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we're going to be right back with more from david remnick. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applausetoons. and it's my understanding that you pick them every week. is that correct? >> i do. >> seth: now, what do you look for in the cartoon? >> they should be funny. >> seth: okay, great. [ laughter ] well, tonight we have a very special presentation for you and everyone here, using cartoons that have appeared in the new yorker our theater troop in residence, the late night players have prepared a performance piece entitled live "new yorker" cartoons. an exploration of love, death and people on desert islands. david, are you excited? >> shaking with excitement. [ laughter ] >> seth: okay, great. so, without further ado, the late night players. [ cheers and applause ] >> relax, i have come for your toaster. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that was piece was originally drawn by arnie levin. david, what did you think of the cartoon? >> i thought it was very good. death was not coming for the woman seth. death was coming for the toaster you see. >> seth: exactly, very well put. very well
we're going to be right back with more from david remnick. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applausetoons. and it's my understanding that you pick them every week. is that correct? >> i do. >> seth: now, what do you look for in the cartoon? >> they should be funny. >> seth: okay, great. [ laughter ] well, tonight we have a very special presentation for you and everyone here, using cartoons that have appeared in the new yorker our theater troop in residence,...
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afraid, as they put it, putin's prisoner for a couple of weeks, they never would have said, had david remnick say or allowed me to say either in direct statements or in direct questions any of the things, let alone the dozens of things which we said or asked about vladimir putin's russia. back to the set up piece. this is a cut and paste kind of thing. people looking to be outraged, looking for something that they can extrapolate incorrect assumptions from. if they cared about fairness and facts, they would have taken a look at all the things that i said in prime time, all of which were then posted on nbcolympics.com, any one of two of which would have completely given the lie to that characterization because nobody who felt that way about putin would then turn around and say this is a government and this is a regime which etcetera, etcetera, you know what i said. >> let me stick with this idea that the outrage is in your view manufactured. if that's the case, if i've seen seen other examples of it involving lots of subjects and people beyond you. if xhen taters are looking to be outraged, to
afraid, as they put it, putin's prisoner for a couple of weeks, they never would have said, had david remnick say or allowed me to say either in direct statements or in direct questions any of the things, let alone the dozens of things which we said or asked about vladimir putin's russia. back to the set up piece. this is a cut and paste kind of thing. people looking to be outraged, looking for something that they can extrapolate incorrect assumptions from. if they cared about fairness and...
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>> and pulitzer prize winning journalist david remnick is an expert on russia. has written extensively about the country. >> david, what do you make of what's going on? >> it's very very dangerous. if in fact -- and this is what people in the white house are saying -- that these are russian troops, this is extremely scary not only from the point of view of ukraine but from a geopolitical point of view. and at the very best we're looking at the possibility of a cold war-style conflict. and that is extremely worrying. >> a conflict that leads where, to a divided ukraine? would more russian troops come in? there are so many unknowns at this point. >> well, let's be clear. i'm not sitting in the meetings in the kremlin to say the least. but the difficulty here is that russia is asserting what it sees as its interest, its sphere of influence and it could not be more interested than its ties to ukraine. russia has been tied to ukraine historically for half of forever. the seat of russian power originally was in kiev. and there's a long history there. crimea itself was
>> and pulitzer prize winning journalist david remnick is an expert on russia. has written extensively about the country. >> david, what do you make of what's going on? >> it's very very dangerous. if in fact -- and this is what people in the white house are saying -- that these are russian troops, this is extremely scary not only from the point of view of ukraine but from a geopolitical point of view. and at the very best we're looking at the possibility of a cold war-style...
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david remnick is editor of the "new yorker," the man who makes the final decision- the decider- on whichet published and which don't. >> remnick: that's kind of nice. >> mankoff: i'd go with that one. >> remnick: just hang on. he is always trying to figure out what makes the little time bomb work, meaning the joke, meaning the cartoon. >> mankoff: you don't get it? >> remnick: no. he's very smart. the shell, the outward schtick is... >> safer: weird? >> remnick: comic. ( laughter ) but there's a real mind at work there. >> safer: one of his chapter titles in his book is, "i'm not arguing, i'm jewish." ( laughter ) >> remnick: bob's jewish? i had no idea. that's sweet. ooh. that's a great drawing. >> safer: this time, the cartoons that make the cut include joe dator's beardless tarzan... >> mankoff: i like the tarzan one, it's crazier. >> remnick: crazier is better. >> safer: ...carolita johnson's t.s.a. problem... >> remnick: i think this one is better. >> safer: ...emily flake's king kong and godzilla-- "i'm telling you, manhattan is over"... >> mankoff: brooklyn is very big. >> remnick
david remnick is editor of the "new yorker," the man who makes the final decision- the decider- on whichet published and which don't. >> remnick: that's kind of nice. >> mankoff: i'd go with that one. >> remnick: just hang on. he is always trying to figure out what makes the little time bomb work, meaning the joke, meaning the cartoon. >> mankoff: you don't get it? >> remnick: no. he's very smart. the shell, the outward schtick is... >> safer:...
