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What do we call Bill Clinton (Original Post) Whimsey Jun 2016 OP
President Clinton underthematrix Jun 2016 #1
Way too ambiguous. But President Bill Clinton works (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #22
Slick Willy bigwillq Jun 2016 #2
A career philanderer? Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #3
We normally hear crap like that from right wingnuts ... hmmmmm. n/t SFnomad Jun 2016 #8
Hey he admit it himself. TimPlo Jun 2016 #19
oops jcgoldie Jun 2016 #14
I guess you're not a JFK fan? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #24
President Clinton TeddyR Jun 2016 #4
First Dude Mz Pip Jun 2016 #5
I vote for 1st Dude too Dem2 Jun 2016 #32
"Ambassador to Luxembourg". n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #6
disgusting? wendylaroux Jun 2016 #7
Big Dawg! JoePhilly Jun 2016 #9
As first spouses has always been called: First Lady or First Gentleman zenabby Jun 2016 #10
No other First Lady has TimPlo Jun 2016 #20
And it's not over yet. Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #40
Business Partner Armstead Jun 2016 #11
LOL!!! Skid Rogue Jun 2016 #31
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #12
No! greytdemocrat Jun 2016 #17
That works for me. 840high Jun 2016 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife Jun 2016 #33
Wow some mean stuff in here jzodda Jun 2016 #13
would be if Bill clinton did not cost TimPlo Jun 2016 #21
Power-hungry jerk. BlueStater Jun 2016 #15
Sorry. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #39
Mockery. Cute. Like a child. BlueStater Jun 2016 #41
Talk about acting like a child ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #42
And the FBI may be giving Hilary the title "Criminal soon" Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #45
Yeah, sure, what ev. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #46
History is being made, indeed. BlueStater Jun 2016 #47
easy.... rufus dog Jun 2016 #16
That carpet really tied the room together. Nt. thucythucy Jun 2016 #50
Pervert? NV Whino Jun 2016 #18
Hmm... unindicted co-conspirator? Marr Jun 2016 #23
Bill probable knew nothing about Hillarys dealings as TimPlo Jun 2016 #27
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #25
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #28
Cheater??? NAFTA Dude??? Friend of Big Corporations??? nt adigal Jun 2016 #29
The Humidor. artislife Jun 2016 #30
First Gentleman Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #34
Reoccurring nightmare n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2016 #35
Wow, some of the responses are what I'd expect at Free Republic. Metric System Jun 2016 #36
Agreed. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife Jun 2016 #43
Yeah, but look at the ones making those responses. Not one of them is a surprise Number23 Jun 2016 #48
Proof is in the pudding Whimsey Jun 2016 #37
If a company president did what Bill did... Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #44
Not if the intern was of age and consented. Whimsey Jun 2016 #51
I agree with you, except for one thing. Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #56
That's why a woman should be president! Whimsey Jun 2016 #59
How about "Bill Clinton"? Generic Brad Jun 2016 #49
He has to have a title, after all. Whimsey Jun 2016 #52
Mr. Bill? Generic Brad Jun 2016 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife Jun 2016 #57
Let's give Bill a WWE name that tiny hands Donny can enjoy pressbox69 Jun 2016 #54
First Gentleman, I guess? democrattotheend Jun 2016 #55
Supreme Court Justice? Jack Bone Jun 2016 #58
I have a feeling that one is saved for Barak, or maybe Michelle! Whimsey Jun 2016 #60
There's already one..one could expect 2 more maybe in the next 4 yrs Jack Bone Jun 2016 #61
 

TimPlo

(443 posts)
19. Hey he admit it himself.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:26 PM
Jun 2016

Not some lie. If you can't talk about something that is proven true then you really want a echo chamber.

zenabby

(364 posts)
10. As first spouses has always been called: First Lady or First Gentleman
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:17 PM
Jun 2016

Why the double standard? He will be President Clinton, and also the First Gentleman of USA. Not dude, not willie. He deserves the same respect as any other first lady. She will be the First Lady ...President and he will be the First First Gentleman! He should wear that with pride.

 

TimPlo

(443 posts)
20. No other First Lady has
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:28 PM
Jun 2016

cost my father his job with NAFTA. So I don't have to respect him. Clintons have not turned America into a dictatorship yet, though a it is a bit closer after Hillary voted for the patriot act.

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)
40. And it's not over yet.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:44 PM
Jun 2016

The TPP is on the way. Hillary will push it, should she be elected in November.

It's what the Clintons do. They pushed NAFTA, and NAFTA destroyed this generation's middle class. The TPP will destroy the middle class forever.

