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first steps to open with china, i think in the aftermath of the tiananmen square massacre, george herbert walker bush did not do enough to push back on china. i do agree with john on his assessment of clinton, of george w. bush and obama on china. i think they counted on dialogue and trying to bring china into the community of nations as a way to respond to that threat. i think it is abundantly clear that did not work. china was going to do what china was going to do. while we are a country that tradees in rules-based and other mechanisms, it is not necessarily that way in china. we got it wrong for a long time. host: how involved with your group in the creation or negotiations, discussions the white house had leading up to this china trade deal? guest: from the early stages and during the campaigns we told all the candidates back in 2016, here is the challenges with china. here are possible ways to respond. we did find president trump and his team were very agreeable in terms of being aggressive to take action. we have seen that in a number of respects. the mechanisms they are using right now, the t
first steps to open with china, i think in the aftermath of the tiananmen square massacre, george herbert walker bush did not do enough to push back on china. i do agree with john on his assessment of clinton, of george w. bush and obama on china. i think they counted on dialogue and trying to bring china into the community of nations as a way to respond to that threat. i think it is abundantly clear that did not work. china was going to do what china was going to do. while we are a country...
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. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doeshis life? how does a man get so far? >> perhaps for george bush it began the day in 1944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was -- it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the television age to overcome. >> atwater takes bush to flag factories. he puts him in f-16s. and the democrats? they tanked. literally. >> i was told to go to sterling heights, michigan, and report to the general dynamics tank factory and proving ground up there, he's going to take a ride in a tank. we had an enormous world historic campaign catastrophe. how do i even begin to tell you how you're my rock. my diamond. for the diamond in your life, there's only one diamond store. it's the valentine's day sale. get 25% off everything. including these special deals. at zales, the diamond store. but she wanted to be close to nature. home. so, we met in the middle. ohhhhh! look who just woke up! you are so cut
. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doeshis life? how does a man get so far? >> perhaps for george bush it began the day in 1944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was -- it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the television age to overcome. >> atwater takes bush to flag...
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. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doesin his life? how does one man come so far? maybe for george bush it began when he became the youngest pilot in the navy, or perhaps it began this day in 1944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was -- it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the television age to overcome. >> atwater takes bush to flag factories. he puts him in f-16s. and the democrats? they tanked. literally. >> i was told to go to sterling heights, michigan, and report to the general dynamics tank factory and proving ground up . there he's going to take a ride in a tank. we had an enormous world historic campaign catastrophe. hey hun, we don't need to do anything special for valentine's day. okay. ♪ even if she says she doesn't need a thing ♪ ♪ show her you care, make her heart sing ♪ make this valentine's day mean more. ♪ jared. [ referee whistle sounds ] ♪ sport dr[ cheering ]s when you need the fuel to b
. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doesin his life? how does one man come so far? maybe for george bush it began when he became the youngest pilot in the navy, or perhaps it began this day in 1944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was -- it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the...
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. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doest to this point in his life? how does one man come so far? perhaps it began this day in 19944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was, it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the television age to overcome. >> atwater takes bush to flag factories. he puts him in f-16s. and the democrats? they tanked. literally. >> i was told to go to sterling heights, michigan, and report to the general dynamics tank factory and proving ground up there, he's going to take a ride in a tank. we had an enormous world historic campaign catastrophe. tinted gel. ♪ for natural brows made easy. new brow fast sculpt. only from maybelline new york. you leave it to me. i'll get your taxes in an ok place. what? just as soon as my audit is over, this gets my undivided attention. you take a lot of trips to the islands, phil? pretty great, right? oh phil's legally dead. fell off a boat. going by denis now.
. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> do solemnly swear. >> how doest to this point in his life? how does one man come so far? perhaps it began this day in 19944 when he earned the distinguished flying cross for bravery under fire. >> i saw that footage and i was just sick because it was, it was phenomenal. i mean the guy was a war hero. that is hard in the television age to overcome. >> atwater takes bush to flag factories....
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former barr a colleague, who served in the number two job under president george herbert walker bush. "balance of power." ♪ ♪ is "balance of power." i'm david weston. william barr told abc that president trump's tweets about law enforcement are making his job impossible. something president trump admits. >> i do make his job harder. i think that is true. he is a very straight shooter. we have a great attorney general and he is working very hard. he is working against a lot of people who don't want to see good things happen. justicever 2000 former department officials have signed barren letter calling for to resign. a former colleague, donald ayer has served in the justice department as solicitors -- as it -- as deputy attorney general under george herbert walker bush. thank you so much for joining us. give us a sense, you have worked with him. you concluded that he has not lived up to the job. why so? mark: i am not counsel at jones day anymore. i retired over a year ago. david: thank you. mark: it is important. so, i have actually known bill barr for 40 years. i can't say i've ever k
former barr a colleague, who served in the number two job under president george herbert walker bush. "balance of power." ♪ ♪ is "balance of power." i'm david weston. william barr told abc that president trump's tweets about law enforcement are making his job impossible. something president trump admits. >> i do make his job harder. i think that is true. he is a very straight shooter. we have a great attorney general and he is working very hard. he is working...
