would you like to give kristol a good-bye hug? >> i don't think so.e dan quayle presidential race who ran 8th in the straw poll and dropped off before any delegates were chosen in iowa. no loss. he was a good guy but didn't have good strategy. lou: the trump approval rating 49%. everything that you can think of, the proverbial kitchen sink has been thrown at this man by the democrats. the deep state, the nation's enemies abroad, and he prevails and wins and wins. >> and will continue to win. he now has an extraordinary record to run on, voters who voted for him the last time, he went on to accomplish those things. my sense is he's getting very strong. the democrats are in total disarray. i will give him a little bit of advice. if you want to have a side caucus. i spent a lot of time in iowa and they are nice people. you come in, you sign who you want on a piece of paper and county. if you are a biden supporters you get to be a bind supporter. lou: they probably lost see you what's caucus. >> it's a big money deal for them. $70 million in television bu

joe trippi and bill kristol, appreciate the conversation. thank you both. >> thanks, ana. >>> congresswoman rashida tlaib explained a disappointment drove her to lead a rally crowd in booing hillary clinton in iowa yesterday. it sparked in reaction today from academy award ing with filmmaker michael moore. so proud of my longtime friend from michigan who spoke the truth last night in the bernie rally in clive, iowa. the audience booed hillary and then someone tried to shush them and she said don't shush them, boo hillary and anyone else who doesn't speak the truth. ryan nobles is with the man who wrote that tweet. ryan? >> reporter: thank you so much, ana. michael moore joining me now. i want to talk about last night, that moment rashida tlaib was on stage. there was talking about hillary clinton's comments about bernie sanders and she booed. you came to her defense today. why is that? >> the audience, somebody mentioned hillary on the stage, not rashida. the whole audience started booing the name. and so i think she was trying to make a jok

let's put it this way in 1972, irving kristol said the culturaa wars over. only 2016 the left kind of got a wake-up call maybe they did and when the cultural war after all. there was a broad consensus we were not going to shake things up but now we are and that has helped to produce the vision i'm talking about. those divisions are there. >> host: what are the biggest secession movements in america today? >> guest: they are all over the place. i think if it, new hampshire, vermont, oregon, so they are small now. they always start small but they can go upey very quickly. this time rather than defending slavery it might be the states of the union say we can't think this anymore and so with. >> caller: it's about racism and the have and have-nots telling what they need. we have a big problem because the. we brought freedom to america and justice to america. when god said he who is last shall be first. when we moved to first position, peoplesoft helpful in and everything they need instead of depending on america were white men to give it to them. why do people h

how are others in kristol's camp handling the camp? always pleasant jennifer ruben wrote, if you're an established democrat nervous about going public, pick up the phone and urge untenable candidates to leave. i'm enjoying this a lot. the bleeding other -- bleeting over bernie isn't just relegated to those two characters, watch >> trump could very easily win re-election, especially if bernie sanders is the democratic nominee >> republicans around trump are giggling and dancing a victory dance already. they're popping bottles in the thought it's going to be bernie sanders >> but if you're going full radical democrat socialists, that's the deal breaker for a lot of swing voters. it's a death sentence for the party. >> laura: this is the can tina scene from star wars here. all right, ladies and gentlemen, what we're watching is the unintentionally hilarious death rattle of all of the political losers. they have nowhere to go except for the dyed in the wool liberals at this point. they burned the bridges to the right. more than useful idio

well, joining me now, bill kristol, founder of defending democracy together, and phil rucker, co-author new york times" best seller, "a very stable genius". phil, first to you. the president going wild on "parasite" is just one indication of just how crazy the rallies have become. what about the president's performance here on the campaign? we'll have another rally momentarily right here in las vegas. >> yeah. that would make it three rallies in the course of three days. he's going to be i believe in south carolina next week. so clearly his campaign schedule is picking up. and he loves the rallies. he lives for them. it's his oxygen, and when he gets on that stage, he has prepared remarks his staff write for them. he veers way off script usually as he did last night when he was talking about the oscars and the committee awards. it's worth keeping in mind how sensitive president trump is to criticism he receives from those in hollywood. you'll remember early in the presidency he lashed out at meryl streep over her comments at one of the award shows and last night it was brad pitt. >> and

