rmac694203 said:
I could care less about what liberals think of the miniseries. Frankly, I can't wait to see it. I was just commenting about the BJ remark. So the guy got blown and got busted. Yes he was wrong to do it with his intern, and he paid the price. But anytime someone wants to bash Clinton it's all about his BJ, or "man he must really love cigars..." It just seems so petty as opposed to the real problems in the world.
Some people are disgusted by the fact he was screwing a young intern in the oval office. That's clearly evidence of low character and horrible judgement. But that's not the issue.
And he never paid a price. It wasn't just the hummer, but the obstruction of justice, the witness tampering, and the perjury that accompanied it. And that's why he was impeached.
But seeing as how this is a political forum, it's important to note, the Democrats in congress, along with Clinton and his administration, are actively trying to pressure ABC, implying they will take their license, into pulling the movie entirely. They don't want it to be broadcast at all.
As for the real problems in the world, the BJ incident profoundly affect how he focused on preventing terrorist attack and the war in the Balkans. By virtue of that, it has to be noted in it's proper context.
I recognize that this movie can't be 100% factual. It is not a documentary, it's a miniseries. It has to deal with the constraints of time and entertainment. If this movie is dishonest or misleading, then I would support ABC removing it from the schedule, but all accounts I've read so far don't indicate that. As far as I've read, it simply addresses issues of our recent history that the DNC would just assume we didn't know. If it gets the story right, then it should be left to air as it is. Just as it is critical of Clinton, it seems to be honesty critical of Bush's first 8 months as well.
