RUSH: Here’s Bill Clinton. This is Cuyahoga Community College this afternoon in Parma, Ohio. I’m not sure, folks, what to make of this. Some people think that this is Clinton sticking the knife in Obama. By the way, speaking of that, Ed Klein (who wrote that book, The Amateur) says that the Clintons are not happy that Hillary has had to fall on the sword here. I gotta find this. The Clintons are not happy and are planning something. Keep that in mind as you hear this. I’m not quite sure what to make of it myself ’cause all I’ve done is read the transcript. I’ve not heard this, so I will be hearing it with you. But the note accompanying it says “Clinton sticks the knife in Obama.” You tell me after hearing this if that’s what you think this is.
CLINTON: Governor Romney’s argument is, “We’re not fixed, so fire him and put me in.” It is true, we’re not fixed. When President Obama looked into the eyes of that man who said in the debate, “I had so much hope four years ago, and I don’t now,” I thought he was gonna cry, because he knows that it’s not fixed.
RUSH: Okay. So Obama knows it isn’t fixed, the economy, and he was looking in that guy’s eyes, that man’s eyes at the debate. And Clinton thought Obama was gonna cry. (interruption) Who knows he screwed up? (interruption) Oh. Obama knows he screwed up? The economy or the answer in the debate? (interruption) See, I don’t know what Clinton’s doing here. (impression) “He knows it’s not fixed. He’s got a lot of work to do. He needs another four years to get this done. He’s very sensitive. He’s almost crying, he’s so desirous that everybody to be doing well.”
Is that what Clinton meant, or does Clinton mean, “This guy’s so incompetent, he knows it’s not working. He knows and I’m gonna stab him in the back”?
What is he saying here?
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RUSH: Snerdley, seriously, don’t give me any jokes. What do you think Clinton’s doing here? Is he undercutting Obama? He’s not. My brother David says, “There’s no way Clinton would undercut Obama after that convention speech. He’s not gonna come out contradict himself this much.” And other people say, “He’s really sticking it to Obama there. He’s really screwing Obama with this.” Well, let’s listen to it again, shall we? It’s Bill Clinton. He’s at the Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio, and he’s talking about Obama and a question at the debate earlier this week.
CLINTON: Governor Romney’s argument is, “We’re not fixed, so fire him and put me in.” It is true, we’re not fixed. When President Obama looked into the eyes of that man who said in the debate, “I had so much hope four years ago, and I don’t now,” I thought he was gonna cry, because he knows that it’s not fixed.
RUSH: In the first place, Obama wasn’t gonna cry. It didn’t look like he was gonna cry ever. I’ve never seen Obama look like he cares enough about anything to cry, other than something that might be happening to him. But I didn’t see a guy on the verge of tears. My guess is, wild guess, Clinton is trying to tell everybody how much Obama cares. And he’s working hard on it. Remember what Clinton said. (Clinton impression) “Ain’t nobody could have fixed this, not in four years. I could have, not one of my predecessors. This problem was so much worse than anybody knew. There’s not a thing anybody coulda done any better than Obama.”
So I just think he’s carrying on this whole meme here that Obama feels your pain. He wants to cry with you, and he wants to fix this so bad.