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but i don't think that that is deeply understood in the american public. so the question then becomes, which president can do a better job at explaining to the american public and communicating to the american public about the fact that we live in a changed world and what that means for us and the way we orient yourselves? here i think it's a tough call. i would say so far obama who clearly understands this reality has not done that good a job at explaining this to the american public. it's a hard argument to make and hard to make it during tough times. easier to make it during growth periods. with romney, we don't know if he'll come across. there could be a kind of nixon to china element to romney here. but there could be a well, you're one of the bain profitists who profits from this and we don't know. we don't know what romney will be like. certainly there's nothing in his campaign rhetoric that would suggest he's good at it. but presidents and campaigners are different. >> strobe? >> it's just a thought that occurred to me in listening to bruce's very g
but i don't think that that is deeply understood in the american public. so the question then becomes, which president can do a better job at explaining to the american public and communicating to the american public about the fact that we live in a changed world and what that means for us and the way we orient yourselves? here i think it's a tough call. i would say so far obama who clearly understands this reality has not done that good a job at explaining this to the american public. it's a...
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it's a matter about communication to the american public. it does seem to me that is enormously important. i mean, the fact of the matter is not just in the united states but in europe the honesty of the conversations around economic problems is disappearing. and that's -- you know, it's part of the reason why the europeans haven't been able to solve their problem is because, you know, in germany they still have this view that all the greeks are lazy. greeks actually work probably about 25% longer hours than germans. so these perceptions become very important in terms of the way in which economic policy ends up being formed and at the moment i think there's a real problem with the honesty with which that communication is happening. >> another question over here on the side. >> thank you. i'm with phoenix tv. i would like to talk about the issue of china. actually yesterday romney just released an ad on china and the white house responded quickly that, hey, we are tougher against china. so i was just curious whether china/beijing issue will in
it's a matter about communication to the american public. it does seem to me that is enormously important. i mean, the fact of the matter is not just in the united states but in europe the honesty of the conversations around economic problems is disappearing. and that's -- you know, it's part of the reason why the europeans haven't been able to solve their problem is because, you know, in germany they still have this view that all the greeks are lazy. greeks actually work probably about 25%...
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will do to kick start growth and second and more importantly to start educating those parts of the american public that have so far not seen profits from globalization to show profits from globalization and the nature of global economic integration. educating the american public about the world we are in can't be an abstract discussion about who is up or down. it has to be a genuine economic reality that integration is a positive thing in terms of generating jobs. that is the 2016, and more than a 2012 comment but those two features. can we change patterns of where globalization is generating jobs in this country and will we be in better shape in terms of alliances with these new players on the international stage? >> lot to think about. thank you to strobe and homi for joining us and to all of you for being here. [applause] [inaudible conversations]
will do to kick start growth and second and more importantly to start educating those parts of the american public that have so far not seen profits from globalization to show profits from globalization and the nature of global economic integration. educating the american public about the world we are in can't be an abstract discussion about who is up or down. it has to be a genuine economic reality that integration is a positive thing in terms of generating jobs. that is the 2016, and more...
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it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. >> president obama is firing back at liberal criticism of his bane attacks. >> this issue is not a distraction. this is part of the debate we're going to be having in this election campaign. >> a victim of romney's vulture capitalism will tell mayor booker what's really nauseating. >>> the fighting irish are fighting the contraception mandate. the naacp says gay marriage is a civil right. tonight, our panel will react. >>> rush limbaugh's tanking in the ratings thanks to the sandra fluke fire storm. >> what did i say? i said if we're paying for this it makes these women sluts. >> michael with what it means for america. >>> scott walker might be headed back to capital hill to explain his divide and conquer bombshell. >> you never had a conversation? >> no. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. the obama campaign were ready to take on mitt romney's record as ceo of bain capital this week, but obama supporter, at least we think he's a supporter,
it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. >> president obama is firing back at liberal criticism of his bane attacks. >> this issue is not a distraction. this is part of the debate we're going to be having in this election campaign. >> a victim of romney's vulture capitalism will tell mayor booker what's really nauseating. >>> the fighting irish are fighting the contraception mandate. the naacp says gay marriage is a...
