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so is obama going to be the obama of the affordable care act leading finally to the universal coverage or is he going to be the drone president? >> thank you. [applause] = your books. >> [inaudible conversations] >> for more information visit the website clayrisen.com. >>> edward klein appeared on c-span washington journal to discuss his latest book blood feud. in the book mr. klein says the hatred and distrust between the clintons and obama's runs deep and each side tries to gain political advantage over the other whenever possible. this is about 45 minutes. >> our next guest joins us from new york and he is the author of a new book taking a look at relationships train the clintons and obamas. it's a "blood feud" the title. edward klein running from new york. welcome. >> guest: thank you for having me. >> host: why did you turn your attention to these two families? >> guest: the media spent a great deal of time writing and talking about the feud that exists in the republican party between the tea party and the establishment wings of the party but spent virtually no time at all on the
so is obama going to be the obama of the affordable care act leading finally to the universal coverage or is he going to be the drone president? >> thank you. [applause] = your books. >> [inaudible conversations] >> for more information visit the website clayrisen.com. >>> edward klein appeared on c-span washington journal to discuss his latest book blood feud. in the book mr. klein says the hatred and distrust between the clintons and obama's runs deep and each side...
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we need obama. >> when obama was growing up here, he said there was a the love racial issues. how would you define the racial scene here in hawaii. >> i applewhite. i get it sometimes when i'm in the line of surfing. >> you are white? >> yeah. >> african-americans were not widely populating our schools they were mostly located in military families. >> i have had issues with race. we have all had issues. >> he said he experimented with pot and sometimes cocaine. >> late 70s in hawaii, drugs were available. >> i saw you just a second ago smoking something out of a glass pipe. what was that? >> that was my cigarette pipe. >> tobacco. >> well, tobacco. >> right. >> you and i have -- you can feel it? >> can i feel. >> i'm glad. >> all right. >> don't make any sudden moves. [ laughter ] >> hawaii has a liberal and extremely dangerous attitude towards sexual conduct. can you rape a child and only spend two years in prison. a minor can get an abortion without their parents' consent and prostitution is allowed to flourish. only one pimp was arrested last year. the prostitution situatio
we need obama. >> when obama was growing up here, he said there was a the love racial issues. how would you define the racial scene here in hawaii. >> i applewhite. i get it sometimes when i'm in the line of surfing. >> you are white? >> yeah. >> african-americans were not widely populating our schools they were mostly located in military families. >> i have had issues with race. we have all had issues. >> he said he experimented with pot and sometimes...
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>> president obama: you know what? >> kroft: you think you can-can convince people that they're doing fine economically? >> president obama: hopefully, they get a chance to hear the argument, because all i'm doing is presenting the facts. >> welcome to the cbs sports update presented by pacific life. i'm james brown. with george from around the nfl today, the ravens roll as steve smith scores twice to burn carolina. vincent jackson scores with seven seconds left as the bucs stun the steelers. aaron rodgers shreds the bears with four touchdown passes. the colts coast with andrew luck. ryan tannenhill and miami hand oakland its tenth straight loss. the jags remain winless. more more sports news and information, go to cbssports.com. the future to life. for more than 145 years, pacific life has been helping families achieve life-long financial security with innovative tools and strategies. talk to a financial advisor to protect your family and plan today. pacific life. the power to help you succeed. charlie, the demand on
>> president obama: you know what? >> kroft: you think you can-can convince people that they're doing fine economically? >> president obama: hopefully, they get a chance to hear the argument, because all i'm doing is presenting the facts. >> welcome to the cbs sports update presented by pacific life. i'm james brown. with george from around the nfl today, the ravens roll as steve smith scores twice to burn carolina. vincent jackson scores with seven seconds left as the...
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, president obama wants to give mr. putin an exit ramp. do you understand? >> i do understand. >> that's not bad. >> it isn't. >> as far as playing the universal game. >> that's on the exception he is looking for an exit ramp rather than an entrance. >> that's what i'm doing. >> he's doing exactly the right thing. there's no matter of aid or guns where they will defeat russia. you give him some, you'll have a war and the russians will win the war. the president is doing the exact right thing. this aught to be negotiated, we aught not make ukraine a nato ally, which means if there's a war between russia and ewe careen, the united states is going to go to war with russia, that's an act of insanity, and this time barack obama is showing some guts and he has done the right thing in the ukraine all along. >> he is pressing russia with the sanctions, which putin doesn't like. and right now, the russians are respecting the cease fire with ukraine. so i think right now, the president isn't looking for something that will look l
, president obama wants to give mr. putin an exit ramp. do you understand? >> i do understand. >> that's not bad. >> it isn't. >> as far as playing the universal game. >> that's on the exception he is looking for an exit ramp rather than an entrance. >> that's what i'm doing. >> he's doing exactly the right thing. there's no matter of aid or guns where they will defeat russia. you give him some, you'll have a war and the russians will win the war. the...
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but i think obama's going to do that. he's not going to give them missiles or anything like that. >> corporate and mendes. also to georgia and -- would putin find that provocative. >> it is provocative. oui got it deal with putin who's an expannishist. for, very aggressive. a political leader. very tough minded as we all know. where is he going to stop? >> it's right here. the russian people feel an expansionist themselves. >> what would we say if military became a militarily- aligned china. >> congress gets involved in this -- and the exercise of foreign policy. that's a progress tiff of the president. it's not a prerogative of congress. >> congress should advise but this is a provocative ad. then to look tough. >> congress -- judging by that -- really loves this president and loves the ukrainian president. and they just passed a -- where the rebels -- they look like a more militaristic mind. i don't know if it got through congress if the president would veto it. >> i don't know why we're getting involved with the syrian
but i think obama's going to do that. he's not going to give them missiles or anything like that. >> corporate and mendes. also to georgia and -- would putin find that provocative. >> it is provocative. oui got it deal with putin who's an expannishist. for, very aggressive. a political leader. very tough minded as we all know. where is he going to stop? >> it's right here. the russian people feel an expansionist themselves. >> what would we say if military became a...
