Bill Clinton: “in Portland, Oregon June 12, 1998 Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Stand up here, Darlene. You know, on my body…”

“in Portland, Oregon June 12, 1998 Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Stand up here, Darlene. You know, on my body clock it is 1:35--[laughter]--and Alexis and Darlene are hard acts to follow. [Laughter] I must say, I'm sorry that Alexis had to miss the Shania Twain concert, but if Shania Twain had heard her sing, she might have thought it was the other way around. She was great. You have a great gift, young lady, and I wish you well with it. I thank the Rose City Brass Quartet for playing ``Hail To The Chief.'' It sounded great--thought the Marine Band had come across the country to be here. Thank you. I want to thank Governor Kitzhaber and Senator Wyden and Congressman Blumenauer for being here; and my old friend and classmate John Platt; and the candidates for the House, David Wu and Kevin Campbell. I admire your public officials here. They are visionary and practical, principled and pragmatic. They get things done, and they're a joy to work with. And I especially am proud to be here with Darlene Hooley. My only regret is that as President, I do not have her courage in footwear. [Laughter] I got to thinking the other day that if Speaker Gingrich wore shoes like that, he might be in a better humor. [Laughter] We might change the whole psychology of the Republican caucus in the Congress--[laughter]-- if they just had comfortable shoes every day. Maybe that's what the matter is. Maybe their shoes hurt them all the time.…”