Clinton Wants to Be Boss of U.N.

NewsMax.com ^ | 2/21/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Bill Clinton wants to succeed Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says.

"While it is still early, there is a major international move under way to make Bill Clinton the chief executive of the United Nations. Unbelievable? You had only to watch Clinton's performance on a recent 'Larry King Live' program. There, Bill, with his new haircut and coiffure blued to a snowy-white perfection, made repeated adulatory references to the United Nations," says the newspaper's brash Dateline DC column.

"If Bill had planned this career move years ago, some actions during his presidency ? inexplicable to most of us at the time ? begin to make sense, at least as the ploy of a man maneuvering for a lucrative job in the international limelight that requires no heavy lifting.

"Now, here is the truly frightening aspect ? the fix is in. There are reports that Bill Clinton already has lined up support for his candidacy from Germany, France, England, Ireland and New Zealand. A handful of African states, led by Nigeria, are rooting for Bill. And Hillary has brought in Morocco and Egypt. The Russians have let it be known that they would not object to Clinton as the next secretary-general, and the Chinese love Bill almost as much as Monica did.

"In Latin America, Ecuador and Brazil's new labor-loving, rabble-rousing populist presidents are Bill's type of politician, and in Asia, many Indian leaders think warm and fuzzy thoughts about the former U.S. president," says the Tribune Review.

Why should this surprise anyone? The U.N. and Slick Willie the Impeached are two pea brains in a pod: They both put America last.

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[Alberta's Child]

We've been through this a few times already. The U.N. Secretary General cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

[cricket]

The man who would be king. . .is getting closer to just that. . .

[smith288]

"We've been through this a few times already. The U.N. Secretary General cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. "

Do you even remember the late 90's where Clinton went around every single law thats on the books?

[CanisMajor2002]

We've been through this a few times already. The U.N. Secretary General cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

Hillary went from Arkansas to be Senator of New York; WJBC could move to Jamaica or somewhere else.

"I feel your pain, mon!" :)

[holden]

For Bill that won't be a problem. He'll just buy a house in Zimbabwe and be granted citizenship there. Renouncing his US citizenship won't be a stumbling block.

HF

[caisson71]

I depends what you mean by "permanent member", as far as Clinton is concerned.

[plain talk]

If this report were true Clinton would have pulled a 'Clinton' and moved to a different country this paving the way.

[meenie]

Another good reason to get out of the UN and get the UN out of the US.

[N. Theknow]

That depends on the definition of the word "from."

[Eala]

He'll just buy a house in Zimbabwe and be granted citizenship there.

ANd that's exactly where we should relocate the UN.

[Corin Stormhands]

The U.N. Secretary General cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

If the U.S. withdrew from the U.N. then Bill Clinton could be the irrelevant Secretary General of the irrelevant U.N. Problem is we know how much trouble he could cause...

[joesnuffy]

Maybe Billy will renounce his US citizenship and will be offered citizenship from Zimbabwe?

[mhking]

Bill Clinton wants to succeed Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations

And people in Hell want ice water...

[G Larry]

That's really too bad!
Because I would look forward to an event such as the U.S. pulling out of the U.N. on the very day Clinton became Sec. Gen.!

[twigs]

The U.N. Secretary General cannot be from one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

I do not know their by-laws. But when this was discussed some time ago, a freeper looked into it and reported back that there was no written prohibition against a Security Council member being SG, that instead it was a custom. I cannot verify that, however.

[Alberta's Child]

Any respectable journalist would have at least pointed out that little item about the U.N. Secretary General.

[Alexandre]

Cill Blinton may proclaim himself citizen of... say Antarctida. This will solve a legal issues - but I doubt that anybody but pinguins or Kosovolbanians will vote in his support.

[NEWwoman]

The man who would be king. . .

I think of that famous scene in Titanic, when Leonardo Di Caprio stands on the bow of the ship, boasting: "I am king of the world! Who! Who! Whooo!"

We all know what happened to the Titanic...

[MoGalahad]

World dictator, anyone????