Posted on 11/08/2007 12:03:45 PM PST by Doctor Raoul
Clinton Settles Disputed Pub Bill President Clinton has settled with British tabloid The Mirror, after he walked out of a London pub without paying and the newspaper picked up the lunch tab.
Clinton Settles London Pub Bill After ‘Oversight’
LONDON, Dec. 20, 2000
The Mirror said today it had received a check for $36.17 from the U.S. Embassy in London to cover the lunch.
But The Mirror, never one to give up a chance to embarrass American officials, ran an article pointing out the check from the American Embassy had come up short.
“He still owes us £3 (about $5) for a tip,” the article said.
Last week, hours after the incident, it splashed its front page with an article headlined: “We Pay Bill for Bill.”
Socks Pays
The Mirror revealed today it had received a letter from Lee R. Lohman, the embassy s minister-counselor for administration, which read: “We understand that a reporter from the Daily Mirror paid President Clinton’s bill at The Portobello Gold pub on December 14th.
A copy of the receipt is attached. We appreciate the reporter’s initiative to resolve the oversight. A cheque for £24.70 ($36.17) is enclosed.
The Embassy would appreciate you reimbursing the reporter.
Michael Bell, owner of The Portobello Gold, told The Mirror that he had also been reimbursed by the Clinton’s family cat, Socks.
Bell told The Mirror he received on Monday a $10 bill and a letter which read: “Please forgive me. I thought I’d trained my human better but every now and again I catch him going on the carpet. Hope this settles his tab.”
The Mirror will donate the money from the U.S. Embassy to its Christmas appeal for the Rainbow Trust and Children’s Hospices.
Bell told The Mirror he would also give the money the tabloid initially used to settle Clinton s tab to charity. He told the tabloid: I am giving the money The Mirror paid to us, to Amnesty International.
A Controversial Pit Stop
President Clinton was enjoying his last visit to Britain while still in power when he popped into The Portobello Gold last week for a quick bite to eat.
His order included Cajun Prawns at £6.95, a Chicken Club Ciabatta at £5.95, Aylesbury Duck Liver Terrine at £5.25, and a £5.25 Trout & Pecan Nut Pate, with a half-pint of Pitfield’s Organic Lager.
The story about the leader of the free world stiffing a Notting Hill pub caused a stir in news outlets around the world.
Administration officials initially tried to play it down. After the story was broadcast on ABCNEWS World News Tonight, a member of the Clinton administration even called to say the owner said the meal was on the house, and that an aide offered to pay the bill before the president left.
Apparently, the administration official was mistaken.
ABCNEWS Svein Michelsen in London, ABCNEWS.com’s Andrew Chang in New York and Reuters contributed to this report.
....And all those times they the House dog and cat had to clean up after Billy Boy and Hilary.
Bell told The Mirror he received on Monday a $10 bill and a letter which read: “Please forgive me. I thought I’d trained my human better but every now and again I catch him going on the carpet. Hope this settles his tab.”
Going on the carpet? Ick! How many DNA spills did the cat conceal.
Socks better keep an eye on the sink and blue dresses as well. This one is messy..
Tip? Somebody forgot to tell The Mirror that the Clintons NEVER leave a tip. Just ask the waitresses in Iowa and upstate NY.
Given the Clinton family’s propensity to stiff everyone — the world should demand Cash In Advance...
I wouldn’t even accept their check..
The Clintons have been moochers for years. The family custom simply continues unabated. That’s unabated...not Bill’s favorite past-time.
The next tip either Clinton leaves will be the first.
It is always my pleasure to point out when the Press gets it wrong.
Bill Clinton is not an American Official. BJ is a private citizen.
And I wonder if the American Embassy is in the habit of picking up the tab for common ordinary citizens that skip on their restaurant tabs.
I very much doubt that they do. And I do not appreciate that my tax dollars are being dispersed in such a fashion. Multi-millionaire un-convicted felons should be paying their own way.
Well Bubba was an ex-President. Think of it as reparations for letting him loose in their country.
Read the date of the article again.
To the Clinton mentality, people who work for tips are the nameless, faceless minions who’s very lives are expendable. They’re the kind of leaders who, in another age, would declare themselves divine.
Remember this one: White House Staff Steals From Aircraft Carrier
Who Took Towels? Clinton Aides Have Alibis
June 17, 1994
White House memo:
*Thirteen blue towels with GW insignia ($11 each).
*Four GW bathrobes with insignia ($35 each).
*Twelve plain white bathrobes ($15 each).
*Fifty-five white towels ($1.80 each).
“As you know,” the memo continued with the tone of an etiquette maven, “the ship and the U.S. Navy served as our gracious hosts during this trip. They provided these items for our use, not as souvenirs. They have requested reimbursement of $562 from the White House for the above items.
“If you are responsible for removing one or more of these items from the ship, please remit payment. Make any checks payable to the U.S.S. George Washington.” (snip)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01EFD8173DF934A25755C0A962958260
I may have that date wrong.
They were Clintonids, they felt “entitled” to those towels...
BJ embarrasses the country in another pointless way.
Then again, I may have it correct.....too much information.
Clinton was president when this incident took place, and when this article was written.
Carolyn
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