Why does everyone go crazy when Bill Clinton's name is used negatively?

Question

I asked a question about foreign campaign finance and used Clinton as an example. So how did this become a question about Clinton?

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Ida t-

I think your right, the same reason I used Clintons name is the same reason why I got few straight answers. Atleast some understood what I was after. Most saw his name and stopped reading.

1st buzie-

Its not just liberals, its we conservatives also!

sagacious_ness-

Your right. I don't think anyone should have a "champion", Bush or Clinton. That kind of loyalty blinds us and divides us in the wrong way. It’s the ideas we have that should lead us. We should also engage in good spirited debate about those ideas. Its the people that belong to this catagory I want to hear from!

Answer 1

saved America

Answer 2

Did you even read your own question? How could it possibly be construed as being about campaign finance reform? There is nothing there to indicate that is what your intent was, so your saying it now seems a bit facetious. As near as I could tell, your question was meant to imply that China was buying Bill Clinton for some reason. You didn't say that foreign contributions should be limited. You didn't give any other examples of foreign contributions. Your intent was clear, as is your present attempt to pretend you meant something noble.

Answer 3

(Some) people debate by doing the 'mud-slinging' thing to justify their position. When "their guy" is criticized, they use "the other guy's actions" to justify, excuse or simply turn a blind eye to "their guy's" actions. It also saves time because then they have a 'good' excuse to not look at articles if the cited reference is slanted towards the "other guy's" party. Everyone, of course must defend "their party/guy" to the hilt and debase the "other party/guy" in the process. I think they all must do this or risk losing "their guy/party" secret decoder ring. This is just a guess.

Answer 4

Because, 7 years after he left office, Righties are still blaming Clinton for everything bad in the World. including the cancellation of "Gilmore Girls."

I swear, if it weren't for beating dead horses, Neocons wouldn't get any exercise at all.

You just ran into some folks who are so annoyed by it that they didn't bother to read the whole question.

And, Gay Republican? Speed Kills.

Answer 5

The hyphen you used made it a question about Clinton. Why did republicans go so crazy because he lied about a knob-job? It wasn't selling military secrets to China, or giving classified information to Russia, it was about impeaching a President because he lied about sex with a consenting young lady. I doubt democrats will ever forgive republicans for that witch hunt.

Answer 6

Cause every single person on the right brings up his name on nearly every single question.

You can't go 5 minutes w/o someone bringing up Clinton.

And for someone who hasn't been in the White House in 7 years, it's a dead horse that's beaten every day.

Answer 7

Because when Clinton's name is mentioned, people pay attention. The man is magnificent. I hope his wife is the next president so she can use him as an ambassador and get this country being a peaceful country. He is a peacemaker.

Answer 8

because when clintons name is used...people are concerned about appearances. they for some god forsaken reason want hillary in office but dont understand the baggage that comes with her...eight more years of the clinton legacy that i and most WORKING americans can do without.

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court

Answer 9

His supporters have this paradigm that he could do no wrong. That's why they go bananas when someone points out that he never actually got a majority of the popular vote, or that he really was impeached, or point out that he really did commit Perjury, or that the "No one died when Clinton lied" is purely false.

If they'd just realize that he did suck, we might listen to their opinion that maybe he didn't suck all that bad, but the facts are the facts, he did suck.

Answer 10

To many people think he was great, unfortunately he was a crook. He is still being paid money from the Arab, countries, and has been paid when he was running for office.