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bill clinton says health care is health care.t's got the same enemies no matter who's pushing it. >> he's right. there's a difference in the way the outrage is expressed. those fines we saw on the mall during the t.e.a. party demonstrations. for example. some of them had racial innuendo to them. you know, zoo's got an african lion -- >> i call it innuendo. that's subtle. >> what's the real purpose? the purpose is to stick it to the guy in power. you know, if it were george bush you'd be seeing texas jokes of some kind. that's basically what it is i think. >> i don't know what's in and what's out anymore, >> i read "the new york post" and they have cartoons about david paterson being blind and it's a joke. i used to think there's a decency line about ethnicity and handicaps and stuff. where is the line? bring down the other line and you can use race against them, jam emthem. your thoughts? is bill clinton right? is jimmy carter right? who's right here? >> i think they're both right, if that's possible. it would be naive to think t

let me ask, dee dee, is it helpful to barack obama to have bill clinton out there comparing his problems of 1998 with monica with barack obama's problems on health care? is it helpful to barack obama? >> i didn't hear president clinton do that, but i think what is helpful -- >> yes, he did. can we play it again? >> i'm tell you what's helpful when he points out as he did, the republicans don't have a plan. they don't have any alternative, they're just out there. they're not acting in the best interest of the country in their opposition to barack obama. >> i think our colleague, david gregory, was smart enough to know that bill clinton would go for the bait if he asked him, weren't you really unfairly -- >> wow, that's a really high standard there, chris. i mean, come on. dangle right wing conspiracy in front of bill clinton, see if he'll bite. wow, let's lay the odds. come on. i think the president was trying to be helpful. i think he said times were a little tougher for me. i wasn't trying -- >> i loved your smile. i think we have agreed this is probably not helpful. >> i think there ar

what's going on with bill clinton? really does support president obama's attempt to reform health care. he said it many times. he's supported the public option in some of his remarks. and i think he does have a great talent for summing up and helping people understand the issues from his perspective. i mean, that's always just been true of him, mike. this week at his clinton global initiative, he asked the chilean president, michelle bashly, he was talking how they cover everybody in chili, he said how much is the per capita income in your country? she said $13,500 a year and he laughed. he said, boy, if i were a member of congress i would be ashimed that you can do it and we can't. >> and what joe just said what happened at the global initiative this week and president clinton's performance with larry king, extended performance as well, it makes you wonder is there something larger for former president clinton to do on behalf of the obama administration, because he's pretty good at this stuff? >> you know, mike, wheth

and so now, we're getting these two aspects of bill clinton that seemed unrelated before.ing to see how bill clinton felt about the decisions and the policy battles that he fought and how these policies emerged from his own world view. so not just what he was saying publicly, but what he was saying privately and the frustrations and the determinations that he had in the late hours of the night often saying to taylor, i will not go down on this,ly not give up on this, we have to fight for this. >> will, is there a bombshell in this book? >> i'm not sure that there's a bombshell per se, it's amazing historically, it is unique historically to have a historian granted this kind of access to a sitting president. 79 interviews taking place late into the night, often throughout the night without anything off the table. the only things that were off the table were things that taylor was less interested in. and as an aggregate picture, that has never happened before and it may never happen again. >> "gq's" will hilton, it's on the stands september 22, it's a great article. thanks s

. >> bill clinton's conspiracy theory. the former president claims the vast right-wing conspiracy that led to his impeachment still exists today with one major difference. >> not as strong as it was. >> but hasn't the right-wing machine not only survived but thrived and expanded exponentially since bill clinton left office? big top gadhafi, "saturday night live's" take on the rambling address to the u.n. his excuse, according to the snl writers -- >> on top of this mind-bending jetlag, i've also been having problems with my giant tent. >> and the sales pitch. >> surely it's in the purview of the president to root for america. >> president obama enters the fight to bring the 2016 olympics to chicago. with two wars, the economic crisis and the health care debate, why in the world is he tackling this, too? all that and more now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york. i'm lawrence o'donnell in for keith olbermann. tomorrow, the single most controversial real element of health care reform goes on the line as the senate

