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. >> obama scares me. i just -- i'm worried about what will happen to this country if obama takes office. >> tell me he's american, no he's not. >> i can't trust obama. he's an arab. he is not? >> no. no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> mccain did the country a real service by refusing to embrace conspiracy theories and attacks on barack obama. it was very unfortunate there were pockets of the country that were pushing that way. >> i will respect him and i want none of -- i want everyone to be respectful. >> john mccain is now so mavericking, he's mavericking away from his own supporters and getting booed for it. >> he's created this monster he can no longer control. there's a way to play this game that you end with no good choices. we are watching a campaign that has maneuvered itself into exactly that position. >> as the polls open from the east to the west across this country, the same picture continued to emerge, eager voters showing
. >> obama scares me. i just -- i'm worried about what will happen to this country if obama takes office. >> tell me he's american, no he's not. >> i can't trust obama. he's an arab. he is not? >> no. no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> mccain did the country a real service by refusing to embrace conspiracy theories and attacks on barack obama. it was very unfortunate there were pockets of the...
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so, if not you, what about michelle obama ? no, she will not be running either, ‘cause she realises the same thing. do you mean this time around, or ever? she will never run for office, in my opinion. and i think it's because she too believes she can have a greater impact outside of the political system. she will devote her life to service. she's never been a politician, she's always been a public servant, and there's a difference between the two. barack obama managed to do both. neither she or i are interested in the political part of it. help other people run for office, but not myself. valeriejarrett, it has been a pleasure having you on hardtalk. thank you. it's been a pleasure with you too. thank you very much indeed. thank you. hello there, good morning. by thursday, the weather should be much more straightforward, but we've still got cloud around at the moment, bringing some outbreaks of rain. and there are some storms around, too, as this warm and humid air pushes its way northwards. that cloud bringing the rain, this
so, if not you, what about michelle obama ? no, she will not be running either, ‘cause she realises the same thing. do you mean this time around, or ever? she will never run for office, in my opinion. and i think it's because she too believes she can have a greater impact outside of the political system. she will devote her life to service. she's never been a politician, she's always been a public servant, and there's a difference between the two. barack obama managed to do both. neither she...
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defeated him it's just that hillary clinton got a lot of his votes and obama did obama miss the draw power of trump's rhetoric to. i mean on the visit to london before the break that vote you read and this in your book he told then prime minister david cameron when i watch trump's rallies i think how potent his message would be from a more skilled politician it was already pretty potent by then wasn't what he missed that actually i said that i thought you said yeah yeah yeah no i look we understand that so you missed it to be sure but to be very clear. brock obama i think as as an african-american understood full well the power of a demagogue and the power of division and divisiveness but to pick up on some of the threads in our questions i think you can overstate that there were some dramatic shift in public opinion in the united states you know again from got less votes than the republican who lost obama he was able to get the republican nomination that to me is the radicalization in american politics then he was able to defeat a very unpopular opponent and hillary clinton and i wo
defeated him it's just that hillary clinton got a lot of his votes and obama did obama miss the draw power of trump's rhetoric to. i mean on the visit to london before the break that vote you read and this in your book he told then prime minister david cameron when i watch trump's rallies i think how potent his message would be from a more skilled politician it was already pretty potent by then wasn't what he missed that actually i said that i thought you said yeah yeah yeah no i look we...
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—— barack obama. and what to think they saw in you? -- barack obama. they had just been promoted and i was staffing my office. and someone sent me a resume and across the top it said "brilliant young lawyer has no interest in being in a big law firm, would like to explore public service". i had abandoned a big law firm six years earlier and was impressed with her as may. and walks this tall, confident woman, shook my hand, look me dead in the eye, saw my resume, ever mentioned a word that was on it, she told me her story. we now know it is a quintessential american story about growing up on the south side of chicago, working class family, instilled in both she and her brother the sense of to those who much is given much is expected, and although they had not gone to couege although they had not gone to college she and both her brother was supported to go to college. you were mighty impressed by michelle from the get go. offered her a job on the spot, didn't have the authority, but they did it anyway. the witness thing happened, when she offered her the
—— barack obama. and what to think they saw in you? -- barack obama. they had just been promoted and i was staffing my office. and someone sent me a resume and across the top it said "brilliant young lawyer has no interest in being in a big law firm, would like to explore public service". i had abandoned a big law firm six years earlier and was impressed with her as may. and walks this tall, confident woman, shook my hand, look me dead in the eye, saw my resume, ever mentioned a...
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president obama thought it wasn't a good thing to have russia in. president obama. president obama. president obama. >> and obviously there's some thinking behind this president going after the last one. you saw how it was a point of comparison for matt schlapp. so what does this mean? all right, let's get into that as the great debate. we got two great people for you tonight. show them. who wants to see my face? thanks for being both here. so, anna, let me start with you. why do you believe this president is going after president obama the way he does and what does it mean in the election analysis? >> because he's jealous of him, because he haunted by him, because he's obsessed with him, because he can't stop thinking about him. look, people talk about trump derangment syndrome. well, trump has obama derangment syndrome. and trump always needs a foil, whether it's crooked hillary or pocahontas or sleepy joe or crazy bernie or the squad or whomever. he always needs a foil to keep the flames alive, somebody to fight against. that's just who he is. but he also been obsessed with obama
president obama thought it wasn't a good thing to have russia in. president obama. president obama. president obama. >> and obviously there's some thinking behind this president going after the last one. you saw how it was a point of comparison for matt schlapp. so what does this mean? all right, let's get into that as the great debate. we got two great people for you tonight. show them. who wants to see my face? thanks for being both here. so, anna, let me start with you. why do you...
