"It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush.....

[ruggerson]

"it might take a Clinton to clean up after the second one."

Now THAT was a "Where's the beef" line.'

She turned that question right on its ear.

That line is going down in history books.

[Seen the light]

1. It takes a dry cleaner to clean up after a Clinton

Not my quote, taken from scheming daemons. But I lol'ed at it.

[jgraz]

35. Actually, it takes one of these

[DemExpat]

2. She can do it too IMO.

DemEx

[AGirl]

3. I LOVE IT SO MUCH, the crowds went crazy

[OHdem10]

4. Wasn't that great111

[PeaceNikki]

5. It was a great answer, for sure!

:D

[rucky]

6. That was the money line of the night.

[ruggerson]

8. That's the clip that's going to be shown over and over from this debate

what a brilliant political line.

[mtnsnake]

It'll be playing on every highlight news reel tomorrow.

[mtnsnake]

7. Best answer EVER to that worn out Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton question. AWESOME

She is having fun tonight. They're both good.

[Seen the light]

12. It was cute, but how was it relevant?

Just a cheesy soundbite, yippee.

[ruggerson]

16. You don't get it

that kind of sound bite is what wins debates

[KennedyGuy]

18. (too complex for some) just whisper hoooope..and move on

[UndergroundEcoHound]

49. complex?

I think the word that best applies to your posts is "whatever". Seriously, how much energy do you use to belittle and alienate each day...you might want to find something constructive to do with so much free time.

[Vilis Veritas]

24. unfortunately you are right...

[blm]

34. Clinton CLEANED up after Poppy Bush and that is WHY we ended up with Bush2.

And YES - Hillary WILL provide the same type of 'cleaning' service for the Bushes that Bill provided throughout the 90s.


http://consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html

And that will be a horrible thing for this nation.

[DiamondJay]

52. try Clarance Thomas, Sandra Day OConnor, Anthony Kennedy, William Rhenquist and Antonin Scalia

and the GOP media are why we got Bush II

[thunder rising]

9. It was a Clinton that left the Democratic Party so weak a moron from TX could kick them out!

[LostinVA]

17. Um -- Clinton had excellent approval ratings leaving office

[BeatleBoot]

31. 72% Approval the week the House Voted to Impeach

Then, of course, all charges were dropped in the Senate and he never really was impeached.

But a 72% Approval during his worst week as president.

I'd call that almost unheard of.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. Hillary reads DU!

[RaleighNCDUer]

13. Oh, I hope the fuck she does. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. That might mean more if the previous Clinton actually HAD cleaned up.

But in truth he just lifted the edge of the rug and swept it all under, out of sight. BCCI. Iran/Contra. The REAL reasons for GulfI.

If he HAD cleaned up after Bush I there never would have been a Bush II.

[THUNDER HANDS]

14. oh jesus christ, she uses that line every day

it's part of her fucking stump speech.

Like people haven't heard that before?

It reeks of dynasty.

[parasim]

30. Exactly.

It's her standard response to the whole Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton question as well.

People are acting like she thought of it on the fly tonight... whatever...

[Moochy]

41. reeks of dynasty

I wonder who of HRC supporters would have been in favor of giving the Kingship to George Washington.

[calmblueocean]

50. Definitely reeks of dynasty. Maybe it takes an Obama to break the cycle.

We shall see.

[KennedyGuy]

15. It scared the crap right outta the Obama supporters on this board

but...but...Rassmussen...

[The Ghost]

21. real scary

hearing her repeat that staled line for the millionth time

sigh

[Raine]

26. Yeah sure

it did :scared: ... :sarcasm: :rofl:

[BeatleBoot]

19. A rising tide lifts all boats

And Bill sure lifted me and my community up in the 1990's.

Been struggling through since he left office.

Please, please give us Hillary.

We need her more than ever.

[earthside]

20. It will go down in history, all right.

That is exactly the kind of too-clever-by-half response that will elect John McCain if Clinton(s) is the nominee.

Too many Clinton(s) supporters here are living in a political junkies bubble. I talk to a lot of average, non-political voters and this Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton(s) notion is just something they don't like, they see it as undemocratic.

[ruggerson]

39. How can it be undemocratic if they are elected by voters

(with the exception of 2000)

[ursi]

22. and the crap left around by the Clintons lost the Dems the White House for 8 years!

[BeatleBoot]

37. That's why it came down to 513 votes in Florida? The Clinton's ?

I've heard it all now.

Wow. Unreal.

I can think of a million other things.

1) Nader

2) Gore not asking for a full recount of the entire state

3) The infamous butterfly ballot

4) Gore asking Clinton to stay away from the race.

Just to name a few....

[BootinUp]

23. That fired up the Hillary fans no? :-)

[ruggerson]

27. It obviously fired up the crowd :)

[goldcanyonaz]

25. She's kicking ass and taking names!

:woohoo:

:woohoo:

:woohoo:

[DemExpat]

28. I love how well she is doing here - very relaxed and focussed.

DemEx

[Politicub]

29. Fantasic delivery on Hillary's part

She brought down the house

[Sancho]

32. That was the best comment of the month. Very witty.

:dem:

[IndianaGreen]

33. Sorry bud, but Hillary has been using that line on her stump speeches since Iowa

and it always gets applause. Why are you guys acting as if you never heard it before? This is like Huckabee's line about him being from Hope, Arkansas, and begging the audience to give Hope another chance.

[donheld]

43. It's the first I've heard it

So I'm late, sue me.

[AntiFascist]

36. ....with plenty of sweeping under the rug. n/t

[Moochy]

38. And it will be a Clinton....

who stops all investigations into a Bush's crimes...
...just like Bill shutdown Iran contra investigations when he got into office.

[creeksneakers2]

40. That was by far the best line of the night.

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

42. True line too!

[pat_k]

44. And it took the Dems refusal to Impeach Reagan and Poppy . .

. . .to give us the first Bush.

And it took Clinton's failure to go after Bush I for obstructing justice that enabled the fascists to regroup and re-emerge.

Given the depths those failures have brought us to, I shudder to contemplate what's ahead if the current Congress continues to refuse to impeach.
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0511-29.htm">Hey Democrats, Truth Matters!

[AlaskaMaddie2008]

45. Indeed there is a pattern !

YaY !:applause: :applause:

[Alexander]

46. She meant to say "It took a Clinton to COVER UP after the first Bush....."

"It might take a Clinton to COVER UP after the second one."

I'd like to direct your attention to Iran-Contra, the CIA cocaine distribution and the BCCI scandal.

All started by Bush I. All covered up by Clinton I.

[DiamondJay]

51. covered up by Clinton?

more like the Republican media, and the Clinton "scandals" that diverted attention from the real thing, Iran Contra. Thank you Richard Mellon Scaife you worthless piece of shit.

[Neshanic]

47. She is the one that will get us through the mess of the monkey.

[knowledgeispwr]

48. It may have taken a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush...

but it'll take an Obama to turn the page.

[Big Blue Marble]

53. Here is what I think about that talking point.

You know the one she has used over and over and doesn't really mean anything.


:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[chelaque liberal]

54. That line drives me crazy!

She's taking credit for her husband's administration. She running as the NOW candidate at the same time she is running as Mrs. Bill Clinton. She can't have it both ways.

[LordJFT]

55. but it takes obama to break the cycle