top of that, i spoke wi john cole, who started, unded, the legal defense fund forarah palin in alaa. anhe says that most of her private legal bills that arose as aesult of the children's travel, the r diem, trpeate, were paid for out those legal defense funds. so she really doesn't have out of pocket legal fenses. i meegal expenses. >> tnk you for the compliment diggi this out, but it did ta six days which tells us something else. another story. ba to this, though. this attempt tspin the fact now that this lie has be uncovered. we're now supposed to believe that the other pubservants of ask the prison league, road crews, public safety officers and teachers anpeople who do research with the fish we somehow diverted to help in the palin investigation. i mean, i ked thfirst lie better tn this one. >> wel in the days since that statement, she's been trng -- with help. you can tell there'sn some profeson help applied. to find something that actually works, andhe's backing -- she'filling in, and on this one going forward, i tnk sarah palin is now goi n to answer any questions. she's going

it reallyas this almost d do noing congress here in alaa for thelast eightmonths. well,, keep ddging, andrea ananj. go aheaea >> yeah,, i w just g going to sy ry quickly that i talked to one of her advivisers frfrom t campaign who saiaid herer probl s that she didn know what she didn't ow, and that she never should h have id yes, but yohave toto asksk why john mcca offered it herer becauause he' rely m her. she was ormously polar but e would have a verer d differen lifefe had -- political caareer ahead ifhe'd remained in alaska. >>>> we, keep digging and find out whwh theext move is on ththis sto. thanyou andrea mchell and jay newton small. ming u you bet you we're going to talk more about sarara palin. isis she cocompletely out of t me? you'rere watchin"hardball" only msnbc. don't blend in don't be so mayo we are ourwnwn unique one of a kind flavor we a are miracac whip and we e not to i it down >>> coming up,as police m m los geles bracece f huge owow at theetaples nter tomorrow f chchaejackson's memorial,iill califofoiaia taxpayers g gt stu picking up ththe tab?

>> it was to put the military in power to replace an elected president who had not broken alaa burkas >> so mr. chavez, the greatest ally of this would be cadillo in honduras himself conducted a military coup against epidemically-- democratically elected person. >> i'm glad that mr. shifter referred to the double standard but as we have been hearing for the last several years, overlooking the violations of civil rights by governments of the left, the very weekend we were discussing here in the city what to do with the government of honduras which has been described here as having trampled on civil rights. hugo chavez announced he was closing down 240 racy of-- radio stations. i did not even see that reported. >> that is exactly what we could have expected from this would be cadillo who was also implicated in the drug trade in corruption. that is what we could expect from him. that is why his people who understood him and his fellow political people on all sides of the spectrum, down there in honduras, think that was the right thing to remove him from power because he had violated the

wee now supposed to believeve ththat the other public c servt a alaa, the prison league, road crews,publicic safy y officers andnd tchcherand people whdo research with the fisish were somehow diverertetoto hp in the papan n instigation. i i meani i ked the first lie tter than this one. >> well, i in thdada since that statement, shehe's bn n ying -- with h hel you can tell therere'seeeen me prprofsional help applied. to finind soththg that actually workrks, a s s's backing -- shs s lling in, and on this s e going forward, i thihinkararah palin is n nowoioingot to answer any questions. she'e's ining say, i've swered your questions, a and yeststerda t t day before yesterday, in the e drdrea mitchell interervi, , wh she cused andrea of not lilistining toerer answers when she w wast giving an answsw.. sah palin is very good a a reaming words togetherer tt t dodot have a subject, verbrb a o objt. thth'r're st present partitiplps and prepositioions a i i love the people of a alaskanan i'm quittitingo o i n serve them bebett. itakak no sense. >>>> yh. 's a line out of catch 2 22, t guys in i

