several years ago when he announced his divorce and split it 50/50, both california residents and thought he went from $120 billion to 60 billion. today he is worth 200 billion and the innovation that he put into the company. the 60 minutes story that aired three or four years ago but they did the amazon drone story. bezos next vision. when elon musk can prove that he can launch a rocket and land it on a ship in the pacific ocean people go man, this guy is for real. then the perception of the tesla car changes almost immediately, i believe, and the stock price for different reasons shot through the roof. the way we look at bezos from this day forward has now changed forever. sandra: he is a brilliant man. why does the technology from blue origin go?
obama s poll numbers around in south carolina. it looks like a lot of voters in south carolina looked at obama s ability to win iowa and made the judgment, okay, this guy is for real. yes. this guy can win a state. and what really put him on course in 2008 was that he cleaned hillary clinton s clokt in south carolina. almost a 30-point victory. that sets the stage for a lot to come. iowa is one if you can win there, it tells people you re for real. it s about momentum, if you have the wind in your sails and goes to iowa and it goes well, then things could be good for you. if you are looking for change. if people say you re not making it, cutting it, all of a sudden it looks good in iowa it puts winds in your salts and allows you to fight another day. other examples, 2004, john kerry was no where. he won iowa then he won new hampshire and just about everywhere else. . you can see it there. in fact this is the one-two punch, the iowa new hampshire, one-two punch.
necessary to secure fallujah on behalf of the iraqi people. this fight starts. the first thing that happens is we re going to go in and get control of fallujah. and very quickly, it boils down into a fight, and then to a siege. they were fighting zarqawi and al qaeda. we realized, you know, holy [ muted ], this guy is for real. u.s. troops are attacking on several fronts. but they re under fire everywhere, and the casualties are mounting. as an effort was made to recapture the city, it was pushed initially and it was halted for political reasons. tonight there are reports that two of the three marine battalions surrounding fallujah have now pulled back from their front line positions.
this fight starts. the first thing that happens is we re going to go in and get control of fallujah. and very quickly, it boils down into a fight, and then to a siege. they were fighting zarqawi and al qaeda. we realized, you know, holy [ muted ], this guy is for real. u.s. troops are attacking on several fronts. but they re under fire everywhere, and the casualties are mounting. as an effort was made to recapture the city, it was pushed initially and it was halted for political reasons. tonight there are reports that two of the three marine battalions surrounding fallujah have now pulled back from their front line positions. what happened was it created this standoff with coalition forces, with a few iraqi forces
good evening to all of you. i m glad to have you here. van, i want to start with you. what do you think the other candidates think about donald trump at this point? he is not losing any strength at all going into this debate. i think a lot of republicans were saying this is going to be a snowflake a soap bubble, he will have his happy moment and move away. a lot of democrats said that, too. i said it. and we were wrong this. guy is for real. he is a threat. he is going to be there. and i think if i were any of the serious accounts certainly if you are jeb bush you are look at thursday as an opportunity. can you do something that at least lets people know that there is a difference between someone who is a great media permit versus a great leader? but donald trump is for real. and when did you come to that realization, van? because i remember you saying oh, no. as usual, don, you got there first. you were trying to warn us. you were right. i i was wrong. i don t mind admit