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2004-10-21 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2004-10-21 2:08:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [11125 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Moving to Paris, Bill? Take Hillary with you!

Seriously, the last thing we need is for the Democratic Party to line up behind the U.N. even more than Kerry has already. On the other hand, this could galvanize moderate Republicans against the U.N. and lead to a cut-back in U.S. contributions.

Would Clinton have diplomatic immunity against charges of molesting interns?

Posted by Tom 2004-10-21 2:31:00 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:31:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 ..Ya know what? If this becomes a serious possibility, I will write President Bush and ENCOURAGE him to nominate Willie to the job. Better ANY American in that job than the Islamofascist who we are almost certainly going to be stuck with after Annan leaves.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-10-21 2:31:50 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:31:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think his heart's in it.

Posted by BH 2004-10-21 2:37:40 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:37:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike,

That is exactly why it will never happen. By treaty or tradition, I cannot determine which, the Secretary General is not a citizen of any of the Permanent Security Council members. To think that the UN would break this tradition, at a minimum, is to misunderstand the rest of the world.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-21 2:38:18 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:38:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Oughta be fun to see what he would do with the whole international sex trade issue. Child prostitution might an entertaining topic to watch Mr. Clinton take a swing at, as well.

Posted by Jules 187 2004-10-21 2:39:21 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:39:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Meanwhile, al-Reuters (via Drudge) reports on the Clinton Legacy: Syphilis Through Oral Sex on the Rise

Posted by BH 2004-10-21 2:43:21 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:43:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Critics of the U.N. complain that it's an organization without the muscle and will to put its decisions into effect," the U.N. source observed. "There's a good chance that Clinton could significantly change that situation, and then we'll see if the critics mean what they say."

Nonsense. The UN's problem is structural: it defends the sovereignty of nightmare regimes in a an age in which those regimes threaten to destroy the rest of us. Until and unless this is changed, the UN will never prevent a war or enhance our security. It's the ultimate Clintonism: a feel-good rhetorical platform that allows inaction and corrupt behavior to continue apace.

Posted by lex 2004-10-21 2:46:40 PM|| 2004-10-21 2:46:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 If the world is willing to vote for Clinton the US should push for him as well. Hate him or love him I think he has America's best intersts at heart and would thus stand up to crap like that Durbin conference.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-10-21 2:59:00 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-10-21 2:59:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 If Dollar Bill was the SecGen of the UN, could Hillary be even remotely considered for Pres of US? Wouldn't that be the most massively obvious case of conflict of interest in world history? Lol! Wotta silly-assed joke. Pfeh.

Posted by .com 2004-10-21 3:23:42 PM|| 2004-10-21 3:23:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 rj, what are you taking? I want some. We're talking the guy who appointed Mad Albright, Don Shalalah, and Jock Elders. And don't forget he married Hill.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-21 3:28:11 PM|| 2004-10-21 3:28:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 .. I think he has America's best intersts at heart..

If he did, the Cole attack and the 2001 WTC attack might not have happened; we'd have gone after Binny and Soddy much, much sooner.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-21 4:12:30 PM|| 2004-10-21 4:12:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 WOW!! I'm all for this! Put Bill in charge of the UN and then pull the US out of the UN.

Have fun Bill!!

Posted by mmurray821 2004-10-21 4:40:13 PM|| 2004-10-21 4:40:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Having America's best interests at heart does not mean he has a spine or good taste. It means he wouldn't blame America for each and every problem as Kofi has done and his guilt over Rwanda would probably cause him to push to stop genocides in the future.

I think Bill would be able to restore some American popularity around the world and he can't possibly be worse than Kofi and his corrupt son.

I also think he'd be the best person to help move the UN to France so he could get away from Hillary.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-10-21 4:53:42 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-10-21 4:53:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 yadda yadda yadda... Clinton would have zero impact. How exactly would Clinton persuade the Arabs to cease supporting the slaughter of black Africans in Sudan? How would he prevent Libya from chairing the UN Human Rights Commission? How would he end the shameful and absurd anti-Israel hatefest that consumes almost half of the General Assembly's time?

Clinton as head of the UN would merely delay the eventual death of that irrelevant organization.

Posted by lex 2004-10-21 5:07:05 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:07:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I think Bill would be able to restore some American popularity around the world and he can't possibly be worse than Kofi and his corrupt son.

Thats ludacriss. Wherthit Thilvester?

Posted by Ambassador Tyson 2004-10-21 5:13:00 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:13:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 lex:
Maybe it would speed up the death of that irrelevant organization. Athough I can't stand the man (and have even less use for the UN) I can't totally rule out that this might be a good idea.

Posted by Secret Master 2004-10-21 5:44:39 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:44:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Cripes... now the bastard wants to be World President! (And don't think for one second that isn't his view of the SG's job, either)

Posted by Dave D. 2004-10-21 6:50:56 PM|| 2004-10-21 6:50:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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