james robertson: generally. james robertson: -- general lee. i would just to why he was the nation's greatest reconciliatory when northerners and southerners are butting heads, he was talking about reconciliation. it was a necessity of bringing the nation back together again. taking atrated that by bankrupt college and making it an international institution. washington and lee university. he the way, one of the ways thought about reconciliation was to his credit and this, sounds critical he his forgot the past. he would not talk about the civil war. he would not grant you know breeze -- interviews or right memoirs. he would be certainly violently opposed to the confederate flag in any shape or phone -- for being shown. the war is over. i have lead people into battle and now i must leave men to peace. brian: our guest is professor james robertson. teacher at virginia tech. the book we are talking about, he has about 20 of them, after the civil war, the heroes, villains, civilians who changed america. we thank you for coming in. glad you are well

robertson: in the short end.hink part of the increase in libor ois and the libor rate , number one has been mentioned. it is consistent with rates moving higher. that's no surprise to me. i also concur that i do not believe that it is an indicator of any type of stress in the market whatsoever. i think there is an opportunity there. also i think what's important and that we haven't pointed out yet is the repatriation of cash from overseas. i think that has a significant effect on where this level is going. jonathan: where are the opportunities? mr. cielinski: in the fixed income market overall? jonathan: based on your thoughts. you said there would be opportunities. mr. cielinski: if you think about my forecast, and a lot of areas of fixed income have seen deteriorating performance. obviously, with my view, high yield would be attractive. high-yield bonds would be attractive. that would be both domestically and globally. there would be opportunity in certainly the treasury curve, but even with diversification sen

robertson: three.t's been great to have you with me around the table to round out a dramatic week for many in the market. oksana aronov, colin robertson, and jim cielinski, that's it for us. this was "bloomberg real yield," this was -- is bloomberg tv. ♪ mom you called? oh hi sweetie, i just want to show you something. xfinity mobile: find my phone. [ phone rings ] look at you. this tech stuff is easy. [ whirring sound ] you want a cookie? it's a drone! i know. find your phone easily with the xfinity voice remote. one more way comcast is working to fit into your life, not the other way around. ♪ scarlet: i am scarlet fu and this is "etf iq," where we focus on the assets, risks and rewards of exchange-traded funds. ♪ scarlet: it is march madness and we are on the prowl for underdogs. which etf's are punching above their weight? china ranks high in attracting funds. issuers make their push into europe, reducing costs with expansion across the continent. we get a status update from bryon lake. and betting

it's robertson. >> don: that time a good delivery by randle, robertson. didn't force it. took his time and put it on the number. robertson for the dunk. >> barry: the bears back within four. this is thames guarded by randle. >> don: crowd coming alive. >> barry: now castro. and randle almost picked him. they're going to say he did. it's going to go out of bounds off of casto, i believe. they call it washington state ball. ♪(whi tun n't be h♪ >> barry: the bears, 7 of 11 from the field. klay thompson continuing to play brilliantly. he has 26 points. he talked to us about what his new coach, ken bone, said to do in the offensive end. >> coach bone just told me they just wanted me to be aggressive on the offensive end and pump my shot as well as just try to be as universal as i can, whether that's putting the ball on the floor, creating for my teammates or being able to spot up and shoot. >> barry: and klay thompson is doing just that. he has 26, including this. that was a tough shot. >> don: that's what is different this year about klay thompson. he's manufacturing points.

professor robertson: yes, sir. remember when i was a boy .itting in my grandma's lap her mind was clear as a bell. whatember her telling me her father had done at the battle of gettysburg. is link with the civil war very direct with me. so, from the time i was a young boy able to absorb history, i was interested in it, and i'm glad i am, because history is the best teacher. how many years were you teaching the civil war? prime minister lee: it was an elective course -- professor robertson: it was an elective course. students to get because they wanted to. 22 thousandbout students. how many books have you written? professor robertson: i don't know. i just write them and hope they do well. book onread that your stonewall jackson had done the best. so far.r robertson: it is about a confederate general. it's not the biography of a general, but the life story of a man. i got very involved with jackson. to overcome.ips his mother died when he was seven. he never knew why. he grew up on love. i wanted to try to get a hold

