acting director of the cia and richard clark, former member of the national security council and i am a member of the acau national advisoryng to work. we are so far apart. and what was amaze big this experience is that we worked hard together. talked to each other, developed a respect for one another and were you man news in every one of our 46 recommendations and i never thoughted be possible. >> famously barack obama who you have known for a long time when he was just a new candidate said it was a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide. since then, since he's now at the dashboard he as some different views about it. did you find yourself calling in to question some of your own cherished beliefs in these questions? >> i wouldn't put it that way. i learned a great deal than i didn't know before. reflect that go through my values and understandings i changed my views on some things, as all of us did. because it was a great learning experience. and both in terms of learning information, hearing from, you know, european union, hearing from the head of the nsa, cia. fbi. senate and house int

attorney and author of team o'mara president of the young democrats of america and newsome national advisory council with the project twenty one black leadership network thanks for all all of you for joining us but it's great to have you with us. shouldn't we just as a starting point shouldn't we really be talking about congress's failures not president obama is i mean they've been. from from two thousand from january twentieth two thousand and nine the night that obama was inaugurated and fifteen republicans and newt gingrich and frank luntz got together at the caucus room restaurant and basically swore a blood oath to do everything they could to block any any success on his part i mean the agenda that the republicans have always had is ruin the economy to prevent him from having any success and then blame him for all of it and the american people i mean you know this is the old p.t. barnum thing nobody ever got or a.j. liebling to put in his quote book or look at nobody ever fail to get rich underestimating the intelligence of the american people they're just assuming people are going to blame the

he is also member of the national advisory council on drug abuse and a research scientist in the division substance abuse at the new york state psychiatric institute. long before he entered the house halls of the ivy league, he gained first-hand knowledge about drug usage while growing up in one of miami's toughest neighborhoods. he recently published his memoir called, "high price: a neuroscientist's journey of self-discovery that callenges everything you know about drugs and society." in the book he recalls his journey of self-discovery, how he escaped a life of crime and drugs and avoided becoming one of the crack addicts he now studies. dr. carl hart, we welcome you to democracy now! the title of your book almost was the song we're just playing "trouble man"? >> yes, but they thought we should go with something more modern. >> both your research findings will surprise many and also your own path in life. let's start by talking about where you come from. >> i grew up in the foot. when we think about these communities that we care about, communities that have been so- called devastated

associate blueskin solutions and a sweet progressive commentator and he knew some member of the national advisory council for the project twenty one black leadership network and they're still just getting organized thanks for all joining me we just you all just heard my conversation with congress and peter de fazio what are your thoughts on the fastrack bill curious this is this is something that both michele bachmann and peter de fazio pose i think a secretive nature of it is what's most disconcerting and you know we've had a lot of secret meetings you know since obama took office it's bad if obama does it's a bad if you know arse if their public inside doesn't so i think that there definitely needs to be transparency and i think that you know the tea party and michele bachmann raise some good concerns and i think that we really do need to make sure we understand the ramifications of this and president obama has not said whether he supported against it yet he needs to own where he has not i mean i have not found i know the administration's push yeah i know he's been for you know free trade but he has no