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obama explain he wanting to enter a war that will align the u.s. with a government of the bar -- bashar al-asad in syria. troubling too is obama administration's seeming eagerness now to order our military in to war whether the ipresident and national media have guts to call it what it is or not it is war, in so doing advance not defeat hegemonic ambitions of iran. i hope that mr. obama's speech will include his pledge, and seek a national consensus, and congressional approval before sending our men and women in uniform into another conflict, i hope. and i pray. we're coming right back. lou: shocking new video, sends an nfl star to the sidelines, his wife comes to his defense. >> mental health expert dr. jeana loud en on domestic abuse jeana loud en on domestic abuse and the case of hard it can be...how ...to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled... ...copd maintenance treatment... ...that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe
obama explain he wanting to enter a war that will align the u.s. with a government of the bar -- bashar al-asad in syria. troubling too is obama administration's seeming eagerness now to order our military in to war whether the ipresident and national media have guts to call it what it is or not it is war, in so doing advance not defeat hegemonic ambitions of iran. i hope that mr. obama's speech will include his pledge, and seek a national consensus, and congressional approval before sending...
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obama kept to that agreement. we never promised american soldiers, we never promised we'd join a war to support ukrainian borders. e did promise and did commit political support and moral support. and i think that the united has ginn that to ukraine. it wouldn't be smart. catastrophic mistake to fight russia over ukraine. russia and the united states are he largest nuclear weapons powers in the world. if we got in a fight with ussia, who knows whether a conventional fight would turn nuclear. we can't fight russia. bipartisan it's a show. president bush made the same when president putin of ded georgia in august 2008. president bush decided at the time we would not fight russia country of , the georgia in the caucuses. i think both president brush and president obama have made the right decision. we're not going to go to war for countries, but we offer the military support, our military assistance, military our troops but not and our economic support. a t's the right policy that democrat have both taken. host: the
obama kept to that agreement. we never promised american soldiers, we never promised we'd join a war to support ukrainian borders. e did promise and did commit political support and moral support. and i think that the united has ginn that to ukraine. it wouldn't be smart. catastrophic mistake to fight russia over ukraine. russia and the united states are he largest nuclear weapons powers in the world. if we got in a fight with ussia, who knows whether a conventional fight would turn nuclear. we...
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not because of anything obama ever said or obama ever did. but it was the videos that had this dramatic psychological effect. so with the wind at his back, he's got the opportunity to explain one thing. and he should stop talking about what he's not going to do. there's no need to talk about that. just don't do it. and i also think his mission tomorrow night is not to lay out a plan, because the enemy is watching. it's to lay out the mission. what he wants to accomplish. no timelines. not like afghanistan where he said i'm going but i'm coming back. not like any of the other operations where he does one step this way and one step that way. he's got to say, here's the mission, here's how we know it will succeed, and i'm going to give the military the authority to go ahead and pursue it. don't give us details. don't tell us we're going to start to bomb in the isis headquarters of raqqa. they would presume that, i guess, but you don't have to announce it and you shouldn't. >> okay. putin, i guess he's not even going to deal with putin who i thin
not because of anything obama ever said or obama ever did. but it was the videos that had this dramatic psychological effect. so with the wind at his back, he's got the opportunity to explain one thing. and he should stop talking about what he's not going to do. there's no need to talk about that. just don't do it. and i also think his mission tomorrow night is not to lay out a plan, because the enemy is watching. it's to lay out the mission. what he wants to accomplish. no timelines. not like...
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obama's store. this is a, quote, test case and, quote, watershed moment in a brittle monthlong fight between the white house and state over hillary's power to pick her team. marshall had a secret weapon in valerie jarrett, who had worked as a special assistant for president in the clinton white house, lobbied jarrett on marshall's the have describing his strengths and skills and encouraging her -- >> to bat for marshall too. the white house didn't fully appreciate the role she was protocol officer and what went into it. it wasn't a glorified advanced after or donor with little experience in washington. there is nobody better to do this job, hillary told obama. she has the experience from the social office, a great touch and helping organize people, she will be fabulous. hillary have also gone rounds with the president, saying i am telling you this is the best person, she had said. you will know i am right after you have worked with her for a month and have a renews she held the trump card. the presi
obama's store. this is a, quote, test case and, quote, watershed moment in a brittle monthlong fight between the white house and state over hillary's power to pick her team. marshall had a secret weapon in valerie jarrett, who had worked as a special assistant for president in the clinton white house, lobbied jarrett on marshall's the have describing his strengths and skills and encouraging her -- >> to bat for marshall too. the white house didn't fully appreciate the role she was...
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so we're just like the obamas, but we're not." so there's this way that as wonderful as it is-- this acceptance of the obama girls, this acceptance of michelle-- it still has the impact of marginalizing, for example, the fact that a majority of african-american children are being raised by... in households like mine, where you may have intergenerational women, but where you don't have a present father. it is still true that, for example, gay and lesbian families don't have the same kind of social recognition. so if you're a michelle obama but you're in a lesbian household, does the acceptance of the kind of heteronormative, you know, traditional picture of the obamas, does that, you know, kind of continue on and lead to a broader acceptance? i don't know. and i'm certainly, you know, a little distressed that at the same time that we have michelle obama, we have precious. >> hinojosa: and you're concerned about it because... i mean, that movie-- i haven't seen the movie, i read the book when it came out a long time ago-- is so incr
so we're just like the obamas, but we're not." so there's this way that as wonderful as it is-- this acceptance of the obama girls, this acceptance of michelle-- it still has the impact of marginalizing, for example, the fact that a majority of african-american children are being raised by... in households like mine, where you may have intergenerational women, but where you don't have a present father. it is still true that, for example, gay and lesbian families don't have the same kind of...
