0
0.0
Apr 11, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
george h.w. bush, and the bush family were supporters of planned parenthood until george h.w. bush had to change his position in 19 in the vice presidential running mate. an act of ultimate cynicism and politics. no one working in american politics believed that george h.w. bush from connecticut was really opposed to abortion. which in that year was running on an antiabortion platform that the candidates never emphasized, to ensure that antiabortion voters knew about. it was the most cynical vice presidential candidate. the first the first of his sons did not need to engage in a public reversal. he became a governor running for governor of texas. with the absolute antiabortion politics of the republican party that had taken hold by that time. the next presidential republican, in republican politics, not by principle, to get in line with the party on abortion was mitt romney, who ran a losing campaign in massachusetts against ted kennedy, claiming to be to the left of ted kennedy. on abortion. massachusetts, running with the identical position on abortion of every democrat in m
george h.w. bush, and the bush family were supporters of planned parenthood until george h.w. bush had to change his position in 19 in the vice presidential running mate. an act of ultimate cynicism and politics. no one working in american politics believed that george h.w. bush from connecticut was really opposed to abortion. which in that year was running on an antiabortion platform that the candidates never emphasized, to ensure that antiabortion voters knew about. it was the most cynical...
0
0.0
Apr 19, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
a new book, jean becker, the former chief of staff to george h.w. bush, reminds us that the republican party was very different and led by men and women of great character that valued leadership. and she learned how to thick through an issue but be decisive and how to load with integrity and how to be a better person. book was just called character matters, lessons on life and leadership from george h.w. bush and includes a forward by james baker who calls bush, quote, a wise and honorable gentleman, elected to safely guide us through one of the most dramatic and dangerous periods to ever confront our great nation. joining us now, the author of "character matters", long time chief of staff to george h.w. bush, my friend jean becker. hi there, jean. how are you doing? >> it is so great to see you, nicolle. i wish you weren't 2,000 miles away. >> i'm fwlad you're not here. the city is nutty this week. if you know what i mean. jean, i remember -- i remember kennebunkport were the pictures of the leaders, a lot of the pictures on wall, you know what i'm
a new book, jean becker, the former chief of staff to george h.w. bush, reminds us that the republican party was very different and led by men and women of great character that valued leadership. and she learned how to thick through an issue but be decisive and how to load with integrity and how to be a better person. book was just called character matters, lessons on life and leadership from george h.w. bush and includes a forward by james baker who calls bush, quote, a wise and honorable...
0
0.0
Apr 8, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
bush was invited to the first lunch he had in 1991 at the white house with george h.w. bush. her and barbara bush were at the table. she said i put my texas son at the other end of the table. and she said, is he the black sheep of the family? and of course george w. bush can hear her. then he pipes up, well, maybe. who's the black sheep in your family? so begins the banter between the bush family and the royals. it developed in a friendly way. i think the fact that george w. bush refers to it in those familiar terms, a look a mother with only give a child, reflects how there was a family, almost, connection between the royal couple, between the queen and that bush family, partly because of the history. and just partly because they clicked. they got each other. peter: the cover photo on your book, "royal audience," where was that taken? mr. charter: one thing i would say is that -- one thing i would say is that the two most famous photographs of the queen with an american president is both with ronald reagan. there is the horse ride we talked about in 1982, and on the follow-u
bush was invited to the first lunch he had in 1991 at the white house with george h.w. bush. her and barbara bush were at the table. she said i put my texas son at the other end of the table. and she said, is he the black sheep of the family? and of course george w. bush can hear her. then he pipes up, well, maybe. who's the black sheep in your family? so begins the banter between the bush family and the royals. it developed in a friendly way. i think the fact that george w. bush refers to it...
