Actor Chris Rock appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on September 22, 2008. He was the second guest after Bill Clinton. Rock made several comments and jokes about the Election 2008, the candidates and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rock joked about some of Bill Clinton's comments during his appearance, including that Clinton had been very reluctant to mention the name of Barack Obama, whom Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic Party presidential nomination to. Rock also commented on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.Washington Independent: The Bubba-Obama Chill (September 23, 2008)
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"And did you notice how he couldn't bring himself to say 'Barack Obama'? Hillary ain't running! Hillary lost!"Washington Independent: The Bubba-Obama Chill (September 23, 2008)
"I love Hillary but she lost. She got a lot of votes, but she lost. The Patriots got a lot of points too, but they lost to the Giants."Washington Independent: The Bubba-Obama Chill (September 23, 2008)
"It’s not sexism, the reason she lost, she lost to a black guy nobody heard of! She didn’t lose to ‘The Power."Washington Independent: The Bubba-Obama Chill (September 23, 2008)
— Chris Rock on David Letterman
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Was on show September 22, 2008
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Second guest after Bill Clinton
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Joked he is not as smart as Bill Clinton, and usually try to direct the conversation to sports when talking to people like himWashington Independent: The Bubba-Obama Chill (September 23, 2008)
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Rock began his career as a comedian on the show Saturday Night Live
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Has his own TV show, Everybody Hates Chris