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you're an ardent obama supporter. but even you must believe that there's something wrong someplace here. no? >> well, i mean, something wrong someplace, of course there's something wrong someplace. like asking a football player where does it hurt. but you know, here -- look, if you look, the economy is improving, i'm sorry. you know, look at -- >> no, we're not -- >> the auto sales last year, the job market is improving substantially, the deficit has gone down at a record rate. okay -- that's just the facts. >> no, the facts are wages are not improving, and every week you say the same thing. >> but -- >> that's not going to improve wages. and that is the indicator that people care about. >> i can pick out ten good things, and you can pick out one bad thing, okay. >> no, 70% of the american people, i'll repeat, say the country's on the wrong track, carville. do you know why naysthey say th? >> sometimes, there's break time -- i'm giving you the facts. the polls are the polls. >> you don't have any opinion on why 70% of
you're an ardent obama supporter. but even you must believe that there's something wrong someplace here. no? >> well, i mean, something wrong someplace, of course there's something wrong someplace. like asking a football player where does it hurt. but you know, here -- look, if you look, the economy is improving, i'm sorry. you know, look at -- >> no, we're not -- >> the auto sales last year, the job market is improving substantially, the deficit has gone down at a record...
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nothing ever is ever going to be president obama's fault. as soon as i learn about that, i can tease, because the president used one of president reagan's favorite lines, are you better off since he's been in office? os and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. ♪ want to change the world? create things that help people. design safer cars. faster computers. smarter grids and smarter phones. think up new ways to produce energy. ♪ be an engineer. solve problems the world needs solved. what are you waiting for? changing the world is part of the job description. [ male announcer ] join the scientists and engineers of exxonmobil in inspiring america's future engineers. energy lives here. >>> the midterm electio
nothing ever is ever going to be president obama's fault. as soon as i learn about that, i can tease, because the president used one of president reagan's favorite lines, are you better off since he's been in office? os and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and...
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obama needs in this current effort. that is causing some reaction from current members of congress but former members of congress. former senator robert bennett, a republican, says where i disagreed with republican is on his authority to do this all by himself and his constitutional role as commander in chief. canoubt that the president make a legal case but that is beside the point during when a commander in chief opposes to engage in acts of war that are not part of a short-term emergency but are amendments that stretch over an indefinite. of time, he should ask for formal congressional approval even if the letter of the lot does not require it. it is the spirit of the law, arising from the constitutional powers of congress, they shall have the power to declare war. simple consultation with legislative leaders is not enough. we'll start on the phones with our line for democrats. good morning. go ahead. think theybsolutely should, like president obama wanted, authority from congress. but i highly doubt that they will.
obama needs in this current effort. that is causing some reaction from current members of congress but former members of congress. former senator robert bennett, a republican, says where i disagreed with republican is on his authority to do this all by himself and his constitutional role as commander in chief. canoubt that the president make a legal case but that is beside the point during when a commander in chief opposes to engage in acts of war that are not part of a short-term emergency but...
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and obama himself will have to win. if it gains the alliances that it can actually use to defeat the islamic state group. >> nick schifrin in the middle east tonight. mike, welcome. >> hello john. >> what do you think the president's mission will be here? >> it's leadership. if he gets out in front and says the americans are going to lead this effort to destroy i.s.i.s. that will go a long way and then he will lay out a plan to do that. that's some of the things we expect, increase of air strikes, holistic approach, make sure the borders are sealed, contain them in iraq get the government stepped up and then deal with them in syria. >> there's been talk of air strikes in syria. what can be the ramifications of that? >> if they go after the head of the snake, that classic technique that we used in somalia, yemen, the leaders of this organization, it does degrade their capability on a going-forward basis. i would like to think we will gain intelligence over the next couple of months and then we'll look to pick off some of
and obama himself will have to win. if it gains the alliances that it can actually use to defeat the islamic state group. >> nick schifrin in the middle east tonight. mike, welcome. >> hello john. >> what do you think the president's mission will be here? >> it's leadership. if he gets out in front and says the americans are going to lead this effort to destroy i.s.i.s. that will go a long way and then he will lay out a plan to do that. that's some of the things we...
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, yo vi tu entrevista con obama. ¿dirÍas que fuiste duro con Él? >> despuÉs te cuento. >> ¿por quÉ? ¿por quÉ fuiste duro con él? >> creo que lo fui, fui duro, porque obama prometiÓ algo sobre inmigraciÓn y no lo cumpliÓ. >> yo soy duro con Él ahora porque Él estÁ haciendo un desastre. >> sÍ, tÚ crÍticas a obama, pero no criticaste igual al presidente bush. >> sÍ lo hice. >> yo vi la entrevista con bush, fue dÉbil. >> ¿quiÉn? >> tÚ disfrutas a bush: "¿dÓnde estÁn las armas de destrucciÓn masiva?", Él te dice: "no lo sé", y tÚ se lo dejaste pasar. >> lo dejÉ en el sentido de que ella quedaba claro que Él y su gobierno no habÍan librado una guerra efectiva en irak. >> no lo trataste igual, no trataste a bush de la misma manera que a obama. >> nuevamente, es tu opiniÓn, yo soy duro con todos. >> eso no es ni justo ni equilibrado. sÍ quieres ser justo y equilibrado tendrÍas que haber sido tan fuerte con los republicanos como lo eres contra los demÓcratas. no lo fuiste. >> si bajo el pr
, yo vi tu entrevista con obama. ¿dirÍas que fuiste duro con Él? >> despuÉs te cuento. >> ¿por quÉ? ¿por quÉ fuiste duro con él? >> creo que lo fui, fui duro, porque obama prometiÓ algo sobre inmigraciÓn y no lo cumpliÓ. >> yo soy duro con Él ahora porque Él estÁ haciendo un desastre. >> sÍ, tÚ crÍticas a obama, pero no criticaste igual al presidente bush. >> sÍ lo hice. >> yo vi la entrevista con bush, fue dÉbil. >> ¿quiÉn?...
