Dee Dee Myers husband wrote the latest Bill & Bimbo eruptions piece at Vanity Fair...

[dkf]

by Todd S. Purdum

(I should add, by way of disclosure, that my wife, Dee Dee Myers, was Clinton’s first press secretary. They have not been in regular contact since she left the White House, and she has not been a source for this article.)

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/07/clinton200807

Very interesting...I wonder if that means anything.

On Edit: Bill looks steamed...he wrote a loooong response to the article

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Clinton_attacks_Vanity_Fair.html

[JI7]

1. what ? she has endorsed Hillary

but they aren't talking ?

[dkf]

3. And I bet they won't be talking soon.

[cliffordu]

2. Jeeze louise....I had NO idea that's who wrote that.....

I find it VERY interesting that the old guard - Clinton and Bush BOTH just had their asses busted by former press secretaries.......or their mates....

Absolutely perfect.

[trueblue2007]

41. purdum is horrible

Today I saw this Purdum (HE REALLY IS DUMB) on CNN. What a slanderous piece of trash he is. What he wrote is NOT journalism. It is a slimey little rag on par with the crap you see in the national enquirer.

I hope he gets sued.

[GarbagemanLB]

4. It means he is sleeping on the couch.

[Genevieve]

22. The Clintons maintain two residences, and do not live togoether.

She in DC, he in New York.

[grantcart]

5. actually if you put all the bimbo parts aside, there is so much there it

makes it seem like it would be impossible to vet the Clinton family.

[vaberella]

6. That picture of Bill is awful...

They want to maximize on this sort of 'deranged' schpiel he's on. ~sigh~ poor guy...

[ruby slippers]

7. or keep Hillary's Bobby Kennedy comment alive.....unfortunately, that was

what I saw in the picture....

[JI7]

8. i'm a bit worried about his health, he hasn't been looking good at all

throughout this campaign.

[Peace Patriot]

9. What a gutter-gossip, pretend-prurient piece of shit this article is!

Barely a cut above National Inquirer!

But I read every word.

Hadn't plugged into Clinton in a while (either one). Thought I'd catch up on Bill. And it is interesting to think about this unique marriage and situation. Wife of former president runs for president. What's he supposed to do? Can't rest on his multi-million dollar speeches laurels. Has to get out there and stump. He a charmer. Her, well... a screecher. (Sorry, Hillary fans--but that's how her voice affects me.) Her smile looks pasted on; his looks easy. What a contrast! And, to be fair, her serious, wonky, and probably by far the better administrator; he, something of a fuckoff, who didn't think NAFTA through all the way to the end and the destruction of the sovereignty of the American people (or maybe he did). And the two partners in this marriage competing for the same Seat of Ultimate Power, one following the other.

So that drew me in--what's Bill been up to? And how can these two still be together? And the pity and tragedy of her failure to be charming. And the pity and the tragedy of his fabled intellect and magical political skills wasted on the Corporate Rulers' agenda. And the oddity of their marriage--him a philanderer, her all business. And the nakedness of the Corporate Rulers' agenda, sans charm. And the excruciating pain of sexism. (Why should a woman candidate have to be charming? Was it all that beneficial to ordinary people that Bill is?)

The article doesn't deliver. It's shallow. Empty. It doesn't even contain the thrill of disclosure. There is nothing to disclose. Bill hangs with some racy people, and hasn't been caught doing anything racy. Why did the writer write it? Why did Vanity Fair publish it? (I thought they had standards.) It hints all over the place at prurience, and has nothing to reveal. Maybe a cut below National Inquirer, because you expect more from Vanity Fair.

I'm sorry I read it. It left me feeling sick about my country. Both that our culture produced such a shitty article, and that I could get suckered into such emptiness.

[mirrera]

29. You are right the article sucked...

It reminds me how much I do not want the circus to come to town. Clinton in any other age would have been called a "colorful Character", and I can see how he would be pissed.

I also couldn't resist the tabloid and now need a shower.

[KittyWampus]

33. Pimping his days as POTUS out and helping lobby for foreign nationals with dubious goals

isn't being a "colorful character".

Or maybe you didn't read the whole article or absorb the fact Clinton decided to consort with sleaze and make HUGE amounts of money using his clout as ex-POTUS in ways that are morally repugnant. AND then loaned some of that money to his wife's failed POTUS campaign.

[mirrera]

38. No I read it. I already knew he was sleazy.

The moment he teamed up with Iran Contra King GHWB, I lost all love for Bubba. It is just I love Vanity Fair, and this article was less than I expect from them.

[KittyWampus]

32. Gutter-gossip? The crowd Bill runs with AND TAKES MONEY FROM and free airplane trips from

isn't "gutter-gossip". That crowd funnels money into Bill and Hillary's coffers.

It's a disgrace the Mediawhores blew off actually reporting on the Clinton's tax returns. Clintons dumped them on a Friday and the Mediawhores dutifully then ignored the truth-

Bill Clinton has been pimping his days as POTUS out and to some really unsavory people including foreign nationals whose goals don't mesh well with the USA's.

[glowing]

10. Why bother?

Why is he pulling all this stuff out? Is there a particular reason why this author decided to tabloid the former President... Some say, and speculation is... I don't like this kind of stuff. Facts, present the facts.

The campaign is the campaign, but smearing our President even further.. I suppose we will see a fluff peice on President Bush as well?

