Bubba Has Another Meltdown
 
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting on another Bill Clinton tirade. The incident occurred during a private meeting with California super-delegates. When one of the delegates expressed her concern about James Carville calling Bill Richardson a "Judas" for backing Obama, Clinton went ballistic:
It was as if someone pulled the pin from a grenade. "Five times to my face (Richardson) said that he would never do that," a red-faced, finger-pointing Clinton erupted. The former president then went on a tirade that ran from the media's unfair treatment of Hillary to questions about the fairness of the votes in state caucuses that voted for Obama. It ended with him asking delegates to imagine what the reaction would be if Obama was trailing by just 1 percent and people were telling him to drop out. "It was very, very intense," said one attendee. "Not at all like the Bill of earlier campaigns." When he finally wound down, Bill was asked what message he wanted the delegates to take away from the meeting. At that point, a much calmer Clinton outlined his message of party unity. "It was kind of strange later when he took the stage and told everyone to 'chill out,' " one delegate told us. "We couldn't help but think he was also talking to himself." When delegate Binah - still stunned from her encounter with Clinton - got home to Little River (Mendocino County) later in the day - there was a phone message waiting for her from State Party Chairman Art Torres, telling her the former president wanted him to apologize to her on his behalf for what happened. Still, word of Clinton's blast shot all the way back to the New Mexico state Capitol, where Richardson spokesman Pahl Shipley reiterated Tuesday that his boss had never "promised or guaranteed" Bill and Hillary his endorsement.
Do you suppose the Richardson endorsement is a sore spot for Bill Clinton?
In a Washington Post editorial, Richardson defended his decision and claims he made no prior commitment to endorse Hillary.
I find Bill Clinton's comments about "media unfairness" to be rich with irony in light of the fact that they carried his water during the eight years of his administration.
 
Beacon Street Journal
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
By John Kinsellagh