Bill Clinton 'marks' Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Former President Bill Clinton attended a service today marking the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Apparently, it went on for a while.
--Andrew Malcolm
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Posted by Andrew Malcolm on January 21, 2008 in Campaigning , Candidate spouses , Democratic Politics , Diversity , Faith and Politics , Humor , Media , Presidential Campaign , South Carolina , Speeches , Stump Mistakes , Video | Permalink
Don Frederick has served as an editor helping guide coverage of every presidential election since 1984. He is a third-generation Washingtonian, so watching the political world comes naturally to him.
Andrew Malcolm's immigrant parents repeatedly stressed the importance of active participation in a democracy. Early lessons included learning the alphabetical list of states by watching televised roll calls of national political conventions. That childhood exposure led to a lifelong fascination with politics, including 40-plus years of covering them and a brief stint practicing them as press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000.
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I don't like holding public figures to higher standards when it comes to silly things like falling asleep in church, but this is too much to ignore. I mean, his technique was just terrible. Did this guy just start sleeping through sermons last week? I had better moves than that when I was eight.
Seriously, I hope people don't go too hard on him. I bet plenty of people in the congregation were in a similar condition.
Posted by: Keith Henderson | January 21, 2008 at 04:34 PM
The sleeping was bad enough, but the glance at the watch said loud and clear..."I'm just here for the votes"
Posted by: Jeff Wetherbee | January 21, 2008 at 07:39 PM
now u know if obama had done the same thing, bill clinton would be criticising him left and right!
Posted by: ordinary person | January 21, 2008 at 09:35 PM
Of course he thought it was boring,wasn't that King's son that was talking,don't be blind to the sheep in wolves clothing
Posted by: eurydices | January 22, 2008 at 07:28 PM