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toia a term that should pass away, but it was use by george herbert walker bush, it's about the big mosed everyone by beating ronald reagan in the iowa caucuses. he comes into new hampshire, and ronald reagan deftly outperforms headline, and ronald reagan becomes the front-runner. >> never looks back. >> so new hampshire is all about shifting the expectations. mccain beats george w. bush in 2000, but he doesn't become the candidate. >> even in 2008, let's talk about what happened there. that's when barack obama was on the rise, hillary clinton is campaigning in portsmouth, new hampshire, a woman skaggs her what would normally have been a throwaway question -- how do you do it? how do you keep upbeat? this is how hillary clinton responded. >> this is very personal for me. it's not just political, it's not just public. i see what's happening. we have to reverse it. some people think elections are a game, they think it's like who's up or who's down. it's about our country, it's about our kids' future. >> she went on to win new hampshire. is that just an example of how sometimes being vuln
toia a term that should pass away, but it was use by george herbert walker bush, it's about the big mosed everyone by beating ronald reagan in the iowa caucuses. he comes into new hampshire, and ronald reagan deftly outperforms headline, and ronald reagan becomes the front-runner. >> never looks back. >> so new hampshire is all about shifting the expectations. mccain beats george w. bush in 2000, but he doesn't become the candidate. >> even in 2008, let's talk about what...
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and to use a term that should pass away, but it was used by george herbert walker bush, it is about theo, george bush in 1980 had the big mo, he surprised everyone, by beating ronald rage innocent iowa caucus and comes into new hampshire, and ronald reagan defendantly outperforms him, defty outperforms him and does so on television and ronald reagan never looks back. >> momentum. >> so new hampshire is all about shifting the expectations in the race. it hasn't always succeeded. mccain beats george w. bush in 2000 but doesn't become the candidate. >> well, and then in 2008, right, let's talk about what happened there, because that's when barack obama was on the rise, hillary clinton is campaigning, in portsmouth, new hampshire, a woman in a coffee shop asked her what would normally be a throw away question and how do you do it, how do you keep up beat. and this is how she responded. >> this is very political to me. it is not just personal. it is not just public. i see what is happening. we have to reverse. it and some people think elections are a game. they think it's like who is up or w
and to use a term that should pass away, but it was used by george herbert walker bush, it is about theo, george bush in 1980 had the big mo, he surprised everyone, by beating ronald rage innocent iowa caucus and comes into new hampshire, and ronald reagan defendantly outperforms him, defty outperforms him and does so on television and ronald reagan never looks back. >> momentum. >> so new hampshire is all about shifting the expectations in the race. it hasn't always succeeded....
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i want to mention something, kelly m talked about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king caserack obama and the freddie gate to great case. in both instances, the communities erupted because they were concerned about overzealous policing and what happened in those cases. that's what they got involved. they didn't try to tip the scales of justice. they were trying to calm the community after, you know, two very horrific things occurred. so we shouldn't put the two together, but the president, what he's doing with his tweets, he's revealing what's going on in the justice dto the bottom o. >> chris: a guy. first of all, your reaction to donna, but how do you see this playing out? do you think this is a real rift between the president and his attorney general or is it a bit of theater as some people have suggested or barr is saying this because he needs to shore up his position at the justice department and this kind of an inside agreement, tacit agreement between the white house and justice? >> first i would just say to donna that it's a fair point that he makes about the two exa
i want to mention something, kelly m talked about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king caserack obama and the freddie gate to great case. in both instances, the communities erupted because they were concerned about overzealous policing and what happened in those cases. that's what they got involved. they didn't try to tip the scales of justice. they were trying to calm the community after, you know, two very horrific things occurred. so we shouldn't put the two together, but the...
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first steps to open with china, i think in the aftermath of the tiananmen square massacre, george herbert walker bushot do enough to push back on china. i do agree with john on his assessment of clinton, of george w. bush and obama on china. i think they counted on dialogue and trying to bring china into the community of nations as a way to respond to that threat. i think it is abundantly clear that did not work. china was going to do what china was going to do. while we are a country that tradees in rules-based and other mechanisms, it is not necessarily that way in china. we got it wrong for a long time. host: how involved with your group in the creation or negotiations, discussions the white house had leading up to this china trade deal? guest: from the early stages and during the campaigns we told all the candidates back in 2016, here is the challenges with china. here are possible ways to respond. we did find president trump and his team were very agreeable in terms of being aggressive to take action. we have seen that in a number of respects. the mechanisms they are using right now, the tariffs
first steps to open with china, i think in the aftermath of the tiananmen square massacre, george herbert walker bushot do enough to push back on china. i do agree with john on his assessment of clinton, of george w. bush and obama on china. i think they counted on dialogue and trying to bring china into the community of nations as a way to respond to that threat. i think it is abundantly clear that did not work. china was going to do what china was going to do. while we are a country that...
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kellyanne talks about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king case as well was barack obama inhe freddie gray case. in both instances the community erupted because there was concern about overzealous policing. that's why they got involved. they didn't try to tip the scales of justice. they were trying to calm county community after two very horrific things occurred. so we shouldn't put the two together. what he's doing with his tweets, he's revealing what's going on in the justice department and i think the house should get to the bottom of it. chris: how do you see this playing out? do you any this is a real riff between the president and the attorney general or is there an inside tacit agreement between the white house and the department of justice. >> it's a fair point donna makes about the two examples. and hillary clinton did make comments about the irs investigations. i think your question was good, have the democrats learned their lesson. we have people talking about impeachment of bill barr which i think is ludicrous. we have heard over and over again saying why won't a
kellyanne talks about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king case as well was barack obama inhe freddie gray case. in both instances the community erupted because there was concern about overzealous policing. that's why they got involved. they didn't try to tip the scales of justice. they were trying to calm county community after two very horrific things occurred. so we shouldn't put the two together. what he's doing with his tweets, he's revealing what's going on in the justice...
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letter, and he's important because the deputy attorney general under ronald reagan and george herbert walker bushand he supervised bill barr and these are his words, not mine, he said it's not too strong to say that bill barr is un-american. here's the reason why he said that and i agree with his thinking and his logic. bill barr has decimated the rule of law in the department of justice. it's not just the stone backtracking, which was disgraceful because he reacted to a tweet by the president, but it's what he did in whitewashing the mueller report, and what he did that there was spying by the fbi and cia, and now he's opening up a re-evaluation of the michael flynn guilty plea? come on. he's destroying the fabric of the justice department which is this, to look at a case fairly and impartially and regardless of whether you are a "r," a "d" or an independent, and if you broke the law nobody is above the law including the president of the united states. >> i hear you gene, and i hear your reasoning. it includes refusing to carry directives, and to with draw from cases that involve such directives
letter, and he's important because the deputy attorney general under ronald reagan and george herbert walker bushand he supervised bill barr and these are his words, not mine, he said it's not too strong to say that bill barr is un-american. here's the reason why he said that and i agree with his thinking and his logic. bill barr has decimated the rule of law in the department of justice. it's not just the stone backtracking, which was disgraceful because he reacted to a tweet by the president,...
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george herbert walker bush there for a race. george w. bush was grand marshal in 2004.are fantastic. >> air force one was quite a sight. 200,000 people watching this. >> look at that aircraft coming there, looking up and seeing that great sign of americana. we had a classic moment, you never know you are in rain delay, there were rain delays yesterday, this race will start up in a couple minutes. one driver didn't know what to do, he was hungry, nascar caterer ran out of food and he wondered to the fan zone. bojangles was out of fried chicken, he got fries, and had a press conference. fun day today. >> all in an afternoon. >> then got back into the car. >> you follow auto racing, i'm not the biggest fan in the world, i love sports and love to watch this. what this two-day event did was draw attention and with the president's presence there, a lot of attention to the sport. would you agree? >> i agree. who wins the race? we don't know. jimmie johnson, it will be his last one. >> have you been to daytonia? >> i have not. >> i have. the speed and the romanticism for the sp
george herbert walker bush there for a race. george w. bush was grand marshal in 2004.are fantastic. >> air force one was quite a sight. 200,000 people watching this. >> look at that aircraft coming there, looking up and seeing that great sign of americana. we had a classic moment, you never know you are in rain delay, there were rain delays yesterday, this race will start up in a couple minutes. one driver didn't know what to do, he was hungry, nascar caterer ran out of food and he...
