Patterson Speaks: "Deriliction of Duty" Book of the Clinton Years

CSPAN2 ^ | 05/24/03 | GRRRRR

[GRRRRR]

Speaking at the Yorba Linda, California site of the Richard Nixon Library, ( www.nixonlibrary.org) Robert Patterson gave an outline of his new book, "Derliction of Duty". Patterson's book outlines the how he and the other members of the Military had to interact with the Clintons. He was in charge of the "football" that carried the nukular codes.

In this event, taped at the Nixon Library on May 20, 2003, Patterson told some stories from his book and took questions and comments from the audience.

One such story...Flying back to DC in AF1 after a LONG trip, they arrive home late and bunked at the White House that night. One of the pilots called him the next morning to tell him that a young lady officer serving on AF1 had been molested on AF1 during the flight home. She said the IMPOTUS had grope her. She was quite distraught and didn't want to ruin her future military career but simply wanted an apology. He and the other AF brass went to Clinton and later, on the next AF1 trip the female officer received her apology.

A question from the audience asked about the "disappearances" of Clinton and if that he worried about drug use in the White House. He didn't specifically say Bubba was using, but that he did certainly know that there was drug testing going on for certain people.

He also describes the well known events of the Klintons loathing the military in the White House, Algore not speaking to the military

He reminded us all about the duties of a commander in chief and how Hillary deeply wants to be President in 2004 as a draftee.

He said he is not afraid about retributions from the Clintons anymore, he's become well known...and there are many others still serving that worked in the Clinton WH and at one point during impeachment they gathered and were all going to resign en masse, but decided that they were serving the OFFICE and not the man...he hopes later, the "rest of the guys" will come forward and tell THEIR stories too....

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[Molly Pitcher]

Been watching. Amazing, isn't it?

Doesn't look like it is repeated, at least today and tonight.

[GRRRRR]

Looks like another book to put on the Father's Day listing...it's amazing to me that all these people have all these stories to tell and the #$*%#* media don't have the stomach to tell them too...


GRRRRRRollin'

[mystery-ak]

*resign en masse*...I would have loved to see that...it should have started with the rapist's Cabinet...but, alas..they were all enablers and sycophants.

[elbucko]

and the #$*%#* media don't have the stomach to tell them too...

The US media since FDR has been the PR arm of the Democratic party. The job of "journalist" alone is bound to attract those with a "Left" bent of mind. Bill Clinton is still their boy, as is JFK..(sigh).

[exit82]

I can only hope that X-42 is exposed for the traitor he really is to this country. Stories like this can add to tthe total picture of his malfeasance in office. As "quisling" means "traitor" perhaps the word "Clinton" will someday come to mean a lying, traitor, rapist, scumbag.

BTW, I went to the Nixon library last year and I highly recommend it to all. Everything is well done, and his accomplishments, which are legion, are fairly presented. Nixon is very much the architect of the modern world, and achieved a level of statemanship that Clinton could only dream about.

[W04Man]

Watched some of it by accident. My wife "surfed" onto it on the TV and she was appauled. She had not heard all this, although I had heard some of it. What a creap he still is.

[concentric circles]

You can order it here.
Amazon.com - Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security by Robert Patterson

And read a review here.
FrontPage Magazine.

[stayathomemom]

I put this book on hold at the library and received a call today that it was ready for me to pick up. I am already on page 81 dispite the fact that I had to take three hours off to work at a wedding reception at church. I should pass it around my family and then get it back to the library where at least 9 other people are on a waiting list to read it.

[Cicero]

Speaking about resigning en masse, there was a story posted here in FR during the clinton years which said that a substantial number of generals decided to resign their commissions in a body during clinton's second term because of disagreements with his policies. They were called in and told that if they did anything of the kind, they would be stripped of their pensions.

This threat was of doubtful legality, but then again clinton did a lot of things of doubtful legality. One way or another he probably would have managed it. As a result, the mass resignation did not take place, and retired generals refrained from speaking out about what they thought of him.

[Guenevere]

...may every wicked, evil deed come to light....

Scary that Patterson NEEDS to say he's not afraid to speak out.

What a monster this ex-prez was/must be still.....if folks are afraid or have to overcome their fear....to speak out.

[Reagan Man]

Some day I'll have to make it out to the Nixon Library. I really admired Richard Nixon as a young man and gave him my first presidential vote. He was a good VP for Ike and the USA. He was also a world leader of historical proportions.

