Bill Clinton Fires Back At Heckler: "You Want To Give The Speech?"

Bill Clinton was heckled by an audience member about the Iraq war while campaigning in Oregon Monday. The heckler screamed, "What happens when we leave...?" Clinton fired back, "You want to give the speech?"

Watch it:

Comments

[loper2008]

Here is an article about Bill's angry tirade in San Jose at the Convention:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/02/BAVNVU2PJ.DTL&type=politics

[LivingStardust]

Dollar Bill better be careful who he calls out like that. He would have really loved me because I would have taken the offer. And watch the headlines roll . . .

[VOTER]

Times are desperate for Hillary, Bill and Chelsea.

What to do?

Plant people (Hecklers) in the audience to ask questions so they can "react" and

make the news.

YAWN!

[Clarabell]

It's your sound bite that is a YAWN and getting a little old. Don't you have any original thoughts?

[greenhippie]

The Heckler was not planted. He is an operative in Operation Chaos.

He only had a few questions. If bill could get his head on straight, he wouldn't blow up at everyone who actually has a questions

[Kalima]

It's not the first or last time that he blew his top. Desperation maybe, but he should be careful, soon we
will have to call him John.

[EJ99]

Indeed he very recently lost his cool with California delegates about Richardson, before going on stage to tell people to chill out:

" In fact, before his speech Clinton had one of his famous meltdowns Sunday, blasting away at former presidential contender Bill Richardson for having endorsed Obama, the media and the entire nomination process."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/02/BAVNVU2PJ.DTL&type=politics

[Kalima]

Such class. Now we at least know that even in the 90's this man was just a man.
He didn't walk on water, after all. He now supports his wife, who thinks she has a lot
in common with "Rocky." One of the funniest things, i've read here lately.

[lboucher]

Mr. Bill is the big bully as usual. The Clintons need to pack up their gypsy wagon and just do us all a favor and leave town.

Please go, we need to move on from the Clinton family mob.

[scrawf]

Clinton is absolutely right. Hecklers should not be tolerated-anywhere. Lots of people actually want to hear the person that they came to see, not some blowhard with a big mouth.

[huffhuffpass]

Hillary winning only means more time away, and for him to do what he does best!

[stringer]

Yeah I'd love to give the speech. Particularly if it has to do with Iraq. I'd rather have Obama give it too.

After Bill claimed he, Bill Clinton was the one who really opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning and it was a "fairy tale" that Obama was against it from the start (despite us having evidence Obama was) the heckler's dead right. Bill Clinton does have 0 credibility on this issue.

[scrawf]

I'll bet that if someone heckled Obama, then you would be furious. It's a curious double standard, dontcha think?

[Kalima]

Psst. Bill is not running for anything, just in case you were confused about that.

[Tumult]

Not an invalid question by the "Heckler". Inappropriate and rude at the time he said it though.
But the Clintons have been responsible for their own crass and inappropriate behavoir. If you give respect you get respect, and the Clintons havn't shown respect for the American public in years.
I have never understood how any thinking person could listen to Rush or the Republican media and not get deeply offended by the way they treat all their followers like idiot children, but now I see the extent that the Clintons have been doing the same thing to the Democrats.

[Timberline]

Hecklers for Obama. Don't you love the new politics?

[dill]

So you are implying that Obama and his supporters are against withdrawing the troops??? I would say that heckler was a McBush supporter.

[Kencleanersystem]

I'd love to heckle that old embarrassing hack.
Stop LYING Bill!
Stop LYING Bill!
Stop LYING Bill!

[signifyingnothing]

Bill rocks. I love his crazy a$$. And he handled the heckler really well here. BTW, I voted for Obama, so no one get all crazy and start pouring Kool-Aid all over me.

[jasjohn128]

Yeah, s'true, Pres. Clinton handed the guy his head just like I would've done. Me too for Obama (now that John Edwards is out of the race), but fair's fair and Bill did what he had to do.

