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and john lewis, congressman lewis was saying i was close to king, but i wasn't part of the work-a-day staff. so king didn't talk that way. you want to call that black talk, and in the book i'm more or precise about this, or is it really white masculine talk with people who happen to be black? so the same thing. when king gave his first sermon at ebeneezer baptist, he could have gone to the folk pulpit, but he took a sermon structure from harry 'emmer because he loved listening to those liberal white ministers, mccracken at riverside church, you know, ralph mead, all of these incredible white liberal -- it was the white preachers he liked. so it breaks down because king preached white to black audiences and black to white audiences. so one reviewer, and it was, you know, somebody who got the book wrong, one of the few people, um, you know, thought i was saying, you know, that the white voice was inauthentic. king didn't carve it up that way. you know, he was way too beyond race. he was anchored in his blackness and comfortable in his humanity. and that's why, of course, with sclc, when
and john lewis, congressman lewis was saying i was close to king, but i wasn't part of the work-a-day staff. so king didn't talk that way. you want to call that black talk, and in the book i'm more or precise about this, or is it really white masculine talk with people who happen to be black? so the same thing. when king gave his first sermon at ebeneezer baptist, he could have gone to the folk pulpit, but he took a sermon structure from harry 'emmer because he loved listening to those liberal...
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first up, john lewis reporting higher december sales in the same month of 2010. it said that turnover before christmas was outstanding, but warned that this year would be tougher. >> the big challenge of 2012 is just planning for the economy that we will face. >> the biggest winner was online trade, up 24% at john lewis. at the same time, next said that its stores saw lower performance and its performance was disappointing. >> purchases are moving away from high street because there is the perception of higher value on line and the convenience of shopping when you want. >> retailers acknowledge that trading conditions are not exactly a very great, so it is not surprising that elsewhere on high street that foreign competitors are finding life more difficult. internet shopping with customer staying at home rather than visiting stores is one factor. so is the squeeze on consumer budget because of high inflation and low pay rises. some retailers have been feeling the pressure. this chocolate shop issued a profit warning before christmas, blaming weak consumer confide
first up, john lewis reporting higher december sales in the same month of 2010. it said that turnover before christmas was outstanding, but warned that this year would be tougher. >> the big challenge of 2012 is just planning for the economy that we will face. >> the biggest winner was online trade, up 24% at john lewis. at the same time, next said that its stores saw lower performance and its performance was disappointing. >> purchases are moving away from high street because...
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first up, john lewis reporting higher december sales in the same month of 2010. it says turnover before christmas was outstanding, but warned this year would be tougher. >> the big challenge in 2012 is the planning for the economy that we're going to face. >> the biggest winner was one line trade, up 20% at john lewis. the internet and on-line sales at next were up 70% in the august-december timeframe. at the same time, next said its high street stores all lower christmas sales and its performance was disappointing. >> shoppers are migrating away from high street and by an online because there is the perception of a better value on line and the convenience of shopping when you want. >> hear the retailers are acknowledging that trading conditions are not exactly straight forward. it is hardly surprising that elsewhere on high street, some competitors are finding life more difficult. internet shopping with customers shopping at home rather than stores is one factor. so was the squeeze on consumer budgets because of high inflation and low pay rises. some retailers h
first up, john lewis reporting higher december sales in the same month of 2010. it says turnover before christmas was outstanding, but warned this year would be tougher. >> the big challenge in 2012 is the planning for the economy that we're going to face. >> the biggest winner was one line trade, up 20% at john lewis. the internet and on-line sales at next were up 70% in the august-december timeframe. at the same time, next said its high street stores all lower christmas sales and...
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and when he said to me--he said, 'john--are you john lewis, the boy from troy?' and i said, 'yes, i'm john robert lewis.' i gave my whole name. and from that moment on, we hit it off very well. c-span: where was this picture taken? >> guest: this picture was taken in nashville in 1962, standing at a restaurant. on the other side were people--members of the klan standing around. and i was trying to get into this restaurant to engage in a sit-in. c-span: i want to jump way ahead just for a moment and ask you how many times you were physically injured in the process of the movement, and what was the worst? >> guest: during the height of the movement, i was literally beaten two times. the freedom rides in may of 1961 at the greyhound bus station in montgomery, where a group of young freedom riders, black and white, tried to desegregate transportation facilities throughout the south. i was hit in the head with a wooden crate and left lying, bleeding, unconscious, at the greyhound bus station. greyhound bus station. c-span: who hit you? do you know? >> guest: a member o
and when he said to me--he said, 'john--are you john lewis, the boy from troy?' and i said, 'yes, i'm john robert lewis.' i gave my whole name. and from that moment on, we hit it off very well. c-span: where was this picture taken? >> guest: this picture was taken in nashville in 1962, standing at a restaurant. on the other side were people--members of the klan standing around. and i was trying to get into this restaurant to engage in a sit-in. c-span: i want to jump way ahead just for a...
