Today Show - Cool As Clinton

If there's two thing I learned from the show today, it's that:

1. Bill Clinton is possibly the most calm, cool and composed politician (ex or otherwise) we have in the U.S.

2. The fat tie knot has to go.

I'll tell you how this relates. Clinton is so smooth in interviews, that he's almost boring. His answers are always impeccable and the cadence of his speech just lulls you into an near-hypnotic state. I don't care if you hate the guy, you gotta admit he can speak.

Because you are mesmerized by his words, your visual attention tends to wander to other things, like, say, oh I don't know ... a big fat tie knot! I don't know who started this godawful trend, but it must stop. Is it me, or does anyone else think about a big clown tie when they see a knot that big?

To hell with GQ, Esquire and all the other male-fashion, self-help magazines ... a tie knot is a tie knot. Don't make it too small, and don't make it too wide - just make it. We're watching to hear you speak, Bill, not for a sartorial statement in the form of a knot.