Okay, I know I'm late to this one, but I've seen it replayed on the news over and over again, especially in light of the continued questions over what the Clintons will say during the Democratic National Convention next week. Talk about the politics of personal destruction: if Bill had his way, he'd allow the country to continue to be destroyed by Republican policies rather than see Barack Obama usurp his throne as the biggest Democrat around.
We all remember this lovely exchange when Bill was asked if Senator Obama was qualified to be president. "You could argue that nobody is qualified to be president," he said. Thanks, Bill.
Someone -- anyone -- needs to muzzle this guy and vet whatever he might say next week. I hardly remember Bill saying anything similar about George W. Bush during the 2000 campaign. Bill probably didn't want Gore to be president any more than he wants Barack to win, and in hindsight Bill might think that the past eight years haven't been so bad as far as his legacy is concerned. Why risk an Obama presidency and the possibility of actual competence and personal responsibility returning to the White House?
And I think at this point even the media should call him out on what he's doing. What needed to be asked as a follow up question was, "Well, Mr. President, since someone has to be elected president in November could you please tell us, of all the people who are not qualified to be president, who is the least not qualified, Barack Obama or John McCain?"
Sometimes, it is actually possible to out Clinton a Clinton.
Posted by Doug at August 22, 2008 12:02 PM