Hillary Clinton With Jay Leno On Tonight Show: Enters To "Rocky" Theme, Jokes About Sniper Fire

Hillary Clinton hit the humor trail Thursday night by dropping in on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Though she didn't attempt to go joke-for-joke with Leno by dishing out one-liners like McCain and Letterman, Clinton did attempt to score with her own brand of funny. Entering to none other than the theme from "Rocky," Clinton quickly jumped into a gag about her recent historical embellishments: "I was so worried I wasn't going to make it. I was pinned down by sniper fire," she quipped before briefly discussing her 'lapse' with regards to her Bosnia memories. Leno, for his part, dropped in a joke about answering the phone at 3 a.m. before the conversation moved on to the election, Bill's temper, and Florida delegates.

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More from AP:

Clinton said she was proud of her daughter, Chelsea, 28, who has been campaigning for her. But she said her "stomach is in knots" most days thinking about what she might encounter each day. Chelsea Clinton has fielded some tough questions in recent appearances, particularly about her father's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Her response has been that it's none of the questioner's business.

Asked about her daughter telling a voter that her mother might make a better president than her father, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton grinned and said: "She is such a smart young woman."

Leno also asked about moments during the campaign in which the former president has blown up at reporters and others.

"When you're supporting someone you love, you really do take it very much to heart," she said. "I said 'OK, honey, that's all right, we don't have to go get excited about it.' He's doing a great job for me but he does get a little carried away sometimes."

Comments

[loball]

Did she really need to say "I am here safe and sound" as if it was a close call that she did not get shot?

Hey Hillary- There was only flowers and poems waiting for you from a little girl. Drop the act and apologize for lying to your supporters.

4000 dead and five years is enough

[DoAsISay]

It is nice to know that hillary thinks this is just a joke. It is also nice to know that so many people want to think of it as a joke. When Chlesea runs for office, she can go on Leno and joke about her mom not reading the NIE before voting for the Iraq war, and many people will laugh with her, and vote for her.

[halyscomet]

I think the Clintons LIKE lying.

They like feeling like they have the power and influence to turn people towards them even when their lies are KNOWN.

Unfortunately, the are not lacking in the number of gullible willing to be swayed despite the facts.

[sherbug]

I think better this was not a lapse, but just your garden variety lie. The sad commentary is Hillary thought nobody would dig up the film of her landing in Bosnia. Her attempt at making fun of herself first is very transparent. Now whenever she gets that sincere tone in her voice and starts telling a story, it makes you wonder.

[Vern58]

Smooth Move, Hill. You just brought the subject up again. BTW your jokes are seldom funny.

[zull2]

"Hi, I'm Hillary Clinton. I lied multiple times about an event in order to blow up my image into something more substantial, but hey. It's all just a bunch of laughs, right? Ha ha? Oh, right, that whole thing about me saying I was against NAFTA before I was for it then was against it...yeah...just kidding. 35 years of experience? Man, you'd have to be STUPID to fall for that one. Ha ha!"

That's "George W. Bush looking under chairs for WMDs while soldiers die" kind of funny. The kind of humor that makes you want to puke.

[Plank]

A blatent lie and a totally fabricated reality are in the domain of mental health. Turning them into a joke adds insult to injury. Hillary is becoming the village idiot. She reminds me of Bush's childish humor.

[delysia]

She's a good liar; gotta give her that. The thing is she expects people to be stupid enough to believe it. I suppose some do. However, I'm not buying it, nor I am I buying any of the other lies and innuendos of something improper, with regard to her opponent, she's so good at spewing out.

[campgranata]

She Is An Experienced Liar, Not A Good Liar

good liars don't get caught. This surely refutes that experience means anything at all cause of all her years of lying she still isn't very good at it.

[MikeMidCity]

Hillary is the fall back fascist candidate.

[rosal]

She is as funny as a 1040 Form. Please, just make her go away!

[julescator]

Boy oh Boy - nothing is a mood changer like a pair of losing Clintons. I remember just a few months ago we were all so happy with both these candidates. What happended? Well the Clintons started losing and decided - hey we need to throw the kitchen sink at this guy and make him Blacker and Blacker to the American people. So they dug up the picture of Barack in African garb and that wasn't enough. The purchased the Rev Wright tapes and put them on the internet and told the press to run them ad nausem. Oh MY - we have him now! Now he is Black - and he is on the defensive - now it's time to tell the superdelegates that He can't win in NOvember - he's Black. Americans hate Blacks and I will play up that I am a poor unfortunate woman being beaten by the "boys". And there you have it folks - the Clintons have done it again. They are so messy and such downers that the suck the oxygen out of the room and out of this campaign! Come over to the Obama side - it's sunny there!

[ceciboloca]

Why have they not released 2007 tax returns? How about donor list to his library?

[richardsgirl]

She did today! At least the 2000-2006 tax returns.

$109 million dollars since President Clinton left the White House! He left the White House $12 million dollars in debt, and after only seven years, they are multi-millionaires tenfold. These are the people who "can feel the pain" of the blue-collar workers; and at least half of their income has been acquired through questionable deals with questionable dealers. I'm sure that Clinton's supporters will cry "foul" because the media is reporting this and are not talking about Tony Rezko, but this story in and of itself, which has yet to be investigated thoroughly, will put any wishful thinking about an impending Tony Rezko scandal to rest. Apparently, the Clintons have friends who are a lot dirtier than Rezko, with a lot more money!

[CaptainHowdy]

Why even bother to debate any of this crap?

ALL politicians are criminals and liars. That includes bot Hillary and Obama.

How do you think they got as far as they did?

Get real people.

If you REALLY wanna change the country... take it to the streets.

[julescator]

Boy you are certainly a cynic who has thrown away you right as a citizen. You have been convinced that we somehow deserve the worse people to represent us and we have no choice. WRONG! We run this country and this is the year we take it back. If you were in the Obama movement you would be much happier. He is reaching his goals through his grassroots campaign. He has collected way more money from WE THE PEOPLE, then both Hilarry and McCain combined with all their fat wallet friends. Cheer up. Become part of the movement to take back the country. Stop letting the messy Clintons get you down. If they can't be on top, they drag everyone into the gutter with them. It's time to stand up and say "ENOUGH" of these disgusting "politicians" and join the movement! YOu will smile again!

[CaptainHowdy]

Sometimes I feel like I'm under sniper fire...

[pilotinfla]

If you are a Clinton believer, it is okay for Hillary to lie or do anything else for that matter to increase her power or financial well-being. It is only the nonbelievers who feel that Hillary should follow the same rules of conduct expected of everyone else. It is all part of the sense of entitlement that the Clintons seem to have. You are either with them 100 or you are an enemy.

[democraticjack]

You have no idea how much I was amused by your post. Thank you for filling in the blanks. ROFL.

[3billis811]

You have no idea how much of a bowl movement I had when reading your post. Thanks for the hershey squirts. RABBLE-RABBLE