>> i didn't think that was a good thing to do because i love george walker bush as you have seen in the tape but the thing is, you know, i gave that tape to the aides of george walker bush when he was trying to appeal to him to let him know he wanted to be friends with america. this is a guy that comes right off the street. he was an army lieutenant and works his way up acli mags to be president of the country. goes to jail. comes back out of jail and re-elected. he's helping the people. he took doctors to the hills to the chariot. not bringing the poor to the clinic. he took the clinic to them and he continued to rule and work with this type of a thing so it's going to be a great loss to venezuela, to the world. he's a wonderful guy. everybody get to you know the stereotype images. they play a great part in tall of this thing and that's what's dictator, roger ayers. what about the affect of american politics and society? >> roger ales is a genius. he knows how to manipulate the public. knows how to work and beat out cnn for four or five months with the ratings and things of the news bu

>> i didn't think that was a good thing to do because i love george walker bush, as you have seen in tape. but the thing is, you know, i gave that tape to the aides of george walker bush when he was trying to apipeal to him to let him know he wanted to be friends with america. he came off the street, an army lieutenant, and he works his way up through acclimation to be president of the country, goes to jail, gets out of jail, and is re-elected because he's helping the people. he took doctors to the hills, not bringing them -- the poor to the clinic, he took the clinic to them. and he continued to rule and work with that type of a thing, so it's going to be a great loss to venezuela, a great loss to the world. a wonderful guy, you know. everybody gets the stereotype images, they play a great part in this thing, and this is what is happening, and i hear on your show some of the things you're going to say, and segue in, let you know just what it is, that image. you said he talked to the pope, you see all of the different leaders of the world, all they do is talk about the ones doing wron

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during the presidential campaign of one thousand nine hundred eight george herbert walker bush ran ona platform of being an environmental president and presented the passage of the clean air act as a major campaign issue at the time of the one thousand nine hundred eight presidential campaign air pollution small aguas on the rise across our country and acid rain was a major threat not only to our environment but to our infrastructure three weeks after being elected president george h.w. bush addressed a joint session of congress and referencing the growing threat of acid rain in america at that time told the democratically controlled congress that quote the time for study alone has passed and the time for action is now. acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide which react with altered violet light and water molecules in the upper atmosphere to produce acids particularly sulphuric acid in nature casts besides harming animals soil and vegetation acid rain also damages buildings cars and even was dissolved in older buildings and statues president bush and the

what's the difference between your righteous indignation and george herbert walker bush and george w. bush both involved in the iraqi situation, weren't they righteously indignant about the injustice of saddam hussein going to kuwait? >> that might be a justifiable intervention. mr. bush the second's intervention, i believe along with many other people in the world, that that was an inlegal -- an illegal invasion. we disrupted the lives of how many people? how many did we kill there? both on purpose and collateral damage? and look at the state of that country now. >> but wouldn't you violate the law if you were righteously indignant about what this country was doing? >> i haven't. >> wouldn't you lay down in the middle of the street to stop traffic? >> i would be involved in nonviolent protests, yes. my first arrest actually was outside the south african embassy in the apartheid period when the organizations were coordinating mass arrests on a daily basis, you know. i got arrested then. my sister, nobel peace laureate laurie mcguire of ireland was arrested and myself and everies were

and you have to go back to the adams to find a president who expresses himself like george herbert walker busham of consciousness, these notes he writes, they're stream of heart. presidents always write to tell us what they were thinking, but you seldom get a president who writes and tells you what he's feeling. so, this is a wonderful treasure trove for historians. >> megyn: he talks about, we've seen bush the elder get emotional since he left office in particular and one subject that gets him going is his son and his family and certainly this book and the update reflects how, how easily he is touched object matters that affect them. in particular criticism. he writes about one moment, this is not a critical moment, but talks about the fall of saddam hussein and writes, i shamefully choked up when i heard about it the tears tumbling down my aging cheeks. i was embarrassed, but i realized, i shouldn't worry if people see this visible manifestcation of a father's pride, a father's love, joy from all you've given me and your mother over the years. barbara and i are at your side, i hope you can f