[beetlejuiceonline]

14. Todd Purdum has done a number of very "soft" articles on Obama for Vanity Fair

Todd Purdum has done a number of very "soft" articles on Obama for Vanity Fair. I think he's quite biased against the Clintons and his latest article on Bill reflects that.

Note: He actually criticizes Bill Clinton for giving "only" 1 million dollars to charity from the sales of his book "Giving".

[Eurobabe]

11. precisely why I don't want Hillary ANYWHERE NEAR the WH

In fact, I wish they would both just go on their merry way and get out of public life, period.

[Tellurian]

12. I hope Dee Dee Myers wakes up one morning

and discovers she married beneath her. I've always liked Dee Dee. It's a shame she found this vapid, truculent poor excuse for a human being as someone desirable to spend the rest of her life with. There is something broken in Todd Purdum as reflected in his scathing sourceless account of Bill Clinton's activities while on the campaign trail and attending the social functions of good friends. Dee Dee has had a wonderful career. My heart goes out to her for having to suffer through the embarrassment of tawdry tabloid journalism of a former president and boss, such that her own husband has brought on her family and her self is just very sad.

You can do better Dee Dee and you deserve better. I hope you're looking.

[beac]

13. Interesting that you think Dee Dee should leave her husband for writing an article,

but have no problems with Hillary staying with a man who repeatedly cheated on her and humiliated her in front of the world.

Just interesting...

[Tellurian]

15. If you look at the inner selves of the author and the subject..

The article is more a profile of an author with serious problems writing an honest straight forward article. As I said, there is some deep personality flaw within Todd Purdum preventing him from avoiding promoting salacious gossip.

I don't know a man who hasn't cheated on his wife probably even Todd Purdum. What has that fact got to do with my post.

[tabasco]

16. LOL. What a sorry group of associates you have.

"I don't know a man who hasn't cheated on his wife"

Of course, you are probably lying. Par for the course.

[Tellurian]

17. He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone!

is that your claim? Take off the rose colored glasses and step into the the real world.

[charlie]

23. *whap*

I'll make that claim. Your Hillaroid Projection Disease has got you believing everyone's as low as you are. If you've got a wife, I hope she's looking in. You've just admitted to fucking around on her, you dumb wanker.

And it's clear you don't know shit about Dee Dee Myers, either. If you did, she'd get the same spiked boot treatment as her husband and the rest who aren't sufficiently deferential to the Royal Family.

[beac]

21. No kidding...

and she wants Dee Dee to leave HER husband. Crazy, no?

[Tellurian]

25. Leave..no! Dump, yes!

[Hola]

18. Would they lie

But how many would lie about it to the American People? Clinton could have just said 'none of your business, or I'm not going there' - but he choose to lie straight out on national television.

We defended him then, but it was humiliating.

[Tellurian]

19. Bush lied about the War..

only the stakes are much higher...100's of thousands have died because of it.

No one died because of BC's. He's paid for his mistake a million times.

[beac]

20. If you don't get it , then I can't explain it to you.

Luckily, the likelihood of Dee Dee Meyers seeing your sick and spiteful post is nil.

[Tellurian]

24. How do you know she doesn't post on this board?

you know that too, I suppose.

You really are a naive individual.

[reflection]

37. Nice to meet you.

Now you know one.

[polpilot]

26. Even non-Hillary supporters don't believe she has deserved to be treated like Bill has treated her..

until these primaries.

[Tellurian]

27. Over 17 million people Love Hillary and had no problem giving her their vote!

Because they know she can win the general.

[Political Heretic]

28. Sorry what were you saying? I was distracted by that photo of angelina jolie.

[mirrera]

39. LOL I am a woman and I was distracted. :-)

[sfam]

30. Clinton's response doesn't mention the Bimbo erruption charge...

Then again, the article claims he's made significant upgrades in this area. From Monica to Supermodels and Celebs - Yeeeaaaaaaaaaarrr! Go Bill!!!

I do agree with Bill's criticism that this article doesn't cover his positive impact at all, but this in itself doesn't make it pure libel.

[Barack_America]

31. And her sister is Obama's Chief Operating Officer.

Interesting family ties.

[MilesColtrane]

34. Nothing I read in the first page of the article made me want to wade through the other 7.

Bad writing.

[merh]

35. Let's clear up one thing in BC's memo

* The hundreds of thousands of people in the Gulf Region who have been the beneficiary of over $130 million in grants given by the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.

Individuals were not afforded any of the grant monies - they went to organizations, schools, libraries and churches, like the Catholic churches (as if the catholic church needs money). Folks donated for individuals but the BCKF did not award to individuals.

-snip-

As Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton announced when creating the Fund, contributions are being used to:

* provide assistance to institutions of higher education ($30 million);
* to help the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to rebuild and recover ($40 million);
* to support interfaith houses of worship ($25 million ); and
* to support other health, housing, education, and community needs ($35 million.)

For a list of our current grantees by award category, please click the links below:

Higher Education Grants, please click here

State Grants, please click here

Interfaith Institutions, please click here

Other Grants, please click here..

http://www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org/

There are individuals that STILL NEED assistance, housing is still an issue.

[genna]

36. VF-Disjointed portrait that alleged bad behavior without giving specific bad acts

All in all, I read it for prurient reasons. I feel particularly bad because I was wanted to know what he was saying? Clinton's off his game?

We all knew BC was off this season. We don't know why. After reading the article, I still don't know why.

Clinton is lonely?
Well...
Because his wife is working, well...
Because he had complications after a heart surgery, well...


I didn't get any meat out of this article.

[npincus]

40. nice pic of Bill & Chelsea