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Bill Clinton

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Christopher Hitchens is Dead. Long Live Hitch.

    ​Less than an hour ago NPR reported that Christopher Hitchens had finally succumbed to his battle with cancer. Tomorrow, at a decent hour, I will search through the Voice archives for some of his pieces. At one point he wrote the Press Clips column, but whether it was before or after Alexand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    What the Presidents Ate: Bill Clinton

    Penn State ArchiveLike George Washington, President Clinton dug ice cream -- lots of it.​Nutritionist might sum up Bill Clinton's taste in food with a single expression: Junk Food. He was said to have gained 30 pounds during his first presidential compaign in 1992, topping out at over 200 pou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Bill Clinton Remembers 'Everything' About Hookers and Steak in Times Square

    ​At a meeting about climate control (or something), former president Bill Clinton talked about hookers and steak. Clinton, along with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, were at Gracie Mansion on Wednesday morning to announce that their environmental groups, Clinton Initiative and C40, would merge, but f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Bill Clinton Only Sent Two Emails as President

    ​"I sent a grand total of two emails as president," Bill Clinton said at the Ford Foundation's Wired for Change conference in New York today, "one to our troops in the Adriatic, and one to John Glenn when he was 77 years old in outer space. I figured it was OK if Congress subpoenaed those." (C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2010

    "Independent" Harold Ford goes to bat for the finance industry

    ​At the very least, you have to give Merrill Lynch Vice Chairman and putative Senate candidate Harold Ford points for creative thinking. Ford told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he sees himself as a political independent to the right of his party in the model of Robert F. Kennedy, does ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Bush, Clinton To Talk, Charge Money

    ​As part of MSG Entertainment's "Minds That Move The World" speakers series, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have agreed to hold what is portrayed as a debate on February 25 at Madison Square Garden. The topic will be whether chocolate ice cream is yummier than vanilla. Ha ha, no, they'll disc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Another Clinton Promise Betrayed

    Bill Clinton recently taped a Daily Show segment in New York, and the autograph hounds of TopPix lay in wait. When he arrived, they begged for a signing; the former President said, "I gotta go do this first, I'm late" -- clearly implying consent. But when he left the studio, the famously prevarica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Clinton, Obama Lunch at West Village Tourist Trap

    ​Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had lunch at Il Mulino at West 3rd Street. The boite got a nice pull-quote from Clinton when he was asked about the lunch: "It was good. It was Il Mulino, how could it not be?" (Citysearch commenters are generally not that impressed with Il Mulino: "This is the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    More Spitzer Comeback News: Is Bill Clinton Next? (Exclusive!)

    The Voice has learned that former President Bill Clinton is interested in running for political office again. Sources say he is considering either a run for New York city council or for Town Supervisor of New Castle, New York. Less than 11 years after his explosive sex scandal rocked Washington, Cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Ciinton Heckled on Don't Ask Don't Tell and DOMA at Netroots Nation

    Bigtime leftwing bloggers and web apparatchiks are at Netroots Nation (aka NN09) in Pittsburgh, and in these palmy Democratic days they get big speakers, including former President Bill Clinton. But the Big Dog's reception at a talk last night was not trouble-free. He was heckled by Lane Hudson, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    A Handbook, Not a Handout: Bill Clinton's Zagat Guide to Harlem

    ​Evidently, Bill Clinton isn't done trying to improve things for business owners of Harlem without handing them any (often badly needed) cash. The Clinton Foundation and Zagat Survey have rolled out a new guide to Harlem as part of the Clinton Economic Opportunity Initiative (CEO). According t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Nothing Like Ham to Slap Kim Jong-il in the Face

    ​ While foodies are obsessing over who will take over from Frank Bruni as the new New York Times' resident food critic, newsies are more concerned with the real issues, like Bill Clinton going to North Korea to help free US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been detained there sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    After Clinton Visit, Imprisoned Journalists "Pardoned" By North Korea

    Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two Current TV journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor by the North Koreans last month, have apparently been pardoned at the intercession of former President Bill Clinton. Clinton went to North Korea today and talked it over with Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, who in pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Hillary Clinton Breaks Elbow; Internet Reacts

    Hillary Clinton fell on her way to the White House and broke her elbow yesterday, and will require surgery. Condolences pour in from all over the internet. "It must be a vast right-wing conspiracy" -- Holy Coast. "Was she confused and disoriented?" -- Ann Althouse. "When reached for comment by Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Monica Lewinsky's Vaginal Cigar Uncorked!

