Does Chris Matthews know something about what Bill Clinton has been up to, so to speak?Posted on 02/03/2007 4:20:04 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Does Chris Matthews know something about what Bill Clinton has been up to, so to speak?
Not once, not twice, but no fewer than 12 times in under two minutes on Friday's Hardball, Matthews raised the question of whether the former president would "behave himself," not cause "distractions" with his "private life," etc. Chris' guest was Hillary confidant and campaign aide Ann Lewis, who is also sister to Rep. Barney Frank.
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Here's how it went:
Matthews: "Is Bill Clinton going to be a problem in this campaign? Is he going to behave himself?
Lewis pretended not to know what Matthews was referring to, answering instead about how Clinton had been around the campaign and traveling around the world to save lives.
Chris continued to pound the point, getting less subtle: "Is he going to behave himself? Is he going to behave himself, and not cause publicity that's going to get her embarrassed?"
Again, Lewis answered a question different from the one Matthews was asking. She suggested Chris speak with Schumer and Rahm Emanuel as to the number of campaign appearances Bill had made.
Matthews, yet again: "He's going to behave himself, right? No bad publicity?"
After alluding to a New York Times story speculating about Bill's private life, Matthews yet again asked the question: "so he's going to behave himself? He's going to behave himself so Hillary can be the first woman president?"
And then: "I think it would be great for the country if we were not distracted by what you call 'private life'. And I think the way not to get distracted is to have nothing there to distract us."
Lewis tried to change the subject: "Well, I agree with that, but we've just spent how many minutes of this segment, three minutes, talking about there should be nothing to distract us? Why don't we stop talking about it and talk about the issues?" Which goes to prove that time doesn't fly when you're not having fun. They had only been discussing the issue for 1 minute, 15 seconds when Ann complained about the "three minutes."
In closing, Chris went into virtual Hillary campaign-consultant mode, using Lewis as a vehicle to get his message back to Bill: "I want to have some assurances from people that I trust and like to spread the word that he better watch it. I am watching it."
Got it, Bill? Behave!
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Very Good! LOL!
IIRC back in the old days .. Chrissy didn't like Bill very much .. especially during the Monica era
Sub deska ;-)
He tore Clinton up.
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IIRC .. Bill Mahr and his late night show tore up Clinton also
Did you say Chris the chimp?
Ouch!
I remember and old sergeant giving a very young airman some excellent advice; "Everytime a man thinks with the head of **** all it does is get him in trouble."
Go for two. Da Bears!
The Clintons surround themselves with such great people.
Barney Franks sister a close advisor ,campaign Aid, Confidant.
Wonder if she is straight.
I found Ann Lewis used to be White House Communications Director, I guess hse is looking to get Hillary elected so she can go back to work.
IIRC back in the old days .. Chrissy didn't like Bill very much .. especially during the Monica era
Not gonna happen, Crissy!
Once a sexual predator, always a sexual predator!
William the Zipper! LOL!
I bet that someone here with more talent than I could work up an interesting family crest around that!
I'm not sure Ann ever left her job with Hillary.
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