Those Of You Watching And Listening, Get

I Read The Book [my Life By Bill Clinton] Completely. And I Think It Compares Very Favorably With Ulysses S. Grant's Gold Standard Of Presidential Autobiographies.

My Cousin Just Died. He Was Only 19. He Got Stung By A Bee - The Natural Enemy Of A Tightrope Walker.

For Years Don Imus Was Just - Boy, He Was Merciless In His Criticism Of Me. Maybe It Was Justified, But That Didn't Mean It Didn't Hurt.

A Free And Truly Independent Press - Fiercely Independent When Necessary - Is The Red Beating Heart Of Freedom And Democracy.

Comedians, Such As Yourself, Jon Stewart And Others, Are A Valuable Supplement, And Here's Why: Good Journalism At Its Best Frequently Speaks Truth To Power. What's Happened With Journalists - Again, I Don't Except Myself From This Criticism - In Some Ways We've Lost Our Guts. We Need A Spine Transplant. What's Happened Is Comedians, In Their Own Way, Speak Truth To Power And Fill That Vacuum That We In Journalism Have Too Often Left, Particularly Post 9/11.