So what? It doesn’t matter what she’d really think, it’s what her political opposition wants swayable *voters *to think. Surely you’re aware of how well stirring up hatred works in getting voter turnout on Election Day.
I think Esco was stating his own opinion, not guessing what other people will say. Anyway even the Republicans seem to have admitted that the public likes Bill Clinton and that he’s seen as a good president. That would make it hard for them to use “it’ll be like the Clinton years again!” as a negative.
BTW, if she runs (and especially if she wins), what will they do about the Clinton Foundation? Bill Clinton has been doing a lot of work on climate change, economic development and global health issues. They did change the name of the foundation to The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. So perhaps Chelsea will take over?
Vociferously pushing views held only by a minority has been a specialty of theirs in recent years, in the absence of anything else to be for.
Chelsea would certainly be a good choice to head the foundation, since she’s been working closely with it for so long already. She’s already 34, btw, and smart, very well educated, articulate, and plausible eventual presidential timber herself.
Since they’re both Democrats, I think it be naive to think Bill isnt gonna heavily influence much of Hillary’s policy making once she’s in office
Influence isn’t the same thing as calling the shots.
Exactly. Astrologers use the stars to find out their influence on our lives, then they call the shots and tell us what to do regardless of what the “stars” say.
Doesn’t matter which. A guy they viscerally hate would be back in the White House. It’s about keeping Clinton-hate on simmer so it can be turned up for election season, nothing more.
I am discussing Esco’s personal opinion, not the broader issue. And while it’s possible some Republicans will follow Rand Paul and try to make Bill’s sex life a campaign issue, it’s worth emphasizing that there’s nothing that connects this fake Sizemore thing to any Republican in any way. As a matter of fact RadarOnline is owned by American Media, which is owned by a venture capital firm run by Roger Altman, who was a Deputy Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton and an adviser to the Kerry and Hillary Clinton campaigns. You could find a way to get Republicans involved in this somehow if you tried hard enough, but…
His personal opinion exemplifies the broader issue, which many of us would think is more important anyway.
Why is that worth emphasizing? It serves their purposes whether or not there’s a trail.
And Dick Morris was one of their closest advisers, too. How’d that end up?
Unless you’re claiming Altman signs off on, or orders, everything his media empire reports, the way Roger Ailes runs Fox, then so what?
Because facts.
Just a little FYI for you Democrats, politics is a dirty business and the object of the game is to make your opponent look as sleazy and un-elect worthy whichever way possible. Republicans do it, but so do Democrats. They are both equally guilty of smear jobs
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So you’re informing Democrats that politics is dirty and then saying both sides are equally dirty? Yeah, that scans.
Well, is it not true??
You think we don’t already know that? Politics being dirty is not exactly an explosive revelation. It’s not even a squib.
Since I pay attention to politics, I stopped saying “both sides are equally bad” years ago.
Let me guess, you’re a Democrat and think Republicans are much worse.
Am I right?! 
That depends. What does Tom Sizemore say about it? :rolleyes:
I noticed that about many Left-wingers, they think they’re a far advanced intellectual and morally superior species compared to Righties 
But we’re nice enough to let them keep thinking that 
Hold the phone. You’re a conservative? I though you were just gossiping about something you saw in the tabloids even though it was ludicrous and obviously bullshit. Do you think this is really a significant political issue?