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>> obama. correct. >> and 82% of democrats support obamacare. >> yeah. >> i'm wondering why people who want votes from democrats spent all last night trashing barack obama saying support of barack obama's signature plan, the affordable care act, the greatest step forward toward universal health care in the history of the american republic, i'm wondering why they were trashing that and the defense of that is republican talking points. it is insanity, my friends. >> i know. especially since overall support of obamacare, remember this, it's hard to forget -- >> it was a year ago, though. >> it was a year ago, helped drive democrats to record midterm victories. >> those people talking at you all the time. >> this was too easy for biden. >> really, it's kind of -- i'm so confused. i'm so confused. you have barack obama, by the way, for the record, the most popular democrat alive, the first democrat since franklin roosevelt did it in 1932 and 1936 and again in '42 and '44, to win the majority of the
>> obama. correct. >> and 82% of democrats support obamacare. >> yeah. >> i'm wondering why people who want votes from democrats spent all last night trashing barack obama saying support of barack obama's signature plan, the affordable care act, the greatest step forward toward universal health care in the history of the american republic, i'm wondering why they were trashing that and the defense of that is republican talking points. it is insanity, my friends. >>...
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>>> barack obama! >> four months after his electrifying speech at the 2004 democratic national convention, barack obama was elected to the u.s. senate by an overwhelming majority. with michelle promoted to vice president of the university of chicago hospitals, the obamas' careers and family life were soaring. but with the nation at war and its economy faltering, senator obama began eyeing a much bigger role for himself. he turned to a political strategist, david plouffe. >> when we really started talking serious about barack obama running for the president, the day after the 2006 midterms. the one thing you were definitely uncertain about, where would michelle obama come down on this question? >> michelle was wary of politics and knew a run for president would turn their lives upside down. >> she wanted to know how this was going to work. practically. logistically for the family. >> she is someone who cuts to the chase. and wants to know exactly what's our strategy? could we really put together a campa
>>> barack obama! >> four months after his electrifying speech at the 2004 democratic national convention, barack obama was elected to the u.s. senate by an overwhelming majority. with michelle promoted to vice president of the university of chicago hospitals, the obamas' careers and family life were soaring. but with the nation at war and its economy faltering, senator obama began eyeing a much bigger role for himself. he turned to a political strategist, david plouffe. >>...
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kamala harris loves barack obama. he supported her in her first district attorney's race all the way back in 2003-2004. they have a long history together. they have a really warmth relationship. at the end of the day, this is a competitive democratic primary. voters are looking for something simple -- who is the right person to lead us into the future? who is the right person to defeat donald trump? the in the contents of arguments and discussions, you'll have differences on some of the issues. kamala harris, for example, pointed out that biden's health care plan doesn't cover every single american. i think voters need to know about these issues, if they're going to make a decision on the direction of our party. >>> senator harris had this to say about some of the negative attacks. listen to this. >> hey, guys, you know what? america does not want to witness a food fight. they want to know how we're going to put for aed on their table. >> why did she play what was a big role clearly seen by many people as a food fight
kamala harris loves barack obama. he supported her in her first district attorney's race all the way back in 2003-2004. they have a long history together. they have a really warmth relationship. at the end of the day, this is a competitive democratic primary. voters are looking for something simple -- who is the right person to lead us into the future? who is the right person to defeat donald trump? the in the contents of arguments and discussions, you'll have differences on some of the issues....
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. >>> welcome michelle obama. michelle obama has returned to the spotlight. >> when she lifts her voice, people listen. >> from her humble roots in chicago. >> michelle is south side to the core. >> all things are possible. >> her journey to the white house embodied the american dream. >> if you can dream with me then you know there's no other choice other than barack obama. >> there was no going back. a new day had dawned. >> she was like no other first lady. >> she challenged us always to move the dial. >> full of spirit and grace but forced to walk a tight rope. >> as a black woman, there were certain emotions she wasn't allowed to have. for the former mom and chief there's no holding back. >> my responsibility to use any voice to help people. >> he's one of the most revered public figures maybe not just in america but in the world today. >>> she's destined to be remembered as one of the nation's most beloved first ladies. >> i always knew she was a rock star. >> she's not one to be in somebody's shadow just li
. >>> welcome michelle obama. michelle obama has returned to the spotlight. >> when she lifts her voice, people listen. >> from her humble roots in chicago. >> michelle is south side to the core. >> all things are possible. >> her journey to the white house embodied the american dream. >> if you can dream with me then you know there's no other choice other than barack obama. >> there was no going back. a new day had dawned. >> she was...
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nobody trashed barack obama. what happened is that there were distinctions made between joe biden's record and everybody else on stage. what you are seeing is the fact that for the last eight years joe biden was vice president to barack obama. >> right. >> joe biden uses barack obama as a shield. >> everyone on that stage loved barack obama and now -- >> we still do. >> now they are talking like they have perspective. >> we cannot talk about the last eight years of the administration and critique some of the things we feel could have been changed or made better. we can't critique the previous 40 years of joe biden's record, then what are we talking about? >> you want to talk a difference between that and critiquing. look, you go after joe biden time and time again. you are not a bigot but look at what you did. how does it not do two things, fatigue the issue. the people you need to persuade that it matters are not you two guys. if they hear about it while you fight within your party, what appetite will you have f
nobody trashed barack obama. what happened is that there were distinctions made between joe biden's record and everybody else on stage. what you are seeing is the fact that for the last eight years joe biden was vice president to barack obama. >> right. >> joe biden uses barack obama as a shield. >> everyone on that stage loved barack obama and now -- >> we still do. >> now they are talking like they have perspective. >> we cannot talk about the last eight...