[CindyV]

It is shameful that the former President of the United States is heckled. What kind of rude idiots are we turning into? What happened to people giving respect? I know a bunch of you will say the Bill doesn't deserve respect. As President of this country for 8 years, he did earn it and he should get it. As much as I loath George W. Bush, if I were ever to be in a position to hear him speak, I wouldn't heckle him. Civilized people just don't do that kind of thing. I hope the heckler was removed from the facility. He can have all the free speech he wants, from outside the room.

[LBM]

I saw Bill at a very large rally here and there was a very rude heckler there also trying to drown him out every time he opened his mouth. We were there to hear Bill not the heckler. The crowd booed him and basically got him to stop. Bill handled it very well making a joke of it. I am sure this happens at many rallies and events and can get to be frustrating. I was truly ashamed that someone so rude could be at our event. It's really up to the crowds to make sure that people like this understand it's unacceptable. We are so honored to have the ability to see these future and past Presidents in person. I really appreciated the opportunity.

[Gilda]

Civility and politics? Are you kidding me? Well down here in the south we like to taser our hecklers. It's all in good fun though.

[flythis]

Bill should cool it a bit. As someone said "chill down".

It is very simple - one who cannot control his desire at the moment and working on a summer intern is not fit to be talked about. It was unfortunate that we had to see him office again.

On the contrary people pay huge money to attend his talk! America as such is celebrating mediocrity. God save us

[eliandbo]

How can this country ever come back with all the factories leaving the country, thanks to Bill Clintons trade deals.
He and his wife are REpublicans that don't like the poor and the middle class!Please wake up and wake up your friends and neighbors!

[Bluesage]

If these comments are any indication of the "Hope and Change" you all want so badly, then please Lord Save Us from these new Obama Democrats. Bill and Hillary are both very capable and smart people who have served this country well and their personal life IS NONE of your business. There truly is no shame left with you people.

[slow2]

Blue, Wrong.
The personal lives of elected officials are very much the business of the public. We pay their salaries. We are in effect their bosses. It's when we decline to administrate what we pay for that we get into dictatorships and corrupt pols.

If you don't think that personal lives of men and women who are at the public trough are not your responsibility, perhaps you should might prefer to simply enjoy movies about politics and continue your fantasy.

And yes, there is shame with "we people" -- we are sick of lies, of corruption, of manipulation of the public trust. And the Clintons are prime examples of why we are shamed; their obsession and personal greed, their pursuit of power, their utter arrogance is cause for shame.

[linquistic]

Obama democrats?­??...What are you talking about???..­.Are you even responding to the right article??.­..Did you even read or listen to the video. Bill was talking about leaving Iraq and the heckler asked what happens when we leave. Thats a comment most likely from a Republican!! Democrats want the war to END. You are so blinded by your dislikes for Obama supporters you want to blame every attack on the Clintons on us, get over yourself!

[davvid]

"If these comments are any indication"

It seems that Bluesage was commenting on the comments on this blog and not the heckler. In that context it doesn't matter who the heckler was. This event inspired alot of hateful comments on this blog, and alot of them seem to be coming from other democrats. Your "get over yourself!" comment seems inappropriate.

[Madashhellintexas]

Love you Bill!! Give 'em Hell!
I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful Man in Feb. It was an awesome experience and one I will never forget! God Bless American and The Clintons!

[slow2]

Madash, maybe you should get out more.

[Madashhellintexas]

slowtoo, I do just fine!

[hip dibler]

you poor poor woman.

[YouThinkAndTalk]

Wonderful man? Let me count the ways. Oh, I forgot, you are deaf and blind.

[Madashhellintexas]

Oh...so this makes you dumb!

[Madashhellintexas]

Oh...I get it! Duh...If you write a response to the haters of The Clintons, Huff doesn't approve your comeback.

[Independent voter]

Why are my posts getting chopped by hillary fans on the huffpo staff?

They are on topic, are not too long, do not contain foul language

ARGH!

[foreffectivegovernment]

You must be mistaken. There are NO Hillary fans on the HufPo staff, only Obama supporters and me.