B. Clinton unchained: Reporter nemesis “sleazy,” “slimy,” “scumbag”
WASHINGTON _ The drip, drip torture of superdelegates deciding for Barack Obama must be getting to Bill Clinton.
You’d think that an ex-two term president and renowned political brain might be able to hold himself in check a tad better. Especially when talking about the husband of your former press secretary.
But that wasn’t the case yesterday when he lambasted Vanity Fair writer Todd Purdum, the former New York Times reporter who wrote a source story in this month’s magazine quoting unnamed Clinton allies as criticizing the 61-year-old former president for damaging Hillary Clinton’s campaign and hanging with a fast crowd.
Clinton called Purdum “sleazy,” according to a blog in Huffington Post, and went on to say: “He’s a really dishonest reporter. And one of our guys talked to him . . . And I haven’t read [the article]. But he told me there’s five or six just blatant lies in there. But he’s a real slimy guy.”
Clinton wasn’t fazed when reminded that Purdum is the spouse of Dee Dee Myers, who was his long-time spokeswoman.
“That’s all right– he’s still a scumbag,” Clinton said. ” Let me tell ya– he’s one of the guys — he’s one of the guys that propagated all those lies about Whitewater to Kenneth Starr. He’s just a dishonest guy– can’t help it.”
Clinton went on to repeat his charge about the press being biased toward Obama. His outburst brought this apology from a campaign spokesman: “President Clinton was understandably upset about an outrageously unfair article, but the language today was inappropriate and he wishes he had not used it.”
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I personally will be very glad to say goodbye to Bill and Hillary. They have definitely outstayed their welcome. Their propensity to lie about the delegate and popular vote count reminds me of some past politicians, the bigger the lie, just keep repeating it louder and more often, maybe someone will believe it.