contributed to greater division this the country, there is certainly no denying that. but barack obama s aim when he took the oath of office on january 20th, 2009 was not the cement the status of the democratic apparent his goal was to help avoid a second great depression, to put the economy on sounder footing, to end two wars, to bring about health care reform, to make sure that we were doing something to actually confront climate change for the first time. he succeeded in doing all of those things. there is not a by father choice, there are democrats and republicans who see the president as two things. one is to be the president and the other is to be the party leader and lead their party in a stronger place. one of the undercurrents of criticism that president obama threw foutd for eight years though it was mutded, in many democrats view he was a great president but he neglected the party building function that other presidents have taken to more warmly than he did, fair.
cement the status of the democratic apparent his goal was to help avoid a second great depression, to put the economy on sounder footing, to end two wars, to bring about health care reform, to make sure that we were doing something to actually confront climate change for the first time. he succeeded in doing all of those things. there is not a by father choice, there are democrats and republicans who see the president as two things. one is to be the president and the other is to be the party leader and lead their party in a stronger place. one of the undercurrents of criticism that president obama threw foutd for eight years though it was mutded, in many democrats view he was a great president but he neglected the party building function that other presidents have taken to more warmly than he did, fair. i was in sack with folks saturday before the election who said that part what have
the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. translator: i really fear for my other family member s life and we have installed radio cameras and even with electric fence. now, all of this comes after a whirl wind day of developments that forced the u.s. to explain why chen said he wanted to leave. he said he needs to leave for his safety. and that put ambassador gary locke on the defensive. this was his decision and he indicated of what he wanted. he had the option of staying in the embassy for years if necessary. congressman chris smith spoke to chen today. he was overseeing that committee hearing on human rights. he is outfront tonight.
well, good evening. i m erin burnett. we have breaking news tonight. extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. translator: i really fear for my other family member s life and we have installed radio cameras and even with electric fence. now, all of this comes after a whirl wind day of developments that forced the u.s. to explain why chen said he wanted to leave. he said he needs to leave for his safety. and that put ambassador gary locke on the defensive. this was his decision and he indicated of what he wanted. he had the option of staying in the embassy for years if necessary. congressman chris
an extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm between the united states and china interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng, the blind dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into an emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator as you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. [ speaking foreign language ] i really fear for my other family members lives. we have installed seven video cameras and even with the electric fence. now, all of this comes after a whirlwind day of developments that forced the united states to explain why chen accused this country of pressuring him to leave the embassy. after initially saying he wanted to stay in china, he now says he needs to leave the country for his safety. that put u.s. ambassador to beijing, gary locke, on the defensive. this was his decision and he in