Recently, I have been reading and watching Bill Clinton's appearances on television and comments to the newspapers on this historic 2008 election - I wondered what his role will be and whether he will play the elder Democratic statesman that all democrats expected him to play. When his wife was competing with Senator Obama, I quietly understood his position even though I disagreed with some of his 'vile' comments. I thought that put in similar position, many of us will probably do the same.
But since his wife's loss and his wonderful convention speech, I'd expected him to do more. Afterall, Mrs Clinton had been on campaign trail as she promised. I am disappointed with President Clinton in recent times especially with his difficulty he is having with mentioning Senator Obama by name. He has no such difficulty though in mentioning McCain's name whenever possible. In my view, President Clinton feels that the less that is said of Obama, the less the American people will know who McCain is competing against. This strange behaviour has forced the likes of the comedian Chris Rock to remind the American people that President Clinton has difficulty mentioning Obama's name. The word Obama is like a chicken bone that is stuck in one's throat - in this case Bill's.
Second, Bill Clinton feels very comfortable in telling us how much he admired McCain and what a good friend he is, yet has difficulty in praising Obama for his historic achievement (the first African American to be nominated by a major party in America) which he and the Democratic Party should have exploited to show Americans and the rest of the world that America is moving forward, not just in technology and economics (well, not with the current mess)BUT socially and politically too. All these egotistical behaviour have not gone unnoticed - both the New York Times (26/9/08) and Huffingtonpost.com have noted Bill's strange behaviour on this election. Below for example is an article from www.huffingtonpost.com
Paul Slansky
Posted September 23, 2008 | 07:02 PM (EST)
A Note to Bill Clinton
Given that we would never have had the odious George W. Bush in the White House in the first place if it wasn't for your blow jobs, Bill, it seems obvious that you owe it to the people of this country, and especially to the parents whose kids died in the Iraq War that Gore would never have started, and to all the parents whose kids would be killed in the WarFest that would be a McCain/Palin -- sorry, Palin/McCain -- administration to do everything in your power to get Barack Obama elected.
But that's not what you're doing, Bill, and it's not going unnoticed. We see your rage, Bill, it's too huge to hide. We see that -- as Chris Rock so brilliantly pointed out -- it pains you to even speak Obama's name. We see you petulantly rooting against him even as you go through the motions of doing the barest minimum on his behalf to avoid being blamed if he loses.
You're not fooling anyone, Bill. You've gotten so caught up in yesterday that you've stopped thinking about tomorrow. You have the power to influence millions of voters and you're spitefully sitting on it. Surely you've noticed what's going on in the country. Surely you're aware of what's at stake on November 4th. This is not a game that you can afford to take your ball and go home with if you don't get to play the position you want. An Obama loss will most certainly be part of your legacy.
There's still time to fix it. How about this for an October surprise? Bill Clinton gets on the road and spends every day until the election sincerely and wholeheartedly communicating the urgency of electing Obama. You're the greatest politician of your generation, Bill. Surely you can fake enthusiasm for a month.
Oh, and stop talking about how much you like Senator McCain. Have you forgotten the vile joke he told a decade ago at your wife's and daughter's expense? Let me remind you: "Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? She's the child of Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton." Are you saying, Bill, that you can forgive McCain for calling Chelsea "ugly" but you can't forgive Obama for defeating Hillary?
If Obama loses a close election -- one in which even one state where you could have made a difference goes for McCain because you sat home and pouted -- it will be on you. We will remember that you couldn't be bothered to rise above your petty resentments for something as trivial as saving your country from the enemies of everything you profess to believe in. We forgave you for Monica, Bill, but we won't forgive you for this.
Earlier this month, we had all the furore about a lipsticked pig, yet it was a comment Senator McCain had used to describe Hillary Clinton - a comment Bill Clinton is happy to accommodate and still PRAISE McCain. Finally, Bill Clinton said that he'd campaign for Obama only after the Jewish holidays - I did not know that he is Jewish. Many of the people campaigning for Obama are Jewish yet have gone on the campaign trail regardless of their holidays - realising the importance of this election.
Will our LOYAL Bill had postponed his campaign for Hillary if she had secured the nomination or if another white middle class male had secured the Democratic presidential nomination?
When Bill Clinton was about to be impeached for lying - almost all his African American supporters stood by him. Obama's nomination would have given Bill Clinton the platform to say Thank You to the African American population for their immense support & loyalty. Unfortunately, Bill's ego is so BIG that he finds this impossible to fathom. African American's will remember!
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