O'Reilly is saying that it has been reported that Clinton is livid. . .

[wndycty]

. . .he is allowing guests to say it, however he warns them that it cannot be confirmed. Why the fuck is this about Clinton. Michelle Malkin is using this to bash Clinton, Monica Crowley is using this to bash Clinton. Lets not forget as Nancy leaned over the casket O'Reilly said lets not politicize it.

[bossfish]

1. Huh?

What's Clinton "livid" about?

[wndycty]

4. Allegedely that his not speaking. . .

. . . Drudge reported it so of course O'Reilly thinks its true.

[izzie]

15. I gave up after Stevens who is a little soft in the head and

it was just a elect Bush thing. They may as well has bumper stickers on their fannies.

[izzie]

16. I do not think Bush would let Clinton speak. Clinton does it to well

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[MajorFlaw]

22. If Clinton and shrub spoke at the same ceremony, people might

forget who is president.

[lancdem]

6. Nothing

There was a Drudge story yesterday quoting an unnamed "Clinton insider" saying the Big Dog was upset he wasn't asked to speak at the funeral. But since we know no Clinton insider would ever give Drudge the time of day, this story is likely nothing more than a Rove-engineered smear job by Drudge.

[bossfish]

11. No way they would ask Clinton to speak

at the funeral? Isn't Shrub delivering the eulogy? That will be classic. Having Big Dog there will only make Shrub look ever more lame, if that is possible.

When I heard about Chimpy and the eulogy, I was reminded of that movie Zoolander when Derek Z gives his "yoo-goo-lee".

[Nevernose]

12. LOL I'd forgotten about that!

Time to fire up the DVD player!

[bossfish]

24. I'm just glad I'll be away Friday...

on a long golfing weekend - IN CANADA!

Hopefully less of the Reagasm there.

[wellstone_democrat]

27. you lucky bastard

all those sane canadians...

[onecitizen]

29. I heard somewhere.........

over the last few days, on one of these shows(sorry, no link. Nothin' but my memory which is questionable)that Nancy had wanted Clinton and was told it wouldn't be a good idea. Now, I don't know who told her that but I guess we can speculate. The story said the Clinton's and the Reagan's got along pretty well. Now, I don't know if there was one lick of truth to any of that cause I don't believe much of anything I read or hear on TV any longer.

[Warpy]

17. Both Clinton and Carter were eliminated from the list

at the "festivities." All these dog and pony shows for dead former presidents have been bipartisan affairs in the past. This is just more proof of how meanspirited, vindictive, petty, and downright TACKY the right is.

They should be deeply ashamed of themselves, but since they have no concept of manners, they probably won't be.

[BlueStateGirl]

33. Eliminated from speaking or attending ?

[wndycty]

2. Now he is going on about how he hopes that there is no partisanship. . .

. . .he has the two most partisan hacks on Moncia Crowley and Michelle Malkin taking swings at Clinton and then he says he wants no partisanship.

[lapfog_1]

8. When I first heard that Clinton was upset

at not being invited to speak at the eeuuuwwwlogoy, (reported
by Drudge no less), I thought "bullshit". I still think "bullshit".
I doubt that Clinton could give a flying F**K at the moon if he has
to speak. I'm sure the Bushies asked Nancy to not invite him, lest
America realize that Clinton is sooooo much better at public
speaking that shrub, but I just don't see Clinton getting his panties
in a twist over this.

[lancdem]

Of course it can't be confirmed

because it's a Drudge smear with no source. BTW, who's Monica Crowley?

[jean]

3. O'Reilly suffers from pre-release Clinton book envy

This is the only way he knows to try to beat down those upcoming book sales which will eclipse all of O'Reilly's numbers.

[Carolina]

37. I love it ... book envy

First, I wouldn't want Clinton to speak 'cause then I'd have to watch.
Second, Clinton will be all over the map in the next couple of weeks, front and center with adoring crowds and that will drive the fuckers like O'Really (??) nuts.

The Big Dog doesn't need to speak; I don't think he gives a rip about speaking; and in short order he'll be eclipsing all this enough already reagan bullshit.

[NMDemDist2]

5. about what? Not being asked to speak?

I'd be pissed too. RR funeral is a STATE function and should not be partisan. Any living ex presidents should be asked to speak along with both leaders of the house

The fact they are not letting ONE Democrat speak is a misuse of my tax dollars. I think we should send the bill for this to the RNC!

[Piperay]

7. Livid??? about what? IF

it is the same crap that Drudge was saying about Clinton being sore about not being a speaker at RR's funeral, that is TOTAL BULL SHIT! It is protocal that the three highest officials (or something like that) in the administration speak at a former Prez's funeral and it happens that they (of course) are all repukes. As a former President Clinton knows protocal and knows exactly why he isn't speaking!

