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Came over the senate we had the trial the house and a sort of historic came over the senate we had the trial the house and sort of historic. Change lost seats the House Republicans all seats. Change lost seats the House Republicans all seats so you know its youve got to be very careful how you proceed on this the best so you know its youve got to be very careful how you proceed on this the best way if you want to move a president is called an election but also the best way if you want to move a president is called an election but also there are good lawyers im sure and partisans on both sides of the hour that there are good lawyers im sure and partisans on both sides of the aisle that bill like you know there are things here that need to be looked into the question is how do you feel like you know there are things here that need to be looked into the question is how do you. Do it and what is the in result going to be in terms of you know you do it and what is the in result going to be in terms of you know the country itself it really what bothers me is that the congress is not the country itself it really bothers me is that the congress is not doing anything now theyre not doing anything about Immigration Reform in this country theyre not doing anything about doing anything now theyre not doing anything about Immigration Reform in this country theyre not doing anything about infrastructure one good thing about what we went through with clinton is we got infrastructure one good thing about what we went through with clinton is we right up until we began the trial and i made a day after we went right back to legislature right up until we began the trial and i made a day after we went right back to legislating now they the house can do that because only one committee but now they the house can do that because only one committee normally the Judiciary Committee would be meeting but once it gets to the senate if you have a full normally the Judiciary Committee would be meeting but once it gets to the senate if you have a full blown senate trial every senator must be at his or her desk and ice but wont senate trial every senator must be at his or her desk and they spin every day every afternoon from 12 to 6 usually with all senate and every day every afternoon from 12 to 6 usually with all senators sitting there so the other legislative business stops are sitting there so the other legislative business stops on the impeachment process how has nancy pelosi in your opinion on the impeachment process how has nancy pelosi in your opinion handled it to this moment well let me point out handled it to this moment. Well let me point out that as you noted in the intro i did serve on the Judiciary Committee when i was a 1st at the as you noted in the intro i did serve on the Judiciary Committee when i was a 1st term congressman way back in 1973 and 74 so i saw it firsthand up close term congressman way back in 1973 and 74 so i saw it firsthand up close what is supposed to happen in the Judiciary Committee in the house was what is supposed to happen in the Judiciary Committee in the house which i served on and which peter rodino from new jersey chaired. Which i served on in which peter rodino from new jersey chaired it was sort of done by the book and of course i also was majority leader when we had the amp a sort of done by the book and of course i also was majority leader when we had the impeachment trial of William Jefferson clinton a trial that i knew from the beginning as a trial of William Jefferson clinton a trial that i knew from the beginning as an old whip Office Holder and counter i knew how to count the votes in old whip officeholder and counter i knew how to count the votes i could not see how we were going to get the votes to remove president clinton from office. So i could not see how we were going to get the boat to remove president clinton from office so the challenge for me and for the democratic leader tom daschle was how do we set though the challenge for me and for the democratic leader tom daschle was how do we set those up in a way that the people felt like we did our job we did it thoroughly we went through the step in a way that the people felt like we did our job we did it thoroughly we went through the process we had depositions we had debate we discussed it the chief justice a process we had depositions we had debate we discussed it the chief justice for as i did but at the end of the day when the vote occurred it was all were and were a presided but at the end of the day when the vote occurred it was all were and we were able to move on and do other things for the country now thats a real challenge and were about to go to move on and do other things for the country now thats a real challenge and were about to have to test that Speaker Pelosi has been careful thats one reason why ive had to test that Speaker Pelosi has been careful thats one reason why the house has not yet voted for the more traditional resolution that would begin the the house has not yet voted for the more traditional resolution that would begin the impeachment proceedings in the Judiciary Committee and thats where i believe reside impeachment proceedings in the Judiciary Committee and thats where i believe resides so while shes taken some criticism for not doing it its so while shes taken some criticism for not doing it that way by republicans i think its cause shes waiting to see a little bit happen that way by republicans i think its cause shes waiting to see a little bit how this plays out what the evidence was the mullah report did not cut this plays out what the