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* ChubbyChaser: Often painted as this in the media, sometimes overlapping with a fondness for big butts (due to owning an office in Harlem). A lot of comedians and satirists got cruel mileage out of Lewinsky's voluptuous figure. This trope was revisited in 2013 when a photo of Bill supposedly checking out the famously curvy singer Music/KellyClarkson during UsefulNotes/BarackObama's second inauguration got online. This was remarkable because during his administration, the standard of beauty was either the [[AmazonianBeauty leggy and sporty look]] or the [[HollywoodThin waif]].

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* ChubbyChaser: Often painted as this in the media, sometimes overlapping with a fondness for big butts (due to owning an office in Harlem). A lot of comedians and satirists got cruel mileage out of Lewinsky's voluptuous figure. This trope was revisited in 2013 when a photo of Bill supposedly checking out the famously curvy singer Music/KellyClarkson during UsefulNotes/BarackObama's second inauguration got online. This was remarkable because during his administration, the standard of beauty was either the [[AmazonianBeauty leggy and sporty look]] look or the [[HollywoodThin waif]].waif.
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That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base became younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where "socialist" has been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi and Chuck Schumer.

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That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair manager Robby Mook). As the Democratic base became younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where "socialist" has been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi and Chuck Schumer.

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* LovableSexManiac: The Lewinsky scandal made it all too easy to use Clinton as the punch line of sex jokes. One example of this is how, with "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega becoming one of the biggest hits of 1999, it naturally got tied to the President given its subject matter, especially considering that the first female name mentioned in the chorus is "Monica". Radio/RushLimbaugh often played one of the more notable works tying Clinton to the song, the Clinton impersonator-sung parody "Bimbo No. 5".

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* IgnoredExpert: The 2017 book ''Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign'' strongly portrayed Bill Clinton as this. It claims that he correctly diagnosed the problems that eventually doomed her campaign early in the Democratic primaries only to be ignored and dismissed by her campaign manager Robby Mook. It also claims that he correctly predicted that Hillary was going to lose by looking at the returns in [[OnlyInFlorida a few Florida counties]] shortly after the polls closed.
* LovableSexManiac: The Lewinsky scandal made it all too easy to use Clinton as the punch line of sex jokes. One example of this is how, with "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega becoming one of the biggest hits of 1999, it naturally got tied to the President given its subject matter, especially considering that the first female name mentioned in the chorus is "Monica". Radio/RushLimbaugh Creator/RushLimbaugh often played one of the more notable works tying Clinton to the song, the Clinton impersonator-sung parody "Bimbo No. 5".
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* ''VideoGame/SpaceBomber'' have the player battling alien invaders while the President attempts to converse with the alien leader. While the President in the game doesn't really resemble Bill Clinton, however the game is released during Clinton's administration - specifically, during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Which leads to this exchange in one cutscene that's a borderline TakeThat
--> '''Alien Leader''': [with [[RedEyesTakeWarning fierce, glowing red eyes]]]: "You, degenerate President, we'll tell the world about your secret sex life!"
--> '''President Totally-Not-Clinton''': "No, please don't. Let's take a break in there... for a friendly talk..." [cue next level starting, and said incident is [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain NEVER]] mentioned for the remainder of the game]
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Moreover, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[DemotedToExtra where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.

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Moreover, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, accusations (alongside connections with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein), but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns.campaigns anymore. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[DemotedToExtra where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.
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* ChubbyChaser: Often painted as this in the media, sometimes overlapping with a fondness for big butts (due to owning an office in Harlem). A lot of comedians and satirists got mileage out of Lewinsky's fuller figure. This trope was revisited in 2013 when a photo of Bill supposedly checking out full-figured singer Music/KellyClarkson during UsefulNotes/BarackObama's second inauguration got online. For what it's worth, UsefulNotes/{{Hillary|RodhamClinton}} has never been particularly skinny, either.

