Why are we listening to Bill Clinton in 2016

Heresy. I know. But don't think I'll get banned for asking the question here.
Why are we listening to Bill Clinton? Why does Bill Clinton get to lie, as he did about Obama in 2008, and now about Bernie Sanders in 2016.

Why do we allow this person to get away with anything? Why is neo-liberalism acceptable to the Democratic Party in 2016?

Bob Herbert asked the question years ago, and answered it: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/26/opinion/in-america-cut-him-loose.html

To paraphrase Herbert, I say "Cut Them Loose."

All this is by way of leading up to one of the best descriptions of the Clinton Administration, and Hillary's role in it, I've read, so far:

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/13/bill_clintons_odious_presidency_thomas_f...

President Sanders: an idea whose time has come

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moneysmith's picture

it's too bad no one took his advice. Every time people start touting all the wonderful things Bill Clinton's administration brought us, they leave out all the downsides, along with the fact that he's one big reason we had eight years of Dubya (imo).

I agree -- Cut Them Loose is an excellent plan! Please Clintons, just go away.

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Hell is empty and all the devils are here. William Shakespeare

detroitmechworks's picture

The internet has its heavy corporate influence nowadays. It started as a DOD program, remember...

Then Bill and his buddies saw an opportunity to "Regulate" it, and it just went downhill from there. Is it unsalvagable? Hell no! I think the internet is the only reason that Bill is remembered with any vitriol at all.

We just have to break the stranglehold of the rest of the MSM. Far too many internet fads are manufactured offline by these schmucks.

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.

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"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha

"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver

detroitmechworks's picture

to censure one of their buddies.

It's apparently considered gauche to stick a guy in prison that you go to cocktail parties with and smile and laugh at their jokes.

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.

Posted the link to the Salon article by Frank as a comment on a GOS diary, and got a "flag" ( I call them Windsocks!)

Guess they're practicing for 3/15

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detroitmechworks's picture

This runs through my head.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q8hAb230OE]

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.

In two days, it is going to get very busy. Is the plan to hire extra moderators? The ramp up is already happening, not to mention the drop off in postings on diaries not Bernie related.

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