I'm with Marlowe

Post #11,733 by wharris2 10/4/01 10:32:39 AM Reply	I'm with Marlowe When Mr. Clinton drops out of the limelight, we can stop whipping him. Until then..... lash, lash lash Who knows how empty the sky is In the place of a fallen tower. Who knows how quiet it is in the home Where a son has not returned. -- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
Post #11,737 by Silverlock 10/4/01 10:44:04 AM Reply	By "Limelight" do you mean--- the whipping will continue until there is no press mention of him anywhere in the world for .... um, how long? Or does it also include all discussion groups? For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong H. L. Mencken, Mencken's Metalaw
Post #11,749 by CRConrad 10/4/01 11:37:08 AM Reply	Notice the neat circularity: In the Beard's "When Mr. Clinton drops out of the limelight, we can stop whipping him", since each new round of "whipping" IS a new dose of "the limelight", it's in effect self-perpetuating. What he's really saying is, "Only when we have stopped whipping Mr. Clinton, can we stop whipping him." Cute trick, no? Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything
Post #11,756 by Fearless Freep 10/4/01 12:07:55 PM Reply	Wrong The "Limelight" is not established by those "whipping" him; he's establishing it himself by intentionally drawing attention to himself His move to Harlem, his setting up the organization with Dole; Bill Clinton is continuing to make himself a part of the ongoing news and if he cooses to do that, then he's still in the limelight and still subject to criticism as an active player. If he would move himself off stage like most ex-Presidents, then he would probably not be under as much focus, but it's his decision to step back on stage Jay O'Connor "Going places unmapped to do things unplanned to people unsuspecting"
Post #11,760 by boxley 10/4/01 12:21:39 PM Reply	kinda like the arcade game "whack a mole" He pokes his head out of the hole, smack him with a rubber hammer. Skank doesnt get a free ride because she is a public figure in her own right. thanx, bill who wonders if Hillary ever gets elected president will she bring our stuff back? What is a user? You mean userid isnt the same as uid?, gid? whats that? I dont understand "ask the requestor to send a non formal email request for ftp access? whaddya mean dean? Halp Iam drowning in Bovine Fecal Matter!!!! Bill
Post #11,768 by Simon_Jester 10/4/01 12:43:56 PM Reply	Just curious... But I thought the reason Clinton was back in the limelight again was because the SC decided to disbar him. (Surely Clinton started this publicity.) hehe...reminds me of the Florida election. What was the quote? "Get over it." Hmmm....I will admit I like the defense for that quote. "When they quit sticking their head up...."
Post #11,775 by Fearless Freep 10/4/01 1:30:21 PM Reply	Nope But I thought the reason Clinton was back in the limelight again was because the SC decided to disbar him. (Surely Clinton started this publicity.) That's a very recent development. The first post-President limelight appearance (other then the pardon's) was his moving to Harlem, New York, and that was last month, or earlier, and all the accompanying noise. Hearing him giving speeches when he moved in was rather bizarre because it sounded like he was still on the campaign trail running for...something or other. The man lives for the campaign and dies for attention Jay O'Connor "Going places unmapped to do things unplanned to people unsuspecting"

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