c-span: so what's your reaction to the donald rumsfeld book?l, i think i have seen that or at least parts of that. you mean i know what i think about the book. i like it. c-span: i mean the way it's treated. >> guest: it sounds like it's hype. i guess they want people to watch their television show is why they do it that way. that's not -- the book has been characterized quite differently by other people as a very serious, historical book that people interested in history will read. c-span: what's your reaction in two cases they show you breaking down on camera. what's your reaction to seeing that? >> guest: well, you know, i was -- i don't know what my reaction is. it happened. my wife was terribly sick, almost died at one point, and we've -- my bad had alzheimer's and it's something that's hard to talk about or think about, and those are things that i'm not normally discussing, but she asked the questions, and i answered them as best i could. c-span: have you seen the review of the book in bloomberg business news? >> guest: no, i have not. c-

because he thought correctly if donald rumsfeld who was charged w. bush's defense secretary with people down and not showing strength in terms of their own positions. rumsfeld is one of these people that gained power but everybody else. this the same george bundy used to get powered by enhancing other people and so they would work together. anyway, -- >> how did general john -- >> okay. obama found himself not involved in the national security and if he did he wanted to see a senior person dealing with the secretary and he wasn't particularly strong. avaya still. somebody appointed a cabinet positions but he was already waiting to come to him rather than being street he was the one and so he wasn't -- the cyclist wanted different three they wanted to structure the normal president took his eyes off as an interesting structure. but obama was said miller ken st that he lacked to have people around for what they contribute to the discussion to look their office was. it didn't serve that need intelligence was very formal. in tehran who have better relatio

donald rumsfeld plan the invasion, but admits that it changed america. >> the fact that the war did noto well after somsaddam was remd has made americans for the time being more reluctant to consider military action. as long as no military action of any significance is required, that is fine. but if our obligations get triggered and there is a question of our reliability as an ally, that is not find. >> for some, the price is much more personal. nearly 4500 american troops have been killed in iraq more than 100,000 iraqis died in the war. and the operation has cost the united states $1 trillion. many americans ask for what? he went to iraq wanted to change the world and left believing that war is never the answer. >> i lost my most recent front to suicide in september of this year. this war and the horrors and the scars will be with us, the soldiers who served and the iraqis who endured, for a very long time to come here >> -- for a long time to come. >> the war he promised to end is over. >> now to the gulf of mexico where, for the first time since last year's deep water horizon disast

it was all the non-combatants -- paul wolfowitz, donald rumsfeld, george bush, and dick cheney -- who were the champions of this war, sadly. >> and it was the generals on the ground, the ones who are there right now, who had asked the president to leave residual american force, around 20,000 troops. remember, we have had forces in there the last year and half in and non-combat role. simply the presence of americans filled a vacuum. it helped to mediate between the abs in the north and kept the peace between shiites and sunnis. nobody has commented on the amazing coincidence that this happened at two days after the last americans leave. this is a direct result of the decision by the president, against the advice of the generals on the ground. the surge succeeded, al qaeda had been defeated, and even maliki produce and defeated the shiite militias, who are out resea and -- are now resurgent. we had the beginnings of a national government, and what we needed was continuity. as soon as it was removed gratuitously, all the unraveling has begun. >> most americans want to believe this is beh

as i would say, donald rumsfeld's book is in that tradition. i'm glad it's published. i think you are, too. >> thank you or >> the book is on mr. rumsfeld's entire life. i thought we'd begin by talking about iraq and work backwards. a great deal of the book is about iraq. i guess maybe the way to get into this as here we are in the constitution center. we just passed by a statute madison in the other room. as you know, madison gave a lot of thought to warn the president should do and how often americans who get into war. if he came back and ask you to tell him, why do we go to war in iraq, what would you say it? >> the answer would be that the congress that the united states passed a resolution overwhelmingly favoring regime change in iraq. in the night t. 90s. by an overwhelming vote. it was signed by president clinton. the united nations issued some 17 different resolutions, advising iraq that they should conform to the resolutions, the request of the u.n. security council to allow the resent their country to provide the aspect there is the information on their weapon