in 1976 -- later than that he joined a campaign of george herbert walker bush as a volunteer.e was given a job to work in the white house then the state department. then he was appointed as the united states ambassador to the united nations. he said that when he stood to speak in behalf of this great country he would ask himself, in what other country in the world would a impoverished cambodian refugee become an ambassador to the united nations? [applause] this nation began with an idea, noble one.e.-- a the idea was that every person is endowed by their creator with unailable rights. freedom flows in american veins. it invigorates our enterprises and inspires us to live beyond ourselves. it calls for us to care for the suffering. it has made us a great nation. the country is in per real by mounting debt, failing institutions, by families stressed beyond the limits, by schools failing to make the grade and public servants are more focused on scoring political points than scoring national victories. each of us in our own way has to step up in and meet our responsible. i'm sorry

george herbert walker bush was willing to lead and took the penalty.president doesn't even know how to lead from behind. neil: it was that experience that said don't trust democrats to make a promise, they never materialize. >> that is part of the problem. there is no need to have future promises on spending cuts, we can have spending cuts now. put them on the table, mr. president, lead like a president ought to lead, negotiate a real package. he has been afraid to put a budget through for four years. there is a reason the president and senate immigrants have not had a budget. it is because they know a real budget requires them to accept some reductions in spending on entitlement and requires them to accept some reduction in what was perceived as increasing dependency in the electorate and they don't want to do that. neil: once put on paper, it is there for the world to read, you're right. >> it is hard to lie when it is on paper. that is what they have found is the formula. neil: governor, thank you again. the head of homeland security is warning abou

in foreign policies, the one thing i learned working with george herbert walker bush is it's one thingor people to trust america and have a feeling that america will be there in dealing with the national security issues. on both counts, this president obama has lost. people do not trust president obama and they are not sure that america will be there on national security. >> sean: listen, i'll be honest, i don't trust him. he's so dishonest in the way he plays politics, he's he a demagogue, he lies with abandon and the media couldn't call him out on it. i don't trust him, i don't believe what he says. i think he's phony. >> and picky, picky, picky. >> sean: i know. happy wednesday back at you. >> you're right, nobody trusts this man. >> sean: i don't trust him. i mean, if i'm bb, no way would i trust him. you go through the -- you go through whatever the motions you have to go through. it would be better if he had a strong ally, especially if they're going to have to take out iran's nukes within a year. they need a team, if not, israel will have to go alone sadly. >> the president has

in 1992, at the end of the george herbert walker bush presidency, the gop's favorability at 48%.forward to this year, 2013, 33% of americans have a favorable view of the party. one in three. 58% judges them unfavorably. that's the lowest favorability for republicans in 20 years. the same pew study finds, the same percentage that views them unfavorably. in a "washington post" article, he said he recently found out that only the percentage of people self-identifying as republicans hit historic levels but within that smaller base, the traditional divides between pro-business, economic conservatives, and social conservatives fnarrowed. they stand on the tea party with taxes and spending, and abortion rights and same-sex marriage. howard fineman is the editorial director for "the huffington post." its media group. joy reid, grio.com. both msnbc political analysts. this is something i never knew and now i know. you and i, and you i think got used to this, too, that there are, joy, that there are two kinds of republicans. there's the two-fisted business guy, usually a man, who wants to

george herbert walker bush waited longer than his long name.hen got to run as vice president with ronald reagan. ran again with reagan and won for president at '88 and ran in '92 and lost. then came his sons young george and jeb bush. they ran in 1994. george won in texas. jeb lost in florida. two years after that george won the presidency. jeb after helping him win down in florida, won a second term in florida in 2002. then took a breather. and now he's back. can he -- the so-called smart one in the family -- get the top job? can republicans go to the trough one more time and drink another bush? six of the last nine presidential elections we've heard that name on the ticket. bush. does it grab you? does it scare hillary? would it reunite the republican party? does it scare hillary or should it? i'm joined by david corn and john feehery. bush is running around. called laura back. now he's out there pushing a right of center -- far right of center immigration proposal which he's notched back from. but he's running for it. what's happening? >> he

