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Bill Clinton’s strategy of rising above Trump’s attacks on sex scandals seems to be backfiring
National Post ^ | 01/04/2015 | The Associated Press

Posted on 01/04/2016 6:08:52 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

KEENE, N.H. - For months, former president Bill Clinton has largely stayed out of the 2016 race, mentioned mostly in passing by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Now, following days of attacks over his sexual history from Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Clinton is escalating his public involvement in his wife's campaign. On Monday, he headed out for his first solo campaign events with stops planned in New Hampshire, a key primary state that gave much-needed momentum to his struggling 1992 presidential bid.

But some of the less desirable moments of his past - his impeachment and decades-old sex scandals - are also re-emerging as he prepares to campaign in the Granite State.

So far, Bill Clinton has remained mum about the accusations - following the lead of his wife's campaign which believes their candidate comes across as more presidential by rising above what they see as Trump's crass political tactics.

But the attacks seem to have struck a nerve.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billclinton; clinton; clintonsexoffender; trump; trunpwasright; x42
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What a pair! Can you imagine if it had been George W. and Laura who were doing and enabling this hanky-panky and out right rape!?

Unfortunately, this seems to say way more about America and Americans than anything else. If we don’t get this election right we’re finished as a nation. Hopefully, enough people are waking up.


21 posted on 01/04/2016 6:34:02 PM PST by Lake Living
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To: Grampa Dave


22 posted on 01/04/2016 6:34:30 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Rising above” only works if everybody else decides to let you get away with it and pretend that the problem is beneath discussion.

That strategy has worked in the past — Republicans and Media alike decided that if Bill wanted to ignore the issue, they would do the same.

But there’s a new sheriff in town. These unsavory issues are going to be talked about. A lot.

And “rising above” is a loser’s game at this point.


23 posted on 01/04/2016 6:34:33 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (I don't know what Claire Wolfe is thinking but I know what I am thinking.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This story was written by Ass. Press writers Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas.

They failed to mention that freeper Katherine Prudhomme, who "heckled" Hillary The Liar, also "heckled" Al Gore about Bill's "rapins".

That got Prudhomme an audit from Clinton's IRS. Betcha Hillary knew all about that.

So, Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas go on The List of spear-catching Clinton Media shills.

Ken Thomas lives in the DC area, so we can see he wants to remain on the list for the annual White House press barbecue, and all those yummie free drinks & food.

Lisa Lerer appears to be a good little Clinton soldier:

Steve Stroum quote: While watching one of the Sunday news programs on television, I heard Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for the Associated Press based in Washington, DC say, "Trump shouldn't be ahead in the polls."

24 posted on 01/04/2016 6:35:38 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: dforest

There’s a reason older people should have a little extra weight on them. And Bubba is a good example of losing too much weight.


25 posted on 01/04/2016 6:35:55 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Clinton has always been overrated. He never had any competition. Bush? Dole?


26 posted on 01/04/2016 6:37:10 PM PST by ground_fog
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To: Kenny
He's the same age as Trump, just looks a decade older.

Probably the STDs...and the drugs...and the booze.

27 posted on 01/04/2016 6:41:48 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Fai Mao
I wonder if Trump will old Bill in trouble with the law?

Is that a sentence?

28 posted on 01/04/2016 6:46:38 PM PST by plain talk (wages he means minimum wage=)
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To: A CA Guy

Hellery is just one year younger than Lecher Bill. If people see the walking / talking cadaver on stage, I think they will begin associating her with being a cadaver, too. Her health and drinking problems are legion. The emails recently exposed disclosed that she falls asleep in critical meetings and can’t be found for long time stretches. I think these will emerge as serious issues in the upcoming primaries.

The whole Dem side is a bunch of near-cadavers.


29 posted on 01/04/2016 6:48:17 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump is proving that one person can drive the narrative and public opinion despite the 24/7 attacks. Not everyone can do it, but he’s in a position to execute it. Nearly flawlessly, I might add. The timidity of the failed GOP over the past 15 years is being exposed.


30 posted on 01/04/2016 6:48:54 PM PST by ilgipper
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Trump is brilliant. No wonder Bill Clinton is outraged...outraged, at Trump's chutzpah.

Can you imagine if Jebbie Bush was the frontrunner? Bill Clinton would be all over the place on his grand comeback tour, knowing full well that Jebbie would never dare say a discouraging word.

Donald Trump has ruined Bill Clinton's much anticipated return to the limelight before it even had a chance to begin.

31 posted on 01/04/2016 6:49:03 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: plain talk

I am on medication today and missing words

I wonder if Trump will GET old Bill in trouble with the law

I need to back to bed


32 posted on 01/04/2016 6:51:03 PM PST by Fai Mao (Just a tropical gardiner chatting with friends)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
http://1984arkansasmotheroftheyear.blogspot.com/2012/02/chelsea-clinton-is-biological-daughter.html

"On April 25, 1978, Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton, the state's highest law enforcement official, raped Juanita Broaddrick (without a condom), and while doing so he savagely bit her top lip to subdue her. Juanita was a county coordinator for Bill and a volunteer in his '78 gubernatorial campaign. Juanita says she will never forget Bill putting his sunglasses on afterwards then telling her to put some ice on her mangled lips. Bill: "You might want to put some ice on that."

"Bill raped Juanita twice within a span of 30 minutes. Bill bit Juanita's lip so hard he almost severed it in half. Then Bill raped Juanita again - for a second time - as he found he could get a new erection."

"Juanita says: "Then he said, "My God, I can do it again" and he did." After he raped her, Juanita says "I felt paralyzed and started to cry."

"Most significantly, Hillary knew about Bill's rape of Juanita in real time and helped to cover it up. We know that because Larry Nichols was in the room with Buddy Young when Hillary came running in and said, "You will never believe what the mother*****r [Bill] did now, he tried to rape some b***h!" So, in other words, Hillary did not report Bill to the police."


33 posted on 01/04/2016 6:52:49 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: ilgipper
I believe that Trump is the unforeseen force/event that Rush Limbaugh hoped for when he expressed his optimism for the future of the country in spite of all evidence to the contrary.

He said he didn't know what it would be or how it would happen, but he believed that something would happen to alter the course of events.

I think we are witnessing that force/event.

34 posted on 01/04/2016 6:52:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The future must not belong to those who deny the true nature of Islam.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

He looks like Ted Kennedy only older. How pathetic are Dem women to want that?

Pray America wakes


35 posted on 01/04/2016 6:54:47 PM PST by bray (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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To: bray
How pathetic are Dem women to want that?

Don't make me post the pictures of the ugly RATbags.

36 posted on 01/04/2016 6:59:10 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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37 posted on 01/04/2016 7:03:40 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Kenny

Cocaine.


38 posted on 01/04/2016 7:08:07 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Viva Der Sleek Meister.


39 posted on 01/04/2016 7:11:19 PM PST by WyCoKsRepublican
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Bill’s intentionally schlonging Hillary, AGAIN?

Hillaryous

It Takes a Schlonger to Destroy a Woman.


40 posted on 01/04/2016 7:13:22 PM PST by PGalt
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