then, like bernstein striving to this podium, ellen walked out of the wings to know investment necessary. a fanfare of applause proclaiming who he was. he started the concert as he normally did with the times they are changing. here we all were, the self-consciously sensitive and concerning, settling in. at a dylan show like any other, whatever the plush surroundings. two hours later, we would leave the premises and head back underground, exhilarated, entertained, and ratified in a self-assured enlightenment. but also confused about the snatches of lines we gleaned from the strange new songs. what was that weird lullaby? what in gods name is a perfumed goal? or did he sing curfew tell? had dylan really written about based on the darkest of new? the melodies were strong and applying on the darkest song had been ominous, overpowering, but it moves so fast that comprehension was impossible. it turns into a dylan show unlike any we've ever heard or heard about. and in our programs it was dylan's latest poem, under this list birthdays which one that if one crossed the line people would quote

and he does have jerry bernstein from the progressive policy institute and some liberals.ere, jerry bernstein is in there every day. >> you say in the book he runs from abc -- >> runs from a to b. >> roger, what would make you happy? leaving that aside for a second, would you have written "the mendacity of hope" if you do have a different economical team quite >> i think i would have. because after he got going, i think the handling of the financial crisis has been, you know, fairly adequate. i think he put in place all the wrong people. and there's an auditorium filled with economists that he could have put in there. you mentioned the roosevelt institute is jampacked with perfectly competent economist who i worked in government, who know how it works, who worked on wall street, who know how it works who could have done it. that was a fundamental error. >> was it an error to have gone with a bush tarpley bailout, should they have just abandoned not? >> i think that part is a very small part of the bailout. t.a.r.p. was really a fraction of the bailout. there's been a lot o

and he does have jared bernstein from the progressive policy and some liberals. jared and bernstein is in their everyday -- >> [inaudible] speed it runs from eight to be. >> robert, what would have made you happy? >> -- sellout because he didn't have a wider circle. >> roger, what you have been -- would you have written "the mendacity of hope" if he had appointed a different economic team? >> recondite probably would have, because the thing they're really got me going is the civil liberties issue. but -- i think the handling of the financial crisis has been, you know, barely adequate. i think he put into play all the wrong people, and there is an auditorium filled with economists that he could have put in there. you mentioned a few. the roosevelt institute is jam packed with perfectly competent economists who have worked in government who know how it works who've worked on wall street who know how it works who could have done it. that was a fundamental error. >> is it an error to have gone with the bush t.a.r.p. the lots? should they just abandon that? >> - t.a.r

for reelection and then you get into books like we talked about where i mentioned would word and bernstein on watergate, getting behind the scenes. these books let my imagination as far as what you can do with washington journalism and how to help people understand national politics, a game in which real flesh and blood people with real flaws that strikes at play and take away the idea that these are larger than life people who you could never touch. in all those ways journalism has changed. the biggest change is 24-hour news cycle, constant attention, small issues that get blown up, there is less in the way of substantive debate event takes place around here. more info way of political polarization. i know lots of people disagree with me about this. i had a conversation with donald rumsfeld the crystal secretary of defense, you here in the 60s, when there were riots in the streets and and racial anger over the war in vietnam and all the rest, that is political polarization of a different kind. the political polarization you see today where there's a clear policy of obstructionism employed

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jacob bernstein from the daily beast joins us for a nice chat. we have a lot to cover. the one category everyone will be talking about. best movie: drama. most people say this is a two-way tie. >> it looks like a showdown between "the king's speech" and "the social network." in one corner you have this movie that's about facebook. it's everything that's happening now. it's a man who starts this incredible company that's all about getting friends and he can't be a friend himself. in the other you have this great historical drama. the hfpa certainly likes british and european things. they have that bent. >> and they have a doozy in "the king's speech." >> they have a good one there. colin firth is, in all likelihood, going to walk away with the globe for best actor. but there is no way to know. >> let's move on to best director. david fincher of "the social network" looks like he'll get it. >> he certainly looks like the most likely one. it's a terrific movie. it's everything that's going on now, but you have a really interesting movie in "black swan." obviously natalie p

you know, they could have talked to the former president of random house who'd also been fired, bernstein, and said how come you kept all these people all these years if they were losing money? he could have said, no, they weren't losing money. what's interesting is that on the whole in the u.s -- not in europe -- the press went along with the line, and it was, you know, should intellectuals be allowed to continue running money-making organizations because they're bound to lose money and so on and so forth. they went along with the party line, basically. >> and so, so if panel onwas -- pantheon was making money, you started the new press in 1990, pretty soon after leaving pantheon, why did you decide to make it a nonprofit? >> well, because we weren't making enough money. i mean, the whole point, i mean, we were more than breaking even at pantheon, and we had a huge, effective distribution system. but we weren't ever going to make the 15%, you know, that investors wanted. and we couldn't have found private investors, very simply, because that's the money that they wanted. and, you know, t

and then you get into books about like he talked about why mention woodward and bernstein of watergateand again, getting behind the scenes, these are books that would time idea of how you can get people to understand the game of national politics of a game in which they are real flesh and that people with real flaws in real strength can take away these are larger-than-life people you could never touch. now those ways, journalism has changed. in the 24 hour news site, constant attention that gets blown up. there is less in the way as it stands a debate that around here and the way of political polarization, although lots of people disagree with me about that. at a conversation with don rumsfeld, secretary of defense. you know, we've you're in the 60s? i said i wasn't. and when they arrived in the streets and there is racial anger, anger over the war in vietnam, all the rest, that political polarization of a different kind. the political polarization you see today, where there is a clear policy of instruction is on that is employed very little talk across party line, very little debate o