george herbert walker bush cost taxpayers $850,000. that story doesn't bother me so much.t, come on. tracy: wars, things like that. missed family functions. the least we could do. ashley: not cheap but we understand it. >>> it is now quarter past the hour. time to check on those markets. let's go down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole still up nicely on the dow, 93, 94. >> good on wall street across the board on major averages. we have a story with monsanto and dupont. dupont pulling back just one-third of 1% but originally there was a deal it was a $1 billion jury verdict that dupont was ordered to pay monsanto in august for infringing on some patents. instead, monsanto worked out their own deal. $1.75 billion in order to settle these lawsuits. a lot of people saying it is a smart deal for dupont. they will be paying over, from the year 2014 through 2017 some fixed royalty payments but they have rights to use some of the technology that is used to develop monsanto's leading genetic technology. it is a deal that goes forward over seve

president george herbert walker bush was said to describe a photo session as a modified limited photop sans statement. the opportunity to be photographed under favorable conditions is key. sometimes the opportunity the press corps is being given to capture as people is more about the event. bigger than the individual photos. sometimes a group of leaders willing to seen together and have a picture snapped is what makes an indelible mark on history. in 1979, the carter administration managed it put together this photo opportunity with sadat and beghan. israel ended 30 years of war through a peace treaty brought together by carter. years later, bill clinton sought to reenact. israeli prime minister took the hand of yasser arafat. as president clinton said at the time, it was the peace at the time. president obama will have a handshake between the leaders, we know this trip will not have that kind of photo finish. from the looks of the itinerary, it will be tourism more than diplomacy. the tour is filled with stops at some of the popular destinations. the church of the nativity in bethleh

. >>> former president george herbert walker bush is back to work.o of the former president since he was released from a hospital in january after being treated for a bronchitis-related cough. >>> this morning we continue our series eye opening women with a focus on caroline kennedy, following in the food steps of her father president john f. kennedy, by recognizing public servants who show political courage. she'll be here in a moment to reveal the winner of this year's profile in courage award. but first, a look at the history of the prestigious honor. before president john f. kennedy challenged americans with a call to service, he was asking congress to show more courage. >> when you talk about political courage, you mean somebody who is willing to go against the wishes of his constituents for what he considers the best interest of the country. >> as a senator he won the pulitzer prize for the book "profiles in courage" which chronicled legislative bravery in the senate. today caroline kennedy carries the lantern of her father's legacy recognizing

. >>> we're getting a look between george herbert walker bush and his sons. ming to bookstore shelves today, "all the best: george bush, my life and letters and writings" some of the heartbreaking letters written by the 41st president like this one to a days after hurricane katrina as his son received public outrage. my heart went out to him. here's a guy who cares deeply. who wants every possible resource of the federal government brought in to bear to help people yet he is being roundly accused of not giving a damn. the critics do not know what is in 43's heart. how deeply he feels about the hurt, the anguish sh the losses affecting so many people, most of them poor." >> i spent a lot of time covering george w. bush and the relationship they have. the relationship he has with all their children,incredibly special. you know, it's a big crying family when they talk about their relationshipsment but there's a lot of respect there. >> it's great to get a glimpse into that. >> for more on bush's 41's new book, keep i right here on cnn this morning. d doug wee is