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nowtheir views, we welcome hn, and the reverend joe watkins, former aide to president george herbert walker bushyou so much for being with us. i hate to keep going back to this but how much of a factor will i will play on the debate stage? we had the party saying you had more time to appeal. tom perez says we can recampus. it was a huge debacle. so embarrassing for our party. i think all the candidates have a reason to look forward. buttigieg will be probably talking about his win. most -- i'm looking forward to warrenyou have senator talking about party unity. sanders is really throwing some sharp punches at pete buttigieg, somehow saying he is in the hands of all the billionaires which is his only left hook at the mayor. all the candidates are looking to move forward because if we don't, who won the iowa caucus is president trump. david: i'm curious about pete buttigieg and joe biden. joe biden had a disappointing iowa caucus. does he have to get second here? if pete buttigieg edges him out, does he have a problem? joe: it does not help joe biden if he doesn't have a strong showing in new hamp
nowtheir views, we welcome hn, and the reverend joe watkins, former aide to president george herbert walker bushyou so much for being with us. i hate to keep going back to this but how much of a factor will i will play on the debate stage? we had the party saying you had more time to appeal. tom perez says we can recampus. it was a huge debacle. so embarrassing for our party. i think all the candidates have a reason to look forward. buttigieg will be probably talking about his win. most -- i'm...
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he served as the deputy attorney general under republican president george herbert walker bush. thanks so much for coming in. >> you bet. >> you're not just a former official. you were the number two at the justice department. an article in the atlantic you just wrote this. i'll read a cup ouple of senten. bill barr's america is not a place anyone, including trump voters should want to go. it's banana republic where all are subject to the whims of a dictatorial president and his hench men. we need a public uprising demanding that bill barr resign immediately or failing that, be impeached. why do you believe he's such a threat? >> i think the immediate uproar about it clearly relates to the interference in these criminal cases. the criminal cases that the department handles are the most sensitive. that's the area where the government has the greatest impact on people. that's where, i think, everybody has a very strong feeling that politics and personal bias have got to be kept out of it. now we're seeing that bias and bias are creeping into it. it's only the tip of that iceberg w
he served as the deputy attorney general under republican president george herbert walker bush. thanks so much for coming in. >> you bet. >> you're not just a former official. you were the number two at the justice department. an article in the atlantic you just wrote this. i'll read a cup ouple of senten. bill barr's america is not a place anyone, including trump voters should want to go. it's banana republic where all are subject to the whims of a dictatorial president and his...
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in 1991 george herbert walker bush, his approval ratings were north of 70%. and we had seven or eight candidate for president. we didn't know who that nominee was going to be. there was a lot of hand ringing and fear. and we all know what happened in 1992. folks, we have a similar situation now. we have a deep bench. every single one of these candidates, as chris just pointed out, can beat donald trump. i could go on fifth avenue and find a stranger that would be a better candidate than donald trump. but folks, i come to you with additional optimism -- [ applause ] i come to you with additional optimism because look at 2017, 2018, 2019. what do they have in common? democrats won at scale. there were 15 democratic governors when i took over. there are 24 now. we now have speaker nancy pelosi. the most influential and impactful speaker in american history. we have flipped ten legislative chambers from red to blue. we have the majority of state attorneys general. folks, we can do this. we've been doing it. and look at last november. last november in kentucky and
in 1991 george herbert walker bush, his approval ratings were north of 70%. and we had seven or eight candidate for president. we didn't know who that nominee was going to be. there was a lot of hand ringing and fear. and we all know what happened in 1992. folks, we have a similar situation now. we have a deep bench. every single one of these candidates, as chris just pointed out, can beat donald trump. i could go on fifth avenue and find a stranger that would be a better candidate than donald...
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some of these folks-the way you exercise power was previously to be a tweed coat-wearing george herbert walker bush type, that's how you played the game. now it's a different world. the core of it is how do i win? how do i exercise power on behalf of my tribe? i'm not a democrat. i'm not going to be on that side. this winning and ruthlessness in some sense, this is now the way the game plays. there is no moderate establishment alternative that has power in the washington d.c. the power resides with that man, donald trump and i think that's what happened with barr is he's a cumillion and has fit into the different phases of republicanism over time and just as comfortable in this one as any other getting the job done in order to get the job done. >> let me give you the last word in this conversation. i mean, do you need anyone in leg legal circles that's pleased or impressed with william barr? i still talk to folks very pleased with the supreme court picks. who thought don mcgahn did a very good job trying to judge trump towards the law and order side of walking the line but are just flabbergasted an
some of these folks-the way you exercise power was previously to be a tweed coat-wearing george herbert walker bush type, that's how you played the game. now it's a different world. the core of it is how do i win? how do i exercise power on behalf of my tribe? i'm not a democrat. i'm not going to be on that side. this winning and ruthlessness in some sense, this is now the way the game plays. there is no moderate establishment alternative that has power in the washington d.c. the power resides...
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bill barr when he was working for the american people but he served under george herbert walker bush, he counseled bush to pardon people who had been found guilty and indicted in the iran-contra scandal. now he is using the power of government to investigate the efforts by mueller. why? why is he using taxpayer money to investigate an investigation? i think it has something to do with his view of presidential power and the fact that he doesn't like the fact that the mueller investigation happened, just as he didn't really like the fact the iran-contra investigation was conducted the way it was conducted. this is great for president trump, it's terrible for the american people and the attorney general owes us an explanation why he's doing this. >> what you said reminded me of something he said previously. this was in 2001 when he was describing his first stint at attorney general under president george bush and he talked about the department's protected status in this post-watergate era and he said, quote, you didn't mess around with it. you didn't intervene. you didn't interfere. whic
bill barr when he was working for the american people but he served under george herbert walker bush, he counseled bush to pardon people who had been found guilty and indicted in the iran-contra scandal. now he is using the power of government to investigate the efforts by mueller. why? why is he using taxpayer money to investigate an investigation? i think it has something to do with his view of presidential power and the fact that he doesn't like the fact that the mueller investigation...
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even lower than jimmy carter and george herbert walker bush and they both lost.ly, more importantly and more instruct ifl, look what's happened since 2017, democrats have flipped nine governorships from red to blue, won over 400 state legislative seats including virginia taking both chambers for the first time in 25 years, 2018 we won the house by the biggest margin of victory ever. fred, to me, donald trump is making the democratic party great again and he's motivating us. when he gives red meat to his base he gives red meat to us, an mates us even more to come out and vote. >> it's about democrats coale e coalescing around a candidate who can take on donald trump and you feel confident about that. >> i absolutely do. this is -- every incumbent president who is on the ballot, it's a referendum on that person. but donald trump it's not just a referendum on trump, it's a referendum on america. what kind of country do you want to see? it's not are you better off economically four years ago, today than you were four years ago, it's do you want four more years of thi
even lower than jimmy carter and george herbert walker bush and they both lost.ly, more importantly and more instruct ifl, look what's happened since 2017, democrats have flipped nine governorships from red to blue, won over 400 state legislative seats including virginia taking both chambers for the first time in 25 years, 2018 we won the house by the biggest margin of victory ever. fred, to me, donald trump is making the democratic party great again and he's motivating us. when he gives red...
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kellyanne conway talked about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king case, as well as barack and the freddie gray case. in both instances, the community erupted because there was concern about overzealous policing and what happened in those cases. that's why they got involved. they did not try to do to the scales of justice, they were trying to palm the community after, you know, to horrific things occurred. the president, what he has done with his tweets, he is revealing what is going on in the justice department. i think the house should get to the bottom of it. chris: guy, first of all, your reaction to donna feared how do you think this is playing out? do you think it is a real risk or is it a bit of theater is on, people have suggested where barr is saying this because he needs to shore up his position at the justice department and there is an inside agreement between the white house and justice. >> i would say to donna, it's a fair point she makes about the two examples you gave. i would also note president obama did make public comments about the hillary clinton e-mail
kellyanne conway talked about george herbert walker bush and the rodney king case, as well as barack and the freddie gray case. in both instances, the community erupted because there was concern about overzealous policing and what happened in those cases. that's why they got involved. they did not try to do to the scales of justice, they were trying to palm the community after, you know, to horrific things occurred. the president, what he has done with his tweets, he is revealing what is going...
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william safire, a conservative columnist called him that back during the george herbert walker bush years when he was pushing mr. bush to pardon people who were involved in the iran-contra affair. so he had these tendencies going all the way back. what you are describing and his speech he gave to the heritage foundation describes someone who is essentially a monarchist. what would be the difference between donald trump and essentially the leader of a banana republic if he can prosecute all the president's enemies, if he can undo the investigation into the russia gate by saying i'll just put people in jail for trying to find out if russia was helping him, and if he can let donald trump's friends off the hook. what's the difference between that and a king? >> there may not be very much. i think the important thing to realize and why he's making so much progress is he's doing it piecemeal. and so you're seeing a drip, drip, drip. you're seeing an event that occurs and it seems odd. you know, when he did the whitewashing of the mueller report -- >> right. >> -- a lot of people said, gee, that
william safire, a conservative columnist called him that back during the george herbert walker bush years when he was pushing mr. bush to pardon people who were involved in the iran-contra affair. so he had these tendencies going all the way back. what you are describing and his speech he gave to the heritage foundation describes someone who is essentially a monarchist. what would be the difference between donald trump and essentially the leader of a banana republic if he can prosecute all the...
