A Poemumentary
What did you do today?
I went to church but took a nap
when it was time to pray.
Uncle Bill Uncle Bill
Shake yourself awake!
I'm really not too interested
How long's this gonna take?
Uncle Bill, Uncle Bill
You went to sleep again
I'm not asleep. My eyes just closed
for only 5 or 10.
Uncle Bill Uncle Bill
You look asleep to me.
Well ,what the heck
Aunt Hil won't know -unless its on TV.
What's up with Uncle Bill? Is this the same person described in the New Yorker profile as playing cards all night and keeping sleepy journalists up with his endless stories? Does his recent behavior - this and the purple fits of recent weeks - strike you in any way at all as behavior befitting a former U.S. president, even if its an impeached one?
This video is getting big play on a lot of blogs today, but the most amusing comment by far can be found at Ace of Spades:
Was I sleeping? Well, that depends on what the meaning of "zzzzzzz" is.
Now that's funny.. I feel it's how he spent most of his white house years.. after he you-know-whatted, that is.
Suzette says:" And we just wanted to cuddle".
Posted by: tina | January 21, 2008 at 09:26 PM
It's exhausting being the first black president, don'tcha know.
Suzette says: I'm not sure that is what made him tired."
Posted by: Jim - PRS | January 21, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Damnation, I have an identical video on my site, sans the excellent poemage. Why do I feel like I've just shown up at a society function wearing the same ballroom gown as you?
Suzette says: "Lots of people came to this internet dance."
Posted by: ericasherman | January 22, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Ted Kennedy must be pleased - he told Bill to tone it down and he did.
Suzette says: "Maybe next, he'll tell him how to swim."
Posted by: T. Lewiston | January 22, 2008 at 06:17 AM
Still your critical tongues, foolish ones.
What TFBP was doing was engaging in inemuri. It proves how hard he works.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-inemuri.htm
It is totally acceptable in Japan for a Superior to "be asleep while present" in such a venue.
(So just try that crap in your next meeting and see how it turns out.)
Posted by: schmed | January 22, 2008 at 03:44 PM
I posted the same video knowing FULL WELL that everyone else posted it. It's just too good to have to hunt down every time I want to watch it. I had to have it on my site. He's such an ass.
Posted by: dogette | January 22, 2008 at 07:56 PM
That poem seriously made me LOL. Great work!
Posted by: Craig | January 22, 2008 at 08:39 PM
Suzette...I think comedy is your natural calling...though you must 'wrap' your current projects first!!! I want FRONT ROW seats! (Please!)
Posted by: Susie | January 24, 2008 at 12:34 AM