relationship and the effects on the world all under scrutiny in our special interview as we talk to brooke obama's former national security advisor here on alt . general james earl jones thank you for taking time to sit down with us of course former security advisor national security advisor to president obama in two thousand and nine twenty ten. i'd like to start with what you think the top priorities in terms of u.s. russia global security are let's focus on cooperation first i think the. russia u.s. bilateral relationship is one of the most important relationships on the planet today and i was all the things i was privileged to be able to do in the white house i think working on the so-called famous reset of the relationship was one of the most satisfying it was manifest by the personal relationship of our two presidents from day one and resulted in that spirit of working together and developing trust and confidence that resulted in the start of training. and i think resulted in. the two countries looking at the same problem through a much more common blandness and perhaps ever before so it's n

goes directly at president obama, brook, and tries to get the media on his side. kills them with kindness and then asks for them to help them expose president obama and his lies. >> let's listen to this particular comment here. he's referring to the omit mike moment until after the election in november. roll it. >> he wasn't want to share his real plans before the election, either with the public or the press. by flexibility, he means what the american public won't know won't hurt him. his intent is on hiding. you and i are going to have to do the seeking. >> what did i count, twice that reference to the speech? >> yes. and in many ways what we saw from mitt romney is he's really trying to go to these journalists and look at his promises and his policies and see what they match up. you know what else is interesting? i'm sure the blog sphere is going to blow up, he took a shot at the blogosphere and says he wish people would go back to the old guard journalism. people would have more than one source, there would be editors and journalists. >> thank you so much. let'

obama administration wants the two government-backed entities to write down the homeowners' principal, balking at the idea is ed demarco, acting director of fhfa thatover seas fannie and freddie, as he told the brooking the obama administration plan would help relatively few homeowners. >> this is not a difference-making program to rescue the housing market. it's the debate about which tools have the margin better balanced to goal. maximizing assistance for several hundred thousand homeowners and minimizing further cost to all other homeowners and taxpayers. >> indeed, roughly 80% of fannie and freddie homeowners are current on mortgage payments. tim geithnerial urged demarco to take another look at the math. arguing the writedown estimated to cost taxpayers $100 billion would spur recovery and offer net gain for treasury. >> we think there is a set of cases where it's clearly in the interest of the taxpayer for them to do principle reduction upfront. not overwhelming number but where it make sense we should do it. >> congressional democrats support the write-down. >> how do we get fannie and freddie to run the same play as the rest of the economy? >> conservative analysts call it election year bail-

bruce wireless at the brookings institute brands president obama's, one of his afghan reviews, and is working closely with holbrooke with petraeus and clinton. to succinctly answer your question he would say, that petraeus was anybody on the team knew he was the de facto leader but it was important of holbrooke as a face. i mean, think of the knowledge he had and the expense, the network. so even holbrooke acknowledged that to bruce riedel, as my source to your second question was -- the afghans. so, you know, the interesting thing to juxtapose is david petraeus experience in iraq where they call them -- king david. maybe he gave himself that name, i don't know. he has a drone up there, oh, no. [laughter] but he is very well respected in iraq. they name streets after them but i can't take a number of e-mails i see from iraq, they would give up their children, to thank him for what he did for the conjugate afghans not so much. this country with a much more complex terrain, insurgency, much more complex insurgency. he had visited they certainly did not have the depth of knowledge, the n

brookings institute. the freshman senator criticized president obama's leadership on issues overseas and was almost done whenened. >> more people are free to grow their economies, free to pursue their dreams, free to become -- i left my last page of the speech. does anybody have my last page? did i leave it with you? >> above all else, 21st century provides opportunities for more freedom. >> what do lindsay lohan and the president have in common? both are guests at saturday's white house correspondents dinner in d.c. the guest is out george clooney, steven spielberg, reese witherspoon. lohan will attend with her attorney and i'll be there as well. if you only read one thing today, i've got to recommend this piece for all you hard workers out there. "time" magazine said stop working more than 40 hours a week and makes a strong argument as to why, as if any of us need convincing. it's up on the facebook page, facebook/jansingco. check it out and let us know what you think. . ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. there's an insurance company that does that, too.

