Posted on 07/27/2016 6:24:54 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- There have been millions of words, decades of video and reams of commentary devoted to the story of Bill and Hillary Clinton. It's been dissected, defended and decried at kitchen tables and on cable news, in tabloids and classrooms.
But on Tuesday night, as millions of voters watched and with the political stakes as high as they've ever been, the former president tried to make sense of it all and make the case for his wife, the newly minted Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
"In the spring of 1971, I met a girl," he began.
The former president's tenth address to a Democratic convention was by far his most personal, a 42-minute tour through wedding proposals and Halloween parties, the deaths of parents and movie marathons.
Perhaps their worst moments - the Monica Lewinsky scandal, impeachment and legal battles that followed - were conspicuously omitted though hinted at.
"She'll never quit on you," he said. "She never quit on me."
Instead, Bill Clinton cast himself as a passenger in his wife's life, reshaping the story of much of their decades in politics.
The goal was to make Clinton, perhaps the most famous female politician in the world, yet a public figure her aides claim remains unknown, relatable to voters. He cast her as a liberal heroine of her own story, who fought for education reform, health care, civil rights, the disabled, 9/11 first responders and economically depressed rural areas.
"She's the best darn change-maker I've ever met in my entire life," he said. "This woman has never been satisfied with the status quo on anything. She always wants to move the ball forward. That is just who she is."
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But Huma keeps trying ...
Let her go to work at the 7-11.
Sadly, they’ll be lining up.
“In the spring of 1971, I met a girl. Wait, no, it was ‘69. That reminds me of a funny story...”
Oh! I forgot, Al Gore already claimed that.
Love story? That’s why BillGoes wandering.
Say what you will...
But for sheer poignancy, nostalgia
and heartfelt warmth, nothing can match
the first kiss of The Usurper and Lady MacBama.
(Of course as everyone knows, back then her name was "Mike.")
(Hat tip to Eaker for the graphic!)
even after her facial surgery, the similarities are still striking, but not as absolutely bold as they were.
Hussein kissing Michelle tasted like “cat litter”??
How does he know what cat litter tastes like? Is it even halal?
Halal is Arabic for permissible. Halal food is that which adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Koran. The Islamic form of slaughtering animals or poultry, dhabiha, involves killing through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe
Unfortunately, I believe you are right....our country has fallen so far.
Bill: I cheat on Hillary every chance I get.
She is so wonderful about this as she rides my coattails from office to office.
Best taking of payoffs and bribes you ever seen.
Did you hear that Jodie Foster has a crush on Hillary?
I recognize that image..........
Without question one of your better efforts.
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