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Bill Clinton Spokesperson: Any Speculation He Wants Hillary's Senate Seat Is "Completely False"
We asked Bill Clinton spokesperson Matt McKenna for a response to the speculation that Bill is eying a takeover of Hillary's Senate seat, now that she's set to become Obama's Secretary of State.
McKenna emailed over this:
"It's completely false. President Clinton is excited to expand the work of his foundation which has more than 1,000 staff and volunteers in 44 countries advancing projects on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable economic development, and childhood obesity."
The response is actually noteworthy for another reason. Some critics had argued that Bill should disband his foundation or dramatically scale down his role, to avoid the appearance of conflicts involving Hillary in her new post. But this statement suggests that isn't going to happen anytime soon.
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I cannot imagine the Big Dawg in the Senate and I cannot imagine why the Big Dawg would want to be in the Senate.
I just can't.
December 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Chris Matthews started this madness last week on Hardball. He is so obsessed with the Clintons; I think he needs Clinton-detox or something. As if Bill Clinton could ever be 1 of 100 of anything!
December 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
If I'd known it was Matthews I would have known it was somebody's wishful thinking.
Matthews loves to make this shit up and play with it.
December 2, 2008 10:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
"How do you think Bill Clinton would fare with white ethnic voters? The Catholics? Irish and Italian-American families like the ones in Scraaaaaaaanton..."
December 2, 2008 11:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
I think Matthews secretly wishes he was Bill Clinton.
December 2, 2008 11:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
No no no no no - my dear, Matthews really wishes he was Hillary Clinton.
Or Michelle Obama.
December 2, 2008 11:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ewwwwwwwww!
December 2, 2008 11:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
I don't really think Chris is gay.
I just know he gets those giant man-crushes = the thrills up the leg.
;)
December 2, 2008 11:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
Is your denial based on an assumption that a readers would find your assertion that Matthews
wants to be one of two women implies homosexuality, and that the implication is a problem?
December 2, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
I never believed it. It was another attempt to keep a Clinton in the echo halls of media blather.
There is no better way to tarnish his remaining legacy than being a senator.
December 2, 2008 10:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ditto. No way he would want to be a senator. He's having too much fun globe hopping and chasing skirts. Senator would be sooooo boring for him.
December 2, 2008 12:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
And where has this idea that he should "disband or dramatically scale down his foundation" come from? Whatever you think of the former prez - including any resentment that the foundation gives him some global dominance that you don't think he deserves - the foundation and the CGI seem SO net positive in terms of effect. It takes an incredible level of self-involved animus to demand that 'by rights' he should have to shut all of that down.
December 2, 2008 12:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ok, I've been debating on a response to this and decided to weigh in. As a precursor,
1. I don't "resent" his global dominance. He definitely deserves that and earned it.
2. I don't think that it should be shut down.
That being said, these are some of my problems with the "foundations":
1. Why all the secrecy and hulaballo? If they are so wonderful, the donors would not "demand" secrecy. My guess is the secrecy requirement comes from the clintons.
2. Why all the secrecy on expenditures? Why not have open books showing all the hundreds of millions of dollars going to these worthy causes? Again, I am not disputing worthy causes being funded. I just wonder how much has gone to worthy causes and how much has gone to "administration."
3. The secrecy and behind the scenes stuff, as revealed by the kazahkstan uranium deal, really concerns me tremendously.
Bottom line, they shouldn't be shut down, just made transparent. The transparency remains to be scene and is doubtful.
December 2, 2008 1:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seen, not scene. Oh brother.
December 2, 2008 1:56 PM | Reply | Permalink