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also, i look at obama. obama said you can keep your doctor. he said you can save $2,500 every year, every family, and he said that you could keep your policy. now, the point i'm raising is, i'd like to hear a couple of the lies donald trump has told which in any way has come close to matching those in terms of damage done to this country because those are -- it isn't -- by the way, fact checking by "the washington post," if you're using that as a historical cool, it's absolutely absurd. host: professor brinkley, i'll give you a chance to respond. doug: well, i don't think "the washington post" is absolutely absurd. i think donlt trump's lies are well documented. but the caller makes a good point, even though you don't think i would say that when he was quite nasty toward me. but the gulf of tonkin is a horrendous lie by lyndon johnson and does lead to those 58,000 dead. and i think the caller is making a point, what are the big lies, the ones that really count, the policy lies that have a larger consequence than donald trump's rhetoric or, you
also, i look at obama. obama said you can keep your doctor. he said you can save $2,500 every year, every family, and he said that you could keep your policy. now, the point i'm raising is, i'd like to hear a couple of the lies donald trump has told which in any way has come close to matching those in terms of damage done to this country because those are -- it isn't -- by the way, fact checking by "the washington post," if you're using that as a historical cool, it's absolutely...
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obamas and the trumps, i would think that trumps have gone through more than obamas did. >> i think so, depends on your definition of raked over the coals, i found her remarks disappointing on a number of levels this is divisive, it like the deplorable comment, this is bad politics, we don't undemocratic li litmus tests for the gathering of americans, imagine turn around if republicans, had -- a form are republican president, george w. busher in laura bush talked this way about obama inag rally tha . it is ironic they are smart to stay out of the democratic primary, but to do this and again, really, offend and seemingly go out of your way to alienate a huge chunk was country is wrong way to do this. david: you have an economy which is benefiting the base of the democratic party, historical base of the democratic party. av onafrican-american community, latino community, women, they are all doing better under the trump economy than obama economy. >> you are right, black americans, hispanic-americans have historic low unemployment, historic low poverty rates because of president trump, la
obamas and the trumps, i would think that trumps have gone through more than obamas did. >> i think so, depends on your definition of raked over the coals, i found her remarks disappointing on a number of levels this is divisive, it like the deplorable comment, this is bad politics, we don't undemocratic li litmus tests for the gathering of americans, imagine turn around if republicans, had -- a form are republican president, george w. busher in laura bush talked this way about obama inag...
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let me ask you this, under obama, sandy hook occurred, pulse night club occurred, was obama responsible for any of that? why not? if trump is to blame, why isn't obama to blame? all the murders taking place in chicago, why isn't the democrat there to blame? and if trump is to blame and his rhetoric is to blame, then why all the talk about gun control? i thought it was trump and his rhetoric that is to blame? so we don't need any gun control. let me tell you this. if you don't support the progressive agenda, that's what this is all about. eviscerating the second amendment, evisceratingsd civil liberties, and then apparently you support a mass murder. meanwhile, you want to hear hate speech? i've got pages and pages of it in my book from the press. want to hear hate speech? tune into cnn and msnbc. listen to their awful poisonous vile hate speech about 63 million americans who supported this president and they promote aoc and tlaib and omar and all theho rest. it's an unfree press. that's the problem. >> sean: mark levin's number one "new york times" best seller for a reason. all of that
let me ask you this, under obama, sandy hook occurred, pulse night club occurred, was obama responsible for any of that? why not? if trump is to blame, why isn't obama to blame? all the murders taking place in chicago, why isn't the democrat there to blame? and if trump is to blame and his rhetoric is to blame, then why all the talk about gun control? i thought it was trump and his rhetoric that is to blame? so we don't need any gun control. let me tell you this. if you don't support the...
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and what deals has -- >> i mean obama knows the art of the deal. >> oh, obama, yeah. definitely not donald trump. >> you think it's because he's the first black president? >> maybe. i mean we've already established that donald trump is a bigot. we already know that he looks down on ethnic minorities just based on his career, the way he speaks about people of color. it's clear that he doesn't not see -- he doesn't have the same level of respect. i think that's just obvious. but that's not the -- i don't think that's the only reason. maybe that's part of it, but also, you know, he's just incredibly insecure. he is one of the most thin-skinned, insecure men in the most powerful position in the world i've ever seen. and this manic obsession, it's jealousy. it's envy. he just can't stand that someone is adored more than he is. and something else about his obsession with president obama which i find very strange, it shows the double standard of his ability to tell lies. he just lies about president obama, whether it was about him putting a spy into his campaign or whether i
and what deals has -- >> i mean obama knows the art of the deal. >> oh, obama, yeah. definitely not donald trump. >> you think it's because he's the first black president? >> maybe. i mean we've already established that donald trump is a bigot. we already know that he looks down on ethnic minorities just based on his career, the way he speaks about people of color. it's clear that he doesn't not see -- he doesn't have the same level of respect. i think that's just...
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and you're critiquing obama? >> well, i don't know how that spin resulted. anybody that watched the debate, i was talking about vice president biden's record, not obama's. heck, i had many conversations with president obama during his time as president about reforming the criminal justice system. it was joe biden who bragged that every crime bill since the 1970s major and minor had his name on it. that's his words about his record. this is not about the obama administration at all. i don't know how that spin came out of this. this is about a guy that championed the bills that created three strikes you're out and incentivizing states to have longer sentences and more jalsz and prisons built from the time i was in law school to the time that i was the mayor of the city of newark. a new prison or jail being built every 19 days. our prison population has gone up 500% in this country with an overwhelming disproportionate between african-americans. this drug war has been incarcerating african-americans at about four ti
and you're critiquing obama? >> well, i don't know how that spin resulted. anybody that watched the debate, i was talking about vice president biden's record, not obama's. heck, i had many conversations with president obama during his time as president about reforming the criminal justice system. it was joe biden who bragged that every crime bill since the 1970s major and minor had his name on it. that's his words about his record. this is not about the obama administration at all. i...
