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June 26, 2004 I still like Bill Clinton. Actually, I never stopped liking him. I was always quite disappointed that it seemed he'd had so many affairs. One woman after the other came forward to pronounce their sexual escapades. I would never condone that kind of behavior, especially since I've had that problem with past boyfriends, myself. It's absolutely devastating to find out someone you love dearly is not faithful. It removes the trust. And once the trust is gone, it seems almost impossible to get it back. Usually, it marks the end of that relationship. But, I have always been able to separate a person's personal life from his/her professional life. I understand that a lot of people think the two things are connected, that if you aren't honest towards your own family, you aren't honest in any situation. I don't know about that. In some cases that might be true. There are many members of my own family I have lost trust in and there's no way it can come back. Even if they apologize, I'd never trust them again. There'd be no turning back. The thing that makes it different with Bill Clinton is just looking at what he accomplished. He did quite a bit for his country, and he was always out there in the public eye, trying to do just that. The economy was fine, we didn't go to war, and he tried with all his heart to work a deal with Yasser Arafat. Mr. Arafat refused. You can't make someone agree to something when they refuse to compromise. Everything was quite fine, at least with his job as President. Everything remained fine, except for his personal life. I don't think there's one human being out there, no matter if you're out in the public eye or not, who hasn't made zillions of errors as you go through life. It's just a part of life. Mr. Clinton is a very bright man who came from a dysfunctional family and he rose above. He wasn't given everything on a silver platter like the Bush Boys. He had to work twice as hard to get what he had, no one gave it to him. That is so admirable. He didn't have a father to manipulate him out of the draft. He didn't have a father to get him into Yale University. He didn't have a father who let him go AWOL during Vietnam. He did what he believed in, and he did it HIMSELF. He didn't have a father who could hand him his own business. He had to go out and find a job, study for his law degree and figure out how to make a living ON HIS OWN WITHOUT ANYONE'S HELP! Mr. Clinton didn't have a Supreme Court to appoint him as President. He did it the right way...he got elected!!! He tried to pass health care reform because he CARES about the little guy. And he's still doing things like that today, with his foundation, hoping to find a cure for AIDS. He is FOR stem-cell research because he cares about helping people WHO ARE ALIVE RIGHT NOW AND NEED MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT to save lives from horrific illnesses in the future. Yep, he sure did cause a lot of emotional pain towards the women in his life, but when one makes an assessment of another human being, one must make a list of the good things and of the bad things, and then compare them. Some people have more good in them then bad, and Mr. Clinton fits the bill. ------------ About the author Gail Fonda: In addition to her ebook, plans to write her memoirs for all the world to see, and maybe get on Jerry Springer! I think he'd get a real kick out of this, plus, it's absolutely true! Email: gdvoref@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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