Bill Clinton in Waterloo: It's Duke Barack Wellington v. Emperor Mitt Napoleon

Former President Bill Clinton, accused of many things in his day but never of excessive brevity, seemed to be finished with his 40-minute speech Wednesday in Waterloo on behalf of President Obama.

Clinton had the 500 or so people in attendance standing, clapping and cheering as he exited the stage at the Electric Park Ballroom following his speech, and he was shaking hands as he made his way offstage and the lightbulb went off.

The former president suddenly dashed back to the microphone, saying he’d made a note to himself about Waterloo that he forgot to bring up during the speech.

“Waterloo is famous,” he said, going on to talk about the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at a different Waterloo in a different time.

That time would have been in 1815, when the armies of the Seventh Coalition, under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army to defeat "Emperor Napoleon" in the Battle of Waterloo, ending the little tyrant's rule over the French.

“So far, the good guys have won,” Clinton said. “Make sure it happens again.”