but i still feel washington is a place where people talk to each other and you can have donald rumsfeld and patrick lay hi in the same room once in a while. and i think he wanted to li in that world where we could maybe disagree but come up with the best solutions to today's problems. >> we found some video in our archive of your father back in 1989 talking to a group of interns at the washington center here. and we use this before we show some of your documentary, just to establish what he looked like and what he sounded like. >> sure. >> and bobby kennedy lived near by and he drove by the sign one day and he said this is the silliest thing i've ever seen. here's a seerk rhett intelligence agency with a great -- secret sign. for god sake at least take the sign down. and we took the sign down. he did have quite a lot of influence. and for 15 years we pretend that had that big building wasn't there. even though every pilot on his way out of national airport used it as a checkpoint. turn left at c.i.a. because it was so obvious. >> what did you see there? >> what i see there is his brutal

. >> there is the iconic photo of donald rumsfeld shaking hands with saddam hussein. >> providing the biological weapons program came from a country outside of washington, d.c. we bear a lot of responsibility. i this i that what is key here is that one of the big changes, one of the big lessons we are seeing now has been this transformation of how people in the united states have been willing, people in power, have been willing to give up on diplomacy, give up on international law, give up on the united nations in favor of unilateral military action, whether or not it is in the face of massive global opposition, which is what we saw in iraq. >> this is well taken. when i commanded an aircraft carrier off afghanistan, i had 30 ships. only 10 were from the united states. japan had left the sea of japan for the first time. we had greeks. we had led an international coalition when we were most strong. the overarching point to what you had kind of brought up about iraq is that we normally go to war when there is a clear and present danger. there was really no problem to stop iraq. >> there

one is what is the story and why about donald rumsfeld the second time that the pentagon? >> of the devotee vitter or 20 years. >> journalists like to think the right the first draft of history i don't know that i use the word history with that first draft. i served a lot of years in government now live been out for four. i debated whether i should write a short book in the year and use my memory or whether i should digitize this incredible archive the light accumulated over my lifetime and start and played the confiding people into the faces of my life and the eventide been involved in it if you look at the acknowledgment section its many dozens and we would talk and transcribing and go back to the records and then i think if i've got that archived why shouldn't be digitized? and see if we can make it available to the reader? and i told that maybe for the first time we know are going to have available in e-book which means electronic books i told they didn't used to have those when i was a kid. and you can read the book gives you can look at the end notes and see the sour

but i still feel like washington is a place you can talk and you could have donald rumsfeld and patrick leahy once in a while in the same world and he wanted to have that world where we could disagree but come up with the best solutions to today's problems. host: we found video in our archive of your father back in anyo 1989 talking to interns and we used this before we show the documentary to establish what he looked like and what he sounded like. guest: sure. >> bobby kennedy lived nearby and drove by this sign and came am and said this is a the silliest things. here is the secret intelligence agency with a big sign pointing to it. for god's sake at least take the sign down. we took it down. he did have quite a lot of influence. for 15 years we pretended that that big building wasn't there. even though every pilot on his way out of national airport used it as a check point, turn hrfrt at c.i.a. because it was so obvious. host: what did you see there? you knew him. guest: what i see there is brutal honesty. he is not afraid. he is not afraid of you physically certainly. he is just not

donald rumsfeld plan the invasion but acknowledges it has changed america. >> the fact that the war did not go well after said dahmer got removed -- after some -- after saddam got removed has made americans, at least for the time being, more reluctant to consider military action. if no military action of significance is required, that is fine, but if our obligations get triggered, and there is a question of our reliability as an ally, that is not fine. >> for some, the price is very much more personal. nearly 4500 american troops have been killed in iraq. more than 100,000 iraqis have died in war, and the occupation has cost the united states $1 trillion. many americans ask -- for what? max left wanting to change the world and left believing war is never the answer. >> i lost a friend to suicide in september of this year. this war and the horrors and scars will be with us, the soldiers who served and the iraqis who endured, for a long time to come. and the president can go into an election without quibbles or caveat, the war he promised to end is over. >> for more on the state of iraq a

donald rumsfeld helped plan the invasion but acknowledged it has changed america. >> the fact that the war did not go well after saddam hussein got removed has, i think, made america, at least for the time being, more reluctant to consider military action. as long as no military action of significant is required, that is fine, but if our obligations and it triggered, -- get triggered, and there is a question of our reliability as an ally, that is not fine. >> for some, the price is more personal. nearly 4500 american troops have been killed in iraq, and more than 100,000 iraqis have died in the war. it cost america one trillion dollars, and many ask, "for what?" one went into iraq looking to change the world, and left believing that war is never the answer. >> an attack in 2004. i lost my most recent friend to suicide in september this year. the scars and the horrors will be with us and for the iraqis who endured for a very long time to come. >> it means the president can go into an election without put jon are caveats. the war he promised to end is over. bbc news, north carolina. >> n

