If you're getting tired of reading about the Clinton-Obama feud of the week, take a breather and check out this article. Written by Joe Klein, who would go on to anonomously pen Primary Colors, "Who is this Guy?" harkens back to a simpler time when WJC was still a relative political unknown. It's refreshing to read.
"Sometimes, in his stump speeches, [Clinton] talks about how a spirit of community needs to be reestablished in the society and can happen only if everyone is willing to assume more responsibility. He goes through the litany, from welfare recipients to business executives, and says, “We’re all in this together. We all have to change. There’s no them and us in America. There’s just us.” One evening in South Carolina, he took it a step further: “I desperately want to be your president,” he said very softly. “But you have to be Americans again.”A shiver ran through the crowd—prominent local Democrats, black and white. The line had powerful resonance: Clinton was digging very close to the heart of the national psyche, to the inchoate sense of loss that runs so hard and deep beneath the surface of the electorate this year."
But, going back to today's election -- which candidate does this remind you of? I think Bill and Barack have a lot more in common as politicians than Hillary's candidacy allows either of them to recognize.
The other Clinton-era media to check out is the documentary "War Room," mainly for James Carville's antics and the campaign team's sweet Clinton/Gore '92 Ray-Bans.
Plus, how great is NYMag's new website?
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