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January 08, 2004
Copping a POTUS feel
If you're the kind of tool who, like Girl-E, considers politicians to be in the category of flashy celebrity, you should seriously consider a career in academia. Institutions of higher education are like Florida for retired statesmen. While some people define their career progress in terms of an increase in salary or quarterly sales, Girl-E looks at things like how many former Clinton administration officials she comes into direct contact with on the job. Her tally right now is four, two cabinet secretaries, a speechwriter and a White House events planner. They have of course varying degrees of knowing who in the hell she is, but she has graduated to cheek-kissing terms with the speechwriter.
We suppose this kind of thing is even more routine if you work for, say, the government or a lobbying firm, but there is an appeal in dealing with these folks after their political careers when they can say and do whatever the hell they want. After the pressures of Washington, academic freedom must feel like heroin. And if Michael Dukakis were running for president again instead of teaching a course at another local university, she never would have had those two peaceful rides standing next to him exchanging pleasantries on the #39 bus.
Being surrounded by Beltway glitz does have its perils, however. We don't think there's anyone who's met her who hasn't heard about the time she got drunk at a cocktail party during a Clinton speaking visit and "accidentally" put her hand on his ass while getting her picture taken (she claims he was taller than she thought). She never did get a copy of that damn picture. Anyway, it was no biggie really, we're sure he's used to it.
Posted by The Twins at January 8, 2004 01:32 PM
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We at Snowy Central are surprised Mr. Clinton didn't place Girl-E's hand there himself!
Posted by: snowy at January 8, 2004 01:54 PM
Note that the twins are not, in fact, denying that that's exactly what happened.
Posted by: Lex at January 8, 2004 03:51 PM
It must be admitted actually that he had nothing to do with it (besides inflicting his infectious sexiness on my subconscious-- don't scoff at that description until you've been in a room with him, seriously).
Posted by: EV at January 8, 2004 03:55 PM