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investigative reporter carl bernstein has written "a woman in charge." he is a cnn contributor. , carl, you got to know diane blair for your book. you spoke to her and looked through a lot of her notes. a lot of the information is not new. but some of the words we are seeing for the first time are now. she called -- hillary did here, a narcissistic looney tune. that might not be a new sentiment but the words are. what was hillary clinton going through when she said that? >> let's back up a little and take a look at what these supposed revelations are. because almost all of what i read so far is not very revealing in terms of new information. what we have here is a lack of context in the presentation of this material today, particularly by right wing websites, by clinton back -- accolytes. we have to put everything in that light and go on from there. looney tunes, if you read my book or read other accounts, hillary was quite involvoluable. she called her a stalker. that's what bill told her originally, that she was stalking him. hillary clinton believed her husband. she believed t

in a moment, carl bernstein joins us, but, randi kaye on more of the history that's resurfacing todaywill yet again if hillary clinton decides to run for president. >> this embrace from 1996 may be our only glimpse inside the bizarre relationship between then president clinton and monica lewinsky. she joined the white house as an intern the year before. she was 21. >> do you have any anything to say to the president? >> reporter: in january 1998, various media outlets got winds of her affair with the president. president clinton publicly denied it. first lady hillary clinton standing stone faced at his side. >> i want to say one thing to the american people. i want you to listen to me, i'm going to say this again. i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> reporter: by the very next morning, hillary clinton's pr campaign was in full swing, smiling for the cameras. and defending her husband. first on nbc's today show. calling the accusation a feeding frenzy. and blaming it on a vast right wing conspiracy. >> i think the important thing now is to stand as firmly

clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networks, the national media? a reporter who's been there every day says we need help. >>> we'll get to all of those stories in the show today plus comcast mega merger announced this week. first there's been a mountain of media coverage in recent days about michael sam, the college football star who made this announcement. >> i came to tell the world that i'm an openly proud gay man. >> how does it feel to say those words to the world? >> it's a load off my chest. >> what a moment for football. and the vast majority of stories about him painted a bright picture, that the nfl might finally be ready for an openly gay player. there were twitter messages of support from all across professional football and celebrities like ellen and even from president obama. one of those nfl twitterers was richie incognito who's been acc

first we do need to talk about carl bernstein. we love having carl here.l was seriously one of our -- >> i already miss him. >> we miss him. he's one of our favorite guests and a really good friend of ours and we love him, we miss him but he's over at cnn. they said he can't come back over here. but willie e-mailed me last night and tell him what we're going to miss the most. it's time to mourn. >> as you said, we love carl, we love having him on in every time he would bring up republicans in congress, specifically eric cantor, he would say eric cantor and the mccarthyites. every time he would say that, we'd ring a bell and i'm worried we'll never hear that bell given. >> let's have a seven-bell salute. >> long time. >> show respect. >> that's five. >> six. >> this doesn't work. >> we wish him well. >> we do wish carl well. nobody misread this. >> go ahead, thomas. you take it away. >> willie, you look incredible. >> look how tan he is. >> you look rested. >> he's in palm springs. >> honestly, the phone says it's 62 degrees but with the sun out, it's got t

carl bernstein did report on it. to say the free beacon got it first is silly., what senator rand paul did was to apply a double standard, was to blame hillary clinton and to use this device if she runs for and standard. >> if you want to say the woman is somehow at fault for the husband's affairs. >> that is the only issue -- >> but if you take it beyond that. now these republicans seem to be trying to get into something more nuanced than saying it is not she is guilty because he fooled around, she is guilty because she went after the women. and also, he would be our first man. >> well, whatever she said to diane blair between two people having a private conversation, for us to be debating that conversation 20 years later and try to figure out what she meant. and especially when we're talking about today's issues looking forward, i'm just suggesting to you, respectfully, megyn, the american people don't care about this other than people who might be in the news business and go back over history. fine, i'm not challenging your right to do that. but i'm saying as

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carl bernstein wrote a whole book based on them but it was revealing so-called news about mrs.band's affair with monica lewinsky. the papers added a little context to the episode but nothing significant. it didn't change sort of bigger trends from that story or what you assumed to be the case with hillary clinton there. nevertheless, it reminds us how easily the scandal can be brought back up and potentially impact the 2016 run. you've got to think that weighs on hillary clinton's mind. >>> then there's texas senator ted cruz. he took a stand on the bill to raise the debt limit. cruz managed to burnish his own reputation with the tea party but like he's done before decided to burn a few bridges with senate republican leaders. let's bring in our friday gaggle to discuss all this. amy walter, national editor for the cook political return. perry bacon jr. is an msnbc contributor and robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post." your pink eye is okay? >> yes, sir. >> you had to do that joke once. >> have you gotten any of those on twitter? >> the confusion on