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. >> and a new biography of the great diplomat george kennan by yale professor john lewis gatus. >> as far as american history d de global history is concerned, maybe he's the person who has the best claim or one of the best claims to having insured that second hamp of the 20th century was better nan the first half. because he really came up with the formula with containment, chfl the middle way between having a third world war with the sowf union and appeasing the soviet union on the her hand. >> politics and diplomacy wn we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new yo city, this is charlie rose. >> we begin tonight with analysis of the republican presidential primary race one day later, allize now turn to south carolina after mitt romney's decisive victory in new hampshire last night. the state holds its primary on january 23. though romney has a comfortable lead, his rivals are making the last stand to emerge as the anti-romney alternative. they touted their credentials and electability as they moved on to the palmetto state. >> i know we're going
. >> and a new biography of the great diplomat george kennan by yale professor john lewis gatus. >> as far as american history d de global history is concerned, maybe he's the person who has the best claim or one of the best claims to having insured that second hamp of the 20th century was better nan the first half. because he really came up with the formula with containment, chfl the middle way between having a third world war with the sowf union and appeasing the soviet union on...
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congressman john lewis, mary j. blige. what made you pick these individuals?use they are the best in what they do and they are serious about what they do. i don't mean they are tire some and boring about what they do but they have committed themselves to doing the best they can do at being the best that they are. and i like that whether i'm talking to african-american singers or country western singers or italian singers for that matter in italy. i ask just, do the best that you can do. >> we have a clip -- >> we have a clip from the special john lewis talking about what it was like for him as a little boy. let me just play a bit of that. >> growing up in rural alabama where we were visited the town of troy, of montgomery, i saw signs that said white men, colored men, white men, colored women, and i didn't like it. and i would ask my mother, my father, my grandparents, why, why? they would say, that's the way it is. they would say, that's the way it is. i would go downtown with some of my brothers and sisters and you cousins and all of us black children had to
congressman john lewis, mary j. blige. what made you pick these individuals?use they are the best in what they do and they are serious about what they do. i don't mean they are tire some and boring about what they do but they have committed themselves to doing the best they can do at being the best that they are. and i like that whether i'm talking to african-american singers or country western singers or italian singers for that matter in italy. i ask just, do the best that you can do....
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bartender john lewis is a christian values voter. >> right now if he can garner more support you'll see a cascading flow money come to him, if that happens he could win the nomination. >> there's a town hall meeting. >> reporter: staffers admit he must broaden his appeal and fatten his cough first, his war chest going into the fall, just 1.3 million, versus mitt romney's 32 million. and with romney, 37 points ahead of him in the polls, state campaign co-chairman william cahill says his candidate will need every penny he can get. >> he came into this campaign with a three-state strategy. to get out of the gate in iowa, new hampshire, and onto south carolina. that's the focus right now. the fundraising i know will pick up after last night. >> reporter: in order to keep the money and momentum going, he knows he must do well here in new hampshire. so, scott, santorum plans to spend every day between now and the primary working the people here in new hampshire. >> reporter: bill, thank you very much. newt gingrich's support collapsed under the weight of those millions of dollars in attack ad
bartender john lewis is a christian values voter. >> right now if he can garner more support you'll see a cascading flow money come to him, if that happens he could win the nomination. >> there's a town hall meeting. >> reporter: staffers admit he must broaden his appeal and fatten his cough first, his war chest going into the fall, just 1.3 million, versus mitt romney's 32 million. and with romney, 37 points ahead of him in the polls, state campaign co-chairman william cahill...
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and gompers seized on that and that's why he succeeded, and, of course, then later we had the john lewis and the cio which was more unskilled laborers and eventually you do have the labor unions doing well, but really not until the late 1930s. >> if you take, though, the 3 million teachers out of the union and the state workers and all, you've got very few unions left. >> 7.5 million. >> why do you think that's happened? >> i think competitiveness. i think because the major employers -- what is the major employer? it's walmart. and they have made a success from a lot of things, from their fascinating use of technology, but also keeping wages low. it's very different from waller luther's day when wages were high and there were all the good jobs in the steel mills and the auto plants. but america was protected. there wasn't the same competition. there wasn't this flow of capital around the world. so, while i wish walmart would change its ways and pay more, i recognize that it is sort of a different economic environment, and it succeeded brilliantly in that economic environment. >> has ther
and gompers seized on that and that's why he succeeded, and, of course, then later we had the john lewis and the cio which was more unskilled laborers and eventually you do have the labor unions doing well, but really not until the late 1930s. >> if you take, though, the 3 million teachers out of the union and the state workers and all, you've got very few unions left. >> 7.5 million. >> why do you think that's happened? >> i think competitiveness. i think because the...
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my colleague, john lewis, brought many of us together on this floor or in our other public statements to say what an honor it was to serve with eddie engjins. how much we all learned from him. the humor as well as the intellect that he brought to his work was definitely, definitely an asset to congress. eddie generalsins -- jenkins is a proud son of georgia. if you heard him say it, you would agree, a self-described country lawyer. from jasper, a public servant dedicated to his constituents, to advancing the interests, hopes, and aspirations of his neighbors down there in georgia. and to secure future prosperity for all and opportunity for all americans. it must be a true honor for congressman jenkins and his family that this tribute's been organized and led by the conscience of the congress, a man of extraordinary leadership and character and a fellow representative from the state of georgia, congressman john lewis. congressman jenkins will long be remembered as the leader willing to work across the identical, negotiate coalitions on behalf of the greater good. he will remember in te
my colleague, john lewis, brought many of us together on this floor or in our other public statements to say what an honor it was to serve with eddie engjins. how much we all learned from him. the humor as well as the intellect that he brought to his work was definitely, definitely an asset to congress. eddie generalsins -- jenkins is a proud son of georgia. if you heard him say it, you would agree, a self-described country lawyer. from jasper, a public servant dedicated to his constituents, to...
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residents like john lewis say police in that area don't enforce the law like they used to.ross without a crosswalk? >> i didn't know that. it's called jaywalking, right? they used to give tickets to people. they don't do that anymore, so they do it all the time. >> reporter: ron was one of those people until he got hit by a car. he was riding his bike down the same street the victims were hit when it happened. >> very few crosswalks. i mean, you know, you are at your own risk. if you get hit, it's on you. >> reporter: now, he has a steel plate in his leg and says it's as dangerous a street as ever. police say it's illegal to cross the street here in maryland without using a pedestrian crosswalk. erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> more drivers in fairfax county got behind a wheel after drinking this past holiday season. it went up by 12%. police arrested 358 drunk drivers during the safe december initiative. despite the crackdown, police say there were 546 alcohol related crashes from january to october of last year. during that same time period, almost 200 of the people cited for
residents like john lewis say police in that area don't enforce the law like they used to.ross without a crosswalk? >> i didn't know that. it's called jaywalking, right? they used to give tickets to people. they don't do that anymore, so they do it all the time. >> reporter: ron was one of those people until he got hit by a car. he was riding his bike down the same street the victims were hit when it happened. >> very few crosswalks. i mean, you know, you are at your own risk....
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. >> residents like john lewis say police don't enforce the law like they used to.ss without a crosswalk? >> it's called jaywalking, right? they don't give tickets anymore so people do it all the time. >> tonight, a man who said he was hit by a car on the same street and now has a steel plate in his leg because of it. jim, doreen? >> thank you. >>> 2011 was a rebound year for the economy. a jobs report says 200,000 jobs were created in the month of december. the unemployment dipped to 8.5%, the lowest it's been in nearly three years. nearly 2 million jobs were created in 2011. it's a significant increase over 2010. while it's good news, the recovery is still sluggish. underemployment level that looks at people with part time and low paying jobs is still high at 15%. >>> in decision 2012, the republican presidential candidates were quick to react to today's unemployment numbers. they were not giving credit to president obama for the drop in the jobless rate. >> unemployment numbers are a good indicator we have a long way away from a healthy economy. >> there might be
. >> residents like john lewis say police don't enforce the law like they used to.ss without a crosswalk? >> it's called jaywalking, right? they don't give tickets anymore so people do it all the time. >> tonight, a man who said he was hit by a car on the same street and now has a steel plate in his leg because of it. jim, doreen? >> thank you. >>> 2011 was a rebound year for the economy. a jobs report says 200,000 jobs were created in the month of december. the...
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crow or cared about the legacy of civil rights heroes like thurgood marshall and rosa parks and john lewis and others that i mentioned earlier they could tap into the imagination of a heroic generation formed by the virtue, by the virtues of religion who pursued public justice by pursuing public virtue. enabling american culture responsible. in a society that does not value forming young people in the ways of prudence and justice, courage, self-control and the like, why would we be surprised that convenience stores are being robbed by youthful mobs? in a society that does not value private property and foster the spirit of invading class warfare and wealth redistribution, why should we be surprised that young people don't value someone else's property? or to use a more technical term, stuff. radical individualism and relativism defined the ethics of our era and criminal flash mobs expose our progressive failure. as we celebrate kings memorial, we must lament the fact that america's abandonment of virtue is destroying the lives of young black people and undermining the legal and economic ca
crow or cared about the legacy of civil rights heroes like thurgood marshall and rosa parks and john lewis and others that i mentioned earlier they could tap into the imagination of a heroic generation formed by the virtue, by the virtues of religion who pursued public justice by pursuing public virtue. enabling american culture responsible. in a society that does not value forming young people in the ways of prudence and justice, courage, self-control and the like, why would we be surprised...
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and they were joined by civil rights hero georgia congressman john lewis. >> no one in the state legislaturegia or mississippi or any of the 11 southern states from virginia to texas would have had the courage to say let's go by referendum. if two men want to fall in love and get married, or two women, it's their business. >> christie's hail mary on same-sex marriage is all politics. he wants a referendum on civil rights rather than a vote in the state legislature where it was likely to pass. by wanting the voters to decide, he thinks he's given political cover to himself and republicans. joining me now is the speaker of the new jersey assembly, sheila oliver. she took part in that press conference today in new jersey. welcome, speaker oliver. >> my pleasure, reverend sharpton. >> you spoke with governor christie today. did he back track on the civil rights comments? did he apologize? >> he did not offer an apology but he set out to describe that he believes it's a mischaracterization of what he implied. i explained to the governor that he has to understand that in the historical context of
and they were joined by civil rights hero georgia congressman john lewis. >> no one in the state legislaturegia or mississippi or any of the 11 southern states from virginia to texas would have had the courage to say let's go by referendum. if two men want to fall in love and get married, or two women, it's their business. >> christie's hail mary on same-sex marriage is all politics. he wants a referendum on civil rights rather than a vote in the state legislature where it was...
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c-span: our guest has been john lewis, now congressman from atlanta. here is the title of the book, "walking with the wind: a memoir." we thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. .. >> when i was a young child and took me to england and to africa and a number of different towns where they were starting their first jobs, and then the many trips we took after my parents got divorced when we -- my brother and i went with our mother -- had to move back across the country. we were in los angeles when they split up and to the east coast and traveled to many new homes, often new places where i didn't know anybody. as she struggled to get her life back on track after my parent's broke up, but it's also a reference, a metaphor reference in the trip i took in reporting and writing this book, sort of after an entire adult lifetime of establishing my own career, having my own family, thinking all of the times i was doing everything that my parentings hadn't done -- parents hadn't done, avoiding their mistakes, making my way in the world completely on my own, and
c-span: our guest has been john lewis, now congressman from atlanta. here is the title of the book, "walking with the wind: a memoir." we thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. .. >> when i was a young child and took me to england and to africa and a number of different towns where they were starting their first jobs, and then the many trips we took after my parents got divorced when we -- my brother and i went with our mother -- had to move back across the country. we...
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eastern congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on walking with the wind, memoir of the movement. sunday afternoon growing up king. the many speaking styles of the rev. and the international manhunt for james earl ray. also this weekend on book tv, in her new release new york times correspondent judy cantor looks at the first couple and their attempts to balance a busy personal life with the balance of public life. tomorrow at 11:00 every weekend. >> up next jim baker recalls the life of birth control advocate margaret sanger. a bill will propose that. this is just over an hour. >> in case you did not know we moved into this space last week. we are playing with the technical difficulty. we're glad you're all year, and i hope you all founded drink and appreciate your patience. my name is amanda. curator of the evening event series. i am delighted to see all of you here. she's doing to of having a conversation with cristina page. the opening of that family planning and birth control clinic at 4610 voice street. she started exiting after being a nurse you're on the lower east side.
eastern congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on walking with the wind, memoir of the movement. sunday afternoon growing up king. the many speaking styles of the rev. and the international manhunt for james earl ray. also this weekend on book tv, in her new release new york times correspondent judy cantor looks at the first couple and their attempts to balance a busy personal life with the balance of public life. tomorrow at 11:00 every weekend. >> up next jim baker recalls the...
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congressman and civil-rights activist john lewis on walking with the wind:a memoir of the movement and sunday afternoon at 3:00, growing up king. jonathan wright examines the speaking style of the rev. king and the international manhunt for james earl ray. this weekend on booktv in a new release new york times washington correspondent jody kantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance a busy personal life with the requirement of public life. tonight at 11:00. booktv on c-span2. winston groom recounts stephen watts kearney's to thousand american soldiers who marched from fort leavenworth to california in 1846. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> i am extremely flattered on this stormy night. you are finite for a murder. i am glad to be here. "kearny's march". never could figure out how the man pronounced his name. various possibilities but i often wondered. it might be kearney. i would like to be able to report that i came to this subject in a very academic way that i have been pursuing this question of conquest of the american west, 25 years and exploded onto the scene
congressman and civil-rights activist john lewis on walking with the wind:a memoir of the movement and sunday afternoon at 3:00, growing up king. jonathan wright examines the speaking style of the rev. king and the international manhunt for james earl ray. this weekend on booktv in a new release new york times washington correspondent jody kantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance a busy personal life with the requirement of public life. tonight at 11:00. booktv on c-span2....
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john lewis is yes, and then he goes off into that prophecy, right? that musical moment that i did because the two moments that i have a tremendous need be a good place to add around now. remember to musical moments that end i have a dream. the first is when that day comes, we all will fit in my country fit the width new meaning. for the first time we are a nation has begun and actually saying enter the white national anthem, but the blacks in the white is not the end. the slaves have the last word. and king makes him that day a white children and black children, gentiles will sing in the words of the old spiritual, we are free at last. that we describe rain into the voice that the black slaves. and in some sense, made way by their granddaddy in grant money. so it's an important moment, but it is a very black moment. in style and an implication, even as it is doing one of the great moments of americans of the religion, there's this other thing right in there on the next step. it's drenched in blackness in a variety of ways. i need to and i'm not monne
john lewis is yes, and then he goes off into that prophecy, right? that musical moment that i did because the two moments that i have a tremendous need be a good place to add around now. remember to musical moments that end i have a dream. the first is when that day comes, we all will fit in my country fit the width new meaning. for the first time we are a nation has begun and actually saying enter the white national anthem, but the blacks in the white is not the end. the slaves have the last...
