bill clinton pitching coach, former president clinton who outsmarted republicans who tried to make him a one-termer has political advice for obama. he said there's still time to for obama to hold off for republican title wave, but that the only way to stop it is to tell voters not to let disappointment cloud their judgment, that obama's got to explain that the economy is improving faster than most of the world, that he's got to be optimistic about the future of this country and make an argument about republican ideas being no good. he's got to nationalize the midterms the way newt did. and the president has to ask for two more years to get the job done. can this president pull off a popularity comeback in the way bill clinton did? that's our top story. plus, house republicans unveil their pledge to america today and it could be the biggest cover up since water gate. it showcases all the predictable soft cell proposals, but goes radio silent on the more radical ideas. the wild stuff about changing the constitution. and make no mistake, the fringe on the right will have a strong voice if

only one in six independent voters have a problem with bill clinton at this point. >> bill clinton, remember, he famously triangulated in 2006. dick morris said it wasn't better before, you haven't seen anything yet. the economy is humming well. dick morris said don't talk about specific issue, don't mandate anything specific in the second term, just tell everybody things are getting better and bill clinton did that. he kept some distance from the democrats and obviously some distance from republicans. he said the era of big government is over, remember that? and so before monica lewinsky and most people are prepared to forgive and forget to that score, before monica lewinsky, bill clinton was doing very well. the economy, as i said, did wonderfully well. and so independents like bill clinton. >> well, he was doing pretty well in the polls afterwards, too. i think that a couple of things that you failed to mention, one is, balancing the budget. it goes over very well with the centrists who tend to be fiscally conservative and free trade. he was a free trader. let's look at part of the exchan

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than bill clinton. your thoughts, john harris. >> it's very, very hard to communicate in a country as divided as this one with so many different information channels. it's harder frankly than when ronald reagan was doing it in the midterm in 1982 as chris mentioned. it's harder than the environment that bill clinton faced during the 1990s. i don't think there's any doubt that obama is frustrate. fee feels like his message is not getting through. his own policy is being charactered by republicans and not fully appreciated by the electorate and that's what his job is about. >> you know, chris, it's not an easy job or anybody would have it. >> his best advice is to do what he did. feel their pain. >> look, chris, i agree, but remember, bill clinton was good at that because it came from who he naturally was. that is not -- i don't believe, i spent too much time studying barack obama, that is not who barack obama is. i'm not saying that he shouldn't take a little of bill clinton's vaerks pour it over, do the

pick bill clinton. >> yeah. he's become kind of the go-to guy in this election. he can help democratic candidates a lot. he could help jerry brown a lot. maybe he will. you know, i agree that jerry brown is a really resourceful, canny, wily politician who can't be written off. whitman with all her money and with considerable skill has done a really good job of kind of defining herself as more of a centrist figure and she's tough. it will be a great race. >> let's talk about washington d.c. we've made no secret of the fact that we've been fans of what the mayor has done on education reform but it looks like he's going get thrown out by d.c. voters today if the polls are to be believed. why? >> well, you know, all of the polls say -- my first job at "the washington post" was covering marion berry in his first term. strange things do happen in d.c. elections. this would be on the outer edge of that. my sense of the past few days has been that gray, vincent gray, the challenger, chairman of city council, seems to be

only one in six independent voters have a problem with bill clinton at this point. >> bill clinton, remember, famously trying an lated in 2006. say it wasn't better before, airport seen nothing yet, the economy is humming well. dick morris said don't talk about specific issue, don't mandate anything special sivic in the second term, just tell everybody things are getting better and bill clinton did that. he kept some distance from the democrats and obviously some distance from republicans. he said the era of big government is over, remember that and so before monica lewinsky and most people are prepared to forgive and forget on that score, before monica lewinsky bill clinton was doing very well, the economy, as i said, did wonderfully well, and sound pen dents like bill clinton. >> doing pretty well in the polls afterwards too, i think a couple things you failed to mention, one is balancing the budget, which goes over very well with the centrists who tend to be fiscally conservative and free trade. he was a free trader. let's look at part of the exchange i had with president clinton. i asked

