abandoned that title and i abandoned the framework for it because i couldn't answer the question really mr. olson only ten. where are you going to stop. how long is the book going to be any way when he and why we get some of these bad ideas, while all schools keep turning out certain kinds of bad ideas, and it's not that they are just randomly generated bad ideas and some of it is ideological, todd mentioned that what we understand again they are not hot beds of libertarian and conservative thinking these days. it they are outnumbered, and it depends on which study you look at. in some studies it's only six to one or eight to one ratio of democrats to republicans. another found a 28 to one at stanford that much must be exaggerated to colombia. those figures may be exaggerated and harvard according to people who should know did go for without hiring a single republican elena kagan i believe. and for that time harvard maintained a committee over its lot of diversity. while it wasn't hiring any republicans. john mcginnis of northwestern put it this way even as the tory party or rather in sorry the a

caller: mr. olsonk you are relying on the ignorant population that lives in america and not keeping track of this so-called war. i don't think it is a war. 30 years ago i think we lost this war. going back to your gun issue, because i don't have that much time before i get cut off, senator grassley is conducting an investigation about the a.t.f. sending arms to mexico to the cartels. this is stonewalling. i think you pick and choose the information you release to the public. further more you have the d.e.a., a.t.f., and any drug enforcement agency corrupt, just like you have former agents. the drugs are getting in because you have corruption. host: john on our lines in port charlotte. caller: i completely agree with the previous caller. i question the credibility of the guest that you have on today, especially with regard to firearms. most of the weapons used by the drug cartel are automatic weapons which are extremely difficult to obtain in the united states. so i think most of the weapons that are us

i knew i would get mr. olson involved there. >> well, if you want to repeal it, repeal it for everyone. i'm not sure that the coffee roasters are growing coffee here and exporting coffee. i'm not sure that the newspaper companies are exporting dominantly their newspapers, so -- >> i don't disagree with your comment or your premise. my point is if you want to get rid of it, do it for everybody. just don't get rid of it were fun company. >> i would rather do it directly as we did with foreign sales. i'd like to reform the tax code so that we have a competitive base. if we can do that, that's the first choice. if we can't do it, we should tailor this more to its purpose of helping exporters who manufacture in the united states. >> my only principle that i ask you not to violate is do not treat companies within the same industry different, and do not treat industries on your principles of exports differently. >> well, it's tough sometimes to draw a line, and i understand the point that you're raising. all i'm pointin

mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson if i remember correctly. they submitted briefs and the matter was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that, your honor. only members of congress. >> you don't have a right to petition congress? >> we can petition them but only a member of congress. >> so you're saying that -- nobody pressed them to do that? >> i don't know, your honor. but the ruling by converse was in essence non-binding. it didn't have the weight of the wall. >> i would like to reserve my time if i may. >> thank you, your honor. >> to start the clock again. each side gets ten minutes. >> ten minutes? >> each gets ten minutes. >> 20 to push a button? i'm sorry. >> it's right below you there. you have it on your podium haven't you? >> one, two, three, go. >> i am representing ambassador alan keyes who actually has unique spending because he ran against mr. obama t

mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson if i remember correctly. they submitted briefs and the matter was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that, your honor. only members of congress. >> you don't have a right to petition congress? >> we can petition them but only a member of congress. >> so you're saying that -- nobody pressed them to do that? >> i don't know, your honor. but the ruling by converse was in essence non-binding. it didn't have the weight of the wall. >> i would like to reserve my time if i may. >> thank you, your honor. >> to start the clock again. each side gets ten minutes. >> ten minutes? >> each gets ten minutes. >> 20 to push a button? i'm sorry. >> it's right below you there. you have it on your podium haven't you? >> one, two, three, go. >> i am representing ambassador alan keyes who actually has unique spending because he ran against mr. obama t

mr. obama. >> how did the mccain hearings come about? >> the people on the democratic party initiated hearings in the majority party in the senate and the initiative hearings and held hearings of senator mccain and ted olson was voted on and was made that he was a natural born citizen. >> i recall that. the question is have you sought to initiate that kind of process? >> through congress? we don't have the right to do that, your honor. only members of congress. >> you don't have a right to petition congress? >> we can petition them but only a member of congress. >> so you're saying that -- nobody pressed them to do that? >> i don't know, your honor. but the ruling by converse was in essence non-binding. it didn't have the weight of the wall. >> i would like to reserve my time if i may. >> thank you, your honor. >> to start the clock again. each side gets ten minutes. >> ten minutes? >> each gets ten minutes. >> 20 to push a button? i'm sorry. >> it's right below you there. you have it on your podium haven't you? >> one, two, three, go. >> i am representing ambassador alan keyes who actually has unique spending because he ran against mr. obama twice for the senate in 2004 there were two finalists and if in