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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...whose sleaze and mediocrity have been well-suited to our meretricious, self-satisfied epoch. Clinton has thrived in a time when Americans are more interested in the color of money than the content of their leaders' character, and so we have allowed Slick Willie's solid economic stewardship to trump his betrayals of trust, the corruption of his cronies and his outrageously sordid personal life...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: Why I'll Miss Bill Clinton | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...came out in front of the vice-presidential residence Friday to soften the p.r. ground for the battle, holding a press conference to accuse Republican supporters, via "orchestrated demonstrations" in Miami-Dade on Wednesday, of intimidating the canvassing board into dropping its hand count. Expect Gore's post-certification trump card to be well cared for all weekend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the Way to the Top | 11/24/2000 | See Source »

...brother can break into my head and say "Yo man, let's go for the money," and maybe I'll snap into it. But in five years? We're gonna be grown men that succeeded in the American dream. We came from sleeping on pissy mattresses to Trump Plaza suites. I used to be a messenger. Back then I couldn't even get into a lot of these buildings and now I'm invited to the penthouses. I wish America would take a look and realize the prodigal children that was produced from the hells of America. We weren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: Robert Diggs, a.k.a. the RZA | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...Most voters don't like to hear unpleasant truths. And God forbid you ever imply that voters are lazy and don't understand the issues. If you insist on telling the truth, at least do it with a smile. Even the press prefers this. Happy warriors almost always trump truth tellers. Which brings us to Rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: What I Learned | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...Most voters don't like to hear unpleasant truths. And God forbid you ever imply that voters are lazy and don't understand the issues. If you insist on telling the truth, at least do it with a smile. Even the press prefers this. Happy warriors almost always trump truth tellers. Which leads to Rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons from a Campaign | 11/4/2000 | See Source »

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