On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton was asked if he would attend the Little Rock C.A.R.E. free clinic today. Rather than simply begging off of the event with the usual non-answer boilerplate about scheduling conflicts, he decided to slam Keith Olbermann for “politicizing” the event, saying Olbermann was “not helpful.” While it’s tempting to applaud President Clinton’s courage in standing up to Olbermann, I’m going to pass.

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Well this is surprising. Former President Bill Clinton told FireDogLake today he would not attend a free clinic event in Arkansas Saturday because MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann had “politicized” the event. Obviously, a former Democratic president attacking MSNBC’s most popular host is a rare, so what’s Bill’s beef? We have the story inside.