Bill Clinton will need a new tie for Christmas

[sniffa]

It’s probably only something a preacher could do — get a former president, namely Bill Clinton, to give him his necktie. rtx4z42.jpg

In snowy Waterloo, while Bill and Hillary Clinton attended church services at the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, the pastor, Frantz Whitfield, spoke of the Christmas season of giving and apparently noticed the former president’s rather striking, red necktie.

He went on to describe a show he had seen recently on the cable music television channel VH-1 that mentioned Clinton once giving up something valuable, one of his neckties.

“You know I do like neckties,” Whitfield said from the pulpit and looking over toward the former president. “This is the Christmas season. President Clinton, I’m not making you do anything … but if you just so decide …” the preacher said to peals of laughter and applause from the audience.

But it apparently was a hard sell. Clinton got up and gave a five-minute speech introducing rtx4z4t.jpghis wife without referring to Whitfield’s Christmas gift idea.

Hillary Clinton walked to the podium and before her husband could sit down she gestured for him to take off the tie and give it to the pastor, prompting thunderous applause from the crowd.

As the service broke up, Whitfield quipped to congregants: “I’m going to wear my new tie tonight at our Christmas program.”

http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2007/12/24/bill-clinton-will-need-a-new-tie-for-christmas/

[BootinUp]

1. pretty funny. nt

[Enrique]

2. pastor is showing of his shakedown skills

[cali]

3. *gasp* Shocking!!!

Thank you so much, mr. sniffa for digging up this vital evidence of Clintonian moral decay and blatant bribery.

You're the bestest, marmelade.

:hi:

[sniffa]

5. was that really necessary fruitcake?

oh right, it's you.

:thumbsup:

[cali]

6. Are your inane and obsessive posts about Clinton necessary, cherry pie?

Oooh, that's right, it's the one trick pony. How could I forget?

[sniffa]

7. i wouldn't talk about one trick ponies, cactus pear

i do love these sub-threads we have in countless threads. it really adds to teh DU.

:thumbsup:

[BootinUp]

8. I was getting hungry until "cactus pear"

are they any good? lol

[sniffa]

10. delicious actually

:9

[crikkett]

12. they taste like a cross between strawberry and watermelon.

and they're good for diabetics :)

[flvegan]

4. I thought Raw was on Friday nights?

Oh, wait...this isn't the WWE.

kayfabe

[Debi]

9. Bill, give him your tie

Bill,go give a speech
Bill,go shake some hands
Bill.......

[sniffa]

11. *snort*

:rofl:

i thought it was a cute story. :hi:

[avrdream]

18. Me too.

Thanks for bringing the story here. I enjoyed it.

[annie1]

17. lol!

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[JackORoses]

14. I don't think Bill has enough ties to salvage his wife's Campaign

[Beacool]

15. Cute story, thank you!!!

[annie1]

16. That's really funny. :D

[MonkeyFunk]

19. Very cute story

I'll take it as a holiday gift.

Merry Christmas.