the privilege of considering a number of outstanding portraitists, and i want to thank bill allman, thelma golden, michael smith, our team. we love you guys. i know you are out there. they guided us every step of the way. oh, there you are. of course i can see you guys. thank you. they guided us through every step of the way through this process. we never could have done this without you, because you not only know your craft and all these folks but you know as intimately and knew what we were looking for and what we wanted to say. so thank you to the dynamic trio. with their help, we narrowed down the field to a few key artists who barack and i then interviewed. each of these artists had to walk into the oval office -- yikes -- and i almost wanted to start off each conversation by apologizing for putting them through this process. i mean, just to get this job, they had to come to the white house, to the oval office, and get grilled by the president and first lady. i am sorry. i am so sorry. [laughter] mrs. obama: it was not lost on us how unnerving this experience was for each and every on

in this preview, thelma gutierrez shows us one family's sacrifice to get their kids into this school. >> we're about to meet the dixons, a family of four so determined to get their kids into a rare academic program they moved, they changed jobs, and they commute up and down the mountain for this unique opportunity. >> i think we're good. backpack? let me get my stuff. >> reporter: they could have sent their kids to any cool? the country. >> the spanish was huge. >> instead they chose jefferson elementary. a small weathered school in california. a form town where the population is 80% latino. >> this is what you gave everything up for? >> right. and we're very happy with the decision. >> reporter: they did it for the spanish so that amus, a fourth grader -- [ speaking spanish ] >> and their first grader would become fluent in spanish. they didn't speak a word of spanish before they started kindergarten. 70% of their day is spent learning in spanish. concept called dual emersion. the program which parents have the option begins in kindergarten. the goal, fluency in spanish and english b

thelma goldman and steven coburt is next to the first lady. >> i think that is a good idea. it will make the president feel more comfortable and those are good dinner partners for the president and first lady >> i want to share with you a tweet and you can join in with the #cspan chat. bill king says you are a c-span junky when you are watching a state dinner over olympic coverage. they are taking a trolley attend on the south lawn. it is being called a monet spring festival. what -- but -- there is a winter approaching soon. >> the whole building, the whole staff, really go all out to host the guess and do everything they can to make it a beautiful ev t event. we have a wonderful flourrist a the whitehouse and the chef are wonderful. >> give us a sense of what is happening right now? the guest have arrived. we know earlier when the president and first lady greeted the president they went to the blue room and that has monroe furniture. as the guest are moving from one location to the other, what is happening and taking place? >> it is a lot to move a group of 350 people from

we face thelma and luis. we are -- louise. we are headed for a fiscal flip and we need to change course before we go over. it's as simple as that. >> thank you. thanks, senator voinovich. senator mccain. >> thank you, david. you have given me great lines. i will not give you any credit, either. i'm entertained, too, when i see these advocacies for by god, we are going to stop this spending. we are going to really get knuckle down here. two days ago we pass a bill, six appropriations bills, three of them never considered on the floor of the senate so they could be amended. a conference report with a 14% increase in spending. and they all voted for it. majority of them voted for it. loaded down with pork barrel projects. $2.9 million to study performance of surgery in outer space. trekkies are happy all over america. by god we are going to have this commission. yet we can vote at these times for appropriations bills that have a 14% increase in spending. meanwhile theñr c.p.i. is minus 1.3%. it seems does anybody have any shame

. -- phones, and thelma, on online for republicans. behind they're hiding being elected, getting out there, trying to get the president again? he is having to do a little bit of work. so i am proud of what the republicans are doing. i hope they get the old thing through. not because of the oil, but to put people to work. and i'm sure that the oil line comes down, they just have to check it. they do not have to have somebody -- i can tell you it was wrong, though. and as far as new, they're just scared that they will have to go face-to-face with obama and michelle obama for you we really is. -- and show obama for who he really is. host: a civil case set against a former executive, action relates to the extent of high-risk,. it includes daniel mudd and current chief executive of fortress investment group, and richard syron, accused yesterday of understating fannie and freddie holdings of high- risk home loans. you can read more about that in this morning's." financial times" weekend edition. caller: i just want to say, some of the people

her friends, in school, called her thelma. in high school, they all called her body. when she went to college, she enrolled herself as pat nixon -- pat ryan. that was the first time she consciously renamed herself. as a child, she had a hard time. her mother died when she was not quite 13. then her father died four years later. she kept house for her brothers. they lived on basically a hardscrabble farm. they were always working. she had jobs sweeping out banks. she worked to sweep floors. all kinds of things because they needed money to pay the bills. they had to pay their father's medical bills. >> she wanted to go to college and they could not afford it. her brother sent her. >> right. another way she made money, she drove a couple across the country. they paid her to drive their car across the country. she will visit her father's relatives on the east coast, went and visited them, and then one of her aunts was a nun who worked at the hospital and gave her a job. it was the middle of the depression so she stayed on her own in new york city. she worked all different

