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Ari Fleischer: When he ran in 2008 as the post-partisan, as someone who would bring us together, boy, did he sell us a bill of goods.…

On the recordApril 29, 2012
When he ran in 2008 as the post-partisan, as someone who would bring us together, boy, did he sell us a bill of goods. There is nothing post-partisan about him.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Fleischer criticizes President Obama for failing to be post-partisan despite his campaign promises.

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