......we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us.... this from Bill Clinton..

[a kennedy]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by one_voice (a host of the General Discussion forum).

.........."But if you believe we can all rise together, if you believe we've finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us and the seven years before that where we were practicing trickle-down economics with no regulation in Washington, which is what caused the crash, then you should vote for her. Because she's the only person who basically has good ideas, will tell you how she's going to pay for them, can be commander-in-chief, and is a proven change maker with Republicans and Democrats and Independents alike."

I realize she needs to distance herself from Barak on some issues but wow, "the awful legacy of the last eight years"?? Really??

http://www.weeklystandard.com/bill-clinton-trashes-obama-awful-legacy-of-the-last-eight-years/article/2001665

Is the weekly standard a banned magazine for DU??

[Herman4747]

1. Incredible. Simply incredible. n/t

[arcane1]

2. Well, we know what this means: It's OK to criticize Obama's policies again.

But only if a Clinton does it. If Sanders does it, he's still an evil man who hates Obama viscerally.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

3. He of course means the obstruction by the GOP, not the Obama accomplishments.

[bahrbearian]

10. So when Hillary takes the throne there will be no more GOP obstruction? it will be vanquished.

Why didn't she help Obama with the GOP

[Jackie Wilson Said]

11. No, probably not, but surely everybody here realizes he is not saying Obama

has been a failure.

Even if he believed that, and he doesnt, he would NEVER say it.,

I am sure Bill thinks Hillary could get more done, and she probably could, she is white.

[elleng]

14. SURE she could,

they LOVE her!

[Jackie Wilson Said]

15. They do, she is white. But no, they dont love her at all, the hate her

[Dont call me Shirley]

23. I cannot forget the "Gate" years of Clinton. It I'll be many more Ken Starrs and "Gates" with Hil.

[elleng]

12. 'Of course!'

[Jackie Wilson Said]

13. You think he is publicly saying Obama is a failure?

That he has an awful legacy?

Wanna make a bet, a real bet?

[elleng]

16. His ambiguity is lethal.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

17. WE both know he will have to clarify, wanna make a wager?

[elleng]

19. Nope, sorry, my wagers are no good!

[FourScore]

25. But the democrats had the House for 2 of the 8 years. n/t

[Jackie Wilson Said]

28. GOP bullshit talking point. What it is doing here I dont know. How do you think we got

ACA?

And so much more?

[FourScore]

30. No, you misunderstand. If you say he is referring to Republican obstruction,

I am saying the Dems had the House majority for 2 of those 8 years.

You are probably right that he is referring to the obstruction, but this nuance does make it seem as though he is bashing Obama, not the Republicans. Besides, what will Hillary do about Republican obstruction? How will electing her end it? Will she move even further to the right than Obama did in order to "get things done"? I wonder about that.

[onecaliberal]

4. But but but only Bernie was criticizing POTUS

[orpupilofnature57]

5. They're as Ambiguous as a chameleon, Honesty wasn't his best characteristic either .

[Angry Dragon]

6. Clinton was adopted by Bush 41

[Kip Humphrey]

7. Maybe he meant the NEXT 8 years.

...where we can put the awful legacy of the NEXT eight years behind us?

[72DejaVu]

8. Funny how when I google "Bill Clinton awful legacy"

all I get are far right sites like the Standard and Breitbart.

I wonder why so many "Sanders supporters" read those sites so much.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. Don't read them, just listen to the video

he says it clearly.

[arcane1]

27. Are you implying the quote is false?

[SamKnause]

9. Con man Bill has some big balls to be talking about deregulation.

[Spider Jerusalem]

18. Fucking hilarious that he's talking about how lack of regulation caused the '08 crash

considering that a hell of a lot of deregulation happened on his watch.

[elleng]

20. If it only WERE hilarious.

[etherealtruth]

21. Are there any other news outlets beside the Weekly standard (Bill Crystal),

The Daily Caller (Tucker Carlson), Breirbart etc .... discussing this?

I would like to be able to verify that this is true (and verify the context) prior to commenting. It makes me nervous when only very far right wing stuff has the story.

I googled the Bill Clinton quote and my results were the ickiest of the ick sites ....

Clinton has made comments like this before but they were all directed at the obstruction of the congress and not Obama ... I would like to see if the far right reporting is accurate ...?

[Gregorian]

22. It almost sounds as if he is compromised in some way. He has had a heart attack.

[LiberalElite]

24. He's been listening to Rubio too much nt

[upaloopa]

29. When repubs take things out of context to destroy someone we say

it is a terrible thing. Like they did to Acorn and Planned Parenthood.

But here all is good.

[Politicalboi]

31. What a fucking asshole

Fuck him and the limo he arrived on.

[one_voice]

32. Locking..

Doesn't meet SoP for GD. Discussion about Democratic primaries and/or their candidates belong in GDP. Please re-post there. thanks