0
0.0
Apr 27, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
george h.w. bush, character matter to him and his administration. >> good morning. i am so honored to be with you all this morning. and boy, timing is everything. and i have been sitting here, trying to figure out how to make this book mandatory reading for every single person in washington, d.c. and if you all have any good ideas i would love to hear them. but the book is all about character, and president bush's leadership skills. one of my favorite quotes in the book is from former british prime minister, john major, who says that working with george bush was like taking a master class in leadership. >> and his relationships. he worked on them. whether he needed them or not, whether they were timely or not, this was something that was important to his leadership. can you tell us a little bit about that? >> he was famous for calling heads of state every single day, just to check in. and not just the heads of state of our major allies, the g7 countries, for example. but he would call heads of states in africa, in south america, and just say, how are you doing today
george h.w. bush, character matter to him and his administration. >> good morning. i am so honored to be with you all this morning. and boy, timing is everything. and i have been sitting here, trying to figure out how to make this book mandatory reading for every single person in washington, d.c. and if you all have any good ideas i would love to hear them. but the book is all about character, and president bush's leadership skills. one of my favorite quotes in the book is from former...
0
0.0
Apr 6, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
so this letter right in the case is a letter by president george h.w. bush to one of the survivors of the incarceration camps and. the letter is a letter of apology and also included a payment. the survivor. so the objects in this case relate to the investigations into domestic communism in the early 1950s, done by senator joseph mccarthy of wisconsin. this was the period of the early cold war when there was an intense suspicion of domestic communists, and there was a number of members of congress who were attempting to influence public opinion to go to be against domestic communist holding positions of influence in the united states government and in the country as a whole. so senator joseph mccarthy had given a speech claiming that there were 205 known communists in the department of s and although a later senate veigation found that those allegations were false, mccarthy still had a lot of public support, and he continued his investigations. one of the objects that i want to call out here is this item right here. this is this is a speech that was del
so this letter right in the case is a letter by president george h.w. bush to one of the survivors of the incarceration camps and. the letter is a letter of apology and also included a payment. the survivor. so the objects in this case relate to the investigations into domestic communism in the early 1950s, done by senator joseph mccarthy of wisconsin. this was the period of the early cold war when there was an intense suspicion of domestic communists, and there was a number of members of...
0
0.0
Apr 29, 2024
04/24
by
FBC
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
h.w. bush calling reagan's economic land voodoo economics, but it can be done and should be done. >> do you think he will pick him as a vice president running mate >> i do not know. i don't know what the polling shows in florida. i do not think so. i don't know. i could be wrong. he would be a strong candidate. >> thank you so much. good to see you. >> thank you, liz. house oversight chair james comber. we will talk about the stunning report out of politico. the presidents brother james biden actively wants to sponsor terrorism. funding the u.s. business partners. the presidents brother. plus we have fox news legal analyst. a great writer and author. more republican lawmakers speak out against biden going all over the campaign trail. a political trial keeping former president trump locked in court. all of this next on "the evening edit". we are in week three against former president trump. let's get right to fox news. the supreme court in new york city. it is very soon after spending the w
h.w. bush calling reagan's economic land voodoo economics, but it can be done and should be done. >> do you think he will pick him as a vice president running mate >> i do not know. i don't know what the polling shows in florida. i do not think so. i don't know. i could be wrong. he would be a strong candidate. >> thank you so much. good to see you. >> thank you, liz. house oversight chair james comber. we will talk about the stunning report out of politico. the...
0
0.0
Apr 2, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
you see john sununu, who is the chief of staff for george h.w. bush. he was caught using a military plane to fly home to new hampshire. this was something that was sort of totally catchable, like he wasn't trying to hide it. he you know, figured it out. he broke the rules. sorry. he apologized and then put you paid the fee basically to sort of have the cover, the cost of it. this is one of those scandals that just comes and goes. not that interesting, not that impactful had no ramifications for the president or for the staff. and this is actually somewhat common for most low level scandals. gornment proceeds largely as businesses. usually there really ar't that many differences. most scandals are brief involve a few people and basically either lead to quick resignation or people forget. we do see. like i mentioned, though, that on some key legislative votes and for total support that really there's no significant effect in terms of legislative skill. so scandals don't have a big effect on the ability to pass legislation. they just don't. for presidents
you see john sununu, who is the chief of staff for george h.w. bush. he was caught using a military plane to fly home to new hampshire. this was something that was sort of totally catchable, like he wasn't trying to hide it. he you know, figured it out. he broke the rules. sorry. he apologized and then put you paid the fee basically to sort of have the cover, the cost of it. this is one of those scandals that just comes and goes. not that interesting, not that impactful had no ramifications for...