robertson?uest: we are as flexible as we have ever been in the way any sort of service delivery, and certainly a response like this, you're talking about the formula of services being locally executed. we have been encouraging state and local partners to be flexible and find creative ways to make sure a person does not go without a meal. -- wee lots of examples have been addressing that episodically across the country. given the flexibility in the cares act and the posture we are in, this is a highly flexible time. we want to make sure people are fed and taking care of. once this coronavirus is gone, thankfully we can circle back and talk about lessons learned and put in place measures that make even more sense moving forward for delivery of services. host: lance robertson is the assistant secretary at health and human services for aging. we appreciate your >> and shocked he said it is the second highest priority. i would argue at times it is just last. >> share your experiences and ask experts

robertson again with the foot work, able to get the bank shot to fall. >> marques: robertson didn't scoreoint the last time out against arizona state. >> darrin: 6-0 run to retake the lead. 20 seconds remaining. >> marques: derrick williams, the one thing to improve on is the midrange jump shot. they're backing off knowing he's going to try to put it on the floor and put it in the rim. they're waiting for him to come. >> darrin: seven seconds. here is wise. looking for a screen. bank shot doesn't fall. and we are at half-time. >> marques: that's what he was put in the game for, was to shadow nic wise. did a nice job on that possession. >> darrin: what a first half between the two top teams in the pac 10. our half-time score 34-32 california on top here at the break from the mckale center. when we return, the acura half-time report including a special treat. marques johnson and the wildcats' freshman sensation derrick williams. you're watching pac 10 hoops presented by kfc. [ manno] doke ttlethatizza piz is $10, don' to. izzasizecrus andoppi is 10. 7 alr 7 favpizz wayant thust onlour hut.

robertson. [applause] [indistinct chatter] >> learn more about the people and events that shaped the civil war and reconstruction every saturday at 6 p.m. eastern, only on american history tv here on c-span3. >>

phil robertson not out of the line with the arrogant god haters. radical gays have made hateful anti-gay statements. even if that's true, how does one justify the other? >> a&e has every right as an employer -- it kills me that libertarians and people on the right are saying, employers shouldn't be able to tell their employers wh employees what to say. >> but a lot of people say, look, this network knew who phil robertson was, what his views are. of course he's going to be controversial. that was why he was hired. >> yeah. but the fact he knew he might say this, once he said something that they felt damages the brand, they have every right to pull out of it. >> right. and so -- >> and they didn't fire him. they suspended him, howie, for god sake. and with the money this show makes, you think they're not going to bring him back at some point? listen, this whole talk about the patriarch, like he's abraham, he makes duck whistles, duck calls. >> what about the fact that there is a boycott now of a&e among some people. it looked bad with gay rights gro

now me, cy and the whole robertson clan, we're all multimillionaires and we're famous.t was in america loving god, ask for his blessings, work hard, you say i'm all in. if this thing goes, it goes. if it doesn't, we'll try something else. so i'm just living example in the u.s. it's america, man. suck it up and get after it and go to work, come up with an idea, come up with something. you know, a lot of hard work, long hours and now we're seeing the fruits of our labor and, you know, with this much government assistance. it's an american success story. there are many just like me who do the same thing. >> i've been trying to get people jobs in the energy industry. i partner with the energy companies in north dakota and midland, texas. we have thousands of people jobs now. high paying. if you have a ged, you can start at $75,000 a year. if i was making that when i was working hard, good money. but yet, one political question. i won't get too political. 50 million americans on food stamps. 50 million americans on poverty. the lowest labor participation rate since 1978. tha

