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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Back When He Was Cool

By Kevin Robinson in Arts & Entertainment on Sep 6, 2012 8:00PM

Even if you didn't catch Bill Clinton's address to the DNC last night, you've probably heard about it (or read the raving reviews in this morning's news). Which got us thinking back to a different time, twenty years back, when Bill Clinton was but a young governor from Arkansas, trying to rally a heady mix of urban Democrats and young voters. And what better way to look hip and cool to young voters than to appear on the Arsenio Hall show and rock out with your saxophone.