evidence was the mullah report did not come forward with the type of information that people say can pay for what might have wanted so. I would with the type of men from ation that people say can piece what might have wanted so she used you know thought of taking her time i guess the answer will be when she say she has the votes to use you know thought of taking her time i guess the answer will be when she say she has the votes in the time is ready in the house as best she can determine it she will proceed in the time is ready in the house as best she can determine it she will proceed but shes an old experienced hand you cannot underestimate Speaker Pelosi but shes an older experienced hand you know you cannot underestimate Speaker Pelosi did the Founding Fathers make a mistake did the Founding Fathers make a mistake when they call the high crimes and misdemeanors. When they call the high crimes and misdemeanors do we understand that i dont think we really do do we understand that. I dont think we really do and perhaps its in the mind of the holder or it depends on how a person will and perhaps its in the mind of the holder or depends on how a person will define it but the constitution itself is very limited in what it says define it but the constitution itself is very limited in what it says about impeachment but if you go back and read the federalist papers with their guard to impeachment is about impeachment but if you go back and read the federalist papers with their guard to impeachment Alexander Hamilton and madison had some very clear thoughts about why that might be necessary Alexander Hamilton and madison had some very clear thoughts about why that might be necessary and how it should be done they were very specific but for instance area and how it should be done they were very specific but for instance i dont know how they would have defined misdemeanors but im under the impression so i dont know how they would have defined misdemeanors but im under the impression that mr meter in their mind was a more serious charge then we entered that mr meter in their mind was a more serious charge then we interpret it today misdemeanor today as a a minor criminal by a later date today misdemeanor today as a a minor criminal violation or maybe even you know is it a distilling something wrong so i mean are maybe even you know is it a distilling something wrong so i think they thought it was more serious than it now is interpreted so i think they thought it was more serious than it now is interpreted so they thought i would have something more than high crimes and not too serious cratloe they thought of it as something more than high crimes and not too serious crimes they thought of both of them as a pretty serious matter and that thats the thing you have they thought of both of them as a pretty serious matter and that thats the thing you have to prove and its quite often very hard to prove is lying prove and its quite often very hard to prove is lying to a grand jury. A crime it is certainly a grand jury. Crime it is certainly more than a misdemeanor or is obstruction of justice. More than a misdemeanor or is obstruction of justice crime in my mind it could be and that was the conclusion im in my mind it could be and that was the conclusion i basically came to with regard to president nixon and there was the smoking gun obviously came to with regard to president nixon and there was the smoking gun the actual tape of him giving instructions that could run the actual tape of him giving instructions that could certainly be interpreted as an instruction of justice speaking and that we certainly be interpreted as an instruction of justice speaking and that we now have an actual phone call between an american president and a song 10 shall have an actual phone call between an american president and a song to entry 3 to 4 different occasions now others have backed up that call 334 different occasions now others have backed up that call asking him this foreign country to investigate a political asking him this foreign country to investigate a political rival. As in that disturb you well if it dont rival. As in that disturb you well it it disturbs me is a lot of things disturb me about that number one you know its derb me is a lot of things disturb me about that number one you know looking at it from the presidency standpoint i dont stand while these people released now looking at it from the presidency standpoint i dont stand while these people were listening in a conversation or while there were all these recordings we would think president s would have you know a conversation. While there were all these recordings we would think president s would have learned for president nixon recording what goes on roll in the oval office not a great idea some learned for president nixon recording what goes on roll in the oval office and not a great idea secondly to be talking to the leader of another country about investec atlee to be talking to the leader of another country about investigating corruption or investigating a person could be a political getting corruption or investigating a person could be a political opponent. That is disturbing but i think for ill opponent. That is disturbing but i think for it to be something beyond that they would have to be clear quid pro quo if you get to be something beyond that they would have to be clear quid pro quo if you dont do this were not going to do that or vice versa but its an area you dont do this were not going to do that or vice versa but its an area that is being looked into then the question is is it being looked that is being looked into then the question is has it