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Bring
Back Bubba Award
(for the Best Journalistic Lewinsky)
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"Elvis,
the first rock star. Clinton, the first rock star President....
"Clinton had a talent for convincing anyone listening to him
that he was speaking only to them, just as Elvis convinced someone
in the 100th row that he was singing only to them. Presley drew on
black culture for inspiration. Clinton draws on black culture for
solace."
— CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, prompted by the August
"convergence" days apart of Bill Clinton’s birthday and
the day Elvis died, August 16, 2001 Inside Politics.
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"Now,
the return of the Prodigal Son. The, you know, the man who left
office disgraced, burdened down by at least three major scandals
that I can think of, got a hero’s welcome today, and I couldn’t
be happier....
"After impeachment, after Pardongate, after the fake stories
about their pilfering of the White House, Bill Clinton’s
appearance today in Harlem must have been the feel good event of the
season for the former President, and he soaked up the sunshine and
love."
— Geraldo Rivera discussing Bill Clinton’s "heroic
re-emergence" at the opening of his new Harlem offices, on
CNBC’s Rivera Live, July 30, 2001. |
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the winner is:
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"Throughout
the eight years that he was in office, President Clinton warned us
that the next great menace was international terrorism....
"He also brought unprecedented prosperity to our nation, and
because of that, President Clinton [Bush] can use the surplus Mr.
Clinton left behind to pay for many of the nation’s needs in this
time of crisis....
"This lecture series is about the human spirit. To me and
millions of others, President Clinton has always personified that.
He is the man from Hope, and that is what he has given us, hope. We
miss him. Thank you, Mr. President."
— Former UPI White House reporter Helen Thomas introducing Bill
Clinton at an October 9, 2001 Greater Washington Society of
Association Executives lecture shown on C-SPAN.
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Accepting for Helen Thomas...Lucianne
Goldberg |
 
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