(It seems as though my last column might have been printed in Newsweek, rather than in the Washington Post. If so, I apologize.)
Now for Bill Clinton! The following are direct quotes from Bill O’Reilly’s 2001 book, titled “”The No Spin Zone.” I loved the book.
“There is no question in my mind, that the Presidency of Bill Clinton will go down in history, as one of the most fascinating Oval Office adventures ever. Early on, there were the ladies from Dolly Kyle Browning, to Gennifer Flowers, to Paula Jones, and with heavy rumors of others. The stories segued smoothly from Whitewater to the White House travel office firings, to unauthorized FBI files showing up at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Spinners began talking about “Clinton Fatigue,” during his first term. Few could have guessed that the hits would keep on coming in Clinton’s second term with the Monica Lewinsky impeachment.
“I don’t consider myself a Clinton hater because it was not his persona that I took exception to, it was his behavior. When he looked into the eyes of PBS anchorman Jim Lehrer and denied having sex with Ms. Lewinsky, I almost believed him. Nobody, I thought, could lie that brazenly on national television. The DNA evidence on Monica Lewinsky’s dress, put Clinton into a category of public dishonesty few politicians could survive. The world saw President Clinton for what he was: a bold liar. When the president needed another friendly sit down TV chat, he again chose Jim Lehrer. When I saw the meek anchorman avoid questioning Clinton on the fact that he had lied to his face, I lost all respect for Lehrer as a journalist.
“In the last years of the Clinton administration, 26,000 very special Americans received $8.5 million in food stamps. The reason that those Americans were special, is that they were dead at the time the food stamps arrived. As the Church Lady says, “Isn’t that special?” During that same period of time, the General Accounting Office estimates that more than $100 billion was erroneously sent to Medicare recipients. With the help of the GAO and analysis by the National Taxpayers Union, in the eight years they spent in the White House, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton spent close to-take a breath- $525 million of taxpayer money for their travels.
“Toward the end of his tenure, when the worst seemed to be over for Mr. Clinton. There was the sideshow of the Elian Gonzalez affair, and then, topping things off with a spectacular finale, the fiasco of the midnight pardons: inappropriate, suspicious, and very possibly bought. The pardons may have proved what some eyewitnesses had privately reported during Mr. Clinton’s presidential tenure…that in public he was an engaging, self-confident fellow, but behind the scenes, he could be morose and incredibly arrogant. Addicted to polling, he had seen his public support remain historically strong, even as the talking heads in Washington and New York, called for his resignation. What a legacy for an Arkansas boy with a modest background, who made it to the most powerful office in the world. It’s not only ridiculous, it’s pathetic.” Bill O’Reilly’s writings, not mine.
He lambastes Hillary, Jesse Jackson, and a host of others in the book. If you can find a used one cheap, get it!
Here are some facts about Chicago and Illinois, you readers of this screed may enjoy. Illinois has more people on welfare, than there are people working. Chicago pays the highest wages to public school teachers in the US. An average of $110,000 a year. Their pensions average 80-90% of their salaries. Can’t blame that on Republicans, as their aren’t any. In the last six months, there have been 292 murders in Chicago, and in Iraq, 221. Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in America. Here’s the chain of command: President – Barack Obama, Senator – Dick Durban, House of Representatives- Jesse Jackson Jr., Governor – Pat Quinn, House Leader -Mike Madigan, Attorney General – Lisa Madigan (Mike’s daughter), Mayor – Rahm Emanuel. The leadership in Illinois? All Democrats, and all blaming each other. Chicago has one of the worst school systems in the country. Can’t blame Republicans, as there aren’t any. State pension fund is $78 billion in debt. Worst in the country. Can’t blame Republicans, as there aren’t any. Cook County (Chicago), has a sales tax of 10.25%. Highest in the country. Can’t blame Republicans, as there aren’t any. George Ryan is no longer governor, since he’s in prison. He was succeeded by Rob Blagjegovitch who is also in prison. Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned from the House, since it takes most of his time trying to stay out of prison. Obama is from the Illinois school of thought and action, and he’s going to fix the USA?
P.S. Want to know why we do what we do? Simple! In the last 12 years, gold has gone up 513%, or an average of 43% a year. Silver has gone up 570%, or an average of 48% a year. The S&P has gone up 35%, or 3% a year, and Treasuries have gone up 34%, or 3% a year. Gold, as opposed to pieces of paper with ink on them, promising things, is self backed, not dependent on any government or entity for value, and always has been. Gold and silver have been real money throughout history in all civilizations, and easily converted into any currency, when needed to buy things.
PS to PS. Thought your dollars were safe in a savings account? Thought all they were going to do was tax your income and maybe interest? Think again. Gold went up yesterday, and the stock markets around the world went down, because of the Cyprus event. A tiny little island, where lots of people store their probably ill gotten wealth, and especially Russians. Or thought they did anyway. Cyprus decided to tax money in their banks. Not income. Just money stored in their banks. The ATMS went wild with people frantically trying to get their euros out before the taxes were taken. The banks were closed, so as to avoid pre-tax withdrawals. If this goes through, and it didn’t, it will spread around the world, with Argentina next, as they are broke and considering doing the same thing. The Cyprus parliament voted overwhelmingly not to do it, but the damage had been done. Cyprus is so broke, that economic collapse is imminent, and this would force withdrawal from the euro. If the banks re-open Tuesday, there will be a mad rush to withdraw, and this could break the banks, because they would quickly run out of euros. What will happen? We’ll see, but it might not be pleasant, and could begin a world wide series of bank runs. Here in America? Obamacare has done it already…taxing fixed assets, similar to savings in a bank. Selling a fancy estate? You’ll pay about a 3.9% tax on the sale, which is actually the same thing as Cyprus is trying to do. Taxing a fixed asset or stored asset, as opposed to income. Come on Texans…SECEDE, and get out of this mess politicians have created around the world.