. >> rose: you think barack obama is simply, as david brooks said today, a pragmatic liberal? is that how you would see him? >> no, i think the president-- i think he's very liberal. i think he believes in the power of government. >> rose: yet, at the same time, the two of you came to an agreement in your mind that was acceptable. >> until he lost his courage. >> rose: lost his courage? >> he lost his courage. >> rose: he couldn't face what? >> why did he blow the deal up? >> rose: what did he tell you? >> he need more revenue, needed more revenue. he lost his courage. >> rose: does that make it hard to deal with him then? >> no, but it's-- it's going to make it more difficult to ever get to an agreement. >> rose: if the election is not a referendum on the president, will he win? if he's able to change the emphasis to the future or to the ryan plan or to governor romney, will he win if he prevents it from being a referendum-- >> the american people vote with their wallets. they have for the history of our country, and it's not going to change. >> rose: you're a golfer. what pr

in a speech at the brookings institute, the freshman senator of florida criticized aspects of leadership from the obama administration on overseas issues and outlined a call for cooperation around the world. >> our greatest successes have always occurred in partnership with other like-minded nations. america has acted unilaterally in the past, and i believe it should continue to do so in the future, when necessity requires. but our preferred option, since the u.s. became a global leader, has been to work with others to achieve our goals. >> when dealing with iran, rubio said the u.s. should be open to negotiations but added military action may ultimately be necessary to keep tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. one of the memorable moments of the speech came toward the end of senator rubio's remarks. >> more people are free to grow their economies, free to pursue their dreams, free to become prospero prosperous. i left my last page of the speech. does anybody have my last page? did i leave it with you? i apologize. above all else, the 21st century provides us the opportunities for more freedom. >> bu

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this is a dress that michelle obama wore to her prom as an 18-year-old, and i don't know about you, brooke a natural fear of all women that their high school dance pictures will be widely distributed, but that is exactly what ellen degeneres did to the first lady when she had her on her show. this was a segment that was taped while the first lady was in florida with military families. here it is. >> i want to show you my prom picture first. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> excellent picture. love the dress. >> thank you very much. >> love the dress. >> thank you very much. that was a table cloth at one point. now i heard you have a good one, too, so i thought i would share yours. >> that split was a little high. i don't know if i'd like my kids go out with a split that high. >> no -- >> let's not show this to malia and sasha. >> reporter: and brooke, i suppose when i was buying dresses that's why my mom said sit down in it, honey, and see how it look, right? >> i was just thinking i could hear my mom say can you dance in that? i don't think so. that's not going on you. let's talk nascar

is keeping this man safe, how far would the obama administration go to protect him. i'm brookenow. first paul ryan, then marco rubio join mitt romney on the trail. but today, another potential running mate isn't quite a household name. >> if washington isn't broken, i don't know what is. plus, the hearthrob known as mcdreamy comes to the rescue of a driver in distress. the fo the. >> a pit bull is delicious. >> i was there and i've got some stories. but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> the president has just been asked about the death of osama bin laden one year ago. let's listen in. >> in you think from an international perspective, the u.s. is playing it right in marking this anniversary, or

brookings institution. all this week here on c-span3 we're featuring a look at the president's 2013 budget request. this afternoon at 5:25 eastern, veterans administration secretary, both president obama and house republicans want an increase for the department. and at 8:00 eastern, american history tv prime time, and a look at who "time" magazine might pick for person of the year in 1862. james mcpherson is among the historians who nominate for the most influential person on the stage 150 years ago. >> c-span's 2012 local content vehicles cities tour takes our book tv and american history tv programming on the road the first weekend of each month. this past featured little rock, arkansas with book tv at the university of arkansas. >> he was interested in the 19th century. the civil war. these are two friends, union and confederate, who knew each other prior to the civil war, who fought against each other at the battle of pea ridge. survived the war, came out alive and remained friends after the war and here they are at age 100, sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> an american history tv looked at life 18 world war ii japanese internment camp. >> wrote a book called the

at 2:00 the brookings institutions host a discussion on drone surveillance in the u.s. president president obama signed an aviation bill in february and will allow flights by unmanned aircraft within four years. speakers will address the impact of the new policy on privacy, safety and national security life here on c-span2 at 2:00. with the u.s. senate on break over the next two weeks we are featuring some of the tvs weekend programs in primetime on c-span2. >> this saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv, join our live call-in program with distinguished former navy seal and author chris kyle as he talks about his life to becoming the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history. at 10 p.m. on afterwards -- >> if you think of yourself as a family and if you think of yourself as a team, she said when i get a raise at work he is so proud of me. it's like we got a raise. our family got a raise. that i felt that though she had redefined providing to include what her husband does and that shut a lot of respect for what her husband was doing. >> "the richer sex" on the changing role of women as th

in a speech at the brookings institute, the freshman senator criticized aspects of the obama administration's leadership on the issues overseas and outlined a call for cooperation on the global stage. >> our greatest successes have always occurred in partnership with other like-minded nations. now america has acted unilaterally in the past, and i believe it should continue to do so in the future when necessity requires. but our preferred option since the u.s. became a global leader has been to work with others to achieve our goals. >> when dealing with iran, rubio said the u.s. should be open to negotiations but added military action may ultimately be necessary to keep terrorists from obtaining nuclears. at the end of his remarks, a bit of an awkward moment. take a look. >> more people are free to grow their economies, free to pursue their dreams, free to become prosperous. i left the last page of my speech. does anybody have my last page. did i leave it with you? i apologize. above all else, the 21st century provides us the opportunities for more freedom. >> joe, your take. i almost don't wa

