Barack Obama says Hillary Clinton 'would make an excellent president'

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Barack Obama says Hillary Clinton 'would make an excellent president'

Martin Pengelly in New York
Sunday 12 April 2015 00.58 BST

A day before Hillary Clinton’s much-touted launch of her run for the White House in 2016, Barack Obama said on Saturday that his former secretary of state and 2008 primary opponent would be “an excellent president”.

As the Guardian reported in an exclusive on Thursday night, Clinton is set to announce her candidacy for the Democratic nomination on Sunday.

The president was speaking in Panama City, after an historic meeting with Cuban president Raúl Castro on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas and before a diplomatically delicate meeting with the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro.

The president said Clinton – who was first lady for eight years, then senator for New York and secretary of state in his first term in office – “was a formidable candidate in 2008, she was a great supporter of mine in the general election, she was an outstanding secretary of state, she is my friend.

“I think she would be an excellent president.”

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/11/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-excellent-president

[Smithryee]

1. I disagree with the President...

but I respect his opinions...

Bernie will make even better President than Clinton and it's something we need in this toxic climate.

[JaneyVee]

4. He would have to register as a Dem first.

[Smithryee]

6. And he will.

Expect his announcement shortly after Hillary's.

[LovingA2andMI]

25. Ditto~

Love POTUS and definitely love he has never got this close with the likes of Kissinger, but we will have to agree to disagree with him here.

[hrmjustin]

2. The president is right. She will make a great president.

[JaneyVee]

3. Spot on, as usual.

[L0oniX]

5. *

[Phlem]

32. been holding it in all day but

[onehandle]

7. Good thing, since she's going to be the next President...

...but I digress.

[Logical]

8. She lost a 30 point lead in 2008, I think she can do it again! nt

[fadedrose]

15. Without even trying nt

[brooklynite]

16. You have an alternative as appealing as Barack Obama?

Otherwise the math doesn't work.

[fadedrose]

18. No one as appealing

He is an angel from outer space, no other explanation for it.

But a polar opposite is not what I want, and surely there must be other honest, forthright, knowledgeable people, who are articulate and whose main objective in life has not been to be president, and not lead the country from Wall Street instead of Washington.

[Logical]

20. +1000 nt

[leftofcool]

9. He is right.

[tritsofme]

10. Smart man!

[Kingofalldems]

11. I think both her and Elizabeth would be great.

Especially compared to Cruz and the like.

Can't understand how actual Democrats can trash her and stand silent on the republicans.

[fadedrose]

17. You can't be putting HC & EW as a "both"

no matter how much you like them... It's "either" in this case.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

21. They're both prominent Dems

They're both women.

There's no either. We're all on the same team here.

[fadedrose]

24. Teams vote for captains

[McCamy Taylor]

12. K&R

[fadedrose]

13. He also said he loved her

I bet he wasn't lying - he didn't qualify a president of what, and he loves everyone. That's how he gets into so much trouble with leaders of countries on our "terror" list.

I think he's an Angel of some sort. I wish I could be as kind as he.

He also said it was the job of journalists to question and determine a candidate's worth, but I forget what words he used. I think it was a reply to Acosta's (CNN) question.

Great press conference, as usual.

[KMOD]

31. "he didn't qualify a president of what"

he also perhaps crossed his fingers behind his back. lol

[Agnosticsherbet]

14. I agree with the President.

[freshwest]

19. OMG! And the two shall combine as one, ODS and CDS. It'll be epic. n/t

[ProudProg2u]

22. In this age of instant global information ...

The general public has been wising up. However not yet to the extent that they realize "We the people"...had been thrown a bone by the "Rulers" The true owners of this country offering us up a Black president ...Now we are being groomed to be pacified by a "Woman President"... Especially Hillary just makes me a little dizzy, realizing "we have no choice" we now have "Selections" Elections are a nice fable but not reality.IMHO.

[FLPanhandle]

23. She will make an excellent president

Especially when compared to a potential President Cruz or a President Scott Walker.

[AtomicKitten]

26. Obama is a very gracious and forgiving man. /nt

[Gothmog]

27. President Obama's comments were really great

[whereisjustice]

28. Sec. of State? Thank god she's gone from there.

[cstanleytech]

29. An etch a sketch would make an excellent president compared to just about any republican though.

[jtuck004]

30. Well, yeah. He doesn't wanta get hidden on DU. n/t