Jimmy Kimmel Posts A Selfie Featuring The Clinton Family, Will The Picture Beat Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar Selfie?

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Look out Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel is coming at you with a selfie that features three members of the Clinton family.

The comedian host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! decided to take a page out of Ellen Degeneres' Academy Award winning selfie and make one of his own on Twitter featuring the three members of the Clinton Family: former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton.

Jimmy Kimmel posted the photo after he interviewed the Clinton's during a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative University in Tempe, Arizona. Kimmel joked that former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton had been unable to get a sitter for Chelsea, which was why they were able to attend. Kimmel's approach in the interview has been described as playful, with a good measure of self-deprecating humor. He asked about how the Clintons had become a "superfamily," prompting Hillary and Bill to recount how they had met. Kimmel also asked Hillary Clinton about a particular incident when, as a young girl of 13, she had spoken out on an important political issue. Hillary had called Chicago's mayor, Richard Daley, to report irregularities experienced by voters during the Kennedy campaign. Kimmel asked her why she had called, and she explained that her social studies teacher had encountered some difficulties, so she and others called the mayor of Chicago accordingly.

In addition to the jokes, there was some serious discussion about policy issues. Hillary talked about climate change, an issue that she believes will be the most important for young people by the time they reach her age. Bill talked about unemployment rates around the world, which have hit youth in particular very hard. For all that they discussed serious problems and challenges, both Hillary and Bill displayed optimism regarding the future. They highlighted the importance of the millennial generation, which Hillary characterized as a socially active and involved generation.

Meanwhile Ellen Degeneres' Oscar winning selfie has been reported to have 3,410,890 retweets and 1,986,0893 favorites, looks like Jimmy Kimmel has a long way to go before reaching that many retweets and favorites to his Clinton sized selfie.

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