Bill Clinton on The View: 'I like both of them', 'they are both qualified'!!! n/t

[kirby]

[Colobo]

1. He can't get over it, it seems...

[Max_powers94]

22. check this out

Look Barack you see Bill he is a bitch ass!!

[NYC_SKP]

25. LOL....

:rofl:

[Max_powers94]

23. Mcsame

[Demi_Babe]

2. that's his opinion...we all have one...it's clear he likes Obama better and so do I

[Colobo]

4. It would help if he was more categorical...

[kirby]

5. We dont need his opinion - we need him our there fighting for Obama and

showing that McCain and Palin would be a reckless unqualified choice to entrust our country to in these times!!!

[renate]

44. actually, I hope the Obama campaign encourages him to stay home n/t

[geek tragedy]

55. That won't happen, so we're better off having the

old has been stay at home so he can worship McCain in private.

[amitten]

3. Technically, they are both qualified. But McCain is too old, and

too erratic.

Bill Clinton should not be endorsing him in any way.

[kirby]

10. 'Technically'?

Technically anyone who meets the following qualifications is qualified to be President. Is that the new standard?

* be a natural-born citizen of the United States;
* be at least thirty-five years old;
* have been a permanent resident in the United States for at least fourteen years.

[amitten]

21. No, I just mean that on paper, they both have sufficient

experience as public servants to be considered for the presidency. (Unlike Palin, for instance, who couldn't possibly even handle a seat in Congress).

[Sebastian Doyle]

28. Actually, McCain doesn't even meet those qualifications.

He was born in Panama.

[dionysus]

just when he was starting to get out of the big dawghouse...

:eyes:

[gateley]

6. Well, he's wrong. nt

[madfloridian]

7. That angers me.

It really does. It's not that hard to stand up for your candidate.

[leftist.]

16. I agree with you.

I agree with you for this very simple reason - in 2004, Kerry was decidedly NOT my choice but when he became the nominee I threw my support, time, and money behind him to the fullest. Done and done.

[Faygo Kid]

8. Goodbye, Bill.

The stakes are way too high for his ego to get in the way.

I'm finished with him, as of today.

[Whisp]

9. he still bugs my ass. I was willing to give him some slack

but don't think so with how he is conducting himself.

fucking self absorbed creep.

[BklynChick]

11. thanks, but no thanks, Bill.

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. Bill is heavily invested with Citigroup and owes them favors

No surprise on who he really supports.

[brindis_desala]

66. The Saudis own his ass. He went out on a limb and Hillary

said sorry, not this time... call your girlfriend, Monica...

[Carolina]

13. I can't say what I feel for fear of being

taken to the woodshed by the moderators, but suffice it to say all Dems must stop giving McCain any 'bones.'

If the Big Dawg can't lavish Obama with praise and SAY NOTHING about McSame, he should just STFU and stay in Chappaqua

[Max_powers94]

14. Obama...........Do Not have Bill speak for you ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary is doing ok.

[The Wielding Truth]

15. Well, we know he isn't campaigning for Barack,with a comment

like that.It's disappointing that he cannot give more than a nod to our Democratic Presidential Candidate.How are the Hillary lovers going to take this?

[dionysus]

18. they will be here in minutes to defend it, those few still left here...

[Pattib]

17. My view of Bill has totally gone down...such a sore loser. I almost feel like

he's waiting to say...."told ya so". Sorry Bill, not going to happen.

[SuperTrouper]

19. For 2016 I just want Hillary to divorce that Bill asshole and campaign with Chelsea.

[kirby]

34. I agree...I think Hillary would have done better and may have even been

the VP if Bill were not around.

[NYC_SKP]

20. Some of us tried to say it, Bill cares only about Bill, but nooooooooo

Some folks wouldn't have any of that...."Peace and Prosperity" and all that crap.

Fuck Bill Clinton, he sucked when he was a Governor, and he's still sucking.