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* ChubbyChaser: Often painted as this in the media, sometimes overlapping with a fondness for big butts (due to owning an office in Harlem). A lot of comedians and satirists got cruel mileage out of Lewinsky's fuller voluptuous figure. This trope was revisited in 2013 when a photo of Bill supposedly checking out full-figured the famously curvy singer Music/KellyClarkson during UsefulNotes/BarackObama's second inauguration got online. For what it's worth, UsefulNotes/{{Hillary|RodhamClinton}} has never been particularly skinny, either.This was remarkable because during his administration, the standard of beauty was either the [[AmazonianBeauty leggy and sporty look]] or the [[HollywoodThin waif]].



-->'''I.M. Weasel''': "I fixed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fobaproa Fobaproa]] crisis, changed the model of the Popemobile and cleaned Moni's stained dress.

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-->'''I.M. Weasel''': "I fixed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fobaproa Fobaproa]] crisis, changed the model of the Popemobile and cleaned Moni's Monica's stained dress.
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* In ''Film/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' '93 movie, it's implied he's actually related to the Clampetts. They were all from Arkansas, you see.

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* In ''Film/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' '93 movie, it's implied he's actually related [[HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative related]] to the Clampetts. They were all from Arkansas, you see.
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* Creator/JohnMulaney has a bit explaining that his parents went to Georgetown at the same time as he did, which meant John had a ''lot'' of fun watching them watch someone they went to college with become President. He also reveals that at the time, the college encouraged the male students to walk their female classmates home at night, and Clinton walked John's mom home once. Fast forward a couple decades, she wants to go see him at a campaign event for Georgetown alumni, but John's father doubts he'll remember her. So she takes a young John to the event with her instead... and Clinton takes one look at her and says, "Oh, hey, Ellen!"
-->'''John:''' 'Cause he never forgets a bitch, ''ever''.
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* Stars as a major character in the limited series ''Resurrection'', in which aliens invade Earth in late May 1998...and occupy Earth for almost 10 years before mysteriously withdrawing in late 2007. Clinton--now a depressed former President--ends up traveling with the main characters across post-invasion America. There are also several flashbacks to the last days of the Clinton administration during the 3-day period where the aliens were first arriving. Since Clinton has legally not been the President since January 20, 2001 and since everyone else in the Presidential line of succession is either missing or dead [[spoiler: or so it seems initially]] and obviously no election was held during the alien occupation, one of the major plot points is the question of who is legally the President and whether or how the government (and many other institutions) will continue in the aftermath of the almost decade-long occupation.

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* Stars as a major character in the limited series ''Resurrection'', in which aliens invade Earth in late May 1998... and occupy Earth for almost 10 years before mysteriously withdrawing in late 2007. Clinton--now a depressed former President--ends up traveling with the main characters across post-invasion America. There are also several flashbacks to the last days of the Clinton administration during the 3-day period where the aliens were first arriving. Since Clinton has legally not been the President since January 20, 2001 and since everyone else in the Presidential line of succession is either missing or dead [[spoiler: or so it seems initially]] and obviously no election was held during the alien occupation, one of the major plot points is the question of who is legally the President and whether or how the government (and many other institutions) will continue in the aftermath of the almost decade-long occupation.


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* He shows up several times in ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon''. There's many references to the Lewinsky Affair whenever he does.
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* In ''Series/{{Impeachment}}'', he's played by Creator/CliveOwen.

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-->-- '''First Inaugural Address''', January 20, 1993

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton[[note]]Born William Jefferson Blythe III; he formally adopted his stepfather's surname after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States; serving between 1993 and 2001, succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

