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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 07:16 PM Feb 2013

Grammys Flashback '97: Hillary Clinton...



December 2012

Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama snag Grammy nominations

Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

Look out: Here comes another Clinton vs. Obama race.

Make that Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama, and the contest is for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.

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Obama is up for American Grown, her story about growing vegetables in the White House garden and getting healthy food to the table. Clinton's effort is the recording of his book, Back to Work, which was chock full of ideas on how to grow the economy and strengthen the federal government.

The Grammy for Spoken Word Album has been given out in one form or another going back to 1959. As a U.S. senator, Barack Obama took home the prize in 2006 for his recording of his memoir, Dreams from My Father.

As for Clinton, he's not the only person in his family with a Grammy. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Best Spoken Word Album prize in 1997 for her recording of her book, It Takes a Village.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/06/obama-clinton-grammy-spoken-word/1750597/



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Grammys Flashback '97: Hillary Clinton... (Original Post) ProSense Feb 2013 OP
Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #1
This year's Winner for Best Spoken Word Album: "Society's Child: My Autobiography," Janis Ian Tx4obama Feb 2013 #2
Interesting. Thanks. ProSense Feb 2013 #3
State and Art Joining Forces! Cha Feb 2013 #4
I'm surprised this is sinking. ProSense Feb 2013 #9
LDS? Cha Feb 2013 #10
LOL! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #11
Heh! Scurrilous Feb 2013 #5
Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #6
Hillary was hot back then quinnox Feb 2013 #7
"Hot" is definitely not the same as "gross" and "un-American" ProSense Feb 2013 #8

Tx4obama

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2. This year's Winner for Best Spoken Word Album: "Society's Child: My Autobiography," Janis Ian
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 07:35 PM
Feb 2013

Grammy Winners List
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/grammy-winners-list-2013_n_2659104.html?1212


Nominees were:

Bill Clinton
Michelle Obama
Ellen DeGeneres
Rachel Maddow
Janis Ian


I was pretty shocked that out of that line up Janis Ian won.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
8. "Hot" is definitely not the same as "gross" and "un-American"
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:32 PM
Feb 2013

What about the "separation of State and lust"?



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