been looked into and a proper way and thats one thing i always appreciated about that in 2 and a proper way and thats one thing i always appreciated about the Judiciary Committee when i was a freshman house member 32 years old sitting on that committee traditionally committee when i was a freshman house member 32 years old sitting on that Committee Peter rodino the chairman was very fair in the way he way allowed republicans peter rodino the chairman was very fair in the way he way allowed republicans to ask questions to have witnesses im selves and ask questions to have witnesses im selves and and for me personally hell allowed me to engage in the debate and for me personally. Heel allowed me to engage in the debate against one of the articles and sleep page one which we did defeat against one of the articles and sleep page one which we did defeat so how you do Something Like this is almost as important so how you do Something Like this is almost as important as what do you do you need to do it carefully and by the book and what do you do you need to do it carefully and by the book and make sure that it well for instance when i 1st met with my reply to sure that and well for instance when i 1st met with my republican conference about how to proceed on the clinton matter i had a process in my novel can conference about how to proceed on the clinton matter i had a process in mind that would have been concluded in about 2 weeks without any depositions or witnesses i mean it would have been concluded in about 2 weeks without any depositions or witnesses i mean things like that my own republican conference pushback said oh no you know what you did things like that my own republican conference pushback said oh no you know what youre doing youre trying to short circuit this and we need to do this by the book we know youre trying to short circuit this we need to do this by the book we need to have the full hearings we need to have senators in the seats the chief justice sitting there we need to have the full hearings we need to have senators in the seats the chief justice sitting there we need to take depositions we need to have formal questions and so to take depositions we need to have formal questions and so i revised how we were going to do it and it wound up taking about a month but at the end and i revised how we were going to do it and it wound up taking about a month but at the end of that month most people whether they agreed or disagreed with the final result that month most. People whether they agreed or disagreed with the final result felt like it was done properly as required by the constitution all felt like it was done properly as required by the constitution you voted for guilty right i did vote for the 2 article you voted for guilty right i did vote for the 2 articles of impeachment one interesting thing about that did that on a friday hold of impeachment one interesting thing about that did that on a friday tom daschle and i shook hands in the Center Island and agreed a tom daschle and i shook hands in the Center Island and agreed that we had done the job the best we could and i fair and bipartisan that we had done the job the best we could and i fair and bipartisan way a week later actually following thursday i got a call from president clay a week later actually on a following thursday i got a call from president clinton he wanted to talk to be about a bill it was a big bail in fact a number but he wont talk to me about a bill it was a big bill in fact i never have been able to recall exactly what it was but he wanted me to see if we could move this bill along through the print able to recall exactly what it was but he wanted me to see if we could move this bill along through the process he didnt mention how i had voted he didnt even mention the impeachment trial we just says he didnt mention how i had voted he didnt even mention the impeachment trial we just went on with our business and in the next few years did several good things went on with our business and in the next few years did several good things for the country working together youve got to have that when the Senate Getting set for the country working together youve got to have that when the senate gets this to trial the 16 chief justice conducts the trial this trial the 16 chief justice conducts the trial. Can you honestly say that every cent of the sentence you knew took is can you honestly say that every cent of the sentence you knew to consuming asli and voted their conscience absolutely seemingly and voted their conscience absolutely and we did a lot of things that were were different for instance we couldnt decide really how to proceed and we did a lot of things that were were different for instance we couldnt decide really how to proceed so i finally came up with idea of ok well all go meet in the Old Senate Seat so i finally came out with that idea of ok well all go meet in the Old Senate Chamber no staff no press just senators and i asked denny akaka from the chamber no staff no press just senators and i asked denny akaka from hawaii to open a session with god it was a prayer that hopefully we would be a little white open a session with god it was a prayer that hopefully we would be led to do the right thing in that meeting and i called on senator byrd who was so led to do the right thing in that meeting and i called on senator byrd who was sort of the historian of the senate to give us a brief tutorial on what the constitution requires the historian of the senate to give us a brief tutorial on what the constitution required and then we opened up a discussion and to our surprise senator graham a card and then we opened