well, what if the clinton global initiative founded by former president bill clinton is becoming more influential than the united nations? cnn's mary snow has more on the clinton global initiative. >> reporter: to get an idea what is done, meet gerald leaf. he is here to network with people like former nba star and philanthropist mikemba. >> to bring folks together, people from different backgrounds together. >> reporter: former secretary of state madeleine albright, barbara streisand, global ceo eric schmidt, dozens of current or former heads of state along with leaders of business and nonprofit groups all brought together by former president bill clinton. >> reporter: this is the sixth year. the president touted $67 billion worth of commitments to dade date, helping improve the lives of 220 million people. >> reducing the burdens of illness and dirty water, increasing access to education. whatever it is, i hope you will have an idea of what is most needed in the places you care most about. >> everyone has a name tag on. you can literally walk up to anyone you want, and you can intro

secretary of state hillary clinton claims that the world is counting on the u.s. to discuss whether the idea of american exceptionalism has any global backing. welcome the ilona show where we get the real headlines and none of the mercy or could be live out of washington d.c. and today secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the council on foreign relations there she praised the obama administration's progress on foreign policy and called for a new century of u.s. global leadership but is this exceptional grade really an accurate analysis at a time when anti-american protests are happening more often we'll have a debate on the real status of u.s. foreign policy then we'll look into the extradition treaty between the u.s. and the u.k. domestic pressures have led the u.k. to rethink this treaty since many think that it gives american unfair advantage so we're going to ask why the treaty is so faulty to begin with and what the u.k. can do about it then we'll investigate the purpose behind the shield law was originally designed to protect journalists from having

the former bill clinton can say that right now. he tells me how he lost 24 pounds by changing his diet and he goes into detail. what his new diet is. >> and the leaders who have to live with the consequences -- [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> more now on the interview with former president bill clinton. we concluded with the subject that seems to be on so many people's minds right now, his dramatic weight loss. my last question, and it comes to me as a lot of my followers on twitter sent me this question, they wanted me to ask you a variation of this question, how did you lose so much weight? what kind of diet are you on? >> well, the short answer is, i went on essential a plant-based

obama should be bragging more about clinton and clinton should be just out campaigning for obama not giving advice from the sidelines. >> here's president clinton on the tea party. jim, i want you to respond to it after. >> in their purest form, tea partiers are saying i've been let down by big business and government. i want reform in both. but the funders of the tea party movement tend to be pretty far right extremists who's goal is to destroy the power of government to mediate the power of corporations. and i don't really that is a sustainable position. . >> you know, jim, what's interesting there, watch him diagnose this and the tea party separate out the organizers from the grassroots and it reminded me, actually i remember, bill clinton did an interesting response one time to the phrase, compassionate conservatism during the 2000 campaign. that he -- it was clear he was trying to send a message to al gore. here's how much you respond to bush. gore didn't take it. this is where he's at his best, which is sort of being able to take a -- to message for the democratic parties in a

was, reagan was, clinton was. a moment this week showed the contrast between president obama and president clinton. with barack obama, recall how george bush 41 suffered in comparison to clintonin the 1992 town hall debate when a voter asked a feel your pain question. >> howhas the nation debt personally affected each of your lives? and if it hasn't, how can you find a cure for the economic proble of the common people if you ha no experience in what's ailing them? >> i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously it has a lot to do th interest rates, it -- >> on a personal basis, how has it affected you? >> has it affected you personally? >> i'm sure it has. i loe my grandchilden. >> tell me how it affected you again? >> you know people who lo their jobs and lost their homes? >> uh-huh. >> i've been governor of a small state for 12 years. i'll tell you how it's affected me. kevin: now look at the side chris: now look at the side by side. barack obama in a town hall. >> it's taken an enormous toll on my fam

