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only 10% are really gung ho. they can't wait to get to the voting booth to vote for mitt romney. is that, in effect, who shows up? >> yes, and i don't think that changes. what that shows is mitt romney's entire campaign is based on the idea that president obama failed, and that he is, for the most part, the convenient instrument to retire barack obama. and he's a businessman. that's basically it. >> so he's not selling mitt romney. >> not yet. but i think he has to. because he's got to improve his likeability number, he's got to improve his positive number in some way. i don't think he can win it just based on antipathy. >> did you hear that? >> let's look at the last three sitting presidents to lose to h.w. bush, jimmy carter and gerald ford all had one thing in common, their own political bases we weren't fired up. they were all unhappy with them. i think obama's secret weapon here is that the base is still fired up about him. and you can't look back in history and see that a sitting president with a fired-up political base getting thrown out. it hasn't happened in the modern e
only 10% are really gung ho. they can't wait to get to the voting booth to vote for mitt romney. is that, in effect, who shows up? >> yes, and i don't think that changes. what that shows is mitt romney's entire campaign is based on the idea that president obama failed, and that he is, for the most part, the convenient instrument to retire barack obama. and he's a businessman. that's basically it. >> so he's not selling mitt romney. >> not yet. but i think he has to. because...
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not just supporting it but being so gung ho. for me, the ordinance came to us in august and it was a no- printer. it was a safe measure that we were taking and an easy measure for us to take on the residents here in san francisco. we have to say that we are unnecessarily engaging in this type of activity. we have many upstanding officers that this type of activity is not acceptable whether we are engaging in the activity or not. it is incredible to see the community leaders from the broader api community, thanks op-ed pieces. in legislation, it was incredibly strongly and passionately written. i have really enjoyed participating in that process. and the labor partners for coming at that support. i am glad that we are able to move forward done something. i'm glad that we will have certain -- thank you to my colleagues. supervisor avalos: i want to thank you for bringing this legislation forward, i am proud to be supporting it with you. we see that this legislation happened, and i want to thank the police department for their flex
not just supporting it but being so gung ho. for me, the ordinance came to us in august and it was a no- printer. it was a safe measure that we were taking and an easy measure for us to take on the residents here in san francisco. we have to say that we are unnecessarily engaging in this type of activity. we have many upstanding officers that this type of activity is not acceptable whether we are engaging in the activity or not. it is incredible to see the community leaders from the broader api...
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. >> he's not exactly gung ho about the water thing but eventually gives in. >> we all have been therew many times have we seen a convenience store being robbed. >> stabbed me on the chest. >> he's got a solution and guess where? russia. they've put up some bars outside of this little looking like gas station mini mart, and you put your money in this little, you know, handy little tray. slide it down the platform there. tell them what you want. the person behind the counter gives you your door receipt oh water-o water-o water-o wat doritos, whatever they eat in russia and sends it back to you. >> oh, my. >> this place must have been robbed a bunch of times for this to be their solution. >> yeah. >> but also kind of sucks, because part of going to the convenience store is just to kind of look around. >> right. see how fresh the hot dogs on the rollers are. >> you're going into this store you've got to know what you want ahead of time. >> for the consumers, this could also be good, though, because sometimes you go a mini mart and the clerk is really chatty. >> yeah. >> the ones that talk
. >> he's not exactly gung ho about the water thing but eventually gives in. >> we all have been therew many times have we seen a convenience store being robbed. >> stabbed me on the chest. >> he's got a solution and guess where? russia. they've put up some bars outside of this little looking like gas station mini mart, and you put your money in this little, you know, handy little tray. slide it down the platform there. tell them what you want. the person behind the...
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gung ho like zimmerman i wanted to work only the neighborhood watch captain shift since that is when most crimes were committed, but the motto was observe but don't intervene as we were not police officers. it was always a bit unsettling and disconcerting during that time that we were armed only with a cell phone, harsh language and a clipboard. you know what? i can understand why you may have wanted a gun, jeff, but you seem to understand why confronting potential criminals armed like a cop but without miss training could be airest -- police training could be a recipe for exactly what we have going on right now. the recipe for mcginty's mailbag involves your e-mails and the address is mailbag at wusa9.com. please don't forget your name and where you're writing from. >> we'll take a quick look at our seven-day forecast, top? >> great weekend, spectacular, 70 tomorrow, low 80s on sunday, even warmer on monday. culpeper might even hit 90 on monday. >> really? >> tonight at 11:00 we'll talk about the drought and things we have to worry about in the next few months. >> we appreciate you
gung ho like zimmerman i wanted to work only the neighborhood watch captain shift since that is when most crimes were committed, but the motto was observe but don't intervene as we were not police officers. it was always a bit unsettling and disconcerting during that time that we were armed only with a cell phone, harsh language and a clipboard. you know what? i can understand why you may have wanted a gun, jeff, but you seem to understand why confronting potential criminals armed like a cop...