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when you say obama, that brings mrs. obama and mr. obama and president obama into it. it just -- i don't understand it. it doesn't make sense to me. >> they literally are walking into a house saying there is a dragon in this house. we have to get the dragon out of the house. and once they walk in they start looking at each other and being like, you know what? i don't like how you dress. >> i don't like the drapes. can we change the drapes? >> i'm not saying a lot of this stuff doesn't matter. it all matters. but you got to pick your spots and figure out when you use the ammunition that you have because if they think that mr. trump isn't sitting somewhere saying i'm so happy this is coming out now and they're using the same stuff they'll use on me on each other, they're kidding themselves. so at what price will your own ambition be put against your party's ambition. >> that interview -- so you know it has gone from -- in the interview with me i am the least racist person that you'll ever meet or something like that to the least racist person in the world. >> who says th
when you say obama, that brings mrs. obama and mr. obama and president obama into it. it just -- i don't understand it. it doesn't make sense to me. >> they literally are walking into a house saying there is a dragon in this house. we have to get the dragon out of the house. and once they walk in they start looking at each other and being like, you know what? i don't like how you dress. >> i don't like the drapes. can we change the drapes? >> i'm not saying a lot of this stuff...
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he's tied himself closely to obama. biden was asked about the attacks on obama's legacy. listen to his answer. >> i was surprised about how much there was about barack, the president. i'm proud of having served with him. i'm proud of the job he did. i don't think there's anything he has to apologize for. i hope the next debate we can talk about our answers to fix the things that trump has broken, not how barack obama made all of these mistakes. he didn't. >> yesterday cnn asked four candidates about the legacy. here is the response. >> we are having an honest conversation about an administration that was incredible. if he were running for a third term, i wouldn't be running. >> i have nothing but praise for obama. i think he did great work. >> i have always had praise for obama. at the same time, let me be very clear, don. i do believe when it comes to immigration and i said this before i joined the obama administration in 2014, there were ways we could improve on what the obama administration was doing. >> president obama was a great president. for a lot of us we're look
he's tied himself closely to obama. biden was asked about the attacks on obama's legacy. listen to his answer. >> i was surprised about how much there was about barack, the president. i'm proud of having served with him. i'm proud of the job he did. i don't think there's anything he has to apologize for. i hope the next debate we can talk about our answers to fix the things that trump has broken, not how barack obama made all of these mistakes. he didn't. >> yesterday cnn asked four...
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obama: they might be praying about you. [laughter] pres. obama: but you don't know if they are praying for you. but i knew miss ruth was telling the truth. so they were the proverbial salt of the earth, and they passed on that strength and that grit, but also that kindness and that faith, to their son. as a boy, elijah's dad made him shine his shoes and tie his tie, and they would go to the airport -- not to board the airplane's, but to watch others do it. i remember elijah telling me this story. robert would say, "i have not flied. i may not fly. but you will fly one day. we can't afford it right now, but you will fly." his grandmother, as a leisure related -- as elijah related, as grandmothers do, was a little more impatient with her advice. your daddy, she said, "he been waiting and waiting for a better day. don't you wait." and elijah did not wait. against all odds, elijah earned his degrees. he learned about the rights of all people in this country -- that all people in this country are supposed to possess, a little help, apparently, f
obama: they might be praying about you. [laughter] pres. obama: but you don't know if they are praying for you. but i knew miss ruth was telling the truth. so they were the proverbial salt of the earth, and they passed on that strength and that grit, but also that kindness and that faith, to their son. as a boy, elijah's dad made him shine his shoes and tie his tie, and they would go to the airport -- not to board the airplane's, but to watch others do it. i remember elijah telling me this...
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obama had 91. and in the circuit courts the courts of appeals kind of where a lot of the important stuff is decided, environmental, labor, employment, all that stuff, trump has had 43 judges confirmed. most in history. obama had 19 at this point. and it's astounding to me, ari and i think the democrats are guilty of malpractice on in. we've had all these debates over last two days. no one bothered to mention it. i think presidents when they win should have deference in the judges that they appoint and the senate should defer toe it but a lot of these folks are tremendously unqualified. 11 of 19 judges in this latest batch trump wants to put up wouldn't even tell you that brown versus board of education is rightly decided. who are we putting up for these lifetime appointments? these are pretty darn unqualified people particularly at the trial court level. i can't understand for the life of me why democrats aren't talking about this at every turn. >> you lay it all out there, counselor. food for thou
obama had 91. and in the circuit courts the courts of appeals kind of where a lot of the important stuff is decided, environmental, labor, employment, all that stuff, trump has had 43 judges confirmed. most in history. obama had 19 at this point. and it's astounding to me, ari and i think the democrats are guilty of malpractice on in. we've had all these debates over last two days. no one bothered to mention it. i think presidents when they win should have deference in the judges that they...
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we do know what barack obama did. we know that barack obama saved the auto industry. we know that he led the economic recovery. we know that he began the first steps of criminal justice reform. >> but he was hit over the head last night. about deportation and mass incarceration. what does that say in the general? >> no one hit him over the head over mass incarceration. no one trashed the president of the united states. no one trashed barack obama. what did happen last night was there were distinctions made between joe biden's record and everybody else on stage. what you're seeing right now, what this argument is all over, for the last eight years, joe biden was vice president to barack obama. joe biden uses barack obama as a shield. >> and everyone on that stage loved barack obama and now they're talking like they got perspective. >> no, no, no. we still do. we cannot talk about the last eight years of the administration and critique what we felt fast some of the things could have been made better. we can't citizen teak previous 40 years. what can we talk about? this
we do know what barack obama did. we know that barack obama saved the auto industry. we know that he led the economic recovery. we know that he began the first steps of criminal justice reform. >> but he was hit over the head last night. about deportation and mass incarceration. what does that say in the general? >> no one hit him over the head over mass incarceration. no one trashed the president of the united states. no one trashed barack obama. what did happen last night was...
