Billy Jeff: “If you elect me…”; Update: “Hillary says”?
posted at 8:30 pm on February 25, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Once again, life imitates the Onion. And a good thing, too. I’d hate to think of Hillary’s defeat as a solo affair. It’s your loss too, BJ.
Update: Patterico e-mails to say that Clinton prefaces his comment with “Hillary says,” so presumably everything that follows is in her voice. BJ getting a bad rap?
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That will definitely leave a mark.
bbz123 on February 25, 2008 at 8:32 PM
OMG, that was it really…we were right about that tool all along.
AUINSC on February 25, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Not the first time his tongue has slipped.
Right, Monica?
ej_pez on February 25, 2008 at 8:33 PM
*cringe*
How embarassing.
Dr. Manhattan on February 25, 2008 at 8:34 PM
ell duh, Hillary thinks she was “co president” for eight years. Unless you criticize things Clinton did, then she was just picking paintings to hang on the wall, that they would later take down and stuff in a u-Haul.
Neo on February 25, 2008 at 8:34 PM
BJ, you are so predictable.
rplat on February 25, 2008 at 8:36 PM
We must all succumb to the Clinton monarchy. We’re just delaying the inevitable. By the tone and tenor of the video, you can see that he has no intentions of running anything while in the White House….. we need to laminate and fireproof the constitution before this joker gets back to DC.
Cold Steel on February 25, 2008 at 8:37 PM
I thought he was on a leash somewhere…
atlas shrugged on February 25, 2008 at 8:37 PM
maybe he was using the royal “me”.
Mr. Bingley on February 25, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Oh shit. Just when the media were waking up to The Obama Cult. This is a massive blow to Hillary at a critical moment. She will throw a glass to his face in an angry fit.
Baphomet on February 25, 2008 at 8:37 PM
His head is redder than his tie.
Chuck Schick on February 25, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Well, to be fair to Billy, he does start the clip off by saying “So Hillary says…” which means the rest can be taken as a quote from her, so the “elect me” is plausible.
I don’t want to be fair to him, mind you, but that’s just the kind of guy I am.
Mr. Bingley on February 25, 2008 at 8:39 PM
To be fair, he does start with “So Hillary says…” so if this were a transcript, the words “If you elect me” would be part of a quote attributed to Hillary. As much as I dislike the Clinton’s, making this out to be more than it is just makes us look foolish.
kgs_mvs on February 25, 2008 at 8:40 PM
hmmm sounds hollow
windansea on February 25, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Maybe Bill hopes that a fractured convention will end up drafting him to face J-Mac…?
jgapinoy on February 25, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Mr. Bingley on February 25, 2008 at 8:39 PM
kgs_mvs on February 25, 2008 at 8:40 PM
I agree.
knat on February 25, 2008 at 8:43 PM
I heared it
windansea on February 25, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Calling Dr Freud
Ugly on February 25, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Either Mr.Bingley/kgs.mvs are right, or Sigmund Freud just stirred a little in his grave. Parapraxis?
Entelechy on February 25, 2008 at 8:49 PM
I thought her freakout in the beesuit was her Muskie moment.
Nah this is it.
He’ll be hit with divorce papers so hard next Wednesday, all 5 of his fat chicks will die from the aftershock.
Chuck Schick on February 25, 2008 at 8:50 PM
It’s all about the Slick one.
baldilocks on February 25, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Sorry, s/b kgs_mvs.
Ugly, you and I are on the same wave length :)
Entelechy on February 25, 2008 at 8:51 PM
It does give him an out, he doesn’t have to go the way of Ketchup Kerry with the botched joke B.S.
But, I think he meant what he said…ME!
shooter on February 25, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Aren’t we really electing him? Hillary Clinton wouldn’t even be a contender if it were not for her “spouse.” I’m not talking about the co-presidency stuff but a completely inexperienced woman was handed the NY Senate seat by selling off Presidential pardons to terrorists and tax cheats. She’s used her time and the Clinton political machine to position herself for a Presidential run. Fact of the matter is she’d be teaching women’s studies classes at Mount Holyoke were it not for Bill Clinton. In 2008, he’s part of the deal when one votes for Hillary- like it or not.
That being said, I don’t recall Hillary being a strong outspoken advocate of energy public policy in 2005 or ever. Keep an eye on the fat slow-looking child just to the right of Bill Clinton. Hard to tell if she is just stupid or sending out a distress signal.
highhopes on February 25, 2008 at 8:52 PM
LARF!!
Hiney Von Pewps on February 25, 2008 at 8:53 PM
His face is soooo red, he must be taking high blood pessure lesson from Ted Kennedy.
