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In reply to the discussion: How everyone looks bad because Bill Clinton met with Loretta Lynch [View all]Demit
(11,238 posts)22. Your cites don’t say what you think they say.
Most refer back explicitly to who actually was THE Teflon President, and that was Ronald Reagan.
The NYT op-ednot the NYT itself, but an op-ed by Haley Barbour, Reagans political director with an obvious axe to grindis titled the Teflon Candidate.
The Sun article refers to Clinton as another" Teflon President and a" Teflon president.
Even your Google search belies your thesis. The first entry, Wikipedia, notes that The Teflon President was a nickname coined for Reagan.
Yes, as Wikipedia notes, many politicians etc have been called Teflon something or other, but those nicknames all came after Ronald Reagans. Reagan was the only one whose nickname was The Teflon President. Bill Clintons nickname was Slick Willie.
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You know that how? Be as pissed off as you want, but I'm guessing the Clintons still speak to each
merrily
Jul 2016
#15
I agree that, from all reports, AG Lynch did not have anything to do with this.
merrily
Jul 2016
#45
Perhaps you would prefer Ryan Grim's HuffPo piece: "Man, Bill Clinton Is An Idiot"
demwing
Jul 2016
#9
NO, seriously. Clinton was just ambling around on the tarmac and bumped into Lynch.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2016
#35
It doesn't matter what they discussed, just as it didn't matter what Scalia and Cheney discussed
merrily
Jul 2016
#18
"Rightwing faux outrage". That's what this is. Period. Too bad too many on this board who are happy
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#27
Naw. Just stating the facts, R. Strange you have a problem with that. You'd otherwise not
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#39
personal opinion = false premise not supported by fact - "how everyone looks bad..."
msongs
Jul 2016
#11
Lynch said it made her look bad. Your criticism of posting unsupported personal opinion is ironic.
merrily
Jul 2016
#14
And then they're silent about the Federal lawsuit filed against Trump for allegedly sexually
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#28
Haven't heard a darn thing about that lately, either. It's all Lynch and Bill. Lynch and Bill. Lynch
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#32