Hillary says Bill will be ambassador

[JaJae]

Clinton says husband would be ambassador

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 10 minutes ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the nation's tattered image abroad.

"I can't think of a better cheerleader for America than Bill Clinton, can you?" the Democratic senator from New York asked a crowd jammed into a junior high school gymnasium. "He has said he would do anything I asked him to do. I would put him to work."

Clinton spoke at a town hall-style meeting Saturday where she took questions from about 200 people. When asked what role the former president would play in her administration, she left no doubt it would be an important one.

"I'm very lucky that my husband has been so experienced in all of these areas," said Clinton, who pointed to the diplomatic assignments her husband has carried out since leaving office, such as raising money for tsunami victims.

Although former president Clinton was impeached after an affair with a White House intern, he remains a very popular figure in much of the world and is considered an effective diplomat. He remained in office after the Senate failed to convict him.

That's precisely what America needs in the wake of a war in Iraq that's left America isolated and hated throughout much of the world, Hillary Clinton said.

"I believe in using former presidents, particularly what my husband has done, to really get people around the world feeling better about our country," she said. "We're going to need that. Right now they're rooting against us and they need to root for us."

The former president can also be a political asset to his wife's campaign. While his image with the electorate is mixed, he remains immensely popular among Democrats.

When it was announced last year that he would be the main speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party's largest annual fundraiser, the event sold out overnight.

On Saturday, Hillary Clinton chatted with activists in Marshalltown and mingled at a coffee shop in Newton before raising money for Rep. Leonard Boswell (news, bio, voting record).

Throughout the day, Clinton toughened her rhetoric by offering sharply populist themes.

"Rich people didn't make American great," Clinton said. "It was the middle class who made this country great."

She denounced the Bush administration, which she said has left the government incompetent. "They have shown contempt for our government," Clinton said. "We've got to get back to having qualified people, not cronies, serving in the government of the United States."

She said Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have done lasting damage. "I don't think we know all the damage that this president and vice president have done," Clinton said.

She was scheduled to visit Dubuque on Sunday.

In Marshalltown, she was pressed on immigration issues in a city where a raid at a local meatpacking plant led to the detention of nearly 100 workers. Clinton called for more assistance for cities with significant numbers of undocumented workers.

"You've got to have more help for communities when you have a lot of undocumented workers because they have costs associated with that and they don't set immigration policy," Clinton said.

She also said any immigration reform must be tougher on businesses that hire illegal immigrants.

She said nothing will affect the issue until leaders of countries, such as Mexico, improve the economic lives for millions living in poverty.

Clinton also said she would raise taxes for the wealthy, who she said "aren't paying their fair share." She also praised the economic policies of her husband that brought budget surpluses.

"We need to get back to fiscal responsibility," she said.

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Bill has the potential to do a good job as ambassador, but I'm not sure I like the idea of him being involved in our politics again. Thumbs down to using Billy to promote herself. The last thing we need is Billy dropping his pants and sexually harassing random women in other countries while Hillary is busy promoting free healthcare. I think I'd prefer the Bill who gets belligerent when someone dares question something he did during his presidency over being an ambassador of the US.

[Scrum]

Seems like a plus to me.

Bill was a good President and would make a much better Ambassador than the clowns you know who has appointed.

[DosEquis]

I think Bill should be an ambassador regardless of who is president. His popularity around the world would make a great impact in a very short period of time.

Hillarys universal healthcare will fail, again. There is just to many people against it and we just simply can't afford it. We will be soaked by Iraq for billions, for years to come.

[Donkey®]

Way to pick out an entirely POSITIVE thing for this country and try to hate on it.

[7960]

Originally Posted by Scrum

Bill was a good President .......

He was a good politician. I wouldn't necessarily agree he was a good president.

[SoFlaJDM]

belligerent? wow.

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

belligerent? wow.

It takes a twisted mind to see things that way. You have to admit that.

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Scrum

It takes a twisted mind to see things that way. You have to admit that.

Ignoring the blatant personal attack...

Main Entry: bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
- belligerent noun
- bel·lig·er·ent·ly adverb
synonyms BELLIGERENT, BELLICOSE, PUGNACIOUS, QUARRELSOME, CONTENTIOUS mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. BELLIGERENT often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities <belligerent nations>. BELLICOSE suggests a disposition to fight <a drunk in a bellicose mood>. PUGNACIOUS suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat <a pugnacious gangster>. QUARRELSOME stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause <the heat made us all quarrelsome>. CONTENTIOUS implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling <wearied by his contentious disposition>.







