BREAKING NEWS: Bill Clinton Ringtone Mystery Solved

By Karen Tumulty | November 10, 2009 | +

Alas, somewhat disappointingly.

A source close to Bill Clinton confirms that the cellphone call he received while talking to reporters in the Capitol was indeed from the Secretary of State. However, he informs us that the intriguing ringtone we heard this afternoon was a generic jazz one, which the former President picked because, well, he just likes jazz.

Mr. President, you can do better than that. As a country, we can do better than that.

Indeed, it’s time for a NEW Swampland commenter contest:

PICK A RINGTONE FOR BILL CLINTON (And include a link if you can.)

I’ll get things started with this one.

UPDATE: And if Johnny Cash is not your style, well, we have some other suggestions:

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slowp

Are you sure his ringtone wasn’t from here:

http://www.amazon.com/Two-Presidents-Jam-Session-Praha/dp/B0018SGNFE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1257899989&sr=1-2

heh heh heh.
Cliff

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JC Chasez – All Day long I Dream About Sex
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Sorry everyone, I had to do it.
gysgt213

Secret lover?
http://theblindspotsofgod.wordpress.com lawyermommy

Hmmm, I though Clinton was a Reggae Music kinda guy. Jazz, I just cannot picture him as a Jazz lover. Oh, well you find out something new every day even among the most gregarious seeming Presidents. LOL

LM
http://theblindspotsofgod.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/i-fully-support-gun-ownership/
deconstructiva

classic country from same Cash era…
Dolly Parton “Jolene”
deconstructiva

KT, I can’t post funtonia ringtone link (for “Jolene”), tried twice. No “comments in moderation” message, it simply vanished. Once I had two links – funtonia and youtube, second time just funtonia. Are the posts locked up in the Secret Vatican IT Dungeon or are the gone?
kevin

I love the guy, but “Yakety Sax” seems appropriate for his musical skills and his Benny Hill like predilections.
deconstructiva

I’ll bet Hillary loaded this on Bill’s phone and programmed it NOT to be deleted –
Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats”
deconstructiva

…well crap, yt link disabled, and it’s from carrie’s own yt channel. With earlier eaten posts, the IT gods are turning me into a pillar of salt tonight.
davisb

I’m pretty sure his actual ringtone is Miles Davis “So What” (about 1:29 in)…….
orenge666

I think the answer is obvious: Big Pimping by Jay-Z
indylinda

DavisB is right on the money: It’s not a generic ringtone. The clip is from Miles Davis’s “So What?” (And no, you can’t do better than that!)
georgejmyersjr

Star Stepping Stranger

http://papajohnphillips.com/news1.htm
pafro

How’s about the Right Brothers?
square1

Best ringtone ever: Vibrate.
cfukara

Aren’t there better ways of spending obviously extra cash?

How about putting the excess into a kitty for universal HC?

i mean, KT gets paid for this! Really!
stuartzechman

Creed?
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stuartzechman

Van Halen?
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Jump?
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kbanginmotown

FTW!
rustyreturns

http://www.monstertones.com/media-player-popup.cds?cid=35593&lid=http://www.monstertones.com/Ringtones/Artists/mighty-mouse-ringtones.html&pub=&ver=03
kbanginmotown

What about Queen:

http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#fat%20bottom%20girls
kbanginmotown

Hey Decon,
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Good picks. And, Congrats on having your comment featured…
kbanginmotown

That was truly awful. Or, am I missing a higher plane..?
deconstructiva

Thanks, kb! We’ve all had lots of great comments here. Lots of good clips here for Clinton too from everyone.
freeinpa

Fat Bottom girls?
sacredh

I’ve Got Friends In Low Places- Garth Brooks.
sacredh

The Lemon Song- Led Zeppelin.
sacredh

Come All Ye Faithful?

I’m so ashamed.
sacredh

Devil With A Blue Dress?
sacredh

Too obvious.
sacredh

Michelle- The Beatles

That should get both Hillary and Barack angry.
lupercal5

what? vibrator?
deconstructiva

…also obvious – Monica’s song “Sideline Ho”
sacredh

I think square1 has a point. I don’t own a cellphone, but some of the other guys at work let them vibrate in their pockets far longer than necessary before answering them.
sacredh

Congratulations on making Featured Comment.
deconstructiva

thanks!
sacredh

Getting turned into a pillar of salt seems to be our lot in life.
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I can’t resist puns.
sacredh

KT: Thanks for throwing us the haha threads. They are greatly appreciated.
stuartzechman

kbanginmotown:
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That was truly awful, but a thousand times better than how Creed normally sounds.
sacredh

Creed: If McDonalds made music too.
stuartzechman

Creed: If McDonalds made music too, in Hell.
sacredh

A few years ago my stepson talked me into going to a Creed concert with him. Our relationship has recovered. I had taken him to see Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam, REM, Oasis, Bruce Springsteen, Ozzie, Elton John, the Eagles, Radiohead and a few others. He took me to see Creed.
stuartzechman

A few years ago my stepson talked me into going to a Creed concert with him.
There are any number of significant dental surgeries I’d rather endure than subject myself to the that horror.
sacredh

He’s never shown any interest in drugs. I should have insisted. He doesn’t drink. He seldom swears. Who is that young man and what is he doing living in my house and eating my food? If he insists on remaining a virgin until he marries, I’ll disown his ass. A roach or a used rubber in his trash can is all I’m asking.
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