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not how barack obama made all of these mistakes. he didn't. >> so, today's big question is, can 2020 democrats criticize the obama presidency without alienating the democratic base? joining me senior director for progressive at sirius xm zerlina maxwell. former congressman david jolly. former spokesman for hillary clinton and former secretary for paul ryan, brendon buck. welcome to all of you, philippe, let's start with you, eric holder was jumping to obama's defense, he wrote as this debate was unfolding, to my fellow democrats, be wary of attacking the obama record. build on it. expands on it but there is little to be gained for you or the party by attacking a very successful and still popular democratic president. now, there were some policies that the president was behind, the former president obama was behind, that are now unpopular with the base. but how is spending the whole night attacking him instead of donald trump productive for the democrats? >> i don't think it is, except for a gotcha, well, obama did it, now you will.
not how barack obama made all of these mistakes. he didn't. >> so, today's big question is, can 2020 democrats criticize the obama presidency without alienating the democratic base? joining me senior director for progressive at sirius xm zerlina maxwell. former congressman david jolly. former spokesman for hillary clinton and former secretary for paul ryan, brendon buck. welcome to all of you, philippe, let's start with you, eric holder was jumping to obama's defense, he wrote as this...
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you have barack obama in there a couple of times, so president obama stays on the sidelines, but how should joe biden take advantage of the fact that he for eight years served at the side of a president who is still incredibly popular with democrats and especially popular with a critical african-american base of the party? >> well, i think that last point is the most important. you know, a quarter of the primary vote are african-americans, and they are aggregated in some key states. south carolina being the first. the relationship with obama has given biden a special status, and i should say parenthetically he deserves to claim some credit for the obama legacy. he was a strong partner in the president. they are close friends, so he's not stepping out of bounds by claiming that, but it is an important way to reach african-american voters who are going to be very important in this race. no one has ever won the nomination without doing well with african-american voters. it's why hillary clinton beat bernie sanders. it was helpful to obama himself obviously in 2008, so this is going to b
you have barack obama in there a couple of times, so president obama stays on the sidelines, but how should joe biden take advantage of the fact that he for eight years served at the side of a president who is still incredibly popular with democrats and especially popular with a critical african-american base of the party? >> well, i think that last point is the most important. you know, a quarter of the primary vote are african-americans, and they are aggregated in some key states. south...
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years and fielding criticism of obama's record while obama stays silent himself. we've got a phenomenal group here on set with me to talk about all of this. nbc news correspondent mike memoli is here with this new reporting. matthew miller was an official in the obama administration where he served as the director of the office of public affairs for the justice department. and fad is the campaign manager for bernie sanders' presidential campaign. thanks to all of youfor being here. and of course, mike, i have to start with you in this new reporting. break down the crux of what we're hearing from former obama administration officials today. you and i have been working the phones, and wickly they're saying this is just not smart strategy. >> the obama alumni, which is a very tight-knit crew, they were in the trenches for ten years. they always knew his record was going to be subject to scrutiny. especially on that debate stage wednesday night with former vice president on the stage. that was one of the reasons frankly why some of his advisers were worried about bide
years and fielding criticism of obama's record while obama stays silent himself. we've got a phenomenal group here on set with me to talk about all of this. nbc news correspondent mike memoli is here with this new reporting. matthew miller was an official in the obama administration where he served as the director of the office of public affairs for the justice department. and fad is the campaign manager for bernie sanders' presidential campaign. thanks to all of youfor being here. and of...
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president obama did that to jack up the economy. president obama had zero interest rates. i have real interest rates, and despite that i have a strong economy. president obama did two payroll tax cuts and despite that i have a much stronger economy. if you look at my numbers from november 9 to the present, the stock market is up over 50%. that guy is most biased reporter, i made a lot of money for nbc with "the apprentice." -- youer is such biased should be able to ask a question , the same question in a better way. you are so obviously biased, and that is why the public has no confidence in the media. joe biden does not have it. joe biden does not have it. said -- you said that the massacre happened and told lito when it happened in dayton? the newrump: i think " york times" has lost credibility. they have given up on the russian delusion, and what they are doing is trying the racist deal, because i am the least racist person ever to serve in office. times is trying everything they can. it is a totally dishonest newspaper, it is a paper that really has lost tremendous cre
president obama did that to jack up the economy. president obama had zero interest rates. i have real interest rates, and despite that i have a strong economy. president obama did two payroll tax cuts and despite that i have a much stronger economy. if you look at my numbers from november 9 to the present, the stock market is up over 50%. that guy is most biased reporter, i made a lot of money for nbc with "the apprentice." -- youer is such biased should be able to ask a question ,...
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i loved obama but this is what obama -- obama was great but this is what i would do. how much more progressive do you think this field is than obama. do you think they have to find the balance or should they be, no, i'm doing to it differently. >> overall the field is more progressive. things have moved to the left. even the centrist candidates are embracing policies obama wasn't ready to go for. you saw this in the debate where vice president biden said we didn't jail people, and juliaaÁn castro said, wait, i recall a very different immigration policy and immigration is going to be the issue where there is an attempt to trade distance with obama because a lot of democratic want a more liberal humane immigration policy, but there's a thing of wanting to show that i'm with the obama presidency, obama was a great president, i support him. and that's the thing that i think they're trying to figure out how to do. >> trevor: seems like, on healthcare, they have their arguments where people agree on the universal aspect. the main issue is private insurance, no private insu
i loved obama but this is what obama -- obama was great but this is what i would do. how much more progressive do you think this field is than obama. do you think they have to find the balance or should they be, no, i'm doing to it differently. >> overall the field is more progressive. things have moved to the left. even the centrist candidates are embracing policies obama wasn't ready to go for. you saw this in the debate where vice president biden said we didn't jail people, and...