0
0.0
Apr 1, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
bush, and george w. bush to the bench has faced threats because of his work and handling january 6th the defendants in their cases. here's what he had to say in those extraordinary public comments last night. >> it's really disconcerting to have someone making comments about a judge, particularly problematic when those comments are in the form of a threat, especially if they are directed at once family. we do these jobs because we're committed to the rule of law and we believe in the rule of law and the rule of law can only function effectively when we have judges who are prepared to carry out their duties without the threat of potential physical harm. >> without ever mentioning donald trump by name, judge walton pointed out that anyone with a platform much less the kind of platform that comes with being an ex-president and the current presumptive republican presidential nominee has a responsibility to be careful with what they say. >> i would think that any reasonable thinking person would appreciate th
bush, and george w. bush to the bench has faced threats because of his work and handling january 6th the defendants in their cases. here's what he had to say in those extraordinary public comments last night. >> it's really disconcerting to have someone making comments about a judge, particularly problematic when those comments are in the form of a threat, especially if they are directed at once family. we do these jobs because we're committed to the rule of law and we believe in the rule...
0
0.0
Apr 21, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
i would just like to remind the author that when bill clinton ran in 1992, he ran against george h.w. bush, who was an old man at the time, and his running mate was dan quayle. you can't possibly think that if bush had not survived his term that dan quayle was in any way qualified to be president of the united states. at the same time, gaffes can happen to anybody. you mentioned about the protesters from puerto rico with kamala harris. how about dan quayle's problem with spelling the word potato? guest: yeah, that's a famous antidote and a lot of people compare kamala harris to dan quayle in that moment. but certainly if i had been alive at the time, i think i would have been among the many people who thought that dan quayle was unqualified. but certainly george bush did not -- was not -- george bush sr. was not seen as somebody who was senile and not able to serve another term as president, whereas a lot of people have these questions about president joe biden as he heads into re-election. host: charlie spiering, author of the book "amateur hour: kamala harris in the white house." se
i would just like to remind the author that when bill clinton ran in 1992, he ran against george h.w. bush, who was an old man at the time, and his running mate was dan quayle. you can't possibly think that if bush had not survived his term that dan quayle was in any way qualified to be president of the united states. at the same time, gaffes can happen to anybody. you mentioned about the protesters from puerto rico with kamala harris. how about dan quayle's problem with spelling the word...
0
0.0
Apr 28, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
i would just like to remind the author that when bill clinton ran in 1992, he ran against george h.w. bush, who was an old man at the time, and his running mate was dan quayle. you can't possibly think that if bush had not survived his term that dan quayle was in any way qualified to be president of the united states. at the same time, gaffes can happen to anybody. you mentioned about the protesters from puerto rico with kamala harris. how about dan quayle's problem with spelling the word potato? guest: yeah, that's a famous antidote and a lot of people compare kamala harris to dan quayle in that moment. but certainly if i had been alive at the time, i think i would have been among the many people who thought that dan quayle was unqualified. but certainly george bush did not -- was not -- george bush sr. was not seen as somebody who was senile and not able to serve another term as president, whereas a lot of people have these questions about president joe biden as he heads into re-election. host: charlie spiering, author of the book "amateur hour: kamala harris in the white house." se
i would just like to remind the author that when bill clinton ran in 1992, he ran against george h.w. bush, who was an old man at the time, and his running mate was dan quayle. you can't possibly think that if bush had not survived his term that dan quayle was in any way qualified to be president of the united states. at the same time, gaffes can happen to anybody. you mentioned about the protesters from puerto rico with kamala harris. how about dan quayle's problem with spelling the word...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
host: we are talking about ronald reagan and george h.w. bush in the mafia and the cia, fbi, iran contra, all of these famous issues we have had throughout our history. zachary treitz, at what point did you ever think we are in over our heads here? what are we doing? guest: i think pretty much from day one we were in over our heads and kind of acknowledge that. when christian -- when we were first talking about some kind of project together, question asked me what about the octopus? what if we did that is a documentary? and i said it is just too hard. it cannot be done. i don't know, you might remember that better than me. guest: zach was looking for his next project. i was stuck. i had been working on this thing self-funded by myself for several years i think, and we were at half-court on the tennis court, we play tennis together and we were trying to figure out what we were going to do next and what zach was going to do next, and a few ideas he and i had separate to this, and zach seemed discouraged, and i was like what about the octopus?
host: we are talking about ronald reagan and george h.w. bush in the mafia and the cia, fbi, iran contra, all of these famous issues we have had throughout our history. zachary treitz, at what point did you ever think we are in over our heads here? what are we doing? guest: i think pretty much from day one we were in over our heads and kind of acknowledge that. when christian -- when we were first talking about some kind of project together, question asked me what about the octopus? what if we...