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do it unless we are thinking on a scale that is really outside the realm of what is safe for even gung ho types how much do you believe the global economic turmoil that the world is currently going through is a product of wall street as oppose to main street let me be as strong in this as i possibly can because i've been asked this question often this is a problem of our economic system it is not the fault of wall street more than it is of anybody else i understand on the left in the right and even in the center there's a desire to pin the the donkey the tail on the right donkey find a scapegoat blame somebody so if you're conservative you blame poor people who take out mortgages they can't afford if you're on the liberal side you're angry at the bankers who after all gave them those mortgages out of their own greed and their own desire to make a buck i don't think that's the way the game is played i think poor people middle income people and rich people try to make a way for themselves in the system according to the way the system works bankers do what the banking system has them do and
do it unless we are thinking on a scale that is really outside the realm of what is safe for even gung ho types how much do you believe the global economic turmoil that the world is currently going through is a product of wall street as oppose to main street let me be as strong in this as i possibly can because i've been asked this question often this is a problem of our economic system it is not the fault of wall street more than it is of anybody else i understand on the left in the right and...
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fruition i mean why or our western capitals and politicians you know mccain and lieberman you know so gung ho on a place that we have very little knowledge we expert knowledge and which way you could go because we even have opposition groups committing atrocities we have religious fundamentalists there as well i mean are these the right people we want to be supporting. well unfortunately that's there's a lot of domestic american politics coming into it and that's why they're taking the position that they are but but the. unfortunately syria has become internationalized it did start i agree with joseph it started as a domestic squabble and now it's become internationalized because china and russia both are looking at syria as a bridge had to iran and if the west is able to change the government in syria taking down this key power in the shiite crescent that ties his the law through iraq to iran then iran is likely to be next and already the west has put increasingly severe sanctions on iran china gets twenty percent of its. of its energy from iran and if the price of energy goes goes up and it
fruition i mean why or our western capitals and politicians you know mccain and lieberman you know so gung ho on a place that we have very little knowledge we expert knowledge and which way you could go because we even have opposition groups committing atrocities we have religious fundamentalists there as well i mean are these the right people we want to be supporting. well unfortunately that's there's a lot of domestic american politics coming into it and that's why they're taking the position...
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very gung. ho you know anything with. any her own society you can get back to the very beginning christiane. thank despite. your critics that even ferrari are still looking at. the first few hundred performances. of movies for us to feel why. aren't women are we. are they use their credit in the united states where we're seeing growth in the story that we are very very proud especially as there was a kind of a minor revival of that in the late seven hundred syrian washington d.c. and they created a goddess for the united states named her after kwan. and i just named columbia and put her statues on everything machines on top of the capitol and this is the district of the goddess the district of columbia that's saying i mean we're. not going to. take you very very well known we. are going to face and i'm thinking of harness on. the american made from the. ferry. which is actually on the fierce. credit limits of our home and once. again i think. this time it's ok it's safe for you to be on our move and it's fine if i think i
very gung. ho you know anything with. any her own society you can get back to the very beginning christiane. thank despite. your critics that even ferrari are still looking at. the first few hundred performances. of movies for us to feel why. aren't women are we. are they use their credit in the united states where we're seeing growth in the story that we are very very proud especially as there was a kind of a minor revival of that in the late seven hundred syrian washington d.c. and they...
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i mean, even the congress, even some of the more gung-ho neo conservatives don't want to declare war. and so what do you have? you have sanctions. they've taken on a momentum of their own. this started under the george w. bush administration. our treasury department has become one of the most creative parts of the u.s. government in terms of devising ever more clever ways to destroy the iranian economy. i was at a session with ehud olmert where he basically bragged that when he was prime minister in his talks with the u.s. treasury department, they had already come up with the idea of excpeling iran from what's called the swift, which enables countries to do trance alcohols with foreign banks. and he says this was already an idea they were talking about four years ago. so, we're good at it. we're good at sanctions. we're obviously not good at diplomacy and we don't want to go to war. >> anyone else? mike? >> sure. i think, in a sense, we are losing a state of confidence with iran, taking place in convert operations inside iran and short of every sanction short of war. the purpose of s
i mean, even the congress, even some of the more gung-ho neo conservatives don't want to declare war. and so what do you have? you have sanctions. they've taken on a momentum of their own. this started under the george w. bush administration. our treasury department has become one of the most creative parts of the u.s. government in terms of devising ever more clever ways to destroy the iranian economy. i was at a session with ehud olmert where he basically bragged that when he was prime...
