If you happened to catch The View this afternoon, you likely marveled at Bill Clinton's ability to call the 2008 election for Barack Obama without actually suggesting that Obama, as a candidate, had any particular quality that would enable the win, which would instead come about through a confluence of happy electoral accidents. The former president, let us say, is nothing if not consistent in his sense of party loyalty, where party=the party in his pants.
Apparently, Bill Clinton managed to be even more of an undermining douche coy about his support for the Democratic nominee on tonight's iteration of The Late Show With David Letterman , because something inspired his fellow guest, comedian Chris Rock, to remark, "Boy, is it me or he didn't want to say the name Barack Obama?" From there, Rock went into a lengthy harangue about Hillary Clinton ("I love Hillary, but she lost...The Patriots got a lot of points, too, but they lost"), before finally referring to Sarah Palin's Alaska as "Road ...
(link)
Video Premiere: The View's '5Rebeccas'
aceshowbiz.com 9/23/2008 — The View take fans to an up-close trip which shows their daily life on the roads while performing live in some places around the world.
Chris Rock on David Letterman
cajunboyinthecity.blogspot.com 9/23/2008 — Earlier tonight Bill Clinton made a much-hyped appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman where he was the guest for three segments. The appearance gave Bubba a platform to drone on and on and on about Hillary and what she would do for the ...
Bill Clinton Decries Sexism Against Palin, Hillary [Election]
gawker.com 9/23/2008 — Bill Clinton will appear on David Letterman's show later tonight, but he gave a sneak preview of what he might say earlier today on the View . Don't expect the former president to come out swinging against Sarah Palin the way he did against Barack ...
Rock Reminds Bill That His Wife 'Lost'
mollygood.com 9/24/2008 —
Last night, the increasingly insufferable Bill Clinton guested on David Letterman 's Late Show , where he reminded everyone that his wife is also a politician before complimenting Barack Obama – "the other way," as Clinton ...
EMPTY FEELING —
NY Post: Page Six 9/23/2008
SEN. Barack Obama lost some votes Friday when his economic policy director, Jason Furman, blew off a panel discussion in front of 1,500 corporate leaders in Washington, DC. As John McCain's economic adviser, Doug Holtz-Eakin, dutifully took his seat...