0
0.0
Apr 30, 2024
04/24
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
go back to the anti-persian gulf war protest under george h.w. bush. the anti-iraq war protest under george w. bush. it's the same people out protesting. protesting. i have seen them there just like to protest. you and i play sports or go to religious service. this is an activity for these people. and, you know, until the revolution is accomplished, they are not going to stop. or until they are in jail. >> these are printed posters. not like hand made posters doing off the cuff. how much of this is astro turf. how much of this is organic? >> yeah. i think it's a mix. it's certainly the same tactics we are seeing on campuses around the country, same slogans, same tents like. >> laura: same signage. >> an on the same day. yeah. absolutely. very well coordinated dr. is google drives putting out talking points. they have a monday evening meeting to coordinate around the country. the ads for these fellows say you have to be available at this time every week to come meet and plan what the activities are. >> ire remarks thank you. we can rename that meeting,
go back to the anti-persian gulf war protest under george h.w. bush. the anti-iraq war protest under george w. bush. it's the same people out protesting. protesting. i have seen them there just like to protest. you and i play sports or go to religious service. this is an activity for these people. and, you know, until the revolution is accomplished, they are not going to stop. or until they are in jail. >> these are printed posters. not like hand made posters doing off the cuff. how much...
0
0.0
Apr 23, 2024
04/24
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> laura, this is like goi george h.w. bush going to the grocery store.an no one buys this. aside from her staff, she had no interaction with anyone at target. this is the razzle-dazzle and it'szl kind of wiring then at ts point. nobody cares. >> laura: she looks really thin and. looks pretty good. i think she tried to do thisng w before. when she was first lady, she went to i think it was a target or walmart. i can't remember what store, but she's done this routine before. was it target? she likes to promote target. i guess she will sell a ton of books. are people still reading books?? >> what is remarkable to me shen is not out there beating the drum for biden. >> laura: she will. >> the obama's are hanging back. and laura, there is one celebritura,y that team b18 is hoping will declare for joe, the one taylor swift.wi but despitfte her endorsement lt time, maybe she is thinking she should have said "no." she focused on a new album whicu pace magazine just panned. do you see that? >> laura: i don't read "pace," but young kids, raymond, myif daughter's age love taylor swift
. >> laura, this is like goi george h.w. bush going to the grocery store.an no one buys this. aside from her staff, she had no interaction with anyone at target. this is the razzle-dazzle and it'szl kind of wiring then at ts point. nobody cares. >> laura: she looks really thin and. looks pretty good. i think she tried to do thisng w before. when she was first lady, she went to i think it was a target or walmart. i can't remember what store, but she's done this routine before. was it...
61
61
Apr 19, 2024
04/24
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 1
now a new book reveals how president george h.w. bush had that in spades. plus this. a tree falls down. details on these dads close call next. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) i'm sarah escherich, i'm the life enrichment director at independence village, the senior living community in waukee, iowa. everybody here really, really make you feel like family and that they love you. our goal with tiktok was to enrich the lives of our residents and just to be able to show people what senior living can be like. i think i am a tiktok grandma. my kids think i am. i mean, we're the ones that are being entertained. time goes faster when you're having fun. >> dana: world war ii hero, former director of the c.i.a. and 41st president george hw bush did it all. the book shows how he left a mark on those around him. she was chief of staff to bush after his presidency and a dear friend of barbara bush. i love how you put it together. how did you approach this book differently than the
now a new book reveals how president george h.w. bush had that in spades. plus this. a tree falls down. details on these dads close call next. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) i'm sarah escherich, i'm the life enrichment director at independence village, the senior living community in waukee, iowa. everybody here really, really make you feel like family and that they love you. our goal with...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
KNTV
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
back in 1992, george h.w. bush, he was at 43%. biden below both of those. the last time biden has been at this level, 46%, go to the start of 2023. the last time he was higher than that, you gotta go back to the summer of 2021, his first year as president. biden has work to do on that front. also, the erosion of public confidence on a number of critical fronts. we asked voters in this poll about a number of leadership characteristics. there are two -- only two where biden had the edge, abortion, we talked about this -- >> that's a big one. >> that's the biggest advantage. bringing the country together, biden performing better than trump. i think the headline is, add those together, you are not close to 100. that means a lot of voters think neither is better on that. on every other front here, we talk about the erosion for biden. now you start to see it. look at these numbers. trump advantages on all of these. >> i stop here, because competent and effective. that was president biden, the crux of his campaign pitch in 2020. >> we polled this question in 2020.
