i write in this book at the end about why colin powell is a good republican. and they knew what they would say. he loves democrats. exactly. that's the problem. this is a guy who sounds like a republican on education reform. this is a guy that sounds like a republican on tax reform. this is a guy who sounds like a repubca this is a guy who's republican, a real republican when it comes to foreign policy. the powell doctrine? you know what we were saying back in the 1990s? you never ever ever go to war unless it is the absolute last option available. and then when you go, colin powell always said we are going to throw everything at them. we are going to achieve our gift. we are going to kill the enemy. we are going to capture their leaders and then were going to bring our troops back home to their families. that was the powell doctrine and that is the conservative doctrine. and we forgot that over the past decade. so what i say to my friends that get daree angry about me continuing to talk about colin powell the good republican, the fact that he hasn't voted rep

colin powell said i'm with you and he stood with him.e never did outwardly say we shouldn't go to war. would that have made a difference? possibly but he didn't feel that was something he wanted to do or that he should do at the time. >> host: peter baker the relationship today of the bushes and the powells and the cheney's >> guest: well you know i don't think they speak a lot. they are altogether in april when the presidential library open. president bush said nice things about vice president cheney from the dais. cheney was in the audience with a cat and the kids. condi rice was on stage and had a speaking role. if you go to the library you will see when bush wants to present his presidency that has videos narrated by condi rice and a portrait of the first lady and pictures of the daughters and a statue of the dogs. there really isn't very much dick cheney in there. i don't think he likes the idea that dick cheney was running things or think that

colin powell was thinking about running for president and 96, he would've been formidable as well. -- a contentious history within the country. we don't like to talk about it but we come together through taking land away from's -- from native americans, enslaving africans. the way the country has been built with all that history is still very challenging. people like condoleezza rice or colin powell or more sensitive to that history and want to be -- want to address the neck with his within our society. vociferousother very far right political movement that wants to preserve it as it is. that is a big part of the attention. piece -- healthcare piece -- when bobby kennedy went to west virginia and talked that we have poverty, touched something and everybody about these children. we should do something about this. it touched the morality and conscience of the nation. is that we challenge feel a sense of otherness. when a child looks differently or doesn't speak our language, there is not the same empathetic response. this notion around everyone should have health care because we are gre

people like condoleezza or colin powell are more sensitive to that history and what to speak to that -- those inequities in society. there is another very vociferous far right political grouping hich wants to preserve the status quo as unequal as it is because they have benefit within it. that is a big part of the tension. the piece -- piece -- healthcare piece -- poverty touched something in everybody. we should do something about it. it touched the morality, the confidence -- conscience of the nation. part of the challenge of the history of the country is that we feel a sense of otherness. when a child looks differently or does not speak our language, there is not the same empathetic response that we attach. everybody should have health care because we are a great nation that has the capacity and that is what our values are -- that is not the way the conversation is playing out. instead, it is like those people are getting health care, taking money from me. it is a division. it is tied to historic divisions within the country. that is why he -- we have actually had this. who are we

biological weapons program and if it wasn't for the that you know that false connection between the two colin powell would have been able to get up in front of the u.n. and hold up that bio of anthrax and say you know basically the whole w m d's myth of saddam hussein is based on the false connection between saddam hussein and the anthrax mailings and reporters like brian ross and richard only in the washington post spread this propaganda to the american public and the damage had already been done at that point and they admitted that also in your documentary it clearly shows these people saying that the only reason that they supported the iraq war was because they thought that the anthrax came from saddam i mean this is a very common narrative that's been largely for. but the bush administration was on separate oh the antidote for anthrax seven days first letter was sent but robby nine eleven was a very scary climate couldn't it be possible that the administration was preparing for the absolute worst and really just everything at that point. you know that's something i hear a lot from people and unf

