The Clinton's White House Cat Is Dead at Age 20.
Socks the Cat, the feline who came from a poor upbringing to become the official White House cat during the Clinton Administration, has passed away at age 20. No word yet if Hillary Clinton will cut her Asian trip short to attend the funeral...
Socks was picked out by Chelsea Clinton from a DC area animal shelter, and served as First Cat until the Clinton's left the White House in 2001. It's at this point that Socks' fate gets a bit strange. Even though the Clintons kept Buddy the Dog, they gave away Socks. Who got Socks? None other than Betty Currie - Clinton's secretary and the lady who turned her head everytime Monica Lewinsky came to visit.....
According to the Clintons, Currie begged them to give her Socks, and they felt that Socks would be too difficult to take care of. Let me see, cats pretty much stay away from people, and pee in a litter box,while dogs need attention 24/7, and have to be walked to take care of business. Sounds like the Clintons were NOT Cat People.
But Socks is gone now. He served his post with dignity and honor, and now, he's running around the yard, chasing that great big catnip bag in the sky...
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4 comments:
you ever ate a cat
No, I've never been to Korea....
Or the only one he had to give up because of Hillary...
In this 1994 picture, 5 year old Socks the Cat peers over the White House Briefing Room's Presidential lectern. It looked like he was giving a speech.
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