Pelosi on Bill Clinton's Error-Riddled Excuse: a 'Late-Night Adult Moment'

Jake, after reveling in your scoop about Slick Hillie's brilliant riff on the meaning of "is" in Oregon, when she claimed to be against the war before Obama, because he wasn't sworn in as a Senator when he spoke against the war, I'm feeling let down by your Pelosi story. At least you could have said something sparkling like, "Hmm, late night coming earlier to him [or the Dems, or his kind of Dem] these days?"

Bill Clinton must have had a reason behind these words. My thinking is that it was to change subject from Colombia Trade Deal story to something less damaging as a Bosnia story. This also sends a message to public that Hillary and Bill are not on same page on everything. and that is Hillary's argument that she is against trade deals while Bill Clinton is for trade deals.
Believe it or not - this is a well thought out planned thing to make us think that Bill and Hillary are not on same page on everything - mind games...

I think Bill needs to just stick to the issues and shut up when it comes to everything else.

Clinton or McCain 2008........

I've thought about the possibility that Bill was trying to sabotage Hillary's campaign, but dismissed it because Hillary herself has done so many things to sabotage it! It seems to be a trait of the two, not just of Bill.

answer to prem;

No, you aren't the only one who thinks Big Bad Bill is sabotaging his wife. This has occurred to me in the last couple of weeks; this guy doesn't want to share the spotlight or to be eclipsed!

I agree with Henparty. Bill must be purposely trying to sabotage Hillary's candidacy. He might be a lot of things, but dumb has never been one of them.

The funny thing is Hillary is being out Clintoned by Obama. How much forein policy did Bill have when that fool was elected. Just how many trade deals did he get for Arkansa?
Wasn't Bill the rock star, didn't he always talk about hope, How about bringing change to Washington?

Pelosi is a complete idiot and does everything for her political gain, she is a complete idiot.

All of these biased people for obama are such a turn off to the election process, definitely not a motivator. It is disgusting how these obama people are acting, it is getting cult like and frankly just like the Bush people in 2000.

Politics are politics and outright fruad, lies and misrepresentations of propaganda are just that even when they are not reported as such.

Obama is riding a false wave and I would never support something so irresponsible and shallow.

It is just as sad as the GOP.

As an african American I am insulted by the deplorable tactics of the race card for obama, just because I am black does not mean I do not have a brain and or have to vote for obama cuz he is black.

He is whiter than colin powell. and about as honest since EVERYONE voted for the war because Colin said we had to go and lost all his cred on lying at the UN, you all have such conveniently short memories. Obama could not vote HE WAS NOT A SENATOR.

Pelosi's Dem. "leadership" has been a total disappointment. Congress' approval rating is low and she knows it. She says she wants the Dem. Party to be united, but she doesn't realize how divisive she has been. She needs to learn to keep quiet so she doesn't offend at least 50% of the Dem. party and further divide it. Let's let the primary run its course and let the rest of the states in the primary have their voting day.

Am I the only one who is recognizing the possibility that Bill Clinton may well be intentionally sabotaging his wife's campaign?
Think about it - this is a guy who is very proud of the legacy he left for the country. If his wife wins the nomination or the election - by being the first Woman president - in his mind, she could eclipse his presidency.
The man - in some psychological profiler's eyes my be viewed as narcissistic when he cheated on his wife in the windowless corridor - it was an at many would say was about arrogant flaunting of power in the face of his wife.
Who is to say that what he's doing now - making a lot of noise about the Bosnia thing - long after it had been set aside... getting visibly angry about Obama's successes after the last round of routings in the primaries.
If we're all cringing hoping someone sends him a message to shut up - and if he's notoriously a BRILLIANT campaigner - why would he drop the ball on his wife's campaign unless perhaps somewhere underneath - he wants her to do well but never better than him?
He was better on the stump when she was running for state Senator... has been quoted before she announced her candidacy as saying "my job is to stay out of her way"...
I suspect he knows exactly what he's doing - and he's sending a subliminal message to voters... "If she can't control her husband, what kind of management skills will she have as commander in chief?"