baker, i am very interested in your findings about the role of colin powell in the lead up to the iraqiays felt he was very reluctant to go before -- i believe he testified about the weapons of mass destruction, at such a. my feeling was that if he had resigned in protest as to what they were doing in that the debt situation things may have been different. >> that's a good question and an important one. in fact, his deputy secretary of state at one point did, we reveal in the book, urge : bell to resign thinking that -- the argument being that the white house is using dollars a cover for policies that otherwise would not get as much public support. secretary paul did not see it that way. he did not resign, obviously. he spent a lifetime in the military and believe in being a good soldier. the truth is, he was reluctant about the iraqi war but never actually said no. he went to the president, brought along was that he had written out a long legal battle of the different possible consequences of work, things that he thought the president ought to consider before going to war. he called it

and accessed very personal e-mails between colin powell and romanian politician, alleging the two were having an affair, which powell denied. she called powell the love of her life. among others, steve martin, former secretary of the u.s. air force. how is this possible? >> when it comes to e-mail, it's extremely easy to break into accounts. it's ridiculous. you have a log-in and a password. and in many of the cases, you're talking about individuals who aren't technically savvy. so even though there's a lot of security around a lot of the things they do, when it comes to their e-mail, it's pretty basic. >> reporter: he's now under tight security and romanian jail. >> that was michelle kosinski reporting there. experts say it really is hit-or-miss when they're trying to figure out passwords some hackers use to gain access to your e-mail. when you're a public figure, it's much easier for hackers to get the information that would be used in security questions like what's your mother's middle name. >>> well, nearly 500 target employees will soon be unemployed. target corporation says the l

similarly when colin powell was thinking about running for president, he would've been formidable as well. have a contentious history within this country. we don't often like to talk about it. taking together through the southwest from the mexicans, enslaving africans -- the way the country has been built with all of that history is still very challenging. it is still at the core of a lot of the politics of the country. people like condoleezza or colin powell are more sensitive to that history and what to speak to that -- those inequities in society. there is another very vociferous far right political grouping which wants to preserve the status quo as unequal as it is because they have benefit within it. that is a big part of the tension. piece -- healthcare poverty touched something in everybody. we should do something about it. it touched the morality, the confidence -- conscience of the nation. part of the challenge of the history of the country is that we feel a sense of otherness. when a child looks differently or does not speak our language, there is not the same empathetic re

and a series of e-mails between colin powell and a romanian diplomat.t saying his future remains unknown and he is trying desperately trying to erase his files on his computer or smartphone. while his online transgressions never paid off, the legacy is secure providing this never before seen side of our 43rd president. one the world never expected or will ever be able to purge from collective memory. >>> conservatives have mapped out a whole new strategy to roll back reproductive freedoms. janet reitman joins us next on "now." nbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games was the most watched television event ever. so, what's next? the upcoming winter games from sochi. where every second of nbc universal's coverage will be available on every device. on tv, online or streaming on the nbc sports live extra app. beginning february 6th, experience the winter games everywhere. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal i nethat's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. ah, actually i

. >> colin powell. >> thank you for that rescue. that young muslim man who gave his life in service to his nation when people were attacking president obama saying that he was a muslim trying to use that to attack him. and he talked about how, you know, you look at the cemetery. there are crosses there. there are jewish stars. here there was a crescent where this young man had made the ultimate sacrifice for his family. in the book, i talk about a first responder who ran into the towers site when other americans were trying to escape the flames of the burning towers because he so loved his fellow countrymen and women. he doesn't have the facts. he's wrong, but he wants to divide us. he's trying to create scapegoats. he's exactly what's wrong with the modern republican party. they need to denounce this guy and reject him. this hate stuff has got to go. herman cane tried it. they tried to make it part of the republican brand. thank god there are people in deerborn who are saying no to it. >> it's a story that needs to be told. congrat