Alden Pyle on February 25, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Just think,7 to 8 months to go in the election
and Bill has graciously told the voters what he’ll
do in the White House,and the kicker is he keeps
saying he has a full and busy life,and doesn’t really
need to campaign for his lovely wife,Cruella Hillary!
Me thinks he smells victory,and probably has the
Lincoln Bedroom already pre-rented out!
And Bill said it,lets not play the splitting hair
plagerism card here!
canopfor on February 25, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Heh.
pritzcovan on February 25, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Wow. There went ALL the argument by anyone who says this is not about a third term for Billy Jeff!
wilk on February 25, 2008 at 9:00 PM
It would seem so ;)
Ugly on February 25, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Unfortunately I agree that since he began the tirade with “Hillary says:” They can quibble that it was something other than a Freudian slip.
What they CAN’T nuance away is that more and more Bill sounds like I do after receiving the fifth telemarketing call of the evening from an organization that I have told to take me off their call list 20 times already.
If he grew a beard, Dyed his hair black and rubbed some dirt on his face he could get a job as “Islamic Rage Boy”
LegendHasIt on February 25, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Everytime I see him he is Bitching.
EJDolbow on February 25, 2008 at 9:05 PM
The fiddle-meister is now fiddling on the Titanic.
Blackacre on February 25, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Hey, can AllahP (or someone) do something about keeping that video clip from ‘auto-playing’ every time the page loads / reloads?
LegendHasIt on February 25, 2008 at 9:07 PM
LegendHasIt, talk to them a little, put the phone down and go back to dinner, or whatever you’re into. After a while they realize that they’re talking to themselves. If they can’t respect you after the first time, no need to respect their time. I learned this from a carpooler.
OT – sadly, the alternative on the Left is worse than the Clintons. More and more I come to the realization that should the conservatives lose, even though we’re sc—d, the Clintons wouldn’t be as dangerous…
Entelechy on February 25, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Ditto to those above noting he starts with, “So Hillary says…”
Abort! Abort!
mikeyboss on February 25, 2008 at 9:09 PM
100% correct.
He does say, “Hillary says….” so the “elect me” is referring to Hill, not Bill.
Talon on February 25, 2008 at 9:09 PM
I’d be the first one to enjoy this, but there’s really nothing here but longwindedness… You’ll notice the clip starts with him saying “So Hillary says….”, and eventually gets to the “if you elect me” part.
RightWinged on February 25, 2008 at 9:11 PM
“So Hillary says…”
Pretty clear to me, although it is also clear that BJ is one angry man. He’s beginning to sound as shrill as she does.
Connie on February 25, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Hilldog’s getting desperate, she may want to capitalize on this. Use it as a campaign slogan.
A vote for Hillary is a vote Bill.
Billary 2008.
tylercralle on February 25, 2008 at 9:13 PM
I guess it depends on what the definition of “me” is.
…in 10 years he’s going to look just like Ted Kennedy, he’s starting to plump up again. Maybe there’s something to that Kennedy love-child story…
lodestonejames on February 25, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Great Video. I think the kid with the upside down sign is snort worthy too. Look to his right.
I might agree 100% with everything here, but my utter hatred of Shillary is right in line with everyone here. I cannot STAND that feckless……uhmmmm… Woman? (and that’s debatable!)
WayWard Fundamentalist Christian on February 25, 2008 at 9:14 PM
This thing is making him look impotent. He realizes that. It’s all good.
a capella on February 25, 2008 at 9:20 PM
The Co-Presidency Confirmed.
McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HotAirJosef on February 25, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Witness hunger for power beyond belief.
Kini on February 25, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Damn you both are right nice catch BTW.
F15Mech on February 25, 2008 at 9:34 PM
I hate to defend thing, but ummmm wasn’t he quoting Hillary? Did she promise to repeal anything in 2005?
I just wanna be sure and not fall into a type of thing they tried to get Pat Robertson whith.
- The Cat
MirCat on February 25, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Now that Hillary is getting ready to be cast into the new Ted Kennedy. You know, always bitter at big bad republicans and angry with the world that she can’t ever be president, where does Billy Jeff go? Divorce court then Vegas.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 25, 2008 at 9:43 PM
It was only a matter of time. There’s no beating Obama.
AbaddonsReign on February 25, 2008 at 9:47 PM
By the way, AP, click to play would have been nice, or was the auto on your way of making a point? (My stomach is still churning). Thanks. Yuk.
Connie on February 25, 2008 at 9:49 PM
I’m waiting on Bill’s untimely death so Hillary can get the sympathy vote.
GoodBoy on February 25, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Far be it from me to side with Bubba, but doesn’t the clip start with “Hillary says”?
So isnt’ the “if you elect me” part just quoting her?