However, Nixon was no conservative and the record clearly shows he governed domestically as a moderate, at best. Nixon did create a significant portion of America's contemporary foreign policy agenda, but Nixon was also a crook. Nixon let down his loyal GOP supporters and more importantly, he let down the American people. The sad part is, Nixon didn't have to take such underhanded actions. He had the 1972 election victory in hand, but his obsessions and his paranoia finally got the better of him.

One saving grace. In the end, Nixon had the decency to step down. Nixon got caught and so far Bill Clinton --- AKA der schlickmeister, AKA Slick Willie, AKA The Royal Scumbag --- hasn't been made to pay for his dubious and nefarious behavior. The final page hasn't been written on the Clinton's, yet.

[hoosiermama]

Great book. My dad loves it. Is planning on sharing it with many others (I already have)

If you have any connection with the military your appreciation of it will double!

[Faraday]

I surfed into this on C-Span. My jaw hit the floor. Of particular interest were his comments regarding Hillary and Gore. He believes Hillary is much more ideological and intelligent than the sinkmeister, and he believes she will run in 2004. In his view, a Hillary election would be a disaster for America. He had several encounters with AlGore--"Good morning, Mr. Vice-President" & that sort of thing. Gore would not even acknowledge his presence. I've ordered "Dereliction of Duty" from Amazon.

[exit82]

We have a similar viewpoint and history concerning Nixon.

Nixon paid a tremendous price for exposing Alger Hiss. His bid for the Presidency in 1960 was stolen by Kennedy and the Democratic Party, and he stepped aside. The
Dems went on to cream him in California in 1962. His personal failings caused this country pain in 1973-74, and he stepped aside rather than prolong that pain or clear his name. He dismissed his Secret Service contingent after he served as President because he didn't think the taxpayer should pay for them.

In light of Clinton's treasonous crimes and hatred for our country, I can not any longer see Nixon as a crook. His crimes are piffling, compared to what Clinton got away with.
Clinton raised the bar for crimes in office.

Also, the hysteria induced by the media and Democrats against this man and resulted in his downfall was conducted by the same folks who were mute in light of Clinton crimes.
I have come to see that Nixon's legacy was tarnished, not so much by his personal failings, as much as by the leftist media view that was inflicted on America concerning this very decent man.It was a time I remember well.The view through the leftist lens was merciless.

Yet when it came to one of their own, Clinton was given a pass. A pass big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

Whatever his failings, I know this about Nixon: he was always committed to the good of America. I will never say that about Bill Clinton.

[Reagan Man]

>>>In light of Clinton's treasonous crimes and hatred for our country, I can not any longer see Nixon as a crook.

With all due respect, that's an outrageous statement to make. Conservatives stand for the truth and Richard Nixon's "personal failings" directly led to his downfall. Over the years, in interview after interview, Nixon himself made that crystal clear.

The leftwings hatred for Nixon shoudl have been a wakeup call each and every day of his life, to walk the straight and narrow. He forgot the lessons of history he learned as VP under Ike. Having grown up in NYCity, I can still remember defending Nixon against the onsalught from political liberals, till the very end.

Let us not succumb to the history of revisionism. That's a tactic of the left and has no place in the politics of good conservatives.

PS- Clarence Thomas is on CSPAN right now!

[marktwain]

I have come to see that Nixon's legacy was tarnished, not so much by his personal failings, as much as by the leftist media view that was inflicted on America concerning this very decent man.It was a time I remember well.The view through the leftist lens was merciless.

Yet when it came to one of their own, Clinton was given a pass. A pass big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

I have come to think of Watergate as a "OldDominantLiberalMedia Coup". What Clinton did was far worse, yet the OldDominantLiberalMedia covered for him.

Thank goodness for the New Media, the Internet, Talk Radio, and Fox.

[Fawnn]

Doesn't look like it is repeated, at least today and tonight.

Checking the booktv.org schedule page, it looks like it'll be repeated at 1:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 26th.

[CyberAnt]

x42 could have made up the charges - and phonied the evidence. If x42 could get a conviction from the Court Martial, they could be stripped of their pension.

After the travel office mess - I think these people really believed he was capable of doing that.

[ImpotentRage]

Yes, I remember reading that article about the threats to the generals at the time.

I have read Dereliction of Duty and it is quite an indictment of the Clintons. Unfortunately, however, the media seems more enthralled with Blumenthal's tome and Hillary's upcoming print fiasco. Hopefully Dereliction will get to enough people to open some eyes.