host: thelma on our republican line from tennessee. caller: i am wondering with all of the aclu and everybody against the latest torture they heard about with shooting a gun in the next room and such, has anyone ever said anything but but obama executing the two pilots in somalia? i guess it does not matter if you execute somebody, but just don't torture them. guest: the two pirates were somali pirates holding the american cargo ship captain hostage in a lifeboat. two navy seal snipers killed them because they were holding a gun to the head of the ship captain, so there'll able to free captain. i'm not aware anyone was executed. it is regrettable that in this day n.h. we stilpeople are dyine globe. american soldiers are killing people. it happens every day in iraq and happens every day in afghanistan. it is just the nature of the world we live in. it was a hostage rescue situation that turned out very well, actually, in the sense that we managed to free the captives and bring them home alive and well. there have been other incidents in

. >> did you ever see thelma and louise? >> yeah, but that's movies. these are women and they're not necessarily acrobatic drivers type things. that's a serious allegation -- >> you know, it's just like you two. put them up, rosy, i want to see these two. it's just like you two to try to find a loophole, a technicality in the florida law whereby croslin wouldn't be responsible. when what we're talking about is threatening, allegedly threatening a grown female -- >> nancy, the reality is -- >> -- beat her to death. >> the reality is, they were not charged by the law enforcement officers at the scene who interviewed this witness. >> and they let them go. >> they're home. >> they were hanging out of the window, flipping me off, you know, telling me they're going to kill me. you know, motioning that they had a weapon in the car. you know, it turns out day didn't have one, but they definitely wanted me to think they did. dddddddddddd >>> out of nowhere, they just started honking at me, circling me, hanging out of the window, saying, you know, thr

absolutely, she is worth a lot more than $1 million for regan compared to a high school teacher thelma certainly not. there is a code of values we're dealing when you cannot compare our fulfillment oranges. i think it is perfectly proper in the area in which they were. with the salaries of most of the people on staff, they are still disproportionate, but that is the way it is going to be with the star system that operates in a medium where the star system prevails. >> you say in the early days the to the victory of the oliver stone and television news, the rules for van as we found our way. what happened first, that even if the rules or the favorite event after? -- or that they were banned after? >> this is a certain prejudice from my background. they were built on basic rules of print journalism. all of us perfectly were out of print. we came out of the print medium. we brought with us the ethics of print journalists. we were simply concern with the ethics of the crash ft, honesty, fairness, that sort of thing. things today i am afraid even the print journalists slip in doing. the bus

lawrence mixing, like thelma white who not only secured voting rights in the state, but they ensure that el paso would be among the first cities of the former confederacy to desegregate our public paces and integrate our education. [cheering] with cuidad juarez, we formed the largest binational community in this hemisphere. and for 20 years running, we have been one of the safest cities in the united states of america. we are safe not despite the fact that we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. we are safe because we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. [cheering] we have learned -- we have learned not to fear our differences, but to respect and embrace them. we see the languages spoken in this community, the additions, -- the traditions, the cultures, as a strength for el paso. we understand that we are, in the words of dr. king, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. [cheering] this community has offered me my inspiration in life and every single opportunity that i have had. to the world-class public-schoolteachers who belie

i have a two-part question, and is that really in the eye of the holder thelma -- boulder? if so, in order for you to execute your charge in price stability, is it not counterproductive to have any type of designation of of fund that creates the impression there are firms too big to fail. is there not another message as you have argued for that would avoid creation of an explicit fund, and could not the proper standards be used in order to avoid the designation of too big to fail but essentially solve the problem? >> the industry and not the taxpayer would bear the costs. i think it is important to make sure -- if an institution threatens the entire system that has failed, we need to be especially careful. in particular, going back to a question raised earlier, we really have to address too big to fail, and the means the resolution regime has got to be one that makes sure all the providers of capital, including subordinated debt and so on, will be wiped out, but they will not be protected, and that the authorities have the ability to go further oup the obligations o the ext