some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shootout. the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials. among them, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland. all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump. in march, using truth social, a platform favored by trump, robertson said he would be traveling to new york to fulfill his dream of killing bragg. the criminal complaint includes allegations of more than two dozen other threats against vice president harris, prosecutors, and fbi agents. >> there is a line to be crossed, december clearly this individual crossed that line. >> that was ed o'keefe reporting. >>> there are new developments in the january 6th investigation. cbs news has confirmed the details in a trump campaign memo that lay out a post-election plot to use fake electors to block joe biden from taking office. and as robert costa reports, the inve

robertson.ly points out the auction says the seven-year said i'm wrong on that, but i'm not making a bet day to day. i'm totally with mr. rabbitsoob. there's no way rates should be this low. that's why i'm recommending those people in that paper should be in cds. much better place for safety. >> government insured. and one other thing on julian's point because some people this morning were e-mailing and saying there's to way china will ever stop buying and maybe they're right but i think it's worth emphasizing, julian's point of view was they don't need to stop buying. in a sense they could almost just shift what they're buying, they could just buy really, really, really short term and you might actually still see rates on the longer term move a lot. >> i remember when everything laughed at the chinese who kept buying bonds. they have one of the biggest greatest gains ever. if they decide to take the gain, we're obviously in trouble. october 1st is going to be the 60th anniversary of the foundin

had hf phil robertson.vatives rallying behind the reality star were joined last night by steve colbert who defended his rosie depiction of southern life under jim crow. including his claim that blacks were happy, and quote, no one were singing the blues. >> they had nothing to sing the blues about. for pete's sake, they got their own water fountains. in fact, they had it so good, white people pretended to be them. i tell you, who i feel sorry for, folks. a&e. with this controversy, they may have just lost the "duck dynasty" massive black and gay audience. that's "hardball" for now. up next, your business with j.j. ramberg. ibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto

at issue, slander ous statements made about islam by one of his biggest supporter, pat robertson. peggy fox caught up with the governor-elect today and joins us now with more. peg? >> reporter: in response to the fort hood shooting, pat robertson said on the 700 club last week that islam is not a religion but a violent political system bent on the overthrow of governments worldwide. robertson is one of bob mcdonnell's biggest supporters but those comments may paint the new leader into a corner he tried to stay out of. governor-elect bob mcdonnell was invited by governor kaine to join in an announcement the mcknight institute bringing high-paying jobs to fairfax county. but some citizens of virginia say the governor-elect needs to mend some wounds. >> the governor-elect needs to disassociate himself from the comment that pat robertson made presently and in the past. >> reporter: the executive director of the muslim american society is appalled at what pat robertson said last week on the tv program. that islam is not a religion, but a violent political system. and said muslims shoul

had hf phil robertson.servatives rallying behind the reality star were joined last night by steve colbert who defended his rosie depiction of southern life under jim crow. including his claim that blacks were happy, and quote, no one were singing the blues. >> they had nothing to sing the blues about. for pete's sake, they got their own water fountains. in fact, they had it so good, white people pretended to be them. i tell you, who i feel sorry for, folks. a&e. with this controversy, they may have just lost the "duck dynasty" massive black and gay audience. that's "hardball" for now. up next, your business with j.j. ramberg. u use in the laundry. my tide, downy, and bounce all come in free & gentle. so we get a cleaner, softer blankie. [ gasps ] [ female announcer ] tide, downy, and bounce free & gentle. it's not the "limit the cash i earn every month" card. it's not the "i only earn decent rewards at the gas station" card. it's the no-games, no-signing up, everyday-rewarding, kung-fu-fighting, silver-ligh

just a week after suspending robertson, a and he has reversed its decision. may recall, "duck dynasty has pulled in as many as 12 million viewers, making it the most-watched cable reality series. this is quite a turn of events over the last couple of days. what is our takeaway? >> an indefinite suspension took about a week to find a solution. both sides needed a solution here. this is one of the most-watched shows on cable television. it is the biggest revenue televisionor a&e networks, which is co-owned by disney and hearst. this show, as you mention, is averaging this season almost 15 million viewers per episode. both sides wanted to find a solution. the family came out last week and apologize for the course phil robertson used -- apologized for the coarse language that phil robertson used but said they could not envision going forward without him. a&e said they could have some public service announcements that will run nationally on all that willworks encourage tolerance and understanding. we are not sure yet if that will feature any of the robertson famil