. >> the check tot a alaa a spial ympics is in the amoununt $3,700.d o next vice president ofof t u unid states, sarah pan!n! >>>> iovove ose hockey moms, you know. they say the differencnce twtwee a hockey mom and a p pitulul lipstick. >> people who lilikehihisort of ing will find this the sorort thing they like. >> don't you thihi w we de the right choioi f forhe next vice president of the uninid d stes? i i wt to an anti-palin rally and a a hoeyeyame broke out. >>>> t sarah palin interviewew >> and iraq, everyrywhe e li -- >> i'm soror, , wrg tape. >> do you agree with t theusush doctrine? >>>>n what respect, charlilie? >> t theusush what do you inrpret it to be? >> his w wldld vw. >>>> a p polical gaffes will now have to be put in histororic context. b.b.p.r a.p.? before p payynynn after palin. >>ou can play stump the candidate if you wanant . . >> what other r prpremcourt decisionons y y disagree with? >> welell t thereat history of erica, there's decisions t tha there's never r gog g be absolute consensus by y evy y american. >> governor palin,

bad east coast national media coming aft her this iabout somebody who sell her own political bed in alaa and has seen her polarity decline, and it'sotlions dollars. that is ridiculous. >> let me y this, at i find most ridiculous is we he a countr i very serious economi trouble. chuck todd was interviewing the president. he's very displeased byhe way the economy is going, and so much of the convsation is out governor palin. i think the media would would be responsiblebout whether -- whether thurse he set for thcountry is worng. >> we're going to do that right now. is sarah palin the most talented polician in alaska? >> say tat again. >> is sarah palin the most taleed and able politician in alaska? >> i think she' certainly one of them, obviously. >> so you think it's a good idea for that most talented and abl politician in alask to walk ay fromoverning alaska, wh it is in this economic crisis along with the res of the 49 states? you think that's a good ea? what i saidwas, a, she was e of the most talentenos the most talented. >> who imore talented than sarah palin inalaska? o would be a b

. >>> with welco back to "andrea mitchelleports," live from wasilla, alaa. it'song way to scow, but you can see ruia from these shor of lake lucille her now to tom pickering in washgton here, former us. ambassador to mosc, former u.n. ambassar to the united states. thanks for joining us. how important is building a personal relatish between president obama anpresident medvedev, or is it me important that he be buildg a retionship with vladimir putin, when he meets with him tomoowmr.ambassador? >> ihink that they're both important to have good relations with botheaders of russia. that gs without ying. presidentutin or former president putin, now prime minister, is consired by many still behe majortring puller, if i could put itthat way in russia. t i's also important to focus on some of the substantiative sues that the president is dealg with. so far today, we've hadigh or nineaj announments of various activities goinon, incoming a new commission to ersee u.s./russian leaders, which lead the strategic nuclear talks, whi have now moved ead toward a go. very im

she quits on alaa. and now the polls itn her. three in ten amerans saw their opinions of sarah palin change after her resignation. demoats ieng her le favorably a margin four to one. more tellingly, independents now viewing r less favorably by main of two to one. stil confus about the why? >> you kw why they're confused i guess they cannot take something todaat face value. >> b as her speeches backchecked, should anyone ke he at face value. she claims she was vindicated in all the ethics investigations, e was not. and if she thought she was done as late-nightomedy dder, she was not. >> the category nigh top ten messages on sarah palis answering machine. i asked georgew. bush, why didn't anye tell me resigng wa an option >>> king crl is disposed, well, asn he gives a depition, not they too his throne away. ght hours of grillingby federal iestigators about the political purge that claimed ne u.s. attorneys. >>> sotomayor again. house senator sessions cares le about a fair hearing and more about using an unfair one to push his enda.