up a discussion and to our surprise senator gramm of texas spoke a conservative republican followed by senator ted kennedy spoke a conservative republican followed by senator ted kennedy of massachusetts and as i listened to him it sounded like they were saying the same thing today of massachusetts and as i listen to him it sounded like they were saying the same thing and so we came together and said ok were going to go forward with the graham thing and so we came together and said ok were going to go forward with the graham. Kennedy proposal tom daschle asked me later did i really know for sure what kennedy proposal tom daschle asked me later did i really know for sure what wed agreed to and i told him no but we had agreed and so i suggested what wed agreed to and i told him no but we had agreed and so i suggested said tom look i think we have a good idea what want to do here but you say in a couple of years said tom look i think we have a an idea what want to do here but you send a couple of your senators and ill send a couple of mine and theyll write it up and we can then go forward it so he sent ted case senators and house and a couple of mine and theyll write it up and we can then go forward and so he sent ted kennedy and Joe Lieberman and i sent phil graham and slade gorton of Washington State they came up with it in Joe Lieberman and i sent phil graham and slade gorton of Washington State they came up with the polls well and we moved Forward Together and then the polls will and we moved Forward Together and the debate was it was really i thought thoughtful and one of the debate was it was really i thought thoughtful and one of the things that we did to try to make sure we understood each other at night and things that we did to try to make sure we understood each other at night after being in session from like 12. 00 to 6. 00 we would go into session at night close i should know after being in session from like 12 to 6 we would go into session at night close session no press just senators talking to each other with a free give and take you cant press just senators talking to each other with a free give and take you cant believe that the difference in the tenor and the how honest they were some to leave that the difference in the tenor and the how honest they were some tears senators in tears about the decision that was based changed in a way or senators in tears about the decision that was based changed. Well be right back with trent lott and more politicking right after this break well be right back with trent lott and more politicking right after this break. Russian and like its. You know world of big partisan through things a lot of things and construe aeroflot russian and lights. You know world of big partisan through things a lot of things and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the story yours its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be such that Mainstream Media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other we need to stop slamming the door on the bath shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle. 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Morgan or Deutsche Bank are unable to settle trades because they dont have the cash to settle the tricks or bank are unable to settle trades because they dont have the cash to settle the trade then when the end of the quarter comes theyre going to have to by law if they then when the end of the quarter comes theyre going to have to by law if they if there is the rule of law anymore and thats an open question announced that they are insolvent if there is the rule of law anymore and thats an open question announce that they are insolvent and therefore theyre going to set off a cascade of contagion. And therefore theyre going to set off a cascade of contagion. A continuation of the 2000 crisis but much much worse. Be a continuation of the 2000 crisis but much much worse. Support. From. Republican mississippi he is in washington d. C. This is. Mississippi he is in washington d. C. Those. Areas over the weekend the president dramatically announced the areas over the weekend the president dramatically announced the killing of isis leave. The. Of isis leave. Baghdad the whats the significance of that vote. Well i think it is significant for significance of that vote. Well i think it is significant 1st of all the great credit goes to our men and women our special force of all the great credit goes to our men and women our special forces that were involved in this attack apparently even a German Shepherd dog works is that were involved in this attack apparently even a German Shepherd dog was a hero in this occasion so i think we should 1st thank the people that was a hero in this occasion so i think we should 1st thank the people that put their lives on the line to take out one of the most feared and that put their lives on the line to take out one of the most feared and dreaded terrorist leaders in the world and so i sit righted the terrorist leaders in the world and so isis will have to really organize i guess to see whos going to be there will have to really organize i guess to see whos going to be there their leader to take his place but it was a significant and its like their leader to take his place but it was significant and its like in the past when we were able to take out other leaders of terrorist groups in the past when we were able to take out other leaders of terrorist groups when it was announced by george w. Bush and by barack obama these kinds of when it was announced by george w. Bush and by barack obama these kinds of actions do clearly affect what a unit of actions do clearly