this includes areas of brown, adams, highland, mason, lewis, bracken, and robertson counties. primarily it's a wet and slushy snow as some rain continued to mix in overnight and now this morning some of it melting on impact. however, be cautious for minor accumulation of 1 to 2 on some rural surfaces. closer to the city could have some slushy roads in portions of clermont county especially side and secondary. otherwise the other story remains fog which has reduced visibility all night and will continue to be very dense this morning. with some wet pavement and the light mix that fell i can't rule out slick areas near the metro but nothing wide spread. temperatures stay dry early this afternoon before a rain and snow mix will set up this evening. any accumulation would be minor and as of now very scattered. overnight that will taper as temps drop to 28 degrees. we are dry on wednesday with a high of 37 degrees. then sunny and slowly warming the second half of the week with upper 50s by friday and and mid 50s this weekend. kara wipe vo we're following breaking news from mason whe

against robertson. still has not hit a three. and he's a guy who needs to make those shots. >> marques: omondi amoke almost got himself in trouble. robertson, no need to sag back and get him that much room on the outside. he will burn you before the day is over if you continue to do that. >> steve: t.j. seeley misses his shot. rebound controlled by arizona state. sun devils have to make the threes. they're just 2 for 11 and still tied in the game at 24. abbott misses an easy one. picking it up a taylor rohde. rohde only averages 2 1/2 points per game. already has a big rave out early and the putback. >> marques: what he does, the screen, the dirty work for his team. nice job. just kind of shoe horning his way in the interior for the offensive rebound. >> steve: robertson. bad passing shot. that's the fourth cal turnover. glasser finds a wide open lockett who knocks it down. >> marques: that is a restricted area rule in effect. amoke tried to get over but he was wearing the rim as a halo to get underneath the rim in the opinion of

oksana aronov, richard clarida and colin robertson.ing up, the auction block and potentially a record month for municipal bond issuance. and they are outperforming. this is "bloomberg real yield." ♪ ♪ jonathan: from new york city, on jonathan ferro. this is "bloomberg real yield." i want to head to the auction block. the tax discussion in washington reshapes the market. disabilities are working to sell tens of billions of dollars of securities before congress and ask legislation. it may take lives the record for the month setback in 1985. next year's issuance is projected to follow. sales are strong in junk bonds. they usually tale off after things giving. -- thanksgiving. it was doubled compared to last year. a little push back from investors. mcgraw-hill's $250 pay in kind sale was pulled. ,till with me, oksana aronov richard clarida and colin robertson. the market does have some standards. oksana: the market does have standards after all, although you would not know it. i'm looking at a screen reader to the bottom line item. the dou

pat robertson was 93 years old.a desjardins. ♪ amna: a new report released by unicef, the united nations children's fund, contains an appalling statistic -- each day, 20 children are killed or maimed in conflicts around the world. that is since they began recording data in 2005. a staggering 315,000 grave violations against children have been verified by the u.n. thousands of children have been abducted, recruited into armed conflicts and subjected to sexual violence in global conflicts over the last two decades. now, this is a very tough subject. and a warning, we should say some viewers may be disturbed by some of the details in the conversation i had earlier about this report with unicef's executive director, catherine russell. help us understand the context here. how do you gather these numbers? and are these conservative estimates or worst-case scenarios? catherine: i think you make such a good point, which is, these are quite conservative estimates. these are cases of -- where we can actually verify what happe

. >>> pat robertson? more like pot robertson. come out as a marijuana advocate for mla. he said in an interview, quote, i believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol. i never used marijuana and i don't intend to, but it is one of the things -- one of the reasons the war on drugs has not worked. he said, quote, it is completely out of control. prisons are over run with people like sherrod. the penaltyies could gee 10 years for possession for a joint of marijuana. >> preach. >> fans are getting stoned welcome the comments. they said "pat robertson has an audience of millions of people like sherrod, and they respect what he has to say. he is not backtracking. he is doubling down." you know who else is doubling down on chilling out and eating snacks ? this little guy. >> sherrod, i go to you first for no special reason. >> because i'm your dealer. >> like many i was surprised to find you and pat robertson have something in common. i think we have a graphic. can we see it? a little diagram and -- >> you know wh

