Larry David on the 3AM Phone Call

[Don Plumley]

Thought I'd pull this out into its own thread:

On the Red Phone
Larry David

Here's an idea for an Obama ad: a montage of Clinton's Sybillish personalities that have surfaced during the campaign with a solemn voiceover at the end saying, "Does anyone want this nut answering the phone?"

How is it that she became the one who's perceived as more equipped to answer that 3 a.m. call than the unflappable Obama? He, with the ice in his veins, who doesn't panic when he's losing or get too giddy when he's winning, who's as comfortable in his own skin as she's uncomfortable in hers. There have been times in this campaign when she seemed so unhinged that I worried she'd actually kill herself if she lost. Every day, she reminds me more and more of Adele H., who also had an obsession that drove her insane.

A few weeks ago, I started to feel sorry for her. Oh Christ, let her win already...Who cares...It's not worth it. There's not that much difference between them. She can have it. Anything to avoid watching her descend into madness. So I switched. I started rooting for her. It wasn't that hard. Compromise comes easy to me. I was on board.

And then I saw the ad.

I watched, transfixed, as she took the 3 a.m. call...and I was afraid...very afraid. Suddenly, I realized the last thing this country needs is that woman anywhere near a phone. I don't care if it's 3 a.m. or 10 p.m. or any other time. I don't want her talking to Putin, I don't want her talking to Kim Jong Il, I don't want her talking to my nephew. She needs a long rest. She needs to put on a sarong and some sun block and get away from things for a while, a nice beach somewhere -- somewhere far away, where there are...no phones.

[Halm]

Speaking of the red phone, I loved this line attributed to Dick Morris

"Suggestion for Obama:

The next time Hillary uses the recycled red phone ad, counter with one of your own. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, have a woman’s voice, with a flat Midwestern accent, answer it and say, “Hold on” into the receiver. Then she should shout, “Bill! It’s for you!”

Because with Hillary’s complete lack of any meaningful experience in foreign affairs, and her lack of the “testing” that she boldly claims, she’ll be yelling for Bill. "

[dd74]

Word on the tinsel town street is Hillary's campaign netted that footage of the kid in bed without signing a legal release.

It was filmed at least five years ago.

The girl in the footage, who is now in her late teens, is an Obama supporter.

Hilarious!

[Steve Carlton]

Is there a YouTube video of this?

[Don Plumley]

Another version I heard was the phone rings, and a soft, husky female voice says, "Hi, is Bill there?"

[lyon]

[911quest]

The only real WHite House experence she has is she knows where all the dishes are.....

[David]

If the Democrats think she has a chance in hell against McCain we'll have Republicans in the WH for another 4 years.

[on2wheels52]

I still hear Bill stories of his govenor days by state troopers (admittedly second hand). A strange couple.
Jim