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January 20, 2012
a southern republican presidential debate starts right now. welcome to the south. the part of the republican party where tradition lives. >> the strongest military in the world. >> and values matter. >> we want a conservative on the ticket. >> tonight, the republican candidate on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the south primary. mitt romney, the front runner, going for another win. trying to close a deal with skeptical voters. >> work to get good jobs back. >> ...
January 16, 2012
>> who should be on mount rushmore that is not there? bd now reagin, kennedy. with heroic stature coming he is there the president that they look to going back to the arguments like this. lourdes cuban missile crisis getting through that without a nuclear war. i think with the heroic stature but people do still have in their mind. he is in our hearts as well but although when he does come to mind there is a stirring there. >> lets talk about the president what did you do right or wrong...
January 16, 2012
burr was in europe. i think it is hard to tar him with that one. and lewis death was mysterious although there is a lot of evidence that he just killed himself bing despond them. wilkinson was accused of poisoning mad anthony wayne -- matt anthony wayne the great general and has been tarred with the lewis story. ive not seen at the -- any evidence. .. he wasnt particularly concerned about that. about the session and as he said, the unintended consequence is worth i.t. make concession, ...
January 15, 2012
i think thats one of the lessons that i think we as a culture -- i mean the americans are pretty good at that. i think its one of the overall lessons of pakistan in addition to the lessons on islam and cultural power and understanding other cultures and connecting with them and so forth. just kind of being a free spirit and celebrating that in any human endeavor. >> lets speak to our military that we know -- so maybe they are getting better at that. >> a learning organization. the mili...
December 26, 2011
the point at which the kennedy round was unsuccessful because the congress didnt in the passing legislation needed to enact it. there wouldnt be the trade agreement until april but they thought would be foolish to leave for the product to begin selling it. once the present the bill to congress would be on a special fast-track legislative pass introduced by the trade act of 74 which dictated once the bill was presented in congress no changes could be made, no amendments could be added a...
December 9, 2011
Unquenchable greed of newt gingrich. but it also has a chutzpah and hypocrisy element to it. you remember that gingrich first became important in american politics when he useed a book deal that speaker jim wright had to get wright out as speaker of the house. then when gingrich himself was speaker, it was a book deal that involved a course that he was teaching that led him to be fined $300,000 by the house ethics committee is pushed out as speaker of the house by his fellow republicans. over a ...
December 9, 2011
Became important in american politics when he used a book deal that speaker jim wright had to get wright out as speaker of the house. then when gingrich himself was speaker, it was a book deal that involved a course that he was teaching that led him to be fined $300,000 by the house ethics committee is pushed out as speaker of the house by his fellow republicans. over a book. so you would think that at this point he would, you know, sensing that he might actually win the nomination, give it a re...
December 9, 2011
Hypocrisy element to it. you remember that gingrich first became important in american politics when he used a book deal that speaker jim wright had to get wright out as speaker of the house. then when gingrich himself was speaker, it was a book deal that involved a course that he was teaching that led him to be fined $300,000 by the house ethics committee is pushed out as speaker of the house by his fellow republicans. over a book. so you would think that at this point he would, you know, sensi...
December 9, 2011
less than a month out from the iowa caucuses are important in terms of understanding whats going on in the race for the presidential nomination and the presidential nomination is a really important thing. but polls are boring. especially when there are important minute details between each of these polls that come out now in big bunches every single day, including on weekends. keeping track of all the finite distinctions, which are important and which arent important, it can be a littl...
December 9, 2011
iowa caucuses are important in terms of understanding whats going on in the race for the presidential nomination and the presidential nomination is a really important thing. but polls are boring. especially when there are important minute details between each of these polls that come out now in big bunches every single day, including on weekends. keeping track of all the finite distinctions, which are important and which arent important, it can be a little glazing. fortunately, today i...