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2016 Postmortem

rustbeltvoice

(470 posts)

18. Bill Clinton

Reply to calimary (Reply #17)

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 06:15 PM

Feb 2014

Bill Clinton gave a boring keynote speech that would not end, which so tired out his audience that it fed comedians. Johnny Carson ribbed him so hard that Bill asked to go on the show. He did, he played a little saxophone, and he became president, thereafter. Clinton went on to give longer speeches at future conventions.

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Chris Christie is falling apart: His hilarious 2016 hubris finally takes its toll [View all] DonViejo Jan 2014 OP

I have Always viewed him as a step up from a Trump type candidate. onehandle Jan 2014 #1

My Term For This Is "Chrismet"..... nt global1 Jan 2014 #2

But the 2016 is years away so it doesn't matter! Americans will forget! yellowcanine Jan 2014 #3

And deservedly so! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #4

This disaster is of his own making ailsagirl Jan 2014 #5

I absolutely didn't like him before. Thank God that he has been exposed. olegramps Jan 2014 #6

Proud to say I'm with you! I was with you before, too! I never liked this creep. calimary Feb 2014 #13

The MSM spewed that bunch of crap. They and the politicians have been bought. olegramps Feb 2014 #14

Remember how much in love with McCain the reporters on his so-called "Straight Talk Express" tblue37 Feb 2014 #21

about this fellow rustbeltvoice Jan 2014 #7

Yeah, they read that as a riff on President Obama's success. calimary Feb 2014 #17

Bill Clinton rustbeltvoice Feb 2014 #18

Bill Clinton is the best politician alive today, he's the master of the game. Beacool Feb 2014 #20

He sometimes is - and sometimes is horrible karynnj Feb 2014 #23

I disagree. Beacool Feb 2014 #24

I can't understand his wife...she beams at him like she adores him and it's not fake. She has the libdem4life Jan 2014 #8

She probably sees him as he was demwing Jan 2014 #11

Well, now you put it that way... libdem4life Feb 2014 #12

I think her smile is really creepy. Brigid Feb 2014 #16

Yeah, that too. A bit over the top, but it doesn't seem fake. libdem4life Feb 2014 #22

DC DEMS like to help out the GOP. Let's see what they can do for CC. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #9

So sad.. the fake Benghazi "scamdal" didn't stick to Hillary or PBO but, Cha Jan 2014 #10

I couldn't love this more. He is a genuine a-hole. olegramps Feb 2014 #15

Yes, he is the gunuine, first class, cream of the crop asshole Lysistrada Feb 2014 #19