publicizing it. another thing is that this actually has a lot of historic precedence going all the way back to world war ii when you look at what was done with western union and telegrams, the government intercepted a lot of that information not only during world war ii but in the run up to world war ii. there is some historic precedence for it. we have to make sure our lawyers and procedures meet the requirements much the digital age. bill: indeed we do. it s a changing time out there as you well know. absolutely, bill. bill: it s good to get your insight. we ll be in touch with you to find out what we need to know good this. thank you. martha: critics are outraged after a msnbs host says republicans are using the letters i.r.s. as a code forays sis him, we ll explain what this is all about coming up. plus are you tkp-g to throare you going to throw rocks? who [screaming]
establishment including governor rick perry who is quite confused. he actually thought this election was being held next may. let s go to mike allen and find out what s in the politico playbook. what are we looking at today in, seriously, the most important political sheet not just in america but the whole world. what are you talking about 12? thank you, joe. newt gingrich is back stirring the pot. he has a piece up backing michele bachmann s call for an investigation of radical islamic integration into the u.s. government. he s saying this rush to political correctness, the rush to silence this investigation shows, as newt gingrich shows it, the fix is in. he says jfk wrote while england slept about the run up to world war ii. some future jfk could write
this is not a defense of the behavior of the putin government. it s a reality. they are not the only country seeking to do that. can i get an amen to that? preach on. look at china. in the 90s, giving a whole bunch of money to my party and to others, you go back into time. the british in the run-up to world war ii have an office in new york trying to influence get us involved in a war. that doesn t minimize pearl harbor was an influence on that, but the point is this. we have complicated relationships with people all around the world. and we always will. that doesn t mean we don t hold people to account and we don t push back and in case strike back. that s what we need to do with russia and vladimir putin. we need to be honest about what he does to his own people. that is part of what our values are all about as americans. that should be nonnegotiable. at the same time, you have to be very sober, to use a word, a sober understanding of the complexities of the world.
of this deal is to ensure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon. and this deal achieves that to defeat this deal would ensure that iran does break out toward a nuclear weapon in place. this is the best of all the available options. it may not be a perfect option but that s what compromise and negotiations are about. we ll be explaining this is the best of all the possible alternative. are you surprised at all of the rhetoric coming from the israeli government? a nuclear super power, i believe the phrase was. a link to a history of the run up to world war ii. is that sensible to you? i think the ratcheting up the