<p>Actually, there is going to be an Abramoff $9,999 bill. It will simply be called an “Abramoff”.</p>
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<p>It’s going to be hard to top Sasha Baron Cohen’s class day speech!</p>
<p>gbesq, thanks for the link. I watched it. I wanted you to know that at least one person watched it. :)</p>
<p>My pleasure, dstark. Don’t know what your impressions were, but I thought he gave a very interesting, thoughtful lecture.</p>
<p>He did. I agree with you.</p>
<p>He’s also speaking at the University of Michigan’s commencement. Luckily, I think Michigan stadium can hold all the gaukers.</p>
<p>Clinton spoke at the University of Miami last month (free to students) and my S said he was the most charismatic speaker he had ever heard. Gore presented his “Inconvenient Truth” lecture the same week and although S enjoyed it, there was no comparison.</p>
<p>Bill coming to Milwaukee soon at $179.00 a ticket. I’m a big fan, but I’ll pass that up.</p>
<p>D saw him at Rice and said he was fantastic. She is so glad she attended.</p>
<p>Perhaps he can expand on the definition of “is”.</p>
<p>Xiggi, how was Bill Clinton’s speech?</p>
<p>Clinton spoke at Princeton’s Class Day last year. I’m a fan, but his speech was far more wonkish than many of us expected, and not memorable.</p>
<p>My D heard him speak during her D.C. summer internship. She thought he was the best speaker she had ever heard - and commented that it truly felt as if he were speaking to her alone, but that she realized that everyone in the room likely had the same reaction. She had heard Hillary speak that summer as well, but was much more taken with Bill. </p>
<p>Xiggi, I would love to hear your reaction to him. Since you and my D may not share the same political leanings, reactions may vary.</p>
<p>Clinton and Bush Sr. will both be commencement speakers at the university I work at. Not sure how that’s going to work out…tag team perhaps? Logistics are a nightmare.</p>
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<p>I have to agree with the comment, “She thought he was the best speaker she had ever heard.” Bill is a master communicator who has the uncanny ability of reaching out to his audience. Actually, mesmerizing and enthralling the audience are better terms. </p>
<p>As I have written a few times, one learns a lot more from people who have different opinions, and this experience was truly memorable. I now understand why so many people express such nostalgic and melancholic sentiments for the good ol’ days of President Clinton. I ‘almost’ had the opportunity of meeting him in closer quarters, and regret it did not work out.</p>
<p>xiggi, I am glad to see that you had the chance to see him and took advantage of it.</p>
<p>xiggi,
I also had the opportunity to hear Bill Clinton speak in person several years ago in a group of several hundred people. “Mesmerizing” is the operative word. He truly has a gift.</p>
<p>Well I’ll be dipped.</p>
<p>My daughter saw Bill Clinton speak today. It was only for 10 or 15 minutes, but she said, “What a great speaker!”. She was very excited to see him. I’m glad she got the opportunity.</p>
<p>I had always thought Bill was mesmerizing in person, but never really realized it extended to his speechmaking. It always seemed like the ones I listened to (mostly State of the Unions) were way too long!</p>