Bill Clinton’s Shocked
BILL CLINTON’S “SHOCKED” AT A FUNDRAISING IRREGULARITY IN HILLARY’S CAMPAIGN - AND, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, I’VE GOT A BRIDGE TO SELL YOU
By
Ken Eliasberg
What caught my attention the other day was a statement by Bill Clinton that he was “shocked” —shocked, I tell you—that a Clinton (in this case, Hillary, that paragon of honesty) had been caught up in another fundraising scandal - what’s that, about the 18th that we have discovered (God knows how many went undiscovered)? At what point does a “scandal” become something other than a Clintonian “snafu” and become a way of life. In other words, when does something occur with such regularity that it can no longer be dismissed as an aberration or a random event? A fundraising scandal with the Clintons is almost as regular as a sex scandal is with the Clintons. And Bill is shocked? What amazes me about this statement is that he actually thinks a sentient human being could believe it. The Clintons are truly amazing people who rely either on the blind and indifferent loyalty of their party’s constituents or the stupidity and/or indifference of the rest of us. Or perhaps what we are imprudently doing is unwittingly “moving on,” out of either Clinton scandal fatigue or the more common Republican disease of wanting to avoid a fight at all costs; after all, we specialize in being above the fray—a big mistake, given the stakes, i.e. the survival of Western Civilization.
When I read the headline informing us that he was shocked, I was reminded of a similar statement by Claude Rains in the film Casablanca. Rains played Captain Renault, a loveable, but corrupt, police captain, who, after gambling at a particular casino (Rick’s) for some time, was “shocked” to hear that gambling went on there when the matter was brought to his attention in another context. Of course, in the film, the statement was offered as humor; the Clintons, on the other hand, offer a similar statement each time their hand is caught in the cookie jar and expect you to believe their statement denying complicity. As noted, A Clinton fundraising scandal, at this point, should be about as surprising as news of another Bill Clinton sexual escapade (the only one who would be surprised—or at least feign surprise—at that would be Hillary) Question: How many times can you be surprised by one of your husband’s on going peccadillos? Answer: As many times as you can, with the aid of the mainstream media, sell that nonsense to the American public. The idea of Hillary as a victim is so preposterous as to almost bear fatal witness to the dumbed down state of America. But I get ahead of myself—let’s take a look at Norman Hsu, and see if, in the words of Yogi Berra, the current Clinton scandal isn’t déj