hillary was, as joe said, popular with white working class voters.he picked up two-thirds of white voters in the primary against obama in 2008. biden plays well with those voters. maybe not as well, but well, so you wouldn't really get that much with a hillary on the ticket. >> well, the associated press reports that hillary clinton said this about her future plans, quote, i am looking forward to being out of public life, whether it's high level appointments like this or elected office. i have no interest in or no plans of any sort to pursue that any more than i am really looking forward to returning to private life. you don't have to give a shermanesque speech for the vice presidency because you can't run for it, joan, but i do wonder. >> right. >> here's my question, something you sort of got to. i always felt bad about jerry ford dumping nelson rockefeller because nelson rockefeller, whatever party you're in, is certainly a public servant and a good one all those years as governor of new york and accepting the vice presidency, and to have him dump

i mean, michelle bachman only had a few years as congresswoman and hillary brought more than. that is a deep seeded antipathy to women leading at the highest level. otherwise, we'd have more women governors. there are only five right now. you know, which is why it is hard to get a woman presidential candidate. sarah palin was one of the few women governors we had and she didn't even finish her term. so you know, you're right. qualifications matter. we had one with terrific qualifications, and it still wasn't enough. >> it wasn't enough that time. i think it is fascinating on the house side, the kind of the new energy among female legislators is on the republican side. there are nine freshmen republican women. what do you see on the house side or even in politics here in washington, what are the struggles that women still face just because they are women? in washington? >> well, i mean, it is still a good old boy's network. you know, that is the reality of it. and i have gotten into many, many, many arguments with conservatives, male friends of mine about the whole sarah palin

we remember hillary clinton's 3:00 a.m.mately didn't win, but the ad wasn't the reason she didn't win. >> the reagan ad, morning in america. >> go back to lyndon johnson with the daisy flower. >> sure, sure. >> and that fear. they can work. these just didn't. >> howard bragman, thank you so much. reputation.com. thank you so much. >>> side bar now, more people consider themselves republican today than they did back in 2008. gallop says 40% of people they polled identify or lean republican. that compares to 37% just three years ago. >>> and would you pay $1,000 to hear newt gingrich and herman cain debate? well, you'll have a chance to do it november 5th. "wall street journal" says the pair will debate in a modified version of lincoln/douglas debate. if you don't have $1,000, fear not, cheap seats go for $250. >>> bottle of wine for leon panetta. when he was cia director, he was having drinks, people kept asking the owner when he was finally going to open a 141-year old bottle of win, leon cracked, when he catches bin laden.

secretary of state hillary clinton has big leads over mitt romney rick perry and herman cain putting the secretary of state up against the three presidential g.o.p. presidential candidates hypothetically she beats then all if hillary clinton were running for president next year she would destroy romney cain and perry if the secretary she ran for president. to retrench the competition to woo showing unfair would be beating mitt romney by seventeen points. and come on guys really now they can't talk about the prospect of chris christie entering the g.o.p. field because he said no that he won't be running for the hundredth time every defined even more unrealistic story to latch on to not only if hillary said that she will not be running for president again but also these kinds of hypotheticals are just plain old stupid yes hillary clearly showed her chops during the last presidential campaign before obama became the nominee but that's kind of where it ends we have no idea what kind of a leader she would actually bit people change when they get into office and i think that the current pr

hillary clinton 2012? a new poll saying she fares better against the republicans than obama. should president obama put her on the ticket? >>> the wounded iraq war vet whose story is a cry -- his uncle joins me live to discuss what his family is doing to get justice. what's next for gays in the military. a number of service members now suing over the defense of marriage act. we're going to speak with one soldier battling cancer who is concerned her spouse and child will be left with no benefits. hi everybody. good friday morning to you. i'm thomas roberts. we begin with a war of words over the president's plan to issue executive orders to help get the economy back on track. the president unveiling a number of those in a west coast swing this week including those helping struggling homeowners, also helping students that are crippled by student loan debt and today we lerp the president will announce two executive orders to stimulate the marketplace and help small business. john boehner says the president is overstepping his executive authority. take a listen to what he said on

