Clinton, Part 1

The viewer does not learn much about the President or his presidency. As an observant nonpartisan adult during both Clinton campaigns and presidencies, I was surprised by complete omission of AmeriCorps, student loan payment in exchange for government service, government acquisition reform, and many other accomplishments. It mentions his welfare reform only in a backhanded way. It gives the impression he was incompetent during his first term, which he was not. It exaggerates his minor flaws and omits his biggest mistakes--continued deregulation of the financial and banking systems despite opposition by the chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; getting involved in the centuries-old religious war in the Balkans. It does not address the irrational, malevolent, relentless defamation of President and First Lady Clinton by their detractors, which started while Bush 41 was still president and was a significant change in dirty politics at that time compared with decades prior (I typed "decades" not "a century"). I recommend the Clinton's autobiographical books and relevant Frontline episodes if you want to learn about Clinton.