| here was my favorite part of the nader visit. it was a contentious moment but they quickly moved on. by the way, i dont offer opinions either. MR. RUSSERT: You were one of the few liberals to say that you would have voted to impeach and convict Bill Clinton. Why?
MR. NADER: Well, he—first, he disgraced the office and dragged the country through it for a year. He could have owned up to it. He stole a year of journalism from the American people. Think of all the stories about things going on in this country that never made it on the news. And then he lied about it. I mean, what’s the standard? In fact, you thought he was gone in a few days, I remember you saying. And lot of what—Sam Donaldson thought he was gone.
MR. RUSSERT: No, I was quoting his advisers. I don’t offer opinions. I was reporting.
MR. NADER: You were predicting.
MR. RUSSERT: I was reporting.
MR. NADER: Yeah, yeah. OK.
MR. RUSSERT: Reporting. Big difference. Do you think he’ll be disbarred?
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MR. RUSSERT: You were one of the few liberals to say that you would have voted to impeach and convict Bill Clinton. Why?
MR. NADER: Well, he—first, he disgraced the office and dragged the country through it for a year. He could have owned up to it. He stole a year of journalism from the American people. Think of all the stories about things going on in this country that never made it on the news. And then he lied about it. I mean, what’s the standard? In fact, you thought he was gone in a few days, I remember you saying. And lot of what—Sam Donaldson thought he was gone.
MR. RUSSERT: No, I was quoting his advisers. I don’t offer opinions. I was reporting.
MR. NADER: You were predicting.
MR. RUSSERT: I was reporting.
MR. NADER: Yeah, yeah. OK.
MR. RUSSERT: Reporting. Big difference. Do you think he’ll be disbarred?
- dave 8-11-2000 11:12 pm