. >> we found impressions of a thelma and three fingers. this is the page that he wrote on the way to gettysburg on the train. >> these could be the fingerprints of abraham lincoln. >> we should be able to take dna from that print. >> thomas jefferson's first draft of the declaration of independence. >> in looking at the manuscript, we saw an area that was slightly blurred, and our scientists looking at this more closely began to speculate that what looked like a smudge under the word citizen might be a word in an of itself, that jefferson chose to obliterate, possibly in while the team was still wet. we were speculating on what this word might be. . might it be "patriot?" and we were fortunate to have a tour, where we asked observers, what do you think this might be? one of the people of the tour said it looked like the word subjects. a chill went through all of us because it seemed so logical that this was the moment that severs it might have changed his mind with the realization that we were no longer subjects. just speculating is not go

thelma gutierrez, cnn, los angeles. >> if you believe, it will happen too. for more of "what matters"," check out the november issue of "essence "magazine or logon to cnn.com what matters. >>> who wants to see "jon & kate plus 8" end? get the kids off the tv? i know that's my vote. what about you? the drama continues to play out. jon gosselin trying to put a road block up on the show. tlc, the company that does the show they're fighting him. they're going to go lawsuit against him. they don't want him to call that shot. what do you think? how do you want this to end? we're take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

i describe this sort of announce thedecision before you know process as coming from the thelma and louise school of decision making. may not be an outcome at the end of this. there may be a cliff. i would say that the options for change in the next or two involve regulating hings versus overseeing them, i'm all for oversight. oversight seems to be the more flexible mechanism for control. i often describe what we are going through in the internet information the environment, as a wild west environment. a couple of years ago i was elling friends and congressional staff i wanted to see them get a major piece of through.islation i'm now far less confident of that. concerned we will find out something and we have legislated the wrong thing or the thing we aimed at or there we ed, hamstringing ourselves. so i don't know when we will get regulation and i don't know legislation could do much benefit. offers greater flexibility. i joined n.s.a. in the late when oversight was new thing retrospect the only i think was missing was people issing block arm bands saying n. i was told so pnd many times m

release a thelma -- counted. we have reached that early in 2006. we knew that, by iowa, something dramatic was happening. that dramatic outcome is that we have one woman or man who is unemployed and not counted for every man or woman that is. 29. tribesmen who aspire to a whole employment. with tom's guidance as the senior senator from the state of biowatch and the run-up, we established the first of these task forces. it was called d horizon projects. the women and men named in the task force were involved in that initial effort it was taught and hugh others who suggested -- it was tom and others who suggested that we create a prescription to generate jobs. we knew we are committed as a party and as progresses to pay- go. we could not always impose on the government to have these initiatives undertaken. we would come up with ways for paying for these initiatives. if, hypothetically, the senate and the house tomorrow were to pass $3.20 trillion in cuts, we can prove that 1.8 million additional jobs would be lost almost instantly. so we would be dig

the chancellor said monday target, thelma deficit target is the official figures have shown. the fiscal world is quite simply failing. the treasury select committee couldn't find any credible economist to back state. can the prime minister find anybody that backs the budget and policy that is a budget with a big hole in it and downgrades every single forecast before the budget was made? >> is just a bit late because a large majority is on every single vote. let me remind him that government spending more of the disabled in any year under the last government. we are spending more of the most disabled including the most disabled children in our country. we got more disabled people into her never happen under labor and what we see with this budget is the background of an economy growing comment employment at a record high, investment that is rising, businesses creating jobs in britain that is the envy of other european economies. it's because without a strong economy that were able to provide support. that is what you can see, britain getting stronger in the labour party threat

oftand on the shoulders hyatt, marye davis, bethune, angela thelma thomas daley, rosa parks, miller, rosalind brock mayor mayorial browser. all of those women are champions way for us to stand here today. the unprecedented success of the 1995 wasan march in based on our ability to unite fromy two million men different religions, economic and political affiliation that is stood together for one purpose. today, men and women all stand together. our strength. that is our power. together we are strong. we did not get here alone and no can fight this fight alone. the issues that disproportionately affect some of us impact all of us. have right to public safety, jobs, economic sustainability, education, voting criminal justice, rights and safe communities. now hear me. everyone deserves to live in safe communities. communities free of gun violence, communities where a 2-year-old can play in her front yard without getting shot by a stray bullet. we need to hold ourselves and accountable for safe communities. stand today for justice, divided weequality, are weak but together we are strong. m

yvonne kennedy was born on january 8, 1945, in mobile, alabama, to leroy and thelma kennedy. at a young age she displayed a commitment to academic excellence and upon graduating from high school earned her bachelors degree from alabama state university, a masters degree from morgan state university, and a ph.d. from the university of alabama. these early accomplishments were the beginning of an illustrious career, both as a lawmaker and a community leader. first elected to the alabama state house of representatives in a special election in 1979, dr. kennedy was one of the longest serving members of the alabama state legislature. she served the 97th district of mobile for more than 33 years. she was a prominent lawmaker who fought against alabama's egregious voter i.d. laws and she championed the voter rights for rehabilitated ex-felons. she was the chair of alabama's black caucus and was well respected by her colleagues. her tireless commitment to public service and her advocacy for quality education in alabama was unparalleled. in 1981, dr. kennedy became the president of bi

