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George H.W. Bush: Over the past 24 hours, Governor Clinton has become panicked. He uses the word ``pathetic.'' Well, he ought to know a…

On the recordOctober 31, 1992
Over the past 24 hours, Governor Clinton has become panicked. He uses the word ``pathetic.'' Well, he ought to know a performance like that when he sees one. He's afraid for the power that he's lusted for, the political viability that he wrote about when he was demonstrating against this country over in England, is going to slip away from him. He's afraid it's going to slip away, and he's begun a series of personal attacks on my character, and he has basically called me a liar. And the charges he makes are not new. I have responded to them repeatedly and under oath, under oath in numerous investigations in a 6-year, Democrat-run political fiasco that has cost the taxpayers $40 million. And yet, he has now latched on to these silly little charges, accusations, in a desperate attempt to stop his free fall in the polls. And we're not going to let him do that. We're going to keep on---- Audience members. Bush! Bush! Bush!
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George H.W. Bush
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