david cody. [ applause ] >> while president william jefferson clinton doesn't need an introduction i get to give him one anyway. i'm very pleased to do so because the president has always been a steadfast supporter of business and the ex-im bank. he recognizes that american business and trade is the source of our nation's productivity, and the source of our standard of living. that while it's important for government to be a regulator of business, it's just as important for government to be an enabler of business. one of the best ways to build peaceful and prosperous relationships between nations is through commercial ties. that we live in a global interconnected economy, that our nation's ability to do good things domestically and internationally is derived from the strength of our economy. as president this wasn't just an intellectual exercise but rather an understanding that manifested itself indeeds. the 1993 economic package that brought us from deficits to surpluses in economic expansion. providing financial loans to mexico during their 1994 economic crisis. help that the ameri

i look up, and there he is, the poor reporter who lost his job with his new best friend, william jefferson clinton has his arm around him and his -- and is giving him a guided tour of the south lawn, which is way beyond anything i ever got. clinton could find you when you were hurting. >> and in terms of straight or ration -- he is not known yet very well but marco rubio, republican senator from florida, a speech, with no notes, teleprompter or text -- and you can find on youtube -- on immigration, a couple of months ago. it is predicting. if he is picked as of mid romney's presidential running mate they ought to just put this on an ad, 30 minutes. here is a guy who spoke. aspirational speech in which he has to square republican conservatism on immigration and other issues with the aspirations of latinos, and it is a marvelous thing. he may be the next electrical speechmaker in american politics. >> author of the book -- ba hseballasroducedba inarticulate people -- or been beautifully -- >> yogi berra. >> he is a wonderful guy to talk to. some of the stuff makes sense. he lives in montclair, new j

please join me in welcoming our keynote speaker, president william jefferson clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you very, very much. first, i want to thank you for the introduction. we have become an unlikely group of friends, he and i, small group, big eyes. i and the clinton climate initiative, energy efficiency -- on the clinton crime initiative, energy efficiency and global products -- projects, i really appreciate his support. i hope that after the election, the bulls-simpson commission report will be dusted off -- bowles-simpson initiative will be dusted off because i think it is the best proposal we have seen. i want to thank members of the diplomatic corps and other people who are here. i understand vice president of nigeria is here. welcome. i love your country. i have done a lot of work there. i want to thank my friend fred, who i think has been a great president of this bank. vice chair, board members, thank you very much. this audience is full of people who once worked for me, and i hate to start mentioning them, but i want to than

please join me in welcoming our keynote speaker, president william jefferson clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you very, very much. first, i want to thank you for the introduction. we have become an unlikely group of friends, he and i, small group, big eyes. i and the clinton climate initiative, energy efficiency -- on the clinton crime initiative, energy efficiency and global products -- projects, i really appreciate his support. i hope that after the election, the bulls-simpson commission report will be dusted off -- bowles-simpson initiative will be dusted off because i think it is the best proposal we have seen. i want to thank members of the diplomatic corps and other people who are here. i understand vice president of nigeria is here. welcome. i love your country. i have done a lot of work there. i want to thank my friend fred, who i think has been a great president of this bank. vice chair, board members, thank you very much. this audience is full of people who once worked for me, and i hate to start mentioning them, but i want to than

his name is william jefferson clinton. at one point, people said that obama was a muslim.what was his name? pastor wright looked anything but a muslim to me. that continues to float around. that he used to be the biggest drug dealer in arkansas and run drugs out of a private airport. that he had his white house aide it killed. that he had raped a woman, two. i will not even repeat some other things that were commonly said. i could go back through the charts. none of them -- there are some people who dislike barack obama. so many people walk around with race at the core of their heart, there is no reason to think it would stop. we have to be mindful of this. we live in a time where contempt towards people would disagree with is a common political play. it is awful. the notion that if we do not agree with someone's politics, we ought to tear them down. that if someone does not think like us, there is something wrong with them. the left things, if you do not agree with me, there is something wrong with your brain. the right says, if you do not agree with me, there is somethin

his name is william jefferson clinton. at one point, people said that obama was a muslim.ng but a muslim to me. that continues to float around. that he used to be the biggest drug dealer in arkansas and run drugs out of a private airport. that he had his white house aide it killed. that he had raped a woman, two. i will not even repeat some other things that were commonly said. i could go back through the charts. none of them -- there are some people who dislike barack obama. so many people walk around with race at the core of their heart, there is no reason to think it would stop. we have to be mindful of this. we live in a time where contempt towards people would disagree with is a common political play. it is awful. the notion that if we do not agree with someone's politics, we ought to tear them down. that if someone does not think like us, there is something wrong with them. the left things, if you do not agree with me, there is something wrong with your brain. the right says, if you do not agree with me, there is something wrong with your soul. if we can get past the

. >> president william jefferson clinton doesn't need an introduction. but i will give him one anyway. i am very pleased to do so, because the president has always been a steadfast supporter of business and the bank. he recognizes that american business and trade is the source of our nation's productivity and the source of our standard of living. while it is important for government to be a regulator of business, it is just as important for government to be an enabler of business. one of the best ways those peaceful and prosperous relationships of the nation exist is through commercial ties. we live in a global economy. our nation's ability to do good things domestically and internationally is derived from the strength of our economy. as president, this wasn't just an intellectual exercise, but rather an understanding that manifested itself. the 1993 economic package that brought us from deficit to surplus and economic expansion. providing financial loans to mexico during their 1994 crisis helped that the american public do not support by a five to one m

his name is william jefferson clinton. at one point, people said that obama was a muslim.looked anything but a muslim to me. that continues to float around. that he used to be the biggest drug dealer in arkansas and run drugs at of a pout of a private airport. that he had his white house aide it killed. that he had raped a woman, two. i will not even repeat some other things that were commonly said. i could go back through the charts. none of them -- there are some people who dislike barack obama. so many people walk around with race at the core of their heart, there is no reason to think it would stop. we have to be mindful of this. we live in a time where contempt towards people would disagree with is a common political play. it is awful. the notion that if we do not agree with someone's politics, we ought to tear them down. that if someone does not think like us, there is something wrong with them. the left things, if you do not agree with me, there is something wrong with your brain. the right says, if you do not agree with me, there is something wrong with your soul.