he's addressing the clinton global initiative. let's take a listen. >> president clinton, thank you for your very kind introduction. though i have to admit, i really did like the speech a few weeks ago a little bit better. [ laughter ] afterwards, somebody tweeted that somebody needs to make him secretary of explaining things. [ laughter ] though they didn't use the word things. [ laughter ] president clinton, you are a tireless, passionate advocate on behalf of what is best in our country. you have helped to improve and save the lives of millions of people around the world. i am grateful for your friendship and leadership. i think i speak for the entire country when we say that you continue to be a great treasure for all of us. [ applause ] as always, i have to thank president clinton for being so understanding with the record-breaking number of countries visited by our secretary of state. um -- [ applause ] as we have seen again in recent days, hillary clinton is a leader of grace and grit and i believe she will go down as one o

tomorrow from the clinton global initiative. deepak chopra. >> america has to figure out what it is we are. we are our own enemy right now. i still -- somebody still hasn't told me why we spend so much money on prisons and not for education. why does that just slip over people's -- why does that go one ear -- >> prisons is a bigger business. it's a private enterprise. >> yeah, but why is that -- who said that was okay? i don't -- just answer. >> i agree. who said that was okay? >> coming up next, my own panel of president obama, mitt romney and who will get the clinton bump from cgi? [ male announcer] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on oth

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mitt romney actually gave a pretty good speech at the clinton global initiative. he had a sense of humor, he talked about helping the poor, which struck me at least as a lot better than that 47% speech. he was actually quite specific, and you know, i think in the end, obama gets the bounce whenever clinton appears on the screen. but clinton is so popular right now, particularly among swing voters, that even a few pictures with clinton might take a little bit of the edge off obama's advantage. not much, but a little bit. so it was a smart thing for him to do. >> let's listen to bill clinton on cnn a short time ago talking about mitt romney and his 47% comment. >> i think if he's going to double down on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know that the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. until the current election season, republicans and democrats supported both the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. this is a rejection of basically more than three decades of bipartisan policy to support work and famil

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this is the clinton global initiative. there is the former president shaking the hand of former governor mitt romney. clearly one of the focus of mitt romney's speech which he took as an opportunity to talk a little more what foreign policy would look like under him. his subject of the day was foreign aid. so he talked quite a bit about that but he emphasized what he sees as the important way to bring foreign foreign aid and the importance of work. he says work builds self-esteem. talking about building work programs and encouraging entrepreneurship overseas. it transforms minds from fantasy and fanaticism to reality and grounding. work will not long tolerate corruption, nor quietly endure the brazen theft by government of the product of hard-working men and women. so that statement today from mitt romney as he tries to continue to make his mark on the foreign policy front. bill: also he made a direct reference to the quote, assassination of ambassador stevens in libya by terrorists. with me now house majority leader eric

., but he sure did the next best thing with a speech at the clinton global initiative. the annual conference is under way in new york as well. that's just a picture to behold, isn't it? this is not a split screen. this is not photo shopped. that is the republican nominee sharing the stage with the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. mr. romney took the opportunity to say that the united states is going about its foreign aid all in the wrong way. >> to foster work and enterprise in the middle east and in other developing countries, i'll initial nate somethi initiate something i'll call prosperity pacts. the program in exchange for removing barrierses and opening their markets to u.s. investment and trade, they will receive assistance packages focused on developing the institutions of liberty. >> later today governor romney will link up with his running mate in ohio where there is a brand new cnn poll of polls, and it shows the romney/ryan ticket is running six points behind the obama/biden ticket. we've also got some new florida numbers as well. that shows