ToddonCapeCod on February 25, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Wait, I think I finally get it: Hillary is a robot made of various parts from all the women Bill ever slept with and now he is using her to attain 8 more years in the White House via remote control, or Hillary is the brainwashed Manchurian candidate who is going to let Monica slip back into the White House to give Bill an exploding cigar compliments of Raul Castro, which will usher his brother Fidel into power using mind control and…shoot, I thought I had it.
bobthepeeler on February 25, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Hey, did you hear the first few seconds? Something like: “Hilary said, quote…” Then he appears to go on quoting Hilary. That will be the explanation from the campaign. But still, it was too easy to quote out of context, and the press (and the Obama-palooza) will have a field day with it.
We can only hope.
manwithblackhat on February 25, 2008 at 10:00 PM
I could be wrong but I think it is ABC News that does not honor the “click to play” hence the autostart.
F15Mech on February 25, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Well, everyone said it was going to be a co-presidency… Elect
HillaryBill to his third term.JimC99 on February 25, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Does anyone else get the impression that Bill is either definitely losing his touch, or DELIBERATELY losing his touch in order to subtly sabotage Hillary’s campaign, so that he doesn’t have to share the ‘glory’ (such as it is) of a Clinton presidency with the hag?
EyeSurgeon on February 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM
No, Billy Jeff is just always blathering on, on a continuous loop. It even overrides the software.
TheSitRep on February 25, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Heh, yeah, the upside-down sign punctuated the meltdown perfectly.
joewm315 on February 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM
AbaddonsReign on February 25, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Wait til Mav corners him on cut and run.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 25, 2008 at 10:12 PM
It’s all about me.
perroviejo on February 25, 2008 at 10:13 PM
He thinks that everybody loves him. No. Not really.
perroviejo on February 25, 2008 at 10:17 PM
We have just witnessed history. Billy Jeff just delivered the death blow (I think there’s a pun in there somewhere) to Hillary’s campaign.
…And I bet it wasn’t an accident either.
ArtLindsey on February 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Nonsence. Abortion Aborted.
He says “Hillary says…” and then speaks extemporaneously about energy policy. He was not quoting her. “Hillary says” in this case is synonymous with “Hillary’s position is…”
This was clearly a Freudian slip.
Hiney Von Pewps on February 25, 2008 at 10:24 PM
How did she fall this far so fast?
I can only hope Barry is not a scary as I think he will be.
TroubledMonkey on February 25, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Like we all didn’t know this.
jukin on February 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM
The 2005 energy bill was one of the most profoundly beneficial acts that our government has ever taken in relation to the environment. How did that become a waste? I thought Democrats liked the environment, but it seems that GWB43 likes the environment a little more than they do.
Wise Golden on February 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Y’all that are giving him the benefit of the doubt are missing the part at the very beginning: “in 2005, Hillary says…” If Hillary were saying this whole exact quote, then why would she be saying this in 2005? Yeah, that’s how they’ll try to play it off, but Freud is in the house.
bikermailman on February 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Was she under the podium?
Mazztek on February 25, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Somebody may have pointed this out but anyone notice that the only reaction comes from the teenager on the far right of the video?
He seems embarrassed for Bill. Then he turns to say something to someone off camera and I get the feeling he thinks it’s funny.
Either way, the adults in the shot never flinch. Maybe it’s just me, but seems to perfectly illustrate liberal perception.
lilgupi on February 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Good thing billary is losing but barack scare me too. mccain better pick a good vp who will build the dang fance or else but i will vote cause my mom who died yesterday alway taught me is exercise your right to vote.
kcnut on February 25, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Eyesurgeon….I have long believed that Billy Jeff is sabotauging Hill’s campaign…can you imagine how badly his head would explode if his despised wife actually did a better job than he…or God FORBID – that peace came to the middle east during a Hillary Clinton administration…what would his “legacy” be then???
HawaiiLwyr on February 25, 2008 at 11:36 PM
quote of the year. That’s just funny.
Clinton did say ‘Hillary says’ though. He uses words as well as anyone to actually say nothing.
ThackerAgency on February 25, 2008 at 11:57 PM
I’d love to know how he plans on removing carbon dioxide from the combustion process. Does he plan on burning the carbon with nitrogen? Sulfur? Phosphorus?
“Clean Coal” is hilarious. Coal will never be clean enough for Environmentalist standards. Just ask AlGore. Anything that emits CO2 from fossil fuels is polluting the planet, and as much as you may try, Clintoon, you can’t sequester all the CO2 from hydrocarbon combustion. You can’t even sequester meaningful amounts of it.
But hey. Who needs facts when you’ve got finger wagging?