America's first Democratic president at the time since UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter, and the 15th to serve as a member of that party, he was also the first Democrat to serve two terms, having been elected to both, since UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt.[[note]]Roosevelt in fact won ''four'' elections and died in the beginning of his fourth term; UsefulNotes/HarryTruman finished FDR's fourth term, was then elected in his own right for a term in 1948, and did not run for a second full term; UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy was assassinated before he could finish his first term, which UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson finished before being elected in his own right for a term in 1964, and he did not run for a second full term; and Jimmy Carter only served one full term.[[/note]] Plus, he was the first president to be born after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and therefore the first Baby Boomer President;[[note]]the first of ''three'' Presidents to be born in the year 1946, with the younger Bush and UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump following him.[[/note]] only UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt and UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy were younger when they first took office. Also, he was the first president to have been educated at a Catholic university (Georgetown).[[note]]Kennedy was the only Catholic president before Clinton, but he began his college studies at Princeton, was forced to drop out due to illness, and eventually completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard. UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, the second Catholic president, did his undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware and got his law degree at Syracuse University.[[/note]] The Clinton presidency is best-known for a prosperous economy and for his impeachment by a Republican-controlled Congress. Less known are his efforts to put an end to UsefulNotes/TheTroubles in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland in 1995 (though things dragged on for a few years, it was ultimately his intervention that helped to end it).

Contrary to the image of the presidency as an upper-class platform, Clinton came from a background of fierce lower-class struggle. This ended up working to his advantage, as rather than being portrayed as a backwater hick or a repeat of former farmer Carter, it allowed him to craft a populist image that could directly contrast the "dorky old dad" image the elder Bush had developed and appeal more easily across class lines; a campaign speech in which a teary-eyed Clinton stated that "I feel your pain" became emblematic of his image as a president for the people. During his time in office, African-American writer Creator/ToniMorrison dubbed him "the first black president" as a result of how effectively Clinton's invocations of his background appealed to and resonated with redlined black voters in particular, with black scholars generally agreeing with the label and its connotations in analyzing Clinton's popularity among black communities. This also led to heightened expectations for the ''actual'' first black president, UsefulNotes/BarackObama, who had a more upper-class and Bohemian image more in-step with the conventional image of the presidency prior to Clinton (though Obama, like Clinton, successfully maintained heavy popularity among black Americans, aided in part by him constantly staying in-touch with trends and issues relevant to black America rather than falling victim to the classist apathy of black capitalism).

Since leaving office, he has become an acclaimed public speaker and charity organizer. Clinton has had an active post-presidency conducting humanitarian work through the Clinton Foundation and campaigning for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket. Up until 2016 he was widely known to be TheManBehindTheMan running the Democratic Party and his campaign work, including a rousing keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, was widely credited for helping UsefulNotes/BarackObama get re-elected in 2012.

Clinton had perhaps the widest range of satirical portrayals of any president. At the beginning his comedic persona was that of a [[DeepSouth hickish southerner]]; a "Bubba" who [[BigEater enjoyed too much fast food]] and was out of his league in UsefulNotes/{{Washington|DC}}. As his presidency went on, parodies increasingly played upon a "Slick Willie" portrayal, a fast-talker in both the situation room and the bedroom, able to invoke RefugeInAudacity to barrel through scandals with his popularity rating remaining high. He is currently largely known in media parody/satire for his [[SexySaxMan playing of the saxophone]] and perpetually [[HandsomeLech groping his interns]] thanks to all those sex scandals. Given the masterful use of WeaselWords during the Lewinsky scandal (including the legendary "it depends on [[ExactWords what the meaning]] of the word 'is' is"), he also has a reputation of being able to talk his way out of anything.

Despite his sex scandal, he was actually one of the most popular presidents among women, due to a number of policies that were generally acclaimed as feminist. Also, due to her own involvement in politics, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton has perhaps been the target of more satire than any other First Lady: most of these satires played up her own calculating nature and the notion of a "Faustian Deal" with her husband wherein she would stay with him, no matter how many affairs he might have, in exchange for helping her achieve political power in her own right.

When Hillary ran for the Democratic Party nomination for President in 2008 and became the nominee in 2016, speculation arose in the media as to what title he would hold (First Gentleman, First Dude, First Laddie, among others) if she actually became the next Commander in Chief.

That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi and Chuck Schumer.

In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[DemotedToExtra where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.