my thanks to former president bill clinton.ll have an impact on your money, and a potential bright spot in the chicago housing market. it is not like living next door to the white house, but it sure comes close. >>> for more on the program and our guests, check out the website, wsjr.cnbc.com. you'll also find a link to my new blog, investor agenda. check it out. here are the stories coming up in the week ahead that may move the markets and impact your money. on wednesday the federal reserve's open market committee wraps up its two-day session. the committee is not expected it raise interest rates, but once again, we'll be watching the language they use. >>> thursday dipping home sales for the month of august will be reported. also, on thursday the g20 summit opens in pittsburgh. the heads of state from the world's largest industrialized nations will gather to discuss progress on the global financial crisis. >>> friday, we will learn the total number of new homes sold for the month of august. also, the commerce department report

bill clinton emerged as centrist president after that. welfare reform to get him back in the center. i don't think barack obama is going to do that. >> >> i don't either, bill. i agree with that one thing you could say about bill thint was he was part of the center of the democratic party. one of the founders and leaders of the democratic leadership council. a sort of center-left group. he had always expressed an interest in certain conservative ideas. it wasn't hard for him intellectually to make that adjustment. very difficult for barack obama even after a bad result in the midterm elections next year to make that kind of adjustment. i think it would be hard for him to do it something he might in political terms to be useful of. bill: he did in the campaign somewhat. >> he came across by virtue of his temperament, i think as someone people thought was a centrist even though his policy he wasn't. no he was shrewd in the way he framed himself on the campaign trail. all right. >> i don't disagree. bill: let's get back to the weak versus st

i think bill clinton is correct when he says it won't be as bad as '94.ink they're going to lose the senate. i think democrats will do quite well and maintain strong majorities in the senate. i think there's a good chance republicans take back the house of representatives which would mean picking up 30 or maybe even 40 seats in the house. so it could be a strong republican year and that, frankly, would be normal if we look at trends in off-year midterm elections. that's pretty much par for the course. i also think bill clinton inadvertently made another point when he talked about we've seen this movie before. he talked about how there were eight years of george bush having the presidency and the republicans having the house and senate. americans like divided government. right now democrats have the presidency just like bush did and the senate and the house. i think we're probably going to see republicans change that by winning the house. >> amanda, it's norah o'donnell here. isn't it true, too, democrats have a lot more gubernatorial seats to defend than

bush we've done, bill clinton. let me throw you this, you were part of newt gingrich's class of 1994. you re part of the impeachment process with clinton. looking back ten years ler, did the republicans go too far? did the republicans besmirch themselves at all? >> guest: i, i'm reminded of jesus christ superstar. [laughr] >> ht: aren't we all. >> guest: mary madeine sings i don't know how to love him. still can't g my arms aund bill clinton. [laughte i do know this, that i was driven to run by anger, rage at billlinton. >> host: you were. >> guest: i thought bill clinton, i thought bill clinton represented everything that was wrong with ameca. i loathed him, i had n use for hillary clinton. just -- >> [inaudible] >> guest: it was, and i think it goes back to being a kid raised in the atlanta suburbs looking at the '60s radicals and lookg at the world from my parents' side. ten years later i'm embarrassed about me of the things i said about bill clinton. my goal and i think where -- i think i've gotten there at 46 n

down racism when we see it and just demand the basic level of civility. >> fascinating to see bill clinton, president obama is going to be opening the clinton global initiative later this afternoon and they have that lunch in the italian restaurant in grenwich village and hillary clinton denying all interviews because it is president obama's week and i will not try to get into his spotlight there or his space. watching the clintons navigate all this this week is so interesting, especially after the primaries and the election of after a year ago. >> the curse of the clintons is that everything they do is fascinating, no matter what they're talking about. we're all riveted and the american politics of this generation. everything they say is interesting. who wouldn't die to be a fly on the wall at that lunch between the president and the former president last week. so, everything they do is interesting. if hillary clinton would let me interview her and some day if i live to be 100, it will happen. >> are you watching? >> i promise it will be substantive and useful. i want to know how she enjo

