Photo Courtesy of the NYTimes
I was drawn to this blog about former President Clinton because of the title, “Clinton Was a Bipartisan President, Except When He Wasn’t“. I didn’t know what bipartisan meant until I looked it up and found it’s meaning to be somewhat intriguing. Bipartisan means, of, relating to, or involving members of two parties. The photo above depicts Clinton talking about both parties with his hand gestures as saying we can co-exist. As I continued to read the blog from The Caucus, it seemed right to refer to President Clinton as a bipartisan president when he wanted to be. I would say President Clinton was the highlight of the DMC with his unanticipated speech nominating President Obama for a second term. As a first time reader of any sort of political blog, I found myself wanting to keep on reading and not just giving up at the first few sentences. The tone in this blog is appropriate for someone like myself who is not into politics.
“In that sense, the speech was a vivid reminder of Mr. Clinton’s famed capacity for juggling many different ideas, personas and narratives, and along the way rewriting the history of his own presidency. The story line of a relatively bipartisan era when Democrats and Republicans came together to overhaul welfare, balance the budget and expand the economy profoundly oversimplifies a much more complicated, messier presidency.”, as blogged by Peter Baker. President Clinton by far was in deed a president like no other. listening to Clinton’s speech and then reading about it gave me a little hope that maybe there is more to our future and the future of our little ones. 
I particularly like the photo with President Obama graciously embracing former President Clinton with a warm hug after his powerful speech. You can see Obama’s appreciation to his predecessor as he closes his eyes and accepts what Clinton expressed in his speech.
Photo Courtesy of the NYTimes
The whole slide show was entertaining to look at and take in what the people of South Carolina were able to see front row and carry with them for the rest of their lives.
3 responses so far ↓
Brooklyn Brit // Sep 11th 2012 at 8:35 pm
Nice blog, and I thought it was just me who had to grab a dictionary when reading a bunch of news articles.
I agree that Clinton had a fantastic speech, he over ran and went off script numerous times (yes people really know exactly what he was supposed to say) a few journo’s have commented that perhaps the bits he over ran with were originally cut, so that he wouldn’t over shadow Obama’s speech the following day, but I suspect Clinton couldn’t help himself, he’s back man and he’s going to milk it for all it’s worth.
I believe a tweet to Obama said it best “Clinton, the secretary of explaining stuff” Nuff said!
Harlem Kat // Sep 11th 2012 at 10:57 pm
Really love how you included yourself in this post by letting people know that you didn’t know what the word Bipartisan meant and by reading your blog post I got a better understanding. I truly thought I knew what it meant but this blog post showed me that I was off. I really like how you ended it with a tweet from President Obama. Now I definitely have to follow him on twitter. I’m curious, do you follow the President on Twitter?
Thierry // Sep 11th 2012 at 11:28 pm
Nice post. I think it really shows how complex Clinton is, and how a well written post about an interesting figure can engage someone who’s not into politics at all. In a way it also highlights how there’s been an attempt to simplify national politics in the wake of his presidency.
Not that it matters because Clinton’s still got it. He’s still sharp, influential (despite rumors that Obama may not like him), and a tough S.O.B.. Notice how all of the people who impeached him are no longer in power, and look at who’s bringing down the house at the DNC 14 years later.
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