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sabrina 1

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68. Bush supporters were all over the internet after Bush was elected, they were obsessed
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 08:11 PM
Dec 2014

with Clinton, for years. I am talking about from 2000 on. Limbaugh et al could not stop talking about Clinton and Monica and if you weren't online at that time, then it's hard to describe what it was like.

I remember telling one of them that when they were on their deathbed they would be muttering 'clinton' they were so obsessed.

We of course fought back on his behalf, unlike you I really did support Clinton so I was angry at how he had been portrayed.

But I definitely felt like a fool years later when I saw how close a relationship the Clintons had with the Bushes. It was a shock.

And no, he didn't just appear at a function where Bush was present. He took over the rehabilitation of Bush personally after his image was shattered, deservedly by his criminal mishandling of Katrina. He was popular himself with the African American community. Needless to say, Bush was despised. So Clinton took him with him to 'raise funds' for NOLA victims. It was insulting and a real slap in the face to the victims and those of us who had so strongly defended him.

The Bushes were also despised in Haiti, where Clinton was more popular. Bushes ousted Aristedes, first the father then the son, Clinton had helped reinstate him.

But Clinton brought Bush with him on a visit to Haiti hoping to get the people of Haiti to view him differently. It didn't work, if Clinton thought WE would be influenced to view Bush as a nice guy because HE liked him, the exact opposite happened, now I have little respect for Clinton and realize we were fooled. Which is why I will never again treat any politician as someone I need to defend. They are not our friends, they work for us. They will get credit when they earn it. When they betray promises, as Clinton did but we overlooked that out of loyalty, they will not be protected or defended anymore.

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This image... [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 OP
The first photo caption... Octafish Dec 2014 #1
The Kingpin (shaking Wallace's hand) is still in control, eh? Either way he wins. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #2
Around that time, Poppy fixed it so he was Secret Government Big Shot Octafish Dec 2014 #9
That is such a bad photoshop ffr Dec 2014 #13
No Photoshop. Photo from Dirck Halstead. Octafish Dec 2014 #32
That's what their faces looked like. Actually I think it makes them look better than sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #61
So.... ReRe Dec 2014 #19
Looks like Darth picked up where Poppy left off. dmr Dec 2014 #31
Peter Dale Scott has studied the question and put it into context... Octafish Dec 2014 #33
Was this an invite to all Governors or just selected ones? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #24
Don't know. Michael Beschloss, my mom's favorite historian, says it's genuine. Octafish Dec 2014 #34
The picture of future Royality in Wellstone ruled Dec 2014 #3
... but they will settle for Hillary. bvar22 Dec 2014 #14
Exactly FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #17
correctomundo They_Live Dec 2014 #43
+1000000 liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #4
Wish I could kick and rec this a thousand times. hifiguy Dec 2014 #5
Couldn't agree more. It should be played everywhere. nt Doremus Dec 2014 #15
Yep, yep, and yep. zeemike Dec 2014 #6
I'd vote for George Carlin if he were alive. JEB Dec 2014 #7
it's a big club handmade34 Dec 2014 #8
That was Carlin at his best... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2014 #10
Long shot, but help fight for Publicly Funded Elections, Bernie Sanders #1 issue! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #11
Those people in the photo reversed the progress of the New Deal. Octafish Dec 2014 #35
Thank you. Here's Clinton and Paul Ryan colluding on Medicare cuts: woo me with science Dec 2014 #71
excellent Carlin clip! nt m-lekktor Dec 2014 #12
*whimper* Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #16
What was the event of the top picture? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #18
See Post #1 (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #22
Yikes! Read post #1!! elias49 Dec 2014 #23
I miss him more each year...and I do NOT mean Bill Clinton Moostache Dec 2014 #20
Just say NO....to Hillary and Jeb (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #21
Seems they may as well be on the same ticket. Actually why aren't there just 2 Parties both appalachiablue Dec 2014 #69
And these photos ffr Dec 2014 #25
Great photos and thanks for the reminder that these are GOOD people. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #27
Aaaaaaand... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #29
That speaks volumes, doesn't it? n/t MissDeeds Dec 2014 #37
It really does. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #39
+1 woo me with science Dec 2014 #70
And look who's hiding in the Bushes. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #38
!!! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #42
That pic makes me sad. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #41
Body Language Octafish Dec 2014 #45
Exaclty, my eight-sided fishy friend! nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #46
Romanesque Occasion Octafish Dec 2014 #48
That is reading way too much into that treestar Dec 2014 #60
K&R ReRe Dec 2014 #26
Carlin Rant is a Classic, photo of Bill needs more context to mean something. Martin Eden Dec 2014 #28
"...does not mean Bill endorses what they represent..." This is true. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #30
Well, Barbara Bush has said that Bill Clinton is 'like a son to me' and recently sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #62
Bill's a Big Time Schmoozer Martin Eden Dec 2014 #63
Well, while he was schmoozing with the Bushes, many of us were fighting with Bush supporters sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #64
I'm not a fan of Bill Clinton Martin Eden Dec 2014 #65
Bush supporters were all over the internet after Bush was elected, they were obsessed sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #68
I defended Clinton when he was president Martin Eden Dec 2014 #72
Its a big club indeed... 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #36
To be fair, George Wallace was a changed man after he was shot. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #40
AMEN. woo me with science Dec 2014 #44
exclusive club heaven05 Dec 2014 #47
What is the point of this? treestar Dec 2014 #49
Awwwww.... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #50
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #53
Worst hide this month in response to your post. Number23 Dec 2014 #66
I'm with George..... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #51
No Clinton. No Bush. No More. Kip Humphrey Dec 2014 #52
Is Bill Clinton photoshopped into that? JDPriestly Dec 2014 #54
apparently not photoshopped. see Nos. 1 & 32. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #55
I must live beyond reason then because I do not reasonably expect to see that happening in 15/16. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #56
Sitting at a table together is proof of . . . ? nt geek tragedy Dec 2014 #57
That they've sat down together since 5 years before either one was president. Octafish Dec 2014 #58
Nothing but it is being posted all over DU now. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #67
Just like how Ted Kennedy was in cahoots with Reagan and Bush NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #59
Who said anything about "cahoots"? We're talking about an exclusive club of elites. Poor, poor ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #73
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