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Skriven 2005-07-16 22:08:01 av Stan Hardegree (1:379/1.2)
  Kommentar till text 14149 av Jeff Binkley (1:226/600)
Ärende: BOB SAKOWSKI
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JM>> SD> Sounds like the Ski has a hardon for Stan.  Isn't that
JM>> special?

JM>>Bob, didn't use to be this angry and vindictive. I don't know
JM>>what happened to him.

 JB> The Clinton.  He never got over him.

Sakowski sat there on Dec. 19, 1998, little heart pounding with pubescent
passion at every mention of The Clinton's name, cheering the object of his
passion as The Slick faced justice, then he heard those words, and his
miserable life ended as we knew it:
.....

-> With comments

CLINTON IMPEACHED
The BBC
Dec. 19, 1998

William Jefferson Clinton has become only the second president in the history
of the United States to be impeached.

The first vote was 228 to 206 in favour of impeaching President Clinton for
perjury in front of a grand jury. Congressmen also passed another charge on
obstruction of justice by 221 to 212.

However, he will not yet be removed from office.

-> Had The Scum been removed, Gore would have been elected president in a
landslide.

Both votes were split down partisan lines, with only five Republicans
abandoning their party in the first instance.

The House also voted down two other articles which accused Mr Clinton of
perjury in the Paula Jones civil case and abuse of power.

On a count of 435 members, 218 votes are needed for a majority. (For full vote
results click here.)

Earlier, the White House affirmed that Mr Clinton will not resign in the event
of an impeachment vote. He is expected to address the American people later on
Saturday.

-> For which Republicans should be eternally grateful.  Had The Slick resigned,
Gore would have been elected.

Constitutional procedure states that Mr Clinton must now go to the Senate for a
full-scale trial that could last anything between a few days and several
months.

The second and final day of the impeachment debate began with a bombshell when
Republican Bob Livingston resigned as incoming speaker of the House of
Representatives.

Mr Livingston, who was due to take over the speaker's job from Newt Gingrich in
the new year, said he was stepping down after it was revealed earlier this week
he had been unfaithful in his marriage. He pledged to leave the House
altogether in six months.

-> Good riddance to bad garbage.

His announcement stunned fellow representatives and may have hardened resolve
among conservatives who want to oust Mr Clinton from office over his handling
of the Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones affairs.

But the day was not without drama on the Democrats' side. Minority Leader Dick
Gephardt led a walkout after a censure motion was ruled irrelevant to the
impeachment debate.

The congressmen and women returned 10 minutes later to begin voting on the
first article of impeachment.

However, the underlying arguments remained the same until that session finally
broke up at 2200 (0300 GMT).

While Republicans insisted Mr Clinton's actions amounted to the "high crimes
and misdemeanours", the definition of impeachment, Democrats claimed censure
would be more appropriate.

On Friday, Vice President Al Gore said there was more chance of a "meteor
strike" than "the resignation of the president".

-> Dooming the hapless The Gore.  Heh heh.

With a Republican majority in Congress, the vote was all but a foregone
conclusion.

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Full vote:

Article 1: Yes - 228 No - 206
Article 2: Yes -205 No - 229
Article 3: Yes - 221 No - 212
Article 4: Yes - 148 No - 285

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