i think that bill clinton and calling herself hillary clinton. it may not be a big deal to some people but it's a big deal to other people. here it is, bill clinton boiling it down for the democrats. let's listen. >> i think the democrats ought to talk about the republican agenda. they want to repeal financial reform. they want to repeal the best student loan reform in history. they want to repeal not fixed health care. the democrats could focus on that and shake the voters out of their apathy, then we'll do fine. >> you know, and i worry about arianna, i worry about the right calling this guy the worst names in the world. people like newt gingrich who have at least evidence of an i.q. over the years, are saying terrible things. people on radio are awful all the time now and now, the progressive left is joining in that with a ridicule of the president because he's not progressive enough, failing to recognize that he won with a coalition. center left coalition. he didn't win just with progressives. you've got all the numbers i've got them. we all

leading off, obama/clinton. the o.c. the best political mooch president obama made in his presidency even before he was president was to forge a lincolnesque coalition with the other force in the democratic party, the clintons, naming hillary clinton as secretary of state was just the beginning. last week, she took the front line job in bringing about what could be obama's greatest presidential achievement, peace in the middle east. this week president clinton joined hands was to forge a coalition with the other force in the democratic party, we have arianna huffington. is the quote still taboo? we're talking christine o'donnell. our friend bill mahr rebroadcast a clip of o'donnell from the show in which o'donnell said she dabbled with witchcraft and between the a date of satanic altar. what will the voters of delaware make of that? republican dale peterson of alabama said things like president obama hates america. you know, the usual stuff. this unthinking hate rested president by right wingers and tea partiers has gott

was, reagan was, clinton was. a moment this week showed the contrast between president obama and president clinton. with barack obama, recall how george bush 41 suffered in comparison to clinton in the 1992 town hall debate when a voter asked a feel your pain question. >> how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives? and if it hasn't, how can you find a cure for the economic problems of the common people if you have no experience in what's ailing them? >> i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously it has a lot to do with interest rates, it -- >> on a personal basis, how has it affected you? >> has it affected you personally? >> i'm sure it has. i love my grandchilden. >> tell me how it affected you again? >> you know people who lost their jobs and lost their homes? >> uh-huh. >> i've been governor of a small state for 12 years. i'll tell you how it's affected me. kevin: now look at the side chris: now look at the side by side. barack obama in a town hall. >> it's taken an enormous t

at the initiative i spoke to clinton as well. he's so great about -- as an explainer and always comes up with a way to put down anything but in a very pithy way. he said what irritates him is only when it comes to the economy and jobs and health care are we a faith-based nation. he said if it's sports, hollywood, everybody wants to know the blow-by-blow. everybody wants to know the details. the big things, it's like, oh, they're all wants talking about that. which i thought was a great observation. >> john, as you know, today is the six-month anniversary of the passage of health care reform. >> we're celebrating. did you get a cupcake? >> canyon of heroes, amazing. >> i think they have a ticker tape parade. >> let's do the canyon of heros today. >> what are the democrats doing today? >> what are they doing today? >> we heard it was going to be big. >> there will be no balloons and flyers. that was one of the predictions on health care. there were many, many that just turned out flat wrong. remember it was pass it and it will get

pictures worth 1,000 words. >>> bill clinton brings world leaders together for his clinton global initiative in new york city this coming week. i'll be there to go one-on-one with the former president.

, naming hillary clinton was just the beginning. last week, she took the front line job. peace in the middle east. this week, bill clinton joined hands with obama touting him in advance of the midterm elections. could there be a stronger role for the clintons after the election? we've got arianna huffington to help with the alliance. is the quote still taboo? we're talking christine o'donnell. our friend bill mahr rebroadcast a clip of o'donnell from the show in which she said she once dabbled in witchcraft. what will the voters of delaware make of that? that said, extremist rhetoric was the official language this weekend. dale peterson said things like, president obama hates america. you know, the usual stuff. this hatred has gotten far out. so far, how the democrats going to fight with it. how about newt gingrich? he's out with the kool-aid and sounding like a paranoid, or is he, or just pretending to fire up his brand name. let me finish with what i saw in the town hall. we begin with the obama clinton coalition. arianna huffingt