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what is present obama seem to hear more about the russians. he has information, it had been reported to him that the russians were trying to take over social media. why did he care? >> i think it's because he was absolutely certain that hillary clinton would win the election and he did not want to jeopardize that in any way so that is why he kept quiet about it. but he did the country a great disservice. trish: he sure did. i get that were not naÏve and we know a lot of countries and big powers trying to influence things around the world and we try to influence some of the news reports and russia's wealth, they are trying to influence social media here but nonetheless you should have safeguards against that temperaturfor surewe should. by 2020 we be able to insulate herself -- >> weather will be able to completely do that, i don't know if i can tell you that this president is going to do a lot better job at that than the last presented. when all of this happened at the mueller report investigating that in terms of the russian interference don
what is present obama seem to hear more about the russians. he has information, it had been reported to him that the russians were trying to take over social media. why did he care? >> i think it's because he was absolutely certain that hillary clinton would win the election and he did not want to jeopardize that in any way so that is why he kept quiet about it. but he did the country a great disservice. trish: he sure did. i get that were not naÏve and we know a lot of countries and big...
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barack obama, david axelrod have that apparatus. it has not been engaged fully since president obama ran in 2012. and certainly they could readjust that to go behind her on top of all of the name recognition that she has. but, you know, one thing that people say to make the argument, michelle obama doesn't want. this what does she have to gain from this? she has history to gain first of all if she were to win the nomination and beat president trump. but also to be the first female president of the united states not to mention the first african-american president of the united states. and so, when you look at the way that the field has failed, as you pointed out, david arks sell rod from day one has been going after joe biden in a very vicious way. and barack obama hasn't said anything to defend him on things of character. >> tucker: the problems the democratic party is the party is funded by wall street and big tech. that's where all the money comes from. billions and billions of dollars. >> they hate billionaires. >> tucker: even t
barack obama, david axelrod have that apparatus. it has not been engaged fully since president obama ran in 2012. and certainly they could readjust that to go behind her on top of all of the name recognition that she has. but, you know, one thing that people say to make the argument, michelle obama doesn't want. this what does she have to gain from this? she has history to gain first of all if she were to win the nomination and beat president trump. but also to be the first female president of...
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barack obama knew exactly who i was. he had ten lawyers do a background check on everything about me about civil rights and civil liberties and chose me and said it was the best session he made. >> surprising twist last night it became clear even the obama legacy isn't safe from attacks. attacks from the democrats on the stage. we'll have much more on that in a moment. let's get to detroit where joe biden about to take part in his first campaign event since the big debate. what your hearing this morning? >> reporter: joe biden did what he needed to do going into this debate and that's to survive. after that first rocky debate that exchange with kamala harris on school bussing biden was taking incoming fire from all sides last night on issues like immigration, health care and criminal justice. but he also showed that he was able to push back. he came back calling out element of other people's records when they criticized him. one area of that where you saw the fight play out was over criminal justice between cory booker a
barack obama knew exactly who i was. he had ten lawyers do a background check on everything about me about civil rights and civil liberties and chose me and said it was the best session he made. >> surprising twist last night it became clear even the obama legacy isn't safe from attacks. attacks from the democrats on the stage. we'll have much more on that in a moment. let's get to detroit where joe biden about to take part in his first campaign event since the big debate. what your...
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i'm curious to see how many more attacks will be on obama. >> laura: obama is going to make like six phone calls in georgia and you're going to know who's going to win the state of georgia. he had that much power and yet they are playing this interesting game, but it's kind of where they had to go. trump went after the bushes, he took the bushes out, really. i love them as people but their policies didn't work. he had to do that, romney wouldn't do that. he wanted to be the old bush party and try to shoehorn it in, trump said iraq was wrong, china policy bad, immigration bad.i'm. >> it speaks to how unique obama was, he was able to be a radical politician that gave off an appearance ofer being moderate. >> laura: what did obama have they don't have? charm, charisma? he dominated a stage. he lit up the stage. he just lit ite up. i'm saying this is a political observer, i didn't like his policy. i don't think anyone came close to that. >> last night was boring to watch. you can see that in the numbers they aren't getting a lot of people interested in them and there's no way to fight th
i'm curious to see how many more attacks will be on obama. >> laura: obama is going to make like six phone calls in georgia and you're going to know who's going to win the state of georgia. he had that much power and yet they are playing this interesting game, but it's kind of where they had to go. trump went after the bushes, he took the bushes out, really. i love them as people but their policies didn't work. he had to do that, romney wouldn't do that. he wanted to be the old bush party...
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daniel mentioned president obama. in this ordeal of the way president obama behaved in 2015. after an earlier white supremacist shooting. a mass murder. act of terrorism in south carolina. remember how he went down there to the african methodist church and stang amazing grace. and delivered one of the most beautiful speeches any president delivered. and we can wait from now until kingdom come and you'll see see one tenth of that intelligence. one tenth of that grace. one tenth of that humanity. from president trump. he is who he is. and cannot change. he's utterly inadequate and a damaged individual. doing more damage as president of the united states. >> this is unbelievable. around the time the president landed in el paso, his twitter feed put out a campaign style video of the hospital visit in dayton. i'll point out we have no idea of what happened. because press wasn't allowed in. what does it say they are promoting it like this? by the way, predicted this last night on air. go on. >> i saw that. it's par for the course for him. the only thing he cares about is his image.
daniel mentioned president obama. in this ordeal of the way president obama behaved in 2015. after an earlier white supremacist shooting. a mass murder. act of terrorism in south carolina. remember how he went down there to the african methodist church and stang amazing grace. and delivered one of the most beautiful speeches any president delivered. and we can wait from now until kingdom come and you'll see see one tenth of that intelligence. one tenth of that grace. one tenth of that humanity....
