Does Bill Clinton Need A Time Out?
Posted by Catherine Morgan on January 24, 2008
Does Bill Clinton Need A Time Out? — by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at Care2 Election Blog and The Political Voices of Women)
Bill Clinton is not on the ballot for the presidential campaign, but he is getting a lot of attention this week in South Carolina. I would say that his behavior over the last few days has been not only disappointing, but seriously un-presidential like, especially on Wednesday…
DILLON, S.C. – Bill Clinton said Wednesday he expects blacks to vote for Barack Obama and women to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the dynamic may cause his wife to lose the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Saturday.
The comments by the former president — who also lashed out at Obama and the news media — mark one of the starkest commentaries yet on the possible role of race, although it has been a subtext of the Obama-Clinton rivalry for months.
Even though this type of behavior and controversy makes better political fodder for pundits and ratings, it’s this kind of thing that really turns people off to the process. I’ve expressed my displeasure with this type of campaigning before, and my feelings have not changed. Campaigns do a disservice to the voting public by not focusing on the issues. Voters deserve to hear the issues important to our country…not just bickering and rhetoric.
Don’t get me wrong…I like Bill Clinton, in fact I’m somewhat concerned about him. I realize he is very passionate about supporting his wife for president, but I would suggest that he may be overworked. Even for a healthy person (and lets not forget that it was just 3 years ago that Bill Clinton had heart bypass surgery), the pace of his schedule must be physically and emotionally exhausting. Please, give this man a time-out or something. Even if I’m wrong, and Bill isn’t totally exhausted, he still needs to take a break. It seems to me, that his recent behavior will ultimately hurt Hillary and the democratic party – by giving any Republican nominee an open door for this same type of attack.
Here is some of what the bloggers are saying…
READ FULL POST AT Care2 Election Blog or The Political Voices of Women
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bpomerleau said
I, being a Canadian, have no vote in the US., however I do have an opinion.
Hillary Clinton will make the country strong and proud again the way it used to be.
It would be a shame to continue on the down path Bush is reponsible for.
I urge every man and woman to vote for her in the upcoming election.
You wont be sorry if you do.