here with more on this consequential night is bill kristol. editor at large of the bulwark. also happens to be director of defending democracy together, a group advocating for a republican party that rejects what it calls "nativist and authoritarian impulses." bill, i'm going to start by quoting two great men. you first. "proud to be an old republican. reagan, george h.w. bush, dole, george w. bush, mccain, romney." and charlie sykes up in wisconsin. he wrote this today about mitt romney. "his vote won't change the outcome but it's striking how one man alone can dramatically change the mood, the tone, and the moral character of this final vote." and i was recalling tonight, i've asked you a good number of times right here if mitt romney had it in him. and we've speculated about that. what's your answer tonight? >> the answer tonight is yes. i always thought he would actually vote to convict. i think that's what he believed. and he did it. and i've been struck also over the last however many hours since he voted, seven, eight hours, how moved people seem to be by this. and it

in 1972 irving kristol said the call Ãbculture war is over.2016 the left kinda got a wake-up call maybe they didn't win the culture war after all. from 1992 to 2016 there was a broad consensus they were not to shake things up much and now we are. , with trump, that's helped to produce the divisions we talk about. those divisions are there. >> what is the biggest secession movements in america today? >> they are all over the place. there's something called collects it in california i think it would happen this time would be politically correct. there are secession movements here, there come everywhere, texas, new hampshire, vermont and oregon. they are small now they always start small but they can build up very quickly and surprise you. >> if it happened this time i think they be politically correct, what he mean? >> rather than defending slavery and might be the wonky or states of the union staying we can't take it anymore let's make america small again. >> to herbie thomas point mississippi good morning. >> i think you are hitting on it. it'

. >> tucker: bill kristol's friend john bolton didn't testify about impeachment in public but he stilloing every thing he can to sell his book. his latest comments after the break with our as our special programming continues. >> tucker: welcome back to "tucker carlson tonight." our special programming pin jumble and did not get the war with iran he craved, but he's ensuring that he's getting sprinkles on an ice cream sundae. as if they could be any creepier. imagine, john bolding on an ice cream sundae. the the white house reviewing hisbo, say they are planning to censor it bit matthew whitaker is acting former attorney general and he joins us tonight. i'm not going to ask you about john bolton eating ice cream because we agree that's repulsive. but what do you make of -- sorry about that. what do you make of his book and what do you think it will contain? >> first of all, tucker, no doubt there is significant policy areas on this. even before he became national security advisor, this is the same man who wrote on a notepad, 10,000 trip to columbia when venezuela was a hot-button iss i

my e in this tweet from never trumper bill kristol calling democratic members of congress governors,ther leaders, could you perhaps say in public when you say in private, the sanders nomination will be disastrous for the part, bad for the country. now, that got me thinking. if, however, others in his campaign handling sanders in "the washington post" always present and the recently wrote,f you'ree, established democratic free of the sanders nomination, nervous about going forward, encourage them to leave. if i'm enjoying this a lot in the bleeding -- over bleeding, e over bleeding is not just those two characters, just t watch. >> the democratic mom and a. >> they are giggling and dancing the victory dance already popping bottles and it's going to be in bernie sanders. >> going full democratic socialist that's going to be the deal breaker for a lot of swing voters. >> it's a death sentence for the party. >> laura: this is a cantina scene from "star wars" here. all right, ladies and gentlemen, what were watching is the unintentionally hilarious death rattle of all of the political los

. >> laura: if bill kristol predicts it, bet the other side. romney was the sole peer defec defecto. not only did republicans stick together, they had a reason to celebrate it like it was 2016 all over again. we didn't play all of it. it was crazy. i was in the room. the left hasn't been right since about 2012 if you think about it and since then, it's been one bust of a prediction after another. >> the u.s. economy growing at an unsustainable rate. >> wages adjusted for inflation are actually worse under donald trump and they were under barack obama. >> i keep hearing from people saying they are still struggling. >> laura: not quite, kids. >> fresh economic numbers show a booming, resilient labor market. >> the economy added 225,000 jobs. >> 3.1% wage growth. >> i have to say the middle-class boom, the blue-collar boom continues. >> laura: these are the good old days, folks. surveys are showing americans are happier than they have been for four decades, even happier than under ronald reagan. this is great news for america which means it's terr

