The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has a weapon in its back pocket that so far, it hasn’t been using. That weapon is the most popular politician in the country - her husband and former President, Bill Clinton.
It’s smart that Hillary is keeping Bill on the sidelines, at least for the moment. He will be a great campaign asset for her, but if he comes out too soon and too strongly, the Bill effect could wear off.
Bill is entering the game sooner than anticipated, for one very good reason - he’s pissed.
The Clintons are no strangers to manufactured scandals. They date back to when Bill was the Governor of Arkansas. More recently, it’s been Hillary under the GOP and media microscope. First there was the nothing-there Benghazi and now it’s the fact that she sent and deleted some emails from a private server when she was Secretary of State. She was cleared of all wrongdoing, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans (and yes, the “liberal” media) from dragging it on and on.
From the beginning of the hubbub, Bill was quite adamant that she had nothing to apologize for because she did nothing wrong. Former Secretaries of State used private servers for their emails.
Regardless of her innocence, the email controversy has taken its toll on the Clinton campaign. The negative reporting (it’s pretty much all negative) has caused her poll numbers to go down as Bernie Sanders’ numbers are surging.
Initially, Bill will still be playing in the outfield (to continue the analogy). He’ll be fundraising.
His return comes as Hillary Clinton’s campaign attempts to turn the page after a summer that showed new vulnerabilities for a candidate whose victory in the Democratic primaries was once thought to be a foregone conclusion. For months, Clinton’s campaign has been dogged by her controversial decision to use a personal email server during her tenure as US secretary of state. She has also ceded ground to fellow Democratic contender Bernie Sanders, who has made gains on the frontrunner in New Hampshire and Iowa, while contending with the improbable candidacy of Donald Trump on the Republican side.
Source: The Guardian
Undoubtedly, he will start doing public appearances soon too and when Bill does public appearances, especially when he’s fired up, he tends to bring people over to his side. It worked for Obama in 2012.
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Is that the same Bill Clinton that raped interns?
I really can’t think of a more idiotic, ludicrous thing to comment. No, it’s the Bill Clinton who’s administration policies left a budget surplus that GW squandered.
Go back to Mexico
Donald is his guy, he will make sure he will never climb that wall which will be built.
You mean the intern that said she was going to the White house to earn her knee pads?
Can’t rape a willing participant.
In your haste to try to defame Bill Clinton you`re trying to imply that he raped interns. You know that`s a lie and it makes you look pretty stupid to try and get people to believe it.
Sick comment buddy.
Very sleazy comment. You are a L I A R.
Its only raped if not consensual! That was very much a two way street! Monica loved it couldn’t wait to tell the big mouth friend that leaked it! It is the Bill Clinton that left us in darn good shape that Bush squandered and left a mess for the next democrat to fix!
You are a sick-o
No. You’re thinking of Republician Norman McAllister .
Are you jealous you were not the one giving Bill a blow job?
“Ricardo Rebelo”: A godd*mn TeaPubliKKKlan PAID LIAR posting under a
fake “Latino” alias. Go f*ck yourself, you son of a b*tch. If I have
MY way, you vermin will be the first ones led to the gibbet when America
finally gets fed up with the TeaPubliKKKlan TREASON Party and deals
with y’all the way you deserve.
Do you kiss you mother with that libturd mouth?
Nice argument libturd!
so says libtardo ricardo who came to this country as an illegal ALIEN! ALIEN Retardo Ricardo, GET OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!
Libtardo Ricardo is an illegal alien from Italy using our tax dollars to pump drugs into his system
Then I guess it’s a good thing I never said “libtardo”, you stupid moron!
Libtardo Ricardo, go home!
Don’t like it? Do something about it, TeaPubliKKKlanner. Please. I’ve been trying my best to get one of you scum-sucking vermin to show me how y’all plan to “take over” the United States when you ain’t even got the stones to back up your mouths one-on-one, and you know what? You freaks are all mouth, no balls.
Classy
And factual. Don’t like it? Don’t earn it.
Go troll on faux. Rebelo
Just a question: You do know that “faux” is pronounced similar to “foe”, right? I’ve been wondering for a long time if people who say “Faux News” actually realise they’re saying a French word with a silent x and are doing it anyway, or because they really never were taught that word.
Common sense would dictate that the people using that phrase know what the word means, basically “false”, so they know how to pronounce it as well. It is used for its meaning and how its spelling is similar to “Fox”, not for how it sounds.
I get the spelling part, but when read aloud it loses it’s punch. Still correct, but not as funny.
. . . therefore it works well in writing.
Which is why I just say “FOX fake news”.
Pretty sure everyone knew that.
Hey guys, just wondering, do you think everyone is as dumb as I pretend they are, as a sop to my self esteem? Kthxbai.
*eyeroll*
This is the kind of idiotic response I’d expect from a Fox News fanboy.