secretary of state hillary clinton makes not announce a trip to libya saying she wants to see her look at that be killed. service in northern kosovo say they will take defensive action against any need to attempt to clear their roadblocks to the border with serbia and choose there you may recall was set as the deadline for the big go and if they didn't nato said they'd force them to there's only a few hours to go it barricades were built as a protest after kosovo police and customs officials were placed in two border crossings with the help of nato forces. has been following developments in the region throughout the day. stones and sand are the only weapons the serbs leaving cos they have in their arsenal to make. them. the roadblocks they set up throughout the northern part of the region are making headlines and getting feedback money but we ask you not to produce a period when you threaten your safety negative consequences for us and for you bastards you're talking about us well do the only negative force present here local residents by two ways written in the flat k four and eight a

hillary versus mitt romney.l say to you oh, well, you know, i was always for hillary clinton. >> greg: why are we doing this now? she is not running. who is behind this? >> dana: she has been insulated from talking about the domestic policy issues in the last three years. >> kimberly: her favorability rating is higher than obama. >> eric: would obama switch out hillary with biden? >> bob: he could but he won't do that. i don't know why they'd do this. it's past filing deadlines. she is not going to run. maybe she will run in 2016 after obama sends a second term. >> kimberly: biden wants to run in 2016. >> eric: s -- >> bob: so everybody will be 75. >> greg: why did time do that? a gift to hillary? >> bob: probably. it shows how weak the republican candidates are. >> greg: how does that happen? >> bob: weak. we control the other media. >> eric: fox polling the fox viewers who would win bill o'reilly or barack obama? what do you think it would be? >> bob: barack obama. i don't know. sure, o'reilly would win. >> da

hillary versus mitt romney.they will say to you oh, well, you know, i was always for hillary clinton. >> greg: why are we doing this now? she is not running. who is behind this? >> dana: she has been insulated from talking about the domestic policy issues in the last three years. >> kimberly: her favorability rating is higher than obama. >> eric: would obama switch out hillary with biden? >> bob: he could but he won't do that. i don't know why they'd do this. it's past filing deadlines. she is not going to run. maybe she will run in 2016 after obama sends a second term. >> kimberly: biden wants to run in 2016. >> eric: s -- >> bob: so everybody will be 75. >> greg: why did time do that? a gift to hillary? >> bob: probably. it shows how weak the republican candidates are. >> greg: how does that happen? >> bob: weak. we control the other media. >> eric: fox polling the fox viewers who would win bill o'reilly or barack obama? what do you think it would be? >> bob: barack obama. i don't know. sure, o'reilly would wi

secretary of state hillary clinton was in tripoli, the most senior u.s. official to bring support to the national transitional council. she received assurances from libya poses new leaders of their desire to move towards democracy quickly. that process begins now. there are several challenges to its move towards democracy. the first is from radical islamists who may not want western-style political parties. they gained strength of the longer the fighting went on. another challenge is from the armed militias now and control path of the major cities, providing jobs and a return to normal life for them should not be hard in a country with enormous oil wells. but the gunmen have seen their friends die and now they are potential threat to return to civility. the new administration faces a particular challenge from gunman who did the hardest fighting for tripoli coming from their homes in the mountains southwest of the capital. political leadership from benghazi in the east does not command support right across the country. there are other tribal divisions as w

hillary versus mitt romney. will say to you oh, well, you know, i was always for hillary clinton. >> greg: why are we doing this now? she is not running. who is behind this? >> dana: she has been insulated from talking about the domestic policy issues in the last three years. >> kimberly: her favorability rating is higher than obama. >> eric: would obama switch out hillary with biden? >> bob: he could but he won't do that. i don't know why they'd do this. it's past filing deadlines. she is not going to run. maybe she will run in 2016 after obama sends a second term. >> kimberly: biden wants to run in 2016. >> eric: s -- >> bob: so everybody will be 75. >> greg: why did time do that? a gift to hillary? >> bob: probably. it shows how weak the republican candidates are. >> greg: how does that happen? >> bob: weak. we control the other media. >> eric: fox polling the fox viewers who would win bill o'reilly or barack obama? what do you think it would be? >> bob: barack obama. i don't know. sure, o'reilly would win. >