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-->-- '''First Inaugural Address''', -->--From his '''first inaugural address''', January 20, 1993

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton[[note]]Born William Jefferson Blythe III; he formally adopted his stepfather's surname after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States; serving between [[TheNineties 1993 and 2001, 2001]], succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

America's first Democratic president at the time since UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter, and the 15th to serve as a member of that party, he was also the first Democrat to serve two terms, having been elected to both, since UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt.[[note]]Roosevelt in fact won ''four'' elections and died early in the beginning of his fourth term; UsefulNotes/HarryTruman UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman finished FDR's fourth term, was then elected in his own right for a term in 1948, and did not run for a second full term; UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy was assassinated before he could finish his first term, which UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson finished before being elected in his own right for a term in 1964, and he did not run for a second full term; and Jimmy Carter only served one full term.term, winning the 1976 election and losing that of 1980.[[/note]] Plus, he was the first president to be born after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and therefore the first Baby Boomer President;[[note]]the President;[[note]]In fact, he was the first of ''three'' Presidents to be presidents born in the year summer of 1946, with the younger Bush and UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump following him.[[/note]] only UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt and UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy were younger when they first took office. Also, he was the first president to have been educated at a Catholic university (Georgetown).[[note]]Kennedy was the only Catholic president before Clinton, but he began his college studies at Princeton, was forced to drop out due to illness, and eventually completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard. UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, the second Catholic president, did his undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware and got his law degree at Syracuse University.[[/note]] The Clinton presidency is best-known best known for a prosperous economy and for his impeachment by a Republican-controlled Congress. Less known are his efforts to put an end to UsefulNotes/TheTroubles in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland in 1995 (though things dragged on for a few years, it was ultimately his intervention that helped to end it).

Contrary to the image of the presidency as an upper-class platform, Clinton came from a background of fierce lower-class struggle. This ended up working to his advantage, as rather than being portrayed as a backwater hick or a repeat of former farmer Carter, it allowed him to craft a populist image that could directly contrast the "dorky old dad" image the elder Bush had developed and appeal more easily across class lines; a campaign speech in which a teary-eyed Clinton stated that "I feel your pain" became emblematic of his image as a president for the people. During his time in office, African-American writer Creator/ToniMorrison dubbed him "the first black president" as a result of how effectively Clinton's invocations of his background appealed to and resonated with redlined black voters in particular, with black scholars generally agreeing with the label and its connotations in analyzing Clinton's popularity among black communities. This also led to heightened expectations for the ''actual'' first black president, UsefulNotes/BarackObama, who had a more upper-class and Bohemian image more in-step with the conventional image of the presidency prior to Clinton (though Obama, like Clinton, successfully maintained heavy popularity among black Americans, aided in part by him constantly staying in-touch in touch with trends and issues relevant to ordinary black America Americans rather than falling victim to the classist apathy of black capitalism).

Since leaving office, he has become an acclaimed public speaker and charity organizer. Clinton has had an active post-presidency conducting humanitarian work through the Clinton Foundation and campaigning for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket. Up until 2016 he was widely known to be TheManBehindTheMan running the Democratic Party and his campaign work, including a rousing keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, was widely credited for helping UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama get re-elected in 2012.

Clinton had perhaps the widest range of satirical portrayals of any president. At the beginning his comedic persona was that of a [[DeepSouth hickish southerner]]; a "Bubba" who [[BigEater enjoyed too much fast food]] and was out of his league in UsefulNotes/{{Washington|DC}}. As his presidency went on, parodies increasingly played upon a "Slick Willie" portrayal, a fast-talker in both the situation room and the bedroom, able to invoke RefugeInAudacity to barrel through scandals with his popularity rating remaining high. He is currently largely known in media parody/satire parody and satire for his [[SexySaxMan playing of the saxophone]] and perpetually [[HandsomeLech groping his interns]] thanks to all those sex scandals. Given the masterful use of WeaselWords during the Lewinsky scandal (including the legendary "it depends on [[ExactWords what the meaning]] of the word 'is' is"), he also has a reputation of being able to talk his way out of anything.