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and these guys were not gung ho soldiers. these guys were artists from the new york. one guy, george martin who was a battalion photographer, you know, designed sheet music for schirmer music up tin pan al any new york. bill bass a dress designer. even then selling sketches for $25 a piece on seventh avenue trying to make his first name for himself. others wanted to be commercial artists or were after thing men what have you, or they were what we would call today electronics in other words. fooling around with computers. depression boy, walter manser was one who would collect scraps in hinkley, illinois and from that build a radio crystal set and could sit there and tune in whatever he wanted to. do experiments and sonic projections. see how far his amplifier to carry out into the corn field long before he was in the army. these guys kind of came together and now are in it greatest shooting war in history and really equitted themselves admirably. it was my great privilege to be able to talk to these mean who are by the way extremely modest about what they did. none co
and these guys were not gung ho soldiers. these guys were artists from the new york. one guy, george martin who was a battalion photographer, you know, designed sheet music for schirmer music up tin pan al any new york. bill bass a dress designer. even then selling sketches for $25 a piece on seventh avenue trying to make his first name for himself. others wanted to be commercial artists or were after thing men what have you, or they were what we would call today electronics in other words....
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are gung ho on weird social agendas that morning been discussed back in the day and secondly that they want to privatize medicare and social security which is freaking out the tea party people i mean the buyer's remorse if you want to see party influence i think it's probably better to look at the local level local and state levels than at you know you saw what do you do you see in that well i mean you see precincts chairmanships being taken over by people that share that common agenda and i think unlike the occupy wall street movement for instance which sort of rejects the two party system i think you saw very much the tea party decide that the republican party was going to be a vehicle as a way to pursue its political and smarter and so they're not here they're not branded tea party as much anymore as they are just sort of the conservative wing fiscally conservative wing of the republican party on the other hand you get the ninety nine percent spring which is kind of doing the same thing now with the democratic money they move on or back to again jones banner yeah absolutely i mean t
are gung ho on weird social agendas that morning been discussed back in the day and secondly that they want to privatize medicare and social security which is freaking out the tea party people i mean the buyer's remorse if you want to see party influence i think it's probably better to look at the local level local and state levels than at you know you saw what do you do you see in that well i mean you see precincts chairmanships being taken over by people that share that common agenda and i...
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in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.when nixon became president, 40% of african-americans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that coming. now, the numbers are not measured at all. you cannot measure them. they said, forget the black population. they of the win for the hispanic population. the obama administration -- they are go in for the hispanic population. the obama administration is also going for the hispanic population. >> mark rubio coming out to say he felt the republican party was losing the young latino voices. it was an opportunity for the republican party. because he is an attractive candidate, a vice presidential contender, to address immigration issues head on. let's let me point out a fact that wil
in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.when nixon became president, 40% of african-americans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that...
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i was gung-ho. i was going to be a psychiatrist. then i met them. i'm kidding. two of my friends are psychiatrists, but what i discovered quickly what they do on television and what they do in real life was duovery different things, and what they do in real life is more important than what they do on television. they are some of the more intellectual members of the medical community. it was not just what i wanted to do. i had to say, well, now what? i said, what are you really good at? i believe god gives everybody special gifts, and i stopped and analyzed my own gifts. i realized that i had a lot of eye-hand coordination. i was very careful person, never knocked things over and said whoops. that's a good characteristic for a brain surgeon by the way. [laughter] i could think and see in three dimensions. i loved to dissect things. you would be a natural in near -- neurosurgery. people thought that was strange for me because there were only eight black surgeons in the world at the time. i never thought of things like that. i thought where would i fit? it turned o
i was gung-ho. i was going to be a psychiatrist. then i met them. i'm kidding. two of my friends are psychiatrists, but what i discovered quickly what they do on television and what they do in real life was duovery different things, and what they do in real life is more important than what they do on television. they are some of the more intellectual members of the medical community. it was not just what i wanted to do. i had to say, well, now what? i said, what are you really good at? i...
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certainly get the enthusiasm for those in the south, especially, white evangelicals who have not been gung-ho about mitt romney. we also know those same people would not vote for president obama. it is not a matter of those folks in mississippi, alabama, changing their vote to become a democrat. but it is about enthusiasm and if they can get out and have these big rallies, as we have seen at different points with rick santorum where people were really fired up and inspired, i guess, by his message. >> we saw the best speech he gave was after iowa. and that was the surprise near win at the time. it turned out to be a victory. if he had stuck to those economic issues. as chuck was suggesting he can never quite merged the social conservative side of rick santorum with the tea party supporters. because he was a former washingtonian. he said he was a nonlobbyist but that's really a term of art. he had done a lot of representation and a lot of advocacy on behalf of different interest groups and had made a lot of money. he was in a world of trouble regarding the pennsylvania primary itself. many are
certainly get the enthusiasm for those in the south, especially, white evangelicals who have not been gung-ho about mitt romney. we also know those same people would not vote for president obama. it is not a matter of those folks in mississippi, alabama, changing their vote to become a democrat. but it is about enthusiasm and if they can get out and have these big rallies, as we have seen at different points with rick santorum where people were really fired up and inspired, i guess, by his...
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i was gung ho for coming, i was going to be the worlds greatest psychologist. and then i started meeting a bunch of psychiatrists. need i say more? [laughter] i'm just kidding. so my best friends are psychiatrist, but what i discovered very quickly and what psychiatrist do on television and what they did in life are to very different things. and actually what to do in real life is considerably more important than what they do on television. they are some of the more intellectual members of the medical community. but it just wasn't what i wanted to do. i had to say now what. and i said, what are you really good at? i believe god gives everybody special gifts. and i stopped and analyze my own gifts and i realized that i had a lot of i hand coordination. i was a very careful person, didn't knock things over to a good characteristic for brain surgery by the way. i could think and see in three dimensions, and i loved to dissect things. that coupled with the love of the brain, i said, you know it would be a natural, some people thought that was kind of a strange occu
i was gung ho for coming, i was going to be the worlds greatest psychologist. and then i started meeting a bunch of psychiatrists. need i say more? [laughter] i'm just kidding. so my best friends are psychiatrist, but what i discovered very quickly and what psychiatrist do on television and what they did in life are to very different things. and actually what to do in real life is considerably more important than what they do on television. they are some of the more intellectual members of the...
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could follow this proposition, because he made how many calls to the police before that, and he was a gung-hod he was armed. >> yes. armed. >> and with a 0.9 millimeter pistol, and that is a recipe for disaster. >> yes. we will continue to talk about the legal aspects, but i want to bring in voices talking ab the political aspects going on. because there is the case and the theory around it. and gist to let you know for the next hour, actress mira trevino is going to join us. first we have to talk about trayvon martin. >>> who is the business entrepreneur of the week? well, like most entrepreneurs, this man who owns a flower shop is concerned about gas. he has streamlined costs and also bought a fuel efficient van to help streamline business. for more, watch us sunday morning at 7:30. your finances can't manage themselves. but that doesn't mean they won't try. bring all your finances together with the help of the one person who can. a certified financial planner professional. cfp. let's make a plan. oooh, what's her secret? [ male announcer ] dawn hand renewal with olay beauty. improves the l
could follow this proposition, because he made how many calls to the police before that, and he was a gung-hod he was armed. >> yes. armed. >> and with a 0.9 millimeter pistol, and that is a recipe for disaster. >> yes. we will continue to talk about the legal aspects, but i want to bring in voices talking ab the political aspects going on. because there is the case and the theory around it. and gist to let you know for the next hour, actress mira trevino is going to join us....
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>> guest: well, we went into this real gung ho, real optimistic, hoping that the fresh meat would be nostalgic experience on tv, the corner store owned by a mom-and-pop and it was clean and you come in their end end end of sons and daughters ended as a great pillar in the community, not the stereotype that folks i talked about. instead we got the stereotype. the sturdy. in my opinion was a friend further collect dvd. the shells were dusty, out of date. the owner dare was just heartbreaking. young women with kids at the story. the kids were uncapped. it was cold. i felt like i wasn't even in america anymore. first off the business was awful. i thought no way we do business like this exist in oak park. she wouldn't even have the opportunity to us today. should be kicked out. but it's okay to have it bad business like this because it is on the west side? the second inning as all of that was overwhelmed by my experience with this woman. she is a mother and she has these kids and i'm sure they look like that because she is poor. i know this business will not last six months. so who am i t
>> guest: well, we went into this real gung ho, real optimistic, hoping that the fresh meat would be nostalgic experience on tv, the corner store owned by a mom-and-pop and it was clean and you come in their end end end of sons and daughters ended as a great pillar in the community, not the stereotype that folks i talked about. instead we got the stereotype. the sturdy. in my opinion was a friend further collect dvd. the shells were dusty, out of date. the owner dare was just...