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. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton looking at two decades in the spotlight. >>> your cell phone is a breeding ground of bacteria. >>> as nice as today has been, there's one day that's going to be a full 180 degrees different. i'll tell you about the wild weather coming our way. first, let's head out to dan. >> reporter: we are going to have the latest on the world series. it is set. also, a heated handshake. the redskins top receiver >>> drivers involved in a deadly indy race say they were concerned about safety before the event began. it killed driver dan wheldon and injured three others. he leaves behind a wife and two young sons in his adopted home of st. petersberg, florida. his family is devastated. >> yesterday, left us doing what he loved to do. he was a true champion and a gentleman on and off the track. >> there's also a makeshift memorial at the indianapolis speedway where he won the indy 500 this past may. >>> in serbia, 20 children were hurt at a security demonstration. a helicopter blew billboards into the stands. they hit spectators. second and third graders, eight

and hillary clinton fills the void right now. credible job as secretary of state, both republicans and democrats look to her as being a successful leader in their role. it's obvious she has not had to take ownership of any of the problems we've had in the country for the past couple years which the president had to do. that said, there are a lot of people that were wishing that. it's a counterfactual, a what if that will never happen, as you said, carol. i don't think republicans take advantage of it but it's not going to help the president that people are thinking it would be nice if somebody else were to run for president, wouldn't it? >> although in fairness, hillary clinton has not had to deal with the economic problems as president obama has. >> exactly. >> she's sort of been removed from the fray. it's a lot easier to be popular when -- >> right. she's not had to take ownership for the problems in the country that existed over the last several years. that's the president. it's on him. she hasn't had to deal with that. >> so

a lot to tell you about today including secretary of state hillary clinton in pakistan admonishing the government there to crack down on the terrorists in their midst, you know, terrorists like osama bin laden. plus, if your two teams stink, you might as well have a good old-fashioned brawl to spice things up. ucla and arizona throw down on a thursday night. the bizarre story that led to this fight ahead in sports. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. two months after being run out of power in tripoli after 42 years, moammar gadhafi was killed yesterday. early reports of his capture were met with guarded optimism. witness secretary of state hillary clinton who received the news as she prepared for an interview in kabul, afghanistan. >> wow. >> unconfirmed. >> unconfirmed. unconfirmed reports about gadhafi being captured. unconfirmed. we've had a bunch of those before. we have had him captured a couple of times. >> by midday gadhafi's end following a final clash between supporters and rebels was verified sparking celebration throughout libya. nbc ne

hillary clinton is known for keeping a tireless pace.y of state ever. but at 63 she's getting ready to make a change, making it clear she will leave this position at the end of the president's first term. >> good morning. >> reporter: from the moment she walks into the state department headquarters, hillary clinton is perpetually in motion. a frenzy of photo ops, phone calls, staff meetings, speeches, and the obligations of office. >> for that, i thank you. >> reporter: all before lunch. >> the best clothes. >> reporter: after three years, hillary clinton can see the horizon. what's the one thing you want to pint to and have people say, hillary clinton left it better than she found it? >> despite difficult circumstances when president obama and i started our jobs we have reasserted american leadership. we are going to lead despite other countries coming to the forefront. we are going to lead because america is destined to lead. >> reporter: her tenure has seen a dramatic reordering of world power. hanging over it all, a global economic c

. >> so hillary, you have always liked gold. you raved about it in our programme many times. how due feel about it now. >> i still love goldman sachs, and i'm more optimist k than ever, but investors are finally seing it my way. >> how is that. what do you mean? >> goldman sachs trades as a huge discount to tangible book value. basically it's undervaulted. think about it. financials have gotten so badly hurt. goldman sachs like all the other investment banks tend to see most of the acquisition and requisitions in the father quarter, and they're backlogged with deals analysts digested the news about goldman sachs $393 million loss figured out that the fourth quartered is going to be a blowout quarter, especially if underwritings california back, susie. 500 companies are waiting to go public, and as soon as you see an opening, banks like goldman sachs are going to bring them public again. >> susie: are you saying you were buying goldman today? also, where do you see the target? the stock was trading at $175 in january. what's your target on it? >> i believe goldman could certai