[Yupster]

26. My guess is that

if Nancy asked Clinton to speak, he'd say he'd be happy to, and his speech would be gracious.

If Nancy doesn't ask him, his reaction would be that he understood that too, and if there was anything else he could do instead he's be happy to do it.

I have a hard time thinking that he's livid.

[killbotfactory]

9. Let's just hope those America-hating democrats keep politics out of it

And mourn and worship the savior of the free world with the rest of us patriots.

[ItsMyParty]

10. They are being very cleaver in how they are setting this up

Bush is speaking because he is the current president. Papa gets to speak because he was Ronnie's VP (and in charge of the undercover crap going on in the WH basement). And Magge Thatcher is speaking because she was the PM of Britain during that era and a friend of Ronnie's. They made sure the speakers were backed up with 'credentials' of "why they are allowed to speak" and thus cut out any Democrats. This is just another occasion where Bush will come off as 'small' in comparison...........

[Cronus Protagonist]

13. Makes me think the Big Dog turned them DOWN!

Why else would they be making a big issue of it. Rememeber they always spin the opposite of what happened.

BLAME BUSH FIRST!

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[TN al]

14. Correct me if I am wrong but...

...when Nixon died didn't all of the former presidents sit in the first row with their wives and watch Clinton eulogize him. That seemed pretty nonpartisan to me and frankly the RIGHT way to do it. I am refusing to watch but are Clinton and Carter not in attendance? If not the whole thing is partisan just because of their absence. Oh and by the way screw the gop.

[Old and In the Way]

19. Clinton was President during Nixon's funeral.

Hey, can you really blame Republicans? Would you want to have Bill Clinton speaking extemperaneously in his classy, Presidential way....and then have to listen to the buffoon who can't string 2 sentences together, in spite of having a teleprompter and a week to memorize his lines? Why remind the voter that this loser was installed by 1 vote on the Supreme Court?

[Manix]

18. O'Reilly is a F**KIN ASSHOLE!!!!....enough said.

[morcatknits]

20. Another Thought

I heard from two or three different sources that the Reagan family chose those who would speak. In fact, I heard that Reagan himself, asked Margaret Thatcher to deliver the eulogy, and chose the other speakers. That's not to say that politics don't play any part in it, but I can hardly see the Reagans choosing Clinton as a speaker.

Knit on,
Morcat

[Vickers]

21. Why would Big Dawg be at an RNC function?

:shrug:

Makes no sense to me.

[Fone Book]

23. Clinton should speak about it on his own

Clinton should hold his own press conference and give his own damn speach. Fuck the RNC!

[Cat Atomic]

25. This is an example of the right wing media echo chamber.

Yes, it's been reported that Clinton is livid.

By MATT DRUDGE.

O'Reilley, Hannity, and all the rest can now kick the subject around and define the debate as "why is Clinton livid?" or "does Clinton have a right to be livid?".

Meanwhile, the accusation need have no basis in fact.

[terrya]

28. Nothing like using a state funeral to get in a little Clinton bashing.

[BlueStateGirl]

30. O' reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, all of them ought to get down on their knees

and praise Jesus for the Bill and Hillary Clinton.


If it weren't for the Clintons these morons would be nowhere. They have made their money lying about and bashing them. Bill and Hillary ought to collect royalties from these scumbags. And every other Rightwing nobody who ever wrote a book about them.

[Just Me]

31. O'Reilly is well-paid to be a total asshole. His words are worthless. n/t

[peacetalksforall]

32. This smells

Why would he be livid? He probably isn't.

If it's Nancy's call, it's understandable, but not likely that she would not follow tradition and protocal.

If Norquist and Meese and other handlers are running the show, it's understandable and predictable because they have no class and dictate the divide and conquer strategy.

If they invited Carter and not Clinton or the other way around, it would have to go into the first chapter of the Crass Brown Book of Etiquette and Protocal.

[vetwife]

34. How about if true Clinton respon like this

I want to give my heartfelt sympathies to Mrs. Reagan and the Reagan family, pick up a club from his golf bag and then say "Watch this drive".

[wndycty]

35. Ouch!

:kick:

[neebob]

36. Uh-huh, and he also said Ted Kennedy is insane

for suggesting executive decisions like those in the torture memo lead to actual torture. This I managed to pick up in like 10 seconds, surfing for a non-Reagan channel. Why anyone watches O'Reilly for longer than that remains a mystery to me.

On edit: Oh, and then like half an hour later, I was changing channels again and caught Hannity asking if Reagan had never been president, would be be fighting communism and terrorism. Make it stop!

[wndycty]

38. Kick

:kick: