this is as a resul the result ot the president george h. w. bush signed on in 1992 right before.i was a direct result of oliver stone's movie jfk. i wanted to give credit to a journalist who operates an excellent website and he's focused on cia documents and he came up with one that was really interesting just a month ahead of the assassination and the cia reacting to oswald's visit to mexico city says that oswald is maturing. while he measured right into a presidential assassin and he had practiced trying to assassinate general walker in april of 1963 if only the police forces into the fbi at the time had spent more resources to try to trace back the assassination attempt, he wasn't killed he was only slightly injured with a bullet fired through his house is almost certainly was oswald. he told his wife what he had done in greater detail. >> host: how big was the secret service in terms of the personnel? how many did they have under investigation or surveillance? >> guest: people are going to be amazed to learn that the only people in the finals of the secret service were people

and kennedy, eisenhower, gerald ford did not work in vietnam and did not commit troops -- george h w bush went into iraq and came out out of respect for the troops. eisenhower warned about the military-industrial concerts. johnson, nixon, george bush ii, they gave into the military industrial complex. i have had four of my friends commit suicide over neglect of veterans. i reported to my congressman about the abuse of veterans in maryland. as a result of these men being abused, i have been blackballed in the v.a., because i did something that should have been done. host: mr. noonan, part of what he was talking about was the experience of actually going to war of u.s. leaders. pew research center put out a recent survey on veterans in congress. talked about this issue. number of veterans in congress, down to about 20 sent -- 20% today and both the house and the senate. does it contribute to the civil- military divide here? guest: first, i would like to thank robert for his service in vietnam. and i would like to say that the issue he raised about suicide is a very important one today. and

and former white house counsel to president george h. w. bush also testified in support of the treaty. last year the treaty will five votes short of ratification by the senate. senator bob menendez of new jersey shares this meeting. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> if you want to -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. this meeting of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities will come to order. let me start by thanking secretary john kerry for being with us today for the second hearing on the ratification of the crpd and i think, mr. secretary, first, the thanks of all of us on the committee for the incredible work you have been doing on behalf of our country across the globe and your presence here today sends a strong message about the importance of this issue so we appreciate you taking the time to come back to the committee that you cared to support the treaty. we convene a second hearing on ratification of the treaty hav

bring me down today♪ ♪ lou: our first guest tonight says obamacare is in many ways beck said george h. w. bushent overboard on the size and scope of obamacare. joining us is tom sculley, former administrator for the centers of medicare and medicaid services during the last wish of restoration. president and ceo of american hospitals representing the nation's 1700 privately owned and managed hospitals and health systems and the general partner. a private equity health care firm. good to have you with us. but let's start with these problems. you are in it hellos to years to figure out what is going on. you have a plan. at this administration seems to be at loggerheads with one another. they cannot quite decide how to respond to what is a failed website and a model that is an economic model that is being challenged to rigorously..3 are they correct to be that concerned? >> it is hard to take a bigger beating of their taking right now. look, then mail a lot of mistakes. the current administrator is an old friend ofine. you know, they obviously the screwed up pretty badly. the problem in this bill,

president george h. w. bush told america to read his lips.omised no new taxes before raising several taxes as part of the990 budget agreement. president obama's list is much longer, dishonest bout keeping your health care, keeping your doctor, rates going down, the cause of the benazi terrorist attack and claimed to know nothing about scandals that ranged from the irs target of conservatives to the ns apying on world leaders to the justice department snooping on reporters. mr. obama today wasted no time getting in front of thecameras trying to lose -- use this in a clear partisan vote to eliminate the filibuster from presidential nominations. and, of course cannot help distract the national media from some any more urgent and important matters. fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry has our report. >> reporter: for nearly an hour after president obama had liberal pundits over for a long off the record session to help shore up his base after weeks of pounding over health care he came out pol pot for a tactical step that also rallies

indeed as president george h. w. bush informed this committee last year the treaty would not require in the changes to u.s. law disabilities throughout the world. president obama has submitted the treaty you for your vice and consent. i urge you to seize this critical opportunity to continue the proud american tradition of supporting their rights and inclusion of people with disabilities. years ago in dedicating the national war two will morial i tried to capture what makes america worth fighting for. indeed dying for this is the golden thread that runs throughout the tapestry of our nationhood. the dignity of every life, the possibility of never mind. i know many of you share the sentiment and hope he will consider this treaty through that lens. in ratifying this treaty we can affirm these goals for americans with civilities. i urge you to support the united states ratification of this important treaty, and that thank you for the courtesy of your consideration. cabalists america. >> thank you, senator kelly ayotte for yo

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to win a third term, one exception was 1988 at the end of eight years of president bush when george h. w. bush wins. will the problems continue? well, look where we are on each of those. in terms of the republican brand, i think it's safe to say that there's been no improvement whatsoever in the republican brand since the 2012 election. that we're seeing the republican's party infavorable ratings in gallop and other pollings in historic highs. i can't imagine why there would be any improvement in problems with minority voters, for example. the senate got a bill through, but it seems to be pretty dead in the house. it was controlled by republicans, and there's just some very specific reasons why republicans are having problems with latino voters, asia voters, african-american voters, and there doesn't seem to be improvement there. same thick with women voters, young voters, self-described moderates, and the government shutdown, generally, you know, certainly fault on both sides, but most people tend to fault republicans more than democrats on that, so no improvement whatsoever on that side. go

eisenhower, gerald ford did not work in vietnam and did not commit troops -- george h w bush went into iraq and came out out of respect for the troops. eisenhower warned about the military-industrial concerts. johnson, nixon, george bush ii, they gave into the military industrial complex. iendse had four of my fr commit suicide over neglect of veterans. my congressman about the abuse of veterans in maryland. men beingt of these abused, i have been blackballed in the v.a., because i did something that should have been done. noonan, part of what he was talking about was the experience of actually going to of u.s. leaders. pew research center put out a recent survey on veterans in congress. talked about this issue. shrinking number of veterans in congress, down to about 20 sent -- 20% today and both the house and the senate. does it contribute to the civil- military divide here? guest: first, i would like to thank robert for his service in vietnam. say that theike to issue he raised about suicide is a very important one today. and the v.a. and other people really need to step up their gam

the turkey tradition started 24 years ago with george h- w bush. >> pam: after their pardon."orn" and "caramel" will live out their days at morven park in leesburg, virginia. you can vote which turkey should be named the national thanksgiving turkey by going on whitehouse-dot- gov's website. >> pam: there was snow today in san francisco. >> pam: yes, snow. the california academy of science brought in their own snow. and along with it.reindeer of course. yukon and willow are two five year old reindeer that arrived today to celebrate the holidays. the two are part of the-- 'tis the season for science program -- at the academy and will be temporarily residing in the museum's east garden until january 5th. >> pam: good news for 49r's fans! gary is next with sports >> reporter: the soon to turn to tune and 4 gabe slate tech report i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know?

the diaries ofh ronald reagan and george h w bush, one of the things that i was impressed with was how much time they put in to preparing for a press conference. now, in reagan's case, his were almost after the second year most weren't nighttime east room press conferences, something that the networks would not provide today. but he would spend two days working on the preparations. so what that ended up meaning is ont he had special briefings domestic policy, economic policy, national security, and foreign policy. of it,ould have two days and then they would also do some mock press conferences. bush,ow, in george w. when you saw that he was having a meeting with certain kinds of advisers, like economic advisers and then the next day he was doing national security and foreign policy, you knew that was going to be a time that his advisers would recommend that he wholly press covers because he had it all in his head. i think questioning by reporters is very important, and we cannot have too much of it. >> that is a fair question. w.bush 292 george interviews. the second of the last one th

george h. w. bush is the last president not to ever to graduates degree and not to have a degree from either harvard or yale or both. perhaps we are moving in a more elite direction intellectually at the same time there is a course in the culture. >> going back to the question of little bit. i don't know if it is in terms of the communication technology. maybe it will come up with something shorter than twitter. >> maybe we will see the code in that way. i think we are on the verge of a profound society transformation because of technology. and it's not a communication technology although maybe we will get things straight into our head. there is a big data that i think people can get extraordinarily pennoyer it about. it's getting us to the point where large numbers of people can be manipulated without nothing that anyone is even trying. it's different than the presidential rhetoric of the past where you hear a president say my friends, don't listen to those bad guys, listen to it can be because of mai

