Mark Hoback at The Aristocrats: The Barack Obama campaign faced a new predicament today after former President Bill Clinton accepted his challenge to a dance competition. ..."My God, the man was on fire," said June Renault, an instructor at the [dance] studio. "He said he wanted to learn a few new steps, but truth be told, he already knew more than I did, so I said he should just work with what he has. I mean, I put on 'Funky Cold Medina' and he just mopped the floor with me."

Obama released a statement this afternoon saying that he was far too busy to dance, and besides "it wouldn't be fair to take advantage of an old man." Read the rest...

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