. >> colin powell is equally musically challenged. here he is singing in indonesia.ht on camera taking on elvis. yieks. don't quit your day jobs, fellas. oh, wait, never mind. perhaps they should make a speedy escape like president bush tried to do. >> this was one of the famous episodes with george bush looking like he didn't know what he was doing because he didn't know where the door was. >> and talk about wanting to escape, who could forget vice president dan quayle displaying his spelling expertise right in front of the cameras. i wouldn't try your luck at "are you sparter than a fifth grader," dan. >> here's a technical one. >> and you're in the way of my script there. >> and don't you just hate those meetings that go on and on and on? president ronald reagan certainly did. just before leavie ining office president reagan jokes about his frequent public snoozs. >> come to think of it, things won't be all that different afterall. >> speaking of snoozing, i'll bet president bill clinton wishes this baby was napping. >> show threw up a little bit. >> no matter how

alma powell, co-founder with colin powell, her husband.e i have an acknowledged kmit commitment to the organization. >> we're happy for your support. >> tell us about the goal and the real gap we continue to face in graduating students and in having students have the what they need to achieve and compete. >> well there's good news. we began this campaign in 2010 and with horrible statistics about high school dropouts. over this past few years, we have seen a big change through our grad nation campaign. high school graduation rate overall now is 78% in the united states. that's the highest it's been in many years. and we need to celebrate that. but we still -- our goal is to reach a 90% graduation rate by the year 2020. and at the rate we're going, we are on track to do that by raising the profile and talking about this, many people had no idea of the situation when we first began. i used to feel like i was ka sandra, saying if you don't do something about this, it is the fate of our nation. >> tom freedman had an op-ed that was stunning to

it's what general colin powell said. >> yeah, but you supported afghanistan and so did i and i supported both of them. but i think we have to deal with the here and now. we have got to deal with the here and now and i think president obama has got to engage and figure this thing out. general, always a pleasure to talk with you. next on the rundown, political hatred. bernie goldberg says it's worse than ever. he will be here to explain why. later, is it legal on a win for the progun people in chicago and a victory for anti-gay marriage folks in utah. factor is coming right back. v-. natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's what you need for that extra boost! oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in t juice aisle. need a lift? could've had a v8. is a really big deal.u with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. s

. >> colin powell, we appreciate the report. things are sketchy there. we have to continue to follow developments. thank you. >>> thousands of evacuees from a southern wildfire are returning home. the massive fire that feasted on dry brush in the foot hills near los angeles reduced to smoke and scattered ashes. that's the good news. red flag warnings still remain in effect as the state struggles with record drought conditions. will carr is live in los angeles with more. >> there is a saying out west, water is the new gold. it is vital to so many economies. a lot of the crops that start in western states end up spreading and being sold across the country. yesterday california's governor declared a drought emergency. governor jerry brown says this is the worst drought in california's history. he is cutting red tape from people selling water to people who want to buy it and urging californians to conserve water usage by 30%. >> there is not a government program in and of itself can compensate for the lack of rain. hopefully, it will rain eventually, but in

they sent colin powell out there. so, these things happen in that part of the world.y a lot more often than anybody would like to acknowledge or admit. but they happen. and they probably prove that the enemy of my enemy isn't always my friend. the person who's suspected of doing this is somebody who was a -- wanted to overthrow -- he also hated imperialism and wanted to take out america. that part of the world and what we're doing there is something we ought to be asking questions about whether we can be effective there and whether this hunt for al qaeda which "the new york times" also suggests is now diverting us from other important national security considerations like doing the right thing in benghazi to protect the embassy. >> thank you. we appreciate your being here. >>> we'll be right back. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ julie ] i've got to credit my mom. to help me become an olympian, she was pretty much okay with me turning her home into an ice rink. ♪ she'd just reach for the bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller, powerful sheet that acts lik

