newt gingrich was part of the negotiations. and then at the last moment when president bush was going to announce the disagreement, newt gingrich who was in the oval office with him, did not walk out to the rose garden to be photographed next to the president. and the next day attacked president bush for his budgetary policy. i would have to argue that in that instance newt gingrich wasn't part of the solution but part of the problem because he wasn't helping president bush dealing with budget deficits. the second question, i'm not really sure the connection. what i would like to mention is fiery rhetoric. i think that we are in a period time and it's not the first time in american history 19th century had several of these episodes. when people used very inflammatory rhetoric to express their disagreements, let's just disagree on policy. let's not disagree on personality. so i think -- my sense of your second question is, the more we move away from fiery rhetoric, the better our government will function and the better we'll fee

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gingrich, first of all it san honor to talk to you. i want to thank you for all that you are doing with american solutions to try to help our country in these troubled times. i wanted to ask you -- and i know you probably won't say but i'm hopinghat you will cons running for office in 2012. we need somebody with your ideas, your experience and your faith. guest: first of all, thank you for that call. and my wife and i are looking very seriously and trying to get our businesses in order. we run for businesses and we ar trying to organize everything so next february or march we could make a decision. but i'm focused totally this year on the november elections. i believe these are amo the most consequential elections in american history and it is extraordinarily important that we have a huge turnout and have a very successful election. and i don't want to think beyond 2010 until we get the job done this year. host: what kind of work do you have to do to get your businesses in order? guest: we have a number of organizations that have been

let's start with newt gingrich. he's got a new book out and he's using a term about this current administration. no surprise, he's not a fan. but secular socialist machine. wow. >> exactly. i must say that was my reaction when i started reading the book because he's saying, first of all, it's a machine in the sense that like a chicago political machine, they ram things through like the stimulus package, or health care reform. socialist because he feels that they intrude in an inappropriate way into the private sector and secular because he believes there has been a rolling back of this country's traditional sense of religious values. but he goes further than that and i questioned him about it. i challenge him about it. he says that this machine, secular socialist machine of obama and the democrats is as great a threat to the country as nazi germany and the soviet union and the cold war. that's a strong charge. he backs it up. some people will be outraged. some people will be persuaded. >> you also asked him about on

host: john, you are with newt gingrich. caller: first i want to meet first exposure, i have the emotional maturity of democrats. and that's not a bad thing, they think with their feelings, i am a registered republican, but i am disenchanted by the republicans. i tried to call on the independent line. host: ok, we got that, what is your questions. caller: the moral overtone from reagan is lost, there are a lot of people trying and fake ing it best they can. and i am looking for that in a leader. there are a lot of coming ways that people seem to be putting on that fake moral overtone and trying to catch up with it in their character development. and i see it in mr. gingrich to a degree, and he's very smart and bright and it's too much for someone like me as i am trying to grow. guest: i am not quite sure what that means. i can tell you that we did a movie called, ronald reagan destiny, that's a study of reagan's life. and i agree with you about his ability and the way he dealt with things and the power he had. but i think th

third, wait for the other side to overplay its hand as gingrich did. and change is in the air, kentucky and pennsylvania and everywhere, arkansas. how does he get on the front of that fight? >> a few things. stop saying the word "i" all of the time and say we. stop talking about history. they want jobs, not history. and admit that he has not changed washington as much as he wanted to and he needs more help to do it. because that was the big promise, the name of jonathan's book is the promise. to me, the promise was not only it pass laws but to change the way washington works and he hasn't been able to do it. he has to admit that because the polls show people don't believe it. ask for their help in doing it. chris: seems like he could give you the scoreboard and we did this and that and the stimulus and the obama care. they seem to be more tarts than accomplishments. how does he put meat on the bones and say i got jobs? >> they admit even though they have huge legislative accomplishments and health care and getting that legislation and selling it was ha

>>est gingrich high pyperbole i no one would support that.on't support the don't ask don't tell policy. that doesn't mean i am anti military. that is a far reach. this is a qualified woman. >> that was senator diane fine stein. welcome back. she could become the nation's next supreme court justice. first u.s. solicitor general kagan must convince the senate she is ready to serve. there is no shortage of opinions about her qualifications particularly regarding her controversial stance on the military. i am going to start with are you thumbs up with elena kagan? >> i am surprised gingrich doesn't do homework whe before appears on sunday morning talk show. when she was at harvard law school there was an existing policy in the career services offices that when your company or organization recruiting on campus you are not allowed to -- if you discriminate for anybody for any reason under that policy the military was not allowed to use the resources of the career services office. she continued that policy. military recruitment was going on and cont

after that, newt gingrich. then, president obama on fuel efficiency standards. >> barney frank predicts the president will sign a bill before the congressional recess. he is joined by chris dodd outside the white house to talk with reporters following a meeting with president obama on the next step for the bill. . . >> this is one of those rare occasions where the bills are close to one another. we are going to take the best of both bills and married them together and present our colleagues in both chambers with our final product. we believe the public is correct in insisting that we not leave them ballmer will -- not leave them vulnerable to the same problems they witnessed over the past several years -- jobs lost and homes lost, in comes evaporated, home values declining. we want to give this country a sense of confidence and optimism about the financial structures of our country. we have to come to a clear recognition that we no longer live an isolated place, that events that happen in small countries can ha

first, newt gingrich and his explosive new book. it's called "to save america" and we want to get right to it. welcome to fox news. >> good to be here. >> chris: you say president obama and the democrats are trying to impose a secular socialist machine on this country. what is that? >> first of all, it is clearly machine. if you can get $757 billion out of congress and no elected official has even read the bill, that is the bemaveor of the chicago style machine. if you have the entire country rejecting healthcare and you lose teddy kennedy's seat over healthcare and your attitude is who cares we will run over you and fashionista pass it, you hl that passed which 58% of the country wants to repeal. that is the behavior of the machine. >> chris: the secular socialist part. >> when you have a pay czar in the white house who thinks they have enough power and knowledge to set the salaries for hundreds of people in dozens of countries in an industry they have never been in. the government is the largest owner of general motters and chrysl

first, newt gingrich and his explosive new book. it's called "to save america" and we want to get right to it. welcome to fox news. >> good to be here. >> chris: you say president obama and the democrats are trying to impose a secular socialist machine on this country. what is that? >> first of all, it is clearly machine. if you can get $757 billion out of congress and no elected official has even read the bill, that is the bemaveor of the chicago style machine. if you have the entire country rejecting healthcare and you lose teddy kennedy's seat over healthcare and your attitude is who cares we will run over you and fashionista pass it, you hl that passed which 58% of the country wants to repeal. that is the behavior of the machine. >> chris: the secular socialist part. >> when you have a pay czar in the white house who thinks they have enough power and knowledge to set the salaries for hundreds of people in dozens of countries in an industry they have never been in. the government is the largest owner of general motters and chrysl

and newt gingrich tried to revolutionize government. and we had a government shutdown at the end of 1995 because clinton and the republican congress could not agree on a spending package. and politically bill clinton won. he won on the substance. and also what he did in the government shutdown ended up reelecting him in 1996. what i can say is i think we did a better job on finances in 1997 and 1998, which was when john casic, who was the chairman of the budget committee actually got passed balanced federal budgets and that was the only time since the second world war where the federal government actually ran at a surplus. so, you know, i would point out that limited government taxes and sensible spending like a balanced federal budget actually became the law of the land. i dissented a lot from the spending packages of bush 43 administration and was one of a handful of republicans that regularly voted against appropriation bills. i thought that the spending was too high at the time. i criticized the spending at the time. but if you look

house republicans are trying to duplicate the success of new gingrich's revolution of 94. they are going to come up with an agenda calling "america speaks out." all of those new obama voters, will they turn out for someone else in 2010? the former virginia governor says that the party's number one priority is getting all those first-time obama of orders to vote in the senate, house, and governor's races. robert gibbs choked on this one. it is a vocal north carolina state graduate. his boss will welcome the men's basketball champions duke to the white house. the president and first lady will host a first-ever white house reception in honor of jewish american heritage month. we'll be back next week with another peek inside the political playbook. >>> family members and friends gathered to say goodbye to thousands of sailors leaving for a six-month deployment. her mom is leaving. 6000 sailors left today with the carrier strike a group. the group was scheduled to deploy last october, but remembers got some extra time with their families. some are going to north africa, some ar

newt gingrich says new media used to be a young person's business but not anymore. he himself has 1.3 million followers on twitter and garnered 2.3 million views on youtube for a speech. >> it allows a kind of conversation, a little bit strident, a little choppy but nonetheless a real conversation that's a lot more than a 20-second sound bite or a two-minute source. we advise every candidate to have as big a budget for new media as you have for radio and television. >> reporter: some bloggers tweeted out his message getting instant coverage in the blogosphere. >> i was watching somebody sitting on a beach in california paying attention to what's happening right here. >> reporter: tabitha hale is interactive media coordinator for freedom works which advocates lower taxes and less government. >> i think it's something that candidates will overlook at their own peril. i think the republicans got killed with it in 2008. i think that we got really behind the ball, and they're figuring it out now. they're learning. i think we've made great strides in the past year. >> rep

of the-- of new to gingrich who is a perfectly nice man are over. he told sarah palin in order to be relevant she better move to new york really fast. no. karl rove and john mccain and new gingrich, if they thought about the nation and what was best it is time to hand the torch over to the new beast to the tea party patriots. we don't have to have it handed over it would be nice for them to participate. we will take debts but the matter is the old conservative guard and dick armey knows this of all people. >> host: tammy bruce we have about two minutes left. what are you reading? >> guest: a few things. it just suggested to me lawrence of arabia by chris buckley interestingly enough and i want to read more fiction. , a claremont university reading a lot of things of the presidency and clues in the presidential command but more fiction should be on my list for pleasure so lawrence of arabia will be there. >> host: tammy bruce has been our guest from the "l.a. times" book festival her three books very quickly "the new american revolution." "the new th

. >> the first contract with america was newt gingrich in 1994.e clinton administration. he eventually lost in congress. >> that's a good point. they said they were going to pass 10 bills and then they checked them off. this time they're going to look at things people can agree on, especially jobs. they will stay away from social issues. they won't talk about abortion. it will be hard to get republicans to agree on the bill when they talk about things like immigration. >> they're not calling it a second contract for america because that would be controversial? >> yes, they are going to bring people's ideas into it. if the top house leaders wrote their ideas today, i am not sure it would be so different from the past. but they will go out and say we are listening to you, we want to talk to you. voters are feeling very divided from washington when they don't feel they are listened to. it's not just democrats, it's almost anyone in washington. >> it's an effort to bring everybody in, to have them feeling good. >> that's right. >>> time for traffic an

during the reagan 1980's, a new gingrich congress and the presidency of george w. bush. this marginal setian is not only caused by the un welcoming gases of the "culture smog" but also caused as a fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals. namely the conservative political ideal is restrained by comparison to the liberals which is positively inclement. liberal political libido, it is sometimes of a sex scandal offender bear the conservatives' political failings are often the product of inaction the liberal political failings of the product of hyper activity. the consequence of "culture smog" and the profound difference between the political libido and that of a liberal is that the conservatives manifest what anthropologists study in caribbean society of identified as crab and six. at the bottom of a bucket when it is tipped pulled each other back in a mad scramble to reach the top but conservatives pull each other back to. about mind explain why so few high-quality leaders are recognized with politicians nowadays i hope i make clear the conservatives are

knut gingrich, enemy of himself.f knut gingrich is no longer, in your words, one of the leaders of the republican party or a leader of the republican movement, is he still relevant to the movement? guest: absolutely. knut gingrich is a major political figure. he is a major republican leader. he has a significant contribution to make to the political community, the political discussion in this country. i'm glad he is there, he is very articulate. he is most of the time on the conservative side. but i don't think, quite frankly, conservatives have the confidence in him that he is a principled conservative. he did when he was speaker mass ively increase spending and he has been part of the old boy network. i hope he runs for president. i think he would be good for the country. he is very articulate. he art clates more times than not a conservative vision. but as reagan said, we need new leadership unfettered by old ties and old relationship. and the republican politicians in washington now for the most part are fettered

after that, the former house speaker newt gingrich will talk about his new book.ater, a reporter from newsweek talks about his book "obama administration. from the nation's capital, this is "washington journal." . . .

. >> i think that's nonsense, i think it's gingrich hyper bowl and hope no one would fall for that. >e's any chance that republicans will try to filibuster this nomination. >> the filibuster should be relegated to the extreme circumstances and i don't think that elena kagen displays that. >> juliet: we shall see. while they appear open for the nomination, lawmakers are waiting to review tens of thousands of documents related to her role with president clinton. >> the white house sent a letter to the national archives asking for expedited release for the records elena kagen created and received, asking for approximately 160,000 pages to quote afford the senate a reasonable opportunity to evaluate israel kagen's nomination. while kagen's written record so far is thin, a book review she wrote back in 1995 is shedding some light on how she used the confirmation process and she called it vapid and hollow charade and failed nomination of legal issues. the chairman of the judiciary committee and the ranking republican said this morning, they intend to give her what she asks for. tough questi

after that, newt gingrich on his new book.lso, jonathan alter talks about his book on the first year of the obama administration. "washington journal" to morning at 7:00 eastern. in a discussion on national security focusing on the u.s. presence in the world ocean. we will hear from to navy officials. it is hosted by the center for ocean law and policy. our live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, a boston radio talk-show host michael graham's defense the two-party -- tea party movement. by the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org. >> the senate passed the financial regulations bill 59-39 thursday night. president obama spoke about the legislation at the white house before the vote. good afternoon, everybody. i want to say a few words about the vote on financial reform in the senate today. i've said many times that the recession we're emerging from was primarily caused by a lack of responsibility and accountability from wall street to washington. it's part of the reason our economy nearly collapsed. it's w

sort of like what knut gingrich did back in 1994. that's going to be a question for them as well. host: there are 18 republican seats also up r grabs. i want to go back quickly to two top races as viewed by the political report. that three-way race in florida, ancongressman meek from a gentleman who says he will spend millions of dollars to get to nomination and charlie crist now running as an independent. host: absolutely. i think that the florida race is a very dynamic. it's somewhat, it's been dynamic and unpredictable from the very binning. we're going to have to wait and see how much support charlie crist can again up as an independent. it remains unclear how much support he can get at this point, i think. host: and in the kentucky race, the one person we've not talked about, jack conway, defeating the lieutenant governor by one percentage point last week. guest: and conway a strong candidate, although i think this race more about rand paul in this one-week-old general election. that was a tough primary that conway survived. and we're going to have to see what kind of a gener

. >> and if that was not enough, newt gingrich. that's an awful lot about the race we are in.ponent -- that says a lot about the race we are in. my opponents want retreat. that would lead us to a jobless future, a health-care crisis again oregano action on green energy jobs -- again. no action on green energy jobs. what we need is security to combat climate change and new technology made in america for america. i want to see those words again. "made an american." -- in america." every time the president looks at his beautiful children, i believe he feels the same way i do when i looked at my four grandchildren. we see the hopes and dreams we have not only for them but for all children, and we know their future is worth fighting for every single day, so tonight, we get a chance to thank president obama for his courage and his commitment to our children and families and state and to our nation. ladies and gentlemen, let's give the warmest california welcome to the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> hello, california. thank you. thank you severed body. th

gingrich revolution and committed three terms and really leaving and did leave, ran for the senate andlost and went back to private life for a while and then went back into office in the same district when jim ran for senate. >> we saw him endorse a number of tea party type candidates or more conservative republican candidates. what's h political standing. what impact does it have on his own future in south carolina and lindsay graham who is seeking re-election? guest: sure. senator democrnt is trying accomplish himself in the right wing of the republican partner. it's a litmus test and he doesn't fit this story. the interesting part is of course if he's in trouble, then senator graham will be when he comes up for re-election. because bob inc. less is threatened as much as anything on the basis of tone. he's not as - clearly conservative as some would like him to be. ho host is lindsay graham viewed the same. guess guess i think s guest: i think so. conversion investigations on why mate change and place him as a more moderate voice than some would like in the state and there's a questi

