Bill Clinton Said President Obama Is Incompetent
Edward Klein, a former New York Times journalist and author of a new unauthorized biography of President Obama, says in his book that Former President Bill Clinton said that President Obama was “incompetent”. Klein also wrote that Bill urged his wife Hillary to challenge President Obama in the Democratic primary.
Bill Clinton said that Klein is a liar and has recently been singing Obama’s praises for bringing the United States out of a recession.
Klein has been an editor at the New York Times and at Newsweek before writing “The Amateur” a biography of President Obama. In the book he says Clinton told him that Obama was an amateur who did not know how to be President. Klein says that Clinton, last August, urged his wife Hillary to run against Obama as the Democratic party’s nominee. His reasoning was because “the economy’s a mess, it’s dead flat. America has lost its Triple-A rating.” He told his wife, “You know better than Obama does. The country needs you! The country needs us!”
Hillary reportedly responded,
“Why risk everything?”I want my term (as Secretary of State) to be an important one, and running away from it now would leave it as a footnote.”
She added that the door was still open for her to run n 2016.
Bill Clinton reportedly said that he was more concerned with his own age than Hillary’s.
Bill said to her,
“I know you’re young enough! That’s not what I’m worried about. I’m worried that I’m not young enough,”
Klein wrote that Hillary countered by saying,
“I’m the highest-ranking member in Obama’s Cabinet. I eat breakfast with the guy every Thursday morning. What about loyalty, Bill? What about loyalty?”
Bill Clinton’s spokesman labeled Klein a “known liar,”.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz said,
“Nobody in their right mind would believe the nonsense in this one, especially since both Secretary Clinton and President Clinton have been loyal and supportive of the president at every turn.”
Klein insisted his book is “factually sound.”
Tags : Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, hillary clinton, klein, obama incompetent, Secretary Of State
Posted: May 15, 2012
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May 15, 2012
takes one incompetent to know another incompetent…
May 15, 2012
I personally think Hillary Clinton should run for President it is about time a woman is in office! women care more, they know what it is like to carry a child for 9 months, and are protective! caring, more heart than most men…I say go for it!
May 15, 2012
Calling Ed Gein…er, Klein a journalist is an exercise in fiction almost as laughable as his 'books' are. Given that his last 2 books trashed the Clintons, his credibility, if he ever had any, is sorely lacking. Those 2 bastions of integrity, the NY Post and Fox News have both commented on his tabloid style of journalism and called into account his, shall we say, truthfulness. Most of his dribblings on the page (you really can't call it writing) would be more at home in the Weekly World News, than anywhere else.
Reporting this crap as news also calls into account your credibility here……
May 15, 2012
Controversy sells books. That being said, this conversation seems a little farfetched to me.
May 15, 2012
Exactly what does carrying a child for 9 months have to do with being President? If that's the case then Octomom or Kate Goselin must be incredibly qualified to be President!
May 15, 2012
Reading what was supposedly said looks a lot like poor fiction. I don't believe a word of it.
May 15, 2012
"I never had sexual relations with that woman" was a lie so I think Bill Clinton is trying to back-paddle his way out of this one too.
May 16, 2012
Bill Clinton is a jerk. He is just like the typical democrat – he goes both ways. He does not do much for the people. I like Ms. Anita's (below) comment. She hit the nail on the head. These politicians really messed this country up. They sold us all out. These jerks did not prepare for the retirement of the baby boomers. They did nothing but allow the banks to steal and plunder this country and give our jobs to china. they should all be severely punished for what they have done to the american people.
May 26, 2012
So if he is a liar, was he a liar when he was at the NY Times? NY Times has some real nut sacs writing for them, so it is hard to tell where the incompetence lies.
Dec 28, 2012
I'll believe this when there's video of Clinton saying it and it's clear it's not taken out of context.
Dec 28, 2012
How stupid are you? He doesn't do much for the people? Lady, Clinton is the best president we've had in over 30 years. If the Presidency didn't have a term limit, I'd bet you that he'd still be in office now. If you believe Clinton said any of this shit, you'll buy anything. Hey, there's aliens in my apartment complex parking lot.