Clinton is Eager to Tell His Story (Finishing Writing His $10M Memoir)

USA Today ^ | December 26, 2002 | Bob Minzesheimer

[EllaMinnow]

Clinton is eager to tell his story Says writing memoirs is a way to 'come to terms' By Bob Minzesheimer USA TODAY

Bill Clinton, who's getting nearly $12 million for his memoirs, says everyone eventually should write his or her life story.

''Everybody talks about how terrible this book-writing is. I've enjoyed it,'' the former president tells C-SPAN in an interview to be shown Sunday (6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. PT).

''Everyone who is fortunate enough to have lived to be 50 should sit down at some point and write the story of his or her life, even if it is just for yourself, your children, your family.''

It's important, Clinton says, ''to try to come to terms with the life you lived and think about how you wish to spend whatever years are remaining.''

Clinton, who says he's working without a ghostwriter, aims to submit

[Brimack34]

It is just a reason for Clintoon and the press too rip George W. He will only be asked what he would do about......

[Go Gordon]

Hillary ghosted all her books--but she refused to give her ghost writers any credit.

Interesting. When Hillary went before the grand jury, or had her deposition taken, I don't remember which, didn't she basically say "I don't recall" to like 90% of the questions? How the heck can you write a book, when you don't remember anything?

[Irish Eyes]

LOL (GAG) Yes, I did notice how he mentioned numerous times how he left the world a better place when he left the Preidency than it was when he took office.

[BradyLS]

Can't wait for the chapter on how he got tough on North Korea.

Don't forget your waders when you get to that chapter.

[chilepepper]

I hope Clinton's book uses soft paper...

[SerpentDove]

CLINTON: "I just finished muh first book. I enjoyed it so much, ah think ah'll read anuther'n."

[freekitty]

Love it and wish it were true along with her HIGHness.

[freekitty]

I find it so hard to believe that this scum was never proscuted for his dispicable behavior towards Juanita.

[Jumpmaster]

"Truth or fiction? Personally, I never tought he would actually bother to write the book."

Neither. Look for it in TRUE CRIME section.

[hobbes1]

It's important, Clinton says, ''to try to come to terms with the life you lived and think about how you wish to spend whatever years are remaining.''

Chapter 1.

...So, here I am on the sink in the Bathroom off of the Oval Office, and there she is kneeling on the floor with her tongue stuck up my a....

[Argh]

That's aboot the only part anyone would want to read.

[NeoCaveman]

You are Klintoon's ghost writer aren't you.....

[Mamzelle]

Keep in mind that this man runs through money like water. 12 mil is nothing to him...he'll need another windfall soon.

[holyscroller]

The Clinton Memoirs: Thirty Chapters of "How Great I Art!"

[Texas Eagle]

OMG. The guy who doesn't even know the meaning of words like, "alone", "sex", and "is" is writing a book?????

[antaresequity]

Bagala will climax...

[Texas Eagle]

Here's a tip for Demi's boyfriend to guarantee his book is a success......for every book purchased you get one of those cool Clinton Library/Boxcar ornaments.

[starboardside]

More like in the Forums sections.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

And you ask yourself, 'What do I really want to say about this period of my life? How do I say it without looking either defensive or self-serving?' You know, that kind of stuff. So when we get to the blocking point, sometimes we try to help each other. Otherwise, we pretty much do these things on our own.''

Here's the real Clinton... or actually both of them. "What do I want to say about myself? How do I want to spin this period of my life?"

Let me make a suggestion, Bubba: Admit upfront that you are a complete pile of cr*p and that your entire life has been a lie, a ploy, a triangulation... And that you've stored all the unhappy or unfortunate things in your own personal "lock-box" and you can't reveal that (you couldn't live with yourself if you ever confronted all those things in that lock-box your mom helped you build for yourself)... With all that said, everyone would then know that what they are about to read is pure Barbra Streisand. And everyone can be happy and satisfied that they knew what they were getting, both in 1992 ("Two for the price of one!") and when they purchase this piece of garbage that Clinton is making $12MM off of.

[Texas Eagle]

everyone would then know that what they are about to read is pure Barbra Streisand.

Including misspellings and mispunctuations?