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here comes ray lewis, john harbaugh says the team has a secret weapon. >> and there is a talk to himght. he's a master motivator. so it just been good. been fun. >> and that leaves tim lincecum. one year deal for this set up and there is three and one last year. and there is a strike out at 70. there is a win going 24-21 niner autos thank you. >> ask that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> and we'll see you at 9:00 hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants... a network administrator from fort walton beach, florida... a graduate student of mathematics originally fr
here comes ray lewis, john harbaugh says the team has a secret weapon. >> and there is a talk to himght. he's a master motivator. so it just been good. been fun. >> and that leaves tim lincecum. one year deal for this set up and there is three and one last year. and there is a strike out at 70. there is a win going 24-21 niner autos thank you. >> ask that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> and we'll see you at 9:00 hey...
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thought i could go down, have my picture taken and come back and say i was with andy young and john lewis and ralph bunch and dr. king. but somehow i got caught up in it and i was cussing every step of the way wondering, how did i get caught up walking through all of these dark streets and being insulted? but much later when i heard linden johnson say that word, that theme that had directed us emotionally and patriotically, that we shall overcome, i felt so proud, notwithstanding my lack of knowledge of the importance of the issue, that i did march. when i found out that the civil rights act and the voting rights act, that it wasn't just something that made nye norths feel good, it made americans feel good and the ripple effect of this throughout the world we were able to say, see, we told you. that in the united states it's not what we want, but in the united states of america we are working toward full equality. now, even today when we give assistance to a country that aspires to have a democracy, more often than not he, they come here to see how we were able to do it and we send people
thought i could go down, have my picture taken and come back and say i was with andy young and john lewis and ralph bunch and dr. king. but somehow i got caught up in it and i was cussing every step of the way wondering, how did i get caught up walking through all of these dark streets and being insulted? but much later when i heard linden johnson say that word, that theme that had directed us emotionally and patriotically, that we shall overcome, i felt so proud, notwithstanding my lack of...
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existent even within this movement, and, um, we look at film from the occupy atlanta where, um, john lewis went to speak, and he wasn't allowed to speak, and he was shut down by, um, a white male who had a megaphone and took several votes, and there was a lot of confusion in the crowd. and so we see this power dynamic with race again even within the movement. so, um, i'm questioning whether this is a movement of social justice or if it's about white middle class people who can't get a job. and, you know, where were they six years ago when middle class income was on the rise by 6%? you know, these are issues that people have been facing since the beginning of time. we look at the native americans, we look at latinos, we look at blacks, you know, these are issues that have been going on. where were they? [applause] >> no -- >> can i say a word about that? my dear sister, i appreciate that question. it's a very important question. we had a magnificent discussion just a few weeks ago on precisely that issue. but i think, one, we have to be very careful where we get our information from. [appla
existent even within this movement, and, um, we look at film from the occupy atlanta where, um, john lewis went to speak, and he wasn't allowed to speak, and he was shut down by, um, a white male who had a megaphone and took several votes, and there was a lot of confusion in the crowd. and so we see this power dynamic with race again even within the movement. so, um, i'm questioning whether this is a movement of social justice or if it's about white middle class people who can't get a job. and,...
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king, one from pennsylvania, and john lewis from georgia, one of the great lieutenants and a hero of the civil rights movement, got together to reauthorize the legislation that created the king holiday. as they were both really close to dr. king, there was something at the pedicle about the notion that you would celebrate dr. king's birthday by taking the day off, by a day of rest. the holiday cassrecast along with his family as a day of service. today on and not a day off. now more and more people recognize this is the best way to honor dr. king's legacy of engagement, of justice, of community, was all of us to participate through service. host: it is being marked as a national day of service by the corporation for national community service, which includes americorps, which our guest is the director of. tell us about the corporation for national community service. guest: a small federal agency that is charged with advancing service and volunteer action and social innovation. it is a product of several pieces of legislation, most recently the serve america act in 2009. we operate a
king, one from pennsylvania, and john lewis from georgia, one of the great lieutenants and a hero of the civil rights movement, got together to reauthorize the legislation that created the king holiday. as they were both really close to dr. king, there was something at the pedicle about the notion that you would celebrate dr. king's birthday by taking the day off, by a day of rest. the holiday cassrecast along with his family as a day of service. today on and not a day off. now more and more...
