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Obama and Clinton, part one

January 27, 2013 4:00 PM

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton address their evolution from bitter opponents to partners in the corridors of power. Steve Kroft reports.

Obama and Clinton: The 60 Minutes interview

60 Minutes OverTimeHillary's first joint interview-- next to Bill in '92

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by elbany14058 February 5, 2013 11:28 AM EST
i've read most of the above comments - you would think that just once you people would appreciate an interview that is friendly and warm not all about the horrible rotten things we hear about everyday - i say congrats to 60 minutes for making me smile during this interview and helping us to understand the realationship between OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE - yes people OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE- whether you voted for him or not and whether you agree with his choice to make Mrs. Clinton our Secretary of State they represent us and work hard for us everyday!- so i guess if this interview is not to your liking why not move out of our country and see how you like the interviews that go on elsewhere - just once - just once you would think you'd be happy for good news!
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by greglarry February 1, 2013 10:37 PM EST
Steve Croft oh my! You walked into an ambush. This was very boring. Why did 60 minutes give them a platform to do a infomercial.
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by quadcomputers January 30, 2013 12:10 PM EST
Why did they pick 60 Minutes? Because the American people trust 60 Minutes and they would have a large audience? Why couldn't Obama state his praise in his usual news speeches? What has Hillary accomplished other then traveling around the world living like a queen? Really tell us about the monies she has handed out to dictators. Obama did the same with his Southeast Asia tour; to get out of town and away from the heat. Hours before their interview it was "save the children" and oh "sorry about the dead Americans." and now? Now giggles and laughs; from two people who's religious backgrounds prove they hate democracy; both of them denied their religious affiliations; why? Why didn't 60 Minutes address Obama on his executive order abuse? About not cooperating with the members conducting the Benghazi investigations? Obama has evaded and denies to answer any inquiries. So look like 60 Minutes was used to send out yet another "feel sorry for us" we inherent ed these problems. Now of course when the Benghazi Flu wears off; they will all be one happy family again; spending; traveling; and enjoying the best foods and drinks the world has to offer; while handing out monies; when they can't even take care of our people who are in dire straits. Thanks 60 Minutes for showing us these vain people; who can't tell us what they have accomplished only what they think they can; it's always can do; but they never get anything accomplished; except treating themselves on taxpayers dollars.
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by MamaJ_Aok January 30, 2013 10:53 AM EST
Excellent interview, the right wing hate-mongers can stew in their blood for all I care. Thank you Hillary, for the excellent patriotism you have shown as a dedicated secretary of state for our nation, the best we've ever had. I admire her so much for her work and dedication. She is amazing.
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by Zaebali_Zaebali January 30, 2013 9:59 AM EST
What happened to 60 minutes? Where are the questions? It is more like a political campaigning for Obama and Hillary. Hillary Praise Obama, Obama patting Hilary... My impression of Steve Croft was being a tough, truth oriented, really independent journalist. Where is a real independent journalism 60 minutes was known for????
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by brightring January 29, 2013 10:21 PM EST
It somehow feels like this is trying to prove that they are friends. Who cares? It also feels like maybe Hillary will make Obama her Vice President. Is that constitutionally possible? Hmmm. I've never seen such an "I love you and you love me" interview. Now, how about Benghazi and who was responsible for those murders? Who was running the guns? Just what happened here and who is responsible? That's the question I want answered. I don't care if they are friends. Please!
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by sickofMSMlies January 29, 2013 8:08 PM EST
what was this romper room..giddy teenagers ??? WHERE were the questions that mattered??? LIKE BENGHAZI... murder of babies (after all he wants to take guns to protect children..what about THESE babies!!??? What about military cutbacks where the soldiers are not fed breakfast anymore!! What about border trouble..and fast and furious!! HEY...HOW ABOUT TURNING OVER all OBAMAS college and medical records like EVERY PRESIDENT has done!!! What about CUTTING TAXES so PPL can afford to shop and pay their bills???? You at CBS are a bunch of butt licking saviour worshippers!! What happened to the REAL news??? Oh yeah...you have to go to other countries to get what is REALLY happening!!! LIKE RUSSIA leaders saying WE VOTED IN A COMMUNIST!!! GEE How do THEY KNOW IT ..and YOU reporters DO NOT????? Just sick!
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by isis1128 January 29, 2013 5:10 PM EST
Steve Croft is better than this. I learned absolutely nothing other than how much they, now, admired each other. It was boring and I learned nothing. There were so many good questions that could have been asked, a true waste of time.
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by Mboladinga January 29, 2013 1:00 PM EST
I would agree with some points raised here since this as a platorme for healthy discussions of such matters as important as they are, has been turned into a circus of "insults and echappatoires". This isnt helpful in terms of a needed individuals counter weights for the shaping of future policies, neither a good indication of the quality of some of these blamers who display an attitude suggesting that they could have done it better, in the same position, only with insults as proposals. Again, I share concerns that domestic matters are meddled in a discussion over Foreign Policy - Transitions and Transformations mostly happening abroad.


Mrs Hillary, former US Sec of State, tackled a wide range of uncertain challenges around the world, some of them already having been enumerated in my previous intervention, within a time scale of 4 years time, and this is an achievement owed a public recognition by any impartial appreciation.


Having said that, however, it's obvious that her successor has a huge task of consolidating her achievements, while also tackling outstanding challenges in the field such as Iran, Israeli - Palestine, the DRCongo's peace and security violations by Rwanda through a militia structure known as M23 etc. Peace and Security in these places, as well as a free nuclear weaponry by a regime which vocally aims the destruction of Israel, are all in the interests of the Middle East region, the US and the world in terms of world Peace. Mr OBAMA's administration has now an opportunity to seal its Foreign Policy legacy, particularly regarding the long standing dispute between Israeli and Palestine, with solid and lasting results. With regard the latter, my personal take is that the previously held on Peace settlement template requires some "Practicality additionals", conferring (disheartning)concessions from both sides involved in this dispute under the umbrella of international law. The US together with the involved sides can provide the contextual definition of "Practicality", and the ways it can be "Achieved". Otherwise, the intransigent peace plan proposed many years now might still produce similar results.
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by bobboblolo January 29, 2013 11:33 AM EST
I have watched my last 60 minutes show ever. I could see an interview like this on Ellen or Oprah. I hope Mike Wallace reaches out from the grave and strangles the whole staff. My only question is why did they edit out the part where Obama drops his pants so Kroft can firmly plant a kiss?
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