DONNYBROOK OVER CLINTON: Bill's Looking Bronzed and Sculpted

NY Daily News ^ | 10/26/01 | Rush and Molloy

[Liz]

The townsfolk of Ballybunion, Ireland, thought they had an irresistible magnet for American tourists when they erected the world's only statue of Bill Clinton. They have found out otherwise.

Former roller-rink owner Frank Quilter talked his fellow businessmen into coming up with $39,000 to create a bronze likeness of our former President whacking a golf ball. But now the villagers have discovered that some of their visitors are Republicans, who have nightly donnybrooks in the pubs over the statue.

"It drives them mad," Quilter says. Tees them off, you might say. Clinton has visited the town twice. Mike Scanlon, who caddied for him, claims there were no presidential mulligans. But Scanlon tells T&L Golf, "He has a reputation for dropping balls, but none of us were going to say anything." (Clinton's office has denied reports of links chicanery.)

Clinton, who has spent a grand total of two hours in the village, doesn't seem to have done much to get his countrymen to linger. "It's worse that business has gotten," grouses a local woman.

Back in Little Rock, Clinton Presidential Library president Skip Rutherford is trying to have a groundbreaking by the end of the year — despite protests over the demolition of an 1899 train depot built by former slaves.

"It's a freight depot," Rutherford told us, adding that the foundation has given more than $30 million to restore the nearby passenger station, railroad bridge and park.

There isn't a statue planned for Clinton's library. No need: The former chief executive's Elvis memorabilia will be a draw. "The president has a large collection" of hundreds of Elvis objects, says Rutherford. Among them: a dancing Elvis phone and an Elvis clock with pendulum legs.

"You know," said Rutherford, "the most frequently requested presidential picture is the one of Elvis with President Nixon." Yeah, but then you have to go to all that trouble cutting Nixon out.

[Liz]

Wow, Clinton has the Elvis clock, which cost $19.99 and is available at every
two-bit souvenir shop within a hundred miles of Graceland. Whoopee!

Klintoon's got one of those cheap, ceramic bobble-headed dolls too......of himself.....LOL

[Liz]

....should have cast the statue with a pose of the DIRTPOTUS
taking a leak on the golf course. Wasn't this the place?

....shoulda cast the statue with his golf-mate - the gargantuan
brov-in-law Hughie Rodham.....the man that ate the White House....

[Liz]

Time for a few choruses of "Up went Nelson, I mean, Clinton in the morning."

ROTFLMCO. Or maybe...."Monica Loved Me Tender?"

[Serb5150]

LMAO! J - check this post out...

[cgbg]

They need to make this a true historical artifact.

Add a tote bag with a couple of bags of cocaine, a few marijuana joints, some panties and a bra, and a note torn into twenty eight pieces.

[Liz]

I'm surprised there's no mention of the Hillary sculpture

Yeah, "Piano Legs" woulda made a good statue....just the swollen ankles....

[Doctor Raoul]

Mike Scanlon, who caddied for him, claims there were no presidential mulligans. But Scanlon tells T&L Golf, "He has a reputation for dropping balls, but none of us were going to say anything." (Clinton's office has denied reports of links chicanery.)

Mike Scanlon is obviously a Clinton Hater.

If Clinton cheats at golf, he probably cheats on Hillary too.

[unixfox]

Note to self...

Next time you are in this area be sure to piss on the statue of Bill Xlinton.

[Liz]

They need to make this a true historical artifact. Add a tote bag with a couple of bags of cocaine,
a few marijuana joints, some panties and a bra, and a note torn into twenty eight pieces.

ROTFLMCO. Depicts Clinton perfectly....all of it....

[Liz]

Next time you are in this area ....

Hey, next FR trip should be to visit the statue ....and do what you said.....LOL...

[Cicero]

A donnybrook is a scuffle, fist-fight, or riot, often resulting when people have too much to drink.

[Doctor Raoul]

Heh, heh, somewhere in Europe is a statue of a kid that's famous because it pisses at you. "Role Reversal Clinton" could be even more famous.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

The former chief executive's Elvis memorabilia will be a draw. "The president has a large collection" of hundreds of Elvis objects, says Rutherford. Among them: a dancing Elvis phone and an Elvis clock with pendulum legs.

I am thinking that there will be several middle aged women in spandex at this exhibit. They should hold a ' Virginia Kelly Look Alike Contest' on alternating Fridays.

[mountaineer]

There's not enough bronze in the world.

[Happygal]

A Donnybrook is associated with a fist fight? *ROFL* That's so funny. Anyone who knows Ireland knows that Donnybrook is is Dublin 4 on of the most elitist residential areas in the country. They are more likely to attack each other with handbags there, than have a brawl outside the local boozer! *L*
Thanks for the explanation though! *L*
A donnybrook...sounds a very civilised way of describing a breach of the Public Order Act *LOL*

[mewzilla]

You know, I wonder how these Irish folks would feel concerning the remarks about the cops, firefighters and EMTs Bill and Hillary's camp made after the NYC concert. Many of those folks are of Irish extraction.

[Happygal]

Clinton has been hawkin' his butt around Ireland like a political prostitute for the last eight years. Moreso since his term as President ended. The liberal media over here have him put on a goddamn pedastal. You can't blame the poor eejits in Kerry for gettin' hoodwinked.

[Humidston]

......Elvis memorabilia

How apropos

[Liz]

There's not enough bronze in the world.

ROTFLMCO......thanks for the pic....I was thinking, we should "enlarge"
the image of Little Hughie.... LOL....how politically incorrect can I be?

[Liz]

....there will be several middle aged women in spandex at this exhibit.
They should hold a ' Virginia Kelly Look Alike Contest' on alternating Fridays.

Oh, "Floozie Night"....yeah, that's already on the calendar....LOL