Wistful Bill Clinton Remembers Good Friday, Avoids the Campaign
A reflective and sometimes wistful-sounding Bill Clinton largely steered clear of campaign issues last night at a Manhattan event honoring him for his contribution to the Irish peace process.
Though he briefly thanked an introductory speaker for complimenting his wife's engagement with Irish issues, including the peace process, and made a glancing reference to her earlier appearance at the Irish American Presidential Forum, the former president made no other allusions to her candidacy.
Instead, he focused upon the Good Friday Agreement, which was reached 10 years ago. He invoked the memory of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who he said had told him after shaking Yasser Arafat's hand on the White House lawn in 1993, "You do not make peace with your friends."
Clinton suggested that Rabin's sentiment had played a significant role in his decision to issue Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams a visa to come to the U.S. in early 1994. And he praised Adams for having operated "with good faith" afterward, admitting that, "If he hadn't, I would have looked like a fool."
Clinton also referred to the incongruously close working relationship that has formed at the head of Northern Ireland's devolved government between Adams' party colleague Martin McGuinness, an erstwhile IRA commander, and Ian Paisley, once the most hardline of pro-British unionists.
"When Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley came here joined at the hip like Siamese twins, I thought, 'Rabin is smiling down on us from heaven,'" he said.
As to his own role, a soft-voiced Clinton said, "I got a lot more out of this than I gave. It was a joy. Every single minute."
He added that the pleasures even included his first meeting with the famously belligerent Paisley. He merely said hello, he recalled, before being treated to a verbal onslaught:
"For 20 minutes, I got it with both barrels. I didn't have to worry about forgetting my talking points, and falling asleep was not an option."
The former president was not entirely self-deprecating, however. When he spoke about the contribution of his special envoy George Mitchell to the peace process, he referred to the former Senate majority leader as "an inspired choice."
He added that because Mitchell's ancestry included Irish and Lebanese strains, "he was well prepared genetically for this. He understood the poetry and the BS"
Diverting at one point from his memories of the peace process, Clinton alluded to the strength of the economy in the Republic of Ireland and contrasted it with America's state of economic health.
"I expect sometime within the next three years, the Irish Republic might be giving foreign aid to the United States," he said light-heartedly. "Lord knows, we're entitled to it."
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NO AWARD FOR HILLARY ??? ---- THAT'S AN OUTRAGE.
ACCORDING TO HILLARY, SHE PLAYED A VERY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE IRISH PEACE ACCORD.
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or WAS SHE LYING ???
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Sad thing is, Clinton's probably right about us needing aid from Ireland in a few years.
YOU MUST BE AN IDIOT ----
If after watching this video – you still believe that Clintons are a God given Gift for USA .
The Clinton Chronicles - Americans for Honest Government
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6470450895164255089
Commander- in- Chief! Hillary Clinton?
I would hate to think what would happen if the wife of Bill Clinton was answering the phone at 3:00 AM.
In the 9/11 Commission Report on page 128 is: a copy of the Presidential Daily Brief received by President William J. Clinton on December 4, 1998
---- Subject: Bin Ladin Preparing to Hijack US Aircraft and Other Attacks
What did the President do? ---
Absolutely nothing! – Clinton had dealings in Middle East with the Bin Ladin family – just like Bush! And then the Clintons had to spend their time & energy on the sex scandal.
Complete details Click the 9/11 commission report below -- Remember page 128
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/08/b133128.html
INTERESTING FRIENDS OF HILLARY CLINTON
Must Read : http://prorev.com/hillaryfriends.htm
FRIEND NR. 1---- SANDY BERGER -- Berger plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge
FRIEND NR. 2 ----JOSE CABRERA a drug smuggler, serving a 19-year federal prison sentence in Florida . .
FRIEND NR. 3 ---JOHNNY CHUNG -- convicted of bank fraud, tax evasion,
FRIEND NR. 4 ---FRANK GIUSTRA -- Clinton $31.3 million donation from Mr. Giustra with an additional $100 million pledged.
