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Ari Fleischer

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Ari Fleischer is a Republican political consultant and former White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. He played a significant role in communicating the administration's policies and responses during pivotal events, including the September 11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror. Fleischer is known for his defense of the administration's stance on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a key justification for the invasion in 2003. After leaving the White House, he has worked as a media consultant and commentator, providing insights on political communication and strategy.

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Jan 10, 2012

If that money can wound Mitt Romney, then Newt might be the last man standing.

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Jan 10, 2012

I think the Bain attacks are definitely going to hurt Newt as well. They could also hurt Romney.

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Jan 4, 2012

Now that Barack Obama has broken this egg, it will not get put back together.

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Jan 4, 2012

Barack Obama is not a reformer. He didn't come to change Washington. He came to preserve his own brand.

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Dec 21, 2011

the reason that's so destructive, especially for Social Security, that if Social Security is no longer a retirement fund and which you take money and give it to the government, they are supposed to invest it for you in Social Security.

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Dec 21, 2011

My message to the president and to Senator Harry Reid is congratulations. You're now governing in two-month increments.

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Dec 21, 2011

The Democrats always want to pay for everything with another tax hike on somebody.

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Dec 15, 2011

I think he should have been blunt and just said that he worked as somebody who gave strategic advice.

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Dec 15, 2011

And that's my point about the splits. There are so many splits, this is so hard to handicap.

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Dec 15, 2011

But these issues really are not sticking to Newt. People are saying this about Newt, but this is not what's going to hurt Newt. What's going to hurt Newt is whether Newt blows himself up.

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Dec 15, 2011

There are a lot of groups that are very important. Tea party. The evangelicals. There's the establishment.

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Dec 15, 2011

Usually, there's one powerful front-runner, and then somebody emerges late and you have that two-person race.

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Dec 15, 2011

The idea of medical records is actually something he worked on with Hillary Clinton.

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Dec 12, 2011

If Newt is going to become the nominee, he's got to show a steady stream of polls.

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Dec 12, 2011

If Republicans get convinced that a vote for Newt is a vote for Obama, it really could kill him as this campaign goes along.

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Dec 12, 2011

A campaign is based on what can you do for the country and what's the difference between you and the other guy who wants to do something for the country.

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Dec 6, 2011

Newt doesn't have a record for staying silent when things are said about him.

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Dec 6, 2011

I will predict to you that Mitt Romney is very shortly about to take the gloves off and go after Newt Gingrich.

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Nov 29, 2011

If Herman Cain stays in the race, that's good news for Mitt Romney.

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Nov 21, 2011

He can be on the 3 a.m. phone call until January 19, 2013. Then it's going to change on the line.

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Nov 21, 2011

The typical things that we think are red meat just aren't working this year.

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Nov 21, 2011

We can never racially profile. I will say it right now. It's just wrong for law enforcement of any type to say we're going after one targeted group.

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