clinton -- in a way bill clinton is leader -- it's he's still the leader of democratic party, and barack obama who got elected as an outsider is once again an outsider in his own party. >> well said. roger? >> i agree with that except one small point. one reason bill clinton is doing so well now is that he's not view as a political figure anymore. he's viewed as a philanthropist, a man who's raising hundreds of millions to, you know, cure aids, to solve environmental problems, things that are not especially political. sure he's going to go on the trail for barack obama, but i might -- i think once he does, he might see those figures shift a little. >> i hate to disagree with roger -- boy, we are really disagreeing a lot, but i haven't seen the poll numbers on that. i can't imagine that there's anybody in the united states who doesn't still regard bill clinton as a political figure. he oozes politics out of every pore. that's what made him infuriating, but also what makes him charming, and able to explain in kitchen table language what barack obama can't always seem to do. it's a fascinat

jerry brown and bill clinton. let me finish tonight with the inspiring sight i saw this weekend in front of independence hall. let's start with newt gingrich's tribal attack on the president. "newsweek's" harry fineman is an msnbc political analyst. i think you have to go back to almost pagan rights to find this kind of commentary by a major american official. talking about obama basically being a kenyan, anticolonial-type who's operating as his father's pawn. he's accusing him of conning us to elect him president. what do you make of newt, howard? >> i've been covering newt for many years. he's a bomb thrower. he's a guy who knows the weak point to attack. what's interesting to me here is he feels free to say anything at this point. it's a kind of free fire zone within the conservative movement. and newt, who's always trying to say the most outrageous thing and that goes back many, many years, now has moved from saying outrageous things about the ethics of the house members in the democratic leadership 15, 18 yea

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my conversation with president bill clinton about the economy, jobs, and innovation at the clinton global initiative. >>> and from clinton to bush. former first lady laura bush will join me to talk about life after the white house and her focus on women's education. as we take a break, take a look at how the stock market ended the week. [nursery music playing] dust from lead-based paint could cause violent behavior. if your home was built before 1978, log on to leadfreekids.org. >>> president clinton has been a busy man since he left the white house. he is turning promises into a reality, working with businesses and political leaders across the globe to improve lives after establishing the clinton global initiative to help realize change. this week i sat with him before a live audience at the cgi. we talked charity, taxes, and jobs. >> i think we have to target the areas where we know we can grow more jobs. we have to find ways to finance them and go where the money is. and we have to make sure we have people who can do those jobs. the areas that are most likely to produce big job growth

my conversation with president bill clinton about the economy, jobs, and innovation at the clinton global initiative. >>> and from clinton to bush. former first lady laura bush will join me to talk about life after the white house and her focus on women's education. as we take a break, take a look at how the stock market ended the week. [ ruiz ] reliable tools started as a brick and mortar store. we sell lathes, mills, high-tech equipment. i had an idea to go ahead and put up a couple of items on ebay, and they brought more than our expectations. meg whitman gave me the tools to expand globally. we sell to australia, india... that big blue machine over there? it's going to malaysia on wednesday. with ebay, she created jobs for millions of people. with meg's creativity, she'll be able to create jobs here in california. i'm mariano ruiz and i'm a meg whitman success story. >>> president clinton has been a busy man since he left the white house. he is turning promises into a reality, working with businesses and political leaders across the globe to improve lives after establishing the clinto

clinton is somebody who has dealt with that. right now, doug mentioned a series of issues but it is all about the economy. everything else matters only as it feeds into the economy between now and november. >> sean: there's nothing that can happen between now and then doug that can change the narrative that their policies failed? >> i don't see anything that is going to change it other than a state by state campaign to try to hold seas like washington and california which to -- told seats like washington and california which is the difference teen republican takeover and democrats staying in control. >> sean: thank you. the liberal obamamania media is at it again. republican women its target. "saturday night live", even "saturday night live", even bill clinton took shots t t ready to try something new? campbell's has made changes. adding lower sodium sea salt to more soups. plus five dollars in coupons to get you started. campbell's condensed soup. pass it on. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ [ bottle #2 ] what? h

