Dancing with the Clintons?

Bill Clinton says he was contacted to compete but didn't have the time.

September 20, 2011 at 10:49PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Something to contemplate while watching "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night: You could have been watching Bill Clinton.

On Rachael Ray's TV show Tuesday to talk about fighting childhood obesity and his own dietary changes, Clinton took some questions, including one in which he was asked whether he considered going on the show.

Clinton said he had been contacted but just didn't have the time to commit to the training involved. He didn't say which incarnation of "DWTS" this was, but he is ready to get on the dance floor soon, according to E! Online, which also has the video clip of Clinton's answer:

So cross off that 2012 primary challenge from Hillary Clinton's to-do list?

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