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still very existence even within this movement and we look at film from the occupied atlanta where john lewiswent to speak and he wasn't allowed to speak and he was shot down by a white male who had a megaphone and took several votes and there was a lot of confusion in the crowd and so we see this power dynamic with race again even within the movement. so i am questioning whether this is a movement of social justice or if it's about white middle class people who can't get a job. and where were they six years ago when middle class income was on the rise by 6%? these are issues that people have been facing since the beginning of time. we look at the native americans, latinos, blacks, these are issues that have been going on. where were they? [applause] >> that's a very important question we had magnificent discussion just a few weeks ago on precisely that issue. i think one, we have to be very careful where we get our information from. if you look as opposed to amy goodman you want to get a very different perspective of who's there. you know what i mean? msnbc, fox news, so forth. the corporate
still very existence even within this movement and we look at film from the occupied atlanta where john lewiswent to speak and he wasn't allowed to speak and he was shot down by a white male who had a megaphone and took several votes and there was a lot of confusion in the crowd and so we see this power dynamic with race again even within the movement. so i am questioning whether this is a movement of social justice or if it's about white middle class people who can't get a job. and where were...
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eastern, congressmen and civil-rights activist john lewis on "walking with the wind," un memoir of the movement. jonathan writer examines the many speaking styles of reverend king and we discuss the manhunt for james earl ray. also on the tv, new york times washington correspondent joe decanter looks at the first couple and their attempt to -- jody cantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance personal and professional life. >> jonathan gruber is an economist at mit who served as an adviser for both the massachusetts and national health care laws. he recently explained the salaries and differences between the two. this is an hour. >> i really appreciate you being here at the town hall tonight. we have jonathan gruber here to speak, and award winning mit health economist and director of the program of the national bureau of economic research. he was a key architect -- i heard of him alive when he was -- a lot when he was working in massachusetts helping the massachusetts people put together their reform. he has also worked with the administration and congress when they d
eastern, congressmen and civil-rights activist john lewis on "walking with the wind," un memoir of the movement. jonathan writer examines the many speaking styles of reverend king and we discuss the manhunt for james earl ray. also on the tv, new york times washington correspondent joe decanter looks at the first couple and their attempt to -- jody cantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance personal and professional life. >> jonathan gruber is an economist at...
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joining us now from with washington, john heilemann, editor at new york magazine, msnbc analyst, and joining us on set is matt lewism the daily caller. i'll take this to our man in des moines, john heilemann. has we were -- we are taking pets here with fake currency, which is the best bet to take. i wonder in terms of gingrich-n's prospects, what do you make of them at this point? we know he said he's going to use $9 million in his war chest to hit romney harder. you've written a column about gingrich's plan for new hampshire, but where do you put him in the iowa race at this point? >> oh, alex, i think that -- although newt yesterday first said that he was not going to win the iowa caucuses and then later that afternoon or early in the eke last night said he might stage one of the great koth comebacks in iowa history, thereby demonstrating his remarkable consistency yet again, i think that the conventional -- the conventional wisdom out here is that he is bound for fourth and possibly even as low as fifth place here. i don't think it's really that relevant in the sense that he needed to finish higher than either o
joining us now from with washington, john heilemann, editor at new york magazine, msnbc analyst, and joining us on set is matt lewism the daily caller. i'll take this to our man in des moines, john heilemann. has we were -- we are taking pets here with fake currency, which is the best bet to take. i wonder in terms of gingrich-n's prospects, what do you make of them at this point? we know he said he's going to use $9 million in his war chest to hit romney harder. you've written a column about...
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john lewis on "walking with the wind." then dexter king on "growing up king >" also this weekend, new york kantorcorrespondent joe ddi att the first -- look ss the first couple. >> should the government be responsible for releasing the broadcast airwaves of profanity and nudity? we will argue this on commission rules. to cannot so find other perspectives on the issue on line on our c-span video library in winning an argument of the second court of appeals case. >> we thought we knew what the rules might be. i do not know if i can go anywhere beyond the bewilderment position you have taken. if changes. we have no idea what the new changes would be. >> the indecency regulations have a safe harbor for programming after 10:00 p.m. and before 6:00 a.m.. if they're under confusion about whether a particular broadcast would be fine and decent, it is simply to put the programming in the safe one. >> we began now to match our policies with our ideas. then i believed it is possible that we will come to admire this country not simply
john lewis on "walking with the wind." then dexter king on "growing up king >" also this weekend, new york kantorcorrespondent joe ddi att the first -- look ss the first couple. >> should the government be responsible for releasing the broadcast airwaves of profanity and nudity? we will argue this on commission rules. to cannot so find other perspectives on the issue on line on our c-span video library in winning an argument of the second court of appeals case....
