# It's 3 a.m., I must be Sinbad **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016 "2008-03-11T20:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/1 "2008-03-11T20:50:12Z")
Now that I’ve got Matchbox 20 going through your head, I’d normally say my work here is done. But we’ve got bigger fish to fry, like Hillary’s 3 a.m. phone call. Whatever cred that might’ve still had, comedian [Sinbad has totally demolished](http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/03/sinbad_unloads_on_hillary_clin.html). > [@](#): > > Sinbad, along with singer Sheryl Crow, was on that 1996 trip to Bosnia that Clinton has described as a harrowing international experience that makes her tested and ready to answer a 3 a.m. phone call at the White House on day one, a claim for which she’s taking much grief on the campaign trail. > > \ > > In an interview with the Sleuth Monday, he said the “scariest” part of the trip was wondering where he’d eat next. “I think the only ‘red-phone’ moment was: ‘Do we eat here or at the next place.’” > > Clinton, during a late December campaign appearance in Iowa, described a hair-raising corkscrew landing in war-torn Bosnia, a trip she took with her then-teenage daughter, Chelsea. “They said there might be sniper fire,” Clinton said. > > Threat of bullets? Sinbad doesn’t remember that, either. > > “I never felt that I was in a dangerous position. I never felt being in a sense of peril, or ‘Oh, God, I hope I’m going to be OK when I get out of this helicopter or when I get out of his tank.’” > > In her Iowa stump speech, Clinton also said, “We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the First Lady.” > > Say what? As Sinbad put it: “What kind of president would say, _'Hey, man, I can’t go ‘cause I might get shot so I’m going to send my wife…oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.’_” Sinbad: ready on Day 1! ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/2 "2008-03-11T21:04:08Z")
and what parent (either, let alone both) would allow their only child to fly in under dangerous circumstances? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/3 "2008-03-11T21:19:59Z")
Hmmmm. Is there any money in it? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/4 "2008-03-11T21:20:52Z")
> [@](#): > > And he may be the wackiest gun of all: Sinbad, the actor, who has come out from under a rock to defend Obama in the war over foreign policy credentials. That part made me giggle. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/5 "2008-03-11T21:24:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Clinton, during a late December campaign appearance in Iowa, described a hair-raising corkscrew landing in war-torn Bosnia, a trip she took with her then-teenage daughter, Chelsea. “They said there might be sniper fire,” Clinton said. Anyone who has driven through Baltimore at night is qualified to pick up that red phone, in that case. Sniper fire is always a possibility there. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/6 "2008-03-11T21:28:13Z")
This is another reason to oppose Clinton, in my opinion. If she gets re-elected, the '90s come back. Sinbad will be on TV, ska bands will be everywhere, Chris Carter will get another TV show, Elton John will score another hit with a rewritten song about a dead princess… Ricky Martin and Ace of Base will come back… it’ll be awful. Seriously, I’m sure the Sinbad thing will be ignored, which is too bad. It’s pretty funny. And that’s the first time I’ve ever said that about Sinbad. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/7 "2008-03-11T21:45:29Z")
Shit, I’ve _seen_ someone take out a gun and fire it at someone here in Dallas. I feel so qualified to be president now! Vote for me! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/8 "2008-03-11T21:47:45Z")
But what does Jaleel White think of Obama? ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/9 "2008-03-11T21:53:21Z")
[QUOTE=Cat Fight] (snip) does Jaleel White think(snip)? [/QUOTE] Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/10 "2008-03-11T22:07:20Z")
That is a startling revelation. I’d no idea Sinbad was still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/11 "2008-03-11T22:15:38Z")
[QUOTE=you with the face] Anyone who has driven through Baltimore at night is qualified to pick up that red phone, in that case. Sniper fire is always a possibility there. [/QUOTE] I went to college in Baltimore. I’ve walked across the city drunk out of my mind on a saturday night. I guess I’m qualified to be President! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/12 "2008-03-11T22:38:08Z")
In other news, I’ve applied to do accounting work at a local firm because my wife does accounts payable. I belive Sinbad is already working there. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/13 "2008-03-11T22:54:22Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Seriously, I’m sure the Sinbad thing will be ignored, which is too bad. It’s pretty funny. And that’s the first time I’ve ever said that about Sinbad. [/QUOTE] It wasn’t ignored by CNN. It was on for at least 20 minutes while I was at the gym today. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/14 "2008-03-11T23:06:23Z")
[QUOTE=Loach] It wasn’t ignored by CNN. It was on for at least 20 minutes while I was at the gym today. [/QUOTE] Perhaps there are more Sinbad fans in the journalistic community than I thought. Dare we pre-emptively dub this Sinbadgate? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-a-m-i-must-be-sinbad/441016/15 "2008-03-12T00:54:07Z")
[QUOTE=you with the face] Anyone who has driven through Baltimore at night is qualified to pick up that red phone, in that case. Sniper fire is always a possibility there. [/QUOTE] Vote me! I worked downtown West side at nights! Wait, I’m foreign. Can’t.