affect what a unit like isis can do you because off the head it clearly affects what the tail can do so like isis can do you because off the head it clearly affects what the tail can do so credit to our men and women in uniform but also the fact that this was a credit to our men and women and. Reform but also the fact that this was a Significant Development many of your fellow republicans and a Significant Development many of your fellow republicans have criticized the leaving of the cheney keeps leaving soon what do you think criticized the leaving of the cheney keeps leaving soon and what do you think ive struggled with that truth larry ive had occasion to ive struggled with that truth larry ive had occasion to be in turkey a few times and i have met with a wan be in turkey a few times and i have met with. Both and turkey on occasion and once here too i had hoped both and turkey on occasion and once here too i had hoped that that he would be a leader of turkey that that that he would be a leader of turkey that would be positive i advocated for turkey being brought would be positive i advocated for turkey being brought into nato. But ive been very concerned about an already into nato. But ive been very concerned about a number of his actions ive been concerned about him frankly playing footsies with a number of his actions ive been concerned about him frankly playing footsies with the russians. And you know i do know a little bit of the russians. And you know i do know a little bit of some of the inside things that went on with the kurds they fought with us and they were fighting with light some of the inside things that went on with the kurds they fought with us and they were fighting with the Light Weapons for a long time because in baghdad wouldnt help them get the heavy weaponry they need weapons for a long time because by. Dead wouldnt help them get the heavy weaponry they need they were they are our most reliable fighters in syria against ide they were they are our most reliable fighters in syria against isis so i havent been pleased with the way that was so i havent been pleased with the way that was handled. I do know that theyre the p. K. Handled. I do know that theyre the p. K. K. Kurds have been and thats a Different Group of the ones that way kurds have been and thats a Different Group of the ones that we fought with for the most part but theres a group of kurds that have been doing these incursions into fought with for the most part but theres a group of kurds that have been doing these incursions into turkey and killing civilians and i know that the the turks in order want to particular had a real to turkey in killing civilians and i know that the the turks in order want to particular had a real problem that but the way this was done to come in. Problem that but the way this was done to come in. And now that they do have a buffer zone maybe that and now that they do have a buffer zone maybe that will help calm things down it looks like the ceasefire is holding but i do it will help calm things down it looks like the ceasefire is holding but i didnt feel good about it felt like we would turn our back on some people that didnt feel good about it felt like we would turn our back on some people that that bled with us when it really mattered. And wound so mental and bled with us when it really mattered. And wounds to mental and hes killing and hes asked. I threw up like yeah well when i go right obama won i won broad obama announced the killing of all ben ladan he took 9 minutes. The kill filing will ben ladan he took 9 minutes by contrast donald trump slope for 15 minutes 40 minutes in a News Conference contest donald trump slow for 15 minutes 40 minutes in a News Conference declaring by god he was a whimpering coward who died last at that ought to be clear about god he was a whimpering coward who died like a dog you think you overdid it then well obviously some people in the media you think you overdid it then well obviously some people in the media are saying that and i must say that. Im never saying that and i must say that. Im not happy quite often with some of the language that President Trump uses i dont consider it to be president ial one you know from out happy quite often with some of the language that President Trump uses i dont consider it to be president ial one you know some of it is too long but you know i just love it just too long but you know. Just and we had a look at the Bigger Picture to let me give you an example of trump and we had a look at the Bigger Picture to let me give you an example of trump i was always a free trader in the congress but over the years tried to i was always a free trader in the congress but over the years tried to talk to the chinese i went to beijing and met with the chinese i talked to europe a talk to the chinese i went to beijing and met with the chinese i talked to europeans about how the trading was not always fair and even though i was a friends about how the trading was not always fair and even though i was a free trade is no question that many of our trade partners were taken advantage of was so i think that trump as we try to is no question that many of our trade partners were taken advantage of was so i think that trump has been doing President Trump is trying to do the right thing with regard to the europe had been doing President Trump is trying to do the right thing with regard to the europeans and now hes got the great with the japanese and South Koreans and chinese but instead now hes got the great with the japanese and South Koreans and chinese but so i like the fact that he has done it because the minute so i like the fact