Bill Clinton: I Turned Down 'Dancing With The Stars'

While "Dancing With the Stars" has some pretty compelling story lines this year -- Chaz Bono's personal story, former soldier JR Martinez's rise to fame, Nancy Grace debuting her lower body -- it turns out that the show's producers tried to inject the ultimate dose of charisma into the mirror ball trophy competition.

Unfortunately, the former President of the United States was unable to join the party.

"This is interesting -- actually they contacted me once about this," President Bill Clinton laughed while answering a fan's question during his guest appearance on "The Rachel Ray Show." "And I told them I didn't have the time to train for it. You know you actually go out there and train -- you really work at it."

Still, that doesn't mean he doesn't have any sort of move busting in his future.

"Just last night Hillary said to me, 'You know, when I'm not Secretary of State anymore, we should go take dancing lessons.' So we'll start with the tango," the former president said.

One has to believe that, even without training, he'd have done better than former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who limped out of season nine with a leg injury. And he'd have to do better than Metta World Peace, the Los Angeles Lakers star who was eliminated from the competition on Tuesday night.

Last season, Clinton was approached about a guest starring role on "30 Rock," though his staff immediately turned it down. Things may have gotten awkward with Jack Donaghy.

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Comments

[Eagleman]

12:24 PM on 09/25/2011

Will he choreograph the Lewinsky ?

[igonracing]

06:32 PM on 09/22/2011

A Message to Bill Clinton
Thank you Bill for not appearing on Dancing With The Stars ... No true American with morals wants to see you or your wife anywhere. As far as I'm concerned you are a disgusting blight … you should have never been in The White House … I personally would never believe anything that comes out of your mouth or Hillary’s. I could give my full opinion of you but it would never be published after the editor reads it. You have your lifetime income at the expenses of us impoverished tax payers now PLEASE ... just go away … period.

[Daniel Zook]

01:38 PM on 09/22/2011

Bill didn't turn down dancing with the stars.. Hillary told him not to go in fear that he would sleep with the dancer(s)

[rjaxone]

01:49 AM on 09/22/2011

Good ole, bubba: Actually turning down something....

[mebemommee06]

08:40 PM on 09/21/2011

That show should change its name.. They can not get an actual " star" to come on. Didn't watch last year and won't watch this one either. Shame I used to look forward to it. But had he been on, that would have been interesting, well at least see him do the Cha Cha, lol

[TheOuroborus]

03:47 PM on 09/21/2011

OK, that would be something I'd pay to see... B & H doing the tango.

[Rooster Coburn]

03:14 PM on 09/21/2011

Provided that both were willing and able I would actually like to see Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paired with Chaz Bono on DWTS.

[mebemommee06]

08:41 PM on 09/21/2011

your bad..

[gmc2me]

03:05 PM on 09/21/2011

Hey there Bill! How ya doing buddy? Hows Monica these days? Tried any new cigars lately?

[stape45]

06:15 PM on 09/21/2011

So, throwbacks DO still exist.

[WarrenPease]

06:45 PM on 09/21/2011

You're still obsessed with the intern who polished the presidential protuberance, eh?

[gmc2me]

09:52 AM on 09/22/2011

Why not? Libs still think Gore should have had another recount!

[trweste144]

01:33 PM on 09/21/2011

Too bad he passed on 30 Rock. Quick cameos don't take that much time and it would have been great seeing Jack and Liz working as foils against him. Ah, well. Beneath the dignity of his station.

[bbimley]

01:17 PM on 09/21/2011

clinton embarrassed ????

[deadblondkennedy]

12:48 PM on 09/21/2011

would the "impeached one " still be up for renting spaces at Arlington national Cemetary ?
What a "real piece of work !"

[mebemommee06]

08:46 PM on 09/21/2011

want fans,, don't make stu pid comments!

[ywcachieve]

12:38 PM on 09/21/2011

Why would they ask a (former US president) to be on that show. Even if he is a decent dancer it would still be demeaning and embarrassing for him.

http://obamaachievements.org/list

[deadblondkennedy]

12:40 PM on 09/21/2011

how does one embarass a diaper clad pervert ,anyway?

[biskitdaddy]

04:51 PM on 09/21/2011

How does one go into a voting booth and vote for Dubya TWICE?

[mebemommee06]

08:50 PM on 09/21/2011

dum dum dum!

[leaning left]

12:10 PM on 09/21/2011

I miss him so much.

[mcewenesq]

12:12 PM on 09/21/2011

I miss Monica L too...How quickly she has grown up!

[mcewenesq]

12:22 PM on 09/21/2011

Guess this is the only thing that can get past the thought police at Huffypost.

[mcewenesq]

12:07 PM on 09/21/2011

He'll do it, give him access to more young women...

Saw that Monica L just turned 50, wow. How quickly they grow up! Seemed like yesterday she was crawling on her hands and knees in the oval office, putting everything in her mouth....

[WarrenPease]

07:10 PM on 09/21/2011

Did you take time away from billable hours to trumpet your old obsession?

[liberalsrheros]

11:10 PM on 09/21/2011

better hope you don't get a bill from that clown, he can't count.

[LisaLisa1234]

12:17 PM on 09/22/2011

If the "esq" refers to your profession, I hope your clients get better research from you than that. Ms. Lewinsky was born in 1973.

Somehow, though, I think the "esq" is more in line with Bill S. Preston.

[deadblondkennedy]

12:07 PM on 09/21/2011

if only Billy , could have turned down a little quality "cigar stuffing" time ...