Clinton myth: Phony political persona of Hillary as this smart, tough-as-nails, caring woman who's ready to lead and better prepared than anyone else who ever came along
When Bill met Hillary: 'I knew I might be starting something I couldn't stop'
You think back to the Clinton Administration, and you remember all the corruption and all the other nonsense, and you wonder how the guy could have possibly remained so popular throughout the whole thing. Then you watch this speech, and you remember. Oh. Right. This guy can spin a tale unlike just about anyone you've ever seen.
The story about how they met at law school actually sounds like it could be plausible. The rest? Who knows? Hillary takes time from school and runs off to help black kids in prison? Hillary helps bust a segregated school and almost single-handedly pressures the Nixon Administration to end its tax exemptions? Hillary starts a legal aid clinic providing services to poor people?
Remember, this is Bill Clinton talking. You get sucked into this thing and you could almost believe it wouldn't be a complete disaster to make her president: