After calling former New York Times reporter and current Vanity Fair writer Todd Purdum "sleazy,"  "dishonest," "slimy," and a "scumbag,” former President Bill Clinton retreated a few steps to clear up his comments, according to The Huffington Post.

The ex-president's spokesman, Jay Carson, released a statement today saying, "President Clinton was understandably upset about an outrageously unfair article, but the language today was inappropriate and he wishes he had not used it."

Clinton made the comments to The ...