January 23, 2008
Posted: January 23rd, 2008 09:00 PM ET
CNN

Bill Clinton got visibly upset with CNN's Jessica Yellin Wednesday.

(CNN) – Bill Clinton became visibly upset Wednesday over comments by a prominent South Carolina Democrat that compared the former president's actions on the trail to those of infamous Republican strategist Lee Atwater.

In an interview with CNN's Jessica Yellin, Dick Harpootlian, a former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party and a supporter of Barack Obama, said some of Bill Clinton's recent remarks on the campaign trail were appeals based on race and gender. He said the comments were meant to "suppresses the vote, demoralize voters, and distort the record," and said they were "reminiscent of Lee Atwater."

Clinton sharply disputed the charge, and lashed out at Yellin for raising the question.

"You live for this. This hurts the people of South Carolina," he said. "Because the people of South Carolina come to these meetings and ask questions about what they care about. And what they care about is not what's going to be in the news coverage tonight, because you don't care about it.

"What you care about is this. And the Obama people know that. So they just spin you up on this and you happily go along. I mean, the people don't care about this," he added. "They never ask about it. And you are determined to take this election away from them. And that's not right. That is not right. This election ought to belong to those people who are out here asking questions about their lives."

Filed under: Bill Clinton • South Carolina primary


Alice   January 28th, 2008 8:36 pm ET

That's what their "supporters" like to see. Bill! I don't think Chinese and Saudi government would be happy if you throw their money into the sea.

SOHAN   January 26th, 2008 3:07 pm ET

CNN SHOULD GET OFF BILL BACK HE CARRY YOU AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY FOR A LONG TIME. PUTTING THIS COUNRTY BACK ON TRACK AFETR THE FIRST BUSH MESS IT UP YOU PEOPLE HAVE A VERY SHORT TERM MEMORY.HILLARY WILL DO BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

olive   January 26th, 2008 2:35 am ET

a vote for Hillary Clinton is no longer a vote for the first woman president, it's a vote for the first 3 term president since FDR and Bill Clinton is NO FDR.
Hillary is depending on her husband, she is not acting like the independent woman i would want for president.
I am sick and tired of Bill Clinton and his dirty politics.
i used to be a Bill Clinton supporter, in fact i was one of the millions who kept supporting him while he put the country through so much–for so little.
With the way the former President is behaving on the campaign trail–.it's clear they have become egomaniccs only out for themselves. I will vote for Barak Obama and a new future away from all this attack dog politics.

the way hillary laughed about 'Bill Clinton being the first black president'–I found that offensive, even though I am not black myself. Who do they think they are?

angel lv   January 26th, 2008 1:06 am ET

i have written two coments this week and none have been posted, i guess what i write against cnn and the coverage you have on obama and yes wolfe you are the worst of all of you reports on cnn . i said the black people were voting on color and nothing else , you dont belive me . then explane whats happening in s.c. with the black voters. cnn you are disgusting , from now on i will look to onthere news station to watch. who pays you to say such garbage on the air. i guess you will censor this coment too, but thats ok i am glad some one will read it before its thrown in the trash can

VICTOR @NJ   January 25th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

EXCELLENT POINT BILL !!!!!

You know the central media reporters and news casters; they all have mud on their faces for being disrespectful of the American electoral rights. They keep overstepping its boundaries by overplaying & over-exaggerating political events, forecasting irresponsibly winners & losers. Let's not forget how they played Hillary Clinton's political death after IOWA. Just to be proved deadly wrong later on, by the way, NOBODY from the press has been honest enough to apologize for that miss-information of the public.

People from the MEDIA, please don't tell us who is more likeable, who is more funny, who is more religious or not, or who is more positive or negative. These are all superficial and insignificant things. We need to know about their substance, about their personal experience. We need to know about their personal accomplishments, also their fundamental differences and whether or not their campaign promises are things that can be accomplished given our current situation; of course by being FAIR AT ALL TIMES. That should be your commitment to us the people.

In America, we all have THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ELECT AND TO BE ELECTED, Yes even MRS. CLINTON please, let's NOT forget that people from the sensationalistic media.

NOBODY and much, much less the MEDIA should be allowed to play with serious issues like race & gender that impact profoundly the POLITICAL FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. They need to remain NEUTRAL & show more respect for the people in South Carolina & the entire USA

Jenna   January 25th, 2008 2:43 pm ET

CNN- also seems to weed out anyone who says anything intellegent against OBAMA and for the Clintons. I have it with you Ticker and your dis-honest Jerry Springer news reporting. Stick to the facts, quit throwing fuel on fires that do not exist! Clinton's racist, you have got to be kidding me!

Get some real reporters and start being nuetral like reporters should be!

Signed,

Disgusted with CNN

SN   January 25th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

The Clintons have already cost this country through the impeachment saga...Bill has already shown poor character while President; he is doing so again. Is this a reality that the Clintons are in fact not pro Black as they played out to be in the past.

Howard, Westport CT   January 25th, 2008 1:43 pm ET

My god. When are people going to come around to the fact that a vote for the Clintons ,or the Republican party for that matter ,is endorsing business as usual in Washington?? All these people, with the exception of Obama and Edwards have been lifelong politician and are friends of the Washington establishment both Democrat and Republican. We need to throw these people out, look at the situation they have got us in. We are hated throughout the world.
We are occupying two countries. We have illegal jails in Guantanamo Bay where people are being held without due process. Every human being deserves due process. We kidnap people using rendition and then torture them in foreign countries. We have a huge deficit. We are the only developed country without healthcare for it's citizens. Do I need to go on??This what the Washington establishment has done in the last 20 years. Bush, Clinton, Bush. We do not need more of the same.

Williams   January 25th, 2008 8:45 am ET

Bill Clinton, your presidential election has come and gone. You made a fool of yourself and your wife before, and now your trying to discredit an honest mans record. Leave politics alone, it is time for a change! You used the black vote to get in the white house last time but you won't USE the black vote again. You care nothing about blacks except a ballot.

Mike in Kentucky   January 25th, 2008 1:02 am ET

And to those of you who will point out that the offensive comment did in fact "disappear", I would ask what if someone had not called CNN out, over and over again, with many different wordings: Would that post still be on this page?

Fair and balanced...you decide!

believer   January 25th, 2008 12:23 am ET

NO

keith Pike   January 24th, 2008 11:18 pm ET

Shame,Shame,CNN

Mike in Kentucky   January 24th, 2008 10:01 pm ET

"CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNN makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNN may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity"

This is copied from the bottom of the page you and I are reading.

It must have been the strong darned and the yellow stuff that sounds like bus.

Whew! I thought something fishy was going on here! :-)

Mike in Kentucky   January 24th, 2008 9:33 pm ET

Last night I attempted to post a statement in support of the Clinton candidacy.

I will not try to reproduce exactly it here, but the point was that there has been an unrelenting onslaught of attacks against both the Clintons, by the Republican hit machine, going back to their early days in national politics and carrying through the impeachment and subsequent acquittal of President Clinton and even to today.

They have survived it.

I fear I must be careful here; I used the stronger version of darned and referred to the yellowish discharge found under scabs by a word that sounds a bit like bus.

These references were to Republican financial backers and Republican political operatives (sometimes the same thing) .

The inference to be drawn was that the Clintons have both survived...for years...Obama has yet to be tested in the fire of fierce Republican scrutiny.

The post was somewhat longer than this...and I hit "enter" and it apparently uploaded but there was no message "awaiting moderation" from me.

I scrolled to the bottom of the blog and there in the comment box was my post. I hit " enter again...and a screen I have never seen before, informed me that a comment exactly like this one had been received.

It disappeared.

I want to be charitable and think that it was because I used some "questionable language...but really...in 2008!?

Or was there another factor in play?

We are being censored here, in more ways than one.

I wonder if this comment will "await moderation"?

G   January 24th, 2008 9:19 pm ET

This is exactly why she shouldn't get elected. We don't need family dynasties in the white house becasue they can lead to this type of behavior. If she were to get elected who do you think would be running the country, Hillary or Bill? Former President Bill Clinton is not acting in a manner befitting his title of "Former President", or is he just sly like a fox and trying to circumvent our laws which prevent him from being in office for 3 terms?

Rudy   January 24th, 2008 9:13 pm ET

Way to Go BILL ! CNN seem to be amateur on this interviews. I Think if we have to step back in History, Enonomy is the Heart of this great Nation. The clintons have 8 years of that. I will place my Bet on a Thorough Bred. Most of the guys out here are Clinton Haters with self EGO interest to say. What comes down is Politics, Like News there ain't no News if it isn't contraversial enough to print. Reporters are like Kids, Can't you guys Grow up and print what is the Issue.

believer   January 24th, 2008 8:43 pm ET

Billy lied and disgraced the integrity of what a President should be. He is a criminal. Impeached, disbarred, disgraced. Who does he think he is; so up in the American People faces with his disdain. He is an ex-president with a big asterick by his name. He isn't just campaigning for hilly, he has just declared war against Obama. This should have been a clean campaign without billy and his jealousy. It's over for him. He can't be president, again. It seems by his double talk that he doesn't care if hilly wins or not, he just doesn't want Obama to win. They have not gone after Edwards at all! It's always Obama. Hilly came into the race thinking it would be an easy ride, then they panicked and resorted to what they do best ... dirty lowdown nasty mean spiteful tactics.

no more   January 24th, 2008 8:29 pm ET

Having read one more factual book and remembering the past, which many people choose to ignore, I have reaffirmed my decision of NO MORE Clintons in the White House. No more opportunities to rip off this country and no more lies and devisive scenarios from either of them. I had friends in Arkansas that filled me in on their actions there, before Bill ran the first time, much of which I was able to cofirm, but unbelievably things just continued and got worse.
Why are people so willing to possibly vote for the most amoral, dishonest candidate in the history of our country? If the majority of the people condone and endorse this behavior it implies that they see nothing wrong and are as bad as they are. If this is the case this is a country I no longer want to live in.
I'm an old lady and happy that I will not be around that much longer, but I like many others, have grandchildren and great-grandchildren who have to grow up in this country and I would love it if they could enjoy it as much as I did. It looks like the 'Great Depression' will have been a walk in the park in comparison to what they will confront in their life-times.

Scott   January 24th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

How soon we forget! Our economy was screwed up, theres were few jobs, the country's debt was continuing to climb- WHEN George H. Bush was President! During the Clinton years everyone who wanted a job had one, our economy was doing well, we were actually PAYING DOWN the debt, and GAS WAS UNDER $2 A GALLON! Now George W. Bush has been the PREZ for two terms and what do we have?- few jobs, the country's debt is the highest in US HISTORY, and the economy is screwed up. Sound familliar? Facts sometimes aren't easy to swallow, are they? I want a CLINTON back in the White House!

Erin   January 24th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

Bill and Hillary are both liars. She lists all of these years of experience. Well, I guess the next time I type a resume I will list my husband's work experience as my own. If Hillary can do it, why can't the rest of us. Just by marrying someone with experience does not give you experience. Think about it.

Alex   January 24th, 2008 8:04 pm ET

Barack is new, is fresh and is cool. The Clintons are old politics, with the same old ideas that didn´t work. They serve special interests since long time. Barack will eventually do too, but he is not corrupt at this moment. DC is not so deep in him. Let the guy do his job. Alex

California Craig   January 24th, 2008 7:50 pm ET

I agree with Clinton about the soap opera-style media coverage of the presidential race.

charlotte   January 24th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

1200+ comments and some of you wonder why the Clintons get all the press. Other sights are lucky to get 100 comments. I might add, in reading them the negativity is about 50/50 By far I think the Anti-Clintons are the nastiest, lowest and mean spirted. Most of the Anti-Obamas just call him naive and unprepared for the big dogs.

E.K.   January 24th, 2008 7:13 pm ET

I find it ironic that Bill Clinton said that the people don't care about this....yet he & Hillary are the very ones who tried to throw mud. In reality, there was none to throw. Obama's consistent intelligence, wisdom, and respectful behavior is what I'm observing. These qualities give me insight into how he would also be as President. He is indeed credible.

hogbodo   January 24th, 2008 7:06 pm ET

If Hillary wins the Democratic nominee, I will vote Republican.
Thanks Bill, by the way go home to sleep.

c martin   January 24th, 2008 6:57 pm ET

I am an Agrican American male 33 yrs old. During the 90's I loved the Clintons and I thought many African Americans like Bill Clinton. But with all the slash and burn comments....why are they so afraid of Barack Obama. Just run the campaign and move on. For God sakes...you are a former president of the U.S. Let your wife do the job so we can say she won by herself and not the help of her Husband and former President.

PS. I am thinking about changing my vote.....is sad to to see the former Presidential Couple stoop so low!

Ryan D., Saint Paul, MN   January 24th, 2008 6:52 pm ET

I can't get enough of him. Keep em coming, Mr. President!

B   January 24th, 2008 6:29 pm ET

Bill Clinton couldn’t be more right! The press – in this case CNN –pounces on the bickering and the trivia and blows it all all out of proportion. And yes, many of us don’t want to hear that – we want to hear about the issues. Do you think the trivia and other garbage makes good entertainment, CNN? This is a presidential campaign and it is serious business, not entertainment. It should be treated as serious business preparing people to vote in a critical election. However, the real issues are being ignored, thanks to the endless tripe being fed to us by our media. The issues are what people need to listen to and research and think about. I couldn't believe the discussion after the Jessica Yellin/Bill Clinton clip that was shown: half a dozen or so reporters all saying the media DOESN’T concentrate on the trivia and slipping a bit of "political analysis" in there for good measure. CNN’s disclaimer went on for 10 or 15 minutes during which they actually showed the bickering tape again! This is exactly what Clinton was talking about! No information about issues came out during that wasted period of time.Then, John Edwards was actually interviewed. Finally! It's about time. What’s with the blackout on Edwards, American media? I want to hear what Edwards has to say about the issues. I want to hear what Obama and Clinton and – yes, Kucinich – have to say about issues, too. I even want to know what the Republicans are saying about the issues! I DON’T want to hear bickering and I DON’T want to hear about what the latest polls say and I DON’T want endless political "analysis". Let the candidates speak for themselves about the issues. Ask tough questions about the issues and don't let them off the hook by evading questions or giving vague answers. Tough questions do not include things like, "Why did you do so poorly in _(fill in the state__."Give me the issues – all of them – and the candidates- all of them. Skip the pompous analysis, stupid, shallow questions, the inane trivia (Hillary 'cries', Obama and Clinton squabble) and endless polls. I'll decide for myself when I hear the candidates speak for themselves.

Scott Mansfield   January 24th, 2008 6:21 pm ET

I agree with him in general...there's too much news coverage about conflict and he said/she said. After all the debates and coverage, can most voters accurately list their candidate's stand on various issues? I'm not sure. They can probably explain some way that the candidate they don't like said something offensive, but how is that helping to pick the next president and get the country on track? Conflict is compelling but we need something more than a soap opera in the election coverage and CNN and other stations aren't providing it very much. And most viewers are getting used to this crap...whether it's Britney in rehab or which Dem candidate is guilty of accusing racism. It's all the same pablum we get fed while the country goes down the toilet.

Cal, Boston, MA   January 24th, 2008 5:23 pm ET

Imagine having BILL CLINTON saying "Shame on you". Good grief....coming from that SHAMELESS dirtbag.

A Democrat   January 24th, 2008 4:56 pm ET

I agree with Bill Clinton. CNN does live for this. Jessica Yellin was probably very excited about that question, and Clinton burst her bubble. I do not feel sorry for her or CNN at all.

aisha   January 24th, 2008 4:54 pm ET

CNN IS RUNNING ADS OF OBAMA ,SO THEY GET PAID . SO EVERYTHING THEY SEE ABOUT CLINTONS THEY SHOW IT AS NEGATIVE
AND EVERTHING ABOUT OBAMA IS A POSITIVE THING
WELL I GUESS MONEY TALKS
PLUS THEY ARE SCARED TO SAY ANYTHING AGAINST OBAMA BECAUSE THEY MIGHT GET BLAMED FOR RACE CARD

Eric, Elk Grove, California   January 24th, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Wow! What's Bill saying? CNN's Jessica Yellin, a reporter, is not allowed to ask a question about the Atwater comment? Where are we Bill? Pakistan?

P.L.   January 24th, 2008 3:55 pm ET

I have become very disappointed in the way that the Clintons have been campaigning. I believe that Bill Clinton has already served as president for our country and I wish not to see his face anymore in this campaign. It is making his wife look very incompetent of holding her own ground in this campaign. This in tell makes me believe she is incompetent of running this country. To say the least it is also bringing about true colors of the Clintons and I personally am looking for a honest president full of integrity and truth. I don't believe that ether Clinton seems to be presenting themselves in this way. Mr. Clinton your are loosing cool points and please go home you
are in the way.

JW   January 24th, 2008 3:53 pm ET

Bill is right. The media is biased and prejudice. They make their own polls of whom is going to win and then give that candidate the most air time. They twist words that a candidate may have said all in the name of a story.

Charlie, DE   January 24th, 2008 3:49 pm ET

Free speech in America, as long as it is legal.

Obama did use drugs. It was written in his own book.
Why can't other people mention this thing? Only because he is black?

The media should dig out all of the candidates, good or bad, let people to judge based on what they did in the past, not just what they are saying now.

Beautyful talks are written by the staff hired by compains, not the candidates themselves. People, wake up.

Jaimie   January 24th, 2008 3:38 pm ET

After actually watching the video, I thought CNN's headline, "Bill Clinton gets upset with CNN reporter," to be a little inaccurate. I didn't see any emotional outburst, just a well-placed criticism of the media. Is that automatically getting upset with a reporter in CNN's view? It's ironic – Bill Clinton criticizes the media for being self-obsessed, and the media reacts with a self-obsessed headline. It wasn't about the reporter – it was about how the coverage has told us precious little about the candidates and their stand on the issues.

Jeannette   January 24th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

What is all the concern about Obama's race. He is just as much white as he is black. Whats the big deal about his race? I think we should worry about his experience instead of his color or gender. I don't feel comfortable with a president that has been on the scene for only 10 years. I think we need someone that has been around the block a few times and understands politics. I would feel much more comfortable with either Clinton or Edwards as our next president.

Lynn   January 24th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

I used to be a "Bill fan". Not anymore. These days you'd think that his name was Bill W. Bush.

TZ in Atlanta   January 24th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

Mike : You said it for me. Thank you.

GMD   January 24th, 2008 2:48 pm ET

CNN needs to stop spinning the politics and allow voters to objectively view each candidates, when would big corporations and media be more objective and stop looking at their bottom-line – ad revenues.

Rick Martinez   January 24th, 2008 2:44 pm ET

At the moment, I am an Obama supporter. You can say whatever you want about Bill's reasoning for this or his methods, but his argument is correct. You can't fight the words he said.

Freida NYC   January 24th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Andreas and Mike, "AMEN!"

Finally two objective/factual people in this blog...love both your comments!

Mike Rodrigues   January 24th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

You call what Clinton said "lashing out?" He was simply articulating the truth, something he's good at. I think what bonehead journalists such as this female reporter and this Harpootly character can't seem to figure out is that Bill Clinton isn't President anymore. He doesn't have to dance to the medias tune anymore. He can speak his mind – simply and articulately. The media, CNN included, seem to think that it still has Clinton's thumbs in a vice, like the last two years of his Presidency. No, what you all have to deal with now in Bill Clinton is a man with far more intellect than most of you could ever aspire to, and a very clear memory of how he was treated by the media during the whole impeachment debacle, who is finally in a position to take the gloves off when he deals with media manipulation. He's not going to back down to accusatory comparisons with Lee Atwater, for heaven's sake! Nor should he. To compare Clinton to Atwater is like comparing him to Rove. No, I think he's done being baited. He's going to personally gather a huge number of like-minded citizens of this country and continue to challenge the credibility of mainstream news coverage. That's not "lashing out." It's simply challenging the media to evolve into something insightful instead of manipulative. Mike Rodrigues, Portland, OR

G in Ohio   January 24th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

This article is just about the reporter who got put in her place. There is anger in her eyes.

My last comment was taken away on this reporter.

Hillary 08

Andreas   January 24th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

I think Bill is right because for all you ppl who apparently haven't been following the election closely Obama and Edwards had form some kind of buddy system and were attacking Hillary and were very nasty against her before voting had even started and the media allowed these attacks to go largely unnoticed. It clearly had a negative impact in Iowa because Hillary finished 3rd.

The media were dancing on her grave after Iowa so what did you expect Bill to do just sit back and see the media get away with murder. Open your eyes ppl the media always try to weaken strong democratic candidates every election and cause the democrats to select someone who blows the election except for who, none other than Bill Clinton himself.

I think unfortunately you ppl have been swayed by Obama's empty words of hope and change because this guy has no serious track record of the type of leadership he is selling. I think the Bush administration has made such a mess of the country that ppl are willing to buy anything that sounds different, but I warn you fellow democrats that with the economy in crisis, ppl losing their homes, millions without health care and the host of other problems, a steady and experienced hand is needed to make things better or at least prevent them from getting worse. This, as Mr.Obama suggests, is not the politics of fear but it is a reality that we all need to face and come to terms with. Ask yourselves, since when the leader of the free world has been elected with only experience in the State legislature and two years in the Senate. For democrats and for America this election is too important to experiment with that question.

My fellow mules, we have all seen the Republican attack machine and what it can do in a general election and it is my honest opinion that Obama will be greatly affected because he has never faced that machine.

I will end by saying that we all have the luxury of hope but we do not have the luxury of losing another election.

tmd   January 24th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

I think he's finally started to inhale!

Thomas Henson   January 24th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

AMEN BILL!!!!! I am a John Edwards supporter in this election, but he is absolutely right! We DONT care about all this bickering nonsense, and when the media makes sensationalist crap the headlines it's THE PEOPLE that lose. That's right to those of you who made remarks on it, clinton was referring to the election being taken away from THE PEOPLE , not himself. If you folks would try and improve your literacy, maybe that little nuance wouldn't have escaped your tiny little minds.

Freida NYC   January 24th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

100% pro the Clintons!!!!! Americans either have dementia, or plain and simple ungrateful beings! Bill did for this country and other nations what no other president has ever done! What has Obama ever done other than talk? NOTHING!!!!!

Hillary is a remarkable woman! She is the only one that can fix the mess we are in now (thanks to Mr. Bush or rather Mr. BS).

It is about time that everyone in America have access to free or affordable health-care.

Voting for Clinton is Dumb   January 24th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

Judy whats pathetic is your high regards for the Clintons. Bill has hurt this country more than everyone. Think N.A.F.T.A, W.T.O, H1B Visa and his Ballistic Missile Technology to China !!! He has hurt this country !!! Check out the fact .

edna   January 24th, 2008 1:43 pm ET

Hillary and Bill Clinton should start getting on Obamas Whining-all Obama does is Whine!!--Whine!! - Whine!! JUST WHATwe need in the WH is a Whiner, Frankly I'm tired of his high pitched whining and distressed cries of being ganged up on....does he think all the heads of other states or governments are going to cut him slack when they don't agree with him. NO!!!!!-NO!!!___NO!!!__Their just going to cut him off at the knees, walk down his back and take'em down. We need someone like Hillary thats NOT A WHINER. Can you believe that the Man Is a WHINER and the woman is UPRIGHT and S-T-R-O-N-G. Keep on keeping strong, Hillary.
EDNA

Elizabeth   January 24th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Bill's behavior is unpresidential and typical Clinton. . . slash and burn!

For all you who say that CNN is biased toward Obama, they have Donna Brazille, a Clinton supporter, as a so-called analyst. . . with every democratic remark basically pro-Clinton and anti-Obama. . . .and who keeps trying to stir the Republican plot.

I think *perception* has hit the Clintons. .. perhaps now, CNN is just acting objective whereas before they were favorable to the Clintons.

EB in DC   January 24th, 2008 1:34 pm ET

Yesterday I made a comment that has not been posted. This also happened a few weeks ago. Frankly, I think I made a valid - or at the very least interesting and well articulated - point. There is so much drivel being posted as comments to so many of the Politicker posts, I really can't help by wonder what the criteria is for what comments get through. Especially since they comments are often rather offensive. Also, since so many of the comments that get through are anti-Clinton or even pro-Obama, I am forced to wonder if this is actually representative of the comments your are receiving. After all, so far the comments that I have had rejected have been pro-Clinton.

Fri   January 24th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

Paul,

Your comments are just repulsive, and so full of hate.

Susan   January 24th, 2008 1:31 pm ET

I listened to Bill Clinton's comments several times and read the transcript. I agree with every word of Bill's. The press needs to start talking about issues rather than promoting and stirring up infighting.

RMH, New York City   January 24th, 2008 1:28 pm ET

Bill is campaigning and good for him. Defending his wife, her career and a great presidential legacy. As far as his personal life goes, what one does behind closed doors, between consenting adults, is none of my busines, nor yours and most certainly should not be fodder for holier than thou so called good Christians.

Kevin, Ca   January 24th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

Paul,

The same happened to me that CNN has also moderated my comments out.
They might think that I try to promote C-Span or some other neutral news network like AP & WorlNews.

IMO, Like other news networks Fox & MSNBC, CNN follows their foot steps to make any piece of news as much excitable in order to make money. NEWS REPORTING, to them and some Americans, is just simply boring. I' ll see this message will be posted or again deleted by CNN.

Fri   January 24th, 2008 1:22 pm ET

I agree with Bill, CNN is clearly favoring Obama. Americans are foolish! can't you people see it...Obama is all talk, sel-defense, never admits wrong doing, and no action. I have a major problem with people who all they do is talk, talk, talk, talk, and absoluletly no ACTION. Just look at how he takes over each debate, and the CNN reporters never stop him. CNN enough of this crap!!!!! Hillary is by far the BEST democratic candidate... "actions speak louder than words!" And, she has proven it.

Bob in Minn   January 24th, 2008 1:01 pm ET

What happened to his "statesman" act? Looks like he's running for the White House!

George   January 24th, 2008 1:00 pm ET

Do these families go to war?

paul   January 24th, 2008 12:59 pm ET

I would like to know why CNN has moderated my comments out, isn't my opinion as valid as everyone elses? All I am saying is America is blind, and the truth is so skewed it is impossible to believe anyone. there are good candidates on both sides but the clintons are not the answer. Here it is again

None of you get it! None of them give a lick about us, the current president blew it, and before him Clinton was having sex in the Oval Office and lying about it, and in case you haven't noticed GOOD news doesn't sell, you never hear about the positive things our troops are doing not only in Iraq but all over the world. The point is YOU CAN'T BELIEVE A WORD ANY DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN SAYS, and the Clintons have already proved they will lie cheat or steal to get what they want. They are power hungry and could care less about what we need, they all just tell us what we want to hear. And the media, I can't remember the last time I heard the truth from any of them, Believe half of what you see and half what you hear and maybe just maybe you will get enough of the truth to make a decision, but it will never come the Clintons. If you are thinking Clinton your brain is stuck on stupid.

marian chesham   January 24th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

Tough Bill. You have to learn how to take it if you dish it out.

Lois   January 24th, 2008 12:24 pm ET

I voted for Bill but I've lost all respect for him. He is WAY out of line attacking Obama the way he is. But... that's the Clinton way. I am a registered Dem. who will NOT vote for Hillary if she is nominated. Bill just can't keep his pants on. He'll be a distraction. The Repubicans are praying Hillary will be the nomination. May God have Mercy on our souls.

Brendan H., San Antonio, TX   January 24th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

Persoanl to F.I.:

Bill Clinton was convicted of anything.

He was impeached by the House of Representatives enabling him to be put on trial before the Senate, where was not found guilty.

Please, do the research and don't rely on the right-wing intelligentsia to give you your speaking points.

Sue   January 24th, 2008 11:55 am ET

Bill and Hillary Clinton will go to any lengths to get back to the Whitehouse. They dont realise that their dirty politics alienates people. If Obama does not win the democratic nomination then my vote will go to McCain.

F.I.   January 24th, 2008 11:54 am ET

BILL CLINTON IS A CONVICTED LIAR. HE LIED UNDER OATH. DOESN'T THAT MEAN HE IS CAPABLE OF LYING ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET POWER.

BILL "BUBBA" CLINTON IS A CONVICTED LIAR, FOLKS.

Judy Kilgore   January 24th, 2008 11:52 am ET

Why hasn't the media taken note of how downright rude and nasty the Obama supporters (or fans, rather, since they act like he's a rockstar) are? We thought Karl Rove was bad - these people put him in the shade in their accusations, abusive language, lies, and Hillary bashing. It has made me lose respect for Obama since it is obvious he can't inspire these changes he talks about in his own fans. Everything they accuse the Clintons of, they are doing, themselves. It would almost be amusing if it weren't so irritating. It shows the lack of civility that is pervading our country when so many people post comments that sound as though they are on a Jerry Springer show. Whatever happened to manners and respect for others, even though you may not agree with them?

edsundaywinters   January 24th, 2008 11:47 am ET

Neither Clinton nor Obama can win in November. Edwards is the way to go for America.

Ken - MN   January 24th, 2008 11:44 am ET

All Clinton – All The Time. The Clinton News Network.

Obama/Richardson '08

Mark R. Fort Lauderdale FL   January 24th, 2008 11:44 am ET

What's so amazing to me is that all these "supposed" democrats are saying they'll vote for McCain if Hillary wins the nomination. What is wrong with you people? Is this what Obama's campaign is teaching you? Tell you what, you go ahead and vote for another stinking republican and send our country down the tubes for another 4 to 8 years, you bunch of pathetic sore losers. Any democrat, including Mickey Mouse, is bettter than 4 more years of fascism and regression.

John ny, ny   January 24th, 2008 11:40 am ET

I am moderate republician. I can't believe I am saying this. My first choice is Hillary if not then McCain second choice.

Amen

ella   January 24th, 2008 11:40 am ET

i'm sure no one will read my comment and i don't care...just writing for myself....my dream is that some day we as a human race evolve to be more rational and intelligent beings all across the board, myself included. there is an awful lot of chatter, gossip, hate, false idol worship, anxiety, misinformation, lack of information, half thoughts constantly filling these message boards.

littlewolfbain   January 24th, 2008 11:35 am ET

I will not vote for the Clintons or Obama. They act like small children fighting over a toy. They don't have time to worry about what is rite for the people here in the USA, they are to busy play ing the name game. Who ever we vote for needs to be someone who will be fair, and someone that will bring our jobs back. I for one am tired of the lies, and if I have too! when its time to vote, I will write in who I want as President.

Judy Kilgore   January 24th, 2008 11:31 am ET

Bill Clinton is absolutely right! Barack Obama whines and the media comes running to his rescue. President Clinton speaks the truth to a mindless reporter and the media, especially CNN, makes a big deal out of it, as though he had said something outrageous. The general public is sick of the media pleading Obama's case for him and they are sick of more attention being paid to race and gender instead of the issues. Of course it's a bit difficult for them to focus on the issues when their superstar is so weak on all of them. So they focus on everything else as a distraction.

Having said that, let me say that race is playing a much bigger role in Senator Obama's campaign than gender is in Senator Clinton's. So many black people have come right out and said they will vote for Obama because he is one of their own or because they have never had a black president. The same blacks who used to praise the Clintons are now critical of them and claiming the Clintons made racist remarks when they know that is nonsense. It gave some of them an excuse to drop their loyalty to the Clintons and vote for Obama, What is so infuriationg about that, too, is that Obama has done nothing for his people that I am aware of, while the Clintons have done a lot. Pathetic.

Ed, NC   January 24th, 2008 11:30 am ET

I will definitely vote Republican if Hillary wins the nomination.

Phil Memphis, TN   January 24th, 2008 11:23 am ET

upset? that was the most calm and measured response one can expect. Whatever you think of him, he is calling it like it is. The voters keep asking about the war, the economy etc. The reporters keep running back and forth trying to play up the race angle. I mea c'mon, when one of the questions to Obama in the debate is "do you think Bill Clinton was the first Black President?" You tell me what CNN is trying to do?

Pandersson   January 24th, 2008 11:17 am ET

CNN, it's true, you don't provide objective reporting. I've watched this since Iowa and you have a favourite among the Democrat candidates and and it's not Hillary.
/Not a Hillary-fan

Nayan   January 24th, 2008 11:10 am ET

If Hillary wins the nomination with all their dirty politics, then I will vote for the Republican candidate. Obama unites people, Hillary divides them.

Djalo   January 24th, 2008 11:09 am ET

If the american's know what is good for them they should go for obama. The united state is fast falling down in the face of the rest of the world and i strongly believe obama will make the united state to rise again. The american's should realize that the time of big names and race in the us politics is no more. Can somebody tell me who obama is running against Bill or Hillary clinton or the Clinton's?

Mike   January 24th, 2008 11:02 am ET

funny how when the proverbial shoe is on the other foot ...
a foul is called .... as a "straight democratic" voter for years ...
If Billery is the dems nomination .. my 1 presidential vote
will be for McCain ... all others democratic ... and I wonder
how the Dems party will feel with 4 or 8 more years with
the ownership handed to the republican party.

A vote for Barack is a vote you can "believe in" ... Obama2008!

srindi   January 24th, 2008 10:51 am ET

The Media is making Tuff for Clinton..
No idea why they are doing like this

Brendan H., San Antonio, TX   January 24th, 2008 10:50 am ET

Let's be honest folks, Hillary has the ultimate trump card – Bill Clinton, a very popular, smart and seasoned politician by her side. And the others can't match that.

Want proof?

How about a debate between Bill Clinton and Oprah? After all, it's alright for "The World's Smartest Woman" to stump for Obama with her public image, right?

agron   January 24th, 2008 10:49 am ET

BREAKING NEWS FOR CNN...

Endorsements: In Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell endorsed Hillary, becoming the 10th Governor to join the campaign. In California, Rep. Joe Baca became the latest Member of Congress to endorse, bringing Hillary's total to 84... In South Carolina, former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson endorsed Hillary and joined Chelsea to launch "Our Voice, Our Future," a two-week tour to encourage young voters to support Hillary and make their voices heard.

Nationwide Momentum: In Arizona, a new Arizona State University/Channel Eight poll has Hillary up by 21 points over Sen. Obama (45-24). In New Jersey, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary up by 17 points over Sen. Obama (49-32). Nationwide, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has Hillary leading Sen. Obama by nine points (42 to 33).

4 Hillary   January 24th, 2008 10:45 am ET

For people who want to hear candidates talking about issue, they should ask CNN and media to refocus on what they report. Bill and Hillary are travelling in states to promote their policy and positions, and to answer questions. Media are not interested and do care for that.

Joy   January 24th, 2008 10:44 am ET

Hillary is the right candidate to lead this nation.
The Obama comments are not right. The media is supporting Obama...which is not Right.

Alfred D.Bills   January 24th, 2008 10:42 am ET

President Clinton is 100% right about the news people carring about Obama people"s remarks on Atwater comment .Let"s get
on with the importent reasons for this election. We very much need Mrs.Clinton to present her reasons for wanting to be elected as president of our country. God knows we need her kind of ledership,witch is Peace and Prosperity.
Al Bills

Mani from New Jersey   January 24th, 2008 10:38 am ET

Now when in the world did Hillary shed tears about CNN being mean to her? Isnt that what we would call "factually inaccurate". I couldnt help but comment on this one because anyone who reads these comments needs to know that it is WRONG information

Linda   January 24th, 2008 10:31 am ET

Everyone should take a chill-pill. It's all rhetoric, when are thre great people of this country going to wise up. it's all ONE party that acts like its disenfranchised with the other during election time-then when it's over they go into the backrooms and laugh about it. We need to truly find a leader that has not already been bought by the big giants of the world. American politics is hogwash; if its that good. LET"S GET REAL!!!!

Lee   January 24th, 2008 10:28 am ET

I voted for Bill Clinton in both presidential elections. I voted for Hillary in the NYS senatorial elections. However, at this time, I am reluctant to vote for Hillary in the February 5 primary. She is experienced, smart, and has done a good job as senator, but the stretching of Mr. Obamas remarks and the incessant, strident attacks on him by both Hillary and President Clinton seem to indicate their willingness to subscribe to dirty tricks, scurrilous and mean-spirited, take-no-prisoners campaigning. Our country deserves better than that; it is way too close to the Cheney-Rove-Shrub mentality. We know where that has gotten us.
Lee

Dave Froyalde/Washington   January 24th, 2008 10:17 am ET

To be honest, I am getting sick and tired of CNN. I am starting to avoid this station because they are always asking the hard questions on Hillary Clinton and is very soft on Obama. Is this station promoting Obama so that the Republicans win the general elections? Just thinking.

The Clintons are proven leaders. When a Nobel price awardee calls Bill Clinton the " Ist black president" that is credibility in its highest form. The Clintons have proven in their political/personal lives of their appreciation of people of color specially the African Americans. CNN should highlight the positive impact of the Clintons in our country. Thank you.

TAYLOR   January 24th, 2008 10:14 am ET

Bill was feeding the media. He brought the race and gender issue himslef. I wonder if people are looking at the same news that I'm watching and listening to his speech. Obama is not only fighting Hillary he has Bill to contend with and were is Hillaray? Thats right she left SC and left her dog to do her fighting. This her fight and not his. I don't care about what he has to say. I want to know what she has to say and let her take questions from the the people who stand out in the cold and wait for hours to see her and listen to her plans to to change this nation. Nothing will get done in the White House if she wins. Why? They don't like her and they don't want to work with her.

Brendan H., San Antonio, TX   January 24th, 2008 10:09 am ET

In this case Clinton is correct.

Nobody in the public meetings ever brings up the issue of race or gender, but the media does it continuously.

They do it to Obama, too, especially as it pertains to his Muslim father and step-father and his race.

How about covering the goings-on in the actual meetings/campaign stops with the people and what they are asking about, instead of priming the pump?!

Worst of all, the GOP are watching this nonsense and planning their strategy for the general election campaigning period – and they are getting a lot of ammunition!

As soon as the candidates are chosen, Rush Limbaugh will be out there, loaded for bear, hurling one piece of nonsense after the other at the Democratic candidate – nonsense he's gleaned from the Democratic primary season!

Steph, Ann Arbor, MI   January 24th, 2008 10:07 am ET

CNN and the rest of the media are trying to take this election away from the voters.

Repeated comments about how it was getting fun for reporters when Hillary Clinton lost her huge lead in the national polls. Raising questions about race and gender – why raise them if the voters are color and gender blind?

Why – because it makes better news than saying that Dr. King's vision of equality has been achieved and we aren't divided by race. Or that women are finally equal to men. Neither of those two achievements stir controversy.

Controversy is what CNN and the media live on. Their role began as reporting on news, now they see their role as making news.

Mike, Fort Washington, MD   January 24th, 2008 10:00 am ET

Bill Clinton is a joke. Hillary is running for president so that bill can redeem himself. They will continue to shame the white house just like Bush. That's why we need Change that WE Can Believe IN!! Their are a lot of Republicans that REGRET voting for Bush and you DEMS will feel the same way.

Milton, Harrisburg, PA   January 24th, 2008 9:59 am ET

Ah yes, it sends chills up my spine to think about the Clinton administration. Remember when we all had fat stock portfolios and the national debt was being paid down? Remember when the number of people that lived below the poverty line was dropping? Remember when we weren't hemmoraging money due to an invented war ? Bring me back those days, and the President can have sex with whomever she or he wants.

Quiet Mary   January 24th, 2008 9:53 am ET

get rid of Yellin she is a Hussain Obama mole............

Neel ny, ny   January 24th, 2008 9:52 am ET

you are kidding me on this one????

Obama is a moron to come up with this explanation
________________________________________________
carol January 24, 2008 8:27 am ET

Obama is now saying that he accidentally hit the wrong button when he was voting on some issues! Help us God if he were to be elected! He might hit the wrong button and launch Nuclear Weapons!

Go home Obama and grow up!

Dave - NJ   January 24th, 2008 9:48 am ET

President Clinton MIGHT care about the voters of South Carolina but clearly Senator Clinton does not since she has already moved on to other states days before the SC primary. Hillary's position apparently is "Ok SC, you've had your 15 minutes of my time, now I have to move on to important states like California and New York".

I'm not disputing whether or not it is a good political strategy (it probably is) but as President she would have to care about 50 states (plus DC) not just the ones carrying the most delegates. I, for one, don't trust Hillary as far as I can throw her!

Marilyn Bryan, Taylor, AR   January 24th, 2008 9:48 am ET

It's a good thing that blogs and the media were not in full sway in the founding
days of this democracy. Thomas Jefferson would not have had a chance in the world of becoming president no matter what his qualifications.
Scandal-mongering is such big business that once-reliable sources have
turned into nothing more than scandal sheets and wagging tongues.
Who will suffer? USA voters who are demoralized by the politics of fear and
scandal and vote for the politician with the "best personality" over best qualified.
At least FOX is obviously biased despite claims otherwise.
Will we have to tune in to the BBC to get unbiased coverage of this election?
If Democrats tear Democrats apart, just wait till the selection narrows to the two parties. Obama doesn't have a chance against McCain's experience and
leadership, nor even that of Romney. He is definitely the Republican pick for the
Democratic candidate.
Reporters are only "doing their jobs". It is the guys at the top who are sanctioning
all the muck-raking and sensationalizing of every little tid-bit of information, be it
about Brittney, Princess Diana or the latest tragedy best left unreported on
24-7.

Bill, Detroit, MI   January 24th, 2008 9:45 am ET

bill is going over the top on the media, but he also is dead right about the media's approach to the campaign; follow the sexy story, forget about the substantive issues. If they do the former, all they have to do is write down what they hear. To cover the issues, they'd actually have to act like reporters instead transcribers. Too much work for them.

He is a bit disingenuous though, in his Obama comment. No campaign team plays the media better than the Clintons!

Dwight   January 24th, 2008 9:45 am ET

You media people should just do your job and ask questions that are related to the issue.

what do you want from Bill Clinton; he is only doing what any of us would do if our partners were running for office. He has every right to be out there as Michelle is. The only reason you are attacking him is because he is conviencing and people believe in him. Go Bill Go.

As for Obama he should work more and pay he's due. We need people who know their way around the white house. That house is sure big and people could get lost in there.

Way to go Bill keep it up.

deeanna jacobs   January 24th, 2008 9:44 am ET

Obama is not a credible candidate and that is the end of the story. His words are empty and it looks like a civil rights rally when he speaks. However, his win in SC will come back to haunt him. Hillary will win by a landslide on super Tuesday.

Barry   January 24th, 2008 9:38 am ET

Bill, you are so full of cr*p. Even the media is sick and tired of you. Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you answer the questions they ask you? That seems easy enough, even for a talking head like you. (I can barely see Hillary's lips move now when Bill speaks!)

SHELLEY, london   January 24th, 2008 9:33 am ET

You Americans really have short memories. It was'nt long ago that the media was reporting all the negatives that the Clintons were spreading about Obama, and still are. Now that Obama is fighting back and the strategy is backfiring on the Clintons ,Bill is right about his comment to the media and Obama is a cry baby who is just like the Clintons? His statement would have been more credible if he has said it when his camp had the media crucifying Obama

Sam   January 24th, 2008 9:21 am ET

CNN – Why are all my comments in moderation?

I am a US citizen temporarily in Japan. I just finished watching this Clinton clip FIVE times in the span of one hour. The Jessica Yellin interview was laughable. Why is she getting air time to defend herself against Bill Clinton? Why is she nitpicking about Bill Clinton's version of what people care about and her own version of what people care about.

I abhor that Bill Clinton is on the campaign trail. His words have no credibility with me. However, just because a few people asked about race (according to Jessica), it is still not the dominant issue to people, which is what Bill Clinton was trying to convey. Jessica knows that. CNN knows that. She's being defensive and over sensitive.

CNN you may get viewer attention. But you do not get viewer respect.

I have little choice but to to watch you here in Japan, but on return to the US, I will not.

The Clinton's will do anything to get elected.
The Obama's will do almost anything to get elected.
CNN will do absolutely anything to get ratings. Journalism or prostitution?

Jel   January 24th, 2008 9:20 am ET

My Gosh people ARE a lot smarter than I give them credit.
Bill and Hillary need to retire and go home. Period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We never need to see their faces again

Why do they insist on thinking this whole country is about them. It is NOT!!!!!!!!!!

It is amazing to me that they think that we are so stupid not to see through their
silly games they are playing with people.

Mark J.   January 24th, 2008 9:18 am ET

CNN reporter Jessica Yellin is obnoxious and pushy, I'm pretty sick of CNN going after gossip/twisting facts instead of facts. I've noticed them at a few speaking campaigns asking stupid gossip type questions to candidates. CNN has become very unprofessional, I mostly get my news elsewhere. Even FOX is more professional than CNN. It's obvious CNN is using President Clinton to up their gossip junk, all US presidents deserve a certain amount of respect, seems CNN is oblivious of this. Since when did CNN become the voice of the people? Using whacked out reporters, analysts and dirt diggers and calling it news. By the way, Jessica Yellin couldn't get a job as janitor at CBS, NBC, MSNBC or ABC. Neither could John Roberts that's why he is now with CNN.

Jenny, Worcester MA   January 24th, 2008 9:03 am ET

CNN and other corporate media will manufacture any number of sensationalized nonsense for their own agenda, which is NOT the best interest of the nation and humanity. Trust me on that.

Google Democracy Now and start reading and listening real information, the rest of the story never told, and analyses that actually connect all the dots and make sense of them.

Do NOT waste your time on CNN or any other corporate media. Do NOT waste your vote on their puppets.

Enough said.   January 24th, 2008 9:02 am ET

cnn is back to sensoring everything I write no matter what.

the all OBAMA network. Good work CNN.

Ron d   January 24th, 2008 8:58 am ET

I would consider his actions unbecoming of a first lady.

:)

Jim Kansas   January 24th, 2008 8:56 am ET

Let it fly Bill. Just to remind folks, Obama started casting stones. He made the mistake of slinging them at people who learned along time ago that you fight a fight by fighting back.

I ghave to agree with Clinton, newscaster have made a story where there should not be a story because it sells, not because its news worthy.

After 8 years of the new Republican Party rule, is there truely anyone out there that believes this country can stand for another Republican adminstration until some serious changes are made in the party.

CLINTON 08

Mike   January 24th, 2008 8:55 am ET

Case in point. CNN characterizes, by clever use of a headline, that Bill gets "upset" with a reporter. Yesterday it was an "outburst". This is exactly what he is pointing out. The CNN media is feeding selective soundbites to the pubic for ratings and doing a disservice to the people who want to hear about the real news and the issues about the candidates. After reviewing this clip and the one yesterday I would hardly call Clinton's comments as "upset" or an "outburst". I will say this this, when you as a reporter have been dressed down by the ex-president of the United States, you better smile, nod your head, and say, thank you for the clarification. CNN is starting to look more like Fox everyday.

David, Atlanta   January 24th, 2008 8:55 am ET

Its all this stuff that makes me realize that Clinton with a democratic congress is not a good thing. She would not be able to work with both parties. What got us into our current mess is free party reign. Bush with a republican congress. Clinton with a democratic congress will be just as bad. Put a Republican in the White House with a Democratic congress and hope they can work together. If we don't the next president and the next congress go unchecked for years.

Flem   January 24th, 2008 8:48 am ET

What a waste of flesh this person is. Totally demeaned the presedential office when he was pres. Now he's demeaning the traditional statesman stature a former president is supposed to uphold.

The lies that come out of both of these losers' mouths are astounding...only bested by the way the Clinton supporters lap them up and ask for more.

Disgusting.

Jean   January 24th, 2008 8:47 am ET

Ravi I am with you!!!

C   January 24th, 2008 8:41 am ET

Obama supporters are clearly scared of Bill for his popularity. The facts are that the average person's quality of life greatly improved with Clinton. All this reporting about Bill hurting Hillary's campagn is a stunt to remove Bill from the scene and tarnish his name.

Lastly, Obama has no accountability or integrity. Everything to him is false if its negative, he turns everything into an attack on him, fooling the average american, and glady plays the victim card in every situation. You have my pitty Obama.

Betty Ann Strawhorn   January 24th, 2008 8:35 am ET

Bill Clinton is supporting his wife and why not? The fact that he is an ex-president seems to make it a crime for him to campaign for her. The media is responsible for all this unnecessary hype and are blowing the whole thing way out of proportion. I'm sick of reading about it.

Cathy   January 24th, 2008 8:34 am ET

Oh come on all you Clinton camp people. If there is one candidate across the board who whines and plays the "boys are ganging up against coz I'm a fragile woman" card it is Hilary when she drops in the polls or gets legitimate criticism.

She is notorious for fact fudging, a born Washinton insider and part of the mess we are in.

I am even surpised that Americans feel the need to support her. Just shows what a dumb nation (partly anyway) this is.

Mike, Cleveland   January 24th, 2008 8:34 am ET

Did I just get two perfectly legitimate comments not approved?

Frank   January 24th, 2008 8:31 am ET

William Jefferson Clinton - there's no one more loathsome in my view.

But, hey, even Ciaphas prophesied correctly about Jesus ("that one man should die for the people").

And, as Cowper said, "Even a fool must now and then be right by chance."

SO I have to admit that even Bill can make a valid point on occasion.

And this time, he has. Pack reporting, tabloid style, distorts the actual reportage of campaign events. And no outlet is more guilty of this than CNN (which is, however and after all, the Clinton News Network, and Billary's greatest friend).

carol   January 24th, 2008 8:27 am ET

Obama is now saying that he accidentally hit the wrong button when he was voting on some issues! Help us God if he were to be elected! He might hit the wrong button and launch Nuclear Weapons!

Go home Obama and grow up!

Carl L.   January 24th, 2008 8:27 am ET

What really annoys me is the Clintons' attitude to the common people – it's almost like they act we can't think for ourselves.

Why can't someone ask Hilary and Bill if the presidential pardons in the dying days of his presidency were for sale.

Tired of Washington games. Vote for Obama ! If hilary (God forbid) gets the nomination, the vote McCain.

mawbrew   January 24th, 2008 8:25 am ET

Absolutely nobody can feign indignation like Bill Clinton. He's fabulous at it. He can absolutely trash those that oppose him and when called on it will attack both his opponent and any media that dares question him. Only Bill cares about 'the people'! Only Bill is trying to help them! The media is in league with his oppostion and (both are) attempting to prevent Bill's good works! Amazing.

merlin gili   January 24th, 2008 8:23 am ET

Bill has a point, the media wants to get headlines, and not what the people wants. people like to read this bickering between candidates. Less are after what the people really wants.
Reporters must learn how to be equal on both sides, otherwise it's not reporting anymore...
GO HILLARY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

roger, conway sc   January 24th, 2008 8:22 am ET

I was watching CNN when Wolfe Blitzer commented that Bill Clinton had LASHED OUT at reporter Jessica Yellen, I watched the clip and if CNN, Wolfe, or Jessica call the exchange between the two a "lashing out" they are either crazy or very very sensative and are in the wrong business. It is like this all politicians tell their lies and that includes the Clintons & Obamas and all of the others. Also all of the news media leave out half of the story to make a bigger story or tell what they think to make headlines so they are not honest either. I still can not understand why people make such a big deal out of what the Clintons say, it is no worse than what the Obamas are saying. So Bill was the President he is now a citizen and his wife is running for president....get over it, the man still has the right to freedom of speech. Obama & his wife started the "LASHING OUT" with the Clintons along with the Edwards, the Clintons laid low for awhile and now they are giving back just what they received and Obama is acting like a bully and is playing the race card, if you think Clyburn ask Bill Clinton to CHILL on his own you are dead wrong that was due to Obama's crying & whining.

american   January 24th, 2008 8:18 am ET

obamma is a phony. he is supported by mindless liberals and has no realistic chance of winning. he should do the contry a favor and get out of the race now!

MR   January 24th, 2008 8:13 am ET

THE MEDIA IS HAVING A FIELD DAY WITH THE CLINTONS AND OBAMA AND PEOPLE ARE LOVING IT. I WISH THE MEDIA CARED MORE ABOUT FAIRNESS AMONGST THE POLITICIANS–THERE IS A BIAS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA TELL US "WHAT CHANGE"
HE IS GOING TO M AKE???? HIS HERO SEEMS TO BE REAGAN. YES, WE ALL LOVED REAGAN, FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

SINCE NIXON AND CLINTON COULDN'T "CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THE NATION LIKE REAGAN DID" IS THIS THE CHANGE? TO FOLLOW REAGAN?
HE MAY BE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BUT I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS WHERE TO TAKE THEM????? HE DOES A LOT OF TALKING, BUT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.

EXPERIENCE IS DEFINITELY NEEDED!!

HILLARY CLINTON YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT-AND VOTE!!

Julie   January 24th, 2008 8:11 am ET

As it is clear that some of you are mad at Bill Clinton for responding to Obama's record then in the same token why can't you give he and Hillary credit for not responding to attacks from Obama. As everyone is now aware the Clinton's said nothing when Obama's campaign called her the Senator from Punjab, nor did the Clintons say anything when the Obama campaign approached a reporter months ago asking him when is the press going to start investigating Bill Clinton's sex life. All the press knew about this as well as the Clintons but they said nothing and surpressed this fact while at the same time they would have daily coverage of the general, who is gay, asking a question in a debate. He was not a main player in Senator Clinton's campaign just a man asking about something that pretained to him with no negative reference to Obama. That can not be said for the Obama operative who asked for the press to pursue Bill Clinton's sex life. I call that dirty tricks, aka Rove and Atwater.

If the press will not report on negative Obama tactics then why should the Clintons let that lay. What Bill Clinton said about Obama's different stances on the war is true. If the press reported the facts, which few have, and people actually study what has occurred then there would not be these heated exchanges. We would then actually be reviewing the facts and discussing discrepancies. Isn't that how it is supposed to happen. It is easy to see that Senator Obama is not ready to handle what the Republicans will throw his way. THEY will actually distort his record. The Clintons have not.

Attacks by the Establishment on Ron Paul Continue   January 24th, 2008 8:11 am ET

The Clintons are much smarter than others in this kind of game. They will win!

We suggest those supporting the other candidates come on over to Ron Paul. You may be surprised just how much you agree with him on all the issues, except maybe the one about killing babies or human beings called abortion. But Ron will probably let the people vote on that one and the great thing about Ron Paul is that he is a people person and the people wil rule!

dani NY   January 24th, 2008 8:10 am ET

I think: Bil's right, CNN needs to do a reality check on their reporters and "best polit.team like Yelin, jack and Martin!!!!!
Who do they work for? Obama or CNN?
Or CNN works for Obama?

Ravi   January 24th, 2008 8:04 am ET

To the American Press and your holier than thou attitude

I am not American yet I can categorically say this (I think I understand American history and I can safely say I know my American history) – Bill Clinton will be a famous former President for more reasons than one – and the most important is he did not disadvantage US economically, socio-politically, and engage in wars unnecessarily.
CNN – shame on you not sticking to the relevant content of the present election. You'ld rather be mud slinging ex-Presidents. Makes great journalism – not!

To those American People and your holier than thou attitide

Bill Clinton is no different to the next person who has had regretable extra-marital indiscretions. Having done it while in office makes him no different to a successful CEO of a large company who is raising stakeholder and shareholder value, yet could be sleeping with his secretary without his wife's knowledge. Look at yourself and see what benefits you have brought your country.
Look at Bill Clinton and see what benefits he brought America when he was President. More than any of you arrogant people will ever contribute in your lifetime. Shame on you to criticise someone else when you have so many flaws in you!

To the God & Peace Loving Americans

This election will see candidates criticising each others politics while praising their own. Each one of those candidates have one thing in their minds – that is to become President. But only one of them will become President, and that's because a majority of you can recognise parts of yourself in that person. You recognise that the belief's and messages they relay are those that you believe in.
You realise that that Person wants the office of the Presidency not to increase their self worth, but to enrich all of America.

Listen to the candidates – attend live conferences, ask probing questions, question their political motives, read in between the lines of their answers, understand their background and after all that vote wisely and with your heart!

I wish America peace and prosperity!

- Ravi

Cheryl   January 24th, 2008 8:00 am ET

CNN IS JUST CAUSING MEDIA HYPE, THEY ARE NO LONGER CREDIBLE. I COME ON HERE TO VENT MY ANGER SO HERE GOES- THIS IS AN ELECTION! THINGS ARE SAID IF OBAMA CANNOT HANDLE IT HE CAN GO WITH PLAN B DROP OUT!!!!!!!!! THIS SHOULD PROVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO THE WIMP IS! AND WHO CAN STAND AND DELIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BILL AND HILLARY ARE WHAT WE NEED EXPERIENCE! FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN OBAMA COULD NOT HANDLE A PTA MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS THE ONE STIRRING ALL THIS UP TO MAKE HILLARY LOOK BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HIS BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL AND HE IS DESPERATE AND A CRY BABY! IS THIS WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE? OR SOMEONE WHO IS IN CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO HILLARY YOU HAVE MY VOTE!!!

Lang Manion   January 24th, 2008 8:00 am ET

Bill has issues with entitlement..........he thinks he's kewl?

Bill is a bully.

Bill is self-serving so is The Hill.

Sean McM   January 24th, 2008 7:59 am ET

Media should REPORT....not interject itself to become the news.....or to sway the news.....where is the integrity of the press???????????????????