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they have a freedom to fail and the american public doesn't stand behind them. the one industry we do this around the globe, and that's why i'm so committed personally to getting this reform done. i think this circumstance is just a reminder in one area. i look at it more about cross-border application than the volcker area, if i can say respectfully, because whether it was lehman brothers, aig, long-term capital management. long-term capital management, you might recall was a hedge fund in connecticut set up in the caymans. a reminder to make sure we get that part right. the london risk can come back and hurt the good folks of your state. >> let me -- is there a pressure, though, to define what's occurred here in such a way that you may end up in the short term making a piece of legislation look good, but in the process cause a highly complex institution like this to be in a position where they're not appropriately hedging activity so they can actually make it more risky? is that the kind of thing that you talk about from time to time? >> we are most definitely
they have a freedom to fail and the american public doesn't stand behind them. the one industry we do this around the globe, and that's why i'm so committed personally to getting this reform done. i think this circumstance is just a reminder in one area. i look at it more about cross-border application than the volcker area, if i can say respectfully, because whether it was lehman brothers, aig, long-term capital management. long-term capital management, you might recall was a hedge fund in...
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i think "will & grace" did more to educate the american public than anything has done so far. i think people fear that which is different. now they're beginning to understand. they're beginning to understand
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they've already shown their dedication to protecting the american public. so it's a great resource for dhs. and we're doing everything we can to reach into the veterans community. we have veterans now returning from iraq and afghanistan. we want to give them opportunities as well. so it's a big issue for us. >> is there still veterans' preference in civil service exams? >> yeah. >> anybody -- next question? >> hello griff jenkins from fox news channel, the greta van susteren show. my question is for mr. tangherlini. now that time has passed since the whaeshlgs have you learned in hindsight about how it happened, and how going forward do you plan to find real savings to earn back the public's trust? >> i appreciate the question. i think in the couple weeks since the hearings, in talking to the gsa employees, and i've been doing a series of virtual town halls. i haven't been traveling. i've been using technology to go visit the agents. and in that way also modeling, frankly, for the employees that there are other ways that we can actually make those connection
they've already shown their dedication to protecting the american public. so it's a great resource for dhs. and we're doing everything we can to reach into the veterans community. we have veterans now returning from iraq and afghanistan. we want to give them opportunities as well. so it's a big issue for us. >> is there still veterans' preference in civil service exams? >> yeah. >> anybody -- next question? >> hello griff jenkins from fox news channel, the greta van...
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thousands and it will probably be dozens soon so what i think the president what and i think the american public wants to hear what do both candidates propose in terms of job creation that's what the american public wants to hear they don't want to hear about jeremiah wright anymore they want to know will i be able to go back to work tomorrow morning will i be able to put food on my table tomorrow will i be able to feed my children and send my kids off to college tomorrow that's what the american public wants to hear about they don't want to hear about this reverend wright thing again it's old news it's over and done with we're going to have to worry about that . sort of a sort of last word that was not what you. call it is thank you for coming on thank you for coming up the republican party is no longer a legitimate political party it is a well oiled machine working for the interests of corporate america and the wealthy elite tom will explain why in tonight's deleted. a lot of american power continues. things are so bad. might actually be time for revolution. where it turns out the procureur dr
thousands and it will probably be dozens soon so what i think the president what and i think the american public wants to hear what do both candidates propose in terms of job creation that's what the american public wants to hear they don't want to hear about jeremiah wright anymore they want to know will i be able to go back to work tomorrow morning will i be able to put food on my table tomorrow will i be able to feed my children and send my kids off to college tomorrow that's what the...
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partially understand it and wish they would put their knives down and get back to work for the american public. >> to you that's simple, there's a simple political solution that would dramatically help the economy, that is this debt reduction deals and president's debt reduction commission that he did not push, republicans opposed and has gone nowhere. >> yeah. i don't know the inside story. i read all of the stories, honestly it's hard for me to tell. if we don't something like that, i think america can come back, make decisions and show we're doing the right things. i think certainty around taxes will help growth. i think you'll fix the future problem and won't create a fiscal cliff now and fix a lot of other issues and show america is back. we have to do something like that. >> a lot of americans are galled by the fact that the american worker is still struggling and banks like yours are making a lot of money. your compensation north of $20 million has been published in reports. do you understand that frustration? >> sure. you know, people who ask me about occupy wall street, i said surpris
partially understand it and wish they would put their knives down and get back to work for the american public. >> to you that's simple, there's a simple political solution that would dramatically help the economy, that is this debt reduction deals and president's debt reduction commission that he did not push, republicans opposed and has gone nowhere. >> yeah. i don't know the inside story. i read all of the stories, honestly it's hard for me to tell. if we don't something like...
