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Good Riddance

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Published on April 08, 2004

That said, he's not surprised to see his old boss in the middle of a Washington hornet's nest. "In Washington, it's often said that in order to survive, you have to kiss up and piss down," Metzl says. In other words, be loyal to your higher ups while you shit on the little people. But Clarke, Metzl says, always got things the other way around.

"Dick Clarke pisses up and kisses down."

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