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john lewis is on the republican line. go ahead. and we lost st. louis. catherine in kentucky.re you there? caller: yes, i am. the host: ahead with your comments. -- host: go ahead with your comments. caller: i'm very proud of our president and i think is wrong for the congress and the senate and the people of this nature have worked against our president the last three years. it takes away the morale of the country when you see that. there are a lot of things going on in these states that really need federal will and regulation. i think he deserves the nomination again to help him finish his job for a country, and the people in our country. i think he needs more notoriety on the good things that he has done for our country. and i think the republican party needs to back down a little bit and show this man and a bit more respect and help him to get the job done that has been meeting to be done for 50 years. i am 60 years old, and i have seen a lot of politics going on in this world. he has been one of the best presidents that we have out in the past 35. host: this is covington,
john lewis is on the republican line. go ahead. and we lost st. louis. catherine in kentucky.re you there? caller: yes, i am. the host: ahead with your comments. -- host: go ahead with your comments. caller: i'm very proud of our president and i think is wrong for the congress and the senate and the people of this nature have worked against our president the last three years. it takes away the morale of the country when you see that. there are a lot of things going on in these states that...
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the congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on "walking with the wind" in memoir of the movementt for james earl ray. york times and washington -- and washington times correspondent looks at the accounting of public life with private life. >> economist jonathan gruber has been an adviser for both the massachusetts and national health care reform plans. during a recent town hall in seattle, he compared president obama health care plan with a plan implemented in massachusetts. this is a little more than an hour. hong >> i really appreciate you being here at the town hall tonight. we have jonathan gruber here to speak, and award winning mit health economist and director of the program of the national bureau of economic research. he was a key architect -- i heard of him alive when he was working in massachusetts helping the massachusetts people put together their reform. he has also worked with the administration and congress when they developed the health care reform legislation that was passed about two years ago. he is also the co editor of the journal of public economics, associa
the congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on "walking with the wind" in memoir of the movementt for james earl ray. york times and washington -- and washington times correspondent looks at the accounting of public life with private life. >> economist jonathan gruber has been an adviser for both the massachusetts and national health care reform plans. during a recent town hall in seattle, he compared president obama health care plan with a plan implemented in...
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congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on a man more -- memoir of the movement. jonathan rider examines the many speaking styles of king, and hampton sides on james earl ray. in her new release, "new york times" corresponded jodi kantor looks at the first couple and their attempts to balance public life. >> in this episode, we will look at rick perry's surprising comment on climate change and the science behind research. >> there are a substantial number of scientists who of manipulated data. >> what i do is i rate different comments by politicians on a 1-4 scale. if you see something that is outrageous, you'll get four pinocchios. something slightly misleading, as little as one. >> glenn kessler evaluates and rates the truthfulness of political figures and others. >> whether they are deliberately lying, and the politician says the same thing over and over again even as it has been pointed out as untrue, they know they are saying something untrue and they are just going to say it anyway. >> "the washington post's" glenn kessler, sunday night on "q&a." > "washingt
congressman and civil rights activist john lewis on a man more -- memoir of the movement. jonathan rider examines the many speaking styles of king, and hampton sides on james earl ray. in her new release, "new york times" corresponded jodi kantor looks at the first couple and their attempts to balance public life. >> in this episode, we will look at rick perry's surprising comment on climate change and the science behind research. >> there are a substantial number of...
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but i must make mention of our friending congressman john lewis who is the epitome of the civil rights movement around the idea of voter protection and enhancement, many of us are not aware of congressman filner who was one of the freedom riders and celebrated freedom riders in the last year, their 50 years. my colleague, congressman al green, who led the naacp in houston during times when we were under siege as relates to voting opportunities. . in the south and in the aftermath in the 1970's of the voting rights act, actually going to many states from north carolina, south carolina, alabama and georgia where african americans did not have the full impact. i remember walking miles to allow students to vote. so this is a cause that we have been on a long journey and saddens me we are here again fighting for voter protection as we look to our presidential election. i offer words of barbara jordan who could not have come to congress, sitting in the judiciary committee, she offered these words. i believe hyperbole would not show the solemnness. it is complete and total and said that durin
but i must make mention of our friending congressman john lewis who is the epitome of the civil rights movement around the idea of voter protection and enhancement, many of us are not aware of congressman filner who was one of the freedom riders and celebrated freedom riders in the last year, their 50 years. my colleague, congressman al green, who led the naacp in houston during times when we were under siege as relates to voting opportunities. . in the south and in the aftermath in the 1970's...
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eastern with an encore book notes program congressman john lewis on walking with of the wind, a much more of the movement. and sunday at 3:00, dexter king, the many speaking styles of the rev. and the international manhunt for james earl ray. also this weekend on book tv, new york times washington correspondent judy cantor looks at the first couple and they're attempt to balance a busy personal life with the requirements of public life saturday night at 11:00. book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> and we return, again, to the brookings institution here in washington d.c. where business leaders and economic analysts have been talking all day about what needs to be done to create jobs. the next panel former treasury secretary robert rubin will be one of the panelists. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> okay. welcome to the last session of today's important conver
eastern with an encore book notes program congressman john lewis on walking with of the wind, a much more of the movement. and sunday at 3:00, dexter king, the many speaking styles of the rev. and the international manhunt for james earl ray. also this weekend on book tv, new york times washington correspondent judy cantor looks at the first couple and they're attempt to balance a busy personal life with the requirements of public life saturday night at 11:00. book tv every weekend on c-span2....