FRIEND NR. 5 ----VINA GUPTA -- Gupta found guilty of squandering millions of dollars on his high-profile friends, including $900,000 worth of travel on the Clintons .
FRIEND NR. 6 ---JOHN HUANG ---- In 1999 Huang was sentenced for campaign finance violations.
FRIEND NR. 7 ---NORMAN HSU --- In February 1992 Hsu plead no contest to one count of grand theft and agreed to serve up to three years in prison and pay a $10,000 fine.
FRIEND NR. 8 ---WEBSTER HUBBELL ---- The 15-count indictment
FRIEND NR. 9 ---ABDUL REHMAN JINNAH --- On May 18, 2006, charged with illegal campaign contributions and conspiracy, for Hillary Clinton
FRIEND NR. 10 ----Rupert Murdoch backs Hillary Clinton: by their friends you shall know them
FRIEND NR. 11 ---JOSEPH PELLICANO FBI agents raided Pellicano's West Hollywood office on Nov. 22, 2002, and arrested him on federal weapons charges.
FRIEND NR. 12 ---PETER PAUL ------ thrice-convicted felon. Accuses.
FRIEND NR. 13 ---KEITH RANIERE --- A pyramid-scheme operator . . .
FRIEND NR. 14 ---SAMUEL RIVERA ----- arrested in an F.B.I. corruption sting in New Jersey
FRIEND NR. 15 ---GARY WINNICK ----- helped Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe make $18 million out of a $100,000 investment. Also gave $1 million to the Clinton Library.
FRIEND NR. 16 ---JIM & SUSAN MCDOUGAL --- On April 14, 1997, McDougal was convicted of eighteen felony counts of fraud and conspiracy charges
Clinton’s Mafia CONNECTIONS
47 of Clinton's friends & business associates found dead.
A MUST READ
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/clintonfriends.htm
1-James McDougal - died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement.
2 -Mary Mahoney - was murdered July 1997
3 - Vince Foster - Former White House councilor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton Died of
a gunshot wound to the head,
4 - Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce died by impact in a plane crash.
5 - C. Victor Raiser II- Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992.
6 -Paul Tulley - found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992.
7 -Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 of a gunshot wound to the head.
8 -Jerry Parks - Clinton 's security team Gunned down in his car
9 -James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide .
10 -James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide.
11 -Kathy Ferguson- was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head.Husband Ferguson was a co-defendant along with Bill Cl inton in the Paula Jones lawsuit.
12 -Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound
13 -Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton 's friend died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994.
14 - Florence Martin - Accountant died of three gunshot wounds.
15 - Suzanne Coleman had an affair with Clinton Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head,
16 -Paula Grober - Clinton 's death December 9, 1992. in a one car accident.
17 -Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. He slit his wrists,
18 - Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating was found dead on a toilet Jun e 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment.
19 -Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator Jumped to his death from his Arlington apartment August15 , 1993.
20 -Barbara Wise - Died November 29,1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.
21 -Charles Meissner -Assistant Secretary of Commerce died shortly in a small plane crash.
22 -Dr. Stanley Heard - died treated Clinton 's mother, stepfather and brother.
23 -Barry Seal -Drug running TWA pilot death was no accident.
24 -Johnny Lawhorn Jr. -He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.
25 - Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide
26 - Hershell Friday - Attorney died March 1,1994 when his plane exploded.
27 -Kevin Ives & Don Henry - died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.
28 -Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck
29 -Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988
30 -Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.
31 -Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.
33 -James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to 'natural causes'
34 -Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.
35 -Richard Winters - He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.
THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD:
36 -Major William S. Barkley Jr.
37 -Captain Scot t J . Reynolds
38 -Sgt. Brian Hanley
39 -Sgt. Tim Sabel
40 -Major General William Robertson
41 -Col. William Densberger>
42 -Col. Robert Kelly
43 -Spec. Gary Rhodes
44 -Steve Willis
45 -Robert Williams