It’s a written pun; not a spoken one. Yes, they can be separate.
Ricardo Rebelo, I heard the Latino trolls are getting 5cts a post, while the white trolls get 25cts, so who’s getting raped pendejo.
I clicked this article be because I thought it would give highlights of an epic speech Bill Clinton gave that I haven’t heard of. Instead I just get an overview of his reactions to Hillary’s scandals. You disappoint me, article.
People should fear him…
The following is a list of people connected with Bill Clinton who have died suddenly or under unusual Circumstances:
Coincidence?
James McDougal - Clinton’s convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement for refusing to testify as a key witness in Ken Starr’s investigation.
Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown. The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.
Vince Foster - Former white House counselor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock’s Rose law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.
Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown’s skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors.
C. Victor Raiser II - & - Montgomery Raiser, Major players in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992.
Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992. Described by Clinton as a “Dear friend and trusted advisor”.
Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in Virginia of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.
Jerry Parks - Head of Clinton’s gubernatorial security team in Little Rock. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock. Park’s son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house.
James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a “Black Book” of people containing names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas.
James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater. Kathy Ferguson -Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson died in May 1994 was found dead in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she was going somewhere.
Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible Corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
Bill Shelton - Arkansas state Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancee.
Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton friend Dan Lassater died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.
Florence Martin - Accountant sub-contractor for the CIA related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. Died of three gunshot wounds.
Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.
Paula Grober - Clinton’s speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.
Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparent suicide in the middle of his investigation.
Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 “October Surprise” was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.
Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August 15, 1993 Was investigating Morgan Guarantee scandal.
Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.
Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.
Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton’s advisory council personally treated Clinton’s mother, stepfather and brother.
Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas, Death was no accident.
Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Clinton in the trunk of a car left in his repair shop. Died when his car hit a utility pole.
Stanley Huggins - Suicide. Investigated Madison Guarantee. His report was never released.
Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded.
Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as “The boys on the track” case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation.
Controversial case here-initial report of death was due to falling asleep on railroad track. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.
THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES / HENRY CASE:
Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, July, 1988
Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988
Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.
Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April, 1989.
James Milan - Found decapitated. Coroner ruled death due to natural causes.
Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.
Richard Winters - Was a suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. Was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989
THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD:
Major William S. Barkley Jr.
Captain Scott J. Reynolds
Sgt. Brian Hanley
Sgt. Tim Sabel
Major General William Robertson
Col. William Densberger
Col. Robert Kelly
Spec. Gary Rhodes
Steve Willis
Robert Williams
Conway LeBleu
Todd McKeehan
Whose Next????
lol
You, I guess
Sure thing, Jade Helm.
Right wing Troll alert…
Funny how come none of you libturds actually disputed any of those killings…
Maybe you, Ricardo, since you’ve done such a bang up job of putting all this “evidence” together. I’d seriously lay low for about the next 10 years or so if I were you. You know, because the Clintons always take out their opponents. /s
So you think I faked this names, dates and numbers?
Show me the EVIDENCE of involvement, Ricardo, or all you are doing is pushing a lame conspiracy theory. There is no EVIDENCE: only a series of names and allegations. Nothing but another fool that thinks correlation equals causation.
I had the evidence in my server but I wiped it with a cloth…
Still, you have to admit it’s pretty suspicious… You know, all those people just dying on them by coincidence…
“Manufactured Scandals”?????????? Man you people are friggin DELUSIONAL. This man and this “woman” (Not sure about her) have left a string of bodies all around Arkansas and the US. Nothing Manufactured about their scandals unless you mean they manufactured them themselves.
You are not only a pathological LIAR, you are a seriously demented piece
of sh*t.
I’m willing to vote for Hillary (and voted for bill twice), though I’m enjoying the feel of the Bern lately.
Your rosy, simplistic description of Bill Clinton is laughable. And I love this statement: “…for a candidate whose victory in the Democratic primaries was once thought to be a foregone conclusion.” Again! As skilled as she is as a manager and policy wonk, she’s *not* a strong politician/campaigner.
Yep, Bernie’s track record can’t be disputed. He’s been anti-war, pro-labor, pro-environment and doesn’t take $$ from corporate America lobbyists. He’s voted against every bill that has sent US jobs overseas. That’s the candidate I’m looking for; not someone who takes huge sums of campaign money from the same sources as the republicans and is constantly defending themselves from scandals. I don’t know if I’ll even bother to vote if Hillary gets the nomination. Not that I don’t like her but there isn’t much difference between her Trump or Bush if you follow the money trail. Trump supported her last 2 cycles. I’m tired of voting for the lesser of 2 evils. It just amounts to more of the same. We need meaningful change to get the country back on course, not politicians who are bought and paid for by wealthy elite and corporate lobbyists. The US middle class is an endangered species. Only 1 candidate seems to realize that and care about it, that’s Bernie Sanders.
