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Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Martlet on June 20, 2004, 07:37:42 PM: Quote
The book, which weighs in at more than 950 pages, is sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull — the sound of one man prattling away, not for the reader, but for himself and some distant recording angel of history.

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In many ways, the book is a mirror of Mr. Clinton's presidency: lack of discipline leading to squandered opportunities; high expectations, undermined by self-indulgence and scattered concentration

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But the very lack of focus and order that mars these pages also prevented him from summoning his energies in a sustained manner to bring his insights about the growing terror threat and an Israeli-Palestinian settlement to fruition.

Check it out yourself, (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/books/20CLIN.html?ei=5006&en=b1de08dbc243a997&ex=1088308800&partner=ALTAVISTA1&pagewanted=print&position=) maybe you'll save a few bucks.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: cpxxx on June 20, 2004, 07:56:22 PM: Clinton is an ex president who is not up for re election. So how come everyone is still attacking him as if it mattered? He's yesterday's man. He's gone, finished, kaput.

Oh sorry I forgot. He's a Democrat and fair game. :rolleyes:
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: NUKE on June 20, 2004, 08:13:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx
Clinton is an ex president who is not up for re election. So how come everyone is still attacking him as if it mattered? He's yesterday's man. He's gone, finished, kaput.

Oh sorry I forgot. He's a Democrat and fair game. :rolleyes:

I thought it was a book review of a current book.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Otto on June 20, 2004, 08:24:36 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx
Clinton is an ex president who is not up for re election. So how come everyone is still attacking him as if it mattered? He's yesterday's man. He's gone, finished, kaput.

Oh sorry I forgot. He's a Democrat and fair game. :rolleyes:

Does anyone remember attacks on President Reagan from members of this board before he was even in his grave?
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: storch on June 20, 2004, 08:57:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx
Clinton is an ex president who is not up for re election. So how come everyone is still attacking him as if it mattered? He's yesterday's man. He's gone, finished, kaput.

Oh sorry I forgot. He's a Democrat and fair game. :rolleyes:

I would gladly kick him instead of my cats if he were but within reach.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on June 21, 2004, 02:07:18 AM: I'd pay to see that, well not that actually but the effect it has on the secret service detail that all ex Presidents have......
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on June 21, 2004, 02:20:51 AM: Oh and by the way, check out the top 10 best sellers on Amazon this week.

Especially no.1 no.7 and no.8

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/283155/002-8983437-7012036
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Eagler on June 21, 2004, 07:06:49 AM: Quote
Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Oh and by the way, check out the top 10 best sellers on Amazon this week.

Especially no.1 no.7 and no.8

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/283155/002-8983437-7012036

same reason soaps, "Tempation Isle" and Opra are so popular ...

was, is and forever will be a silver tongue tard who happened to be sitting it his oral office during the dot com bubble which without he'd been out on his can after the first 4

but the entire slick experience was an education for many of the democrats agenda (besides the fact your jr high aged daughters now think oral sex is not sex), so some good came out of it
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Sandman on June 21, 2004, 10:26:41 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Otto
Does anyone remember attacks on President Reagan from members of this board before he was even in his grave?

No.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: muckmaw on June 21, 2004, 10:32:36 AM: Quote
Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Oh and by the way, check out the top 10 best sellers on Amazon this week.

Especially no.1 no.7 and no.8

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/283155/002-8983437-7012036

You could give a bag of dog siht an entire episode on 60 minutes and it would make Amazon's top 10.

The hype assures this book the number 1 slot for quite some time.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Nash on June 21, 2004, 10:42:32 AM: That book was #1 on Amazon for the last two to three weeks. 60 minutes aired last night.

Is it even in bookstores yet?
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: muckmaw on June 21, 2004, 10:50:30 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Nash
That book was #1 on Amazon for the last two to three weeks. 60 minutes aired last night.

Is it even in bookstores yet?

Not yet.

You have to admit, though, the book is doing so well because of the hype.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: NUKE on June 21, 2004, 10:57:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by muckmaw
Not yet.

You have to admit, though, the book is doing so well because of the hype.

of course it is. If the book isn't even in bookstores, the ONLY reason it's selling is because of hype and because of President Clinton's name.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Red Tail 444 on June 21, 2004, 11:05:29 AM: I can't wait till dubya writes a book. I only wonder if it will be in blue or orange crayon:lol
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: muckmaw on June 21, 2004, 11:08:26 AM: Same thing happened with that Harry Potter book too.

Lotsa media hype sold millions of copies before the book was even out.

And both books were about guys who's only talent was their ability to make their wands disappear.

*shrugs*
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Martlet on June 21, 2004, 04:09:34 PM: It isn't in the stores yet and it's been discounted 40%.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: AKIron on June 21, 2004, 04:51:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Eagler
was, is and forever will be a silver tongue tard

Silver tongued? I've never understood why folks have felt this way. I always found his voice to be very irritating, both condescending and exagerated. Irritated me even more than listening to Bush.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: muckmaw on June 21, 2004, 07:40:46 PM: Bill Clinton is the greatest politician I've ever seen.

I don't agree with his policies but this guy could sell a Ketchup Popsicle to a woman in White Gloves.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Eagler on June 21, 2004, 10:03:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AKIron
Silver tongued?...

as in the ability to have ppl think he is all about them while being the self centered twit he was

many could not, some still don't, see that
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Torque on June 22, 2004, 03:15:44 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Red Tail 444
I can't wait till dubya writes a book. I only wonder if it will be in blue or orange crayon:lol

Datz a funny.:D
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Sixpence on June 22, 2004, 07:04:12 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Martlet
It isn't in the stores yet and it's been discounted 40%.

Maybe that's why the lines are so long at the book stores. Scandal, it sells.
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: Martlet on June 22, 2004, 07:55:15 AM: Quote
Originally posted by muckmaw
Bill Clinton is the greatest politician I've ever seen.

I don't agree with his policies but this guy could sell a Ketchup Popsicle to a woman in White Gloves.

That makes him a great politician?
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: AKIron on June 22, 2004, 08:51:27 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Eagler
as in the ability to have ppl think he is all about them while being the self centered twit he was

many could not, some still don't, see that

If you'd said forked tongue I would have agreed. :D
Title: NY Times review of "My Life"
Post by: storch on June 22, 2004, 09:28:42 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Sixpence
Maybe that's why the lines are so long at the book stores. Scandal, it sells.

I think it just goes to show you just how correct P.T. Barnum was in his assessment of human nature.