AMY GOODMAN: And on a much lighter note, while The Persuasions were singing, we were able to catch up with Clinton on the campaign trail. Well, feminist comedian Kate Clinton, that is. Kate, where are you calling from?

KATE CLINTON: I’m calling from Delray Beach, Florida. We’re just kind of cleaning up after Super Tuesday. We did — we had the big Super Tuesday, the big primary here in Florida. I can look out and see one of the Bushes’ houses right now across the water.

AMY GOODMAN: How is your campaign going?

KATE CLINTON: Well, you know, we didn’t get a single delegate. Actually, Alan Keyes got one, just one more than I do now. But we’re encouraged. I’m really encouraged.

AMY GOODMAN: Why?

KATE CLINTON: Well, it seems to be what you do. If you lose, you act like you won. And if you won, you act like you lost. So, even though I did not get a single delegate, I’m very, very happy. I’m excited, encouraged. Bob Dole swept Super Tuesday. You would think, I mean, the way he looks, it’s — he looks very sad, kind of hang dog — you’d think that he had actually lost the election, as opposed to Buchanan and Forbes, who are positively exuberant, even though they didn’t do well at all.

AMY GOODMAN: Do you think Forbes is going to drop out?

KATE CLINTON: I don’t know. I’ve heard that he needs more money. And I guess he sold the entire state of New Jersey, so he has more money, and he can stay in now.

AMY GOODMAN: Will Buchanan drop out?

KATE CLINTON: Buchanan, I don’t — I don’t think he’s — he’s too mean to quit. And actually, we tried to get something on the ballot measure here in Florida that it would be impossible for a talk show pundit — whatever that means — to get back their old spot on the show, if they — you know, if they lose these primaries, which I would be very happy not to see him on that show. What is it? Meet the Oppressor or something. So I don’t think he should be able to. I think maybe Trent Lott should take his old job. And so we tried to get that. I tried to get term limits. But here in Florida, everybody thought — they’re so concerned about wildlife. They thought I said “tern limits.” And I thought maybe something — I said term limits on Larry King, who I’m tired of. It looks like he’s got an extra row of bottom teeth. Looks like that kind of the Farfel dog. You know, that N-E-S-T-L-E. So I think we could get rid of him.

AMY GOODMAN: Where are you going next, Kate?

KATE CLINTON: Well, I’m dawdling a little bit here in Florida, I must tell you. It’s so nice. You know, we have pastels and blues, and it’s not so beige and monochromatic. So I’m dawdling a little bit before I go to the Midwest, where it’s, I guess, sort of monochromatic and fairly overcast at this point. But I’ll be going to Michigan, Illinois, you know, the upper Upper Midwest.

AMY GOODMAN: Is weather important to you?

KATE CLINTON: It’s quite important to me. It’s not only getting the voters out, but Alexander Haig, I think, really showed the importance of a good tan. And I never forgot that. And he was in charge so quickly there. But so, tanning is important. It’s a bit shallow, but it’s really quite a shallow primary.

AMY GOODMAN: Let me ask you something. Are you doing any of the standard — using any of the standard gimmicks of the other candidates? I mean, any — for example, are you using focus groups?

KATE CLINTON: Well, as a matter of fact, we just did hire a guy who claims he does focus groups. I’m not real sure about him. His name is Rory Shark. And so we ran a couple of focus groups here in Florida and a couple of them in Michigan, Bemidji. And he said the two words that we should concentrate are “brisket” and “jejune.” And I don’t know where we’re going from there, but we —

AMY GOODMAN: Have you come up with some slogans?

KATE CLINTON: “He had the brisket,” which — it might not be too catchy. It was very big here in Miami.

AMY GOODMAN: What about “Where’s the brisket?”

KATE CLINTON: “Where’s the brisket?” That’s very good. Thank you. And we’ve actually purchased a few words left over from the Lamar Alexander campaign, “contest of vision,” which is just very edgy and hard-hitting, makes me think of Renaissance fairs.

AMY GOODMAN: Are you —

KATE CLINTON: We just went around going, “It’s the '60s. They're over.”

AMY GOODMAN: Are you hoping to retire his debt? Is that why you paid for some of these?

KATE CLINTON: Yes, I’m trying to help him out. And actually, giant bolts of black and red flannel now are available.

AMY GOODMAN: Actually, you might be able to help him out by buying some of those shirts.

KATE CLINTON: Yes, yeah.

AMY GOODMAN: Well, do you think it’s a little unfair, I mean, playing on the Clinton name, I mean, that you might be siphoning off some of the votes, when people see “Clinton for president,” that you might be siphoning them off from the real president?

KATE CLINTON: Pardon me? I’m shocked by this information. No, I think that name recognition is important. And, you know, I think any little help that he can get at this point — you know, they backed up on a lot of things, the Clinton administration. They backed up in healthcare, Lani Guinier, gays in the military. Sometimes I think their campaign theme song ought to be “beep, beep, beep, beep,” indicating a backing-up sound — I have a cold, I’m sorry — changing planes as we do.

AMY GOODMAN: Oh, so you’re suggesting that he’s actually gaining votes because people think he’s you.

KATE CLINTON: Yes, exactly. Exactly. When I bring Lesley Gore on, with my, you know, “It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to,” I think we’re really going to — I think we’re going to bounce the numbers.

AMY GOODMAN: Well, we look forward to talking to you at your next campaign stop, if you’ll take our call.

KATE CLINTON: I certainly will. Thank you for calling.

AMY GOODMAN: Thank you.

KATE CLINTON: Vote for me.

AMY GOODMAN: Thank you very much. And next time, don’t call collect, OK?

KATE CLINTON: All right, OK.

AMY GOODMAN: Bye, bye.

KATE CLINTON: Bye.

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