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A story of a young politician talking to the seasoned veteran who happens to be his father about the public game of politics -- speech making. >> he had given a big speech that way and called and asked how he did it. did he do it on notes, did he do it on cards, off the cuff? he said oh, no, no, no a very important speech. he wrote it out and he read every word. and he went on to explain his theory which he had explained before, that you cant possibly deliver a speech extemporaneously thats as w...

Important speech on our website in its entirety at lastword@msnbc.com. heres a wonderful sample. a story of a young politician talking to the seasoned veteran who happens to be his father about the public game of politics -- speech making. >> he had given a big speech that way and called and asked how he did it. did he do it on notes, did he do it on cards, off the cuff? he said oh no no no a very important speech. he wrote it out and he read every word. and he went on to explain his theory whic...

Adds an entirely new dimension to the father/son relationship. and for us, it worked. politicians is not an easy business. it shouldnt be. but we carried the same banner. i helped him become a success and he helped me become a success, and we enjoyed deeply each others victories. and we suffered the pain of each others losses 37. my only regret is that i didnt return from washington to help in his 1994 race. whether or not i could have helped, i should have been there. it was the right thing to ...

He was my confidant and my mentor. we spoke almost every day and his wisdom grew as i grew older. when it works, having a working partnership with your father adds an entirely new dimension to the father/son relationship. and for us it worked. politicians is not an easy business. it shouldnt be. but we carried the same banner. i helped him become a success and he helped me become a success, and we enjoyed deeply each others victories. and we suffered the pain of each others losses 37. my only re...

That magic, youre not going to get there. >> people sometimes say politicians who are very good with words. you hear about the president all the time. it is just words. he can only give a good speech. but cuomo is testament to the power of speech making. its very important. he communicated valus. he communicated ideas with that that are still able to inspire a political party three decades later. >> as did cuomo with his speeches. its interesting because that was the keynote speech at the democr...

Now, to obama, and did she seem sincere, apologetic? its a little lopsided. >> i agree entirely with juan it was a lot of theater and speech making. i think your position about the security thing is very strange. it sound to me like saying, you know, there hasnt been any security breaches, its a not issue. its like saying a really poorly built bridge that is guaranteed to collapse isnt a big issue until a big bus load of kids goes over the side. if the thing is badly made, if the thing is destin...

That the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. there comes a time when silence is betrayal. >> peter, paul, and mary were troubadours of first, the civil rights movement and then the anti-war movement. they sang at the lincoln memorial 50 years ago and sang the same song there today. paul will join me in the next segment to share his feelings about both of them. 50 years ago, most americans believed that singing and preaching and...

Into infrastructure. if we would tax corporations at 5% on foreign profit, bring it home and put that money into the transportation fund, i have an amendment on that. it would double the amount of mon money. i see that is good for the nation. if he wants to expand government, government is already too big. im willing to lower the corporate income taxes but we shouldnt have to trade something really bad like expanding government. lowering the corporatin come tax would help the middle class. have ...

Attack there, there had been two attacks on the failsity. we -- facility. we had a separation, where there was a desperate request for aid and it was not forthcoming. since you deal with al-qaeda franchise fastener the world and an attack in algeria, how do you change the culture of state department when the four people culpable according to the state department are still on the payroll? we learned that today. they are still on the payroll. >> bret: mr. chairman, the thing i heard most today on ...

All the more difficult. add to that, the congressional pension for speech making. consider senator mccain who had been pointing to this day for months. he said out as you heard part of harsh indictment of the whole affair, said secretary clintons explanation were unacceptable but never questioned on a single question. in the house, laitman listed a series of good questions but never settled on one allowing the witness to pick which one to answer. a smart and tough witness can dominate such heari...