else is trying to scare them -- >> i was saying a prosecutor would believe -- >> did you ever see "thelma and louise?" zblags a movie. >>> let's stop and remember marine corporal. 20, on a second tour. he told his family when he lost his life, he wanted them to toast him an irish whiskey. dreamed of starting a family in alaska and being a state trooper. leaves behind grieving parents, brother, josh, fiancee, beth. jason karella, american hero. thanks to our guests but our biggest thank you is to you. special good night from the new york control room. and from california friend, also known as brett, our director's mother. isn't she beautiful? the proof's in the pudding. you've got a wonderful son. that was barbara. after all your thoughts and prayers, i'd like to report my mom is out of the hospital. she fell ill at church, leading the choir. i guess god answered her prayers. i'll see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> here's your hln prime news break. >> i am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of

. >> joining me to talk about this from our sister network cnn thelma gutierrez. what can you tell us, the latest on the search for the bodies, possibly or body and, also, these glass jars? >> reporter: mike, the sheriff's department has said that they are looking for those jars that you had described with very is heart-breaking notes that detail years of abuse at the hands of male relatives in this family, alleged abuse. now, they have not found the jars, at least as of today, they have not found any jars with any notes. however, they were talking about the terrain on this farm. they believe that these jars -- in an area that's very steep, in an area where, perhaps, you know, would you have had floods this kind of thing in the area and that perhaps the jars have now moved to another spot so -- [ inaudible ] things they had told us one of the reasons why perhaps they have not found those jars. the sheriff's department in lexington, missouri has said they were going to hold a news conference the next few minutes to announce a big break in this case. mike? >> any id

if louisville, kentucky, thelma joins us. caller: i am very enthusiastic over obama's reelection. and the like your last caller, i do not see where we have any choice, you know, in voting for him and reelecting him again. host: as do something. saying that you do not have any choice could sound like you do not have any of their options and you are supporting him by the fall. are you supporting him because you believe in him, or because you do not feel he has -- you have any other options? the caller: well, both. it's like the last caller said, i do not believe that the polls -- in the polls that say he is dropping, even with the black constituents. because he does not place his feelings on just blacks, but on the country as a whole, blacks and whites. i feel that he wants to help the poor. and i do not see any republicans that are running, or that have tried to run, that even gave it a second thought. he does not separate america between race, and i think that is a wonderful thing. and i think that has america sees that, that it is not a racial thing with him -- you know, he just

on the telling the story of thelma white, he graduated -- douglas high from school in el paso in 1954. rep. o'rourke: denied entry because of the color of her skin. she did not allow that injustice to deter her or to dampen her and listing the services of a little-known attorney named thurgood marshall. they took that case all the way to the federal courtroom of another great el pasoan, and together, making their stancw for this community, -- stance for this community. whether it was those great el pasoans and great americans, or nolan richardson and bert williams, who working together, ordinance. one of the first cities in the former confederate states to do so. to do them made a stand so for el paso, not just for themselves, not just for people who look like them, not just with a generation with whom they lived. they did it for everyone including those of us who stand here today. the beneficiaries of their theyge and the stance made. that is our opportunity at this moment. with the eyes of the country upon us, all of us together are going to make our stand. here, in one of the safes

what is your opinion about that thelma -- about that? should you answer the question? >> i am going to punt that. >> it is a complicated question. >> warren buffett has become a financial group were, making recommendations. he is a gentle man who will not release his tax returns, who pays himself in $100,000, who has never contributed to the federal government, who is doing all he can to skirt his responsibility, but that is a complete a side. and leading to concerns about a health of european banks and resolving these problems will require concerted efforts on the part of european authorities. do you believes that an loans carry a greater risk than they did two or three years ago? >> you mean to the government's? >> yes. >> you can see it in the interest rates. >> would you explain the exposure to the credit challenge they have? >> in the official sector, the united states is a 15% shareholder of the imf. the imf is involved in programs for the three small countries greece, portugal, and ireland. the imf has a very good record of being paid back. they are very much en

i'm saying right now they are press i pressing - they're ready to go over in the fiscal cliff like thelma and luis and they don't have time to come up with intelligent policy response so. what they should do is, make this debt go away, which they can. it's not a problem, really because the fed holds it. it's not - it's debt the government owes itself. 1.6 trillion in treasury securities and they can come up with more intelligent growth policy rather than cutting everyone and raises taxes. >> stacy says everyone must make sacrifices. social is running surplus and could be modified later but medicare must be dealt with now. our question whether or not you think medicare and social security should be on the table for the larger discussion in washington especially next year come together bringing down the over all debt and deficit. independent line? >> i agree with that one lady. they need to cut their pay because congress already has too many aids. those guys are in there for years and they shouldn't get a retirement. it's a service not a job. the last guy talking about the federal reserve,