Despite his sex scandal, he was actually one of the most popular presidents among women, due to a number of policies that were generally acclaimed as feminist. Also, due to her own involvement in politics, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton has perhaps been the target of more satire than any other First Lady: most of these satires played up her own calculating nature and the notion of a "Faustian Deal" with her husband wherein she would stay with him, no matter how many affairs he might have, in exchange for helping her achieve political power in her own right.

right. When Hillary ran for the Democratic Party Party's presidential nomination for President in 2008 and became the nominee in 2016, speculation arose in the media as to what title he Bill would hold (First Gentleman, First Dude, First Laddie, among others) if she actually became the next Commander in Chief.

That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes became younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's "socialist" has been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right far right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi and Chuck Schumer.

In addition, Moreover, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[DemotedToExtra where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.



* AdamWesting: Produced a video about his "lame-duck" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi39UO57LHw period]].

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* AdamWesting: Produced a video about his "lame-duck" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi39UO57LHw period]].a video]] about his "lame-duck" period.



* FountainOfExpies: For many people, Clinton humanized the presidency and brought a younger, more dynamic energy to it; it's not surprising that fictional presidents became the main character of movies like ''Film/AirForceOne'' and ''Film/TheAmericanPresident'' during his tenure. Both of those movies, not coincidentally, had presidents with a single young daughter, as did ''Film/IndependenceDay''. ''Series/TheWestWing'' had a president with three daughters, but the college-aged Zoe, roughly the same age as Chelsea Clinton when the show premiered in 1999, was by far the most prominent.
* HandsomeLech: As Monica Lewinsky made LovableSexManiac the common trope of Clinton impersonations, many portrayals of Clinton show him surrounded by attractive, young women, or show him chasing them in either successful or unsuccessful attempts to get laid.
* LovableSexManiac: The Lewinsky scandal made it all too easy to use Clinton as the punch line of sex jokes. One example of this is how, with "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega becoming one of the biggest hits of 1999, it naturally got tied to the President given it's subject matter, especially considering that the first female name mentioned in the chorus is "Monica". One of the more notable works tying Clinton to the song, the Clinton impersonator-sung parody "Bimbo No. 5", got frequently played by Radio/RushLimbaugh.

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* FountainOfExpies: For many people, Clinton humanized the presidency and brought a younger, more dynamic energy to it; it's not surprising that fictional presidents became the main character of protagonists in movies like ''Film/AirForceOne'' and ''Film/TheAmericanPresident'' during his tenure. Both of those movies, not coincidentally, had presidents with a single young daughter, as did ''Film/IndependenceDay''. ''Series/TheWestWing'' had a president with three daughters, but the college-aged Zoe, roughly the same age as Chelsea Clinton when the show premiered in 1999, was by far the most prominent.
* HandsomeLech: As the Monica Lewinsky scandal made LovableSexManiac the common trope of Clinton impersonations, impersonations in the later half of his presidency, many portrayals of Clinton show him surrounded by attractive, young women, or show him chasing them in either successful or unsuccessful attempts to get laid.
* LovableSexManiac: The Lewinsky scandal made it all too easy to use Clinton as the punch line of sex jokes. One example of this is how, with "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega becoming one of the biggest hits of 1999, it naturally got tied to the President given it's its subject matter, especially considering that the first female name mentioned in the chorus is "Monica". One Radio/RushLimbaugh often played one of the more notable works tying Clinton to the song, the Clinton impersonator-sung parody "Bimbo No. 5", got frequently played by Radio/RushLimbaugh.5".



** Not inhaling. Although a celebrity who shares his first-name makes a rather retrospectively obvious point about not inhaling, with regard to cannabis.

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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, [[DeaderThanDisco it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President]], whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.

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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen [[DemotedToExtra where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, [[DeaderThanDisco it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President]], President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.
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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, [[DeaderThanDisco it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President]], whereas most young voters know him mainly '''as Hillary Clinton's husband''', and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.

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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, background]], a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, [[DeaderThanDisco it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President]], whereas most young voters know him mainly '''as as Hillary Clinton's husband''', husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.
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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.

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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, [[DeaderThanDisco it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, President]], whereas most young voters know him mainly as '''as Hillary Clinton's husband, husband''', and that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the more recent Democratic presidents.
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* In ''Series/{{Impeachment}}'', he's played by Creator/CliveOwen.
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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama was the most recent Democratic president.