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it wasn't just president obama. i was there with first lady obama when she went out to oak creek, wisconsin after the sikh temple massacre there. the anniversary of that is this very week. so it was a whole family who knew about putting others first. but donald trump, again, it all comes back to him, his brand, his reputation. he talks about making america great, but ultimately isn't he just really trying to make donald trump the center of all of these things? and it's hard to mourn, it's hard to grieve and it's hard to come together when the president continues this sort of divisive approach. >> josh, you know, biden mentioned charleston and i can't help but look back to what president obama did after the shooting which killed nine at the mother emanuel ame church. watch this. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me ♪ >> that was such a powerful moment. i remember being there and live as it was happening, being on the air. what goes through your mind when you watch and you remember that
it wasn't just president obama. i was there with first lady obama when she went out to oak creek, wisconsin after the sikh temple massacre there. the anniversary of that is this very week. so it was a whole family who knew about putting others first. but donald trump, again, it all comes back to him, his brand, his reputation. he talks about making america great, but ultimately isn't he just really trying to make donald trump the center of all of these things? and it's hard to mourn, it's hard...
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now obama is unfazed by these attacks on his legacy. at least that's what the sources told cbs news. if that is true, it makes some sense because obama under saw one of the most liberal administrations ever, it was considered radical a few years ago. today, a little different -- she's a very wealthy man, worth 40 million, 100 million, he pals around with the global elites, jet sets around the world to lavish events. critiquing everyone else's carbon footprint so i can see why he's not too bothered by the criticism between those hot stone massages. perhaps the party should be, even if biden gets the nomination in 2020, the trajectory of the party has moved far beyond the radicalism of obama and even farther away from america. in moments, part two of my angle will explore how obama has been hoisted on his own petard. but first i want to bring in mollie hemingway, senior editor at "the federalist" and a coauthor of the fantastic new best-selling book justice on trial. there it is. in the makeup room yesterday before we came on i said for t
now obama is unfazed by these attacks on his legacy. at least that's what the sources told cbs news. if that is true, it makes some sense because obama under saw one of the most liberal administrations ever, it was considered radical a few years ago. today, a little different -- she's a very wealthy man, worth 40 million, 100 million, he pals around with the global elites, jet sets around the world to lavish events. critiquing everyone else's carbon footprint so i can see why he's not too...
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that -- > that was about outsmarting president obama? russia outsmarted president obama. they took over during his term, not mine. crimia. they took over crimia. stopped being an organ of the democrats. if you'll let me answer the question, i'm answer it very easily. the fact is president putin outsmarted president obama on crimia and other things drawing the red line in the sand. he outsmarted, he made a living on outsmarting president obama and frankly because of it, obama was upset and he got obama out what was the g-8 into the g-7. we put russia back in. we spent a lot of time talking about russia at those meetings. i think it would be a good thing if russia were there so we can speak directly and not have to speak over the telephone and other things. here is the it is now the g-7. they were taken out because putin outsmarted on crimia, on the red line. outsmarted obama. he was upset. they took him out. i think russia should be a part of it. we're looking for world piece and other things. trade and other things. it would be a lot easier to have russia in, where they h
that -- > that was about outsmarting president obama? russia outsmarted president obama. they took over during his term, not mine. crimia. they took over crimia. stopped being an organ of the democrats. if you'll let me answer the question, i'm answer it very easily. the fact is president putin outsmarted president obama on crimia and other things drawing the red line in the sand. he outsmarted, he made a living on outsmarting president obama and frankly because of it, obama was upset and he...
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obama's lonely hearts club band. obama gets a ticket to ride and you have to hide obama away. those would be disappointed abo rally he recovered. >> there was some ugliness that broke out in the crowd earlier this evening. you asked whether or not the crowd was chanting send her back. they didn't do that but the hot button issue of immigration was there. trump supporters tried to rip a sign out of a protestor's hands and a brief scuffle developed. >> laura: and the banner they had up during the whole thing. they were wishing for something to be outraged with that banner. >> i think donald trump was smart not to identify the squad or name any of them. he did a broader attack on the cities themselves. the scuffle. that's just the carry over. we will have scuffles. that's still not good. >> laura: yes. we have a lot of scuffles with antifa we could talk about too. panel, thank you very much. breaking news in the covington catholic scandal? who is are the politicians and journalists on the wrong side of that lawsuit? we will name names when we come back. >> ♪ >> laura: it turns
obama's lonely hearts club band. obama gets a ticket to ride and you have to hide obama away. those would be disappointed abo rally he recovered. >> there was some ugliness that broke out in the crowd earlier this evening. you asked whether or not the crowd was chanting send her back. they didn't do that but the hot button issue of immigration was there. trump supporters tried to rip a sign out of a protestor's hands and a brief scuffle developed. >> laura: and the banner they had...
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, the conversation took a surprising turn several times. >> president barack obama. >> president obama. >> those mentions of the 44th president were not always positive. candidates slammed former vice president joe biden's praise of his onetime boss. >> looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. >> you can't have it both ways, you invoke president obama more than anyone in this campaign. you can't do it when it's convenient and dodge it when it's not. >> the former vp says there is no doctrine, there's just praise. >> i don't think there's anything he has to apologize fo for. it kind of surprised made the degree of the criticism. >> former obama chief of staff rahm emanuel also came to the 44th president's defense today. >> in every area of progressivity from wilson, to teddy roosevelt, to the great society builds on the progress of generations before and generations to come. this is nuts. if >> obama attorney general eric holder summed it up in a tweet. to my fellow democrats, be wary of attacking the obama record, build on that, there is little to
, the conversation took a surprising turn several times. >> president barack obama. >> president obama. >> those mentions of the 44th president were not always positive. candidates slammed former vice president joe biden's praise of his onetime boss. >> looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. >> you can't have it both ways, you invoke president obama more than anyone in this campaign. you can't do it when it's convenient and...