remember rick lazio going at hillary clinton? and it usually doesn't work, certainly not so well for the aggressor. >>> and how much longer can republicans talk about electrified border fences with mexico? and crimes committed by illegal immigrants before they squander their chance to win latino votes, which may decide this election? >>> and let me finish tonight with real leadership on national security versus the showoff variety. >>> we start with the end of the gadhafi regime. john heilemann is national affairs editor for "new york" magazine. ayman, thank you so much. people need to be reminded and clarified. why did we get involved in the whole gadhafi overthrow? >> well, in the libyan revolution began or the uprising began back in february, the gadhafi regime had seen what happened in tunisia and egypt and decided it was not going out like that. it unleashed its forces on the people there and it became very bloody. thousands had died by that point. they asked the arab league to get involved. the arab league asked for interna

and independents and women in ohio and other states support hillary clinton.e president. if she comes on as vp and they win and obama doesn't turn the economy around, then that sort of titanic let down will be affixed to her and she'll have a hard time being president. >> heather: it will be about jobs, right? >> absolutely. hillary can still support the president by stumping for him in those critical districts and states. so i have no question that she's going to be out there. she's going to be a supporter, stumping for the president and that's what's going to make the difference. >> heather: i have to wrap it up with you. but finally as we wrap up, yes or no, give me a number, the possibility of you think whether or not this would be the ticket, ford, you first. >> 50/50, because hillary clinton is loyal. does obama have onuptick in the polls? if not, he will do anything to state of his presidency. including this. >> heather: alexis? >> i'll go with at least 10%. you think never say never in politics. >> heather: thank you so much. we appreciate you joining

martha: hillary clinton touched on it there. the future of the country and pushing the lines through ms. rought at this and benghazi throughout the civil war on the ground. no one can dispute the positive outcome of this day if indeed as hillary clinton mentioned, if he is removed from the picture which indeed seems to be the case today. breaking news throughout this morning in "america's newsroom." a huge day in the history of watching these countries evolve. muammar qaddafi appears to be, as hillary clinton said, out of the picture. waiting for confirmation from the u.s. government on that and our intelligence sources as was she. we'll be right back with more. gun gun. ten of 'em. perfect. add blind spot monitor. 43 mpg, nice. dependability. yeah. activate dog. a bigger dog. [ male announcer ] introducing the reinvented 2012 toyota camry. it's ready. are you? ♪ i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social securi

clinton is in two thousand and eight if you go to youtube and type in hillary clinton no glitterati run as a candidate for president you threaten to kill every man woman and child tourney run into a waste basket or an ashtray there was no outrage because most americans didn't hear it in the major american media. the u.s. has ever frosty relations with iran is what cross talk gets to grips with at seven thirty g.m.t. as officials rallied to prove tehran was plotting to kill the saudi ambassador to the u.s. but not everyone is convinced here's a sneak peek. this person who seems to be mad goes to mexico he said he. drug runner that i have a cousin who is a high general in the iranian armed forces and then they wired one hundred thousand dollars i mean even if the people who made up the story had read a couple of spy novels they know that they don't wire money especially from iran and to mexican drug dealers they would do it in cash then he when he is in prison he calls this pose an iranian general and he tells him on the phone to carry out the operation i mean come on on the phone a s

from washington wanted dead or alive and apparently the sooner the better hillary clinton says the u.s. is keen to see captured or killed more on that just ahead. but first nato forces have given the serbs another twenty four hours to work out a compromise over the road barricades in northern kosovo if knocked not they will act they were built in protest at kosovo police and customs officials being placed at border crossings with serbia but the situation is at a standstill with two previous and nato deadlines to dismantle passing with no action from either side or keys maria condition has more. it's been a long time since this road behind me lead in from the southern part of kosovo to the northern border with serbia as well as some other major routes in the region at least ten were barricaded like this with piles of stones and concrete and rubble but wednesday is expected by many here on the ground to be the day when this long running dispute with finally gets moving the deadline starts why peacekeepers in cost of a known as a four has already been pressed poland twice following demand