then similarly, when colin powell was thinking about running for president this '96, he would have been formidable as well. so, it's, i mean, these things -- we do have, which gets me to the next question, a contentious history within this country, right? i don't think we like to talk about it, but we've come together through taking the land from the native american, taking the south from the mexicans, enslaving african-americans in the way the country has been built with all of that history, it's still very challenging and still at the core of a lot of the politics of country. so people like condoleezza or koh-in powell -- colin powell are more sensitive to that history and want to speak to that, want to address these inequities within our society. and there's another very vociferous, what i would say far-right political grouping which wants to preserve the status quo as unequal as it is. because they have some benefit within it. so that's a big part of the tension. and then what's happened to the health care piece is that, you know, i'm going to talk about that when we have the war on

i called the control room, i said this is a big deal, state department, with all due respect, colin powell not focus enough on those words and get them taken out of the state of the union. up until that moment, iran was cooperating with the united states on the border of afghanistan, post 9/11, iran was more or less an american ally but being included in the axis of evil, it turned the iranian government in a completely different direction and it was a turning point in american politics and foreign policy. >> i would agree with you. my point was -- that one was the exception, not the rule, not that that speech didn't matter, in fact it quite did. there are some speeches as you look back past the century that did matter. that's clearly one. think of all of the state of the unions since then we've not had a moment like that. clearly there are these moments because it is sort of a tradition an event and moment. it just usually the rhetoric and nature of the speech rarely lives up to what we expect. sorry. >> we had ronald reagan saying the era of big government is over, that was a visual effe

it's what general colin powell said. >> yeah, but you supported afghanistan and so did i and i supported both of them. but i think we have to deal with the here and now. we have got to deal with the here and now and i think president obama has got to engage and figure this thing out. general, always a pleasure to talk with you. next on the rundown, political hatred. bernie goldberg says it's worse than ever. he will be here to explain why. later, is it legal on a win for the progun people in chicago and a victory for anti-gay marriage folks in utah. factor is coming right back. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that's why n york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, a

his other alleged victims include former secretary of state colin powell, and actor steve martin. >>>g for some advice for his appearance on "the tonight show" tonight. he tweeted, "hey rob lowe, going on "the tonight show" with rob lowe, any advice"? it's unclear why he turned to rob lowe, but they did visit last may. >>> time now for the "news nation" "gut check." a kansas judge ruled that a man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad must now pay child support. he says he signed a contract with the couple waiving parental rights after he answered the craigslist ad. but a judge ruled that the contract is not valid because they ignored a state law that says a licensed physician must be involved in the insemination process. the state does not recognize same-sex marriages and when the couple split up, the woman who kept the child applied for welfare. now the state wants the man to be declared the father and to pay back pay of $6,000 in welfare. plus, future child support. that's incredible. what does your gut tell you about that? do you think the sperm donor

. >> guest: and that if he ran with colin powell, it would be the largest landslide in american history. yes, i have that column on my bulletin board to remind me about the sin of hubris. c-span: is that why you put it in the book? >> guest: it's not why i put it in the book. i put it in the book because it was a column that had many other things in it, but it's also useful to know when people have said things that they shouldn't have said because they thought they were taking the long view, only the long view in america only lasts about 60 to 90 days. c-span: you write a lot about abortion. >> guest: yes. c-span: what's the liberal position on abortion? >> guest: i think it is that that's a matter of individual choice and personal liberty. c-span: do you still practice your catholicism? >> guest: yes, i do. c-span: how do get along with your view on abortion and the church now? >> guest: well, i don't really think of myself as having a relationship with the institutional church; that is, the hierarchy. but in terms of my own conscience and my ability to feel confident about taking the