I got those from the first 30 seconds or so of the clip. I believe the interview was over 10 minutes.

He then described Clinton as "fuming" when the talk ended and threatened to fire his staff if they ever put him in a similar situation again.

[7960]

Originally Posted by Scrum

It takes a twisted mind to see things that way. You have to admit that.

nope, he's got a temper and he's a lot more fun when it shows.

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[kinggovernor]

Originally Posted by 7960

nope, he's got a temper and he's a lot more fun when it shows.

that was actually cool

[SoFlaJDM]

Originally Posted by JaJae

Ignoring the blatant personal attack...

Main Entry: bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
- belligerent noun
- bel·lig·er·ent·ly adverb
synonyms BELLIGERENT, BELLICOSE, PUGNACIOUS, QUARRELSOME, CONTENTIOUS mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. BELLIGERENT often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities <belligerent nations>. BELLICOSE suggests a disposition to fight <a drunk in a bellicose mood>. PUGNACIOUS suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat <a pugnacious gangster>. QUARRELSOME stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause <the heat made us all quarrelsome>. CONTENTIOUS implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling <wearied by his contentious disposition>.







I got those from the first 30 seconds or so of the clip. I believe the interview was over 10 minutes.

OMG BELLIGERENT!!!

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by JaJae

Ignoring the blatant personal attack...

That wasn't a personal attack.

I can show you a personal attack if you really want to see one.

Originally Posted by JaJae

Main Entry: bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
- belligerent noun
- bel·lig·er·ent·ly adverb
synonyms BELLIGERENT, BELLICOSE, PUGNACIOUS, QUARRELSOME, CONTENTIOUS mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. BELLIGERENT often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities <belligerent nations>. BELLICOSE suggests a disposition to fight <a drunk in a bellicose mood>. PUGNACIOUS suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat <a pugnacious gangster>. QUARRELSOME stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause <the heat made us all quarrelsome>. CONTENTIOUS implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling <wearied by his contentious disposition>.

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I got those from the first 30 seconds or so of the clip. I believe the interview was over 10 minutes.

That was not him being belligerent.

That was defending himself against the same self-righteous assholes who put him under a microscope for 8 years and could only go after him on bullshit.

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by 7960

nope, he's got a temper and he's a lot more fun when it shows.

Ghandi had a temper. So did Mother Theresa. All humans do.

Nothing in that clip was more extreme than what any person would have done.

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Scrum

Ghandi had a temper. So did Mother Theresa. All humans do.

Nothing in that clip was more extreme than what any person would have done.

You're comparing Clinton to Gandhi and Mother Theresa?

And no it's not what any person would have done. This was rare which is why it made so much news. When it happened everyone was clammering about how it's great someone finally did what he did. Which means it was more extreme than what any other person would have done and was not common.

[SoFlaJDM]

Originally Posted by JaJae

You're comparing Clinton to Gandhi and Mother Theresa?

And no it's not what any person would have done. This was rare which is why it made so much news. When it happened everyone was clammering about how it's great someone finally did what he did. Which means it was more extreme than what any other person would have done and was not common.

comparing not found... you're misrepresenting what he said

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by JaJae

You're comparing Clinton to Gandhi and Mother Theresa?

Yes I am.

In this case I'll even throw in Hitler, myself and everyone who was ever born. We are all human and we all have tempers.

Originally Posted by JaJae

And no it's not what any person would have done. This was rare which is why it made so much news. When it happened everyone was clammering about how it's great someone finally did what he did. Which means it was more extreme than what any other person would have done and was not common.

You may be on to something here.
Perhaps most other people would have reacted like that years ago when these fucks deserved it even more.

[Donkey®]

Yet even with all the documented cases of Bolton doing the same shit he was swooped upon as the perfect person to be our ambassador to the UN or whatever the hell he was?


got hypocrite?

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Donkey®

Yet even with all the documented cases of Bolton doing the same shit he was swooped upon as the perfect person to be our ambassador to the UN or whatever the hell he was?


got hypocrite?

Do you have a link to Bolton being aggressive or hostile? He tells it like it is, but he typically does so while keeping his cool. I don't believe I've ever defended him for carrying on in a belligerent tone. I think the UN needs some tough love to fix the issues. Clinton didn't need to respond the way he did for the betterment of the world... It isn't the first or only time he's acted like that where he seems to lose his cool. I don't believe I've ever seen Bolton lose his temper at the UN. Clinton is a crapshoot. Someone questions him and he's liable to explode.

[DosEquis]

Chris Wallace is on a little different level than the UN heh.

And it has been well known that Bolton gets "belligerent"