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but what was so frightening to everybody in the american public is the president would say i'm going to tell you, russian president, my real position on missile defense but i can't tell the american public but i will tell you and after the election i'll be able to tell everybody and i'll have more flexibility. well, we don't think we should be guided by the president's secret plan with the russians to diminish our missile defense. we believe we should follow the u.s. northern commander from 2007-2008 and the national academies and the institute for defense analysis and i believe all the intellectual experts have looked at this and said, the risk is real. i ran and north korea continued to gain the capability that's going to reach the united states. we have to act now to respond to that. as we look to 2015 for the prospects of having that capability available, we will be glad that we did. i cannot imagine sitting in this committee and being a member of the committee in 2015 looking at an icbm capable iran and north korea and say i could have put something there to protect the united st
but what was so frightening to everybody in the american public is the president would say i'm going to tell you, russian president, my real position on missile defense but i can't tell the american public but i will tell you and after the election i'll be able to tell everybody and i'll have more flexibility. well, we don't think we should be guided by the president's secret plan with the russians to diminish our missile defense. we believe we should follow the u.s. northern commander from...
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influenced by powerful cultural forces. >> i think will & grace probably did more to educate the american publicn almost anything anybody has ever done. >> stephen: he's right, folks. he's right. these kind of tv shows can change our minds. until i saw frasier i refused to accept the existence of seattle. (laughter) these gay sitcom characters or humorsexuals are a menace to society. they seduce nice thinking that gays are just like us, normal people with real relationships based on love and mutual respect. it is disgusting. worst of all, the guy who played will, eric mccormack, he's not even gay. they're indoctrine ating us with a gay character piggyback on a straight man which is every gay man's fantasy. (laughter) okay? here's its deal. real men know-- real men know that men don't love each other. they are bros who engage in horseplay. so to rebalance the natural moral order of television, i have written a new straight sitcom about two straight guys named will & graceon who are always on the prowl for the ladies. one of them has a cat and the other one has a dog, which is why the show is call
influenced by powerful cultural forces. >> i think will & grace probably did more to educate the american publicn almost anything anybody has ever done. >> stephen: he's right, folks. he's right. these kind of tv shows can change our minds. until i saw frasier i refused to accept the existence of seattle. (laughter) these gay sitcom characters or humorsexuals are a menace to society. they seduce nice thinking that gays are just like us, normal people with real relationships...
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it is nauz ating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. >> asked about mayor booker's critique the president praised his friend and then dismissed the criticism. >> the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business experience. he is not going out there touting his experience in mis. massachusetts. he is saying i am a business guy and i know how to fix it and this is his business and when you're president as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then your job is not simply to maximize profits. your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot. >> our chief white house core spend ent jessica yellen was on hand and sometimes you think it is the distracting strategy but making quite clear he not only completely agrees he is prepared to continue to step on the throttle here. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, john. the campaign will continue with this bain strategy. they b
it is nauz ating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. >> asked about mayor booker's critique the president praised his friend and then dismissed the criticism. >> the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business experience. he is not going out there touting his experience in mis. massachusetts. he is saying i am a business guy and i...
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it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking jeremiah wright. what it does is it undermines to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's either going to be a small campaign about this crap, or it's going to be a big campaign, in my opinion, about the issues america cares about. >> president obama responded to the mayor's reaction in chicago this afternoon. >> this issue is not, quote, a distraction. this is part of the debate we're going to be having in this election campaign about how do we create an economy where everybody from top to bottom, folks on wall street and folks on main street, have a shot at success. >> booker has tried to walk back his comments.ed a video on yout explaining what he really meant. >> mitt romney has made his business record a centerpiece of his campaign. he's talked about himself as a job creator. and, therefore, it is reasonable and, in fact, i encourage it for the obama campaign to examine that record and to discuss it. >> but booker's reaction, or should we say retrac
it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking jeremiah wright. what it does is it undermines to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's either going to be a small campaign about this crap, or it's going to be a big campaign, in my opinion, about the issues america cares about. >> president obama responded to the mayor's reaction in chicago this afternoon. >> this issue is not, quote, a distraction. this is...
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>> it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. acking jerry jerry wright. it undermines to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's going to be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign about the issues the american public cares about. >> he is dead wrong. okay. to his credit, earlesed i think he had made a horrific mistake and he came out and said i'm sorry. i just want everybody to know i think it's important president obama get re-elected and so i just want you to understand that. but look, the point of it is why does president obama talk about -- is it fair to talk about bain capital? you bet it is. why does president obama talk about bain capital? because mitt romney talks about bain capital. mitt romney's whole pitch for president is the economy is suffering. you know it is. but the economy is suffering he says because president obama doesn't know what he is doing. and i do. i, mitt romney do because i am a businessman so i can fix it. i can fix the economy. i am a busi
>> it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop attacking private equity. acking jerry jerry wright. it undermines to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's going to be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign about the issues the american public cares about. >> he is dead wrong. okay. to his credit, earlesed i think he had made a horrific mistake and he came out and said i'm sorry. i just want everybody...
