Reuters North American News Service, February 5th, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Hillary
Clinton made an appearance on David Letterman's late-night TV
show on the eve of Super Tuesday and took the opportunity to
explain the influence her husband would have if she becomes the
first woman president of the United States.
"In my White House, we will know who wears the pantsuits,"
the New York senator told the talk show host, who asked if
former president Bill Clinton might return to the presidential
mansion and "be going through stuff."
Making television appearances on CBS' Late Show with David
Letterman and other talk shows has become a popular way for
presidential contenders to show their lighter side to an
audience of millions of viewers.
Such appearances have practically become a rite of passage
since Clinton's husband famously wore sunglasses and played a
saxophone on a talk show during his 1992 presidential
campaign.
Letterman introduced the former first lady by saying he
agreed with her campaign slogan that "making change is hard"
because he had worked a cash register in high school.
"Making change is more than a little hard, it's virtually
impossible," he said.
Clinton described her campaigning as "both exhausting and
exhilarating" as she and rival Democrat Sen. Barack Obama
prepared for Tuesday's contest in 22 states to help choose the
party's presidential nominee.
"You feel like you're getting an energy transfusion," she
said. "And then when it's over, you get back in the car, you
get back in the plane and you try to get some more sleep."
She said she was so tired she opted not to drink a beer
while watching the Super Bowl football championship on Sunday
with supporters at a bar in Minneapolis. "I was so tired. I
thought I might still be there if I had," she said.
Steered by Letterman's serious questions, Clinton talked
mostly about problems like home foreclosures and affordable
health care -- issues she has raised throughout her
presidential effort.
(Editing by Chris Wilson; Reuters Messaging:
ellen.wulfhorst.reuters.com@reuters.net)
