# Bill Clinton: Still a lying sack of shit; still getting a pass from journalists. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 5, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422 "2010-03-05T15:54:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/121 "2010-03-05T20:08:13Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Rather than your characterization of his statement, please quote what he actually said on the show. Forgive me if I am dubious about your ability to convey Clinton’s remarks to us accurately with your repeated paraphrasing. I didn’t tape the show and therefore can’t give a verbatim quote. I’m sure plenty of other people around here must have seen it though. Perhaps they can chime in if you feel my version might be amiss. (Though I’m sure they would have by now if it was.) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/122 "2010-03-05T20:11:27Z")
> [@CircleofWillis](#): > > Well, shit, then until the libraries start putting out a little more bi-partisan effort, the dainty anti-conservative constitutions of the Dope are gonna have to get used to the vapors. Heh. Because it’s the anti-conservative faction that’s having the vapors over long-expired irrelevancies that necessitated the posting of this thread? ETA: It should be noted that we currently have a president who admitted to not only experimenting with various drugs, but of using them over a period of time. I think Clinton’s non-inhalation and the necessity of lying about it if you want to be president is more or less moot. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/123 "2010-03-05T20:14:45Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Bookmarking this post for reference, anticipating when people will start wondering where the “Sarah Palin eats pussy!” rumor originated. I’m _really_ glad nobody heard me laughing out loud at this. I wouldn’t have wanted to have to explain what was so funny. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/124 "2010-03-05T20:18:09Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I agree that our media isn’t tough enough in general when it comes to challenging politicians on their lies and inconsistent statements. I think it’s a pity that this phenomenon only bothers you when it benefits Democratic politicians. And when it’s irrelevant and trivial. Had he said something like: “Eh, I knew tax increases were a bad thing all along” or something–THAT would be an issue. Nobody with half a brain gives a shit if he equivocated on marijuana use eighteen years ago. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/125 "2010-03-05T20:22:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Bookmarking this post for reference, anticipating when people will start wondering where the “Sarah Palin eats pussy!” rumor originated. Also irrelevant. I don’t care for Palin’s views or her approach to government (anymore–she actually was quite admirable early in her gubernatorial term), but her sexuality is her business and her family’s. Her private time with ladies is an issue for her and Todd, not the public sphere. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/126 "2010-03-05T20:26:08Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Heh. Because it’s the anti-conservative faction that’s having the vapors over long-expired irrelevancies that necessitated the posting of this thread? > > ETA: It should be noted that we currently have a president who admitted to not only experimenting with various drugs, but of using them over a period of time. I think Clinton’s non-inhalation and the necessity of lying about it if you want to be president is more or less moot. Sure, it’s stupid to get all offended.. or frankly even surprised… about Clinton lying and continuing to lie about really stupid shit, but it’s just as stupid to defend, hand wave, tu quoque on Clinton’s behalf for this and then suggest the OP get off the board for posting it. This thread shoulda sunk like Natalie Wood from the start. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/127 "2010-03-05T20:26:26Z")
What is Truth? said jesting Bill Clinton and stayed not for an answer. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/128 "2010-03-05T20:28:42Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > And when it’s irrelevant and trivial. Had he said something like: “Eh, I knew tax increases were a bad thing all along” or something–THAT would be an issue. Nobody with half a brain gives a shit if he equivocated on marijuana use eighteen years ago. _sigh_ The thread isn’t about what he did eighteen years ago, it’s about what he did _last night_! :smack: Cripes. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/129 "2010-03-05T20:30:12Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > ETA: It should be noted that we currently have a president who admitted to not only experimenting with various drugs, but of using them over a period of time. I think Clinton’s non-inhalation and the necessity of lying about it if you want to be president is more or less moot. This to me even more so says why continue to lie about it? Hell, just say it. “I smoked that joint like Johnny Weir on a top with a gold medal for sale.” ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/130 "2010-03-05T20:31:36Z")