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you said as the advocate of the unbridled capitalist and i'm thinking of the scholars that irving kristol, jonah goldberg, and me for heaven sake is that road in pursuit. if you are looking for a place that is interested in human flourishing and dignity on the basis of an unbridled capitalism, you are sitting on the right. >> other questions. >> there is a question over here. i am from the washington post. first of all with statement you talked about the idea they feel as though we must make all children above average. i actually am not entirely sure that is true and i would like to push you a little bit on that. we would acknowledge we haven't made any children average. we haven't actually gotten iveryone up to even the most meager baseline. one of the interesting things about gender expression that you noted in more gender equal society's commissioners expressed in even more divergent ways, but that also notes that we are not in fact a gender and society at so what didn' would e important to get there first before deciding we are okay with someid people say following behd or not able i

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way, in 1972,his irving kristol said the culture wars over. left kind of the got a wake-up call, maybe they didn't win the culture war after all. was a992 to 2016 there broad consensus that we won't shake things up much, will now we are and -- with trump. and that is helped to produce the divisions i'm talking about so i'm not to take sides, i am just saying though divisions are there. host: one of the biggest cyst -- what are the biggest secession movements today? guest: there is something called calexit california. there are secession movements hampshire,as, new vermont, oregon. so they are small now, they start small but they can build up quickly and surprising. >> if it happens this time i think there would be politically correct, what do you mean? guest: rather than defending rlavery it might be the wokeie states in the union saying we can't take it anymore. host: good morning. the haves and the have-nots telling them what they need. we have a big problem in mississippi because the whole thing that holds america together is holding down b

. >> joining me now bill kristol, and from "the washington post," anne gearan and eugene scott. was a unique response from mike pence. he's not questioning mitt romney's faith, his judgment. that's a politically correct comment especially after the tirade from the president yesterday. >> clearly it's calculated to do a couple of smart political things, change the subject from the tirade for those who didn't care for it, look ahead. it's over, america. we're moving on. we're doing our job. and to give us sort of a grace note to mitt romney saying that, you know, look, i'm not questioning his motivates is wh he's saying there which is something that many moderate republicans and many people of faith of all parties will welcome hearing. i think that was something that pence had clearly thought through, how he was going to respond to it. and it was delivered with less pence equivocation than we sometimes hear. we knew what he was going to say and he said it. >> and you wrote about this, about the way the president was challenging romney's faith. it was a warning to others that even

joining me now betsy woodruff swan, bill kristol, former democratic congresswoman from maryland, donnabiden's campaign. he is the sole reason why there's no kamala harris, there's no beto o'rourke, there's no cory booker. his apparent resiliency in the national polls kept all of those folks from getting traction and by the time the campaigning got here, it turned out he didn't have what we thought he had. >> it surprised him and surprised all the rest of us. i do think going into new hampshire, his campaign operation has to tighten up on the ground and he's just got a couple of days to come -- i said win, place or show. he's got to place. >> betsy, the hard part is every question he gets is about what's happening, what's going on. now they're bringing john kerry back to new hampshire and you're like, okay, the last time john kerry hung out with you, there was rumors about him jumping in. >> john kerry has not exactly covered himself in glory as far as surrogates go and he's been around long enough to know that having a loud conversation in a hotel full of reporters is perhaps not a str

way, in 1972,his irving kristol said the culture wars over.t kind of the got a wake-up call, maybe they didn't win the culture war after all. was a992 to 2016 there broad consensus that we won't shake things up much, will now we are and -- with trump. and that is helped to produce the divisions i'm talking about so i'm not to take sides, i am just saying though divisions are there. host: one of the biggest cyst -- what are the biggest secession movements today? guest: there is something called calexit california. there are secession movements hampshire,as, new vermont, oregon. so they are small now, they start small but they can build up quickly and surprising. >> if it happens this time i think there would be politically correct, what do you mean? guest: rather than defending rlavery it might be the wokeie states in the union saying we can't take it anymore. host: good morning. the haves and the have-nots telling them what they need. we have a big problem in mississippi because the whole thing that holds america together is holding down black