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he did not beat him, but he came close and go up to 1992 with pat buchanan gave george herbert walker bushe between iowa and new hampshire. it is not just that it elects presidents and make statements. there are times when incumbents get destroyed in new hampshire. that changes history as we know it. in terms of who is working the hardest, i think bernie sanders. i think he has a slight edge tonight. i'm also watching mayor pete to see how close he can keep it. unlike iowa, at least new hampshire democrats know how to count votes. >> neil: we will see about that. and that may ask you a little bit about whether it is a faux pas or not. maybe he is preparing for the bad news for biden to leave a state in the middle of all of this. maybe he has given up on it. how do you think voters there feel about it? >> i don't think anyone changes a vote whether or not a candidate will be there on primary night is to accept that years of victory acknowledge defeat. biden's last stand is going to be south carolina. if he loses the first four states, it is hard to imagine that he will raise enough money in
he did not beat him, but he came close and go up to 1992 with pat buchanan gave george herbert walker bushe between iowa and new hampshire. it is not just that it elects presidents and make statements. there are times when incumbents get destroyed in new hampshire. that changes history as we know it. in terms of who is working the hardest, i think bernie sanders. i think he has a slight edge tonight. i'm also watching mayor pete to see how close he can keep it. unlike iowa, at least new...
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controversial pardons, whether it's president clinton pardoning marc rich, a fugitive financier or george herbert walker bush people on his way out of the office. so what makes this so troubling is in the middle of his term, here he is assigning friends. basically friends and friends of friends to get pardons and clemency which is how authoritarians behave, which is playing favorites with your personal friends at a time when you are playing with the opposite of favorites with prosecutorial decisions. i want these people prosecuted, these people freed. that's how authoritarian countries work. countries where there is the rule of law, there are systems in place for who gets prosecuted, who gets clemency. this is a very individually focused way to run a presidency. >> the country yesterday got swampier. if that's one of your campaign slogans that you're going to drain the swamp, then you open the prison doors of, you know, or commute the sentences, whatever, same thing, of these 11 folks, all of whom were -- this was corruption. they personified corruption. they were lining their own pockets. even some of presi
controversial pardons, whether it's president clinton pardoning marc rich, a fugitive financier or george herbert walker bush people on his way out of the office. so what makes this so troubling is in the middle of his term, here he is assigning friends. basically friends and friends of friends to get pardons and clemency which is how authoritarians behave, which is playing favorites with your personal friends at a time when you are playing with the opposite of favorites with prosecutorial...
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mayor de blasio, big mo, something we learned from george herbert walker bush. does it look right now, do you think you've got it locked? >> chris, there's a long way to go. if there is any candidate, you'd rather be bernie sanders than anyone else right now. amazing victory in nevada. more important he formed a multi generational coalition. he's turning out latino voters in an amazing way. he was right on joe bidens' heels in nevada. progressive voters, and now the poll you put out for south carolina which was supposed to be a walk for joe biden is now neck and neck. something powerful is going on here and i think what the establishment is missing, chris, is they don't understand that voting is emotional. people have to feel something. bernie is tapping into something and getting the kind of turnout and energy that i think is going to be transcendent, not just in south carolina. california, texas, north carolina. this is what we need to beat donald trump. and i actually think the establishment should look at 2016 and say, wait a minute, we didn't have that in 2
mayor de blasio, big mo, something we learned from george herbert walker bush. does it look right now, do you think you've got it locked? >> chris, there's a long way to go. if there is any candidate, you'd rather be bernie sanders than anyone else right now. amazing victory in nevada. more important he formed a multi generational coalition. he's turning out latino voters in an amazing way. he was right on joe bidens' heels in nevada. progressive voters, and now the poll you put out for...
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you know, this is the most unsettling phase of the cycle. 1991 george herbert walker bush's approvaltings were sky high. people were saying there's nobody in the democratic party field who can win and there was a lot of understandable angst. i don't know who the nominee is. we're barely out of the starting gate. the angst is elevated because we have the most dangerous president in the history of america. we are in better position to hand our nominee an infrastructure for success than ever before. >> speaking of infrastructure, can the american people, can democrats have faith in, a, the results that ultimately come from iowa? and, b, what happens in 234e have had da? because they are also going to have a caucus and they are talking about using not the same app from iowa but what they're calling a tool, according to the nevada independent new hampshire. >> let me handle nevada and i'll handle your iowa question. i have great conversation with kn nevada. we will continue to assist them in whatever manner possible to make sure their caucus is a success. they have early voting in nevada.
you know, this is the most unsettling phase of the cycle. 1991 george herbert walker bush's approvaltings were sky high. people were saying there's nobody in the democratic party field who can win and there was a lot of understandable angst. i don't know who the nominee is. we're barely out of the starting gate. the angst is elevated because we have the most dangerous president in the history of america. we are in better position to hand our nominee an infrastructure for success than ever...
