Bubba Re-Emerges: Still Bitter?

Washington Post ^ | 8/25/08 | Chris Cillizza

[txroadkill]

Lost amid the wall-to-wall coverage of the collapse on Wall Street has been the re-emergence of former President Bill Clinton in the public eye.

The former commander-in-chief has largely stayed out of the political arena following his wife's loss in the Democratic primary, emerging briefly to offer a classic stem winder in support of Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, but generally avoiding the limelight.

But, the kickoff of his annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City this week has sparked a series of high-profile television interviews for the former president -- including an extended chat with the King himself, Larry King, last night -- in which the former president has come off, at times, as decidedly off the Democratic talking points.

Among the gems he offered up during his sitdown with King:

• On experience, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain: "The experience issue, at least in the Democratic primary, was virtually irrelevant to people . . . maybe prior public service and hard effort, making hard decisions, maybe doesn't amount to anything."

• On his wife's (and his own) support for Obama: "If you look at what Hillary has done, she has already done more for him, notwithstanding the unusual circumstances of this primary, than any runner up has in a nominating process in 40 years."

• On his role in the campaign: "I just don't believe that, you know, getting up here and hyperventilating about Governor Palin or Senator McCain, for that matter, is a productive use of a former president's time, and is not a vote-getter."

• On the Palin pick: "I think that she and her husband and their kids come cross gutsy, spirited and real. I think it's best to say that Senator McCain looks like he knew what he was doing.

[billmor]

Sorry to say he got my vote twice.....i know...shame on me....but this week, i finally got my money’s worth from W.J.ClintBat

[mplsconservative]

Bubba keeps this up the MSM will make him a non person

I'm not sure about that. They have so much invested in the Clintons I don't know that they dare flip on them. I do love that the MSM put itelf between a rock and a hard place.

Yuck! Did I just say that? LOL

[Senator Goldwater]

Ironic the scheduling of Bill, though - the very next night after LK’s disgusting, fawning “exclusive” with Mahmoud Ahmedinejad

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Tough week for old Lare.

Imagine having to go to work and sit there listening to both Clinton and Ahmedinijad.

Not sure which is worse.

[RocketMan1]

Hey Obama .. didn’t anyone ever tell you that:

“You don’t tug on Superman’s cape .. you don’t spit in the wind .. and you don’t mess around with Bill!”

[llandres]

“Clinton and Ahmedinijad. Not sure which is worse.”

Wellllllll....a no-brainer. Clinton’s been coming out a LOT for McCain lately. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, in this case. (ok, maybe that’s pushing it a little bit:-))

Plus, Ahmedinejad wants to kill us. All of us.