., but he sure did the next best thing with a speech at the clinton global initiative. the annual conference is under way in new york as well. that's just a picture to behold, isn't it? this is not a split screen. this is not photo shopped. that is the republican nominee sharing the stage with the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. mr. romney took the opportunity to say that the united states is going about its foreign aid all in the wrong way. to foster work and enterprise in the middle east and in other developing countries, i'll initial nate somethi initiate something i'll call prosperity pacts. the program in exchange for removing barrierses and opening their markets to u.s. investment and trade, they will receive assistance packages focused on developing the institutions of liberty. >> later today governor romney will link up with his running mate in ohio where there is a brand new cnn poll of polls, and it shows the romney/ryan ticket is running six points behind the obama/biden ticket. we've also got some new florida numbers as well. that shows a

god bless america. >> that was president obama speaking at the global -- clinton global initiative and addressing theifficult and sensitivessfan trafficking. that does it for us today. thanks again to jonathan, governor rendell, joy and steve, andemember to catch steve today and every week day on "the cycle" at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. i'll see you back here tomorw at noon eastern, 9:00 pacific inedythshon post's" melinda headen berger, new york magazine's john heilemann, freshly minted emmy winner and new york "time" magazi magazine. "andrea mitchell reports" is next, live from new york cit go eveng andrea. >> good afternoon. on "andrea mitchell reports"" is this the red line at the u.n. president obama issues a warning to iran. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy and there is sll te anspto o. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that could be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations and the stability of the global economy. >> and a message for those tidea oge >>

mitt romney actually gave a pretty good speech at the clinton global initiative. he had a sense of humor, he talked about helping the poor, which struck me at lea as a lot better than that 47 speech. wctyte ecif, and you know, i think in the end, obama gets the boun whenever clinton appears on the screen. but clinton is so popularight now, particularly among swing voters, that even aew pictures with clinton might ta le ofeff obama's advantage. not much, but a little bit. so it was a smart thing for him to do. >> let's listen t bill clinton on cnn a short time ago talking about mitt romney and his 47% comment. ubn on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know that the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. until the current electn se,ubns a democrats supported both the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. this is a rejection of basically more than thre decades of bipartisan policy to support work and family. it's not a bunch of free los. ar finney, the 47% are still controlling every hour of this presidentia

are you certain of, it's the clinton global initiative. how many years is this now. >> eight. >> here is what is going to be, you are going to there, president obama is going to be there. mitt romney is going to be there. condoleezza rice is going to be there. egyptian president mohammed morse sygoing to be there. how do you get knees people... what kind of food do you serve? how do you get a group like this together in cooperation to move forward? what's the pitch? >> and the leader of libya is going to be there. and the american people will hear from him that he really liked the american ambassador who was killed. and that they tried to save his life. and that he wants america to stay there. >> jon: right. >> so there are a lot of interesting things. but we started doing this, they come because it's at the opening of the u.n.. a lot of them are going to be in new york. we invite them all to come. we invite many of them to participate. ellen general son turley, nobel prize winning president of liberia, a good friend of mine, she has been

global initiative. you were hosting two of the forums yesterday? >> it is a two panel. >> this is a really big week for mrs. clinton. the secretary of state will be doing the heavy lifting that most people think the president does. is she going to have to do her job or is she going to have to do her job and the president's job domestically? there is an election going on. >> she has been one to play a number of roles. she is focused on addressing hot spots while also really focusing on getting the u.s. message across that extremism is not in anybody's best interest and economic growth is what the u.s. is aiming for. i think she is going to try to give this a glossy message. >> don't our leaders speak one way domestically and another way internationally. here she is having to handle these jobs. >> she has always handled a number of roles. and she i think this morning at clinton global was both talking about the middle east while also talking about development and elites who don't pay taxes. she has known

he was at the clinton global initiative earlier this morning. former president clinton introduced him. he took a swipe at the obama administration by noting the current state of fairs overseas. >> syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the ambassador to libya was killed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward flunuclea weapons capabilities. we feel like we're at the mercy of events rather than starting events. >> mr. romney reiterated that -- >>> it's the call everyone is talk about. packers versus seahawks. should the players union pull the members off the field to support the nfl referees? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and