. >>> a lawsuit filed last year against former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and robert gates has been dismissed. it excused the two men of fostering a culture which allows rapists to succeed in the military. the lawsuit was filed by 28 military members and veterans who say they were punished for filing complaints against their attackers. two of the accusers said they were raped while deployed and the attacks were videotaped and photographed. when reading his decision, judge o'grady said while the allegations are troubling, the judiciary cannot intervene in military discipline and an appeal is expect. >>> later today, the senate is expected to approve a $662 billion military funding bill. the same bill was approved last night in the house. it provides money from the men and women of the military as well as the weapons systems and the millions of jobs they generate. the bill also ensures the president can prosecute terror suspects in the civilian justice system. >> the republican presidential candidate go ahead to head tonight in their final debate together before the iowa caucuses

and it's right next to a book about donald rumsfeld-- yep it's a completely random putaway. >> reporter: kreece fuchs is one of better world's three co- founders. the trio of former university of notre dame students hatched the idea for the company in their dorm. they found they could make more money selling their used textbooks over the internet than back to the school bookstore. >> over the course of that summer, after i graduated, i would get an email saying "your book sold" and i would run to the post office and ship the book and, you know, a few days later i sold another book. >> reporter: last year, better world made about $55 million buying and selling new and used books. the company donated roughly $2 million to literacy programs and to libraries which give better world their unwanted inventories. the public library in evanston, illinois, has netted about $4,600 over the past couple of years for the 20,000 books it discarded. >> these books will end up in the hands of people instead of landfills. so, it's really not for the money, i would say. it's just a couple thousand dollars

and it's right next to a book about donald rumsfeld-- yep it's a completely random putaway. >> reporter: kreece fuchs is one of better world's three co- founders. the trio of former university of notre dame students hatched the idea for the company in their dorm. they found they could make more money selling their used textbooks over the internet than back to the school bookstore. >> over the course of that summer, after i graduated, i would get an email saying "your book sold" and i would run to the post office and ship the book and, you know, a few days later i sold another book. >> reporter: last year, better world made about $55 million buying and selling new and used books. the company donated roughly $2 million to literacy programs and to libraries which give better world their unwanted inventories. the public library in evanston, illinois, has netted about $4,600 over the past couple of years for the 20,000 books it discarded. >> these books will end up in the hands of people instead of landfills. so, it's really not for the money, i would say. it's just a couple thousand dollars

and it's right next to a book about donald rumsfeld-- yep it's a completely random putaway. >> reporter: kreece fuchs is one of bouter world's three co- founders. the trio of former university of notre dame students hatched the idea for the company in their do.rl they found ty coulhemake more money selling their used textbooks over the internet than back to the school bookstore. >> over the course of that summer, after i graduated, i would get an email saying "your book sold" and i would run to the post office and ship the book and, you know, a few days later i sold another book. >> reporter: last year, better world made about $55 million buying and selling new and used books. the company donated roughly $2 million to literacy programs and to libraries which give better world their unwanted inventories. the public library in evanston, illinois, has netted about $4,600 over the past couple of years for the 20,000 books it discarded. >> these books will end up in the hands of people instead of landfills. so, it's really not for the money, i would say. it's just a couple thousand dollars a

discover the between two thousand and two and two thousand and eight former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld created a team of high profile military analysts to go on television and radio and gin up support for the bush administration's illegal wars while pretending to be objective retired generals or military experts some of these animals were also paid by private military contractors and use their t.v. appearances to squeeze more lucrative contracts for the defense industry out of the pentagon as the new york times reports mr rumsfeld's staff frequently provided military analysts with talking points before their network appearances and programs intent was to move everyone's mouth on t.v. as a sock puppet well a two year investigation conducted by the pentagon itself just wrapped up and no one was implicated for anyone doing. that's because no smoking gun document was discovered that clearly laid out the objective of the program so the investigation was unable to prove criminal activity on the part of rumsfeld or the pentagon does that mean the case is closed and just how cozy is our mainst