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obama's poll numbers are cratering. thus the attempt tonight to convince us he has things under control. talking points said months ago that isis should be bombed inside syria and everywhere else. >> and what has president obama done to the isis army? has he bombed their caravans to and from syria? has he directed drones at their leaders and their headquarters? no, he has not. and u.s. intel warned the president that islamic militants were gathering power in syria. but he did nothing. nothing. to stop that. >> well, tonight, the president is expected to announce expanded bombing. i also told president obama face to face that he would get nowhere with radical muslim groups like the brotherhood. >> muslim brotherhood grave concern to a lot of people are they a threat to the u.s.a. >> i think that the muslim brotherhood is one[ñásv faction in egypt. they don't have majority support in egypt. but they are well-organized and there are strains of anti-u.s. there is no doubt about it. >> those are tough boys the muslim broth
obama's poll numbers are cratering. thus the attempt tonight to convince us he has things under control. talking points said months ago that isis should be bombed inside syria and everywhere else. >> and what has president obama done to the isis army? has he bombed their caravans to and from syria? has he directed drones at their leaders and their headquarters? no, he has not. and u.s. intel warned the president that islamic militants were gathering power in syria. but he did nothing....
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obama vowed the u.s. would work to dismantle the group, which he accused of waging a brutal campaign of rape and murder. >> no god condones this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> obama confirmed that 40 nations have already offered to join the u.s.-led coalition. he remarks that the task average acting sectarianism was one for the people of the middle east themselves. >> no external power can bring about a transformation of hearts and minds. but america will be a respectful and constructive partner. >> to distinguish this military campaign from the u.s.-led wars he inherited and iraq and afghanistan, obama has declared he has no intention of sending u.s. troops to occupy foreign lands. >> president obama is addressing the un security council live at this hour. let's go to new york and see what he said. >> draft resolution submitted by 101 member stat
obama vowed the u.s. would work to dismantle the group, which he accused of waging a brutal campaign of rape and murder. >> no god condones this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> obama confirmed that 40 nations have already offered to join the u.s.-led coalition. he remarks that the task average acting sectarianism was one for...
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this is obama's war. he has to convince the american public that his decision not to arm the syrian rebels when his military advisers urged him to a year ago was the right decision, whether or not his decision to hold off on bombing the assad regime was a good idea and whether pulling troops out of iraq was a good idea. history will judge whether or not this war which he is now launching is going to work and whether he can build a coalition domestically and internationally for this sustained mission. >> to nia's point the president and the pentagon deserves credit for pulling together the coalition quickly. the saudis maybe not doing anything, but part of the bombing campaign. in the short term he has to a degree you heard scott brown in the open say where is the clarity. he has muted the republican criticism. they say he was late to the game, should have been involved in syria earlier but he's essentially doing what they want to do as well. >> that rolls the ball forward because they want to argue about
this is obama's war. he has to convince the american public that his decision not to arm the syrian rebels when his military advisers urged him to a year ago was the right decision, whether or not his decision to hold off on bombing the assad regime was a good idea and whether pulling troops out of iraq was a good idea. history will judge whether or not this war which he is now launching is going to work and whether he can build a coalition domestically and internationally for this sustained...
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john, that was a democrat comparing obama, our president obama, to dick cheney. what's happening with democrats on the hill, is there going to be a vote on reauthorization of the use of military force any time this year? >> i think democrats i think generally support what he's doing right now, especially in terms of this sort of split from al qaeda, they believe this is justified. they're split on the broader question of does he have authority right now to go after isis because of the split they had with al qaeda, they now see themselves as different, al qaeda has problems with them, there has been fighting sometimes between them, so they believe he needs to come to congress for authority. i would have said if you asked me last week there was no chance, everyone on the hill said they're not going to vote until february maybe, given toxic nature of a vote to authorize war, because you're essentially taking part of that ownership from him and making it yours. but after this series of bombings, it sounds like there's increasing pressure. bob menendez is set on havin
john, that was a democrat comparing obama, our president obama, to dick cheney. what's happening with democrats on the hill, is there going to be a vote on reauthorization of the use of military force any time this year? >> i think democrats i think generally support what he's doing right now, especially in terms of this sort of split from al qaeda, they believe this is justified. they're split on the broader question of does he have authority right now to go after isis because of the...
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obama in france. there are now reports that putin told the president of the european commission in a phone call if i want i can take kiev in two weeks. put unaides are down playing the remark but not denying it sneepd henry live early wednesday morning in estonia. what does this turmoil around the world and in some cases chaos mean for president obama. senior political analyst brit hume is here with some thoughts. welcome back. >> nice to see you. one way the obama administration and its defenders have warded off calls for more aggressive action in this messy and dangerous world is by defining enemies as narrowly as possible. thus al qaeda became not a growing extremist movement but a much smaller entity known as core al qaeda. once osama bin laden had been killed al qaeda was considered basically defeated or decimated. al qaeda offshoots and affiliates might be attacked with an occasional drone strike but were treated as secondary threats. the president's dismissal of isis formerly known as al qaeda
obama in france. there are now reports that putin told the president of the european commission in a phone call if i want i can take kiev in two weeks. put unaides are down playing the remark but not denying it sneepd henry live early wednesday morning in estonia. what does this turmoil around the world and in some cases chaos mean for president obama. senior political analyst brit hume is here with some thoughts. welcome back. >> nice to see you. one way the obama administration and its...
