Clinton-Dole debate: the age issue

[sportstuber11]

Man, I'm a republican but Clinton was one smoothe son of a bitch lol

[Erikannen]

Such a brilliant line

[daytraderfbf]

Clinton cut him a new asshole like he did daddy Bush.

[DRisLegend200919]

bob dole i miss the 90s

[SmithAndrew1985]

Even though I think that Bob Dole would have done well as president, thank you so much for re-electing Bill Clinton because he was one of the greatest presidents

[Mikey77B]

Dole was the first person I ever voted for and I never regretted it. Clinton fooled TOO MANY people; but I wasn't one of them.

[clutchmonkey]

Monica.

[nsdubron]

Speaking as a conservative, but not for conservatives, I think it is time to acknowledge Bill Clinton's uncanny political ability. The man talked Left, acted slightly right-center, endured a scandal all while successfully painting the Republican party as an amalgam of small children. I do not agree with everything he did in office, but at some point us Republicans should tip our caps and analyze his political strategies.

[UncleMikeNJ]

To be totally fair, Dole was more with it at that age than either Reagan or McCain was. But Clinton handled it just right, respecting the man but showing he was more trustworthy on the issues.

[SmithAndrew1985]

Clinton was such a wonderful president, but Dole would have been a good president, but I prefered Clinton

[mitchqqqqqq]

slick willy strikes again

[Siskonx01]

When someone tried that Clinton line on Reagan, he remarked that his ideas were old. They were as old as the Constitution!

[joshatkins94]

@Siskonx01 yeah, there were some ideas around then that weren't so great. slavery, for instance.

[Siskonx01]

@joshatkins94 --Bob Dole was not advocating slavery

[joshatkins94]

@Siskonx01 obviously. i was talking about deifying the ideas that were around in the 1770s that are morally abhorrent today. (obviously some of them were and are right, e.g. republicanism, separation of church and state, etc.)

[UncleMikeNJ]

@Siskonx01 Kansas tried to be on the right side of the slavery issue in the 1850s. Ask Dole, he was there.

[UncleMikeNJ]

@Siskonx01 That's why the Constitution was written: To replace those ideas.

When Reagan nominated Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, I saw a cartoon of Joe Biden saying "Your views are from another century!" Bork said "Precisely," and he was holding "US Constitution 1787." Not a bad cartoon, but it had a big flaw in it: I noticed there was no "Bill of Rights 1789" attached.

[mitchthemich]

Clinton was GREAT president !!

[CyclingVault]

Dole gave a good comment, but Clinton gave a better one.

[CoolerKing37]

Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos.

[cschnei08]

Bill Clinton was far and away the best debater in U.S. Presidential history. Put it this way: Obama crushed McCain in all three debates and McCain is known as a brilliant debater. Obama wouldn't stand a chance against Clinton.

[Imforeverone88]

The age of his ideas I question LOL former President Clinton is just awesome.

[deeppurple28]

Perot should have been back in 96!

[LocoYoFla]

This is back when Republicans were nice people.

[MSH786]

@LocoYoFla Yeah, back then there was no racist Teabagger Party!

[jayNicks10]

@LocoYoFla that is true. actually they weren't so nice in 1980, 1984, 1992, and especially 1988. Dole ran a more honest campaign. Reagan and Bush just loved to bash their opponents.

[Michthemitch]

DOLE was so stupid !

[karp1941]

@Michthemitch you call this man STUPID !!!!! this brave man fought in ww2 and was seriously wounded !!!! so your dumb ass can be free !!!!

[MSH786]

@karp1941 He didn't shit for my freedom, as I wasn't even born in that era!

[karp1941]

@MSH786 if you are an AMERICIAN he fought for your freedom , by the look of your home page you are not , I suggest you read a good book and eat a pork chop !!!!

[MSH786]

@karp1941 I'm just as much of an American as you are, you fuckin idiot, as I was born and raised in the U.S.A.! In fact, I was born in the nation's capital Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland. And for your information, World War 2 had NOTHING to do with our freedom as our country's and its citizens' freedom was not at stake! And secondly, it looks like you're the the one who needs to read educational books because you need to get schooled on many issues, son!

[MSH786]

@karp1941 WHAT? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH PROPERLY, SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKER!

[karp1941]

@MSH786 HELLO PIG EATER !!!!!!!!!!!

[MSH786]

@karp1941 I DON'T EAT PIG LIKE YOU, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!

[karp1941]

@MSH786 SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE A MUSLIM !!!!

[MSH786]

@karp1941 I'M PROUD TO BE A MUSLIM! AND I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE SO UNINTELLIGENT FOR A FUCKIN 43-YEAR OLD! DID YOU EVEN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, LET ALONE COLLEGE, YOU FUCKIN STUPID ASS IDIOT WITH NO BRAINS?! GET A FUCKIN LIFE!

