A smackdown of Clintonian proportions...

Depends what your definition of 'is', is.

"I think he even hit me in the face with his hand..." per Gateway Pundit

Obama supporter Robert Holeman came after Bill Clinton today at a high school in Ohio and said that Bill Clinton smacked him in the face. MSNBC reported:

CANTON, OH -- Robert Holeman came to Timken High School here today with a message to deliver to Bill Clinton. He did -- and he said the former president wasn’t happy about it.

Clinton spoke to a capacity crowd in this Northeast Ohio town, the third of five events today in the Buckeye State.

He told voters that the contest was “the power of speeches against the promise of solutions by a world-class change maker.”

Throughout the event, as Clinton made his case for his wife, Holeman’s dissenting voice could be heard. At times he simply shouted Obama’s name. When Clinton would set up a sure applause line, Holeman could be heard heckling.

As soon as Clinton finished speaking, the Canton native made a beeline to the ropeline to give Clinton a piece of his mind.“I asked the president to please stop the bickering between the campaigns,” Holeman said in an interview afterwards. “All this name calling is like the bully in the yard. He can’t get his way, he can’t get nothing done.” Holeman said he thought Clinton was “gasping for air.” Holeman said that Clinton responded by saying Obama came after him first.

Holeman also described Clinton’s reaction to him as “irate.” “I think he even hit me in the face with his hand,” he said. “He did give me a little pop. It was okay, because I understand his tenacity for his wife.”

Clinton did engage Holeman for a few minutes, at times pointing directly at him. It was unclear whether he did make physical contact, however.

In other Ohio fisticuff news - a great win for Ohio. Pavlik stays unbeaten.

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