Tuesday, May 5, 2015

What About Bill?



To the surprise of almost no one, Hillary Clinton has announced her candidacy for the White House. Just as the 2008 election saw social change with America’s first African-American president in Barack Obama, the 2016 Presidential Election could see the first woman to win the oval office.  


With the passing of Measure 89 last November, gender equality in the workforce has been a hot topic of discussion, and the social justice implications of a woman president are enormous. But what about equality for men? More importantly, what about Bill? Bill Clinton, that is.


With the media and water cooler conversations centered around the first female president, what about the social justice implications of the First Gentleman to stand by Mrs. President’s side? There have been 46 First Ladies. Martha Washington may have been the first, but Dolley Madison was the first to be referred to as the First Lady. Bill could be the first to take the title of First Gentleman.


Hillary’s politics aside, there’s not a better man for the job: A sitting ex-president.  A vote for Hillary is a vote for Bill to become the First Gentleman.


[If Bill was able to run the free world throughout the 1990s all while not having sexual relations, and not inhaling, think about what he can accomplish as the First Gentleman. Bill’s going to have so much time on his hands for activities; I can almost see world peace and an end to world hunger on the horizon, or maybe I’m seeing cigar smoke and sex scandals.]

So what about Bill? The cigar smoking, intern banging, saxophone playing Bill Clinton, whom America either loves or loves to hate, could make a comeback with even more time on his hands for shenanigans. This leaves only one question: If Hillary does win the presidency, who will play the role of Bill on Saturday Night Live?

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