that he has done it because many of us did not do what was necessary in the past but my problem has been again some of us did not do what was necessary in the past but my problem has been again sometimes how he does it doing all of these trade agreements at once sometimes how he does it doing all of these trade agreements at once. You know causes some some problems i would look to be like what. You know causes some some problems i would look to be likely to make more sense and do it in syria them one after the other or maybe 2 are but so i made more sense to do it in syria them one after the other or maybe 2 are but. So its sort of a pattern but he you know he didnt provide us to be sort of a pattern but he you know he didnt provide us to be a present like presence of the place as if i was as a sister of the people as a differently i asked to write it down as a dinner for that that and that that those calls at birth call and some time. Because its a problem for himself. And sop because his problem for him self when silence would have been better for example he informed me of putin about balance would have been better for example he informed me of putin above but daddy out of the. Boy for haploid and that happened but he. Really didnt need the greens the democrat congressional leadership surely as. Well congressional leadership. Sheeny f. Well ive got to 3 actions of that number one he informed the russians so that they wouldnt get to 3 actions or that number one he informed the russian so that there wouldnt be an inadvertent conflict in the airspace that we were going to be an inadvertent conflict in the airspace that we were going to so i think we did the right thing but buys in the russians i think the russians did the right so i think we did the right thing but buys in the russians i think the russians did the right thing and. The critics i dont think will crawling out of this at will ok ok to say that i didnt say oh dont go coming at it so we can i dont say well come in we cant say were coming he would come in low we didnt tell him what the purpose was but the russians acted respond our company would come in low we didnt tell them what the purpose was but the russians acted responsibly and so did we dove what you know is mistaken conflict thats possibly and so did wed ovoid you know a mistaken conflict thats point number one point number 2 own at least a couple occasions went to one point number 2 own at least a couple occasions president clinton called me and said were going to go and were going to bomb a place or president clinton called me and said were going to go and were going to bomb a place or were going to do this ken and i want you to know and i would appreciate were going to do this can and i want you to know and i would appreciate it if you would be subpoenaed for you to be shipped and when we did it i dont see and hear answer from well we didnt get it i dont sit here and on and on and i know what and i know it one instance at sure i asked him can you get your Intelligence Community to call me one instance it was sure i asked him can you get your Intelligence Community to call me and give me more information about this most of the time with the only one and give me more information about this. Most of the time with only one exception ive supported the president when he took these actions so but there has been a real problem in this city would lead exception ive supported the president when he took these actions so but there has been a real problem in this city with leaks i mean if places like it like a sieve and if put in place of his illegal money check a santa if it ends. And there foods of any chance that anybody accidentally inadvertently oh whatever. At least action or to the whole sanely inadvertently or whatever were leaked or told somebody this is going to happen you could have had labs at stake so about it this is going to happen you could have had labs at stake so but but it and there is one and mike and cerns is a republican my 2nd own concerns republicans dont talk to democrats the house and dog the senate the senate and all the house a president doesnt talk to democrats the house and dog the senate the senate and all the house a president doesnt talk the Congress Everybody needs to be communicating and theres got to be at the top leadership the Congress Everybody needs to be communicating and theres got to be at the top leadership house and Senate Republican and democrat and the presidency can communicate to house and Senate Republican and democrat and the presidency can communicate in good faith and without rancor for the best interest of the American People in good faith and without rancor for the best interest of the American People are we doing that now no but we used to do it what do you make of the dont we doing that now know what we used to do it what do you make of the democratic field so far. Democratic field so far. That well. Not much i get pretty uncomfortable with that well. Not much i get pretty uncomfortable with they are all the things theyre advocating and you know most people would describe a lot of they are all the things theyre advocating and you know most people would describe a lot of it is socialism and i know some of them pretty well out served in the senate were bernie sort of socialism and i know some of them pretty well out served in the senate were Bernie Sanders and with the Vice President joe biden and. I had a really great anders and with Vice President joe biden and i had a really great frankly relationship with Joe Bob Frank i didnt shipment with obama. Now i did hes good and now hes considered sort of the moderate he was kind of a liberal