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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· 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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