Image Details
The original photo was posted as one of a series of Drew Angerer's, a District of Columbia based photographer, on Obama's appearance at the White House Briefing Room to discuss his tax bill, the Dream Act, and the New York Senators on the 9/11 First Responders Bill. Bill Clinton, America's 42nd President, remained in the room for over 30 minutes, supporting Obama's tax deal with the Republicans.
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User Generated Text
The accompanying text most often implies Bill Clinton's laid back persona and affinity for female companionship, harkening back to his sexual harassment suit with Paula Jones, adulterous relationship with then intern Monica Lewinsky in 1995 and his near impeachment following these allegations. Paula Jones alleged that Bill Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, propositioned her while she was working as a state employee. The lawsuit that followed pulled another woman and White House employee, Monica Lewinsky, in for questioning regarding her relationship with Bill Clinton. It would later be exposed that beginning in November 1995, Monica Lewinsky, then an office of the Chief of Staff intern, began a sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton. During the Paula Jones trial, Bill Clinton denies a relationship with Monica Lewinsky multiple times in 1998. After a lengthy list of witnesses and subpoenas, Bill Clinton testifies on his own behalf, later admitting on national television that he indeed had an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
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Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton​
​​Title: Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton
Original Image Creator: Drew Angerer
Subject 1: Bill Clinton
Subject 2: political
Subject 3: president
Description: Bill Clinton's jovial appearance at White House conference, coupled with President Barack Obama's expression, imply Clinton's entrance as badly timed.
Original Site Appearance: Reddit
Original Image Appearance: December 23, 2010
Meme Appearance: April 16, 2010
Type: image
Format: jpeg
Identifier: 000001
Source: Drew Angerer blog, blogspot.com
Language (of accompanying text): English
Relation: Accompanying text as derivative of original image
Coverage: April 2010-2012
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User tags: Bill Clinton, president, political
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Sources
- Paula Jones accuses Bill Clinton of sexual harassment. (2012). The History Channel website. Retrieved December 1 2012 from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paula-jones-accuses-bill-clinton-of-sexual-harassment
- Caldwell, Don. (2012). Innapropriate Timing Bill Clinton. Knowyourmeme.com. Retrieved November 11 2012 from http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/inappropriate-timing -bill-clinton
- Angerer, Drew. (2010, December 23). Obama and the Lame Duck Congress [Blog post]. Drew Angerer Photo Blog. Retrieved November 11 2012 from http://drew-angerer.blogspot.com/2010/12/obama-and -lame-duck-congress.html
- Staats, C., Hoye, S., King, W., & Hayden, K. (1998). A chronology: Key moments in the clinton-lewinsky saga. Retrieved from November 1 2012. http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/resources/lewinsky/timeline/
- FoxNews Com. (2010). Bill Clinton's Surprise Appearance to Back Obama Tax Deal Recalls Bygone Era. Fox News.com. Retrieved November 28 2012 from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/10/facing- anger-left-obama-meet-clinton/
Notable Examples of Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton Meme
In this example of the Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton, the accompanying text alludes to Bill Clinton's appreciated of promiscuous or 'loose' women, which is also a trait of our Consitution. Particularly, Bill Clinton's signage of Executive Order 13083, which gave federal statutes precedent over state laws and, more publicly, his resistance to subpoenas during the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.
In this example of the Inappropriate Timing Bill Clinton, the accompanying text alludes to Bill Clinton renaming the main office of the White House specifically to imply sexual deviancy within this room during his presidency.