the clinton global initiative. and he's also taping an appearance on "the view," the television show, later today. last night the president was on "60 minutes" and he was firing back at criticism of his administration's foreign policy. >> i said we'd go after al qa a qaeda. they've been decimated in the fatah. if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war he shou say so. >> dan lothian is in washington. pew research is out with a poll that says president obama's approval ratings when comes to foreign policy has slipped down five points. is the bin laden is deadline no longer resonating as much? >> reporter: well, look. the president still sees the tracking down bin laden and killing him as a major accomplishment of his administration. but you would have to take a look at what else is happening in the world even beyond that. you have a lot of unrest in places like libya and egypt and yemen. these are, you know, these are issues that are causing a lot of people to take a closer look at foreign policy a

global initiative, barack obama and mitt romney set to speak at the clinton global initiative next tuesday. it's the political junkie in me, i cannot resist when talk turns to bill clinton, talk inevitably turns to his wife, the current secretary of state, and what she might do next. i want to play something of brian williams interviewing bill clinton, what he had to say about hillary. >> there's a column says you can help two democrats tone if you do well, president obama and hillary rodham clinton in 2016. >> you know she -- we're not kids anymore, i don't have any idea if she'll ever run again. she says she won't. >> i mean, as i was watching his speech at the democratic national convention i thought he's obviously doing a solid for barack obama but if hillary clinton wants to run, he's doing great things for her as well. any sense from bill clinton about what the next future plan is for his very politically involved family? >> to me, no, none. he did not share with me what the family's political future would be. so as a personal contact with bill clinton, i don't know any more about th

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. >>> president obama due to address the clinton global initiative annual meeting at any moment. he is in new york city. we're going to take a little bit of that and talk to amon javers. this is the big event that coincides. not to be new york centric, the traffic is horrific with all the security of all the important people in town. but as soon as he begins addressing that, we'll have amon javers let us know exactly what he's talking about. if you're confused, yes, the president did address the u.n. earlier this morning. we already covered that. we'll also tell you what he's saying at clinton global initiative. >>> the specs on the home builder rally, why it may not be up to code. >>> don't call bob rodriguez a bull, why he thinks fed policies are one of the biggest threats facing the nation. >>> first the battle of the tech titans. what's the best bet for your portfolio, apple or google. ken fisher said either one but we'll get specifics as google hits another record high. sometimes investing opportunities are hard to spot. you have to dig a little. fidelity's etf market tracke

the clinton global initiative. and he's also taping an appearance on "the view," the television show, later today. last night the president was on "60 minutes" and he was firing back at criticism of his administration's foreign policy. >> i said we'd go after al qa a qaeda. they've been decimated in the fatah. if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war he should say so. >> dan lothian is in washington. pew research is out with a poll that says president obama's approval ratings when comes to foreign policy has slipped down five points. is the bin laden is deadline no longer resonating as much? >> reporter: well, look. the president still sees the tracking down bin laden and killing him as a major accomplishment of his administration. but you would have to take a look at what else is happening in the world even beyond that. you have a lot of unrest in places like libya and egypt and yemen. these are, you know, these are issues that are causing a lot of people to take a closer look at foreign policy

you bet. >> donna, clinton had a little fun introducing the president at the clinton global initiative. listen to this. >> if you're an american citizen and you introduce the president, you're supposed to say the president of the united states and shut up. that's it. i just want to make one comment about this. i'm going to finish that speech i started in charlotte. >> he had a little fun at that as well. he spoke about 45 minutes in charlotte at that convention. how much does bill clinton with six weeks to go, donna, in this election campaign help president obama? >> you know, president clinton has the mightest touch. he understands this political theater i think better than most former politicians. someone in touch with the values of everyday working americans. one of the most admired politicians in the country. there's no question that bill clinton is going to be helpful not just to president obama but democrats up and down the ticket. he is in demand from all quarters of the country. and i just hope and pray that bill clinton will not only get out there every day over the next 40 so

