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Political Hops
Clinton at Tougaloo, a jumpy Barbara Boxer, and a Democrat out of the money.
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BIRD DOG DEMAGOGUE
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Former President
Bill Clinton
couldn’t keep his
mouth shut over the weekend at Tougaloo College, a historically
black institution of higher education in Mississippi. While
addressing graduates there, Clinton repeatedly belittled the Bush
administration’s war on terror, war in Iraq, and lack of focus on
domestic issues. At one point Clinton, who was apparently egged on
by a raucous crowd, even took a slap at Sen.
Trent
Lott
, telling the crowd that the school should approach
Lott to help fund the school’s building projects.
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“Perhaps the former president’s comment about Lott paying reparations was a bit over the top,” says a former Clinton staffer in Washington. “But you know how he can be when he’s with his people. They just love him, and he goes with the moment.”
Clinton received a very warm reception at the graduation ceremony, and was clearly enjoying himself as he joined in with the gospel choir on several occasions.
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