FLASHBACK: In 1998, Journalists Hated the Idea of Impeaching a President
By Tim Graham | December 19, 2018 7:58 AM EST
Twenty years ago, on December 19, 1998, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on two counts: perjury to a grand jury, and obstruction of justice. Back then, the liberal media howled about its injustice and since Clinton had a high approval rating, they insisted it would damage the Republicans for years to come. Keep these quotes in mind if the new Democratic majority in the House moves to impeach President Trump.
Morons! Near the end of his 1990s run on CBS on the Late Late Show, in the early hours of December 18, Tom Snyder discussed impeachment with liberal historian Douglas Brinkley and Eleanor Clift of Newsweek. After Clinton complained about Republicans ignoring the polls, Snyder retorted: "I love it when these guys say, you know, we know the American people don’t want us to do this, but we have to answer the call of the Constitution because we're great patriots. They’re morons, for God's sake!"
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