barry and his family still make their annual trip to thelma, massachusetts, and always stopping at sullivan's at castle island for a couple of hot dogs. while there's no doubt that barry loves to get back to the cape, there was always the rumor that barry traveled back home simply to work on his boston accent. while i have -- i may have had trouble when i first got here talking to some of our colleagues from the deep south, i never needed an interpreter to talk to my friend barry. i still remember how proud we were back in 2007 when standing right in this chamber and this aisle, at the state of the union address, it was barry sullivan who made the announcement, ladies and gentlemen, mr. speaker, the president of the united states. and while most of the country didn't know what he was saying, a lot of people back in south boston and in our district were very, very proud of that moment. the phone was ringing off the hook. and, mr. speaker, there are a lot of members here who are the face of the congress, we're up here at the microphone all the time on a continue all -- continueual basis, much t

visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] thelma the memorial day ceremony from the arlington national ceremony. earlier, a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier. members of congress and the president r releasing statements today. . senate minority leader harry reid writing, it is time for all americans to remember the sacrifices of the men and women in uniform, to honor the thousands of goldstar

thelma, california, putnam bill, excuse me, indiana. thelma in indiana, go ahead and join us on the republican line. caller: i would like to ask mr. biden, acting president biden, why did he let all of those illegal immigrants come into the u.s. unchecked with the virus and putting all these kids in different places, like obama did ? not only that, he let the illegals come in and now they are trying to take the guns. that is their agenda i think. somebody needs to stop what is going on in washington dc. host: california, doris, democrat. caller: good morning. i would ask president biden, if in fact you are a humanitarian, what have you done as of this moment and plan to do about the situation in yemen and america's relationship to saudi arabia and the support of the starvation of the children? what has he already done to resolve that? host: from politico. biden discovers there is no way to script the presidency. when the white house announced joe biden would hold his first news conference, the president have embarked on a victory tour a

thelma in washington, d.c. are you paying your fair share? caller: yes, i think i pay my fare share in taxes because if you look at the overall figure pay taxes on everything. it take it on food and every time because it grows restore. i think i pay my fare share of taxes. host: this comes from "the washington times" talking about what thelma is talking about. most other developed countries and even most u.s. states rely on broader revenues -- host: ford mill, south carolina. caller: i think the president is a hypocrite. when he had the senate and house, he could have closed all of the loopholes and he could have emanated both bush tax rates if he wanted to -- eliminated both the bush tax rates. it's for the what do host: what would that have achieved? caller: he could have eliminated the top 2 percent, the bush tax rate. that is what he originally wanted. he waited until the republicans got into congress. he waited until they were elected in november. he could have done that when he first got in. i do not know why he did not. host: let's tak

sort of -- a democratic operative once told me it's called the thelma and louise strategy. even if they're kind of leaning towards the philosophy, point of view of the republicans -- and, of course, gold water was probably a great example of that when johnson turned him into a nuclear warmonger. even though people liked what he was saying, they were afraid of him. that's what obama is going to try to do with all of those millions and multis of dollars we talked about. but i think republicans -- i'll just throw out one example. i think romney and mitch daniels as a republican ticket won't excite the tea party so much, but that would be a very difficult ticket for obama to scare people about. on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. my question is for you gentlemen and my fellow americans. would it not behoove all of our people if we could contact our congressmen and have them sponsor a bill that would mandate equal trade with all countries? this would do two things -- would this do or not do two things in that it would bring manufacturing back to america a

. >> can i finish my previous thought thelma the fda finished -- with my previous thought. they finished in july. >> they were told prior to that. >> i could read you the e-mail. >> that was six or seven months after they were aware of the problem. >> i testified that instruction should have come earlier. >> isn't it true it is not on your web site today? >> that is not true. >> would you please make it available to the committee? >> it is in the enforcement report of 2009. a good >> i asked about your web site. >> i got a printout listing it. i am happy to show it to you. it looks like it is from a web site. >> we will provide you with our web site it is supposed to be on, and we can compare it later we will figure it out. fda realizes it is a critical responsibility. this is extremely important. that is why we are pleased there is an entire business to train companies to meet fda specifications for compliance. it is a corporate responsibility. we have to do everything we can very good >> for the record, i would like a complete -- to do everything we can. >> for the record

