General Discussion

At THIS particular gathering, called Renaissance Weekend, something the Clintons participated in for many years, EVERYBODY has to wear a name tag, no matter HOW famous you are. Even while he was President, Bill Clinton proudly wore his name tag. The whole idea behind that is that nobody is more important than anyone else. One year, Barbra Streisand was invited, but she refused to wear a name tag, saying, “everybody knows who I am.” She was never invited back. There are ALWAYS people there who “everybody knows.” The point is that at THIS particular event, the non-“everybody knows me” people are on an equal footing with everyone else. Bill Clinton always loved the idea. He gladly wore his name tag like everyone else—before he became president, while he was president, and after he was president.