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Axelrod: Clinton ‘Owned’ TPP Back In 2012

Former Obama Senior Adviser David Axelrod stated that Hillary Clinton “owned” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “to some degree” in 2012 on Monday’s “Hardball” on MSNBC. After watching a clip of Bill Clinton “finessing” NAFTA, Axelrod said, “It was a little

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Obama: ‘I’m The Closest Thing to a Jew’ to Ever Be President

On Tuesday, former Obama advisor David Axelrod informed an Israeli television channel that President Obama considers himself “the closet thing to a Jew that has ever sat in this office.” Obama’s deep and abiding connection to Jewish identity is obviously rooted in his ethnic background, connected to Jews via (?); his ideological ties to Jews, such as (?); and a profound connection with the state of Israel as evidenced by (?).

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Axelrod: ‘Terrible Mistake’ For Hillary Not to Answer Questions

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” while discussing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unwillingness to take questions from the media while campaigning for president, David Axelrod, a former top political adviser for President Barack Obama, said, “It would be a

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David Axelrod’s (Ongoing) Commie Connections

Several times I’ve written for The American Spectator on the person of David Axelrod, the figure most responsible for giving America two terms of Barack Obama. My first piece was a cover feature for the March 2012 print edition, titled, “David Axelrod, Lefty Lumberjack.”

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Axelrod: ‘There’s a Sense That Work Doesn’t Pay’ in US

Former Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod predicted Hillary Clinton will face questions on the economy because “there’s a sense that work doesn’t pay” on Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “We have an economy that has recovered from the recession,

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Axelrod: Hillary Has ‘Given Oxygen’ to E-mail Story

Former Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod stated that “there’s no doubt that” Hillary Clinton has “given oxygen” to the controversy over her e-mails on Monday’s “MSNBC Live.” Axelrod said that while no one can determine what the long-term impact of

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Axelrod: Obama Hasn’t Had ‘A Major Scandal’

Former Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod expressed pride that the Obama administration had not had “a major scandal” at a discussion at the University of Chicago on Monday. “The rule has basically been that there’s been a ban on the

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Axelrod: Elizabeth Warren Would Not Beat Hillary

Former Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod said that he doesn’t think Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) would beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I know Elizabeth Warren well, and my strong feeling is she’s

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Axelrod: Obama Feels ‘Unrestrained’ On Israel

Former White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod declared that President Obama feels “very much unrestrained” on the issue of Israel on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Lead” on CNN. After anchor Jake Tapper read a passage from Axelrod’s book that said

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Truth, Freedom, and Democracy

If there is no way to keep government honest, then it is incumbent upon us to keep it weak. Right now, the U.S. has the worst of both worlds: Strong, yet too often dishonest, government.

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Axelrod: Obama Respects Sharpton’s ‘Leadership’

Former White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod said that he believes President Obama “respects” Al Sharpton’s “leadership” on Monday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. “You don’t decide, and I don’t decide who leaders in a community are. Al

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