Posted on 02/22/2006 6:22:48 AM PST by areafiftyone
Former President Clinton toughed it out as long as he could today, speaking to a group of 1,000 business people in the morning and making it to a separate function with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer before he had to beg off other engagements due to illness.
The Australian Associated Press reports that Clinton excused himself from a press conference, and headed off to his hotel room surrounded by secret service agents.
"I don't think he's been feeling very well for the last couple of days," Downer told reporters.
"It wasn't anything major, he's just been to India and then came here," said Max Markson, who arranged Clinton's trip Down Under. "He just felt a bit sick yesterday and spent most of the day in bed. He was just a bit tired."
"The international statesman was in Sydney for a whirlwind visit to address a major business summit and sign a $25 million agreement with the Australian government to tackle HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region," reports the AAP, after having been in India and Pakistan the week before.
Clinton has been on jetting around the world recently to promote the work of his William J. Clinton Foundation in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS.
On Tuesday, before falling ill, Clinton seemed fine, and answered myriad questions from reporters and others at the Global Business Forum on everything from the Muhammad cartoon issue to the War on Terror.
He opined:
He became ill? Not believable. It's much more likely that he found some skank in a back alley to hook up with.
Even when this lying scumbag does die he will still be jackin his jaws untilthe last pile of dirt gets thrown on him! I can see the stories now from the MSM when he croaks - not a word about his lying for six months just what a GREAT Pres he was etc! BARF!
I'm sure that he cashed his $130,000 speakers check before becoming so ill that he had to cancel his engagements.
The Puke
There's your culprit.
AIDS maybe?
He became ill after Monica's trip down under as well....
Folks, it's the Suffering Widow Plan for 2008 at work!
Freepmail is a wonderful venue for 'venting'.
My guess is that he feels that will be enough for redemption of his soul.
That will be up to the Lord.
But somehow, I doubt it.
Saw the headlines and my first thought was it's another story about Monica.
Clinton has been on jetting around the world recently on US taxpayer's dollars, to promote the work of his William (BJ) Clinton Foundation in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS, which he started.
There now, isn't that closer to the truth? LOL
Oh NOOOO Not the Sympathy vote again! That's how she got her Senate job!
I will cut him the same slack he cut his own country. . .but I must first correct your statement very slightly: I would really like to see him get his life. . .over.
There. Closure. None too soon. Be gone.
Correct, but the meat of this comment is "Bill Clinton Becomes Ill" so it works for me.
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