Tuesday, August 22, 2006

On Bill Clinton's 60th Birthday


Ben Shapiro comments on Bill Clinton's August 15 address to a world AIDS conference in Toronto, in which the former president philosophized about turning 60:
"Turning 60 is certainly a bummer for a man as reliant on his prostate as Clinton is. Nonetheless, Clinton's speech was a stunning testament to his egocentricity. Who whines about a post-midlife crisis while discussing a disease that has pushed Angola's average life span to 39.9 years, Zambia's to 39.7, and Zimbabwe's to 37.9? Who tells a roomful of people worried about the devastation caused by a global plague that he is personally devastated by having another birthday?

"Bill Clinton, that's who."
Read the whole thing.

3 Comments:

Blogger The Kosher Hedgehog said...

Allow me to note that Ben Shapiro is a born-and-bred product of North Hollywood and Shaarey Zedek Congregation. 

Posted by The Kosher Hedgehog

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When I reacted yesterday to Bill Clinton's NYTimes Op-Ed piece, "How We Ended Welfare, Together," as another example of Clinton's megalomania, I thought perhaps my prejudices were fomenting a knee-jerk distain. I guess I wasn't alone, however. Michael Novak had the same reaction and puts the legislation in better historical context at First Thing's On the Square.

Posted by BlueBuffoon

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Having Bill Clinton speak at an AIDS conference, would be like inviting the fox to tell the farmer how to build his chicken coop.

In case we haven't noted, Bill Clinton's sexual promiscuity is representative of the behavior that helps spread the dreaded disease. 

Posted by DL

Saturday, August 26, 2006 4:51:00 AM  

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