Hillary has not been cleared of charges from her email mess up no mater how much Hillary and democrats try to sweep it under rug. the FBI investigates crimes they are still investigating. her lie about never transmitting classified info had been proven to be false. then she changed her lie it to not marked classified. ignorance and incompetence is no defense. and by state department rules handling classified info the person receiving the classified info takes custody of the documents and is responsible for any intentional and unintentional distribution. it don’t require intent .
Go home little troll, your bridge awaits…..
can’t help you can’t face reality.perhaps if you tried doing some research and educated yourself but we both know you won’t do that.
You’re a liar. Actually, you’re another PAID liar for the TeaPubliKKKlan Treason Party. Too bad America didn’t have the gumption to HANG every last one of you cretinous vermin the minute you stuck your heads out in public.
12 FAM 534.1 General Procedures
(CT:DS-229; 02-25-2015) (Uniform State, OPIC, TDP)
a. Employees using classified material are responsible for its custody and must take every precaution to prevent deliberate or casual access to it by unauthorized persons.
b. Employees must not leave classified material in unoccupied rooms or inadequately protected in an occupied office, or in an office occupied by individuals without security clearances and the need to know, such as an uncleared char force.
a bathroom closet is not a properly secured area.. does Chelsea have clearance for classified info? did she ever go to bathroom at her moms? how about any other visitors they had at their house?
LOL! Yeah, and of course, you know better than the FBI and the DOJ as to whether Clinton violated any of the policies in place at the time. Give it up, troll-boy. That last paragraph shows the lengths freaks like you will go to keep up your pretense.
I suggest you go read state departments handling of classified information then you might educate yourself.
I read the results of this piece of sh*t “scandal” so far, and that’s all I need to see to know the kind of piece of sh*t I’m talking to.
obviously you haven’t read nothing nor are you willing to see the lies and corruption
and blatant violations of federal laws. remain clueless it suits you
F*ck you, paid liar. Sad for you, there ain’t many “clueless” people left, these days; most everybody has realized what you scum-sucking right-wing traitors really are. Enjoy your free ride while it lasts. Won’t last much longer.
wow you are beyond clueless into complete ignorance huh?
the FBI is still investigating and racking up charges against her . they are up to 120 classified emails so far. and not retro active as Hillary claims but classified at information birth and remain classified to date.
I am not a paid troll fool . it’s called research perhaps you should try some . stop believing everything the media feeds you and do some freaking research. go read some laws and see for yourself Hillary violated them.
Your wishful thinking does not place any obligation upon either the DoJ or the FBI to act in accordance with those wishes. Should they determine that there is a chargeable offense, they will act accordingly and appropriately. Until then, you idiot internet trolls can blow it out your @sses along with the smoke and mirrors and propaganda. Give it up, troll-bo
you are the troll simply because you refuse to freaking read the laws . go educate yourself fool here I will even help you get started.
oh by the way hillarys house is not considered official premises ( a little hint for you when reading this) if you even bother to read troll.
Obama’s Executive Order 13526— December 29, 2009
(c) An official or employee leaving agency service may not remove classified information from the agency’s control or direct that information be declassified in order to remove it from agency control.
(d) Classified information may not be removed from official premises without proper authorization.
as per state departments classifications..Residences are not considered official premises.
(e) Persons authorized to disseminate classified information outside the executive branch shall ensure the protection of the information in a manner equivalent to that provided within the executive branch.
(f) Consistent with law, executive orders, directives, and regulations, an agency head or senior agency official or, with respect to the Intelligence Community, the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish uniform procedures to ensure that automated information systems, including networks and telecommunications systems, that collect, create, communicate, compute, disseminate, process, or store classified information:
(1) prevent access by unauthorized persons;
(2) ensure the integrity of the information; and
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, use:
(A) common information technology standards, protocols, and interfaces that maximize the availability of, and access to, the information in a form and manner that facilitates its authorized use; and
(B) standardized electronic formats to maximize the accessibility of information to persons who meet the criteria set forth in section 4.1(a) of this order.
(g) Consistent with law, executive orders, directives, and regulations, each agency head or senior agency official, or with respect to the Intelligence Community, the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish controls to ensure that classified information is used, processed, stored, reproduced, transmitted, and destroyed under conditions that provide adequate protection and prevent access by unauthorized persons.
(h) Consistent with directives issued pursuant to this order, an agency shall safeguard foreign government information under standards that provide a degree of protection at least equivalent to that required by the government or international organization of governments that furnished the information.
When adequate to achieve equivalency, these standards may be less restrictive than the safeguarding standards that ordinarily apply to U.S. “Confidential” information, including modified handling and transmission and allowing access to individuals with a need-to-know who have not otherwise been cleared for access to classified information or executed an approved nondisclosure agreement.
