Nathan Newman: 'GOP tries to pin Enron/WorldCom on Clinton' Posted on Sunday, July 14 @ 09:20:17 EDT
By Nathan Newman, Progressive Populist
Well, you can see the rightwing talking points in motion, as telepundits and rightwing scribblers now mouth the mantra &emdash; Clinton's lying about a blowjob led corporations to think it was okay to defraud the public and encourage trillions of dollars in phantom speculation.
Now, Clinton was too soft on corporate interests in a number of instances, particularly in trade deals, but on this issue, Clinton does not deserve the abuse. In fact, he deserves praise for fighting during his presidency against the brokerage fraud and auditors lobby.
Aside from the silliness of the GOP line (and the echo of Newt Gingrich's sociological explanation that liberalism led to that South Carolina mother deliberately driving her kids into a lake to their death a few years ago), it's just a way for the Republicans to cover up their own sins.
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