Zachary `   January 24th, 2008 7:53 am ET

Don't blame bill. CNN is acting like the ONN right now...the OBama NEws Network. Clearly biased. Are you guys on Barack's payroll?

Steve Berger   January 24th, 2008 7:53 am ET

I've lost the last of any respect for Bill Clinton. Instead of acting in a statesman like fashion, which is to be expected of an ex-President regarding political candidates in their own party, he whines about ANY denigration of Hillary's choices/decisions.

A message to Bill Clinton from an Independent voter: you've just confirmed why we independents no longer want either another Bush or another Clinton in the White House–It's NOT a given. WE the people decide who goes there. This
confirms for me who I will NOT vote for.

charlotte   January 24th, 2008 7:48 am ET

Obama man, if Obama wins Oprah should have her own key the key to the Lincoln bedroom.

MY RESPECT IS NO MORE FOR CLINTON   January 24th, 2008 7:47 am ET

WHY WOULD HIS WIFE BE IN ANOTHER PLACE AND HE WILL BE IN ANOTHER PLACE PLEASE GIVE ME BREAK . A STOP WITH ALL THIS FROM CLINTON WE CANNOT BE FULLED BECUASE YOU THINK WE CANNOT REMEMBER YOUR SEX HISTORY . STOP PLZZZZZZZZ HILLA AND BILLY DOGG SEX MASTER IT IS LEFT FOR YOU TO COME AND SEX MY MOTHER STUPID MAN

Ripper   January 24th, 2008 7:47 am ET

I can't understand why Hillary doesn't buy Bill some hookers and tell him to disappear until after the election? His mouth is going to ruin her chance at taking over the world!

jack   January 24th, 2008 7:46 am ET

every comment of Bill Clinton will make Sen. Obama look the better choice of the two most likely to overpower the Clinton mob. will America ever get back the items stolen from air force one and the white house,when they left the last time.

Tom Conlan   January 24th, 2008 7:45 am ET

President Clinton's points were on target. The CNN reporter and tactical coverage approach from CNN news editors "play" the tit for tat game between spokespersons from the respective campaign staffs.

I have just changed my opening "CNN.com" browser.

Get with the news and cover what is important....he said she said is NOT.

rick   January 24th, 2008 7:44 am ET

As an independent I have notice that CNN and the media is not been fair to the Clintons. As I recalled in the debate Obama attacked first and used negative ads against Hillary. It seems that everyone is afraid to talk about Obama. If he gets elected not even Saturday night live, or any comedians wil be able to make fun of Obama, because it will always backfire.

Zurich   January 24th, 2008 7:42 am ET

Way to go Bill! Jessica Yellin should not have asked that question, there are other much more important that she could have asked. She wasted your and our time. We are SOLIDLY behind you and Hillary.

TH   January 24th, 2008 7:41 am ET

Who is really running for president? Bill or Hillary? If you are strong and can run the country – as you say Hillary – set your husband in a corner and make him stay there and fight your own battles! And you might want to give him a cigar – it will keep him happy!!

Pickles, Monaca, PA   January 24th, 2008 7:39 am ET

This kind of sniping is going to put a Republican in the White House. If it's McCain or any of the other Republican warmongers, you can count on more war. Get ready for a draft, young people. The military will need a lot of warm bodies if we are going to take on Iran and God knows who's next. Hurray for the Great Amerikan Empire!

Fibber McGee   January 24th, 2008 7:38 am ET

Jeez, where's Molly, or I should say, Hillary? Sex, Lies; now where's the videotape?

PAUL PROVIDENCE RI   January 24th, 2008 7:37 am ET

If you stupid people really believe that the Clintons can run this country, well you can have it and I will go back to live overseas. They are in this for thenselves and only themselves. There is no change here and the women I have talked to want her gone. These ladies have a brain and are quick to notice how she can change on a dime to what you want to hear. If you look at her plans, we will be paying higher taxes and so called health plan will only go up in price as we go from year to year. There are so many holes in her plans and they might look good on paper, but you know what you can do with that paper. Why do we need reporters to ask the questions or even pick out the questions to be asked. Please people wake up and take back America. Kick them all out in november and then we will all have change.

Ray Spixola   January 24th, 2008 7:31 am ET

Shut your pie hole Bill....WE had enough of the Clinton's already.
Back with the Hilbillys in Arkansas with you.

Ben, Cleveland, OH   January 24th, 2008 7:31 am ET

Sherry in Kentucky: I agree, Bill could have kept walking. When he said he really didn't care, the fact that he droned on and on suggests he, once again, lied. As far as acting like Bush and Rove, some of us always thought they acted like them. The Clintons have always engaged in shady, dirty politics. Look what the Clinton machine did to those woman that dared expose him.

Rus, Whitburn   January 24th, 2008 7:28 am ET

I left a comment when there were zero, and now with 345 comments listed, mine is nowhere to be seen. CNN – what's up with that?

Original comment:

I voted for Bill Clinton twice, but now I'm very disappointed. His comments are disingenuous to the nines, and his objective is clearly to win at all cost. But the cost will be great – both to the party and his reputation. Bill, time to go home.

Steve (Cary, NC)   January 24th, 2008 7:21 am ET

According to Hillary, she has eight years' co-presidential experience. Now she (they) wants another four (to eight) years. Why isn't more attention being paid to the issue of an American dynasty in the making? Is that what Democrats really want?

ALex   January 24th, 2008 7:18 am ET

It's funny! I have learnt to look at the big pictures, not to interprete things on the surface. It is a plot of the Clintons + the Media. The whole media support Hillary, but they are the Clintons to lash them out so that people don't understand the game.

I got it CNN, Fox News and so forth. Since when they were for Obama? If the Obama camp let them trapped by this strategy, their business! But ordinary folk like me understand the game.

Stephen, NJ   January 24th, 2008 7:15 am ET

Is that the same finger Bill pointed when he declared he didn't have sex with that woman?

Susan   January 24th, 2008 7:09 am ET

Hillary Clinton is a liar and a fraud and her husband is a skank. No 3rd term for Bill Clinton and for the quote of the day from Hillary Clinton advising campaign workers in Nevada:

"It's not illegal unless they tell you so." Hillary Rodham Clinton

Priceless

Pagpag   January 24th, 2008 7:00 am ET

If the Bill Clinton's criticisms are throwing Obama off message, the Republicans will have a field day with him.

Jerry   January 24th, 2008 6:55 am ET

Go Bill the master, poor reporters – can't up this man, 8 MORE years Yea!!!
repeal the 24th Admendment and have 16 more years of this Dynamic Duo!
Go HilBill Go!!!

Alistar   January 24th, 2008 6:50 am ET

Bill Clinton was the most famous President that Amerika had, so shut up pleas and pay tribute to the man who did most of all Presdient's befor hem for USA, but for the world to. You just dont know to respect the best ever President that USA had tha's all.

I say thank you Mr.President and God blas you. I'm leaveing in Europ and i'm not amerikan, but a can make a diference for great peapel's like Bill Clinton is.

John   January 24th, 2008 6:36 am ET

I would say that CNN has become the National Enquirer of journalism, making up stories when they could not find them in order to boost sales, but that would be an insult to the Enquirer. After seeing the caption "The Wrath of Clinton" on CNN I went to CNN.com to see what all the fuss was about. I watched the video of a patient and reasonable Bill Clinton dealing with an overbearing cub reporter spouting off an inflammatory question. In my opinion this type of story should be relegated to the pages of The Weekly World News next to the stories of Bat Boy.
Oh wait, they went out of business by teasing the public with hysterical stories which were more fiction than fact. Is CNN running headfirst down this path?

MB, Louisiana   January 24th, 2008 6:36 am ET

Upset? Seriously I didn't see him as upset. I see him telling it like it is to a reporter who wanted to stir the pot some more.

And I see CNN and the other news outlets as the cause for the divisive tenor of this whole primary . You are obvisouly an Obama supporter and most of your reports are slanted to show him in the best possible light, while portraying everything that Hillary says as being bad or dishonest. I see some of your headline sound bites in the replies to some of the messages posted in the blog section. It does give me pause to wonder if you are really doing this to further divide the party to make sure that a Republican wins in November.

So CNN, don't be whining about Bill taking you to the woodshed. Someone needs to do it and I think he was right on the money.

KRichard   January 24th, 2008 6:05 am ET

If Slick Willy and Hillary win the Democratic nomination with this kind of divisive, deceitful nonsense, it won't be worth having. The RNC Chairman is talking about a poll that shows that 65% of the American people believe that these two will do or say anything in order to win. They're proving it in South Carolina.

Timb3r W0lf   January 24th, 2008 6:00 am ET

Obama..why back a losing candidate?

Haha Bill 8 more years !!

sam atl   January 24th, 2008 5:53 am ET

Come on folks! It is politics. How can you keep politics out of politics. It is absurd to think that there would be no two viewpoints and no two interpretations. It is the reality of politics. If you are not tough if you can't defend your statements and actions politically you are doomed. Obama is getting frustrated and getting personal. Rather than saying his record is being distorted let him stand up and say that what he did was correct – whether it is Iraq or anything else. Het gets personal whenever someone tried question his record. That's not right. I don't think Obama is tough enough to fight this battle and the bigger battles ahead.

sam atl   January 24th, 2008 5:52 am ET

Common folks – It is politics. How can you keep politics out of politics. It is absurd to think that there would be no two viewpoints and no two interpretations. It is the reality of politics. If you are not tough if you can't defend your statements and actions politically you are doomed. Obama is getting frustrated and getting personal. Rather than saying his record is being distorted let him stand up and say that what he did was correct – whether it is Iraq or anything else. Het gets personal whenever someone tried question his record. That's not right. I don't think Obama is tough enough to fight this battle and the bigger battles ahead.

Alice   January 24th, 2008 5:47 am ET

{cont.) CNN is so much in favor of Borak Hussein Obama. What is the deal with him anyway. President Clinton and his wife should be commended on how he ran our government. We need to know more about Obama.

Please try to cover your news fairly.

Don   January 24th, 2008 5:36 am ET

Bill is right.CNN needs to start playing fair. Hillary is this countries best choice. Go Hillary.

Alice   January 24th, 2008 5:30 am ET

CNN, if you are going to report the news. Please try to no show favoritism. President Clinton's term was so memeorable in my eyes. He kept our country upbeat and out of debt. Maybe we should be concentrating on that instead of making Obama an untouchable rock star and John Edwards invisible.

I don't think that CNN is reporting fairly.

Please, speak about the issues.

D.Haeske   January 24th, 2008 5:30 am ET

I've had enough of the Clintons and want a real change for the better. Hillery will never be what I feel we need.!

bb   January 24th, 2008 5:29 am ET

Lets face it only Hillary can do you right people & leave Bill alone I guess he was right a bout the fair tale thing & please wolf shut down your programme you are so daft

G J M   January 24th, 2008 5:28 am ET

Bill give it tto them. Shame on bias reporting. Obama attacked Hillary , gave credit to Ronald Regan called Hillary you are likeable. Elect Obama and suffer 8 more years. Obama Talk Issues.

Katzenelson   January 24th, 2008 5:26 am ET

Bill knows how to hijack some headlines, haha. Can't blame hin for nothing, good man!

Billary is Back   January 24th, 2008 5:15 am ET

Bill "I want a 3rd term" Clinton is an absolute fraud. If he is so concerned about the issues than why is HE continually bashing Obama and misrepresenting his record. I don't see Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama chasing Hillary and bashing her. It is blantantly not fair. The CNN reporter was absolutely RIGHT to call him on it. Bill Clinton our impeached, permanently disbarred and serial philanderer ex-president is a disgrace. Here is an interesting article wrriten by Andrew Sullivan:

Billary Is Back

Readers may have noticed that I have found myself slipping. I no longer refer to Clinton's candidacy. I refer to the Clintons' candidacy. This was always the case, of course. They have been professionally joined at the hip for their entire careers. Their marriage, among other things, is a power-move – for them both. But I never expected Bill to show his hand this crudely and this unpleasantly so soon. I'll bet he didn't either. But that's how close Obama has come.

At least now we know what this race is about: Obama versus the Clintons. Both of them. Their dynasty. Their power. Their methods. Their character. And so the question becomes: does America really want a Restoration? And if Hillary is this beholden to Bill in the campaign, what will his role be in the White House? I've long hoped he'd be given a clear job, accountable to the president and the public. But that isn't their style. When you re-elect royal families, you get their family dynamics as well. What we're seeing now is a small glimpse of what we would be dealing with for at least four years.
They can still be stopped.

NSRB   January 24th, 2008 5:14 am ET

I have read so many comments posted and I must say that yes CNN is biased and yes I'm a viewer and a big fan. And it's sad I see so many bandwaggonists for Obama talking bad about Bill Clinton. This whole thing has become a RACE thing if Obama was WHITE would there be all this hype and foolishness?? And yes I am BLACK I was on the fence about this whole thing but hearing Obama put Bill Clinton's below Regan and also him talking bad about the Democratic party is plain TASTELESS and REALLY STUPID. Why is it Mr.Obama won't just go join Republican Party?? since he thinks so highly of that lot. I know who I'm not voting for but not sure who I'm going to vote for.

Steve   January 24th, 2008 5:13 am ET

Today, every sneeze, throwaway sentence and comment is turned into a headline. Talk about making mountain ranges out of moleholes....

The press should not press candidates too much with all these "A supporter of your rival says that you/your husband/your wife/your goldfish/your neighbour's second cousin once said [any comment ripped out of its context]. What is your headline-worthy comment?"

People don't care about this bickering, they, meaning "WE", are interested in the issues. We want to know what candidates stand for, what they plan to do to solve the problems of today and not to hear accusations and counter-accusations and counter-counter-accusations. So the press should stop asking these foolish questions and should start to ask the questions that really matter.

Rick   January 24th, 2008 4:41 am ET

The media is OBSESSED with this race being about race and gender. If either candidate says something to a room of 500 people and it seems to be a "smear" why do they play it over and over and over. If you dont want to hear Bill Clinton knock someone dont air it.The media could stick to reporting on the positions of the candidates if they chose too. I for one am sick of it and I think the biggest share of the blame is with the media. I watch alot of the big 3 cable news networks and they are all guilty of driving these stories.

mary   January 24th, 2008 4:34 am ET

I thought i was a Democrat. I'm not voting for Clinton, and most of all not voting for Obama. Guess i'll have to vote Republican.

gani   January 24th, 2008 4:31 am ET

President Clinton was right and I second the motion. Some CNN reporters are always left un-checked and very bias. Get a real-life you CNN reporters, and do not "create news" involving Obama by dragging Bill and Hillary down. How pathetic.

Dianne Little   January 24th, 2008 4:30 am ET

A Question For Hillary

After a somewhat dramatic display of emotion on the eve of the New Hampshire Primary,
I feel the need to ask one question of Miss Hillary. Boxers or Briefs? No, seriously, for all
the professed caring for the Country and people, where was she four years ago when the Senators
Kerry and Edwards were running for our lives? She and the Mister were noticeably absent in their
appearances and support for the Democratic nominees. Happy to sit back and let us all suffer
through an additional four years of "43" and the "Duck Hunter", All the while plotting and
planning for her own run at history in '08.
I am pretty certain that "anyone" will do better than the current occupants, I just ask
everyone to consider carefully the sincerity of the "Players".
Were the voters in New Hampshire (and Nevada) duped or did they truly "Feel Her Pain"?

Cartebagger   January 24th, 2008 4:29 am ET

If we think Bill cannot support Hilary then Oprah should not be able to support Obama. Ex president or not he has bith the right and duty to express his views!!!

Gregor   January 24th, 2008 4:10 am ET

Hi!

As a deeply convinced democrat I endorsed Bill an Hillary for about 15 years. Now I´m just sad about that mudslicking disappointing campaign against Obama. I hope he will win and if he won´t, I even (!) hope Mc Cain will do so in November.

Stop damaging the democrats. Stop damaging a brother in mind in a way only a republican has deserve it!

Bye

A spectator from Berlin

alan   January 24th, 2008 4:08 am ET

Bill Clinton is a loser.

The Clinton Years: Mediorce Presdeint who depended on republican ideas for his economic success.

Clintons = Liars
Bush = Liar
Clintons = Bush

Murphy   January 24th, 2008 3:52 am ET

According to the delegate map, Obama is likely to come close to if not beat Hill & Bill on Super Duper Tuesday. There are alot of little states where people dislike Bill & Hill and Hillary has only performed well in major cities so far.

Couple that with the fact that Edwards is playing the spoiler to Hill & Bill and I see... Could it be? Obama-Edwards '08 vs. the other guys in the Superbowl!

Don't believe the hype on TV, Obama will win to everyone's surprize!

anon   January 24th, 2008 3:49 am ET

NYC,

Notice, TrueBlue's opinion may be hurtful to you, but the Democratic party has to realize that this is the reality of the election. Forty percent of Democratic voters in Michigan said they'd rather vote for NO ONE than Hillary. People went to the polls to vote for NO ONE. I don't see why more attention wasn't paid to this. This is an amazing political phenomenon. It's time to embrace reality. TrueBlue's post represents a huge portion of the Democratic voting base.

matt   January 24th, 2008 3:45 am ET

Look at this crap. The Democrats have done it again! The Clintons say "If I can't have it, NO ONE WILL." And the Democrats are going to line up in a giant circle and blow each other away. Brilliant work, Bill. I hope it serves your ego well to win the Democratic Primary but destroy the Democratic Party.

Obama was 100% right in his interview yesterday. He can carry Clinton's voters if he's the nominee, plus many more. But Obama's voters - all these millions of new people coming out to the polls - they will NEVER vote for Clinton in a General Election.

A vote for Clinton is a vote for a Republican President, and a SPLIT Congress (at BEST). Really, if Clinton is the nominee it will be a miracle to maintain control of either house of Congress. She's ripping the party in half and she doesn't even care.

Mike, Cleveland, OH   January 24th, 2008 3:42 am ET

"The role of the media is inform and educated the public, even if it means taking side."

No, the role of the media is to give you all the pertinent information and allow YOU to make the decision. The media does not vote for the President of the United States, and it's not the duty of the media to steer you towards who not to vote for. There is a clear difference between reporting and editorialism, and you're clearly acting as an enabler.

g godfrey   January 24th, 2008 3:35 am ET

Correction: I will vote Republican and I have been a life long Democrat.

Derek   January 24th, 2008 3:32 am ET

It is such a shame that petty American spin questions made by uneducated journalists and off-the-cuff remarks by uninformed bigots on comment sections of news websites prevent any chance of real progress being made in American politics.

The rest of the world see's this as the result of a dire US education system and unfortunately, you do get what you pay for. Journalists with a lack of integrity will continue to report anything to get ratings and their viewers will continue to make uneducated decisions, we can't expect anymore than that.

So find the whitest, God-devoted Christian you can find and I give you the next President of the United States of America, which by the way, is a republic, not a democracy. Spreading democracy should really begin at home...and not in the middle of a desert several thousand miles away...

America's poor educational system results in a plethora of American youths shouting 'we got the bomb' and the rest of the world gets to live with the results of these uniformed elections...which have resulted directly in:
- Less worldwide stability
- Volitile Oil Prices
- A weakened dollar
- A visible increase in Terrorism (in the 5 countries that I travel to annually) – I don't know where 'Mission accomplished," comes from...
- A loss of American Civil Rights (as a non-American I saw The Patriot Act I & II as a sad loss for the American people, not my own, as my country still offers the privilege of Individual freedom).

As a concerned world citizen, I would give support for Ron Paul. Anyone else interested in stringing out Bush's war on terror is only going to worsen our already extremely troubled situation.

There is never a justification for violence and anyone to argue this point has obviously never experienced conflict.

josh22   January 24th, 2008 3:32 am ET

Its sad to see Bill act like this....Hillary's going to lose SC by a large margin to Obama partly due to this(in addition to her huge negatives). Hillary its time to give up and end the infighting for America's sake.

g godfrey   January 24th, 2008 3:30 am ET

If Hillary wins the Nomination, I will vote republican and I have been a life long Republican. Anyone who does not think the Clintons are behind the use of key words- cocaine, muslim , obama hussain, hit list, etc. is naive. They have skillfully wrapped Obama in all the black derogatory outfits. They will do anything to get in the White House again.. Those tears , were not for America, they were for her resume. Bill Clinton is fighting to get the last laugh after his impeachment.
But the whole thing could back fire on them.. They will be known as the power couple that set back America 100 years , depriving this country of the first viable capable president of color. They will also be known as the power couple that proved that all men are not created equal in America.

Gerry Manderson   January 24th, 2008 3:28 am ET

The Clinton machine is extremely adroit at serving up the "dish" of race when it serves its purpose. But when called to account for its aggressive tactics, both former President Clinton and candidate Clinton get downright righteous in their indignation! Even the most ardent Democrat has to acknowledge this is fundamental to Clinton politics. Hill and Bill are expert with "short knives" and it's a precious few in the press corp who will ever call them on it!

E. C., Houston, Texas   January 24th, 2008 3:23 am ET

BILL CLINTON IS VISIBLY UPSET..........AND HIS STRESS IS REALLY SHOWING! WHY, WE WONDER? HE SUDDENLY REALIZES THAT THE 'TOUGH WOMAN' IS THE PERSON HE'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH ......WHEN....NOT IF.....SHE LOSES THE NOMINATION TO JOHN EDWARDS....NOT OBAMA.

Moki   January 24th, 2008 3:20 am ET

Do we really want to put up with another "Clinton" white house? All spin–no substance.

Bill   January 24th, 2008 3:10 am ET

Bil Clinton should get a job, go to Davos or soething, instead of wasting his time campaigning for her loser wife. She is not a real politician, she only became one because her husband was in white house once. By the way, how much is the world's most expensive speaker beng paid on this campaign. They should give others a chance to lead america. Them and the bushes, its time for them to go.

Rod   January 24th, 2008 3:02 am ET

Dr. Goebbels, Hitlere's propaganda minister, sure would be proud of the Imperial Couple, they know how to lie better than anybody since George W.

oladimeji   January 24th, 2008 2:58 am ET

I guess, Dems candidates are playiny a dangerous game. People should look at issue and not unwarranted sentiment.

And to CNN, i'm visibly suprise.

JoeinTexas   January 24th, 2008 2:55 am ET

I am sick and tired of cnn and msnbc forcing obama down our throat. it is not going to work. obama's ride and fun is finished after super tuesday. He will be very lucky to win even his home state of illinois. cnn and msnbc have deliberately lied and distorted this whole election process. they fooled those idiots in iowa who are ignorant and spoiled but they can't fool the rest of the country. SC black citizens can vote all they want for obama but thats where it stops ( this is because AAs are extremely racist – I too am AA); florida is going to blow him away. The news media have simply been too scared to call obama on a lot of his comments and the very miniscule things he has done while in office. This obama mania is a well orchestrated republican dirty trick. We democrats must not fall for it. we must nominate our strongest, toughest and smartest candidate who can go toe to toe with whomever the republicans nominate. In my opinion, that person is HILLARY CLINTON....

Mike, Cleveland, OH   January 24th, 2008 2:54 am ET

Bill Clinton is one of the few high profile politicians in America to call out the media for trying to make politics more divisive than they really are. Have any of you ever stopped to think, "Yeah, the news definitely does try to get candidates to pick fights between each other"? How many more days do we have to bear with CNN's 'Candidate X' LASHES OUT!?

Joseph, LA, CA   January 24th, 2008 2:52 am ET

I've been wondering why the nation has become so partisan and divisive. The answer is actually in CNN, FOX, and the rest of the media. The nation is actually not as divisive or partisan compared to any other election year. It's just perceived that way because we have instant access to media spin.

And although the Clintons are not saints, it does seem odd that when they say something tough, they are 'lashing out' while Obama 'fought back the attacks'. And then CNN does a softball research to find out that Obama is really not a Muslim, while choosing not to dig into any of his legislative or legal record. Where is investigative reporting?

I am reminded of the softballs that President Bush got when he invated Iraq. I recall a certain CNN reporter on top of an armed vehicle as the US forces crossed into Iraq and claiming, "This is historic journalism!" It was actually historic propaganda. No one bothered to dig into the false claims made by the administration for fear that it will be unpatriotic and thus damage the network's image.

Is the same thing happening here? I haven't seen this much media bandwagon since "Shock and Awe". If after Obama wins the Democratic nomination, and a Republican SWAT team manages to find dirt on him, how will the 'liberal' media look?

If I heard him correctly, Obama is accusing President Clinton and Hillary of lying about his record. Since he really hasn't offered any definitive responses, we don't know if he is lying or the Clintons are. Has any one in the media asked him how that reconciles with his 'politics of change'? How he plans to unite the nation when he cannot unite his own party? Why wouldn't any one fight back?

I actually liked the Obama guy and thought he might have a shot at bringing the country together, but it seems he walks, acts, and talks like any politician. Which probably means he is a politician.

Increasingly, John Edwards is sounding like the most mature guy out there, but of course, he is a trial lawyer and should sound good. And face it, he's not going to be the nominee.

Wolf Blitzer claims he did the right thing on the debate. He did the right thing for his network, but perhaps not for the country.

Has it ever occurred to him that the reason the candidates have to get so nasty against each other is because his network has failed to ask any tough questions? And because there have been virtually zero follow-up to any of the scripted answers that they got?

I cannot imagine Ted Koppel or Walter Cronkite presiding over these debates and letting it get out of control. Great theater and television, but that wasn't really a debate.

Anonymous   January 24th, 2008 2:42 am ET

Patty, "Well, once again the man is asked a pointed question about someone criticizing his character and I can't believe that CNN is pushing this as Bill is angry. That was the calmest politest response I could have imagined. He did not raise his voice, he never appeared angry, he laughed several times, and for CNN and what I just watched Jessica and Soledad O'Brien say on the air just after 8:00 pm was DISGUSTING!!"

One doesn't have to raise ones voice to be rude, arrogant or angry. His comments to this reporter weren't called for and Clinton basically said that they were putting themselves ahead of the people. Your comments about Soledad O'Brian are also uncalled for and you are no different then Bill Clinton. Pretend to post reasonably so that you can take the higher ground and say 'I wasn't rude when I called others disgusting and Bill Clinton wasn"t rude when he personally attacked the character of an American whose job is that of a reporter."

"A complete twist of words and meaning and showing the media once again, and I have written to CNN many times about their bias, is trying to spin this into another outburst from Clinton to spin this week's theme of is 'Is big bad Bill a detriment to his wife's campaign?"

Here is another example of you people attacking other Americans and calling them biased when you and Bill are the biased ones. You have attacked good people just like Bill did and try to make it appear as though you are reasonably trying to explain things. YOU JUST CALLED EVERY AMERICAN WHO WORKS AT CNN BIASED AND ATTACKED THEIR CHARACTER

. No!! He is not and since when will CNN start printing some unbiased facts about the Clintons and stop acting as if the Obama campaign is the second coming and walks on water! Now maybe you should be telling us what actually went on that meeting and what the SC voters care about rather than this manufactured spin and another attack where not warranted.

Phil   January 24th, 2008 2:41 am ET

Didn't republicans used to call CNN the "Clinton News Network"? Now they are asking him a difficult questions and people turn on the reporter?

Bill Clinton should be supporting his wife by raising funds and explaining policy. Not attacking unions and Obama. He is making it hard for union households to stay with her if she wins the nomination.

Jason G.   January 24th, 2008 2:33 am ET

Obviously, the media is fueling these remarks and irrelevant issues. How else would ANY reasonable person respond? Notwithstanding Bill was formerly a President of the U.S., he has a right to defend these deliberate and offensive attacks. Go Bill!

The Average Voter   January 24th, 2008 2:27 am ET

Elian Gonzalez was used By Bill and Hillary Clinton to Destroy Al Gore Chances to Win Minority Voters.

Eight years ago, Bill Clinton and Hillary decided to backstab Al Gore by dramatizing the Elian Gonzalez incident for the sole purpose of upsetting the minority voters. Al Gore had to loose according to their strategy to avoid the public's fatigue toward democrats. Eight years of Bill Clinton and another eight years of Al Gore would have been too long for Hillary Clinton to have any chance to becoming President. People already forgot.
King Bill and Queen Hillary will do anything to go back to the White House so they can have their revenge on the republicans like W did with Saddam. Hillary will be worse than W. If Hillary gets the nomination we will vote republicans. We do not agree with McCain all the time but we know he is honest. We want an honest President for this great nation of ours.

Good Luck!

The Average Voter.

Penny   January 24th, 2008 2:26 am ET

Wow, some of you are right. I played the clip and found that the Clinton tone does not sound like the way the write up portrays. What's with CNN?
I still feel uncomfortable to think of the Clintons in the White House because of the history.
But fair is fair. Here in this clip, he was only answering the question the reporter posed. He has a right to be sharp tongued.

Molly   January 24th, 2008 2:21 am ET

Good grief. So what if Bill Clinton is campaigning for his wife! Michelle Obama is campaigning for her husband and so is Elizabeth Edwards campaigning for her husband. The difference is that Bill was the President. But should that should exclude him from supporting Hillary? Afterall, he does owe her in my opinion. Can you imagine what people and the media would say about Bill Clinton if he was not campaigning for her? Our country has never had a situation like this so there is no model for the Clintons to follow. But I so, go Bill, you are a great campaigner!

For all of you attacking the Clintons keep in mind that our country was at peace when Clinton was President and our economy was great. Then the draft dodgers Bush and Cheney team take over and put our country to war while lying about it 935 times as has recently been documented. The Republicans have destroyed America's reputation in the world and all but destroyed our economy. Time for a Democrat to be President.

Hillary has shown in the debates to be fully informed and a master of the facts while Obama stammers and hums and haws while trying to come up with answers. In the last debate he was the one to attack first by mentioning that she was on the board of directors at Walmart. Big Deal. Other members of the board at the time have remarked that Hillary was a thorn in the side of Sam Walton as she was always pushing for women to be promoted to positions of managers at the company. She didn't just sit there and agree to everything they said.

Meanwhile Hillary then brought up the relationship of Obama with Tony Rezko. This is something that should have been covered by the press but hasn't really. Tony Rezko is going on trial next month on charges that include FRAUD and money laundering. Apparently he was involved in over 30 housing projects for low income earners. While Obama has claimed that he only worked for a few hours on Rezko related items while at a law firm it is curious that Rezko then GAVE OBAMA OVER $168,000 IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Then when Obama wanted to buy a house Rezko's wife bought the plot of land next to the house that Obama wanted and he ended up paying $300,000 less than the asking price. Why? Why isn't this being discussed?

deroy   January 24th, 2008 2:07 am ET

hillary is another GWB. she will remain in iraq by saying, 'i had no idea is was this bad'.

write it down.

deroy   January 24th, 2008 2:05 am ET

bill clinton should be in jail for selling defense secrets to china for campaign contributions (bribes) in 1996 through bernard schwartz and loral corp.

he committed treason in addition to being a military deserter of this own US army.
he signed up and went AWOL.

the man is simply a con artist and grifter.

Steve, Lyons, CO   January 24th, 2008 2:05 am ET

Bill Clinton got mad at a reporter.

On a day where Vice President Traitor and Criminal Dick Cheney has called for *more* and *permanent* warrantless wiretapping powers, the Ticker carries a story of a guy losing his temper in a pressure-packed presidential campaign.

Nice priorities, CNN.

No wonder we're going down the tubes.

Peace   January 24th, 2008 2:04 am ET

If Bill has the freedom to talk whatever he likes, why not the reporters not to report what they see and hear!!!! Bill, democracy is not ONE WAY TRAFFIC!

Matt   January 24th, 2008 2:03 am ET

I can not believe that Democrats can even remotely think about allowing the Clintons anywhere near the Oval office again. How many scandels did they lie about and cover up? How many terrorist attacks occured on Bills watch and he did nothing about? How many chances did he have for Osama Bin Laden? Didn't we impeach him? Wasn't he disbarred? Did he not wave that very same sanctimonious finger before and flat out lied to the American people?

And you want more of that? Are you insane or are you just such lemmings that you just blindly follow anything they do and believe anything they say.

Hillary can not get him to just shut up now. Do you really think they will be able to muzzle him if she is elected?

Wake up America.

Anybody But Clinton.

Foxesruters   January 24th, 2008 2:02 am ET

A CNN reporter isn't worth getting upset at. CNN should be in disneyland covering micky mouse. That would fit their skills better.

JohnS   January 24th, 2008 2:00 am ET

Before and immediately after IOWA, Edwards was SEEN as ANGRY; yes, very different and ANGRY. How short minded are we as a nation?

In NH, Hillary cried being close to losing to a "black man." Women rushed to her rescue to save the day. Now, Bill is out there daily. If Hillary wins this nomination, can we say that she did it at the backs of women and her MAN? I guess it is hard for such people to stand alone!!!

Well, after all the previous and ongoing negative commercials about a "black man," are we to say that he has no RIGHT whatsoever to CLEAR his own GOOD name even if he does not get your vote?

I guess the reasons above validate the thinking for NOT taking the "popular votes" very seriously; thanks to the ELECTORAL COLLEGE, there are tons of simply "ill-informed" people out there who should certainly stay out of the voting process; the system cannot depend on the judgments of such people. As a result, your popular votes will really count LESS, thank GOD!!!!

biased media hurt us all   January 24th, 2008 1:54 am ET

politics can get heated and charges fly from all sides. but it's supposed to be the candidates, not the media. then fox started their b.s. now cnn is just as bad. fox claims it's fair and balanced. cnn claims it's trusted, the best, etc. it's all just so pathetic.

but what bothers me most is that the media are trying to take over the elections. and if the posts are any indication, they may be succeeding. just because cnn slants a story in a certain way doesn't mean it actually is that way, but some people just believe. what a shame. if obama gets the nomination because of crap fed to people by cnn and other such media outlets, with their corporate reasons for wanting that outcome, the people lose big time. but some of them won't even realize they got screwed.

nixon had nothing on the biased media when it comes to trying to fix elections. i was delighted when he had to resign, and will be delighted if the corrupt media, including cnn, come crashing to the ground.

of course, this will probably not be posted, like all of my other attempts to provide my opinion.

caesar   January 24th, 2008 1:53 am ET

Why is it every time we vote for a president, that I am ashamed of the person who was serving in office the term before?

caesar   January 24th, 2008 1:49 am ET

What did Bill say to Hillary prior to the South Carolina debates?

"Oh don't worry Hillary, you'll be all white."

caesar   January 24th, 2008 1:46 am ET

That's right Bill, we just love running with the story. Thanks for providing more drama... nice.

Becky   January 24th, 2008 1:46 am ET

Go after them former President Clinton. If Obama can't handle the heat, maybe he shouldn't be in the kitchen. He thinks that you and the Hillary campaign have made it tough on the ole fella, well wait until the Republicans get on his bad side and start punging around his middle name of Hussein! That will be more fun than I could possibly imagine. Someone needs to clean up after the mess Bush has left and Mrs. Clinton is the only one on either side of the aisle that has the sense to do it.

JohnS   January 24th, 2008 1:45 am ET

Before and immediately, Edwards was SEEN as ANGRY, very different and ANGRY. How short minded are we as a nation?

In NH, Hillary cried being close to losing to a "black man." Women rushed to her rescue to save the day. Now, Bill is out there daily. If Hiilary wins this nomination, can we say she did it at the backs of women and her MAN?

Well, after all the previous and ongoing negative commercials about a "black man," are we to say that he has no RIGHT whatsoever to CLEAR his own GOOD name even if he does not get your vote?

I guess the reasons above validate the thinking for NOT taking the "popular votes" very seriously; thanks to the ELECTORAL COLLEGE, there are tons of simply "ill-informed" people out there; the system cannot depend onthe judgments of such people. As a result, your popular votes will really count LESS, thank GOD!!!!

Mary   January 24th, 2008 1:45 am ET

Get a life people. This man is probably smarter than all of you put together. Hillary is going to be the next president so get over it.

brent   January 24th, 2008 1:43 am ET

seriously, how hard must it be for obama to campaign against two people, hill and bill, that are extremely well versed in the art of politics. whether you like obama or not, there is no question that this election is unprecedented with the fact that he has to handle a one-two punch from the clintons. its good thinking on the part of the clinton's, but i'm not pickin' up what they're puttin' down.

Tiff   January 24th, 2008 1:42 am ET

Honestly I think that we as Americans should show some respect to a man that was our president... He might not have been perfect, who is? He was better than the one we had before him and the one we have now.. Our nation wasn't in economic ruin when he was in office.. And let's not forget that we are America where we have a right to make history.. If the first woman president happens to be the wife of a former president so what.. What sould matter to people is who is going to get anything done in DC to help our Country for everyone not just personal gain.

You know if Bill Clinton wasn't involved with his wife's campaign then everyone would have something to say about that too. He has always been a loud voice why shoul he be silent now.

eddie   January 24th, 2008 1:40 am ET

Hillary got endorsement from PA governor today.

eddie   January 24th, 2008 1:36 am ET

I watch the debt. I think that Hillary will be president. She can stand tough attack from republican.

PW Va   January 24th, 2008 1:33 am ET

TO CALEB:

"What Bill has done in the past is not relevant right now. "

ARE YOU SERIOUS??? It most CERTANLY is relevant. It speaks to his character and integrity (which he is shamefully void of as is his wife).

Their recent comments and actions tell me one thing: NEITHER OF THEM EVEN POSSESSES THE MORALS OF AN ALLEY CAT!!!"

Becky Montgomery   January 24th, 2008 1:30 am ET

It is funny to me that Bill wants to stick to the issues, when he is the one who is stirring up the mud. Then he acts indignant, like the guilty party trying to deflect the blame. He is using the media to do his dirty work and throwing it back on them. I will vote for Obama if he is nominated; if not, whichever Republican is running. None of them are as shady and dirty as the Clintons. The Democratic party needs to do something!

Jon, Los Anegeles   January 24th, 2008 1:30 am ET

I have lost all respect for Bill Clinton. He has let me down after supporting him through the 90s and Republican Impeachment. Bill and Hillary brought race into this election and that is disgusting. This is red meat for the Repubs. The guy and his wife are power-hungry. Howard Dean & Co. should note that Billary are destroying our great Democratic party.

Angelina   January 24th, 2008 1:29 am ET

Can someone just tell me who is running here: Bill or Hill or Billary?

Armen   January 24th, 2008 1:29 am ET

I am really, really upset with CNN and all the news media trying to pump up this rhetoric of "he said", "She said", Enough alraeady!!!
Let people hear about real issues, like war in Iraq for example, dwindling economy, broken healthcare.
I absolutely agree with Bill, and you people witing in this post don't even understand what is going on.

Mark, Minneapolis, MN   January 24th, 2008 1:25 am ET

BRILLIANT, absolutely brilliant! The old dog is back back back and we are loving it. Bill Clinton, may you live forever and keep on telling it like it is. We love you.

shirley walsborn   January 24th, 2008 1:24 am ET

1/23/2008
Earlier today when Jessica Yellin was intervieing Bill Clinton, she seemed offended, why when you ask these questions, did she think he was supposed
to stand there and agree with her. He has every right to defend himself, which i
admire that he does not roll over for the press. Later I heard her comment
she went back over to her Obama source and she seemed quite spitful in her
comments about Mr. Clinton. Grow up Jessica and try to be fair in your
reporting, I for one am real tired of having the press telling me how to think.

GLC   January 24th, 2008 1:24 am ET

I'm sorry. The Civil Rights generation and the Democrats have broken this black man's heart. I no longer care who becomes president. For me there are no heroes left. There are only my dreams, in fact that is all there ever was. I honestly I do not think I have enough faith to believe again. The people can do as they please. I will do what I must. You know it is possible to disagree with someone without trying to destroy them.

Nestor, FL   January 24th, 2008 1:23 am ET

In response to David's comments, politics IS about power. If Obama thinks this is a bed of roses, he's so wrong, and that is why we cannot have a president that is STILL not prepared for the task. He may be in the future, but not now. As someone mentioned recently in another blog "if you think this is nasty fighting, wait to see what's fighting with the republicans!".

Unfortunately the politics of hope ALONE are not enough to drive a primary candidate to the general election. It is a very nice thought but in these convoluted times, we need guts and power. I'm sorry David and all the rests that may believe I am a cynical but this is what we inherited and we need Hillary to move this forward and in a different direction.

Kenny   January 24th, 2008 1:19 am ET

I'm an undecided voter....but for the life of me I just don't understand how anyone could support another 4-8 years of divisive Clinton politics. Aren't we all tired of that? We've had it for the past 8 years with Bush, we don't need it anymore with the Clintons. Seriously Clinton voters, THINK ABOUT THAT!!! Do you really want to nominate someone who will be no different than Bush when it comes to getting things done and rallying the country together?!?

charles   January 24th, 2008 1:19 am ET

Obama should not get carried away by the antics of the Bills.He should stay focus on his campaign and ignore all distraction.
Politics really is a dirty game or how on earthe will Mr & Mrs will want to run affairs of a country.
OBAMA BE FOCUS AND IGNORE DISTRACTORS.

swede   January 24th, 2008 1:18 am ET

Bill knows the Media better than anyone. THEY get ugly and try to get you angry for a better story. You told the truth Bill. If only Obama would quit whinning and doing the first attack this wouldn't be happening. You were the UNITER and Obama is the divider.

Terry   January 24th, 2008 1:15 am ET

Clinton didn't look angry in this video but remember headlines sell. Clinton looked confident in the video. Obama looked very angry and off his game on Monday evening. He may have prepared and rehearsed what he was going to say but you also have to be able to think on your feet. Obama rambled a bit and didn't clearly answer questions. He acted like a spoiled brat when he didn't get his way. In spite of all of that, I understand he did make a connection with the audience because he is likeable. Its very interesting that 2 different stories are emerging out of Nevada. Clinton has specific examples of voter intimidation which were pointed out to the press. There was at least one Nevada paper that wrote about it. At the same time, Obama's campaign has sent a letter requesting an investigation. It should be very interesting as it unfolds. Of course the workers in Nevada that belong to the union are scared of retaliation so the investigation may obtain accurate and complete information.

Goldee   January 24th, 2008 1:15 am ET

Let's get on with the presidential campaign! President Clinton has as much right to defend his wife as Michelle Obama and Evelyn Edwards do to defend their husbands. AND I might add, a heck of a lot more experience. He was not Governor of Arkansas for 12 yrs. because he stole votes, the majority of the people liked him and he must have been doing something right!

Talk about Impeachment! If you want to talk about his actions in the Whitehouse, let's go back to John F. Kennedy and he and his brother's womanizing, others who, probably most of them did the same or maybe even worse things. They just didn't get caught. Some of our Senators/Representatives/Presidents fathered illegitimate children, etc., etc. If anyone should be impeached,it should be our illustrious George W. and Dick Cheney. Bush will go down in history as the worst president ever! He has and is ruining this country and causing us to be hated by most of the world.

We may not like certain things about any of candidates but they are, like us, not perfect but there are some who are obviously more experienced to lead this country and the people as a whole better realize who that is.

Jeff an Independent   January 24th, 2008 1:07 am ET

This reminds me of the "CLINTON FATIGUE" I felt eight-ten years ago. I sure hope this ends soon. Imagine this finger-wagging, yammering hype through November? Imagine it through the next four years and another election cycle? Just make it go away, please.

Rich   January 24th, 2008 1:06 am ET

It's incredibly obvious that so many of these who have posted comments DID NOT WATCH the Clinton video segment. If you WATCH the entire video, I'm sure you will begin to see the tremendous SLANT here at CNN. I have just competed reading all of the comments and find it absolutely amazing that CNN has failed to mention over the airwaves how many people feel THEIR reporting is slanted! They made a big deal over the comments about race/gender, but not this topic!

Again, it sickens me that in all of this coverage, the media still fails to cover the issues that were brought up in the recent debate. The Rezko scandal and lawsuits, the voting record. Instead, CNN reporters feel it necessary to harp on the "fight" between the candidates and not the issues. OBAMA IS A FRAUD!

Mohinder Khanna   January 24th, 2008 1:05 am ET

I always thought CNN is a good news organization but after watchibg your election coverage day after day , it is quite apparent that you are biased and bent on supporting Obama and ridiculing Clintons at every opportunity you can find. You ought of ashamed of yourself . I am glad that President Clinton lashed at Jessica Yellin. He should do it more at the other CNN reporters.

april   January 24th, 2008 1:04 am ET

Tonight we were watching CNN international from HongKong. One of the headlines given was "How different are Clinton and Obama?" With great anticipation we waited for the details but sad to say that we found the report one- sided, that of course was pro-Obama. All we saw on screen was Obama and wife and his interviews and campaign trails.

Is CNN now a tabloid channel?
We just feel sorry for the Clintons with the treatment that they are getting from the media, but sadder for America if Obama gets the nomination.

However, just a friendly advice to Bill.
Bill, you have said by now what you want to say and to those who have ears they have already heard you. It's time to leave behind all these unnnecessary exchange of accusations because it's only hurting you and your wife. Both of you deserve more respect than all these dirty campaigning. Keep your good name, both of you are worthier than hundred million votes. Leave the people judge Hilary's good deeds and leadership abilities. In whatever way they do, it's not Hilary they are judging, it's themselves!!.

Earick   January 24th, 2008 1:03 am ET

Count Hillary's years of experience and you find the numbers and the story don't add up. She is always harping on her experience. Give me specifics on her experience. We know Obama's experience from his books. We know Hillary's half truths.

Anybody remember a book called "It Takes A Village to Raise a Child". As far as I'm concerned, she is a second hand storyteller who knows 0% about a Village raising a child. Heck, her Village is pretty posh compared to those whose village ain't so posh. Can she hang in my neighborhood helping the poor of the cities, rural areas, appalachian mtns, etc? I don't think so. Hillary is too pompous and too far above the crowd to hear the little folks. Oh she will hear them now but will forget about them later. Talk about a fairytale life. That is who the media should focus on. Her fairytale life.

Obama has been to the village and can help those there as well as protecting our economic future and get America back in good standing in the world. Silly wars (i.e., Iraq) won't be on the agenda.

Obama '08

aware   January 24th, 2008 1:01 am ET

I just watched AC 360 and AC's interview with two AA women. I am a former Canadian, and I must admit that I have never understood the racial issue in America. I am learning! It was so sad to see two Black women admit that although there really is very little difference between Hillary and Obama on the issues that black women may be drawn to Obama because of race and gender issues. :(

I can see the generational thing having an impact but race and gender? Don't women remember that the Clinton's have been their strong advocates. Also, Black women do not have an easy time with Black men. Why would they trust this man over a woman who has been their advocate?

Who is this man born of a white woman and a black father? What has he ever done for African Americans or anyone else? His resume is pretty thin. Why does he claim a Black heritage even though he is equally White? Why is he running for president at this time? What is the rush? Is it instant gratification or something more? Why does he claim to be an agent of hope and change when a search of his rhetoric and actions prove otherwise? Why does he fan the flames of anger in an already angry younger generation, disaffected Republicans and Independents? Is this the new politics of unity?

Why is the media mischaracterizing what Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton say while covering Barack with a mantle of protection. Are they just on a feeding frenzy, a power trip or what? The media needs to cool it big time!

Bill Clinton has been the voice of reason in all this whipped up paranoia. I say – Shame on you CNN, MSNBC and FOX for your lack of respect and civility.

david   January 24th, 2008 12:57 am ET

the clintons will do anything to get elected. we HAVE to move on beyond them. way to go CNN.

John   January 24th, 2008 12:51 am ET

Typical Bill Clinton. Everything is great when he isn't challened. Gets hostile when he doesn't like the question. Expect more of the same. Much more.

Jr., California   January 24th, 2008 12:51 am ET

Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton .... = insanity!!!!!!!!!

Dignity   January 24th, 2008 12:46 am ET

Agree with u Rahul

Solange   January 24th, 2008 12:42 am ET

The fierceness of Bill's attacks on Obama are so pathetic. I'm glad that so many of the voters got to see the real Clintons. The Hillary/Bill tactics have been methodically and ruthlessly calculated in order to taunt Obama. This has always been the Clintons Modus Operandi!! Do not get caught in their “Fairy Tales” and hype!!! I just hope that the American people will see thru their lies in an attempt to convince the voters that she is the better candidate. God help us all if she is elected. We’ve had enough of the Clintons to last us a lifetime. We have to send them back home to roost.

Charles   January 24th, 2008 12:37 am ET

I am so sick of Bill.
I think is time someone tie him down. He his out again,this is not his election. If he his not ashamed, at least his wife should be.

Lucas, Nashville TN   January 24th, 2008 12:36 am ET

Bill Clinton currently inspires in me some phraseology involving urination and a rope.

Vote Obama and teach this smug, pompous windbag a lesson.

Concerned   January 24th, 2008 12:35 am ET

This is called fair and balanced reporting. CNN has been nothing but the Clinton News Network since this campaign begin. Now that they see the intelligent people of America are not swallowing their crap about how great the Clinton's are, they are reporting accurately for the first time. The Clinton's are liars and criminals.

Why are you people so opposed to having the true nature of your candidate shown?
The tactics Biliary have been using since New Hampshire are not "reminiscent of Lee Atwater" but have been stolen directly from his playbook.

Obama will be president as long as the voting public continues to think for themselves and refuse to be led like sheep into the slaughter of another Clinton in the White House.

austbill   January 24th, 2008 12:29 am ET

Bill, you are still Mr. President, thanks for working with the next Madame President.

Concerned   January 24th, 2008 12:28 am ET

I think the world does not need the Clintons again. Having being a governor for many years and a president for eight years, why is Bill Clinton not satisfied? The Clintons should give a chance to others.

ROBERT   January 24th, 2008 12:26 am ET

HERE IS A POINT THAT MUST BE ADDRESS , ONE ISSUE IS WE HAVE A QUILIFY AFRICAN AMERICAN THAT IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING THIS COUNTRY , BUT HILLARY AND BILL USE THIS RACE CARD , TO COMBAT THE SC PRIMARY. I THINK ! THEY USE THIS POKER HAND , TO PLACE A CLOUD OVER OBAMA HEAD TO UNDERLINE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER. AND CREATE CONFUSION NOT JUST FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER BUT FOR ALL VOTER OF AMERICAN. ( WE JUST DONT NEED BILL AND HILLARY DRAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN) wHAT WE NEED IN THE WHITE IS A STRONG PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY, NOT BILL AND HILLARY FAIRY TALE MARRIAGE WHICH THEY ARE PUTTING ON A ACT TO GET IN THE WHITE HOUSE. WHICH I KNOW SOON AS HILLARY AND BILL GET IN THE WHITE HOUSE BILL OTHER AFFAIRS WILL COME OUT OF THE CLOSET AND WHITE WATER WILL COME BACK TO HUNT THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. (AMERICAN DONT NEED THIS DRAMA )

RC   January 24th, 2008 12:26 am ET

This is interesting to see so many republicans, acting like upset democrats and posting on the site. That means they are really worried for November.

BIG INDIAN   January 24th, 2008 12:23 am ET

BILL DIDN'T LOOK UPSET TO ME, LOOK LIKE HE TOLD CNN THAT THEY ARE PLAYING THE RACE CARD...CNN HAS TURNED INTO FOX'S SECOND NETWORK .

AS MY FAVORITE NEWSREPORTER USED TO SAY "AND SO IT GOES"

L.J.   January 24th, 2008 12:18 am ET

Can someone tell me who is running for president, Bill or Hillary?

Peter Oriavwote   January 24th, 2008 12:17 am ET

Bill, thank you for reminding the CNN reporter. This whole thing about race and gender is being vigorously highlighted by the media with a biased motive in their mind. Of course, what they seem to achieve in South Carolina will not be replicated for the remaining states because they have different demographics. Over all, Hillary is the most qualified of the three democratic front runners. The media should desist from their bias against Hillary. When she gets the democratic party nomination, then she will unify the two parties and the independents and win the general election: there are political ways and means.

CR   January 24th, 2008 12:17 am ET

I totally agree – HC is just like Dick Cheney, having others (bill) do their planned dirty work but she calls the hit and is undercover (absent)! And just like Cheney the hit is WRONG.

It doesn't matter who said what, IGNORE the C's.

HC wants this election for herself, for her resume, for making history, not to serve the people honestly and fairly, and not the people of the dem party, if it was the other way around should wouldn't be stupping so low. I guess some voters really like her behavior, I pitty them all.

C'mon Howard Dean – enough is enough, or are your hands tied in favor of HC too?

If the C's were behaving like this in the business world they would be FIRED, or at least silenced. Let's fire them both from this campaign! Boy how they love to fight though, and that is what they will both do in the White House, two desks in the oval office, and two confusing decisions taking up to much time to implement. What a joke they are. Their marriage ( if one can call it that ) is polluting the campaign. So unnecessary.

Al Gore must be sitting back holding his awards in his lap and just having a whale of a laugh.

All other candidates – IGNORE the C's immediately, they are diluting the soup with dog poop and laughing all the way to the next primary. I hope they carry this stench with them for the rest of their lives.

Blaiso   January 24th, 2008 12:16 am ET

Well I think Americans should stop beating around the bush. What is important is the future of this country. This is not about Obama, Edward, or the Clinton's this is about Americans. CNN should improve in the way the are handling things.

Mike in Kentucky   January 24th, 2008 12:16 am ET

And yet again, we witness the media coverage becoming the story, instead of the serious issues we face as a nation having the front page coverage they ( the issues) need and we deserve.

I did not see or hear anything the former President said or did, that was inappropriate or untrue.

Look, this is hard ball politics and the whole idea that we are going to be able to magically change the characteristics of human beings by hoping for it is ridiculous.

Grow up, the Clintons are political professionals...they know how to win. If you don't want to be in the fight, do not step into the ring.

I am listening to a talking head on PBS, talking about "scorched earth" politics: Quite frankly I have seen no smoking dirt in Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire or Nevada , serious Presidential politics..yes.

All the talking heads want a piece of the Clinton story: the Clintons pull in eyeballs, and I believe the near future,as the recent past has shown , will reveal they pull in votes as well.

Jon   January 24th, 2008 12:15 am ET

Shame on you, CNN, for your biased coverage. Bill Clinton is right.

Chad   January 24th, 2008 12:12 am ET

How in the hell can your headline be "Clinton Gets Upset" That video shows him giving a very calm, thought out response with facts and names. Still you spin it as him going out of control. How do you people sleep at night?

As for being the message of hope and change, why are so many of the Obama supporters so angry? All of your comments seem so filled with hate. What happened to the audacity of hope? So much for being above the fray.

David   January 24th, 2008 12:10 am ET

Gotta love how CNN doesn't post the entire video. They just post the snippets. Bill wasn't ranting or yelling. He made a very good point. Jessica Yellin SHOULD be ashamed of herself for that. Thank God for Lou Dobbs because he didn't have issue with Bill Clinton at all and you should have seen Jessica's face drop. She got called on her unprofessionalism and she didn't like it. Then right after Lou Dobbs there was another show where the woman anchor started knocking Bill Clinton – (again with the clips not showing the entire story) and Jessica lights up again. Didn't you learn anything from Lou? Try some honest reporting Jessica – as Bill Clinton said, 'shame on you'.

Larry Abel   January 24th, 2008 12:10 am ET

Oh my gosh, I agree with Bill Clinton! I think I am going to be sick.

Yamaka   January 24th, 2008 12:10 am ET

Good CNN provided the video, where I don't see angry Bill.

Shame on you CNN, making a big deal about nothing.

Sylvia   January 24th, 2008 12:08 am ET

I find so much of the Clinton dribble irritating at best and disgusting, slanderous at worst. However, after seeing the video shown last night on the Glen Beck show, where Bill is nodding off most miserably in church at a solemn MLK commemoration event, I realize: THAT is the campaign news I want to see - at least it makes for a good laugh! Why didn't that video get more press time?

Marie   January 24th, 2008 12:07 am ET

Yes CNN has been very bias indeed. I'm not an American , I am Asian but even from an outsider's perspective CNN's bias towards Obama is glaring. I thought CNN is composed of professionals, journalists who represents the true essence of journalism but after watching CNN for the past months.. it is becoming a big letdown. It is starting to look like one of our stations here in my country who magnifies the bad issues so that our government would looked like the worst government ever......

With CNN, they are trying to picture Hillary as no gooder while trying to paint Obama as someone who can restore America's glory.

With the South Carolina debate, CNN has been painting Hillary as playing dirty politics where in fact it was Obama who started it leaves Hillary no choice but to fight back.....

I am just wondering!!!! how come that when Hillary is being attacked and pilloried by Obama camp it's nothing to the CNN journalist but when Hillary hits back seemingly she is the reason why things are getting nasty in the campaign.

Even from an outsider's perspective, I'm sorry to say that Obama seems inept. He is only good in delivering memorized speech, but during debates where the mettle of a truly qualified person is tested he seemed lost. In fact John Edwards performance in the past debates is much better than Obama.

George   January 24th, 2008 12:05 am ET

From one old president to another "There you go again"

Montes   January 24th, 2008 12:02 am ET

Its kind of contradictory how he and his wife continue to attack Obama, yet when confronted about it by reporters he diffuses the question by saying that its demoralizing voters. Don't you think your attacks and bias interpretations of facts and statements is more demoralizing. Also, if asking about attacks on Obama and injecting race and gender is demoralizing, then I'm guessing the antidote is to release negative ads that take a statement out of context.

