over the big budget shutdown in 95. could we see another government shutdown in two weeks? i m joined by two experts deedee myers. somehow bill clinton who we honor tonight, we put the focus on. i think there s a lot of honor in this documentary. it seems he had a style that was able to work a newt gingrich type. newt is a grinch type of person, he s nasty, tough. clinton is a big lover of people. he seemed to put his arm around newt and take him down in that government shutdown. how did he do it? i think one of the things that a lot of republican leaders in clinton s adversaries at that time said was don t get in a room alone with him because he s so charming, he ll have you agreeing with him in a short peer i don t find of time. speaker gingrich thought he would be immune to clinton s charms and he wasn t. clinton really was interested in
in washington and wisconsin have tried to cut programs for the poor, killed big labor and perhaps slammed the door on government itself. the same thing happened when republicans game roaring in after world war ii and of course in the middle of the clinton administration. first wisconsin. where thousands have gathered for days. the debate is not just about the current budget deficit. the unions have agreed to make concessions on benefits and pensions. it s also about governor scott walker s attempt to bust the public employees union out there the union that posed his election last move to. unions are making a stand to widely paraphrase frank sinatra if republicans can break unions in wisconsin they can break them anywhere. in washington republicans passed deep cuts in primarily programs for the poor. what they are doing is inviting yet another government shutdown, in the hopes that this time the public might be behind them. who wins if there is another government shutdown and
perhaps slammed the door on government itself. the same thing happened when republicans game roaring in after world war ii and of course in the middle of the clinton administration. first wisconsin. where thousands have gathered for days. the debate is not just about the current budget deficit. the unions have agreed to make concessions on benefits and pensions. it s also about governor scott walker s attempt to bust the public employees union out there the union that posed his election last move to. unions are making a stand to widely paraphrase frank sinatra if republicans can break unions in wisconsin they can break them anywhere. in washington republicans passed deep cuts in primarily programs for the poor. what they are doing is inviting yet another government shutdown, in the hopes that this time the public might be behind them. who wins if there is another government shutdown and who do you think loses? meanwhile across the ocean, the revolution in libya is spreading.
tonight. john, you were in it. you played a big role in our understanding of the guy. tell me how this all works. i just have to jump ahead to the doc. his presidency that ended on a 63% popularity when he got out of the office. constituent added up very positively for him. and then doing this sort of victory lap but but a whole new chapter in his life. did you see that coming that he would spend another decade out there in public service? he had to do something because he left as a young man. the last days were on a terrible note. a lot of people close to bill clinton said without the focus and discipline with the presidency h he s going to squander his opportunities. they were worried about that have. they were wrong. he has had focus in his ex-presidency and he has used it to advance what he sees as the public interest at home and abroad. deedee is going to love it.
had in 95. could we see another government shutdown in two weeks. i m joined by two experts deedee myers. somehow bill clinton who we honor tonight, we put the focus on. there s a lot of honor in this documentary, it seems he had a style that was able to work a newt gingrich. newt is a grinch type of person, he s nasty, tough. clinton is a big lover of people. he seemed to put his arm around newt and take him down in that government shutdown. how did he do it? i think one of the things that a lot of republican leaders in clinton s adversaries at that time was don t get in a room awlo alone with him. speaker gingrich thought he would be immune to clinton s