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it is nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop private equity. op jeremiah wright. this will be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign in my opinion about the issues the american public cares about. >> newark's mayor cory booker there coming close to earning himself a spot on the dncfrenemy's list. hours later there was this apology on youtube. >> let me be clear. mitt romney has made his business record a center piece of his campaign. he has talked about himself as a job creator. therefore, it is reasonable and in fact i encourage it for the obama campaign to examine that record and to discuss it. i have no problem with that. >> as booker was busy repairing his surrogacy, republicans were busy wrapping their arms around the young democratic political star. the romney campaign out with a brand new add entitled big bain back fire moments ago. >> have you had enough of president obama's attacks on free enterprise? his own key supporters have. >> it is nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. >> let's bring in our panel now. h
it is nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. stop private equity. op jeremiah wright. this will be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign in my opinion about the issues the american public cares about. >> newark's mayor cory booker there coming close to earning himself a spot on the dncfrenemy's list. hours later there was this apology on youtube. >> let me be clear. mitt romney has made his business record a center piece of his campaign. he has talked...
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they have far to show their dedication in protecting the american public, so it's a great resource for dhs and we are doing everything we can to reach into the veterans communities. we have veterans now returning from iraq and afghanistan. we want to give them opportunities as well, so it's a big issue for us. >> is there still veterans preference in the civil service exam? >> yes. >> next question. >> hello. griff jenkins from the greta van susteren show. how much time -- what he learned in hindsight about how it happened and how moving forward a plan to find real savings to earn back the public's trust? >> i appreciate the question. i think in a couple weeks since the hearings, and talking to the gsa employees that have been doing a series of virtual town hall traveling, i think, using technology, to visit the region. [laughter] in that way also modeling frankly for the employees that their other ways that we can actually make those connections. what i have learned is that there is as much anger and disappointment and frustration with the gsa employees as there is with the american p
they have far to show their dedication in protecting the american public, so it's a great resource for dhs and we are doing everything we can to reach into the veterans communities. we have veterans now returning from iraq and afghanistan. we want to give them opportunities as well, so it's a big issue for us. >> is there still veterans preference in the civil service exam? >> yes. >> next question. >> hello. griff jenkins from the greta van susteren show. how much time...
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otherwise all the rest of the 52 weeks, or 51 weeks are very much focused on trying to serve the american public. we want to take this week to make sure the minor public learns a little more about what their public servants are doing for them. we have an exceptional, truly exceptional panel here. i'm very excited myself to hear from. beginning with secretaries -- i'm going to get this right because i know there's supposed to be a special order here. but secretaries lahood, sebelius -- or sebelius, lahood, and napolitano and acting administrator gsa dan tangherlini. before we get there, however, i also want to make sure i recognize one of our colleagues here at the partnership who made all this possible and has done much more. so i said this is psrw. i also like to think of it as jsrw, or jim seymour recognition week. he has been with the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events and programs. and i salute jim for all the incredible things that you've done for nine years with the partnership. so thank you very, very much. [ applause ] now, clearly, if you pay attention to the ne
otherwise all the rest of the 52 weeks, or 51 weeks are very much focused on trying to serve the american public. we want to take this week to make sure the minor public learns a little more about what their public servants are doing for them. we have an exceptional, truly exceptional panel here. i'm very excited myself to hear from. beginning with secretaries -- i'm going to get this right because i know there's supposed to be a special order here. but secretaries lahood, sebelius -- or...
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this is about the american public wants common sense transparency in these markets where people can seehey're publicly traded ed and they wa some common sense rules to lower the risk of the swap dealers. that's what congress did in 2008. we're more than halfway into implementing those rules and i think we're just reminded again that we have to make sure that bankers can't move the jobs offshore but leave the risk here. >> let me get your take on something else, gary, because i guess one of the issues here is the fact that the volcker rule, first of all, it has not been implemented yet. we were expecting it to be implemented in july. i don't think that's going to happen given where that's coming up, but how are you going to differentiate prop trading from just a firm acting on behalf of his customers? how do you define proprietary trading and how really is that volcker rule going to be enforced? >> it's probably one of the more challenging jobs congress has given the five regulatory agencies, prohibit proprietary trading but allow hedging, which is a good thing because it lowers risk in
this is about the american public wants common sense transparency in these markets where people can seehey're publicly traded ed and they wa some common sense rules to lower the risk of the swap dealers. that's what congress did in 2008. we're more than halfway into implementing those rules and i think we're just reminded again that we have to make sure that bankers can't move the jobs offshore but leave the risk here. >> let me get your take on something else, gary, because i guess one...