so, if i'm jerry brown, why do i want bill clinton, why do i want to stand next to bill clinton? >> brings up bad memories of this ad. >> if you're jerry brown, the first thing you do is zip it for what you said because you need bill clinton badly. clinton offers two things for brown, both very important. first of all he's got that huge roll low deck and that has lots of names in it and those names have lots of money, especially the hollywood crowd. you want to see that very important. brown needs money in case you don't know it, he's being outspent about six to one. now, secondly, of course, it's to energize the democratic base. everybody's been worried if you're a democrat at least, the democrats aren't coming out. they're just not enthused. they have a candidate they're not excited about, not only here but nationwide the same problem. if you can energize that base with the most popular democrat in the country, bill clinton, that can go a long way toward offsetting some of that malaise. >> interesting. let's switch talk national for a second. let's talk tea party. some more suc

clinton to represent them. the people of iran have paid a hefty price for freedom, democracy, progress and they don't need ms. clinton's advice on it. the more advice she gives it serves me, i'm telling you. the more she gets into this, i imagine as the popularity rises in iran and the world it doesn't benefit her but me. if she wants to resolve her problem with the countries of the region in the middle east and with iran then she has to change her method. she has to respect the nations in the region nay understand. they have more mind of their own. they have the ability to make choices. nobody needs to pick choices for them. fine she can talk, adon't mind. everybody does. i have a lot of patience for it. in iran i can tell you in the newspaper there is's so many opponents addressing their disagreement the government. across the middle east you won't find single government like iran that is always attacked and criticized as much as it is inside iran. i have a lot of patience, i read all through them i can tell

bill clinton had. bill clinton knew how to bounce back after that defeat. if the republicans win this time, the president will have a very steep learning curve. >> not only that, but unlike bill clinton and jimmy carter, former governors of southern states, barack obama has never really had to deal, in his political career, with conservative constituents or voters or arguments. it was not a factor in being as state senator from the south side of chicago. it mattered not at all in the walkover election for the illinois senate seat in 2004. that sort of arsenal of instinct and understanding that clinton could bring to the situation in 2004, it is not going to be there. it will be harder. >> thank you. >> i have a question. >> could you make your way to the microphone? >> sure. on the historical level, this may be a landslide year for republicans. i went up -- i would like you to address the local or micro level. each of these 435 elections are really individual elections as well as the senate elections. they may have local -- local issues may have an impact a

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clinton -- in a way bill clinton is leader -- it's he's still the leader of democratic party, and barack obama who got elected as around outsider is once again an outsider in his own party. >> well said. roger? >> i agree with that except one small point. one reason bill clinton is doing well, is he's not vieweded as a political figure. he's viewed as a philanthropist, a man who's raising hundreds of millions to, you know, cure aids, to solve environmental problems, things that are not especially political. sure he's going to go on the trail for barack obama, but i might -- i think once he does, he might see those figures shift a little. >> i hate to disagree with roger -- boy, we are really disagreeing a lot, but i haven't seen the poll numbers on that. i can't imagine there's anything in the united states who doesn't still recall bill clinton as a political figure. he oozes politics out of every pore. that's also what makes him able to explain in kitchen table language what barack obama can't always seem to do. it's a fascinating thing, a blessing for obama. >> we're going to tag team

ahmadinejad and clinton, a "this week" exclusive. and then -- >> you boetsch you. >> they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. >> delaware republican party chairman tom ross joins george will, peter beinart of "the daily beast" and david sanger of "the new york times" and the chances at the midterms. all of this on our roundtable and "the sunday funnies." >> the democrats are already attacking o'donnell calling her the sarah palin of the east and i'm like really. she's an emotionally unstable woman from the northeast. that's joe biden. >>> standing here outside the walls to jerusalem's old city, we witnessed some intense negotiations between israeli and palestinian leaders who have got down to the core issues, for instance, security and settlements, issues that have eluded their predecessors for more than 60 years. but looming over these talks is a dead much line at the end of this month. israel's self-imposed moratorium on building settlements. now, publicly, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that israel cannot ex