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president obama said the u.s. military will play a role in the international response. >> we're going to have to get u.s. military assets just to set up, for example, isolation units and equipment there to provide security for public health workers surging around the world. if we do that, then it is still going to be months before this problem is controllable in africa, but it should not reach our shores. if we don't make that effort now not justspreads, through africa but other parts of the world, there is the prospect the virus mutates, becomes more easily transmittable, then it could be a serious danger to the united states. >> a pair of newly released i can is reveal more details about the bush and ministrations to go rushing off for the wireless wiretapping of u.s. citizens after the 9/11 attacks. the documents relate to sweeping surveillance conducted by the national security agency under the program known as stellar wind. in a decade-old memo obtained by "washington post," jack goldsmith, who let president
president obama said the u.s. military will play a role in the international response. >> we're going to have to get u.s. military assets just to set up, for example, isolation units and equipment there to provide security for public health workers surging around the world. if we do that, then it is still going to be months before this problem is controllable in africa, but it should not reach our shores. if we don't make that effort now not justspreads, through africa but other parts of...
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it was 11% when obama took office. disability insurance is now climbing 40% under obama. you know, obama taking credit for this recovery off of a really low bar in january 2009 by pure coincidence is like fwor gore taking credit for the invention of the internet because he came to office and was vice president in 1993. >> john, i would love to hear what you think about all this. >> well, you know, i think despite the unemployment number, the job -- the economy is actually growing, but what's got to be stressed is that it has no nothing to do or little to do with president obama's economic policies, and a great deal to do with the fact that his presidency essentially ended at the end of 2012. economies are just individuals. when gridlock takes shape in washington, that means politicians aren't able to put up barriers to our natural desire to achieve. there is a slight recovery going on, but it has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with a lack of policy. >> that's a very interesting idea. steve, is it sort of the anti-matter? the only benefits to the economy is
it was 11% when obama took office. disability insurance is now climbing 40% under obama. you know, obama taking credit for this recovery off of a really low bar in january 2009 by pure coincidence is like fwor gore taking credit for the invention of the internet because he came to office and was vice president in 1993. >> john, i would love to hear what you think about all this. >> well, you know, i think despite the unemployment number, the job -- the economy is actually growing,...
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and obama. and you can't beat all that sort of stuff. >> that's where i have got my count right now, 52. you know, 52 for the republicans. and one of the things i have said before is how critical is that chairmanship of these committees? you cannot begin to contemplate this until you -- you have moved legislation on before. foreign policy has got, if you look at george h.w. bush, the only time foreign policy played that big a deal was the vietnam war. anyway, one more thing. >> i'm sorry. greg. >> i was actually going to agree with you on this. the issue is, it is what affects midterms might not be a person, but an event. the question is, do -- this is like for example like the gulf war, do americans care? and i always talk about what is the opposition to fnc, it's not cnn or msnbc, they don't actually matter. it's actually bravo and the e network. people are too distracted by -- now they're yelling at me, bob. people are too distracted by disposable entertainment. >> can we go now? one more thi
and obama. and you can't beat all that sort of stuff. >> that's where i have got my count right now, 52. you know, 52 for the republicans. and one of the things i have said before is how critical is that chairmanship of these committees? you cannot begin to contemplate this until you -- you have moved legislation on before. foreign policy has got, if you look at george h.w. bush, the only time foreign policy played that big a deal was the vietnam war. anyway, one more thing. >> i'm...
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sadly, president obama seems a bit befuddled by it all. some of his own people, who have resigned are saying they advised him to do a number of things internationally. all of which he rejected. and now we have a new war. and danger in almost every area in the world. the left wing zealots will never admit the truth that president obama's passive world view and rejection of american leadership have thrown the planet into chaos. if washington doesn't reverse things soon, something catastrophic is likely to happen. last night, fox news analyst charles krauthammer gave us a warning about president presit obama's agenda: >> we no longer hear iran possess nukes not going to allow, this will not let this happen. he says we are in. iran has the opportunity to rejoin the community of nations. this can only happen in takes this historic opportunity. in other words, iran will decide if it wants to go nuclear. no threats, forget about saying everything is on the table. he doesn't even talk about sanctions which are collapsing. this is a surrender on ir
sadly, president obama seems a bit befuddled by it all. some of his own people, who have resigned are saying they advised him to do a number of things internationally. all of which he rejected. and now we have a new war. and danger in almost every area in the world. the left wing zealots will never admit the truth that president obama's passive world view and rejection of american leadership have thrown the planet into chaos. if washington doesn't reverse things soon, something catastrophic is...
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nothing ever is ever going to be president obama's fault. as soon as i learn about that, i can tease, because the president used one of president reagan's favorite lines, are you better off since he's been in office? >>> the midterm elections are just five weeks away and president obama can feel it. his party is not going to lose control of the senate. >> do you think you can hold the senate? >> yes. i do. >> do you think you can sell this? >> you know what? -- >> you think you can convince people that they aring the fine economically? >> hopefully they get a chance to hear the argument. because all i'm doing is presenting the facts. >> president obama says he will hope in -- then he admitted some serious shortcomings. >> ronald reagan used to ask the question, are you better off than you were four years ago, in this case, are you better off than you were six? and the answer is, the country is definitely better off than we were when i came into office. and they don't feel, it, and the reasons they don't feel is it that incomes and the econom
nothing ever is ever going to be president obama's fault. as soon as i learn about that, i can tease, because the president used one of president reagan's favorite lines, are you better off since he's been in office? >>> the midterm elections are just five weeks away and president obama can feel it. his party is not going to lose control of the senate. >> do you think you can hold the senate? >> yes. i do. >> do you think you can sell this? >> you know what? --...
