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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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Jul 18, 2011

I think you're going to get some type of intermediate agreement made that's going to be of some modest level of spending cuts.

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Jul 18, 2011

It's kicking the can down the road so a grand bargain gets negotiated again later.

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Jul 18, 2011

Here's why the president is not the political winner in this. If he was the political winner, then why is the generic Republican candidate beating him by eight points in the recent Gallup poll?

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Jul 18, 2011

If he was the political winner, then why is the generic Republican candidate beating him by eight points in the recent Gallup poll? And why is the President's job approval dropping now in several polls, including Gallup, into the low 40…

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Jul 18, 2011

Well, I don't think it was symbolic at all, Sanjay. In fact the only institution in Washington of the House, the Senate and White House that has actually done its job and done anything meaningful on spending or debt is the House of…

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Jul 14, 2011

People were fed up with deficits, fed up with debt, fed up with spending, fed up with health care reform.

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Jul 14, 2011

This is what the American people spoke out for in 2010. This is what elected such a tsunami of Republicans to office.

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Jul 14, 2011

If President Obama has put Medicare and Social Security on the table, he's covered them with a tablecloth, because nobody can see what he's talking about.

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Jul 14, 2011

the public is very frustrated with everybody in Washington who cannot come to an agreement on this.

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Jul 14, 2011

An agreement has to be reached. It's just not American for us not to be able to pay our bills.

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Jun 1, 2011

I think Sarah Palin has always had a twisted relationship with the press.

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Jun 1, 2011

There's no crime in seeking publicity. There's nothing wrong with that if you're a public figure, and it comes with Sarah Palin.

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Jun 1, 2011

His biggest problem is his flip-flops, when he changed positions on a couple key issues, and for Republicans, abortion and gay rights issues, from his position as governor to when he ran in 2008.

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Jun 1, 2011

Who is he and what does he stand for fundamentally? What are his un -- abiding, his unchanging principles?

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Jun 1, 2011

I do think it's possible that that's what she is doing. And if she did do it on purpose, who cares? So what? Politics is like that.

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Jun 1, 2011

I think it's impossible to be Sarah Palin today without getting publicity for virtually anything she does in the public arena.

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Apr 11, 2011

If he's not specific tomorrow, when will he ever be? He's already gone -- passed up three opportunities to be specific.

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Mar 27, 2011

I think the likelihood is, we are going to end up in a stalemate.

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Mar 27, 2011

I think it's a fight to the finish and this finish ends up in stalemate, where Gadhafi knows he's safe on one side.

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Mar 27, 2011

I'm glad he went in. It was the right thing to do. It should have been done much earlier.

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Mar 27, 2011

This is something that should have been done four weeks ago, when it was really likely that the rebels by virtue of America's action in what would have been a multilateral action could have tipped the scales.

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Jan 24, 2011

all the spending that's been done since the President came into office has not worked.

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Jan 24, 2011

If they don't, we're going to have a one-term President. If they do, then chances are Barack Obama is going to be in a stronger position.

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Jan 24, 2011

I want to have a policy that promotes growth in this country.

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Jan 24, 2011

The Democrats have underestimated the power of the Tea Party among independent voters, moderate voters and the American people.

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