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in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.ericans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that coming. now, the numbers are not measured at all. you cannot measure them. they said, forget the black population. they of the win for the hispanic population. the obama administration -- they are go in for the hispanic population. the obama administration is also going for the hispanic population. >> mark rubio coming out to say he felt the republican party was losing the young latino voices. it was an opportunity for the republican party. because he is an attractive candidate, a vice presidential contender, to address immigration issues head on. let's let me point out a fact that will play something about -- >> let me point out
in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.ericans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that coming. now, the numbers are not measured at all....
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she is so gung ho. concerned youth of america and they are worried about the debt.ids. they really care about the future of these young caroline real deficit hawk. i think the future is about people your age and younger actually, even in early 20s who really care about the debt because they know down the road it is going to matter. >> younger than that. my daughter is 12. peace love profits, check it out. you're a fiscal -- >> nothing wrong with backing the kids. >> you're a fiscal conservative. you better hide. >> i think they can favor the democratic values and it still makes sense fiscally. i think again two parties with different points of view about values but they can reach a monday agreement after an election. >> thank you so much for coming on. >> it has been done before. >> the book again, jack kennedy, elusive hero. read it. hopefully we'll talk soon. >> coming up more from our guest host and we'll be right back. the sweet spot that powers sound decisions. duff & phelps financial advisory and investment banking services. monarch of marketing analysis. with
she is so gung ho. concerned youth of america and they are worried about the debt.ids. they really care about the future of these young caroline real deficit hawk. i think the future is about people your age and younger actually, even in early 20s who really care about the debt because they know down the road it is going to matter. >> younger than that. my daughter is 12. peace love profits, check it out. you're a fiscal -- >> nothing wrong with backing the kids. >> you're a...
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in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.of african-americans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that coming. now, the numbers are not measured at all. you cannot measure them. they said, forget the black population. they of the win for the hispanic population. the obama administration -- they are go in for the hispanic population. the obama administration is also going for the hispanic population issa . >> mark rubio coming out to say he felt the republican party was losing the young latino voices. it was an opportunity for the republican party. because he is an attractive candidate, a vice presidential contender, to address immigration issues head on. let's let me point out a fact that will play something about -- >
in the republican party, they are going gung-ho for the hispanic population.of african-americans voted for him. when george bush became president, it was 9%. the former black congressman said to me -- republican congressman. [laughter] he never went to a meeting. >> i did not go to a whole lot. [laughter] >> yeah right. [laughter] he said to me, when president bush got in he said, i can see black america voting for a gop candidate, i can see that coming. now, the numbers are not...
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our city is proud of his achievements, he has always wanted to attend texas a&m and he was so gung ho about the military that he participated in the junior ka dealt program while still in high school. a week of enlisting in the marine corps he received a letter of acceptance to texas a&m yet true to his word he attended boot camp. he's the kind of young american we can be proud of. i am so proud of him. congratulations to you and your family,s that glory, hallelujah day and congratulations to texas a&m for opening up to being a student body president and yell leader. congratulations again, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. over the years it's become harder to find the made in america label even though we know a robust manufacturing industry is important for our economy and creates jobs. mr. connolly: we've got a great opportunity to help manufacturing, the ex
our city is proud of his achievements, he has always wanted to attend texas a&m and he was so gung ho about the military that he participated in the junior ka dealt program while still in high school. a week of enlisting in the marine corps he received a letter of acceptance to texas a&m yet true to his word he attended boot camp. he's the kind of young american we can be proud of. i am so proud of him. congratulations to you and your family,s that glory, hallelujah day and...
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i mean, even the congress, even some of the more gung ho neoconservatives are not anxious to have a war with iran after our experience over the last decade, so they have to think of something else. and they aren't really ready to make major concessions to the islamic republic, so what do you have? you have sanctions. and they've taken on a momentum of their own. this started under the george w. bush administration, our treasury department has become one of the most creative parts of the u.s. government in terms of devising ever more clever ways to destroy the iranian economy. um, i was at a session with ehud olmert, the former prime minister of israel earlier this week, where he basically bragged that when he was prime minister and his talks with the u.s. treasury department, they'd already come up with the idea of expelling iran from what's called the swift which is the system that enables banks to do transactions with foreign banks. and he said this is an idea that they were already talking about four years ago. so, um, we're good at it. we're good at sanctions. we're, obviously, not
i mean, even the congress, even some of the more gung ho neoconservatives are not anxious to have a war with iran after our experience over the last decade, so they have to think of something else. and they aren't really ready to make major concessions to the islamic republic, so what do you have? you have sanctions. and they've taken on a momentum of their own. this started under the george w. bush administration, our treasury department has become one of the most creative parts of the u.s....