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Bill Clinton Interview: Hillary Will Make the Decisions

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Newsmax Magazine's November edition is just out and tells how Bill Clinton

has re-invented the post-presidency.

Bill Clinton remains more powerful than ever - despite having left the White

House almost seven years ago.

In a recent interview with Newsmax, the former president tells of his new

book, his global charity campaign, and his role if his wife becomes

president next year.

His book "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" debuted at the top of

the New York Times Best-Seller list when it was published in September, and

has been called a "powerful, inspirational guide" for everyday citizens.

Interestingly, Clinton argues in "Giving" that individuals, non-profits,

even churches, can work together to improve the health and living conditions

of the world's poor. This is certainly a laudable effort.

Using his Clinton Foundation, the former president has sought to enlist

private and corporate help in major global initiatives that tackle a range

of concerns from AIDS to childhood obesity.

The Clinton Global Initiative boasts more than 570 commitments worth an

astounding $10 billion, involving more than 1,000 organizations and

targeting 100 countries.

There is no doubt Bill Clinton has broken the mold of what we expect from a

former president.

And there is also no question that in the past Bill Clinton has engendered

considerable controversy. But there should be little disagreement today that

he is doing exemplary work and is acting as a positive force for the United

States.

Newsmax covers the important stories of our time, and one of these stories

is the one about the new Bill Clinton.

Our November edition of Newsmax magazine has just been released and features

in-depth cover story: "Bill Clinton Still (Very Much) in Power."

Recently, I interviewed former President Clinton about his post-presidency.

In this exclusive Newsmax interview, Clinton discusses his extensive charity

efforts, repeats his call for mandatory AIDS testing in some countries, and

vows that if Hillary is elected president, he "will do whatever she asks me

to do."

Newsmax: Your book "Giving" is just out and has soared to the top of the

best-seller lists. Do you think you have touched a nerve among Americans who

want to embrace the concept?

Clinton: As I say in the book, giving makes people happier. I believe that

most people truly want to give, but some don't know how to start. Or they

think they don't have enough to give to make a difference. I wrote this book

on the premise that everyone can make an impact and improve lives by giving

simple things - time, talent, money, knowledge - and I think people just

want to know they can make a difference and how to do so.

Newsmax: In your book, you mention briefly that your almost-fatal heart

problem in 2004 made you more eager to continue your work on behalf of the

needy, especially young people. Do you feel after you left the White House

your political work was not enough and you needed to do more?

Clinton: Yes, I felt that, after the wonderful life I've led, I was

obligated to use my experience to keep younger people from dying before

their time, and to help more people have the chance to live fulfilling

lives.

Newsmax: Do you feel the heart incident made you focused on your spiritual

side? How has your own religious faith played a role in your global work

today?

Clinton: Yes. It made me see each day as a gift that requires giving back.

As a Christian, I was raised to believe that it is much better to give than

to receive, that we're all in this together, and that we will be judged by

how we respond to those less fortunate than we are.

Newsmax: Do you look back and say you should have focused more on this

concept of "Giving" during your presidency?

Clinton: I wish the Congress had been more receptive to the kind of

initiatives I support now, once we get our financial house in order.

However, we did quite a lot to empower people. For example, in 1993 I signed

legislation that launched AmeriCorps, which has given 500,000 young people

an opportunity to give back to their communities; doubled the Earned Income

Tax Credit for lower-income working families; provided new banking and

saving opportunities to low-income people, and extended two million

micro-enterprise loans per year to entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Newsmax: In "Giving" you show how private individuals and groups are making

a big difference. Government is mentioned, but it seems to play a secondary

role. This sounds like an idea more Republican in approach. Do you think

private organizations can be more effective than government?

Clinton: Sometimes they can, by moving faster and less expensively, or by

being innovative with less fear of failure. But what seems to work best is

when citizen groups work in conjunction with governments, especially in

developing countries. That's what I try to do. We also work with donor

governments in our AIDS program, including the Bush Administration.

Newsmax: The AIDS crisis is a huge problem devastating Africa and other

parts of the lesser-developed world. How is the Clinton Foundation making a

difference?

Clinton: Since 2002, the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative has worked

to expand care and treatment to hundreds of thousands of people living with

HIV/AIDS in the developing world. We've focused our efforts on lowering the

cost of treatment and partnering with governments to scale up national

programs in 25 countries, and 71 nations buy inexpensive medications off our

contract. We've helped 750,000 people living with HIV/AIDS to access

lifesaving medicines. We're bringing treatment and health- care services to

rural areas, and through a partnership with UNITAID, we've lowered the

prices of lifesaving pediatric medicines to only $60 per child, per year.

