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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:15 PM
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I just shook hands with Bill Clinton!
Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton announced how $90 million of Katrina donations would be dispersed in the affected states.

They were in New Orleans today.

"Clinton pledged to continue the fund raising effort. "The American people should know that we have not raised nearly enough money to make you whole," Clinton said to an audience of approximately 400 at the University of New Orleans library."

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl120705presidents.485908e7.html
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LiberalinNC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:16 PM
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1. That's great....
I'm a little jealous! He is doing such good work, so very proud of him.
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:17 PM
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2. Very cool! :-)
:-)
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:18 PM
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3. I AM SO JEALOUS
lucky... good for you!
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:18 PM
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4. That is super! Did you introdice yourself as "funkybutt?" ;) eom
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Quakerfriend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:20 PM
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8. LOL!

Me jealous also.;-)
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:18 PM
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5. This may seem like a dumb question, but

Did his hands seem particularly soft? My significant other shook hands with him onetime & said he'd had the softest hands
my other had ever felt. (This was right around the Monica time)
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:23 PM
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10. not really
although I did notice that his hands are very large. Big hands. Is that why y'all call him the Big Dog?

:hi:
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:47 PM
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20. and you know what they say about men with big hands ...
big gloves!

:evilgrin:
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Punkingal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 01:18 PM
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33. Yeah,
I met him in New Hampshire in 1992, and he has huge hands!!! Isn't it terrific to meet the Big Dog? He has such charisma!
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:19 PM
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6. Wow! Funkybutt... Did you get a photo....
..to go with that great Dean & Funkybutt photo you have??
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:24 PM
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11. No :(
Secret service guys were rushing him along. He shook a bunch of our hands on his way out.

Bush left immediatly after the event but Clinton hung around in the crowd for a good 20 minutes talking to people and shaking hands and stuff.

What a guy!
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:26 PM
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13. That's a bummer..
And you probably were even wearing a shirt you LIKE this time too..

(..still remembering what you said about the picture of you & Dr. Dean http://eliteleague.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol!.gif )
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:19 PM
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7. That's good to hear
I was wondering what was going on with Bill and his fundraising for the NOLA disaster. Looks like poppy's dropped out of the picture?
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:21 PM
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9. The Gov was there too (pic)
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:25 PM
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12. Add me to the TOTALLY JEALOUS list!
Of course, it will be interesting to see what * does after his disastrous tenure in office. I'm sure he'll be a whirlwind of charitable work here and around the world!



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:29 PM
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15. ME TOO!!
And, W has already given the world so much good and prosperity, can't he just have a well-deserved rest? :sarcasm:
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:25 PM
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26. Oh, my God, you're right, AZBlue ...
... with all the GOOD he will have accomplished by the time he leaves office, there probably won't be any poor, sick or hungry people left to help!

So I guess he'll have to content himself with one endless vacation, clearing brush in Crawford.
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:25 PM
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25. I am sure that is what he says when he introduces himself to everyone
I mean, doesn't everyone introduce themselves that way?

:sarcasm:

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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:35 PM
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27. Rita Hayworth's husband used to say that.
the shoe fits.

He should have never fallen for that sparrow in the first place.
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VaYallaDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:31 PM
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16. Very cool!!
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:34 PM
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19. The first time I shook hands with him, I didn't want to let go...forever!
He's one sexy guy.
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gassed Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 04:56 PM
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21. My wife shook Clinton's hand...
twice in 1992 (same event...he just doubled back)and she claims, as others have frequently reported, that for those few seconds she felt like she had his complete attention. Me? I wasn't positioned like she was so I missed out. I shook Springsteen's hand a couple of times. My brush with fame.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 01:13 PM
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32. Hi gassed!!
Welcome to DU! :toast:
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Imalittleteapot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:06 PM
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22. Want to join the
"I touched Bill Clinton" Club? So far, we have two members. :toast:
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choicevoice Donating Member (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:06 PM
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23. I have also had the pleasure
during his first run for president our pro-choice group handled the preparations for his visit to our city. We made sure everything was prepared at the hotel and the venue. I got to shake his hand and got his autograph. I admit to being a little awe struck at the time. I cherish that autograph.
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Metta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:10 PM
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24. Wow, a brush with greatness.
For sure. :popcorn:
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durrrty libby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:55 PM
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28. Lucky..Lucky …You
I love him. Can he be the next VP?? I wish
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 05:57 PM
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29. Funkin' aeeeee!
How's it feel to shake hands with a REAL president, funkybutt?

Damn! Don't you miss the intelligence, the warmth and the ability to string coherent sentences together?
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 06:08 PM
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30. It was amazing
The encounter made my day...I got a much needed lift from all the depressing stuff down here.

He's really got an unbelievable aura about him. I can't explain it but he radiates.
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A Brand New World Donating Member (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 08:05 PM
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31. Me too - Me too !! I am so jealous! I would never wash my
hand again.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 01:23 PM
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34. Lucky you!
Looking great!!!
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