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* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: In the 1998 State of the Union address he endorsed uniforms in American public schools (which traditionally don't have them). Short-term, it bought him a full week of [[Late Night]] [[Talk Show]] jokes about [[Catholic School Girls Rule|teenage "interns" in plaid skirts]]; long-term, Chris Matthews in particular is fond of bringing it up as a classic example of a Presidency that had run out of big ideas and grand plans. |
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: In the 1998 State of the Union address he endorsed uniforms in American public schools (which traditionally don't have them). Short-term, it bought him a full week of [[Late Night]] [[Talk Show]] jokes about [[Catholic School Girls Rule|teenage "interns" in plaid skirts]]; long-term, Chris Matthews in particular is fond of bringing it up as a classic example of a Presidency that had run out of big ideas and grand plans. |
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* [[She's All Grown Up]]: His daughter [[wikipedia:File:Chelsea feb08 calpoly.jpg|Chelsea.]] Guess it's a sort-of [[Take That]] to [[Kick the Dog|the cruel journalists that mocked the poor girl's looks]] [[Rush Limbaugh|when she was growing up]]. |
* [[She's All Grown Up]]: His daughter [[wikipedia:File:Chelsea feb08 calpoly.jpg|Chelsea.]] Guess it's a sort-of [[Take That]] to [[Kick the Dog|the cruel journalists that mocked the poor girl's looks]] [[Rush Limbaugh|when she was growing up]]. |
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* [[Single-Issue Wonk]]: [[Small Reference Pools|Most people now]] will remember him ''only'' for the [[Everybody Remembers the Stripper|sex scandal]]. When he negotiated for the release of two female journalists from North Korea, it was joked that, even if Al Gore [[Global Warming|saves the planet]] and [[Barack Obama]] abolishes A-bombs, Clinton ''still'' always gets the girl. |
* [[Single-Issue Wonk]]: [[Small Reference Pools|Most people now]] will remember him ''only'' for the [[Everybody Remembers the Stripper|sex scandal]]. When he negotiated for the release of two female journalists from North Korea, it was joked that, even if Al Gore [[Hollywood Global Warming|saves the planet]] and [[Barack Obama]] abolishes A-bombs, Clinton ''still'' always gets the girl. |
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: His initial claim of not having "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky which many took as the truth, but only if you have a very narrow definition of the term. Or a very legal definition of the term. Under the laws of Washington DC at the time of his testimony, oral sex was not ''legally'' considered "sexual relations". Thus, Clinton's statement, while untrue by any standard of common sense you wish to use, was [[Exact Words|perfectly accurate and truthful]] ''[[Rules Lawyer|under the law]]'' and thus not perjury at all, despite accusations to the contrary. |
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: His initial claim of not having "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky which many took as the truth, but only if you have a very narrow definition of the term. Or a very legal definition of the term. Under the laws of Washington DC at the time of his testimony, oral sex was not ''legally'' considered "sexual relations". Thus, Clinton's statement, while untrue by any standard of common sense you wish to use, was [[Exact Words|perfectly accurate and truthful]] ''[[Rules Lawyer|under the law]]'' and thus not perjury at all, despite accusations to the contrary. |
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* [[You Are What You Hate]]: His administration was part of the Drug War cracking down on marijuana even though Clinton was an avid pot smoker when he was younger. Famously, he claims he "never inhaled". |
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: His administration was part of the Drug War cracking down on marijuana even though Clinton was an avid pot smoker when he was younger. Famously, he claims he "never inhaled". |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* The original version of the ''[[Animaniacs]]'' theme included a throwaway line about Bill playing the sax. |
* The original version of the ''[[Animaniacs]]'' theme included a throwaway line about Bill playing the sax. |
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* In fact, he managed to make at least one appearance in all of the [[Looney Tunes]] [[Expanded Universe]] shows in the 1990s, including ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' (in the Spring Break special), ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' (claiming to be the world's leader when some visiting aliens request to see said person), ''[[Freakazoid]]!'' ("Can you tell me who's flying the plane?"), ''[[Road Rovers]]'' (where he was Hunter's owner), and ''[[Histeria!]]'' (where he starred in a parody of the ''[[Beverly Hillbillies]]'' theme and got tricked into admitting he's a liar). |
* In fact, he managed to make at least one appearance in all of the [[Looney Tunes]] [[Expanded Universe]] shows in the 1990s, including ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' (in the Spring Break special), ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' (claiming to be the world's leader when some visiting aliens request to see said person), ''[[Freakazoid!]]!'' ("Can you tell me who's flying the plane?"), ''[[Road Rovers]]'' (where he was Hunter's owner), and ''[[Histeria!]]'' (where he starred in a parody of the ''[[Beverly Hillbillies]]'' theme and got tricked into admitting he's a liar). |
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* He also made a second appearance in ''[[Animaniacs]]'' (with did all the presidents up to him), and two more in ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' one in the 1996 campaign, {{spoiler|he loses to Pinky}}); the other as a [[Head In A Jar]] still serving as President, 22nd Amendment be damned. (Hillary's there, too, and still doing some of his job functions.) |
* He also made a second appearance in ''[[Animaniacs]]'' (with did all the presidents up to him), and two more in ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' one in the 1996 campaign, {{spoiler|he loses to Pinky}}); the other as a [[Head In A Jar]] still serving as President, 22nd Amendment be damned. (Hillary's there, too, and still doing some of his job functions.) |
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* The appearance in ''[[Freakazoid]]'' where he asks who's flying the plane is actually his second appearance; his first was at Freakazoid's side when aliens landed on Earth. (The first one was really dumb, the second one only cared about Barbie.) |
* The appearance in ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' where he asks who's flying the plane is actually his second appearance; his first was at Freakazoid's side when aliens landed on Earth. (The first one was really dumb, the second one only cared about Barbie.) |
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* ''[[Family Guy]]'' portrays him as a [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] who frequently gets naked. And he slept with Lois and Peter. |
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' portrays him as a [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] who frequently gets naked. And he slept with Lois and Peter. |
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* He was portrayed on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' more than once. |
* He was portrayed on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' more than once. |
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