women in power positions as we get closer to a possible 2016 announcement. there is some speculation that may be pushed off a little later than january but she was raising some eyebrows what she said during this georgetown speech. clinton saying women could be agents of peace and change but should sympathize with the enemy to a certain extent to do it. here is what she said. this is what we call smart power, using every possible tool and partner odd vans peace and security, leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one s enemies, trying to understand, insofar psychologically possible emphasize with their perspective and point of view. joined by karl rove. he is former white house deputy chief of staff of course and senior advisor to president george w. bush and fox news contributor. karl, good morning to you. morning, martha. martha: she is getting a lot of heat for this statement. this is something she talked
setting themselves up for bad policies. president obama wants to hold a summit at the white house about working, maybe he should get the economy back on track so we don t have to have the struggle and stress of a bad economy on top of trying to run us run a household. but the fact is democrats promote dependence on the government. it s not a good life to live. we ve seen that through decades and decades of them turning that over and using that against them. during the 2012 campaign, president obama lied to young women about the fact that mitt romney was going to take away their birth control which was never actually a thing. so, you know, i would say that we re very smart, and young women smarten up and start voting against democrats. katie s standing her ground. you know what s interesting, too, is the conversation that must be happening within their household because this is a theme. women in kind of power positions, if you will, women making big decisions. michelle obama talke
you want to make sure you can retain them, you want to have less turnover, you want to make sure that the investments you ve made early in their career benefits the company later on in their career. and having flexibility in the workplace, our council of economic advisers, about three years ago, did a study that demonstrates that companies that have that flexibility are actually more profitable. they have less turnover, better loyalty. and therefore, they re more productive. that s one of the ways we want to make sure the workplace, again, meets the needs of that work force. some obvious things, which are flex time and day care and things like that, but there are certain advantages that women bring to the table. and men have to men who are in power positions have to realize that long-term, having women in the work force makes a very big difference. i think it s true for all of society. our task at business schools is to prepare the leaders that the
you start to realize, this is a job. i need to keep my job opposed to taking on the bigger picture. they are a part of it, too. i hate to do it. not to take sides, but baltimore ravens used to be called something else. just saying. hello. up next, when it comes to minorities in the league s power positions. they have a flag on the field. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer sweeper, and you ll dump your old broom. but don t worry, he ll find someone else. who s that lady? who s that lady? sexy lady who s that lady? [ female announcer ] swiffer sweeper s electrostatic dry cloths attract and lock dirt, dust, and hair on contact to clean 50% more than a broom. it s a difference you can feel. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. and now swiffer wet and dry refills are available with the fresh scent of gain. [ woman ] too weak.
the story? why did they rush to judgment? and what about the pundits who have been saying for months that the health care mandate was toast? it was an extraordinary, an extraordinarily uncomfortable television moment. ann curry bidding farewell to the today show couch. i love all of our brilliant, brilliant producers. and for all of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, i m sorry i couldn t carry the ball over the finish line. but man, i did try. was the veteran correspondent humiliated by nbc? plus, a magazine article by a woman who quit the obama administration because she couldn t juggle the demands of motherhood strikes a very deep chord. no one says any more this is no job for a woman because, a, that s discrimination. but plenty of people say this is no job for a mother. but have women in the media trumpeted this because they re all part of a privileged elite? i m howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. let me say at the outset, it is not easy to grab