Ex-Obama Aide: “Stunning He’s In Politics, Because He Doesn’t Like People”.

Ex-Obama Aide: “Stunning He’s In Politics, Because He Doesn’t Like People”.HT: InfidelBloggers.From NY Mag: Four years ago, on September 11, Barack Obama made the pilgrimage to Harlem to have lunch with Bill Clinton. The meal was the first tête-à-tête between the soon-to-be president and the former one since the unpleasantness of the Democratic nomination contest, and feelings on both sides were still raw and fraught with suspicion. Clinton’s staff had wanted to include a Harlem stroll and photo op as part of the visit, but Obama’s people demurred—a standoff that led each camp to ascribe race-related motives to the other. Eager to avoid awkwardness, Obama kept the conversation focused on governance, not politics. But at the end, Clinton offered to hit the campaign trail for, or with, the nominee. Obama, fighting a stomach bug, said okay and then beat a hasty exit to avoid upchucking on Clinton’s shoes. [...] Clinton, being Clinton, had plenty of advice in mind and was desperate to impart it. But for the first two years of Obama’s term, the phone calls Clinton kept expecting rarely came. “People say the reason Obama wouldn’t call Clinton is because he doesn’t like him,” observes Tanden. “The truth is, Obama doesn’t call anyone, and he’s not close to almost anyone. It’s stunning that he’s in politics, because he really doesn’t like people. My analogy is that it’s like becoming Bill Gates without liking computers.”Hmmmm.......Narcissistic personality disorder.Read the full story here.

Bill Clinton on Obama: ‘A Few Years Ago, This Guy Would Have Been Carrying Our Bags’ .

Bill Clinton on Obama: ‘A Few Years Ago, This Guy Would Have Been Carrying Our Bags’.(WS).Former President Bill Clinton tried to get former senator Ted Kennedy to endorse Hillary Clinton for president in the 2008 election by describing Barack Obama this way:

 “A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags.” 

This anecdote is revealed in a New Yorker article on the relationship between Bill Clinton and Obama: Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources, Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, “A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags.” Clinton is giving a keynote address at the Democratic convention this week in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read the full story here.

Clinton to unemployed: Obama's 'not Houdini', unemployed numbers disappearing Act not included.

Clinton to unemployed: Obama's 'not Houdini', unemployed numbers disappearing Act not included.(WE).Former President Bill Clinton told a group of wealthy donors not to regard people suffering in today's economy as a reflection of President Obama's record. "We are beating the clock," Clinton said while arguing that economic recovery under Obama has moved faster than it would under a Republican. "Why do I tell you this? Because somebody will say to you, 'maybe, but I don't feel better.' And you say, 'look, the man's not Houdini; all he can do is beat the clock,'" he instructed the donors. Clinton made the comments during a joint fundraiser with President Obama, a high-dollar event. Tickets to the dinner cost $20,000 a piece. Economist Robert Shiller this morning equated the contemporary American economy with that of the "late Great Depression."Hmmmm........He sure made a lot of 'unemployed' dissapear and Foodstamp users appear .Read the full story here.