go like a pro. >> greta: president clinton is here in new york for the annual meeting of the clinton global initiative. here's the inside story. nice to see you, sir. >> nice to see you greta. >> greta: 2005 is that when the global initiative started. >> 50 billion dollars? >> over 10 years a total of 57 billion. already the acts in 170 countries have improved the lies of 220 million people. we are off to a good start. >> greta: what is the plan this year? >> this year we are going to focus more on economics because of the economic problems of america and the world. there will be a big focus on what we can do with technology to generate jobs at home and around the world. what we can do to empower girls and women more. we know particularly in poor countries the most of the people not in school are girls, not boys. when women have access to the labor market it stabilizes families and increases the economic of countries. we are gonna talk more about market-based solutions to a lot of these big problems we have. there will be a heavy dose of clean energy. we have four american manufactur

clinton to represent them. the people of iran have paid a hefty price for freedom, democracy, progress and they don't need ms. clinton's advice on it. the more advice she gives it serves me, i'm telling you. the more she gets into this, i imagine as the popularity rises in iran and the world it doesn't benefit her but me. if she wants to resolve her problem with the countries of the region in the middle east and with iran then she has to change her she has to respect the nations in the region nay understand. they have more mind of their own. they have the ability to make choices. nobody needs to pick choices for them. fine she can talk, adon't mind. everybody does. i have a lot of patience for it. in iran i can tell you in the newspaper there is's so many opponents addressing their disagreement the government. across the middle east you won't find single government like iran that is always attacked and criticized as much as it is inside iran. i have a lot of patience, i read all through them i can tell you what

ahmadinejad and clinton, a "this week" exclusive. and then -- >> you betcha. >> the tea party's delaware upset. >> they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. >> delaware republican party chairman tom ross joins george will, peter beinart of "the daily beast" and david sanger of "the new york times" to analyze what the tea party means to the republican party and their chances at the midterms in november. all of this on our roundtable and "the sunday funnies." >> the democrats are already attacking o'donnell. they're calling her the sarah palin of the east and i'm like really. she's an emotionally unstable woman from delaware. that's not sarah palin. that's joe biden. >>> standing here outside the walls to jerusalem's old city, we witnessed some intense negotiations between israeli and palestinian leaders who have got down to the core issues, for instance, security and settlements, issues that have eluded their predecessors for more than 60 years. but looming over these talks is a deadline at the end of this month. israel's self-impos

clinton to represent them. the people of iran have paid a hefty price for freedom, democracy, progress and they don't need ms. clinton's advice on it. the more advice she gives it serves me, i'm telling you. the more she gets into this, i imagine as the popularity rises in iran and the world it doesn't benefit her but me. if she wants to resolve her problem with the countries of the region in the middle east and with iran then she has to change her method. she has to respect the nations in the region nay understand. they he more mind of their own. they have the ability to make choices. nobody needs to pick choices for them. fine she can talk, adon't mind. everybody does. i have a lot of patience for it. in iran i can tell you in the newspaper there is's so many opponents addressing their disagreement the government. across the middle east you won't find single government like iran that is always attacked and criticized as much as it is inside iran. i have a lot of patience, i read all through them i can tell yo

clinton change his life. dr. caldwell eslsten is the author of "prevent and reverse heart disease" and dr. dean ornish is the author of "the spectrum." and you both inspired him to begin this diet, so walk us through it, doctor, why this diet is so good for people with a history of heart disease? >> well, thank you, wolf, for having me on this evening with my good friend dean arnish. there is no question that if the truth were known that coronary artery disease is a toothless paper tiger that need not exist, and if it does, it need not progress. what we have heard from president clinton is the remarkable change that he has been willing to make to remove completely from his nutrition those foods that which we know will devastate and injure the inner lining of the arteries. the remarkable thing is the capacity that the body has to heal itself. and when you do what president clinton has done, where you completely try to remo any foods that are going to injure your vessel, the body has this remarkable capacity to beg