On the contrary, you imbecile, I DID read the laws. And of course, you know better than the FBI and the DOJ as to whether
Clinton violated any of the policies in place at the time. Give it up,
troll-boy.
Your wishful thinking does not place any obligation upon either the DoJ or the FBI to act in accordance with those wishes. Should they determine that there is a chargeable offense, they will act accordingly and appropriately. Until then, you idiot internet trolls can blow it out your @sses along with the smoke and mirrors and propaganda.
The Justice Department has said there is no story here and that she is innocent of any wrongdoing. When HRC was Secretary of State, there was no ruling against personal servers and, quite frankly, Colin Powell used his personal email for business, as well (as he’s stated), because it was not illegal. So, even though HRC has been cleared of any wrong doing, you all want to keep it going. Have fun with that…you are irrelevant and the sooner you realize that, the better you will feel. Now, how about all of those emails that GWB and company deleted concerning Iraq… or Jeb!’s email deleting from when he was governor of Florida… care to weigh in on those as well? No? I thought not.
wrong . DOJ said she was cleared of any wrong doing in deleting her PERSONAL emails they said nothing about her work mails or her having classified information on her server which has already been proven.
the FBI is still doing investigation. it is standard procedure for them not to comment on ongoing investigations
Obama’s Executive Order 13526— December 29, 2009
read it.
no they didn’t the justice department said she did no wrong in deleting her “personal ” emails . they didn’t even talk about her emailing classified info on her home server. the FBI is still investigating those. I have news for you Hillary having a personal server is not the issue. Hillary emailing classified information on the server is! they have found over 120 classified emails on her server not retro active like Hillary claims but classified at birth of information and remain classified to date.
12 FAM 539.5-6 Destruction of Classified Removable Magnetic Storage Media
All removable magnetic data and program storage media which have been used for processing classified data must be destroyed in accordance with established guidelines for the destruction of this media.
For the Department of State, employees must contact DS/SI/CS regarding these guidelines. For other foreign affairs agencies, their employees must contact the cognizant security office for further information.
did Hillary do this ? .. NO she transferred the server to a company not authorized to handle classified info for classified material destruction
try again . you really should try to educate yourself and stop acting foolish. name calling and stomping your feet won’t change the fact Hillary violated several federal laws
Bernie Sanders overtaking HRC in the polls has nothing to do with the bogus email scandal. It has to do with people becoming more aware of her ties to Wall Street, her suck-up letter to Haim Saban and her unconditional support for Israel and for wars in the Middle East, and her lack of solutions to the problems of income inequality and racism that are so prevalent in this country they can no longer be ignored.
Plus she’s in bed with Monsanto and other big corporations.
And that is a lie. You might want to quit spreading it. If your candidate cant win without lies he’s not worth lying for….
Did you seriously bring up Israel? You better talk to Bernie about that first…..LOL
Bernie may be Jewish but he believes in the separation of church and state, and he also believes in putting America first. Unlike Clinton, he voted AGAINST the Iraq war and he supports the nuclear with Iran. Try again!
Exactly!
All of you stupid f#cks on this thread should go back to one fact. Only two presidents since Ike have reduced the deficit and they are Obama and Clinton. You lying POS’s disgust me.
In this country men have proved themselves incapable of giving good governance and tackle the problems plaguing the middle and low income problems including the racial slurs. Therefore it is absolutely essential that a lady becomes a president this time for reasons stated and we have a good candidate available and we should go for it. We have observed for the last three decades we have elected presidents whose tenures became divisive,every time after deeply contested campaigns thought to be well thought out only to be disappointed.
Bill is just waiting it out. Most people know that Trump is close to the Clintons and gave huge $$$ to her last 2 campaigns. It was reported that he had a conversation with Bill in which he was encouraged by the Clintons to run. Trump was planted by the Clintons to cause havoc in the GOP. What ISN’T reported in this article is that Hillary is taking money from the same sources as Jeb Bush and other Republicans! She doesn’t represent meaningful change and the public knows it! She’s bought and paid for just like the Reps! Bernie Sanders DOES represent change for the better and a platform that helps American workers, not just corporate America and the wealthy elite. That’s why Bernie Sanders is doing well and overtaking the phony Clintons.
you obviously are clueless it is common practice for FBI not to comment on ongoing investigations. seek help you really need to remove your head from hillarys butt . just because you don’t like facts don’t make them not true. she has violated federal laws and only way she walks away without prison time is if obama saves her.
Give it up, troll-boy.
Your wishful thinking does not place any obligation upon either the DoJ or the FBI to act in accordance with those wishes. Should they determine that there is a chargeable offense, they will act accordingly and appropriately. Until then, you idiot internet trolls can blow it out your @sses along with the smoke and mirrors and propaganda.