_CAV]

Julie Banderas is on FOX's Big Story now plugging the interview. She is playing clips of the interview. Worth watching.

[DoughtyOne]

I meant to post that post to everyone, not just Harmless Teddy Bear.

[DoughtyOne]

Tough question. I can't think of one valid reason.

[bmwcyle]

I going to make sure I ask this question in my church if Hillary get in the race for Prez. And I will do it during the service directed right at the DEMS in my church. And I am going to demand a answer. I may not win any metals but I'm not going to let it go by.

[doug from upland]

He raped her, and he raped the whole nation.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

A very large gap among unmarrieds I agree.

I wonder if anyone ever broke it down further to unmarried women with children and unmarried women without.