[karp1941]

@MSH786 FUCK YOU U PIECE OF SHIT !!!!! ISLAM IS LIKE CANCER , AND I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE IT !!!!

[karp1941]

@MSH786 W.T.F. ?????

[MSH786]

@karp1941 I mean, I can be a Muslim and not eat pork and still be an American, you dumbass!

[MarkPatriots]

Clinton is an A-Game Debater like Reagan. Those two head to head would've been incredible.

[MSH786]

@MarkPatriots Yeah, they both had a lot of charisma and likability, but I still think that Bill Clinton would've had an edge over Ronald Reagan.

[rskopec7]

why are you all calling dole "bob"? His name is Robert Dole..

[MSH786]

@rskopec7 Bob is short for Robert and it's his nickname, just like Clinton's nickname Bill is short for William!

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

A debate with Clinton would be a nightmare.

[active85858585]

that cheeky cough - what a fuckin legend

[sanjacraven36]

Bill Clinton is such a jerk-off!

[secrets313]

@sanjacraven36 fuck you. clinton was the best there ever was

[sanjacraven36]

@secrets313 Fuck you and your family. Bill Clinton is just a smooth talker who did nothing during his presidency. Just like that sorry bastard who is president now. Clinton is not as bad as obama, but he is still bad.

[axlrose9951]

@secrets313 That's taking it a bit far don't you think? He's much better than Obama, Bush and Bush Sr but he's not even in the top 10-15 presidents of all time. It's literally impossible for any modern day president to top what Washington, Lincoln and even FDR did while in office. Clinton didn't accomplish jack in comparison.

With that said....is he available to take over in the white house again??? jk

[nmr20067]

Please post the whole thing. This looked like it was going to get good.

[tigersoup]

clinton gave a very very smart answer! handled it very intelligently, while others laughed at dole's reponse, they admired clinton's response! awesome!

[boxheadhappypill]

Dole = owned

[xxironballzxx]

ahh clinton, he improved the economy so much you didnt even notice your daughter out blowing him.

[IMediaCorp]

good ol' Clinton, thinking on his feet like him ot loathe him,... that guy has talent

[VoiceHunter]

Now I can see why he got his ass kicked on Election Day.

And they say Al Gore was boring.

[NYerintransit]

Its certainly permissible to give Clinton credit for how the economy rebounded by 1996. Just as long as you understand that it began to recover right before Clinton was elected. Hence, it was not preciptated by him.

[dwilmer7]

Norm Macdonald's Bob Dole was about the funniest impersonation ive ever seen.

[X23Unit]

Is there any more video of the 1996 Presidential Debate?

[Llclk]

the thing is that the US spends too much money on unnecessary military funds and stupid wars

[cpblackangel88]

Well the biggest thing in the budget is medicaid,medicare, welfare, and Social Security. Those are the ones that need to be privatized and eliminated from the budget.

[cpblackangel88]

Liclk: Programs like medicare,medicaid,social security,welfare, and other unconstitutional government departments are what's bankrupting America. The military is one of the things the Constitution allows. Now I feel we should pull out of Iraq and remove a few of the 700 bases. Yet were giving the right to life"meaning the government will protect it from harms way,liberty"meaning your giving the right to freedom,and the pursuit of happiness"meaning nothing you can only have the right to success.

[Mage13246]

You should vote based on Experience....without experience how will you handle the issues? Osa-excuse me....Obama has no clue what he is doing. How does 10trillion dollars for the next decade sound? We're gona be just like Japan during "The Lost Decade". Multiple bailouts and borrowing from other countries, and so on. Obama has ensured Republican victories for2010,2012.

Just goes to show you that just because somebody knows more, doesn't change the fact that experience is the key for elections

[DAK075]

No offence, but I think Obama is actually doing a decent job. And Republican victories for 2010, and 2012? Maybe. If the Repulbicans keep on acting like gadflies and people buy the crap they say, then its possible.

[periechontology]

Ofcourse, both political parties act like gadflies when they are out of power.

[ChambanaWags86]

Yeah Bill Clinton's successful idea to balance the budget and have an economic surplus were so outdated, stupid democratic playbook of peace, prosperity and equality.

[lashkaretoiba]

Your view of clinton does not match my history book. But a book a can dream.

[BamaChris]

lol...You liberals have no shame. There never would have been a balanced budget without the Republican Congress.

Peace? You're kidding, right? How many times were we attacked by Islamic Fascists during the Clinton Regime, with no response whatsoever?

