critics questioned the move but history proves carly was right. post merger, hp became the biggest computer company in the world. it positioned hp to compete in integrated systems and allowed us to compete in sectors of the company, printers. and he concludes by saying, i can attest to her intellect, her talent, i m proud to support carly fiorina for president of the united states. this guy participated in her firing, was on the board, and he says you re wrong. this is one board member who never minded speaking to the press about confidential board then and recently. what he said in the comper story why carly fiorina was fired 2005 written by the dean of financial reporting carol loomis at the time, he was open about what a colossal affair she was in style and substance. if he did, why hasn t he hired her in the last ten years? why hasn t anybody hired her in the last ten years? if she is has she held any ceo position
the stock? absolutely not. warren buffett and carol loomis, thank you. coming up, former secretary of state, madeleine albright. and later, host of hardball, chris matthews. you re watching morning joe, brewed by starbucks. have a good. here you go. you, too. i m going to dream about that steak. i m going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it s practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it s never been easier to get a passat. that s the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month s payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - each of your bodies.
now, this hour, we re going to be revisiting some of our best interviews and conversations of the year. and we begin with a man who s been both a vocal and symbolic part of the debt discussion. the chairman of berkshire hathaway, warren buffett. he joined us on set along with carol lummis, who came out with the new book, tap dancing to work: warren buffett on practically everything 1966 to 2012. a compilation about the oracle of omaha. what is the principle of warren buffett s life that keeps him who he is, but keeps him in his house and omaha. what s that thing in life that drove him in high school and drives him now? well, he does like to succeed, but money is nothing, absolutely nothing. he s always been driven and he got interested in invest, when he was well, his first trade was at age 11. i have four grandkids and none seem to be headed in that direction. and he just, he always was interested in every element of investing. so he had a goal. he had a goal.
carol loomis joining us. tamron hall has a look at when s next. coming up next hour, we are following several big stories. president obama takes his message on avoiding the fiscal cliff straight to the middle class. and even some business leaders. president says he s ready and willing to get the issue resolved in a bipartisan manner. speaking of bipartisanship, tomorrow the president will host mitt romney at the white house. their first face to face meeting since the election. when s the point? ambassador susan rice back on capitol hill for a second day trying to end the heated back and forth over her role in the investigation of the deadly attack on the consulate in benghazi. what republican senators are sayisa saying today. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it s clinically proven to provide clearer skin.
0 senator alan simpson, withers skin bowles and be on the group with a group of bipartisan business leaders and deficit hawks getting something done, meeting with republicans and democrats. do you have any more optimism let me point out you and your pal erskine bowles, he was quoted as saying he s more pessimistic something will be accomplished. my poor dear partner, bloodied but unvowed, six months ago erskine was saying i think we can get there. now, he s pessimistic. would be a word. we were just with a group go big or go home, democrats and republicans alike, they ve got signatures of over 200 102 house members, half of the senate working for us, equally divided on both sides, you have to have something bipartisan. you can write it on a single sheet of paper if it had firewalls and triggers, and if it were just signed by an equal number of democrats and republicans, the markets would lay off of us. if they continue to see this dead-head struggling, the same old stuff, they re g