when he was in the in the senate but it would be social but guy he was kind of a liberal when he was in the in the senate but he was a decent guy you know he wouldnt be. Going to be oh he didnt he would more than. Be mediating when spirited in would say did with you. But you had an old somebody i mean you can introduce a live woman and you think you can. And as well. As the me you would want to hear a thought. Well let me just tell me you would want to hear a thought. Well let me just say our who you know it looks to me like hes the best of the field to say are who you know it looks to me like hes the best of the field at the house they answer why do we have such. A rift in that house they answer. Why do we have such a rift in the country why this clicked well country why this clicked well i think a lot about that. You know the times are different i think a lot about that. You know the time to different people of different the millennial is have a completely different perspective a lot of people have different the millenniums have a completely different perspective a lot of things that we do. I do think that social media a lot of things that we do. I do think that social media and monetary knology is not good you know ive got one of the grandchildren modern technology is not good you know ive got one of the grandchildren klute a little 16 year old and trying to get her to put that thing that cell phone down and sort of include a little 16 year old and trying to get her to put that thing at cell phone down and talk to me is not easy and i worry that they are there felt to me is is not easy and i worry that they are theyre affected by all of this and theyre their communication skills are being diminished in power of this and their their communication skills are being diminished perhaps by this but now there are a lot of others i still make it a point to reach out to young people about perhaps by this but now there are a lot of others i still make it a point to reach out to young people about Leadership Institute at the university of mississippi web students they are literally from all over the country Leadership Institute at the university of mississippi we have students there literally from all over the country i speak to them once or twice a year and im impressed with them 3 i speak to them once or twice a year and im impressed with them philosophically you know youve got to weve got a broad division there but i also think most optically. Oh you got to weve got a broad division there but i also think the media has to take a little bit of the blame of the credit larry i think the media has to take a little bit of the blame of the credit larry of. You know my good friend john breaux my partner for the last 11 years for the most part you know my good friend john breaux my partner for the last 11 years for the most part he watches you know him as n. B. C. For the most part i watch fox but he watches you know image n. B. C. For the most part i watch fox. No thank goodness of the world series who give us Something Else to. Thank goodness of the world series who give us Something Else to watch so its a combination of things but you know relationships watch so its a combination of things but you know relationships require effort contact respect require effort contact respect. The the negative stuff that that like i took basic journalism the the negative stuff that that like i took basic journalism in high school i was the assistant news editor of the daily mississippian went to high school i was the assistant news editor of the daily mississippian when i was in congress to a guy named larry speaks if you might remember and went on to be reagan spokesman in congress to a guy named larry speaks if you might remember and went on to be reagan spokesman i know the difference between an editorial and opinion and you i know the difference between an editorial an opinion and news now i can only tell the difference theyre all intertwined maybe a lot of those now i can only tell the difference theyre all intertwined maybe a lot of times its the headline which is sort of you know an editorial of times as the headline which is sort of you know an editorial of a news article but im not putting all the blame on the news media its a news article but im not putting all the blame on the news media its its its all of us and. But it can change and its all of us and. But it can change and you know what what would change leadership just and know what what would change leadership just a few man and a good man and good women that are willing to stand up and say were not going to you man and good men and good women that are willing to stand up and say were not going to do this anymore were going to find a way to develop a relation do this anymore. Were going to find a way to develop relationships listen to and respect the other side again my friend tom daschle says that the ships listen to and respect the other side again my friend tom daschle says that the most important leadership too is your ears most important leadership too is your ears. To listen and if youre not listening youre probably not learning. To listen and if youre not listening youre probably not learning. I used to have the votes most the time when i was majority leader but only k. Should i do i used to have the votes most the time when i was majority leader but only k. Should i go or democratic side and say look we got to vote here but can we tweak to sort of go over the democratic side and say look we got to vote here but can we tweak this at a way that would make it a little bit easier to go down with you all and sometimes theyd say that would make it a little