Bill Clinton told FDL's Eve Gittelson that it would be problematic for him to attend a free medical clinic being held in Little Rock, Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC's Keith Olbermann had "politicized" the event." He indicated that some were turning the event into a primary kickoff against Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln. More on Health Care
WASHINGTON — It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for President Barack Obama. Folks aren't talking about the menu, the guest list or even where it's being held. (Hint: That tent going up on the White House South Lawn is a clue.) But...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announces that Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the 42nd and 43rd Presidents of the United States, will appear together for a moderated discussion at the 2010 BIO International Convention, which will be held May 3-6 in Chicago, Ill. at McCormick Place.
Generally comparing yourself to former President Bill Clinton and your wife to Hillary would be a good thing, unless you are talking to a bunch of right wing republicans in a pachyderm club. And that is what Gene Locke did today. From the Chronicle : If he becomes mayor, Locke told the Republican activists, the city also reaps the services of spouse Aubrey Sampson Locke. Yep, just what Bill Clinton...
Bill Clinton was walking along the beach when he stumbled upon a Genie`s lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and lo-and-behold, a Genie appeared. Bill was amazed and asked if he got three wishes.The Genie said, “Nope…Due to inflation, constant downswing, low wages in third world countries, and fierce global competition, I can [...]
Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a “tragedy.” One little boy stands up and offers that, “If my best friend who lives next door is playing in the street when a car came by and killed him, that would be [...]
I couldn’t stand Bill Clinton at the time, and we sure had fun with the Monica thing, but at least Clinton was a real American. He even balanced a budget or two as I recall (with a Republican Congress). The debates over policy were within a context that Barack Obama has blown to smithereens. I don’t [...]
John Baird was in full 'Duck-and-Cover' mode today when confronted with the accidentally un-redacted correspondence between his Ministry and the major airlines. Baird said there's nothing nefarious about the relationship, adding "we're been working constructively with the airlines." Really? Is that what you call it? Because I can think of a couple of other terms for it, John. But that's not...
Gallup reports today: Obama Job Approval Down to 49% November 20, 2009 Gallup Daily tracking from Nov. 17-19 shows President Barack Obama’s job approval slipping to 49% for the first time in his presidency. Among post-World War II presidents, only Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan dropped below the symbolic majority approval level faster than Obama did. Also see chart I posted earlier...
Last week, I poked some innocent fun at the idea of The American Patriot’s Bible: The Word of God and the Shaping of America . I have been looking at a copy of it, and am pleased to discover it’s not as bad as I had feared. I did, however, catch a typo in the actual Bible text (Daniel 5:27); I’ve had my hands on countless Bibles over the years, and you’d be surprised how rare...
Here is a link to a really neat inter-active graph that let's you compare approval ratings for various presidents since the 1940s: Presidential approval tracker The Gallup organization first started asking Americans how they approved of the job the president was doing in the 1940s. See how each president since then has fared in the approval poll, look at some news events that influenced public opinion...
Eagle Forum Ad to Pressure Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln to vote Against Cloture on Senate Health Bill: It appears the fate of the Senate Health Care Bill is now in the hands of two Democrat senators - Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska has announced he will vote for cloture tomorrow, which would open the way for the bill to be taken up on the Senate...
It would be comforting to think that Democratic Senators in conservative states will vote in accordance with their constituents wishes in the Senate's crucial vote on the health care bill tomorrow night. If they don't really care what their constituents want, one would hope that Senate Democrats will at least vote to secure their future in the Senate. Don't count on it : The trouble is that Obama...
Publisher HarperCollins says the first-day sales for Sarah Palin ’s new memoir are among the best ever for a nonfiction book. The publisher reports that Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life , sold 300,000 copies its first day out, says the Associated Press . Former President Bill Clinton ’s My Life sold 400,000 copies the day it was released in 2004, and Hillary Rodham Clinton...
This must be driving the libs and the Ron Paulnuts nuts! Yes, this irrelevant, folksy, baby-making hick sure knows how to capture the attention of everyday Americans, a quality I'm sure her publisher greatly appreciates: Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. In 2004, Bill Clinton's "My...
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