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Article: The death of outrage?(author Bill Bennett)(Interview)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- September 14, 1998
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Bill Bennett is out with a new book, The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals (Free Press, $20). He recently talked to NR about the scandal, the public reaction to it, and what effects it is having on American culture.
NR: What do you think of the speech?
Bennett: I thought it was one of the most repellent, self-indulgent speeches ever given by an American President
NR: Why?
Bennett: Because it was a lie. It was a lie literally, in the sense of him not telling the truth and taking responsibility. But it was also a lie emotionally, morally. There was not candor. I don't know whether it was more like an adolescent ...