EDIT: spelling and need to add: :puke:

[Vinca]

24. Fire up the McCain television commercial team. I can see it now. nt

[L0oniX]

26. He's a rat.

[stray cat]

27. Just like Bush was qualified?

[Fired Up Democrat]

29. i used to think he was great

he is clearly not over it. I still have a favorable view of hillary though

[TwilightGardener]

30. Eh, ignore him. He just wants attention, and you don't get that by

supporting the nominee unequivocally, you get it by making carefully-chosen ambiguous remarks that will get plenty of airplay. Bill can't stand not being the star.

[AspenRose]

31. Without having seen the entire statement in context, all I can say is

Oh, Bill.... :-(

*heavy sigh*

[ClarkUSA]

32. The Clintons are playing for 2012 - her activities cover his ass so they have plausible deniability

It's obvious the plan is to give "their" voters a reason to vote for McCain over Obama.

[ShortnFiery]

61. If so, then they both are IMO, morally bankrupt, in that they put their ambitions over their Country

:thumbsdown:

[ClarkUSA]

65. That's about it, in a nutshell.

Despite the defensive bleating of Clintonians at DU. :puke:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

33. DUers, will you open your eyes now? Hillary has been doing o.k. but she has more to lose

Bill doesn't. His political career is over. Therefore I believe that he is the one out there, being dispatched to shoot daggers into Obama's back. It's jealousy and envy. He doesn't really care about Obama, and has made enthusiastic statements in favor of McSame. If I were Obama, I would stop allowing Bill to speak for me. His comments damaged Hillary and now they are doing the same to Obama.

Wake up, DUers. Please understand what is really going on here...

[Max_powers94]

36. yeah u r right...IF Obama looses because of Bill then the young and the AA will not vote Hillary.

[ShortnFiery]

64. It's so hard to believe that this is the same man I voted TWICE for President during the 1990s.

I want to believe that he's changed. I hope this "pettiness" is the result of Bill Clinton's aging poorly - NOT his core character. :(

[Beregond2]

35. What else would you expect from a guy

who has spent the past seven years cozying up to W?

[Metric System]

37. So should Bill have said that McCain isn't qualified and that he hates McCain's guts? Yeah, that

would go over well politically and wouldn't cause a distraction for Obama. Uh huh. Just look at how the Obama campaign reacted when Wesley Clark made his comments about McCain.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

39. Of course not, but his effusive praise of McSame isn't doing us any favors. When it comes to McSame

he has done this over and over again. His favorable comments of Obama have been lackluster at best. It's as if his eyes light up when he mentions McSame. I am looking right at Bill's face. He is different when discussing McSame. Understand that they are close friends. Bill has repeated that fact ad nauseam.

[Metric System]

43. Well all I can do is speak for myself, a hardcore Hillary supporter who had a tough time "getting

over" the primary battle. I watched Bill's appearance on the View and he said nothing that would make me consider McCain over Obama. Whatever positive things he had to say about McCain were not surprising to me and were exactly what I would expect from a politician and someone who's not trying to cause a distraction for Obama. Bill saying McCain is qualified is not newsworthy to the press, however Bill saying McCain ISN'T qualified WOULD indeed be newsworthy AND an unnecessary distraction for the Obama campaign. Just my take on it.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

47. I'm not arguing that Bill should have stated that McCain is unqualified. My problem with Bill

is that he goes out of his way to praise McCain when it is not necessary. You are a good Democrat and many of us appreciate the fact that you will support Obama, but the fact remains that there are a number of women Hillary supporting who are still trying to heal. Bill's revisionist recall of the facts during the primaries opens wounds for a lot of people, including Obama supporters. You may not have realized how underhanded Bill was, but evidently there are a lot of people here who picked up on it. Nevertheless, I am happy that you were able to look beyond the rhetoric and still support Obama; I hope Bill's behavior doesn't have the opposite effect on other Hillary supporters.