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president obama wants to degrade isis, but do we want to see assad toppled? what is a strategy for iraq to put that country back together. >> with iraq to work with the kurds in the north and iraqi army and build up a new national guard of sunni warriors to be able to do more on ground as a companion to what we do in the air. i agree that american ground forces special forces and killers at night the way mcchrystal did would be far better but president president obama is not going to do is that, isn't that the next best thing? >> no, unless we're beating isis decisively, they are going to gaining ground. the basic problem here is that obama seems intent on deploying the minimum amount of force necessary to at least begin to achieve the objective. that approach is a grave mistake. actually we saw it in iraq in 2003. remember some of the democratic criticism coming from general s shinseki's approach -- >> inadds quaut force. >> we needed massive force up front, not at the back end. so the problem here is he's sending a kind of uncertain signal. it's not clear h
president obama wants to degrade isis, but do we want to see assad toppled? what is a strategy for iraq to put that country back together. >> with iraq to work with the kurds in the north and iraqi army and build up a new national guard of sunni warriors to be able to do more on ground as a companion to what we do in the air. i agree that american ground forces special forces and killers at night the way mcchrystal did would be far better but president president obama is not going to do...
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president obama has authorized u.s. airstrikes for the first time in syria and their expansion in iraq against the militant group islamic state. in a primetime address, obama vowed to hunt down islamic state militants wherever they are. >> we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are. that means i will not hesitate to take action against isil in syria as well as iraq. this is a core principle of my presidency. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. i want the american people to understand how this ever will be different from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it will not involve american combat troops fighting on foreign soil. this counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, rely less effort to take out isil wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partners forces on the ground. >>'s plan includes over $500 million to arm and train syrian rebels. one group that has cast doubt on aiding the certain opposition is the family of steven sotloff, the a
president obama has authorized u.s. airstrikes for the first time in syria and their expansion in iraq against the militant group islamic state. in a primetime address, obama vowed to hunt down islamic state militants wherever they are. >> we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are. that means i will not hesitate to take action against isil in syria as well as iraq. this is a core principle of my presidency. if you threaten america, you will find no safe...
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president obama says the u.s. is now leading a group of nations determined to degrade and destroy the terror group. >>> and joan rivers, the investigation, a probe into the comedienne's death. what went wrongit
president obama says the u.s. is now leading a group of nations determined to degrade and destroy the terror group. >>> and joan rivers, the investigation, a probe into the comedienne's death. what went wrongit
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president obama knows it. so he is imploring the world to unite against the islamic killers. >> in this century, we have faced a more lethal and ideological brand of terrorist who have perverted one of the world's great religions with access to technology that allows small groups to do great harm. they have embraced a night mariucci visn -- mariucciish division dividing the world into infidels killing as many americans as possible. >> you would think that fact alone would mobilize to all pitch in and directly attack terrorism. many of them don't. countries like germany, spain, japan, india do little to combat the jihad. sure, they will give us intel if they have it but you don't see leadership from much of the world. talking points has been pleasantly surprised by france. paris understands the danger and is helping out. great britain, canada, australia always help. but that pretty much ends the list of major contributors. president obama is making a big play to get muslim nations on board against the jihadists
president obama knows it. so he is imploring the world to unite against the islamic killers. >> in this century, we have faced a more lethal and ideological brand of terrorist who have perverted one of the world's great religions with access to technology that allows small groups to do great harm. they have embraced a night mariucci visn -- mariucciish division dividing the world into infidels killing as many americans as possible. >> you would think that fact alone would mobilize...
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obama claims was decimated. the president says america underestimated the threat from isis, formerly known as al qaeda in iraq, and who did the underestimating? why it was national intelligence director jim clapper and his colleagues. the president because not trying to blame clapper, how did we ever get that idea? what's happening here is simple. president obama misjudged the strength and resilience of america's terrorist enemies and has adopted an american foreign policy. the administration would like us to think we are seeing something else. brett? >> what do you make of this intelligence failure as the president talks about on 60 minutes? >> let's assume that there was a monstrous intelligence failure and all the intelligence agencies failed although they didn't to warn the president about isis. by february of this year, isis had captured ramadi and falluja, two big cities in iraq that had been formerly the focus of our activities in the past, falluja, especially. is you would think it might have dawned on s
obama claims was decimated. the president says america underestimated the threat from isis, formerly known as al qaeda in iraq, and who did the underestimating? why it was national intelligence director jim clapper and his colleagues. the president because not trying to blame clapper, how did we ever get that idea? what's happening here is simple. president obama misjudged the strength and resilience of america's terrorist enemies and has adopted an american foreign policy. the administration...
