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unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. and also joining us tonight brian darling senior fellow at the heritage foundation welcome bryan speaking of cold war mind warp right yet having me on the show yeah. so this knock on foreign policy can republicans really win a foreign policy argument it's a president that is it had all these foreign policy successes around the around the world war start course i mean clearly the president gets credit for the capture and killing of osama bin laden but it ends there we've got a weak foreign policy that he when he went over to to egypt stood next to mubarak and said tear this dictator down and they did and now they have the muslim brotherhood running the country and they know moktar see where this is and his goal here is not as what he wants us to think that is that the end goal in our foreign policy should be freedom not democracy i mean you can have a country that has democracy once and democracy never again and you might see that media they may get democracy once that's not a goal and

not al-qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. >> many other big names took to the podium. caroline kennedy, scarlett johanson, many others. joe biden said america is in a better place because of the president's decision. he gave a largely positive speech vouching for the president's character and leadership. he took aim at the republican ticket as well. >> our republican opponents are just dead wrong about this, america is not in decline! america is not in decline! i've got news for governor romney, and congressman ryan, it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people! [ cheering and applause ] >> never! >> one of the most official moments of this night was when form upper congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was wounded delivered the pledge of aleansance >> gary: and to the public for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheering and applause ] physical >> she received a standing ovation. you'll see in just a moment as we show the crowd, spectators had tears in their eyes when she finished. she con

alessa were still -- unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warp. it may not be ready for diplomacy with beijing. [applause] my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq and he will not tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. i have and i will. [applause] while my upon it was -- would spend more money on military hardware that our trade tiffs do not want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on were to pay down our debt and put more people back to work. rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways, because after two wars, at a cost of thousands of lives, it is time to do the nation-building here in home. [applause] >> president obama on the foreign policy. let's return to the floor. >> she was in denver four years ago. now back for this one. did he close the deal tonight? >> i think he absolutely did. absolutely. he laid out his accomplishments, he laid out his plans for the middle class, i absolutely think he did. >> what other speech stood out? >> there have been so many of them. as a woman, i was completely i

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. >> he rattled off goals for a second term, new manufacturing jobs, more science teachers, less imported oil. but it was a speech about direction more than detail, and it ended with a rallying cry. >> america, i never said this journey would be easy, and i won't promise that now. yes, our path is harder, but it leads to a better place. but we keep our eyes fixed on that distant horizon knowing it is with us and we are surely blessed to be citizens of the greatest nation on earth. thank you. >> a stirring performance by a man leading -- pleading for more time. once again, barack obama shows that he can turn on the style, but what really matters, of course, is what america far beyond this hall makes of the substance. steve kingston, bbc news, charlotte. >> and coming up later here on "g.m.t." -- i'll be joined by more guests on how barack obama's performance and how it rated against that of his rival, mitt romney, who had his republican convention in tampa, florida, just last week. befo

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> president obama said the trip was more like a blooper reel for mitt romney. before the president, we heard from his running mate, joe biden. he gave a speech highlighting the rescue of the auto industry, among other things. the vice president issuing a warning to the republican ticket when talking about the direction of this country. >> one more thing our republican opponents are just dead wrong about -- america is not in decline. america is not in decline! i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan. gentlemen, never, ever, it never makes sense, it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. never! my fellow americans, america is coming back, and we're not going back! and we have no intention of downsizing the american dream. >> joining me now, national affairs editor for "new york magazine," msnbc political analyst john heilemann, co-au

our number-one enemy-- not al qaeda, russia-- (laughter) -- unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. >> pelley: right up there with al qaeda on america's lists of enemies is a family-run militant group on the border of afghanistan and pakistan, the haqqani network. today the obama administration formally declared it a terrorist organization. david martin has been following the haqqanis for years. >> reporter: the haqqani network has been linked to some of the most spectacular terrorist attacks of the afghan war. this one last year on the u.s. embassy in kabul and this giant truck bomb set off at the entrance to an american outpost last june to maim just a few. so when secretary of state clinton interrupted a trip through asia to announce the haqqani network would be officially designated a foreign terrorist organization it may have seemed like a blinding flash of the obvious. but it was a decision which had tied the obama administration in knots and was only settled by the need to meet a congressionally-ordered deadline. the designation gives the administration a tool but not a silv

