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that's the problem we have in the united states now. we read about the jobs that have ticked upward in this country and we're all very happy about that. we're providing people more in the way of real opportunity. but think of where this country would be if during the first two years of barack obama, you would -- it would have had a different president. i would have ripped open the tax code and i would have done what simpson/bowles recommended to the tune of $1.1 billion. we've got a corrupt tax code. you've got to say how are you going to pay for it? we've got to stimulate some confidence in the creative class in this country. right now, they're sitting on their hands. and they're not going to have a more optimistic view of our direction. >> you have the same amount of revenue as simpson/bowles plan. that was the commissioner appointed by president obama. would anybody else on the stage agree? >> i'm sorry? >> to raise the kind of revenues called for in the simpson/bowles commission? >> no, no, i wouldn't. in fact, our plan puts togethe
that's the problem we have in the united states now. we read about the jobs that have ticked upward in this country and we're all very happy about that. we're providing people more in the way of real opportunity. but think of where this country would be if during the first two years of barack obama, you would -- it would have had a different president. i would have ripped open the tax code and i would have done what simpson/bowles recommended to the tune of $1.1 billion. we've got a corrupt tax...
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what is the most important thing the president of the united states needs to accomplish tonight? >> reporter: he needs to convince the american people he has a vision for improving the economy that can work and already started to work. he will not only lay out that vision but tout his accomplishments. he'll start ticking off data to convince people he's gotten the economy going even though it's not where it needs to be yet. the person at that speech, very important to making this case is debbie bosanek, if that's how you pronounce it, warren buffet's secretary getting a tax rate higher than her boss, warren buffet, the billionaire and going to make the case she is an example of an unfair society she has to get a different tax rate. it's the same day mitt romney released his tax returns, wolf. this is an important contrast, sort of subtle. he's make this case over and over throughout the speech, he stands for a fairer society where people like her will get a fairer shake if you stick with him as president into the future versus the republican party, who might not back the middle c
what is the most important thing the president of the united states needs to accomplish tonight? >> reporter: he needs to convince the american people he has a vision for improving the economy that can work and already started to work. he will not only lay out that vision but tout his accomplishments. he'll start ticking off data to convince people he's gotten the economy going even though it's not where it needs to be yet. the person at that speech, very important to making this case is...
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and the united states agreed to it, egypt agreed to it. that part has not been carried out. i think that is still an integral part of the process. i want them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >>> we'll come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world. [ female announcer ] women move the world. and caltrate moves us. helping strengthen our bones. caltrate delivers 1200 milligrams of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d plus minerals. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progres
and the united states agreed to it, egypt agreed to it. that part has not been carried out. i think that is still an integral part of the process. i want them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >>> we'll come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world. [ female announcer ] women move the world. and caltrate moves us. helping strengthen our bones. caltrate delivers 1200 milligrams of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d plus minerals. women need...
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monday, i'll talk to the second lady of the united states, jill biden. her thoughts on the state of union and sean penn. that's it for us. good night. when you have tough pain, do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspirin. i have to be a tree in the school play. good. you like trees. well, i like climbing them, but i've never been one. good point. ( captain ) this is your captain speaking. annie gets to be the princess. oh... but she has to kiss a boy. and he's dressed up like a big green frog ! ewww. ( announcer ) fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account... in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for t
monday, i'll talk to the second lady of the united states, jill biden. her thoughts on the state of union and sean penn. that's it for us. good night. when you have tough pain, do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspirin. i have to be a tree in the school play. good. you like trees. well, i like climbing...
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and the united states agreed to and egypt agreed to. that part of it has not been carried out, and i believe that's still an integral part of the future process. but i'm very close to the israeli people and i want very much for them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >> let's take a little break and come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world, north korea, iran, and syria. all of which you know rather well. >> yes. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account... in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock-- relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis.
and the united states agreed to and egypt agreed to. that part of it has not been carried out, and i believe that's still an integral part of the future process. but i'm very close to the israeli people and i want very much for them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >> let's take a little break and come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world, north korea, iran, and syria. all of which you know rather well. >> yes. [♪...] >>...
