Bill Clinton: The Oxygen Destroyer
By Barbara Stock (06/25/04)
Anyone who is a “Godzilla” fan knows how the huge reptile, bent on destroying Tokyo, was destroyed in his film debut. A Japanese scientist had developed a bomb that would suck all the oxygen out of the water and everything in it, and thus, killing every living thing. This scientist called his bomb “The Oxygen Destroyer.” America has a similar weapon. It’s called Bill Clinton. Just ask John Kerry how lethal this weapon can be.
William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States is the Republican’s secret weapon. The truly wonderful thing is that it costs them nothing--not one red cent. For the last week every newscast on every network, radio, and television, has been talking about Bill Clinton’s book. Bill’s book was coming out. Bill’s book was nearly one thousand pages long. Would Bill’s book talk about Monica? Would Bill’s book talk about Whitewater? Would Bill’s book take a swipe at the present administration?
Then, breathless with excitement, some reporters said they had seen some small excerpts of the book! Yes, he does talk about Monica. Pre-sales soared when they reported that Monica was in the book. Bill Clinton’s book would be a number-one best seller before it even became available to purchase.
Bill is everywhere. Bill is on “60 Minutes.” Bill was interviewed by Dan Rather who nearly has an incontinent-moment just talking about how wonderful Bill’s book is and how the former President will be remembered in history. Bill is blitzing all the morning television shows; he will be on “Oprah” peddling his monumental epic that takes the reader from his birth to the end of the Clinton presidency. All in slightly less than one thousand pages of tiny print.
Now the reviews are coming out as the book is read by critics. A devastating review had been issued by the New York Times. "Sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull," stated the critic. He went on to say that the book was much like Clinton’s presidency--it shows a “lack of discipline leading to squandered opportunities [and] high expectations, undermined by self-indulgence and scattered concentration." The most interesting part of the critics review was the statement that the book is nothing more than "one man prattling away, not for the reader, but for himself and some distant recording angle of history."
Let there be no mistake. Bill Clinton has been trying to re-write history since the minute he left office. The most glaring re-write is Clinton’s claim that he warned the incoming president, George W. Bush, that bin Laden and Al Qaeda were the most dangerous threats to American security. Now everyone knows that Bill Clinton lies with remarkable ease. Prior to the attack by bin Laden and Al Qaeda on 9/11, Bill Clinton did everything possible to ignore the growing problem. But this would not look good in the history books, so Clinton began his historical re-write on September 12, 2001. However the written documents, turned over to the 9/11 Commission, show a different story. Those documents mention bin Laden and Al Qaeda less than 10 times in thousands of words. Did Clinton give Bush a verbal warning? Only Bush and Clinton know, but it is highly doubtful that such a grave warning was given. A review of the time-line shows clearly that the attack was conceived and planned under Bill Clinton’s watch.
So, this brings Americans back to the present. What has John Kerry been doing this past week? Does anyone know? Does anyone care? First, Kerry was off the radar for the Reagan funeral and now he is being trampled by the Bill Clinton book-blitz. There have been rumors that Kerry asked John McCain to be his vice-presidential candidate and was rejected. Adding insult to injury, McCain gave his resounding support to Bush’s campaign and is the head of the Bush re-election committee in his home state of Arizona. Now the second choices are being considered. Why would Kerry want McCain on his ticket? Because he thinks that is the only way he can win. Forget the polls. For a far left Democrat to ask a Republican to be his vice-president is an indication there is silent desperation in the Kerry camp.
Now, Kerry must contend with the oxygen destroyer, Bill Clinton. Bill says that he will do all he can to help Kerry get elected. If Clinton had really meant that, he would have waited until after the election to release his book. The simple fact is this: Bill Clinton thrives on being in the spotlight. He can’t live without it. Bill is irritated that his wife, Hillary, has had the limelight while he languished in the background. This has been his big chance to regain the needed fix of public adulation. His book, “My Life,” will hit the stands on Tuesday, June 22, 2004. For the next two weeks, John Kerry may as well take a vacation. America will not hear anything that he has to say. All that Americans will see is Bill Clinton everywhere. His voice will be on every radio. Every store will have Bill’s book prominently displayed. Clinton’s face will be on magazine covers on every newsstand.
Many people will forget the terrorist attacks that prevailed during the eight years of Clinton’s administration. They will only remember the juicy scandals and the false impression of “peace and prosperity.” Can John Kerry top all of that? Kerry is painfully dull and totally lacking the charisma of Bill Clinton. John Kerry must feel like a bowling pin and Clinton is the biggest bowling ball he has ever seen. Clinton scheduled a book signing in Boston the same week as the democrat convention. The Democratic National Committee had to politely request that he consider canceling it so he would not suck the air out of the entire city as they crown a king of the party.
What everyone knows is that Bill Clinton doesn’t want a new king of the Democratic Party. He wants to remain the king now and always. If Clinton must drop an occasional bomb on Kerry to assure the outcome, he will do so. The outcome isn’t necessarily that Bush be re-elected but that John Kerry does not steal the spotlight and adoration away from Bill Clinton. Even if Kerry were to win in November, Bill Clinton will always be there, lurking in the shadows, waiting for the moment he can step forward, smile, and be the center of attention.
Let me introduce Bill Clinton, the Republican Party’s greatest non-secret weapon: The weapon that sucks all the air from the room, the city and the country once unleashed. Unlike “Godzilla”, Kerry, once defeated will not rise from the depths to fight again. Clinton is John Kerry’s worst nightmare come true. And Bill--he loves every minute of it. All John Kerry can do is smile and thank the flashy ex-president for his support. It almost makes you feel sorry for him. Almost.
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