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03-10-2007, 01:41 PM
Was what happened to Clinton right?
President Bill Clinton was the president before Bush. He was impeached because he had an affair. However, should Clinton's personal life judge him as a president?
To me, Clinton was an excellent president. Especially compared to Bush. Should he have been impeached for the affair? Whatever happens in his private life, I think, shouldn't affect him at the office.
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03-10-2007, 02:00 PM
It's a shame how that scandal got so overblown. I think it's because he's such a huge public figure, the most powerful man in the world in fact, so that there was alot of interest in it. If it was just some CEO of some company, I think things would be different.
However, I don't think that event will affect him and his reputation now though. It's all in the past and I think people are beginning to forget it and think of the more important things the man did.
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03-10-2007, 02:08 PM
Clinton was an excellent president, especially compared to Bush. And, I, for one dont give a damn about his personal life. Thats why it's personal. It had no effect on him being president---it's just the nature of our society to judge.
Sad, but true.
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03-10-2007, 03:40 PM
clinton was an excellent president, but you have to remember, he resigned, he wasent impeached. personally, American politics get o god dern heated after a while, and it makes them uninteresting.
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03-10-2007, 09:05 PM
I thought he was able to finish out his term in office, but I don't think it was fair to make such a big fuss over something like that. He just got caught doing probably what every other president did.
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03-10-2007, 09:11 PM
- Notice that it was a Republican congress that persecuted him. He wasn't impeached for adultery, he was impeached for perjury. But as the bumper stickers say, "Clinton Lied; No One Died", and the impeachment was an extremely political move, and I think it was a stupid thing to make such a big deal out of when so many other presidents got away with their own adulterous affairs.
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03-10-2007, 09:12 PM
Clinton did not resign nor was he impeached. He did have sexual relations with Monica, but he did not inhale. :lol:
It is my personal opinion that all politicians are corrupt in one way or another. They are elected to represent the people, but they end up making decisions for all of the big businesses that fund their campaigns.
The system is flawed and things need to be done to correct the situation, but I have no solutions for that. Someone smarter than me would just find a way to get around any new policies or procedures put in place.
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03-10-2007, 09:24 PM
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Clinton did not resign nor was he impeached. He did have sexual relations with Monica, but he did not inhale. :lol:
It is my personal opinion that all politicians are corrupt in one way or another. They are elected to represent the people, but they end up making decisions for all of the big businesses that fund their campaigns.
The system is flawed and things need to be done to correct the situation, but I have no solutions for that. Someone smarter than me would just find a way to get around any new policies or procedures put in place.
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- He was impeached. He just wasn't kicked out of office. I also think it's ridiculous that people are so critical of a drug past. He was one of the most intelligent presidents ever, and so many people participate in drug use that I don't think it's fair to only put people in office who haven't done it, as that wouldn't e a full representation of the population!
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03-10-2007, 09:48 PM
He wasn't impeached just because he had sexual relationships with Monica. He was impeached because of perjury and obstruction of justice, when he lied under oath.
Our president lied, guys.
I'm not saying he was a bad leader of any sort; I think he was one of the best Presidents we've ever had (my favorite still goes with Roosevelt beacuse of the New Deal, though), but he lied. Under oath.
You're not supposed to do that. It's illegal to do so, and that is why he was impeached, under my understanding, at least. xD
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03-10-2007, 09:56 PM
It might not have been so completely fair, but it was justified as he was supposed to be respectable known. People can't think highly of someone if they're doing something they really shouldn't. The impeachment did make some sense, despite how well he could preform in office.
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03-10-2007, 10:00 PM
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It might not have been so completely fair, but it was justified as he was supposed to be respectable known. People can't think highly of someone if they're doing something they really shouldn't. The impeachment did make some sense, despite how well he could preform in office.
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- Sometimes I wish the people who really did deserve impeachment would be, though. If presidents were impeached more often when they do things whihc are actually harmful to the American people, I wouldn't be as frustrated about it, but as it is, there is no justice in the fact that when a man does something that doesn't affect his country he gets impeached for it, but when one does something that ends in the deaths of thousands there's nothing to prosecute him on.
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03-10-2007, 10:04 PM
True, and I don't know much about how the rest of the government branches think on this. They make decisions based on what they want for the government, and what they seem to do is overlook vital details such as those when it comes down to how the country itself is turning out. The whole checks and balance thing isn't doing its job towards impeachment during this war. I really wish we had a different president now who could make the correct decisions, rather than Bush now who doesn't know left from right.
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03-11-2007, 02:34 AM
OK, so he was impeached, I looked it up. The impeachment ruling was in his favor, so he was not punished. As far as drug use is concerned, what I said in my post was supposed to be funny. I among all people could not judge someone for using drugs, as I was once a user myself. Just for the record I actually kind of liked Clinton, and that is saying a lot when I have a general disdain for all politicians.
BTW-I don't care if he had sexual relations with anyone, because it is none of my business. It did not affect in any way shape or form me or anyone but the people involved and their families. It should have never been an issue because its no ones business but the people involved.
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03-11-2007, 02:38 AM
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OK, so he was impeached, I looked it up. The impeachment ruling was in his favor, so he was not punished. As far as drug use is concerned, what I said in my post was supposed to be funny. I among all people could not judge someone for using drugs, as I was once a user myself. Just for the record I actually kind of liked Clinton, and that is saying a lot when I have a general disdain for all politicians.
BTW-I don't care if he had sexual relations with anyone, because it is none of my business. It did not affect in any way shape or form me or anyone but the people involved and their families. It should have never been an issue because its no ones business but the people involved.
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- I knew you were joking lol, I wasn't saying that to you, i was just saying that it was stupid that they were so concerned about it. I agree with you, though.
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03-12-2007, 06:31 AM
So the guy got lucky in the Oral err Oval Office
Who cares! I think he shouldn't have resigned and should've stayed President. Now we're stuck with this retard!!
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03-12-2007, 06:54 AM
it's ok just gave Hilary enough publicity to allow her the possibility of being the first woman president of america :D That's where my votes going!
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03-12-2007, 07:00 AM
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So the guy got lucky in the Oral err Oval Office
Who cares! I think he shouldn't have resigned and should've stayed President. Now we're stuck with this retard!!
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- He didn't resign, his term was up :lol:. He couldn't have run again, either, it's in the constitution.
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03-12-2007, 07:03 AM
This is why I try to not argue/discuss politics because I have no flipping idea what I am talking about XDD
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03-12-2007, 07:05 AM
he was impeached! lol
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