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the united states supreme court. i will have the type of individuals working, the philosophy that we share, to go into those agencies that are overregulating us, that are killing jobs, that will pull back all those regulations since the '08 and have them audited. if they're killing jobs, they're out of here. we need a president of the united states that not only respects that constitution but looks down at the bill of rights and gets down to number ten where we talk about the powers delegated to the united states by the constitution or or reserved for the states respectively or to the people. and basically says that that federal government was created by the states to be an agent for states, not the other way around. let's work together to get our country back. you have my backing in this caucus. and i promise you one thing. for the next four years, i will have your back in washington, d.c. god bless you, god bless iowa. we'll continue to be the greatest country in the world. >> you heard the texas governor rick perr
the united states supreme court. i will have the type of individuals working, the philosophy that we share, to go into those agencies that are overregulating us, that are killing jobs, that will pull back all those regulations since the '08 and have them audited. if they're killing jobs, they're out of here. we need a president of the united states that not only respects that constitution but looks down at the bill of rights and gets down to number ten where we talk about the powers delegated...
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. >> that was the second lady of the united states, jill biden. next, i'll sit down with sean penn and ask him for his take on the state of the union. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. no late fees. no penalty rate. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can st
. >> that was the second lady of the united states, jill biden. next, i'll sit down with sean penn and ask him for his take on the state of the union. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job,...
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and the united states agreed to and egypt agreed to. that part of it has not been carried out, and i believe that's still an integral part of the future process. but i'm very close to the israeli people and i want very much for them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >> let's take a little break and come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world, north korea, iran, and syria. all of which you know rather well. >> yes. what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you feel like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you. and now, the company that redefined sleep is redefining memory foam. save $400 on our all-new memory foam bed. and at our white sale, stock up and save on our exclusive bedding collection. only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. >>> it is a new world, but america s
and the united states agreed to and egypt agreed to. that part of it has not been carried out, and i believe that's still an integral part of the future process. but i'm very close to the israeli people and i want very much for them to have peace along with peace for their neighbors. >> let's take a little break and come back and talk about three less than peaceful parts of the world, north korea, iran, and syria. all of which you know rather well. >> yes. what makes the sleep...
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. >>> he's the 39th president of the united states. jimmy carter. commander in chief, winner of the nobel peace prize, and probably the only man who really knows how barack obama may be feeling about the potential possibility of becoming a one-term democratic president. >> well, he hasn't been able to accomplish very much, because he's been hamstringed by the most uncooperative congress we've had in history. >> jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. >> if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. >> his place in history. >> reporter: what's the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? >> tell the truth. >>> plus, larry cuomo. what he thinks about the state of our union. >> we have extraordinary mobs at the same time. >>> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> jimmy carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but his work since then has won him praise worldwide and a nobel peace prize. his latest book is "through the year with jim
. >>> he's the 39th president of the united states. jimmy carter. commander in chief, winner of the nobel peace prize, and probably the only man who really knows how barack obama may be feeling about the potential possibility of becoming a one-term democratic president. >> well, he hasn't been able to accomplish very much, because he's been hamstringed by the most uncooperative congress we've had in history. >> jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. >>...
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. >> that was the second lady of the united states, jill biden. next, i'll sit down with sean penn and ask him for his take on the state of the union. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank ac
. >> that was the second lady of the united states, jill biden. next, i'll sit down with sean penn and ask him for his take on the state of the union. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank...
