Defending Hill, Bill Trips Over His Own Ego

[NoHitlery]

DEFENDING HILLARY, BILL TRIPS OVER HIS OWN EGO
Dick Morris March 29th
Bill Clinton has changed in the years since he ran for president -- and the new Bill is not as suited to the task of helping Hillary get elected as the old Bill Would Have been.

The old Bill Clinton was nearly totally devoid of ego. He was far too insecure about his political prospects to indulge in an orgy of self-congratulation. For all those people who surround themselves with tokens of their dignity – framed photos on their walls posing with the great and famous, mementos of their achievements, plaques showing the appreciation of others – here was the president of the United States with unadorned walls and an undersized ego to match. The key to his affections was always to offer legitimate criticism. Those who gave him only sycophancy found themselves quickly out the door. Only people who would help him by making him a better candidate would get a second meeting.

When the old Bill Clinton felt threatened by an opponent or hounded by a prosecutor, he would bewail his fate to all who would listen, beseeching their help and demanding their attention. Often his out-loud laments would trigger action and sometimes lead to solutions. But this display of self-pity was always private, never in public. He was too disciplined and kept his ego enough in control that he would keep his public disposition sunny and positive even as he haunted his staff behind closed.

Even his legendary temper was always concealed from public view. In private with his staff, he would frequently fly into rages that were so varied that Stephanopoulos categorized them (“the silent scream,” “the morning roar,” the “slow boil,” “the nightcap,” “the show,” and “the last gap”[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This No Hillary For President Forum Link. ) But the extent and violence of his red faced tantrums were so concealed from the public and the media that few believed he was capable of such a temper during his presidential years.

But now his self-pity and temper are often on full public view. His ego has grown to the point where he bounces off the walls when he is attacked.

Bill’s self-pity shone through in his recent public lament that the media was being “unfair” to his wife by criticizing her 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq war and by contrasting that pro-war vote with Obama’s declared opposition to the war then and now. Only a Clinton-esque reading of the war resolution could conclude that it merely authorized, as Hillary and now claims aggressive UN inspection. And only a Clinton-esque editing of Obama’s remarks could lead to the conclusion that he was not always against the war.

But Bill has never let this moaning, self-pitying side of himself be seen in public before. Now that he has performed in public the whining and wailing to which he so frequently gives vent in private, the view is unattractive at best and ineffective at worst.

The Clinton temper has likewise begun to make its way into public view. The former president’s interview with Mike Wallace and, before that, with Britain’s David Frost, showed his red-faced, finger-waging tirades to the entire world. Defending his record on terror to Wallace and attacking Kenneth Starr to Frost, Bill’s public benign and sunny face clouded over and the storm was not pleasant to watch.

But more than self-pity and anger, it is Bill’s ego that could be destructive to Hillary’s campaign. He no longer welcomes criticism, or even tolerates it. When anyone impugns his integrity or record, he demands that his minions or Hillary’s campaign staff spring to his defense. It was likely such an instinct that impelled Sandy Berger’s ridiculous attempt to ferret documents out of the archives lest they tell the truth about Bill Clinton’s failure to get Osama bin Laden or even to take him seriously until it was too late. And it was clearly his pique at the attacks on his pardons by David Geffen that led to the Clinton campaign’s decision to criticize Obama in public for the Hollywood mogul’s attack.

In his own campaigns, Clinton was always induced to keep his cool in public. His need to get elected kept his ego in check and aides were always around to keep the cork in his temper. But now either his staff has gotten less bold or he has gotten more so, but the equation no longer keeps him contained. His demands for public retribution against those who dare to criticize him is both unbecoming and dangerous for Hillary’s campaign.

No longer a candidate himself and puffed up by seven years of flattery, the new royal Clinton is so sensitive to criticism and so unrestrained in his reaction to it that he will make life increasingly difficult for Hillary and her handlers.

Potential Demander and Thief

[nohil-billy]

If this is so, then the RNC needs to get to work. Back in '96 when Dole was campaigning for president somebody, dressed as a cigarette, would show up at all of his campaign stops. I suggest that the RNC pay a couple of people to show up at Bill and Hillary fund raising stops dressed as cigars. Topping them off with condoms and a beret would also be a nice touch.

If Bill has gotten as thin skinned as Morris says, it will only be a matter of time.

[WiseOne]

If Bill has gotten as thin skinned as Morris says, it will only be a matter of time.

Good, he has had me "thin-skinned" for many years. LOL. True, a matter of time before he screws something up for her. That's a great idea about showing up dressed as cigars...maybe they will read this and actually do it.

I tell ya, I bet if Bill read this forum he would cry, HAHAHAHAHA.

[nohil-billy]

I bet if Bill saw this forum our entire forum membership would have to quit flying.

[NoHitlery]

Originally Posted by nohil-billy

I bet if Bill saw this forum our entire forum membership would have to quit flying.

nohil-billy: You presuppose that the little fat boy really wants her to win. He*ll he is probably a member of the forum. Remember, she wins, he is going to find it very difficut as first lady to get laid. I honestly believe they have a love hate relationship, Clinton's Ego is so fragile that he will want her to lose so he can tell her as I've mentioned before, "I know Bill Clinton" and you're no Bill Clinton. Be clear, would you hit the rack with this broad every night even if you had to kick out various stamp lickers to get to her?
This broad brings new meaning to the term "Heavy Weight"
Hillary Clinton Ruler of the Universe

[nohil-billy]

My bet is that it's been so long for Bill, that even Hillary doesn't know if he wears boxers or briefs.

[WiseOne]

I bet she doesn't. You can tell Hillary is NOT interested in sex from Bill or any man. I bet he's RARELY ever had sex with her. Can you blame him? If I rolled over and saw her face in the midst of darkness, I would probably poo in my boxers, LOL. ROTF.

[NoHitlery]

Dude, That's what barn yard animals are for along with one hell of alot of gin. Hillary would have to be a reverse prostitute and pay guys to boink her. What a skag!



Only reason she want to be President is so she can make money at Motel 6 at 1600 Pensylvania Avenue. She deserves to be crushed like the bug she is, and actually I'm hoping it will be in the General Election, when I will get serious about going to work for the RNC.

[Herb Schaffler]

In the book "Why the Clintons Belong in Prison", the aurthor mentioned that Markie Post (in the picture above) was rumored to have had sex with Bill. I've heard that Markie Post is a lesbian, so maybe it was Hillary that she had sex with.