Bill
Clinton (Sept 22nd, 2007)
Uncut version of Jon's most recent interview of
President Clinton. Clinton presented his Global Iniciative and spoke
about the importance of giving to others around the world, his support
for Hillary as a Presidential candidate and his role, is she gets
elected, campaign lobbyist
Some highlights:
-Jon: "I did read the book and kept thinking to myself....what's in
this for me?"
-Clinton:"and the last chapter tells you! doesn't it?"
-Clinton:"Politics is important and I loved it. I wouldn't redo my
life, if I could. But a lot of it requires getting. You have to get
elected. You have to get support to get there. Giving is more fun and
more rewarding"
-Clinton: "I think these people in Congress, more than the President,
are very strained by this system. You know, when I was President I
lived above the store. I had no commute and I was in the best public
housing in America"
-Jon: "It's fallen appart somewhat since then"
-Clinton" You have no idea how many Republican and Democratic members
of the House and Senate are chronically sleep
deprive...I do believe that this sleeping depravation has to do with
some of that edginess to Washington today. If we can find a way for
them, and their competitors - the challengers - to run for election,
without having to go out five nights a week, in this endless
fund-raising, so they can be on TV, when someone attacks them. I think
America will work better."
-Jon:"Presindent Bill Clinton's prescription for XXI century America:
giving through charity and I believe, if I may say, and I'm
paraphrasing here, naps."
-Clinton:"and votes will make you happy!"