Senator Dodd: RICHARD GERE IS A JERK For Comments About Bill Clinton and AIDS

Washington P*st ^ | 2/7/03

[11th Earl of Mar]

The fallout continues from Richard Gere's verbal jab at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) during a black-tie benefit Monday night in Manhattan.

According to New York Magazine's upcoming Intelligencer column, Clinton had already departed Cipriani 42nd Street restaurant when speechmaker Gere announced at the American Foundation for AIDS Research event: "Senator Clinton, I'm sorry, your husband did nothing for AIDS for eight years."

There were gasps from the crowd including Sharon Stone, Ralph Lauren, Natasha Richardson and Lorne Michaels -- and a sneer from Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). Actually, more than a sneer.

"He's such a jerk," the magazine quotes Dodd as saying. "That was just rude. I would love to get him and Hillary in a room alone together. Let's see what would happen then." [snip]

[JoJo Gunn]

Gawd, how I love the smell of Leftists cannibalizing each other in the morning!

[Wondervixen]

Wooooooooooo..."Hisssssssss!"

[Wondervixen]

What WOULD happen then, Chris? Please, elaborate your ass off. It'd be refreshing to hear your Butch Lezbo vs Wimpy Gay-guy philosophies aired out in public...Do go on!

[Man of the Right]

Yes, Gere is a jerk but he's an ideosyncratic one. He's right on Tibet and AIDs. I only quibble with limiting do-nothing Clinton to AIDs. He was a cigar-diddling empty suit: The Warren Harding of the late 20th century.

[FITZ]

Headline: GERE WANDERS OFF PLANTATION

Wanders off what plantation? It's still a tax-and-spend plantation he's on ---he's only supporting Bush wasting $15 billion of American taxpayer money.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I would love to get him and Hillary in a room alone together.

They could trade tips on covering up one's actual sexual orientation for fun and profit.

[Brilliant]

It took Gere's criticism of Clinton for Dodd to realize that Gere is a jerk? The irony is that it's a nonsequitur.

[friendly]

The first hint of sanity from Gere in his demented "man-ho" lifetime, and that hideous alcoholic Stalinist troll Dodd jumps all over him faster than a democrat snatching up a bribe!

BTW this thread rocks! LOL.

[miss marmelstein]

According to Liz Smith of the NY Post - no conservative - Hillary WAS in the room and appeared somewhat shocked at the remarks but then recovered and went on to deliver an AIDS speech herself. Why is there a concerted effort to cover up for her? Why do I even ask??

[HEY4QDEMS]

Although I am tempted to cheer on Mr. Gere, I must stick to my principles and stand by my opinion that celebrities should keep their mouths shut when it comes to politics as in most cases they speak without benifit of facts.

He may well be right, but most of the time Hollywood celebs turn out to be wrong.

[mabelkitty]

I thought the same thing. They were too quick to say she wasn't there.

She's being protected because she doesn't have the cajones that the media has created for her. She's a weak, weak person only good as smear.

Gere's a jerk, but Sarandon, Clooney, and Streisand aren't?

[Teacher317]

Liberals turning on each other, after GWB pushes an agenda of theirs (African AIDS), coupled with the recipients complaining that it isn't enough. Laughably typical.

[mabelkitty]

Liz Taylor said the same thing. Bush did more for AIDS than any recent President, including Bill Clinton.

She got a pass. Why?

[AppyPappy]

The Democrat Bill-Clinton-Is-God plantation

[MrB]

"[Bill Clinton] did nothing for AIDS for eight years" This is not entirely true. He talked about doing something for AIDS. And, to a liberal, that is doing something.

[WorkingClassFilth]

One last thought about this article...

Why the whining about AIDS research funding? Don't get me wrong - I know it is a horrible disease to die from and I'm not approving of a gay plague.

I'm disturbed because of the distorted notions AIDS activists push, the utter disregard for the facts of the disease and the unreasonable directions taken in public health and safety. To my understanding, AIDS is the most heavily funded disease research in the world. AIDS is also 100% entirely avoidable solely by lifestyle choice (exceptions: transfusions and births from infected people).

So, why should the US government fork out more dough to spend on a disease that is ENORMOUSLY funded already and only affects those that make behavioral choices that act as vectors and encourage it's transmission?

[Cosmo]

I'm dying....axis of gerbil.....coffee all over monitor.....I'm dying....sticky keyboard....rotflmao...Axis of Gerbil.....priceless..

[katykelly]

I missed it. When did Liz say that?

[TontoKowalski]

Liz Taylor said the same thing. Bush did more for AIDS than any recent President, including Bill Clinton.

AYSM??? My smelling salts, please!

[1Old Pro]

. I would love to get him and Hillary in a room alone together. Let's see what would happen then."

Hillary would beat the crap out of him with one hand tied behind her back. You don't diss the queen.