they wanted to be like hoffman and radford because they had played woodward and bernstein in "all the president's men." everybody wanted to reveal corruption and scandal and all that. i was not being given the opportunity to stay at the bulletin, and i got my applications out and got to internships, one at the philadelphia inquirer and one at the washington post. i thought it was better to take the internship at the washington post, because they were the hot newspaper picked it would look better on my resume. so i came to washington d.c., and i worked at 7:00 p.m. at night and got off at 3 in the morning. i covered rates, muggings, murders, the kind of thing that goes on in the city, usually at night. it resulted in small local items that hit -- ended up hidden inside the metro section of the newspaper. but being persistent, one thing i did was come in early. most of my competitors or people from ivy league schools, harvard and yale. they were all editors of the ivy league newspapers. the difference between us i sensed was, they were extremely bright and capable writers, but the big d

back with the clarence thomas supreme court appointment, it may have started with the woodward and bernsteinbecame a powerful, at the same time with nixon. we are in a period right now where we have to call our jets -- calm our jets. we are turning people off on politics. what people are engaging in is finger-pointing over every incident. even this incident in tucson, people are pointing fingers. i am not sure talk radio had played in this man's life. as a writer, i write books, but there is tv, violence everywhere. we cannot go blame everything on oliver stone. this movie caused the crime in columbine. it is a dangerous game. we need to look how we look at mental illness issues. there was a trail. how do we get help for the people when they are young? we need to take a real look at a country that is just drenched in guns and making sure that the right people are getting a license. these people are getting these weapons to kill. host: a tweet from cspanjunkie -- an e-mail from a viewer -- let's go to floyd. butler, tennessee. republican line. caller: i am an old man, a republican, and i have

it may have started with wood ward and bernstein when the press got stronger and got huge permties andalism and with nixon, i'm not sure, but we're in a period now where we have to calm our jets, i think. we have to create some kind of by part san -- bipartisanship and civility back into american life. we're turning people off on politics in general. what people are engaging in is a finger pointing over fellow americans, even this tragic event, people are pointing fingers. i haven't, and i don't think people should. i'm not sure what role, you know, talk radio had played in this young man's life and as a writer, i write books and look after artists a lot 6789 there's tv, movies, violence everywhere. any time there's a crime we can't say oliver stone is at fault because he made this mew view and this video caused this crime. it is a deranged person we are dealing with, but get back at looking at mental health issues, how do we detect it? there was a trail that this man had a lot of mental instability. how do we help these people when they are young? take a real look at a country drenche

i guess they wanted to be more like redford because they played woodward and bernstein in the movie oughtpresident's men. everybody wanted to be an investigative journalist. everybody wanted to bring the president down and revealed corruption and scandal and all that. so it was a courier of twins. so i wasn't being given the opportunity to stay at the bulletin, and i got my application out and i got to internships one of the philadelphia inquirer and one of the "washington post" and since i thought well the internship is granted in about two and a half months i thought it's better to take the internet but the "washington post" because they are the hot new paper and will look better on my resume and off i came to this town washington, d.c.. i worked as the night police at 7 p.m. at night and three in the morning covered reap, romo does and murders, the kind of thing that goes on in the city usually at night. it resulted in small items held in the metro section of the newspaper. but being persistent, one of the things i did is i came in early and i must tell you most of my competitors were

and then you get into books about like he talked about why mention woodward and bernstein of watergate. and again, getting behind the scenes, these are books that would time idea of how you can get people to understand the game of national politics of a game in which they are real flesh and that people with real flaws in real strength can take away these are larger-than-life people you could never touch. now those ways, journalism has changed. in the 24 hour news site, constant attention that gets blown up. there is less in the way as it stands a debate that around here and the way of political polarization, although lots of people disagree with me about that. at a conversation with don rumsfeld, secretary of defense. you know, we've you're in the 60s? i said i wasn't. and when they arrived in the streets and there is racial anger, anger over the war in vietnam, all the rest, that political polarization of a different kind. the political polarization you see today, where there is a clear policy of instruction is on that is employed very little talk across party line, very little debate

back with the clarence thomas supreme court appointment, it may have started with the woodward and bernstein when the press became a powerful, at the same time with nixon. we are in a period right now where we have to call our jets -- calm our jets. we are turning people off on politics. what people are engaging in is finger-pointing over every incident. even this incident in tucson, people are pointing fingers. i am not sure talk radio had played in this man's life. as a writer, i write books, but there is tv, violence everywhere. we cannot go blame everything on oliver stone. this movie caused the crime in columbine. it is a dangerous game. we need to look how we look at mental illness issues. there was a trail. how do we get help for the people when they are young? we need to take a real look at a country that is just drenched in guns and making sure that the right people are getting a license. these people are getting these weapons to kill. host: a tweet from cspanjunkie -- an e-mail from a viewer -- let's go to floyd. butler, tennessee. republican line. caller: i am an old man, a republ