ryan and she would answer the -- and her name was thelma pat ryan nixon, so she was in the same little office with rose woods and me and these people would call up. i remember one of them called up and said, "i would like to talk to vice president nixon." and she said, "well, he is busy right now." and she said -- a personal friend of pat nixon and pat went to mrs. nixon, she would tell us that and she smoked, and i was a chain smoker then and so when i ran out of cigarettes, i would go, "mrs. nixon, have you got a couple of marlboro's until i can go get a" but she was a wonderful lady. i think she was a very strong lady. she had a good sense of humor and she was a realist and you know, i just liked her very much and i remember after i testified, the watergate testimony came off so well and the president said, "come on over to the mansion." you know, right after i testified, about five or six o'clock or so, i was having a party in my office and so i went over there and she comes running up and she waltzes me all around the room after i testified. but she was a reserved, but she was a g

that will include steve geomet and other officials -- steve thelma and other officials. live coverage on c-span. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> as the ballroom fills up, the mine or do you went on the right side of the -- the mine nor the wit on the right side of the screen. whip on the right side of the screen. hasot a tweet that potus arrived. the color guard will mark the beginning of the event. senator mccain on your screen. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] annual coverage of the white house correspondents dinner. the association has been around for 100 years. formed in 1914. the "meaning annual dinners in 1920. began having the annual dinners in 1920. every president has attended sense, although not every year. president obama attending tonight. we showed you a tweet that he has apparently arrived at the hilton. things should get underway shortly. we are watching but your comments are unfazed oak and twitter. facebook and twitter. darrin tweeps, did i see tim tebow? what are theys -- guys from duck dynasty doing? like the oscars ex

the person who wrote thelma and louise and is working on the tv series natural now, she said the myth about hollywood is not true. they will go wherever there's money. again, if i seem to be espousing a party line, i apologize. i'm trying to get people to think and be aware. one of the contributors is peter reagan. he talks about anti-depressant and young people who are described antidepressant and nobody monitors them and it changes their behavior. -- who are prescribed antidepressants and nobody maters then and it changes their behavior. the young man in the shooting, was he playing video games? yes, he was, but he was also one antidepressants. we put this together in a month, and the more complex and more fascinating and upsetting it was. i did not sleep well for a month. i was having nightmares, because you just keep hearing these statistics and these facts. i'm trying not to espouse a liberal viewpoint, or any viewpoint. i'm just trying to get people to read it. go to variety.com/violence. you will see these 40 contributors and their pieces. if you have time, read them all. they

caller: first, i want to say that donald trump is driving this country over the cliff like thelma and louise or something. the way i understand it is the east coast was pretty much completely wiped out of trees a long time ago, before they had coal to burn. whales wereeat -- being slaughtered right and left just for oil for light. so i think coal and gas and oil have provided important -- you know, they saved whales and trees for a couple centuries now, i guess, or a century. i don't know exactly when, but they were using coal before that. host: we will take your point. guest: these are -- there is no --bt that the coal industry it is not exaggeration to say that the coal industry built this country over time. there was a time when teddy roosevelt was trying to prevent the coal strikes in west virginia because it was a matter of national security. one of the things that's happened in the power sector is in the way that we have moved from whale oil and biomass, i suppose is the implication there , we now have cheap natural gas as alternative to coal. we now are increasingly seeing wind

people say, what kind of experience as she had of thelma -- does she have? she ran an illegal business. -- a legal business. it was like a legal factory, and she ran it with so many egos, and she made it into a well- running, smooth business and my daughter was at yale, and she said, one reason i hope elena kagan is chosen -- [inaudible] i think she has just the right kind of experience, and in a court where we do not have anyone who has had that kind of practical experience, i think that is a welcome addition. i believe she is a moderate. i do not like them too far right or too far left, and i also believe, knowing her and seeing the warmth and strength of her personality, that she would need a criteria of the president set out, which is that she is very likely to be one of five votes, not one of four votes, and i think that is perhaps the most important criteria. >> republicans are making comparisons between the two were they diametrically opposed their positions from last time. you are also in a different position, so i wonder if you could talk about this

as coming froms the thelma and louise: decision- making. there may not be an outcome at the end of this. there may be a cliff. the options for change in the next year or two include regulating things versus overseeing them. i am all for oversight. it seems to be the most flexible mechanism for control. i often describe what we're going through in the internet as a wild west environment. a couple years ago i was telling toends that i really wanted see them get a major piece of slifer -- cyber legislation through. i am now far less confident of that. i am far more concerned that we will legislate something and then find out two or three or five years from now that we have legislated the wrong thing or that the thing that we aimed at never develop or that we are hamstringing ourselves. this is something that i do not know when we will get regular. i do not know that this could do much benefit. greater flexers ability. i joined in the late 1970s when oversight was due. the only think i think was visiting with people wearing nsa r.i.p.nds saying

