"They think the role of government is to concentrate wealth and power in the hands of those who embrace their political, economic, and social views, leaving ordinary citizens to fend for themselves on matters like health care and retirement security," he said. "Since most Americans are not that far to the right, they have to portray us Democrats as unacceptable, lacking in strength and values. In other words, they need a divided America."Let me be clear. As a President, I hated Clinton's policies. I hated the way he scapegoated working class black people to pass his policies (and also to win the White House). I hated the way he misconstrued Sistah Souljah's comments after the disturbances in L.A. I hated the way he played Jesse (even though I don't have much love for Jesse either).
But LIKE Jesse, you can't sleep on him. Because every now and then Clinton makes a speech that makes everything so clear and crystalline, you got to bow down.