    I never smoke cigars, especially the one Bill Clinton shoved into Monica Lewinsky, but I'm delighted to know that it's finally been identified (if not tested). According to a press release I just got, "Several inside sources have finally confirmed that Gurkha Cigars was indeed the cigar that was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Unemployment at 16-Year High, Says Damned Liberal Media

    77 percent of the American people believe the media is making the economy worse by talking about it; various right-wingers agree, and some say we should all be sued for damages. But at the risk of further alienating you, not to mention of civil action, we feel compelled to report that the latest nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Big Takeover: Group Wants Bad Brains to Play Inaugural Ball

    77 percent of the American people believe the media is making the economy worse by talking about it; various right-wingers agree, and some say we should all be sued for damages. But at the risk of further alienating you, not to mention of civil action, we feel compelled to report that the latest nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    More CGI: Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton

    77 percent of the American people believe the media is making the economy worse by talking about it; various right-wingers agree, and some say we should all be sued for damages. But at the risk of further alienating you, not to mention of civil action, we feel compelled to report that the latest nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Ron Burkle: The Only Thing I Got Out of Bill Clinton is Friendship

    77 percent of the American people believe the media is making the economy worse by talking about it; various right-wingers agree, and some say we should all be sued for damages. But at the risk of further alienating you, not to mention of civil action, we feel compelled to report that the latest nat ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2008

    Bruise Brother

    Supposedly Democrat-Friendly MSNBC Has Let a Clinton-Hating Joe Maul New York's Senator

  • News

    March 18, 2008

    Hillary Attack Ads For the Obama Team

    Some free tips on ad strategies for Barack's spring offensive

  • News

    January 15, 2008

    The Clintons' Grim Fairy Tales

    Shaving the truth with Bill and Hillary, all over again

  • News

    October 2, 2007

    Hillary's Infidelity

    Obama's strategy makes her spurn Bill's Cuban advances and embrace Bush and the GOP's anti-Castro right.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    Bill Clinton is Really Mad at Osso Buco Restaurant

    Obama's strategy makes her spurn Bill's Cuban advances and embrace Bush and the GOP's anti-Castro right.

  • News

    July 31, 2007

    Rudy Giuliani's Five Big Lies About 9/11

    On the stump, Rudy can't help spreading smoke and ashes about his lousy record

  • Screens

    September 19, 2006

    Blow Up

    On the stump, Rudy can't help spreading smoke and ashes about his lousy record

  • News

    April 5, 2005

    Bush Warms Up to Bill

    Ex-president now a social security blanket for the current president

  • News

    October 19, 2004

    Bill Clinton Cries Foul

    Former prez says Bush terror talk could keep voters from the polls

  • News

    June 22, 2004

    Wonder When You'll Miss Me

    Defending Bill Clinton's My Life

  • News

    June 15, 2004

    Campaign Trailers

    Recounting election-year movies that attempted to swing the vote

  • Film

    June 1, 2004

    Film

    Recounting election-year movies that attempted to swing the vote

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    The Clinton Tease

    Clark Campaign Denies Dancing With Bill

  • Film

    October 28, 2003

    Telling Lies in America

    Bad faith is back: a pair of Clinton-era allegories evoke free-floating late-'90s hypocrisy

  • News

    July 29, 2003

    Power Over the People

    Intrusion Alert—It's the Government

  • Columns

    July 2, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Intrusion Alert—It's the Government

  • News

    April 23, 2002

    Joe Klein and the Comeback Kid

    Should Clinton Get Immunity?

  • Books

    March 12, 2002

    Laughter and Forgetting

    Should Clinton Get Immunity?

  • News

    May 8, 2001

    Asa Hutchinson's Arkansas Past

    Iran-Contra Conspiracy Dogs Pick for DEA

  • News

    March 6, 2001

    The Castration of Wayne DuMond

    A Pardon That Clinton Didn’t Grant

  • News

    February 27, 2001

    The Clinton Jones

    Why We Can't Let the Big Creep Go

  • News

    January 30, 2001

    Scandal Handling 101

    Hillary Gets Fitted for a New Mouthpiece

  • NYC Life

    January 23, 2001

    First Wife’s Club

    The Inauguration’s Over, and Already Rumblings About Election 2004 Have Begun. Hillary Anyone?

  • Film

    October 10, 2000

    A Conspiracy So Vast

    The Inauguration’s Over, and Already Rumblings About Election 2004 Have Begun. Hillary Anyone?

  • News

    February 15, 2000

    E-Bombs Away! Protest, Panic, and the Politics of Packet Monkeys

    The Inauguration’s Over, and Already Rumblings About Election 2004 Have Begun. Hillary Anyone?

  • News

    January 25, 2000

    Reverend Norris's Big Mouth

    After a long-awaited showdown with Hillary Clinton, an ally of Al Sharpton triggers a vicious debate about guilt by association

  • News

    October 12, 1999

    Out of the White House Closet

    Gay Rights Steps Out As Presidential Politics Comes to New York

  • News

    August 31, 1999

    Sexgate North

    Ready or Not, Here They Come

  • News

    August 3, 1999

    Do It My Way

    The First Lady may not have the belly for a street fight with Rudy Giuliani. Enter Al Sharpton.

  • News

    June 29, 1999

    Nation

    The First Lady may not have the belly for a street fight with Rudy Giuliani. Enter Al Sharpton.

  • News

    June 8, 1999

    Human Shields For Clinton

    Interventionist Liberals Sanction a Jingoistic War

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