Diane, IL   January 24th, 2008 12:01 am ET

Are Bill and Hillary campaigning for the GOP?
It almost seems that way.

roblo   January 23rd, 2008 11:59 pm ET

Can I say, Clinton fatique.. i forgot how much i disliked this man until he reminded me. GO anybody but the Clintons!!!!

Tim   January 23rd, 2008 11:58 pm ET

There is a an old saying in Springfield, IL about the voting buttons for legislators ...there is a reason the yellow button is for voting "present". The green button is to vote "yes", the red button is to vote "no", and the yellow button is to vote "present".

I'm sure Obama and his loyal zombie followers would argue that the button is actually lemon in color.

Pattie   January 23rd, 2008 11:57 pm ET

Guiliani go back to New York because you had more affairs than quaker oats.
President Clinton calm down and mediate for awhile. Don't react or overeact to the situations. We want Hillary and Obama in office. John Edwards talks to slow and I don't think he will be able to pull it off. Ron Paul needs to go home and forget about this. Romney needs to go home. Huckelebee should be ashamed of himself for just mentioning the word God. Yes, we know your a pastor. Your running for President not the high office of the church. I really chaps me when someone immediately goes up and says yes i believe in God. Then, I wonder are you like President Bush immediately. That is not a good thought either.

lowdown media   January 23rd, 2008 11:51 pm ET

Funny Obama talking about running against both Clintons, seems to me that Obama and CNN look like tag team partners against Hillary Clinton!

Robert in Atlanta   January 23rd, 2008 11:50 pm ET

In response to DEE at 758pm. As an African American male I think your comment is prime example of what is wrong within the AA community. At what point do we all take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for ourselves and our own personal action. At what point do we stop black on black crime, drugs, crime in general and out of wedlock pregnancies? The local, state and federal government and school teachers can only do so much. At what point do individuals in our communities step up and take ownership of their individual lives and stop pointing the finger at everyone else and start point the finger at ourselves and our own mistakes in personal descision.

Arun Murthy   January 23rd, 2008 11:48 pm ET

Both Obama and Clintons talk about political values and integrity. Is this what they were talking about? hmm..... has gotten me thinking.GOP folks would be loving this!

Go Bloomberg Go!

Beefeater, Houston TX   January 23rd, 2008 11:48 pm ET

What if Bush sr had done the same for Bush jr during primaries – unimaginable. Just goes to show what a slug this guy Clinton really is.

Lynn, Austin, TX   January 23rd, 2008 11:45 pm ET

We all know that Obama doesn't have a record [a record of going with the flow that is]- that's why he's running, because he is not happy with what he has seen with prior politics. Hillary is a liar. Oh my, I was so wanting her to run for president against Condi Rice and I was going to support her, but Hillary kept saying I'm not interested in running for president over and over again. The only reason why she stayed with Bill after he cheated on her and publicly shamed her [and our country with his lying self - "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"] was because SHE knew all along what her plan was and she knew she would need his support and big mouth to campaign for her. Sadly now, I have lost so much respect for the both of them that I would not even want them to represent me as President, first lady, first spouse – whatever, no third term for the Clinton dynasty. Time for some fresh ideas, and just maybe someone who doesn't have ALL of that negative experience/baggage as a politician. As for Obama, he was PRESENT wasn't he? Brittany Spears doesn't even show up for her meetings.......oops, she showed up today.

lowdown media   January 23rd, 2008 11:44 pm ET

Hey CNN how about doing a story on the fact that all your reporting lately has been anti-Clinton and pro Obama? That would make a great story! Why does a news network give an unofficial but very clear wink to one canidate, while dragging another through the dirt? I believe that would draw alot of viewers, perhaps if you came out with the truth as to why you are trying to convince the Democratic voters to vote for Obama, it could actually win a pulizter prize.

dawn -- Gaithersburg, MD.   January 23rd, 2008 11:43 pm ET

(1) Obama says that the Clintons are distorting his war record. However, he had ample opportunity to rebut her on Monday night's debate. He didn't because he couldn't. He keeps throwing around charges of distortion etc., but I never hear how, specifically, they are mischaracterizing his record.

(2) Bill Clinton couldn't be any calmer, more soft-spoken, or well-reasoned in this response. If this is him "getting upset," he ought to do it every day of the week. The media, including CNN, is now well into its story-line of Bill Clinton, ranter. But no objective person could find his response to that WAY over the top question aggressive or angry.

(3) Sen. Obama can keep whining about the Clintons, but the American people are smarter than that. They will believe their own eyes and ears. If he keeps trying to smear the Clintons while pretending that they are smearing him, his South Carolina victory will be pyrrhic indeed.

stunned GA   January 23rd, 2008 11:42 pm ET

Headline should read 'Puppetmaster's Strings Visible'. Hillary could never claim to be the First Woman President. Her best hope is another puppet president. After learning the definition of 'is', he seems to be working hard to get around that quirky little third term rule. That might not be so bad if he wasn't such a lousy president the first two terms. If I hear him imply African-Americans and women OWE the Clintons another vote, I may be ill. We do not OWE him or her ANYTHING! Accusing him of being like Atwater is actually reality-lite. The Clintons make Atwater look like a minnow in the ocean.

AJ, IL   January 23rd, 2008 11:41 pm ET

Stop the madness...everybody knows that CNN = Clinton News Network.

GG   January 23rd, 2008 11:40 pm ET

All of you criticizing CNN – check out the URL that you're using.

Usually if someone doesn't like something – they don't use it. By posting messages on their website, you've clearly conveyed to CNN that you like them enough to visit their website and post a message. The counter doesn't read the messages, it just counts the hits.

CNN has Obama's back   January 23rd, 2008 11:38 pm ET

CNN when will you start paying attention to the people that post on The Ticker and go back to being the news organization that you used to be? What is this hate you have for the Clintons, and what has Obama done to deserve untouchable status with you? You have lost all credibility!

bannon   January 23rd, 2008 11:37 pm ET

I think CNN should be changed to BHN (Barack Hussein Network). I used to watch lot of CNN but now i hate it. Please give a brake to Clintons. Man they ask Legitimate questions CNN projects as Angry Bill when Mr. Barack Hussein Obama says some stupid thing its sweet and correct. If clintons question his record that means thay are attacking him but if Obama does the same he is asking the question. common guys be grown up and give them a brake. We need good President in this rough ecnomy not a rookie after .... bush

Robert in Atlanta   January 23rd, 2008 11:37 pm ET

CNN does appear to go very negative on Hillary Clinton every chance they get. At first I tried to downplay it but if you look and pay attention to their telecast, especially that Wolf Blitzer, its like every day they try and find some negative story to put out there about Hilliary's campaign. As far as I'm concerned CNN is starting to become just as bad, if not worse, that the Fox News Network. Please someone, anyone fire Wolf Blitzer!!

Give it a rest CNN   January 23rd, 2008 11:33 pm ET

Congratulations CNN welcome to the same level as FOX News! You are now proving yourself to be the most one sided news organization in history. Let us decide who we want to vote for. Quit cramming Obama down our throats, by protraying him as the second coming of Christ. My 13 year old son wants to know if you have an alter to Obama backstage? You have lost yet another of the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of viewers, since you started in your efferts to circumvent the election. Tell me what is all this Clinton bashing really going to do to help your ratings?

Oliver   January 23rd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

Bill Clinton is panicking because if his wife loses, he has to hear her grief for years to come. Obama is refreshing to watch....very exciting. Even though i don't agree with his positions on some major issues, as a Republican, I would support Obama any day of the week before the divisive, irritating Hillary Clinton.

NYC, New Yorker, NY   January 23rd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

For all those people that say Barack Hussein Obama is a saint . Well he is not.Obama people blocked Stephen Colbert from running S.C. for President. and you guys accuse HRC from disinfrachinsing ppl for Obama in nevada.
Wake Up. Obama is just another poltitican

Goldie of Florida   January 23rd, 2008 11:32 pm ET

As we listen to CNN, many of us are astounded at the lack of impartiality. You have been biased against Hillary from the beginning. Soledad and Jessica you forget Barack was the firt one to get nasty with his comment about Wallmart.You two are perfect examplesof how the media spins inaccurate statements about the Clintons.You must be too young to understand how good Americans had it with President Clinton . Do youknow that most women do not earn what you do. Do you realize how long it took women to get the right to vote?.Black men were given the right to vote a half century before any woman.The media does not take the gender barrier nearly as serious as the race barrier. Look at how many times Hillary has been attacked in the media compared to all the other candidates! It is time for women to unite behind a smart,experienced woman, not because she is a woman, but because she will be a great president.!

Sharon   January 23rd, 2008 11:28 pm ET

I always believed the Clintons...till now...Hillary started the crap in the debate. We don't need a President like that she's acting like Bush. Bill needs to back off and stay in the background he's not the candidate...or is HE? Senator Obama is going to make a great President. Finally someone we can be proud to vote for. Hillary you are a disgrace to all women, I have no respect for you and your lies. Talk about the issues. BTW I'm a 50 year old white female. Race and gender should not make any difference at all.

Onari   January 23rd, 2008 11:25 pm ET

CNN, the appropriate headline for this comment by Bill shouldbe ," Bill Challenges CNN to Report the Issues that matters to South Carolina's"...CNN You Suck..just to call a dog a bad name you hang the bone on his neck.

Please stop this spinning and creating unnecessary tension...CNN use to be known as objective News reporting media, but for the past several months you opinionated individuals like Lou Dobb and Jeff Cafferty who I don't know whether they live in the moon or earth....I thought journalist are meant to report the news why the people make up their mind.

When did CNN join opinionated media like BIll O'reilly's FOX news.

Frankly Anderson Cooper and Wolf are doing a fairly good job.

chad atlanta   January 23rd, 2008 11:25 pm ET

Out with the old in with the new GO OBAMA !!!!!!!!!!!

Ike Kay   January 23rd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

Way to go Bill, you are fighting for what you believe in and I support you all the way. No one deserves the amount of crap the media (especially CNN, & MSNBC) continues to throw at Hillary. I started out supporting Obama but the media has changed all of that thanks to their lack of objectivity.

Bimmer   January 23rd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

Stop Crying Hillary people. He could have just kept walking, but could not resist turning around and running his mouth. Hey if you don't like what CNN is writing, why do you keep coming to this site? You guys are fans of CNN, just mad that they are fair and are not falling for tricks to give the Clintons good free press. CNN you should have had Hillary respond because she is the Hothead.

Sherry in Kentucky   January 23rd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

I am so angry with the Clintons because of their mud slinging! Just sick! I used to really like Bill, but I don't anymore. They are acting like Bush and Rove!

Anthony   January 23rd, 2008 11:22 pm ET

Bill Clinton, the consummate vitcim. Hillary really has first-hand experience with guys who don't take responsibility for their actions and are hard to talk to; similiar to what she accused Barack of. I believe that guy is STILL trying to find out the definition of "is" is.

Ann Aloha Independent Thinker,PA   January 23rd, 2008 11:21 pm ET

Spin Spin Spin
Email is old let it die!!!
Race is not the issue let it die!!!
Gender has no place in this election or any election let it die!!!
Media Spin Media Spin Media Spin

If AC 360 and CNN wants to "Keep Them Honest" 360 and CNN needs to be honest too...Keep the debates focussed on the issues that are truly important and stop spining the reports to sensationalize Senator Obama.
Poor Edwards and Clinton...

Jack ny, ny   January 23rd, 2008 11:21 pm ET

CNN = Corrupted News Network

Kevin, Ca   January 23rd, 2008 11:20 pm ET

Both Bill & Hillary Clinton are number one on the republican enemies list. The failed impeachment and numerous investigations on Clinton are two of many obvious examples. During the Clinton’s years, both tobacco & gun industry which do more harm than benefit the public also hate Clinton’s. Big health insurance and pharmaceutical companies also fear of Clinton’s for one more presidency. Most of big media networks also hate Clinton’s. In fact, there is no such thing as so-called mistaking in polling, especially with ALL polls predicted Obama to win in New Hampshire. Media networks have continually slamming on Hillary; they desperately want Obama to be nominated so later on lose to a Republican in the general election.

I tell you why they all want another Republican to win. Simply all big bosses who are billionaires, have invested so much in Iraq, medical care industries ( a 17-trillions dollars pie), oil, gun businesses ..etc…. They all have made lots of money during the last 7 years, haven’t they? Top Republicans like Bush, Karl Rove, and Newt Gingrich all predicted and praised Hillary will win the election as a first step of creating CONFUSION among democrats & independent voters, also polls from the media have consistently shown Obama would have more chance than Hillary to beat a Republican nominee…. As another similar tactic of creating confusion ( note that causing fear tactic does no longer work)… their ultimate purpose is to take away votes from Hillary. The more big companies and special interest groups hate Clinton’s, the more I want to vote for Hillary…very simple as that!

Unlike democrats who think they’re very smart with ideas, republican voters are calmer, smarter, and tend to stick together as a religious group. They’re very loyal to their party which explains why they won the last two elections.

Bill Clinton has been admired by many world leaders as well as by people in many countries around the world. Bill brought down the deficit, and created a huge surplus…some say that I might have to pay more tax if Hillary was elected, so be it! b/c someone got to clean up the mess Bush has created, anyway. Some say a Republican would be fitter to deal with terrorism??… Hillary is smart and tough enough to deal with terrorism as well.

Personally I hate to see the image of an angry woman as I have watched Hillary on many debates. It doesn’t look good but it somewhat shows that she a fighter. On the other hand, Obama always looks nice, seems to be honest, a great speaker… but I doubt that all these would help to make him a good president.
The problem with Obama is he's unrealistic, and perhaps so ambitious that he himself thought that he could be the first black president after his first win in Iowa. I think he’s more of a day dreamer who's been used by big corporations and republican gangs. Instead of staying within a clean fight so people could later remember him as one of the great black candidates, Obama decided to get into dirty politics, thus, divides the democratic party when stirring up the issues of race and faith. I tell you why he did it.

Since Obama got nervous that black people in SC might vote for Clinton who has been titled as a black president, his campaign intentionally misinterpreted Bill’s ‘fairy tale’ quote as racism against black. It was a big mistake, and an unnecessary move from Obama campaign because most of black people in SC will eventually vote for him anyway for 2 main reasons 1) Obama is one of them, 2) Obama won Iowa and the election is considered close.

Now the factor of race unfortunately had entered the competition… that Obama had asked for it, he would be regret very much when most of White, Hispanic, and Asian Americans around the country will vote against him. After the SC primary win, Obama will of course change the tactic again ..but people would not be so fooled by this. It’s so hypocrite and insulting when he once claimed to be a uniter.

Alice   January 23rd, 2008 11:20 pm ET

Bush's legacy will be that he will be last white male President our country ever had for a good long while – for good reason – the man has been the greatest disaster we ever had – the Civil War pales in comparison to what W has managed to do in eight short years.......!

That is, if Clinton and Obama ever stop bickering long enough to realize that their greatest strength would be to band together

GROW UP HILLARY AND BARACK! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, Hillary – you have my vote and NOTHING will change that

Barack, I think you'd be a GREAT Vice President for the next eight years

And I think that eight years from now, you'll be a GREAT President

I think you need a little growing time

Right now, you cry too much, and you're too defensive

Eight years from now

I think you'll impress the HELL out of me

Marlene   January 23rd, 2008 11:19 pm ET

Quite honestly, I wonder how many of these pro-Bill and anti-CNN comments are coming directly from the back room boys of the Clinton campaign? Notice, they seem to be bunched and saying the same things. The pro-Obama and anti-Bill comments seem much more original and individual.

Nice try, Clintonites. Most people aren't as naive and stupid as you'd like to think. We've had 8+ years of it, we know the lies and manipulations very well and we're sick of them. Billary are like dysfunctional robots who are driven to win at all costs.

The South Carolina primary had better run smoothly with no interference, or I'll bet there will be hell to pay. The taped phone messages smearing Obama before the voting in Nevada were detestable. If Hillary can't win by running a clean campaign – on her own – she doesn't deserve to win.

Jack ny, ny   January 23rd, 2008 11:19 pm ET

CNN= Corrupted News Channel

Kerry   January 23rd, 2008 11:18 pm ET

Smear campaign: Obama needs to know EMAIL is not impossible to track. Not hard to trace. Unless its coming from his own campaign. I bet.

Sam   January 23rd, 2008 11:16 pm ET

It's difficult to dislike Obama. He's such a nice young man with a such a nice young message.

But with Political TICKLERs like these, it's not difficult to dislike his bed fellow CNN.

ANYONE BUT CNN '08

J   January 23rd, 2008 11:16 pm ET

The Clintons are experienced career politicians. When Hillary lost the caucus in Iowa, the Clintons decided that they would use every available tactic to try to win the Democratic nomination. The issue of race was knowingly injected into the campaign by Hillary Clinton with her ambiguous comment about Martin Luther King, Jr. The Clintons knew that Hillary would lose some black votes, but they cynically calculated that they would gain even more white votes by making race a focal point. Yes, unfortunately race is still an issue in America. And the Clintons made sure that it would be an issue in this campaign. It is also unfair that Barack Obama has to run against both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton was the last sitting president in the Democratic Party. What Bill Clinton says as a former President of the United States certainly holds more weight in people's minds than what Michelle Obama or Elizabeth Edwards can say on behalf of their spouses. It is patently unfair that the other Democratic candidates have to run against the former President Bill Clinton in campaigning against his wife. This sets a terrible precedent. George H.W. Bush did not campaign to this extent for his son George W. Bush even when John McCain won the New Hampshire primary in 2000. Unfortunately for the Clintons, "the ends justify the means." Perhaps, CNN is highlighting what is happening on the ground in South Carolina because they have a first-hand view of what the Clintons are doing. Let us hope that the Clintons and their cynicism are not the nominees of the Democratic Party. I say the Clintons because it looks more and more like Bill is running the show.

Helen   January 23rd, 2008 11:15 pm ET

Keep going Bill put them in their place. Hillary has my vote.

Jimmy, Oklahoma Feb. 5th   January 23rd, 2008 11:14 pm ET

CNN TAKE NOTICE> THESE COMMENTS ARE MOSTLY ABOUT THE POOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF THIS ELECTION

YOU ARE HURTING OUR COUNTRY CNN GET NUTRIAL YOUR CREDITBILITY IS FADING EVERY DAY> THIS INCLUDES YOU ANDERSON COOPER

An ANGRY DEMOCRAT. BILL CLINTON IS RIGHT> AND HE SEEMED VERY POLITE. YOU NEED TO HIRE SOME REPORTERS> A GOOD NEWS BROADCASTER STAYS FOCUSED> YOU HAVE LEFT MY TELEVISION> NO MORE CNN> I HAVE UNSUBSCRIBED TO TIME MAGAZINE> I ONLY COME HEAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT> YOU ARE BAD BUSINESS FOR AMERICA>> STIRRING POLITICAL FIGHTS AT A TIME LIKE THIS>> ISSUES ISSUES ISSUES>>> BAD PEOPLE>>>> CNN GIVES FORMER PRESIDENT BAD RAPE>> OBAMA ATTACKS SUPPORTER OF ILINIOS SENATE CAMPAIGN> THE CLINTONS WERE GOOD PEOPLE THEN> SOUTH CAROLINA>> REMEMBER THE CLINTONS THEY WERE GOOD TO YOU>>

Kerry   January 23rd, 2008 11:12 pm ET

YOUR comment is awaiting moderation WHY?

Seam, Philly, Pa   January 23rd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Bill is using Hillary as a way to get back in charge of this country. Why are people voting for this man, I mean this woman? Or is it both?

Kerry   January 23rd, 2008 11:09 pm ET

CNN reporter reports? Bill Clinton upset. I watched and viewed from one end to the other end of this. To make such a comment that Bill Clinton was upset is
irresponsible. I seen no such emotion. What I see was man telling the media
the need to quit inventing the news thats not there. Simple as that.

SS   January 23rd, 2008 11:07 pm ET

Not a voter – but I heard and I agree with Mr. Clinton – it is sensationalism rather than what people really care about. And I do not think he was upset – he called it as he sees it.

Mary Ann Vigilanti   January 23rd, 2008 11:06 pm ET

Bill Clinton has lived his whole life in politics. He is a veteran who has been on both sides – winning and losing. I think he tells it like it is. This is "raw politics" not a tea party. Obama is fair game, plain and simple. If he can't take the heat, then get out of the race. Personally, I don't think he is Presidential material and his whine "they're picking on me" proves it.

NYC, New Yorker, NY   January 23rd, 2008 11:03 pm ET

True Blue,

Admitted that you are True Red ,
Dems will stick together. Peoople that don't will want another GWB in office.

Jimmy, Oklahoma Feb. 5th   January 23rd, 2008 11:03 pm ET

He sounded good to me. I am glad he stands up to the media. That is why they do not like him, because he stands up to them. The Clinton's do stand up for people. Senator Clinton started her fight for health care in 1993, now 15 years later she is still trying to get people insurance. And I will say that what I see is Obama does alot of dodging the facts. Why not just answer them rather then crying wolf. The Clintons are picking on me. Prety immature.

Senator Hillary Clinton for President 2008

Way to go President Bill Clinton. TELL IT LIKE IT IS. CNN and the other media should know that Americans are smart enough to know what is going on. Barack Obama and Jim Clyburn made this about RACE. This alone hurt AMERICA. The deffintion of a DIVIDER.

GO "HILLARY" 2008

kathy   January 23rd, 2008 11:02 pm ET

Lets be serious for a minute here . If that was your wife running for President of the United States , reguardless of what position you held. You WOUD defend her at any cost. I have alot of respect for Bill for doing that. Remember put yourself in his place would you allow anyone to say things about ANYONE in your family.

Daniel   January 23rd, 2008 11:01 pm ET

I'm sick and tired of turning my TV every day just to listen for two words. "RACE AND GENDER" or "BLACK AND WHITE.
I think is the reporters that keep pumping this up. Why can't we focus on the issues that affecting our nation.

To Bill Clinton, If you really want to return to the white house, Why can't to just put your name on the ballot ticket so all know you're on the race for the white.
Let Hillary do the talking, Mr.

Mark B   January 23rd, 2008 10:59 pm ET

Bill Clinton could be right or wrong it all just depends on what your definition or "is" is. Speaking of depends I bet when he gets this fired up his get a little moist.

WW - New York   January 23rd, 2008 10:57 pm ET

Hillary basically stated that Bill wasn't in the debate, so why do we see him more than her? I'll tell you why, because if she's elected he will run the country.. So would that mean Bill will be the first black president and first woman president?

Obama Pres. .... Edwards .. VP..!

Ann   January 23rd, 2008 10:54 pm ET

Right On Bill!

Rahul   January 23rd, 2008 10:53 pm ET

It is begining to look like CNN is becoming like other networks (Fox to name one) and trying to ask anything or do anything for a story. The headline in the front page said " Bill Clinton gets angry at CNN reporter". Did not look like he was that upset at the reporter as much as upset over the allegations. CNN reporters need to start showing some ethical standards. CNN is becoming a tebloid news organization and this is not a compliment.
The news in the CNN are sounding more and more like Obama sided than Edwards or Clinton. The democratic party will figure out who is the best candidate for the party. CNN just need to cover stories imparitially, equal to all candidates.

d t   January 23rd, 2008 10:52 pm ET

To think the Clinton Clan or Obama can do anything for the "average Joe" only shows the INABILITY of one to think for themselves.These people are self serving EGOmaniacs that should put out to pasture.Our country is neck deep now & either one of these will help guarantee we drown in our on stupidity !

Holt Hexler   January 23rd, 2008 10:52 pm ET

President Clinton was right!

Kate   January 23rd, 2008 10:50 pm ET

I'm an independent and frankly I'm very discouraged by the media's coverage. Though we all bear part of the responsibility because we are still watching and reading their coverage. I call the media the 3rd horseman of the apocalypse, horses 1 and 2 being the Republican and Democratic parties. I have begun to wonder if the whole system is so corrupted as to be beyond redemption. We are, after all, the longest running experiment in democracy in history. As I read the nasty comments posted here I can't help but think that the American people are ripping out the heart of this country with their own hands. Bitter, divisive and hateful diatribes directed at anyone who doesn't think like they do, are a symptom of the partisan politics that have brought us to the place we are today.

I will never vote for Hillary Clinton because, to me, she represents more of the same. She will fight the "evil" Republicans instead creating consensus.
I truly believe that we need someone in the White House that wants to work with both sides, to fairly represent the people they are elected to serve, not be stooges for party politics as usual.

At this point I'm undecided about who I will ultimately vote for, but it won't be someone who can not ever be a uniting force, and like it or not, Hillary will not unite this country.

If things continue on the path they are on now, we won't have to worry about terrorist destroying America, we will have done it to ourselves.

Angelina   January 23rd, 2008 10:50 pm ET

EX presidente can not let it go of power. I just hope that all of us, and Senator Obama let it go of him and his negativity, his old shadow and his old political tricks _ the Billary goal appears now to suck us all into this negative stuff and get us off from the real issues............. We want change, we need to be united, we need to go back to the good old ideals this country has been build upon on.

I am not surprised of all what they are pulling out, they will do anything to get to power .............it is showing.

Senator Obama, we need you in office now more than ever............

Phyllis   January 23rd, 2008 10:50 pm ET

Clinton should follow President 41's fine example of being an elder statesman, former President, and family member of a presidential candidate who knew enough to let he family member run his own race. He is making me vote for ABC–Anyone But Clinton OR a Republican.

Let Hillary run on her own! Back off and let's see HER and not Bill.

Apollo 13   January 23rd, 2008 10:44 pm ET

Way to go, Bill!

You suck, CNN. You trivialize the campaign by hyping B.S. rather than focusing on the issues viewers care about. I hope Bill tears you a new one every chance you give him. Good job at being an entertainment outlet, CNN, running neck and neck with Faux News for that distinction. I rarely watch your coverage anymore... it's gotten to be a joke.

I will vote for who wins the Democratic nomination. Period. You want four more years of Republican war without end and further economic malaise? Can't fix stupid in some voters I suppose. We got Bush somehow, eh?

Common Man   January 23rd, 2008 10:43 pm ET

Guaranteed: Hillary gets the nomination, Republicans win the election....I mean can you really imagine that woman in charge. Picture her behind closed dors smilling like the freakin devil. Bill just can't stand to live anywhere but the white house. I used to be down with him, always knew he did much good for this country but come on. He needs to stop playing bad cop while his wife cries...CRIES to a bunch of folks about how hard it is. Bet other leaders of the world are praying for her to win. Not a Bush fan AT ALL but they are going to go from losing faith in us to trying to push us around with that woman in charge. NO WAY!

David   January 23rd, 2008 10:42 pm ET

Bill Clinton needs to stop being a jerk. I know he's a candidate's husband, but as a former president, he should have the gumption to sit it out until after the primaries. If Barack Obama wins the nomination, Clinton, being the hypocrite that he is, will then act like Obama is the best thing since Franklin Roosevelt and think we're too dumb to notice his about face.

steve michael   January 23rd, 2008 10:41 pm ET

Boo-hoo Obama.

If you can't handle a little heat, you can't handle being President.

Hillary 2008!

Anony Mouse   January 23rd, 2008 10:41 pm ET

Someone's trying to take away "Bill's" election?? Blah Blah, I don't like Bill, etc., wahwah..

HEY! He didn't say it was his election. He's got a good point.

Go Bill! You've got free speech just like they do. Thanks for not being afraid to speak your mind.

Yellow-Dog Democrat   January 23rd, 2008 10:38 pm ET

We have 8 good years under Clinton. No wonder the Republicans have won the last 8 years with all the back biting among the weak kneed democrats. Lets get on with the issues and quit fighting among ourselves.

Lesley   January 23rd, 2008 10:37 pm ET

I think that the nature of political campaigns brings out both the best and the worst in people. Every politician's personal and political history must and will be scrutinized: how they voted, who gave them money, when they changed their minds on issues, what they tried to conceal from the public or the press, how they react to attacks on their records, their character etc. etc...Throughout history, the press has often been more interested in the foibles of the politicians, rather than their solutions to issues. There will always be hack reporters who avoid real investigative journalism and take the easy way out. Sometimes policies and issues aren't nearly as entertaining as who said what about who, and how cleverly it was done. However, the press is what we have, and the truth will out through stories here and there. It is up to the American public to wade through the muck, read about the candidates and judge their positions on the issues that will affect them. The public will determine who is best suited to lead based on the information provided and the trial by fire that is a political campaign.

pastor sunday idahor   January 23rd, 2008 10:36 pm ET

let us face the facts, Obama is politically inmature to be the president of the most powerful nation under heaven. let him show his worth in the senate before he can be trusted to lead the world! to be honest, i got to hear about him just two years ago

Ray   January 23rd, 2008 10:36 pm ET

True-Bule? True Red!! Get Lost!

OBAMA MAMA Twin Cities, MN   January 23rd, 2008 10:36 pm ET

Have anyone of these people who are whining about the media thought about the possibility that they don't like the Clintons and seem to support Obama because they are right!?! Think about it for a minute, journalists are the most jaded people I have ever met and to see them this floaty and sparkley eyed about a CANDIDATE leads me to believe that they have seen something that they have never seen before, A POLITICION WORTH VOTING FOR. Could it be that after 8 years of covering the Clinton circus and 8 more years of the Bush banana republic they could see something in Obama they haven't seen in politics, INTEGRITY!! Tired of dirty politics? Well, apparently so is the "media".
In all honesty I didn't see "Bill Gone Wild" either. However, his acting like a condescending 2 year old temper-tantrum that he has been displaying a lot recently WAS on the tape. With the finger waving in her face and the fake concern for the rights of voters, and the jabs at the other campaigns while "answering the question" and the last childish "shame on you" comment....Billary needs their butt handed to them. I don't care who you vote for just as long as you're smart enough to see through the slimey Clintons and vote for someone else!!! They will cut anyones throat (including that of the Dem party) to get what they want.

Obama 08

Disappointed in CNN   January 23rd, 2008 10:33 pm ET

I used to be a big fan of cnn for so many years. Now I believe that it is a live gossip column picking a candidate and making it so obvious that this network favors Obama. The focus should be on the issues and not on race or sex. I think the quality has gone real down.

I'm disappointed. Need to clean up this network. I think i'll switch to PBS.

FL voter   January 23rd, 2008 10:32 pm ET

Bill Clinton's right. Shame on CNN.

safipa   January 23rd, 2008 10:31 pm ET

Despite Clintons’ efforts, Obama will be the president, and I would like to be the first person to congratulate him…

DITTO!!!!!!

go believe   January 23rd, 2008 10:31 pm ET

Bill is definitely right. Go Hillary.

James   January 23rd, 2008 10:30 pm ET

Bill is righ, the media and Obama supporters love to take things he and Hillary say and put a negative spin on it. Obama and his supporters are very much divisive. They want to continue the divisive legacy in America.

SK   January 23rd, 2008 10:29 pm ET

Obama has started to show his true "character". The more he goes negative, the less impressed we are

Joojo   January 23rd, 2008 10:29 pm ET

Did all the Clinton haters actually watch the clip? What was wrong with what he said? Intelligent as he is, he skillfully avoided the bait. Obama is behaving like a baby urged on by the media.

safipa   January 23rd, 2008 10:29 pm ET

If you think CNN is Pro-Obama, why did they post this video?

CNN is Pro-CNN. They want to sensationalize and make $. Everything they do is based out of that motivation.

sharon   January 23rd, 2008 10:28 pm ET

The media has to start this stuff what the hell would we watch or get ticked off about .I am voting Hillary because she is a woman and so am I . Plus she is really smart

neo   January 23rd, 2008 10:26 pm ET

Memo to Billl Clinton:

Please make sure and keep this up so that younger generations can see for themselves what kind pathetic sociopaths you and your wife really are.

Philo   January 23rd, 2008 10:26 pm ET

Hillary "has found her voice" -–> Bill

Louis - CT   January 23rd, 2008 10:25 pm ET

This true democrat will be voting for Hillary. She has the strength and experience to run this country. Obama can't do anything but delfect questions and give speeches. The problem is that at the end of the day his words will only get him and the country so far. This campaign has been hard fought, but nothing Hillary has done has been shameful. The Obama people have distorted their words, with their "talking-points memo." This memo was sent out to get the race question brought up. He knew this would score him a win in South Carolina. That was the most shamfeul act that has been done in this campaign to date. The interesting thing is that the media only covered that for a few minutes. If the Clinton campaign had done that, they would still be talking about it. He's the media darling now, but he won't be for long. HILLARY 2008.

Stephanie   January 23rd, 2008 10:24 pm ET

For eight years we all watched "What Does Bill Think". Now sit down, Bill, shut up and please let us watch "Does Hillary Think or Does Hillary Just Think What Bill Thinks?"

TF   January 23rd, 2008 10:24 pm ET

Wow 'true democrat'

Is this the way of compaigning?
This is the main reason why republicans win elections. Attacking is a well familiar terrain with the republicans. They will attack you and will not apologise. The democrats will whine about being attacked instead of slamming it back. The voters listen and vote.

What Obama is facing now is dress rehearsal compared with what the GOP will slam him if he wins the democratic election. Frankly speaking, I can't see him survive their well oiled machinery. The republicans will beat him not because of his skin colour but because he cannot stand their attack machinery.

Remember that in the debate Obama started the whole thing. He brought it up! Nobody mentioned that!

Also remember what the slogan 'anyone but Bush' did in 2004. Such sentiments never work.

Up Hillary '08

Jose Card - Independent   January 23rd, 2008 10:24 pm ET

Christiane Amanpour for President?

I will take Christiane Amanpour over Hillary any day.
I respect and admire Christiane Amanpour.

mr.fair tax   January 23rd, 2008 10:23 pm ET

HE IS A NUT!!!

rakucat   January 23rd, 2008 10:22 pm ET

keep an eye on the physchology of this race, The political machines are gearing up, and remember Hillary is the closest thing to a European socialist.

pastor sunday idahor   January 23rd, 2008 10:20 pm ET

Obama lacks the experience needed in this trying times. we are not talking about election into a city council but the president of the strongest nation under heaven, and Americans are thinking of electing an OJT (on job training) preident?

Hank Wilfong Jr.   January 23rd, 2008 10:19 pm ET

Wall Street Journal (WSJ) just had an article on the front page (January 22, 2008) “Ex-President May Get Payout Of $20 Million” and nobody seems to be uttering a peep about it.

This in spite of the fact that it has to do with a deal that involves a principal who has close connections with the ruler of Dubai; and the Clinton’s will probably be getting $20 million more for their coffers.

The WSJ said that “Severing the tie to Dubai will remove a potentially tricky problem for Mrs. Clinton. Questions raised about the activities of sovereign wealth funds-giant pools of money controlled by foreign governments-have become a campaign issue, as the funds have made a spate of multi-billion dollar investments in such corporate giants as Citigroup, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Co. In a recent interview with The WSJ, Mrs. Clinton said “such purchases are ‘a source of concern’ partly because the foreign funds ‘lack transparency’ and could be used by foreign governments as ‘instruments of foreign policy’”.

Couldn’t have had said it better, myself.

So, why doesn’t anybody but me seem that concerned about the inconsistency between Hillary Clinton’s false support for transparency and sovereign wealth funds? Does she and her husband, Bill, have something they don’t want the voting public to know?

Oh what sticky webs we weave…..

teresa   January 23rd, 2008 10:19 pm ET

it took one clinton to straighten the mess bush left behind and it will take
another clinton to straighten the mess this bush left behind

Thomas, Denver, CO   January 23rd, 2008 10:19 pm ET

President Clinton,

You are truly my hero. You go boy! Set it straight!

BTW, what is "visibly upset"? More sensationalism. President Clinton was not upset, he was emphatic. There is a difference.

votehillary2008   January 23rd, 2008 10:19 pm ET

Enough with the Obama propaganda. First, the demeaning article about black women not being able to choose Race vs. Gender. Now, this misleading headline about President Clinton. Like most other posters, I expected to see Bill ranting and raving. He was calm and he stated his case.

Bill Clinton is right. This story has been sensationalized to the hilt. The Clintons have not said anything racist. Their comments have been twisted. When the Clintons disagree with Obama, they are accused of being racist. When Edwards/Obama disagree with Hillary they are not accused of being sexist. Nor should they be. It's a political campaign. People are supposed to disagree.

Alex, Reno, Nevada   January 23rd, 2008 10:16 pm ET

Despite Clintons’ efforts, Obama will be the president, and I would like to be the first person to congratulate him...

David   January 23rd, 2008 10:15 pm ET

What else is new. He flies off the handle all the time. His public image of the caring concerned man is BS. The Clintons are all about power, nothing more and nothing less.

george\ia   January 23rd, 2008 10:14 pm ET

Make no mistake. The Clinton's will steal the election. They are already lining up all the mechanisms. Bill just gave it away when he said "take the election away". He is a sociopath. Every accusation out of his mouth is a projection, something he, in his twisted quest, is guilty of.

Case   January 23rd, 2008 10:12 pm ET

How much air time are they going to give to Bill Clinton, last I checked his name was not going to be on the ballot . Hillary is off running in other states and media is not calling her on it but rather chasing down Bill... The Clinton's are running a masterful political scam and media is marching to its tune.

Edwards should run another youtube video showing how media discusses Bill Clinton vs him, an actual candidate.

TCG   January 23rd, 2008 10:11 pm ET

Just wait and see. If Hillary gets elected and gets criticized for her errors, Bill Clinton will be defending Hillary in the same way he is doing it now. That raises me two questions? Are we really going to get elected the first woman president when she can't even defend herself? And, are we going to elect a president or the Clinton Dynasty?

Honestly folks, this does not seem right.

Katherine   January 23rd, 2008 10:10 pm ET

You go Bill! Defend your wife. You two will make a great team in Washington. When you were in office, people were working, we were not in a war, people were not on a verge of losing their homes, we were not in a recession, we had no gas lines, and our FEDERAL budget was in the black, now we have a deficit. Get real, the stimulus package is a joke because the long term issues will still remain just like in 2001. $600 will not even allow a family of 4 to go to Disneyland. Vote HILLARY, 2008!

Joseph   January 23rd, 2008 10:08 pm ET

Bill Clinton is a shameless liar. Nobody believes him anymore because he is flat out lying to the American public. Thanks the the reporters who have the courage to ask him hard questions. All his distortions and misinformation is clearly on the public record. We don't need a person in the White House who is willing to lie to and misinform the American public just to win an election. I can't believe I used to like Bill and Hillary Clinton. It's sad.

RevGreen   January 23rd, 2008 10:07 pm ET

Mena got you elected the first time Bill. the cover-up of all cover ups.

Chris, IN   January 23rd, 2008 10:06 pm ET

I am so tired of the Democratic party shooting "itself in the foot" everytime we're practically handed the opportunity to take back the white house on a silver plate. We did it with John Kerry, arguably the most 'bland' and unconvincing man I know with what should have been an easy victory against Bush. Now we're doing it with Hillary Clinton and yet again offering the Republicans another 4 years of the presidency.

What I think Clinton supporters don't realize is that outside of their camp Hillary is not well liked, in fact often times despised by Republicans, Independents, and now more and more Democrats. Her own campaign staff has even taken notice of her lack of support among independents and purposely concentrated their efforts on those states that don't allow independents to vote in the Democratic primary.

Now we're really in trouble if McCain wins, because he's the "Obama of the Republicans" in the sense that he's willing to build a "Working Majority" and work with independents and Republicans. In fact, the Republican base don't like him because of this, yet moderate republicans and yes even moderate democrats like McCain. Now just imagine if he selected Joe Lieberman as his vice president! The democrat who was forced to run as an independent because of the DNC but is still respected by Democrats. A man who endorsed McCain.

Now imagine Hillary and the poor guy she selects as Vice President (poor guy because Bill will dominate and be the pseudo Vice-President) trying to run again McCain and Lieberman, McCain who has the STRONG backing of independents who no longer have Obama to vote for (who he has shown to attract in Iowa and NH). You also have the 69% of Republicans shown in a recent poll who 'strongly fear Clinton' as president who are now rallying all their fellow Republicans to get to the polls to vote against Hillary.

On TOP OF THIS you also have the Barack Obama supporters who are now completely turned off by the Clintons and the changing of Obama's Regan quotes (yes, lieing) exposed recently on Politifact, who can't support someone in the office of the president who blatantly lies. What are you left with? A staggering defeat for the democrats YET AGAIN where it should have been an easy win, just as it was in 2004.

Clinton supporters, I respect your vigorous support and enthusiasm with which you defend your candidate, but this is about REALISTICALLY winning an election and putting a democrat in the office. Hillary, of no fault of her own (for the most part), has the ire of many Republicans, Independents and a growing number of Democrats. McCain would win (as polls on RealClearPolitics show) if he ran against Hillary in Nov. If you want to win in Nov, Obama is the only real way to go. He attracks more independents then even McCain. And if Biden, with all his foreign policy experience were his Vice President selection, he would be unstopable.

The choice is yours – McCain or Obama. (Or hope that Republicans screw up and nominate Romney, because distrust of Romney would 'trump' Hillary's dislike – at least I'd hope so since the man changes his positions so often and lies about Lobbyist working in his campaign.)

lw   January 23rd, 2008 10:05 pm ET

The way CNN treats Hillary and Obama is obviously unfair, whenever Obama cry for helps CNN jumps up immediately. What's wrong with CNN ?

Mark   January 23rd, 2008 10:04 pm ET

Bill is right on with his attacks. If Obama can't take the heat then he needs to drop out. What is Obama going to do if he wins the nomination, the Republicans will eat Obama up. Obama needs to stop whining and put some substance in his campaign. Hillary is beating Obama because her campaign has more substance

jg   January 23rd, 2008 10:02 pm ET

Bill we were tired of you 7 years ago, why don't you take up golf, and accent that at least 200 million of us have got your number...and we don't like it! go Obama!!

jeff   January 23rd, 2008 10:02 pm ET

Its amazing how many people are realizing how biased our media is. They just didn't realize its been going on against the conservatives for years. I guess it doesn't matter until it affects you yourself

Bob, Delaware, OH   January 23rd, 2008 10:01 pm ET

It seems the race will be decided by the Obama vs Hillary battle, maybe that explains the heat. Either way the winner will be an extremely stunning shock to ALOT of white males in this country. Actually hilarious

NickNas   January 23rd, 2008 10:01 pm ET

raghu January 23, 2008 8:05 pm ET

looks like Clintons are running against Obama & CNN . here.

SEE even you BILLARY people are slipping up and saying it now. ClintonS runnning. LOL

Patty, somewhere   January 23rd, 2008 9:59 pm ET

Well, once again the man is asked a pointed question about someone criticizing his character and I can't believe that CNN is pushing this as Bill is angry. That was the calmest politest response I could have imagined. He did not raise his voice, he never appeared angry, he laughed several times, and for CNN and what I just watched Jessica and Soledad O'Brien say on the air just after 8:00 pm was DISGUSTING!! A complete twist of words and meaning and showing the media once again, and I have written to CNN many times about their bias, is trying to spin this into another outburst from Clinton to spin this week's theme of is 'Is big bad Bill a detriment to his wife's campaign?". No!! He is not and since when will CNN start printing some unbiased facts about the Clintons and stop acting as if the Obama campaign is the second coming and walks on water! Now maybe you should be telling us what actually went on that meeting and what the SC voters care about rather than this manufactured spin and another attack where not warranted.

Michigan voter   January 23rd, 2008 9:59 pm ET

I don't agree with any of the political gameship that has been going on with the 2008 presidential primaries. ALL media networks are stealing the presidential election process away from the people on both sides – Republican and Democrat. They hype some candidates and not others, publish articles negative to some and not to others. Most people do not have time to follow every detail of the ongoing battle, so they look to the media for a balanced presentation, but what do they get? Entertainment, competitive nonsense and deception -
"We now have a government of the media, by the media and for the media.

pat   January 23rd, 2008 9:58 pm ET

bill clinton was so right on what he said,i am getting so sick of all this crap being said and most of it is against the clintons on cnn,i really thought in the beginning that if hillary lost i would be able to vote for obama but with all this race issue stuff being said on cnn&msnbc & obama supporters i am changing my mind,how anybody could claim the clintons are raceist when they have done so much for the black people is beyond belief,this is one white american that is fed up,if hillary or edwards dont get the nommination,i will be voting rep.dont you think this is what the rep want to have obama the canidate they will rip him apart ,if he cant answer questions now what will he do when he gets in dabates with with them.lets get over the mud slinging and have the media and canidates talk about what the american people really want,the ecomony,jobs comming back to the usa,ending the war,immigration,and pride in our country again.you can say what you want about pres. clinton he left office with a huge surplus&we all lived a lot better than we do now.he would listen to the people and also he was loved by a lot of people,he was a hundred times better than the bull-headed jerk that is sitting in the white house now.go hillary if obama can have opra,al shapton&jessie jackson you can have bill

D   January 23rd, 2008 9:58 pm ET

Given the choice between someone who screws around with everyone under the sun and someone who wants to kill everyone under the sun isn't for us (so they have to be against us), I will choose the one that screws around...

For those of you who aren't very bright, Clinton screws around and Bush kills...

judy brown   January 23rd, 2008 9:57 pm ET

I am in shock after reading most of the comments . Doesn"t anyone read the facts before they sound off? Everyone has the right to vote for who they want , just like Bill Clinton has the right to stand up for his wife. If you all could understand how your petty ,trailer trash little comments makes your candiate look. CNN and every other news cast has applied a higher standard for Hillary than any other candiate. It is time for the news agenices to go back to unbias news reporting because there are appartantly some people out there who are not mentally capable of doing it for theirselves.

True_Blue   January 23rd, 2008 9:56 pm ET

To all true Democrats:

Do not Vote for Hillary in the general election if sh wins the primary. She has disgraced herself and our party through this shameful primary. Send a message this general election and cast your vote for anyone else but Hillary.

Sally   January 23rd, 2008 9:56 pm ET

Obama moans that "I'm having to run against Bill AND Hillary" remember the old days when Bob Dole moaned that it was "hard to get coverage by news media because all Bill Clinton has to do is walk out and wave and he gets coverage" stop moaning and talk about the issues. You are applying for a job, stop complaining about the other applicants and tell us who you are! We (you remember us – we the PEOPLE) are perfectly capible of reviewing the applications and making a decision for ourselves!

Mike   January 23rd, 2008 9:55 pm ET

I think Clinton and Obama should focus on todays pressing issues, instead of bickering about each others campaigns.This kind of behavior is just going to turn people off. Edwards is the only one who stays on top of the issues , so he has my vote.

Rich   January 23rd, 2008 9:55 pm ET

Jessica, you GO GIRL! Don't let Bill bully you! Beneath that "aw shucks" veneer is one of the shrewdest, take-no-prisoners politicians ever elected to any office. Stare him down and keep up the good work!

pH   January 23rd, 2008 9:55 pm ET

Why are we voting for "the Clintons", isn't it just Hillary running ???

Concerned   January 23rd, 2008 9:53 pm ET

I am tired of the Clinton politics. For some one who voted for Bill, I am truly disappointed. I think that there are many other candidates out there for him to choose to pick on. But he chooses the one candidate that can unite America the most effectively. Four years of Hillary will be four more years of Washington politics. Nothing getting done because of loyalty to the special interest groups. People wake-up and see the Clinton's had their turn – just like the Bush's. Romney, Edwards, Obama, Huckabee – just not Hillary.

Gabriel Powers   January 23rd, 2008 9:52 pm ET

Bill is a has been and much more so now. So is Hillary. Should not be allowed to fool us twice. We endured their hateful approaches for years. Enough is enough.

OOB   January 23rd, 2008 9:52 pm ET

It is clear CNN reporters are in Love with Obama. Everything he or his campaign says is taken as the truth, why does CNN not ask Obama to state his true position since he said the Clintons are lying about his position,. Every criticism of Obama is likened to an evil plot either by him or his backers. When you run for office; people take critical look at you present and past positions.

Did he vote present even for bills he sponsored? Voting present for a bill he sponsored is nothing but cowardice, if you cannot vote for your bill, then I wonder who will vote for such bill. If you do not believe in a position, why propose to make a law of it.

Adam   January 23rd, 2008 9:52 pm ET

Role of CNN is not quite appreciating while reporting Clintons. It gonna hurt its credibility!

Joseph   January 23rd, 2008 9:50 pm ET

It's always about you, Bill, isn't it?

Cha   January 23rd, 2008 9:50 pm ET

Someone on this page wrote "He's (Bill Clinton) absolutely correct and look at the childish title cnn gave to this story. How about "Bill Clinton Challenges CNN on Substance". You are absolutely right. We, readers, should reign in over media outlets like CNN, MSNBC, to name a few. If we don't nudge them for giving us lopsided, twisted, sensational, and unsubstantial news, they will keep throwing us the same garbage over and over, clad in the same old rags. Readers may favor different candidates – that's a fact. But political, social, and economic stakes are so high in the series of Presidential primary elections and caucuses. Most readers/viewers are clamoring that CNN and other powerful media outlets provide information on how all candidates stand on various issues. Enough of the sensational Hollywood-like politics! Let's debate on burning issues that affect us all – morgage crisis, energy crisis, Iraq, recession, employment, health care, education, immigration, global/national security, and others. We want to hear from the candidates!

GGilby   January 23rd, 2008 9:49 pm ET

Obama vs. Clinton:

No one has mentioned anything about Clinton repeatedly calling her opponent 'bama during their feuding Democratic Debate. If it were anyone else, they would be called to the floor for being disrespectful.

For both of them, who wants a president who can only participate in debates sounding like old drunk, married couples. Who are they trying to impress showing that they can argue in public? All you need is Jerry Springer to run the lights and for the Debates to run during the afternoon or late night hours!! Let Geraldo and Bill Clinton join in for a broken nose – and we'll have a complete Prime Time event for WWE!

Can we please have a REAL presidential debate worth listening too??? If I wanted to listen to children squabbling, I'd watch Supernanny!

Lastly, in discussing the debates with others 'of the public', it is interesting to learn just how FEW people (women in particular) who are aware that Hillary is NOT the first woman to run as a US presidential candidate. In researching history since 1870, the first female ran for US president candidature in 1872. The first in either the Republican or Democratic parties ran in 1964 – she was a Republican. And, the first African American woman was Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm in 1972 – a Democrat. I'm very proud of our lady of African decent!! It took a lot of guts!! Wonder if Oprah learned about her in her research for her Legends' Ball – which I absolutely loved!!

God bless all.

mary   January 23rd, 2008 9:48 pm ET

hi my name is Mary and i think the media will jump any dirty rope and stoop to any low degree to put a story together. i am a black woman who just happens to like Hillary and Obama.
i think what president Clinton said is the truth as it ralates to the media. You will do anything to make a person look bad and diminish someones character. The media does not speak for the black community . we are more than capable of making up our own minds about who we will vote for. We do not just vote for a person because of their race. This nation is in a bad shape and we are concerned about the issues that affect us. Who ever the candidate is that we feel will address those issues whelther white or black, woman or man, we will intelligently vote for them. STOP CHOOSING OUR CANIDATES FOR US. WE ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING OUR OWN MINDS UP.

just joe   January 23rd, 2008 9:48 pm ET

Lee Atwater?
Give Me A Break
We Are Not Discussing Ancient History history here.

steve o   January 23rd, 2008 9:48 pm ET

"CNN has turned into Obama version of FNC" really

The role of the media is inform and educated the public, even if it means taking side.
Bill Clinton has always been known to lie alot and continously. In your face kind of lie. Have you all forgotten "I did not have sex with that woman"

The best the media can do for its audience is to challenge clintons on their inaccuracies. If the clintons believe obama is spreading false accusations against them they should point them out.

I know Clinton will win the nomination by playing the dirty, but to her surprise more than 30 to 40% of democrats will vote for Mccain in the general election.

No one is going to listen to them, when they start complaing of right wing conspiracy

Peace.

mavis dandridge   January 23rd, 2008 9:46 pm ET

I once liked Bill Clinton. Don't anymore. Was never too crazy about Hillary. I will vote for Obama not Hillary Clinton. I think Black people are seeing the real and true Bill Clinton. I never got with the 'first Black President' thing. Anyway, unless there is some back room deal going on (and I'm beginning to think so), Hillary is going to get whipped by whatever Republican gets the nod. I simply do not like Hillary Clinton.

soheir   January 23rd, 2008 9:46 pm ET

if Helliry can't make it on her own I am not giving her my vote , is like a little kid when it gets tough in the street he cries dady.

stan pitts pa   January 23rd, 2008 9:45 pm ET

when bill campaigns for his wife so negatively, he sets the feminism movement 50 yrs back!

Ibeam   January 23rd, 2008 9:44 pm ET

Dear Barak,

It is clear that the Clintons are trying to define you as a nitch candidate and in their own perverted way use this against you in the election. The Clintons believe that if they can define you as an African American candidate then White and Brown America will not vote for you. Many of the talking heads of their generation are echoing the same story. The popular thought is if the Clintons are successful in this mission then they will win the Dem primary and the general election. Barak, the Clintons are wrong and their strategy is dated. Barak, you are an African American, but that is not why people are voting for you. They are voting for you because of who you are and what you are all about.

America is ready for the change that you have been talking about. This change comes in many forms. Yes clearly we want a change in the politics, but also we want a change in the way in which people interact with each other in this country. Americans are voting for you because we believe you can lead us through this needed period of change. We need leaders that try to call us to a higher purpose vice those that try to appeal to our animal instincts.

The Clintons and others like them are lost in the past of racial and gender divide, dishonest political rhetoric and campaigns by any means necessary to win. This type of politics has led us into an unneeded battle ground in Iraq, ruined our reputation in the world and has left our government in Washington paralyzed.

Barak, the Clinton political play is based on a thought that America is a land filled with people that when pressed will discard the content of a person’s character and side with their color or their sex. We are better than that, look at what is happening in your campaign. Women and men, people of all colors and beliefs, young and old, rich and poor, they all see something more than just your color. They see you and what you stand for.

Let the Clintons play their game against the American people. This is just another example of the flawed judgment of the Clintons. Hillary is not prepared to govern a country that can see beyond race and sex. She is not ready to bring people together for the common good. Bill Clinton can not get out of the way of his ego and see that the country is ready to move forward and that we need a leader that has the vision to help guide us through these uncharted waters.

Often we do not realize that we are fighting our current war with the battle plans from our past wars until it is too late. The Clintons have been planning this campaign for years, but they fail to see the current battlefield as it looks today. It is clear to me that the Clintons are waging this campaign with their battle plans from the 90’s not against you but against the American people. Lift your voice once again, share your plans and dreams with us. You ask us to believe in you…Now I ask you to believe in America….The Clinton’s will not succeed, we are a better country then that.

NickNas   January 23rd, 2008 9:42 pm ET

Bill is OFFICIALLY now known to me as the WHINER & LIAR I am ashamed I fought so hard for him.

D'Gena Thompson   January 23rd, 2008 9:41 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right on the money when he says that the media should pay more attention to the issues that are important to this campaign rather than playing up the race and gender element. I, for one, am sick of hearing about so much discussion pertaining to how the black vote will influence the outcome or how having the woman running for president will make a difference. And it seems that John Edwards get less Media attention than Hilliary Clinton and Barack Obama. the truth is that the media's twists on how these things get interpreted and reported on can go a long way in influencing how people think about the candidates and how they decide to vote. I have been a supporter of John Edwards even before this campaign, I wish that he had been the candidate for the Democratic Party instead of John Kerry. I think he should have been. We might have seen a different outcome in the last election had that been the case. I really have nothing against Hilliary Clinton either nor Obama but John Edwards is the only one that can honestly lay claim to the fact that he can fight and win against special interests groups because he has never taken a dime from any of them. Whats more, I believe he will do it if he is given the chance. So pay attention to him too.

yvonne   January 23rd, 2008 9:39 pm ET

CNN at one time I felt sorry for you because FOX kept kicking your behind in the rating, not no more, you are just as bias as FOX. You and MSNBC highlight what Obama in a positive way and Hillary in a negative way. SHAME ON YOU CNN.

Bella   January 23rd, 2008 9:38 pm ET

Bill, I voted for you twice. But Jeez Louis...do you really feel qualified to lecture someone on shame?

joe   January 23rd, 2008 9:36 pm ET

JESSICA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF..
THAT IS NOT OBJECTIVE REPORTING

CNN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR YOUR ONE SIDED REPORTING
TELL THE FULL STORY NOT HALF THE STORY

FOLKS
GO TO MSNBC MSNBC MSNBC
FAIR AND OBJECTIVE REPORTING

CNN IS REALITY TV...SHAME ON CNN SHAME ON CNN
SHAME ON JESSICA SHAME ON JESSICA

ln   January 23rd, 2008 9:35 pm ET

I am not an American. But I have watched this presidential elections for a time. Clearly, CNN is behind Obama and always report good news bout Obama, but bad news on Hillary. Look, here. Most of the comments are in favor of Obama. I didn't see any good comments about Hillary. Something is wrong with CNN. Previously, CNN was NO.1 in my heart. Now, it is trash. I don't believe it any more.When my husband wanted to subsribe to CNN, I told him to stop it. Such a big liar! I don't want to watch it every day.

