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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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Sep 26, 2012

The Obama campaign which had stumbles early on is performing and executing pretty well right now.

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Sep 17, 2012

I don't know anybody who thinks a two-state solution is something that's practical until you get new Palestinian leadership that is more dedicated to peace.

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Sep 17, 2012

If they had a partner for peace with the Palestinians, I think peace would be made.

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Sep 17, 2012

But he doesn't say all the Palestinians. He says the Palestinians not wanting peace. That could easily be a reference to Hamas.

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Sep 11, 2012

If it's good enough for the administration to disown the statement, it's good enough for Mitt Romney to also criticize the statement. It shouldn't be only one party just to criticize the statement. They both should. That was a terrible…

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Sep 11, 2012

It represented American weakness, a retreat on American values. And the bigger point here is that when American officials make apologies to the Muslim world so we don't offend Muslim feelings by backtracking on American values, it shows…

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Sep 10, 2012

The Republicans are liars, they threaten democracy, they threaten America, and they're severely unhinged.

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Sep 10, 2012

Yes, Anderson, that's exactly right. One, September 11th is the day we should remember the victims.

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Sep 10, 2012

The heart of his charge is that George Bush knew 9/11 was coming and he neglected his duties and therefore he allowed it to happen. That's just a cleaned up version of trutherism.

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Sep 10, 2012

I think that's why he's come to a conclusion that nobody at the 9/11 Commission came to.

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Sep 10, 2012

the heart of his charge is that George Bush knew 9/11 was coming and he neglected his duties and therefore he allowed it to happen.

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Sep 10, 2012

I do not think it's appropriate on a day like this for somebody to leave out so many facts, attack one person, especially when the attack is so over-the-top partisan and we all know Mr. Eichenwald's politics are very rapidly…

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Aug 14, 2012

Paul Ryan's budget eventually comes into balance. President Obama's never does.

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Aug 14, 2012

Soledad, I think this whole thing about the V.P.'s position and Romney's position is a debate without meaning. It always happens.

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Aug 14, 2012

President Obama seems to have no openness anymore to making any changes at all in our nation's entitlement programs.

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Aug 14, 2012

Soledad, I think this whole thing about the VP's position and Romney's position is a debate without meaning. It always happens.

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Aug 8, 2012

The problem I have with Paul Ryan, having said that, is the Democrats want him so badly.

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Aug 8, 2012

Vice presidential campaigns are over-magnified, overanalyzed right now, until we know who it is.

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Aug 8, 2012

I would have supported either Mitch Daniels or Paul Ryan for presidency if they had been in it earlier because I believe this nation just needs so badly a jolt of economic adrenaline.

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Jul 29, 2012

The Jewish vote is overwhelmingly Democratic, and the Republicans are not going to get a majority. The question is, how big inroads can they get?

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Jul 29, 2012

If Barack Obama gets between 25 and 30 percent of the Jewish vote, if he loses 3-1, huge victory for Republicans.

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Jul 29, 2012

The Jewish votes overwhelmingly Democratic, and the Republicans are not going to get a majority. The question is how big inroads can they get?

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Jul 17, 2012

There's so much drip, drip, drip, why does everything keep coming up dry, dry, dry.

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Jul 17, 2012

I think the criteria is, is two years enough, is this a relevant issue to determine who's qualified to be the president of the United States or not.

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