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willis robertson of virginia. robertson had signed the 1950s southern manifesto pledging massive resistance to racial integration, only three u.s. senators refused to sign. estes of tennessee, al gore senior, and lyndon johnson of texas. robertson's son, senator robertson's son, pat, had had a dramatic religious conversion after yale law school, pat robertson is a very unusual pentecostal, in terms of his class origins. pat robertson established -- is an early form of the christian broadcast network. he refused in 1966 to campaign for his father. he told his father he had been wrong. he was continuing to be wrong. and it created a tension. so there are -- you know, normally one -- you know, one does not think -- in that context of pat robertson, but there is some redemption and some changing of the guard that does occur. >> you say that in 1968 johnson kind of threw in the towel when he essentially gave up, that's when the american people became disloyal. later on in your book you do a thing on the mass media, gre

cops, shirts,ind or mugs with phil robertson's name or image. theore than a year after secret service was rocked they prostitution scandal, there are answers and questions about mites -- widespread misconduct. and why everybody is in the spirit of the holidays. a salvation army >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00. >> the inspector general's investigation into the secret service finds no evidence of widespread misconduct. report comes 18 months after secret service officers were implemented in a south american prostitution scandal. they implemented new guidelines to combat misconduct. sex marriagen same- is struck down by a judge. the state has long been against the marriages. violates same-it sex couples'rights. thieves targeted a salvation army bellringer. he noticed a couple walking around the area all day. when his back was turned, the suspects grabbed his kettle full of donations. but today he is back on the job in the same spot. date that she wanted to prove that thieves could not break his. spirit. get -- the store did get surveill

for pat robertson.erson you just quoted is correct. the seventh commandment clearly states you shall not commit adultery. it does not say you should not commit adultery unless your spouse is not acting right. you obviously try to work things out in a mutual set of love and respect. that's how it works. that's what marriage is about. but these kinds of comments obviously, he has a history of saying things like this. i think a lot of these things are taken out of context. i think a lot of these things are a sort of per version of scripture. it's clear you shouldn't commit adulte adultery. i think pat robertson knows that. i do agree partially with the statement is, yes, we are all sinners. men are sinners. but so are women as well. the fact of the matter is, when you about ut two sinners together, there's a lot of sin in the relationship. but you should seek christ first. i think that's what he would tell you. it doesn't fall all on the woman's responsibility to be a good wife. it doesn't prevent her bein

phil robertson has every right to be a bigot. robertson's employer has made a business decision in suspecting him. this is a free market at work, folks. this is capitalism at work. and the a & e network is a private business, a business trying to protect its relationship with viewers and advertisers. suspending robertson. it just seems really strange that they don't understand the suspension. no one in the government, no one anywhere, is telling phil robertson he can't go out anywhere across america and say the exact same things tonight that he did in that interview to "gq" magazine. joining me now for our rapid response panel, goldie taylor of the grio.com. and also the ring of fire radio host, mike papantonio. great to have you with us tonight. i've got a lot of opinions on this. my talk show the last two days has been one call after another. pat, why are politicians even jumping into this dispute? ted cruz, who is always jumping in front of the parade. you've got bobby jindal, who has got a successful show in his own backyard

oksana aronov, richard clarida and colin robertson.oming up, the auction block and potentially a record month for municipal bond issuance. and they are outperforming. that is next. this is "bloomberg real yield." ♪ ♪ jonathan: from new york city, i am jonathan ferro. this is "bloomberg real yield." i want to head to the auction block. the tax discussion in washington continues to reshape the money market. municipalities are rushing to send tens of billions of dollars of securities before congress and ask legislation. december supply may eclipse the record for the month setback in 1985. next year's issuance is projected to follow. sales are strong in junk bonds. they usually tail off after thanksgiving. not this year. november saw thousands of bonds double compared to last year. a little push back from investors. mcgraw-hill's $250 million pay in kind sale was pulled. it is focused on the double-digit coupons in a market starved for yields. still with me, oksana aronov, richard clarida and colin robertson. so, the market does have some