[BamaChris]

Dole's ideas certainly were not new, but neither were Clinton's. Tax, spend, and appease America's enemies: The Democrat playbook since forever.

[TAz69x]

lol, with the hackney'd Bush speeches, I sometimes forget how smooth Clinton really was.

[annamalai1142002]

love bill

[fenderboy88]

Perfect presdential team; CHAFEE/EISENHOWER. lincoln chafee and susan eisenhower,both former republicans who should be the voices of the Republican party,not big fat idiots like Limbaugh

[jladrae]

dole '96!!

[BlacKane360]

How does Dole/Mccain sound for 2012?

[jem1211]

Sounds like a horrible idea!

[BlacKane360]

sure does

[charleshoskinson]

The Titanic ticket

[RavenMichaels]

Sounds like the Speaker of the House of Representatives will be President in 2013...

[mientememami]

BlacKane, It sounds like a good way to get the votes of people in nursing homes.

[hisholyhoviness]

clinton.the master .

[xukeith33]

clinton did not get 50% of the vote. Just a quick fact. But he won the electoral college.

[nader85021]

in the 96 election clinton also only got 48% of the vote, also due to the fact that perot got 8 percent of the vote.

[Claronium780]

no, he actually got about 49 point something, didn't he ?

[nader85021]

ya 49.2 in 1996, my mistake.

[omzi79]

Clinton nailed him with that one

[ehsanaman222]

@omzi79 -- Dole aint the only one he nailed... lolll

[ZEROEVILDARKCOOL]

REMEMBER HOW MUCH BETTER AMERICA WAS UNDER BILL CLINTON?

GOOD TlMES

GREAT PRESIDENT

[esb84]

More like great times, good president.

[Mage13246]

REMEMBER HOW PRESIDENT CLINTON LET US GET ATTACKED EVERYDAY UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION? YEAH HE PARDONED THE MAN WHO EVENTUALLY DID 9/11! HOW DOES THAT MAKE BILL CLINTON GREAT? A MAN A WHO CUT 35% OF FUNDS TO INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY! There was no national security til GWB put his Foreign Policy into play after 9/11!

[rcdESPANYOL4ever]

But before 9/11 Bush cut counterterrorism funding and didn't listen to his counterterrorist aids. When Clinton was in office Republicans criticized him for focusing too much on terrorism

[Scotty7617]

The Republicans threw Dole under the bus in this election. They realized early on that it was a mistake to choose him, and that he wasn't going to win, so they chose to invest more time and money into maintaing their control of Congress, which they did.

[bluntedinatx]

bill clinton was ruthless in those debates. remember how he tore bush a new one? cant fuck with the kid.

[danthemankhan]

The line was a good one, but the little mannerisms he did right before delivering it are a tad too self-congratulatory.

[johnkerry7]

wouldnt you be self congratulatory if you knew that you were the fucking man?

[danthemankhan]

Many people "know" they are "the man", but aren't.

[biggerdouchebagjones]

I love this! Bill delivered that perfect. Dole got school, Clinton-style!

[bart11114]

I know I am so sick and tired of Presidential Candidates Like Bob Dole and John McCain, who think it's there turn because of them being older and more experienced. People don't vote based on experience they vote based on ideas and that is why they both lost.

[stafflvr]

@biggerdouchebagjones no getting "school" Clinton style is getting raped, sexually harassed, groped, etc., etc.

[parakeethands]

now i'm embarestestest. kayn't yall spayull kurrecktly???

[quest8899]

Dole got his ass whooped on election day. Clinton won a lot of southern states and traditional republican states.

[Envir89]

Dole was a joke.

[bulls7123]

Haha Dole was a dummy.

[RosalitaBU8]

Ha! You can't even spell the word "dummy" correctly; d-u-m-N-y.

[rakrobn]

He spelled it with 2 m's dummy.

[RosalitaBU8]

Indeed, he spelled it with two m's. And the word is properly spelled, "dumNy". Ha!

[rakrobn]

yes bulls7123 spelled it correctly.

[Gilch30]

Wow, telling someone they are dumb for spelling a word correctly and then spelling it completely wrong is just epic. I wonder how you feel now that everyone knows what a complete dummy you are

[RosalitaBU8]

"epic"?

[EVMysterious]

yes epic..I was amazed when i saw it! u took the time off to write a reply to some one for misspelling a word that ironicly was only misspelled by you who try to correct him or her. you must have been embarest the first time u went on google just to make sure that you were gona come out looking cool after beeing the smart guy who corrected some idiot who u felt couldnt spell then as u were looking at the links u began to wish that there were some way u could take it all back right? lol classic

[RosalitaBU8]

"embarest"? "epic"? "classic"? embarest"?

