CON MAN
Can you believe Slick Willie did it again--Got away scott fucking free.
And what's harder for me to believe is the majority of the people
didn't want any punishment for him. I was all in favor of cuttin'
his fuckin' nuts off. In my humble opinion he is the lowest form
of manhood, I mean--I wanna fuckin' puke every time I see him or
his fuckin' excuse for a wife. Man--what a fuckin' pair.
**Pan**
In America, anyone can become president.
That's one of the risks you take.
--Adlai Stevenson
I do believe that Bill and Hillary Clinton
have told the truth about one thing. They did
not stage an embrace on the shore while
vacationing during the holidays.
No man or woman
looking the way these two
do in swimsuits could
possibly want to be
photographed by the
national media. And why
shouldn't they share real
affection? They have
been politically successful'
partners with a "con" that
has lasted three decades.
Nothing can be more
insignificant to the people
of this country than Bill
Clinton's private life before he became
president, and certainly nothing more
uninteresting. The Southern boy charm with a
Bible in hand will not work. James Carville
coming on like a pit bull with the appearance
of a character straight out of the film
"Deliverance" will hot work. Clinton cannot
compartmentalize his life as he has done in
the past.
When you are the president there is no part
of your life that is hermetically sealed from
the American people, your employers. We are
long past allowing Bill Clinton to "feel our
pain." It's time he felt a little of his own. He is
still searching for legitimacy, for his place in
history.
Good luck and good times are what keep
him hanging by a thread, giving the vague
impression that there is a president of the
United States somewhere out there.
Dishonesty is so organic to Bill and Hillary
Clinton that they are actually thrown when
someone decides to tell the truth. They
behave like deer in headlights, with stunned
silence, waiting to hear "allegation" after
"allegation." They must invent a storyline
that will provide a balm for the true believers
so they won't feel completely stupid in
defending this White House.
A real man, a real leader, would have held a
press conference immediately and would
have shown some remnant of leadership in
answering these accusations. We all know
why Bill Clinton will not do that, and
apparently few people care. Morality is not so
much an issue as is the endless deception.
But whatever you choose to do, have the
guts to take ownership of that action. If you
cannot, and still continue the behavior, then
you are not only a liar but you're more than a
little stupid. Bill and Hillary constantly
perform an assault on the American people,
an assault on our common sense. It is
perplexing that the American people have
bought into their game for so long. Listening
to them always leaves me with the desire to
take a bath.
Bill Clinton isn't evil or mean, he just isn't
'presidential. He is our "groupie" president.
He should be center stage leading with some
element of dignity, but instead can be found
hovering in the wings waiting to pounce on
any semi-attractive female around.
Hillary Clinton fashions herself as a
modern day Eleanor Roosevelt. Well, her
daughter, Chelsea, does bear an uncanny
resemblance to Mrs. Roosevelt. Perhaps that
should count for something.
Some have said that many people do not
care for Hillary because she is a strong
Woman or because she is such a smart
woman. This is nonsense. There are countless
powerful women in this country. Hillary is by
no means a special case. She does excel in
being one of the most fraudulent characters
in public life today.
I am reminded of the way she mocked the
country singer, Tammy Wynette, by saying
back in 1992 that she was not some little
woman "standing by her man." But that is
exactly what Hillary did in 1992 and is doing
in this latest episode. With her hairbands and
Midwestem twang she nodded in agreement
with all of Bill Clinton's denials and chimed in
with how very committed they were as a
married couple.
Now, six years later, with perks that
inevitably come along with being first lady,
she has finally learned how to dress, and she
is consistent in "standing by her man" no
matter what. Mrs. Clinton's overestimation of
her abilities is underscored by her failed
national health care plan, which she tried to
construct behind closed doors, and her gross
assumption that she would be allowed to run
the country without being elected to do so. I
wouldn't call Mrs. Clinton unusually
intelligent, but I would call her consistent--
controllingly consistent.
Feminists are confused and have been
rendered mute as a result of this latest
episode. But they need not worry. Hillary has
not jeopardized their cause. She is no
feminist. Nor is she a role model for other
women. She talks a good game, but like her
husband, she doesn't let principle get in the
way of greed and ambition.
If Hillary were such a strong woman and a
feminist and so intelligent, she would have
run for office herself instead of being the
appendage of an open womanizer for which
she must constantly formulate damage
control to maintain her position. Hillary
represents the women of yesteryear. She
represents everything your mother told you
to avoid.
The people of this country would benefit
enormously if someone in the White House
would conduct a serious intervention with Bill
Clinton so that this classless and pedestrian
president can understand that his role as our
representative to the rest of the world
requires a change in his behavior.
The smile on the face of Yasser Arafat
sitting beside Clinton as he was being grilled
on his sexual exploits really said it all. And
Arafat thought he had come to the White
House to discuss world peace. Well, not in the
Clinton White House. First things first.
Before Hillary and other Clinton supporters
stage their next demarche in his defense, they
need only look among themselves to find the
answers to their problems. To echo Alan
Keyes, at least with Watergate, "Deep
Throat" was just a metaphor.
By DEBRAH CORREll
--Debrah Correll is a freelance writer who
lives in Chapel Hill.--