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Bill Clinton touts Barack Obama’s plan to 'rebuild America' in new presidential campaign ad- VIDEO

Clinton says Obama’s new plan relies on healthy middle class

KERRY O’SHEA,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, August 24, 2012, 7:53 AM

Updated Friday, August 24, 2012, 7:53 AM

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Former US president Bill Clinton

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Former President Bill Clinton has released a new commercial showing his support for incumbent President Barack Obama for the upcoming presidential election. The new commercial is a first from Clinton for Obama’s 2012 campaign.

In the video, available below, Clinton says that Obama is not only dedicated to rebuilding America, but that he has a strong plan to do so, and needs a healthy middle class to help bring America into the future.

The ad is released just days before the Republican National Convention (August 27-30) and after NBC News / WSJ polls released figures that show Obama is still maintaining a general lead over his Republican opponent Mitt Romney.

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EphraimKibbey | Aug 27, 2012, 08:39 PM EDT

President Clinton's commercial is his response to being used inaccurately by Romney against President Obama. His commercial points out that Obama's current policies and future plans for the recovery are like Clinton's own policies and that Romney's plans are simply a return to the Cheney/Bush policies that created the mess that we are in now. Insanity is said to be the view that repeating some activity will produce a result different from the original result. If YOU believe that cutting taxes for the uberwealthy and eliminating regulations that protect the American citizenry as was done under W in addition to eliminating the current social safety net will restore America to the Clinton era growth rate then YOU must truly be INSANE!!! PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE TO DESTROY AMERICA!

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McNamara31 | Aug 27, 2012, 12:19 PM EDT

@bonjouryall You should ask yourself who is obstructing those "green jobs" and buying the deregulation that makes us more and more dependent on the "old man" way of producing energy, while the rest of the world including China, India and Brazil make huge strides in green energy and the related jobs. Turbines alone installed in the Great Plains of the United States could generate jobs and enough power to provide 20 percent or more of the country's electricity supply.That's the future; not the GOP's plan to drill baby drill, or frack baby frack.

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seanomelb | Aug 26, 2012, 09:14 PM EDT

bon jour teabagger

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bonjouryall | Aug 26, 2012, 05:53 PM EDT

Yes, he's promsing green jobs just like before, not just for the heartland but everywhere where jobs are needed. We'll just print up those green dollars we need and presto, all our needs will be met. And seanomelb, so you're the kettle I always heard about.

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seanomelb | Aug 25, 2012, 11:42 PM EDT

The mean spirited teabaggers are out in force today.A racist bigoted group of the first order.

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wilhoef | Aug 25, 2012, 02:13 PM EDT

The only reason Slick Willie has changed his tune is so he can expect ObaMao's support for Hillary's presidential run in 2016 - period!

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MegK311 | Aug 25, 2012, 01:17 PM EDT

Bill Clinton speaks out of both sides of his mouth. He acts like he is running for President and he makes Obama look worse and desperate by proping him up. Bill Clinton contradicts himself when it comes to Obama. I think Bill likes to be in the lime light. What I admire about the two Bush ex Presidents is they have retired gracefully. They are not continually in the news tearing the present administration apart even though they are provoked daily. The two Bush Presidents though not perfect are men with a lot of class.

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hjfarmer | Aug 24, 2012, 09:57 AM EDT

Funny, I don't remember Irish Central saying anything last spring when Bill Clinton said that Obama's plan would not be good for America. That of course was before Clinton and Cory Booker were both taken to the Obama woodshed.

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jamieLM | Aug 24, 2012, 09:41 AM EDT

He's certainly singing a different tune than he was 4 yrs. ago when Hillary was running against Obama for the Dem. nomination. He wasn't nearly as "positive" back then about Obama's plans.

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