Bill Clinton's quotes

Bill Clinton commenting on Barack Obama's South Carolina primary win

“That’s just bait, too. Jesse Jackson won South Carolina twice, in '84 and '88. And he ran a good campaign. Senator Obama's run a good campaign here, he’s run a good campaign everywhere.”

— Former President Bill Clinton quoted on MSNBC’s First Read on Jan. 26, 2008, commenting on Sen. Barack Obama’s, D-Ill., victory in the South Carolina primaries.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton's invective about a Vanity Fair article

"[He's] sleazy. He's a really dishonest
reporter. And one of our guys talked to him . . . And I haven't read
[the article]. But he told me there's five or six just blatant lies in
there. But he's a real slimy guy. You know he didn't use a single name, cite a single source in all
those things he said. It's just slimy. It's part of the national
media's attempt to nail Hillary for Obama. It's just the most biased
press coverage in history. Anytime you read a story that slimes a public figure with anonymous quotes, it ought to make the bells go off in your head."

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Former President Bill Clinton, in Milbank, S.D., on June 2, 2008, commenting on a Todd Purdum July 2008 Vanity Fair article entitled, "The Comeback Id." Clinton's comments appeared in the online Huffington Post.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton speaking to Puerto Rican voters

"You might actually determine this election. If you vote for [Hillary] and give her a big margin, she'll be the nominee and she will always honor your support."

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted on Washingtonpost.com on April 8, 2008, campaigning on behalf of his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico on April 7, 2008.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton on how his comments in South Carolina were "spun"

"They made up a race story out of that. There was no disrespect to Senator Obama in that. So I think that our side got a bum rap about what was said about South Carolina. But the point is, that's political tactics. They thought they could hurt me with that, and so they put a bizarre spin on it, and it worked for a while."

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Former president Bill Clinton, quoted on Nytimes.com on March 18, 2008, criticizing the news media's "spin" of a comment he made while campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in South Carolina.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Tue, 03/18/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton commenting on the importance of winning Ohio and Texas

"If she wins Texas and Ohio, I think she will be the nominee. If you don't deliver for her, then I don't think she can be. It's all on you."

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Former President Bill Clinton quoted on Nytimes.com on Feb. 22, 2008, commenting on the importance of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., winning the state's primaries.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton on his attempts to defend Hillary Clinton

"Everything I have said has been factually accurate. But I think the mistake that I made is to think that I was a spouse like any other spouse who could defend his candidate. I think I can promote Hillary, but not defend her because I was president. I have to let her defend herself or have someone else defend her."

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Former President Bill Clinton, quoted on NYTimes.com on Feb 9, 2008, commenting on previous attempts to defend his wife's candidacy that were perceived as disparaging of Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., campaign.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton refuting Barack Obama's claim that he opposed the war in Iraq

“Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted in a media column on Washingtonpost.com on Jan. 14, 2008, commenting on Sen. Barack Obama’s, D-Ill., claim to have consistently opposed the Iraq war since 2002.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton on the likely Republican presidential nominee

"I can't tell, but I think that McCain has a lot of appeal, and I think that he seems to be making a little bit of a comeback...we disagree on many things, but I think he's a big figure. So he might be the most electable."

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Former President Bill Clinton quoted in an interview with Barbara Walters published on ABCNews.com on Dec. 5, 2007, commenting on who he thought was the most likely Republican presidential nominee.

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Bill Clinton's resentment on not being asked to support the troops

"Even though I approved of Afghanistan and opposed Iraq from the beginning, I still resent that I was not asked or given the opportunity to support those soldiers."

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Former President Bill Clinton, quoted in the Washington Post's campaign blog The Trail on November 27, 2007, protesting the tax breaks he enjoyed as a "wealthy earner."

Submitted by Bill Clinton on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 08:00. categories [ ]