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Gabrielle Cusumano on Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:28:45 PM
"Sen. Hillary Clinton said today her husband will take on the same responsibilities as traditional presidential spouses, with no access to National Security Council meetings." ABC news
Bill Clinton Won't Attend NSC Meetings in a Hillary White House (Excerpt)
December 29, 2007 2:41 PM
ABC News' Jonathan Greenberger reports: If she makes it to the White House, Sen. Hillary Clinton said today her husband will take on the same responsibilities as traditional presidential spouses, with no access to National Security Council meetings.
"I think he would play the role that spouses have always played for presidents," said Clinton, in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. "He will not have a formal, official role, but just as presidents rely on wives, husbands, fathers, friends of long years, he will be my close confidante and adviser as I was with him."
The candidate said having President Clinton participate in National Security Council meetings "wouldn't be appropriate," and in a crisis situation – like the one faced by President Bush this week after the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto – President Clinton would not sit in on discussions with his wife’s national security team.
But Sen. Clinton did say she expects the former president to play a role as an informal adviser to the White House staff.
"I'm going to expect that people in my administration will turn to him and rely on him, as we do with many people who have experience," she said.
Throughout her presidential campaign, Clinton has repeatedly said she would send President Clinton around the world on the United States’ behalf as a roving ambassador...
Excerpted: For more go to: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/bill-clinton-ba.html
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Where my attention to the above "news article" was originally captured by this photo.
Caption: "He doesn't need to go to National Security Council meetings... he can just send his nest of Chinese spies like John Huang and Moctar Riady. " Bon mots
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12/29/2007 5:04:04 PM EST by
Bon mots All credit for above statement and photo posting to Bon mots at Free Republic. com at :
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and this thought on the subject of Bill Clinton Won't Be Attending NSC Meetings in a Hillary White House
"These people are on LSD"
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12/29/2007 4:40:13 PM EST by
Lancey Howard also on FreeRepublic.com
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