. >> years ago, nathaniel blumberg and carl bernstein pointed out the ways in which the media collaborate with the government. and cooperate in the suppression of stories. if the government -- this is the two editors. if the government asks you to suppress a story because of national security, do you ask them for proof? what does it take to make you toe the line, which happens so often. for instance, in the lead up to the iraq war, the coverage of 9/11, the way that robert kennedy junior said that his family did not necessarily endorsed the warren commission. that was not necessarily covered. >> i think what janine was saying a few minutes ago about her efforts to make the case to the british government, we are your best friends. we are a responsible filter for evaluating the importance of the information which should be disclosed, perhaps even which should not be disclosed. i think that the new york times and other news organizations play a very important role in trying. it is difficult. as an editor, there is no set rentals or formula that i can follow in terms of when the government sa

he can file in for carl bernstein. go ahead. >> i will ring the bell personally. to a few people on unemployment insurance and saw a cutoff at the end of december. they want some clarity right now in their lives. they get the sense they don't think another package will pass and seen a few failed votes in the senate. what can you tell them about the prospects of legislation and when will it be brought up an do you see the house enacting unemployment insurance in the near future? >> we will keep bringing it up. i think it has a chance but not that large a chance but still has a chance. the reason is this. the big tectonic plates are moving. the number one issue sh creating good jobs and raising incomes of the middle class and the people who are in the lower 70%, 80% of america. deficit reduction doesn't have the power that it had before. in part, because we have made progress. the next five years, the ratio of deficit of gdp will decline, it's cut in half from what it was at its peak, a lot of which was caused by the recession. i think issues like unemployment insur

nathaniel blumberg and carl bernstein pointed out the ways in which the media collaborate with the government. and cooperate in the suppression of stories. this is thenment -- two editors. if the government asks you to suppress a story because of national security, do you ask them for proof? what does it take to make you line,he line -- toe the which happens so often. for instance, in the lead up to the iraq war, the coverage of 9/11, the way that robert kennedy junior said that his family did not necessarily endorsed the warring commission -- warren commission. that was not necessarily covered. >> i think what janine was saying a few minutes ago about her efforts to make the case to the british government, we are your best friends. we are a responsible filter for theuating the importance of information which should be disclosed, perhaps even which should not be disclosed. timesk that the new york and other news organizations play a very important role in .rying it is difficult. as an editor, there is no set rentals or formula that i can follow in terms of when the government says, if you pub

. >> years ago, nathaniel blumberg and carl bernstein pointed out the ways in which the media collaborate with the government. and cooperate in the suppression of stories. if the government -- this is the two editors. if the government asks you to suppress a story because of national security, do you ask them for proof? what does it take to make you toe the line, which happens so often. for instance, in the lead up to the iraq war, the coverage of 9/11, the way that robert kennedy junior said that his family did not necessarily endorsed the warren commission. that was not necessarily covered. >> i think what janine was saying a few minutes ago about her efforts to make the case to the british government, we are your best friends. we are a responsible filter for evaluating the importance of the information which should be disclosed, perhaps even which should not be disclosed. i think that the new york times and other news organizations play a very important role in trying. it is difficult. as an editor, there is no set rentals or formula that i can follow in terms of when the government sa

. >> first we do have to talk to carl bernstein. a seven-belt salute for carl. can you do it, t.j.? [ bell ringing ] >> okay, i'm bored. >> show respect. >> he is 241 and how many feet tall? i don't know. brian sullivan. and in washington, white house correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. sam? >> hello. >> a little wisp of a man. >> oh, my god. >> do you know what tinder is? >> tinder, is that like the -- >> no, it's that app. check donnie's phone. >> my dogs don't like you. they have nowhere to go. >> your dogs don't like anybody, by the way. they bite you and pee on your foot. >> i'm like a dog whisperer. i'll come to your house and work it out. >> we just saw the french media pass. [ speaking in french ] >> can i play the sound bite we were going to play from the speech? >> i'd rather just hear myself talk, but sure. >> i know. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." it's time to talk about what we learned today. thomas. thomas, thomas. basically wearing glorified olympic flag, what did you learn today? >> i learned that my