>> jimmy: bill clinton, i mean, dennis quaid is going to come right back with us. come on! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ( conversation ) garth, you're up. ♪ here's one from my prom. oh, what memories. how 'bout one from our golf outing? ( shouting ) i know, maybe one of my first-born son. dad, mom says the boys gotta go. personalize your card by uploading... your own photo at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? ♪ there are car radios... and then there is the voice-recognizing, text-out-loud-reading, turn-by-turn-direction-giving sync system... in the all-new ford taurus. sfx: ((sync beep)) please say a command. read message. highway 8 closed. update route. turn right on silver road. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus from ford. drive one. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we're back with the great dennis quaid, everybody. short, short game is the most important part of golf. >> yeah, short game is where -- when you start getting your handicap down, that's where the metal meets the road before you start getting down to scratch. >> ji

>> jimmy: bill clinton, i mean, dennis quaid is going to come right back with us.body. come on! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ going to burgertown, want anything? oh, if they still have "the can my butt look any bigger meal," will you get me one? me, too. instead, spice things up... with the new low-fat buffalo chicken at subway. now part of a subway fresh fit meal. subway. eat fresh. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we're back with the great dennis quaid, everybody. short, short game is the most important part of golf. >> yeah, short game is where -- when you start getting your handicap down, that's where the metal meets the road before you start getting down to scratch. >> jimmy: you want me to show you my swing, and then you give me little tips? >> i'd love to see your swing there, jimmy. we're on the golf channel here. >> jimmy: we're on the golf network. [ laughter ] why am i -- i have pink balls? >> those are pink ladies. >> jimmy: yeah. watch it. [ laughter ] i have pink balls. all right, ready? here's my -- >> let's check it out. >> jimmy: all right, here we

as president bill clinton was when he was elected. and then my question for mr. mccurry, was his previous reputation a factor when you thought about how to frame the message when the scandal broke? >> before i answer that, and i'm going to tell you something, and i'll tell you in all sincerity, if you go to the political and press and the media and pundit community in washington, today, and you talk to them about clinton and lewinsky scandal and all of the craziness that engendered and all the reputations that it burned and all the people that it destroyed, what's interesting is the single one thing you hear over and over and over and over again. is that the one person who came out of that with his reputation, not tarnished, but enhanced, for being credible and honest and forthright was mccurry. and if you want to really understand how to do the job, the bottom line is you start with the sense of integrity and honesty that you don't violate. and any circumstances for anybody at any time. and the press knows that. and everybody else knows that. and that's -- that'

bush, really bad, but not even as bad as it was toward bill clinton.nnah, on the defensive, trying to figure out how to get health care through. now we hear balk us is willing to compromise a bit on this bill. >> yeah. >> what's happening at the white house on that? >> i don't think that's a surprise at all. i think they know and republicans smell blood on this issue of affordability. particularly with the notion that we'll have this individual mandate, everybody is required to get health insurance, there's great concern that folks even with subsidies it's still a great burden on the middle class. even though the president kind of went back and forth with george instead george stephanopolis, it's a burden on the middle class that otherwise wouldn't exist. the white house recognizes that is an issue for them. we'll probably see increased subsi subsidies. there's talk that maybe the penalties they would have for individuals of families who didn't get insurance would be lessened. what does that do? it drives the cost of the bill up. the president want it

in fact, it was sponsored by president bill clinton. it is, of course, his wife, secretary of state, who is going to be asked to take steps to enforce the treaty. and why put himself in a situation where he is incarcerated for weeks, for months? who knows, maybe even years if they want to keep fighting it out in switzerland, when inevitably, he will face the music in los angeles. >> kendall, i've struck how many times i've heard today people say this was 1977 and there was a judge who may have not had -- may not have been the most honorable of judges. is that relevant at all? >> well, i don't think it's going to matter much. from the standpoint of law enforcement, a fugitive that's living a life, having a good life overseas, not facing the charges in the u.s., is an eyesore. and they will not negotiate almost always -- won't negotiate with fugitives. the position of law enforcement is come home, then we'll talk. fugitives often say, don't want to take that chance. i would rather walk. here, of course, he walked right into the arms of sw