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and i can't help thinking about george herbert walker bush, who lost re-election, only got 39% of the country to vote for him in 1992 because he had put the national interest ahead of his self-interest and knew it. when he raised taxes in violation of his own pledge, he told his diary, i'm going to be dead meat, and he was. but it was the right thing to do. i think that a lot of these senators are trying to have it both ways. i think these statements are about arguing not to their constituents because i think that those constituents are really thinking about the vote, and then they want to move on to the campaign as quickly as possible. these statements are really designed for history. they're designed for those obit writers. and i think you can keep writing all you want, but the ultimate headline here is, did you stand up against donald trump's acknowledged lawlessness, acknowledged lawlessness, or did you take a pass and decide to kick it to the people even though the people themselves may not have a fair election because of what the president's doing? >> indeed democrats found toda
and i can't help thinking about george herbert walker bush, who lost re-election, only got 39% of the country to vote for him in 1992 because he had put the national interest ahead of his self-interest and knew it. when he raised taxes in violation of his own pledge, he told his diary, i'm going to be dead meat, and he was. but it was the right thing to do. i think that a lot of these senators are trying to have it both ways. i think these statements are about arguing not to their constituents...
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signatories in the statement include barr's old boss, the former deputy attorney general in the george herbert walker bushinistration, donald ire. writing in the atlantic, by the way, it says barr's actions are so extreme, quote, it is not too strong to say that bill barr is unamerican. that's pretty strong. >>> let's go everybody. joyce vance, starting with you. what do you make of all these top officials and all kinds of officials, bipartisan group, public servants, professional prosecutors, if you will, investigators, what do you make of all them coming out like this putting their names on something, this document? you're on there, joyce. i just learned that. >> it's unusual for this many prosecutors to speak with one voice, chris. obviously this is a topic that one would expect heated debate on. the letter, i understand, was the product of a lot of negotiation, but at the end of the day 2,000, and that number continues to grow as more people sign the letter, have voiced their concern about this attorney general's continued service. >> who is at the head of this? what was the straw that broke the camel
signatories in the statement include barr's old boss, the former deputy attorney general in the george herbert walker bushinistration, donald ire. writing in the atlantic, by the way, it says barr's actions are so extreme, quote, it is not too strong to say that bill barr is unamerican. that's pretty strong. >>> let's go everybody. joyce vance, starting with you. what do you make of all these top officials and all kinds of officials, bipartisan group, public servants, professional...
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>> white house weddings are big events, and i remember when president george herbert walker bush and barbara bush's daughter , dora, was going to get married at camp david, and i saw mrs. bush and said, so, what could you tell me, and she said absolutely nothing. there are some things that first ladies and family keep to each other. let me end on this point, every president who serves brings a family who finds itself in the line of fire in a very public glare of public life, and how the nixon daughters, and son-in-laws, and their children have flourished despite what they went through, especially the last couple of years of his administration. betty: i do remember working a lot with julie when she was living -- david must have been somewhere else, because i think he was overseas or something. >> he was in the navy. betty: she was living the house, but she became involved with projects that mrs. nixon had and encouraged her to be involved with. i remember trying to review her scripts and things like that that she was writing. she was very active and very interested in people, like her
>> white house weddings are big events, and i remember when president george herbert walker bush and barbara bush's daughter , dora, was going to get married at camp david, and i saw mrs. bush and said, so, what could you tell me, and she said absolutely nothing. there are some things that first ladies and family keep to each other. let me end on this point, every president who serves brings a family who finds itself in the line of fire in a very public glare of public life, and how the...
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one of the best examples of this is george herbert walker bush refusing through april of 1980 to getbaker had to push him out of the race thereby preserving his viability to become vice president and then president. but bush flew from a hotel in newark, i think at, trying to make the new jersey primary work and baker calls him back to texas and bush is riding on a legal pad, i will never give up. i will never give up. so you put -- that's the reality for these folks. what i think we're seeing in a larger historical sense at the moment is the results of a 60-year sorting within the parties themselves. harry truman lamented in his retirement that he worried about a day when all the liberals, prossives, ended up in one party and all the conservatives in another party. that the parties would then fail to serve as a mediating institution and simply become a provocative one so that the general election became more of an existential struggle every four years a as opposed to a choice from the broader center of the country would feel after the couple. a lot of people fee that's exactly what t
one of the best examples of this is george herbert walker bush refusing through april of 1980 to getbaker had to push him out of the race thereby preserving his viability to become vice president and then president. but bush flew from a hotel in newark, i think at, trying to make the new jersey primary work and baker calls him back to texas and bush is riding on a legal pad, i will never give up. i will never give up. so you put -- that's the reality for these folks. what i think we're seeing...
