By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--May 11, 2015
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With Hillary Clinton’s 30,000-plus emails still AWOL and scandal rather than charitable works erupting from the Clinton family’s billions-rich ‘charitable’ foundation, the big question from the Clinton presidential campaign team--at least according to the Washington Post--is: (drum roll) “What to do with Bill?”
The fusillade of rude responses about where to stick Bill from the chattering classes should not be repeated in any family-read publication.“When daughter Chelsea moderated a discussion on women’s empowerment, the only male panelist was Morocco’s richest person, Othman Benjelloun, whose BMCE Bank is a CGI sponsor. For the week’s biggest party, guests were chauffeured across the city to an opulent 56-room palace that boasts a private collection of Arabian horses, overlooks the snow-capped Atlas Mountains and serves a fine-dining menu of “biolight” cuisine. “It was a long way from Hillary Clinton’s campaign-trail visits to Chipotle. The luxe week in Morocco highlighted the overarching question facing the Clintons and their coexisting circles of political advisers: What to do with Bill? “In a presidential race that could include two dozen candidates, none has a spouse like Bill Clinton — a former president whose sprawling charitable ventures are rife with potential conflicts of interest; an admired public figure whose common touch propelled his rise but who now charges up to $500,000 to give a speech; a curious ideas man whose penchant for speaking his mind drives news cycles; and a globe-trotting icon whose recognizable tuft of white hair draws onlookers everywhere, from his old Arkansas haunts to the bustling souks around Marrakesh’s central square.”
“Even if he were assigned the responsibility of picking out china, I think others would probably overrule him on taste,” said Skip Rutherford, a longtime adviser and friend. “People used to kid him about picking out his crazy ties. I can’t imagine.” “The question applies not only to the campaign but also to his role as first gentleman if she gets elected.”“First Gentleman?” Who are they kidding? If anyone wears the pants in the Clinton family, it’s Hillary. Given the times we live in, Bill would make the perfect First Lady. The progressives in the tragically hip Democrat Party, who long ago benighted the Clintons as king and kingly queen of their politically correct empire, are gung-ho to establish the LGBT as their latest minority. Think what Bill Clinton recycled as First Lady could do for the Bruce Jenners of society. Madam President could bury her spouse’s sexual capers with White House interns in a miasma of bisexuality. Her “champion-for-everyday-Americans” mantra could finally turn the tide on what is everyday. Back in the ‘60s, Truman Capote’s Black & White Ball, where the Post’s Graham was guest of honor, drew the rich and famous like flies to proverbial honey. Today, it’s the rich and infamous running presidential elections. A 2017 inauguration with Hillary as president and her errant hubby as First Lady should be cause for a collective shout from the long suffering masses: “Enough is enough, already!” But for the Democrats bent on recycling and revising history, it’s never enough.
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