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Couldve opened that door, but they didnt really do all that much in that regard. their primary crime in the eyes of the protesters and really where they lost the country was just in not being inclusive. they played exclusively to their base. they shoved this constitution down the throats of people and said, hey, we have the votes, this is it, youre sore losers. they ignored the idea of consensus building. and arguably, with morsi, mohammed morsi this fragile divisive nation that was still trying...

But that is a very dangerous strategy. saw it with president nixon. saw it with president clinton. saw it with gary hart. whenever you tempt opposition or press to investigate you and check you out, you know what? theyre going to do it and lord only knows what you will find. bill: you called it dangerous. doug, is it? >> i wouldnt use the word dangerous, i would say it is more defiant the president in his news conference approximately two weeks after the election signaled his intention to appoin...

>> by building public support and consensus building. ive traveled the country, brooke, what ive discovered is the fact people are so deeply frustrated and bewildered by whats taking place in washington, and thats why youre seeing it reflected in low approval ratings of congress. people are tremendously dissatisfied, and so i wanted to take my insiders view and experience, match it with outsiders frustration and build that public support and give them the encouragement to demand bipartisanship b...

Going to have this struggle. and democrats went through this after their presidential losses, postclinton. and this a natural process. but on the other end of it, over the next couple years you will see a stronger republican party and a unified republican party. >> and is it strong enough, do you think, senator that, youre worried about the democrats holding on to the senate? >> no, i think the democrats and i hope -- i hope both parties realize that real leadership is not about control, its abo...

Us. i have to start by saying im fascinatied by 3d printing and want you to come back to talk about that but lets sort of start with the success at the end first, which is you are an incredibly successful woman operating in a pretty male dominated world, being the tech world, and you have some interesting principles of negotiating an of leadership, too. you talk about how theres an old proverb saying that the number one strategy is retreat and negotiating is not about winning a battle or even po...

>> boy i have heard that one before. and lastly, tom, you believe women are better at consensus building and compromising. >> yes. >> you are trying to apologize to your wife forking for something, right? >> you are in a fight with your wife and this is your way of apologizing. >> all right. doesnt it validate my point. >> i would like to invalidate your point. i dont even know what that means. >> on that high note. >> are you high? >> why do bunnies hot? strange cat. is the government listening...

Isnt it sexist to say women are different from men? >> it is fine to be sexist, but i disagree with you, greg. >> you do? >> i believe women are more skilled at consensus building. they are better at negotiation which is why they are bad politicians. they stink at it. i dont want people going around and holding hands and making up. i want them to fight. thats why i elect a politician to go in and fight for what i want. i dont want consensus. >> what you want is someone who can maneuver their way...

The kind of consumer demand that will then cause the private sector to really start staffing up in a way that we need them to staff up to have full employment. but that should be the goal. full employment. >> terry, going back to the fiscal slope negotiations, theres basically no women really involved in the high level negotiations. nancy pelosi is sort of a side player as she was in the debt ceiling negotiations. research has shown that female legislators attract more co-sponsors for their bill...

But not ever compromising principles. >> senator lincoln, one of the first things i heard -- and maybe its a stereotype -- but its that women are better at compromise. they know how to get things done. do you think this is going to change how legislation, for example, is prioritized and how it gets worked through? >> i think what women are really good at is building consensus and delegating what needs to get done. i think thats important. in terms of compromising, i think its really more consens...

Allowed to work. now theres an argument being made that the shoe other foot, that women and traditionally sort of feminine characteristics, things like consensus building, working cooperatively, they actually have an advantage in the modern workforce. is that a thesis you agree with? >> i do agree with that. i think the fact were moving away from a manufacturing economy and its much more technologically based, service based, a lot of those traditionally feminized traits are important, theyre vit...