Ari Fleischer
Ari Fleischer
Lawrence Ari Fleischeris a former White House Press Secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003. Today, he works as a media consultant for the NFL, Bowl Championship Series, and other various sports organizations and players through his company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications. He was also an international media consultant to former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He helped Mark McGwire in his media strategy for his admission of steroid usage. He was also briefly...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth13 October 1960
CountryUnited States of America
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These visits will be rescheduled when circumstances permit.
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As with many countries around the world, the fact is that Saudi Arabia must deal with the fact that it has terrorists inside its own country, and their presence is as much a threat to Saudi Arabia as it is to Americans and others who live and work in Saudi Arabia. These bombs kill not just Americans, but Saudis as well.
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The CIA will do its usual assessments. They have not had an opportunity to begin it yet, as the tape was just released.
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It could have and should have been handled differently.
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If you allow those who are the most vocal and most antagonistic to get a meeting with the president for fear that publicity will hurt you if you don't, you're creating incentives for your critics to become even more antagonistic and more vocal. Then, you're forever stuck in: Will you or won't you meet? You'll no longer lead. You'll just wrestle with meetings.
I'm not going to do any play by play of the negotiations that are underway.
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Education is a top priority for Gov. Bush, and he has provided specific details about his plan. The American people deserve for Al Gore to do the same. Since the Gore budget overspends the surplus, it's important for him to release the specifics of his plan so we'll know what promises he will not keep once the election is over.
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I think from the president's point of view, any questions about how long it will last are, of course, are entirely legitimate questions ... The president understands people want to know, but it's also an unknowable issue. But I do think there is a difference between asking that question and the suggestion that,
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I think time will tell. They both understand the president's message and the president's message is strongly that war doesn't serve either party.
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It is Congress' right and prerogative to be informed and they are being informed on an ongoing, regular basis. Sometimes you have to recognize in Washington no amount of consultations is ever enough for the Hill, and I think that extends well before this administration. That's sometimes just the way the Hill works.
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I think those types of statements contribute to the coarsening of the tone in Washington, D.C., ... The whole issue of land use in the West is one of the most polarizing issues in America, and it pits special interests against each other.
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In the second year ... a parent, a single mom, can now send their child to a public school that is in a different part of town, and they will get their transportation costs paid because the money will follow the child.
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The American people are going to give the President a second look here in his sixth year because he?s engineering these changes. That?s helpful. He needs the country to give him a second look.
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The president welcomes peaceful protests - it is a time-honored tradition. The president agrees violence is not the answer in Iraq, and that's why he hopes Saddam Hussein will disarm.