Well, at least there's somewhere to look for a little dignity related to the Oval Office these days. We sure aren't seeing much of it in the current WH imo.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush on Saturday abruptly pulled out of a joint appearance scheduled for this winter in Los Angeles after growing unhappy with the way the event was being promoted.
Earlier this week, the two called off an upcoming appearance in New York City.
"We canceled the event because of a violation of contract and a promoter who insisted on billing it as something it wasn't," said Matt McKenna, a spokesman for Clinton. David Sherzer, a spokesman for Bush, confirmed the event was off.
McKenna said the forum was never intended to be a clash between the 42nd and 43rd presidents -- "the hottest ticket in political history," a news released called it -- but rather a moderated panel discussion.
"It's unfortunate that an overeager promoter ruined the opportunity to hear a serious discussion of the issues between two former presidents who have a great deal of respect for each other," he said.
I wuzz lookin forward to the pastin Dub was gunna lay on Billy Bob (he din't stand a chance).
Sniff ... sniff
Posted by: Elmo | Monday, November 09, 2009 at 06:49 AM
That's irritating. I had tickets to the one in LA. They didn't advertise it as a debate, they advertised it as a moderated discussion. Why should the LA gig be canceled because of the stupidity of the NYC promoters?
Posted by: Josh | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 05:58 PM