then, secretary of state clinton outlines america's future. behind the headlines: congresswoman loretta sanchez wants women on the front lines. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: the 9/11 anniversary and america's religious divisions. as the nation commemorates the ninth anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks, anti-islamic fervor seems to be growing. a new washington post-abc news poll finds, nearly half of americans have an unfavorable view of islam compared with 37% who view islam favorably. this week, a florida pastor threatened to burn copies of the saying he is following instructions from god. there is also an ongoing debate over a proposed mosque and islamic cultural center near ground zero in new york. two-thirds of americans oppose building the center. although many islamic clerics say the koran views women and men as equals in human dignity, many americans view islam as repressive towards women, and focus on stories like the

>> look, i think hillary clinton is eminently qualified. in california, a lot of women like that get up every day very well -- very articulate. a lot tougher than most of the men, if not all of the men that i know in american politics. luke at the kind of job that she's doing as secretary of state. if you have -- if you're a certain kind of woman, and you don't have the background or you don't have the record, well, yeah, people are going to do it. it's not a gender thing. >> well, it is a choice thing. some woman choose to focus on and have the premier responsibility for their kids. >> isn't a coincidence, when there's a tea party movement, you suddenly see the emergence of women on the republican side, so many of them? >> no, i don't think it's a coincidence. i think it's direct result of these women who take care of their family budgets, who look to the future, who are very practical, who don't want to be in power. they really have had it up to here. and they're willing to do something they don't normally do which is put themselves out t

. >> it reminds me of 1994, clinton's midterm. there are some parallels which i know is a concern with the democrats now. tavis: parallels like? >> parallels of people that are unhappy with the country. in our poll, 3/4 of americans say they don't like the direction where the country is headed. that's what we saw in 1994. the president's approval rating has really sunk. it is now at 43%. that is a little bit higher than president clinton in 1994. he had just had that health care disaster, that disaster over trying to pass health care legislation but you see a similar kind of landscape where people are unhappy with the party that is in power. tavis: to your points, as i recall, very well, clinton did in fact get his clock cleaned during those midterms and then yet, as you recall, after 1994 he didn't move to the center. he made that thing work for him. in the end, he came out on top and newt gingrich got kicked to curb. >> remember, he also got re-elected in 1996 by a big margin. you know, if the democrats do lose control of congre

my conversation with president bill clinton about the economy, jobs, and innovation at the clinton global initiative. >>> and from clinton to bush. former first lady laura bush will join me to talk about life after the white house and her focus on women's education. as we take a break, take a look at how the stock market ended the week. >>> president clinton has been a busy man since he left the white house. he is turning promises inta reality, working with businesses and political leaders across the globe to improve lives after establishing the clinton global initiative to help realize change. this week i sat with him before a live audience at the cgi. we talked charity, taxes, and jobs. >> i think we have to target the areas where we know we can grow more jobs. we have to find ways to finance them and go where the money is. and we have to make sure we have people who can do those jobs. the areas that are most likely to produce big job growth are small business, because it's always the number one job generator, anufacturing, because there is lots of evidence we can bring back manufacturi

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you were there at height of the clinton etch people -- the clinton impeachment crisis. bill clinton's ability to compartmentalize what was going on. had you an interesting observation about that. but also about the relationship between bill and hillary clinton. >> i've seen them at close quarters over many years. they are personal friends of mine. i just -- they are people i've got a lot of time for of they've come through tough times. i believe during this time america was -- >> sean: you also point out he didn't deal with the challenges or the hand that george bush was dealt. you did observe his ability to compartmentalize during that crisis where he would stay focused on issues. >> yeah. >> sean: you had a meeting with bill and hillary clinton and your conclusion was there is a deep profound love. >> not many people do i saw them close-up. that of course is a strong political partnership. she is now doing work -- i work closely with her on her work in the middle east. i this -- i think it is founded on something genuine and profound and touching. >> sean: i thought o