[HillaryfansforBarack]

bob dole..???? hahahahahahahahaahaha!

[katyscreations]

Clinton sucks! Thank God he's no longer the President. Let's just hope, pray, and vote, that Obama doesn't win. He'd be much worse!

[vibeuk2003]

And President Palin will be better.... would it? Because lets face it.... If McCain pops it. we'll be left with "I can see Russia from my house" Palin as President!

[Philbert909]

Oh wouldn't it be terrible if we didn't get "fill your tires full of air and get tune ups to save gas" Obama as the full on prez, aka Jimmy Carter 2.0 and Biden's puppet, who will be in the room just to make sure he pulls EVERY string.

[rakrobn]

Yeah from Bush's own Energy Dept. that said the amount from offshore drilling is equivalent to the gallons saved if EVERYONE inflated their tires. Let's get the 894/899 ranked idiot John McCain instead. You're such a dumbshit.

[raunchy1978]

clinton never sucked idiot..he was sucked.

[DaiMer82]

Noone can do it like he could! Smooth operator!

[pimmagrimm]

Miaow!

[tgbeale]

Burn baby burn!

[32000BTUGasGrill]

god damn Bill is a smooth operator

[surfingthechaos]

It makes you wish that Dole would have said something to the effect of "You shouldn't be worried about my age, but you should be worried about the age of Clinton's ideas" first before Clinton's smarmy ass got the chance to use it.

[dylanrocks83]

Clinton didn't "get the chance to use it," he thought it up and Dole didn't. That's why people win debates, because they can think of better points and counterpoints.

[billheartyface]

aw....surfingthechaos has got sour grapes.

[surfingthechaos]

You actually aren't using the term "Sour Grapes" correctly. Having Sour Grapes would be like if someone voted for Dole then when he lost said something like "Well Dole probably wouldn't have made a good president anyway". I just think think it's annoying how people like Clinton say stuff that sounds good, but has no substance and the way the public eats it up.

[billheartyface]

actually I DID use sour grapes correctly since you were whining about Clinton using the put-down before Dole. maybe you need a dictionary?...so you can "think think", as you put it.

[surfingthechaos]

It's a figure of speech not a word. It's from Aesop's fables. The fox kept trying to get the grapes the whole time then when he couldn't he said to himself "the grapes were probably sour anyway" Me complaining about Clinton using the put-down before Dole isn't the same thing. The "think think" comment was pretty funny though. I didn't realize I did that. lol

[ihateuutube]

you (surfingthechaos) are like the dumb kid in class who's also really nerdy and wishes he were smart.

[surfingthechaos]

"you (surfingthechaos) are like the dumb kid in class who's also really nerdy and wishes he were smart."

lol

[EdwardP88]

Barack Obama needs to use that same strategy because John McCain's age isn't an issue but the age of his ideas are. I need to be Barack Obama's campaign adviser, lol.

[backtobelmore]

the Australian Labor Party strategists should be over in the U.S on the Obama campaign at the moment - Australia was in a somewhat better position that what America is in at the moment (no massive deficit) and they ousted a government that had been in power for almost 12 years.

[humder]

On a wall facing out to sea on the southern coast of England, I wrote 'Bob Dole 2008'. I thought it would be pretty funny.

[msynman]

How old was Senator Dole in 1996?

[lawford83]

I think he was about 73.

[msynman]

That is a pretty fair age.

But, then again, Reagan was 73 when he began his second term; and I think Churchill was well into his 70's during his second term.

[MrLIBERAL87]

@lawford83 He wassn't that old in 1996. He was in his early 60's. McCain WAS nearly that old in 2008.

[lawford83]

@MrLIBERAL87 According to every source I've seen (i. e. Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress), Dole was born on 22 July 1923, making him 73 when this debate took place.

[MrLIBERAL87]

@lawford83 Holy crap, you're right. WOW! I can't believe they would nominate someone that old, and then McCain? Gosh, you'd think they would be concerned about someone that old in the White House.

I mean, 60 is pushing it, but 73? Thats just rediculous.

[CaptainCarrotify]

@MrLIBERAL87 Mccain was 69 years old in 2008, check your facts please.

[MrLIBERAL87]

@CaptainCarrotify The person I mentioned being 73 was Bob Dole. I never said McCain was 73.

By the way, McCain is almost 74 now. On election night 2008 he was 72....... so you check YOUR facts please and read peoples' comments a little more carefully.

[significanceof27]

i strongly agree on bill clinton,

you do not attack the person directly,

you attack based on his ideologies.

[Cyrus992]

go clinton!!!!

[jladrae]

I wish Bush could get a third term!

[glory789]

Obama 2008!

[jladrae]

Dole '96