thelma, in florence alabama, on the over 60 line. social security was something that we worked for, that was not given to any of us. when they cut our social security, i don't understand that. i don't see them having the right to do that because we worked for that. host: thelma are you concerned that democrats will do that? concerned that this is what trump is getting ready to do, he is already passed a law to cut social security and/or medicare -- and our medicare and medicaid. host: do you think democrats are standing up to that enough? caller: i don't think they're doing enough to stop this. we were watching children being separated from their parents. but they were still passing bills to cut what we have worked for. our social security. not only that, they have barred money from our social security paid that --ve not they have borrowed money from our social security and have not pay that back. and they have already passed a law to cut it while we were watching the separation of parents and children. host: richard, in durham, nort

thelma on our line for republicans. caller: the word under water is interesting to me. i wonder why they use the word under water. also i think people should take back the land. i think that the -- this is just another conspiracy, kind of like connected to the red, white, blue, and gold flag, the flag with the fringe around it we see all the time. the flag of the maritime military takeover. that's why they use the word under water. they can take these homes after we walk away from them and give them to china then, because then they can pay back -- host: thanks for your call, thelma. we're going to continue our discussion on under water mortgages and should homeowners walk away from them. this is based on an article in sunday's "new york times" magazine section. the other reason the right is for some of these walking away is because default debases the face of the borrower. once when bankers held a mortgage for 30 years, they occupied a moral high ground. these days, lenders typically unload mortgages within days, or minutes. and not just in mortgage finance but in virtu

. >> in 1965, a 25-year-old john lewis took part in the voting rights march from thelma to montgomery, alabama, on the right that would take them across the edmund pettis bridge. n -- of that alabama state troopers. this is an unlawful march and it will not be allowed to continue. and one of the young people walking beside me said, major, give us a moment to kneel and pray and the major said, troopers, advance. >> "across that bridge," author and congressman john lewis sunday at 8:00. "washington journal" continues. host: joining me is representative jim jordan, republican from ohio and chairman of the republican study committee. your district in ohio has auto plants. was it the right policy? guest: look, i voted against it. i think gm obviously was in a difficult way but there are other ways to get to solutions short of taking taxpayer money and giving it to certain companies. once you start down the road, where does it end? for example, we have seen the department of energy, this administration pick companies they will give tax dollars to now have gone bankrupt. solyndra. it is just

thelma white and 11 friends, one is hom, mildred parish tuth the mother of barbara lee. they attempted to enroll at texas western college. and because of the segregation clause in our state's constitution, they were barred entry. thelma white became the lead plaintiff, enlisted the support and advocacy of future supreme court injuryist, thurgood marshal to promote the idea that no institution of higher learning in the state of texas should be barred from anyone including the african-american students in question. that case was hurd in front of judge thomason and in 1955 he enjoyed the university and it shattered the concept in practice of all-white higher education in the state of texas. he decimated the segregation clause of our state's constitution and destroyed one of the last bastions of segregation. how fitting that his courtroom was in the old federal court house which today we seek to name in his honor. and even more fitting is the tom lee mural, one of our most famous artist, the mural that graces this old courthouse in el aso, texas and has the legend, owe, pass

cruikshank welles remy crowther grace alegre cua john robert cruz francisco cruz cubero thelma cuccinello richard joseph cudina neil james cudmore thomas patrick cullen iii joan cullinan joyce rose cummings brian thomas cummins michael joseph cunningham robert curatolo laurence damian curia paul dario curioli patrick joseph currivan beverly l. curry andrew peter charles curry green michael sean curtin patricia cushing as themy brother, from why rescue 32 sacrifice his life along with all the other first responders who lost their lives in the service of others. your family's love and miss you. we honor your memory and your lives and all the lives we lost that day. , -- my sister,r maria. it has been eckstein years since i've seen that beautiful face and funny smile. i know you are my guardian angel. please take care of mommy and daddy now and i wrote you this little pelham -- this little poem. death leaves a heartache no one can heal. death leaves a heartache no one can steal. rest in peace. [applause] gavin cushny caleb arron dack carlos s. da costa jason m. dahl brian paul dale john d'al

thelma on our line for republicans. caller: you see them in a different light. i thought it was wonderful. both of them did a good job. but i am for romney. host: have you seen him in that way before? caller: not really. i just laughed so hard last night. it was really funny. -- : on twiter -ter on our line for republicans, tamera, good morning. can you hear us? you are on. caller: i am sorry. i am a canadian citizen. it is a great country. i am here and new york. obama did a great job. a sense of humor is a great thing. it is written by other people, but he made fun of himself and a lot of things. the other thing with romney is that -- was critical about obama. he was criticizing, more critical. you can tell it was written by someone who did not have a sense of humor. but obama did a great job. i think he is a great guy. host: there definitely were some barbs and the joke last night. jacksonville, fla., on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. i am down here in jacksonville. i am an aggressive political cartoonist. it progressive. even the republicans l

