In slow 1993 or even early 1994, I met Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House. ( I even captured a photo of myself posing behind the podium for the president )! Fun fact: After the leader leaves, the presidential seal is truly removed, but standing on a regular podium is not acceptable. They may have grown weary of me pretending to be president by dressing up as leader.
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Hillarycare was the landscape: Some Democrat strategist had the brilliant idea of inviting our government’s best talk-radio hosts and producers to the White House, giving us the VIP care, and telling us how wonderful Hillarycare did get. The Clinton administration was about to start that Hindenburg of a hazard on the American people. Because certainly, we’d been so impressed, we’d go back to our people and convince them what a wonderful plan it is!
Of course, 90+ % of the talk-show guests at the occasion were conservative, but all we did was jerk on ‘ em and tell our viewers the same. But the White House attend itself was very revealing.  ,
I learned a bit.
Second, when you visit the leader, you have to show them your true date of birth. ( Some of the female hosts were n’t happy about that. )
Next, Bill Clinton is an unearthly brilliant politician. Like, it’s really crazy how great he was.
Before bringing out the great guns, the White House trotted out a number of different speakers. I do n’t remember all of’ em, but David Gergen was there. Tipper Gore was equally as sincere when she claimed to always listen to talk television while working out. ( Snickers everywhere at that one. )
Hillary Clinton appeared, also. She was warm and unhappy. I do n’t think she smiled once. Her hair was so strongly sprayed, it looked like a hat, which added to the sense of separation and coldness. She generally stated to us that we would back her strategy!
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The negativity she harbored for us was appealing. It made us nervous.
Bill Clinton was next. He was running late ( which was a regular issue with him ), it was past noon, and the White House had n’t prepared anything for us to have. We were thirsty! The ( mostly conservative ) natives were getting restless.
In a few moments, Bill Clinton won us over. Really.
Do n’t get me wrong — we did n’t back his utter abomination of a health plan. But Bill Clinton was so damn happy to see us, you could n’t help but grin back. We shook our heads from ear to ear throughout the entire time! We were laughing, giggling, and having the time of our lifestyle.
I was sitting next to the later, great talk show host Barry Farber. ( His health was failing, so he needed some help moving around. ) But even he was impressed by Clinton’s efficiency.
Then, compare Bill Clinton’s healthy, God-given charisma and cheerful character with the last three Democratic nominees for leader, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris. That’s a helluva drop-off!
I’m a conservative, but I’d LOVE to go on a Vegas vacation with Bill Clinton. It’d be a blast! We’d party and have a great time! He’s a fun guy.
But, man… If I had to go on a long-distance vacation with Hillary, Joe, or Kamala, I’d jump out the window.
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Since the 1990s, a lot has changed. It’s a totally different Democratic Party. For example, could you ever imagine Hillary, Joe, or Kamala announcing that the “era of big government is over”? Their base has drifted too far to the left, but that’s not the biggest change. Not even close!
The difference is that the Democrats ‘ ideology has now altered the selection process.
In 1992, Bill Clinton was viewed as the total political package: He was young! A southern Democrat who won the election! His middle name is Jefferson, for crying out loud! He was a “man from hope,” in other words! And to top it all off, he actually LIKED people! ( Okay, sometimes a little too much. ) Still, he could connect with almost anyone!
Connecting one-on-one with people just does n’t matter to the Democratic Party anymore. Instead, they’re choosing candidates based on personal demographics. Some genders/ethnicities/religions make the cut, others do not.
There is no way Bill Clinton would be nominated today. And not just because of# MeToo. He no longer fits the Democrat’s desired candidate template. He’s too male, too white, and too accepting of non-liberals.
But when you elevate gender, ethnicity, and how snarky you are on social media above everything else, it skews your candidate search.
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You do n’t end up with a Bill , Clinton. You end up with a Hillary Clinton. And a Kamala Harris. Or maybe, in a few years, an AOC.
Related: TWO DAYS AGO, I Predicted a Flood of Negative Leaks From Kamala’s Staffers. Guess What Just Happened.
This will likely be a persistent, long-term problem for the Democratic Party, because it’s not just a candidate problem — it’s a process problem. Ideology has broken the Democrat’s SOP for candidate selection. Now it’s garbage in, garbage out.
Just a reminder: we must hope that Election Day is marked with the garbage that the Americans have collected.