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Bashing
North Miami Beach, FL May 4, 2002
A.H. Schectman
THINKING ALLOWED
Essays on Issues, Ideas and Reflections on the Times. Published now and
then. Opinions pro or con are welcome.
BASHING
I have been mildly interested in the news that former president
William Jefferson Clinton might become a talk show host. This would mean
that he would either be on radio or TV, or both, and field telephone calls
or visits from celebrities (or others) or thus be on display to an audience
that would most surely include you and me. It is the suggestion of a
possibility.
The announcement, despite the response from the Clinton "camp"
that he would not join NBC or some other station, is just a "feeler", a
"testing of the waters", a preliminary outing so to speak, and a most
probably definite indication that he WILL do the deed. This is the
procedure when new taxes are to be announced. When bad news is known way in
advance we are told about it in snippets and allusions - but never out and
out directly yes or no. Bill Clinton MAY in the future become a (the figure
is $50, 000, 000) highly paid talking head.
Now, this is not about the possibility (and I believe it will
happen) of a former president becoming a talk show host. This is about the
bashing that is going on interminably by commentators of every stripe about
this man who got away with being outrageous as well as demonstrating that he
was about the best equipped man ever to occupy the executive office of the
American government. I listen to Rush Limbough because here in Florida the
only news station is soaked with conservatism. He fulminates and exaggerates
and insults egregiously this president as though he still is in office and
can be brought down by bringing up Monica over and over. In fact, each of
the Bush actions as president is cast as an antidote to Clintonian excesses.
Clinton exudes the power to frighten the conservative crowd.
I think that it would be good to hear well spoken, educated and
sharply incisive thoughts on the conservative cast to our country. It is
about time that the bashing be done by a liberal voice. The wonder is that
he stirs fear in the hearts and minds of the conservative minority that
stole an election and is busy disassembling a heritage of progressivism.
Carol's Evaluation: 10 out of 10.
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