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the criteria that carrie laid out. that's where the public is getting this idea, that whenever you turn on the tv you see an american soldier off someplace digging a well or helping a kid. that's mashed in as foreign aid in the public mind. again, not entirely incomprensiable. the story carrie told would suggest is what many of us who come to the field from a faith-based perspective, and some of us grounded in the judeo christian ideas don't have as much as those that are demanded. there was a very interesting debate about this at the beginning of the obama administration which we can get into the q & a if people are interested. the decision was made that the u.s. gives foreign aid because it's in our enlightened self interest, to have healthy populations that both breed disease and pass them on to us and to have countries with a level of dignity and hope such that they don't breed violence and terrorism, and those are perfectly good strategic principles for a country to engage in. but -- carrie can speak more to this, or judith may as well. there is also a fair amount of research that suggests that actually aid works bette
the criteria that carrie laid out. that's where the public is getting this idea, that whenever you turn on the tv you see an american soldier off someplace digging a well or helping a kid. that's mashed in as foreign aid in the public mind. again, not entirely incomprensiable. the story carrie told would suggest is what many of us who come to the field from a faith-based perspective, and some of us grounded in the judeo christian ideas don't have as much as those that are demanded. there was a...
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i think will and grace probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anyone has ever done so far. ♪ fictitious gays fictitious gays everybody loves fictitious gays ♪ >> jon: here is my impression of ellen degeneres during that comment. i always cut myself -- [ laughter ] ahhh. joe bide money in a moment of weakness says what he really feels about the issue of gay marriage. i assume he recognized the error of his ways in washington, d.c. immediately. >> almost immediately after the program air biden's office said he was speaking him r for himself and not making new policy. >> jon: it's the old mom routine. if it were up to me, honey, i would let you go to the party. i would buy you a six pack to share with your friends but you know how your father is. obviously bide season speaking for himself and not the president of the united states. >> david axelrod tweeted this "what vp said that all married couples should have exactly the same legal rights is precisely the position." >> jon: hash tag bieber just a refresm. he said it's the position because vp said hash tag g
i think will and grace probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anyone has ever done so far. ♪ fictitious gays fictitious gays everybody loves fictitious gays ♪ >> jon: here is my impression of ellen degeneres during that comment. i always cut myself -- [ laughter ] ahhh. joe bide money in a moment of weakness says what he really feels about the issue of gay marriage. i assume he recognized the error of his ways in washington, d.c. immediately. >>...
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here it is your moment of zen. >> billion l- and grace probably did more to educate the american publicody has ever done so far. >> seriously? captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access grou ["the colbert report" theme m captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) [eagle caw] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: thank you so much. welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. nation -- thank you so much. [crowd chanting stephen] that's very nice. oh, thank you so much. [cheers and applause] you guys are congealing like a fine pudding. [ laughter ] nation, the general elec
here it is your moment of zen. >> billion l- and grace probably did more to educate the american publicody has ever done so far. >> seriously? captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access grou ["the colbert report" theme m captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) [eagle caw] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: thank you so much. welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. nation -- thank you so much....
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it seems to me that we are in a moment of some uncertainty, and doubt in the american public mind-set about our role in the world, about the nature of the world that we're confronting. and there's an awful lot that's changing. the u.s. economy is exposed to and integrated with the global economy now at a scale that's substantially different than was true 20 years ago, let's say. there are rising powers who have greater influence in world politics and greater influence in international security than was true even ten years ago. the middle east is in turmoil, and our allies and our stakes in that region are substantial. so there are a number of things that are -- i think creating uncertainty and doubt in the american public mind-set. this gets injected then, and i think a very simplistic and frankly mischaracterized debate about american decline. and we've had a lot of discussion and debate and books about american decline or not in decline, et cetera. i think it's the wrong way of understanding the problem. i think the rhetoric of decline runs far ahead of the reality of decline. the s
it seems to me that we are in a moment of some uncertainty, and doubt in the american public mind-set about our role in the world, about the nature of the world that we're confronting. and there's an awful lot that's changing. the u.s. economy is exposed to and integrated with the global economy now at a scale that's substantially different than was true 20 years ago, let's say. there are rising powers who have greater influence in world politics and greater influence in international security...