as i would say, donald rumsfeld's book is in that tradition. i'm glad it's published. i think you are, too. >> thank you or >> the book is on mr. rumsfeld's entire life. i thought we'd begin by talking about iraq and work backwards. a great deal of the book is about iraq. i guess maybe the way to get into this as here we are in the constitution center. we just passed by a statute madison in the other room. as you know, madison gave a lot of thought to warn the president should do and how often americans who get into war. if he came back and ask you to tell him, why do we go to war in iraq, what would you say it? >> the answer would be that the congress that the united states passed a resolution overwhelmingly favoring regime change in iraq. in the night t. 90s. by an overwhelming vote. it was signed by president clinton. the united nations issued some 17 different resolutions, advising iraq that they should conform to the resolutions, the request of the u.n. security council to allow the resent their country to provide the aspect there is the information on their weapon

secretary of defense donald rumsfeld and then the other vector by which north korea supposedly became a nuclear armed nation was through the a.q. khan network which we now know through a series of whistleblowers and courtroom document revelations and leaked documents that that a.q. khan network was infested from top to bottom with cia and other assets of the american intelligence so it's in a strange way america has been deeply involved with the nuclear arming of north korea and it it plays an very interesting counterpoint to be hysteria that we see going on over the possibility that iran among one day develop a nuclear weapon well here we have a nuclear armed state that's been a law being missiles over our head here in japan for years now and threatening the entire region and yet they've just walked away from those talks for the last two years so it plays a very strange role in the stage in relation to right now well just returning seeing it so admittedly what's happened. in official reaction from washington is that it is committed to stability on the korean peninsula. and to the fre

as i would say, donald rumsfeld's book is in that tradition. i'm glad it's published. i think you are, too. >> thank you or >> the book is on mr. rumsfeld's entire life. i thought we'd begin by talking about iraq and work backwards. a great deal of the book is about iraq. i guess maybe the way to get into this as here we are in the constitution center. we just passed by a statute madison in the other room. as you know, madison gave a lot of thought to warn the president should do and how often americans who get into war. if he came back and ask you to tell him, why do we go to war in iraq, what would you say it? >> the answer would be that the congress that the united states passed a resolution overwhelmingly favoring regime change in iraq. in the night t. 90s. by an overwhelming vote. it was signed by president clinton. the united nations issued some 17 different resolutions, advising iraq that they should conform to the resolutions, the request of the u.n. security council to allow the resent their country to provide the aspect there is the information on their weapon

. >> it is like donald rumsfeld syndrome. >> yes, i think he is very arrogant. americans love confidence, but they hate errogance. >> i disagree. he says he is the smartest guy in the room. that's one room. if he said, i am the smartest guy in the house. >> or in every room. >> he says it regardless of what room he is in. >> that's right. regardless of who is in it. >> what if the room is empty? then he is being modest. >> i would agree. i think in most rooms he is the smartest guy. i think there has to be a way you can be the smartest guy in the room and not let everyone know you know you are. so some of that errogance has to be toned down. remember, barack obama is super arrogant. you want somebody that is the opposite, down to earth. >> barack got swag. you are confusing the two between errogance and swagger. he has swag, baby girl. >> unemployment is at 9%. >> we live in the same building. don't make it awkward when i have to see you. >> what's that address again? >> you know it. >> sherrod, you said republicans need to grow their own obama. is this why you

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. >> you have described donald rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, as a grumpy friend. would you describe your relationship with vice president cheney? >> well, i think it was respectful. we disagreed but were able to disagree in a respectful way. i think the vice president was disappointed that in the sect term we did a number of things with which he didn't agree. the president decided to really give diplomacy an all-out try. yes, sometimes you don't win in using the diplomacy in that way, but, for instance on north korea, we didn't really have a military option with north korea. we needed the chinese and the south koreans and the russians and the japanese and so diplomacy was the course that we chose. i think the vice president didn't always agree. >> coming up -- childhood dreams, catfish noodling, and elvis. the other side of some of our bigge egest newsmakers next. yoe for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this.