back in 1992, george h.w. bush, he was at 43%. biden below both of those. the last time biden has been at this level, 46%, go to the start of 2023. the last time he was higher than that, you gotta go back to the summer of 2021, his first year as president. biden has work to do on that front. also, the erosion of public confidence on a number of critical fronts. we asked voters in this poll about a number of leadership characteristics. there are two -- only two where biden had the edge,...
0
0.0
Apr 5, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
here with us now is an expert, the former chief economist on president george h.w. bush's cabinet. you have had so many titles. >> can't keep a job. >> other people are keeping a job, because the unemployment rate is down to 3.8. your overall read on the jobs report? >> this is a very strong jobs report. it's got the big top line numbers on 350,000 jobs, unemployment rate 3.8. the thing most reassuring is for the first time in months, the survey of households, where we get the unemployment rate, and the survey of employers, where we get the jobs, match. we have been seeing job losses in the household survey and gains in the employer. it didn't add up. this is a clean report. that's good. >> we were talking off camera, there was what may be -- you said -- >> in every report, you can find something. in this one, the unemployment rate for african americans went up by half a percentage point. why? everything else is going one way. it goes the other. probably get fixed next month. this is why this has been the hardest economy to track and to read in my career. we get a report like this
here with us now is an expert, the former chief economist on president george h.w. bush's cabinet. you have had so many titles. >> can't keep a job. >> other people are keeping a job, because the unemployment rate is down to 3.8. your overall read on the jobs report? >> this is a very strong jobs report. it's got the big top line numbers on 350,000 jobs, unemployment rate 3.8. the thing most reassuring is for the first time in months, the survey of households, where we get the...
0
0.0
Apr 17, 2024
04/24
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
ronald reagan the most popular republican can i remember always brought it up and george h.w. bush always brought it up. for the most part is stuck in the 80's fighting against somebody else. he wants to be a guy that people can relate to. but right now, is he find being a hard time putting donald trump into a category. he should give up on it. we have made our own opinion of donald trump a rich guy that resonates with blue collar people. you put him in mar-a-lago, rich people don't like him as much as the works class does. >> lawrence: brian, there has been a change in the american sentiment. the poll came out and when you look at joe biden's presidency, 46% of americans say it's been mostly bad. 27 percent said not really good or bad. and then when you go to mostly good for america, only 25% say that. but, when you get to donald trump, only 33% of the folks are saying that it was mostly bad. 23% have said not really good or bad. and then 42% of americans say mostly good for the country. so, i mean, he may want to start focusing on the issues that matter to the american peopl
ronald reagan the most popular republican can i remember always brought it up and george h.w. bush always brought it up. for the most part is stuck in the 80's fighting against somebody else. he wants to be a guy that people can relate to. but right now, is he find being a hard time putting donald trump into a category. he should give up on it. we have made our own opinion of donald trump a rich guy that resonates with blue collar people. you put him in mar-a-lago, rich people don't like him as...
