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In the discussion thread: Bill Clinton's Speech: "He Had Them At 'In the Spring of 1971, I Met a Girl..." [View all]

Response to reggieandlee (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:09 PM

Music Man (1,108 posts)

6. It was great.

I joked, "Of course he's starting his speech about chasing a girl," and my wife said, "It's SWEET!"

I think Rachel Maddow is underestimating how endearing the speech actually is to both sexes. He's her spouse. He needed to tell a love story. 2012 speaking on behalf of Obama was the time for a wonky, economic speech.

Bill Clinton is flawed, but damn it, a lot of people love him. And in so many words, he said, "She's the one you *really* need to love."

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bill Clinton's Speech: "He Had Them At 'In the Spring of 1971, I Met a Girl..." [View all]	reggieandlee	Jul 2016	OP
Yes, and Rachel made way too much out of that.	redstatebluegirl	Jul 2016	#1
I didn't hear Rachel, but I heard him call himself	Hortensis	Jul 2016	#3
She seemed to find an issue with the words girl and boy. Well I have a husband I love to bits	redstatebluegirl	Jul 2016	#4
I'd rather google you and your husband. That's sweet.	Hortensis	Jul 2016	#5
Thanks! We do love each other like kids :-).	redstatebluegirl	Jul 2016	#10
:) Hope Bill and Hillary are close and	Hortensis	Jul 2016	#16
Rachael Maddow is awesome, but loses perspective occasionally	Bradical79	Jul 2016	#9
I am in my forties, and we say "girl" and "boy" all the time to refer to ourselves in our twenties	anneboleyn	Jul 2016	#14
I loved that line & I'd be willing to bet...	Little Star	Jul 2016	#2
It was great.	Music Man	Jul 2016	#6
Yes, to your whole post. Welcome to DU, Music Man. n/t	pnwmom	Jul 2016	#13
Bubba nailed it	tgards79	Jul 2016	#7
It was the classic boy meets girl story. It was sweet and it was his personal remembrance.	procon	Jul 2016	#8
I like Rachel but...	tgards79	Jul 2016	#11
Yes. I was hoping he'd begin at that point exactly -- when they met as young, idealistic	pnwmom	Jul 2016	#12
That's when Rachel had a break with reality	workinclasszero	Jul 2016	#15

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