. >>> a judge tossed out a federal lawsuit against former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and robertexual assault under their watch. 28 military vendors and verps tried to sue them for fostering a culture allowing rapists to thrive. the judge called the allegations troubling, but said the judiciary can't intervene in military discipline. >>> one person is in the hospital after slamming a pickup truck through a convenience store. this was down in columbia, tennessee. this is security video of that crash that occurred on friday. police say the driver, 40-year-old eric whitacre was chasing a woman after a fight. investigators say that after the crash, whitacre got out of the truck. he left the store, then stole an suv and after doing that crashed head on into a bread truck. whitacre is in the hospital in critical condition. once he recovers, police say they plan to charge him. >>> an anonymous donor has given penn state $10 million to the engineering school. the school says it is the largest donation since the child sex abuse scandal become public last month. the money will be used to r

of the commentary and who were prominent members of the bush administration, defense secretary donald rumsfeld, secretary paul wolfowitz. i'm sure these are remember to leave the familiar names the wood averted in 1998 saying believe viable policy in that part of the world was to take out saddam hussein for sublease of the attacks were a gift in the laps of these ideologues' and they immediately began intimating the attacks were sponsored by saddam hussein or al qaeda or both interests. the third major policy consequence that flowed from the attack was something called project bayh yo shield which provided billions of dollars into the development of new medical product vaccines other countermeasures that may make us safer in the even god forbid of another biological attack but the project was a company also why the german expansion of the laboratories around the country it agreed expense, great ongoing expense to the country and this means 11,000 for scientists and technicians are being brought into this work and dillinger the lethal pathogens without the concern it controls the would give the

. >> you have described donald rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, as a grumpy friend. >> right.uld you describe your relationship with vice president cheney? >> well, i think it was respectful, and -- >> difficult? >> not really. we disagreed, but we were able to disagree in a respectful way. i think the vice president was disappointed that in the second term we did a number of things with which he didn't agreeagree. the president really decided to give diplomacy an all-out try. yeah, sometimes you don't win in using the diplomacy in that way. but, for instance, on north korea, we didn't really have a military option with north korea. we needed the chinese and the south koreans and the russians and the japanese. and so diplomacy was the course that we chose. i think the vice president didn't always agree. >> coming up, childhood dreams, catfish noodling and elvis. the other side of some of our biggest newsmakers. a stolen vehicle locator. roadside assistance. and something that could help save your life - automatic help in a crash. it's the technology of five devices in one hard

and so in her case, it was dick cheney, the vice president; colin powell, sect of state, and donald rumsfeld, secretary of defense. really different personalities. really strong personalities. a lot of tension in the room, at you will read in this book, but she brought a consensus, and under her leadership, and the president's leadership, they made some of the most important decisions of this century. and because of that great ability to team-build. now, she also used that skill as secretary of state and dealt with some really tough problems. with palestine and israel on one hand. then pakistan and india on another. and then day after day, countries that had really diverse and different fundamental differences and, again no one was better in bringing everybody together than dr. condoleezza rice. at age 38, secretary rice was named the provost at stanford, as you heard, that's our alma mater. she was the first woman, the first minority, and the youngest provost in stanford's history. she showed exceptional leadership skills at stanford, that since that time universities all over the country a

greg: former secretary of state condoleezza rice takes on her critics including dick cheney and donald rumsfelday tuned for this classic factor flashback. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> greg: in the back of the book segment tonight, despite the uncertainty of the g.o.p. presidential field, pundits are already turning their attention to possible running mates for the 2012 republic ticket. one of the names being floated among conservative circles condoleezza rice. and according to the "washington times," the former secretary of state is reportedly antsy to get back in the political game. secretary rice recently entered the no spin zone and proved she is not afraid to take on her critics. >> bill: vice president cheney was critical of you over the weapons of mass destruction controversy in niger africa. the yellow cak

dick cheney's in my time came out in 2011 as well and donald rumsfeld's known and unknown:a memoir. do you know how well these old and what the reaction was to the three books? >> guest: all of them placed highly on the best-seller list soon after their release but they didn't seem to have the staying power that other political autobiography's had. the benchmark certainly seems to be bill clinton's my life. going back to hillary clinton's living history and even as recently as last year with george bush's decision point, the top-selling non-fiction book of 2010. these books didn't quite work as well. and perhaps it was an indication of why -- the reviews felt each of these particular political figures didn't seem to be as forthcoming as perhaps critics and readers had hoped, that they weren't necessarily holding full accountable for what actually transpired during the bush administration, that there was more -- you know -- trying to be an apologist for what happened as opposed to just looking at what actually happened and try to come to terms with it. of course that is their right.

