2007 TED Prize Winner Bill Clinton

"Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton says he's trying to build a better world to hand to his daughter. Unequal, unstable and unsustainable, our world must correct its course, and private citizens...can be powerful forces for change. His Clinton Foundation, fresh from its success negotiating down pharmaceutical prices in the developing world, is now running a pilot health care system in Rwanda, based on the work of Dr. Paul Farmer in Haiti. In 18 months, it has shown potential as a model for the entire developing world. Clinton's TED wish: Help him build this system in Rwanda, to bring world-class health care to a people who have overcome deadly hatred to rebuild their nation." - www.ted.com

Say what you will about him, Clinton is doing more than most people are to improve life for many of the world's impoverished population. Now free from the constraints of big government, his plans generally center on changing the bureaucracy and markets surrounding pharmaceuticals and health-care.

A smart guy with smart ideas and the political savvy and influence to pull it off.
dw1117says...

Regardless of your politics, you must admit that Clinton is a well renowned speaker. Some say it's his charisma and others just think its because he doesn't stumble across words like other current famous politicians (I really don't have to name names now do I?).

quantumushroomsays...

Around 23:45 Slick Willie mentions WMDs and no one makes a peep.

If only the terrorists had carried sugary, child-fattening soft drinks along with their bombs throughout the many unanswered attacks on the USA during the 90s, maybe THEN Bubba would've done a real President's job.


Fletchsays...

Ok... two lemmings.

Took til 23:45 to hear something for which you could make some pathetic jab? I'm glad you listened to the whole thing. Must be nice to listen to an intelligent President who can form complete sentences for a change. Hope you learned something. I know you didn't, though, which makes me happy. As I said before... you are always good for a laugh, if nothing else.

LOL @ QM... again. Only thing funnier than the poser in the White House is the legions of gullible nubs who worship him. OMG QM! You make me LAUGH!

legacy0100says...

This is my second TED viewing in VideoSift, and I gotta say I have absolutely no clue as to what innovative idea they're awarding. They usually just award people who does the most charitable work in 3rd world countries. Why not call it 'defender of the the poor award' instead of putting words in like innovation, technology etc etc if their main focus isn't about technology?

Description of TED award is misleading, is what I'm saying.

And the TED award also tends to be favoring extreme 'hippism'. I believe TED prize community is a very liberal and elitist community that talks about well meaning ideas that are bit far fetched for your regular average American means. I mean, the wealth gap is spreading, we have less and less jobs available, we've just been cheated by the democratic elections in our own nation, and yet you ask normal Americans to do their part to save the bugs, save the environment, save the orphans, save the sick and save the hungry??


This only can be achieved when regular people has the means to donate money and the time to spare. For a former president who has nothing to do but meet famous people and regularly give lectures to giant crowds, maybe. Not for us regular Joes.

Now, I'm far from being a Republican, and I like former President Clinton. But whatever he's saying up there really doesn't make any realistic sense.And TED prize community is heavily catered to pro-extreme liberal ideals, and is willing to nominate anyone with these non-realistic 'dreams'.

It's times like this I understand why Republicans hate us Democrats so much. We really sound downright retarded sometimes. I'm beginning to think Clinton's got too many pro-liberal people around him always telling him how great a president he was and stuff, and that finally got to his head. He sounds like goddamn Hollywood movie stars (*cough Madonna *cough Angelina Jolie *cough*) hopped up in fairytale land.

bigbikemansays...

Um...what he's saying up there "makes sense" because....

he's describing what he's actually doing.

Now, you can argue that what he's doing is totally useless, but I think you've got an uphill battle ahead of you.

Also, he's addressing people who are similar power positions (be it through money, or their field of expertise, or whatever) who have the means to donate money, time, and most importantly knowledge towards *innovative* ways of making the world a better place---the theme of TED btw.

It's not a convention about how to make the next iphone for you to spend you money on while you moan about how little money and time you have and why everyone should drop everything and solve your problems first. Sorry to disappoint.

legacy0100says...

Whatever you say buddy (moaning, am I? that was uncalled for)

I guess I'll see you in the next car wash / bake sale event for hungry African children somewhere. Make sure to participate every week whenever you have spare time and donate all your surplus earnings to charity. I'm sure you'll be the happiest person on earth filled with self satisfaction, all in while not even owning an iphone (that's impossible! *gasps*)

Good for you! Go Team Humanity!

quantumushroomsays...

LOL @ QM... again. Only thing funnier than the poser in the White House is the legions of gullible nubs who worship him. OMG QM! You make me LAUGH!

"Dissed" by a farking clown who may or may not be wearing makeup. Just another night on the ol' internet.

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