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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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Nov 20, 2011

I think we're in an era where so long as Barack Obama is president, divided government will not work.

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Nov 20, 2011

I just think we're in an era where so long as Barack Obama is president, divided government will not work.

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Nov 20, 2011

Where is President Obama? Why didn't he help and put his shoulder to the wheel as his predecessors, Democrat and Republican with different make-ups of the Congress, Democrat and Republican did?

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Nov 15, 2011

Frankly, back on the substance of the question that you asked me, Anderson and that you asked Hilary, I think it's far worse that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have taken so many trillions of dollars that in effect was taxpayer money…

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Nov 15, 2011

On the issue of President Bush, President Bush repeatedly pressed for reform. It was blocked actually by Barney Frank and by former Senator Chris Dodd.

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Nov 15, 2011

I think it's problematic the 2008 interview where he said President Obama should return the money. Obviously, that's a little inconsistent with him keeping the money.

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Nov 15, 2011

It was blocked, actually, by Barney Frank and former senator, Chris Dodd. So that's why it didn't get done.

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Nov 15, 2011

If Mitt Romney has all those problems, then why is he beating Barack Obama in all the polls?

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Nov 13, 2011

It is interesting, too, Anderson, in that poll that Mitt Romney has a three-point lead over Barack Obama.

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Nov 13, 2011

But there's still two months to go in this Republican race. And I don't discount that this is going to continue to be topsy-turvy.

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Nov 13, 2011

It's interesting too, Anderson, in that poll that Mitt Romney has a three-point lead over Barack Obama.

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Nov 13, 2011

I think people in politics have to resist the temptation that just because you have a bad day or a bad week, you need to quit.

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Nov 7, 2011

I don't see any evidence that this is part of a Democratic machine. I think you've got a bunch of women who've made cases and it's entered the political arena and then it becomes a war where they make accusations and he's trying to defend…

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Nov 6, 2011

Herman Cain, as much as I like Herman Cain and want an outsider, Herman Cain is not ready to be the president of the United States.

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Nov 6, 2011

I think if he did, he would be handling this differently, plus he also likely would have been vetted.

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Nov 2, 2011

I think you end up -- you know, this is a person running for president of the United States and I think people who run for president are held to a very different standard or a high standard I should say and rightly so.

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Nov 2, 2011

The only disqualifying issue in my judgment is if he's lying about sexual harassment. That's the core matter.

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Oct 30, 2011

If I'm Herman Cain and I didn't do it, I would just reiterate what I said earlier today and I would say, I didn't do it, it's not true, it's baseless.

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Oct 30, 2011

If I'm Herman Cain and I didn't do it, I'd just reiterate what I said earlier today and I'd say, I didn't do it, it's not true, it's baseless.

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Oct 30, 2011

If he didn't, then I think this is terribly unfair to Herman Cain. If he did, Herman Cain has huge problems on his hands.

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Oct 30, 2011

Did he tell the truth? Did he harass anybody? To me, that's it.

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Oct 25, 2011

Well, Republicans in that case were more willing to work with Barack Obama than Democrats were.

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Oct 25, 2011

His problem is not going to be he won't get reelected on rhetoric, his problem is substance and the economy.

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