we face thelma and luis. we are -- louise. we are headed for a fiscal flip and we need to change course before we go over. it's as simple as that. >> thank you. thanks, senator voinovich. senator mccain. >> thank you, david. you have given me great lines. i will not give you any credit, either. i'm entertained, too, when i see these advocacies for by god, we are going to stop this spending. we are going to really get knuckle down here. two days ago we pass a bill, six appropriations bills, three of them never considered on the floor of the senate so they could be amended. a conference report with a 14% increase in spending. and they all voted for it. majority of them voted for it. loaded down with pork barrel projects. $2.9 million to study performance of surgery in outer space. trekkies are happy all over america. by god we are going to have this commission. yet we can vote at these times for appropriations bills that have a 14% increase in spending. meanwhile theñr c.p.i. is minus 1.3%. it seems does anybody have any shame

how can we get that thelma what has to energize the economy is the private sector, where i've built my good fortune and my life. i know that in 200 years our country has developed a better standard of living than any country. we are not doing that by taxing each other to death. philosophically, i understand him. it is a matter of direction and approach. >> i feel like i am doing a documentary. >> you may be right about that. you are in line in terms of free trade. the thing about what you say sounds very good. you are right, but you do not give any specifics. you need to do more than just talk the talk. there needs to be real effort. there needs to be suggested legislation that maybe you would agree to, legislation you might propose that you think you could work with both sides of the aisle. those are the substantive ways you reach across the aisle. we all want to do that. it is another thing to make it happen. >> no more on this question. time is up. moving along. [applause] next question from our audience, what these think is the proper role of corporations -- what you think is the p

him in a -- honor of joining him in a special order not too long ago, el paso also was the home of thelma white who, along with some other courageous el pasoans who had gone to the all african-american high school, douglas high school in el paso, attempted to enroll in texas western college. now known as the university of texas at el paso. were denied entry simply based on the color of their skin. and thanks to the naacp and one of their most promising attorneys, thurgood marshall, they were able to take this case to a federal bench. in fact, the bench of r.a. thompson, also happens to be an el pasoan, whose ruling not only ruled in their favor, but effectively desegregated higher education in the state of texas at that time and forever more. so i just wanted to add my anks and my support for an outstanding organization and the very positive impact that they've had on the state that i call home, in the community that i am so lucky to serve and to represent. i thank the gentleman from texas for staying for just a little bit longer. mr. speaker, i am also here today to thank my colleagues i

those of us in california have seen this movie before and ends like "thelma and louise" with the economy driving off the cliff in the grand conion and being driven by congressional democrats. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. barrett: mr. speaker, only in washington, d.c. does government know best. our friends on the other side of the aisle think they need how to create jobs. stimulus one and possibly two, cap and trade, health care reform, higher taxes, more regulation and more government intervention. the democrats thinks this is going to create wealth and create jobs in our economy. mr. speaker, what we need to be about is overhauling taxes and commonsense reform and giving people real choice to make choices between them and their doctors. empowering people, not government. what i'm talking about, mr. speaker is not socialism, it's freedom. it's freedom. with all our collea

thelma the memorial day ceremony from the arlington national ceremony. earlier, a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier. members of congress and the president r releasing statements today. . senate minority leader harry reid writing, it is time for all americans to remember the sacrifices of the men and women in uniform, to honor the thousands of goldstar families across the country, and those injured by physical and mental injury. and kevin mccarthy from california saying, all of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, remembering those who gave their lives, so that we could remain free, and so that the world would not suffer under tyranny, and so that our families will remain safe. members of congress tweeting today. >> in the 114 congress, there are 101 veteran surving. over the past few months, c-span has been interviewing the new members in our freshman profiles. we have new profiles tonight at 9:00 eastern time, with four members, including mark takai of hawaii's first district. >> you mentioned a picture. >> it came by way of the l

this is the thelma and louise crowd that wants to dream about high taxes and bigger government that it will pay for, regardless of the impact on jobs or the economy or america's standing in the world. these are the ones who have recklessly ignored the fact we cannot keep running trillion dollar deficits every year. somebody suggests that maybe the taxpayers should not keep subsidizing every last program. their reckless and idiotic approach threatens our very future. anyone who is serious about solving the problems we face should ignore all of that, starting with the president. the election is over, but the economy and fiscal problems of the past several years have only gotten worse. it is time for the president to present a plan that rises above these reckless and radical voices on the hard left, that goes beyond the talking points of the campaign trail, and that has a realistic chance of passing the congress. the time for campaigning is over. it is time for the president to lead. a little over a week ago, i attended a meeting with the president at the white house that was positive and