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to be there in washington in a couple of hours and i don't know if you're going to make it. >>> david remnickhe new yorker the following. david, it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> tell us what is happening here. having lived in russia and covering it so long, what are we seeing right now? >> first of all, we should say there is no horrendous bloodshed. this is invasion of a sovereign country and russia perceives as its interest in ukraine and beginning first in the crimea peninsula which has been a scene of dispute for centuries. and for now, for now, what putin is saying is russia is asserting its interest and ukraine cannot be a part of europe. it's very simple. the way it's going about it is a very familiar pattern. there are russians, russian speaking people in all sorts of places in the form of the koestsoviet union. they are crying for help and somehow under did youress which ridiculous. it is a complicated situation. the ukrainian leadership there is in a struggle to assert its own legislatimacy. it was not elected. came to power on the streets. yanukovych was a corrupt leader a
to be there in washington in a couple of hours and i don't know if you're going to make it. >>> david remnickhe new yorker the following. david, it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> tell us what is happening here. having lived in russia and covering it so long, what are we seeing right now? >> first of all, we should say there is no horrendous bloodshed. this is invasion of a sovereign country and russia perceives as its interest in ukraine and beginning first in...
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because it could become as david remnick talks about in a new yorker piece earlier that an open war, the situation could get much worse and that this is a country that is trying to have presidential elections in just a few months. your thoughts on where our emphasis and focus should be. >> well, i think we have to look at history. the president's favorite expression is to be on the right side of history. you know, there is a triangular history here. obviously, russia, 60 years, gave crimea. you know, to ukraine as a gift. it has an interest in the peninsula and, obviously, is occupying the peninsula. ukraine is trying to -- and russia seized ukraine as the last buffer between itself and its rivals in the west. ukraine has potentially to make a choice. you know, what precipitated this crisis was, you know, yanukovych's choice to move east and his population, a significant subset of this population looking to improve relations with the west. ukraine either has to decide, to move in one direction or the other or try to manage in the middle this delicate relationship. it may not see a re
because it could become as david remnick talks about in a new yorker piece earlier that an open war, the situation could get much worse and that this is a country that is trying to have presidential elections in just a few months. your thoughts on where our emphasis and focus should be. >> well, i think we have to look at history. the president's favorite expression is to be on the right side of history. you know, there is a triangular history here. obviously, russia, 60 years, gave...
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. >> it should, but i have trouble believing and i don't know david remnick.eving that david remnikk it's laughable is no better than putin's russia. >> you read what he is has written and you get a definite anti-american theme from it. there is no doubt. bernie, thank you. here are results to the bill o'reilly.com poll question. we asked you off everything that happened last week about the kids, are they better off today or 50 years ago? 88% say auto years ago. just 12% say the opposite. about 16,000 of you voted and we thank you all. juan and mary katharine on deck. what would they personally do to putin. factor tip of the day. pithy comments about the academy awards last [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in ve, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never ght about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some financial folks who will talk to them about preparing early for r
. >> it should, but i have trouble believing and i don't know david remnick.eving that david remnikk it's laughable is no better than putin's russia. >> you read what he is has written and you get a definite anti-american theme from it. there is no doubt. bernie, thank you. here are results to the bill o'reilly.com poll question. we asked you off everything that happened last week about the kids, are they better off today or 50 years ago? 88% say auto years ago. just 12% say the...
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because as "the new yorker's" david remnick writes, "the new ukrainian leadership is worse than weak, it's unstable." then there are european allies. the fact that the head of the eu central bank today called their economy a glass half full is a reminder that the economy is exceptionally weak in ukraine. and what's more, the eu imports most of its energy from russia, which is a top oil producer. should putin take the risk and turn off the taps, as he did with ukraine in 2009 and in 2006, it could spell disaster for europe and, perhaps, the u.s. as the "new republic" notes, "any supply shocks in europe that send prices higher will have ripple effects that raise gas prices in the united states." fiona hill is an expert on russia and eurasian affairs at the brookings institution. fiona, thanks for being here. let's start with that question. you do have a lot of criticism of the president saying that he needs to take stronger action. what conceivable stronger action could be taken? >> well, the problem is, as you've just laid out, that the strong action that the president can take really
because as "the new yorker's" david remnick writes, "the new ukrainian leadership is worse than weak, it's unstable." then there are european allies. the fact that the head of the eu central bank today called their economy a glass half full is a reminder that the economy is exceptionally weak in ukraine. and what's more, the eu imports most of its energy from russia, which is a top oil producer. should putin take the risk and turn off the taps, as he did with ukraine in 2009...
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. >> david remnick said it's crazy to think putin is crazy. >> crazy like a fox. >> okay. >> also --e if vladimir putin is a totally irrational actor is totally more dangerous on a level saddam, beyond anything. >> looks like he is trying to renationalize what it was under the soviet union. >> go ahead. >> let's go with the charles krauthammer piece in "the washington post" how to stop or slow putin. obama is not the first president to conduct a weak foreign policy. regim jimmy carter was similar inclined. he responded boldly rhythm posing the grain embargo. symbolizing the massive military aid we began sending mujahadin. they not only lost afghanistan but were fatally weakened as a global imperial power. invasion will -- >> did you go on that trip? >> no. but a picture of my dad with a machine grandpun. any comments? i'll stay out of this one. go ahead. >> as we compare apples to apples the most recent invasion is georgia of the black sea which the bush administration let happen and still an occupation that takes place today in georgia of russian troops. that was in access to the bl
. >> david remnick said it's crazy to think putin is crazy. >> crazy like a fox. >> okay. >> also --e if vladimir putin is a totally irrational actor is totally more dangerous on a level saddam, beyond anything. >> looks like he is trying to renationalize what it was under the soviet union. >> go ahead. >> let's go with the charles krauthammer piece in "the washington post" how to stop or slow putin. obama is not the first president to conduct...