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may be continuing to play out he certainly did now it's mitt romney for having that quote cold war time warp mindset and his speech last night. governor romney would probably be more realistic than the speech comments he's made till this point but he clearly does reflect the continuing suspicion in much of his political base the conservative side of the american towards russia particularly force president putin who may still insist on portraying a key k.g.b. shaped political figure. you would have more suspicion but in the end even george bush had to try to work with the russians it's just that when they don't play by the same order for rules as the rest of the international community it's hard for the conservatives in washington to be able to forge close relationships with anyone particularly when they're suspicious based on forty sixty years of suspicion president putin of course in the far east of russia now that apec summit the u.s. is shifting move military focus to the asia pacific region just briefly what could all this be heading because it's seemingly stepping on china's toes there'

you don't call russia our number one enemy and not al qaeda unless you're still stuck in a cold war time warp." so there are some of thedition he got in against his republican opponents, scott. >> pelley: and one thing where he drew a line in the sand, which he has done before, of course, he said in terms of tax breaks for the wealthy "i never will." nancy cordes on the convention floor with us tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, norah talked about foreign policy, and one thing that the obama campaign made very clear before the speech was that the president was going to talk about afghanistan, and that he was going to talk about the troops, two topics that governor romney omitted in his speech in tampa last week. and it was on foreign policy that the president unleashed some of his harshest attacks against his opens, saying they subscribe to a blustering, bumbling, old school foreign policy philosophy, and asking how governor romney can negotiate with a power like china when he offends one of our greatest allies, the u.k., during a recent visit to the london olympics. he said that americans c

when he lowers the american flag in santa fe in 1946, he's also raising questions about any warping a good war so in the way we understand today i think the victory in the cold war and aftermath of vietnam certainly tries this, the fact that the veterans start dying off, keep want to show gratitude by another generation to understand that. that's perfectly fine. but as a historian it has a history and there was always a struggle to think is a result more favorably in terms of the good war in aftermath of vietnam and the cold war. thank you. >> i was always a little curious why, in many respects the clips in terms of literature and everything else, in previous earlier global struggle, world war i, at the time president wilson who was also assistant secretary of navy, he said he actually expressed them with language about the war that roosevelt would say the world must be safe for democracy. whereas franklin roosevelt's 20 some years later would say we must be the great arsenal of democracy. in that case, hitler, mussolini. size countries about that. >> another good question. are you a literary

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not call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warpyou might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> republicans later accuse him of leaving out any specific plans but the president, also, spoke last night with inside information shortly before the speech it is believed he was briefed on the unemployment numbers coming out later this morning and that may have helped him calibrate the message on the economy. i will not pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never is. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> the vice president, joe biden, backed up the imagine after accepting his nomination, promising that better days are ahead. >> the cause of change is not fully accomplished but we are on our way. so i say to you tonight, with absolute confidence, america's best days are ahead. yes, we are on

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. [cheers and applause] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: romney criticized mr. obama's 2014 deadline for bringing troops home from afghanistan. he says it encourages the taliban to wait us out. heather? heather: we'll talk a little bit more in depth about the foreign policy angle of all this a little bit later. thank you very much, wendell goler live for us in charlotte. gregg: later today, governor romney will be holding a rally in new hampshire. he is running mate paul ryan, heading off to nevada. and later on fox news, governor romney sits down with bret baier live at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. heather: vice president, joe biden, he sought to contrast both candidates for president while calling governor romney a good man. >> president obama and governor romney, they're both, they're both loving husbands. they're both devoted fathers. but let's be straight. they bring

you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia unless you still stuck in cold war mind warp. >> if i were jewish and from israel i would not be happy with barack obama. it is a disaster what is going on. israel is in big trouble with barack obama. >> are we better off in the middle east now than we were four years ago? absolutely not. why? because of the policies of the administration and way it's been handling itself. >> greta: and hits keep coming. president obama is losing popularity with voters. on foreign affairs has fallen since middle east attacks. according to latest poll, 49% of voters approve his perform answer while 46% disapprove. now that is a 5% drop from last month's approval ratings. so from the middle east to russia and china, why are so many americans losing confidence in his handling of foreign policy. john bolton joins us. good evening, sir. >> good evening. >> greta: if you were to write a book on the last three and a half years of president obama's foreign policy, what would be the title? >> the failure of obama's foreign policy. look the question for a