By the way, I think Bill is right. People just see what Hillary did to Obama, but nobody said anything what Obama has done to Hillary. How unfair !!! Obama is a big talker and talks about change. what to change, how to change, does he have any idea of it? Nothing. Another liar!!!

Stephanie   January 23rd, 2008 9:33 pm ET

The Democrats are perfecting in-fighting and have no time, energy or ambition to run a country, let alone a superpower. The Democrats are so busy battling each other that they are their own opposition party. If elected, the Democrats will run the country the same way they are running their party now. In Chaos. Vote Republican.

Ryan, FL   January 23rd, 2008 9:32 pm ET

I'm a "moderate" Republican. I would never vote for Hillary Clinton and out of the Democrats running, my preference is for Senator Obama. I also believe Hillary Clinton is the master "spinster" and I simply don't trust her. But Senator Obama also has a responsibility to be accurate.

After listening to the reporters question, what President Clinton said does have merit. And here, I think, substanative journalism takes yet another hit. We are a country of the lobbyist. We are a country of record distortion. We are a country of political polarization. We are a country of the soundbyte.

We are a country of media sensationalism.

And in my mid-30's, even I know this is no longer the country of Walter Cronkite media values. I do remember how news used to be, however. Speaking for many Americans, I wish we could go back to those days. News Flash! In today's world, media "substance" actually sells!

Very critical issues loom about the economy, the environment & our foreign policy. Voters and issues should lead the way in determining what the media covers and how they cover it. Not entertainment or "sensationalistic" value.

I respect President Clinton and I find many of his viewpoints wise. Senator Obama WAS right when he said there were lessons to be learned from one of our greatest presidents, Ronald Reagan.

But let's remember that wisdom can come from both sides of the political spectrum.

Ultimately, the media will give people what they want. It is therefore the responsibility of voters to demand substance from the media. And it is the responsibility of the media to take note of this.

Finally, because I do feel sorry John Edward's name never gets equal time; a sidebar:

John Edwards is running for President too. : )

brightofeyes   January 23rd, 2008 9:31 pm ET

CNN. Great TV channel. be smart. be accurate. be justice. I love you very much.

Leonie O'Meally   January 23rd, 2008 9:31 pm ET

I am an African American female and I must tell you that I am disappointed with the biased way that CNN reports on the campaign of Clinton and Obama. You all make the Clintons to look like the villians and Obama as the hero. You point specifically what the Clintons do that are negative, but never what Obama does. I watched the debate in its entirety, and know for a fact that obama was the first one to throw the punch telling Clinto about what he did while she sat on the board of Walmart. Clinton responded with reminding Obama about working for a slum lord. It's as if you reporters are doing exactly what Bill Clinton said. You should be reporting both sides equally, but you are not doing that. You should be asking Obama what he is going to do for the American people besides change and hope. What will he change? How will we aqccomplish the hope.

You are the same people who put George Bush in power because you fell in love with him and neglected to ask questions that matter. Look at what he did to the country and the world. SHAME ON YOU!!

Leonie O'Meally

Harv in CA   January 23rd, 2008 9:31 pm ET

How pathetic. The Clintons are nothing more than egotistical carpetbaggers who could not comprehend the meanings of words like "character" or "integrity" even if they had someone explain it to them – it would be like speaking a foreign language. "I NEVER had sexual relations with that woman!" – some Americans remember that slap in the face. No one wants to hear about these issues he says? Wrong – LOTS of us do – we're called Republicans and we care about character issues, because without character – nothing else matters. These people are dirt-bags.

Your Daddy   January 23rd, 2008 9:24 pm ET

Do you really think CNN favors a particular Democratic candidate? What would CNN have to gain by supporting Obama or anyone else for that matter? Do you really think CNN is biased toward liberal or conservative in the same way Faux News firmly occupies the far right wing? Some individual reporters may have left leanings (Peter Arnett is a good example who was fired when his reporting became sloppy) but as an institiution you cannot say CNN is left wing. Give everyone a break. Half of these comments in these blogs make me fear for the future and explains how we got eight years of Bush.

All of you quit blaming the media for your own failure to go and get information for yourselves. Ultimately, you have to filter out the truth from what is simply meant to influence. Sort the propaganda from what is real.

In my experience, the only telvision media with an overtly biased agenda is Faux 'News,' so much so they feel the need to go out of their way to say that they're fair and balanced! Just like Clinton when she says she isn't telling lies about Obama's record! How naive many of us Americans are!

brightofeyes   January 23rd, 2008 9:24 pm ET

this country need new law to restrict the Bill Clinton's behavior. also we need a constitutional ammendement to prohibit family and spouses from holding teh presidency. It might be Obama's first job next year when he get into the oval office.

Marc   January 23rd, 2008 9:23 pm ET

I do think Bill is absolutely opening his mouth too much and is hurting Hillary, but he is RIGHT. The liberal media, and even Fox News wants Obama to win the nomination. Hillary has been made to look much worse than she is by the media over the past decade. I honestly see NO EVIDENCE that she is the mean spirited person you all make her out to be! I'm voting for her. Experience over Chance in 08.

Petra Blackett   January 23rd, 2008 9:22 pm ET

You've got to be kidding. Jessica Yellin's characterization of Clinton's response as being upset–when it appears calm and measured–is clearly a case of a reporter wanting to BE the news rather than report th news.

AtlantaVoter   January 23rd, 2008 9:21 pm ET

He's right. The media keeps us slogged in the antics of the campaign and ignores the issues.

And I did not see him as "angry." I think it makes a better story for CNN to say he was angry but what he did was this: he answered her question, he pointed out that it had absolutely nothing to do with the meeting she had just covered and he told her where to go for the facts. Oh wait....it's not the facts they want. Silly me.

All we seem to read in the news is titillations about the campaign. Shame on you, CNN.

Hillary Clinton 2008

raghu   January 23rd, 2008 9:21 pm ET

cnn please be fair and allow the comment that are pointed at you.

dee   January 23rd, 2008 9:20 pm ET

Not chill Bill loosing his cool.

The clintons are loosing more that polls.

Loosing Votes

Edwards not Obama will be a hillary's spoiler.

Many of the forgotten White voters are swaying his direction.

Obama 08

Ray Spix   January 23rd, 2008 9:19 pm ET

Stut your face Billy....Get back with your Binbo's and get your knob polished.
Obama will ban you from your continued lying.

Jose Card - Independent   January 23rd, 2008 9:19 pm ET

Who is the racist?

We all are to certain degree. I sort of remember this line in the Bible.
'He That Is Without Sin Among You, Let Him First Cast a Stone.'

Let's move on so Obama can get inspirational again.

I don't know why Bill is so eager to protect Hillary's honor in his own words after he repeatedly trashed hers.

Isaacs   January 23rd, 2008 9:19 pm ET

Give limit range to avoid that.

chuck   January 23rd, 2008 9:18 pm ET

Bill Clinton makes Lee Atwater look like an honorable human being. At least Atwater ended up regretting the things he did and expressed remorse for his despicable actions. Bill Clinton has no moral fiber whatsoever - no sense of right and wrong and will never regret any of the repugnant things he's done to seize or hold on to power!

chad b   January 23rd, 2008 9:18 pm ET

IT IS SO FUNNY...LETS JUST ALL KISS OBAMA'S BUTT. POOR OBAMA CAN NOT HANDLE ANYONE PUTTING HIM IN PLACE...WHAT WILL HE DO WHEN LEADERS FROM OTHER NATIONS PUSH HIM AROUND? JUST GIVEN IN??? THE NETWORKS JUMP TO SHOW ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT OBAMA AND KEEP KICKING THE CLINTONS.

WELL YOU GO HILLARY.. BILL YOU KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING, MAYBE OBAMA WILL GO HIDE BEHIND A ROCK............

Joyce Todd   January 23rd, 2008 9:17 pm ET

It is beyond me how anyone cannot see the "tactics" of the Clintons. It should be old news by now...Think back.. This have been in the planning stage for the Clintons for many years.. What real experience can Hillary claim except being a Senator in NY for the past few years? Does it not seem somewhat odd that a Presidents wife would just "decide" to run for Senator of

keiko   January 23rd, 2008 9:16 pm ET

I'm a Japapnese woman living in Japan. Everyday I check CNN.com and video
about this presidensial election of America. I also think Bill Clinton speaks too much. Hillary will be able to stand and win this race by herself! so, please be quiet and just stay with her, Bill.

ET   January 23rd, 2008 9:16 pm ET

I am not necessarily a Clinton fan, but the man was not upset, he did not behave inappropriately, and what he said was right, both in principle and in context. CNN has a right to be partisan, but when it goes to such lengths it loses the privilege of being credible.

ees   January 23rd, 2008 9:16 pm ET

It's about time that Bill Clinton remind you the media that your reporting should be fair. It seems that Obama's negative attacks against the Clintons are not being reported as much as the Clintons responses to Obama's attack of Hillary. Bill Clinton as Hillary's husband campaigns for her same as what Michelle Obama does for her husband. Why does Obama say that he is fighting both the Clintons? Would it be fair for Hillary to say that she is fighting both Obama and Oprah or both Obama and Michelle? Now we are seeing that he is no better than any other politician, tricky, childish and is going the distance to inject race and division in the democratic party. Obama, you can talk so much about change and hope but with nothing to back it up, it stays simply as empty rhetoric. We need a strong and qualified leader that would tackle this big mess that GWB will leave behind and that capable leader is Hillary.

Ms. E   January 23rd, 2008 9:15 pm ET

Clinton is full of it. Those Civil Rights Advocates he mentioned John Lewis and Andrew Young are so feeble about their own existence that they are caught up in a time wrap and if you asked them to speak/vote their consciousness they would go with Barak. Clinton is playing black on black (as in crime) trying to pit them against one another and then come out with such stupidity to point the finger. If there was ever a Simon LeGree (sp?) as in Uncle Tom's Cabin he could play it on the read carpet. But of course, he knows more about red carpets then any of us and he knows how to disgrace the American Public with the undertone to have a free-fall sexapade on the red carpet in our White House. It's the same on shoe shuffling. He's trying to appease his wife and stay involved in his 100 year plan but it won't work this time or ever in the future. It’s over Bill. You not the Black President and you wasted our time being the White President. Stop it!

Jon   January 23rd, 2008 9:14 pm ET

If Mrs. Clinton is elected, is she going to fall back on the former President to fight her battles with North Korea, Iran, Al Qaeda?

Although I don't support her, I was somewhat enthused about the prospect of the first woman President, but if her performance on the campaign trail is any example of her "leadership" abilities, I'm disappointed.

vaughn   January 23rd, 2008 9:14 pm ET

I've been saying this for the longest, reporters seem so "amazed" by Obama that they are refusing to look at his record. There is nothing wrong with Bill or Hill or anyone asking Obama questions about his record. I've noticed that Obama is a wonderful speaker, but confronted with an unflattering question and he fumbles then complains about them getting "negative". No offense, any question you don't like is negative.

And can someone please tell me as a African-American, what the Clintons said the may have been "racist" or "race baiting" or even offensive to African-Americans,
because I've been looking and can't find anything

Ian   January 23rd, 2008 9:12 pm ET

AAUUUGH!!!

I can't believe this country is so in love with 2 families we're seriously thinking about electing them for 6 consecutive presidencies!

But why even stop there? If you like Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Clinton... you'll LOVE Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush (Jeb)... and on and on! What's next – Chelsea vs. Jenna??

RIDICULOUS

Tracy   January 23rd, 2008 9:10 pm ET

Why are no one complaining on how Clinton left SC for her has been husband President to campaign for her...now thats tacky poliitics.

I am really getting turned off by the Democrates.

Teni   January 23rd, 2008 9:09 pm ET

This guy is losing it. "I am hear to help you take back your righteous mind, because obviously you have lost it...."

DEWITT   January 23rd, 2008 9:08 pm ET

I lost all my respect for this SHAMELESS man, and "the Clintons" in general.

Keeping it real   January 23rd, 2008 9:08 pm ET

The republicans wer the real friends to blacks in the 90's, not Bill Clinton. He only used them to get what he really wanted. I think we know enough about what that was (is) to not even have to mention it. The republicans are the ones who ran the country when they took control of both houses in congress during Clintons administration. The poverty level blacks and whites were pushed off the welfare rolls and many benefitted monetarily because of republican policies aimed at giving big business more tax breaks. The problem with that is that it never last for long. The more money the rich get, the more they want, and the less they're willing to fairly share with those who rightly deserve more. How many intrens will Bill get his hands on this time if democrats and then america puts him back into the White House? Hell, Hillary doesn't care as long as she gets what she wants. And further more, the Clintons said it was fun, cool, or lovely to have this type of pervasive politics? Democrates, it's your chance that you're throwing away on the Clintons. Do you really think that those who can effect some favorable outcome will run 20 other parties in this race to keep the Clintons out. No monarchy's please! Enough is enough. Get out Obama with your integrity intact. If america is crazy enough to nominate the Clintons again, let em have them and pull up your stakes and go independent. It's the best thing for the country. Wanting a democrat in the White House is no good reason to continue to trash the country. White against black, rich against poor, women against men. Sounds about right. More Clintons.

tam/Stone Mountain.GA   January 23rd, 2008 9:07 pm ET

I AM a Black female and I believe Bill Clinton is right. Obama need to just stay on his message. If he thinks his record is not being represented correctly he need to speak out and correct it. There is nothing wrong with your opponent bringing up issues that you should have to clarify. Obama needs to stop complaining about what is being said about him. It has nothing to do with race.

I am sure in Nevada that there was intimidation by union reps with hotel employees it does not mean that Obama's campaign was involved. Clinton has every right to Campaign for his wife and speak out. Everyone who competes for the White House looks for a Heavyweight and Hillary happens to be married to one. Obama has to find his own.

I like Obama, but plan to vote for Hillary. If Obama is having a hard time with the comments from Clinton how is he ever going to handle the Republicans when the real show begins.

Jimmy, Oklahoma Feb. 5th   January 23rd, 2008 9:07 pm ET

CNN will tell us who Arizona Governor endorses, (Obama, of coarse if CNN told you), So where is it that. A very well known Governor of Delegate rich state of Pennsylvania endorses Senator Clinton. CNN your BAIS has made you very dis liked by many. You now have NO creditability, You are trying to drive the news rather then report it. No matter how much mud you throw at the Clintons and how much cushion you give Obama.

We in Oklahoma are still voting for Senator Clinton. A state where Obama is coming in at a distant third.

"Hillary 2008"

Tom   January 23rd, 2008 9:05 pm ET

Bill has it right. All of these so called news stations are mainly scandle sheet reporters, not much above the so called reality shows.
Our nation is loseing out because of that non-sense.

aware   January 23rd, 2008 9:05 pm ET

Bill Clinton, friend of voters. He is keeping the media honest! CNN You are beginning to sound land act like Fox Noise. I do watch the International News. :)
Go ahead and moderate this guys.

cjvwise1   January 23rd, 2008 9:04 pm ET

Does anyone have an explaination of where the money came from for the Clinton Partnership in Dubai or the accounts in the Camen Islands or his retreat in the Dominican Republic? Just from the secret dealings with the King of Dubai he stands to receive $20 million. Has anyone questioned the source of the initial investment?

D.S. Delfin   January 23rd, 2008 9:03 pm ET

If you roll back the debate tape, you will see that Obama actually started hurling insult to Mrs. Clinton. This is a competetion, like boxing you have to strike back...it is fair game. Hillary is right, everytime you strike ( which is again fair game in any contest) at Obama he immediately plays the victim game.

I actually like Obama also, but I think he is still raw, untested, not yet battle tested. It seems like he is so clean because he is still new in the game. Besides, I think he always play safe in his voting record in Illinois. But you know what! he can be fantastic after 8 years as Vice President to Hillary. We will have guaranteed 16 years of Democrats in the White House.

ray   January 23rd, 2008 9:02 pm ET

Someone should warn these democratic candidates! If they keep going like they are we will end up with another republican pres. but hey with all the candidates for gun control on the democratic side I am willing to bet that is they way it will be anyway!!!!!

Jerry   January 23rd, 2008 9:02 pm ET

All you Obama lovers, name one president that actually balanced the budget. Answer: Bill Clinton. You can spin on his name anyway you like, I personally am tired of the taxes and loss of fellow service men due to incompetence like Bush and not experienced people like Obama! This is not a kids election, we need someone with experience known to do the job. That would be the Clintons. No one else. Republicans will fight for Obama all day long because they know they can defeat him. They fear Clinton. Wake up America.

cjvwise1   January 23rd, 2008 9:01 pm ET

California voter
I lived in NM when Richardson was just becoming a Clinton flunky. Every time they came to visit us in NM, drug traffic increased. Before he became governor, we voted on everything. The Dems want to take away all freedom of thought and replace it with government mandates. Not a good endorsment for Richardson.

Hal Singer   January 23rd, 2008 9:00 pm ET

HEY BILL YOU AND YOUR WIFE ARE LYING SCUM! SHUT UP! I AM A FORMER FAN! STOP LYING!!! POINTING OUT DIFFERENCES IN YOUR RESPECTIVE RECORDS IS FINE!!! RACE BAITING AND TRYING TO DRAG SENATOR OBAMA INTO YOU AND YOUR WIFES CESS POOL IS NOT! OBAMA '08

teri   January 23rd, 2008 8:59 pm ET

i am sick sick sick of bill clinton!!!! is this how hillary would run the white house? no thanks! he is taking over now and will take over if she was elected. think of all the lies he told the last time around ("i did NOT have sex with that woman!") and ask yourself do you want this again? don't forget the past. we need CHANGE!

Jim   January 23rd, 2008 8:59 pm ET

Which Clinton is running gor President Bill or Hillary.

M. Elle   January 23rd, 2008 8:59 pm ET

President Clinton comes off as a craggy old man. He should go somewhere and take a nap.

dem   January 23rd, 2008 8:59 pm ET

CNN is playing kingmaker with the voters, their bias in favor of Obama has been obvious for months and Wolf Blitzer is one of the most biased against Hillary. I believe the American people are smart enough to vote for who THEY want not who these political punditstry to pursuade them to.

sam   January 23rd, 2008 8:58 pm ET

go bill
we are tired of the obama-media machine

hillary is the right person for this job

TOm   January 23rd, 2008 8:58 pm ET

BILL CLINTON is aliar

kim   January 23rd, 2008 8:58 pm ET

I have never felt so strongly about two politicians as I do about Bill and Hillary. I often wonder what lies in one's soul to act out in such a dishonest and disgusting way. Time and time again, their lies are corrected by the media and the American people. I am livid when others say the "rank and file democrats" care very much about what he says. If we want to preserve any sense of morality and integrity, we have to make a wise choice using both our heads and our hearts. Obama or Edwards 08!

bc   January 23rd, 2008 8:57 pm ET

Time to post another item that CNN won't let through! eventually, I'll get one through. I used to respect CNN, but now I'm not sure I'd trust them to give me an accurate weather report or sports score. Certainly their extreme Obama-favoring bias renders them unsuited for any trust on a political issue. Fox, of course, is well known for its lack of integrity, but I used to think CNN had some. Now I see they just hide their lack of integrity a little better. MSN is better, but only slightly so, so I'll keep looking for a decent site – if someone can recommend a truly objective site it would be great!

I think the best thing we can do is refuse to watch these yellow "journalism" networks, refuse to visit their sites, except maybe if we want to know if some actress had a baby or whatever (and even then we can find a better source), and keep in mind who and what their "journalists" are in case they ever try to establish themselves on some other network. Even if CNN decided to start telling the truth, I'd have trouble ever believing them again.

cgrg   January 23rd, 2008 8:57 pm ET

Don't you people get it? It's the spin – to get our attention. And VOTE! Witnessing the terror of 9-11 up close and personal – I don't think I could ever elect a person to the most powerful office in this world, as president of my United States of America with the middle name of "Hussien". Maybe that's just me.

james cooper   January 23rd, 2008 8:56 pm ET

Bill is correct. CNN should just state that they want Obama to be the next President. Is Wolf Obama's campaign manager??? I am a 60 year black male liberal and I think those right wings at Fox News are right about one thing and thats CNN is bias. Tonight one of your guest implied that Clinton not Obama added Ronald Reagan to the debate.

Young Liberal   January 23rd, 2008 8:54 pm ET

If Bill wants to talk about the issues then why did Hillary just come out with a new radio attack ad today?

Patrick   January 23rd, 2008 8:54 pm ET

Apparently the clean campaign that everyone wanted to run doesn't apply to the candidates' supports (or spouses). I am really hoping to see a Obama/Clinton ticket, Obama for President and this thought is becoming more of a dream in the past!

natasha,NY   January 23rd, 2008 8:53 pm ET

If only the Clintons were so agressive in 2000 and 2004! We would never have the Bush administration!
However, if they continue to abusively attack another Democrat we'll have 4 more years (at least) of Republican administration.
And this indeed will be "enevitable".

earl illingsworth   January 23rd, 2008 8:51 pm ET

Their is an old strategy in politics as in war ,something to do about the "Trojan Horse",but evolving just like Napolean's "Waterloo", being outflanked? Bill has infiltratred Obama's home turf, ripping ,slashing, with seething cries of deception which only manifest diversions ,amongst Obama supporters. Diversions, diversions, diversions , emphatically confusing and arousing disloyolties, where questions were never asked, are now being asked? Oh how sly and coy these Clinton's are, but wait ,the message has resonated to a deafening pitch that victory goes to Obama in South Carolina, for honesty trumps corruptability!!! GO OBAMA!!!

GREGOIRE KLINE   January 23rd, 2008 8:47 pm ET

Yikes! The Clintons might be more disingenuous than Bush. The sheer shrewd nasty dishonesty of Bill & Hillary. Now I can see why Republicans have been howling about them all these years. They really do have quite the awful side. They keep hammering home things concretely proven to be lies, and otherwise repeat intentionally flagrant distortions. I used to like Hillary. Now she makes me sick. Obama more than ever.

jen-in-ca   January 23rd, 2008 8:47 pm ET

GO BILL! If Obama can't handle the heat then he needs to get out of the race.The Republicans will eat Obama alive with his past and inexperience. How did Obama get anointed from not being called on his record? Obama can say whatever he wants but no one else can? The Media does have a slant towards Obama and love to beat up on the Clinton's. Anyone with half a brain can see that. Hillary will be the new hope for the United States.

Truethis   January 23rd, 2008 8:47 pm ET

Who's really running for president? Why Hillary isn't in South Carolina? Where is Howard Dean? Shouldn't he put a stop to this? Is it smart to piss off the media? Who do the Republican really wants to run against? The Answers: Billary. And you seriously think the Democratics will win the White House in November? PLEASE.....The Republican/Independent, the Conservative Democatics and the supporters of Bloomberg will UNITE because the Republican have so much on the Clintons that the Karl Roves are ready and very prepared .......so go ahead you dedicated Democratic to the Clintons keep supporting the Billary rather than what's really importaant to this country and lets see how far your party gets in November 08.

calvin   January 23rd, 2008 8:47 pm ET

its funny when things dont go bill way he wants to get mad i am a big bill fan but now i see the true bill its time for a new face and someone that can and try to bring both sides together and work together and get what we the people need them to do for us all now thats why obama gets my vote

RUSSELL   January 23rd, 2008 8:45 pm ET

Why is CNN trying to deny the people the right to chose a president? Why will they not stop at any cost. They have received literly thousand and thousands of requests from their viewers to stop this bash Hillary Clinton campaign and still they won't. Why CNN? I can't be manipulated out of my vote, but I can be pissed off enough to stop watching CNN.

Karen   January 23rd, 2008 8:45 pm ET

Senator Richardson: Sorry, you can't quit, cuz' I'm voting for you!

aware   January 23rd, 2008 8:45 pm ET

Three Cheers for Bill Clinton! He is leveling the playing field. The media is no longer the supreme influencer. If the media was fair and doing its job in an unbiased way, Barack would be getting the tough questions from them. Instead he has been coddled and allowed to use his velvet dagger without question.

Bill Clinton is upfront with his comments, and I have heard nothing he has said to be untrue. None of this under the table stuff. Keep it up Bill. Someone has to keep it honest!

I loved Colin Powell, but Obama is too slippery for me. I guess I have heard too many charismatic preachers to put much stock in his rhetoric. Also, I check all of the candidates comments in context! :)

Susan   January 23rd, 2008 8:44 pm ET

Soledad O'Brien just made Bill Clinton's point for him. First she chastized the former President because he was upset with one of CNN's reporters for asking him about all of the squabbling between the the Clinton's and Obama's. He basically said that voters wanted to hear about issues and stated that the reporters are creating a story and that the voters don't want to hear about what they're "reporting." After chastizing Mr. Clinton, Soledad then went on to say that the voters want to hear about issues, not all of this personal drama. EXACTLY HIS POINT!!! Is it to much to ask that CNN report about news, not create the news?

Mary Ann Maikish   January 23rd, 2008 8:44 pm ET

President Clinton was absolutely right!!!! CNN focuses on these personal attacks–which during the last democratic debate were started by Senator Obama. This is something that you neglected to show in your "sensational" journalism. The debate covered many issues important to the public but these did not get any coverage from CNN or the other Press. There was no coverage of John Edwards questioning of Senator Obama's double talk regarding why he did not vote for a certain limit on interest rates.
Senator Obama consistently uses this tactic. Whenever he is asked a question he does not want to give an answer to, he attacks Senator and President Clinton.
His record shows he has consistently been right of center–more an independent like Senator Liebermann than a true democrat.
As far as your "sensational" journalism regarding Senator Clinton using President Clinton for political reasons, this is a very smart action. As smart as Senator Obama using Martin Luther King and Civil Rights.

daveinboca   January 23rd, 2008 8:44 pm ET

Bill is starting to resemble Britney. He's now angry that CNN asks him a question about what a colossal lying fraud he is-as mentioned by a S.C. DEMOCRAT politician!

How dare they commit journalism!

Terri, Plantation, FL   January 23rd, 2008 8:43 pm ET

I voted for this man twice. What he and his wife have done in this campaign wipes away every shred of respect I ever had for either of them.

It is so saddening to see someone so disgrace themselves for political power. What is most appalling is that neither of them care that they are harming the Democratic Party, and by extension, the country by their actions.

A reputable candidate campaigns on truthful distinctions in policy. What the Clintons have done is play Karl Rove politics..and against their own party. This makes them even beneath Rove.. and I never thought I'd ever see the day when I'd ever say that about anyone in the Democratic Party.

veronica   January 23rd, 2008 8:42 pm ET

Bill is 100% right about this.
I just saw the full clip on TV.
He was very convincing, and was not hotheaded at all!

Jack O   January 23rd, 2008 8:41 pm ET

Whenever Bill Clinton wags his finger at us, you can be sure of one thing – He's Lying! I'd love to play poker with him – I'd take all his money.

Jack O   January 23rd, 2008 8:39 pm ET

Whenever Bill Clinton wags his finger at us, it means one thing – he's lying! I'd love to play poker with him. He'd lose every hand.

Excited Republican   January 23rd, 2008 8:38 pm ET

As a Republican, I am excited to see that it looks like Hillary will be the donkey's nominaton. In an election, in which we thought we had no shot in hell, it nows seems like we will have a REPUBLICAN president!!

GO McMain!!!!!!

Russell   January 23rd, 2008 8:38 pm ET

STOP TRYING TO MANIPULATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CNN. IT IS NOT YOUR RIGHT TO CHOSE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. STOP THIS SEXIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON. SHAME ON YOU! YOU WILL DO ANYTHING TO TRY TO GET YOUR GUY ELECTED. READ YOUR OWN TICKER, YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY THOUSANDS OF YOUR VIEWERS ARE ANGRY AT YOUR BETRAYAL. LEAVE THE VOTE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, INTELLIGENT PEOPLE SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOUR SHALLOW ATTEMPT TO FORCE OBAMA ON US.

deborah   January 23rd, 2008 8:38 pm ET

Here's a little paraphrase inspired by the nostagia of the Sixties;

What if Bill Clinton said something....
and NO ONE covered it?

Pleeeease??

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 8:37 pm ET

CNN,

If this is the video where Bill Clinton gets "visibly upset" and went "on and on", then CNN is making things up.

If not, you own it to the public to air the clip where Bill Clinton does get "visibly" upset and attack the CNN reporter.

Excited Republican!   January 23rd, 2008 8:36 pm ET

As a Republican, I am excited to see that it looks like Hillary will be the donkey's nominaton. In an election, in which we thought we had no shot in hell, it nows seems like we will have a REPUBLICAN president!!

GO McMain!!!!!!

Paul   January 23rd, 2008 8:36 pm ET

My god, this guy is out of control.

I guess it's a wake-up call for CNN
to see this dirty Clintons. CNN,
turn away from the Clintons and
expose this habitual liars.

I like las night's Clinton asleep
and still lies while asleep end
of the CNN clip.

To get power, these Clintons will do
any thing.

Jeff   January 23rd, 2008 8:35 pm ET

It should be illegal for Bill Clinton to be doing what he's doing.

What a terrible message to young women – "Women can only be elected president if their husband does it first and does the dirty work in her campaign as well".

It's a disgrace. And I used to love Bill and Hillary.

How is it fair that Hillary can campaign in two locations at once by using her husband?

How is it fair that Michelle Obama never says a cross word about Hillary yet Hillary's spouse gets to attack her opponents from the world stage any time he pleases?

Really now, how is it fair? How is it empowering to women?

Shame on you, Bill and Hillary.

Virgil Coulter   January 23rd, 2008 8:35 pm ET

I am not a clinton fan, but Bill is right on about the news media. The 24 hr media creates intertanment not news. This election belongs to the 24 hr media not the people. I use to average three hours a day watching cnn no more. I still watch the Larry King show. The 24 hour media should be fair and inform people THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT.

Nita   January 23rd, 2008 8:35 pm ET

Bill is absolutely correct. The media is really switching this around. However anyone with half a brain can see through that. They are pro-Obama but Obama is not going anywhere no matter how much you praise him. We don't need a dancer we need a fighter.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 8:34 pm ET

It IS truly incredible to watch people defend the Clintons, claiming that the poor, poor Clintons are not getting a fair shake from the mean ole press!!! WaWaWaWaWa!! The press carried, lied for, protected, and made excuses for Clinton from the time he ran the first time. But you probably don't remember that, do you? That's because you have been Clintonized and all but your selective memory is gone. IF, and I do mean IF, there is any favoritism being shown towards Obama, there is NO better person to recognize it than good ole Bill.

Keep it up Bill!! Your making me laugh and making yourself out to be a fool.

GCBFRED   January 23rd, 2008 8:33 pm ET

I have watched what Bill said several times this evening on CNN and will probably see it again several more times. I for one think he hit the nail right on the head with his comment. The new media doesn't care about the issues They are more interested in filling up their time slot with something. Doesnt matter what. And of course the clinton haters will spin it to best suit their feelings or agenda. When he makes a statement that isnt true, I will be the first to jump him about it.
So far, he hasn't.

Russell   January 23rd, 2008 8:33 pm ET

I haven't seen a more concerted effort to sway, and manipulate the public in my life. CNN is singing Obama's song, and taking every bogus opportunity to crush Hillary Clinton's chance of becoming the first female president. Could CNN be sexist, or do they just get off on taking away the rights of the people? I hope this pisses some of you off enough to go to the polls and tell CNN, that no you can't steal my vote!

Helen   January 23rd, 2008 8:32 pm ET

I am a registered dem. in Tx. Locally I vote indepently some time. I liked Mc cain in 2000, But he let me down on several ocasions when he sided with Bush after that brutal attack during the campaing.Before that I voted for Bill twice. I will not vote for him in 2008.(I know whose name is running for the nomination). But a vote for Hillary will put Bill back in the Whitehouse,and I am tired of Bush/ Clinton. I am undecided at this point to whom I will give my vote.I don`t think it will be Hillary.

John, Jacksonville Fl   January 23rd, 2008 8:32 pm ET

This is why they call it the Clinton News Network CNN!

Kurt   January 23rd, 2008 8:31 pm ET

Enough of Obama's surrogates doing his dirty work. If a fight is what he wants, let the coward come out and fight like a man.

WILLIAM   January 23rd, 2008 8:31 pm ET

BILL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN THE WHITE HOUSE THROUGH HILLARY IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CNN OR OBAMA OR RACISM SOME CANDIDATES WILL RESORT TO ANY THING OR ANY MUSLINGING TO GET IN ANY RACE OF PEOPL,E THAT WILL VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE AT THE TIME IS OK RICH OR POOR TILL THEY GET IN OFFICE HILLARY SHOULD NOT SHOUT RACE THEN START CRYING

PVRK   January 23rd, 2008 8:31 pm ET

All these yelling Obama brigades reminds me of Howard dean supporters. Obama is full of air with no depth. He can make nice speech and nothing else. He starrted running for president as soon as he entered Senate. He has no depth, and we cannot afford to elect him. You know how much damage can be done by people who can talk nice but has no real competence – Just look at George W Bush

Tony   January 23rd, 2008 8:31 pm ET

This country is ready for a woman president, they just isn't ready for that woman to be HILLARY? GO AWAY BILL & HILLARY, let Edwards or Obama represent the Democratic Party in this election, the biggest mistake on top of their many other political mistakes would be to have HILLARY as their presidential candidate for 2008, she isn't ELECTABLE, it's not her GENDER, it's the WOMAN who is running, that isn't electable, not against any of the Republican candidates? Many voters including myself, may not like who the Republicans select as their candidate, but I would certainly never vote HILLARY, any other woman candidate except her and her LYING, UNFAITHFUL HUSBAND Bill behavior the past few weeks is insulting to the American Voters! WAKE-UP AMERICA anyone except HILLARY, she is part of the problem with this country certainly not part of a solution..

JohnS   January 23rd, 2008 8:29 pm ET

It is the women who are voting for Hillary that should be "ashamed." I believe that everyone has been warned to stay away from the Clinton's!!!

If Clinton gets any positive outcome from this process, the credit should certainly GO HER MAN. I am not sure if this is what it takes to elect the first "woman president." I guess it would have to take Bill to rerun the nation!!!

Helen   January 23rd, 2008 8:29 pm ET

Mr. Clinton was RIGHT, RIGHT., Jessica Yellinwas was just looking for something to start.. I was glad to hear Lou Dobbs tonight. He made sense. Not what these media people are reporting. It is just down right hate. Let's face it with the reporting that has been going on \is down wright UGLY. I also turned to HARDBALL and his commentators were saying Mr. Clinton it is right also, it seems me and the American people you don't care about issues you just want certain candidates to win. I ask you is this good reporting? Some people say that Mr. Clinton should settle down well what about the Obama and his compain. Huh???

You people have been giving OBAMA a free ride and now that retaliation is coming he is getting flustrated. I am sure Mr. OBama is a nice man however, he is showing the American people he is not ready to be President if he can't take the heat get out.

Michael S   January 23rd, 2008 8:29 pm ET

To Bill Clinton: You fell asleep at an MLK event. On national tv no less. Shut up. You had your 15 minutes...uh-uh....8 years. Now enjoy philanthropy.

To Those who think Obama is fueling this: are you nuts? He wants nothing but this to stop. He lets soooo much slide and go unanswered, but then it gets to a point that he just can't stay quiet.

If the people on this board truly think they are smart enough to think for themselves, then think about this: why would we trade the Bush regime for the Clinton regime?

At this point, I almost don't care who wins...as long as its NOT the Clintons.

Go Obama
Go Edwards
Go Anyone

Jose Card - Independent   January 23rd, 2008 8:29 pm ET

The Clintons really amaze me.

They can play soft like shedding tears strategically
and they can play rough and dirty.
Hillary's tears the day before NH Primary are probably forgotten,
but Bill's visibly upset face has been seen several times in public.

There is no doubt that Bill Clinton is running for his third term, using his wife.
The power struggle between the two Clintons cannot be underestimated if 'they' are elected. They will do anything if it is not illegal by the book. Ethics is foreign to them.

I know the Clintons don't want to talk about issues now, because that will make Obama inspirational again and they will lose.

ED orlando fl   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

I know this upsets your ego, but your individual vote counts no more than mine. I have been reading many of these blogs and why is it hard for your pompous egos to understand that the country [due to this new system] has wised up to the media and see you for what you are a bunch of egomanics whose bubble has burst and america sees what you main mission is .,to steer all comments and arguments towards the candidate you want or are paid to push into the limelite so the public will think you are more powerful then a competing network. Your glory days have been exposed and will no longer be a factor.

Ginny Ca   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

Boy, Obama sure has his surrogates out there doing his dirty work, doesn't he? What a jerk!

Kevin   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

I'm not a Hillary supporter, but the fact that Clinton is described as "visibly upset" in the article tagline perhaps reinforces the point that he is making. I would describe him as annoyed, perhaps, but I was expecting a blowup that just didn't occur. And of course this "visible anger" is the headline, instead of anything about the issues. Go figure.

Susan   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

If you post anything that is considered too negative about Obama, it will never make it out of moderation. How is that for fair and unbiased?

Laura   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right. And what did this reporter report (as he said she would!) ? She only reported about the incident not what the people of South Carolina want to hear. And Soledad's reporting was silly, stupid, unintelligent to the extreme. Enough of reporters reporting about themselves! Watch some Democracy Now! and see how it's done. Watch Link News from around the world. Soledad makes CNN looks like Entertainment Tonight.

Me Me   January 23rd, 2008 8:27 pm ET

J,
You got that right.

paul   January 23rd, 2008 8:26 pm ET

What Planet do some of you live on?

Louis   January 23rd, 2008 8:26 pm ET

Obama has MSNBC... and now CNN??? I'm hearing that Fox News may go to him too, since Obama can deliver Republicans to vote for him too! hahahahahahahahahahaha... I still get a kick out of that one!

P. Arnold   January 23rd, 2008 8:26 pm ET

You just don't get, do you? You replay the clip of Bill Clinton chastising the press for covering insignificant comments from the campaign trail, and then you have John Roberts and Soledad O'Brien prattling on with a panel of talking heads, about the exact point he was making. This stuff is not what the election is about. When are you going to put an effort into covering the real issues of this campain instead of all this inane chatter?

This 'news' coverage is disgusting!

reece conrad   January 23rd, 2008 8:25 pm ET

The proof is in the pudding. Obama wants to say change, change & change without sayinng how. I understand that he doesn't want people to know what he did because that lets them think and that keeps them from hearing what he wants to them to hear.

If some one says somehting (that is true) and you don't like it say that is dirty pool. How does that work. Fine if your a republican president. But democrats want to know how, why, what etc. The obama campaign is like a westen movie set all front and no back.

Get to the fact. Like dragent just the facts.

He makes me lol.

Susan Texas   January 23rd, 2008 8:25 pm ET

Amen Bill Clinton. He is telling it exactly the way it is. CNN is chomping at teeth to run any, and all stories to destroy a woman's chance of becoming president. Their bias is incredibily transparent. I just saw 2 CNN news reporters trying to deny it. CNN knows as well as I do, that they are trying to influence this election, and steal the most sacred right away from the American people! They obvisously see something in Obama, that I don't. All I see is an unqualified, immature, arrogant man. We already have one of those living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. We certainly don't need another one. Shame on you CNN. Leave the election to the people!

Jack   January 23rd, 2008 8:24 pm ET

I agree with Bill Clinton comments. Obama and Edward, gets all of the free ride.

Lance in Monrovia   January 23rd, 2008 8:22 pm ET

I am a lifelong democrat. I have lost respect for Bill and Hillary Clinton as my respect for Senator Obama has grown. I will not vote again for Bill or Hillary.

I'm voting for Barack Obama to change politics as usual.

If he doesn't gain the nomination, I hope Bloomberg runs, because I won't vote Clinton. I would have, but not anymore.

Check the Clinton Record   January 23rd, 2008 8:22 pm ET

Cnn is doing a good job right now of debunking Bill's claims...maybe the Clinton supporters to watch all of that...he is a liar and a cagey, despicable man.

antonia Gonzalez Seattle Washington   January 23rd, 2008 8:22 pm ET

Who is running for president here and who's really wearing the pants? Hillary needs to fight her own battles. But as you can see, she never could keep her own house together, how in the world is she going to keep this country together. Billary needs to stop it ,or I am going to vote Republican in November. I say SHUT UP!!! Bill.

Beve in Washington

Texas downunder   January 23rd, 2008 8:22 pm ET

I watched the video, and can't figure out how Bill Clinton was described as "irate".

My conclusion, confirmed by a segment I just watched on CNN: "CNN = BHO's brownshirts".

John   January 23rd, 2008 8:22 pm ET

I'd rather have Bill back in the White House for another eight years. We need someone like him now to lead the country out of what it's in now.

Miss you Bill

Amy   January 23rd, 2008 8:20 pm ET

What is Bill's credibility? He looked America in the eyes and lied about his many scandals. He lost the trust of America and he was impeached.

So why are we believing him now? He is power hungry as heck and wants the White House back. This is getting scary. It is beyond Clinton fatigue; it is Clintonitis. And most of us are just plain sick of them!

Todd   January 23rd, 2008 8:20 pm ET

We all have such shot memories. Nothing gets done when there is a polarizing person in the White House. Right now the Democrats have the perfect opportunity to put forth a candidate that the Republicans do not know how to run against – some one that unites. The Republican Party is in chaos with no true candidate to rally around. If the Democrats give them Hillary the Republican would rally around any of them to make sure another Clinton doesn't soil the office. Do we really need 4 years of "I did not have sexual relations with that women." He is a liar and his wife is polarizing. We don't need four years of the Republicans reminding us that Bill is a liar and uses females as humidors.

Gary   January 23rd, 2008 8:20 pm ET

Does CNN really think that the American people are stupid? Bill Clinton said exactly what CNN was going to talk about tonight and after watching three straight hours of CNN tonight, he was right. Not one segment about what the voters of South Carolina asked about. If Hillary Clinton is campaigning in New Jersey as CNN reported, then why not cover what she is saying? She is the one running for President. Did Barach say anything today? One would not know it via CNN coverage. CNN keeps saying that this is the news, but the Bill Clinton segment and the "race" issue is not that only political news today. One would not know it from the coverage today and CNN thinks we won't notice? Maybe it is time I tune in to channel that has a wider range of coverage.

Tim, Seattle   January 23rd, 2008 8:19 pm ET

Shirley said: "Democratic Black Caucus saying that if Bill doesn't stop and Obama doesn't get the nomination, they will withhold their votes."

Um...actually I am a dem and if Hillary is the nominee, I wont vote for her. Sorry, its even worse than you think. We want a unifier not more conflict.

And there you go again playing the 'age card'. Yes Obama is 47. Bill Clinton was 46 when he was running for office and JFK was 43..so what is your point, exactly?

JMV   January 23rd, 2008 8:18 pm ET

Give me a break. The more Bill keeps at it (campaigning) the less Hillary has at winning. Keep it up Bill!

Ron, Fort Lauderdale, FL   January 23rd, 2008 8:18 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right. The news media just takes the same old story and beats it to death. The media has not exmained Sen. Obama as clearly and extensively as they have Sen. Clinton nor given him the critical cross examination (hence, the "fairytale" that President Clinton described and what has resulted in a lot of what the public is hearing.) Obama does not give depth to his policies or his positions and when challenged, he whines. Sen. Clinton is absolutely right; you can't have a debate with him 'cause he calls fowl play. The media is indeed weak - just as they have been weak throughout the Bush term in office .

Aidyn   January 23rd, 2008 8:18 pm ET

Bill Clinton is totally right about this one!

betty kearns   January 23rd, 2008 8:17 pm ET

i watched jessica yellin ask president clinton about his fued with barack obama. i did not see him get angry i saw him give his opinion that the news keeps this going and i agree with him.

Al in wpg   January 23rd, 2008 8:17 pm ET

Don't let CNN tell you what's important to you, that's Bill Clinton's job.

Peterson   January 23rd, 2008 8:17 pm ET

Got Bill?

I did not have 'SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN.'

Jennie   January 23rd, 2008 8:15 pm ET

Poor Hillary! Her husbands behavior is going to cost her the election. He needs to be muzzled and locked in a room.
actually, what we all need to remember is SHE is running and NOT HIM!!

david   January 23rd, 2008 8:14 pm ET

The clintons are scum that will resort to anything to get back in the whitehouse. Bill will even pretend to like hillary. Maybe she will have him as a running mate. I wonder why they are attacking Obama so much and trying to act like they are african americans. It is the most ridicuous display I have ever seen and the fact that there are a number of americans out there who can't see through the BS is a great concern. It would appear that we are turning into the land of the unbelievably stupid.

nathan   January 23rd, 2008 8:12 pm ET

I am not an american. I think Romney and Mc Cain seem be fit enough to become president of USA. Clinton is average. But obama is wrose! He is inexperienced & he may fumble more than Bush when it comes to international relations.

citizen_c   January 23rd, 2008 8:10 pm ET

Sounds like a lot of two-faced double talk meant to further obfuscate this campaign. He claims to care about the voters and the issues, but the last thing I've heard out of anyone's mouth in the Clinton campaign is talk of the issues. This comming from a president who was impeeched, found guilty of perjury, and perminately disbarred.

Charles   January 23rd, 2008 8:09 pm ET

CNN's coverage on the Democrats field is clearly pro-Obama. Nothing wrong with that, just to set the record straight.

RHubbs Baton Rouge, LA   January 23rd, 2008 8:09 pm ET

First, Bill Clinton did not appear to be upset over this, but was quite calm and composed throughout his answer. Secondly, his answer was thorough and he expressed his sincere disappointment at the CNN reporter's goading and trying for a sensational issue that really doesn't exist except in the minds of the media. I applaud his response as rational and right on point.

Rafi, NY NY   January 23rd, 2008 8:07 pm ET

Richardson is not: running for president anymore.

Adrian, NYC, NY   January 23rd, 2008 8:07 pm ET

I lost all respect I ever had for him.

Mike T   January 23rd, 2008 8:07 pm ET

Looks like somebody needs a nap.

Voter   January 23rd, 2008 8:06 pm ET

Bill and Hillary are the worst role models in America. They are both corrupt, dishonorable, and untrustworthy.

How about we hear the reporter's side of it? Just because she/he asks you a question that you don't like does not make that reporter un-American. They're asking you the question, Bill, because WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER. How dare you suppress the truth? Why should we trust your wife to tell the truth and be honorable when you were nothing but the opposite for 8 years? You LIED to us Bill, and we will never forget that. So don't tell us what you think we want to hear. You listen to the reporters–they'll TELL you what we want to hear.

Tim, Seattle   January 23rd, 2008 8:05 pm ET

Dee said: : "I hate CNN for MANY reasons,

So you decided to view CNN, read the story and comment here anyway? Wow.....now thats sowingCNN a thing or 2 ;)

raghu   January 23rd, 2008 8:05 pm ET

looks like Clintons are running against Obama & CNN . here.

Pat G Wright   January 23rd, 2008 8:04 pm ET

President Clinton, stand by your woman. Do not be floored by those who would want the first woman President to quit. If the Senator cannot stand the heat, hey leave the Kitchen. I read a piece in the NY Times by Bob Herbert that speaks of the delapidated conditions of some S. Carolina schools in the black areas. Where are the voices and work of the current State representatives and the people of SC? why are you not fighting for the American dream?
There is only one person who can help make that change and that's only if you elect a woman. Woman know how to lead, we do that every day...so go President Hilary Clinton.

PatW

stillwhite   January 23rd, 2008 8:04 pm ET

Weak.When the Media prints everything Michelle say's that is inflammatory,then I'll believe your tripe.Can anyone say"Obama is Allah"yhree times without puking?If you don't think every good ol' boy out there will vote against this Judas,wait until November.Good Luck!!

Independent in MI   January 23rd, 2008 8:04 pm ET

CNN has very lazy reporters. How about investingating where the candidates stand on the ISSUES instead of this "National Inquirer" type reporting? If you want to endorse Obama, then just do it. Please do not bash the Clintons to get better ratings or promote your candidate.

Nancy, Dallas TX   January 23rd, 2008 8:03 pm ET

Bill Clinton is totally correct – CNN and many other media outlets seem determined to take this election away from the people. It is indisputable that the media's focus is on the cat fights rather than the issues. It is a disservice to voters, an insult to our intelligence and a waste of our time. CNN et al have their agenda and it is NOT in sync with the voting public's. For a little more intelligent reporting try MSN.

I am thankful and relieved that Bill Clinton is calling out Obama on his vague preach-y claims. If Obama can't handle Bill well, he doesn't have a prayer against the Republican Swiftboaters.

Bruce B.   January 23rd, 2008 8:03 pm ET

Did he answer the question? Did he inhale? He didn't inhale, nor did he answer the question. The question was I believe was pertaining to his alleged remarks, instead he gets that holy then thou attitude of how dare you ask me that question. Bill can't handle the heat. Barack will be the next Democratic nominee. All you Bill lovers out there take a look a few years back when Bill was campaigning for Democratic congresspersons and senators, most of them if not all LOST. Hillary, sweetie, he is killing ya. You could better without him, in more ways then one.

dave l.   January 23rd, 2008 8:02 pm ET

As an objective outsider, I am concerned that Obama has to fight TWO Clintons at once. It is blatantly unfair as in this uneven fight, Obama is clearly the underdog. Furthermore, the former president is clearly in a situation of conflict of interest, because when his wife becomes the president, her husband will once again reside in the White House and, most probably, be consulted by his president-wife before making important decisions. Therefore, in my opinion, he should stop critizing his candidate-wife's competitors, be they Obama or Edwards.
As it stands, the present president Bush then should also be allowed to campaign for the Republican candidates. Would the American public stand for it?

Therefore, in my opinion, Bill Clinton should stop critizing his candidate-wife's competitors, be they Obama or Edwards. Instead, he should direct his considerable skills to attack the REAL opponents; i.e. the Republican candidates.

jeff   January 23rd, 2008 8:01 pm ET

Bill is correct. The media is pushing this on behalf of Obama. Sick!

James D.   January 23rd, 2008 8:00 pm ET

Once AGAIN...today....Bill Clinton injects race into the campaign:

Bill Clinton:
"On our side neither Senator Obama nor Hillary have lost votes because of their race or gender," Clinton said in Charleston. "They are getting votes to be sure, because of their race or gender. That's why people tell me Hillary doesn't have a chance to win here."'

The Clinton tradition continues...do or say anything if it helps you win. In this case, marginalize a probable loss in SC due to: Black people voted for Obama. The only problem is.... Hillary *was* ahead by more than 20 points a few months ago!

Keep going Bill...you're making Karl Rove proud.

Dee   January 23rd, 2008 7:58 pm ET

I have NEVER cared for anything from the Clintons. I think they are fake. How can you be the so-called African-American president when more African-American children are being killed than any other race. And, most are still POOR, below average schools, extremely high crime and deaths in the African-American community. If you have so much power to change the world, I don't see the change. Child please, go home CLINTONS and retire. I'm one black vote you won't receive.

myvote   January 23rd, 2008 7:57 pm ET

I just saw in CNN that again they say that Bill clinton is angry. Look like some in CNN decided to support Obama and their reporters are paid form OBAMA camp. No other way they can say these things. I did not see when got angy in their clip. I do not understand.

BOBO   January 23rd, 2008 7:57 pm ET

As a life-long democrats, I hate to see what is going on......
are we trying to beat the reps or what? sad... sad... sad...

Damon   January 23rd, 2008 7:57 pm ET

Bill is right on again. Message right on target. It tells the truth – SC voters don't want to hear all this stuff that doesn't matter (neither does the rest of the US). Here's the rub...(and the veiled falsehood that is typical of the Clintons)...the Clintons started it. "Come on Barrack...stop talking about bringing us together and jump into Clinton politiccs...where we know how to win."

Barrack – keep your vision high and character in tact. Defend absurdities quickly and get back on message. Clinton politics may work now but they won't in the general election.

WE NEED YOU!

MB   January 23rd, 2008 7:57 pm ET

I see several people wondering where their comments are. Obviously CNN doesn't want to print everything for all to see. I made one hours ago in this thread and another and neither are here. So much for Leave your Comment.

Jairus Okech   January 23rd, 2008 7:57 pm ET

Bill Clinton is turning off alot of minority votes. It is going to be difficult for Hillary to appeal to Obama supporters if she ends up being the democratic nonimee. I am an Obama supporter and am thinking of voting republic if Hillary is the democratic nominee. With the strong negative statements Bill Clinton is saying about Obama, how is he going to turn around and give a speech during the democratic convention to suport Obama should Obama win the nomination

Mark   January 23rd, 2008 7:56 pm ET

Stop crying Jessica Yellin. It's pathetic!! Was it brought up 5 times in the last hour?? JT is right FOCUS ON THE ISSUES.

Talbert Fox   January 23rd, 2008 7:56 pm ET

I'm not a great Clinton fan, but I'm with him on this. Let's discuss the real issues facing this country and who can best deal with them!!

truth   January 23rd, 2008 7:56 pm ET

CNN is obviously taking side with Obama. Every headline on CNN web site is negative about Bill and Hillary Clinton. I thought journalism is about fair reporting. When are you ever going to reveal the truth about Obama?

decstl   January 23rd, 2008 7:55 pm ET

I just watched Wolff B. and his little panel. Why don't they just call it the Obama Campaign Headquarters. Everything that is wrong right now was put at the Clinton's doorstep. They are the total cause of bringing race into the campaign. I suppose when African Americans are voting for him by about 60 points that is their fault too. No, we must be politically correct and never bring up that point.

I never believed I would see the day I would agree with Bill O' Reilly, but at least he is honest to say what is going on. The mainstream media is fawning all over themselves to praise Obama as the next coming. Too bad that Americans are too smart to fall for that.

I would like a non-partisan reporting once again. Simply report the news. I really don't care what your personal opinion is one way or the other.

JOE KILPATRICK   January 23rd, 2008 7:55 pm ET

WHY CAN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS SEE THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK IS TO DROP THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THIS WOULD INSTANTLY GIVE EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY A PAY RAISE WITHOUT ANY INCREASED BURDEN ON THE EMPLOYERS. IT WOULD ENABLE MOST EVERYONE TO AVOID THE LOOSING THEIR HOMES WHEN THEIR VARIABLE RATE LOANS (TEASER LOANS) GO UP. FOR THOSE NOT IN THAT SITUATION IT WOULD PUT MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY FOR INVESTMENTS, POURING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CRASHING STOCK MARKET, IT WOULD ALSO GREATLY INCREASE CONSUMER SPENDING ON EVERTHING FROM CARS TO CLOTHES TO GROCERYS. IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE CHERITABLE CONTRUBITIONS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE BUT NOW CANT AFFORD TOO.
KEEP (FOR NOW) THE SOCIAL SECURITY TAX IT COULD EVEN BE RAISED BY A PERCENT OR TWO HELPING TO BAIL OUT THE FAILING SYSTEM.
THE POLITATIONS WILL SAY THE GOVERNMENT CAN NOT CONTINUE TO RUN IF IT GAVE UP ALL THAT INCOME. BUT BE REALISTIC, WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE OUTRAIGOUS EXAMPLES OF GOVERNMENT WASTE. AND JUST LAST MONTH THE NEWS COVERED FOR DAYS, WITH A SMILE, ALL THE PORK BARRELL PROJECTS THAT RECENTLY WENT THROUGH. JUST LIKE OUR BUDGETS AT HOME AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT THAT THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH. SPEND IT WISELY BECAUSE THATS ALL YOU HAVE.
ANYONE WHO THINKS WE CAN AFFORD TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND A SIZEABLE PORTION OF MEXICO THANKS TO THE WELCOMING IN OF ILLEGAL IMMAGRANTS IS COMPLETLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH AMERICA.
ALSO, WE CAN NOT AFFORD NOR DESERVE TO BE THE WORLDS POLICE FORCE. NOONE WANTS FOR RADICALS TO HAVE NUECULAR WEAPONS BUT ITS NOT REALLY OUR PLACE TO TELL OTHER COUNTRIES WHAT THEY CAN AND CANT DO. OBVIOUSLY IF WE ARE DIRECTLY ATTACKED LIKE ON SEPTEMBER 11 WE SHOULD STRIKE BACK WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE. I BELIEVE KILLING 100 TO EVERY 1 AMERICAN KILLED. WE HAVE DONE THAT AND MORE SINCE 9/11 ITS TIME TO COME HOME AND DARE ANYONE TO TRY IT AGIN.
MORE TO COME........JOE KILPATRICK

Jose of NYC   January 23rd, 2008 7:53 pm ET

America will make another mistake by putting obama in the white house. Fourtunatly, Not everyone is decieved by his "speeches". Obama = Unexperienced = Bush.

Jason   January 23rd, 2008 7:53 pm ET

I consider myself very Independent politically but I am afraid that I am reminded of the rancor of the 90's when I see President Clinton wagging his finger. Now, I don't think he is to blame entirely for the political tone of that decade but he certainly isn't innocent.

I am excited about this year's election and feel that there are some compelling choices. Also, I have a great deal of respect for President Clinton and his awesome capabilities. Nonetheless, the Clintons hunkering down for battle is an idea I am through with.