cheney in my time came out in 2011 as well, as did donald rumsfeld's known and unknown a memoir. sarah weinman, do you know how will be sold and what the reaction was to these books? >> guest: although i believe all of them placed very highly on the best-seller list certainly soon after the release the didn't seem to have the same staying power. the benchmark certainly seems to be bill clinton's my life. even hillary clinton's history, and as recently as last year with george bush's decision point, that was i believe the top non-fiction book of 2010. these books just didn't quite work as well. and perhaps it was an indication of why. it could be some of the reviews which felt each of the particular political figures didn't seem to be as forthcoming as perhaps critics and readers had hoped that they were not necessarily holding themselves fully accountable for what transpired during the bush administration that there was perhaps more pbr dirty or trying to be an apologist for what happened as opposed to just looking at what actually happened and trying to come to terms with it. a

dick cheney "in my time" came out in 2011 as well, as did donald rumsfeld's known and unknown, anymore. sarah weinman, do you know how will these sold and what the reaction was to these three books of? >> although i believe all of them plays fairly highly on the bestseller list, certainly soon after their release they just didn't seem to have the staying power that other political autobiographies had. the benchmark certainly seems to be bill clinton's it's my life, even going back many years can hillary clinton's living history or and even as recently as last year with george bush decision point, that was up at the top selling nonfiction book of 2010. these books just didn't quite work as well. and perhaps it was an indication of why could be found some other views which which felt that each of these particular political figures didn't seem to be a forthcoming as perhaps critics and readers had hoped, that they were not necessarily holding himself fully accountable for what transpired during the bush administration, that there was perhaps, you know, trying to be an apologist for what h

greg: former secretary of state condoleezza rice takes on her critics including dick cheney and donald rumsfelduned for this classic factor flashback. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest witnfidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before invting. >> greg: in the back of the book segment tonight, despite the uncertainty of the g.o.p. presidential field, pundits are already turning their attention to possible running mates for the 2012 republic ticket. one of the names being floated among conservative circles condoleezza rice. and according to the "washington times," the former secretary of state is reportedly antsy to get back in the political game. secretary rice recently entered the no

as did donald rumsfeld's known and unknown, mmr. sarah weinman, do you know how well the soul and with the action was to these three books? >> guest: although i believe all of them placed fairly highly on the bestsellers lists soon after they were released they just didn't seem to have the staying power that other political autobiographies had. the benchmark certainly seems to be bill clinton's my life. he was going back many years. hillary clinton's living history and even as recently as last year with george bush's decision points, at that was i believe the top-selling nonfiction book of 2010. these books just didn't quite work as well, and perhaps it was an indication of why some of the reviews felt that each of these particular political figures didn't seem to be as forthcoming as perhaps critics and readers had hoped, that they weren't necessarily holding themselves fully accountable for what actually transpired during the bush of administration, that there was perhaps more hazy agra fee or trying to be an apologist for what ha

it's a known known as donald rumsfeld would put it, but it's also, you know, he is -- he fulfilled the role that they are now looking for, which is he can jam things up, he can be outrageous, and the more washington, the more that the party's establishment, and frankly you do not who did that ad, but the more people try to attack him, the stronger he will get with the anti-establishment base that is the tea party. >> but i disagree just a little bit, which is that it is a mistake to kind of underestimate just how much people forget. being reminded of who newt gingrich actually was, the nasty newt of the '90s, will have resonance. i don't think that that stays with people the way that we in the political arena think it stays with people. >> but maybe when you say so many people who served with him in that freshman class aren't supporting him, he's had very few people come out to support him who worked closely with him during that period, that might resonate. >> thatresonate, but i think there's actual footage of nasty newt and i think when you start to play that in real ads with real mo