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Bush: Clinton Understands White House Pressure
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Posted on 11/20/2007 11:41:40 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Bush: Clinton Understands White House Pressure Exclusive Interview Details President's Thoughts on 2008 Race, Last Year in Office By RICK KLEIN and ED O'KEEFE

Nov. 20, 2007—

In an exclusive interview with Charlie Gibson airing on Tuesday's World News, President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush said that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's experience as first lady has prepared her to handle the "pressure" of a presidential race and the White House.

"No question, there is no question that Senator Clinton understands pressure better than any of the candidates, you know, in the race," the president told ABC News' Charles Gibson Tuesday afternoon at the presidential retreat at Camp David.

Watch the full interview tonight on 'World News with Charlie Gibson' at 6:30p.m. E.S.T.

The President emphasized, "I do believe our candidate will beat her, if she happens to be the nominee," although he refused to speculate on the Republican presidential field, calling it a "wide-open" race.

Bush, whose father was defeated for reelection by then-Governor Bill Clinton in 1992, called the former first lady a "very formidable candidate", repeatedly saying she and the former president "understand the klieg lights".

Mrs. Bush said experience as first lady would be "very helpful" in the White House.

"You certainly know what it's like," Mrs. Bush stressed, "you know the pressure, there is, you know the difficulties."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; clinton; hillary
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1 posted on 11/20/2007 11:41:41 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

crap.................


2 posted on 11/20/2007 11:42:46 AM PST by advertising guy (If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
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To: Sub-Driver

That blue dress gave her the understanding of “pressure” alright.

LLS


3 posted on 11/20/2007 11:43:00 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: Sub-Driver
Well, she is practically his sister-in-law, according to Poppy.
4 posted on 11/20/2007 11:43:59 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Sub-Driver

Hmmmmm? What is the Sly Fox up to now?


5 posted on 11/20/2007 11:44:31 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (Staying home or voting 3rd Party, Elects Hillary!)
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To: Sub-Driver

end the Oligarchy...


6 posted on 11/20/2007 11:44:46 AM PST by weegee (End the Bush-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton-Clinton/Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton Oligarchy 1980-2012)
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To: Sub-Driver

No barf alert?


7 posted on 11/20/2007 11:45:27 AM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: Sub-Driver
bush-clinton-Bush-clinton

Da fix is in!

8 posted on 11/20/2007 11:47:14 AM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: Sub-Driver

Ah, the kiss of death. How can any self-respecting BDS-afflicted RAT support Hitlery now?

NYT headline tomorrow: Seator Clinton gets Bush endorsement!

Rove, you magnificent bastard.


9 posted on 11/20/2007 11:47:23 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1 - Take no prisoners))
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To: Sub-Driver

We have had a Bush or a Clinton in the White House since 1980. One of them has been president since 1988.

Enough already...


10 posted on 11/20/2007 11:47:31 AM PST by DoughtyOne (California, where the death penalty is reserved for wholesome values. SB 777)
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To: Sub-Driver

Well, I guess that answers the Clinton critics who say she does not have the experience for the job!


11 posted on 11/20/2007 11:47:50 AM PST by DBrow
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To: Sub-Driver

What a load of crap. I sometimes wonder who took over Bush’s brain these past few years.


12 posted on 11/20/2007 11:49:24 AM PST by rintense (Thompson/Hunter 2008!)
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To: Sub-Driver

............................................Shut UP, George. Seriously.


13 posted on 11/20/2007 11:49:58 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny (Islam: Imagine a clown car......with guns.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I hate to say this, but the President could have learned something from the Clinton’s.

The Clinton administration took ‘leading by polls’ to its obvious extreme. We all complained about it throughout the 1990’s, but there is one thing you can say about it.

The Administration was reflecting the desire of the majority on many issues, especially the ‘third rail’ types, like Welfare Reform (yes, I know Clinton veto’d it twice before finally being forced into a corner. We did get what we conservatives wanted on that one, however).

If the President had just used polling data a teensy bit, he wouldn’t have walked off the cliff on border security and amnesty, for example.

He would have fought in Iraq ‘to win’ between 2004 and 2006’s election cycle, as he is today, and the results of last falls election would have been much different.

No President is ever ‘perfect’. But some are in fact dumber as it relates to maintaining their own base than others. We saw this with Carter’s one horrific term, we saw with with President Bush until after the most recent election cycle...but even now he still wants amnesty....


14 posted on 11/20/2007 11:50:14 AM PST by Badeye (That Karma thing keeps coming around, eh Sally? (chuckle))
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To: NTHockey

I am perplexed as well; at first I was thinking, “Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?”. But then I thought that if you were a liberal with Bush Derangement Syndrome, then this has got to make you even more paranoid.


15 posted on 11/20/2007 11:50:51 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: NTHockey

I’m sure we will get more “sweet talk” from W on Hillary in the months to come.

The recent comment W made should make for a great conversation for GW41 and Clinton when they tee off this weekend or next....


16 posted on 11/20/2007 11:52:17 AM PST by rineaux (How dare you, how dare you question the Clinton's wrecked record.)
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To: NTHockey
Rove, you magnificent bastard.

Ah those where the days!

17 posted on 11/20/2007 11:52:23 AM PST by rhombus
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To: freedomson

bush-clinton-Bush-clinton- Jeb Bush

That must be the plan


18 posted on 11/20/2007 11:53:29 AM PST by DAC21
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To: Sub-Driver
Such “pressure” especially with all those last-minute presidential pardons. Rush on the donor list story now.
19 posted on 11/20/2007 11:54:02 AM PST by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: rintense
What a load of crap. I sometimes wonder who took over Bush’s brain these past few years.

Me too. The man has lost his marbles.

20 posted on 11/20/2007 11:54:19 AM PST by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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