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. >> is he better for a leader, for a potential president of the united states, to admit that they have been wrong and to change their mind about issues, or to stick stubbornly by their same platform on these things, decade after decade? >> if somebody -- first of all, if you had a fairly long career, you should have changed your mind on something. i mean, there should have been something -- >> it would be strange if you hadn't, right? >> right. there should be some place where you say, i learned something new and i have a different opinion. >> be are you dubious about romney's motivation for changing his position? >> first of all, if you go to romneytaxes.com, you'll see every single tax he raised while he was governor. he would pretend he didn't raise them. as i just said to you, after he claims he was pro-life, he went through a whole series of pro-abortion steps as governor. these are facts, these aren't -- so i think you can look and decide for yourself how -- you know, he will tell that he's a conservative, he appointed liberal judges, consistently. >> could you imagine ever worki
. >> is he better for a leader, for a potential president of the united states, to admit that they have been wrong and to change their mind about issues, or to stick stubbornly by their same platform on these things, decade after decade? >> if somebody -- first of all, if you had a fairly long career, you should have changed your mind on something. i mean, there should have been something -- >> it would be strange if you hadn't, right? >> right. there should be some...
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>>> he's the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. commander in chief, winner of the nobel peace prize, and probably only man who really knows how barack obama may be feeling about the potential possibility of becoming a one-term democratic president. >> well, he hasn't been able to accomplish very much because he's been hamstringed by the most uncooperative congress we've had in history. >> jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. >> if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. >> his place in history. what's the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? >> the tell the truth. >> and his controversial opinion of some of the gop candidates. >> gingrich in the south carolina debate, i think he has that subtlety of racism that i know quite well and that gingrich knows quite well. >> jimmy carter and his wife, rosalinde, for the hour. the piers morgan interview starts now. >>> jimmy carter was president from 1977
>>> he's the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. commander in chief, winner of the nobel peace prize, and probably only man who really knows how barack obama may be feeling about the potential possibility of becoming a one-term democratic president. >> well, he hasn't been able to accomplish very much because he's been hamstringed by the most uncooperative congress we've had in history. >> jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. >> if i...
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no doubt the united states support of the nato action there was a brilliant military success. >> very very different to how american military operations have been conducted in relation to des pots in the past. it may be paving a new way for american foreign policy, no longer the world's policeman but the country that goes around backing up people either to have their own natural uprises for c concerted nato effort, where the pressure and the responsibility doesn't hang just on america. snow exa >> exactly. libya is a good example because the in terry leadership was turned over to those who fought and sending those revolutionaries to leadership councils. not the theft of revolution they're experiencing in egypt. >> what people say who criticize you say it's very well, sean penn saying get out of all these places, blah blah blah. if he was president and you had mahmoud ahmadinejad in iran, and planning to obliterate israel, what would you do to stop him? >> i thought when 9/11 happened, that i would have loved to have seen george bush, let the american people and the world know, this is
no doubt the united states support of the nato action there was a brilliant military success. >> very very different to how american military operations have been conducted in relation to des pots in the past. it may be paving a new way for american foreign policy, no longer the world's policeman but the country that goes around backing up people either to have their own natural uprises for c concerted nato effort, where the pressure and the responsibility doesn't hang just on america....
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states? a couple, maybe. that, anderson, seems to be one of the key problems that has been plaguing certainly mr. paul -- dr. paul from the beginning, because time and again, people talked about electability. the notion that they want to win the white house and if it means picking somebody who can win, even if ideal logically it doesn't fit exactly, they will do that to make sure they win the white house. that's one of the real goals here. >> what about reaction to santorum? >> reporter: it's interesting. the reaction to rick santorum was similar to the reaction that we had to ron paul, in that there's a lot of flat lining going on, even when he said things that should have gotten a better ride. this is one of his best responses. look at what happens here. >> this race and this campaign is not going to be about tearing everybody down. it's not going to be about negative ads. it's not going to be about anything other than painting a bold vision or our country. one that believes in the working
states? a couple, maybe. that, anderson, seems to be one of the key problems that has been plaguing certainly mr. paul -- dr. paul from the beginning, because time and again, people talked about electability. the notion that they want to win the white house and if it means picking somebody who can win, even if ideal logically it doesn't fit exactly, they will do that to make sure they win the white house. that's one of the real goals here. >> what about reaction to santorum? >>...