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kind of kick start growth and, second and more importantly, to start educating those parts of the american public that have so far not seen the profit from globalization to start showing a profit from globalization and the nature of global integration. in other words, educating the american public about the world we're in cannot be an abstract discussion about bricks or who is up or down. it has to be a genuine felt economic reality that integration is a positive thing in terms of generating jobs. and so maybe that's a 2016 comment more than a 2012 comment. i think those two features, can we change the pattern globalization is generating profit and jobs and are we going to be in better shape in terms of alliances with the new players on the international stage. >> all right. well, a lot to think about. thank you to homi and to strobe and to all of you for being here. [ applause ] >>> starting this weekend c-span's "washington journal" begins its spotlight on columnists. on saturday mona charen. sunday colbert king. monday matt lewis. tuesday clarence paige who writes for the "chicago tribune." on
kind of kick start growth and, second and more importantly, to start educating those parts of the american public that have so far not seen the profit from globalization to start showing a profit from globalization and the nature of global integration. in other words, educating the american public about the world we're in cannot be an abstract discussion about bricks or who is up or down. it has to be a genuine felt economic reality that integration is a positive thing in terms of generating...
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and let's redouble our resolve to actually get an accomplishment for the taxpayers and for the american public. >> well, thank you, senator -- >> live now on capitol hill this morning where the senate health committee and senate subcommittee on primary health and ageing is holding a hearing on the cost of hiv/aids drugs. senator bernie sanders has introduced a bill to shorten the time before generics can be made of those drugs. it includes an annual $3 billion prize for hiv/aids drug research. testifying this morning nobel laureate economist joseph stiglitz, harvard law professor lawrence less ig and a number of public health figures. vermont senator bernie sanders is chairing this hearing. he's in the room. this is about to get under way. [ gavel ] >> we're going to begin the hearing. and i want to thank all of you very very much for being here. in my view, the issue that we are discussing today is of monumental importance. and while it may be controversial within the halls of the united states congress, i have the feeling that the more the american people understand this concept, the more su
and let's redouble our resolve to actually get an accomplishment for the taxpayers and for the american public. >> well, thank you, senator -- >> live now on capitol hill this morning where the senate health committee and senate subcommittee on primary health and ageing is holding a hearing on the cost of hiv/aids drugs. senator bernie sanders has introduced a bill to shorten the time before generics can be made of those drugs. it includes an annual $3 billion prize for hiv/aids...
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million dollars to do it how is rove using half truths and psychological mind games to confuse the american public and how could we see straight through this. florida is at it again he minorities of the voting rolls state election officials say they're working to throw non-citizens off the voting rolls ahead of the two thousand and twelve election supervisors looking at preliminary lists have found numerous errors that could lead to legal citizens especially hispanics losing their right to vote in the sunshine state similar effort in two thousand led to thousands of innocent african-american voters in florida getting turned away at the polls in that election republicans know the only way they can win elections is to keep americans from voting which explains the recent actions in florida in the numerous voter id laws being passed around the country this is the really the the way to run a healthy democracy stopping more and more people from voting i personally don't think so in fact i think we should be doing just the opposite bottom line is the american electoral system is broken and it needs to be
million dollars to do it how is rove using half truths and psychological mind games to confuse the american public and how could we see straight through this. florida is at it again he minorities of the voting rolls state election officials say they're working to throw non-citizens off the voting rolls ahead of the two thousand and twelve election supervisors looking at preliminary lists have found numerous errors that could lead to legal citizens especially hispanics losing their right to vote...
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i don't believe the american public wants us to have this long-term troop commitment up through the end of 2014 with a minimum of 68,000 troops, nor do i think that's what's in the best interests of the long-term stability of afghanistan or u.s. national security. so i would urge adoption of the amendment, and i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway for two minutes. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i want to speak against this amendment. part of the reason why we're seeing a low approval ratings for this fight that we're in, that the president has on many occasions said, well, previous occasions, said that this was the most important fight going on, is the complete failure of him to sell his vision for what we're trying to get done over there. he's been almost absent from the field of play and having these, this language of 2016 in the bill lays out a much better explanation as to why we're there and what's going on and the reasons of the american people, and the president, in my view, that failed to support his own program
i don't believe the american public wants us to have this long-term troop commitment up through the end of 2014 with a minimum of 68,000 troops, nor do i think that's what's in the best interests of the long-term stability of afghanistan or u.s. national security. so i would urge adoption of the amendment, and i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway for two minutes. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i want to speak...
