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And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we’re left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people.
The battle in American politics used to be for the middle. Now, it’s all about the building and the intensity of support on the far left and far right wings of both parties. And we have forgotten about the people here in the middle.
I know a lot of people that had one cancer that are not alive today. I’ve had three. So my glass is much more than half full.
Sometimes at night, when I leave and ride by the front of the White House and the lights are on, it is so beautiful, I have some sense of, ‘Hey, that’s where I work, and Jimmy is President now.’ But day in and day out, it’s a job.
And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that – you’ve got to remember we’re not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We’re talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
We’re trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
If you think the system – not you – but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we’re doing will not be attractive.
I think the system is broken; most people think that it’s broken. And we think that what we’re going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn’t have the Internet.
The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
I was in Vietnam, and I was exposed to Agent Orange. And there’s a high relationship between people that were exposed to Agent Orange and the kind of lymphoma that I had. The prostate cancer was genetic in my family. My father had prostate cancer, my – three of my four uncles had prostate cancer.
If your doctor tells you you have a rare disease that he or she has never seen, if you’ve got an incurable cancer, boy, don’t accept that. You know, go and get a second opinion.
I like Kahlua and ice cream as a dessert.
My role in the White House was grossly exaggerated by the press. Fortunately for the American people, when the president had to make a critical economic decision or a decision on a weapons system, he did not turn to me and say, ‘Hamilton, what in the hell do I do?’
I’ve never been a Clinton fan. He’s had some accomplishments, and he’s very skilled at politics, but, you know, he’s had some successes and a very good economy. And the question is how much or how little of that does he deserve credit for.