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jimmy carter, gerald ford and george herbert walker bush 61% or 62% of americans say that they are feelinghan three years ago. that's probably the highest number we've seen. so with those kind of numbers i don't think the markets expect that all of a sudden you're going to have a revolution and have someone like bernie sanders get elected. that could be wrong, but where the markets are today i don't think they feel that bernie sanders is likely to be elected president of the united states >> david, let me ask you lastly before we go, your own industry, for those who suggest that private equity is a giant bubble, there's so much money sloshing around, rather than ask you whether you think it is or it isn't, tell me why you think it isn't >> people have been saying there's too much money in private equity for roughly the last 40 years and for the last 40 years private equity has outperformed every single asset class for rates of return in virtually every five-year period of time. so i think private equity is doing pretty well at making companies more efficient i think it's done very well for
jimmy carter, gerald ford and george herbert walker bush 61% or 62% of americans say that they are feelinghan three years ago. that's probably the highest number we've seen. so with those kind of numbers i don't think the markets expect that all of a sudden you're going to have a revolution and have someone like bernie sanders get elected. that could be wrong, but where the markets are today i don't think they feel that bernie sanders is likely to be elected president of the united states...
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george w. bush back in 2004 is the last to attend the daytona 500. four presidents all republicans who have gone to daytona during reelection years, ronald reagan in 1984 and george herbert walkeres and gentlemen these days. >> will have to talk to our producers about that. they put me in an awkward position. >> ladies and gentlemen, start your engines but not your drones. they are securing the nascar race by providing a 30-mile no drone zone. enjoy the race, it's important to say that because that's been a thing. >> and it's cool because you see images of air force one flying in or out of daytona, is such a special site. president trump, we can expect to see something like that come sunday afternoon. congressman michael watts had wd gotten the invite to join him in, this is a great american event and a great american race. it kicks off on fox sunday afternoon. >> sandra: at 2:30 eastern time, jared mack, thank you. >> happy valentine's day. >> sandra: happy valentine's day to you. >> ed: let me clarify, ladies and gentlemen start your engines. >> sandra: bill barr says the tweets make it impossible for him to do his job, so how is the white house responding? brand-new reaction
george w. bush back in 2004 is the last to attend the daytona 500. four presidents all republicans who have gone to daytona during reelection years, ronald reagan in 1984 and george herbert walkeres and gentlemen these days. >> will have to talk to our producers about that. they put me in an awkward position. >> ladies and gentlemen, start your engines but not your drones. they are securing the nascar race by providing a 30-mile no drone zone. enjoy the race, it's important to say...
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in 1991, george herbert walker bush's approval ratings were skyhigh.eople were saying there is no one in the democratic party field who can win, and there was a lot of understandable angst. we are in a similar position now in the sense that i do not know who the nominee is going to be. we are barely out of the starting gate. and the angst is elevated, because we have the most dangerous president in american history. but here is the good news. we have been winning elections in 2017, 2018, 2019. we are better positioned to hand our nominee and infrastructure for success than ever before. jake: speaking of infrastructure, can the american people, can democrats have faith in, a, the results that ultimately come from iowa, and, b, what happens in nevada? because they are also going to have a caucus, and they are going to use now the same app from iowa but a new tool, according to "the nevada independent" newspaper. mr. perez: i have great confidence in nevada. we have been in touch with them regularly. they have great party infrastructure, great leadership,
in 1991, george herbert walker bush's approval ratings were skyhigh.eople were saying there is no one in the democratic party field who can win, and there was a lot of understandable angst. we are in a similar position now in the sense that i do not know who the nominee is going to be. we are barely out of the starting gate. and the angst is elevated, because we have the most dangerous president in american history. but here is the good news. we have been winning elections in 2017, 2018, 2019....
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millennial and generation y, when i got out of college, even though it was the end of the george herbert walker bushas the clinton administration. i could i don't like this job, i quit and get another one the next day. my now husband and i were dating at the time, he would get paid and leave his check there for a week. it wasn't urgent. it always felt like the possibilities for us for generation "x" were endless. every time we turned around some ups driver were becoming a millionaire. they do not feel like they have the possibilities in this country that were promised not just to our generation but to their grandparents, and they are determined to flip the tables, and they really don't listen to the regular order democrats who say this socialist idea is just not realistic. they don't want to hear it. >> i come from generation "x," too, you look it from a young person's perspective, their experience is things continue to get worse. and, you know, the biden campaign is banking people like in that sort of were banking on the notion everyone's going to want to go back to normal, which i don't think we c
millennial and generation y, when i got out of college, even though it was the end of the george herbert walker bushas the clinton administration. i could i don't like this job, i quit and get another one the next day. my now husband and i were dating at the time, he would get paid and leave his check there for a week. it wasn't urgent. it always felt like the possibilities for us for generation "x" were endless. every time we turned around some ups driver were becoming a millionaire....