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    ‘60 Minutes’ Edits Out Obama‘s Claim That He’s the Fourth Best President

    Barack Obama

    AP

    President Barack Obama sat for an extensive interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” last week, though it appears the portion of the interview actually broadcast on TV left out a statement where Obama essentially declared himself the fourth best president in terms of his accomplishments.

    The statement was only made available online as part of the full interview on “60 Minutes Overtime.”

    According to a transcript posted on the “60 Minutes” website, Obama said he would hold his accomplishments so far as president against those of Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

    “I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln — just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history,” Obama told CBS’s Steve Kroft.

    Watch the full interview below. The statement comes at the very end, around the 56:10 mark of the 56:53-minute video:

    Or just hear the relevant clip here:

    (h/t Newsbusters)

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    • Ron  •  Irvine, California  •  2 mths ago
      He didn't say fourth BEST... He said in terns of legislative accomplishment...And, he correct!
      • JB 5 days ago
        Wait 'til Obama care gets repealed.
    • Chasobscure  •  Oak Brook, Illinois  •  2 mths ago
      Again, the Conservative SPIN begins-nowhere does he ever say he's the fourth best president, but that's how Romney stated it (Mr Flip Flop I never said that...) He says specifically "In terms of legislative accomplishments in the first two years of a term..." Never mentioning himself, but his team and in a specific period of time First two years" When he wins by a landslide, where will these guys go? And compares himself to Presidents that happened to get alot done early in their presidencies-- Lyndon Johnson wasn't considered a great president, but he did pass powerful legislation early on...
    • John  •  Tampa, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Stupid bama! Let it go! You are the worst pres in history!
    • Joyce Marie  •  Kendrick, Idaho  •  4 mths ago
      and I think we should stay the hell out of Iraq! they want to prosecute our GI's
    • Suzi  •  Ellijay, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      I'm pretty upset with 60 Minutes cutting that starement out. I want everyone to see what an idiot we have as a President. I can not believe that we have not impeached this man. He is destroying this country and has NO idea what he is doing!!! What an embarrassment!!
      • X 4 mths ago
        Bush did that
      • Nadya 4 mths ago
        Hey, what ever happened to those WMD's Bushie was looking for? He and Cheney should be up on High Treason charges! How many of our military died over Bush's LIES! Republicans are a disgrace and a bunch of chicken hawks!
    • Oliver Klozoff  •  5 mths ago
      What an arrogant idiot....has a clear lock on a solid bottom 5 ranking. He obviously watches only MSNBC and clearly believes their nonsense.
    • Alan  •  Richmond, United States  •  5 mths ago
      the press manipulates this country as much if not more than our government .
      • 38 Special 5 mths ago
        Shut up right winger nazi.
      • Rio Grande Lizard 5 mths ago
        That includes Fox "News," which actually makes you less informed than if you didn't watch the news at all.
      • hong k 5 mths ago
        It also includes Yahoo. Most of their "news" titles are designed to incite your emotions. The hook you on the twisted title then real you in with advertisements. Chaching!
    • stephen  •  Horsholm, Denmark  •  5 mths ago
      the "press" has lost its ability to be objective. The so-called Journalist allows his/her personal feelings color the writings. It was a skill that is now past where a reporter actually did the reporting and not give it his/her personal spin.
      • Carl 5 mths ago
        Anyone who doubts that the press leans heavily left need only listen to this interview and how they carved it up.
      • Mordecai Irony 5 mths ago
        Feeling, like opinions are what libs are all about. Nothing of substance or reliable and always changeable like the wind. Fine for those locked up in padded rooms.
      • Big Deal !! 5 mths ago
        "The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish" ~~ Robert Jackson
    • Chad  •  Harrison, United States  •  5 mths ago
      what a freaking out of touch lunatic
    • Penny  •  Germantown, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      He also said he was LAZY. On Barbara Walters
    • The Concerned One  •  Warren, United States  •  5 mths ago
      obama the fourth best president?
      Are you kidding me?
      You liberals have to admit it.
      Your messiah is an ego-maniac, lying, fraud.
      He is going on a $4 Million Dollar Christmas Vacation !!!
      How is that Hope and Change working out for you?
      What's that?
      You don't have time to talk because you lost your job....and you have to go get food stamps.
      Look, this man is a failure.
      Vote Conservative, there is still time to save America.
    • Native Indian  •  5 mths ago
      AP? I am surprised they allow such low level journalism getting through to the public.
      • Killing us slowly... 5 mths ago
        The vast majority of major news sources are owned by 5 Corporations. Most of it is spun. That is why I rarely watch MSM. For information on many topics that TPTB and the Main Stream Media don't want you to know, watch LinkTV or check them out online. LinkTV is an Independent Media outlet that is not owned by corrupt Corporations.
      • Killing us slowly... 5 mths ago
        He has filed more lawsuits AGAINST Americans than all previous presidents combined... many of these Americans were "whistle blowers." Rather than going after the corruption, he goes after the ones who call attention to the problems. For more information (revealed by a Liberal no less) that Obama and the Main Stream Media don't want you to know, watch "Liberty and Justice for Some" on LinkTV or online.
      • Killing us slowly... 5 mths ago
        He has filed more lawsuits AGAINST Americans than all previous presidents combined... many of these Americans were "whistle blowers." Rather than going after the corruption, he goes after the ones who call attention to the problems. For more information (revealed by a Liberal no less) that Obama and the Main Stream Media don't want you to know, watch "Liberty and Justice for Some" on LinkTV or online.
    • walter  •  5 mths ago
      let me get this straight, 60 minutes thinks they have the power to control the information people recieve is that right....typical example of the mainstream media in amerika....now we know we can't trust anything that comes from 60 minutes because it is probably manipulated
    • mr good bear  •  Jacksonville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Our President is in love with himself.
    • C.H.B.  •  Austin, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Gues what, he's a narcisist! Of course the media WOULD cover that up, wouldn't they?
    • David  •  4 mths ago
      Is it self aggrandizement or delusions of grandeur? Either way he's out of touch.
    • The Derp  •  5 mths ago
      I'm not sure why a President is bothering about his presidential ranking. He should be bothering about important things.
    • get real  •  Fayetteville, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      He's a narcissist and a nut case! He is the worst president in our history. He should not even be president. He is not a "natural born" citizen of this country. He should be impeached, and I want to know how this was allowed to happen?
    • CRulz  •  Poughkeepsie, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Please don't blame O'blameeveryoneelsebutmeama he was just reading what was put on the teleprompter.....
    • RURU  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      Arrogance does not make a good leader. Lets cast our votes against arrogance and dictatorlike decisions. This country has done nothing but slide toward being a third world country since 2oo8. Look at food prices, gas prices, no jobs, No loans, no intererst on what little a tax payer can save. Still being run over and bled dry by illegal aliens. Jobs still being given to green card and entitlement foreigners and sent over seas.e.t.c. The only thing I have learned about Obama is that he can hold his nose in the air longer than anyone else and take the most luxurious vacations. Vote for Ron Paul and get his kind out of office.
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