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In addition, the several allegations of sexual misconduct that were leveled against him during his presidency received far more scrutiny from both the press and his own party in the wake of [=#MeToo=], not only due to the acts involved in the accusations, but also the huge imbalance of power between the ''president of the United States'' and the interns who accused him. This led to him not making a single appearance during the 2018 midterm elections, as many Democrats conceded that he's become too controversial to be used in public campaigns. Similarly, he kept a low profile during the 2020 presidential campaign and his diminishment was crystallized by the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he only spoke for five minutes alongside Jimmy Carter before fading into the background, a dramatic change from the hour-long top-billed speeches Clinton gave at conventions during the 2000s and 2010s. Though to be fair, it may also be due to the fact that it has been over 20 years since he was President, whereas most young voters know him mainly as Hillary Clinton's husband, and that Barack Obama was and Joe Biden are the most more recent Democratic president.presidents.
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That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.

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That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden UsefulNotes/JoeBiden, UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.
Chuck Schumer.
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-->'''Homer''': Bill Clinton, everybody! He's UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter with a [[BitingTheHandHumor Fox attitude]]!

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-->'''Homer''': --->'''Homer''': Bill Clinton, everybody! He's UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter with a [[BitingTheHandHumor Fox attitude]]!



-->'''Clinton''': ''[to Marge]'' Well, I gotta go, but... look, if you're ever near the White House, there's a tool shed out back. I'm in there most of the day.

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-->'''Clinton''': --->'''Clinton''': ''[to Marge]'' Well, I gotta go, but... look, if you're ever near the White House, there's a tool shed out back. I'm in there most of the day.



-->'''Lisa:''' (''receiving trophy'') Wow, thank you, Mr. President.\\

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-->'''Lisa:''' --->'''Lisa:''' (''receiving trophy'') Wow, thank you, Mr. President.\\



-->'''Moe''': Hey Clinton! Get back to work!\\

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* BigEater: The common angle comedians took in portraying him pre-Monica Lewinsky, such as how Creator/PhilHartman famously portrayed him in the now-classic "Bill Clinton at UsefulNotes/McDonalds" ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch. The sight of this trope now dates any portrayal that uses it, both because of how he's now commonly portrayed as a LovableSexManiac and how he became a vegetarian (mostly) in his post-presidency.

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* BigEater: The common angle comedians took in portraying him pre-Monica Lewinsky, such as how Creator/PhilHartman famously [[https://youtu.be/eYt0khR_ej0 portrayed him in the now-classic now-classic]] "Bill Clinton at UsefulNotes/McDonalds" ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch. The sight of this trope now dates any portrayal that uses it, both because of how he's now commonly portrayed as a LovableSexManiac and how he became a vegetarian (mostly) in his post-presidency.[[note]] Worth noting that even the Hartman sketch contains the line "there's gonna be a whole ''bunch'' of things we don't tell Mrs. Clinton", since Bill's ReallyGetsAround reputation was well-known and publicized, even in 1993.[[/note]]
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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton[[note]]Born William Jefferson Blythe III; he [[AdoptiveNameChange formally adopted his stepfather's surname]] after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the [[JustForFun/FortyTwo 42nd]] President of the United States; serving between [[TheNineties 1993 and 2001]], succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton[[note]]Born William Jefferson Blythe III; he [[AdoptiveNameChange formally adopted his stepfather's surname]] surname after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the [[JustForFun/FortyTwo 42nd]] 42nd President of the United States; serving between [[TheNineties 1993 and 2001]], 2001, succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.



