Re: Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney's business record 'sterling' - Can't get better than that. Clinton support Romney?

Bill Clinton is heavily engaged in philantrophy and charity work. So
he can hardly afford to offend people who have money. When it comes to
Mitt Romney, though, I doubt if he gives very much to charity, unless
you call the Mormon Church charity. Here's a summary from Wikipedia of
his charity work:

"In the aftermath of the 2005 Asian tsunami, U.N. Secretary-General
Kofi Annan appointed Clinton to head a relief effort.[165] After
Hurricane Katrina, Clinton joined with fellow former President George
H. W. Bush to establish the Bush-Clinton Tsunami Fund in January 2005,
and the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund in October of that year.[166] As
part of the tsunami effort, these two ex-presidents appeared in a
Super Bowl XXXIX pre-game show,[167] and traveled to the affected
areas.[168] They also spoke together at the funeral of Boris Yeltsin
in 2007.[169]

Based on his philanthropic worldview,[170] Clinton created the William
J. Clinton Foundation to address issues of global importance. This
foundation includes the Clinton Foundation HIV and AIDS Initiative
(CHAI), which strives to combat that disease, and has worked with the
Australian government toward that end. The Clinton Global Initiative
(CGI), begun by the Clinton Foundation in 2005, attempts to address
world problems such as global public health, poverty alleviation and
religious and ethnic conflict.[171] In 2005, Clinton announced through
his foundation an agreement with manufacturers to stop selling sugared
drinks in schools.[172] Clinton's foundation joined with the Large
Cities Climate Leadership Group in 2006 to improve cooperation among
those cities, and he met with foreign leaders to promote this
initiative.[173] The foundation has received donations from a number
of governments all over the world, including Asia and the Middle East.
[174] In 2008, Foundation director Inder Singh announced that deals to
reduce the price of anti-malaria drugs by 30% in developing nations.
[175] Clinton also spoke in favor of California Proposition 87 on
alternative energy, which was voted down.[176]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton

On Jun 1, 12:01 pm, lew <lewc...@aol.com> wrote:
> Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney's business record 'sterling'
>
> drudgereport.com
>
> President Bill Clinton veered sharply off message Thursday, telling
> CNN that Mitt Romney's business record at Bain Capital was "sterling."
>
> "I don't think that we ought to get into the position where we say
> 'This is bad work. This is good work,'" Clinton said. "The man who has
> been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the
> qualification threshold."
>
> Clinton also went on to say that Romney's time at Bain Capital
> represented a "good business career."
>
> The Obama campaign is in the third week of an all-out assault on
> Romney's time as a corporate buyout specialist — accusing the GOP
> nominee of bankrupting companies and laying off workers all while
> pocketing a profit for  himself and investors.
>
> (Also on POLITICO: Mitt camp argues Solyndra worse than Bain)
>
> But the negative tenor of their attacks on an influential segment of
> Wall Street have made some Democrats uncomfortable. Clinton is the
> highest profile Obama surrogate so far to show discomfort with the
> attacks on Bain, with the former president even praising the company
> and Romney's record. Newark mayor Cory Booker and Massachusetts Gov.
> Deval Patrick also both declined to press the attack against Bain.
>
> In Booker's case, he released a YouTube video clarifying his comments
> after calling the Obama attacks (and Republican counter-attacks on
> Obama) "nauseating" — all while being publicly chastised by top Obama
> staffers.
>
> Clinton went on to predict that Obama would carry the day in November,
> and would beat Romney handily.
>
> "I still think the president will win by five or six points. I've
> always thought so," Clinton told guest host Harvey Weinstein, filling
> in for Piers Morgan.

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