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what was so frightening to everybody in the american public was that the president would say i am going to till you, russian president, my real position on missile defense that i can't tell the american public that i will tell you and after the election i'll bow abe able to t everybody and have more flexibility team. we don't think we should be guided by the president's secret plan with the russians, to diminish our missile defense. we believe we should follow, the u.s. northern commander from 2007/,0 20 2007, 2008, and all intellectual experts that have looked at this and said the risk is real. iran and north korea continue to gain capability that is going to reach the united states. we have to act now to respond to that. as we look to 2015 for the prospects of having that capability available, we will be glad that we did. i cannot imagine sitting in this committee and being a member of the committee, in 2015, looking at an icbm capable iran, icbm capable korea and say "i could have put something there to protect the united states but i decided not to because i thought they might not g
what was so frightening to everybody in the american public was that the president would say i am going to till you, russian president, my real position on missile defense that i can't tell the american public that i will tell you and after the election i'll bow abe able to t everybody and have more flexibility team. we don't think we should be guided by the president's secret plan with the russians, to diminish our missile defense. we believe we should follow, the u.s. northern commander from...
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down at their at their headquarters they don't want it online because if they were to show the american public the american public had access easy access to these figures they would realize that all these hundreds of millions of dollars these billions of dollars that are going to be spent on these elections coming up in november the vast majority of that money actually ends up in the in the coffers of broadcasting networks and so how can you rely on them to report the primary story that we have in this country of wealth inequality and of politics of money being corrupted by politics when unfair. they're the largest beneficiaries of so saying would you say in some instances that the media could be doing a disservice to the public well of course because you know when when when your average viewer dips into whether it's cable news or even network news they assume that the network doesn't have these other all tyria agendas they assume that they're getting the most important news of the day and so as it becomes dumbed down as certain issues become taboo. the viewer just becomes frankly stupider and
down at their at their headquarters they don't want it online because if they were to show the american public the american public had access easy access to these figures they would realize that all these hundreds of millions of dollars these billions of dollars that are going to be spent on these elections coming up in november the vast majority of that money actually ends up in the in the coffers of broadcasting networks and so how can you rely on them to report the primary story that we have...
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i think was to ensure that the american public gets the benefit of transparency and lower risk because firms will fail in the future as they have in the past and the critical thing is they have a freedom to file and fail and the american public doesn't stand behind them. the one industry we do this around the globe and that's why i'm so committed personally to getting this reform done. this circumstance i think is just a reminder in one area. i look at it as cross border application. whether lehman bros. or long term capitol management who you might recall was a hedge fund that was set up in the kamans. just a reminder to make sure we get that part right. the london risk can come back and hurt the good folks. >> let me is there a pressure though, to define what's occurred here in such a way that you may end up in the short term making a piece of legislation look good. but in the process. causes a stir. a highly complex institution like this to be in a position where they're not appropriately hedging the risk. >> we're most definitely public actors as you are as a member of this great b
i think was to ensure that the american public gets the benefit of transparency and lower risk because firms will fail in the future as they have in the past and the critical thing is they have a freedom to file and fail and the american public doesn't stand behind them. the one industry we do this around the globe and that's why i'm so committed personally to getting this reform done. this circumstance i think is just a reminder in one area. i look at it as cross border application. whether...
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nauseating to the american public. stop attacking private equity. stop attacking jeremiah wright. to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's going to be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign in my opinion about the issues the american public cares about zpl the ad was undermined this week, too, a couple of things. as this ad was coming out you found out the president was going up to new york for a fundraiser with the president of the largest private equity outfit in the united states. he's happy to take money from private equity if it's helping his campaign and go out and attack. the other problem, this particular issue, the one plant they're talking about, the more people looked into it they found out actually it's not the story they told. bain went in there. this was a failing steel plant. they gave a lot of money. kept it open for an extra nine years. it arguably would have closed in '93 rather than 2001. it's a tough story as well. >> if the election were held today, mike, what is the leadership lesson of governor ro
nauseating to the american public. stop attacking private equity. stop attacking jeremiah wright. to me what this country should be focused on. it's a distraction from the real issues. it's going to be a small campaign about this crap or a big campaign in my opinion about the issues the american public cares about zpl the ad was undermined this week, too, a couple of things. as this ad was coming out you found out the president was going up to new york for a fundraiser with the president of the...
