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Bill Clinton, Eatery At Odds Over Chelsea Photo
WCBSTV.COM ^ | 25 SEPTEMBER 2007 | WCBSTV.COM

Posted on 09/25/2007 9:02:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Former President Threatens Legal Action In Letter

For whatever reason, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton wants this photo taken
down from inside Osso Buco in Greenwich Village. She's so serious she has recruited her father,
former President Bill Clinton, and a team lawyers to see that it's done.

(CBS) NEW YORK -- A celebrity photo has led a former president to send a threatening letter to a local restaurant owner.

On Tuesday night, President Bill Clinton demanded that a Manhattan restaurant remove a picture of his daughter Chelsea.

The picture has been up for years, but now it's posing a problem.

She's the former first daughter and a current customer at Osso Buco. But private citizen Chelsea Clinton doesn't want the photo of her with owner Nino Selimaj hanging in the restaurant.

So her Presidential Papa is demanding they take it down.

You may remember Selimaj. Earlier this year he made national headlines for offering a $1,000 pizza at his restaurant. Now he's butting heads with the former leader of the free world.

March 14: Luxury Pie: NYC Restaurant Offers $1,000 Pizza

Customer John Cremin says the Selimaj should comply with Clinton's request.

"She doesn't want to be involved with advertising for the store," Cremin said. "That's up to her. It's her God given right, no?"

Nino Selimaj says the photo has graced his restaurant window for nearly five years, and admits it's been good for business.

He says he was surprised to receive a letter from the Clinton's lawyer demanding he take the picture down. On official William Jefferson Clinton letterhead, was a threat to take further action: "We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us if you refuse to comply."

Selimaj says the letter came as quite a shock.

"I was really, really heartbroken because I have four daughters and Chelsea is like my daughter," Selimaj said. "She doesn't want to be there. If that comes from them directly, definitely, I will remove it. If she really insists to remove it."

Selimaj has photos with other celebrities like Regis Philbin, Derek Jeter and even 2008 Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani hanging in his restaurant and he says they haven't objected.

Customer Iris Elkabs says she thinks Chelsea should reconsider.

"She has a right," Elkabs said. "If she doesn't like it, it should come down, but I think it should stay. It's a very nice photograph."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arkancide; chelsea; chickensht; chickenshtclinton; clinton; clintonchickensht; ossobucco
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I am surprised they want it removed,she actually looks fairly decent,one of her better days,seems to me.


41 posted on 09/25/2007 11:55:54 PM PDT by saradippity
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Chelsea, who’s 27 years old (born in 1980), needs to grow up and hire a lawyer if she finds it offensive . . . not run to daddy.


42 posted on 09/25/2007 11:58:53 PM PDT by Skybird
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

If she doesn’t want her picture displayed, take it down.


43 posted on 09/26/2007 12:06:07 AM PDT by MistrX
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

By what stretch of the imagination is she making this demand now?


44 posted on 09/26/2007 12:10:09 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Pope to politicians: "(Do) not to allow children to be considered as a form of illness.")
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To: Soliton
Sometimes they do use former titles as a courtesy, as in “Mayor” Giuliani or “Governor” Romney. What gets me is that the MSM usually refers to the current POTUS as “Bush” rather than “President Bush”.
45 posted on 09/26/2007 12:11:08 AM PDT by srmorton (Choose life!)
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To: martin_fierro

Web: “I’m not your dad, I’m just your fake dad!”


46 posted on 09/26/2007 12:11:29 AM PDT by trickyricky
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

This is about charging $1,000 for a pizza?

What about the millions her father made for giving speeches?


47 posted on 09/26/2007 12:52:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

That guy should give a speech to everyone he sells a $1,000 pizza to and then let’s see what Chelsea has to say about it.


48 posted on 09/26/2007 12:54:00 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: martin_fierro

Webb, is that you?


49 posted on 09/26/2007 12:55:44 AM PDT by Rocky (Dan Rather and the NYT: Fake but accurate)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I have four daughters and Chelsea is like my daughter

Oh PULEEEEEZE!!! Take down the figgin' picture. Who could eat pizza having to look at that face anyhow?
50 posted on 09/26/2007 3:06:16 AM PDT by no dems (Don't hate me and call me names because you can't reply to my posts intelligently.)
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To: HIDEK6
"...Clinton couldn't lead a panty raid...."

He COULD...but he just couldn't escape with any. He would get too distracted.

51 posted on 09/26/2007 4:01:48 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Hang it over the commode.


52 posted on 09/26/2007 4:04:06 AM PDT by bikerman (_ _ . /_ _ _ /_ . . / / . . . . / . / . _ . . / . _ _ . / / . . _ / . . . //)
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To: maine-iac7
"One picture is worth...."

...1000ml of stomach contents.
53 posted on 09/26/2007 4:11:13 AM PDT by LIConFem (Thompson 2008. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter 2008 (VP) Lifetime ACU Rating: 92)
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To: martin_fierro

That’s the first time I’ve seen that graphic. The resemblance really is amazing. The mouths are identical.


55 posted on 09/26/2007 4:22:06 AM PDT by Clara Lou (Thompson '08)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Doesn't one have a reasonable expectation that a photo will be produced soon after posing in front of a camera?

DOH!

56 posted on 09/26/2007 4:29:25 AM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: martin_fierro

Put yur money where your mouth is.
Fess up some bucke to the Clinton DNA Project. We raise some bucks, hire some private investigators, collect DNA from all the Clintons, Vince, Web, Dannie Williams and any others who might be related.

We owe it to history so there won’t be any unswered claims as there are hanging over Thomas Jefferson.


57 posted on 09/26/2007 4:36:33 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Moveon is not us...... Moveon is the enemy)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

On official William Jefferson Clinton letterhead, was a threat to take further action: “We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us if you refuse to comply.”

What! The attorney doesn’t have his own letterhead? Looks like Billy-boy is impersonating his attorney.

He’s a publicity hound. Typical narcissist, looking for attention any way he can get it.


58 posted on 09/26/2007 4:39:41 AM PDT by Bluebird Singing
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To: rlmorel

It was the leading part that I that I took issue with.


59 posted on 09/26/2007 4:50:00 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The photo, with Chelsea's face obscured, should remain on the wall and right next to it should hang the threatening letter from bozo bill.
60 posted on 09/26/2007 4:54:44 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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