Clinton had perhaps the widest range of satirical portrayals of any president. At the beginning his comedic persona was that of a [[DeepSouth hickish southerner]]; a "Bubba" who [[BigEater enjoyed too much fast food]] and was out of his league in UsefulNotes/{{Washington|DC}}. As his presidency went on, parodies increasingly played upon a "Slick Willie" portrayal, a fast-talker in both the situation room and the bedroom, able to invoke RefugeInAudacity to barrel through scandals with his popularity rating remaining high. He is currently largely known in media parody/satire for his [[SexySaxMan playing of the saxophone]] and perpetually [[HandsomeLech groping his interns]] thanks to all those sex scandals. Given the masterful use of WeaselWords during the Lewinsky scandal (including the legendary "[[ExactWords it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is]]"), he also has a reputation of being able to talk his way out of anything.

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Clinton had perhaps the widest range of satirical portrayals of any president. At the beginning his comedic persona was that of a [[DeepSouth hickish southerner]]; a "Bubba" who [[BigEater enjoyed too much fast food]] and was out of his league in UsefulNotes/{{Washington|DC}}. As his presidency went on, parodies increasingly played upon a "Slick Willie" portrayal, a fast-talker in both the situation room and the bedroom, able to invoke RefugeInAudacity to barrel through scandals with his popularity rating remaining high. He is currently largely known in media parody/satire for his [[SexySaxMan playing of the saxophone]] and perpetually [[HandsomeLech groping his interns]] thanks to all those sex scandals. Given the masterful use of WeaselWords during the Lewinsky scandal (including the legendary "[[ExactWords it "it depends on [[ExactWords what the meaning meaning]] of the word 'is' is]]"), is"), he also has a reputation of being able to talk his way out of anything.



That said, [[CondemnedByHistory Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined]] over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill [[IgnoredExpert correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed]] by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.

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That said, [[CondemnedByHistory Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined]] declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill [[IgnoredExpert correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed]] dismissed by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.

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* ControversyProofImage: One of the most memorable elements of his presidency and career in general was how no scandal seemed to be able to hurt his popularity. His approval rating actually ''went up'' during his impeachment trial and he left office with one of the highest recorded approval ratings of any president. ''Series/MadTV'' made fun of this, portraying Clinton as the protagonist of ''Film/LiarLiar 2'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZCw9OUmSY a memorable sketch]]. Clinton being forced to come clean about all his scandals and secrets thanks to his newfound complete inability to lie or hide his true feelings ... resulted in him becoming even more popular. However, as noted in the intro, Clinton's luck finally ran out when Hillary lost the 2016 election and now he's approaching CondemnedByHistory.

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* ControversyProofImage: One of the most memorable elements of his presidency and career in general was how no scandal seemed to be able to hurt his popularity. His approval rating actually ''went up'' during his impeachment trial and he left office with one of the highest recorded approval ratings of any president. ''Series/MadTV'' made fun of this, portraying Clinton as the protagonist of ''Film/LiarLiar 2'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZCw9OUmSY a memorable sketch]]. sketch]]; Clinton being forced to come clean about all his scandals and secrets thanks to his newfound complete inability to lie or hide his true feelings ... resulted in him becoming even more popular. However, as noted in the intro, Clinton's luck finally ran out when Hillary lost the 2016 election and now he's approaching CondemnedByHistory.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In real life, he is almost never referred to as William Clinton.
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-->'''Lisa:''' (''receiving trophy'') Wow, thank you, Mr. President.
-->'''Clinton''': No, thank you, Lisa, for teaching kids everywhere a valuable lesson: [[SpoofAesop If things don't go your way, just keep complaining until your dreams come true.]]
-->'''Marge''': [[LampshadeHanging That's a pretty lousy lesson.]]
-->'''Clinton''': [[SelfDeprecation Hey, I'm a pretty lousy president.]]

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-->'''Lisa:''' (''receiving trophy'') Wow, thank you, Mr. President.
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President.\\
'''Clinton''':
No, thank you, Lisa, for teaching kids everywhere a valuable lesson: [[SpoofAesop If things don't go your way, just keep complaining until your dreams come true.]]
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]]\\
'''Marge''':
[[LampshadeHanging That's a pretty lousy lesson.]]
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'''Clinton''':
[[SelfDeprecation Hey, I'm a pretty lousy president.]]