Nethicus on February 26, 2008 at 12:46 AM
So it’s official: Hillary is merely a straw horse which Bill intends to ride into a third term.
landlines on February 26, 2008 at 12:52 AM
I… WILL… BE… VINDICATED
–Mr. B. J. Slithers
franksalterego on February 26, 2008 at 12:54 AM
…and the “advanced energy technology fund”…I assume it will have the same protections as the Social Security Lockbox???
It’s obvious to everyone (or should be) that Democrat energy policy is: NO ENERGY FOR ANYONE!!!! Skateboards will get you to work, you can hand-crank your cell phone, and heat your house with human dung!!! And if you pay enough taxes and vote right, you may be permitted to accumulate enough points to be able to ride a smelly, over-crowded bus to whatever dead-end government job you can find after the Democrats have ruined the economy and run the last private business out of the country.
landlines on February 26, 2008 at 1:01 AM
No, he’s not getting a bad rap. You probably overlooked that qualifier in the beginning and then decided that pretending to be an innocent bystander beats acknowledging of your own mistake. After all if you say “Oh, sorry guys. Hear that thing in the beginning? No foul here.” then you’re automatically a Democrat, aren’t you?
P.S. Yes, I’m new. No, I’m actually a Romney supporter.
freevillage on February 26, 2008 at 1:13 AM
OHhhhhhhhh SNAP
tx2654 on February 26, 2008 at 2:23 AM
Ouch. Poor Hillary. That’s gonna hurt.
Watchman on February 26, 2008 at 2:30 AM
B.O. should use this as major armament for the debate tonight.
pilamaye on February 26, 2008 at 7:03 AM
He does say “Hillary says” … I’d like to know if Hillary ever said it.
I doubt it.
BD57 on February 26, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Right on. He was fired up and on a mini-rant, blathering the way he does so well. He meant exactly what he said: “If you elect me…”
Sloan Morganstern on February 26, 2008 at 7:42 AM
As Allison Camerata of Foxnews said this morning: “I think his freudian slip is showing.”
jimbo2008 on February 26, 2008 at 7:45 AM
special 2 fer 1 all along…
Hillary says:
The only thing that is justified is clean coal Billy Jeff ’cause women are going to keep using him no matter what. If you let me, I’ll repeal those subsidy tapes, remove the carbon dioxide left by Billy Jeff, and put the smear in the waste with the strategic energy fund.
Gennifer Flowers says:
“I certainly would enjoy the money for my future security. I don’t have any guarantee what might be coming.”
Not hard to imagine what might be coming, Ms. Flowers.
maverick muse on February 26, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Wait till he gets home. Momma gona whoop him good. Hope he don’t like it too much cuz that would mean he be a real pain.
MSGTAS on February 26, 2008 at 8:38 AM
It depends on what the meaning of the word “Hillary says” is.Darn, you beat me to it. I’m glad I checked. Well done, James!
Dork B. on February 26, 2008 at 8:53 AM
She’d better put some ice on that.
saint kansas on February 26, 2008 at 9:09 AM
If he was still quoting Hillary by the time he got to the part “If you elect me”, that was the longest run-on sentence in the history of mankind.
txsurveyor on February 26, 2008 at 9:18 AM
To be safe, every time Billy Jeff opens his mouth for the next 9 months, his first words should be “Hillary says…”. We know how he likes to have a pre-planned “escape route”.
ej_pez on February 26, 2008 at 9:19 AM
That’s my problem with it as well. When I first heard it, I assumed he was just quoting Hillary when he was talking about the energy issues but that he’d left her quote when he started saying it was wasteful.
However, it is possible for him to claim he was still quoting her.
And it still makes for a funny sound byte.
Esthier on February 26, 2008 at 9:28 AM
I thought that’s what Bill was saying, too, but I didn’t want to turn it up loud enough to be sure.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on February 26, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Come on…he clearly is speaking her words. With so many other things to get these people on, why waste time with this?
DanKenton on February 26, 2008 at 10:07 AM
To be fair he does say Hillary Says at the beggining.
Whenever I see him campaigning for Hillary I can’t help but to think back to years ago when psychic Sylvia Browne said that Bill Clinton would be the first president to run for or possibly win a 3rd term. (I can’t remember if she said he would win or not) Although I believe Sylvia Browne is a fraud, what she said does make sense now. Maybe she does have some kind of psychic powers.
Erockk on February 26, 2008 at 10:14 AM
“BJ getting a bad rap?” Yeah, if only Hillary …. then the …. scandal might never have happened….
The irony that the Clintons have been destroyed by the political party he brought back from the ashes, not the vast right-wing conspiracy.
doufree on February 26, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Yeah, bad rap. Though I’d rather have a Bill presidency than a Hillary one, while we’re at it.
Mark Jaquith on February 26, 2008 at 12:48 PM
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