how w coul she mt e effecveve seserv a alaa and the country, anthth was her -- >> but, sesetor, you h hav a putation of perersoll a prpresessial toughnesess and sticick--i-it-veness. yoyososoug the highest role i the land, p prededentf the uned states. yoyou nerr qu. >> don't think she ququ. ththin she changed --- >> shehe mad a a promise tootot toto sve out her term, didn'n't shsh >> i don't know if there was a roromi." i do knonoththathe will be an efeffeive player on the national stage, and i i w wl say i have nenerr sn a susustain personal family attacks thaterer made on sarahhalalinnd her f filily in y life. carlrl can has very inintesting piecebobo the mediaa establishment and the atattass tt were made o on her, and mm sure t tha that had somo impact. ethi hihi charge after etcscs charge. huhureredsf thousands of dollars worth ofof lalalfees. the ftt is s she is v vyy popul with our r rubublin base. ee will be a strong voice. ihohose her becauau s is a rermer, because she beattnn incumbent governor,, sheasas a popular republican off her own papart she ignited ourur base.. she di

i am cfident she wilill be a jor ftor ithe national ene and in alaa as well zoososbut y say you were surprisea little bit. why? >> well, because shead not caed me. discussed it sincnc and i tter understand the r rsons fofor herdecision. >> what werethey? >> well, howould she b best serve? how could she most effectively serve alaska andnd t countrtr and that was herer -- >> but, senator, you have a reputationonf personal and professional ughness and stick-to-it-tivenessss. you sought the higigst rol in the nd, president of thee united statete you never quit. >> i don't t tnk shequit. i think she chang -- >> she made a proromiseo voters to serve out h h term,, didn't she? >>>> don'tnow if thehere was a "promise." do know that she will l an effective plplayer on the n natl stag and i will say iave never seen a a sustained persos fafamily attks tha were madee o sarah palin and her family in my life. carl canon has aery interesting p pce about the media establiliment a the attacks that werere made on her and i'm se that thahat had some imimct. eth ethics chargee afterethics chargege. hund

. >> "washinington pos" goldrush in alaa. >>>> go aheaead. >> kathleen parker, inside confirm paalind accomplish as muchch as a besied governors she can as a a private citizen workining behi the scenes. while at may be truue, e debar reals the convient nation nal. the usual rule applies, f follo the money. as a publicic speaker, pan will begolden. other r rumors rculating suggest a telision show, a posossible newspar column, but remember papalin hate the mainstream media,a, and fund-raising gigs where she can retain h hot spot on centerstage. if that is altrum, there's's a lakesidede house in wasla with a fabulo view of rusa you're just going to love. >> was it "the washington posos that had somome polls? >> the " "usa toy"/gallup pol i just thininkhese numbers are interesting. bui love the way they make it soundd dir that shemay have some r really great opporortuni cocoming r waway. do youou know at i'm ying? what? >> well, i thhinkhat k kathlee is saying, yes - -- >> kathleen an many othersrs. >> there a are a l o of reasons why e may ve quit but how convenient she's going to maka

>> it was to put the military in power to replace an elected president who had not broken alaa burkasmr. chavez, the greatest ally of this would be cadillo in honduras himself conducted a military coup against epidemically-- democratically elected person. >> i'm glad that mr. shifter referred to the double standard but as we have been hearing for the last several years, overlooking the violations of civil rights by governments of the left, the very weekend we were discussing here in the city what to do with the government of honduras which has been described here as having trampled on civil rights. hugo chavez announced he was closing down 240 racy of-- radio stations. i did not even see that reported. >> that is exactly what we could have expected from this would be cadillo who was also implicated in the drug trade in corruption. that is what we could expect from him. that is why his people who understood him and his fellow political people on all sides of the spectrum, down there in honduras, think that was the right thing to remove him from power because he had violated the constit

>> guest: alaa this change since 2006 and certainly a lot is change for prime minister maliki so remember in 2006 when he first came in there with this concern he was too weak a leader, too weak to be able to run this kind of tough country, and now to the extent he has critics about his leadership, they say he is too tough a leader. so, it is a very different circumstance. iraq is changed dramatically in terms of its security now. every day "the new york times" article suggests, it every day there is hideous tragedy's of people killing other people but if you compare that to win prime minister maliki came last time, it is by far, far, far less than that was the one thing that he will be doing this time is to be talking about things that are not necessarily directly on security but rather things about our civilian relationship. he will be having some extensive talks with secretary clinton about this framework agreement. we are going to look across the board and see what we can do to boost their economic ties, our cultural ties, our educational ties, scientific, agricultural, a lot of thi