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Bill Clinton
CBS Mornings...
twisted presidential thinking.
Rumor has it
Hillary doesn't
want to wake up
with Bill either.
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Clinton on CBS Early Show
Bryant Gumbel is retiring from the CBS Early Show and rumor has
it that former President Clinton is being considered as a replacement.
Although CBS would skyrocket to number one in the ratings, this
would be the most non-presidential thing any former Chief Executive
has ever done, and I am hoping the former pres reconsiders.
He needs the work
What kind of work is a former president
of the United States qualified to do? A rejuvenated life in politics
seems unlikely for Clinton. With the passage of the Twenty-second
Amendment, he can not be president again. After Andrew Johnson
was president he ran for the Senate, but would Bill want to be
a senator and sit at work all day with Hillary? John Quincy Adams
was elected to the House of Representatives following his tenure,
but Clinton would find himself in the awkward situation of sitting
in the same room with the very people who voted his impeachment.
Add mayor of New York to the scrap pile - he may not even get
the votes from Harlem. Here are some suggestions: Open a library,
write memoirs, or get other people elected or re-elected - even
if it's you wife. Clinton needs to forget this nonsense of television
and focus on stately endeavors.
Do something presidential
Other post-presidents have resisted
the celebrity limelight - as should Clinton. Ronald Reagan never
considered returning to Hollywood. Gerald Ford would have been
a natural on Saturday Night Live, but declined. Jimmy Carter
would have made a great stand-up comedian, but he went off to
build houses. George Bush could have done TV commercials for
the oil industry, but he went off to count his money with the
Saudi's. Former presidents should be required by law to do something
presidential, even if they didn't achieve the same in office.
Morning woes
Finally, think of the problems CBS
would have with the set. No one could smoke a cigar. He could
never sit behind a desk. No female guest could ever appear on
the show wearing a blue dress. And, thanks to Bill Clinton, CBS
would be forced to fire all the interns.
Aaaaaaaarrrrrgh!
Professor Mark
usatrivia.com May 2002
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