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obama: we are grateful to them. [applause] pres. obama: and, gentlemen, i want each of you to know that your legacy is in good hands. for in a time when it has never been more tempting to pursue narrow self-interest, to slough off common endeavor, this generation of americans, a new generation -- our men and women of war -- have chosen to do their part as well. pres. obama: rock, i want you to know that staff sergeant melvin cedillo-martin, who's here today, is following in your footsteps. he just had to become an american first -- because melvin was born in honduras, moved to the united states, joined the army. after tours in iraq and afghanistan, he was reassigned to the 82nd airborne. and sunday, he'll parachute into normandy. [applause] pres. obama: "i became part of a family of real american heroes," he said. "the paratroopers of the 82nd." wilson, you should know that specialist jannise rodriguez joined the army not even two years ago, was assigned to the 101st airborne, and just last month earned the title of the 101st airbor
obama: we are grateful to them. [applause] pres. obama: and, gentlemen, i want each of you to know that your legacy is in good hands. for in a time when it has never been more tempting to pursue narrow self-interest, to slough off common endeavor, this generation of americans, a new generation -- our men and women of war -- have chosen to do their part as well. pres. obama: rock, i want you to know that staff sergeant melvin cedillo-martin, who's here today, is following in your footsteps. he...
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and, frankly, because of it, obama was upset and get obama out of what was the g8 into the g7. it's come up. that we put russia backing. we spent a lot of time talking about russia at those meetings,, and they are not bigger i think would be a good thing if russia were there so we could speak directly not have to speak, you know, by telephone and other things. here's the thing. it's a vote of what's now the g7. they would take it out because putin outsmarted on crimea, on the red line, on other things, totally outsmarted obama. obama was upset. they took them out. i think russia should be a part of it because we looking for world peace, and other things, trade and other things, and it would be a lot easier to rush in where they had always been. [inaudible] >> i read the state report as you. on the looking to do indexing. i've studied indexing for a long time. i think it will be perceived by do it as somewhat elitist. i don't want to do that. i want taxes for the middle class, the workers, the people that work so hard, that's what i'm looking. i think indexing is really probably
and, frankly, because of it, obama was upset and get obama out of what was the g8 into the g7. it's come up. that we put russia backing. we spent a lot of time talking about russia at those meetings,, and they are not bigger i think would be a good thing if russia were there so we could speak directly not have to speak, you know, by telephone and other things. here's the thing. it's a vote of what's now the g7. they would take it out because putin outsmarted on crimea, on the red line, on other...
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let's kick it off with barack obama. the 44th, and as far as i'm concerned, only black president of the united states. he's been pretty quiet since leaving office. but every now and then, he likes to remind us of what we're missing. >> barack obama and michelle obama holding their third annual obama foundation sum. the former president talked about being a little too pious about politics. >> this idea of purity and you're never compromised and you're always politically woke and all that stuff, you should get over that quickly. the world-- the world is messy. there are ambiguities. people who do really good stuff
let's kick it off with barack obama. the 44th, and as far as i'm concerned, only black president of the united states. he's been pretty quiet since leaving office. but every now and then, he likes to remind us of what we're missing. >> barack obama and michelle obama holding their third annual obama foundation sum. the former president talked about being a little too pious about politics. >> this idea of purity and you're never compromised and you're always politically woke and all...
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totally outsmarted obama. obama was upset. obama had separation. president obama in 2014. so president obama. but it was president obama. >> president obama and others. >> president obama did that. >> obama much? joining me to discuss the many false claims trump made today, cnn's resident fact checker. daniel, hello. let's dig into some of these false claims. watch this. let's start. >> you don't talk to the united states like that, at least under me. when president obama, when they treated him so badly in so many places, the philippines is one that comes to mind. that's different. >> so explain this. did the philippine government prevent barack obama from landing there. >> no. this story is entirely fictional. the leader of the philippines is prone to outbursts went on a profane rant about obama. obama canceled a meeting with due duarte -- from that, somehow trump made it from duterte prevented a plane from landing that was in the air. that never happened. >> trump claimed this. watch. >> i am the one that kept the families together. okay? you remember that, right? just r
totally outsmarted obama. obama was upset. obama had separation. president obama in 2014. so president obama. but it was president obama. >> president obama and others. >> president obama did that. >> obama much? joining me to discuss the many false claims trump made today, cnn's resident fact checker. daniel, hello. let's dig into some of these false claims. watch this. let's start. >> you don't talk to the united states like that, at least under me. when president...
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they had eight years under obama to do a lot. these cities got worse and worse and worse. >> yes, they did. i grew up in the '60s. in the '60s, we were rioting in the streets, we were getting beat up by the police. we had blights in our neighborhoods. towards the end of president obama's tenure, black people were rioting in the streets, black people were getting beat up by the police. there was history repeating itself. even when you said, don lemon having outdone himself tonight, no, he out dumbed himself tonight. he keeps trying to make raise an issue because they cannot engage the president on policy. mueller was a dud. impeachment is not happening. obstruction is a nonfactor. all they have left is the race card. out of all of their cards, the other cards they can't play pit all they have is the race card and they will try to sneak some climate change in. but i saw in the 2000 campaign, elmer getting al gore told us that we would be submerged under polar ice caps by now. >> laura: what happened to hope and change, dan bongino?
they had eight years under obama to do a lot. these cities got worse and worse and worse. >> yes, they did. i grew up in the '60s. in the '60s, we were rioting in the streets, we were getting beat up by the police. we had blights in our neighborhoods. towards the end of president obama's tenure, black people were rioting in the streets, black people were getting beat up by the police. there was history repeating itself. even when you said, don lemon having outdone himself tonight, no, he...