Although we have been able to make great strides, alongside the Global Fund

on AIDS, TB, and Malaria, the president's PEPFAR initiative, the Gates

Foundation and others, we still have a long way to go to ensure that every

person who needs treatment can get it, and that prevention efforts are

adequate.

Newsmax: Recently you called for mandatory AIDS testing in some countries

battling the disease. Why do you see this as important?

Clinton: Ninety percent of all people who are HIV-positive don't know that

they are. And common sense tells us that if people don't know they're

infected, they won't seek out the treatment they may need to survive, or

refrain from behavior that affects other people. My foundation's HIV/AIDS

initiative has worked hard to cut the cost of testing from three dollars to

about 50 cents. The stigmas associated with testing that existed in the 80s

have dissipated - and now, it is irresponsible not to test everybody in

high-risk groups in all the countries with significant instances of AIDS.

Last year, Lesotho - a country of 2.2 million people surrounded by South

Africa with the third-highest infection rate in the world at 27 percent -

became the first country ever to adopt a policy to test every single citizen

over 12. I hope other countries will follow Lesotho's example. Testing is

not a panacea -- we also need behavioral changes, and other efforts, but it

will go a long way to save lives and give developing countries an

opportunity to meet many of their other challenges.

Newsmax: Turning for a moment to the presidential race, polls show that

voters, especially Democrats, see you as a big positive to Hillary's

presidential candidacy. Are we getting "two for the price of one" this time

around?

Clinton: I will certainly do anything I can to help her, but there can only

be one president. If Hillary is elected, she will make the decisions. So in

that respect, a vote for Hillary is just that - a vote for the strongest

candidate with the most experience to lead this country back to prosperity,

to advance our security and increase our cooperation with others on problems

we can't solve alone. I'm honored that people see me as an asset to her

candidacy, and if she's elected I will do whatever she asks me to do.

Newsmax: Your wife has stated if she is elected she sees you as an

"ambassador to the world." Do you see your role along these lines?

Clinton: I will serve in whatever capacity she deems most appropriate. I'd

be glad to work around the world, in cooperation with the secretary of

state, but I also hope that I can remain involved and further the work of my

foundation in global health, poverty, climate change and other areas that

already take me around the globe. I believe that would be good for America

too.

Newsmax: On a personal note, what do you miss most about being president?

Clinton: I made a promise to myself when I left office that I wouldn't spend

a moment thinking about what I miss about being president. I loved the job.

The thing I loved most was getting things done, knowing people were better

off when I stopped than when I started. But I also really enjoy the work I

do now in my foundation, for many of the same reasons. And I have more

opportunity to relate directly to all kinds of people.

Newsmax: And today what is the best thing about being an ex-president?

Clinton: I can choose the issues I want to get involved with, without

getting sidetracked by unforeseen developments. The President can't do that.

And while I'm working as hard as ever, I have more control over my time. I

can go to dinner with my family or play golf or tour interesting sites with

a freedom I didn't often have as President.

Newsmax: Finally, what advice would you give to President Bush as he

contemplates his post-presidential years?

Clinton: Your dad has set a great example: Do what you love and help where

you can.

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:24:00 -0400, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com> wrote:

>And there is also no question that in the past Bill Clinton has engendered

>considerable controversy. But there should be little disagreement today that

>he is doing exemplary work and is acting as a positive force for the United

>States.

Just like Jimmy Carter who also used good works to veil a failed presidency. These

guys just don't know how to give up the title.

Incidentally, I think the majority of Americans have not forgotten Clinton's

abominable mistreatment of women and his wife's efforts to ruin the lives of any

woman that tried to come forward about it. Nor is the wool pulled over many eyes

about Bubba's present day sexual activities....AAC

"AnAmericanCitizen" <NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:efvmi3prvkpkn31agfqve0g1usbgo6br2n@4ax.com...

> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:24:00 -0400, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com>

> wrote:

>>And there is also no question that in the past Bill Clinton has engendered

>>considerable controversy. But there should be little disagreement today

>>that

>>he is doing exemplary work and is acting as a positive force for the

>>United

>>States.

> Just like Jimmy Carter who also used good works to veil a failed

> presidency. These

> guys just don't know how to give up the title.

Jimmy was doing nicely until just recently when he went 'round the bend...

> Incidentally, I think the majority of Americans have not forgotten

> Clinton's

> abominable mistreatment of women and his wife's efforts to ruin the lives

> of any

> woman that tried to come forward about it. Nor is the wool pulled over

> many eyes

> about Bubba's present day sexual activities....AAC

Nope, that's why Hitlary's HATE HER number went from 46% to 50% in the last

6 months...