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john lewis on a memoir of the movement. and then on sunday, dexter king on growing up king. also this weekend, in a new release, "the new york times" correspondent jodi kantor looks at the first couple. the nation's highest ranking military officer spoke at duke university last night about the new strategic defense review. >> let me say what a great pleasure is to be asked to introduce the lecture. what a special honor it is for me to introduce the man who will give a lecture, the chairman of the two chiefs of staff, the 18th chairman to hold that position, general martin dempsey. what i thought was there is some way in which this speaker and bodies in a powerful way what universities are all about. universities do a million things, but at their core, it gives young people and education so they can go forward and assume responsibility in the world, shoulder the difficult challenges that will arise in their time. you would agree this is a person who has done that in spades. martin dempsey was born in new jersey. he graduated from west point in 1974. after his forced tour of d
john lewis on a memoir of the movement. and then on sunday, dexter king on growing up king. also this weekend, in a new release, "the new york times" correspondent jodi kantor looks at the first couple. the nation's highest ranking military officer spoke at duke university last night about the new strategic defense review. >> let me say what a great pleasure is to be asked to introduce the lecture. what a special honor it is for me to introduce the man who will give a lecture,...
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rashard lewis sharing pleasantries with dwight howard. john wall with the ball on the break. a big block. howard with the rebound and magic going the other way. no one steps up to nelson and he knocks down the three pointer. less than two minutes later mcgee with a pass to from turkoglu and a monster dunk. he finished with 17 in the first half. magic lead 63-42. mcgee tries to steal the pass. no luck there. howard with 28 points and 2nd and rebounds. the wizards drop to 0-6. up next a home game against the knicks on friday. >>> and calgary's rennie bourque suspended for helloing backstrom in the head last night. in the head last night. >>> and the orange bowl, 63-20 , i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a
rashard lewis sharing pleasantries with dwight howard. john wall with the ball on the break. a big block. howard with the rebound and magic going the other way. no one steps up to nelson and he knocks down the three pointer. less than two minutes later mcgee with a pass to from turkoglu and a monster dunk. he finished with 17 in the first half. magic lead 63-42. mcgee tries to steal the pass. no luck there. howard with 28 points and 2nd and rebounds. the wizards drop to 0-6. up next a home game...
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john lewis on walking with the wind. a memoir of the movement. at 3:00,. king on growing up king. we examine the speaking styles of the rev. king and the manhunt for his killer. also this weekend, jodi kantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance a personal life with the requirements of public life. saturday night at 11:00. "closed -- "book tp" on c-span. the deadline for c-span's madieu competition. we are asking middle and high school students which part of the constitution has meaning for you and why? there is a grand prize of $5,000.50000 dollars in total prices. get your documentary to c-span by friday january 20. go online to studentcam.org. >> mitt romney speaks to veterans at a town hall meeting in hilton head, south carolina. he is joined by arizona senator john mccain. former u.n. ambassador, john bolton and south carolina's governor, nikki haley. south carolina holds the primary on january 21. this is about one hour. ♪ room. i am so proud to be back in our we love to come here often. this is where michael is from. we w
john lewis on walking with the wind. a memoir of the movement. at 3:00,. king on growing up king. we examine the speaking styles of the rev. king and the manhunt for his killer. also this weekend, jodi kantor looks at the first couple and their attempt to balance a personal life with the requirements of public life. saturday night at 11:00. "closed -- "book tp" on c-span. the deadline for c-span's madieu competition. we are asking middle and high school students which part of the...
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john wall to trevor booker. wizards up 16. can't be real. lewis stops and gets the 3. wizards get their first win of the season big time, 93-78. >> we got our hands on a lot of balls. 12 steals. i thought that john for not having a lot of practice i thought he really changed the whole team. changed the complexion of the game and how we played. we played as a team. and we didn't try to do too many individual things tonight. >> all right. redskins -- the surgery was a success. he suffered the injury in the final game of the season when he sacked vick and got a fumble. the georgetown hoyas lost two straight conference games. last night they dropped their first game at home by committing a season high 17 turnovers. >> you can't start pointing fingers. we know what makes us good. we have to get back to those things and keep continuing to get better. >> the lady hoyas trying to avoid the same thing tonight. the hoyas turnover lays it in. irish go up 27-11. sugar rogers had 0 points in the first half. came alive in the second, though, with the fast break three pointer. but unf
john wall to trevor booker. wizards up 16. can't be real. lewis stops and gets the 3. wizards get their first win of the season big time, 93-78. >> we got our hands on a lot of balls. 12 steals. i thought that john for not having a lot of practice i thought he really changed the whole team. changed the complexion of the game and how we played. we played as a team. and we didn't try to do too many individual things tonight. >> all right. redskins -- the surgery was a success. he...