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The Hill Columnist Cheri Jacobus on the new book, “Confidence Men,” and the relationships inside the Obama administration.
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What -- follow the money shocking new book paints the White House is dysfunctional and filled with infighting the book also claims that women.
-- shut out and out of important decisions.
Decision making.
And at least one high -- female official Christina Romer said she felt like a quote piece of meat.
-- -- now it's very difficult it's GOP strategist and columnist for they'll newspaper this is.
This is breaking through throughout the day today a couple of different females in the White House said they were they were treated as I -- less than equal bit.
Weigh in on the please.
Well I think this could be a bigger problem for -- -- the Obama White House and if for his reelection prospects and they may think they may be treating it like a blip on the screen.
We've seen a couple these women now kind of feel like they have to back down from.
From -- their initial accusations which is unfortunate.
My feeling is that there's two there's probably more -- more but you know He got I think back to 2008 member of the campaign.
And remembers where the flack that that Hillary Clinton -- being the woman on the stage at the debates the only woman and there is says some some push back -- some problems for the Obama campaign at that point in -- way they were treating her and I there's one campaign in particular are you may remember.
-- one of the debates where she was asked about her like ability.
And -- what they need in Barak Obama's turn to speak but He didn't look up from his notes and He just said that's okay Hillary you're likable enough.
And it wasn't really shocking moment because at that moment a lot of women in this country stood up and took notice and that's where we -- that whole group of middle aged women who started supporting.
Hillary Clinton and her numbers improved because anyone who's ever been spoken to like that by a -- a husband a coworker of boyfriend.
I instantly knew at that felt like gonna hurt -- so I think this could be a big problem for him at the shows there's a pattern.
-- -- -- tell us about this author this is a guy who wrote a couple of books about George WW bush.
And was less than I guess that's less than flattering -- out of by a bunch of occasions is that right so he's not a partisan.
Off 38 is he's not picking a -- here is that right.
I like it sounds like keep it equal opportunity offender but you have to keep in mind that these aren't accusations that he's making he's he's quoting.
-- people.
So that seems to be the problem he's not looking at certain things and making an analysis.
Or just giving other people's opinions he's he's quoting.
What women in the Obama administration.
Claimed happened and so that's where -- at.
But isn't it isn't it probably that even more damning there is actually courting other people in the administration well -- yeah I mean that's that's kind of the point so.
You've got it needed done you've got rumba you've you've got these things happening so whether other women.
Come out to an -- speak -- speak out depends what's happening behind the scenes.
If if by any -- any woman who speaks out is going to be.
Punished severely I imagine they'll they'll keep their mouth shut that's -- how these things are done right -- this -- -- this gentleman was offered and access.
By the way.
Well perhaps they thought that since He had had some negative things to kick up right.
The -- -- president they that they are home free and that He would -- print their press releases they that differently.
But again I I think this is one reason night yeah I.
I I'm gonna count Hillary Clinton now for running in the primary I think there's a reason why husband is well yeah yeah.
There's a lot going on at that you've got He believed that they did Chicago Paper coming out now editorial claiming that you they say that that.
That Barack Obama should drop out not run in 2012 and -- you've got Bill Clinton out there.
Big going on this press -- cleaning how much He and his I support.
Obama I I think He protested too much so there's something going on out there by stationary thank you very much you'd like at first I'm here on the show all right for some of Baltimore and -- -- police say that lets not make it the less you pay attention love having you on cherry.
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