, it was my great privilege to serve as the point person for the administration of president george h. w. bush. in the bipartisan effort to secure the passage of the americans with disability act in 1990. we find ourselves in a different place today than when i testified before this committee last summer. we've had the benefit of extensive discussion on property vision of the disability treaty and the impact on u.s. domestic law. on the nature of u.s. leadership in the world, and indeed on the very nature of the treaty process itself. most important to me was the committee's adoption of a series of reservations, understandings, and declarations. that helped to clarify the scope and meaning of the convention. with the inclusion of these reservations understandings, and declaration. the disability treaty would require no changes to u.s., federal, or state law. and it would have no impact on the federal budget. the important reservation on federalism would ensure that the obligations that we undertake under the convention are limited to the authority of the federal government and do not reach are

there is also this from resident george h w bush, tom foley represented the very best in public service political .ystem one class act tipping his hat to another. tom service and record is impressive. as is the sequence of his rise. committee chairman, majority whip, majority leader and speaker. fairness, sense of his port in the storm bearing that will always stand out for me. it's how he held this institution together at a very difficult time, and it is why those who come after us who seek to know what it means when we use that phrase man of the house, or just what it means to leave something behind, should name thomas s foley. today we gather in the old hall, joined by presidents, vice presidents, speakers, so many of our colleagues and diplomats that tom served with and to reminisce about this man's service and a toast to his life. welcome and thank you all for being here. [applause] >> let us pray. god of heaven and earth, the work of your hands is made known in your bountiful creation and in the lives of those who faithfully live in your grace. today we especially remember the son

george h. w. bush, the last president not to have a graduate degree. ronald reagan is the last president not to have a degree from harvard or yale or both. perhaps we are moving in a more elitist direction intellectually at the same time there is a coarsening of the culture. >> one quick point, getting back to adam's question a little bit. i don't know it is in terms of the technology, maybe you will come up with something shorter than twitter and you only get four characters or something. >> all abbreviations. >> like in the matrix and we will just see the code and make sense of it that way. i think we were on the verge of a profound societal transformation because of technology and it is noncandidate straight into our heads. the rise of big data which people get paranoid about and only some of them are unjustified to be paranoid about it is getting to the point where large numbers of the american people can be manipulated without trying to manipulate them. it is different from presidential rhetoric of the past when you would hear a president say my f

george h. w. bush is the last president not to have a graduate degree. ronald reagan is the last president not to have a degree from harvard or yale or both. perhaps we are moving in a more elitist direction intellectually at the same time there is the coarsening and the culture. >> back to adam's question a little bit, i don't know if it is in terms of communication technology. maybe it will come up with something shorter than twitter and you only get four characters or something. >> all abbreviations. >> like in the matrix and we will just see the code and make sense of it that way. i do think we are on the verge of a profound societal transformation because of technology. not communications technologies the maybe we get things beamed straight into our heads. the rise in data that people get paranoid about and only some of them are unjustified to be paranoid about it, getting to the point where large numbers of the american people can be manipulated without knowing or even trying to manipulate. he is a different than presidential rhetoric of the cast w

as george h. w. bush informed this committee last year, the treaty would not require any changes to u.s. law. it would extend protections in the united states to more than one billion people with disabilities throughout the world. president obama has again submitted the treaties to you for your advice. i urge you to seize the critical opportunity to continue the proud american traditions of supporting the rights and inclusions of people with disabilities. years ago, in dedicating the national world war ii memorial, i tried to capture what makes america worth fighting for. indeed, dying for. this is the golden thread that runs throughout the tapestry of our nationhood, i said. the dignity of every life, the possibility of every mind, the divinity of every soul. i know many of you share this sentiment, and hope you will consider this treaty through that lens. in ratifying this treaty, we can affirm these goals for americans with disabilities. i urge you to support the united states ratification of this impo