that is boy talk, i think. >> bill clinton and hillary clinton wouldn't mind hearing this? -- >> what do you think of this, mike feldman? >> i fail to find the historical relevance of that comment. >> let's go to this third one here. this is definitely aimed at the democrats again. this is a very funny line. i hope joe enjoys this, the vice president, about joe biden, the washington. the author writes, quote, here's how he describes the president. he paused for a minute. i could see him thinking maybe he shouldn't say it but he couldn't resist it. if bs, bull, was currency, he said, straight faced, joe biden would be a billionaire. a billionaire. >> he said, we all laughed and laughed or burst out laughing. it is very, very funny, because quite frankly, it has a touch of truth to it, chris. >> it is so funny. >> there would be a lot of wealthy people in washington, let's say that. >> there's one more. this is one about mccain event where mccain's having a hard time scratching together enough people. here is bush when mccain can't get people. quote, he can't get 500 people t

c-span: holong total would you have talked, then, to bill clinton and hillary clinton r this book? >> guest: well the interviews with the first lady, several of them went for many hours. i suppose probab 12 hours in total. c-span: and how about the eaker? >> guest: the speaker we talked to severalimes, but the most interesting interview came after the '94 election when he was speaker and not when he was operating as the minority whip. c-span: you got another book you're ready twrite? >> guest: not at the moment. c-span: are you going to write that autobiography someday? >> guest: i don't think there's any greademand for that. c-span: this is called "the stem" and it's co-authored by haynes johnson and our guest for te last hour, david broder. we thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. vid broder won the pulitzer prize for commear in 1973 and the national prfo

sean: so bill clinton and carter were wrong. >> bill clinton was much more nuanced. >> much more. >>jimmy carter. but fundamentally our politics benefits when race is not an issue. sean: i think this back fires because it's predicated on a lie and it's a slander. your reaction? >> my view of the whole thing is unfortunately racism still exists in our country. sean: we all agree with that. what bill clinton said that is accurate the race of barack obama doesn't matter. what a bad idea is have the government take over health care decisions. when you see harry reid getting money for the nevada cancer center, this is an example of why we don't want politicians in washington bureaucrats remotely running our health care decisions for our families. >> you know, look, we know we have to do something about health care. this bill, there are already 500 amendments to this bill. i'm sure senator allen, there is something in here for republicans and something for democrats. they will do what are they need to get this passed. >> the best idea came from the ceo of whole foods where you have portabl

then he's going to have lunch with former president bill clinton. lunch? >> reporter: no. isn't it interesting? they did just see each other a few weeks ago when the president came to debrief president obama about his visit to north korea. it's not like they haven't seen each other in a while. for some reason, they're having lunch today. i have to tell you, i've asked a few questions. where are they having lunch, and i'm not going much in the way of information. maybe we'll get a readout afterwards. >> apparently robert gibbs will have more to share on that later. we'll check back with you. >>> meanwhile, congressional committees and the white house are facing more industry pressure on facing new regulations on the footainancia system. and that other little matter, health care. is more government involvement what people want right now? >> here's john harwood, cnbc. john, you're going to have an interview with the president later today. one of the questions most likely will have to be how do you do health care regulatory reform at the same time peopl

that intrusion was led by a white man, bill clinton.epublicans opposed the intrusion of government and health care for the same reason. >> larry: didn't call him hitler or talk about monkeys or anybody bring up -- did anyone make a racial incident about bill clinton? >> do you want to talk about disrespect, what people said about george w. bush, about signs being held up. >> larry: okay. so you're saying there was no racism in any of these protests or any of these people? >> you're always going to find wing nuts. the question is is the opposition to obamacare about race and racism? and it is not. >> larry: do you think it is, al? >> i think, first and foremost, i think we're fortunate we have a president that doesn't play into this. i think that he has said and i degree, there may be a distinct minority of these that are protesting that are doing it based on race, but this is an issue in terms of health care that affects blacks and whites. i agree and i know he's probably surprised that, larry, that the same happened under president cli

george of the bush, bill clinton? f newt gingrich class of 1994 and part of the impeachment process with clinton. looking ck 10 years later, did the republicans go too far? did they besmirch some cells of all? >> guest: i am reminded of "jesus christ superst". mary matalin sings i don't know how to love him. i cannot get my arms around bill clinton i do know i was driven to run by anger, rage, at bill clinton. >> host: you were? >> guest: i thought bill clinton represented everything that was wrong with america. i loathed him and had to use for hillary clinton. and i think it goes back t being a kid raised in the atlanta suburbs looking at the '60s radicals and looking at the world from my pents side. 10 years later i read about this im embarrassed by some of the things i said about bill clinton that my goal it at 46 as opposed to being 29 that everybody has something to bring tohe table and understanding we could understand the clinton but he could not understand us any more. he hated us as much you got those young ri

