On the recordMay 15, 2012
Barack Obama was a United States senator, he opposed raising the debt limit. He called it unpatriotic to raise the debt limit.
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transcripts.cnn.comAri Fleischer: “Barack Obama was a United States senator, he opposed raising the debt limit. He called it unpatriotic to raise the debt…”
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Fleischer references Obama's past stance on the debt limit to highlight perceived hypocrisy in his current position.
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