on the fox news channel and during the program, chris talks to former speaker of the house, newt gingrichs new book and his predictions for the upcoming midterm elections. that is fox news sunday, a fascinating sit down with laura bush. chris has it. check your local listings. >> jamie: often when it comes to your kids and their vaccines, you are on the case, but how about adults? do you know what you need? the answer may surprise you, dr. rosenfeld, "sunday house call," will tell you which ones you need to know about and that is next. [ sneezing ] ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms and works when you need it most. benadryl®. you can't pause life. ♪ >> eric: time for "sunday house call" and usually sitting right here, next to us, is dr. isadore rosenfeld. but he is in jerusalem, this morning. dr. rosenfeld is the rossi distinguished professor of clinical medicine -- go ahead, doctor, how are you, good morning. >> you are wrong. eric, you made a mistake. >> jamie: already.

gingrich revolution and committed three terms and really leaving and did leave, ran for the senate andost and went back to private life for a while and then went back into office in the same district when jim ran for senate. >> we saw him endorse a number of tea party type candidates or more conservative republican candidates. what's his political standing. what impact does it have on his own future in south carolina and lindsay graham who is seeking re-election? guest: sure. senator democrnt is trying accomplish himself in the right wing of the republican partner. it's a litmus test and he doesn't fit this story. the interesting part is of course if he's in trouble, then senator graham will be when he comes up for re-election. because bob inc. less is threatened as much as anything on the basis of tone. he's not as - clearly conservative as some would like him to be. ho host is lindsay graham viewed the same. guess guess i think s guest: i think so. conversion investigations on why mate change and place him as a more moderate voice than some would like in the state and there's a quest

as newt gingrich has said repeatedly, if transparency is good for the c.i.a., it ought to be good enough for the federal reserve. we need to know what they're committing us to. we need to know what they're doing. how much trouble they're getting us in. these are things we need to know. i'm delighted to hear my friends across the aisle join us in our cry for an audit of the federal reserve. the difference between friends on this side and friends across the aisle is my friends on the other side from the numbers, have the power to get an audit done of the federal reserve. there are a number of things that can be done when you control the house and the senate and the white house. and even if the white house doesn't agree, which they very well may not because of all the shenanigans that's been going on in the financial realm. the congress still controls the purse strings. there are things that can be done in this house and down the hall in the senate that would bring this to a head and would have the federal reserve crying uncle, we'll go ahead and allow the audit. enough of the shenanigans b

gingrich and mr. clinton, president clinton working together. and then, jettison, not under your personal leadership, but the leadership of the republican party in 2001, 2002 and 2003 in which we said no, we don't believe paying for what we buy is the policy we are going to pursue. you didn't pursue. you created large deficits every year you controlled the house, senate, presidency, every year, without fail. so i tell my friend that we want to join together in real efforts. we're sorry in a partisan way pay-go was jettisoned. the commission that the president established by executive order didn't pass because so many of the colleagues who said they were for the idea to propose real restraint in spending, not only in terms of discretionary dollars but in terms of entitlement dollars that so many of your colleagues in the senate oppose that and as a result, we don't have a statutory commission, we have a presidently appointed commission. i'm hopeful they will make recommendations, our members and your members will join to make recommendations. mr.

gingrich revolution and committed three terms and really leaving and did leave, ran for the senate andlost and went back to private life for a while and then went back into office in the same district when jim ran for senate. >> we saw him endorse a number of tea party type candidates or more conservative republican candidates. what's his political standing. what impact does it have on his own future in south carolina and lindsay graham who is seeking re-election? guest: sure. senator democrnt is trying accomplish himself in the right wing of the republican partner. it's a litmus test and he doesn't fit this story. the interesting part is of course if he's in trouble, then senator graham will be when he comes up for re-election. because bob inc. less is threatened as much as anything on the basis of tone. he's not as - clearly conservative as some would like him to be. ho host is lindsay graham viewed the same. guess guess i think s guest: i think so. conversion investigations on why mate change and place him as a more moderate voice than some would like in the state and there's a ques