that obviously was former president bill clinton speaking at a democratic fund-raiser.bama sell health care reform? lumped into it this question. let's start with you, cece. i get the sense he may have moved the media publicly last night. do you think he moved the media at all in terms of votes in the house and senate? >> that's very hard to say. i can tell you that just released senator mccain who of course, obama made a big deal out of embracing a mccain idea around high risk pool last night. senator mccain has put out a very harsh letter asking people to sign a petition against an obama-type health care plan. so that was really an unexpected slap from somebody who at time has try to have sort of cordial relations between the two rivals. you also still have a

bush we've done, bill clinton. let me throw you this, you were part of newt gingrich's class of 1994. you were part of the impeachment process with clinton. looking back ten years later, did the republicans go too far? did the republicans besmirch themselves at all? >> guest: i, i'm reminded of jesus christ superstar. [laughter] >> host: aren't we all. >> guest: mary madeleine sings i don't know how to love him. i still can't get my arms around bill clinton. [laughter] i do know this, that i was driven to run by anger, rage at bill clinton. >> host: you were. >> guest: i thought bill clinton, i thought bill clinton representeve

now, former president bill clinton says he's had a change of heart. ontroversial issue clinton says he now supports. >>> former president bill clinton says he's changed his mind on the controversial issue of gay marriage. in an interview with anderson cooper on the sister network, cnn, the former president says he now supports the idea of letting gay couples get married. >> and i -- decided i was wrong. that if -- that if our society has an interest in coherence and strength and commitment and mutually reenforcing loyalty, then if gay couples want to call their union marriage as states and several now of a religious body will sanction it. i don't think the state should be able to stop the religious bodies from saying it. i don't think the rest of us should get in the way of that. >> clinton is saying he does not support a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. but he thinks the state should be allowed to decide for itself whether or not to legalize it. >>> something to tell you about. joy behar is coming to hln with her own show. here's a sampl

that was former president bill clinton speaking.ould bill clinton help president obama sell health care reform? there's that question and glumped it into is this question. let's start with you, c.c. i get the sense he may have moved the meter, president obama, publicly last night. do you get the sense that he moved the meter at all in terms of votes in the house and the senate? >> you know, that's very hard to say today, mike. i can tell you that just released senator mccain, who of course obama made a big deal out of embracing a mccain idea around high-risk pools last night, senator mccain has put out a very harsh letter asking people to sign a petition against an obama-type health care plan. so that was really an unexpected slap from somebody who, at times, has tried to have sort of cordial relations between those two rivals. you also still have a lot of division on exactly what president obama might do when push comes to shove over this idea of a public insurance plan. last night he left it very up

that's sports. >>> at first he said he was against it but now former president bill clinton has had aeart. the issue clinton says he now supports. show and tell you weren't always my favorite day. with all the pet hair in the air, i'd spend class preoccupied, bothered by itchy eyes. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. it works fast, with just one drop, to relieve my itchy eyes from allergies for up to 12 hours. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or longer. which is good, 'cause there's a lotta paws to shake. with new zyrtec® itchy eye drops i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle next to other zyrtec® products. >>> former president bill clinton says he has changed his mind on the controversial issue of day marriage. in an interview with anderson cooper, clinton says he now supports the idea of day couples getting maried. >> i decided if i was wrong. if our society has an interest in strength and commitment and mutually reinforcing loyalties and if day couples want to call their union marriage and a state agrees and several have now, or a religio

he thought about this with bill clinton during the hillary clinton campaign, but you never know for sure>> this is the old question. if it doesn't show, why is it important to talk about ever? why is it important? you say the guy is a dead letter, because of having a child to a woman who is not his wife. if it's not relevant to his public life, then why is he a dead -- >> in some countries -- in france, mitter ran had a daughter with another woman, and that was widely known, it just wasn't talked about, never stopped him from becoming prime minister. a lot of places it's not a dead letter. but in america, where we have a puta sense, as well as a purian -- >> do you agree with that? >> i think that -- >> you want to take the french model. >> i don't think there is anything wrong with the french model. >> i think -- >> i don't know if you're willing to stand by that. >> well, i would have to think about it. the level -- the level of moral term attitude is -- >> well, when we start getting into latin words, we're in trouble. you knew he was dead all along and you covered up for him. >> what