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>>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the cnn election center. lots of news unfolding as we're counting down to the iowa caucuses, now less than 48 hours away. so what happens during these final days and minutes? certainly whatever happens could go a long way to deciding who wins the republican presidential nomination. in just a few minutes, i'll speak with the latest candidate to see his fortunes surge in iowa. we're talking about the former senator rick santorum. let's go to cnn's joe johns right now. he's joining us from des moines. i think rick santorum believed in himself. not a whole lot of others, joe, did. but it's been quite amazing over these past few days how well he's done. >> reporter: that's true, wolf. you know, more than half of the republicans who participated in this process the last time around viewed themselves as evangelical christians. born again christians. so it might be a little risque to compare this process to a seduction, but rick santorum has gone a long way. he
>>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the cnn election center. lots of news unfolding as we're counting down to the iowa caucuses, now less than 48 hours away. so what happens during these final days and minutes? certainly whatever happens could go a long way to deciding who wins the republican presidential nomination. in just a few minutes, i'll speak with the latest candidate to see his fortunes surge in iowa....
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you got a man running for the president of united states who is happier than hell that all of these other people in the race are vying for the tea party while he's just sitting there vying for votes. he wins with his 25 or 30% tonight with 39%. he wins because the rest of the percentage is split by five or six other people. if the conservatives want to win, pick your champion and get behind that person and ride that person home. >> your father's name has been a vote many times in the last few months. who do you think he would have preferred of all these candidates? i know you like newt gingrich. but who do you think he would have been steering to? >> oh, my faufr never got involved in contested primaries for very good reasons and, in fact, would support the nominee of the party and you could say even if the nominee were ron paul, he'd go home at night and pray it wouldn't be ron paul. but it may very well be. you're looking at an election year where the economy is truly the issue out there. and the world falling apart, all over the world, whether it's the euro or what's going on in greece
you got a man running for the president of united states who is happier than hell that all of these other people in the race are vying for the tea party while he's just sitting there vying for votes. he wins with his 25 or 30% tonight with 39%. he wins because the rest of the percentage is split by five or six other people. if the conservatives want to win, pick your champion and get behind that person and ride that person home. >> your father's name has been a vote many times in the last...
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. >> if i'm president of the united states, i'll worry about your jobs, not my jobs. >> if south carolina gets this wrong, the country may get stuck with four more years of barack obama. >> i'll become the republican nominee because of you. >> why does rudy giuliani say he's shocked and outraged by newt gingrich? he also may surprise you. and the shocking incident has spread outrage around the world. the video that appears to show american marines urinating on dead bodies in afghanistan. i'll ask jessica lynch what she thinks. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening, republican front-runner mitt romney being hammered today by the rest of the gop field hoping to gain momentum into the south carolina primary. if you thought there was infighting before, you ain't seen nothing yet. rudy giuliani says that newt gingrich -- with every barrel in his possession. if he were to call newt gingrich right now he would ask him and i quote what the hell are you doing, newt? rudy's here right now. you're calm now, but you were exploding this morning. >> i don't think i was. but both newt and rick
. >> if i'm president of the united states, i'll worry about your jobs, not my jobs. >> if south carolina gets this wrong, the country may get stuck with four more years of barack obama. >> i'll become the republican nominee because of you. >> why does rudy giuliani say he's shocked and outraged by newt gingrich? he also may surprise you. and the shocking incident has spread outrage around the world. the video that appears to show american marines urinating on dead...
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he says if the president of the united states wants a war, he can have one. totally. it's very, very hard to decent. think about what's against the person who wants to say, wait a minute, are you sure? newt gingrich said ron paul's positions are dangerous. so, it's fear. we have to be tough. and we're killing our young adult children because of this. >> what i've noticed about americans and america when it comes to this kind of thing, is there anybody that dare speak up against a war? instantly gets labeled bracketed, a pacifist, coward, weak. and it's not really like that in many other countries. it's the kind of thing that mystifies me. you don't have to be a fas fist to disagree with say the iraq war. >> yes. >> at all. it's not pas fizz m. it is if you say no war is ever acceptable. if you say winston churchill had no right to have a war with hitler, that is at its weakest. but when it comes to issues like iraq, incredibly important that the world's number one military power, number one economic power, has a proper debate about whether they could go into these thi
he says if the president of the united states wants a war, he can have one. totally. it's very, very hard to decent. think about what's against the person who wants to say, wait a minute, are you sure? newt gingrich said ron paul's positions are dangerous. so, it's fear. we have to be tough. and we're killing our young adult children because of this. >> what i've noticed about americans and america when it comes to this kind of thing, is there anybody that dare speak up against a war?...
