2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumYes HRC gave the speeches, but she didn't inhale
When asked about marijuana, Bill Clinton famously said he experimented with it, but he didn't inhale.
The point is that, of course he was around it, and engaged in an act that looked just like he was actually smoking marijuana. BUT - he didn't inhale.
By having the marijuana, lighting the marijuana, and drawing a puff, it looked just like smoking marijuana. But by not inhaling, he avoided any of the actual effects of marijuana which, for most people, is the point of smoking it in the first place.
I think what we should realize is that Hillary is correct when she denies the implication of graft. Yes, it looks like they gave her a large quantity of money in order to curry favor, since that is the usual recipe for curried favor. But we are failing to realize that, just like Bill and marijuana, she insulated herself against its effects.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Just like the marijuana didn't influence Bill
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)They are related methods of commentary, but they are not the same thing.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)But that is what she has been saying.
Sure I got a lot of money, but it hasn't influenced me.
It's the same as Bill and marijuana. He didn't inhale.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)explanations sometimes offered up for Clinton behaviors..of all kinds.
Most of the explanations amount to dressed up bullshit, but I can't be sure
sometimes if someone is fooling around or not..thus my question.
I support Bernie, and I want the money flow to end. Its a poison, doesn't
matter if they have a D or R after there name.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Just take things as they are. If you are fooled, it's not on you.
We all know that Bill Clinton didn't actually smoke marijuana. He experimented with it, but didn't inhale. It only looked like he was smoking marijuana.
I think the same sort of thing is true here.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)It was a partial blowjob and he finished it off himself.
So, it was "kinda like sex", but not really sex.
Are you going to tell me that just because I ejaculate with a woman in the room that we're having sex?
On edit: (my wife has insisted it is)
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)libtodeath
(2,888 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Back in 92 on the campaign here in Austin he said he went to a show at the Armadillo.
Unless he wasn't breathing inside he did inhale.