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bill richardson. a pleasure to have you on the program, mr. richardson. >> thank you, alex. >> let's focus first on the mccain, graham, ayotte piece which seems to be political the fact they're calling for watergate style investigations and at the same time, john mccain isn't attending the high-level security briefings relating to the incident. >> well, first, the congress does have a legitimate role in oversight on benghazi, on nominations but, however, this seems to be getting political though senator mccain is an honorable man. i've known him for many year, but so is ambassador rice. i've known her. she's for thorough professiona. the u.n. ambassador is a cabinet member. but the u.n. ambassador's role is in new york dealing with security counsel, sanctions on iran, sanctions on north korea. you're not in the daily ma maelstrom in washington, d.c. the information that the intelligence community provided her at the time, but that intelligence changes. so i think the president is right, to back his people. secondly, to say that ambassador rice

joining me, bill richardson, former governor of new mexico and secretary of energy under bill clintonr joining me today. >> thank you, melissa. melissa: what do you think the future holds for the energy sector and the campaign is over and reality sets in? what's your bet? >> i think the president is in a strong position and what i would do, i would do three things. one, if i'm president i would say, we're going to have an energy summit. let's get all the stakeholders, oil and gas, renewables, clean coal, nuclear, and let's have a comprehensive energy policy. let's get the poll tex out of it. the second thing i would do is i would say, one of my major initiatives in the new congress is going to be a comprehensive energy bill, along with immigration, reform and obviously the debt issue. and then third, melissa, i think that the president should say, let's find a real climate change policy in this country. look if anything sandy has taught us, is that the planet is saying something to all of us. but i think this is the time for conciliation, for compromise. although i will say the oil an

ambassador bill richardson will join me live. he'll respond to senator john mccain's accusation he made this morning that veterans are very angry over benghazi and it will cost the president votes in florida. >> but i have never seen veterans as upset and angry as they are over benghazi. >> plus, the redskins record for their last home game has successfully predicted 17 of the last 18 white house winners. what does it mean for president obama? when football and politics collide, that means we're desperate to find out the solution of this election. this is just one of the things we thought you should know. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ girl ] hey! [ both laugh ] ♪ or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to

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. >>> and up next, former new mexico governor and president obama supporter bill richardson will join us live. how confident is he the president will win? also we'll ask him about a new ad campaign from the romney team. it's airing on spanish language television, tying the president to hugo chavez and fidel castro. >>> plus -- >> new jersey governor chris christie has decided to play the role of a greek column today for president obama. >> so are you surprised by the backlash against governor christie by a few conservatives who accuse him of helping the president's electoral chances? it's our "news nation gut check." be sure to check out our tumblr page. one viewer posted a picture of the manhattan skyline as thousands are without power. take a look closely. one side living in the dark. the other side seeing the light. at 33 years old, i was having a heart attack. now i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i didn't know this could happen so young. take control, talk to your doctor. i didn't know this could

joining me off the campaign trail in florida is former new mexico governor bill richardson. nice to see you. thanks for joining us. >> nice to be with you, alex. >> we have a lot of ground to cover. lots of things going on in the world right now with the election just two days away. a very, very close race. first up, how confident are you in president obama's chances? >> well, i'm confident. in my view, alex, is that the western states of nevada and colorado with a huge hispanic vote and the support the president has from the hispanic community is a huge factor. in florida i can't predict. it's very close there. but it's up to the ground game. what i have seen, for instance, in florida the volunteers and campaigns of president obama four years ago it was mostly young people. this time it's more people, but young people, senior citizens, soccer moms, veterans, a larger turnout getting out that vote. and i think that's what's going to be decisive. >> you know what's interesting about the hispanic vote, there are 4 million more registered la kn tee knows. but i want to ask abou

i interviewed last night, that governor bill richardson said the industry should be warned and mend fences and watch out for more regulation. >> i will s the oil and gas guys a the coal guys, melissa i think they have a little fence-mending to do with the white house. i think the industry has to realize they just can't have a free hand. there's got to be sensible regulation. melissa: joining me now with his take in a fox business exclusive is jack girard. he is api ceo and president. welcome back, jack. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, melissa. melissa: how did you interpret that? the wording was actually even a little stronger. those coal guys and energy guys, they better come back to the table because they said a lot of mean things. now he is still there and they're in trouble. seems, do you feel threatened at this point? >> well, i think it is fascinating what the secretary had to say, that it is surprising to me quite honestly. what i mean by that, if you listen to what the president id during the election, he is a big proponent of oil and natura gas. and in his all-of-the-

