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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Padding the Bill



They say that when you need to find something you've lost, you should look where you last remember having it. Which is why Chris Matthews' search for his missing leg tingles has led him back to Bill Clinton.

On February 21st (mark your calendars!), MSNBC presents a very, very, very special "Hardball documentary" called "President of the World," which argues the case that after leaving the presidency, Bill Clinton has become the planet's greatest international peacemaker and (in the words of Chris Matthews) a "one man Peace Corps."

Of course, this makes things a little confusing. Just who should get the credit for all of the wonderful peace we're currently experiencing throughout the world? Bill "Blue Dress" Clinton, Barack "Crackerjack Nobel Peace Prize" Obama, or maybe even Secretary of State Hillary "What Am I - Chopped Liver" Clinton?

Perhaps we'll learn the answer when we tune in Chris Matthews' big special. Unless, of course, there's anything else on television.
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19 comments:

  1. chrissyFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    *tingle*

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  2. Ricko - Tyler, TexasFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Pardon me if I watch Pawn Shop reruns or something else more exciting. Chris Matthews reminds me of a calf we had one year...the sucker would follow anyone who'd scratch it behind the ear. That's how we got him to the butcher, too. Steaks were great.

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  3. John the EconFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    I'm sorry, but Obama makes me long for the Clinton years. Yeah, they were scandal plagued, but at least you could laugh at most of it.

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  4. Pete(Detroit)February 5, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    And, John, after he got his ass handed to him in the first mid-terms, he DID move to the center, quit w/ the health care and bulking up government, let the adults more or less run things and life was GOOD.

    Other, than, you know, not wakking OBL when he had the chance...

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  5. alan markusFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Sometimes Chris Matthews ramblings come off as induced by syphilitic dementia. May he himself have been a member of Clinton's "piece corps"? Oops, never mind, I see that the word is "peace", not "piece".

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  6. Jim HlavacFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Does Jimmy Carter know that he's being replaced as the "one man peace corps" and "president of the world" by a man who "lusted" a little more than in his heart?

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  7. Angry Hoosier DadFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    February 21st? Damn...got picking lint out of my navel the whole day penciled in. Wish I could reschedule, but you know how it is. Besides, since I never watch MSNBC, I doubt I could find it fast enough to overcome my boredom before I settle on a program with some southern guy casting crank bait from a bass boat.

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  8. Stilton JarlsbergFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Readers- What? No one is planning to watch the show? How will we find out where this alleged "peace" has suddenly broken out?

    On the other hand, belly button lint buildup is something you don't want to get out of hand.

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  9. ChuckFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    I'll watch ... I relly liked "My Mother the Car" and haven't seen it in reruns, ever! It only ran for one season (I'm not even sure if it ran for a whole season). Jerry Van Dyke just never managed to carry a series as the star... great in supporting roles though.

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  10. ChuckFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    relly = really
    What could have caused the missing "a" in the post above. Could it have been either Global Warming or George Bush? Nope. Just me!

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  11. SCFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Stilt……if we pay you the really big bucks – will take another bullet for us; watch it & let us know how it was? Oh, never mind…(we don’t have the really big bucks anyway - we work in the private sector)…how could it possibly be anything but lame & pitiful.

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  12. JustaJeepGuyFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    So when will the LSM start proclaiming that Barack Hussein will eliminate typos in internet posts?

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  13. Angry Hoosier DadFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    BTW, does the President of the World have an office? Where is it and are the "designated Monica's" paid or all volunteers?

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  14. EarlFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Chuck - You must have been channeling Katherine Hepburn.

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  15. Stilton JarlsbergFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    SC- Sorry, but I'm ducking this particular bullet. Chris Matthews humping Clinton's leg for an hour? Even I have my limits...

    JustaJeepGuy- Obama will not eliminate Internet typos...he will tax them. And our debt will vanish overnight.

    Angry Hoosier Dad- Last I heard, the "President of the World" opened an office in Harlem, celebrating the fact that he was our first Black president. (Note: I'm not kidding)

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  16. Necron99February 5, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Who is Chris Matthews? And why should I care?

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  17. RickFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    I hear PBS has a special on at the same time entitled "The wonders of watching paint dry" so I'll be watching that instead.

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  18. JustaJeepGuyFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    PBS is more likely to have a special on "The Wonders Of Barack Hussein Watching Paint Dry". I'm SO glad I don't own a TV!

    You're right, Stilt, I should have seen the obvious tax opportunity!

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  19. Colby MuensterFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Hey, it rhymes!

    "The wonders of watching paint dry."
    "The wonders of watching the news media die."

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