0
0.0
Apr 23, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
any president we've had the possible exception, george h.w. bush. and he said that when we were afraid that putin going to use a nuclear weapon in ukraine, we came we sent reports, we came closer to that than we had thought at the time, he says. i know of any scenario where you can use a tactical nuclear and have it not end in armageddon. that's right? and you talk about this in your thomas schelling, that all the war games we've played, every single war game that we've played and this is i agree with you, you say in the book, i think this is true escalates because once get into it the logic of the game right that only ends in one way in nuclear armageddon and i agree with you that a president has been around for a while and who has worn different hats is going to have a greater scope of understanding and ultimately is going to have i more wisdom and make better choices when presented with this is the issue we need you to deal with and. so to that end, i think that in general, nuclear war and nuclear war scenario should be top on the president's lis
any president we've had the possible exception, george h.w. bush. and he said that when we were afraid that putin going to use a nuclear weapon in ukraine, we came we sent reports, we came closer to that than we had thought at the time, he says. i know of any scenario where you can use a tactical nuclear and have it not end in armageddon. that's right? and you talk about this in your thomas schelling, that all the war games we've played, every single war game that we've played and this is i...
0
0.0
Apr 7, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
any president we've had the possible exception, george h.w. bush. and he said that when we were afraid that putin going to use a nuclear weapon in ukraine, we came we sent reports, we came closer to that than we had thought at the time, he says. i know of any scenario where you can use a tactical nuclear and have it not end in armageddon. that's right? and you talk about this in your thomas schelling, that all the war games we've played, every single war game that we've played and this is i agree with you, you say in the book, i think this is true escalates because once get into it the logic of the game right that only ends in one way in nuclear armageddon and i agree with you that a president has been around for a while and who has worn different hats is going to have a greater scope of understanding and ultimately is going to have i more wisdom and make better choices when presented with this is the issue we need you to deal with and. so to that end, i think that in general, nuclear war and nuclear war scenario should be top on the president's lis
any president we've had the possible exception, george h.w. bush. and he said that when we were afraid that putin going to use a nuclear weapon in ukraine, we came we sent reports, we came closer to that than we had thought at the time, he says. i know of any scenario where you can use a tactical nuclear and have it not end in armageddon. that's right? and you talk about this in your thomas schelling, that all the war games we've played, every single war game that we've played and this is i...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
george h.w. bush, character mattered to him in his administration. >> good morning. i'm so honored to be with you all this morning. boy, timing is everything. i've been sitting here trying to figure out how i can make this book mandatory reading for every single person in washington, d.c. if you all have any good ideas, i would love to hear them. but the book is all about character and president bush's leadership skills. one of my favorite quotes in the book is from former british prime minister major, who said working with george bush was like taking a master class in leadership. >> and his relationships, he worked on them. whether he needed them or not, whether they were timely or not, this was something that was important to his leadership. can you tell us a little bit about that? >> he was famous, mika, for calling heads of state every single day, just to check in. and not just the heads of state of our major allies, the g7 countries, for example, but he'd call heads of states in africa and south america, and just say, "how are you doing today? what's going on in
george h.w. bush, character mattered to him in his administration. >> good morning. i'm so honored to be with you all this morning. boy, timing is everything. i've been sitting here trying to figure out how i can make this book mandatory reading for every single person in washington, d.c. if you all have any good ideas, i would love to hear them. but the book is all about character and president bush's leadership skills. one of my favorite quotes in the book is from former british prime...
0
0.0
Apr 7, 2024
04/24
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
a world in he replaced by bill clinton as opposed george h.w. bush is a world in which you know, i mean, he was replaced by clarence thomas. imagine a clinton appointee. hard to imagine a clinton appointee would look, you know, quite as conservative as clarence thomas. that's i mean, i do think it's worth stressing that if we're going to talk about the sort of the move toward building a multiracial democracy, we talk about the supreme court's role in dismantling. and you know what, to me as chief justice roberts, least offensive single decision on the court, shelby county versus holder, where you know, in 2013, the court takes a massive bite out of the voting rights act in ways that have been just so visibly effective and horrifyingly effective in reallocating political power in states with historical patterns of discrimination on the basis of race and voting. a world again, a world in which the court actually thought congress would be responsive. a world in which the court thought that a week after that decision, congress would introduce a new
a world in he replaced by bill clinton as opposed george h.w. bush is a world in which you know, i mean, he was replaced by clarence thomas. imagine a clinton appointee. hard to imagine a clinton appointee would look, you know, quite as conservative as clarence thomas. that's i mean, i do think it's worth stressing that if we're going to talk about the sort of the move toward building a multiracial democracy, we talk about the supreme court's role in dismantling. and you know what, to me as...