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it's aimed at america and president obama. another is just how calm steven sotloff is as he delivers what he probably knows is his last words, calm, even at the alarming point when the knife goes to his neck. this is a sad human story and the family says they know of the video and is grieving privately. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >>> a fellow in the arab politics program and a friend of steven sotloff and joins us from jerusal jerusalem. >> steven was a very sweet guy. he was incredibly dedicated to covering syria and a number of conflicts and i think he probably would want to be known and remembered for his reporting, and his life covering these conflicts. >> do you ever talk about the risks of working in a place like syria? >> yes, he did, and in our last conversation last time i saw him, he talked about the problems of going into syria and to very chaotic situations and he was uncomfortable about it, but true to form, he was dedicated to his job. >> when you heard he had been taken, you know, it's horrible to think about
it's aimed at america and president obama. another is just how calm steven sotloff is as he delivers what he probably knows is his last words, calm, even at the alarming point when the knife goes to his neck. this is a sad human story and the family says they know of the video and is grieving privately. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >>> a fellow in the arab politics program and a friend of steven sotloff and joins us from jerusal jerusalem. >> steven was a very sweet guy. he was...
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is obama going to do this? i don't know. the question is serious. but we just heard him saying a month ago, that it's a fantasy to imagine that the pharmacists and the doctors and the farmers of syria can in any way go against their enemies in the place and now he's going to announce that he's going to give the pharmacists tanks, without any other support on the ground, he's going to prevail. i think that's unlikely. the broad alliance, so far it's nine countries, all nato except australia, are any of them going to put soldiers on the ground? have we heard that? and if you compare it, what's the gold standard for a lorj coalition. george w. bush in iraq, the one that democrats called the unilateralists, who took us in alone. 37 countries with boots on the ground. >> here's how nancy pelosi describes the die colt my of how members felt about training an army of syrian rebels. >> i think that the threat of isis has changed some of the attitudes of members who before were concerned about hour training and assistance falling into the wrong hands. >> rem
is obama going to do this? i don't know. the question is serious. but we just heard him saying a month ago, that it's a fantasy to imagine that the pharmacists and the doctors and the farmers of syria can in any way go against their enemies in the place and now he's going to announce that he's going to give the pharmacists tanks, without any other support on the ground, he's going to prevail. i think that's unlikely. the broad alliance, so far it's nine countries, all nato except australia, are...
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what is going on with president obama? the job of the president is to be the leader in times of distress to console, times of attack. tell us what he is going do. give the nation direction, make the nation feel secure, but that's not what happened today. a second american journalist gets beheaded on video, viciously posted on the internet d. we hear from the president? nope. instead the white house sends out staffers for briefings where they are obviously going to be asked about it. first, white house press secretary josh earnest, then state department spokesperson jen saki, finally pentagon press secretary john kirby. really? that's what the nation hears from first on this barbaric execution of an american? with that attitude, you have to wonder, why send a staffer out? why not just grab an intern to send out. not to be dismissive of staffers, but i think it's appalling. it's the president's job. the president should make a statement to the american people. this is a war. if president obama was not ready to talk at that m
what is going on with president obama? the job of the president is to be the leader in times of distress to console, times of attack. tell us what he is going do. give the nation direction, make the nation feel secure, but that's not what happened today. a second american journalist gets beheaded on video, viciously posted on the internet d. we hear from the president? nope. instead the white house sends out staffers for briefings where they are obviously going to be asked about it. first,...
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the obama administration doesn't make the obama administration easy. in the obama administration earlier this week getting the and administration to call the invasion of ukraine and invasion. that despite the fact that we have targeted the islamic state with airstrikes and the islamic state has beheaded two american citizens. >> i am not going to put labels on it. because i think it's clear that we are concerned about the threat of isil to western interests and interests in the region. and they are certainly at war with everything we stand for. lou: war is a new label? one of the oldest words in our language. what is wrong with these administration mouthpieces and i should say that is, if we followed washington, administration language rules, i would have to clear such descriptive or colorful nouns with the administration before using plain language. and he honestly can't decide if the obama policy, his policy, is tube more gently make them a manageable problem. disturbingly, the white house is in look any better than the putin kremlin, which now maint
the obama administration doesn't make the obama administration easy. in the obama administration earlier this week getting the and administration to call the invasion of ukraine and invasion. that despite the fact that we have targeted the islamic state with airstrikes and the islamic state has beheaded two american citizens. >> i am not going to put labels on it. because i think it's clear that we are concerned about the threat of isil to western interests and interests in the region....
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>> obama didn't say that, he said absolutely not. >> the idea they're tries ying get biden and obama on the same line. >> i'm with you, brother, i think there's time before that case is made. why tell everyone? >> get it done. you know what i hate? i hate it when we sit there and worry about this stup -- >> i didn't say that they weren't. but i'm telling you that we are wasting so much time with this sentence reconstruction and nonsense that we're not on the same page. anybody knows you have to be willing to do whatever it takes to get this job done. >> we have got air force bombing. >> contractors, yes. >> so, i mean, why don't we give this a chance. >> you know who doesn't -- >> give war a chance. >> i'm all for that. >> with you know who doesn't want boots on the ground besides president obama? isis does not want american troops on the ground. >> i'm sure they don't. they'll get beaten without having combat troops on the ground. >> in that video, well made video, they point out, president obama you put american troops in the fight, we will kill them. >> the same crowd that said --
>> obama didn't say that, he said absolutely not. >> the idea they're tries ying get biden and obama on the same line. >> i'm with you, brother, i think there's time before that case is made. why tell everyone? >> get it done. you know what i hate? i hate it when we sit there and worry about this stup -- >> i didn't say that they weren't. but i'm telling you that we are wasting so much time with this sentence reconstruction and nonsense that we're not on the same...