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word go wall street ok so again banks are a little bit above organized labor in the opinion of the american public and we're looking at why americans have no faith in these big institutions well here's the headline for you max m.f. global customers press j.p. morgan for fun customers of m.f. global holdings are pushing regulators to get tougher on j.p. morgan chase about money that went missing from accounts just before the firm's collapse and a letter sent to regulators and m.f. global customer group calls for j.p. morgan. and to return hundreds of millions of dollars in m. a global oh i remember operation twist the latest effort by the fed to stomp on interest rates and penalize savers they should rename it operation oliver twist because then they got the schmuck customers begging j.p. morgan the very company the stole their money they're saying lose to me the cruel more superior to me and that's like you know he's played the role of faith doesn't he other. pick up to pick a pocket or. go if there is still some money. and the jamie ah. you know he's a real pro broadway right over here jamie diam
word go wall street ok so again banks are a little bit above organized labor in the opinion of the american public and we're looking at why americans have no faith in these big institutions well here's the headline for you max m.f. global customers press j.p. morgan for fun customers of m.f. global holdings are pushing regulators to get tougher on j.p. morgan chase about money that went missing from accounts just before the firm's collapse and a letter sent to regulators and m.f. global...
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that the death penalty extremely popular among the american public and i think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the american public really doesn't understand. the ease with which and it's and people can be convicted of crimes they didn't commit not to say that everybody who gets sentenced to death is an instant but it's happened in the past and just looking at like you said. great number of people who have been exonerated from death row those are people who maintain their innocence and the only reason they were exonerated because somebody heard about their keys or an organization like the innocence project was able to help them you know when an appeal so who knows how many innocent people are out there and you know so many innocent people we've executed i mean how do you think this even happens do you think that there's a deep rooted issue at hand how does someone get put on death row without d.n.a. evidence against them. well there's actually a recent study that came out i think on monday that said that that it's actually this new national registry of exonerations of basical
that the death penalty extremely popular among the american public and i think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the american public really doesn't understand. the ease with which and it's and people can be convicted of crimes they didn't commit not to say that everybody who gets sentenced to death is an instant but it's happened in the past and just looking at like you said. great number of people who have been exonerated from death row those are people who maintain their innocence...
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the biggest change not just the american public but the party is. you'll find a larger percentage of republicans voted for the civil-rights bill with moderate republicans with a lot of conservative democrats from the south and interior western states to get the big changes you needed a bipartisan coalition the same for ronald reagan would get the votes on his economic plan republican support was strong but some defected he got support from conservative democrats but today you have to caucuses that were as polarized almost as night and day the early part of the 20th century better opposite one another they don't speak the same language or the same planet. >> is there reason this happen to? >> people and by a field look at this. and has been noted correctly research ourselves out to where represent our viewpoints picking wary we live if we feel comfortable so with heavily partisan districts the controversial social issues those correlate with your degree of the desolation so we sort of ourselves out to to buy a house that a particular area if you put
the biggest change not just the american public but the party is. you'll find a larger percentage of republicans voted for the civil-rights bill with moderate republicans with a lot of conservative democrats from the south and interior western states to get the big changes you needed a bipartisan coalition the same for ronald reagan would get the votes on his economic plan republican support was strong but some defected he got support from conservative democrats but today you have to caucuses...
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the president of american, syria and public affairs calling for freedom and democracy in syria. fallout from the greek election continues to affect the euro. >> that is right. there are serious concerns about the future of the single currency. the leader of a left-wing party which opposes austerity measures has been given three days to form a coalition. the party with the most number of votes was not able to form one. if a coalition is not formed, then a fresh election will have to take place. >> another long day of uncertainty. still with no government. this election had delivered a resounding message. >> they did not pay the debts. >> this man may be taking greece in that direction. the anti bailout leader was passed by the president to form a coalition government. he probably will not manage. his challenge to the european union is clear. >> the people have voted to tear up the bailout. our national debt should be internationally audited. we demand a fair solution. >> it is unclear whether but brussels or berlin has put any direct pressure on the politicians. he plans to stick
the president of american, syria and public affairs calling for freedom and democracy in syria. fallout from the greek election continues to affect the euro. >> that is right. there are serious concerns about the future of the single currency. the leader of a left-wing party which opposes austerity measures has been given three days to form a coalition. the party with the most number of votes was not able to form one. if a coalition is not formed, then a fresh election will have to take...