bit easier to go to i would be all and sometime theyd Say Something and wed make a little modification and the people got the benefit of saying like they stop it and we make a little modification and the people got the benefit of saying like a good thing to make man does you know Joe Lieberman was here last week yeah good thing to make. Note of Joe Lieberman was here last week yeah joes a great guy i enjoyed my work with Joe Lieberman and we still talk a good job as a great guy i enjoyed my work with Joe Lieberman and we still talk occasionally hes a hes a true patriot a great guy i think thank you so much hes a true patriot a great guy thank you so much susan a great interview and i really appreciate you doing it where much was a great interview and i really appreciate you doing it where did it cause i wanted to visit my would be old friend larry king. Did it cause i wanted to visit my would be old friend larry king thank you my brother thank you thank you ned trent lott and thank you audience for joining my brother think you think in a trent lott and thank you audience for joining me on this edition of politicking remember you can join the conversation on my facing the on this edition of politicking remember you can join the conversation. My Facebook Page you tweet me at kings things and dont forget to use the politicking will phase you tweet me at kings things and dont forget to use the politicking hash tag and thats all for this edition of politicking and stagg and thats all for this edition of politicking. Tariff long. Long russian headline its. You know world of russian headlines. You know world of big partisan new things a lot and conspiracy its time to break partisan and do things a lot and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to wait to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to tell. The network let me read to me be to mark the smart we need or we need to stop slam. Leming the door on the door on the back. And shouting passion past each other each other its its time to talk for Critical Thinking Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the troops its time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is the type of Washington Post report watching. The hawks. Aeroflot russian. Aeroflot russian and lines. And lines. Leading. The leading weird things by the way is called superstition or magical thinking believing weird things like things by the way is called superstition or magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in the system its a feature it calms equipped that is not a bug in the system its a feature it calms equipped in the software of our programming to try to connect things in the environment in the software of our program mean to try to connect things in the environment just in case theres a real connection. Just in case theres a real connection. Dissent is being criminalized speech is. Dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just Max Blumenthal editor of the gray zone project and being arrested just Max Blumenthal editor of the gray zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly questioning Mainstream Media narrative a leading investigative journalist increasingly questioning Mainstream Media narratives and interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized and interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized and even arrested. And even arrested. If these banks like j. P. Morgan or Deutsche Bank are and. If these banks like j. P. Morgan or Deutsche Bank are unable to settle trades because they dont have the cash to settle the trade then to settle trades because they dont have the cash to settle the trade then when the end of the quarter comes theyre going to have to by law if they if there is the rule when the end of the quarter comes theyre going to have to by law if they if there is the rule of law anymore and thats an open question announce that they are insolvent and therefore they get law anymore and thats an open question announce that they are insolvent and therefore theyre going to set off a cascade and a contagion. Will be a continuation of the set off a cascade and a contagion. Will be a continuation of the 2008 crisis but much much worse. 2008 crisis but much much worse. Forces backed by the cia in afghanistan have committed atrocities. Forces backed by the cia in afghanistan have committed atrocities including summary executions out according to a damning report by Human Rights Watch these including summary executions out according to a damning report by Human Rights Watch. Theres really no question that comments like this violates the law theres been no accounting. Theres really no question that conduct like this violates the law theres been no accountability for this type of conduct and certainly not for the actual cases we documented in this new report will be for this type of conduct and certainly not for the actual pieces we documented in this new report. Out of california residents suffer from raging wildfires its alleged. California residents suffer from raging wildfires its alleged. Function of the local Power Company kind of started the inferno. Function of a local Power Company kind of started the inferno. And an israeli soldier who disobeyed orders and fatally shot. And an israeli soldier who disobeyed orders and fatally shot a palestinian teenager and sentenced to a month of Community Service to the boys hand holliston the teenager and sentenced to a month of Community Service to the boys family. The soldiers didnt get the punishment so his colleagues to do with. The soldiers didnt get the punishment so his colleagues would do the same or they would kill