Charlie   January 23rd, 2008 7:53 pm ET

I'm a life-long Democrat and will vote for the Dem. candidate this fall, but I am sick and tired of this back-and-forth between the Clintons and Obama. Both sides share the blame, but it is the Clintons who started it and who are continuing to ratchet it up. Does either side honestly think the other side does not support civil rights, or long-standing Democratic economic principles? Do the Clintons really think that Obama prefers Reagonomics to long-standing Dem. policies? Of course not. So stop with the childish mud-slinging. You demean yourselves, and our party.

Tim, Seattle   January 23rd, 2008 7:53 pm ET

SOmebody wrote: "He didn't look too upset to me; maybe tired, but not upset."

Maybe he didnt have a nap today? Oh wait thats only at MLK events ;)

Ann, MO   January 23rd, 2008 7:53 pm ET

If Bill Clinton REALLY wanted to talk about issues instead of keeping this fight going, do you really think he would have stopped and talked to this reporter?

Anonymous   January 23rd, 2008 7:52 pm ET

i dont understand why anyone cares what he says....hes not a in the election and his wife is terrible. We let two people who cant even stay in a normal relationship run our country..... REAL SMART AMERICA

ANYONE BUT HILIARY 08

Dianne   January 23rd, 2008 7:52 pm ET

Well, Bill, if you don't want to be compared to Lee Atwater, maybe you should stop behaving like Lee Atwater. You and your wife's behavior in this campaign have moved her from being my #1 choice in the Primary, to my #2 choice, to where she stands now: Not going to vote for her no-way-no-how, not even in the General if we are unfortunate enough to have her as our nominee. And I have always voted Democratic. I won't vote for a Republican or 3rd party candidate in the GE; if her name is at the top of my ballot come November, I will for the first time in my life leave the Presidential contest blank.

Johman   January 23rd, 2008 7:51 pm ET

We all know that USA is the most powerful country in world. We cannot let
someone who is a novice, a rookie in politics to lead and run this country. It's going to be disastrous. Pres. Clinton when he was the president,e able to balance the budget during his terms and left a big surplus in the treasury. They have a proven records.

I am an independent voter, I don't have a party, but when election comes,
I will vote for Hillary.

B.O.   January 23rd, 2008 7:50 pm ET

Let me ask something....is it worse to a nation that requires political, economic, and global leadership to:

a) lie about receiving pleasure from a floozy who probably threw herself at the man in question

or

b) lie about intelligence that falsely leads your country into an unnecessary war that has killed thousands of Americans and ten fold Iraqi's, while there is a real war to be fought against terrorism, allowing for your contractor friends to make billions, and force oil prices to record-breaking highs that are beginning to put the economy into a recession.

If anyone thinks a) is at all applicable to this election, they do NOT care about the future of this nation. If anyone thinks it has anything to do with Hillary and her ability to be President, you are a HATER who refuses to believe she has any qualities whatsoever.

Get a grip people.

JAM   January 23rd, 2008 7:49 pm ET

The person who writes your captions obviously has an agenda. It was clear that Bill Clinton was disgusted not upset. and although I am an undecided Independent voter, I don't blame him. CNN's bias in favor of Obama would be laughable if it wasn't so reckless.

No one has played the race card as much as Obama and his friends in the media. I wish he would stop all the whining already and stop getting the media to fight his battles for him.

I have lost a lot of respect for CNN, it has turned into the Obama version of the FNC.

Maxi   January 23rd, 2008 7:49 pm ET

Please stop all the bickering before a promising young political career is ruined. I would like to see HIllary as the next president because I believe she is the best at this point in time. I would love to see Obama working with her in an important position, to gain some more experience. The next president faces tremendous challenges and huge, nearly impossible problems to solve, both domestically and interracially. It could be political suicide for a young, talented politician to take over this sorry mess. Hillary at 60 years of age will give it her very best shot, and do the best she possibly can. Even though her talents are considerable, the odds of bringing about the expected , and promised, changes in the next four years may be against her (or anybody else for that matter). At least she could look back on a long and fruitful career in politics. Given the same situation, Obama would only be 50 years of age, with the best years (as far as political life goes) still ahead of him. Please get along. Do not argue to the point of no return. You can both benefit from each-other. It is my opionion that Senator Clinton is the best possible person person to turn this country around, and I really don't care whether her husband, many years ago, had a "thing" for the ladies. She forgave him, and so can I.

PCM 01   January 23rd, 2008 7:48 pm ET

Neighbours, get a grip.
To accuse CNN of supporting Mr. Obama is ludicrous.
Mr. Wolf would get an allergic reaction if he is perceived attacking Mrs. Clinton and supporting Mr. Obama. Never mind Mr. Dobbs.
Neighbours is time to move on. Going back to obscure and obsolete political tactics will ensure another Republican governenment.
We have had almost 30 years of the Bush/ Clinton political control. Look where we are now. Lets face it we are changing the guard out here. We are moving into a new generation of young politicians... a new generation of journalists. The spring is in the air.

Perry   January 23rd, 2008 7:48 pm ET

I love you Bill, but you started it!! As we all know, you are well versed in playing on words!!

Sinead in Ireland   January 23rd, 2008 7:46 pm ET

PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS 100% CORRECT!
Obama has Oprah, Hillary has President Bill Clinton-–fair play, so get over it

and what WAS that comment about Ronald Reagan?? Can't believe ANY democrat would praise that wanker!! Obama is an idiot and out of his depth....full stop

Poor wee Obama, politics can be hard at times, especially when people actually bring up your record and you actually have to defend it. He is green but he should not worry too much, When Hillary is president im quite sure she will have a nice job for him so that he can learn how to be a proper politician and perhaps win next time:)

HILLARY 2008

TIME FOR A WOMAN TO CLEAN UP THE MESS AND SORT THE COUNTRY OUT

ejk   January 23rd, 2008 7:46 pm ET

Listen to the message instead of the messenger. What Bill said is right, this is not the issue we need to be talking about. We need to be talking on the ISSUES – ECONOMY, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION... When will CNN get the message and start doing some REAL SUBSTANTIVE journalism instead of this rag mag hype.

California voter   January 23rd, 2008 7:46 pm ET

We need a real leader who can rise above all of this. Vote for Richardson on Super Tuesday. Richardson has: negotiated with world leaders, created jobs and promoted alternative energy. Richardson hasn't: engaged in bickering and attacking.

Roz, Peoria,IL   January 23rd, 2008 7:45 pm ET

Billary supports are always whining about the media and their bias reporting. if bill stays away from the cameras, maybe we will see more of hillary(the clinton thats actually running for president). bill needs to except the fact that he's not running(i am sick to death of seeing him). TO THE MEDIA, JUST REPORT THE NEWS. DISCUSS YOUR OPINIONS AT THE DINNER TABLE WITH YOUR FAMILY. WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR PERSONAL OPINIONS. I FOR ONE "DON'T CARE"

Rod   January 23rd, 2008 7:45 pm ET

WHY DON'T YOU FOLKS IN THE MEDIA TELL US

EXACTLY WHAT HAS BILL CLINTON OR HILLARY CLINTON HAS SAID ABOUT OBAMA'S RECORD THAT IS NOT TRUE????

TELL US WHAT HILLARY AND BILL HAVE SAID THAT WAS RACIST?????

OBAMA IS THE MASTER OF GENERALITIES..... IT'S EASY TO ACCUSE THE OTHERSIDE WHEN THE MEDIA IS NOT ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS.

A SLICK PRESENTATION OF GENERALITIES LEAVES YOU WITH GENERALITIES.

SHAME ON CNN
WOLF BLITZER
JACK CAFFERTY
ANDERSON COOPER
TONY HARRIS
Well To Make It easier..... shame on you all.

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.... THEN, THE MEDIA HELPED DELIVER US GEORGE W. BUSH TWICE.

sary   January 23rd, 2008 7:45 pm ET

I love the Situation Room can't believe you have that lady in panel at 6:30 pm. Wolf admire you for your professional approach, so is Cafferty and the young
gentleman
But the lady in the panel is awful she talk with her emotions and not in a scientific way's believe she have to know more about politics thing
she used her emotions when given her 0pinion .I have to change the channel. I make up my mind I only will vote for Hillary or Edward. and many of my friends believe the same way I do. So your phrases about Obama are not helping.I wish they have a person in the panel that be fair given opinion.
Your program is excellent,please,change the panelist.

Jane C   January 23rd, 2008 7:44 pm ET

Bill,

It seems to me that Obama CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF THE MODERATOR and therefore throws up a screen. ....i.e. .starting a verbal disagreement. The only time I have seen him answer a question is when the question is first answered by another candidate. Now, I am 77 years old and perhaps missed something. However, I raised three children and know many tricks to avoid situations.

The moderator should address the first question to Obama.........How do you plan to improve the economy?

Jane

karen   January 23rd, 2008 7:43 pm ET

Bill isnt running for office and is making himself look unprofessional and out of control which is not impressive as a leader and spouse of potential president.

This should be about issues that effect our country and not exchange of personal attacks and making issues out of non-issues, after all give the voters some credit that we can discern ourselves about what is said.

Eric S   January 23rd, 2008 7:41 pm ET

Bill is right on point! These reporters care less about the issues than injecting race and gender in this election. Pro-Obama CNN will do everything within its ambit to smear the Clintons.

A Texan   January 23rd, 2008 7:41 pm ET

Edited for correction:

What's up with Bill's comment in that video where he says "Obama put a HIT JOB on me" ???

Now what is Bubba insinuating?
Sounds like a bit of subliminal mudslinging again and someone in the media should call him on the HIT JOB remark!

Time to go home Bill…

D   January 23rd, 2008 7:40 pm ET

The ? to ask yourself is, was the economy in the toilet when he was in office? No, & who do you think wore the pants in their family, Hilary.... Listen to the man, he know what he is talking about..

grace   January 23rd, 2008 7:38 pm ET

Bill Clinton should stay out of the race. From the display of Hillary's temper and controlling personality she doesn't need him. Seems like the Clintons are too busy trying to control others to explain issues of Government. Can't see Hillary in the Presidency w/her "I know more than anyone else" attitude.

Stop the double-standard   January 23rd, 2008 7:37 pm ET

Mr. Clinton has EVERY right to support his wife-–too bad for Obama that Mr. Clinton happens to be a very intelligent man and ex-President........Obama's wife is welcome to join the fracas--no one is stopping her or Mr. Edwards' wife from saying things in public to support their spouses. Let's stop the double-standard that implies that Mr. Clinton hasn't the right to speak out on behalf of Mrs. Clinton, especially just because he is "male"-–would folks complain so much as they have if Obama's wife came out and said things? I doubt it.

At least with the Clintons, you get 2 for the price of 1 when she becomes President. He is the answer to our country overcoming our tarnished image now that bush has ruined our country's reputation in the world.....

The debate the other night highlighted the fact that Obama cannot speak about his "plan" for America--he HAS NONE. He spends most of his time saying that he will "inspire" Americans to work together to make the country better......I thought we were electing a President to work for us.......

J   January 23rd, 2008 7:35 pm ET

Bill Clinton needs to go sit down and let his wife win on her own merits....which she can't do.

Obama 08

Al   January 23rd, 2008 7:34 pm ET

The Clintons left South Carolina to Bil because they feel that they have won the state. They KNOW they have the white vote vote and the icing is the black vote that takes them over the top. Whites in SOUTH Carolina will NEVER vote for Obama. And it doesn't matter which Democrat wins SC, because that state will vote Republican in November.

Anonymous   January 23rd, 2008 7:34 pm ET

Interesting – you dont quote the question that provoked this response.

A Texan   January 23rd, 2008 7:33 pm ET

What's up with Bill's comment in that video where he says "Obama put a HIT on me" ???

Now what is Bubba insinuating?
Sounds like a bit of subliminal mudslinging again.

Time to go home Bill...

Linchristi   January 23rd, 2008 7:30 pm ET

If we really paid attention to what he said. He is right, why keep asking questions that are not relevant to the issues. People want to know the issues..WHO CARES about the race card or the gender card!! Plus, why is Obama whining about who is he running against..Isnt he running for the american people not against Hillary? Plus, is this how he is going to run against the Republicans? whining? And then saying he doesnt know who he is running against..

To be fair, Michelle Obama does say things that are pretty harsh about Hillary and John Edwards..Obviously, they all have spouses that are determined to say anything to get their spouses noticed and elected..It isnt just Bill..

Dan Gilmore   January 23rd, 2008 7:30 pm ET

Looks like Ol' Bill just S-canned Hillary's campaign in South Carolina. Bill made a terrible mistake by PO-ing Dick "Harper" (as he is known to us who actually know him personally). In fact, Bill Clinton S-canned Hillary in the entire South. Just let this be a lesson the to Democrats as a party – We (Southerners) aren't a bunch of racist rednecks or sexist pigs. In fact, I would venture to say that a majority of White Southern Democrats will vote for Mr. Obama and that race has nothing to do with it on all sides. Frankly, I'm happy that Bill won't keep his mouth shut because anyone but Hillary is OK with me.

Tom in VA   January 23rd, 2008 7:29 pm ET

I am wondering why my comments are consistently "moderated" out. I'm not saying anything controversial. I'm just saying that no one in the public on either side of the "debate" actually bothers to really listen to all of the voices. If you love Hillary, you hear only Hillary. If you hate Hillary, you hear only the negative things about her. I personally do not like her, but she does have some positives, and she's not always wrong. And she's not always right either. Not only do we have a polarized society with respect to Democrats and Republicans where each listens only to their own side, its replicating itself within the party.

We need a strong third party, really badly, in this country. But that's a point for a different day. Meanwhile, please remember, your right to vote also includes your right NOT to vote which, if I end up not liking the eventual candidates, I'll willingly employ.

Luke   January 23rd, 2008 7:29 pm ET

Bill CLinton has no business telling others what is honest, fair and ethical.

He's the one person who should not be opening his mouth.

Mark, Chicago, IL   January 23rd, 2008 7:29 pm ET

CNN, YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. THE TITLE OF THIS PIECE IS "CLINTON GETS UPSET WITH CNN REPORTER". I watched the video piece... Clinton was NOT UPSET... He was composed, he was articulate, he was stating his point of view in a rather calm manner. HOW IS THIS GETTING UPSET?

WHO WRITES FOR YOU? MAYBE THEY OUGHT TO BE WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND GO ON STRIKE... IT IS SO MISLEADING AND FALSE... IT ONLY FEEDS INTO THE CIRCUS THAT THE MEDIA HAS CREATED – as was pointed out so intelligently by President Clinton!

HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO WATCH CNN WHEN YOU CLEARLY ARE ENGAGING IN "YELLOW JOURNALISM". I WANT INTELLIGENT NEWS DISSEMINATION, NOT SENSATIONALIST EMOTIONAL LADEN FALSE REPORTS.

IT'S DISGRACEFUL.

jeff   January 23rd, 2008 7:28 pm ET

Oh God steer us away from our fascination with identifying specks in each others eyes, so that we may hopefully see your truth more clearly to find the path for our country's future.

steve   January 23rd, 2008 7:27 pm ET

Bill Clinton was exactly right.
Questions like the reporter asked are part of the news media being used to create a FREAK SHOW.

CNN and the other major outlets are doing a disservice to our country.
This time, I won't be back to CNN.

Hype   January 23rd, 2008 7:27 pm ET

THIS is news?

I can't believe CNN is this desperate. CNN seriously needs to clean up its act and stop acting like a tabloid. Bill Clinton is 100% right. Take a lesson from him and be grateful for it.

Mobley   January 23rd, 2008 7:25 pm ET

Since "the clintons" are the ones with red faces, record destortions and wagging fingers....maybe the media is not directing the frustions at the wrong candidate.

Micahel Guinn, Ventura, CA   January 23rd, 2008 7:25 pm ET

The more he talks, the less I regard him as my favorite President in my lifetime. This is sad and it says much to the American people.
The republicans are SUPPOSED to be the ones taking things out of context or spitting out half-truths to promote fear- Shame on you Bill!

Cathy   January 23rd, 2008 7:25 pm ET

This is the fun part Bill! Thought you liked to play hard and fast with the truth. You should be right in your element... in the dirt. You make me ashamed to be a Democrat. I hope you lose the election... I mean I hope Hillary loses the election.

Xeno   January 23rd, 2008 7:24 pm ET

Clinton didn't "lash out" at your reporter. He schooled the girl very calmly and clearly and made her look like the tool she is. When reporters go running after idiot talking points from political operatives, the deserve to have their lies refuted and to be called on their agendas. That is exactly what Bill Clinton did to yellin, and bravo to him for doing it.

EM   January 23rd, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Bill and Hilary, we can't wait to see you guys back in the White House.

Don   January 23rd, 2008 7:20 pm ET

There have been so many nasty comments about Obama's drug use. Gee I wonder what Hillary was doing while Bill was smoking dope and not inhaleing.

D

Matt   January 23rd, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Go Bill go! CNN had it coming. Please report the issues and candidates positions. This is a poor reflection of CNN not the Clintons.

Eye Opener   January 23rd, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Has anyone watched the accompanying video to this article? Bill Clinton's demeanor belies the headline! He did not seem upset, he answered the reporter's questions with facts! But then again, sensational headlines sell, and it does not matter at whose expense.

It is precisely this type of reporting that fans the flames of racism and gender bias, using comments from a black democrat referencing a republican pundit and giving it credence and airtime to inflame public opinion.

Wake up people! Do not let the media decide for you. Americans are smart enough to discuss and understand issues without being influenced by reporters out to make headlines.

Reporters are people too, they have prejudices and as much as they do not like to admit it, they do have favorite candidates and it shows. People need to be aware and do their own research instead of relying on what's being put out there. The stakes are too high.

melissa   January 23rd, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Go Hillary Go Bill, you should defend yourselves....now I am starting to think CNN is really biased ....they only have negative comments about the Clintons....THIS IS PERHAPS WHY MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW STARTING TO GO AGAINST THE CLINTONS.....THIS SHOULD STOP...I AM NOT AGAINST OBAMA OR ANYTHING..THE POINT IS THAT CNN AND MSNBC AND THE OTHER NEWS SHOULD FOCUS ON RRREALLLL ISSUES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO CARES IS OBAMA SAYS THIS, OR CLINTON SAYS THAT... WHAT SHOULD MATTER IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO AS PRESIDENTS....!!!!!!!!!\
THIS SHOULD STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt B.   January 23rd, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Welcome to the REAL "national pastime," Bill!

Kay   January 23rd, 2008 7:17 pm ET

CNN..."Shame On You!" You made the pitch for the story like President Clinton really lost his temper. I felt he made his point calmly and without "yelling" at Jessica Yellin. Stop the spinning!!!

Monique from California   January 23rd, 2008 7:16 pm ET

President Clinton, it is time to stop disrespecting your wife. The press is more consumed by your word slinging than by your wife's message. You are over shadowing your wife and she is walking three steps behind you. What happened to Women's Lib? I fear a HILLbill win would really by a 3rd term Bill win. If Bill wants to run, than announce your candidacy and do so. Otherwise, you have minimized any intelligence Hillary may have. I vote Obama because I vote for CHANGE, Respect and dignity. Pay attention Clinton's, so you won't miss it.

Rick   January 23rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

People: Bill's response was calculated. He gets questions like this from the press all day every day since the back and forth started. Why respond to this question and why now? Because it is politically expedient. Like all Clinton moves, this response/reaction was planned, including his "race card" allegation.

Il Teacher   January 23rd, 2008 7:12 pm ET

This is sad. I remeber the days I could count on CNN to report the news. I hope CNN can return to reporting political issue and quit sensationalizing sound bites that no one is interested in. I am glad my mom, who was a CNN junkie, did not live to see this very sad day.

Robin   January 23rd, 2008 7:12 pm ET

CNN, my comment has been pending for 2.5 hours. Please post it. Here it is again:

I am sick of the Clinton bashing by the media.

News alert: Dems who support Hillary do NOT do so because of anything Bill says. I for one wish he'd take a vacation until January 2009.

What IS increasingly clear, however, is that Obama has failed to successfully make the case based on his own merits. At debates, he has the opportunity to persuade us, and he does not. He is great in front of a teleprompter, but without that aid he comes across as unprepared and petulant. Or, as Lou Dobbs said last night, "out of his element."

While it may be appealing and convenient for Obama and his media fans to find a scapegoat (in Bill Clinton) for Obama's own weaknesses, the American people are smart enough to sort out truth from spin. Obama has just plain failed to show us the "beef."

Media, shame on you! Whatever happened to true journalism. All we get today is sensationalistic BS.

ropol, Wyo   January 23rd, 2008 7:12 pm ET

How unseemly is this...the candidate who seeks to be the first woman president is relying on her HUSBAND to get the job...and the man called "America's first black president' i.e. Bill Clinton...is going to extremes to make sure America will not have a real black president! I love Bill Clinton but this has gone too far, gotten too wierd and the Democratic nominee will pay the price, expecially if it is the woman who needed her man to get the nomination.

Anonymous   January 23rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Obama apparently has a new slogan

RISE AND WHINE.

Poor baby.

And CNN definitely whips it into a frenzy. Back off CNN. You are very very Republican and working at destroying all Democratic credibility so the Republicans can take the election in November.

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

CNN...can you guys for a change become real journalist and help us find the right candidate on the basis of ability, knowledge, understanding, worldwide relationships and courage to stand against the lobbyists in Washington. I think if you started looking at these things, very soon there wouldn't be any story because Hillary beats Obama on all counts. We are now seeing what faith based policies do to a country. Our military is all over the world and economy is tanking.

Jonathan Simeone Seattle, Wa   January 23rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

This is why we must be done with the Clintons! I am an Edwards supporter, but I would vote for my dog before I voted for Hillary Clinton. At least he is not a dishonest liar. Anyone, but Hillary!

Mjlovett   January 23rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

It is time for Bill Clinton to step out of the election because he is not a candidate. There is enough bs going on in the world without the presidential candidacy turning into a circus. People are concerned with the ISSUES and not the personal childish immature games that Clinton, Clinton and Obama are playing. The voters sure don't need a toddler daycare running our country. As far as Bill Clinton and his tit for tat jabs he needs to let his wife run for the office she is trying to get not try dirty politics and smut tactics. If this is what they want then maybe the entire smut he was involved in should be a story for CNN to bring up in the dig for dirt campaign. The American people don't deserve to listen to this playground junk.... As for Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton and Obama either get with the program or pull out of the race. This is pathetic political garbage.

Patrick, New York, NY   January 23rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Bill Cinton is absolutley right! All you Cnn reporters are turning this into a race based election! Dividing the Dems on racial lines is counter productive to winning in 08! Shame on the Media for not keeping it on the issues!

On the Obama Train, Florida   January 23rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Hilary needs to stop attacking everything that Obama says and stop searching thru everything in his past and start to tell the voters what she is going to do since she told Bill what to do when he was in office. It's hard for Obama tell which Clinton he is running against. She is just using the media to get people to feel sorry for her by crying one day and looking like a raving lunatic the next when she gets caught in her lies. The Clintons are rattled because they know Obama is the man for the Presidency.

Lily   January 23rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

President Clinton is right, CNN and the other major news corporations should focus on the issues and not on name calling.

And by the way, stop going along with Oprah! She should be ashamed of herself that not once did she ask the first woman to win a primary in the US history, to be in her show. She has made billions off of women's issues and what does she offer us? Another Harvard graduate Male that promises to be bipartisan candidate...

We know which one is your favorite but no need to make it so obvious. Leave us space to make up our own minds about who is telling the truth and why.

john   January 23rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

does anyone see that the clinton's are dirtbags? i wish those two would crawl back under the the rock they came from!!

gbreite, Baton Rouge LA   January 23rd, 2008 7:04 pm ET

Clinton's comments were dead on. We don't care about race, gender, or responses to bruised egos–we care about the issues that influence our lives and threaten our futures. CNN's muck-rakking journalists need to take a moment for a little soul searching.

formerclintonian   January 23rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

I was an enthusiastic supporter of the Clintons for years and defended them year after year through every scandal. I now have decided to become an active Obama supporter. He is showing himself to be far less devisive and his intelligence and eloquence combined give me hope. I must say it breaks my heart to see what the Clintons are doing to this party. They are trying to win this election by ruining a fellow Senator. This may cause those thousands of dedicated supporters of Obama to refuse to vote for Hillary in the general election. They need party unity to win the general election but that is in danger if these supporters become so angry and cynical that they vote for no one....worse if they become so angry they vote for the Republican candidate (McCain) out of spite.

dee   January 23rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

Carol

Zogby new poll have Obama with19 point lead.

the more hear Bill and Hill

The more Hill's lead is shrinking across the country

Change is comming

Hill would be fine with Obama, if Hill was running away with it.

Andrea   January 23rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

Bill Clinton had his opportunity to serve this country and chose to spend his time as President seducing and sexually entertaining very young woman in our Oval Office. He is beyond arrogant to think the American people believe a word he says. Hillary Clinton is the candidate running for the nomination and Mr. Clinton would better serve her by "sitting there and looking pretty" at this point.

willowood   January 23rd, 2008 7:02 pm ET

I would say that two terms as President for each of these families is enough. It is fair to say that Bill Clinton, by miring us in political scandal gave us the Bush era. The Republicans loved shutting the government down for two years with impeachment proceedings and Ken Starr. But who gave them food for fodder-Bill Clinto-because as he said "I could". ENOUGH, please step aside and let Senator Obama win or loose on his own merits. This is Bill and Hilary at their double worst... Santa Rosa, CA.

MARIA   January 23rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

i expect cnn to be neutral. if you show negative for the clinton, then show the negative of the obamas side by side.

Karen   January 23rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

I am much more interested in what Bill Clinton has to say than than the spin that the "talking heads" put on things–the "talking heads" are out of control–they have a lot a lot of hours to fill on those cable stations–

Bob   January 23rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Is Obama going to distance himself from his supporters remarks? I doubt it and doubt the media will call him on it either.

Maria   January 23rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Lets face it the Clinton's, yes Bill and Hillary (possibly Chelsea) would scratch, claw, and bite to get to the top. They would probably even kill if they could get away with it. Voters of the United States stop buying into the deceit.

brian   January 23rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Upset? That was upset? What would you call it if he ever raised his voice and became really mad? A Madman? He answered a question and told the reporter that they should concentrate on other things beside him. He's campaigning how is it his fault or his wifes if the media follow him around. Have them follow Michelle around instead.

Geri   January 23rd, 2008 6:58 pm ET

I wrote a pretty good comment but it didnt get posted...could it be I said something bad about Obama and CNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annie   January 23rd, 2008 6:57 pm ET

When I read this story it was a sideline article, now it took over Heath Ledger's spot on the main page...wow...either CNN is looking for payback over Bill's criticism or we are really over the hollywood drama...hmmm.

Vancouver-Truth   January 23rd, 2008 6:56 pm ET

By the way, I wonder if you will create a show about these blogs. Many of the pov's here are more unhappy with CNN than they are the candidates!
I'm watching and waiting.....

Don Fooks   January 23rd, 2008 6:56 pm ET

WHO IS RUNNING FOR DEMOCRATIC LEADER????? BILL OR HILLARY CLINTON. BILL HAD IS TURN SO LET THE PEOPLE HEAR FROM HILLARY, AND ONLY HILLARE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND THIS LISTENING TO 2 CLINTONS IS GETTING TO BE A ROYAL PAIN.

SuJay   January 23rd, 2008 6:55 pm ET

Bill and Hillary together are deliberately playing the race card. Bill Clinton now says that electing Obama would "lower the bar on the presidency." What!!!! This from a man who used his position to take advantage of a young woman. How can any reasonable American want this man back in the White house??? Not me! Go Obama!

Shari Loe   January 23rd, 2008 6:55 pm ET

ina: You go, girl.

MARY: To take your lack of logic – why would we ever vote for a Christian after the Oklahoma City bombing? Muslims believe in God, too, and many died on 9/11 and most abhor it and those who live here are as good Americans as you (and certainly better ones that Tim McVeigh).

Vote-Respbly08   January 23rd, 2008 6:55 pm ET

I wonder why Michelle dosen't come out more to endorce her hubby Obama
Has she nothing to say??? I guess Nevada scared her off..
People who endorce Obama have got to be crazy! Obama speaks in a voice that others have not been able to speak about..Oh so true..Speak NO ACTIONS.
OBAMA HAS AVOIDED TO TELL US THE TURHT..AND HE HAS DONE THIS TO HIW OWN STATE WHO IS STILL WAITING FOR HIS EMPTY PROMISES OF CHANGE AND HOPE...WHAT CAN WE EXPECT HE IS A JR SENATOR THAT WANTS TO HOP,SKIP AND JUMP INTO THE WHITE HOUSE.

TALK NO ACTION!!! sorry day we believe that again. Isn;t this what the young
Bush did? and what do we have to show for believing...
1.war
2.people loosing their jobs
3.people loosing their homes
4 and Economy short of a Recession
and oh so much more.
Wonderful speaches, inspiering speaches , with no action we do not need.
What has Obama a Jr. Senator with no experience has to offer? Articulation
of BS.

tc   January 23rd, 2008 6:54 pm ET

I just think CNN is biased against Bill. Or rather biased against Hillary. Go, Bill, Go. Never let them put you down.

Jeff   January 23rd, 2008 6:54 pm ET

If the Clintons keep this up, and Hillary gets the nomination, Democrats like me will sit out the general election, rather than endure another eight years of the Clinton
gang in the White House.

Bill's first term was a total disaster, health care bungled and the Republican take over of Congress. His second term was a different kind of disaster due to his lies and disrespect for the office of President. His pardons were a national disgrace.

Jeff

Don   January 23rd, 2008 6:53 pm ET

In SC today I recieved 3 more attack mailings from the Obama camp. I got two last week. He is no differant and Bill is right. Why isn't this being reported.

PaKid   January 23rd, 2008 6:53 pm ET

Ed from PA January 23, 2008 4:41 pm ET

It will be yet another awful four years of Hillary gets in… Do you know how many businesses are in her pockets?

And do you seriously want Bill Clinton as First Gentleman?

Anyone is an improvement than the two dictators that are in there now. Like baseball, like Bush ran his Rangers well, How many times in the playoffs?, I propose this, A TRADE! BUSH & CHENEY to Russia for Putnin. That would be a BIG Improvement than these two goofs.

Theresa Duncan   January 23rd, 2008 6:53 pm ET

Wow. After reading these comments, it certainly appears that a lot of disgruntled republicans and Obama followers out there are scared to death. Bill and Hillary Clinton are the best two things that happened to Washington since John F Kennedy. Everyone knows Hillary will be our first woman president. Maybe you can't stand it right now, but you better get used to it, because you will most likely have 8 years of it. Enjoy!!! Thank God that there are still people Like Hillary and Bill that care about common people and who are in a position to represent us.

Andrew   January 23rd, 2008 6:52 pm ET

Supporting your wife is one thing.

Spewing vile rhetoric and trying to divide this country to gain a win for your wife is horrible.

The Clinton campaign needs to stop sending Bill out to attack an opposing candidate just so they can win the primaries.

brenda   January 23rd, 2008 6:52 pm ET

Do you really think Obama should just waltz into the white house? Hillary has to go up against him and the punditswho seem to hate to admit a women has the right to run for president.

MARIA   January 23rd, 2008 6:52 pm ET

president bill clinton keep going, the clintons are the best...clintons to me means surplus in the deficit, prosperity. and help for the poor. bring back the prosperity that the republicans so nicely squandered. husbands and wives are naturals advocates of candidates and i dont see any reason why bill clinton is being stopped. it is a campaign. it is a contest, and you send your best surrogates. CNN stop being instruments of the obaMA whining.

Ray   January 23rd, 2008 6:52 pm ET

of course CNN "Best Political Team" says Bill is wrong. OF COURSE!!!

GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

Anthony Fraser   January 23rd, 2008 6:51 pm ET

Analysts:

Did you hear Bill Clinton say: There are two people who marched with MLK who are still alive and they support us (not the exact words) He then said :

"Let him (Barack) go and talk to Andrew Young and Mr. Lewis about this"

This is a disgraceful "divide and conquer" strategy which colonialists and white racists historically used to divide black people.

It is simply disgusting, much below the level of discourse and strategy that one would expect of a former President.

Robert M   January 23rd, 2008 6:51 pm ET

well Mr Clinton< I was leaning twords the Clinton's in this election but your maturity and attacks has driven me to Obama!!!! How would you feel if Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson campain for Obama like you are for Hillary you would not be a happy camper either!!!!!

Vancouver-Truth   January 23rd, 2008 6:50 pm ET

Gloria Borger is so transparent in her dislike for the Clinton campaign. What good is her opinion when she is unable to be objective. Whatever happened to objective reporting?

CNN is the one with deplorable tactics. You throw gasoline on any little spark between the candidates. You are far from the best political team in television at this point. I've been a loyal CNN watcher for 8 years! Who is your producer? What's happening to you all?

I also notice how it's OK for your guest's to call Hillary a "...wicked witch" . Why didn't you stop that? Calling a woman a witch is like calling an African American something disrespectful. I bet that wouldn't get by you. Double standards and bad reporting. Thanks guys.

Val   January 23rd, 2008 6:50 pm ET

It is time to overhaul our electorial system. Two years is way too long to run for president . The american public is tired of the bad ads and the candidates always blaming each other for their own campaign problems. I vote to reduce the time to run for president from 2 years to 4 weeks!

Edwin   January 23rd, 2008 6:49 pm ET

That was the most shocking piece of yellow journalism I have every witnessed. Bill was not angry at all - see the video (unless watching Bill Clinton makes you nauseous). He spoke thoughtfully and pleasantly. He did chastise the reporter for sensationalizing rather than reporting, as he should have.

Stop getting in a tizzy, people! He said/she said is pointless and stupid. Everyone who has at least an average intelligence should know that ALL POLITICIANS are spin doctors.

For those of you who spout on about the Clinton scandals, I would ask you about the Bush scandals (both father and son) and Reagan scandals. Illegal sales of arms. Illegal wiretaps. I could go on, but the point is this: ALL POLITICIANS are involved in scandals. There are NO CLEAN POLITICIANS.

Vote for the one you think will do the best job, not the honest one. Because the honest one will lie, too. It ALWAYS happens.

Maybe it's Obama. Maybe Clinton. Maybe McCain or Huckabee. Choose based on issues and on who you think will lead the country best, not on this kind of sensationalist s**t.

Sue   January 23rd, 2008 6:49 pm ET

I have watched CNN for years. Always thought it was much more fair than other channels However I am now going to stop watching CNN. The past few weeks have been nothing but Clinton bashing. Over and over we see the same thing. We are in America and I think Bill has a point. It is the media. Why else would you replay the same clips!!!!! I have not heard one negative about Obama and there are plenty of them including run ins with the press. You are pro Obama and anti Clinton. This is America so you have the right to support who you want on your own time but the news should not be so one-way. After years I am over CNN!!!!! You continually bring up "the race" issue . There is so much more to report . How can you complain about Bill and his actions when yours are no better!!!!!

Dorothy   January 23rd, 2008 6:48 pm ET

I am really getting tired of the finger pointing – I am also starting to loose my respect for the Clintons – at one time Hillary had my vote – now I am not so sure

Dorothy   January 23rd, 2008 6:46 pm ET

I am really getting tired of all the finger pointing – I am starting to loose my respect for the Clintons – Hillary at one time had my vote – now I am not so sure

GaryO Virginia Beach   January 23rd, 2008 6:45 pm ET

CNN is prone to exaggeration. I looked at the video, and I did not see where Bill Clinton “lashed out.” Bill Clinton did not look upset to me, but he did make some good points.

I think it’s amazing the way the press and others are so intent on babysitting Barack Obama. You of the press are doing your best to usher Obama through the primaries and into the general election.

CNN, and other media outlets are exploiting this campaign as much as possible to increase ratings and market share. Obama is a black man running for President. That’s the biggest story you have, and you want to make it last. Hillary is a woman running for president. That’s a pretty good story, but not as good as Obama. And poor John Edwards, arguably the most capable candidate against the Republicans, has been totally pushed aside by the press because his candidacy just will not generate enough interest.

The news media has totally abandoned its social conscious and replaced it with a lust for market share.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like being MANIPULATED by the press.

VOTE NOT OBAMA !!

Marcella   January 23rd, 2008 6:45 pm ET

President Clinton is correct. You the news media,continue to concentrate on the unimportant and are feeding the Clinton/Obama she said /he said... be a grownup and think like Walter Cronkite... when the news was the news....

Cable King Pittsburgh PA   January 23rd, 2008 6:44 pm ET

Dear Bubba Thumpers,

Don't underestimate Billy C. If he could run for a third time he wins handily. Yes, he plays hard because that's what politics is. If you don't like hard ball find another hobby.

Life is real for better or worse.

GaryO Virginia Beach   January 23rd, 2008 6:42 pm ET

CNN is prone to exaggeration. I looked at the video, and I did not see where Bill Clinton “lashed out.” Bill Clinton did not look upset to me, but he did make some good points.

I think it’s amazing the way the press and others are so intent on babysitting Barack Obama. You of the press are doing your best to usher Obama through the primaries and into the general election.

CNN, and other media outlets are exploiting this campaign as much as possible to increase ratings and market share. Obama is a black man running for President. That’s the biggest story you have, and you want to make it last. Hillary is a woman running for president. That’s a pretty good story, but not as good as Obama. And poor John Edwards, arguably the most capable candidate against the Republicans, has been totally pushed aside by the press because his candidacy just will not generate enough interest.

The news media has totally abandoned its social conscious and replaced it with a lust for market share.

I don't know about anyone else, but I do not like being MANIPULATED by the press.

VOTE NOT OBAMA !!

ROUSS   January 23rd, 2008 6:42 pm ET

Obama: I dont know whether I am running against Hillary or Bill
Hillary: I dont know whether I am running against Obama or CNN
:^)

veronica   January 23rd, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Bill is 100% right about this.
Obama is such a loser, but a worse loser is the media!

Nanci   January 23rd, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Poor little Bubba...you don't like the family feud when it's you that's being interviewed. Wah! You can dish it out but you can't take it. I thought this was the fun part!

Go away and let your wife campaign on her own. If you want her to lose you're doing a great job of helping her (which is fine with me because I would love for her/you to lose.)

Geri   January 23rd, 2008 6:41 pm ET

Good job again CNN. Blast Clinton & praise Obama. You are so biased. Has he asked one of you to be his vice president IF he's elected. The way you all act is disgraceful & sickening. If he loses, you can bet the people will be after you for reporting something negative but they'll have to dig really deep. He really is your fair haired boy that doesnt even claim a white mother just so he can be the BLACK CANDIDATE..

John   January 23rd, 2008 6:41 pm ET

CNN = CLINTON NEWS NETWORK

WHY ELSE WOULD THEY CONSTANT SHOW A NON-CANDIDATE AND ALL HIS ATTACKS AGAINST A REAL CANDIDATE, BARACK OBAMA?

IF BILL & HILL, BILLARY, THE 2 HEADED SNAKE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM PLAN ON HAVING 2 CANDIDATES, THEN CNN SHOULD BE TREATING BILL AS A CANDIDATE AND FACT CHECK WHEN HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND FAIRLY ATTACH HIM AND ALL HIS ATTACKS TO HIS WIFE, BECAUSE THEY ARE A PACKAGE DEAL, AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH!!

Marco, NJ   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

Mr Blitzer, Mr Cafferty, and Ms.Gloria (I don't remember the last name). President Clinton has a point. Your group is biased....you have brought race into this, not the Clintons....take responsibility for it.

Marco

winterman93   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

There are tops that spin slower than the Clinton Machine...We called Bill Slick Willy for several reasons...I am waiting to see how a President who painted the White House black can EVER call shame on anyone...

fact is, he is overly involved in his wife's campaign...i NEVER hear from ANY other candidates' sig others...except for Bill...he is the one that stands out more than any other. Yes other spouses are involved...but NOT nearly at the same rate that he is.

He was NOT the first "black" president...he is white...no matter how endearing the african american community is to him...he has NO idea what it is to be in the skin of an African American...no caucasian ever EVER will. Eminem is not black no matter how close he is to the african american community. There is simply NO way for us to put our feet into those shoes or empathize for those who are in a situation that we will never find ourselves. Bill be yourself, enjoy retirement and live your life away from ours.

Victor   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

Wow. CNN surely got defensive.
Have you seen the video?! Bill was very calm, not upset at all and there was no lashing out.

JoeSchmoe   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

Okay, my previous post didn't go through. I've seen the video about Bill getting upset, it wasn't evident to me. However, CNN managed to get a frame of the video to visually depict him as getting really upset, even using strong words such as "sharply disputed the charge" and "lashed out at Yellin" to amplify their comment. Now that's disengenious.

Jason   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

Why is senator Edwards not getting the same attention as both Obama and Clinton. I feel the media does not care about the issues, but instead looks for more back and forth between Obama and Clinton. Edwards wants to talk about the issues and his plans to change America, but instead CNN cares to report on the saga bewtween Obama and Clinton.

As of last Thursday night, I had not decided on a canidate, but after the democratic debate Edwards has won me over. I hope CNN will give equal treatment and provide Edwards more attention.

Neto   January 23rd, 2008 6:40 pm ET

The public does not raise the race question. It is the media that does that and then spins it every time to says folks out there are asking, please give me a break. The real culprits are the media. I applaud the Clintons for standing up and defending themselves. I am ashamed that Wolf is also getting involve in the spin. I was not leaning towards the Clintons but i like the way they handle themselves and i believe i will be voting for Hillary and potentially get actively involved.

Marg   January 23rd, 2008 6:39 pm ET

The media should be fair and give the same kind of scrutiny to Obama
as is given to Senator Clinton and President Clinton. Also, be real! Obama
started the attacks!

Matt   January 23rd, 2008 6:39 pm ET

It's not Bill and Hilary playing dirty. The reporter asked a question. Bill answered it in the manner that suited him. I'm not a strong Clinton supporter but he's right in saying that its not fair for the reporter to ask him something that will take away from the issues the people care about. And in his position he can't really be expected to stay out of a campaign his wife is running in

Sharone   January 23rd, 2008 6:39 pm ET

I'm so sad that cnn treats clintons the way they do. Just love the Clintons
Cnn fell in love with Obama, just like msnbc. I will no longer think of cnn as my favorite cable news channel . you lost me.
Cnn should just try to cover candidates with same mindset

Elaine MA   January 23rd, 2008 6:39 pm ET

Bill Clinton.......Is right....Obama putting spin on debate.....so is the media....Obama doesn't know who he is talking to on stage when Hillary is in front of him at the debate???thats strange he can't tell the difference between Bill and Hillary.....The media thinks Hillary is not talking to people in S.C. at the debate's ...what the heck is up....who's putting a spin on what.....OBAMA and Media stealing the focus for the Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton......The people are watching....the Trashing and spinning.....Bill Keep picking up the Obama trash and the media Trash....and Fling it back........Or better yet ....IGNORE OBAMA and media SPIN.....Let OBAMA spin around himself.......until his Head spins off...
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR HILLARY!!!!!!!THE NEXT PRESIDENT

Dorothy   January 23rd, 2008 6:38 pm ET

This is the type of stuff that will make someone not want to vote for either one – I used to have such high respect for the Clintons – my vote was for Mrs. Clinton – I am not so sure now

Chip Yarborough   January 23rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Wolfe....HELLO....the three folks you have on TV right now are doing exactly what President Clinton is saying. This stuff sells news! STOP TALKING ABOUT IT, AND FOCUS ON THE ISSUES!

California   January 23rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Bill is absolutely right. I think that most of media want Obama to win. Because he is easier to be defeated by Republican than Hillary. The republican TV hosts have promoted Obrama since the begining. If we want Democrat wins White House, we should vote for Hillary. Our economy will be as great as in 1990s again. I will vote for Hillary . Because I vote for one and I get two (Hillary and Bill).

BNS   January 23rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

This is biased coverage.

Bill Clinton was NOT the least bit upset.

veronica   January 23rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

I don't believe for a second that these "Democrats" posting here really are Democrats, with all their threats of "I won't vote for her, I'll vote for a Republican" stuff! HA!
Bill is right about this–the media are trying to ratchet up the issue of race and gender. It's very, very obvious.
Let's let the voters decide.
S.C. for Obama this week, and big Super Tuesday states for Hillary!

cjvwise1   January 23rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Has anyone figured out where the money came from for when the partnerships were cemented for the Dubai or Camen Island accounts that were liquidated yesterdday. Were the funds tax payer dollars misappropriated during the Clinton years, drug money from Heroin traffic from Serbia, or funds for drugs coming in from Centra and South America? How about an explaination to the people of these transactions.

Whatever Daisy...   January 23rd, 2008 6:35 pm ET

NEVER Obama! all of you who say clinto was corrupt look at your own lives?! Look at everyother president...he had the republican dipstick machine after him from day one! WAKE-up people...

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON _ 08

Shawn   January 23rd, 2008 6:35 pm ET

Bill Clinton is fast making me a Obama fan! He can and is going too far!

brian   January 23rd, 2008 6:35 pm ET

That is what I like about Bill. The media punks and politicians deserve remarks of Bill. He is honest and it is sickening to see that whatever Clintons said are tricks while whatever the other party said is sincere. Get real!!! Obama is just another politician folks!!!

case   January 23rd, 2008 6:35 pm ET

Why is Bill in SC and Hillary elsewhere... This has proved the double team (with an ex. pres) statement. And to those who say,,, well Obama should just take it....should realize that this is a primary among democrates. Not the general election. The Clinton have proven that they can careless how much damage they cause the democratic party, its win an all cost.

Neal in Tennessee   January 23rd, 2008 6:35 pm ET

Way to go Bill!! You tell it like it is.

Ready to Turn the Page   January 23rd, 2008 6:34 pm ET

Somebody dared to question the KING?

Hey Democrats, please do us a favor. None of this want this anymore. We're REALLY sorry America had to deal with Bush but please don't make us suffer this way.

Keep it up Bill. Your wife might win the non-college educated vote and women who don't realize the irony of their vote (they're really putting a man back in the White House) but a HUGE chunk of America is watching and doesn't want any more of what the Clintons are cooking.

betty kearns   January 23rd, 2008 6:34 pm ET

i think obama should stop crying. if he can,t handle bill clinton, how can he handle putin, terrorism ,or recession ?

Kevin Fitzner   January 23rd, 2008 6:33 pm ET

I am very dissapointed in the whole process. There are no leaders in this country only mudslingers.

Please tell me WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO to solve our problems. If you have answers people will elect you. But simply denegrating the opponent is truly hurting this country.

carol   January 23rd, 2008 6:33 pm ET

Hardball showed how the 'slum lord' information was not even as bad as Obama and the slum lord bought adjoining mansions together and where did Obama get the money?

Neal in Tennessee   January 23rd, 2008 6:33 pm ET

You go Bill........He told like it is.

Maureen   January 23rd, 2008 6:33 pm ET

I for one are sick to death of both Clinton's. Mr. Clinton needs to go home and find something to occupy his time. Mr. Clinton is the last person who should be talking about character. He showed us while in the White House his lack of character and self control when it came to the pursuit of his sexual pleasures. I guess he continues to show us this same lack of self control. I voted twice for Mr.Clinton but will not make the mistake of voting for Mrs. Clinton.
At this point I'm supporting Mr. Obama and will cast my vote for him on Saturday in S.C. Mrs. Clinton is presently running radio ads in S.C. that she knows are not true and this apparently does not disturb her at all-–how surprising that manipulating the truth does not seem to disturb her. As I recall there have been questions in the past about her honesty and that goes all the way back to the Clinton White House.
I find it amazing that none of the media has addressed any of these issues.

Whatever Daisy...   January 23rd, 2008 6:32 pm ET

CNN is biased and ignorant! HILLARY – 08

Mark Kraft   January 23rd, 2008 6:32 pm ET

Since when were accusations of corrupt, dirty behavior and smears by the Clintons not an issue in this race? Isn't how a candidate conducts themselves an issue?

Wasn't it Bill Clinton who loudly defended stripping thousands of Nevadans of the right to vote?

Wasn't it Hillary Clinton who did her best to prevent students from voting in Iowa?

Wasn't it Bill Clinton who was stripped of his right to practice law, because he lied repeatedly under oath?

Wasn't it Hillary Clinton who was the first First Lady in history investigated for obstructing justice by failing to honor a subpoena request?

Really, if she wasn't a former First Lady backed by corporate lobbyists, would we even know who Hillary Clinton is? If you want to elect a candidate for your children's future, why not elect one that your children could actually respect?

Kevin Fitzner   January 23rd, 2008 6:31 pm ET

I am very dissapointed in the whole process. There are no leaders in this country only mudslingers.

Please tell me WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO to solve our problems. If you have answers people will elect you. But simply denegrating the opponent is truly hurting this country.

Susan M.   January 23rd, 2008 6:31 pm ET

CNN is clearly loving and fueling and escalating the tension between the Obama and Clinton campaigns. I didn't see any "lashing out" at reporter Jessica Yellin, just Clinton stating facts as he sees them. Also CNN's Susann Malveaux asked 2 very provocative questions during the debate which actually instigated the intense and nasty exchange between the 2 candidates!

joe   January 23rd, 2008 6:31 pm ET

It is sad for democratic party, that Obama camp, again use race card to attack the clintons.
I think the so-called feuding between Obama and Hillary is health, but it is sad that Obama camp started to use race card and pack of lies to attack the Clinton. It is very healthy for candidates to exchange barbs but using divisive issue as race to attack your fellow democrat is stupid. I guess Obama is not above that. I have so much high hope for him. The guy is selfish, I think he believe he is kind of cult of personality figure that was born to lead, nothing can stand in his way. Even, the reality that he barely have any experience, has not pay his due in life.

It amazes me that Senator Obama was whining and complaining about unfair attack from Senator Clinton, and Pres Bill Clinton, at the same paragraph pulled no punches, attacking the Clinton with the pack of lies about the clintons. Now his camp tried to use race card to demonize the clintons. That is dangerous, that is stupid.

My advice to Obama is stop the whining. Toughing up, and inject some substance to you style...yes, you get great style but nothing more. if he thinks that the national GOP is gonna role over and play dead for him to walk over, he will a rude wakening after the convention. if you think that by admiring Reagan, the GOP will cut some slack, think again.

By the way, do not take the advice from the looser like Kerry. If he had the spine to answer back to the Bush attack, he would be president by now.

CDR   January 23rd, 2008 6:31 pm ET

The Clintons waged a negative campain and are now feeling the kickback. It's obvious who the dirty players are in this political charade but it is also distasteful. Let's stick to the Truths of the matter.

Truth #1. The American People want Leadership that we can Trust.

Truth #2. Many Americans do not trust the Clintons for obvious reasons.

"The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endagered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter." -JFK

damon fernandes   January 23rd, 2008 6:31 pm ET

Obama wins Iowa. The Clintons get nervous. Obama is ahead in the polls in NH. Mysteriously, Obama loses. The hand-written votes are for Obama; the machine tabulated votes are for Hillary. (Florida 2000? Ohio 2004?) Air is now out of Obama's sails. Hillary eventually wins the national election through media manipulation and rigging the machines and thus the hearts of those who wanted Obama but "think" that he can't win anymore. Bravo Clintons! You have put yet another nail in the coffin of American democracy. I'm ashamed that I voted for Bill. I will write Obama in in November.

cjvwise1   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

Billary has to face the fact that this is a brand new day. We do not want new ideas of how to best use a cigar, we want to be led out of the corruption that is plagueing America. The Clintons are like an oozing sore that just will not go away. They have an over inflated idea of their worth. Just how long do they believe the taxpayers will stand by and finance their corruption. We have reached a time when we want something back from the employees in Washington. They have taken enough. In the 90's I left the DNC with a fowl taste in my mouth. Obama just may have the character and integrity that will bring my vote back home. So shut up Bill. You are old, out of date and corrupt, and we have had enough of the HillBilly team. If you truely believe in the US, step aside and give hope a chance.

stan pitts pa   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

OH ANGRY BILL, GET A LIFE!

Whatever Daisy...   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

Why is it that OBama camp is all innocnet in this matter?! Could it be bias in the media or in the blogs...HILLARY only 2008! Obama camp is a race baiting machine! look at the numbers everywhere...NY/CA/FL...white and hispanics want HILLARY by far!

evangelos pappas   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

The Republicans have Fox Obama has Cnn.

Kristy   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

Can't we move past this stuff? CNN you are CHOOSING to report this and make it your #1 story. You're just proving Bill Clinton right–at least about the media. He's wrong about Obama, though.

basil   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

I saw the entire Bill Clinton clip and afterwards I was shaking my head like Jon Stewart viewing the NH footage of Hillary purportedly crying on camera. As Stewart watched and waited for tears that never happened, he said, "That's it? That's what all the hoopla is about? I hope reporters never see me getting a flu shot."

I had the same reaction to Blitzer portraying Bill Clinton's reaction to Jessica Yellin as lashing out. CNN has been blatantly pro-Obama for months and it's becoming more obvious to viewers. I'm so glad I logged on and read all the articulate comments about CNN's skewed and selectively edited story.

Funny: Today ABC is being trashed for having misrepresented a story that Obama was enraged at media treatment.

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for CNN to level the same allegations against one of their own reporters. Because of CNN's propaganda-coverage I have been looking at many other news sources and to my surprise, Fox really is more fair and balanced, at least in regards to the democratic nomination.

One other point; Has anyone noticed that CNN and MSNBC, along with other so-called news sources, have gotten in the habit of 'interpreting' Obama's vague full-of-holes comments to the rest of us, the uninitiated in Obama-speak? I thought CNN were supposed to report, not translate. If Obama can't express himself clearly, he lacks the intellectual capacity to be president.

Mels   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

Keep it up, Bill. I've been rooting for Hillary, but you are one more rant away from me voting Obama '08.

Sharone   January 23rd, 2008 6:30 pm ET

It's about time he told the press off, frankly I'm sick of press sucking up to Obama and never ??? him on anything. It's always the press that stirs up the race card idea. They hate the Clintons. I love them. Those were the good old days when we had our debt paid, good jobs, balanced budget and clinton was admired as our President around the world. Obama is thin skinned and really should quit his whining ways.

cjvwise1   January 23rd, 2008 6:29 pm ET

Billary has to face the fact that this is a brand new day. We do not want new ideas of how to best use a cigar, we want to be led out of the corruption that is plagueing America. The Clintons are like an oozing sore that just will not go away. They have an over inflated idea of their worth. Just how long do they believe the taxpayers will stand by and finance their corruption. We have reached a time when we want something back from the employees in Washington. They have taken enough. In the 90's I left the DNC with a fowl taste in my mouth. Obama just may have the character and integrity that will bring my vote back home. So shut up Bill. You are old, out of date and corrupt, and we have had enough of the HillBilly team. If you truely believe in the US, step aside and give hope a chance.

David Arnsmeyer, Marionville, MO   January 23rd, 2008 6:29 pm ET

I've been a straight-ticket democrat for over three decades. I voted for Mr. Clinton twice. I now regret that. I'm tired of the whole lot. We need a president that isn't going to keep stirring it up; dividing us; and distracting us from the important job ahead. Hillary and Bill are about to turn me into straight-ticket republican. That's exactly what this old democrat will be if she's nominated!

JESSE FERNANDEZ   January 23rd, 2008 6:29 pm ET

Bill Clinton was the President when the american economy was in recession, with trillions of dollars of deficit from the excesses of the past two republican presidents – Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr; when Bill clinton left, he left the american economy with billions of dollars of surpluses, monies gone in one year, used the current President in advancing misguided policies; now, we are in recession again. PLEASE BEAR THESE IN MIND, AMERICAN PEOPLE !!

Erick   January 23rd, 2008 6:28 pm ET

Bill tells it like it is...Obama is far from an outsider. Chicago politics is more dirty, and unethical as any in Washington. Obama has learned from, and had his pockets greased, by the best of Chiago's best... a slumlord who makes money off of the misfortunes of his renters. Obama is a fraud.

JR   January 23rd, 2008 6:25 pm ET

CNN.. this sort of crap will not help your crappy ratings.

ExPat   January 23rd, 2008 6:25 pm ET

The Republicans want it to be Obama. Corporate news is just that, corporate. Both Hillary and Edwards are not beatable and the neo-cons know it. Ironic isn't it about the Atwater comment? They're wagging that dog again America!

Diane   January 23rd, 2008 6:24 pm ET

Why am I getting "cut off" when trying to write a blog.?? This is the 4th time in three days!

Just remember–Eisenhower had NO EXPERIENCE AND HE WAS ELECTED INTO OFFICE.

The Clinton's are evil, liers, corrupt. I just hope the American people see through all of this.

Time after time   January 23rd, 2008 6:24 pm ET

Everybody's human apparently. President Clinton used to have a bit of an aura about him. Not he's resorting to the same double talk that ordinary politicians do. He is no longer special, but he is particularly good at pitting people against each other. He's trying to divide the black community and, whether it's intentional or not, it's truly wrong. There was a time when the President seemed to be a leader in the truest sense, inspiring people to act and move toward a better community, a better country. He may well be successful, through his God given talents, in manipulating us, the African American community and the media to the ends that he desires, i.e. more power for him and his family. But the cost–the loss of an elevated, principled icon known for leadership of those less fortunate–is very, very big for this country and its history.

carl   January 23rd, 2008 6:24 pm ET

Who ever the democratic nominee might be, they will go into the general election as damaged goods.

stirlingmclaughlin   January 23rd, 2008 6:24 pm ET

He wants the press to cover the lies and distortions coming from him and from Hillary's campaign, but insulting him? A former President?? Thats over the line!!