speaking at the clinton global initiative. the republican nominee did not miss an opportunity to criticize the president's reaction to the anti-american sentiment that has swept the muslim world. fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry with our report. >> reporter: after days of anti-american violence burning all across the muslim world, the iranian military pledged -- flex its muscles by unveiling a new drug they claim against the in the air for 24 hours and fly over 1100 miles, enough to reach israel and various u.s. military bases throughout the mideast. as the tensions grow new york city posted to presidential nominees of ring to vastly different visions. president obama address the general assembly and suggested he has little ability to shapeless happening on the ground. >> as we can solve every problem and the world the united states has not and will not seek to dictate the outcome of a democratic transitions abroad. >> reporter: a few minutes earlier republican mitt romney appeared with former president bill c

secretary clinton also weighed in on the issue during a speech at the clinton global initiative. >> one of the issues that i have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elite in every country. you know, i'm out of american politics but -- [ applause ] >> -- it is a fact that around the world the elites of ref country are making money. there are rich people everywhere. and yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries. >> today both president obama and mitt romney will take part in this year's clinton global initiative. president kennedy, by the way, will be our guest this morning on "morning joe." >>> with just 42 days to go till election day the race for u.s. senate in massachusetts is permanent and has to do with warren's claims of native american heritage. scott brown cast doubt on those saying, i think character is important. now both sides are airing out the debate in tv spots across the country. >> i'm scott brown. i approve this message. >> elizabeth warren is trying to put questions about her herita

he will have remarks around noon eastern at the clinton global initiative. republican candidate mitt romney will speak first at the event, 9:00 a.m. this morning, live coverage on c-span 2. in the papers, all eyes focused on new york for the united nations gathering. we want to get your take on the united nations and global affairs. you can also send us a tweet. post your comments on facebook. or email us. let's start with the money. the united nations budget for its operations for 2012/2013. the breakdown like this -- let's look at peacekeeping efforts, that is a separate budget. this is all from the united nations web site and global solutions and reuters. the operational budget and the peacekeeping budget -- what you think the u.n.'s role is in global affairs? we will start with today's headlines -- here's the baltimore sun this morning with this headline -- we want to get your take this morning on the role of the un in global affairs. patrick is first in carnegie, pennsylvania, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the role of the un ha

fun in introducing the president over at the clinton global initiative. if you're an american citizen and you introduce the president, you're supposed to say, the president of the united states, and shut up. that's it. i just want to make one comment about this. i'm going to finisht i st ted in charl. >> he had a little fun at that well. he spoke about i thk aut 45 convention.charlotte at that w much does bill clinton, with six weeks to go, donna, in this prident obama?ign, help >> you know, president clinton has the midas touch. he understands this political theater better than i think most other former politicians. he's someone who is in touch with the values of everyday working americans, he's one of the most admired politicians in the country. there's no question that bill clinton is going to be helpful to not just president obama, but democrats up and down the ticket. he is in demand, from all quarters of the country, and i just hope and pray that bill clinton will not only get out there, every day, over the next 40-some odd days, but he's there to h

speaking to the global initiative, the clinton global initiative yesterday sretary of state hillary clinton on raising taxes on the wealthy. >> one of the issues that i have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites in every country. around the world the elites of every country are making money. there are rich people everywhere . yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries. lou: rich everywhere. well, secretary clinton, we know it is called the clinton global initiative, but taxes for the entire globe. not a modest initiative, certainly. secretary of state hillary clinton my next guest says instead of comparing president obama with governor romney, it's more revealing to compare obama with obama contrasting his record versus his rhetoric starting with his pledge to create more transparency in government. joining a senior fellow with the hoover institution and author of this recent. [talking over each other] -- recent essay trickle-down theory and syndicated columnist. great to have you with this. let's st

