five meeting when they were discussing the british resolution to start a war against syria valerie jarrett susan rice you know absolutely made the artist he doesn't have a clue he doesn't know what to do so now he's trying to even try to wiggle out and find an exit strategy that does not include humanitarian so mohawk war look this is tragic comedy more tragic than quality ok so even that was a real mouthful there and would you agree or disagree with what we heard from hong kong that samantha's got the power to say. i. was actually a very intelligent individual and i think you should be classy diplomat at the u.n. but i all and i am a big fan of president obama's but i think he's made it made a grave error in this in this respect i agree with that he should never of promise this so-called red line a year ago but i will say that you don't american president has the right to change his mind and in the one year since he made that. a lot of things to change in the middle east the middle east is in total chaos at this point egypt is in the state of collapse levanon is riven by factions there ar

p five meeting when they were discussing the british resolution to start a war against syria valerie jarrett susan rice you know absolutely made the offer he doesn't have a clue he doesn't know what to do so now he's trying to even try to wiggle out and find an exit strategy that does not include humanitarian so mohawk war look this is tragic comedy more tragic than comedy ok so even that was a real mouthful there and would you agree or disagree with what we heard from hong kong the man just got the flowers say. i do know samantha power is actually a very intelligent individual and i think she should be a classy diplomat at the u.n. but i all and i am a big fan of president obama's but i think he's made it made a grave error in this in this respect i agree with pepper that he should never of promise this so-called red line a year ago but i will say that you don't american president has the right to change his mind and in the one year since he made that. a lot of things to change in the middle east the middle east is in total chaos at this point egypt is and is in a state of collapse levanon

lots of people say, oh, yeah, that's a funny story about valerie jarrett.here is a black heart at the center of this. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. great. >> john: feel free to put that on the next book. there's a black heart in the center of this book. enjoy. let's talk a little bit about the revolving door. >> sure john: through d.c. because you mention the atlantic points out in 1974, 3% of retiring members became lobbyists. now 50% of senators. >> 50% of senators, 42% of congressmen. >> john: that is a problem, is is it not? >> you would think. people come to washington. they ran against washington as this swamp. they say i'm going to drain the swamp. then they settle into the place like a warm bath. it's a very moneyed and very easy and very comfortable place. frankly i mean i tried to illustrate this carnival it has always become >> reporter: the idea that there was a pay-off to public service is cancerous in terms of government. >> you would think. i mean this is supposedly a city built on public service. i mean, yes, it's hollywood for ugly pe

but the president is more in line as valerie jarrett said with jfk.different way. >> right. and that's important, too. an important comparison. you know, president obama has made it clear that he really stands on the shoulders of giants like martin luther king in terms of not only the fulfillment of political equality in this country and advancement graphic in americans and others so he owes a debt of gratitude to dr. king but he's also very careful too in many of his remarks and things that were observed about the president is that he's an administrator. he is a policymaker. he is in a supreme political position of power. he is not only needless to say the nation's political leader but a global leader. dr. king was a moral force. dr. king was a civil rights leader. yes, policy was important in terms of shaping it. but president obama actually implements policy. there's a clear difference between the two. >> earlier hutchinson and char lane haunter gault, thank you both for joining me. coming up, what many speakers on the stage today said about the ne

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bill dale bill daley abruptly resigned in 2012 because of valerie jarrett. last two years have been very difficult trying to get the economy repaired and cranking and going and still a long way from where it needs to be. that has to be a grind for somebody in that position. >> it's constant tension, government shut down potential, sequesters. this is a high burn-out job. i think bottom line, it's not as prominent as it once was even though you're still at the table, right? and these guys they want to make money. tim geithner the treasure secretary callinged have been fed chairman. president obama and a lot of people at wall street said president obama really wanted him to be fed chairman. the reason why he didn't, he wants to make money, too. these folks are often in government many years. if i was to guess, someone like geithner or this gentleman, they go to private equity or citigroup. citigroup seems to be the place they all go to make a lot of money when they leave government. >> a couple more zeros than they make on their paycheck now. thank you. >>> to

remember, valerie jarrett called so many of the shots.n the past it was treasury secretary or someone in this job. bob reuben was close to president clinton and became treasury secretary. valerie jarrett, advisor, doesn't have long resume' economically is kind of a point person and particularly on domestic and economic policy that makes these jobs somewhat rest develop lant. adam: sperling in a different era being tied to larry summers and bob reuben would be a big plus. mr. summers whether he comes next federal reserve president, all the adjectives, people don't like him, bob reuben, role at citi making big bucks. >> he tried to explain it a few times. i wrote a book about the financial crisis. i interviewed him. i was covering him at the time. bob reuben did a very good job. gave a lot to this country as treasury secretary. i think where he will have a hard time living down why he did not take a more active role at citigroup in terms of managing risk. he will tell you his job was not to do that. i came back and told him, he was a specia

look, i am not making light of this, i never thought al qaeda was dead and i wish valerie jarrett, i mean president obama, had been right the first time. the threat is alive and well, which sensible people knew all along. the scary parts aren't really the threats, but that officials say our response to the threat is a lesson learned from benghazi. the lesson is close up shop because we can't protect you. that's no lesson. either you bolster security or get the hell out of the hell holes, but you don't close up shop because sooner or later the sign in the door will go from closed to open and evil will return and it won't be there asking for directions. so kimberly, feeling delightful in green, they're closed until next saturday. at some point they have to reopen. then what do you do? >> people feel insecure about the ability of the united states to protect them, as you say, close up shop, close for business until we can figure something out or the chatter stops. that's when you're at the most vulnerable, as soon as you open back up again, that's when you're going to get hit. there's b

. >> you got some insight into this from valerie jarrett.he says it gives the president a chance to reflect on the 50 years what that speech meant to him and how far our nation has come and where he sees our nation going and we want people to feel a sense of responsibility to take that baton and run with it. the president a toddler 2 years old when the speech was given but it's been important to him growing up over the last 50 years and being the first african-american president. what do you think that the president, you say the mlk moment, is going to look like? how will he be able to achieve that? >> we are certainly expecting him to say even though he is the first black president, the struggle, this fight is not over 50 years later, that from a range of policy proposals whether income or equality or voting rights or potentially immigration and factoring into his remarks a big platform and big stage for even him to speak at. we lie to try as many things to get that there and certainly a charge to the next generation the next 50 years the p

president changed his schedule, no golf, instead he picked up some fast-food and went to lunch at valerie jarrett'sthe afternoon, and then he and the first lady went out to dinner, just the two of them, on the southern tip of the island. yesterday the department of justice took a big step and said they are going to move to try to block the proposed merger when american airlines and us air. this is one merger too far, they said. we'll see how that goes, and tell you about it, right here on current tv. ♪ >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me? >> ab

versi was with valerie jarrett and she was talking about the point that we don't want to be blocked by oppose us on anything anyways. so we can't shy away from certain kinds of issues because the republicans were scared of them. they are always going to oppose us. we need to lean on issues that are important to the country and the president can't avoid those kind of issues. >> i'm curious what everybody made of the president's speech this week on wednesday. i heard different takes. i've heard -- we head jame jamel bouie's take from the daily beast this week where he was saying this was another example of president obama bending over back wards not to make anything race explicit. this is not just about black americans. this is about all americans. he said not picking up any kind of change there. curtis, i wonder watching this speech this week what you made of it. >> going back to what perry was saying. in president obama's first term you didn't hear him speak about race that often outside of the trayvon martin incident where he said trayvon martin looks kind of like his son. the henry l