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i will see you tomorrow when i'm joined by bill richardson, howard wolfson, former bush adviser mark > that's a very good panel, not quite as good as us. >> it never is. team obama money bunny bill burton, eric baits and laugh riot liz winsted. check out some anniversary goods at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon. >> we are standing by to carry president obama's first full-blown white house press conference since winning the election and he is going to face questions about the unfolding petraeus scandal. joining us, chuck todd, pete williams, michael isikoff, kelly o'donnell, tom brokaw, john harris, michael berbloss and jason chafe fitz here on "andrea mitchell reports." [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got

bill richardson. it was great to have you on the show tonight and great for you to clear up a lot because you were there. you were a u.n. ambassador at the time. well, that's the show for tonight. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardba "hardball" starts right now. >>> advise and consent. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with simple, undeniable facts. the president of the united states has the right and duty to select the secretary of state, the person he thinks will best help him shape and project this country's foreign policy. just as important, the senate has the duty to advise and consent to his decision. if senators see a serious problem with a nominee, they have a right and duty to speak and vote that way. someone keeps telling the press that president obama prefers to nominate u.n. ambassador susan rice, and as long as that person is not the president and does so under ground rules that protect his or her identity, we are condemned

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. >> joining me now is former new mexico governor bill richardson., great to have you with me. >> thank you. >> you were the american ambassador to the u.n. do you think that susan collins has a point when she says that ambassador rice should stay above politics or is it senators like collins or mccain or graham pulling rice into the political fray? >> my first view is the secretary of state, the u.n. ambassador, traditionally don't get into domestic mopolitics. they don't attend fund-raiser or campaign. however, they do and should speak before news shows to disseminate information about foreign policy to the american people. so to say that she should stay off news shows which are sunday which are informative to the public, yes, there is politics there, is incorrect. the president needs the chief foreign policy spokesperson for his administration and that's the secretary of state and then secondarily it's the u.n. ambassador. so i partially agree with the senator, they should stay out of domestic politics, but not when an issue like this comes up tha

ambassador to the united nations more than the man who was actually held that role, governor bill richardson of new mexico, served as the u.n. ambassador under president clinton. thank you, governor, senator -- not a governor. an ambassador for joining us. just before we came back from break you happened to mention to me that you had a phone call from ambassador rice last week. you're briefed. you say what's in the paerp. you did that. that's important for the country. go to the hill. talk to senators. don't hold back. >> so she did that yesterday, and they emerged, and you heard that line, that seemed very similar. everyone being more troubled than they were before. >> the problem is not what ambassador rice has done. it seems some of the intelligence reports were not as accurate as they should have been. >> okay. good point. good point. because she was privy to two different sets of reports. classified, unclassified. i know you know this drill. but she went on tv only saying what was m unclassified reports, even though it was in direct opposition to what was in the -- how does that happen?

joining me ken conrad, former governor bill richardson, ed schultz and then the gre owe's perry bacon strategist keith boykin and alice stewart. that was the lid of my pen. no big deal. "now" with alex wagner is coming up next. hi, alex. >> hey, thomas. we are waiting on the president and his remarks in the meantime it's a hashtall my 2 k kind of a day as the white house pushes its plans to extend middle-class tax cuts the gop calling out president obama for campaigning while republicans campaign. we will look at the campaign 3.0 with "victory lab" technician and author sasha isenberg. some democrats say it's okay to take a dive. we'll ask senator patty murray why she agrees with that when she joins us and republicans want answers from ambassador susan rice. what are they really asking? we will discuss that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. t - more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than dou

connell: bill richardson and joining us first of former democratic governor of new mexico. good to see you. look at the day dead the slight edge to obama's but what do sure biggest concern today? what is the biggest worry? >> turnout that the election operation is not up to par but i think it is. the hispanic states will cover the president and he will be reelected. nearly 290 votes with the hispanic vote over 70% once again it is a turn out issued to make the difference. connell: you think nevada colorado go to obama and he still wins ohio? >> yes. i am not perfect but the hispanic vote, obviously the storm is a massive tragedy to slow the governor's momentum. the president looked presidential. those two factors will make the difference. connell: looking at the possibilipossibili ty is the rest of the hour but the economic course 10 the former energy secretary, gas prices every day at the all-time high on election day. that have a negative effect at all for the president? >> and not think the voters blame presidents for gas prices. and has been going down. he does have a s

ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you anymore. thanks for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> i'm going to play this clip, senator mccain, a man you know quite well, and the president arguing over susan rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concern. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> pretty extraordinary you see a president get into a fight like this with senators mccain and lindsey graham. >> this is really unfortunate especially since it's only a few days after the election. we thought that bipartisanship was coming back especially in foreign policy. i know susan ri