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Clinton: Mandela Is 'Gift to Humanity'
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| 7/19/03
Posted on 07/19/2003 12:38:17 PM PDT by kattracks
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:38:17 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Mandela is a scourge to humanity. But then, clinton has never been known for his good taste.
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:43:16 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
( "Aspire to mediocracy"................new motto for publik skools.............)
To: kattracks
Sounds like one big circle JERK!!!!
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:45:42 PM PDT
by
jocko12
To: EggsAckley
Commies all! America haters all!
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:45:53 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
((Dems inhabit a parallel universe))
To: kattracks
"We can't work for Africa, or against Africa, but must work with Africa," Clinton said.
Clinton had 8 years to " must work with Africa,. . ". He considered a BJ more important for the entire 8 years.
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:46:25 PM PDT
by
hflynn
To: kattracks
Mandela Is 'Gift to Humanity' ...a gift I'd gladly return for a full refund!!
To: hflynn
He could have also pushed the UN to send peacekeepers to Rwanda in 1994 when the nation and its people cried out for help.
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:50:30 PM PDT
by
Trueblackman
(Will you be frinking today???)
To: kattracks
Clinton: Mandela Is 'Gift to Humanity' Yeah, the kind of gift one leaves in a paper bag on another's doorstep, lights on fire and then rings the doorbell.
To: Texas Eagle
Holy $hit fires Batman!!!
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:53:06 PM PDT
by
hflynn
To: kattracks
I am so tired of this glorification of Mandela. He did admirably survive 27 years as a political prisoner and after he was released & became their president, he seemed OK for a while. But in recent years he has become a self-loving agitator. His close connection with Clinton probably distorted his perceptions, as it seem to with many. Blair has managed to finally escape it.
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:56:33 PM PDT
by
BonnieJ
To: kattracks
>>Clinton: Mandela Is 'Gift to Humanity'<<
With some people, there ain't no accounting for taste.
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posted on
07/19/2003 12:57:19 PM PDT
by
Humidston
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
To: kattracks
and blacks can't see throught this man and wife team? Duhhhhhhhh!
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:00:01 PM PDT
by
shiva
To: hflynn
That's exactly what I was thinking. For 8 years he was the most powerful man in the world, and now, he lays out a three-step plan for Africa.
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:00:25 PM PDT
by
cwb
To: EggsAckley
And Clinton is a PENANCE we bear!!
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:01:55 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(George Washington; If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.)
To: kattracks
Where's the receipt?
To: kattracks
If only...
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:02:37 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: kattracks
Oh for the love of God, I thought I could take it, but I think I'm going to be sick.
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:15:13 PM PDT
by
Vesuvian
To: kattracks
Mandela has tarnished his image in recent years with his juvenille quarrels with Thabo Mbeki (ie: refusing to stand when Mbeki is announced at events) and his less-than-dignified remarks on the war. Had Mandela played the role of elder statesman during the recent war, that would be another thing. Instead he sounded as hysterical as an uneducated street protestor. Sad to see him to go senile at this juncture.
To: kattracks
A gag gift!
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posted on
07/19/2003 1:21:39 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
JOHANNESBURG - The best gift for Nelson Mandela on his 85th birthday would be for the world to do more for Africa, former US President Bill Clinton said yesterday.
[I assume he means more than he ever did, which was nothing.] Presenting the inaugural Nelson Mandela Lecture to an auditorium packed with foreign and local dignitaries, Clinton praised Mandela as a gift to humanity. Clinton and his wife, Hillary, joined the audience as they sang Happy Birthday to the former South African President, whose birthday was on Friday.
In his speech, Clinton laid out a three-step plan he said Western nations could use to help raise Africa out of poverty. It included relieving foreign debt, increasing trade and helping in wealth creation [Anyone know what that is?] to unleash huge amounts of resources that could be freed for development.
Speaking to an audience that included retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, musician Bono and politicians from across South Africa, Clinton was interrupted several times by applause during a speech in which he compared Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi. [Mandela liked pre-pubescent girls too?]
In all of history theres a story of struggle. In my lifetime there are only two people who have made that personal journey. The one is Mahatma Gandhi and his worthy successor, Nelson Mandela, Clinton declared. He spoke at length about his familys attachment to Mandela, which began when he and his daughter Chelsea watched an early morning television broadcast of Mandela walking to his freedom in 1990.
I am only his third biggest fan in my family, Clinton said, bringing a wide smile to Mandelas face who received a hug from Hillary Clinton. [Ewww]
Clinton also spent considerable time outlining what he felt were the continents priorities_ fighting AIDS, education and democracy. Of the 42 million people worldwide infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, 29 million live in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS has already killed more than 17 million in sub-Saharan Africa and more than 11 million African children have lost at least one parent to the pandemic. We cant work for Africa, or against Africa, but must work with Africa, Clinton said.
He is expected to attend a banquet Saturday night where some 1,600 guests will pay tribute to Mandela. The guest list has been kept secret, but local media say it includes Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro, as well as several world leaders and royals.-AP/AFP Africa Online
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