on the sestak issue, knut gingrich brought up a good point. i think possibly the first conversation is not the one bill clinton had. and i think it's important to ask not only did mr. clinton have it, but were there conversations before that. thank you and have a great memorial day weekend. guest: i think you're exactly right. this is the point i was trying to make earlier. i think you said it a bit more directly. it's a bit galing in some regards senators raking executives over the coals when they do not have a reputation for that themselves. so that is a good point. and i think there's for better for worse is a good many americans that still for whatever clamties, corporations might bring upon us, you know, at least know that a lot of these corporations are somewhat accountable at least to the bottom line, which is not much but it's better than say what congress is. you know, as for the sess tack thing, you're right. another thing to keep in mind, and very few reporters have even asked about this which blows my mind. well, out in colorado th

that in ruins, diana -- that gingrich, diana, -- baton rouge, diana. caller: we have done such a great job in the last decade of exporting democracy that we have exported all of it, i think. second of all, from now on, i think we should have all of the senators and representatives, in like nascar drivers with all the patches on them with all the corporations that are telling them what to do. thank you very much. have a good day. host: philadelphia, karen on the line for democrats. good morning, karen. what are your thoughts on the supreme court closing its doors? caller: what is next? visiting the liberty bell in philadelphia? these things are part of our heritage. taxpayers have a right to know what is going on in washington. i think it is part of transparency to have our heritage available to ourselves. thank you. host: karen, are you still there? some say that you can still exit those doors. caller: well, it is up to the people in that community. they have different laws there. host: "the washington post" says visitors can still leave through the gr

sort of like what knut gingrich did back in 1994. that's going to be a question for them as well.ost: there are 18 republican seats also up for grabs. i want to go back quickly to two top races as viewed by the political report. that three-way race in florida, and congressman meek from a gentleman who says he will spend millions of dollars to get to nomination and charlie crist now running as an independent. host: absolutely. i think that the florida race is a very dynamic. it's somewhat, it's been dynamic and unpredictable from the very beginning. we're going to have to wait and see how much support charlie crist can again up as an independent. it remains unclear how much support he can get at this point, i think. host: and in the kentucky race, the one person we've not talked about, jack conway, defeating the lieutenant governor by one percentage point last week. guest: and conway a strong candidate, although i think this race more about rand paul in this one-week-old general election. that was a tough primary that conway survived. and we're going to have to see what kind of a g

i remember newt gingrich saying one of his greatest regrets was not doubling the funding for n.s.f. when he put n.i.h. on the path. during consideration of the bill we made some significant changes to the bill's authorization levels. but we will maintain a doubling path for our research accounts over the next 10 years. we do so on a slightly less aggressive trajectory. the bill when introduced included authorizations totaling $93 billion over five years. the bill we consider today includes authorizations of approximately $84 billion. this represents a 10.3% reduction in funding for the introduction of the bill or reduction of more than $9.6 billion over five years. this bill provides a stable, sustainable and achievable set of authorization levels that balance the importance of these investments with the reality of our current budget deficits. another important element of the funding road map in the bill is certainty. as we know, most successful businesses do not operate in a one-year timetable. they generate plans years in advance. in fact, many businesses operate using at least a

as far as i could determine, it was about the only issue that newt gingrich and dick gephardt agreedn. they both told us that neither party wanted to fool with social security before the 2000 elections, and would we please go away. when the leaders of both houses are against it, it is pretty hard to pass something. i do not think there would have been much heat. i think actually, people would have appreciated it. now, if the numbers i see are anything close to bright, the fix that we had would not be sufficient to take it out to a 75 year life span and to take the burden off the budget. so my advice to them is to tell the truth. people are not stupid. the american people know that the average age of our society is going up. there are lots of people in higher income levels who do not need all of the benefits that they may be entitled to from the government. if you pull most people in the top 2% or 3%, they would give it back to stabilize the country and give their children and grandchildren a better future. there are lots of options here. now, the democrats have never wanted to do tha