. >> vanity, whatever. >> john edwards mistress rielle hunter last week on oprah. kimberly's case has everything to do with it. he's all over it. >> good to see you back avenue and sound. >> it was crowded. i love it. >> thanks geraldo. edward and reel hunter made headlines on oprah claiming these racy photos from gq were a big mistake. she destroyed the graphic sex tape we have all heard about that reportedly shows the one time presidential candidate with a very pregnant reille. the reaction has been mixed and someone who has much to say on the topic joins geraldo now. >> andrew young author of -- what's it again? >> "politician" the book? >> "the politician." reille's interview. >> you stop i'll talk. so what did you think of rielle's interview? >> i think oprah did a good job giving her enough rope to hang herself. in a word i think it was biz glar. she talked kind of like edwards. that's why we call the book "the politician." rielle and edwards use these big weeping words like seeking truth, seeking enlightenment then their actions completely be tray what they

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again, we vanity changed this in any way. >> does make a couple of problems go away. >> press briefing by roberts gibbs, an emergence of this side of the party is not necessarily a good thing, and john boehner said -- >> the past few minutes that it involved more than just congratulations --, it's a special race, update new york, republicans have held it -- >> it may be the kind of thought that you don't want to look too closely at, but -- >> you be the judge. then you mentioned the situation in the gulf of mexico. there's talk now this oil spill could end up being bigger than that huge disaster they had up in alaska. really? bigger than sarah palin? that is unbelievable. and wolf blitzer is here. hello, wolf. the name of sarah palin touching a helicopter, wolf blitzer, doesn't it seem like that? wolf, the answer is stay off queb slit jeopardy." the big rumor is sarah palin may ran for president in 2012. as you know, she wants a former beauty queen. if she wins, it would make history. it would mark the first time a beauty queen could actually bring about world peace. they all talk abou

. >> vanity, whatever. >> john edwards mistress rielle hunter last week on oprah.berly's case has everything to do with it. he's all over it. >> good to see you back avenue and sound. >> it was crowded. i love it. >> thanks geraldo. edward and reel hunter made headlines on oprah claiming these racy photos from gq were a big mistake. she destroyed the graphic sex tape we have all heard about that reportedly shows the one time presidential candidate with a very pregnant reille. the reaction has been mixed and someone who has much to say on the topic joins geraldo now. >> andrew young author of -- what's it again? >> "politician" the book? >> "the politician." reille's interview. >> you stop i'll talk. so what did you think of rielle's interview? >> i think oprah did a good job giving her enough rope to hang herself. in a word i think it was biz glar. she talked kind of like edwards. that's why we call the book "the politician." rielle and edwards use these big weeping words like seeking truth, seeking enlightenment then their actions completely be tray what they real

>> it happened in recent years, you started with vanity fair having a dinner afterwards.nd then john mclaughlin started doing a brunch 3;k then one the day before. it was that organizations realized that everybody was in town that week. and it just sort of happened and developed that way. so you are right, it's something you have events almost every night beforehand. >> as a long time watcher of these affairs and what going on in new orleans, what is the presence of the president to address that and keep to the light-hearted of the event? >> there is a long history if the event is traumatic, bypassing the humor and skipping it. president clinton after the oklahoma city bombing comes to mind. presidents have to do what is right. i do not think this is quite the

drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >>> tonight's big "360" interview, bill maher, in a recent "vanity fair" asked to describe his current state of mind, he said cautiously pessimistic. should people on the terror watch list be able to buy guns? >> you know, this is america, anderson, everyone should be able to buy guns, as many as they want, as often as they want wherever they want, the american way. you know the most important amendment is the second amendment, everything comes after that. i'm kidding of course. i'm for gun control, controlling guns to a degree. an interesting question that sort of catches right wing. they're against terrorism but for guns. >> it's is in interesting, the gao said 91% of those on the no-fly list could pass background checks and get guns. i think it surprises a lot of folks. >> right. i also think we should change the no-fly list to the no getting on the damn plane list, i think they need to make that a little more clear to people. >> be more specific? the initial reaction the new york's mayor and other politicians had, this was a lone wolf. do you think the

poor miley cyrus, between "vanity fair," the pole, now the video, "can't be tamed." at see what you think. ♪ ♪ >> okay. i have a confession. >> she's inferring the opposite there. >> i thought she was saying don't tase me. that's when you know your old, you don't know what they are saying. >> miley says the video is about, quote, explaining the song and living the lyrics. i choose to believe at this point people know the difference between miley cyrus and hannah montana. this isn't the first thing she's done that shows she's no longer the disney image. >> she has a lot of clothes on. >> do i want my daughter doing that at 17. probably not. i don't know. i don't have a 17-year-old daughter. that said, the issue with miley cyrus was this overlap between the disney image and new young adult image. enough time has passed now. we know this isn't hannah montana. this shouldn't confuse kids out there if they are watching the video. i think i'm going to actually side with miley cyrus on this one. everyone should take a powder on this one. miley is going to be fine. if she wa