I’m shocked. I’m outraged at the ourageous outrageousness of this entire outrageous outrage. No, not really. I never gave a shit if he inhaled or not. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/131 "2010-03-05T20:34:20Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > He can’t have one. Libraries are liberal institutions that are practically socialist. I’m sure he wouldn’t want to patronize one of THOSE! In my city, they actually are socialist. The workers at the railroad’s roundhouse built a sauna and reading room for themselves, which grew into a community library, which eventually became the city’s public library. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/132 "2010-03-05T20:34:30Z")
:rolleyes:A lying politician? Jesus, what’s next? Crooked cops? Racism in the south? What is this country coming to? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/133 "2010-03-05T20:39:15Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > But the intelligent intelligence services figured that he didn’t. Including our own CIA and US Army. They even wrote reports about it. That entire subject was worked over, and beat to death here on The Dope, many many times. Must be that “selective memory” thing again :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/134 "2010-03-05T20:44:28Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > _sigh_ > > The thread isn’t about what he did eighteen years ago, it’s about what he did _last night_! No, dumbass. It’s about his reflection on events nearly a generation ago. Take your meds and get a clue. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/135 "2010-03-05T20:47:56Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > No, dumbass. It’s about his reflection on events nearly a generation ago. > > Take your meds and get a clue. Sure.. and his reflection a generation later is STILL a fucking lie. It’s cringe-worthy. You never had a friend tell a repeated lie that doesn’t matter and say, “Dude, really? You’re still lying about that? Nobody believed you back in the day, why are you still lying about it now? What the fuck?” ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/136 "2010-03-05T20:52:00Z")
> [@CircleofWillis](#): > > Sure.. and his reflection a generation later is STILL a fucking lie. It’s cringe-worthy. You never had a friend tell a repeated lie that doesn’t matter and say, “Dude, really? You’re still lying about that? Nobody believed you back in the day, why are you still lying about it now? What the fuck?” Thanks for making my point for me. Nobody with half a brain gives a damn. Nobody with half a brain gave a damn when Carson was joking about this on the Tonight Show. Cringe-worthy? Nah. ---
**Author:** ![Bambro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/137 "2010-03-05T20:53:14Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Supporting Blanche Lincoln. Please forgive my ignorance, but why is that a bad thing. I skimmed over her wiki article and just saw that she was a senator that Clinton backed. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/138 "2010-03-05T20:53:23Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > One can’t help but wonder though if you, like many other posters around these parts, use the contretemps of one Republican politician to paint Republicans in general as immoral hypocrites. Judging by the tone of your post you may very well not, and if so good on ya, but plenty here do. I can’t speak for him but I use the contretemps of lots of Republican politicians to paint Republicans in general as immoral hypocrites. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/139 "2010-03-05T20:54:15Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Thanks for making my point for me. Nobody with half a brain gives a damn. Nobody with half a brain gave a damn when Carson was joking about this on the Tonight Show. Cringe-worthy? Nah. Well thats cuz their half stupid… Those with a full brain are cringing and saying “No dude, you were not the fifth Beatle. No matter how many times you say it, no one beleives you. Stop spreading that shit. It’s embarassing. Just… fucking stop.” ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422/140 "2010-03-05T20:54:46Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > No, dumbass. It’s about his reflection on events nearly a generation ago. > > Take your meds and get a clue. Are you fuckin’ nuts? Yeah, it was a reflection. A reflection that was a deliberate lie. He lied last night about what he said eighteen years ago, and he lied last night about what his opponents allegedly did eighteen years ago. And anybody who saw what he said last night and didn’t know any better, like, oh, I don’t know, everybody who was too young then or has since forgotten, might possibly believe him and buy into the scam that he’s just a jocular good guy and that Pubbies are dishonest meanies who made him look bad, which is exactly what he wants people to think. He’s a lying scumbag and people need not to forget it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-still-a-lying-sack-of-shit-still-getting-a-pass-from-journalists/531422.md?page=8)