But let's all vote for Hillary anyway. It's historic! To hell with the middle class.

I'm not buying any of that. I'm writing Bernie in come November.

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jzodda

(2,124 posts)
13. Wow some mean stuff in here
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:18 PM
Jun 2016

Can't people be just a slight bit gracious tonight? Its like the Mark Levin show in this thread

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
41. Mockery. Cute. Like a child.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:48 PM
Jun 2016

Your shitty corporate, warmongering candidate won. Go get hammered somewhere and leave me alone.

 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
45. And the FBI may be giving Hilary the title "Criminal soon"
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:54 PM
Jun 2016

Or we can go with "former Walmart Board of Directors". Fighting unions, importing crap from China, and supporting the invasion of Iraq are all impressive for her resume. Hell I know republicans that lack that kind of experience.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
47. History is being made, indeed.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:58 PM
Jun 2016

The two most unpopular nominees in modern times.

The first time both nominees are under criminal investigation.

I feel just SO proud to be an American right now.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
16. easy....
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:24 PM
Jun 2016

The Dude. That's what you call him. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

 

TimPlo

(443 posts)
27. Bill probable knew nothing about Hillarys dealings as
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:31 PM
Jun 2016

How could she trust him with all the women he is meeting.

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TwilightZone

(25,479 posts)
38. Agreed.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:43 PM
Jun 2016

Might be an interesting thread to revisit in about 10 days to see how many people are no longer present and accounted for.

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Number23

(24,544 posts)
48. Yeah, but look at the ones making those responses. Not one of them is a surprise
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:03 AM
Jun 2016

But rest assured, they'll all be screaming again shortly about how Hillary supporters need to "be nice" to them and stop being "sore winners."

She is kicking ass tonight -- and they damn sure know it. The folks making these nasty counter productive comments would garner more sympathy if they weren't being so needlessly juvenile and nasty.

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)
44. If a company president did what Bill did...
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:54 PM
Jun 2016

If a company president had an affair with an intern, on company property, on company time, that person would be shamed, then fired. NOW would be calling for his head.

But it's Bill Clinton. So let's call him "First Laddie". That's so much catchier than "Abuser of Women".

 

Whimsey

(236 posts)
51. Not if the intern was of age and consented.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:06 AM
Jun 2016

Monica admitted she came on to Bill. She bore him no animus over the affair. It was her "friend", Valerie Plume, a republican operative secretly recording their girlfriend chats, who outed her relationship with Bill.

And the reality is, 25 years ago the rules were different. Even Newt was banging his intern, Calista, while his wife was dying of cancer, and at the same time he was going after Clinton for his affair.

I am a firm believer that the vast majority of middle-aged men, if offered a bj by a nubile young woman with a guarantee his wife would never know would take it. Speaks volumes about my opinion of the male population, doesn't it?

But First Laddie works for me. Extra marital sex does not make one an abuser. Otherwise we would have to designate 50% of the married population as such.

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)
56. I agree with you, except for one thing.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:15 AM
Jun 2016

Bill was the POTUS! He had great power over anyone who worked in the White House. He especially had power over an intern. It doesn't matter if Monica came on to Bill. It was Bill's responsibility to avoid all of that.

Generals should not have affairs with privates in their command. Professors should not have affairs with students in their classes. It really is a strong vs. weak thing.

If Bill and Monica had just been two adults who had met at a bar, then who would care? I wouldn't care, even if one, or both, were married.

 

Whimsey

(236 posts)
59. That's why a woman should be president!
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:41 AM
Jun 2016

She is not driven by her libido.

I agree that Bill should not have entered into the relationship. But men do not think with their minds when they're being stroked.

And many of the presidents had extra-marital affairs. And Monica was like 22 or 23. She came after college. She was not some naïve teenager.

When I was in law school in 1979 one of classmates had an affair with her law professor. Her parents were furious but because she was over 21 the school did nothing about it. They eventually married. It happens all the time - a 20 year old something marrying a 40 year old whose marriage she broke up.

I dislike extremely young female predators looking for financially established men. And I have known several. I dislike extremely men cheating on their wives or vice versa. But they don't lose their jobs over a consensual of age sexual relationship unless there is a specific company policy.

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democrattotheend

(11,607 posts)
55. First Gentleman, I guess?
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:14 AM
Jun 2016

That's what they called the president's husband on Commander in Chief, and I think on 24 in season 8.

First Laddie is cute though.

I am looking forward to seeing Bill Clinton compete in the "First Lady" Cookie Baking Contest, which ironically, Hillary started in 1992 after people criticized her for saying that she could have stayed home and baked cookies instead of having a career.

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