let's talk about that, david brooks, that did continue this week during our oral arguments in the supreme court. we have jeffrey toobin who says train wreck for barack obamaupreme court today. ezra klein of "the washington post" says you can mark the point, page 14, when the liberal justices decide they are screwing up and step in to make his argument for him. and daniel foster of the "national review" said wow, does the solicitor general know that orals were today? how bad was this for the white house? >> it was pretty bad. i'm not sure it was totally communication, though. we're having a big debate over the role of government. what this bill does, what the mandate does, it compels people to enter into a contract that's against their self-interest with an insurance company in order to subsidize other people who are going to benefit. you're compelling people to enter into something new. that's a step towards centralization, an advance of federal power. whether it's constitutional or in the, i don't know. it's a legitimate constitutional issue. it plays into what tom was talking about. there's a big debate about role of government and conservatives are on

in modern times, only one other than barack obama and carol moseley-braun, ed brooks. that is the universe of black officials. something has changed. we are not getting away from that. >> it is a spiritual change, but it does not represent an actual, pragmatic change. that changes life for black people in america beyond the spiritual self esteem in diction of, we know we do not have this glass ceiling any more. >> what i wanted to add. i move to this country in 1993. my introduction to american culture was o.j. simpson and his bronco. i remember when the verdict was announced. i am neither white nor black. i look at how the white kids and let kids reacted. what toure is saying, when obama was elected president, every single person in america that has ever felt like the other, -- latinos, blacks, asians, gay people -- we all said, that is the change, how is this going to play out? i am sure crows can talk more about this. the president himself, who is the son of an immigrant, who got to america through a college visa. some people called him an anchor baby. he is a first

in modern times, only one other than barack obama and carol moseley-braun, ed brooks.i'd say that is the universe of black officials. something has changed. we are not getting away from that. >> it is a spiritual change, but it does not represent an actual, pragmatic change. that changes life for black people in america beyond the spiritual self esteem in diction of, we know we do not have this glass ceiling any more. >> what i wanted to add. i move to this country in 1993. my introduction to american culture was o.j. simpson and his bronco. i remember when the verdict was announced. i am neither white nor black. i look at how the white kids and let kids reacted. what toure is saying, when obama was elected president, every single person in america that has ever felt like the other, -- latinos, blacks, asians, gay people -- we all said, that is the change, how is this going to play out? i am sure crows can talk more about this. the president himself, who is the son of an immigrant, who got to america through a college visa. some people called him an anchor baby. he is

brooke. >> coming up, ted nugent says he will either be dead or in jail this time next year if president obamanugent is a big gun person, a conservative. what is the obama administration saying about his latest comments? >> ted gnugent has been controversial for a long time. at an nra convention last friday he said this. hard at work with this issue. they put out a web video not too long ago, showing some video, or some audio i should say of mitt romney welcoming ted nugent's endorsement back in march. this is audio from a radio interview that mitt romney did where he basically acknowledged having a one of meeting with the rock 'n roller. he is a high profile supporter of his campaign. which explains why the romney campaign put out a statement walking awhat from what ted nugent had to say. the quote, i'll read it to you. we have it on screen. everyone needs to be civil. all of this comes after the controversy late last week that democrats haed to one array from and denounce when hillary rosen said that ann romney had not worked a day in her life. the silly season of politics? >> it has begun.

brookings institution. e.j., i want to play for you something romney said last week, echoing a bill o'reilly cheerleading thing about the war on religion, which he assigns to president obamas listen to that. >> well, i think, i think there is in this country a war on religion. i think there is a desire to establish a religion in america known as secularism. and i know that based upon reports, the obama administration gave this a lot of thought. a lot of discussion. >> e.j., as our senior religion analyst here, here we've moved beyond any suggestion that the president is a muslim. the only thing that polls worse among voters in terms of what makes them uncomfortable in a candidate religiously than muslim is being an atheist or an agnost agnostic, in this country where we claim to have no religious test, you must pass the religious test, that you believe in some version of religion, preferably christianity, according to all the polls. so here's romney saying that the obama administration is trying to establish a religion in this country known as secularism. where does he -- what's he trying to do with that? >> you know, with all those clips making fun of romney, you almost

obama campaign. there has been a lot of speculation, i have to end with this about marco rubio. he gives a big speech at the brookingsys this is his debut, audition as vice president, going to give a major speech on foreign policy. and he does until he gets toward the end of it. here is marco rubio. >> above all else the 21st sent tree provides us the opportunity for more freedom, a world where more people are free to grow their economies, free to pursue their dreams free to become prosperous. >> uh-oh. >> i left my last page of the speech. does anybody have my last page? did i leave it with