. >>> coming up next -- secret interviews of former president bill clinton. what he had to say about the monica lewinsky scandal. stay with us. >>> the information is being published called "the clinton tapes" he talked about those tapes to "usa today." >> chelsey is in there, hillary is in there. i think it's fair to say he's a -- he's nervous. >> nervous now and during the interviews. grant says the president kept copies of the tapes hidden in his sock drawer. you are probably interested in what the president said about monica lewinsky and so was branch. >> i cracked -- i cracked -- i just cracked and i said what do you mean? he said, i felt sorry for myself. it occurred twice, when i thought i had given myself and i thought things were gonna -- i thought we were gonna get over the personal diversions and into the real presidency that i had earned a fresh breath. >> by the way, on this day in 1998, bill clinton's testimony on his relationship with monica lewinsky was released to the public. if you want to read the entire story about these secret interviews

no vetting process. >> when i was reading this, remember when bill clinton won the white house, he said'm going to have a cabinet that looks like america. god forbid that america looks like this. shikes like radicals? like reverend wright and bill ayers? >> right. >> there is a vetting process though and it's the guy in the

the truth of the fact no matter what he was trying to do bill clinton is never an empty suit whethero you know it's not a comfortable position for him to play second fiddle to everyone. he always has something to say and something interesting to talk about. so it's -- it requires a certain discipline for him. >> it's going to be very interesting in new york next week because we're going to have the president of the united states at the u.n., the secretary of state playing second fiddle, and then bill clinton with the clinton global initiative. this is his big week with all of the superstars of international diplomacy and heads of state and philanthropy all gathered in one city. so gridlock new york. new yorkers, beware. peter baker, thank you very much from "the new york times." >> thanks for having me. >> good to see you. >>> and meanwhile, there are nearly 13 million american children who are living now below the poverty level. 39% of the nation's children live in low-income home. dr. bill cosby and a live panel will be talking about parenting, education and health issues. all of t

it seems not like a program but a non -- and it angers people. >> bill clinton andillary clinton faced a similar situation in 1993 when they put that forward. >> you can't avoid it. the question is whether racism is the dominant element? i don't think it is. when one 1 out of 6 americans is underemploy underemployed, and americans worried they could be, there's an element of anxiety and fear in the population right now that demagogues on the right or left, they'll use to position themselves. the politics of resentment is something that we have seen before in this country. this is what happens to this country when people are scared. >> that's true. it's right and left. i was struck this week, ed, i spent an evening flipping through fox news and msnbc, it's like you're living in parallel planets. on the same issue. >> to your point, george -- we have a fractionalized media now. i think there's a poll from the left and the right, whether it's talk radio or blogs, i think, as donna said, responsible leaders of both parties need to note a couple of things. one, when you make cheap compariso

no vetting process. >> when i was reading this, remember when bill clinton won the white house, he saidid that america looks like this. shikes like radicals? like reverend wright and bill ayers? >> right. >> there is a vetting process though and it's the guy in the

greta: former president bill clinton still says the vast right-wing conspiracy still exists. at is a phrase that former fourth lady hillary clinton terms. president clinton was asked -- this is the phrase that former first lady hillary clinton coined. >> is as virulent as it was. they are saying things about him -- it is as virulent as it was. but it is not really good for the republicans, what is going on now. they may be hurting president obama. they can take his number is down and his opposition up, but fundamentally, he and his team have a positive agenda for america. their agenda seems to be to have him to fail, and that is not a good agenda for america. greta: is that true? joining us is tucker carlson. i should say that he was asked that question by david gregory. >> on the one hand, what are you going to say if you are bill clinton? are you going to disavow something your wife said? greta: it is the same. >> here is what bothers me about it, and bill clinton has been working on being more reasonable and less partisan than when he was president, but this is an opportuni