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if you were trying to maximize the development of energy for the united states, particularly oil and gas, she may well have a significant role to play in that kind of an effort under way. i think in terms of a running mate, which i wouldn't think about before june or july in terms of individuals, you really ask three questions. is it somebody who could be president? because this is, after all, not a game. vice presidents do sometimes show up as presidents. second, is it somebody who is in agreement with the core principles i'm campaigning on? is it somebody dedicated to really changing washington. somebody willing to take on the bureaucracy, the liberal establishment and willing to take the heat? and then third, is it somebody who might help you win the election? but i think you ask them in that order. >> what about endorsements? is it important to candidates such as yourself to get the endorsement of people like herman cain? >> well, it's very helpful to get endorsements. i was helped last week, for example, when our endorsement, i was helped when a significant radio host in the soc
if you were trying to maximize the development of energy for the united states, particularly oil and gas, she may well have a significant role to play in that kind of an effort under way. i think in terms of a running mate, which i wouldn't think about before june or july in terms of individuals, you really ask three questions. is it somebody who could be president? because this is, after all, not a game. vice presidents do sometimes show up as presidents. second, is it somebody who is in...
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. >> well, i think that the united states, and i've said this kind of broad banner -- i've waved that banner before in this kind of conversation. where i say, america is great in direct proportion to when we do great things. and when we fought wars it was clear who our enemy was and that they were people who needed to be stopped from their aggression and so forth. in the last several decades, through the '60s and '70s, and now during this period in the middle east, i'm not quite sure that the wars that america were fighting were the best idea in the amount of money and the amount of american lives and the amount of innocent civilian lives abroad that were killed, especially in the middle east, is troubling to me. >> do you think president obama has the gumption, i guess, to carry through what he said in this speech. do you think he's going to start commissioning those kind of dreamy, inspirational projects that will get the whole world gasping in awe? >> well, i'm hopeful that he will, and that hope is based on the notion that presidents, regardless of party, have more flexibility or
. >> well, i think that the united states, and i've said this kind of broad banner -- i've waved that banner before in this kind of conversation. where i say, america is great in direct proportion to when we do great things. and when we fought wars it was clear who our enemy was and that they were people who needed to be stopped from their aggression and so forth. in the last several decades, through the '60s and '70s, and now during this period in the middle east, i'm not quite sure that...
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. >> i think the united states, i mean, i have said this kind of broad banner i have waved this banner before in this kind of conversation where i say america is great and direct proportion with when we do great things and fought wars, it was clear who our enemy was and people that needed to be stopped from their aggression and so forth. in the last several decades and since through the '60s and '70s and now during the period in the middle east, i'm not quite sure that the wars that america was fighting were the best idea and the amount of money and the amount of american lives and the amount of innocent civilian lives abroad that were killed, especially in the middle east is troublesome to me. >> do you think that president obama has the gumption i guess to carry through what he said in the speech? do you think he's going to start commissioning those kind of dreamy inspirational projects to get the whole world gasping and all? >> i'm hopeful he will and i'm -- that hope is based on the notion that presidents regardless of party have more flexibility or perceived flexibility in their s
. >> i think the united states, i mean, i have said this kind of broad banner i have waved this banner before in this kind of conversation where i say america is great and direct proportion with when we do great things and fought wars, it was clear who our enemy was and people that needed to be stopped from their aggression and so forth. in the last several decades and since through the '60s and '70s and now during the period in the middle east, i'm not quite sure that the wars that...