ten wanted dead or alive and apparently the sooner the better hillary clinton says the u.s. is keen to see khadafi captured or killed more on that coming up plus. in our business lives in russia and the c.i.s. not taking it to a new level of economic integration all but three countries of this commonwealth have agreed to create a free trade zone one added around twelve minutes. but first nato forces have given the serbs another twenty four hours to work out a compromise over road barricades in northern kosovo if not they will act they were built in protest at kosovo police and customs officials being placed at two border crossings with serbia but the situation is at a standstill to previous nato deadlines to dismantle passing with no action from either side or cheese maria for a notion it has before. the deadline set by the nato led peacekeepers in kosovo known as the four has already been postponed twice although in the months from certain communities leaders here in kosovo because of an serbs the ethnic minority in the mostly abandon populated course they have been protest

wanted dead or alive and apparently the sooner the better secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is keen to see it are captured or killed more on that coming up first. in economic news russia and the cia or something the next level of economic integration all but three countries of this commonwealth have agreed to create of free trade zone one this is a business the in thirteen months. the u.s. says it's ready to offer moscow written assurances that the anti-missile defense system being built in europe is not directed against russia the kremlin has been anxious about the project insisting on a legally binding guarantees that the scheme won't be a threat to russian missile defenses a senior lawmaker in moscow tells r.t. that washington's latest offer is welcome but not enough the written declaration of war to be issued and part could be was drawn in case something changes in the leadership of the united states still the legally binding documents. agreements conventions protocols is the only instrument which will satisfy the russian concerns the recent reaction of. this progra

i think we should be hillary -- hillary freaks me out. hillary, please. i think she should be worried more about trying to subvert our easy law mist friends and not worry about investigating how caw qaddafi was skilled. -- was killed. >> they don't have any concern with how he died. it was obvious how he went. >> i don't think he went with high cholesterol. he keeped over and everybody was like, oh no. was it his diabetess? i think for hillary's sake they should do a re-enactment. there is a lot of drama and heavy organs. >> and you know who could play qaddafi? you. >> a young qaddafi, clearly. >> diane, what do you make of this area? they say it is going to be a modern muslim country. is it possible? >> it is possible. there are many meanings depending on which scholars you ask. it is a broad definition, but i think it is really sad for all of the women that died out there fighting for their freedom. the first order of business is to allow men to mary more than one wife and take away their rights. the country was in civil war for months and you would thi

secretary of state hillary clinton says she would like to see colonel gadhafi captured or killed them and why she decided to take such an uncompromising position . but first a new wave of protests erupt in new york as anti wall street activists accuse the city's police of an excessive use of force hundreds of people have been arrested during the five week long protests across the country as police were condemned for using pepper spray lucy coffin of reports now how the movement has found sympathy with many americans the popularity of the movement does seem to be growing not just among the demonstrators but with the regular americans as well in fact here in new york a recent poll that came out showed that seven in ten new yorkers support the movement of identify with the big frustrations the major frustrations that the demonstrators have expressed mainly what they see as corruption in wall street and washington undue influence by wall street over politicians and the political system in washington d.c. the nation's capital now we have seen unfortunately and really seen some ireland and

and the secretary of state hillary clinton, bless her heart, waved her finger at iran and say don't you all dare go into iraq once we leave. as if they are going to listen to us waving our finger at them. >> well, here to help us navigate the mind of herman skain professor michael eric dyson, msnbc contributor, scholar and professor of sociology at georgetown university, as well as the author of debating race. sir, after hearing cain speak on foreign policy, do you have any idea what his policy constitutes? >> no, i guess it gives new meaning to having a dog in that fight or show of diplomacy. or maybe on the greyhound that was running behind him or the horse that was in front of him, a dark horse, to be sure. >> cut it, enough, enough. >> the reality is that this is all blatherring nonsense. it is rooted in temperamental disgust with obama, and get him at all costs. it is not rooted in plain thought rational reflection upon the forces that lie before us. and as you so poignantly pointed out. this seems to be more a recommendon station against george w. bush than against obama. now that