senators who might contemplate voting against this new s.t.a.r.t. treaty? well, i m just reminded of the phrase that senator william fullbright used during the vietnam war when he talked about the united states in danger of becoming a crippled giant. i think failure to ratify this agreement would not only mean no more progress on dealing with nuclear terrorism and proliferation, but it would cripple american foreign policy across the board. ambassador richard bert, chief negotiator for the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty, now in the alumni association, with a great thanks of your time, sir. thank you, keith. for more on republican reaction on the signing of the new treaty, time to bring in our own howard fineman, who is in new orleans tonight for the southern republican leadership and who did not attend cornell. thank you, keith. the attendees and headline speakers, any indication that they figured out the nuclear arms treaty signed by this president is, as ambassador
senators who might contemplate voting against this new s.t.a.r.t. treaty? well, i m just reminded of the phrase that senator william fullbright used during the vietnam war when he talked about the united states in danger of becoming a crippled giant. i think failure to ratify this agreement would not only mean no more progress on dealing with nuclear terrorism and proliferation, but it would cripple american foreign policy across the board. ambassador richard bert, chief negotiator for the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty, now in the alumni association, with a great thanks of your time, sir. thank you, keith. for more on republican reaction on the signing of the new treaty, time to bring in our own howard fineman, who is in new orleans tonight for the southern republican leadership and who did not attend cornell. thank you, keith. the attendees and headline speakers, any indication that they figured out the nuclear arms treaty signed by this
that. last i checked, sarah palin s not much of an expert on nuclear issues. all right. he put it better than i did. let s turn to richard bert, former ambassador to germany, the u.s. s first negative negotiator for the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty signed by the president bush in 1991. he is not u.s. chairman of global zero, an international non for profit group calling for the phased nuclear weapons. thanks very much for your time. greetings, keith, from a fellow cornellian. hello to you. the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty which lapsed this past december, how important was it, given that lapse, that the u.s. and russia reach another one and quickly? well, i think it s very important. not only because we can t live for an extended period of time without restrictions on these weapons, but i think that the treaty, while it is, as my old boss george schultz pointed oud, a modest step. it really creates a platform for a new negotiation, a follow-on negotiation where we can achieve real reducti
showing their stuff. no more of this pretending to be grand old party types, they re talking like real confed results. rick perry talking about secession. mcdonnell singing the praises of the confederacy itself, and the other day a republican congressman said we ought to dump general grant on the bill and replace him with someone close torr to heart, ronald rea. an invasion of the state s sovereignty. do we really think this crowd wants abraham lincoln as its hero? this whole party thing has gone topsy turvy. who started his presidential campaign in springfield, illinois, paying tribute to its favorite son, abraham lincoln. who represents the spirit of lincoln in today s politics? you call it. the democratic party of barack obama or the one that s talking up secession? putting down general grant, singing about state s rights and pining for them good old days? that s hardball for now. thanks for being with us. countdown with keith olbermann starts right now. which of the
showing their stuff. no more of this pretending to be grand old party types, they re they re talking like real confederates. rick perry talking about secession. mcdonnell singing the praises of the confederacy itself, and the other day a republican congressman said we ought to dump general grant on the bill and replace him with someone closer to heart, ronald reagan. the guy running for florida governor is leading the fight against a new health care bill as, quote, an invasion of the state s sovereignty. do we really think this crowd wants abraham lincoln as its hero? this whole party thing has gone topsy turvy. who started his presidential campaign in springfield, illinois, paying tribute to its favorite son, abraham lincoln. who represents the spirit of lincoln in today s politics? who doesn t? not a bit. you call it. the democratic party of barack obama or the one that s talking up secession? putting down general grant, singing about state s rights and pining for them good