William Jefferson Clinton was a Fulbright scholar.

Fulbright was a Senator from AK, as well.

Opening with "Hillary is a bitch" pretty much negates everything that comes after. Ugh, ugh, ugh and shame on you.

This is a fine example and there are still others. Of course, the truly disappointing fact is that Clinton is right alongside Sean Hannity et al. on this on. It's equally disappointing that many of her supporters are following suit simply because they want her to win. Consider how many of them have fervently spent the last decade and change fighting these same people and these tactics. Apparently it is not the tactic they object to, but rather whether or not they find themselves on the business end.

For those wondering about the "other blog", there is a discussion on why people saw "History is a bitch" as "Hillary is a bitch" at

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/a-freudian-experiment-in-this.php

Clearthinker you make a good point hear.

Some Sally (I can't remember her last name) was talking about this yesterday morning in MSNBC with the host Andrea (I can't remember her last name.) I wish I had a video link...

Sally was saying how, Clinton had associated himself well with Jesse Jackson who has himself made some anti-semite comments, and never renounced, rejected...

She also brought up an interesting point that could be examinded further:

I we play in a loop a video clip of, and only of, Bill Clinton wavering his finger in the air while saying: "I didn't have... with the woman," followed by him perjuring himself, a shot of the blue dress and some other choicest cuts, what shall we make of Bill Clinton himself?

What about one of, and only of, Hillary's misspeaking re Bosnia and the NAFTA-pushing meetings found in her White House schedule?

Hillary is not a bitch!

Clearthinker - The bigger problem I have with Hillary's attack on Obama for not leaving his Church is that there is an even better analogy that she is blinded to in her zeal to win the nomination at all costs:

Obama has pointed out, and the historical record supports the view, that there is much more to Dr. Wright than the tape loop of his most incendiary remarks would indicate -- a 35 year career helping and ministering to his community, many many sermons having no political content at all, a Marine veteran, and so on -- and that weighing that against the tape loop, and the fact that Dr. wright was close to retiring, he stayed with the congregation.

Hillary was faced with a similar choice just under 10 years ago. When she found out that Bill had been lying to her, that he had in fact been fellated several times by young White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, and that his claims of innocence on this were lies, and that her defense of him as being the victim of a vast right wing conspiracy was now subject to ridicule -- when she was publicly humiliated by him over and over again -- she chose to stay with the man, because there was much more to him that the 5 - 10 hours of infidelity (and I am being very conservative in that assessment, from all accounts) and the weeks of lying about it, and that she was able to forgive and find enough to love and respect to not destroy her marriage over it.

That she fails to see the parallel in this is mind boggling, except I do think she understands and sees the parallel, but ignores it because her sense of political expediency and political imperitive dictates that she debase herself by interjecting herself into the Wright controversy in this way. I think its either a tin ear for what the electorate really wants, a lack of self-reflection on her own life, or, on some level, the most craven political attack I have ever seen.

“In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.”

“When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.”

“The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.”

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.”

We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.”

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute

Quotes....from the man you disparage here. As you can see Sen. Fulbright would have upheld Rev. Wrights ability to say what he feels. He was an American.

in spite of our first interaction, clearthinker, you have class and i give you a great deal of credit for shining your light on this subject with this post.

i've found what i need to present an alternative view to your energy post, too. expect a response at some point, when i finally have time..

i hope more people pick up on this Fulbright connection. it's definitely a long and publicly known relationship. what disappoints me is that HRC attacked Obama, when she had the opportunity to make an inspiring, unifying speech about race as well, bring up this association with Fulbright and the famous disagreements the Clintons had with him, and ultimately defend Obama while reaffirming the truth inherent in Obama's words: that we all know and love racists (commies, socialists, anarchists, libertarians, anti-americans, and even republicans), even though we disagree with them.

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