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and this guy barack obama got to win because of it. jack ryan probably would have won if he wasn't at the nightclub doing the wrong thing. these things happen. pat roberts is going to deal with this guy who is suddenly one of the most pivotal figures in the entire campaign majority backed if not in the senate. i think no one is going to go to the polls by the end of the public relations campaign to vote for the democrat. i think he is up against this guy greg or monday and he has a real race on his hand. >> roberts should stay out of night clubs. >> good advice. >> the panel leaves it there that's it for the panel. stay tuned to see how one late night show celebrated the return of football. hundreds of millions of dollars in jobs and infrastructure. thanks to startup ny, businesses can operate tax free for 10 years. no property tax. no business tax. and no sales tax. which means more growth for your business, and more jobs. it's not just business as usual. see how new york can help your business grow, at startup.ny.gov how can i ease t
and this guy barack obama got to win because of it. jack ryan probably would have won if he wasn't at the nightclub doing the wrong thing. these things happen. pat roberts is going to deal with this guy who is suddenly one of the most pivotal figures in the entire campaign majority backed if not in the senate. i think no one is going to go to the polls by the end of the public relations campaign to vote for the democrat. i think he is up against this guy greg or monday and he has a real race on...
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obama also made fun of your views on russia. let's take a look at that. >> i'm glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat. a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest threat you said russia. not al qaeda. you said russia. in the 1980s are now calling to ask for your foreign policy back. >> when you look at ukraine and the decision not to keep u.s. troops in iraq and the decision not to arm the rebels in syria from the start, what do you make of the choices that this president has been making particularly here in the second term? >> well, i think the president is really out of touch with reality when it comes to what's happening in the world. and i don't know why that is. perhaps it's political philosophy, foreign policy views. he looked at russia and thought that was a friend we should reset relations with. he looked at al qaeda and said they're on the run. he looked at isis and said, oh, they're just the junior varsity. he looks at iraq and says they're strong and able to care for themselves. he is so out of
obama also made fun of your views on russia. let's take a look at that. >> i'm glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat. a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest threat you said russia. not al qaeda. you said russia. in the 1980s are now calling to ask for your foreign policy back. >> when you look at ukraine and the decision not to keep u.s. troops in iraq and the decision not to arm the rebels in syria from the start, what do you make of the choices that...
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what can president obama do? i mean -- saying we don't have a strate strategy, the pentagon says we're always -- we're always moving forward, trying to clean up a little after the president's remarks. nevertheless, they have not settled on a strategy that they want to convey, to defeat --not contain but defeat isis. >> yeah. i continue's about time to roll out some of these plans. the pentagon is working all the time on plans. it's just the administration that is not deciding. they is a broader range of options. they have to attack isis. they're doing some containment in iraq, but they cannot proceed without starting to take on isis in syria. they have to do so directly -- >> boundaries don't affect them. they said they're not going to be held back from boundaries. they keep seeing strikes, david, these strike of a convoy here, a truck there. it seems like we -- a lot more than that. killing hundreds of people, thousands of people in ditches. the report from amnesty international, they took a 3-year-old little gi
what can president obama do? i mean -- saying we don't have a strate strategy, the pentagon says we're always -- we're always moving forward, trying to clean up a little after the president's remarks. nevertheless, they have not settled on a strategy that they want to convey, to defeat --not contain but defeat isis. >> yeah. i continue's about time to roll out some of these plans. the pentagon is working all the time on plans. it's just the administration that is not deciding. they is a...
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barack obama becomes a war president. as u.s.-led air strikes keep pounding isis targets in iraq and syria. >> there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the ong language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> we'll survey the battlefield with fox news analyst general jack king. is the president's strategy working? we'll ask white house deputy national security adviser tony blinken. and will congress vote to authorize this new war? we'll talk with two leading senators, john
barack obama becomes a war president. as u.s.-led air strikes keep pounding isis targets in iraq and syria. >> there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the ong language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> we'll survey the battlefield with fox news analyst general jack king. is the president's strategy working? we'll ask white house deputy national security adviser tony blinken. and will congress vote to authorize this new war? we'll...
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obama does not want to wage war. he wants to punt, to deflect the attack of americans on to the international community. >> we know that if we are joined by the international community we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities to the point where it is a manageable problem. and the question is going to be making sure we have got the right strategy but also making sure that we have got the international will to do it. >> that statement is irresponsible. the president was elected to protect america and americans. the international community has nothing to do with that. now, if mr. obama can can rally the civilized world to help us, great. but you don't refuse to take protective action because places like italy and india won't join in. it is long past time for all americans to demand that their president protect them. it's that simple. teddy roosevelt's basic philosophy was speak softly and carry a big stick. with the obama administration we basicall
obama does not want to wage war. he wants to punt, to deflect the attack of americans on to the international community. >> we know that if we are joined by the international community we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities to the point where it is a manageable problem. and the question is going to be making sure we have got the right strategy but also making sure that we have got the international will to do it....
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president obama yesterday saying that. we'll show you other comments from members of congress on their twitter page. but first more from the president last night where he talked about an outlined the threat that isis poses to iraq in the middle east. >> so isil poses a threat to the people in iraq and syria and the broader middle east, including american citizens, personnel and facilities. if left unchecked these terrorists could pose a growing threat, including to the united states. isil leaders have threatened america and our allies. intelligence community believes that thousands of foreigners, including europeans and some americans, have joined them in syria and iraq. trained and battle hardened, these fighters could try to return to their home countries and carry out deadly attacks. host: president obama outlining the threat posed by isis. go to our web site, c spain dooring for details. below that the story in the "washington times," you have have the story, militants have knowledge, cash, thrent in numbers. the intel
president obama yesterday saying that. we'll show you other comments from members of congress on their twitter page. but first more from the president last night where he talked about an outlined the threat that isis poses to iraq in the middle east. >> so isil poses a threat to the people in iraq and syria and the broader middle east, including american citizens, personnel and facilities. if left unchecked these terrorists could pose a growing threat, including to the united states. isil...