The Rumors About Bill Clinton Are True

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/shahgilani/2011/12/06/the-rumors-about-bill-clinton-are-true/

Former President Bill Clinton has a new book out, Back to Work. Its subtitle is: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy.

He knows a thing or two about divided government, battling Congress and repairing economies and squaring budgets in the process. So, when the opportunity to meet him at a book signing arose, I grabbed it.

I hadn’t read the book before arriving last Thursday at the exquisite 1927 landmark Books & Books building in Coral Gables, Florida where the Honorable William Jefferson Clinton was busy signing copies for a long line of excited patrons.

With his storied history and my penchant for muckraking, I had some questions for him.




*** i have a love/hate relationship w/ BC -- like all too many strian/german ideas of the market place.
he is sharp as a tack and has empathy and charisma to fill a stadium.
but needs a Come To Jesus baptism in the waters of FDR & LBJ.

[DURHAM D]

1. A Clinton quote from the interview -

“Occupy Wall Street has done more in the short time they’ve been out there than I’ve been able to do in more than the last eleven years trying to draw attention to some of the same problems we have to address,”

[NSojac]

4. Hysterical coming from the man

who deregulated the financial markets and signed NAFTA.

[AtomicKitten]

6. +1

[Catherina]

7. +1 n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

8. +1 n/t

[Joe Shlabotnik]

11. +1

[truebrit71]

12. No shit....

[Whisp]

13. why he just deregulated to see how ernest OWS really is!

it was their/our own good! and they passed! that Bill, he sure knows his stuff.

[FirstLight]

2. great article

I met him in 98 and all the rumors ARE true...theres policy issues I may disagree with, but his charisma and grasp of social issues is awesome

[Catherina]

9. My sister met him and said the same about his charisma. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I met him as well and fell head over heels.

[Beacool]

3. I love Bill.

He may be a flawed man, but at heart he is a decent guy who truly believes in doing good for others. He could have retired to a life of lucrative speeches and golf. He does both, but it is his dedication to helping some of the neediest people around the world what will guarantee his place in history.

I believe that, if it were legally possible for Clinton to seek a third term, he would win handily.

[banned from Kos]

5. I used to be ambivalent about Clinton

that was before Dumbya.

Now I think Clinton is the best president of my lifetime - with Obama ready to move past him.