[applause] >> christopher hitchens is a country been at "vanity fair" magazine. his books include "why orwell matters," "god is not great" in the forthcoming memoir, "hitch-22". for more information, visit pen.org. >> up next, booktv presents "after words," an hour-long discussion with the author of a new boat. this week former cia officer john kiriakou talks about his service in the agency both e4 and after 9/11. he played a key role in the capture of al qaeda associate abu debate that in pakistan and also a good u.s. officials of the planning of the iraq war. he is interviewed by frederick hitz, former inspector general of the cia and current fellow at the university of virginia center for national security law. >> host: sitting here with john kiriakou, talking about his new book, guerrilla spy. i told john before i got on the air that is like to ask them as my first question, how did you decide to write this book, john? >> it was a hard decision actually. i've

he and another suffered from the same disease of vanity i think. so did a lot of people in this debate. they were apprentices, they read, that classical tax and there was medicine that was handed down and they use all of this two-part despair medicine. and again, let people and he was very interesting to see just how much the women of boston who hadn't even apprenticed her back at the same medical knowledge of the doctors. i mean, this was basically common wisdom at the time. but yes, you're absolutely right. and neither had studied medicine at harvard as a set set out of a collection of her thousand books. and there was a long tradition in new england of these physician ministers who would be at the service of their flock not only spiritually, but also medically. and so douglas does attack mather for meddling in medicine during the full debate. but the simple fact is that it had a long tradition of this and is not out of the mainstream. as far as the medical knowledge, their highly danced. she knows as much, if not maybe more than william douglas

he's a two-time recipient of the magazine award and is fighting appeared in rolling stone, "vanity fair" and "the washington post" magazine. he is currently an adjunct professor at columbia university grad school of journalism. to find of more, vis stpehenfried.com. >>> coming up next, book tv period since "after words," an hourlong discussion between a guest host and the author of a new book. this week and university of minnesota professor and historian, elaine tyler may, talks about her book, "america and the pill," which chronicles the history and impact of the birth control pill in the u.s.. professor may argues the most important change brought about by the hills for married couples, making it possible for women to plan careers. elaine tyler may is interviewed by christina hoff sommers, a scholar at the american enterprise institute and author of "the scions on women and science." >> host: ibm christina hoff sommers, a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute and this is "after words" and today i am going to be talking with university of minnesota professor elaine tyle

miley cyrus, she did the pole thing, the "vanity fair" thing. now she has a new video.free from the disney mold. take a look at it. this is her new video, "can't be tamed." you can see she's trapped in a cage dressed up like a bird, trashing a museum. she admits this is kind of a sexualized video. she says that was never the intent. >> oh yeah. >> she said it's a sexy video and you can't take away from it but it's not the premise. the corset she's wearing, $25,000, made from 2,400 metal pieces and peacock feathers. >> it was never the intent to be sexual? >> no, but she is clearly separating herself from the disney past. >> well, after the pole dance. >> well, yeah, that. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedh

metternich or a clemenceau or a cardinal richelieu, an unsentimental operator with -- with his own vanities, his own bureaucratic imperatives to -- to make sure that he stays on top and -- and -- and to arrogate to himself the maximum amount of bureaucratic power because he thought that made him more effective. he's a man of towering insecurities, a man of great intellect. he certainly made contributions. he certainly also put some of his own personal and bureaucratic interests ahead of national interests, at times, i would argue. c-span: former secretary of state william rogers. >> guest: a very close friend of president nixon's who might have succeeded as a decent secretary of state had he not have -- had he -- had he not been completely undermined by dr. kissinger. i think kissinger has persuaded the world that -- that what he did, by pushing rogers aside, is what nixon wanted. i don't -- i -- i would disagree, to some extent. i think president nixon thought that his good friend,bill rogers, who was a very good political adviser to the president, would work fine as secretary of state, ta

the big three last night was one held jointly by vanity fair in bloomberg, one held by msnbc, and oney capital file magazine. one of the order tickets to get -- it getan a-list crowd -- you saw michael douglas and others -- it is a very ritzy location -- usually held in some ballroom or auditorium. it has the air of sophistication that some others do not. msnbc gets a much different crowd, younger, more fun. rahm emmanuel made an appearance. then at the capital filed party, the big eye-turner was kim kardashian. the party is even younger, a little easier to get into. i would say the a-list power was less, but the party power was more. host: how much information was put out of the party regarding the situation in new york city? when did you become aware that there was a situation taking away from some of the attention of the president and from mayor bloomberg? guest: toward the end. the hotel had a very bad cell phone and blackberry access in the main ballroom. toward the end be so many people from the mayor's office and from the white house heading to the exits to get better cell phon

you started with a vanity fair having a dinner after words and then john mclaughlin started doing a brunch. it basically was because organizations realize that everybody was in town that week. it just sort of happened and developed. you are right. it is something that -- you have events almost every night before hand. host: with what is going on in louisiana, what is the pressure on the president to try to balance the dressing a serious concern while keeping to the light hearted nature of the event? guest: there is a long tradition of presidents -- if the event is particularly dramatic, it will bypass the humor and completely skip it. president clinton, after the oklahoma city bombing, comes to mind. presidents have to do what is right. i do not think that this is quite the events as, say, an assassination, or the oklahoma city bombing. i would expect the president to say something, make mention of it, as does all to be aware of the suffering and the damage. but i would be surprised if he dropped the humor. host: he is a long time watcher of these events. he covers the white house for cong

you started with a vanity fair having a dinner after words and then john mclaughlin started doing a brunch. it basically was because organizations realize that everybody was in town that week. it just sort of happened and developed. you are right. it is something that -- you have events almost every night before hand. host: with what is going on in louisiana, what is the pressure on the president to try to balance the dressing a serious concern while keeping to the light hearted nature of the event? guest: there is a long tradition of presidents -- if the event is particularly dramatic, it will bypass the humor and completely skip it. president clinton, after the oklahoma city bombing, comes to mind. presidents have to do what is right. i do not think that this is quite the events as, say, an assassination, or the oklahoma city bombing. i would expect the president to say something, make mention of it, as does all to be aware of the suffering and the damage. but i would be surprised if he dropped the humor. >> a c-span video library lincoln fact. there are nearly 6000 references to lincoln