-->'''Moe''': Hey Clinton! Get back to work!
-->'''Clinton''': Make me.
-->(''continues playing'')

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-->'''Moe''': Hey Clinton! Get back to work!
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work!\\
'''Clinton''':
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* [[{{Woolseyism}} The Mexican dub]] of ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' managed to sneak a refference to his scandal in the episode "Honey I Are Home"

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'''William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton'''[[note]]Born '''William Jefferson Blythe III'''; he [[AdoptiveNameChange formally adopted his stepfather's surname]] after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the [[JustForFun/FortyTwo 42nd]] President of the United States; serving between [[UsefulNotes/TheNineties 1993 and 2001]], succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.

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'''William William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton'''[[note]]Born '''William Clinton[[note]]Born William Jefferson Blythe III'''; III; he [[AdoptiveNameChange formally adopted his stepfather's surname]] after he turned 15.[[/note]] (born August 19, 1946) was the [[JustForFun/FortyTwo 42nd]] President of the United States; serving between [[UsefulNotes/TheNineties [[TheNineties 1993 and 2001]], succeeding UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and preceding UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush.
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That said, Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill [[IgnoredExpert correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed]] by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.

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That said, [[CondemnedByHistory Clinton's power and popularity has dramatically declined declined]] over the past few years. Hillary's loss to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump in the 2016 election severely damaged his reputation as a political operator and saw him lose much of the power he used to wield within the Democratic Party (ironically, the 2017 book ''Shattered'' claims that Bill [[IgnoredExpert correctly diagnosed the problems that doomed Hillary's campaign early on but his warnings were ignored and concerns dismissed]] by campaign chair Robby Mook). As the Democratic base becomes younger and more populist, more serious scrutiny was applied to his behavior and his record. Millennials fault his economic policies for helping cause the economic difficulties their generation faces, with longshot challenger UsefulNotes/BernieSanders -- a self-identifying democratic socialist in a country where that's been an epithet for decades -- attracting a surprising amount of youth support for that reason. The mainstream Democratic base is more broadly is soured by how Hillary's decade-long attempt to elevate herself to the White House ended with the far-right rising to power and their party being reduced to minority status at the federal level and in a majority of state governments, forcing them to scramble to rebuild and reunite under elderly leaders like UsefulNotes/JoeBiden and UsefulNotes/NancyPelosi.
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* ControversyProofImage: One of the most memorable elements of his presidency and career in general was how no scandal seemed to be able to hurt his popularity. His approval rating actually ''went up'' during his impeachment trial and he left office with one of the highest recorded approval ratings of any president. ''Series/MadTV'' made fun of this, portraying Clinton as the protagonist of ''Film/LiarLiar 2'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZCw9OUmSY a memorable sketch]]. Clinton being forced to come clean about all his scandals and secrets thanks to his newfound complete inability to lie or hide his true feelings ... resulted in him becoming even more popular. However, as noted in the intro, Clinton's luck finally ran out when Hillary lost the 2016 election.

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* ControversyProofImage: One of the most memorable elements of his presidency and career in general was how no scandal seemed to be able to hurt his popularity. His approval rating actually ''went up'' during his impeachment trial and he left office with one of the highest recorded approval ratings of any president. ''Series/MadTV'' made fun of this, portraying Clinton as the protagonist of ''Film/LiarLiar 2'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZCw9OUmSY a memorable sketch]]. Clinton being forced to come clean about all his scandals and secrets thanks to his newfound complete inability to lie or hide his true feelings ... resulted in him becoming even more popular. However, as noted in the intro, Clinton's luck finally ran out when Hillary lost the 2016 election.election and now he's approaching CondemnedByHistory.
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* Mentioned in ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort'', after Zexion revealed part of the reason he slept with the JailBait Namine was to get into Clinton's Sex Scandal Poker Game. Namine is surprised that Bill Clinton runs such a game. Then Zex reveals he's ''[[TwistEnding not]]'' talking about ''Bill'' [[UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton Clinton]]...

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* In "The Parent Rap", Clinton is the Simpsons' mailman and Lisa brings it up as an example of how creative punishments became popular.

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