Comments on: Clinton Fatigue http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/clinton_fatigue/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steven http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/clinton_fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-12383 Steven Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5055#comment-12383 I certainly don't want to revisit the Clinton scandal days. I simply think that basically anything that can be considered a taint on a candidate could derail him in the current Democratic process because of the electability issue that is driving it. In other words, my position proceeds more from the idea that any substantial scandal (and it is rather unclear that this is a substantial scandl) could derail Kerry, rather than specifically commenting on the signifiance another intern-based imbroglio. I certainly don't want to revisit the Clinton scandal days. I simply think that basically anything that can be considered a taint on a candidate could derail him in the current Democratic process because of the electability issue that is driving it.

In other words, my position proceeds more from the idea that any substantial scandal (and it is rather unclear that this is a substantial scandl) could derail Kerry, rather than specifically commenting on the signifiance another intern-based imbroglio.

]]> By: Kate http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/clinton_fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-12384 Kate Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5055#comment-12384 I don't think it's as simple as that. And I think this type of behavior may be viewed upon differently than it is by women. A man who is 3 times the age of his intern? With an alleged history of womanizing in his past? A big, fat dose of sleaze factor is never good for any politician. Women know that tigers don't change their stripes, and that such behavior goes hand in hand with other distasteful personality traits. "Do you know who I am?" Nor do I buy the absurd canard that "they're all pigs", they "all do it". Men, even politicians are most decidedly, not all pigs, not un unfaithful womanizers. Best quote I heard about Clinton was on "Politically Correct". Country music singer, Clint Black was the lone dissenter on the panel (as usual) about the "it's just sex and it's their business" topic.... "If you'll screw over your family, you'll screw over your country." I don't think it's as simple as that. And I think this type of behavior may be viewed upon differently than it is by women.

A man who is 3 times the age of his intern? With an alleged history of womanizing in his past?

A big, fat dose of sleaze factor is never good for any politician. Women know that tigers don't change their stripes, and that such behavior goes hand in hand with other distasteful personality traits. "Do you know who I am?"

Nor do I buy the absurd canard that "they're all pigs", they "all do it". Men, even politicians are most decidedly, not all pigs, not un unfaithful womanizers.

Best quote I heard about Clinton was on "Politically Correct". Country music singer, Clint Black was the lone dissenter on the panel (as usual) about the "it's just sex and it's their business" topic....

"If you'll screw over your family, you'll screw over your country."

]]> By: PoliBlog http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/clinton_fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-12385 PoliBlog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5055#comment-12385 <strong>Clarifying Further My Position on the Kerry "Scandal"</strong> In reponse to James Joyner's post on this topic this morning, I would state the following: I certainly don't want to revisit the Clinton scandal days. I simply think that basically anything that can be considered a taint on a... Clarifying Further My Position on the Kerry "Scandal"
In reponse to James Joyner's post on this topic this morning, I would state the following: I certainly don't want to revisit the Clinton scandal days. I simply think that basically anything that can be considered a taint on a...

]]> By: PoliBlog http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/clinton_fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-12386 PoliBlog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5055#comment-12386 <strong>It's the Cheese-Toast-O-Meter of Love</strong> -Toast: It's not Just for Breakfast Anymore!- The Toast-o-meter: A Weekly News Round-Up and Handicapping of the Race for the Democratic Nomination. The Toast-O-Meter comes to you Fortified with linkage and Enhanced with bloggage. In celebration of the ... --- It's the Cheese-Toast-O-Meter of Love
-Toast: It's not Just for Breakfast Anymore!- The Toast-o-meter: A Weekly News Round-Up and Handicapping of the Race for the Democratic Nomination. The Toast-O-Meter comes to you Fortified with linkage and Enhanced with bloggage. In celebration of the ...

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