russia our number one enemy--not al-qaeda-- al-qaeda--russia--unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. >> cenk: towards the end of his speech, president obama had my favorite line of the night. >> obama: you're the reason a young immigrant grew up here, went to school here and pledge allegiance to our flag will not be deported from the only country she has ever called home. by selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are and who they love. why thousands of families who have been able to say to the loved ones who served us so bravely, welcome home. welcome home. you did that. [ cheering ] you did that. you did that. >> cenk: look, that is a great rhetorical device. it allows him to say these are our accomplishments together. you did that because you voted for me. you vote for me again we'll do more together. it's a great contrast to the lie the republicans were building, if you will in you built that referring to the small businesses. right after the convention we get the job numbers. unfortunately, they were not very good. that's going to dampen some o

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp at "the nation" where he is national security correspondent. great to have you here. it was really striking. yesterday we talked about the classic cultural war issues and how aggressive democrats seemed on things they had previously been on their heels about, things like marriage equality and choice for women and the immigration dream act. they seemed to be leading with that. and the same dynamic i think seemed to be true on foreign policy and national security, the invocation of osama bin laden, the ridicule -- there was almost this amazing reversal if you look at the 2004 republican convention to the 2012 democratic convention, here is -- i want to show, here is dick cheney in 2004 employing this ridicule against john kerry. >> even in this post 9/11 period, senator kerry doesn't appear to understand how the world has changed. he talks about leading a more sensitive war on terror. as though al qaeda will be impressed with our softer side. >> and now here is john kerry who, of course

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closeest ali. ask osama bin laden if he's better of now than he was four years ago. >> will those lines matter to voters? >> think they will. we are now ending the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq is over, our troops are home. but the point that obama and biden both made is that a lot of men and women came home from those wars, wounded in body, wounded in spirit. we have a moral obligation to make sure that they get the benefits and the health care that they are entitled to and it really was pretty amazing that mr. romney forgot to talk about those wars and the men and women who sacrificed in fighting those wars. >> senator bernie sanders, thank you so much for being with us. let me go back to major and ann. ann, when did the democrats become the party of foreign affairs, when did they become the tough guys because that's what it sound like if you compare the democratic and repu

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp kelly: well, that was president obama this week going after governor mitt romney's foreign policy experience, but several prominent names in the foreign policy field are voicing their support for mr. romney in the international arena. four former secretary of states, condoleezza rice, james baker, henry kissinger, secretary schultz, praising mitt romney in an op-ed. for more, bring in national security analyst, kt mcfarland and over her shoulder, is that a picture of henry kissinger behind threw? >> it is. and kelly, i spent seven years working for henry kissinger in the nixon and ford administration. >> kelly: that's right, you did. kt, let me ask you, based on your experience, how do you respond to president obama and others criticizing mitt romney on foreign policy. >> it's silly, they sound exactly like jimmy carter did in 1980, saying ronald reagan, he's not smart enough to be president, he doesn't have any foreign policy experience. and yet, what did reagan do? he came in and di

number oneeene unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp.ause ] still arinor >> you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without consulting our closest ally. insulti [ cheering and applause ] chap -- without insulting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq and he won't tell us how we'll end the war in ago. well, i have and i will. while my and while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware that our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars it's time to do some nation building right here at home. [ cheering and applause ] >> you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion. last summer i worked with rep

unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warp. might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> i'm very pleased that my olympic experience allows me to talk about the olympics in a straight talk manner. and i think it would be appropriate if the president would talk to china in a straight talk manner. they have manipulated their currency for well over a decade. they have taken american jobs. and i think it's totally appropriate to show backbone and strength as we deal with the other nations around the world. nothing wrong with telling people the truth. >> mitt romney! >> bret: up the road in orange city, governor romney fired up the iowa crowd. >> we all respect our government but we don't want it to get so big it crushes the dreams of the american people. it will fight for the young people of america by getting us finally on track to a balanced budget. >> we talked to some of the folks inside about the conventions and the race ahead. >> what did you think? after

unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warp. [applause] you might not be ready for diplomacy in beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheers and applause] my opponent said it was tragic to end the war in iraq. he will not tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware than our joints chiefs wants, i would use the money we are not spending on war to pay down our debt and rebuild roads, and bridges, and schools. it is time to do some nation building right here at home. [cheers and applause] host: after the speech, the romney campaign released a statement. it was issued after the president's speech. tonight, president obama laid out the choice in this election, making the case for more of the same policies that have not worked in the past four years. he offered more promises, but has not kept the promises he made them years ago. americans know they are not better off and it is time to change direction. mitt