Shame on you CNN!

If you think Bill Clinton isn't loving this, you're crazy.

Kelly   January 23rd, 2008 6:23 pm ET

Clinton was absoloutely right on every point. I"m not a stalwart Bill Clinton supporter, but come on CNN.....you ran Heath Ledgers tabloid demise as your main story all last night and today...THEN you run Bill chastising you for still not covering the news. There is a lot more going on in the world than what you're showing us.

CNN is a Rag   January 23rd, 2008 6:23 pm ET

I doubt that this will be posted since CNN sensors out most of my posts. My hope is that the people who sensor will be just as lazy as CNN reporters and this will slip through.
Please stop this trash reporting. Bill Clinton did not make any outrageous comments, yet your headline and spin make it sound like he did. What would be more helpful is to actually keep Obama accountable and challenge his empty speeches and lack of details about HOW he would bring about change. He is just a liberal version of Bush – all talk and no substance. If CNN wishes to endorse Obama, fine. Just don't pretend that you are a real news agency. At this point, CNN ranks right up there with the National Enquirer.

stan pitts pa   January 23rd, 2008 6:22 pm ET

Eric January 23, 2008 5:02 pm ET

Where is the press coverage of Obama getting mad at a ABC news reporter yesterday? Why only highlight Bill's getting upset at reporters?

oh eric obama never got mad at nobody, even at the debate when he got attacked by hillary and edwards he was calm and answered all questions intelligently! this is not the first time, bill has been mad at reporters, he always angry lately!

les   January 23rd, 2008 6:22 pm ET

Bubba stop barking your former supporters are tired of your big mouth, take a nap!

Erika   January 23rd, 2008 6:19 pm ET

This is why I love the Clintons. He is absolutely right. The media has become so focused on scandal and hype that they have begun to lose sight of real issues. While I am grateful for the forward movement from the Fund for Independant Journalism, I wish more reporters would catch on to what the public is truly wanting to learn about.

JoeSchmoe   January 23rd, 2008 6:19 pm ET

I've seen the video about Bill getting upset, it wasn't evident to me. However, CNN managed to get a frame of the video to visually depict him as getting really upset, even using strong words such as "sharply disputed the charge" and "lashed out at Yellin" to over. Now that's disengenious.

OBama loses!   January 23rd, 2008 6:19 pm ET

Clintons are being attacked daily by the OBama machine. SC is not the prize nor a big purse – and the OBama camp is diving the dems...it will cost them many white liberals elsewhere.

Nelson   January 23rd, 2008 6:17 pm ET

bill go home and hillary go with him, while you still have some dignity. you are destroying the Democratic party. we will have another republican president thanks to you clinton idiots.

joe   January 23rd, 2008 6:17 pm ET

YES INTERESTING HOW CNN WILL ALWAYS MENTION WHEN

OBAMA GETS A ,MAJOR ENDORSEMENT BUT YOU NEVER HEAR CNN

MENTION WHEN HILLARY GETS A MAJOR ENDORSEMENT

LIKE THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA ENDORSING HILLARY TODAY

CNN IS BIAS ON RACE TOWARDS OBAMA

HEY THEY ARE BASED IN ATLANTA...GO FIGURE..

joe   January 23rd, 2008 6:16 pm ET

YES INTERESTING HOW CNN WILL ALWAYS MENTION WHEN

OBAMA GETS A ,MAJOR ENDORSEMENT BUT YOU NEVER HEAR CNN

MENTION WHEN HILLARY GETS A MAJOR ENDORSEMENT

LIKE THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA ENDORSING HILLARY TODAY

CNN IS BIAS ON RACE TOWARDS OBAMA

JoAnn/Las Vegas, NV   January 23rd, 2008 6:16 pm ET

Bill Clinton gave the reporter what she deserved, a verbal spanking. The media is desperate for ratings and the reporters want their 15 minutes of fame.
The bottom line is: Reporters can ask what they want (free country) and the people, yes even Bill Clinton, can answer the way they want. However, a word to the wise, CNN. Keep up the bias coverage and you'll lose ratings like MSNBC is losing now for their lousy coverage of this campaign.
Bill Clinton is campaigning for his wife. That is not going to change. So, here's a suggestion Jessica Yellin: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. You could have the chance of a lifetime to ask an intelligent question on the issues facing this country and you could have Bill Clinton eating out of your hands. As a result, the public would get some insight. Instead you stooped to tabloidism. Too bad.
Hopefully, people will wisen up and get their facts about each candidate off the Internet while researching their records and platforms and vision for this country.
Then we all can make an intelligent and informed decision on who we think would make the best president. We certainly can't rely on the meida. There are several TV (pretend) news shows out there that need to go bye-bye.

Claudette Siar   January 23rd, 2008 6:16 pm ET

How much is it costing for the Secret Service to guard Bill Clinton while he is campaigning for his wife? I know we give security to former presidents, but this is ridiculous.

Marg   January 23rd, 2008 6:14 pm ET

Senator Clinton and President Bill Clinton are NOT racists. They have both done a lot to help the African-American community. The media is letting the Obama
campaign stir up this non-story. Of course, Obama is trying to create this false
idea in order to turn the African-Americans against the Clintons. The news media
should not keep bringing it up.

Randy   January 23rd, 2008 6:12 pm ET

Bill,
We're so sick of seeing your face, and watching you act like a baby. Go home and stay there. In fact go stand in the corner, you wife is totally capable of winning this election without you. In fact you'll screw it up for her.

Lexie   January 23rd, 2008 6:12 pm ET

Yeah Bill!! Loved ya during your presidency and glad to see you out there telling it like it is now! Go Hillary!

Mauri   January 23rd, 2008 6:11 pm ET

QUESTIONS. If all the stuff folks are saying about Bill Clinton is true, then pray tell why is his approval rating in South Carolina is at 80%? What's Obama's?

What has happened to Obama's messages of hope and change? Why doesn't he drop his searing bombshells about Hillary and get back to telling what he will do as President? Why does Obama continue to defend his religion when it's been proven that none of us care what church he belongs to?

Why does he not tell us why he really voted "present" over 130 times when he was in Illinois State Government? Why does his explanation of his voting record as being standing operating procedure when two senators he's running against say that isn't true? They should know about this.

Why does he attack Hillary for questioning his words about the Republicans' record when the mere act of his bringing up Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich means nothing? What really was his point in talking about their record if it were not for complimentary comparison between his own party, especially when he said Reagan had the ideas; Clinton did not. How fair is that?

And finally, why did he throw the first punch at Hillary about her being on the board of directors of Wal-Mart, then have a hissie fit when she returned his punch about working for the "slum lord" who is now under indictment and awaiting trial? And why don't we know more about this man?

Why did Obama castigate Hillary about the things Tom Brokaw has written about her in a book soon to be released? Is it fair for Obama to bring up contents of a book and off-limits to talking about some of the things he admitted in his own book?

Last Comment. It appears that Obama is jealous of Bill Clinton's popularity vs. his own rather than concentrating on his presidential candidacy. Perhaps it's because his tank of ideas and qualifications for the office is running on empty.

Could it be that this is God's way of protecting us from another four years of immaturity and inexperience? We need some level heads now and this would be a good time for Barack Obama to demonstrate his superiority in this regard.

karla   January 23rd, 2008 6:11 pm ET

Clinton tells it like it is! The media is pushing this phony Obama. After super Tuesday, Obama can go back to Illinois and spare us any more fairytales. Watch Fox news for fair and balanced reporting.

newname   January 23rd, 2008 6:10 pm ET

Thanks CNN for erasing my comment about US news agencies. There was no swearing, no bad comment except to say that US news agencies are the worst. I will no longer watch any of your channels. Belive me, it will not be difficult to miss Nancy Grace or Glenn Beck. In case this message stays up and for the benefit of any reader who is sick of US news practices – don't watch them. Hit them in the ratings and maybe they will change.

Robert in Albuquerque   January 23rd, 2008 6:08 pm ET

this is getting out of hand. CNN once again is pushing the "SPIN" on these types of stories. Not once did we see Mr. Clinton get all upset and rude, nor did he say anything harsh or rude to the reporter. CNN needs to end this hyped up headline crap and be a true avenue of information and reporting. Keep it up and you'll lose readers and viewers!

DJ, Philadelphia   January 23rd, 2008 6:08 pm ET

California Lady January 23, 2008 4:52 pm ET

DJ in Philadelphia – What the heck are you talking about, The African American politicos have themselves to thank for the problems in Obamas campaign.
Have you been sleeping during all of this or what. Let's get real hear. all you have to do is listen to Hilary and Bill and you can see what their game is.
Give me a break. What a fairy tale Billary is.
--
Typical Obama supporter response. Unfortunate for you and his other supporters, the press defining the Hillary supporters as the beer guzzling, uneducated demographic of the popolus is inaccurate. Enough said.

odessa   January 23rd, 2008 6:08 pm ET

Clinton tells it like it is! The media is pushing this phony Obama. After super Tuesday, Obama can go back to Illinois and spare us any more fairytales. Watch Fox news for fair and balanced reporting.

Robert in Albuquerque   January 23rd, 2008 6:07 pm ET

this is getting out of hand. CNN once again is pushing the "SPIN" on these types of stories. Not once did we see Mr. Clinton get all upset and rude, nor did he say anything harsh or rude to the reporter. CNN needs to end this hyped up headline crap and be a true avenue of information and reporting. Keep it up and you'll lose readers and viewers!

Gerry Mitchell   January 23rd, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Your program really irritated me today. I hope their is a media back lash! I'm with Bill Clinton on this one and resent that you suggest that he 'unleashed' on reporters. They got what they camne for not what was important. These issues you are creating are not serving the voters. You are attempting to make something of race that is not there!

Mamas4Obama   January 23rd, 2008 6:06 pm ET

It's like a housewife that had to send her husband out to yell at the neighbors.

Give me a break lady – if you can't campaign on your own merits and with your own voice, don't waste our time.

Its clear she doesn't have the "glands" for the job and it has nothing to do with being a woman.

odessa   January 23rd, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Clinton tells it like it is! The media is pushing this phony Obama. After super Tuesday, Obama can go back to Illinois and spare us any more fairytales.

Dan, NJ   January 23rd, 2008 6:06 pm ET

The Clintons started race as an issue and gender as an issue. They are the ones who slung mud at Obama (and continue to do so). Example: Bill called Obama's campaign a "fairy tale". What issue that the people care about was that referring to Bill?

When it inevitably comes back to him, he yells the media is at fault.

Good to see you still don't know how to take responsibility for your actions.

Just like your wife: "I will not say voting for the Iraq was was a mistake." Or just like George W. Bush.

More and more I'm on the Anybody But Hillary bandwagon.

Sam in NY   January 23rd, 2008 6:01 pm ET

I still don't get why the majority are voting Clinton again? Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton? Unbelievable. How many decades for two families? Sounds almost like a dictatorship to me. People aren't thinking about this logically.

Yes Bill did some good things for this country – but as many people in this thread point out – there were so many problems – remember impeachment???? Remember the Pardons???? This is not an election for Hilary – it is for the Clintons. (BTW his achievements seem to go on her "ready for day one resume" and his gaffes seem to go on her "that wasn't me" list – HMMMM). They seem to be making it very clear of their plan to run the country as a team.

I believe a woman President would be a great thing for this country, but Billary? I am losing confidence in the woman in this country who are being taken by these sleazy sales politics. This election reminds me of the last election – the majority votes Bush a second term and then 6 months later says"WOOPS – didn't think that one through".

Anyone but this for our future please.

Kim   January 23rd, 2008 6:01 pm ET

Bill Clinton has his focus on the White House......he doesn't care if he is pushing Democratic voters to the Republican party or is this his strategy? Maybe Hillary Clinton will be McCain Vice Presidential running mate.

ftc   January 23rd, 2008 6:01 pm ET

An emotional, uninformed electorate gets the government they deserve.
The notion that many primary voters think Hillary Clinton is qualified to be president of the United States is as absurd as the idiotic voters of New York that elected an unqualified carbetbagger from Arkansas to be their senator.
As she conned New York, she is conning the nation. She has not one piece of legislation with her name on it after 6 years in the senate. Know why? She started running for president the day she was elected senator. Her senate record is atrocious, yet nobody calls her on it. She gets a free ride from the media, who all grovel at her and Bill's feet. What a pathetic nation we have become to even consider such any "empty dress" for the premier executive leadership position in the world.

Bobbie   January 23rd, 2008 6:01 pm ET

Sorry Jessica ...... but he was right . You had so many questions / we have so many for sure/ .

James   January 23rd, 2008 6:01 pm ET

The Clintons are finally proving to democrats that this partnership has been nothing but a way to get and maintain power, at ANY cost, especially the truth.

frank Leet   January 23rd, 2008 6:00 pm ET

I'm disappointed in you CNN. You are the network that I turn to for the "Fair and Balanced" account of what happens in the world each day. I watched this video and am "upset" at the way you interpret and promote Bill Clinton's response to Jessica Yellin's questions in this interview. He gave no indication that he was angry, upset, or that he was chastising the reporter. She asked questions that are irrelevant to this undecided voter and she received a thorough and honest response from the former President. He is absolutely right in saying that you are trying to spin this into something that the election is just not about.

Shame on you!!!

John   January 23rd, 2008 6:00 pm ET

What is the problem with the media today? PLEASE, CNN point out where he gets upset, because I watched the whole video and he's very calm, very Presidential actually, throughout. When did he "lash" out?

This ranks up with ABCnews' caption that Obama was "testy" with their reporter.

The media is going way, way beyond the truth in their coverage of this year's campaign. Maybe if the viewers, who'd actually like to hear about differences on the candidates' positions on Health Care, the Iraq War, how to help the Economy, and other real issues start calling your sponsors you'll finally "get it".

Tired of South Carolina   January 23rd, 2008 6:00 pm ET

If I were the Clintons, I would ignore the black vote in South Carolina. Let whatever percentage the black vote is go to Obama, the Teflon candidate. The Clintons should continue to work for the Hispanics, Senior Citizens, Women and etc. South Carolina just isn't worth all of this. Commentators rightfully believe that the loss Humphrey and Carter experienced was due to the apathy of the black vote. Well maybe so, but times have changed. We now have a much more diverse population in this country; it’s not only the black vote that matters or counts and I’m beginning to think it is.

Mark   January 23rd, 2008 5:59 pm ET

The media, including CNN has been making stories out of nothing. We don't care about all this race and gender stuff. Can't we concentrate on the issues that effect us? CNN claims to have the best Political Team. If they do, then why aren't they asking more hard hitting questions about what is effecting the people? Like most comments, this probably won't make it to the message board. Thanks CNN.

Bill Auman   January 23rd, 2008 5:59 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right. I am a Republican but I have seen the news media more interested in "being the news" than "reporting the news" for both parties. The news media has been going down hill faster than home prices lately. It's a good thing I have TiVo, I got through a 30 minute news broadcast in six minutes, after it got off on the wrong foot, the other day. Sponsors, I did not see any of your ads.

Veronica from Albuquerque   January 23rd, 2008 5:58 pm ET

CNN, yet again you show your bias towards Obama. I have started watching MSNBC more because at least they state the facts not put their own spin on everything the Clintons say or do. I liked Obama at first but with your constant bias in his favor I will not vote for him if he was the only one running. Try to be fair and start hiring people that are truthful. Shame on CNN yet again, the Clintons are not evil people but your reporters should take a good look at themselves.

Veronica   January 23rd, 2008 5:58 pm ET

Bill Clinton has turned into Karl Rove! Bill and Hillary have become so nasty, that I can't stand them! Obama's fighting both of them, just who is running for president anyway Bill or Hillary? Don't matter, if Obama loose, I'm voting for Jack Cafferty!

Janet   January 23rd, 2008 5:58 pm ET

Bill just keeps on running his mouth and wagging his finger and the media just keeps eating it up. He needs to shut his mouth and let Hillary speak for herself, and the media needs to stop sucking up to him. After all she's running not him. Concentrate on what she's saying and stop printing every meaningless thing he says! What's going to happen IF (and I make that a VERY STRONG IF) Hillary gets elected? Bill will just run off at the mouth anytime he feels like it and the press will print it regardless? Hillary better rein him in now or she's gonna have to pay for it, either by losing the nomination or by having to clean up after him once she gets it.

keith, washington dc   January 23rd, 2008 5:57 pm ET

Bill Clinton seems to love being back on the campaign trail until he's confronted like the candidate he's acting like he is.

Tracy   January 23rd, 2008 5:57 pm ET

President Clinton, need to really step back or take it down a couple of notches. He is losing my respect.

deann   January 23rd, 2008 5:57 pm ET

The media shows not too fair to Mr. Clinton, what is wrong for him by telling people the truth and the fact about Obama records.

Jeff Farro   January 23rd, 2008 5:57 pm ET

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!! Whether you are Democrat or Republican you have to admit that Bill speaks the TRUTH. The media makes things more confusing for the public & unfortunately when someone is accused of something in this country they are already viewed as guilty. Get your facts then report the truth.

The MEDIA needs to strive for responsible journalism. Not ratings!

gilda   January 23rd, 2008 5:57 pm ET

His Majesty the Baby strikes again! Aren't we all, collectively, at least a wee bit weary of this self-righteous, self-serving, patronizing blowhard? Where are the defenders of free speech when this overgrown Mama's boy gets his $25 boxers in a bunch because members of the press are doing their jobs?

I was starting to miss Bill just the tiniest amount after nearly eight years of Dubya, but after a few months of his campaigning for Hillary, I am ready for him to retire again . . . and stay away this time. A little of Bill Clinton has always gone a long, long way.

Liz   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

How about this? Let's not care about what Bill says anymore because: A, he's no longer president, and B, this is not his campaign, but in fact his wife's, who deserves her own, untarnished spotlight. Bill, I love ya man, but just shut up and let the woman handle it!

josh   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

How can you believe Bill on anything after he lied to the whole country. I am sure he likes the idea of going to the white house and flirting with girls there. No wonder he is taking this election personal.

Deb   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

I am a Democrat, and Bill and Hillary Clinton's behavior in this race has solidified my decision to vote for Barak Obama. In fact, I will vote for a Republican in the general election if Hillary is the Dem's candidate. The Clintons are despicable. Bill Clinton is not running for office. I have no problem with him campaigning for his wife, but he is completely out of line.

Sherry   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

You lead with "Bill Clinton gets upset with CNN reporter".
He was not upset nor angry, but he did set you straight. It is becoming obvious that not only does Hillary have to take on the opposing candidates, she has to take on the media also. It is a good thing she has her husband to help her, it kind of levels the playing field.

If the news media really wanted to help the American voters decide who the best candidate is, they could do a timeline that states exactly what has been said and what it happened, starting back at the beginning and moving forward to the present.

Daniel A. Greenbaum   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

CNN was more visibly upset than the former President. Clinton is right that the Press
is more interested in conflict than facts and it has been the Media, not the Clintons nor Obama
who hasreally egged on the seeming battle.

Bill C   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

I agree with President Bill Clinton. News reporters are more interested in sensationalism and exciting the public, than in factual reporting on the issues for which the public needs information on the presidential candidates.

What are the critical and imortant issues for the US and the ability of the political party and their candidate to run the country? focus on that!!

Debbie   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

Who is running Hillary or Bill ??????????????
Ohhhhhh no it is Bill ?????????
Do we really want that again????

Coby   January 23rd, 2008 5:56 pm ET

The people who say Obama is crying, are pathetic because thats what Bill does anytime they ask him why he's playing dirty. Hillary, her tears were authentic. LOL. Obama hasn't shed a tear. Clinton supporters why do you agree with these snakes & fakes?

John Harvey   January 23rd, 2008 5:55 pm ET

I like how Bill deflected the criticisms and then made three attacks on the Obama camp. It was also very nice of those media people who are out to get him to talk for so long and say everything he had to say.

Bill and Hillary don't have bad policies. They have bad and underhanded methods.

TX Democrat   January 23rd, 2008 5:55 pm ET

Like it or not people – a Democrat is most likely to be our next President after the 8 years the Republicans have spent ruining this country! I want someone who has experience and I want a woman to finally break the gender barrier! Why NOT Hilary? Bill may not have great morals but he did wonders for our economy, the environment AND when he left office we had a balanced budget with NO deficit. How many trillions has Bush incurred? I've lost count!

jim jackson   January 23rd, 2008 5:55 pm ET

The Clintons are so yesterday. Games, games,games,,spin,spin,spin.
Time to move on. Fired up. Ready to Go!

John Gleason   January 23rd, 2008 5:55 pm ET

Pretty shabby story there CNN. I'm not going to get political with my comments, but I believe that it is very telling in the way you wrote the story where your sentiments lie. By not calling him former President or even, President Clinton you disrespect the man's title. Every President current or past needs to be shown the respect of being preceded by their title in introduction and in print. By calling him Bill Clinton, you have vindicated the biased journalism that is so abundant these days ( a la Fox (faux) News ). I hope this was a misstep, but I will be watching your word choice more closely and will jump ship as soon as I feel that your news organization is becoming active in politics, rather than reporting on politics.

Anonymous   January 23rd, 2008 5:55 pm ET

Your article is misleading. Clinton did not "lash out" or become "visibly upset." Please try to report more accurately.

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 5:54 pm ET

People seem to be forgetting that the Lee Atwater comment was made by a the former Chairman of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, who happens to be an Obama supporter. I see nothing wrong with CNN asking Hillary's surrogate to respond to Obama's surrogate. Bill's calculated "outrage" was out of place, and entirely designed for political gain. The man is an excellent actor.

Hillary and Bill (it's obvious now that you can't separate them) will win the nomination, and in the process, drag the Democratic Party down with them and lose the general election. McCain will likely win in November.

Brian   January 23rd, 2008 5:54 pm ET

For some reason that I don't know, it seems like CNN, MSNBC and all those left wing media is backing up Obama and smashing Hillary and Bill...

I don't know why ? Do they have something against Bill?..

I mean It's like whenever Bill Clinton say "something" and everyone is just trying to discredit him and say he is doing something terribly wrong, when he is just trying to be supportive...well

Anyway...Go Hillary!

Hamid Akbari   January 23rd, 2008 5:54 pm ET

He is not upset! What is CNN trying to do? Is CNN backing Obama or what? Bill Clinton is right in what he said. Give them a break CNN!

Gary Linn   January 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

I watched the clip and read your accompanying story. The two do not match. I didn't see him (Clinton) lash out, I saw him set the record straight. He obviously did not agree with the CNN reporter. That is his right as well as mine.

Reporters should be reporters. Save the editorializing for the editors and post them on opinions pages.

Or, get a job on Fox, where it is all opinion – forget the facts.

Randy Slovacek   January 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

I would hardly characterize his response as "sharply" or "visibly upset". I watched the whole thing and Bill actually was very cool and controlled in answering.

Reading the blurb and headline, you would have thought he was yelling and screaming and slapping her around and had to be pulled off of her.

He is right. The reporters aren't asking policy questions, they are going for and feeding this kind of thing. I think he handled the question very well.

D, WY   January 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

I have been a fan of CNN for year...and yes they are taking the side of Obama....Why????

You go Bill..tell them like it is...we don't want the trash that they stir up.... we want to know who will stand up for the people of the US.

Lou Dobbs is also starting to sound like O'Riely!!!

Does CNN want to be just a trash channel like FOX???

It sure is looking that way.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Well, well, Hillary has Bill in her corner, but Obama has CNN in his corner, so is this now 1+1 against 1+100 (CNN reporters)?

Question: Are CNN reportes pro-Obama, or pro-Republican, or just naively idealistic?

Jay Severson   January 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Amazing to hear someone who has used the media time and time again to whine when the game isn't played the way they like it.

Lisa Gross   January 23rd, 2008 5:52 pm ET

Richie is absolutely correct! I am an african-american who voted for Bill Clinton twice and I will not vote for Hillary and Billary! They are so power-driven to get back into the white house that they would try and destroy, by dirty tactics, a fellow democrat that they see many people actually like. They are by far no different than the republicans, so maybe I will take a second look at the other side, or maybe Bloomberg. I will look forward to Hillary and Bill looking over her shoulder , I can't wait for her concession speech on election night Nov, 08! I will scream as loud as I can, "YES WE CAN!"

Brad   January 23rd, 2008 5:52 pm ET

"Politician is upset with reporter" is not news, CNN.

Dave Johnson   January 23rd, 2008 5:52 pm ET

Right on, Bill! You are 100% right. The media – and CNN is probably the most fair of the bunch – skip the issues and focus on the personal stuff for ratings. It's becoming the People Magazine election with coverage aimed at an electorate the media deems to dumb – or impatient – to care about real issues.

Debbie   January 23rd, 2008 5:52 pm ET

Who Is running Hillary or Bill???????????????? Do you really want them in the white house?????????

Van Buren   January 23rd, 2008 5:51 pm ET

It's kind of dissappointing that President Clinton will no longer be remembered for his presidency, but for the behind the scene campaignomics during his wife's Whitehouse bid. As I said the other day, I don't know if I would vote for John Edwards, but he sure is the most level headed, consistent and experienced of the 3. That's why the GOP doesn't mention him. They see him as a threat. Both Hillary and Obama would loose against the GOP, they know that.

MARYLOU JONES   January 23rd, 2008 5:51 pm ET

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! SOME OF THESE REPORTERS SOUND LIKE IDIOTS. THEY LOVE STIRRING THE POT AND EVEN EGGING PEOPLE ON WITH THEIR INSINUATIONS. THAT IS NOT WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR OR READ ABOUT MEDIA PEOPLE!!! RIGHT NOW OUR COUNTRY IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS, THEIR HEALTH CARE, THEIR HOMES. THEIR CHILDREN ARE FIGHTING AND DYING IN A WAR THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN. STAY WITH THE ISSUES MEDIA AND LEAVE THE GOSSIPY, BACK BITING TO THE ENQUIRER FOR GOD'S SAKE!! SAW HILLARY IN LAVEEN, ARIZONA LAST NIGHT. SHE WAS MARVELOUS! THEY EXPECT 1,500 PEOPLE AND 10,000 SHOWED UP!!!!! THAT IS HOW ANXIOUS PEOPLE ARE TO HEAR ABOUT THE ISSUES!! EVEN LOU DOBBS IS GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THIS CRAZINESS. STOP! STOP! STOP! GO HILLARY!

concerned citizen, Arizona   January 23rd, 2008 5:51 pm ET

Even Whoopie went after CNN saying they are puishing the race and gender card. Mr. Clinton was right on when he said they were doing for headlines basically. They are really trying to divide South Carolina. The people in South Carolina are more intellegent then CNN gives them credit for. They will look at the candidates and make an informed decision just like anyone else. I realize that some people will vote on race but I believe the majority won't.

CAReal   January 23rd, 2008 5:50 pm ET

Here! Here! Yes, Bill's got it right - "what [we] care about is not what's going to be in the news coverage tonight." This is an ELECTION, not an AUCTION, and that's exactly why I'm supporting JOHN EDWARDS! Go, John, Go!

Terry   January 23rd, 2008 5:50 pm ET

I'm getting really tired of folks saying its so unfair that Bill is campaigning for Hillary. did you notice that OPRAH, the biggest celebrity ever, campaigned for Obama? Did John Edwards or Hillary Clinton complain when Oprah campaigned for Obama? did anyone attack Obama for pulling out the big guns–OPRAH? Oprah has a huge following that pales in comparison to the Clintons and all other candidates combined. Oprah has a huge influence on america in everyday life. Tell me again why it was ok for Oprah to campaign for Obama and no other candidates complained or called it unfair...and yet it is so unfair that a a spouse of one candidate, that happens to be a former president, campaigns? Obama is acting like a spoiled brat when he doesn't get his way. All the candidates need to grow up–please. The media is not helping..they are adding fuel to the fire. The media needs to provide a side-by-side comparison of all the candidates for their current proposals, positions, approach, experience, and record for all the major issues. This can then be discussed in the next debate where the candidates are only allowed to clarify or explain their own position if it was characterized incorrectly or they wish to expand. any candidate that makes an attack should be disqualified immediately and escorted from the stage. Wolf needs to ensure that happens.

get truth guy   January 23rd, 2008 5:47 pm ET

All the Media are so biased and we are proud of Bill, Go to get those plitical biased crooks in CNN!

Rich in Arkansas   January 23rd, 2008 5:47 pm ET

If what Mr. Clinton says is true, then investigations should be initiated in NV to address concerns of voter intimidation. These six women (and others mentioned) should be easy enough to locate and interview. The media should get investigative reporters on this ASAP.

Max Golby   January 23rd, 2008 5:47 pm ET

Bill Clinton would do his wife and this campaign a favor by going back to his foundation work. In the longrun, for example in a final Presidential campaign, his frontline campaigning would hurt Hillary by taking the focus off her as the true candidate and hence limiting her authoritarian appeal. A John McCain would take her apart in a head to head and the polls back up this sentiment.

Gary Adkisson   January 23rd, 2008 5:47 pm ET

Bill Clinton is beginning to be a liability to Hillary.

Diana   January 23rd, 2008 5:46 pm ET

President Clinton, I respect you. I voted for you twice. If you want you wife to have the same opportunity of service you had allow her to campaign and run for office on her own accord. Step back and start thinking about being the first male in the White House to pick the presidental china!

danielo   January 23rd, 2008 5:46 pm ET

WHO'S FOOLING WHO?

BUSH-CLINTON-CLINTON-BUSH-BUSH-CLINTON-CLINTON=CHANGE.
Says the Clintons.

CHANGE OF MUSICAL CHAIRS.

Nough of Bush-Clinton dynasty.

Dennis H   January 23rd, 2008 5:46 pm ET

Why is Bill answering questions from people interested in the future when he represents the past. I seem to remember that he and Hillary didn't agree on A LOT of things back then. He is creating controversy wherever he goes to do exactly what he's complaining about....distracting from the issues of this election. Send him home Hillary!

phil   January 23rd, 2008 5:45 pm ET

I cannot front. His response was excellent and insightful. But still...

Obama 08.

Franklin Cain   January 23rd, 2008 5:43 pm ET

Bill Clinton thinks he is King of the U.S. not to be questioned. He continually lies and tries to re-write history and his shameful legacy. He takes credit for things he had nothing to do with, like the tech/economy boom of the late nineties. He and his "so-called" wife, believe they have a divine right to rule us poor uneducated peasants. They are so arrogant and condescending, acting like they are doing us all a big favor. They personify white trash con-artists with degrees
I cannot believe that anyone would actually consider voting for Hillary. She is somehow convincing a lot of gullible people that she is qualified to be president, and nobody calls her on it. The media gives her and Bill a free ride to use subtle
racism to defeat Obama. Whats next -Jeb Bush in 8 years, and then Chelsea? The voters of this country make me sick!

Busk   January 23rd, 2008 5:43 pm ET

I think that most people can see through the game. Its a shame that Obama use energi trying to fight the accusations against him, that will only benefit the Clintons.
Obama has a great vision worth listen. spend the energi on that.

Akin   January 23rd, 2008 5:43 pm ET

Maybe not the best husband – but he was the one of the best Presidents.

Veronica   January 23rd, 2008 5:42 pm ET

Actually, really, take a look at the video. This is a great example of what most of us are saying– take a look at it– there's such a big discrepancy between this interaction and how it was reported!!

frank Honolulu HI   January 23rd, 2008 5:42 pm ET

He's right CNN. Don't hide behind your corporation.

carmella   January 23rd, 2008 5:42 pm ET

I love fact check org. They have now posted their report about the South Carolina debate. There aren't any innocent candidates.

Nik T, Houston, TX   January 23rd, 2008 5:39 pm ET

Only negative comments about Hillary, huh, CNN? How about reporting Hillary picked up an endorsement of the Gov. of Pennsylvania? No, that would not look good for Obama, your hero.

Why not talk about Lou Dobbs' nonsensical rhetoric about illegal immigration and his sick fixation with it, and how he throws tantrums when people call him on his lack of knowledge? Thanks.

matthew   January 23rd, 2008 5:39 pm ET

there was NOTHING in this clip that showed Clinton becoming upset.

He was pointing out FACTS. Something CNN should try to do more often.

Brennan - Seattle, WA   January 23rd, 2008 5:39 pm ET

Oh Bill, I believe it is you that wishes to take the election away from anyone who doesn't agree with you. Two words come to mind: Arrogant and Ignorant

I can only pray that Bill is unable to menipulate his way back into the White House. I am a Democrat and I thought Bill was a good President, but throughout this election cycle he has tainted his image and that of the Democratic Party.

Robert Morwell   January 23rd, 2008 5:39 pm ET

Here's a clue, Bill. We do care about the way you and Hillary have spun stuff and trashed Obama. We find it more of the same-old-same-old which doesn not serve the people of Sought Carolina or America and we're really, really tired of it.

Like many independents who tend to vote Democratic, I had originally figured that I would vote for Hillary if Obama didn;'t get the nomination. But I have become so disillusioned and disgusted with the both of you that if John McCain gets the Republican nomination, I will VERY seriously consider voting for him.

JT   January 23rd, 2008 5:34 pm ET

I am about to switch off CNN and switch off reading the CNN website IF you folks don't start covering ISSUES instead of "creating the dividing lines that this nation doesn't need."

Lev Klinemann, CA   January 23rd, 2008 5:34 pm ET

I love Bill, but they are using Rovian and Atwarian tactics.

Phil Parker   January 23rd, 2008 5:34 pm ET

John McCain has the experience in foreign affairs. Markets adjust themselves regardless of political party. Obama is a great candidate but the majority will not vote for him. Clinton is Clinton : No explanation necessary. Neither will win and McCain will be the next president. Republicans Again Victorious !!

Barney Katzenback   January 23rd, 2008 5:34 pm ET

Bill Clinton is so full of it...it hurts. Just like his old lady...will say ANYTHING.
Go back to the Hillbilly Arkansas.

SimonSays   January 23rd, 2008 5:34 pm ET

On the one had Bill seems to be changing his tune about what went on in Nevada. He went from 'overheard' to first hand testimony.

On the other he is absolutely right that media coverage of this campaign has nothing to do with what voters are actually asking of their candidates on the campaign trail.

IMO There is only one place to go if you want to see what's really going on: C-SPAN.

JT   January 23rd, 2008 5:32 pm ET

I am getting very tired by the way the media is starting to cover this. TELL LOU DOBBS AND THE REST OF THE CNN CREW – to stop talking about racism, to stop talking about bashing and fighting. Every time he covers it or other CNN reporters cover it – all you (the media) does is FUEL IT.

Bill Clinton was making a simple point – it's time to start talking about ISSUES. SO PLLLLEEASE CNN stop asking stupid questions – and FOCUS ON THE ISSUES.

PFC Fedd   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

I'm glad Jon Stewart is back to remind us of the political issues; not the races,marriage, or genders of the Democratic candidates

Veronica   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

GO BILL! :) Refocus on the ISSUES.

rao   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Bill Clinton is tight. CNN needs to stick to campaign issues, not compete with ET or TMZ for sensational stories that guarantee ratings. Investigative reporting is one thing, this is yellow journalism for cable news viewers.The last debate felt like a reality show with Wolf Blitzer and his cronies proving to be ineffective moderators. As far as Bill, he has every right to stand by his wife- as her spouse who also happens to be an ex-President. Stop debating about whether it befits him as a statesman. Maybe you should ask crybaby Osbama to answer the nagging, recurring questions about his records. He is a smooth talker, always talks about CHANGE and changing the course when journalists confront him about his questionable past. I am an Independent. The more I see the shenanigans of the Democratic party and Clinton-lynching, the more I am tempted to vote for Hillary. I am submitting this comment even though I am almost sure CNN may not post it since it shows CNN in an unfavorable light.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

I am firmly committed to leaving the USA for the next 8 years. The thought of having 8 years of Hillary & Bill & Pelosi & Reid leading the country makes me wretch. I'm a Democrat and find this bunch of leaders the absolute WORST the Party has ever had. I'll wait out the 8 years abroad & laugh at the absloute mess (yes, it can get worse) these geniuses get themselves into. Adios, my friends. Just remember to be careful what you wish for–you just might get it. And while I'm gone, I'll work on my Spanish because that will be the language of the land when I return.

Olivia   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

How soon we forget...HE IS A LIAR!!! Do we have 4 Democrats running??? Bill needs to kick back and let Hillary prove herself.

Courtne Lott   January 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm ET

I like Bill just like I like Hilary, I think Obama and Clinton have a fair chance. When it comes to my vote Obama rocks and he'll have my vote!

Jim   January 23rd, 2008 5:29 pm ET

I thought the Democrats would have the White House wrapped up for the next election. Wrong again! If the economy is strong in November, the Dems will be in trouble.

Chris, Orlando, FL   January 23rd, 2008 5:29 pm ET

OH C'MON, CNN!!!

"Bill Clinton Gets Upset with CNN Reporter"...

What kind of headline is this!?!?!?

You guys need to STOP IT with the inflammatory and FALSE headlines. President Clinton was merely explaining why the media feeds stories to the public, and because it probably rubbed your producers the wrong way, you have to throw him under the bus with a bogus headline??? Get real. There was no heated exchange, no rise in the President's blood pressure. You guys just want a racy headline. Your news reporting during this election cycle has been scurrilous at best.

Adam   January 23rd, 2008 5:29 pm ET

Do you know how to tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving. The Clintons are clearly willing to play any number of political games in order to win.
This reminds me of what Bush's people did to John McCain during the 2000 election questioning his military service. It distracted John McCain and the voters, essentially derailing his campaign.
Sofar, it looks to be having the same effect on Barack Obama. I hope he can rise above their level.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the emails going around about Obama's faith originated from a Clinton supporter(or advisor).

Christian, Tampa FL   January 23rd, 2008 5:29 pm ET

Someone needs to shut this man up. He may have been a better President than Bush is, but let's not forget that his actions also divided the nation and that his politics are hardly clean. The Clintons represent four to eight more years of political division in this country. Obama, Edwards, and even people like John McCain represent a new phase in politics and an end to the ridiculous Bush/Clinton dynastic cycle. I'm tired of the Bushes AND the Clintons.

tammy   January 23rd, 2008 5:28 pm ET

How about all the democratic voters in Florida who don't get to vote? How about us?! We didn't do anything wrong, but we don't get to vote, and Clinton supports this. No democrat in Florida gets to vote in the primary. All of us have been disenfranchised by our own party, including Clinton (Both of them), Obama, and Edwards. I don't want to hear him crying about the voters in South Carolina and Nevada when he actively supports this nonsense!

franc   January 23rd, 2008 5:28 pm ET

Where can we find a credible news source. It's not CNN or Fox. There's no congruence between the headlines and the videos. I'm so disenchanted with Obama, I would now rather vote for any other candidate. He refutes, but does not support, any allegations against him. Hillary Clinton tried to keep the debates and the rhetoric on the high road from the very beginning. After countless attacks, Obama left her no choice but to defend herself. Now he accuses her of running a negative campaign. Sensing his waning support, his speeches now sound like a preacher on a pulpit. That may work in South Carolina but it will hurt him the long run. He, not Hillary is playing the race card. When I first heard him speak at the Democratic Convention, I was so impressed. That’s when nothing was at stake. Where did that Obama go? Wouldn’t we all like to know who’s responsible for the emails accusing him of being Muslim? It could be from Republicans or even Obama supporters. He’s relentlessly playing up the issue, playing the martyr. Why can’t he take the high road and say he is a Christian, not a Muslim and leave it at that, instead of constantly playing it up in the press and insulting all Muslims in the process. There are good and bad people in every religion. President Clinton has it right when he states the press is more than willing to spin anything that comes out of the Obama camp. The press is like a pack of wolves. They should be reporting truthful news and not making it.

Marie   January 23rd, 2008 5:28 pm ET

PS: Way to go Jessica Yellin! Bill needs to start being accountable and shut the hell up! Keep up the great work CNN!

Daisy   January 23rd, 2008 5:28 pm ET

Do any Democratic strategists read these comments? I hope so–I'm a voter in Ohio who thought she would vote for Hilary, but I'm very turned off by Bill Clinton's "angry" attempts at intimidating people. He gave a cool-headed response to the reporter's question, which I respected, until he started some kind of act of trying to control people with anger. It really makes me want to vote for Obama, but I'm mad at the way he really did twist Hillary's comments about LBJ. So maybe I'll split this baby in half, like King Solomon. Maybe I'll vote for John Edwards.

charlotte   January 23rd, 2008 5:26 pm ET

I watched the video, read the comments and some people just make mountains out of mole hills, I thought he handled it very professionally. Why is the press even giving creedence to this? We will have a stock market crash if we leave it to the press to tell us we are. People only see what they want to see. On the one hand, Edwards makes a big deal about Hillary not being in S Carolina. Then they say their running against two of them. Well she left half of herself there. The problem is he attracts a lot of attention and that's just not fair to Michelle. Obama needs to bring Oprah back and keep her on the trail. Let her take some of the same types of questions.

Me Me   January 23rd, 2008 5:26 pm ET

RUN BILL RUN- RUN THE DEMOCRATS AWAY TO THE REPUBLICANS.
If Hillary needs Bill this strong she should be home baking cookies.

Wendy, CA   January 23rd, 2008 5:25 pm ET

This is a campaign people, all those Obama supporters have to stop whinning! If the roles were reversed, and Obama had a famous spouse, they would be doing the same. Please stop pretending that you all are above it, actually, its Obama campaign always crying, she did this, he said that...oh PLEASE, GROW UP!! BTW, why is new media always defending Obama, like he can't do any wrong...actually come to think of it, he haven't done much, just give speeches, and nothing much else, if you care to do some actual research.

Dan   January 23rd, 2008 5:25 pm ET

It's amazing that the Clinton haters don't see the hypocrisy through all the vitriol. Yuo all love someone who voyed "present" hundreds of times then comes up with a squirrely excuse as to why he did it. Yeah, I want the POTUS to not take hundreds of stands. That's leadership...not! Obama the empty suit.

Geno   January 23rd, 2008 5:19 pm ET

CE,
I'd say Clinton has plenty to be "angry" about.

Eight years of ridiculous investigations, over 70 million dollars in taxpayer money spent?

The eight years he ran the show we had a pretty good ride...especially considering what we have right now.

Tom, St. Paul   January 23rd, 2008 5:19 pm ET

A CNN reporter? Wait a minute, I'm confused! After reading these forums for so many months, I thought it was CNN's agenda to elect Hillary! Those posters couldn't possibly be wrong, could they???

Cha   January 23rd, 2008 5:19 pm ET

Readers, watch the video clip and tell me whether the title "Bill Clinton gets upset with CNN reporter" makes sense. CNN is fast catching up as an online tabloid rag. The stakes in this election are so high – the faltering dollar, a slumping economy, a sorry health care system, a much needed immigration reform, among others. Please try to practice good journalism for the sake of our nation. Let the tabloids do their work. This is not CNN I used to know.

Ron Lanoue   January 23rd, 2008 5:19 pm ET

You prove the former President's points by the headline you use to identify the story. YOU should be ashamed of yourselves. YOU the media are about to do as sorry a job as you did in the 2000 race and you see what that got US!!!!!! YOU are doing more to undermine this Republic than Al Quada could ever do. Play your role with some intellect and integrity not with the bottom line always at the top. I could do a better job than most all of your reporters. HIre someone who knows the history of this country and has some critical thinking skills. Again, YOU should be ashamed.

Mara   January 23rd, 2008 5:17 pm ET

I think President Clinton has a point. I watch a lot of CNN (I mean A LOT) and of all the reporters I see, there seem to be many with a real slant towards Mr. Obama and away from the Clintons. In fact, even before I read this article, Ms. Yellin seemed to me to be one of the most fervent of the Obama acolytes. Perhaps there should be a little more responsible reporting and a little less Obama Kool-Aid imbibing. Can we just get back to the issues?

Andy   January 23rd, 2008 5:17 pm ET

As much as I dislike both the Clinton and Obama camps, I have to say Clinton is right. The whole story, from the setup with the question to CNN's headline of the article are blatantly bad journalism. The fact that CNN even has this up under the title 'Bill Clinton gets upset' and subtitles the video 'Bill Clinton lashes out at reporter' is proof that its not credible journalism. CNN needs to disguise their falling standards better.

mark   January 23rd, 2008 5:17 pm ET

He's right...the media is too powerful and highly subjective...especially CNN. I can't believe I'm defending the Clintons.

CE, Wisconsin, USA   January 23rd, 2008 5:17 pm ET

He has tried this angry routine before every primary. While president he did the same thing everytime he lied to America and a Grand Jury.

1 more 4 Clinton   January 23rd, 2008 5:16 pm ET

"Bill Clinton gets upset with CNN reporter" is false and misleading. He maintained composure in the face of what I consider to be an irrelevant question and inflammatory question.

Why doesn’t CNN present the news more like Reuters and less like Fox.

Your shareholders will be just fine if you focus on the issues that really matter to Americans. You know health care, education and the economy.

I will vote for the Clintons, so they can start reversing some of the damage the village idiot has been doing for the last 7 years.

tracey   January 23rd, 2008 5:16 pm ET

Can you say biased reporting, CNN?

It's so frustrating to see through all of this Clinton bashing and be totally helpless to do anything. I hope the American people are stupid enough to believe this news angle and vote based on it. Please have some common sense and vote for true change and experience.

Robert Stanwell   January 23rd, 2008 5:15 pm ET

"I spent my whole life fighting those people" what is this election is all about to the clintons is fighting those people till death. Now, they are not hiding it and the press understand them; they want to resume fighting those people they have been fighting all their life. Too bad for America.

Eric   January 23rd, 2008 5:15 pm ET

And why does CNN not report on the fact that Michelle Obama twice blew off reporters at campaign events today? If Bill had done that the media would have been upset about that as well.

LPe   January 23rd, 2008 5:15 pm ET

I not a supporter of the Clinton campaign but I do agree with our former president on this clip. I don’t care how you look at this the message is clear and I think the former president is right on point. The media has embraced Obama because he gets good numbers and they see a way to spin the election in a way that they feel will peak American interest and in the short run that may be so but as the former president said the people of America aware that we are facing real issues about the continuation of the America we can continue to be proud to be a part of or a land of Kings and Serfs. We have tough choices as we look for a leader that can bring about the changes necessary to restore our country a true land of opportunity for all men and women. I don’t see that in any one candidate at this time but I do see that the plans laid out by both the Edward’s and Clinton campaign have more promise for success than that of Obama’s. This is not about celebrity or at least shouldn’t be although that is what the media would have us believe as political reports look more and more like the entertainment section with the he said she said sound bites. Would it not serve the American people better if the news around the campaign trail was about the feasibility of each of the candidates plans and proposals and the impact on each and every one of us as citizens in this country. I for one care deeply about this election not because of who the candidates are in regard to race and gender but why they want to lead this country and the likelihood of their success in fulfilling their plans as president. Hat’s off Mr. Former President

Carolyn Gray   January 23rd, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Thanks for proving once again that CNN will stoop VERY LOW indeed to grab attention and that you WILL NOT truly represent WE THE PEOPLE. 24/7 PROPAGANDA is ALL we get from CNN, FOX, and ANY of the equally corrupt mainstream media.

IF THE CANDIDIATES WOULD STAND UP TO THE MEDIA LIKE THIS *MORE OFTEN* (R YOU LISTENING HILARY, JOHN, OBAMA, ETC.?) you would FORCE THEM (the media) to stop with the sensationalized hype propaganda and LIES –

You could UNITE us on this one issue alone! ARE YOU REALLY AFRAID OF THE MEDIA?!!

Fo   January 23rd, 2008 5:15 pm ET

I really wish that both Clinton's and Obama's so-called supporters would just SHUT UP with the mudslinging and attacks already. This serves nobody, except perhaps Edwards, who's looking better every day.

If Bill Clinton wants to tell me why Hillary is the best candidate, that's fine. If Obama's supporters want to tell me why he's the best candidate, great. But this "he said/she said" nonsense has GOT TO STOP. It's making two great candidates look like a couple of idiots.

Randy k Rannow   January 23rd, 2008 5:14 pm ET

Bill Clinton is absolute correct. We the people do not care about news reporting making-up news, but rather providing coverage of what is important to we the people, or what people care about. The news industry appears determined to take the election away for the people, and that is not right. Elections belong to those asking the important questions, questions that impact American's lives, their life-style.

Heidi   January 23rd, 2008 5:13 pm ET

While I did not see the interview myself, I do know that over the course of these campaigns that CNN and others seem to be purposely trying to drum up the tabloid side of things. I don't blame Pres. Clinton for being upset. Any spouse, former President or not, should defend their significant other if they can.

Hillary has taken a beating in this campaign and so has he. Every time he comes out to campaign the media has a field day. I love when he speaks. He's an authority on several subjects, and frankly a few people could learn a thing or two from him.

It's time you guys back off the people helping the candidates run. It's so sad that you are so bored with the candidates that you cannot seem to find any real story on them.

I am a big fan of CNN. I watch and I read daily. However, I am a little tired of reading about "what this campaign person said" or "that person said." Lets hear it from the candidates. Leave the spouses alone. These campaigns are harder on them than the candidates themselves because they are forced into positions that make it impossible for them to look supportive without getting defensive.

Time to grow up CNN...stay out of the gutter...it's beneath you. Try not to cause any more mudslinging than is already going on. Bill Clinton did his time in the Limelight and while he is probably happy to campaign for his wife..I am sure he doesn't appreciate being compared to people like Lee Atwater. I am sorry CNN, but you've got it wrong. He's doing his job as one f the campaigners for his wife. Yes, Mudslinging is part of the campaign, but the media is not the one supposed to be throwing it!!!!! Grow up folks..you are not FOX....your standards should be higher than this.

John A   January 23rd, 2008 5:13 pm ET

Obama is still smarting over the "slum landlord" connection.
Why doesn't Oprah speak up before it's too late?????

dmw   January 23rd, 2008 5:13 pm ET

You all are bad sports. Obama is not ready to be President. The fact that Bill and Hillary point that out is a good thing. The media has been for Obama from the beginning, but, you all are not being realistic if you expected Hillary and her supporters to just stand by and take it. When Michelle and Oprah were stomping for Obama everyone was so awe struck. This is the real world. Get use to it.

All of you stop being cry babies. This is the political process.

Dave   January 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET

CNN's coverage of news is more like Access New Hollywood. Speaking of which I'll never come to this site again or watch CNN.

PSbro   January 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET

Amen Mr. President. The media should hang their head in shame. I don't care who you support, the media doesn't have a right to get between the people & the candidate.
This is probably the most important election in a long time & the media keeps wanting to take it down to a food fight. I could not care less what some guy in SC thinks about Clinton. I do care about healthcare, the economy & Iraq & other issues. Ask questions about those & leave the other stuff out of it.

JT   January 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET

Pres. Clinton is absolutely right. CNN has for too long been more about process than facts.

Any time both sides in an argument throw out comments, accusations, etc... CNN just repeats them, it never takes the time to figure out which side is supported by facts.

Richie, PR   January 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET

This is very simple to understand. Obama represent a good competition for Hillary and Bill did not expected this a few months ago. Now Bill and Hillary are using all their resources to destroy Obama's reputation. I hope the american people can see this. I believe that if Hillary wins, she will need Obama as her vicepresident candidate. She can not win without the Afroamerican vote. If the Clintons continue with this dirty tactics, they will loose the Afroamerican support.

wordslinger   January 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET

You can't blame the guy. He's had to forego and be on his best behavior (you know what I mean) since the increased scrutiny of the campaign.

gyates   January 23rd, 2008 5:11 pm ET

why doesn't bill find a nice hobby...maybe he and bush senior should continue their humanitarian efforts around the world...

tracey   January 23rd, 2008 5:10 pm ET

Barack put this spin in motion. Barack can't deal with His real issues and record (not that he has much of a record). Obama needed to create this anger in Black people towards the Clintons to get the focus off of Himself. All Barack can do is give good speeches and "false hope".

PGB   January 23rd, 2008 5:10 pm ET

Mr Clinton stated his case eloquently. He didn't sound "upset". He didn't go ranting and raving. Mr Clinton is right. Shame on the media for bringing up the race card every time! Move on to important issues!

Maria Davis   January 23rd, 2008 5:10 pm ET

I agree with Van Buren, they want the presidency at any cost! It's just about them and no one else. I don't believe they care anything about the people or anything else, they just want to be in the White House again. How can people not see that?

Rob   January 23rd, 2008 5:09 pm ET

You need to tell the story straight. I expected to see him yelling and swearing. His voice was kept even the whole time, and he did not appear angry at all. He was quite polite and simply stated why he disagreed. The discussion was civil.

This headline is completely inappropriate and inaccurate.

Craig in Palm Springs   January 23rd, 2008 5:09 pm ET

It's quite obvious that the media, particularly msnbc, hates the Clintons. Obama is the temporary media darling. Bill Cinton is the greatest! He is no doubt the best president America has had since Roosevelt! Obama will not get the nomination; Sen. Clinton will and she can easily beat any of the lackluster Republicans!

Jason - Los Angeles   January 23rd, 2008 5:09 pm ET

Just shows you the true nature of the press. The reporter got her 15 minutes, now go back to hiding until you are needed to stir things up again for no reason.

Bill handled it perfectly.

Carol B., Maryland   January 23rd, 2008 5:09 pm ET

He needs to calm down. Anyhow, sometimes sneaky, gutless smear tactics in campaigns, etc.., need to be reciprocated. Instigators don't always cease and desist, just like hypocrisy. It's getting a little tiring watching everyone's mock shock.

Tom in MA   January 23rd, 2008 5:08 pm ET

I think all these Hillary and Bill haters are either Republicans or the type of Dem who voted for Dubya. Never saw such a rabid bunch.

Wufpakmom, Illinois   January 23rd, 2008 5:08 pm ET

Why is it that no one has ever questioned Sen. Clinton on what SHE was doing while Bill was "not inhaling?"

Bill is still flitting about, playing hit man for Hillary. When we people begin to realize that this man is the leader of the Democratic party and his endorsement of ANY candidate – even one he happens to be married to – is completely inappropriate.

He got called out for distorting Sen. Obama's Reagan remarks, and rightly so. Get over it, Bill. Better yet – get out of the race. Your time is over!

Delia   January 23rd, 2008 5:08 pm ET

Frankly I'm sick of Obama's "Whining" about anything and everything. If he can't take the heat he needs to get out of the kitchen. How can someone who whines about being double teamed in what EVERYONE knew what was going to be one of the HARDEST HITTING election years say he's READY to be President when he can't the politics during the primaries?

He wants to whine about the Clintons but rebuffs any mention of his antics in the Illinois legislature and his "questionable" pals.

Everyone needs to grow up, put on their adult underwear and get on with life.

Can we do a write in VOTE??????????

Kansas Democrat   January 23rd, 2008 5:08 pm ET

To say that CNN is biased for Obama is LUDICROUS!!

All the news media did was point out the obvious lies that Billary has told!!!

Good Sergeant   January 23rd, 2008 5:08 pm ET

Bill is right. "Shame on them!" Journalists are suppose to report the news, not be part of a ploy that is only meant to distort the truth for folks who aren't educated enough to see through the gaff. She should report on the news-news that the American people deserve to recieve without bias and without hidden agendas.

And for those of you who throw out your personal digs...try getting performance-based and with empirical data; rather than displaying your ignorance and errors of logic based on ridicule and disgust. Try reading a book for a change.

Right on Bill!

christina   January 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm ET

though i don't have a preference for either candidate, it does seem that CNN is biased. i go to the website everyday, and most of their articles show Obama in a positive light and Clintons in a negative one. even the title of this article has the undertones of Clinton= bad, whether he was provoked or not.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm ET

Bill is absolutely correct. The press are trying to CREATE the news instead of REPORT the news. It is absolutely shameful. Bill was awesome in pointing out how the press are a bunch of foolish sheep, waited to be herded by the loudest screamer. This press report is so appalling, its enough to make you want to stop watching CNN altogether.

Tom   January 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm ET

go hillary!!

Hillary has been campaigning since 04."Slow and steady wins the race"

Obama is "empty vessels make the most noice"

go hillaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!

Andrew Jay   January 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm ET

I'm on the fence right now on Clinton and Obama, but I feel both that Bill is getting too involved at this point. Save it for the general Bill, say in case your girl doesn't win, there will be less bad blood. YOU ARE WEARING OUT YOUR WELCOME WITH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS! Democrats, not just Hillary need to win the White House. But the drive-by media is giving this more attention than it needs with it's yellow journalistic headlines. We all know the media hates Bill Clinton, and they have for over 16 years by peddling the bs allegations from tramps paid by the Republican machine.

Kim B   January 23rd, 2008 5:06 pm ET

Dear Jim....the American in Paris...