companies provided by companies like horizon as an information service this is something that colin powell did when he ran the f.c.c. he's now the chairman by the way of the telecommunications lobby industry got very rich because of this in two thousand and five the supreme court upheld michael palls decision to make that and the and the f.c.c. is power when he was the head of it to make that classification and in two thousand and ten when the f.c.c. issued an open internet order to protect net neutrality they neglected to define internet service providers like horizon as common carriers and that was a huge mistake. when the d.c. circuit court struck down net neutrality on tuesday it said that because the f.c.c. defines companies like verizon as information services net erat net neutrality something that's mandated for common carriers was unnecessary. the stakes couldn't be higher bottom line modern life and our modern economy to pet increasingly on the internet small businesses needed to grow every day people needed to shop for goods or just learn about the world around them all those thi

i watched him some time back when william powell, colin powell's son was sitting on the tord pretty much trying throw the fcc under the bus, as far as i was concerned. that observing all of this, me as a consumer, customer, i go to places like abc, link tv which i contribute to in order to get news -- bbc, link tv that i contribute to or al jazeera. i do this because i cannot get content that is informative in this country because it is owned by big business. here is mr. mcdowell tried to calmly thatt -- these companies have the right to come into the internet, which taxpayer subsidized, even though the military comes out with it, and they basically want to privatize this. control thel content now. another place to go to for news, of course, in the internet. now when i go to the internet i will have to be concern i would access tonal have independent content because these would have to be noted as not-competitive -- i would have access to independent content. who is going to prove it? how many lawyers will it take to disprove it? it is just ridiculous. host: i think that appointment let'

a man that goes by the nickname gutchifer, he may have also hacked colin powell and a journalist, burnstein i think i played a role in help tearing the country apart, and it's not who we are, and i didn't realize how fragile the people were. i look back and i realize, if we could have talked about the uniting principles a little bit more, instead of just the problems, i think it -- i think that i would look back on it a little more fondly. >> in 2010, beck suggested that president obama is a marxist. >> too little too late? >> i think self reflection is always good. it's never too late. >> perhaps we should be talking about what unites us. >>> a pilot crashed his plane but managed to call 911 for help. >> yeah, i just crashed my airplane. >> are you injured? >> well, there's a little blood but i don't -- >> are you injured anywhere? did you lose consciousness or anything like that? >> i don't think so. i don't know. i don't really know what happened. i can't recollect immediately prior to crashing, but my plane is upside down, and it's a mess. >> rescuers found curtis after he gave them gps

i watched him sometime back when william powell, colin powells son was sitting on the board pretty much throwing the fcc, trying to do the fcc under the bus, as far as i was concerned. and i have to say that absorbing all this, me as a consumer, customer, i go to places like cbc, link tv which i contributed in order to get news that's not mandated or put out by big media, or al-jazeera. but i do this because i cannot get content that is informative in this country because it is owned by big business. and here is mr. mcdowell trying to say calmly at these companies have the right to come to the internet, which the taxpayers subsidy, although the military came up with it and now they want to privatize this. so they will control the content now. another place i go to for news of course is the internet. now when a cookie in it i have to be concerned that i won't have access to independent content either because he's saying something maybe we'll have to be either anti-confederate or blah, blah, blah. the courts will probably say it's a start, then i competitive because who's going to prove i

administration, and i have to imagine it takes us back 10 years ago, what might have gone in the room when colin powellalk away. you see people do this when they have accomplished enough when they don't have to put up with the political shenanigans. it seems this is what robert gates did. >> i want to go back to something you said. you mentioned timing. it's all too curious. it's as the u.s. sits and waits for a signature from hamid karzai. it's dropped, this bombshell. why now? >> part of it is politics, part of it is selling books. he's not in the business of being involved in the defense department. part of this is selling books and getting involved in a news cycle. if you want to look at an indirect reason, he'll want to influence policies to that people loyal to him, and he is loyal too have a bit of leverage to get the points across to the president, to the administration moving forward. there may be some type of defense policy reasoning behind it, but it will be, if anything else, more nuanced and direct. >> you mentioned loyalty, and that'll come into play, in the unemployment proposal schedule

