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John Podesta Biography

John David Podesta Jr. (born January 8, 1949) is an American political consultant who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton from October 20, 1998 until January 20, 2001 and as Counselor to President Barack Obama from January 1, 2014 until February 13, 2015. Before that he served as the White House Staff Secretary and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for the Clinton Administration between January 20, 1993 until October 20, 1998.

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Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what's right and what's left but what's right and what's wrong.

Issues, Left, Like, People, Security, Thinking

I did answer all of the questions put to me today,. . . Nothing in my testimony in any way contradicted the strong denials that the president has made to these allegations, and since I have been asked to return and answer some additional questions, I think that it's best that I not answer any questions out here and reserve that to the grand jury.

Allegations, Answer, President, Strong, Thinking, Way

In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left.

Clinton, Governed, Ideas, Running, Thinking, Wide

It's time to find out what the truth really is that's out there.

Time, Truth

I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress.

New York, Poll, Thinking, Times, Versus, Yesterday

If medicine was practiced in 1965 the way it's practiced today, there's no question that prescriptions would have been included in Medicare.

Medicare, Medicine, Question, Today, Way

This tough-love, winner-take-all narrative dominating policymaking is far too limited a way to think about how a complex, modern, diverse economy like ours expands and thrives. The strongest periods of economic growth in the 20th century were also times when incomes rose across the board.

Century, Political, Rose, Strongest, Think, Thinking

I have great respect for Bernie Sanders, there was a moment where he opposed the Paris Deal. . . I was frustrated with him, but he and I have a very good relationship. . . and I have great affection for him, but I do think when he criticized the Paris agreement, I didn't think it was the right position.

Agreement, Moment, Paris, Respect, Thinking

I think it’s time to open the books, on questions that have remained in the dark on the question of government investigations of UFOs, it’s time to find out what the truth really is that’s out there. We ought to do it because it’s right, we ought to do it because the American people, and people around the world quite frankly can handle the truth, and we ought to do it because it’s the law.

Book, Dark, People, Right, Thinking, Ufos

Hillary Clinton is not done yet.

Clinton, Done, Hillary

The only Trump constant seems to be his unpredictability. America lives in a state of constant turmoil. There were those who thought maybe that would calm down when he became president, but what has happened is that the pressures of the presidency have actually exaggerated those tendencies.

Calm, Calm Down, Maybe, President, State, Thought

If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas.

2010, Delay, House, Occurs, People, Texas

I think that people have to have to have a sense of what ideas are one the progressive side, the Democratic side in order ultimately to be effective in the political world.

Ideas, Order, Sense, Think, Thinking

I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment, wise or unwise, on the merits.

Believe, Clinton, President, Understood, Wise

Realistically, I think we are not prepared to go home until we do get more teachers and lower class sizes.

Class, Home, Sizes, Teacher, Think, Thinking

The American people have the right to know and understand the laws they live under. And they tend to demand answers sooner or later.

Answers, Law, People, Sooner, Under

Donald Trump has been someone who has basically taken every position that Vladimir Putin has.

Basically, Position, Putin, Taken, Trump