george h.w. bush, really. >> it is. it is. the word "vindication," you know, we have to remember that saddam hussein ordered the assassination of george herbert walkerbegan, the son of issaddam hussein publicl announced let not he who attacks us think that his mother and children will be safe. so this was a vindication. that word is very revealing. i think historians are going to have a field day going over these notes. this is a great book. >> he says never any doubts about his leadership. about our boy, george. i think historians will also be really obviously looking into that as well. nice to have you with us this morning. i want to rename the name of the book. "all the best." sorry. hard to read from here. "all the best, george h.w. bush." thank you, doug, for talking with us this morning. >>> ahead this morning, holy captured suspect, batman. a caped kro ed crusader comes t help of police. look at this guy. his outfit. sort of the middle-aged batman coming to the rescue. details of what happened here straight ahead. [ male announcer ] the lexus command performance sales event has begun. ♪ featuring the powerful gs. ♪ just when you thought you h

in foreign policy, the one thing i learned working with george herbert walker bush is that the most important thing in the world is for people to trust america and to have a feeling that america will be there in dealing with the national security issues. on both counts, this president obama has lost. >>steve: it is curious, because if you're just watching -- if you saw the president with netanyahu yesterday, you would think they're getting along great. in the past, for all intents and purposes, it seemed like they hated each other. the fact that b.b. netanyahu used to go to school with mitt romney, that didn't help things. but there is a quote today that apparently a senior israeli official said there was -- quote -- "a tacit agreement apparently between both leaders, if not coordination, to engage in a very intense public display of affection." >>alisyn: good. fantastic. if president obama's visit to israel helps them smooth over the tensions they had in the past and forge some sort of friendship, fantastic. even if they're faking it, sometimes that works. >>brian: would you be talking to al

george herbert walker bush called it view due -- voodoo economics, i think he was right n with that because practicing voodoo they just ask you to lieve, and that's what the ryan-nomics is proposing for us to do. the numbers just don't add up. today we only have to look at europe to see the terrible effects of severe austerity. the republican prescription of cut, cut, cut has been tried, tried, tried repeatedly across europe and has only exacerbated the problems over there. now under the guise of balancing the budget in 10 years we've got an-nomics 2 or turbo ryan-nomics. going to take $15 trillion and alance the budget in 10 years. doubling down on a theory that americans rejected just last months ago.five rejected ryan-nomics. here we have ryan-nomics 2. turbo ryan-nomics. i'm not here to solely criticize the path the republicans have charted, i agree with them congress must make difficult choices about future spending. the problem is that all too often this body asks very little the rich and the powerful handing out tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires like candy, and they are do

cab driver in new york city. 1976 i believe he, live in that he joined the campaign of george herbert walker bush after coming to this country, he was given a job to work in the white house. in the state department. then he was appointed as a united states ambassador to the united nations. he said that whenever he stood to speak in behalf of this great country he would ask himself, in what other country in the world would an impoverished cambodian refugee become its ambassador to that nation? this -- [applause] this nation began with an idea, a noble one. the idea was that every person is endowed by their creator with unalienable rights. freedom flows in american veins. it integrates our enterprises. it inspires us to live beyond ourselves. it calls us to care for the suffering and downtrodden. it has made us a great nation. a day history and duty summons us again. the country is imperiled by mounting debt. by failing and seditions, my families stretched beyond the limit, by schools failing to make the grade, and by public servants are more intent on scoring political points than they are on nati

be writing a book, and it looks like scott walker is not only writing a book, but he's teamed up with mark thiessen, former chief speech writer for george w. bush, working with a heavyweight and someone we have to consider looking at 2016. >> all right. so just let me follow through on this. jeb bush wrote a book. what does that mean? >> jeb bush wrote a book about immigration and about immigration policy. interesting book. wasn't a big best seller. got a little bit of attention. but why scott walker's book is a little more interesting from a political perspective is scott walker's book is much more an autobiography, talking about his experience in wisconsin, battling the public sector unions, battling it in the recall, and to me that tells me as a political reporter that walker wants to tell his story nationally, rather than in the jeb bush example, making a policy case. >> and you know, guy benson, in a sense, nobody has done what scott walker did to the unions up there and to balancing the budget and the way he did it and the fact that he had to win a second election in two years. really, no one has done what scott walker has done. >> that's