Sort of analogous to portfolio insurance in 87. Stuart not like you to engage me in conversations in the first minutes of your show but i will tell you neil im kidding. Im kidding. There is always sort of a monday morning quarterback that comes back to look at weird things prior. You and i can remember the whole portfolio insurance thing of 87. Just me, just me alone, all these Creative Products that are meant to sort of cushion the blow of just Market Forces end up creating the crisis to begin with . Stuart all i will say is, neil, dont ever come on my show with that stuff, you will get the buzzer throughout. That is a fact. I should have taken your question seriously. I got a car waiting for me right outside. It is warming up. Neil lizzie would appreciate my curiosity on this. Liz yes i do. Neil talking to the wrong person amounts soon as the papers were cleared, thats it. Thank you, my friend. I think stuart is absolutely right to say im obsessing about something so arcane. We didnt
To have a weak dollar. Well talk about all of this coming up. Big interview in davos historically just something that is usually not said by administrations or treasury secretaries. In reality, in the shortterm, currencies will fluctuate. Thats kind of what mnuchin was saying bob rubin thought all of these things, they would just never say the it publicly. This might not be the first time that this administration voiced things that other administrations didnt voice mike allen is with us, too. Its not something where you want to add thoughts to it i dont want to revisit the last administration, but we her defense of israel and we saw the way the administration actually stuck to their card, too. Exactly so they say what would you rather have, someone that smiles at you and says we love israel, then behind their back, netanyahu is ready to pull his hair out he doesnt have hair i had the opportunity to sit down with President Trump. We talked about trade, the dollar and his message to this
Good morning. I should just mention at the beginning im told there will be time for q a but it depends on your asking questions which i can then repeat for the benefit of the production. Can someone close the door. Thank you. The title of my remarks this morning are notes on th our notg of liberal culture. Theres a story that might be apocryphal but is too good not to share. [laughter] hi, jamie. [laughter] im going to begin again for jamies benefit. Theres a story possibly apocryphal but too good not to share which is told about gandhi. The leader was asked by the journalists what do you think of western civilization. He thought for a moment and replied i think it would be a good idea. [laughter] ive been pondering that for the better part of a year as i consider the state of liberal culture both in the United States and throughout the world. What do i think of liberalism i think it would be a good idea. In fact it could be our salvation as a country and as a civilization if only we c
It is the largest republican field of candidates to take the stage. Fox news is calling it a high stakes showdown. We want to begin with your comments on the Voting Rights. Is it still needed . Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. Send us a tweet, join us on facebook. Thank you for being with us. There are two forums. The main event at 9 00 eastern time. We want to get your comments on what questions you would ask the candidates. It seems the republicans like to violate Voting Rights act every chance they get. How does it showing your id heres the piece who says the federal Appeals Panel rule yesterday that a strict voter identification law in texas discriminated against blacks and hispanics and violated the rights act of 1965. A decision that defines the reach of the law. The case is one of a few across the country that are being closely watched. This after a 2013 Supreme Court decision that blocked the most enforcement tool, federal oversight o
Pieces of public art. Dude, if you love beautiful statues so much, why dont you marry one . Oh, okay [ laughter ] thats fair. Thats fair. New york city mayor bill de blasio announced yesterday that the city will conduct a 90day review of all racist symbols on City Property in an effort to determine which ones ought to be removed. Well let me give you a head start. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] axios, today published a list of groups that President Trump has alienated during his first seven months of office, and now the world is out of paper. [ light laughter ] [ applause ] in a new interview, Kim Kardashian revealed that she did karaoke with former president obama, said obama, that was just the national anthem. [ light laughter ] this week, chuck e. Cheese announced plans to remove some of its animatronic performers. Oh no. Dont get these guys riled up again. [ laughter ] that is the pizza of this country [ light laughter ] that mouse raised me American Idol is reportedly having