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Clinton to dedicate life to redistributing world's wealth
The Age (Australia) ^ | 02/27/2002 | Barbara Adam

Posted on 02/28/2002 11:24:31 AM PST by Pokey78

Former US president Bill Clinton today vowed to dedicate the rest of his life to helping redistribute the world's wealth.

At his fourth Australian speaking engagement, Mr Clinton said prosperous nations including Australia and the United States held the key to the world's future.

He said it would cost America $US2.5 billion ($A4.87 billion) to meet UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's request for an extra $US10 billion ($A19.47 billion) to fight AIDS and other infections diseases.

"For us, you know what that is?" he asked the $1,100-a-head charity dinner in Melbourne for the Microsurgery Foundation.

"Two-and-a-half months of the Afghan war, and about one tenth of one per cent of the federal budget.

"That's it.

"There are 40 million AIDS cases a day and if we don't do something about it, there will be 100 million AIDS cases a day."

Mr Clinton said Australians needed to identify with people of poorer nations.

"If we can, then our children will have the most peaceful and prosperous and the most interesting and fun time in all of human history," he said.

"I'm going to do what I can for the rest of my life to make that happen, and I hope you will too.

The 42nd president of the United States said Australians should not be afraid of change, or of people who were different.

Such fears had resulted in the assassinations of Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Israeli President Yitzak Rabin and the September 11 terrorist attacks.

"We are struggling to find a balance in our two countries to not just tolerate people who are different, but actually venerate those differences, respect them, celebrate them, in the context of our common humanity," he said.

In a direct reference to the Howard government's woes, Mr Clinton also warned Australia needed to pull its weight in addressing global warming or the refugee crisis would get worse.

"If the world warms in the next 50 years as it has done in the last 10, ...agricultural production will be disrupted across the globe," he said.

"You'll have literally millions upon millions of food refugees, leading to more violence, more disruption and more boatloads of refugees that you will have to face."


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To: Pokey78
He said it would cost America $US2.5 billion ($A4.87 billion) to meet UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's request for an extra $US10 billion ($A19.47 billion) to fight AIDS and other infections diseases. "For us, you know what that is?" he asked the $1,100-a-head charity dinner in Melbourne for the Microsurgery Foundation. "Two-and-a-half months of the Afghan war, and about one tenth of one per cent of the federal budget.

Sheeesh! Is that all? Well, someone better tell the terrorists to quit plotting ways to destroy the USA so we can free up that money!

There are people in Africa who are giving themselves AIDS that need us all to pull together!

21 posted on 02/28/2002 11:32:12 AM PST by L.N. Smithee
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To: Pokey78
He who robs Peter to pay Paul always gets the vote of Paul.

Clinton wants to be the next Secretary General of the UN. He has just unofficially kicked off his campaign.

If Clinton gets that job, he will push, push, push for a strong World Government, with Clinton, of course, running the world and, his wife as President of the U.S.

22 posted on 02/28/2002 11:32:27 AM PST by Magician
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To: pabianice
his OWN ill-gotten wealth.

Where to start, the Swiss accounts or the off-shore accounts?

23 posted on 02/28/2002 11:33:01 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: Pokey78
More sputum from Billy Blythe, the bastard spawn of a wife-beating drunk and an Arky mud-slut.
24 posted on 02/28/2002 11:34:10 AM PST by clintonh8r
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To: Pokey78
Clinton is sounding more and more like Ralph Nader every day. Anyone know if he switched to the Green Party lately? Take this statement together with the speech he gave a month or so ago where he basically said America was evil and that our past of slavery and racism brought on the terrorist attacks -or something like that -- he's starting to sound more and more like a Marxist.
25 posted on 02/28/2002 11:34:25 AM PST by Sally II
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To: Pokey78
Aaawwww! I'll bet Lenin and Marx would be proud!!
26 posted on 02/28/2002 11:34:36 AM PST by Destructor
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To: Pokey78
I suggest that a good start would be with bill and hitlery's money. Let's start there and proceed with all the money that the senators and congressmen have and see how the world changes.
27 posted on 02/28/2002 11:34:51 AM PST by set the record straight
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To: Pokey78
Every time I read something like this, I say to myself, "How in the hell did he become President?!?".

Can you say Ross Perot?

28 posted on 02/28/2002 11:35:08 AM PST by rhombus
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To: Pokey78
Clinton to dedicate life to redistributing world's wealth

This warning is a little late isn't it? He made this decision in the 60s and has been a democrat ever since.

29 posted on 02/28/2002 11:35:14 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: Pokey78
Who the F does this steaming pile of goat crap think he is?

Of course he means the wealth of everyone except himself and that skank wife of his.

30 posted on 02/28/2002 11:36:28 AM PST by Bikers4Bush
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To: Pokey78
"There are 40 million AIDS cases a day and if we don't do something about it, there will be 100 million AIDS cases a day."

I must be missing something.

Assume there are 4 Billion people in the world. 40 million aids cases a day means in 100 days everyone in the world has aids.

4,000,000,000 / 40,000,000 = 100

Even if there are 8 billion people, that would mean in 200 days we all have Aids.

What am I missing?

31 posted on 02/28/2002 11:37:08 AM PST by ProudGOP
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To: rhombus
Can you say Ross Perot?

I can, but I'm afraid I may puke all over my monitor. ;-D

32 posted on 02/28/2002 11:37:33 AM PST by Pokey78
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To: Phantom Lord
When Gore , Clinton, and the rich liberals complain about the "evil rich" they are in fact turning their hatred onto themselves as they are far richer than the vast majority of the American people. When Gore attacked "the richest 1%" he was in effect attacking himself and his family. The liberals seem to hate the success of themselves and their families. Self-hatred must be a very sophisticated emotion, because the rich liberals seem to have it.
33 posted on 02/28/2002 11:38:01 AM PST by koba
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To: Pokey78
If he really mean't it, he would lead by example and start by redistributing his wealth.

Never will happen.

34 posted on 02/28/2002 11:38:02 AM PST by Vicki
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To: Pokey78
There are 40 million AIDS cases a day

Wouldn't this mean that the whole world (6 billion) would have AIDS in 150 days? Why doesn't anyone question what this guy says?

35 posted on 02/28/2002 11:38:40 AM PST by Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle
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To: Pokey78
Talk about nerve, that sorry sack of trash is more free with my money than my grandkids are.
36 posted on 02/28/2002 11:39:23 AM PST by Mom_Grandmother
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To: Pokey78
I'm not sure how he could have been more clear.

I suppose he could have said, "I will devote the rest of my life to making sure that each American sends part of their paycheck everyday to people in other countries who hate them."

37 posted on 02/28/2002 11:40:23 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Pokey78
He is a buffoon. He makes it all but impossible to ignore him. "Hey, look at me! It's all about me! Me! Me! Me!"

He never would have made it if he had gone to my school. He's the kind of guy who would throw a rock at you then run in the house for safety. I bet he had to run home to his whore mommy for protection every day after school to keep from getting his ass kicked.

38 posted on 02/28/2002 11:40:23 AM PST by jrewingjr
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To: Bikers4Bush
Of course he means the wealth of everyone except himself and that skank wife of his.

So true. The little people should be very happy to pay more in taxes so it can go over seas.

39 posted on 02/28/2002 11:40:35 AM PST by kassie
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To: Pokey78
You mean he's not happy yet with the way he already rearranged the distribution (to himsef) ?
40 posted on 02/28/2002 11:40:38 AM PST by Publius6961
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