Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted.

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This quote highlights the criticism directed at former President Bill Clinton, suggesting that his decision to get a haircut while others faced more pressing issues symbolized his detachment from the concerns of the American public. It portrays Clinton as a populist leader who had become intoxicated with his own authority and failed to empathize with the needs and desires of the people he served. The haircut incident serves as a metaphorical representation of a president who had become out of touch and insensitive to the demands of the citizens he was elected to represent.

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