I am saying it loud and clear - Bill Clinton is intentionally trying to sabotage his wife's campaign. There's too much at stake with his legacy.

Listen carefully to him - see if you agree for yourselves.

I'll sit here highly amused.

I thought most Democrats were anxious to see the current administration and future similar ones be defeated by a terrific Democrat candidate.

While I, a 69 yr. old white feminist once supported Hilary whole heartedly, I am now moving toward voting for Obama in the NC primary--for a variety of reasons. However, I would gladly vote for Hilary as a second choice and by far a better choice than John McCain.

I really can't believe the awful vindictiveness being shown between the Clinton and Obama camps--and truly believe that most people appear to only pay attention to headlins and never do any research or thinking on their own.

They both have made missteps--but are both excellent candidates and either one would make a fine president. If this is an indication of what to look for in the election, I have little hope of a Democratic win---sadly.

Diane

I am surprised the Polosi opinion matters to anyone. You are right about her trying to stay in the Speakers house, so she is backing a person whom she thinks she can impress (due to lack of experience), as she obviously has failed at the job. Too bad, as I had high hopes for her.

I guess it takes one inexperienced person to know another.

The important part of that incident was completely lost. Why every one was fact checking, you completely lost track of the fact that a young lady died and so did her child, and that something is wrong with our medical care system.

WHO IN THE HELL CARES IF BILL OR HILLARY GOT THE AEXACTLY FACTS RIGHT (it was second and third hand information), THE POINT REMAINS. Two people who should be alive today, are dead.

POLOSI, do you think you can concentrate on that, and not trying to hoodwink Obama into keeping your job.

PLEASE CALIFORNIA, PLEASE DON'T RE ELECT HER.

I think this whole discussion is all for naught.
Al Gore will leave Denver as the Democratic Nominee...
We obviously will have to disappoint both camps to unite the Party.

Either Bill Clinton lied, or he was having a senile-type senior moment. I think it's obvious he lied. Pelosi was saying the politic thing, implying he made a mistake rather than lied, however she still gets a dig in: If he didn't lie, then he's old and losing it. (In other words, for Clinton it's late in the day, even if it's only 3PM.) Yeah, we all know the truth is Bill Clinton was lying.

If Barack Obama sold cocaine for $250.00
To Larry Sinclair in 1999 he should be arrested and charged, put in prison for drug dealing, like any other typical drug dealer.

Hi Eric,

You ARE right....some really senior commentators over here have lost their marbles on the Pelosi statement and them going haywire over that statement.

Bill is also senior in a late night yawn so he probably misspoke...or sleptwalked! LOL.

EAST COAST AND VERY CONCERNED IS ONE AND THE SAME PERSON rooting for the very silly Ms. Hillary. You'd just have to look at her face lately...more meek she knows the gauntlet would come soon.

Amen to that.

Bill continues to float lies as if his word were the word of god; meanwhile Hillary goes along for the ride crying victim when Obama calls her out for the Clinton campaign "untruths."

Good for Speaker Pelosi for calling out the former president. Great to see a woman not afraid to put Bill in his place (unlike his wife).

Those of you who have made the Clintons your God are so out of step with reality! Nancy Pelosi has no reason to be jealous of Hillary. Hillary makes up war stories, rides on the coattails of a man who can’t keep his britches up, supported NAFTA all the way and even let the health care program go at the time to do so and makes deals with Columbia through her husband! John McCain’s age and Obama’s speeches that are blown way out of proportion can’t even hold a candle to the Clinton’s lies and corruption!

Nancy is a great speaker and doing a wonderful job. If she were running for president, i might think twice about Obama. Nancy got where she is the old fashioned way-she earned it. That is in sharp contrast to Hllary, who rose to the top only because of her husband. It is sickening that she thought she was more entitled to the presidency because she was married to the former president. As for her statement about Bill, Jake I read that as an obvious slam on Bill's age-she was suggesting it was getting close to bedtime for Bill, who has often been seen napping during events.