President Clinton Talks About His Internet Legacy (BTW, He's an iPhone Dude, While the GOP's #41 Is a BlackBerry Teen)

March 18, 2010 at 12:38 am PT

Here is a video I did of former President Bill Clinton talking at an event related to the 25th anniversary of the first .com domain registration.

Clinton gave a keynote speech first–which was, inexplicably, about health-care legislation and global warming.

But after Clinton was done, he sat down with VeriSign (VRSN) CEO Mark McLaughlin to talk about a range of Web-related topics, in a very amusing interview exchange.

They included what devices he uses, broadband access and the dire state of traditional media.

Clinton talked about what sites–largely political–he likes. He mentioned Politico, Daily Beast and the Huffington Post for their analysis and outlook, as well as far-right ones, to keep track of his opposition.

Interestingly, he did not mention the Washington Post (WPO) or the New York Times (NYT) online, although he said their deep reporting was valuable.

Still, Clinton noted, “It’s almost impossible, given the economics of the modern world for newspapers to continue.”

And the 42nd President of the United States is an Apple (AAPL) fanboy, naming his iPhone as his fave gadget (although he said he also has a BlackBerry).

Clinton joked that his predecessor, No. 41, former President George H.W. Bush, is a maniac user of the Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry, likening him to a teenager.

Also, no Kindle from Amazon (AMZN), since Clinton said he still likes books.

Here’s the video (sorry about his shiny watch, but you can hear him!):

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http://www.swift2.blogspot.com Swift2

Can't hear a thing, Kara. Get a hardwired connection, or get right up in front of the P.A., or stand two feet away.
http://ObamaPacman.com ObamaPacman

@Swift2,

I can hear it perfectly. Perhaps someone should get better speakers?
JohnDoey

The weird thing about all these US politicians using Blackberry is that all of their communications go through servers in Canada.
http://www.swift2.blogspot.com Swift2

Oh, okay. I turned up the sound, and I could hear. What had fooled me was the music at the opening, which I turned down, and then I didn't turn up the sound when he started speaking.