conveyed that he was a good old boy from down south and understood at the trouble of folks and george h. w. bush was a bad example because he only won the first election because he was ronald reagan's the five successor that he was a hollywood guy that was originally from illinois and their use chopping wood at the ronald reagan ranch in santa barbara reader that has a impact on how people see you. i would always recommend you might laugh at the image you want to get a better haircut but it's going to matter because when you get on camera that is pretty much all that matters. >> host: american voters have always understood that they elect complete individuals and that means we worry about hair. we contemplate whether a candidate is a suit or boot and we ponder over military images and we worry about youth and inexperience and age and decrepitude. we wonder about candidates spouses and ask whether they are beer buddies were steps it all seems so trivial it isn't. i want to go back to the point that you made that we make snap judgments within a minute or so of what we think of that person. >> gues

to achieve their full potential through innovation and we have a former white house counsel to george h w bush, and a member of the european institute and various other organizations, serving as a special envoy to european affairs, and i understand his daughter is a staff writer for time magazine and who was married saturday, so congratulations to the proud father of the bride. and we have a professor of law at george mason university. he also advises the american enterprise institute and we welcome you and curtis bradley is a professor of public policy studies, a senior associate for faculty research at duke university. profession or -- bradley has written many articles on international law, constitutional law, and u.s. foreign relations. welcome to you all. with that, let me ask mr. gray to go first. all of your statements will be fully entered into the record, as soon as we are synthesized in about five minutes, so hopefully we can go forward and answer questions. mr. gray. >> thank you very much for the opportunity to appear. also, thank you for your commendation for my schedule -- your ac

george h. bush and george w. bush and clinton administrations, basically saying -- quote -- "equally important she is and unfailingly fair-minded, end quote. that is from mr. starr. the d.c. circuit court currently has four judges chosen by democratic presidents and four by republicans. there are three vacancies on the court, and republicans are arguing that to fill these vacant seats that we shouldn't do that just to eliminate them, and i think my colleague from minnesota just spoke to this. this is a proposal that is even opposed by justice -- chief justice john roberts who argues that the d.c. circuit court of appeals is like many of the federal courts and is operating in a state of crisis. so he said -- quote -- "based on our current caseload methods, the d.c. circuit court should continue to have 11 judgeships." so we need a court that is fully staffed, and the primary responsibility of this court is the handling of cases involving federal regulations on environmental safety, health care reform and insider tr

george w. bush press secretary ari fleesher. you can't spell abandonment without obama. at 7:09 p.m. lindsey graham tweeted unless the agreement requires dismantling of the iranian sent tcentrifuges, we h gained anything. john cornyn tweeted, amazing what white house will do to distract attention from o-care. all right. let's get a couple things straight here. first, both graham and cornyn are facing very difficult tea party primary threats. second, while many in the gop have waited -- have long wanted to bomb iran, as you heard earlier in the opening, and start a war, it was president obama who said in 2008 that america should lead a process of reining in nuclear weapons slowly. joining me to talk about the politics, "washington post" opinion writer dana milbank and msnbc contributor james peterson. thank yo thanks to you both for joining me. dana, i want to start with you. already there are suggestions maybe this is some kind of distraction from obama care. when we learned from the associated press that actually these talks began a very long time, in fact, something that the president said he wanted to be a priority right after he became president. >> yeah. well, from the point of vi

george h. bush was bounced from office after two terms. two sons were launching careers of their own. george wars-older the word was jeb was the one to watch. sharp intellect. someone who could dazzle the crowd. george w. he never done much. goofy, awkward, empty. rumor had it the old man saw jeb as the future president. the son who would go on to reclaim the white house for the family. w. seemed to be acting out a revenge fantasy t. they lam pooned his father at the 1988 democratic convention, she said he had been put with a silver foot in his mouth. beyond that, no one seemed too sure why he was running. in the home stretch, it looked like the public saw it. in texas, the ratings stood at 60%. voters hit a soft spot for the plain spoken incumbent. w. was the underdog. but in florida, it was a different story t. state's business lobby released a poll taken in mid-october. jeb bush 48%, lawton chiles 43% other polls showed jeb bush ahead. lawton shotz, a folksy yarn spinner 64-years-old, he looked at least ten years older than that. time was catching up. when the poll came out, it looked like