Why do a lot of people use the drudge report? , page 1

reply to post by Frankidealist35

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I think it's because he does seem to get news scoops before many of the traditional organizations like AP. Of course, breaking the Monica Lewinsky story really propelled him to the forefront.

reply to post by ProfEmeritus

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Okay, but didn't it end up that Bill Clinton wasn't indited? So then shouldn't less people be using the drudge report?

reply to post by ProfEmeritus

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Clinton was impeached under the charges that he was having an affair but they never proved it. Hence he wasn't impeached and was not removed from office. So shouldn't the drudge report be known for spreading false info?

Clinton was impeached under the charges that he was having an affair

That is absolutely false. Clinton was charged with perjury, obstruction of justice, and abuse of power. The House approved two of those charges, perjury and obstruction of justice. The Senate failed to obtain the 2/3 majority to convict. Having an affair was not a reason for impeachment, nor could it have been. Impeachment requires a much higher standard than fooling around with an intern.

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Originally posted by Frankidealist35
reply to post by ProfEmeritus

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Clinton was impeached under the charges that he was having an affair but they never proved it. Hence he wasn't impeached and was not removed from office. So shouldn't the drudge report be known for spreading false info?

No. Because Clinton lied on the stand, and confessed to the affair in his book after he got out. And Hillary wrote about how he lied to her about his affair with Lewinsky in her book also.

Originally posted by Frankidealist35
reply to post by ProfEmeritus

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Clinton was impeached under the charges that he was having an affair but they never proved it. Hence he wasn't impeached and was not removed from office. So shouldn't the drudge report be known for spreading false info?

Well, you are right and wrong:

Former President of the United States Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, and acquitted by the Senate on February 12, 1999.

What's odd about the Bill Clinton impeachment is that while the president was legally impeached, he was never removed from office. The Senate first voted to acquit Clinton and then refused to hold an impeachment trial until the next term. According to Dick Morris (who helped Clinton get re-elected) A "White House secret police" is trying to "dig up dirt," "viciously smear" and "annihilate those who get in the president's way," all with "a wink from the first couple."

Several House investigators are "physically afraid of retaliation" by the administration, with one telling him: "Don't you know the list of the 25 people who have died in mysterious circumstances in connection with this investigation?"

SO

When the Bill Clinton impeachment trial continued by a new congress, the Clinton dissenters failed to gain a two-thirds majority vote to convict and remove a presidential offender.

reply to post by TheRooster

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Personally, I agree with you, however the founding fathers didn't see it that way.
Anyway, if a manager or boss did something like that in a business with an intern, or underling, he or she would have been brought up on sexual harassment charges. It is abuse of power by the boss, but unfortunately, does fall short of the bar of "high crimes and misdemeanors". What does concern me is how seemingly, the majority of Americans didn't really see what he did as a problem. That says a great deal about views of morality in this country, unfortunately.

Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
reply to post by TheRooster

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What does concern me is how seemingly, the majority of Americans didn't really see what he did as a problem. That says a great deal about views of morality in this country, unfortunately.

Well, I don't think it was "Americans" so much as it was politicians. In all, 50 senators voted "not guilty," and 50 voted "guilty" on the obstruction charge. The Senate also acquitted on the charge of perjury with 55 votes cast as "not guilty," and 45 votes as "guilty."

You see, with all these politicians living in one big glass house, they couldn't exactly start throwing stones could they? And yes, the morality of our country is horrible, but what do you expect when you start taking "In God We Trust" out of our daily lives.

[edit on 9/7/2008 by TheRooster]

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