don't call russia our number-1 enemy -- not al qaeda -- russia, unless you are stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheering] my opponent -- my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. well, i have. and i will. while my opponent would spend more monomilitary hardware than our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we are no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways because after two wars, that cost us thousands of lives and over $1 trillion, it is time to do the nation building right here at home! [cheering] you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion. and last summer, i worked with republicans in congress to cut a billion dollars in spending because those of us who believe government

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said you were stuck in a cold war time warp. pretty -- pretty tough stuff in suggesting you're not ready on day one to be the commander in chief. >> well, i can certainly look at his record, and i think one can say that he's had some success and failures. perhaps the biggest failure as relates to the greatest threat that america faces, and the world faces, which is the nuclear iraq. the president has not drawn us further away from the nuclear iran. in fact, iran is closer to having a weapon, closer to having nuclear capability than when he took office. this is the greatest failure in my opinion of his foreign policy. he ran for office saying he was going to meet with ahmadinejad, he was going to meet with castro, kim jong-il, all the world's worst actors without preconditions, he would meet with them -- >> going nuclear, so did president obama. neither one were able to achieve that, correct? >> president obama had a policy of engagement with ahmadinejad. that policy has not worked and we're closer to a nuclear weapon as a result

russia our number one enemy -- not al qaeda, russia -- unless you're still stuck in a cold war mine were -- time warpu might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [applause] my opponent said that it was tragic to in the war in iraq, and he won't tell us how fell in the war in afghanistan. well, i have, and i will. and while my opponent will spend more money on military hardware that our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work -- rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways. because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over $1 trillion, it is time to do some nation-building right here at home. >> president barack obama last night giving his acceptance address, talking about foreign policy. our guests are michael eric dyson, professor of sociology, author of many books, and glen ford, from black agenda. your response? >> he is the war president and recognized as such, that is why his were making prowess has suc

don't call russia our number one enemy not al qaeda but russia unless you're caught in a cold war era time warp to see you. watching all of this i'm sure you were probably just as confused as a lot of people, there are donkeys behind these speakers and not elephants. the way so forcefully, some of the speakers came out especially the president, john kerry as well, talking about the democratic position on foreign policy, on afghanistan, on iraq, the death of osama bin laden. do you think it's taken the republicans and put them back on their heels to see democrats come out so strongly. >> it has. i think this is the real end of the post-vietnam alignment of the parties the. for that whole period of 30 or 40 years republicans could be daddy party on security and democrats were the mommy party of gentler, softer. that's no longer the case. barack obama's foreign policy has been robust and tough. not just getting osama bin laden, but surging into afghanistan, redeploying our assets and pivoting towards asia. this is a real geostrategic policy of the united states, crafted by a democratic president,

you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warpu might not be ready for diplomacy for beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheers and applause] my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. shannon: that was some of what we heard from president obama and several other high-profile democrats as they went after governor romney on foreign policy. the president's senior campaign adviser robert gibbs saidth something that didn't get a lot of attention. there was an op-ed signed four for former secretaries of state, they praised the governor's foreign policy positions and said he is ready to lead on the world stage. ambassador. governor romney has not served in a national position and he hasn't served as a senator who would be looking at intelligence every day. is it fair criticism to say he's not ready? >> it's utterly without merit. barack obama is not one to talk about who is experienced and who i

don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you are still stuck in a cold war mind warp, taking a shot at mitt romney's intro to foreign affairs. what we're talking about is something we can't ignore. governor romney, could, however, ignore the war in afghanistan. the gop's standard bearers to mention u.s. troops in afghanistan during his acceptance speech has been the source of lots of questions from many sources, including fox news. this is how he responded on friday. >> do you regret opening up this line of attack? now a recurring attack, by leaving out that issue in the speech? >> i regret you repeating it day in, day out. when you give a speech, you don't go through a laundry list, you talk about the things you think are important, and i described in my speech by commitment to a strong military, unlike the president's decision to cut our military, and i didn't use the word troops, i used the word military. i think they refer to the same thing. >> so that's what you might call damage control. president obama left some key areas of foreign policy out of his address on