the things he said about colin powell and others, he's just -- we had him on the show and he's a sweetbook. he's got some really hard edged political views. >> i don't think it's well for the holidays. >> anyway. listen. you want to celebrate. you want to celebrate somebody being sworn in, mayor deblasio. it ends up reflecting more poorly on him. i hope he comes back and says nice things about bloomberg the next couple of things. still ahead, the host of mad money and restauranteur jim cramer. he's going to be talking about markets, legalized pot and why he is missed off at the government and what they are doing to his mexican restaurant. that's called the deep tease. welcome to professional tv. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. . >> trying to get bill to go ou

i watched him some time back when william powell, colin powell's son was sitting on the tord pretty much trying throw the fcc under the bus, as far as i was concerned. that observing all of this, me as a consumer, customer, i go to places like abc, link tv which i contribute to in order to get news -- bbc, link tv that i contribute to or al jazeera. i do this because i cannot get content that is informative in this country because it is owned by big business. here is mr. mcdowell tried to calmly thatt -- these companies have the right to come into the internet, which taxpayer subsidized, even though the military comes out with it, and they basically want to privatize this. control thel content now. another place to go to for news, of course, in the internet. now when i go to the internet i will have to be concern i would access tonal have independent content because these would have to be noted as not-competitive -- i would have access to independent content. who is going to prove it? how many lawyers will it take to disprove it? it is just ridiculous. host: i think that appointment let'

he also targeted colin powell. >>> and stopping a smash and grab heist.e robber uses a rock to smash over a jewelry case at t.j.maxx in new jersey. he grab s chanel watches. and he runs after him and tackles him down to the ground. >> it was dangerous to intervene. he was definitely a brave witness for doing what he did. >> while the suspect got away, but the airman was able to pull off his ski mask for the surveillance to be able to see his mug. he also left the watches behind. >>> and looking for a summer vacation spot, how about sunny iran? promoting tourism in the region. they have fantastic culture and beaches. this is while iran is holding two americans in prison on bogus charges. there hasn't been a direct flight since the hostage crisis in 1979. and the state department has advisories. don't travel there. not a good idea. >> you can go there, but never leave. >> can't check out. >> in the 70s, we traveled there as a nation. >> as a nation. good luck. if they're planning on it, let us know. i saw moments ago maria preparing to go outside, there she

political white house not very experienced and not very serious about america's -- 20 year ago colin powellrld looks around at america and sees a sign on the door, super power lives here and thinks we shouldn't mess with these guys. i think under clinton and bush and the first couple of years with obama with the surge a certain sense that, yeah, whatever the problems that is the case. i really do think americans sense that the rest of the world doesn't see that sign on the door any more and that that is dangerous. >> tuned out which could be worse. >> yeah. the headlines were really bad for the gates book. you actually read the gates book and you see gates giving the president a good bit of credit on afghanistan deciding to go in the direction that nobody else wanted to go on and osama bin laden raid when everybody said don't go in and they went in. it's having an impact on how americans are looking at our war policy. >> i think bill is right. the standard for success he gets no credit for. right now day after day if you're paying any attention, foreign policy headlines are a mess in almost

into the account of a close friend of hillary clinton, and accessed very personal e-mails between colin powelld a romanian politician alleging the two were having an affair which powell denied. she called powell the love of her life in the notes. among the others, guccifer bragged he had hacked steve martin, creator of "downton abbey," a former secretary of the u.s. air force. how is this possible? >> when it comes to e-mail, it's extremely easy to break into accounts. it's ridiculous. you have a login and you have a password. and in many cases you're talking about individuals who aren't technically savvy. so even though there's a lot of security around a lot of things they do, when it comes to their e-mail, it's pretty basic. >> reporter: guccifer now under tight security in a romanian jail. experts say it really is hit or miss, trying passwords that some of these hackers use to gain access. and when you're a public figure, it's much easier to get the info that would be used in security questions like what's your mother's middle name? back to you guys. >> all right. friendly reminder, don't m

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