My friend...Barack Obama is not trying to "steal" anything... He is a fine candidate who is attempting to bring this country together...not just us Dems...but people from ALL sectors... The Clintons on the other hand are playing a game...more concerned about themselves than others. I don't disagree with Bill's thoughts on the media...I disagree with the way he has attacked the Obama campaign.. Barack tried to run a "mudless" campaign...I am frankly sick and tired of them and their "entitlement" attitude... Contrary to what Bill and Hillary think...I do not OWE them my vote!

I am an Obama supporter...and if Hillary gets the nomination I am considering voting Republican...unbelievable... I am a DIE HARD DEM....but if I have to choose between a Republican and Hillary....I may go with the Republican...at least you know what you're getting...with HIllary you vote Dem and get a Republcan...

Brenda VanAmburgh   January 23rd, 2008 5:05 pm ET

I am disgusted with the situation between the Clintons and Barak Obama . . . but not with either Hillary, Bill, or Barak. I am disgusted with your journalists who grossly exaggerate not only things that were said but the very manner in which they were said. CNN is very busy trying to stir up controversy among the candidates and I personally find this brand of jounalism repugnant. Can it even be called "journalism?" It makes you look bad indeed!!!

Jaqueline   January 23rd, 2008 5:05 pm ET

Thank God for Bill Clinton. He is telling the truth to the hateful and lying media. Go get them Bill!

Tom Edwards Spring Hill Fl   January 23rd, 2008 5:05 pm ET

He's absolutely right . The news people have the chance to ask poignant and interrogatory questions but , instead at the debates throw softballs or bring up out of context meaningless slights by one campaign or the other to start a spitting match. Not one person at the debates asked how they were going to handle immigration reform , lobbyists , China trade , Hugo Chavez , —and all of these issues affect at the foundation , our ECONOMY!!!! Wake up . Are they , the powerful , once again going to be allowed to draw us into a racial divide , sparked by some well planted turncoats. ? After 59 years here I am growing remorsefully ashamed of us.

Amy   January 23rd, 2008 5:05 pm ET

If you read CNN's news yesterday, they published a story about how CNN readers backlashed against an article which did mention race and gender (how were black women going to vote: for a woman or a black person?), as if black women did not care about the issues. Plenty of people responded angrily, saying the issues were the important thing to consider here, and how dare anyone specifically belittle black women by implying they would make such an important decision based on one of these two parameters. By the way, no one is wondering what your average white man is going to do: vote his gender or his race. So. The issue is one that people DO care about. CNN got its comeuppance from its readers. The reporter may have decided to connect the dots from this backlash with what Mr. Harpootlian suggested and pose the "touchy" yet pertinent question to Mr. Clinton to get a real response. His response sounds like he "doth protest too much" if you ask me, lashing out at the reporter with some pretty harsh accusations regarding her journalistic ethic, instead of answering the question or simply saying "that's not true." I guess it depends on what your definition of "is" is.

Mary, NY   January 23rd, 2008 5:05 pm ET

Grant and the rest of you should stop the nonesence because South Carolina should do the right thing and voter whomever they thing will improve your life. As of Bill Clinton, you all are wrong because every man should stand by his wife as every woman should stand by his husband. You all have forgotten when Bill campaigned for John Kerry and now that it is his wife, it is wrong but had it been that Hillary wasn't running you all will be asking that He support Obama. So stop making nothing out of moe hill. May the best person win. One thing for sure if Obama win South Carolina, he is not going to win CA, NY, PA, MT, MA etc.

rw   January 23rd, 2008 5:04 pm ET

Bill Clinton, the most intelligent politician on the American scene today. I look so forward to seeing him in the White House 8 more years.

Bill is only telling the reporter what so many have been crying about here in the blogs.

But the reality is that as much as people write "stick to the issues" CNN, "tell us about their platform CNN", the majority love this kind of low politics. Let's face it, America is mainly comprised of ill-dressed, uncivil, rude, overweight, poorly informed or ill-informed lazies. Otherwise, why would our TV programming be so dimwit and our newspapers in peril. To quote Carl Bernstein, we live in the "idiot culture". And if you disagree, start from the top and reread the posts.

Huh?   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

He wasn't mad at all. That was very straightforward.

No Hillary '08   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

Bill is starting to look like he's coming unglued. Both he and Hillary are completely nuts.

Tony Pereda   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

All of you people need to understand one thing; Coporate America sponsored media is trying to generate conflict based on race and/or gender, between Hillary and Obama ,to divide Democratic party Americans. And all of you are following the "hype" like lambs being led to the slaughter in every generation. Hillary and Obama are both fabulous candidates. However, the GOP understands it can make a "case" to mainstream/midwest white America against Obama, if he wins based on race (black vs. white). Conversely, the GOP is confused about the basis for attack against Hillary because a gender approach won't work. The population stats still confirm 52% of registered voters are female. Wake up people! When you understand this....one understands Mr. Clinton's comments. How about a media hype generating conflict between Mormons and Christians? Don't hold your breath.....

Tony

Linda~n~Wisconsin   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

I read the story, then listened and watched the video. CNN is really putting a spin on this one. I don't see anything wrong with what the President said. In fact, I agree with him. Who better to handle the media than the Clintons?

It should be interesting tonight to see how the media and pundits spin this one. I will bet that it overshadows the truth of what was really said in the video.

Maria Teresa   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

You go Bill!!!
America was doing fine with you...until that Bush Jr. came along....

anyways,if Hilary becomes president,Bill will be the First Gentleman! haha

Fred   January 23rd, 2008 5:03 pm ET

Must be that vast right...oh wait, we're still in nomination mode, aren't we?

Jessica   January 23rd, 2008 5:02 pm ET

I agree with Bill Clinton – how is this news? "Bill gets mad at reporter" has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with selling ads. The same goes for much of the election coverage. If the news is meant to inform then where is the information??? Where is the substance? I'm sickened by the headline.

DIsgusted Independent   January 23rd, 2008 5:02 pm ET

I am fed up with these ping pongs between Obama and Clinton. Who started it is not the issue. They both need to STOP THIS. I was looking at the Democrats as a possibility this election but I am so fed up with this I am looking forward to a third party candidate someone like Lou Dobbs.

Eric   January 23rd, 2008 5:02 pm ET

Where is the press coverage of Obama getting mad at a ABC news reporter yesterday? Why only highlight Bill's getting upset at reporters?

Nick   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

CNN should be ashamed. Your headline that Clinton was visibly shaken by the comparison of him to Lee Atwater surely caught my attention; but after watching the video of the event, I conclude that CNN is an irresponsible purveyor of slander and distortion. At least you gave the video so we could see the facts for ourselves. However, based on your printed story, I will forever question CNN's description of facts and events and distrust your interpretation and presentation of news events.

Whoever is now CNN's management has truly corrupted what used to be a high quality news organization. I thought the populist demagoguery and ignorance of badly educated Lou Dobbs was simply an anomoly to attract simplistic minds, but clearly his low brow approach to issues is shared by your writers and editors.

CNN will no longer be my homepage. BBC.Co here I come!

N.H. Riegg,Ph.D.
Prof of Strategic Studies and
Retired Diplomat

Charlie   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

I watched this video clip. Bill Clinton's comments on the reporter(s) are absolutely right.

michael Bump   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

You who choose to play into the spin doctor games of the media are truly idiots. Where's the "goes off on the media again" bit? If you listen to him, Bill Clinton is intelligently explaining some very sound logic behind his response. There is no emotional blow up at the media – its a spin folks – a sound bite – a catchy caption to get your attention and sway your opinion. Bill Clinton is once again trying to get the attention off the crap that makes for good drama and fodder for the talking heads on your evening tv, and put it back on the topics that really affect people in this country. Obhama's not ready to be president yet, and I for one don't want him cutting his teeth on the gig while he's in office. The world can't afford to tutor him right now. Hillary has it all, and the guts to do it with. She will be our next president.

Khwaty   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

I've watched the video, where is the yelling or him getting upset? President Clinton was smiling and point by point address the issue.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

Guess I am going to have to look into what the Repubs are offering. I can't handle this anymore.

John, NC   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

CNN is gradually become biased like FOX News. They seem to have anointed OBAMA as the Democratic candidate. Their analyst Roland S. Martin is almost a complete shameless surrogate for the OBAMA campaign. His analysis is becoming more and more ridiculous.

They must be joking!

HILLARY will win the nomination, and become our next President of the United States of America!

RuthieM   January 23rd, 2008 5:01 pm ET

What a smooooothe operator, this Bill Clinton. I never saw him in this light before because he hid it from us, but now... I see all that the reports stated about the Clintons, ruthless, will do anything to win, and that's just what's going on. Just like the Nevada ads said, she, they are shameful, they have no shame. Someone needs to do something about this because they are destroying true democracy. But the other thing is that Hillary cannot be president without Bill Clinton, she had to drag this former 2 term president out to trash Obama and bring Obama down. No comparison a 2 term president to a candidate running for president. Gee, they make the Bushes look mild, at least Bush's dad didn't go trashing the other candidates on the campaign trail when Bush was running for president. He just stood up for his son, and he wasn't in the cameras every second. Where is Hillary? Who's running? And has Bill Clinton taken his pills today? If Hillary and Bill become the nominees I will change parties, I will vote Republican, I absolutely WILL NOT vote for them! OBAMA '08!!

R   January 23rd, 2008 5:00 pm ET

I don't care if Bill Clinton punched a reporter in the face, which they'd probably love, news co's arent happy unless blood is spilling or someone is "taking the gloves off".. Hiliary and Bill Clinton will fix this freaking tanking economy! the republicans already have proved time and time again what they want and WILL do to screw up this country.. and the first thing we should do is give the republicans R vs. W and watch how they run away like their hair is on fire! they would never dare touch such a wedge issue.. end of story. Obama is a great guy, and in a few years im sure he'd make a great president, but we need someone that can will and HAS fixed things.

Bob Smith   January 23rd, 2008 5:00 pm ET

Keep up the good work Hillary when Bill was President every thing was going good.

Mike D   January 23rd, 2008 4:58 pm ET

how about this for a headline - "Yellin' at Yellin!" Keep it coming bubba

pam , s.c.   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

bill clinton is not running for a third term. he needs to shut up and get out of our state . he's spinning and turning this around on the reporter and cnn. CLINTON SUPPORTERS ARE IGNORANT...

Doug   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

I've always liked Bill, but this increasing petulance is most unbecoming and, at least to me, not helpful to his wife's campaign. I wish CNN and the media would remind voters that he isn't on the ballot and Senator Clinton needs to evaluated on HER strengths.

RobbyLove   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

The most dangerous place in the world is between Bill Clinton and a television camera. You'd better move because you're liable to get trampled!

Pam   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

Hillary is the female version of Dick Cheney. No thank you....Go Obama!!

colene from new york   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

"This is so typical of the Bill and Hillary show… (1) They make derogatory comments about people "on the record" (2) Others denounce their derogatory comments, (3) Bill/Hill accuse the other camp of "stirring the pot".

Bill – YOU are the one who stirred the pot. YOU are the one who's making sleazy comments about others. YOU are the one who needs to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your words and actions.

It is this lack of responsibility, this "Teflon" attitude that really, really makes me negative on Bill/Hillary and is the reason why I'll vote for any other Democratic candidate long before I'll vote for either/both of them."

And if you will say anything to get into office, you will say anything to get into war.

Haven't we had enough deception?

WAKE UP, PEOPLE!!!!!!!

Yuk   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

He's absolutely correct and look at the childish title cnn gave to this story. How about "Bill Clinton Challenges CNN on Substance".

Carrie   January 23rd, 2008 4:57 pm ET

I agree that you the media share in the responsibility in keeping this going instead of focusing on issues of importance to the American people. Shine the light on yourself and stop pushing your agendas to make money for your companies at the expense of the American people. Some of news stories you and other organizations have emphasized have been silly and outrageous and takes us away from the dialogue we need to have on difficult challenges our nation is facing now.

Susan   January 23rd, 2008 4:56 pm ET

Bill is correct indeed...as before the media is creating this mess concerning race and gender and has fueled the battling within the Democratic party...it will be so sad to see the election won by the Republicans because yet again the media has manipulated the news and distracted the country from what the real issues are...It is apparent that Obama and his campaign group need to keep the mud slinging afloat seem they do not have any real plans to address the major issues in this country.

Hillary and Bill both care about this country, as they have demonstrated time and time again. Additionally, winning is important for Hillary because she is probably, of any of the Dem candidates, the only one that will and can make a difference in this country. Go for Hill and Bill, you got my vote, don't give up despite the behavior of the media that could care less about what happens to this country.

Katheirne   January 23rd, 2008 4:56 pm ET

Go Bill!

About time some one gives them the check they have been needing. I want to hear about issues and not mudslinging. I think Obama just can't handle have his record questioned and the media wants to keep the fight going.

I would love to see a Clinton in the WH again!

Anon   January 23rd, 2008 4:56 pm ET

"upset"? we've seen him upset – that wasn't it. another biased, inflammatory, inaccurate headline bashing a clinton, unfortunately quite common for fox, ooops, cnn.

ScanDroid   January 23rd, 2008 4:56 pm ET

Good for you, Bill!

Keep on speaking the truth about this race-baiting....it is indeed pathetic.

From San Antonio   January 23rd, 2008 4:55 pm ET

GO CLINTON!!! HILARY FOR PRES!!!

Franc   January 23rd, 2008 4:54 pm ET

I'm so disenchanted with Obama, I would now rather vote for any other candidate. He refutes, but does not support, any allegations against him. Hillary Clinton tried to keep the debates and the rhetoric on the high road from the very beginning. After countless attacks, Obama left her no choice but to defend herself. Now he accuses her of running a negative campaign. Sensing his waning support, his speeches now sound like a preacher on a pulpit. That may work in South Carolina but it will hurt him the long run. He, not Hillary is playing the race card. When I first heard him speak at the Democratic Convention, I was so impressed. That’s when nothing was at stake. Where did that Obama go? Wouldn’t we all like to know who’s responsible for the emails accusing him of being Muslim? It could be from Republicans or even Obama supporters. He’s relentlessly playing up the issue, playing the martyr. Why can’t he take the high road and say he is a Christian, not a Muslim and leave it at that, instead of constantly playing it up in the press and insulting all Muslims in the process. There are good and bad people in every religion. President Clinton has it right when he states the press is more than willing to spin anything that comes out of the Obama camp. The press is like a pack of wolves. They should be reporting truthful news and not making it.

Ozzy   January 23rd, 2008 4:54 pm ET

News Flash! Bill Clinton gets Mad at CNN Reporter

What total BS on CNN's part. Bill did not act mad at all. He was pointed in his response and made the CNN reporter look like a fool. So, CNN uses this News line to attempt to slam Bill ? He was right about one thing ..."shame on you CNN".

Jim   January 23rd, 2008 4:54 pm ET

How misleading is the title!!!Cnn should be ashamed.That reporter was speechless after Bill's brillant answer.He didn't look upset at all.Bill you are the best ever.

George Yu   January 23rd, 2008 4:53 pm ET

Should we, American People, allow the monopoly of the White House? Sounds like we can not find better president other than Bush and Clinton? Come on! It is the 21st century, not the era of emperors.

Kevin   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

wHAt'S tHERe TO moDEratE? i WANT A VOICE IN THESE THINGS.
i'M GONNA EMAIL lOU dObbs!!!!!!! (THERE WAS NOTHING INAPPROPRIATE
WITH MY COMMENT. STOP YOUR CENSORSHIP.)

Benjamin Halpren   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

President Clinton is right. Ever since New Hampshire CNN and MSNBC have been shamlessly on Obama's side. The Obama campaign routinely plays the race card. It started when they misinterpreted words by both Clinton's as having racial implications and trotted our surrogates like Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr. to cry racism. And you carried this misinterpretation over and over again in your reporting. CNN has been part of this process, especially personified by Ms. Yellin. Maybe she can show me the evidence that Senator Obama can bring people together. Only in his mind, not his actions.
Bahcom

Rureddy   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

The MSM hasn't had a decent comment about Hillary for years. They are a group of grossly incompetent journalists who apparently weren't invited to the parties during Bill's administration and think they are owed something now. That any democrat would put up with characterizing Bill Clinton as Lee Atwater shows just how weak and silly these Democrats are. This journalist is pathetic and so is CNN and shame on any Democrat who does not defend our President against these false and unwarrented accusations! We will lose when we eat our own.

Daniel   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

I like how Bill's response to comments about HIS actions are to make accusations about the ones making the observations.

"Bill, I see you're wearing brown shoes."
"That's just what Obama's people want you to think! Your slander hurts the people!"
"... Bill, your shoes really ARE brown."
"Obama doesn't care about the people!"
"What does this have to do with your shoes?"

California Lady   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

DJ in Philadelphia – What the heck are you talking about, The African American politicos have themselves to thank for the problems in Obamas campaign.
Have you been sleeping during all of this or what. Let's get real hear. all you have to do is listen to Hilary and Bill and you can see what their game is.
Give me a break. What a fairy tale Billary is.

Jason   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

Bill Clinton got in trouble because he couldn't control himself in the White House...now he can't control himself on the campaign trail.

Jacob Plummer   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

I'm not a fan of either Clinton, really, but CNN is really taking liberty with saying Clinton was angry or visibly irate. He was indignant and, after hearing what he had to say, if it's the truth, I can see why. Now, if it wasn't the truth, perhaps CNN should cover that? Your reporters should have thicker skins, especially if they are in the business of asking antagonizing questions.

Liam   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

Who would be stupid enough to accept the VP spot with Bimbo Bill perpetually big footing all affairs.

Kansas Independent Moderate   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

BILL CLINTON'S OWN WORDS:

"They never ask about it, and you are determined to take this election away from them, and that's not right. That is not right. This election ought to belong to those people who are out here asking questions about their lives."

HILLARY CLINTON'S RADIO AD:

Attacks Obama, using the "Reagen" statements as if Obama liked Reagen's ideas. Obama already explained it, and the media has already proven, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, that the CLINTONS ARE LYING!

WHO IS FOCUSING ON ISSUES VOTERS DON'T CARE ABOUT?

Bill, it is your GREED and LUST for POWER that is trying to distract from Obama's positive, uplifiting, inspiring message of change.

Becky   January 23rd, 2008 4:52 pm ET

as an undecided voter, I am more and more going to Hilary Clinton's way, because she has the guts to ask tough questions to Obama , since the media is afraid to ask him any because he is black. Shame on you all Media people.
We need to elect a capable and experienced person for the White House and so far Obama seem to me to be very weak regarding International and Economic issues.

Ben   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Give me a break.... Sometimes I feel like the press is running for office with all the garbage spin they are putting on everything. I think this is a case of the press trying to paint Clinton as a roving madman to create a story. Not because there is any true journalistic value to any of it. Please get back to journalism and stop the "politician like" articles trying to create something out of nothing. It's making hipocrits of our entire media network. People aren't stupid, you'll draw in a few but you'll ruin your ratings in the long run as people search for better outlets

robert   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

For those that continue to say negative things about Bill Clinton, just please think about what you are actually saying, or rather typing. Bill Clinton has been one of the best presidents this nation has ever had. These negative feelings should go towards Bush, and the mess that he has caused this country. Going on Middle East talks, and trying to help the economy. Why wasn't he addressing these important matters earlier in his presidency? Because he doesn't care about the American people. Our standing in the world has diminshed, we're nearly in a recession, and these negative comments are allowing Bush to dodge important concerns. Stop worrying about what Bill is saying, and start worrying about what Bush is DOING. He still has months in office, months that he can use to stir another problem up with Iran. Obama supporters tend to leave negative comments about Bill, but Obama's wife has said some controversial statements herself. Do your research, and you'll find what I'm talking about. Ah, I can't wait for the first female president of the United States, and she will get there by herself with the experience she carries with her. GO HILLARY!

Tony   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

No Republicans would believe Bill but are there still Democrats that trust him? I think Bill is peeing all over his reputation. When there is nothing left he would be remembered only as a lying pervert.

Walt, Belton, TX   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Maybe it is just senility or early Alzheimers. Hillary should consider staying home and taking care of her poor old willie.................

Marlene (Ontario, Canada)   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

CNN's reporting is starting to resemble the style of a weekly tabloid. I don't believe I would ever vote for Bill Clinton for anything but I have to tell you I watched the video and he didn't say anything out of line. Not only that, CNN seems to be baiting candidates then exagerating the response. Its time you got back to reporting the news instead of trying to create it.

Gil - California   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Careful Bill, you'll give yourself a stroke.

It is a shame that it has nothing to do with these questions taking the vote away from the South Carolina voters and that the reason you are really upset is because it will probably take the white house away from you.

Get real, I'm paying your salary with your extensive presidential "retirement" package. I am pretty much offended that if Hillary, by the grace of Satan, gets into the White House, you would both draw full presidential retirement. Talk about a scam, and THIS is what upsets you Bill. Only the gullible still like you and you are tarnishing your rep with some of those that used to think you were something special. But the only thing special about you is that you belong in special ed.

NextPresident   January 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Why, why, why does Bill want to get back into the WHITE House so badly? Makes me wonder if they are trying to Pardon themselves for something.

Eddie   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

I'm furious at the reports that black voters are 80% for obama, when he lacks any experience, has no real public record, and is very untested. He absolutely will not win against Mccain and everyone knows that clinton has fought the republicans and won. If the african american voters vote for obama and he loses against mccain, the fingers will be pointed directly toward them

Cha   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

CNN should scrap the "political ticker" segment all together. The news coverage are similar to the tabloids we read that appear as "truth" to tickle the minds of Hillary and Obama supporters. Actually, all we get are rag news and distorted facts. The facts are tinkered, trampled, and twisted. Day after day, we get news similar to Hollywood. News are sensationalized. Remember, political figures like Hillary, Obama, and Edwards need to be heard on substantial issues, not treated like Hollywood rags or icons.

Democrat in NY   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

Bill...You are loosing it. Please take care of your health if not Hillary is going to cry, weep, brood. I cant take that anymore.

Jim, American in Paris   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

Bill Clinton said exactly what needed to be said!

Thank God someone has the courage to stand up to these kind of people who are dividing the Democratic Party and certainly helping the Republicans for November!

Don't let Barak Obama get away with stealing this election!

The Clintons, both, put the Democratic Party back on the map and it's not finished!!

GO HILLARY!!! ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITEHOUSE!!!

James   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

Bill Clinton does not sound like presidential. I don't understand why people like the Clintons so much?? Bill had been lying under his sex scandel and had been dividing this country. We need someone to stand up to this kind of Washington politics and get change!!

justpaul   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

So Bill is blaming the media again? For what, reporting what he and another Democrat say about each other? I guess it's another "vast [left-wing] conspiracy"?

Bill would never utter complaints like this if the media was reporting on stupid things Michelle Obama said. And Bill wouldn't be out there saying these things if Hillary hadn't sent him to do so. This is getting to the point where it's starting to make Carter look like a statesman.

sam   January 23rd, 2008 4:50 pm ET

Desperation can be acted out in a positive or a negative way. Too bad the Clintons are choosing the very low road. That is what is hurting the citizens of SC. They deserve as many honorable Democratic candidates as possible. There is no honor here.

Kate   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

Steve of Sacramento is right on about people's short memories. I was actually planning to vote for Hillary until Bill stepped up to her defense...and the more I see of him the more I remember how he disrespected women in the workplace while in a position of power. Somehow, having Hillary/Bill in the office doesn't seem a step forward for women after all...thanks for reminding me of the true Clinton nature three days before the election!!!

David, Newport OR   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

If Clinton gets the nomination, I will vote Republican and I have voted Democrat my entire life. She will only force the division that exists in Washington further apart. We need compromise. We need someone who can pull America together, not push us apart. I fear she will be no different from GW except she will be from the other side of the eisle. Don't believe me? Read these responses. There is no middle ground.

The Truth Hurts   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

It's because of Bill Clinton that the Democrats lost the White House in 2000. Al No one wanted him to campaign on their behalf.

So now he's making up for lost time. This is his chance to reclaim the White House. And, he will stop at NOTHING, people.

Howard Dean, as head of the DMC, you can put a stop to this ridiculous behavior. It's time to have a one-on-one with the leaders of this campaign. It's unbecoming of the Democratic party.

ACE, Denver   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

The more Bill Clinton talks, the more he reminds me of the ranting old man that all of the family members hate to bring down from the attic. I really used to admire that man. How sad...

lee   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

We are really handing the election over to the republicans by allowing this type of mudslinging to go on!!!! Both parties need to stop the mudslinging before no democrat has a chance of winning

Joe   January 23rd, 2008 4:49 pm ET

Like the Clintons care what people really want.
I think the disgrace Clinton brought on the office of the President is awful. I thinks it more awful that anyone wants to hear what he has to say about the "truth" after his administration.

Geno   January 23rd, 2008 4:47 pm ET

Yeah, those "Clinton years" were BRUTAL.

A raging economy, no deficits, a surplus, no unemployment, no wars, no 4,000 dead Americans, no 30,000 wounded Americans, not 100,000 dead Iraqi civilians, America revered throughout the world...why would ANYONE want to return to that kind of America??

I'll take a President getting head over what we've had for the past 7 years any day of the week.

Jon, Pittsburgh, PA   January 23rd, 2008 4:47 pm ET

Most of you that are writing disparaging things about Hillary and Bill are so naive that you don't realize the main stream media is trying their hardest to get Obama nominated. The main stream media is predominantly owned by rich and powerful conservative Republicans and they know who they want to run against.

You can't see through it because you've allowed yourself to be brainwashed by Rush, Sean and Bill for so many years now, you don't know the truth from a fictional novel.

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 4:47 pm ET

What really gets me the most is that daddy Bush wouldn't even step into the 2000 primary when his own flesh and blood was running for the GOP ticket.

This is a totally inappropriate role for an ex-president and I am losing respect for him, fast.

Ron, NJ   January 23rd, 2008 4:47 pm ET

LOL here we go again!
Pundit after pundit have said, just wait for Bill, he has blown up over something just before the last 2 primaries.
Oh well make that number 3 now...

carol   January 23rd, 2008 4:47 pm ET

CNN's first sentence in the article is misleading and unnecessarily provocative.. Bill Clinton is not visibly upset as the article contends. He's calm, he's clear-headed, and he's direct... Do I agree with him?? That's not the point? CNN is creating drama where there is none and where there doesn't need to be any. Cover the issues!!

Angela   January 23rd, 2008 4:46 pm ET

From most of the comments above I can see that you haven't watched the video, President clinton answered the question put to him, he wasn't upset,he didn't lash out, he stated that the media didn't care about the facts and that they are doing a diservice to the voters by focusing on rhetoric and unfounded accusations instead of the issues that the voters want to know about. He stood up for the voters and told the media the truth and all he gets in return is nasty comments, being accused of lying and dirty tricks. Get Over it its the same old rubbish being repeated by people over again – you must all be perfect. Noone mentions the work that he has done since he left the White House, helping fundraise for the victims of the Boxing Day Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina with former President Bush, and all the good work that has been accompished by his foundation and global initiative which has helped improve the lives of millions of people in the areas of health, housing, education, climate projects etc – why don't you do some research, maybe then you could give him some credit for what he has accomplished and the respect he deserves as a former president rather than these pathetic, mean comments. Once again CNN has shown an extraordinary bias against the former President.

Dusacre   January 23rd, 2008 4:46 pm ET

If Bill is a "brother", then why is he not in prison?
Many more "brothers" are in American prison for far less than what Bill Clinton has done!

But he is out there giving the living hhhh to America! Eight more years of Clintons? I don't think so!

Sid   January 23rd, 2008 4:46 pm ET

...gee, I knew there was a reason that I am not fond of politics as usual.

I must, however, state that Mr. Clinton's remarks is so silly...so childish...so typical! What Clinton IS doing is EXACTLY what was stated...but he must cover it up by stating the obvious: that the Obama camp is doin' some of its own spin.

Hell, if people think that Edwards' calm demeanor and subtle attacks on Obama aren't also politics and spin, then y'all ain't-a-watchin' close enough. The game is afoot, so to speak. Clinton-camp is hoping Edwards will steal away the "I hate Clinton" camp from Obama, so that those numbers are accordingly diminished, allowing the blind Clinton sychophants to outnumber the competition's number, and accordingly win the nomination. Civil Discourse has taken the backseat to irrationality, and this is unfortunate because the candidates did a pretty good job early on of highlighting their own campaign's high point without constant attacks on the others'. However, I guess we had too much of a good thing.

At this point I don't care which of the candidates beats Hillary Clinton (and Co.)...I just hope they do! Eight more years of nepotism corporate-buddy-buddy will be enough for me to expatriate!

patrick   January 23rd, 2008 4:46 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right.CNN is covering the election like a tabloid.Talk about real issues before it's too late.

Steven   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

This is the kind of reporting that has made me start watching MSNBC...you guys are pathetic.
So Wolf...do you really think Clinton "lashed out" at your poor little reporter? PATHETIC.

nathan Flower   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

The entire situation should be call Bill v. Barack. It's tired and is inflated by the media. Ms. Yellin clearly has a very thin skin and is doing exactly what Pres. Clinton accuses the media of doing, spinning and hyping the drama. This kind of "pity me" reporting makes me very disappointed in CNN.

Don   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

Why is it that the only thing people can think about is Bill Clinton's sex life. Either your jealous or have little else to do. My God, this is history. Done. Who cares? Like no one has ever had an affair. Oh, I forgot this has to come from those morally correct republicans who would never dream of having sex( oh, wait....). Bill Clinton is one this countries greatest President's. I admire him for speaking the truth about the media. CNN, go back to reporting the news. This election has really shown your weakness and desire for ratings.

David, CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

If McCain wins over the GOP and the Clintons claw their way to the top of the dem ticket using the same kind of tactics they've been using in NV and SC, then the Dems are boned for sure in November. Kinda amazing considering the "post-Bush" attitude most people have towards the Republican party these days, but if the Democrats want to rip themselves apart from the inside out, then who can stop them?

peg   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

You have it coming CNN. Along with the other blood thirsty networks. I stopped watching Fox because I thought you folks were fair. NOT . Did you folks feel you had to be more like Fox in order to get the ratings? You are all the same. Mr. Clinton is saying things to the media that other people wished they had the guts to say. I like it when someone calls you all down to be the scandal mongers you all are.

Stephen   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

Unbelievable that an ex President I once hold in high esteem is a TRASH!!!

Robin   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

I am sick of the Clinton bashing by the media.

News alert: Dems who support Hillary do NOT do so because of anything Bill says. I for one wish he'd take a vacation until January 2009.

What IS increasingly clear, however, is that Obama has failed to successfully make the case based on his own merits. At debates, he has the opportunity to persuade us, and he does not. He is great in front of a teleprompter, but without that aid he comes across as unprepared and petulant. Or, as Lou Dobbs said last night, "out of his element."

While it may be appealing and convenient for Obama and his media fans to find a scapegoat (in Bill Clinton) for Obama's own weaknesses, the American people are smart enough to sort out truth from spin. Obama has just plain failed to show us the "beef."

Media, shame on you! Whatever happened to true journalism. All we get today is sensationalistic BS.

Rob   January 23rd, 2008 4:45 pm ET

Bill really needs to can it and let Hillary stand on her own.

CNN needs to reign their reporters in and let the facts speak for themselves.

Don   January 23rd, 2008 4:44 pm ET

I think Brother Bill needs to check and see if his blood pressure med is working or not.
Of course the people still care about the race issues, and Hill started and continues with the gender issues. Her little teary eyed jag, come on I took acting 101 also, anybody can turn them off and on. Her comments about being in the kitchen–Give me a break! This should show America what they will get with Hillary-Four or eight more years of Bill (and George). My, my arent Bill and Bush Sr. great buddies now?

The Clintons are angry because they feel the White House is an entitlement. His strike at the reporter is more Bushy than ever. In other words DO NOT QUESTION ME. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE. I could almost hear again "If your not with us your against us and your not a good American.

Don

Ant in Texas   January 23rd, 2008 4:44 pm ET

Well, caring about the people now? That a new one for BILLARY!!! Maybe he should find the truth from all the lies he has told the state of South Carolina. Maybe his wife should be in South Carolina instead of the Super Tuesday states because she has written off South Carolina as a defeat. And what will BILLARY spin in the South Carolina loss, "It was the press that cost BILLARY that primary" Will Hillary ever present her views? Will Hillary ever stand for anything? Will Hillary ever show up for a vote in the Senate? NO, but BILLARY will!!!

I hope Obama can get back on message, about changing this country, uniting the people and moving us forward and away from the dark days of Bush, Clinton, Bush…ashame that I had to include BILLARY in there, but he is sad. Race and gender has been played by BILLARY to drive a wedge between South Carolina, the South and America…They play the gender card, they play the race card and hope America will fall for it. Is Carl Rove now Clinton's brain?

If the people focus on issues and substance, the BILLARY will not win!!! No who is frustrated? Now who looks inexperienced? And he is the former President, my God!!! If BILLARY can not take the heat, get out the kitchen!!! Their inexperience is showing!!! Just because you know your way around the White House, it doesn't count as experience.

These times require real leadership – from Day 1!!!

Obama 08

ina   January 23rd, 2008 4:44 pm ET

why are people so upset about bill being on the campaign trail for his wife, if he wasnt everyone would be posting how horrible he is, why doesnt he campaign for his wife doesnt he believe in her.....blah, blah, blah........he is on the campaign trail just like any other spouse is.....they all have negative things to say about eachother and the other canidates, it just so happens that this spouse used to be our president, so what, stop complaining.....i think the other demo's are just scarred of that because he was our president and many people still admire him. I think obama needs to just give it up, with all the emails going around about his past and his religous beliefs, whether or not they are true it still puts doubt in voters heads........it is going to be hard to win in the end........I admire him for taking that step and running and i think in a few years maybe........i think both hil and obam need to just chill out a bit, frankly i am getting turned off by both of their actions and may just vote reb.........yikes! LOL

jfs   January 23rd, 2008 4:44 pm ET

CNN needs to do better. Your lead in "Bill gets mad" and is visibly upset were not accurate. He did not rais ehis voice and he spoke directly and factually. CNN needs to stop being part of the sound bites.

David S., Chicago, IL   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Bill sucks, stay out of the race!

PenFoe   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Bill is quickly turning into the political version of the crazy Little League Parent.

JR   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Wow! Two days earlier than predicted... Why is the media putting up with this? Since he's not the candidate, they should ignore him, just like a spoiled child. Let's see how long Bill Clinton would stand it if no cameras/reporters were following his every step... If he's like the kids I baby-sat oh-so-many years ago, he'd clean up his act FAST.

If Sen. Clinton has the slightest interest in running a dignified campaign, she needs to send Bill home NOW!!!

RA,Cary,NC   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

To make News should one hit the Pit of Journalism, as Yellin has apparently done?

Justin, Houston, TX   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

I bet not one of these Obama supporters leaving comments even listened to the interview. Bill did not raise his voice once during the whole interview. In fact, he calmly explained everything and was right on everything. Instead of CNN focusing on Bill saying that people do not care about all this media crap, they sensationalize.

CNN is stirring dirt because they know they're are idiots who will only read the headlines. And you fall right for it. CNN is disgusting and you people are disgusting for not getting all the information. There really should be an educational requirement for voting.

Sharon Merkle   January 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Bill Clinton was absolutely right. His comments were not a personal attack, nor was he even chastizing, Ms Yellin. It is ironic that even in reporting this particular story, your focus is on digging for sensationalism that just isn't there regarding racial and gender undercurrents.

Ed from PA   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

It will be yet another awful four years of Hillary gets in... Do you know how many businesses are in her pockets?

And do you seriously want Bill Clinton as First Gentleman?!

Maddog, Charlotte NC   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

Bill, this is all a smoke screen...all you and Hillary care about is winning at any cost

I voted for you twice but will not vote for Hillary. You two are shameless.

Vince Rinehart   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

Again the corporate media (CNN and the like) are trying to push Obama down our throats by attacking the Clintons. Funny that their were no stories about Obama's racist remarks on Monday night. If Hillary or Edwards had said those sterotypical things they would have been run out of town by the media and the NAACP.
This is just what the Republicans want! They are scared of Hillary. Obama will be easy for them to buy or walk all over. Come on Democrats...if you hate what has happened to our country in the last 7 years...do NOT vote for Obama. Hillary is by far the strongest and best chance for change in this country.

Lillie   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

CNN doesn’t have the sharpest tacks for interviews, granted, but I thought Bill was supposed to be a smart guy. Don’t screw up the Dems chance with this junk. It’s Yale vs. Harvard. A bulldog is a fighting machine that can’t see beyond it’s stubby nose.

sairam, DC   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

I am a long term democrat and have strongly supported Bill Clinton in his elections. I am greatly distressed by his conduct now – he has lowered the dignity of an Emeritus President of this country. His aggressive partisan actions – in sharp contrast to those of his dignified predecessors Jimmy Carter and Goerge Bush Sr – make him look coarse and boorish and brings our nation another notch down.

I am not prepared to support Hillary for several reasons – her claims of 35 years of executive experience as as valid as that of a cardiologist's spouse of 25 years claiming cardiovascular skills or a General's spouse claiming martial strategic skills. She is bellicose and aggressive and hardly a comforting change from the current 'know-it-all'. Further, this country was built on the aspirations of its founding fathers who broke away from dynastic power – and it will be be a shame for it to turn back the clock a couple of centuries to get Bush/Clinton/Bush 2/Clinton 2/.... and so on.

If, God forbid, the democratic party choose her, I will have to break away from the party and vote for any acceptable alternative to Hillary. I am sure there are hundreds of thousands of others who feel the same way. The guaranteed way for the Democratic Party to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is to nomimate HRC.

mel   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

I think HRC wants to ge the white house then divorce Bill.

Tim, Cincinnati, OH   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

Bill Clinton needs to follow the example of another former President, George H. W. Bush, who kept far away from the cameras and microphones when his son ran for president. Clinton can't help himself–he craves the spotlight as much as he craves power.

cnn is stupid   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

good old biased inflammatory cnn ... still waiting for the "anger" in the headline.

Lance Click   January 23rd, 2008 4:41 pm ET

We have had enough of the Clinton's. They think they own this country. Go away Bill. You were a sorry Governor in Arkansas. You were a sorry President. You could not even keep you pants zipped up. Your Fake, Your Wife is Fake. Go Away!

Tom   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

Bill's absolutely right. Lets see how the Obama camp spins this.

AS   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

Another scary thing...

I have to carefully read any stories about Clinton, to see exactly *which* one the interviewer is talking to, by reading clues like "himself"....otherwise I can't tell who's saying what anymore either.

John Demmler   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

This campaign is more about Bill Clinton than anything I've ever seen. Between this and YouTube clips of Bill Clinton falling asleep at a MLK service, one would think that he was running for a third term or something.

Another Steve   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

Talk about spin. What's the matter Bill? You can dish this stuff out, but can't take it.

JB T F ID   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

The republicans are loving this BS. The more the democrats are fighting, the better they look.

Stan   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

we love you bill, you will be a good first gentleman

Mike, Fort Washington, MD   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

Billary is at it again. Looking for sympathy!! Bill is enjoying this because when he was impeach, his credibility went way down. Now he wants the spotlight. Bill, you sound like a crooked salesman that will say anything to make the sell.

Sara Celinda Bartra   January 23rd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

I think Bill Clinton is right. The media is focusing on nonsense instead of focusing on the issues. Please do not follow into that!!! Focus on issues that are important for this country and how this election is going to affect us. Bill Clinton have the right to support his wife, like Obama's wife if supporting her husband or Elisabeth Edwards is supporting her husband. The fact that he is well articulated and former president does not mean that they are doing something wrong.
Sara B. Florida

tinman   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

Hate all you want, but voting present does not qualify as a true vote. Last I checked, Bill left us with a surplus, now we have a mountain of debt and we are in recession. Hmmm...Let a Clinton repair the United States...again...

Greg, Houston TX   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

The Clintons are such pathetic, hypocritical losers. Why anyone would support them or vote for them is beyond me. Does anyone honestly think they are "colorblind"? Does anyone honestly think they would be above using race to divide if it meant they might win? Come on, people. They're the Clintons and they're politicians. Need I say more?

Jake Grubman, Wheeling, IL   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

I didn't think that the question was a bad one, I just think CNN is wrong in calling it an attack, saying Clinton "got upset." He actually answered the question calmly and (according to his skewed view of Obama's campaign) thoughtfully. I don't agree with Clinton, but I think it was a good question, an expected answer, and a bad title from CNN.com.

On a side note, Bill needs to stop this. I am so tired of the Clintons being able to run two-on-one here. Obama is running a strong campaign and continues to be honest with voters while the Clintons play this good cop bad cop stuff. What voters need to realize is that a vote for Hillary is a vote for Bill's third term. And it's going to be the same garbage politics that we've seen for the last decade.

California   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

Wow, this madness just won't stop. He keeps going and going. He refuses to act like a former president. Is he trying to ruin his reputation? It is truly unprecedent. I liked this man. I didn't think he was perfect, none of us are. But I thought he was an ok prez. Now, wow, whatever respect I had for him and his wife is gone. He's just a cheap political operative. They just lost my vote. I'm now voting for authenticity, honesty, transparency and judgment. .

Bill, Melbourne, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

subtle. s-u-b-t-l-e.

if you're going to be condescending, at least do so at a 5th grade level or above.

Will Gainesville, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

bill clinton makes me nauseous.

Kevin   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

I submitted a comment where is it??????

truth   January 23rd, 2008 4:39 pm ET

Bill Clinton is absolutely correct. CNN and some other news media are treating Obama as a saint. He and his people are playing the RACE card, and the media love to play along. And the media turn around said this race is about RACE! It all starts from Obama himself.

Karen SC   January 23rd, 2008 4:38 pm ET

Well Said Bill! Thank you!

Allen   January 23rd, 2008 4:37 pm ET

I'm a voter Bill, and I'll tell you what I care about. I care about an unhinged and unstable ex-President going off in emotional hystrionics while in the White House. Go home.

JimS   January 23rd, 2008 4:37 pm ET

OK then I'll just say:
Keep speaking the truth, Bill. All us Democrats are listening.
I guess comments critical of the media won't be allowed so I'll leave it at that.

clairbloom   January 23rd, 2008 4:37 pm ET

Shame on you, CNN for distorting what took place in this video. Bill Clinton is right, all you want is to feed the ratings of the network. Never mind what the people want.

Thank God, there are still Americans who can think for themselves and don't fall into your slimey trap.

Soldarith   January 23rd, 2008 4:37 pm ET

He is absolutely right here. There really is absolutely no room or reason why the media is harping on this race/gender thing – Give it a break. Race and gender are NOT the issues at stake here. Our presidential candidates are not debating race or gender issues, they are debating what the American people feel are critical concerns: The war, the economy, national security, rights of Americans, etc. Get off the drama train and focus on the CORE and CRITICAL issues that Americans are concerned about.

Woz - Los Gatos, CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

This guy is becoming a modern day Billy Carter.

Joe Paterno   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

P – A – T – H – E – T – I – C. We are all so sick and tired of the Clintons. Please go away.

Concerned Citizen   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

I agree with Mr Clinton. It is a shame that CNN is only concerned about sensationalist news and topics only to sell more advertising. It's more of a shame that the citizens of the United States support your sensationalist news which I find to not be news at all but maybe a notch above tabloid. PLEASE REPORT WHAT AMERICANS ARE TRULY CONCERNED WITH, NOT SPIN OR GOSSIP!!!

NKilf   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

So interesting the dynamic in play here: Methinks the gentleman protesteth too much–it is not uncommon for someone (Clintons) to attack someone else for the very things they themselves are doing. Talk about Masters of Spin! They have out-Roved Karl Rove. Is this something to be proud of???

In the past I stood up for Bill Clinton in his bygone era of shame, but no longer. Their tactics may be smart politics, but it is such a turn off. If THEY get the nomination, it's ABC for me–Anybody But Clinton. Methodology counts!

BaselinePunk   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Anybody else get the feeling Bill will wind up being Hillary's V.P.?

brende   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Statesman? Former president of America? he should be in Sweden fixing up the global economy instead of trying to fix Obama.

Who's Whining Now??   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Bill Clinton is behaving like a two year old who isn't getting his own way. Obama is standing up to him and proving he won't take any of the Republican attacks when they come. The leaders of the Democratic Party are trying to rein him in.

Now he is deflecting the blame to the news media who are investigating the Clinton claims about Obama and finding they are incorrect. Obama is also, rightfully so as Clinton is campaigning on his record as President, is pointing to the poor decisions he made. Bush is bad but the mess we are in is not a result of just the past seven years.

This is not the type of leadership that will win over the rest of the world.

Renee   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

Does anyone know where I can procure a bumpersticker that says, "Anybody but Hilary for President"? I cannot get past her tearful "Some people think politics is a game" speech. They all know it's a game and Hilary (and BIll) are champion gamers!

Lea   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

I watched President Clinton's response to reporter Yellin and I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR AN ANGRY PERSON. Does President Clinton have to whisper his answer or perhaps that would be showing anger too. I am so disappointed in CNN and especially Wolf who we always saw as an impartial, fair minded reporter/host.

What does it take for journalists to report the issues that are important to the American people instead of emotional issues such as race, gender etc.?

Maxi   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

When he is right, he is right. Like him or not, he was correct.

L. Maimets   January 23rd, 2008 4:36 pm ET

I am not a democrat, but BC really artculates what is wrong with our media. Media is not informing, it is provoking and generating nothing but confusion.

Dave NY NY   January 23rd, 2008 4:35 pm ET

Kudos to Bill – that's all I'm going to say...

Jeremiah Grant, Phoenix AZ   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

Two Words: Term Limits

Bill, go home! We've already had enough interns scandalized for one lifetime

Ann   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right. Media has ' a crush' on Obama, God knows why... because any person with some common sense does not. Go for the 'beef'.. not for intrigues that Obama supporters will tell you to keep their favourite in the race.

Bill is right, what matters for Americans is not how we get to tears and excitement because somebody is preaching 'unity' without having any idea how to get there. Unity will come when Americans will not live in poverty losing their homes and jobs. Nobody will even care about ideology and politics if economic prosperity is given back to Americans. Obama has no way to get the country there.. because all he knows is to yell propagandistic slogans. Yeah, lets govern together...

Ed from PA   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

The majority of Americans want to see the Clinton reality show return to the White House. Especially since the writers have been on strike, we have been devoid of much entertainment as of late, and so the Clinton's popularity has risen.

demwit   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

Q: How do you know when a Clinton is lying?
A: There's a wagging finger in your face.

Rhonda   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

I'm sick of hearing Bill and Hillary all the time putting down Obama, they started this thing wanting to play the race card and I'm tired of hearing poor me. I used to like Mr. Clinton, but this is getting ridiculous. Have they forgot what he put this country through when he was in the white house. All the lies he told the american people and his wife.We don't need this anymore and we sure don't need them to say things about other people running for office, when they say things that Obama didn't really say it in the way they try to present anyway. I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting tired of hearing it. If we elected people on there ability to tell the truth as seen in the past, we could get rid of alot of our candidates.

TMV   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

Listen to his words, people. Not the media spin or the talking heads' soundbites. And speak for yourself, Anon. Two Clintons in the White House would improve your life - ALL of our lives - whether you deserve it or not!

Kenzo S   January 23rd, 2008 4:34 pm ET

As we could only expect from the master..... an absolutely materful display of twisting of fact, corn-pone ah shucks folksiness, semantic gamesmanship, and smiley faced lying.

The one and only Master. This must be a fairy tale after all!

Anon   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

It is so fascinating to see a former President getting down in the trenches like common folks to help his wife out. Gore and Kerry did not use you but you are showing them how to win an election. You go Bill!!!!! This is what the people of South Carolina wants to see.

The Media is just a gosspi tabloid. Tehy need to get back to real journalism.

If Hillary Lose, I hope John Edwards wins.

Daniel Oberhauser   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Everyone wants to be in the White House....Clinton, Obama, Edwards. For any of you to say that the Clinton's have not gone the extra mile to help the middle and lower income citizens is deplorable.

Sven   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Maybe Hill-Billy should just stop with the lies. No one believes you guys any more! You are liars through and through! Blaming the media when YOU made it about race and started with the negative ads and voter suppression. What a piece of garbage. If Obama loses because of your dirty campaigning- guess what ? A boat load of us are going to vote REPUBLICAN in November!!!!

mark   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

It's now clear to me that CNN is incapable of reporting unbiased news when it comes to the Clintons. CNN should leave the biased news to the competing campaigns and try REPORTING for once.

lynne c   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Little Willy, Willy won't go home. ..and for Hillary's sake he really should. He's going to remind everybody of the bad ol' days. Everyone calls him a political genius. This just makes me laugh. He's really just a really sneaky, manipulative good ol' boy.. I'm sure he could pick your pocket with a smile and leave you grateful he had lightened your load. Wake up everyone...and remember

Clifford   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Good for Bill, he's making a point that the media doesn't address the real concerns of our country, they would rather talk about things that boost their ratings and not about healthcare, the billions we spend monthly on a "oil war" that kills innocent American men and women. Those that disagree with Bill and Hillary and other candidates that are trying to discuss the real issues in our country, you are lazy, you are part of the problem and not the solution.

If Obama becomes the Democratic candidate for President, I for the first time in 30 years will vote for a Republican. Obama won't last fours in the Whitehouse.

dean   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

Clinton gets "MAD" at reporter. Your choice of words is meant to make Bill Clinton look bad. CNN is getting worse than Fox News in its obvious slant. I listened to the entire clip, and I didn't see a "mad" Bill Clinton. I saw someone trying to set the record straight. CNN appears to be protecting Obama and taking obvious sides.

Joanne Babineau   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

I am from Canada and I am intriqued by what will become history. I believe that USA will have the first American WOMAN President. Hillary Cliton is ready to make all of you proud. Listen to her carefully. She has experience, integrity, and the respect of many who believe in her policies. . I look forward to the coming weeks. These primaries are fascinating. Funny how men just do not get it.
More power to you Hillary. You would have my vote.
Sincerely,

Joanne Babineau

RRC   January 23rd, 2008 4:33 pm ET

President Clinton is right: CNN does not want Hillary Clinton to win the democratic nomination. In the night she won the New Hampshire primary, CNN called the race "undecided" long after all the other outlets had announced the winner.
The media is definitely against Clinton, coming out with all these polls that turn out to be far from reality and never following on the problems in Omaba's resume.

Pete in Moorhead, MN   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

I support Mr. Clinton's remarks. I don't believe I want a president in the White House that skirts issues, as well as not vote on various legislation.

By the way, Obama must be loved by the tobacco lobby, as he is a smoker. I don't want a smoker in the White House, as it stinks bad enough under a GOP regime.

HANNITY & COLMES FOX NEWS   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Have Bill Clinton check by a doctor...He is not well! Something is very wrong in the picture. The Clintons are boring! I will not stay in the united States while Hillary is leading my country. As an independent, I will vote Obama or Republican.

pat   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

How overstated! Comments pointing out the preference to report on the ongoing battle for the vote with an obvious softness toward Obama's positions and charges is bound to be wearing. I thought Bill was, factual, clear, and rather calm as he pointed this out. And yet the exchange gets labeled as him lashing out. Apparantly, this is the best way to get viewers to watch the segment, but watching the whole segment sheds a much different light on the situation.

John   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

It is begining to look like CNN is becoming like other networks (Fox to name one) and trying to ask anything or do anything for a story. The headline in the front page said " Bill Clinton gets angry at CNN reporter". Did not look like he was that upset at the reporter as much as upset over the allegations. CNN reporters need to start showing some ethical standards.
The news in the CNN are sounding more and more like Obama sided than Edwards or Clinton. The democratic party will figure out who is the best candidate for the party. CNN just need to cover stories imparitially, equal to all candidates.

HJ, Richmond   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Unfortunately, Sen Obama has lost his stride and message. The Clintons will do anything and everything to get the nomination and election. If that is the case our hope only hope is Mayor Bloomberg!

Matt   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Something smells fishy...Oh never mind, it is Bill's Finger!!

Luke   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Bill Clinton is right. Why can't the CNN reporter just stick to the real issues and not to appear to be partisan and favoring another candidate. Yellin was out of bounds. She probably hate Hillary or envious of her that Hillary is a tough cookie. And your reporters should alway appear non-partisan like Wolf Blitzer.

Jeremiah Grant, Phoenix AZ   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

What? Billie Boy got mad and tried to intimidate another reporter? Goodness, who would have ever expected that?

Maybe they have Bill out playing attack dog so that Hillary doesn't have to cry in public anymore.

Talk about a campaign that's frustrated–frustrated they can't get crowned today and must actually work to persuade voters.

SilverSpring   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

It is sad to see Bill Clinton stoop his low.

Elaine, Atlanta   January 23rd, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Go home Bill you look tired!

Will it Ever End   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

According to Hillary, "this is the fun part" for the Clintons.

Maybe he needs another nap...

Sam   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

CAREFULLY LISTEN AT BILL CLINTON'S SPIN:

"What you care about is this. And the Obama people know that. So they just spin you up on this and you happily go along. I mean, the people don't care about this," he added. "They never ask about it. And you are determined to take this election away from them. And that's not right. That is not right. This election ought to belong to those people who are out here asking questions about their lives."

APPARENTLY HE IS TRYING TO SAY THAT OBAMA DOESNT CARE ABOUT WHAT "the people" CARE ABOUT!

BILL IS SO FULL OF CRAP!

IF HE REALLY CARED ABOUT WHAT "the people" CARED ABOUT, HE'D DO US ALL A FAVOR AND DISAPPEAR..........AND TAKE HIS WIFE WITH HIM!

HE'S SUCH A SNAKE! HIS SORRY AZZ HASN'T BEEN TO SOUTH CAROLINA BUT TO CAMPAIGN...NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE "cares" ABOUT THE PEOPLE...

GIMME A BREAK!

steve   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

Enough is Enough! Obama 2008!

Kate   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

Is this CNN or Entertainment Tonight? Is it really that difficult to provide readers with real political news that may actually make a difference to a voter? Or does it take too long in the editing room to spin real news in favor of Obama?

Shirley   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

The "commenters" who are probably Republicans, are only interested in bashing the Clintons. Facts are Facts...Obama made the statements and they are on tape. If Obama cannot face the truth how do you think he will survive the real lies by the Republicans?

To compare the Clintons to Lee Atwater is ludicrous. Obviously the black community thinks that the best defense is an offence but this is surely going to backfire. They are playing the race card with the Democratic Black Caucus saying that if Bill doesn't stop and Obama doesn't get the nomination, they will withhold their votes. WOW, talk about slimy tactics! Face it people, Obama is 46 years old and a career politician. If anyone is acting like a Republican, he is.

ME   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

This excerpt from the State newspaper in SC says it all:

"But we also have a good idea what a Clinton presidency would look like. The restoration of the Clintons to the White House would trigger a new wave of all-out political warfare. That is not all Bill and Hillary’s fault – but it exists, whomever you blame, and cannot be ignored. Hillary Clinton doesn’t pretend that it won’t happen; she simply vows to persevere, in the hope that her side can win. Indeed, the Clintons’ joint career in public life seems oriented toward securing victory and personal vindication."

"Despite America’s bitter partisan divide, all sides should agree on this: In such an environment, little gets done. Congress has been largely useless under both Republican and Democratic leadership. Setting aside the ideological conflict for conflict’s sake to get anything worthwhile done has fallen severely out of fashion.

And America certainly has things to get done. "

Political warfare is not what we need now. Obama or Edwards. That's the choice to get away from scandals of years past and move on to solving today's problems.

Dee   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

I hate CNN for MANY reasons, but No. 1 is the lack of objective reporting of the news. Then, again, few quality news agencies out there anymore. Stupid CNN reporter was baiting Bill for him to "attack" her so CNN could report "news" of this spinned up story. If CNN had any respect for objective reporting, they would've reprimanded the reporter for acting like a Star Magazine journalist and not reported the event. The rest of you who are sucked into CNN's spin of this story need to go wash your brains out.

jezz   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

when the CNN become TMZ

Bill, Melbourne, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

How this man sleeps at night (or at MLK memorial services) is beyond me. HE and HIS PEOPLE deliberately distort Obama's comments and, even after having their version of said comments debunked, continue to spread them to try and fool those voters he's so concerned about with regard to CNN's coverage. He's concerned that CNN is covering the fight and not the issues? Give me a break. That is the new strategy for the Clinton campaign. Obama is getting way too popular when he's allowed to stay on his message and speak honestly to the people, all the while taking support away from Hillary because he personifies the difference between the genuine and the canned, between the honest and the calculating, between being full of fresh ideas and the intelligence to execute them and being an entrenched member of the establishment with sufficient moral bankruptcy to literally say and do anything to get your way.

He speaks as though he's surprised that someone would call him out on the very dirty tactics that he's known to use. He, is just pissed off that they actually have to try to win the nomination, instead of everyone just standing back and handing it to them.

And yes, my use of the plural pronoun is deliberate.

"Well, sometimes I can't tell who I'm running against."