former president bill clinton, we are here at the clinton global initiative in new york, mr. president, this has become an important event. you bring together world leaders, philanthropists presidential candidates, people with ideas, time magazine said this week it has become kind of an ebay of philanthropy, where you put together people with needs, bring them together with people who have money and the means to resolve their problems, whether it is poverty, disease, just improving their daily lives, you get everybody in one place, and go at it from there. what do you hope to accomplish at this meeting? >> i hope to help people design their philanthropy and fit their partners in a way that gives them better and quicker results. i mean, all along we have been trying to answer the how question, how do you do things faster, cheaper, better? how can these nongovernmental groups working with business and working with government and working with others, like a group in the congo works for a group in america, and works for the international community, how can they create networks th

he was at the clinton global initiative earlier this morning. former president clinton introduced him. he took a swipe at the obama administration by noting the current state of fairs overseas. >> syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the ambassador to libya was killed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward flunuclea weapons capabilities. we feel like we're at the mercy of events rather than starting events. >> mr. romney reiterated that -- >>> it's the call everyone is talk about. packers versus seahawks. should the players union pull the members off the field to support the nfl referees? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "is time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and o

>> governor romney is about to speak before the clinton global initiative. audience is full of fleleaders m around the world. people that can effect change to the world. what should mr. romney say to prove to no only them but to voters that he can handle foreign apairs and he does have the answer to the problems you are talking about? specifics. should he mention specific? >> i think he's actually putting forward specifics today. he is laying out a vision for major reform of u.s. foreign aid to take -- he's going to put condition -- u.s. foreign aid to countries on their opening up their markets and moving barriers to trade and in investment and making free market reform. i think he will lay out a positive vision today. again, i know we are talking about mr. romney. but whenever mr. -- whenever mitt romney supposedly makes a gaffe, that whole trip to the -- israel everybody said what a gaffe fest it was, he didn't make any gaffes. he called israel the capital of jerusalem which by u.s. law it is. when president obama comes out -- >> let's talk specifics abou

reporter: this morning republican mitt romney was welcomedded warmly atthe clinton global initiative. the former president praised him for supporting the americorps program. >> governor, i thank you for being here. the podium is yours. >> thank you, mr. president. reporter: romney returned the compliment with a joking reference to clinton's speech nominating president obama at the democratic convention. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. all i got to do now is wait a couple of days for that bounce to happen. >> reporter: from there, romney turned to education policy at a forum sponsored by nbc news. >> we have proven that sending a lot of money to failed schools to pay the same teachers to do the same things will not make any difference. the real key is leadership in drawing the best and brightest to the profession, giving them the right incentives, promoting the very best, helping our students have discipline in the classroom, insisting on the participation of parents. >> repo

reporter: this morning republican mitt romney was welcomedded warmly at the clinton global initiative. the former president praised him for supporting the americorps program. >> governor, i thank you for being here. the podium is yours. >> thank you, mr. president. reporter: romney returned the compliment with a joking reference to clinton's speech nominating president obama at the democratic convention. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. all i got to do now is wait a couple of days for that bounce to happen. >> reporter: from there, romney turned to education policy at a forum sponsored by nbc news. >> we have proven that sending a lot of money to failed schools to pay the same teachers to do the same things will not make any difference. the real key is leadership in drawing the best and brightest to the profession, giving them the right incentives, promoting the very best, helping our students have discipline in the classroom, insisting on the participation of parents. >> rep

things get lively at the clinton global initiative. >> you want to make farming sexy, don't you. >> furious talk from the angriest man in america, lewis black. >> the whole world coming here. you are screwing up the traffic. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight mahmoud ahmadinejad made his speech. the u.s. and canadian delegation stayed away. even so mahmoud ahmadinejad painted iran as the victim and to blame israel. ultramodern weaponry and pledge to disclose armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to crush them to to accepting a new era. continued threats by the uncivilized to resort military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> crystal spent i'm in iran. his best selling book is "half the sky" turning oppression in to opportunity for women worldwide. it is a series on pbs and nick is joining me now. mahmoud ahmadinejad is a fascinating character. whatever you think of him, love him, loathe him he commands attention. oddly today he seemed to be on his best behavior. what do