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Clinton sticks another fork in Obama’s Bain strategy, says Romney had ‘sterling’ business career
The Washington Post's The Fix ^ | June 1, 2012 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 06/01/2012 5:03:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The shelf life of President Obama’s Bain Capital strategy appears to be rapidly shrinking.

Less than two weeks after Newark Mayor Cory Booker caused the Obama campaign plenty of heartburn by calling on it to “stop attacking private equity ,” the biggest name in Democratic politics (outside of Obama) has lodged his own torpedo.

Bill Clinton, in an appearance on CNN last night, said that Mitt Romney has a “sterling business career” and that the campaign shouldn’t be about what kind of work Romney did.

(VIDEO AT LINK)

“I don’t think we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work; this is good work,” Clinton said, adding: “There’s no question that, in terms of getting up, going to the office, and basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man who’s been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold.”

Clinton urged the Obama campaign to instead focus on contrasting its vision for the country with Romney’s....

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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012election; baincapital; billclinton; election2012; havecakeeatittoo; kenyanbornmuzzie; mittromney; obama; romney
Hillary at work again.
1 posted on 06/01/2012 5:04:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Romney Campaign needs to make an ad of this and run it continuously. “What does former President Clinton think about Mitt Romney?”


2 posted on 06/01/2012 5:06:52 PM PDT by no dems (TED CRUZ: A PROVEN CONSERVATIVE FOR U.S. SENATE FROM TEXAS.)
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Have vision of BO standing in front of GW’s and BC’s presidential pics and having a conversation with them. “Bill, what would you do?” “Now George, you heard what Bill said, what would you do?” Should go well, kind of like just looking from one teleprompter to another.


3 posted on 06/01/2012 5:14:48 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Clinton Slime Machine is still around, sliming the right people this time.


4 posted on 06/01/2012 5:19:13 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Has anyone seen Cory Booker from the waist down??

I suspect he may have knee problems..


5 posted on 06/01/2012 5:49:55 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Am I the only one who mistakenly read the title as “Clinton sticks another fork in Obama’s Brain” and thought it was another zombie-cannibal story at first?


6 posted on 06/01/2012 6:05:25 PM PDT by Boogieman
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barry is toast

He might as well start putting his campaign money in his own pocket right now, and get ready for a long retirement.


7 posted on 06/01/2012 6:19:08 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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Bubba is doing him a favor and Zer0 is too stupid to realize it. “Bain is Bad” is not a winning strategy while the wheels are falling off the Commie-in-chief’s economy.


8 posted on 06/01/2012 7:56:37 PM PDT by RatRipper (I'll ride a turtle to work every day before I buy anything from Government Motors.)
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