Andy   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

For the dignity of the office of presidency, I think the former president Clinton should stay out of the race. PERIOD

Caleb   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

I used to be anti-Hillary but they are getting hammered by the press. It's like the press thinks they have to protect their baby boy.
What Bill has done in the past is not relevant right now. The news media is supposed to be unbiased and they have not been. Every channel you turn to he is crying about the same thing over and over. Obama can't handle this minor heat, he definitely can't handle the world leaders!! He won't be able to reign in Krazy Kim on North Korea.
As for the e-mail he's crying about; that has been circulating for years! It was forst sent to me in 2004-05. There is still one going around about Hillary and social security, just got it last week, and she's not crying about it.
Watch Dan Abrams on MSNBC. He has been fact checking and keeping score. Neither of them are innocent.

Eddie   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

I WANT TO KNOW WHO RUNING FOR THE BIG WHITE HOUSE ????????? IS BILL OR HIS WIFE .BILL IS LOOKING REAL SUTPIT.HE IS NOT IN THIS RACE OR WHAT?????????? I WAS THINKING OF VOTE FOR HILLARY ,NOT NOW HELL NO!!!! NO VOTE FOR HER IN OUR HOME OF GOD THERE 5,000.00 OF US OUR VOTE WELL NOT GO TO HILLARY BECAUSE HER HUSBUND >OH DID I MISS SPELL HUSBUNDDDDDDDDDDDD.HE IS LOOKING LIKE A BIG FOOL!!!!!!!

Trannon   January 23rd, 2008 4:31 pm ET

All of you are wrong, as usual.

Bill is right.

Stop allowing the media to toss flowers at Obama!

Bill tells it like it is here, he's not mad. He's RIGHT and all of you know it, too.

Go cry on your Obama wagon.

m. campion   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

If Clinton is back to white house the American people will end up with 20 year shared between two families: Bush and Clinton. What does it look like? Dinasty? what type of democracy is this?

dinasty = a line of hereditary rulers of a country

Sven   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

apple – what does that mean? He is looking for a cow and a cigar???

Cha   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Bill's comments so true. CNN reports are covering silly, superficial elements of the campaign that do not mean a lot to people in South Carolina and the rest of the country. Why don't you cover the candidates' differences of opinion in health care, Iraq, housing forclosures, and other bread-and-butter issues? Remain grounded and relevant, CNN folks. Practice good journalism.

Anderson Imes   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

While I am not privvy to the facts on which Clinton makes accusations of dirty politics in Nevada, I will say that I agree with his last point.

As an American citizen I really don't care about bickering between rivals. I'd like the candidates stance on issues, but the only thing I see in the highlight reels is the squabbles. I do believe the press doesn't give most Americans who don't watch the debates or read the candidates' websites any information on their stance on the issues. All you get is the latest inflammatory soundbite.

Whether or not Clinton said this as a political move or out of genuine concern for Americans doesn't make it any less true.

Jeff, Des Moines, IA   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Bill & Hillary Clinton are the consummate lawyer politicians. When they get caught twisting words they immediately try to turn the issue into something else. "Bush, Clinton, Bush and another 8 years of Clinton" will never sell to any informed voter who truly wants genuine change. Too bad Clintons can dish it out ...but can't take any criticism.

Billy Mitchell   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

and he was right, CNN, shame on you!

Boogie Los Angeles CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Obama's wife uses the race card like mad in her stumps...I guess she didn't get the memo that Barack doesn't practice these kinds of politics.
So, it's ok, to attack Bill for good cop bad cop...but, not Michelle?
typical...

James D.   January 23rd, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Bill's hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Glazed, Detroit metro   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

At last!!!!!!!!!!!. CNN had this coming. From the days of Iowa primary, into NH, most of the left media has been trying to get this to be a race issue in the DC race. Now you guys got egg (at least) on your face. For the prominent media having betrayed the people on the Iraq debate, now you guys are starting this low-ball debate. SHAME ON YOU.

wlgriffi   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Awaiting "moderation"???? LOL!!!!

leftdcin72   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

The Clintons are not Democrats, they are Clintonites. They run for themselves, big planes, speaking fees and the big house. They are a complete waste of time.

Jen, Altamira   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Well said Bill! Give it to 'em!

Scott, Royal Oak, MI   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

THIS JUST IN:

After yelling at the female CNN reporter, Clinton winked and said "sooo you come here often?"

Gloria Rowan   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Mr. Clinton is right, this is not helping the people of South Carolina it is utter nonsense . Ask questions that are of concern to the people. Reporting used to be believable not today.

Steve, Texas   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

CNN = Fox X 2!

Chad   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Lets be honest here, President Clinton has a point. Lets let elections be about the issues and not the silly "He said, she said" reporting. CNN and the rest of the media know that "issues" don't get readers and viewers though. Controversy and political missteps do. Where many may skip the article titled "Hillary and Obama: Where they stand on the economy." Few will skip over "former President lashes out at reporter"

Stephani   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

I don't blame Bill one bit. GO BILL!!!! If a Reporter is not going to do their job like they are supppose to and try to help one candidate or party over the other in their questioning then they don't need to be in that position. I can't actually believe that there are AMERICANS that want someone in the position of our President that is named Obama. It just doesn't make any sense to me. As long as Obama isn't our next president I almost don't care who is, because they are all the same. You didn't see our country in the awful state that it is in when Bill was our president.

Nelson, Colorado Springs Co   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

Sometime it's be quit. Is Bill Clinton running for Prezzzident. Hit Dog will hollow Bill Clinton's recent remarks "He said the comments were meant to "suppresses the vote, demoralize voters, and distort the record, lashed out at Yellin and visibly upset. Bill Clinton live for this. Let it go Bill

JAM   January 23rd, 2008 4:29 pm ET

I am an undecided Independent, but I think Bill Clinton is right, "Shame on you." . From what I have seen lately when Obama and his people say "jump" the media asks, "How high?"

We may be "just viewers" to you in the media, but we are intelligent individuals who can judge when an organization is being biased. Both CNN and MSNBC have been biased in favor of Obama from the very beginning. You are no better than FNC.

Brad   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

they're all playing a game people .... get it. obama-maniacs .... you're guys playing the game too? hello. what happened to .... "something different" from the obama camp. and, if you think the clinton's are tough .... wait for the general election. better to learn the game now and have a strategy for when the real fire comes. the republicans WILL NOT GIVE UP THE WHITE HOUSE with out a flight, and if mccain is the nominee - there will be a fight. breath deep – this is only the beginning.

Howard H.   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Somehow this must all tie back to the Scientologists.

Just kidding- call back the mother ship!

Mirta   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

How can you headline this as BC getting "upset"??? He was calm, clear and logical in his explanation, plus, he was right!

The media is keeping the racial fires burning. I can just hear it now if Obama wins this Sat. What a great victory because of the support of the black voters! So, when Hillary wins on Super Tuesday are you going to say what a great victory due to the support of white voters?

How many times prior to this campaign have you ever heard that either Hillary or Bill Clinton were accused of being racist? NEVER! This is fueled via the Obama campaign (the man who referred to AA Monday night as "Brothers").

Sheldon   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Do you idots know who Lee Atwater is? Why are you still atacking Bill- You must be nazi-republicans or total retards!

Ken   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Somebody forgot to take their meds today...

Byron   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

How is he upset he's just stating facts. CNN really needs to grow up wheneven Bill Clinton refutes some charge he's characterized as upset or distraught
cmon cnn grow up

Jim   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Watching the report by Yellin on Bill Clinton showed no highly charged comment by the former prez. He was questioned and clearly and calmly pointed out how he thought the reporter was "dredging up" stuff from the Obama camp to push him with. He pointed out no one in the meeting asked him to respond to Obama but in front of the camera the reporter did. Now who is keeping things stoked here, looks like CNN to me. And for once, maybe Jack will do it, someone on your network should point out how tame this election really is. And maybe someone there could point out that everyone plays politics and go after each other...its not just the Clintons. Let it happen and how about you just report and not create news that isn't. Thank you

NextPresident   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

If the people care about what is going on then why does he continually attack and distort. Bill is a loser and he needs to go. He does not like it when the shoe is on the other foot. So now he wants to get mad when someone asked him the hard questions. WHO IS RUNNING BILL OR HILLARY? Enough of these slimebuckets. Too bad Bill, Norman HSU was sentenced to 3 years in jail and what happened to that *850,000 campaign money? Let's ask him that question.

Marco   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Bill Clinton is STILL very popular,...this cannot be denied. he is very knowledgeable and intelligent.

But he is acting out because of how close the race is between Hillary and Obama ,...but this is no excuse for him behaving this way and he deserves ALL the criticisim that is thrown at him for this one.

MUCH WORSE or much more stupid questions have been asked to political figures during elections, ones that should get us all annoyed.

This is not one, and could have been handeled much more intelligently and maturely.

Learn from this Bill.

MC   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

In review of this and prior campaigns, it seems to me that spouses have traditional campaigned for thier husbands. Should it not be the same when the candidate is a woman. Calm down Clinton haters, they are not going away.

Go Hillary! Go Bill!

JimS   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Keep speaking the truth, Bill. All us Democrats are listening. The only ones upset and thinking you're going overboard are Wolf and Fred Hiatt and Tweety Matthews. We hear you in spite of all their concern trolling.
Wolf's deeply troubled take was particularly amusing.

Jennie   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

What he said sounds pretty accurate to me. I'm surprised it took this long for someone to say it.

Lorenz, Queens, NY   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Cry me a river....

D. Alberstadt   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Bill Clinton has every right to be upset with anyone who compares Bill to Lee Atwater. Atwater was more than just a hachet man he was skilled in dirty tricks. Atwater would say and do anything to win. Just before he died Atwater confessed that he had a lot to be sorry for. Unfortunately he torpedoed the political process in order to get what he wanted. A lot of good people and good ideas were trampled.

There is absolutely no way Bill Clinton can be compared to Lee Atwater.

Perhaps the CNN reporter should go back to Journalism school, at least apologize to the Clintons.

By the way when does the media ever apologize?

Dave McDougal   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Clinton are right. CNN and the majority of the news media continues to continue on the race issue..............They are not reporting the facts. Yes, there is a race issue and that is White canidate verus a half breed.........

Joe   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

I can't believe people are in disagreement with Bill on this.

His point is simple. The media spins things left and right and it's getting out of control.

His point is simple. Without the media's influence, we don't have discussions, and debates on racism, or call people out based on "He said/she said"

His point is simple. People want to talk about the economy, the war, immigration, health care, education, etc. Not lies and spins.

That's all that we are getting out of the media and this election process. They don't care about the issues, they just care about tabloid junk. I am really starting to hate CNN and the media in general.

This is going to become a repeat of prior elections where no one cares because not only do we have candidates that can't stop fighting one another, we have a media that is feeding into it and is actually the CAUSE of the fighting.

So here we go again, another pointless election thanks to the media spinning left and right.

John, Pittsburgh   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

I have such a hard time believing anything he says now.

tom   January 23rd, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Bill is upset because, his family deserves the white house again.

rm   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

I didn't get the sense that it was an attack against the reporter per se. But more an attack against the media. . . Keep pounding away Ms. Yellin!!!! Don't be bashful about putting him on the spot. You weren't out of line....And if I may ad, I might very well be voting for Hilary anyway. ....

Freedom of Speech   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Bill is right! CNN needs to stop provoking voters and readers into anger. It's clear that CNN wants Obama to win. What ever happened to the issues of the United States, the Economy, Healthcare? Instead, CNN reports garbage on fights between the canadites.

CNN, you are only hurting yourself in the end. When it is all said and done, we will be back to blame CNN for false numbers, and false reporting.

Steve, Sacramento, CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

As a Republican supporter, I had already resigned myself to a Democratic president in 2008. Basically, it is their's to loose. But you know what? – They may just be able to loose it if this BS contiunes. Keep it up Bill. People's memories are short and many have forgotten your horrendous performance in the White House. But if you keep reminding America of your true colors, the Republicans will win again!!

brende   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Hillarious

John Y., Charlottesville, VA   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Right on Bill, keep it up! More redfaced tirades pleeze. Remind us all what to expect if you are reelected in November!

abdirazak ali   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Go Bill. CNN and Chris Mathew from NBC news are not neutral. they always side with Obamo. i do not know what they upto. i hope there is no gender factor, hate femail because they (CNN and NBC) have a lot female workers. but no in higher position.
Hillary is the best presdident

lbr, jersey city, nj   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

HURRAY ! MR CLINTON. YOU REALLY MAKE SENSE. WHAT MATTERS TO THESE REPORTERS IS WHAT THEY COULD TALK ABOUT ON TELEVISION A SCOOP FOR THEM . THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT THEIR JOB AND OF COURSE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY

Karen, Boca Raton, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

I agree with President Clinton that media as a whole, not just CNN, are not at all focused on the issues that the general public is focused on with respect to this election. All I hear about is the fighting between candidates, who's running out of funds, who dropped out, who paid $400 for a haircut, who has ties to which lobbyist, etc. And I agree that the media IS taking this election away from the people. I care about ISSUES, not personality, not rhetoric, not who is fighting with who, ISSUES!!!! It's so tiresome and so not what politics should be about, that I'm disenfranchised with the whole process. And the media in part is to blame...and so are politicians. They are ruining this country, from top to bottom, and not one of them seems to give a rat's behind how to fix it...

Julie-Albuquerque   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Wow! Bill Clinton's response to Ms. Yellin was so on the target, it solidified what I detest about irresponsible reporting and headline hungry reporters. Jessica Yellin should go work for one of those tabloid magazines who create interest in their magazines by printing out of this world headlines. She would be at home there where she would be free to to spin and distort subject matter for the sole purpose of creating sensationalism and drawing gullible readers.

Harry Brock   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Bill is right ..... All CNN and the rest of the media care about is this stupid he said, she said campaign, and they are not interested at all about the American People. Why doesn't the media talk about how all the past leadership, and PRESENT leadership is selling this country down the tubes ... you all better start brushing up on your Chinese, because that's where this country is heading. Gee let me see, give the peasants a tax rebate with money that we borrow from China, so they can all go to WALMART and buy products made in China - wow what a concept !!!

joe   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

"BILL CLINTON GETS MAD AT A CNN REPORTER" ...CNN HEADLINE

GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

CLINTON WAS RIGHT AND POLITE AND HONEST

GIVE THE FULL STORY NOT HALF THE STORY

CNN IS ANOTHER FOX NETWORK...

WOLF, JACK AND LOU...GROW UP....YOU SHOULD BE ON
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

SHAME ON CNN!! SHAME ON CNN!!! SHAME ON OBAMA CAMP FOR CONTINUE TO SPIN IT!!!

CJ   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

Dear Reporters and Comments People: This election should be about American lives and NOT about the questions that reporters raise for sound bites. I WANT to hear what the candidates have to say about the economy, Iraq, medical insurance, gas prices – and the very basic fundamentals – the price of groceries! I want to know what the candidates will do about 1 gallon of milk costing over $3! I want to hear about America for sale to foreign investors. Bill is absolutely right about challenging the reporter to stick to the issues that affect our daily lives. And as to those people leaving comments about Bill and his infamous sexual peccadilloes – you're buying into the media's sense that American voters care more about scandal than about intelligent voters who want someone in the White House who can better our lives. Or, you're all the ones who put a C-average Yale grad into the Presidency, and see where that got us!

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

I think Bill has gone off the rails! I was a Bill Clinton suporter years back but now
it's time for him to enjoy retirement, rake in the bucks, etc. He seems almost frantic. You have to wonder if he's got something dangling over his head on this. Is Hillary telling him "Either I win or you go!"? Hmmmm

Grady   January 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm ET

It's clear that the Clinton's are "frustrated" by the renewed focus on their slash and burn tactics against a fellow Democrat.

They are probably also "frustrated" that their opponent, Barack Obama, hs been effectively educating the public about their below the belt tactics.

They are also, no doubt, "frustrated" by the fact that, despite squeaking out some close popular vote victories, they have yet to beat Obama in the race for delegates in a single state.

anne   January 23rd, 2008 4:26 pm ET

Bill sounds desperate. He and Hillary thought they had this nomination in the bag but are obviously getting worried.

Jennifer in Austin   January 23rd, 2008 4:26 pm ET

You can clearly read the love / hate relationship America has for Bill. Hate to be the one to tell you this, but you just might be forced to see his face daily for the next 4 years...unless another is chosen to lead this oh-so-diverse country. Remember, we are suppose to be the "melting pot", not the "boiling pot". Change is suppose to be good...for the most part.

P.J. Hall   January 23rd, 2008 4:26 pm ET

I say, let Bill talk and talk and talk. Eventually, no one will care. He is so pathetic!Trying to get in the back door to the oval office anyway he can. Poor old Hillary is so desperate, she will go along with anything, in order to say she has 35 years of experience.

Let's see: 2 years as 1st Lady of Arkansas, 8 years as 1st Lady of the US, 8 years in the federal Senate. = 8 years experience, period! 35 years of a big mouth does not constitute experience!

By the way, if Hillary is the feminist she plays, then why does she need old Billy-Boy to wipe up her mess and lately create a mess for her. Why, I thought she was the MAN for the JOB! She is the biggest phoney there is.

Jeff   January 23rd, 2008 4:26 pm ET

Bill Clinton do us all a favor and move on... you're single-handedly turning this Democrat into a Republican, by your comments/actions.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 4:26 pm ET

He's turned into Elizabeth Edwards!!

Ann   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

i just watched the entire conversation and I really don't think he was yelling. And heavens, do you supposed there might be merit to his complaint? I realize it isn't news if there isn't conflict, but don't inflate whats really going on.

maynard   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

BILL CLINTON IS A BIG BAG OF WIND, THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK OF YOUR GRANDSTANDING AND IT JUST MAY CAUSE THE LOSS OF THE MANY FACED WOMANS PRESIDENCY. WHO IS NOT PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL. SHE IS NOT SMART OR CLEVER ENOUGHT FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE USA.

YOU WILL ALWAYS WONDER WHO IS DOING THE TALKING IF THE WOMAN OF MANY FACES WINS THIS ELECTION---HEAVEN HELP US IF SHE DOES.
THE CLINTONS WILL SET THIS COUNTRY BACK FIFTY YEARS IF THE CLINTON NAME CONTINUES IN POLITICS

IF THE WOMAN OF MANY FACES LOOSES THE ELECTION THEN THROW HER OUT OF POLITICS . HILLARY AND BILL JUST GO HOME. CHANGE IS NEEDED IN THE WHITE HOUSE NO MORE CLINTONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lena   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

Billary + dirty tricks = winning election.

Get over your fear of change and open your hearts to change, peace and unity, America!

Marty   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

This is so typical of the Bill and Hillary show... (1) They make derogatory comments about people "on the record" (2) Others denounce their derogatory comments, (3) Bill/Hill accuse the other camp of "stirring the pot".

Bill – YOU are the one who stirred the pot. YOU are the one who's making sleazy comments about others. YOU are the one who needs to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your words and actions.

It is this lack of responsibility, this "Teflon" attitude that really, really makes me negative on Bill/Hillary and is the reason why I'll vote for any other Democratic candidate long before I'll vote for either/both of them.

John L   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

Finally the HALO is coming off Obama...He didn't get to be a US Senator on sainthood but on the same old political drive of power, ambition and self service.
Go Bill!!!!
And CNN what is wrong with you...perhaps FOX a better news service.

Sven   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

Wow! Does anyone believe ONE WORD coming out of Bill Clinton's mouth any more? The guy is a human BS machine! Hey Bill – just go away, we don't care what Mr. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" has to say !

apple orchard   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

He's waving that finger again, you know what that means.

frankly0   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

The man is a master politician.

Yes, he's upset - but look at what he's upset about: the fact that the reporter is not pursuing what the people of SC want really want to know about. In other words, he's angry on behalf of the people of SC.

Even when Bill "loses control", he's perfectly in control.

jim   January 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm ET

I agree with Mr. Clinton. CNN reporter is acting like the Mr. Harpootlian is speaking fact, not spin for his candidate, and CNN took the bait. Like the Clintons or not, but Mr. Clinton was rational and unemotional in his response. CNN is spinning it as if he were a raging lunatic. Totally unfair and biased reporting on the part of CNN.

Ms. Smith   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I saw the complete footage shown by CNN. President Clinton was more annoyed than upset. I agree with what he said. P.S. Are we supposed to sympathize with the poor journalists when they are appropriately scolded???

John Petty   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I'd say he's right on.

But, of course, the Obamabots have to chime right in about how horrible Bill is.

Carolyn in St. Louis   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

You Go Mr. President – right on point! What's so sad is that it's the Obama folks that are playing the "race" card – they are about as suttle as a freight train. Thank God experience counts!!

Charm, San Diego CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

Frankly I'm disappointed the media has pushed gender and race as "the" issue for Democrats to the point where that's all we've heard about in terms of Obama and Clinton. How about reporting on the real issues CNN? Go Bill for telling off Ms. Yellin! All this senstionalist reporting on he said-she said race-gender thing is detracting from the real messages of the candidates.

Billy Mitchell   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

President Clinton hit the nail on the head. Media outlets, CNN inculded (which shames me), spend more time throwing out headlines like "Bill Clinton get's upset with CNN reporter" and then has the nerve to even post the video. The majority of the video clip is of Clinton setting the record straight, very little of it had anything to do with calling the CNN reporter on her ignorance. All the issues that are important to this country and she goes with rhetoric and mudslinging... pathetic. But... then again, it gets the ratings, doesn't it?

Killjoy   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I'm truly going to enjoy watching the Republicans take down Billary.

Lillie   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

Bill Clinton lied to his wife and us. He continued the Republican agenda in the 90’s and made his wife Vice President.
I’m sick of Bush’s and Clinton’s. I wish folks would check the record and tell me what they did for anyone I the 90’s.
BTW – The comment about Bill being the 1st Black Prez was because the Republicans treated him as if he were Black – not because he did anything at all for Blacks. Check on his confederate flag stance. Wake up people.

judesuper   January 23rd, 2008 4:24 pm ET

Yeah, right Bill, all you care about is getting back into the White House. You just hate it when the truth gets, don't you. And Bill PLEASE shut up!! I agree with Dick Harpootlian and not you. Granted you did have good economic times. However, what could have been one of the best administrations of our time was turned into a smut war. That was entirely your fault, no one else. I for one do not want to go through that again. Besides could Hill run without her last name being Clinton? No way. We shouldn’t vote for Hill because we will be stuck with Bill. For his 3rd term no less.

wlgriffi   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

CNN is a reliable neo-con enabler and is nothing more than a conduit for RNC "TALKING POINTS", Wolf Blitzer's posing as an "objective" reporter is the biggest hoax of the media. Bill Clinton did NOT engage in Atwater tactics and CNN riding this is typical CNN obfuscation. BTW,O'bama did smooch the Reaganites in a pander with his praise of the Reagan agenda. As for the attack on the O'bama positions by the Clinton campaign remember ,"If you can't stand the heat,stay out of the kitchen.".

Chillin'   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

Finally! Bill Clinton is absolutely right. All the media, especially talking head central known
as CNN, cares about is dust and fluff to feel 24 hours a day. They are determined to make mud and fling it.
Why aren't you guys reporting the issues and what voters care about? Not sexy enough?
Go Bill.

Jim   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

President Clinton has his democratic right to voice his opinion and support his wife in her campaign. However, President Clinton needs to set a boundary regarding his involvement in Senator Clinton's campaign. At first blush, are we voting to re-elect President Clinton or Senator Clinton? Or, perhaps, this is a package deal?

In my opinion, President Clinton needs to step back and let Senator Clinton take on Senator Obama and Senator Edwards and let the best candidate move forward.

James   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

He actually right people, whether you are for Obama, Clinton or Edwards. The press only wants news that creates controversy and they will spin the speeches of all three candidates to get the type of reactions I am reading on this subject. Think about it , the more we feed into the spin, the more Blogs and quick meaningless articles we get from the press. They (the media) are the real threat to our voting freedoms because they report what they feel is news and they do it in such a subjective manner. ... Now moderate that. ...

Surrealist, Fort Myers, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

You know...I've got such contempt for his hijinks–if he ever waved that finger in my face like he did the reporter-I'd bite the hell out of it.

His actions so far–have been nearly as demeaning to himself and fellow Democrats–as getting caught being serviced by interns in the oval office.

Jen   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

Oh and dont let us forget perjury and obstruction of justice?? Dont forget!! Never forget!!

Denise P Quinton   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

I truly agree that all CNN reporters have not handled Hilary Clinton with any sort of respect and are total biased. They seem to always want to air the dirt, do they not understand that well informed voters do not like or respect those tactics.
In the long run, I have decided I can no longer even believe anything I hear on CNN, they are out of control.
The future will prove that Hilary Clinton will survive super Tuesday, and Obama is just a junior senator playing the race card and does not deserve to lead our country, now or ever!

fabio   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

As a lifelong BillClinton fan,I have lost respect for him. Bill Clinton will never be thought of again for his legacy in office. If he continues, he will be remembered for the Swiftboating Bulldog that he is being these days. Go home Bill! We need to move forward not backwards. CHANGE is what we need, and you dont represent that.

Obama-man   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

Bill . . . if you play nicer, maybe Barack will let you and Hillary spend a night or two in the Lincoln Bedroom. Oh, wait, that was only reserved for Clinton contributors back in the 90's. I forgot.

rod   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

Your lead on this story is mis-leading as hell. Bill Clinton was asked a question and he answered it truthfully. Print or play the entire conversation between your reporter and Bill Clinton and let the voters interpret what was said. The media should be focusing on the issues in the campaign and not on what the spin doctors are saying to attack the candidates.

PaKid   January 23rd, 2008 4:23 pm ET

Todays media just should let the people decide. They are the ones responsible for telling the story, only bits and pieces. The reporters would turn against their parents if it would mean getting a raise or advancement.

Katy, TX   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

Good for Bill! I hope Hillary is elected, and the Clintons save America from the aftermath of Bush's reign over last 8 yrs.

alexandria   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

For a president I once admired, all respect is lost! Anything for power is the most pathethic thing in the world. And the idea that Hilary can't campaign for herself without the reminder of who are spouse is, is even more pathethc. And the people that see a vote for Hilary is a 2-for-1 Clinton deal are lazy people that refuse to educate themselves on the issues of what the other candidates stand for.

Van Buren   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

The amount of support that President Clinton is giving Hillary Clinton during this debate is without historical equal. Think about it. This election is about the opportunity for the Clinton family to once again take the Whitehouse. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Chris, Washington, D.C.   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

I can't say I really blame Bill for getting irritated by the question. But his ensuing rant wasn't really connected to the accusation at all. It was just kind of a general complaint against the media. It wouldn't have really bugged me if he didn't use the rant to attempt to bash Obama's campaign again for no good reason.

Joe G, Washington, DC   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

CNN, you best back off my boy Bill before I open up a can of whoop-a##!

Anon   January 23rd, 2008 4:22 pm ET

I love when the media is more important than the voters. Thank God for the media, because otherwise I wouldn't know how to think. Lemme go read about Britney Spears so I can learn how not to live my life.

Thanks media, you're a life saver!

B. Riley Hanson   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

He didn't look too upset to me; maybe tired, but not upset.

Carol   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

Obama is going to win S. Carolina by double digits. What is it with the new poll that says it's less?

columbus   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

I think it's great watching all the Clinton rats jump ship onto Obama's. Haaa The Clintons were gods to you dems for years and now all of a sudden another left winger comes along and he's the god. Fickle, fickle, fickle. Vote Republican!

my comment   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

Mr. Clinton was not lashing out, he was just great answering the question. He is just
great person, leader. People can learn from him a lot.

IndyRobin   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

SICK OF CNN, WOLF ... TURNING TO NEWS INTO SOME BRITISH TABLOID MAG... STOP IT

john   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

So now the Democrats are finally seeing the Clintons real faces that others
have see all these years: a pair of ruthless, power-driven bullies. Neither
cares about keeping this campaign on a dignified level. I predict thousands
will leave the Democratic Party because of these two.

Sherry   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

Let's see if this gets posted.

J Emmons   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

i agree with Ed from new york YOUR REPORTERS NEED TO BE CHECKED AND STOP TRYING TO BRAIN WASH THE VOTERS

JUST FINISHED WATCHING PRESIDENT CLINTON EXCHANGE WOLF YOU CALL THAT LASHING OUT SAME OLD THING HYPE HYPE HE WAS CORDIAL BUT HAD A POINT TO MAKE AND HE DID IT WELL AND POLITELY STOP THE HYPE ONE OF THE REASONS i HAVE STOPPED WATCHING SEVERAL OF YOUR NEW SHOWS

Don   January 23rd, 2008 4:21 pm ET

Before you all go off on Bill, listen to the entire thing. Bill Clinton is 100% right. Its about time someone pointed out the media's role in all of this. Matter of fact, CNN just reported Clinton's release the first attack in SC with radio ad, thats not true. I have recieved attack mailings from Obama 3 times this week in SC. If you can not report factual news, there is a problem. Bill Clinton will be raked over the coals, but he is telling the truth. You will not see the stories about Obama attacking Hillary.

Monroe   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

Go get em, Bill. Put her where she belongs – the gutter. Hillary's opponents are going to hell trying to pull her down with them. You're a knight by yourself and by your actions – defending what is right and proper and attacking those who know nothing but insults, innuendo, and half-truths to ply their evil trade.

Deb   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

I can't believe the DNC allows an x president shame this country like Bill clinton has , and continues to do.

josh   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

Those 2 poor guys behind Clinton look sooo bored. there look says it all: "Oh great! Here he goes again. This is painful. No no, I mean it's really physically painful."

jm   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

I am not a Bill Clinton supporter at the slightest but to say Bill Clinton does not care about people is just wrong. The bottomline is Bill Clinton has helped more people in this country and around the world so please do not tell me he does not care about people.

This is a man who took the time out of his own life to help tsunami victims as well as the people of New Orleans. I think you would have a hard time finding a person in politics who has done more for others than he has.

Karen   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

Did anyone actually watch this? He is talking in an absolutely calm voice talking about what the media IS doing and CNN tries to spin it. It is TRUE, that the media is incessantly covering the name calling. The media absolutely can't shut up.

I find it interesting CNN has people following the campaigns that are biased.

Holly   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

This is disturbing – he says in that video that "we" fought hard and "we" won in Nevada. "We?" I think Obama was right at the debate to question who he's really campaigning against – Hillary or Bill? Both?

Jerry   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

this is so typical, the democrats are going to self destruct before the general election and be left with a weakened and bleeding candidate. the Republicans eat this up! WAKE UP people, we are causing ourselves irrepairable harm with this bickering. I find it hilarious that people are shocked that Bill is voicing his opinion and fighting for his wife. If he sits back, what would you be saying?? Get over it, he's a part of this race, as he has been a part of every democratic presidential race. If Obama ends up with the nomination, do you actually think Bill will not back him in the general election?? Lets get logical here, we have learned that the republicans will fight for the white house at any cost, lies, war, corruption, WE need to fight too! If Barack can't stand the heat that another democrat is giving him, how is he going to handle the republican onslaught that KARL ROVE is cooking up now???

Scott in Asheville, NC   January 23rd, 2008 4:20 pm ET

I agree with Bill Clinton. The issues and real reasons people should vote for one person or another are being either ignored, distorted and or underreported. What is supposedly reported as election news is dissention among the candidates, he said she said activities, gossip and intentional activities by the press to forment dissatisfaction among the electorate for the entire process.
Most people really don't care about whether the candidate is of a particular color, gender, or previous occupation. What we want is someone with a workable realistic plan, who can inspire Americans and others with promise for a better world and who can be a real leader for the common good of all.

MB Nekog   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

Here's a challenge, CNN... there's only 7 posts currently. Let's see if you post MY comment THIS time.

As usual, the headlines CNN uses are designed to perpetuate a stereotype of the Clintons. That they are loose with their lips, angry, and upset. I watched Bill Clinton's sound bite and did not notice him lose his temper or change his tone of voice once. He was calm, collected and approached the question with much ease and articulation. His comments are worth looking into. I find it most disturbing that CNN refuses to look into the corruption of the Obama campaign. From supressing latino votes, to his affairs with corrupt political supporters in Chicago, to his lack of details and/or explanation for why the claims the Clintons are making are untrue. All he says over and over is that "the Clintons are saying things that are untrue... the Clintons are saying things that distort my record." Have you ever noticed that HE NEVER OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW? He doesn't explain himself or provide the details, he just says they are lying. Well, if they're lying.... PROVE IT OBAMA!

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

I voted for Bill Clinton and now I want him to just go away. He seems like he is always in someone's face lately. This is play straight out of Lee Atwater's playbook...maybe he is secretly working with Karl Rove...Leave Obama alone!

PaKid   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

Todays media doesn't report the news, they are that smart. They just want to point out the negatives of their opponents. Bill fell asleep the other day, let me ask CNN, FOXNews, and the rest, Clinton is taking medication for his previous Heart Surgery, do they report the meds make a person drousy? No, they are TOO biased and just want to pick on certain individuals. What the heck, CNN was started by Ted Turner, who was married to Jane Fonda, "Hanoi Jane". Need I say anymore.

John   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

O my, Billary are good! What can I say. (S)He twist words and comes back denying..Good strategy!

Gordo   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

I just watched the whole piece. You know he is right. People want to hear about real issues.

WendyOne   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

You mean he finally woke from his Monday nap!! Go back to sleep Bill, it's the only time anyone can believe you.

Adam Nguyen Glendale, Arizona   January 23rd, 2008 4:19 pm ET

Former President Clinton was totally right. Talk about the issues. I hate talking personally.

Kevin   January 23rd, 2008 4:18 pm ET

I voted for Bill Clinton twice, but his recent actions have made me lose all respect for him. The Clintons play the diritiest politics around, and it is truly sad to see a former U.S. President act and say such disgraceful things.

wes   January 23rd, 2008 4:18 pm ET

The coverage by CNN has been grossly pro Obama. It seems that the attacks by Obama's camp have been more vitriolic and personal. It's OK for Obama to attack but unfair for anyone else. Obama is as much of a politician as Clinton and engages in all the same tricks. Let the candidates discuss and debate and don't tell people for whom to vote or make up issues.

Clintonistas   January 23rd, 2008 4:18 pm ET

Oh Bill, you are so magnanimous. The election belongs to the people. Can you pour it on a little thicker? Does anybody really buy this bs?

I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Enough said. Your integrity was gone long ago.

Micah   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Bill Clinton is saying the very things Barack Obama OUGHT to say.

Obama OUGHT to say that the Clintons' attack machine is INSULTING to Americans, that their underhanded promotion of character-destruction is BELOW THE DIGNITY of the electorate.

Instead, Bill Clinton being the 'experienced' politician he is, is co-opting a message that he and his wife contradict every day on the campaign trail.

And what's sick about it is that it's probably working. Come on Barack, I believe in you, would you for once be straightforward and absolutely furious about this?

It's one thing to point out that their facts are wrong, as you do very well, but it's another to flat-out say that their tactics, their approach, their mission, their campaign is just WRONG AND UGLY. That's what you need to state unequivocally.

Put it out there!!! Americans are waiting for somebody to stand up to this sort of insult.

Fred   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Bill – you are joke – no one believes your lies anymore. Just go away.

Frank-Iowa   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Keep it up, Billy Boy. The more mud you sling, the more ground you lose. Election 2008 is quickly slipping away from you and ol' Hill.

Leslie Somerville, Seattle, Washington   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

You go Bill...........
Hillary 08

Eddie   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Bill Clinton just needs to crawl under a rock and go away! This country doesn't need another four years of scandals from him or his wife. It is time for a new direction for this country! Finally, it is time to put an end to a Clinton or a Bush in the White House! Let's bring in some new and fresh ideas.

Joe, Boston, MA   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Clinton is so right on with this one. The Obama campaign is feeding off of this and hoping by playing the race card more blacks will come out and vote. Now that's who really is playing the race card...Obama's campaign; not Obama but his seregates. PERIOD!

Tirso   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Bill Clinton is a volatile tool for Hillary. Yes he can help her with her campaign but also he can also make major damage to her campaign. For the next months if Mr. Clinton will not to keep his opinion to himself he will be taken off Hillary's fron line.

Will Gainesville, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Shut up already bill, you are only making yourself look stupid and rude!

The reporter was asking you a legitimate question and instead of answering it, you insult her and act like a cocky rude man! Not very becoming of you sir

zoom128   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

GO BILL GO !!!

After 8 years of moronic management of the country, I shudder to think what's going to happen with another inexperienced person who people would "like to go and have a beer with".

Obama can say he's above it all because he does not have any record whatsoever – some guy who keeps voting present is not my idea of someone who can take a stand – what's he going to do in the WH – say he was there when the cra* falls out the next time ?? Time for a woman anyway – they're made of much sterner stuff then people think !

JJ in NY   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Sllick Willy is lying thru his teeth again, and he knows it !

JSE, Omaha NE   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Ladies and gentlemen, your next president...should you be dumb enough to elect him...um, I mean her.

Thomas, Cumming, GA   January 23rd, 2008 4:17 pm ET

While I had issues with the man and his zipper always being down, I was really imppressed by his humanitarian efforts. Enough, is enough. Go play golf. You are hurting your wife's chances; you are hurting the Democrats chances.

I am definitely voting Republican now! Somebody get this man some new medication!!

Mike, Chicago IL   January 23rd, 2008 4:16 pm ET

As far as I can tell most of what Bill Clinton has said has been pretty factual, it has however been blown out of proportion by either Obama's camp, the media or both. To Anon, so let me ask you this? You know Bill Clinton? You Know Obama? You know what both of them think? Its seriously funny, you know what you read and nothing more.....

vickie   January 23rd, 2008 4:16 pm ET

I think Clinton was kind to this reporter the way the media is treating the Clintons and going soft on this cry baby Obama If he can defend himself with crying not fair how can he ever defend our country. It's time the media starts being fair.
I think at the very least I expect this from Wolf all the other are pretty much not reporters anyway.

Bill   January 23rd, 2008 4:16 pm ET

Clinton has mastered the art of saying nothing. Look at what he said. It was really nothing except he tried to make it appear he was defending the voters of SC! Against what?

Billsfan   January 23rd, 2008 4:16 pm ET

Bill, way to go! You represent the style, voice and idea that belong to a visionary leader. Obviously, people with narrow mind don't like you. They never figure out why GWB is in DC for making so much damage nor how bad Reagan did to this country. What a pity! That is human being... May God helps them.

GP   January 23rd, 2008 4:15 pm ET

Sorry, Bill is not going anywhere...GOOOOOO BILL TAKE IT TO THEM

Seni   January 23rd, 2008 4:15 pm ET

Bill is right about this, people are so dumb with the media, they only care about political jabs and they don't care about issues anymore. This is politics, you can't do without jabs but don't focus on that as if that is the only issue. Wolf, please stop all those irrelevant issues and focus on what they say about the economy. You give more time reporting trash than issues

RGB   January 23rd, 2008 4:15 pm ET

This is not personal folks. Just because people at such high positions are takings personal jabs at each other does not mean that we too start the same trend. Some of us support Hillary, and others Obama (and some Edwards). Let us respect that. But, one has to snap out of that loyality to either one of these candidates and speculate the proceedings with clear mind, and truth will unite all people for one value and that is integrity. No body asked Clinton campaign to go on distorting another's record just to win. Bill Clinton has tremendous support, all they had to do was run a positive campaign. But, if they decided to go negative, and are continuing to do the same, day in day out, why does it "hurt" them exclusively when they befall the same fate? Poetic Justice. It is time both sides drop their weapons, and start talking about the people, about who this election is really about!

Whoever learns this lesson quickly will win all the way.

allen   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

The lady doth protest too much methinks

Willis Demas   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Shame on President Clinton! The scandal he is making in the elector process is reminiscent of the scandals that dogged his presidency and personal life. He needs to get out of the presidental campaigns.

myvote   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Bill is right on this. People is hungry for information on Presidential Candidate as they are placing their livelyhood for another 4-8 years. Reporters should be reporters not poparzies

get truth guy   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Media are bunch of plitical motivated left wing crookes, they single-handedly manufactured Hussion Obama victory in Iowa, now they are trying to repeat this again even they tasted failures in NH and NV!

Gordo   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

And he lased out how?

Brian L   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

This proves once again that Bill (and Hillary, for that matter,) are out for one thing and one thing only; themselves. It's not about the country, or helping others, its about their own political viability.

Ann   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Pro-life supports in Florida now is your chance to kick Rudi Giuliani out of the race! He is the only Republican running on a pro-choice ticket, and we can kick him out of the race and discourage any more pro-life candidates for the future. If Giuliani gets a third place in this race he will be out for sure! The way to do it, –VOTE MITT ROMNEY. McCain has pretty much wrapped up first or second place in Florida, but Giuliani might be able to stay in the race and later on win California and New York if he wins second. All pro-life voters vote Romney. He is a pro-life candidate for whom, if he wins first or second in Florida, can kick Giuliani out! All people who are social issues voters who would have voted Huckabee, change to Romney and tell the Republican Party we want social conservatives running for President. Huckabee cannot not win in Florida and Florida is a winner takes all, so you literally hurt him worse by voting for him. Take a stand and throw Rudy Giuliani out of the race!

Al, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

What a joke! So it's okay for him to talk crap about people but not okay to be on the receiving end I see. Bill we all know this election is for you and wifey and not the American people!...COME ON AMERICA....LET'S END THE DYNASTY!!!

Pat Huntington NY   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Bill is RIGHT! Obama is trying to spin the race card every which way because he knows that's the only way he can win. He's a weak candidate, and the only thing going for him is his race.

God Help US All, Atlanta,Georgia   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Give em Hell, Bill. The media is out of control. PBS is all I watch now.

Roxanne   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Yes, Grant. You got it right. Bill see's his second chance at the White House slipping away and he ain't having it. And didn't this guy oppose welfare - for other people?

magella   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

bill clinton was the best president
hillary will be the best president
obama he a big talker but no action
people dont forget to put a president like bush was that obama

Tom Masters   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Thank goodness someone is finally talking about the people's needs and not the white people or black people's needs.

We are all people.

Way to be Bill!

victor   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

I have been a long time supporter of Bill, but this has got to stop. It is obvious that he and his wife are trying to turn this into a racial campaign. Obviously if he gets votes to fall along racial lines then Hillary will win. I am now coming to the realization that Democarts are just as bad as Republicans.

Mary Ann Bronson   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

There was a time when I loved Bill Clinton. His true colors have now come out. He is fighting such a dirty campaign against Obama, that before I would vote for a Clinton, I WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN. I hate Bill and Hillary more than I hate Bush

Natasha B   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

This is the same person who said a few hours ago that he's ENJOYING seeing Barack and Hillary going at it.

PaKid   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

CNN reporters need to learn how to report, they are to biased. Why don't they report on Pres. Bush's manipulation of the US constitution. They report what they want cause CNN is so Pro-Bush!

Rico   January 23rd, 2008 4:14 pm ET

Correct me if I'm wrong but didnt the original headline say Clinton goes negative.

Ant in Texas   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Well, caring about the people now? That a new one for BILLARY!!! Maybe he should find the truth from all the lies he has told the state of South Carolina. Maybe his wife should be in South Carolina instead of the Super Tuesday states because she has written off South Carolina as a defeat. And what will BILLARY spin in the South Carolina loss, "It was the press that cost BILLARY that primary" Will Hillary ever present her views? Will Hillary ever stand for anything? Will Hillary ever show up for a vote in the Senate? NO, but BILLARY will!!!

I hope Obama can get back on message, about changing this country, uniting the people and moving us forward and away from the dark days of Bush, Clinton, Bush...ashame that I had to include BILLARY in there, but he is sad. Race and gender has been played by BILLARY to drive a wedge between South Carolina, the South and America...They play the gender card, they play the race card and hope America will fall for it. Is Carl Rove now Clinton's brain?

If the people focus on issues and substance, the BILLARY will not win!!! No who is frustrated? Now who looks inexperienced? And he is the former President, my God!!! If BILLARY can not take the heat, get out the kitchen!!! Their inexperience is showing!!! Just because you know your way around the White House, it doesn't count as experience.

These times require real leadership – from Day 1!!!

Obama 08

Darren   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Way to go Bill! Thanks for smacking down yet another Obama worshiping media shill. We're sick of having the wishy-washy wimp crammed down our throats.

Maria, Houston   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

No – CLINTONS LIVE FOR THIS. As Hillary said, now the "fun" starts... Maybe for you, rich, spoiled, power hungry narcissists couple who think lying and cheating is just a game... You slime everyone and than play victims... Hillary cries and attacks in the same sentence! Shame on you and shame on us if we don't get rid of you. And this is from the life long Democrat.

Jim, Burlington   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Obama is correct in his estimation he is running against 2 Clintons.

No more Bushes,
No more Clintons.

Mark   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Clinton followers are like sheep mindlessly lining up for the slaughter.

Rob   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Do we want 4 years of THIS crap????????????????

Waiting for Clinton version 8.0   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Bill Clinton cares about one thing: Bill Clinton.

The reason he is campaigning for Hillary is because he knows that a win for her solidifies his mark in history and would overshadow his impeachment. He knows that he will get credit for her win (as he should since she's practically running for a "3rd Clinton term").

He's acting like a petulant child, not like a former President.

hello people   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

journalists, reporters can get nasty, have to be put in place. Right? What do people expect? That one let's them do harm to him? NO way!
reporters, journalists need as much news as they can get, They are paid for it, and some go overboard......so, they have to be put in proper place.

Tommy   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

How sad these people think Americans don't think for themselves. How low are they gonna go to get elected back to the white house?

Hailey   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

OUTSTANDING! BILL CLINTON IS RIGHT! AND THE ONLY PERSON IN THE MEDIA THAT TELLS IT LIKE IT IS, THATS WHY HE GETS SO MUCH PRESS! YOU LOVE HIM AND YOU KNOW IT! The cries are for obama because recently his record is being put out there when mainstream media tried to keep it out! Obamas free ride is over!

Frank   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Oh, come Bill!, what did you do to voters in NH misleading them on Obama's statement on the war? Your are a master of spinning. In any case, Obama is learning from you bro.

Woz - Los Gatos, CA   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

GO BUBBA GO!

Keep it up and hand the nomination to Obama!!

Will it Ever End   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

There's that finger wagging again! I think he should patent it!!!!!!!

How childish!!!!!!!

IA   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

everyone wants bi-partisan politics...I would rather see bi-partisan reporters!

Kathy   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

I don't like the fighting – I think we should listen to John Edwards who said today: "I'm John Edwards and I represent the grown-up wing of the Democratic Party." He has my vote here in the State of Washington no matter what happens on Super Tuesday.

AS   January 23rd, 2008 4:13 pm ET

Then Hillary comes out of left field (and I mean Left), shedding tears and complaining that CNN is mean to girls, and that we women have to show CNN a thing or two about how Girl POwER! GO GIRL Blah Blah Blah Blah.

Maybe we can convince Christiane Amanpour to run. She's got a flak jacket in *her* wardrobe.

bill pike   January 23rd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

wonder what bill's activity schedule will be if hillary gets into the white house.

Vincent, Tamaqua, Pa   January 23rd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

simply amazing...

good job BILL!

Hillary 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parlan   January 23rd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

Bill Clinton can say anything including egregious lies because he has gotten away with it for decades. America has enabled this cynical liar and no we are paying the price.

RJ, SV, AZ   January 23rd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

Why can't those reporters show some cojones to Bill and say "Hey, don't tell me what my position is and then berate me for this fantasy you've created. Just answer the question or move along."

jean Mattson   January 23rd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

Oh, the people don't care? Well, this person in NJ does. There was a time when I felt it was wrong to impeach Clinton even if I did not approve of what he had done. In the last few years he seemed to have redeemed himself by his good deeds around the world. But now everytime he opens his mouth he disgraces himself . Maybe we are not being fair to Atwater. He, at least, was hired to carry out his dirty work.

Surrealist, Fort Myers, FL   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

It appears that his majesty–doesn't appreciate the comparisons between himself and rabble-rousing campaign managers/strategits of days gone buy.

If the shoe fits you must admit!!!

Another fine example of what he, Hillary, and Obama are digressing to.

Again, I've got a daily prayer and candle burning that Democrats will wake up soon to suppot John Edwards. He isn't deceptive, derisive, or divisive–like certain candidates I'm too ashamed to admit I am aligned with by party.

Amy, Kazoo   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

actually, he has a point. The media is out to keep the tensions between candidates up, not stick to the issues. It's what sells.

Leslie   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

PLEASE America...Not another 4 years of SEX, LIES and BILLARYGATE!!!

bill pike   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

wonder who bill will be doing if hillary gets into the white house.

wow   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

Wow. Why are white people always so angry?

Lana   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

News people like to make news. Bill's right! Reporters tend to spin everything. Let the candidates focus on the issues that people want to hear about. Quit encouraging the mud slinging!

neo   January 23rd, 2008 4:11 pm ET

How does Bill know what the people care about? Maybe we do care what Bill is doing. I'd like Bill to take the High Road in politics for once.

b doug   January 23rd, 2008 4:10 pm ET

I am already getting sick and tired of the Clinton's. Now I remember why the country elected a Republican President and 2 Houses of congress after this bunch.

Clinton's - Been there, done that!!

Mick   January 23rd, 2008 4:10 pm ET

I think Bill protest too much!

Katie   January 23rd, 2008 4:10 pm ET

Thats right Bill you tell em. CNN is "Clinton National Network" Let Obama buy his own station.

AJ, IL   January 23rd, 2008 4:10 pm ET

Slick Willy at it again. Now Bill's trying to take the Obama high road after so many criticisms from leaders in the Democratic Party (i.e. Kennedy, Daschle, Clyburn, Kerry and so forth) about his recent behavior on the campaign trail.

I wish a reporter or audience member would say "Happy 10th Anniversary President Clinton!" and then watch Bill's response.

John Benjamin   January 23rd, 2008 4:10 pm ET

Ex-President Clinton should be ashamed. He is definitely using the nasty, divisive Lee Atwater/Karl Rove tactics against a fellow democrat. The public is sick of these despicable attacks. I've never voted for a Republican for President, but if this continues and Hillary is the Democratic nominee, I'll vote Republican. And I think the Bush administration is the worst in history.

JA Cook   January 23rd, 2008 4:09 pm ET

Hillary, your dog Billary is loose again!

Bill only likes the spin he creates.

Eric   January 23rd, 2008 4:09 pm ET

Bill Clinton needs to get his wife elected... He has many new friends that are willing to pay top dollar for a Pardon...

Can our nation survive another 4 years of slash and burn politics?

Shelva Davis   January 23rd, 2008 4:08 pm ET

I think Bill Clinton is getting too involved in his wife's campaigh. They are playing dirty. He is not running for office, or is he running for a third term?

The Segashuator   January 23rd, 2008 4:07 pm ET

Bill Clinton did not look "visibly upset" to me. He looked amused. if I had not looked at the video and had relied only on the text account, I would have been misled. Maybe the CNN reporter was upset because Clinton dared to lecture her about what she should be covering (the issue that affect people's lives), and not the "he said, she said" stuff that the traditional media lives for.

aware   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Good for you Bill! :)

I am so tired of Obama!!!!!!!!! :(

I will be happy when this is over, and he is out of sight. CNN please let Americans decide for themselves. I don't watch TV anymore because of all the spin and the ridiculous choice of topics. CNN and especially MSNBC are in danger of becoming the gossip rags of our culture.

Barbie   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

How long is Mr. Clinton tactics are going to be allowed as a former President before the question is raised whether or not, media will call him on some of his FALSE statements. That's a great news story during this campaign.

JD, WI   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Jessica Yellin was the mouthpiece for Obama in Iowa.

therealist   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Evidently Bill thinks that former heads of SC are not part of the people of South Carolina that should be asking questons..

Linda Pacifica   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

CNN goes Negative against the Clintons.

Andy, New York, New York   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Let's be honest! Bill Clinton has been dubbed America's first Black President and, together with his wife, have been lauded by Blacks on every strata as being there for Blacks.

Then last year, Barack Obama, a Black Senator decided he wanted to run for President. He was the first and only Black from either party to do so.

One week later, after constantly denying or LYING that she had White House ambitions, Hillary Clinton jumped into the race. And the rest is now history in the making.

But what history has to record is that despite the perception among Blacks of the Clintons being pro-Black, their treatment of Obama is sending a strong message to Blacks: WE ONLY USED YOU TO GET OUR WAY!

Just look at how the Clintons have turned this Democratic campaign into a race-based issue, so that Blacks can rally to Obama and whites can rally to Hillary. This is a deliberate strategy and it disproves the belief that the Clintons are really pro-Black!

If they were truly pro-Black, then instead of running against Obama and even playing the race card to make sure he loses, they would have rallyed around him. But no, the Clintons have a long held agreement that each of them will take turns at the Presidency, and it is now her turn, so Obama has to be crushed and Blacks have to be pilloried in the process.

I urge you readers to read any article written by Dick Morris recently on the Clinton's strategy. Morris was Bill's advisor and strategist, so when he said right after New Hampshire that the Clintons will play the race card against Obama and the campaign will get ugly, he knew exactly what he was talking about!

The Count   January 23rd, 2008 4:06 pm ET

Is it possible that all this bickering will wear on the electorate, and open a door for Senator Edwards?

Greg in OH   January 23rd, 2008 4:05 pm ET

Ed,Ellenville,New York,

You mean the Clinton News Network?

DJ, Philadelphia   January 23rd, 2008 4:05 pm ET

At this point, I believe that Obama is finished after Super Tuesday.
It is over and the prominent African American politicos have themselves to blame along with the incompetence of the Obama campaign heads.

MB   January 23rd, 2008 4:05 pm ET

Bill's right. CNN and every other major news organization out there has been race baiting and distorting quotes for weeks now, just so they can add more headlines to their sites.

Dan Hill   January 23rd, 2008 4:04 pm ET

Oh go back to sleep, Bill! Oh wait, there isn't another Martin Luther King Jr. event to attend . . . how about a revered ex-President's funeral? Nope. Guess nap time will have to wait.

Ryan, Los Angeles California   January 23rd, 2008 4:04 pm ET

I love Bill Clinton...I really do.

But he lost me way back when he said that Obama's anti-war stance was a "fairytale." I started out supporting Hillary, but she and Bill are really dividing the Democrats. The last debate was no different – each of them cherry-pick phrases from Obama and blow them up in a false and negative context.

If Bill would stop mis-stating Obama's positions and start championing his wife's positions, he wouldn't be subject to these follow up questions.

I just don't see the hope and message of unification coming from the Clinton camp. It has become sad.

Kathy   January 23rd, 2008 4:04 pm ET

Why don't you take your own advice Bill & SHUT UP! It's obvious all you care about is getting YOUR butt back into the White House.

grant   January 23rd, 2008 4:03 pm ET

Someone is trying to take away Bill's election?...How pathetic

Chris   January 23rd, 2008 4:02 pm ET

Clinton is clearly upset because no news agency believes him or his wife. One news agency published all the lies the Clintons have been tell others about Obama. Everyone can see past the lies that the Clintons are spreading. Bill should stay out of this as he is clearly misleading a lot of people using his former President title.

martin curavuer   January 23rd, 2008 4:01 pm ET

I think he's joined Britney!! THIS will be in the White House??

Mark Cary, NC   January 23rd, 2008 3:59 pm ET

Ummm...that is not Bill Clinton being upset. That is him calling you out and making the reporter look like a fool for buying into smear tactics from the rival camp.

Steve   January 23rd, 2008 3:58 pm ET

Can't wait to see what Bill cooks up the day before the SC primaries!

marty   January 23rd, 2008 3:58 pm ET

Did I just read that Bill Clinton accuses the media of being "spun by Obama?" Wow – that's all I can say. Slick Willie has been quite the spin doctor himself. So isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? This guy is a laugh a minute.

Samuel ATL   January 23rd, 2008 3:58 pm ET

Bill is certainly Hillary's loose cannon. Granted, he is an extremely intelligent man (witness his knowledge of the Vegas union situation) but I wonder if his skin has too gotten sensitive over the years.

Being too prickly and too combative too often kinda takes away the elder statesman gravitas that you would expect an ex-President to maintain.

Watch out Bill! The media sharks are trying to provoke you!

grant   January 23rd, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Someone's trying to take away Bill's election?...How pathetic

Anon   January 23rd, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Bill Clinton acts like he cares about "the voters", "the people out here", and "you are going to take that away fron them." Bill Clinton doesn't care about anybody except himself, and whether he can getthe White House back – and frankly, we're all sick of his act.

Karon   January 23rd, 2008 3:56 pm ET

Let it go Bill......
Bill needs to realize that he is no longer President.
I thought so highly of him but now I'm losing respect for him each day....sad.

Cissy   January 23rd, 2008 3:54 pm ET

I just knew it was about time for him to come out again....lol, he is soooo entertaining.

Ed,Ellenville,New York   January 23rd, 2008 3:54 pm ET

Bil's right, CNN needs to do a reality check on their reporters. Who do they work for? Obama or CNN?

Matt   January 23rd, 2008 3:52 pm ET

Isn't this the "Fun" part Bill?

JAB   January 23rd, 2008 3:52 pm ET

You tell them Bill – way to go!!!!

Susan in Texas   January 23rd, 2008 3:52 pm ET

Bill Clinton: go home! No one wants to see you anymore! And, by the way, were your pardons for sale? Why hasn't anyone asked him about that?

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