Clinton to Leno: Bill "Does Get A Little Carried Away Sometimes"

By: Fernando Suarez
Topics: Hillary Clinton

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

BURBANK, CALIF. -- In between fundraisers in California, Hillary Clinton made time to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" where she admitted that sometimes former President Bill Clinton "does get a little carried away sometimes."

Clinton's answer came in response to a recent visit the former president made to a San Francisco delegate meeting where a delegate was discussing Richardson's endorsement of Obama. A reportedly red-faced, finger-pointing Clinton went off on the delegate in a tirade that covered Richardson's endorsement to the media's unfair coverage of his wife.

Jay Leno, the host of the show said, "there is no better campaigner than your husband, but the thing I found fascinating was to see him lose his cool when it involves the family…he got literally red-faced, I mean he looked like he was going to explode he was so mad…he just loses it."

Clinton laughed off the questions saying, "Well, I've said that a few times," adding that she told her husband "OK, honey that's alright, you know, we don't have to go and get excited about it."

Clinton took the stage to thunderous applause, and upon taking her seat she joked about her recent Bosnia trip blunder saying, "This is so great to be here, you know, I was worried I wasn't going to make it. Yeah, I was pinned down by sniper fire."

Leno said, "you know, in L.A. that might be true."

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by mochabay April 4, 2008 8:33 PM EDT: "I was worried I wasn%u2019t going to make it. Yeah, I was pinned down by sniper fire."

**When will this imbecile realize that the "sniper fire" is serious.
It is not a joke. It is nothing to laugh at. There are actual American Soldiers wounded and dying from sniper fire. I would like for her to take a trip to Walter Reed to visit the soldiers wounded by sniper fire and repeat what she said to Leno: "I was worried I wasn%u2019t going to make it. Yeah, I was pinned down by sniper fire.%u201D; Reply to this comment


by greenfun April 4, 2008 2:26 PM EDT: BLKPRESIDENT-It''s obvious you have a same *** attraction going on. Try to admit this to yourself so you can have some peace in your life. It is OK.; Reply to this comment


by craigh9 April 4, 2008 11:52 AM EDT: I am not a Hillary fan - in fact I abhor the notion of her winning the nomination, but showing a little sense of humor is not a bad thing by any means - lighten up folks!; Reply to this comment


by reltna April 4, 2008 11:41 AM EDT: If lies were farts both the Clinton''s would have blown themselves to bits years ago.......; Reply to this comment


by reltna April 4, 2008 11:37 AM EDT: Google this: OBAMA, RAILA ODINGA, FIDEL CASTRO. It gives you some information on Obama''''s cousin in Kenya and other family members. A lot of controversy about Obama''''s visit to Kenya in 2006 and also his teacher talking about his Muslim studies. Google, obama''''s muslim studies

You might as well check it out now because you know the two bridge trolls will be sliding this information under the editor''''s door pretty soon. Of course getting the Liberal media to jump off the Obama glory train might be impossible...; Reply to this comment


by stirg April 4, 2008 7:25 AM EDT: I watched Hillary tonite on Leno, she did great-It is really amazing, both she and bill are such great extemporanius speakers, they know what they think and how they feel and what motivates them, so they do not need scripted speeches or telepromtors, I grew up in a time when alot of my generation was falling prey to communes run by con artists looking for them to donate their wordly goods and i guess i feel a chill run over me as i see it happening its deja vue, the scary thing is that the entire country will suffer the consequences; Reply to this comment


by stirg April 4, 2008 7:11 AM EDT: I''m glad to see we are finally catching on..Rushs plot to create caos in the democratic party was to have repugnuts pose as obama supporters to name call and spew the venom of repub. attacks, causing a rift between democrats because its the only possible way they could sneak in and steal the election. we are alittle slow but we''ve caught on to you....go away, we are not listening; Reply to this comment


by ksh1022 April 4, 2008 3:57 AM EDT: Hillary has grace and humor. She is smart and capable. She would make a great president. If she does half the job her husband did we''d be in good shape. I think I agree with Chelsea. She''ll be better than Bill. Obama will be seen as a racist and anti-american when the Republicans are through with him. We should go with Hillary.; Reply to this comment


by nonesoblind April 4, 2008 3:24 AM EDT: Hey BLKPRESIDENT,

You are NOT an Obama supporter. You''re trying to make him look bad by association; Obama supporters do NOT use ageist and sexist slurs, so stop it!
There are plenty of substantive reasons to disagree with McCain and Clinton and plenty more reasons to advocate for Obama.
Stick to that if you want to help Obama.
From a real Obama supporter.; Reply to this comment


by rufisgufis April 4, 2008 2:53 AM EDT: The only way you can tell if Hillary is lying is if her lips are moving - if they are, she''s lying.; Reply to this comment

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