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Ralph Nader: Bill Clinton ‘laying the groundwork’ for Hillary by ‘undermining Obama’
The Daily Caller ^ | 06/09/2012 | Nicholas Ballasy

Posted on 06/08/2012 10:24:30 PM PDT by Publius804

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader told The Daily Caller that former President Bill Clinton is “undermining [President Barack] Obama” to lay the “groundwork” for Hillary Clinton’s presidential run in 2016.

Clinton recently told CNN that Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital is “sterling.” TheDC asked Nader if he agreed with Clinton’s statement.

“He’s laying down the groundwork for Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016. Everything she is doing and everything he is doing argues that they want to run Hillary Clinton for president in 2016, so while he might appear with Obama in fundraisers in New York and elsewhere, he’s basically undermining Obama,” Nader told TheDC on Capitol Hill after advocating for raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour.

Nader added that Clinton does not “necessarily” want Obama to lose re-election but doesn’t want the Clintons to be viewed as anti-business.

“He wants to appear with Hillary as very friendly to business. He operates out of New York City. He doesn’t want to alienate Wall Street,” Nader said.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; clinton; obama; romney
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1 posted on 06/08/2012 10:24:37 PM PDT by Publius804
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To: Publius804

The only problem with that theory is that Hillary probably dislikes Bill as much as she dislikes Obama.


2 posted on 06/08/2012 10:32:19 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Publius804

What the Xuck has Hillary! ever accomplished that qualifies her to be POTUS?
She’s a crook, covered up for her husband...run around the world on our money...seriously, what are her real accomplishments?

Oh wait..... accomplishments aren’t an issue for rats.....


3 posted on 06/08/2012 10:34:24 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 wasn't an election - it was a coup d'etat.)
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To: Publius804
For 2016? Obama if he was to win another term will be termed out so I do not understand Naders logic Obama will not be running in 2016 and she would not be running against Obama.
4 posted on 06/08/2012 10:43:44 PM PDT by funfan
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To: funfan

Nader wants 0bama to lose to Romney in 2012 and Hitlery would then run against Romney in 2016.


5 posted on 06/08/2012 10:48:27 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: funfan

I meant Nader thinks Clinton is undermining Obama so Hitlery can run against Romney in 2016.


6 posted on 06/08/2012 10:50:25 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: unkus

I doubt it. She would be 70 yrs old in 2016.


7 posted on 06/08/2012 10:56:48 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy (Trust in God, but empty the clip.)
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To: Publius804

There is no difference between Hillary, Obama and Bill.


8 posted on 06/08/2012 10:58:24 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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9 posted on 06/08/2012 11:02:44 PM PDT by doug from upland (Just in case, it has been reserved: www.TheBitchIsBack2012.com)
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To: freekitty

Bill and Hillary were actually born in the U.S.


10 posted on 06/08/2012 11:03:55 PM PDT by doug from upland (Just in case, it has been reserved: www.TheBitchIsBack2012.com)
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To: cornfedcowboy

I doubt it, too. I think a lot of Dems are turning against 0bama because he’s such a disaster for the Rat Party and the country. They’re moving into Survival Mode.


11 posted on 06/08/2012 11:10:12 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Publius804

Sean Hannity was saying the other day that he’s spoken to several people who know and speak to Clinton regularly.

He said they strongly believe the reason Clinton is so negative is that he truly thinks Obama is way too radical and is damaging the country. Hannity said they didn’t think Hillary was at the center of it (The Clintons may actually be getting older and tired, and if you look at Clinton, he really has aged).

OTOH, Clinton IS a master deceiver, if he wants to be.


12 posted on 06/08/2012 11:13:16 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: PGR88

Do Bill and Hillary even live together anymore?

We never see them together. I know Hillary travels a lot as Sec. of State, but, it seems that whenever we see either on the news, that the other one is never there.


13 posted on 06/08/2012 11:13:45 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Publius804

If he wants Hilary to win, then he needs to come out in favor of her opponent. Nobody that he’s endorsed seems to win very often.


14 posted on 06/08/2012 11:27:08 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica ("We have prepared for the unbeliever, whips and chains and blazing fires!" Koran Sura 76:4)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Do Bill and Hillary even live together anymore?

We never see them together.
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No; they don’t live together. So, you know Bill is getting it somewhere.


15 posted on 06/08/2012 11:39:35 PM PDT by pistolpackinpapa
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To: doug from upland

True.


16 posted on 06/09/2012 12:10:10 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Publius804
Wow! What this really shows is that the Democrats have no bench, none at all.

I can think of at least a dozen strong conservatives in the Senate, House, Governors mansions, or Lieutenant Governor positions throughout the country who can easily make reputable runs for the White House tin the next two election cycles Right off the top of my head. Yet, the Democrats are hanging their hope on a one term Senator and failed Secretary of State who's a washed up old hag. That or The Dumbest man in Washington (Formerly the most stupid Senator of all time).

They have NO BENCH AT ALL!

17 posted on 06/09/2012 12:13:16 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Publius804

All Bill has to do now to convince Nader is buy Obama a Corvair with wire wheels and knock-offs.


18 posted on 06/09/2012 1:32:55 AM PDT by lewislynn ( What does the global warming movement and the Fairtax movement have in commom? Misinformation)
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To: Publius804
Obama and his newly invented dance “The Walk It Back” is doing a far better job of undermining Obama than Bill Clinton could ever hope to do. Obama is confirming he truly is The Amateur everytime he opens his mouth.
19 posted on 06/09/2012 3:05:40 AM PDT by hflynn
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Obama and his newly invented dance “The Walk It Back” is doing a far better job of undermining Obama than Bill Clinton could ever hope to do. Obama is confirming he truly is The Amateur everytime he opens his mouth.
20 posted on 06/09/2012 3:06:01 AM PDT by hflynn
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