[Metric System]

51. The majority of Hillary supporters recognize that there is little difference between her policies

and Obama's. Bill said nothing to indicate that he believes that Hillary and McCain are similar on the issues. Of course, there are a minority of Hillary supporters who apparently are voting based on gender but they are luckily in the minority. Anyone who supported Hillary based on the issues are now supporting Obama.

[geek tragedy]

52. Did he say anything that would make you more likely

to vote for Obama over McCain?

He gave conservative Democrats a green light to vote for McCain.

Bill knows what he is doing, and it's called disloyalty.

[Metric System]

53. Well apparently he doesn't know what he's doing because if he is indeed doing what you say he's

doing and being so transparent to Obama supporters, then I don't see how it's an effective strategy. Like I said, all I can do is speak for myself and I didn't get any indication that McCain is the better choice. And on the issues it's more than apparent that Hillary and Obama are more alike than Hillary and McCain.

[geek tragedy]

54. If you were an undecided voter, did he give you a reason

to vote for Obama?

[ShortnFiery]

60. Well Bill best shed any hope of Hillary running for President in 2012 if this is how they ...

support the Democratic team.

IMO, as usual "Bill Clinton" is only concerned with the welfare of "Bill Clinton."

If anyone made disparaging remarks about my loved one, much less my own daughter, I would NOT EVER forgive unless there was a true and heartfelt apology. :thumbsdown:

[kirby]

41. As I said upthread...

He should be talking about how McCain and Palin would be a reckless unqualified choice to entrust our country to in these times!!! He needs to stop with his attempt to be a moderate statesmen. If he cannot do that, don't do the talk show circuit.

[Hersheygirl]

38. I've heard it a hundred times,

He's the best republican president we've ever had.

[Cha]

40. Sounds like Bill is joining mccain in the senility dept.

Anyway, the View can decide for themselves..they had mccain on a few weeks ago and "cleaned mccain's bones" according to cindy:silly:

Totally exposed his lies..and if Bill C thinks that makes him qualified then so be it for Bill. It says more about him and his "good judgment" than anything.

[NYC_SKP]

56. That's a sad fact. Old age doesn't discriminate.

He's lost his bearings. I wonder who he's gonna vote for...

:hide:

[Cha]

68. He'll write in Hillary's name..the upside of all

this is that Obama Biden will win on their own and won't be beholden to Clinton for nada.

[cjsmom44]

42. RE: WTF?

Rather two faced...don't you think ....oh sure I'll stump for Obama...(with fingers crossed behind his back) God Bill get over it...Hill lost....If he really cared about his reputation, he would at least be supporting the Democratic Party !!!!!!!!!!!

[thewiseguy]

45. He just said that Hillary won the popular vote during the primaries

but the superdelegates went for Obama and that was the end of the deal. :wow:

What a jackass.

[AtomicKitten]

48. "What a jackass."

:thumbsup:

[ShortnFiery]

63. Hey AK, long time no see ... errr ... I'll see you "a jackass" and raise you "a horse's patootie"

;) :yoiks:

[AtomicKitten]

67. Hey S&F!! Nice to see you.

I'll see your "horse's patootie" and raise you an "insufferable narcissist."

:hi:

[weezie1317]

46. Relax! Bill is helping us here. He's saying that Obama is as qualified as McCain. This will....

play with a lot of people and get them over the Obama is too inexperienced hump.

[gravity]

49. Exactly

I don't understand all the fuss about this.

[geek tragedy]

50. He didn't even say that.

Just that Obama is qualified, and then he rattles off a bunch of good stuff about McCain.

And Obama is going to have this clown campaign for him? Ugh!

[Cha]

58. Yeah, it's all Obama's

fault.

[washingdem]

57. McCain called his daughter ugly.

[kiranon]

59. McCain's comment only made McCain look ugly.

[Arugula Latte]

62. Anybody wanna chip in for some duct tape for his mouth?