Ben Johnson,Floyd Reports
The last impeached president has denied he helped another president commit an impeachable offense.
While stumping for Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania,Bill Clinton denied offering Sestak an unpaid government position as an enticement to suspend his successful primary challenge against Arlen Specter.
Clinton can be seen on a recent video stating three times that he made no such efforts. (See below.) “I didn’t try to get him out of the race,” Clinton said. “In fact,I wasn’t even accused of that.”
The ex-president had previously dodged the question altogether.
His comments contradict a memo the White House released in May to quell Republican charges the Obama administration had bribed Sestak to get him out of the race. It stated:“The White House Chief of Staff enlisted the support of former President Clinton who agreed to raise with Congressman Sestak options of service on a Presidential or other Senior Executive Branch Advisory Board. Congressman Sestak declined the suggested alternatives,remaining committed to his Senate candidacy.”
Any offer of a quid pro quo for Sestak to withdraw from the race would constitute an impeachable offense. The law prohibits offering a position,even an unpaid one,in return for “consideration” or “reward” for “any political activity.”
If Obama is guilty of making a direct political offer – which is the Chicago way – his attempt to undermine the political process would be more damaging than Watergate. Congress was poised to impeach Richard Nixon for covering up a burglary that in no way changed the outcome of the 1972 presidential election. But Sestak beat Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary and currently trails Republican opponent Pat Toomey,exactly the scenario the White House sought to prevent. Democratic advisers believed Specter,a five-term incumbent,stood a better chance at keeping the seat in their party’s hands.
Clinton may have another interest in impeachment besides empathy. Chatter has exploded in recent weeks that Obama should name Hillary Clinton as vice president in place of Joe Biden. A later impeachment could result in President Hillary.
Clinton’s implausible denials should infuriate Republicans,who remember his history of mendacity and verbal gymnastics. He proven himself adept at twisting language to ring out any semblance of meaning,as well as denying the undeniable without batting an eye. He deployed both these weapons,and a booming economy,to beat the Republican impeachment in his second term. Will their memory lead them to pursue the Sestak bribery story? Already Rep. Darrell Issa,R-CA,has responded to the denials with calls for further investigation.
The overarching question is:Will Republicans show more resolve pursuing Obama’s wrongdoing than they did during Clinton’s impeachment?
Here is a chronology of the Sestak scandal. Watch Clinton’s denial:
And the beat goes on –one lies and the other one swears to it. Then they mix up the messages and
reinforce that everything should be in writing and the WH did that –and the beat goes on -
And the beat goes on while one lies and the other swears to it. Only the WH had it in writing so the beat goes on &on &on
IMPEACHMENT of Obama is in order 100 times and over. http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/
Why don't you come right out and say you won't post it ? after my having printed 2 messages. This is a farce!
Why don't you come right out and say you won't post it ? after my having printed 2 messages. This is a farce!
Why don't you come right out and say you won't post it ? after my having printed 2 messages. This is a farce!
Keep trying to post.. maybe it is a
computer glitch.
OUR elected officials are TOO AFRAID to start impeachment procedings! WHAT ARE THEY SO AFRAID OF? They have ALL been made aware of the BC issue-They won't question it-WHY??? AND they ALL WANT RE elected or elected?? DO THEY DESERVE to be ELECTED??? I DON'T THINK SO! LT. COL. TERRY LAKIN IS GOING TO LOSE HIS FREEDOM FOR QUESTIONING o's citizenship"/lack of"! WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP WITH COL. LAKIN!!!
I read on a board that the prosecuting
Lt.Col. said to "taser Lakin and throw him
into the van."
With that imbecile as a lawyer,
our system is in deep trouble.
These people will pay,and dearly,
for their support of the moronic
impostor occupying a position
that he would never be worthy of
in his wildest aspirations.
He got there by many nefarious means,
one of which was on today's news..
someone voting for him 5 times with
the promise of help from a stimulus bill,
help which she has not received,evidently.
Pretty sad when a nutcase has to buy votes.
Clinton,his mother and his brother were nothing more than white low class trailer trash. His grandfather was a auto dealer of some means..His mother was like a porcupine…Like Obama the 1/2 and 1/2 "SVUGGIE"and his,Nothing more than white and black trash…No matter how much it snows he will still see what he sees when he looks in the mirror and looks at the lowland gorilla he cohabitates with…Nothing more than black trash…They…He and the Clintons sure compensate one another…
I am so sorry for that is a horrific slight at lowland gorillas….They are much more attractive and intelligent…
for once,I agree with you.
The only thing that kept Clinton from being convicted after his impeachment was the prospect of Al Gore succeeding him as president. Even fellow Democrats didn't want that.