robertson. we have a twitter question as well. >> here we go -- what scares you the most in the markets right now? tweet us @bsurveillance. this is "bloomberg surveillance." >> brendan is going as elsa. >> i am going as the snowman. >> that is no treat, that is just tricking people. >> we still have singing after halloween? ♪ >> good morning, everyone. pretri ofhomas petrie partners, looking for that scum of the 10:00 a.m. hour on "market makers" this morning to get you ready for your halloween, your hydrocarbon weekend. this was so stunning out of japan. >> absolutely. kuroda threw everyone for a loop by adding to stimulus. and of course after that another big announcement, which kind of gets buried here, japanese pension funds that it would put half of its holdings in local -- stocks. start john herrmann with us from securities. j >> this looks like a very coordinated action because it is a one-two punch, the bank of japan says i will be buying more debts, and then the pension funds as we will

but this was before the phil robertson controversy.he president saying the duck dynasty family seems like a pretty fun bunch so i can see how that would be pretty fun. that's bad luck, would you agree, karl? >> yeah, it is. look, first of all when you watch the family on television it is entertaining there are some real characters there and can you relate to them and you enjoy it but, on the other hand, isn't that the nature of reality tv show whether it's, you you know, housewives of whatever or the kardashians or duck dynasty, that we see the good in people but we also see people in their bad moments. we see the things we can admire and things we don't like. that's one of the problems with and one of the strengths and one of the weaknesses of reality tv is that we see people as they're. they don't tend to always be good. toe then the always tend to be bad they tend to be mixed. sometimes that relation is very unpleasant. whether it's -- whatever program it is. the housewives. duck dynasty people particularly with that family in the d

. >> steve: robertson with the fade. short. what must oregon do in the last 3:18, don, to give themselves a chance for the second half? >> don: they have to somehow get cal to miss. i know that doesn't sound very analytical or anything. they can't continue to let cal shoot this high of a percentage or they'll never be able to come back. they've got to get some stops and momentum going into halftime. >> steve: singler. zhang, again, affected that shot. the center from chinese really making a defensive difference for cal. zhang. will be back at the free-throw line. >> don: gutierrez can bring it up so that randle can play off the ball. i think that helps out a lot, too. gutierrez really not a threat from behind that line, or at least a big a threat as robertson, christopher. if he can bring it up and initial your offense, you can spread it out more. randle, robertson and christopher. >> steve: zhang misses the first and cal has opened up a 15-point lead because of their great three-point shooting. they're 9 of 11 today. that's 82

robertson told reporters that he. homosexuals was a natural enough. or i would say has been rightly criticized for his comments not everyone thinks he's such a bad guy bryan fischer of the american family association let him know on twitter how he feels about robertson he said phil robertson is a new american hero he said exactly what the great majority of americans believe. whether or not a majority of americans actually do agree with robertson is beside the point what he said was ignorant and hateful fact that anyone could find homophobia where the hero worship is just a few. republicans are drinking the kool-aid i mean almost literally on wednesday political publish an article in which john podesta bill clinton's former chief of staff and current new advisor to president obama said that republicans are quote a call worthy of jonestown in charge of one of the houses of congress and quote those comments caused outrage with republicans in washington and in the interest of political correctness and civility put us to apologize to speaker of the house j

i think phil robertson helped them. >> we will hear another point of view on mr. robertson.lly on the parents of that 16-year-old texas rich kid who killed four people. wait until you hear about them. those reports after these messages. you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® >>> continuing now with the phil robertson series. with us michael mcclan ski marketing consultant. a and e are going to take a lot of heat on the right from christian fundamentalists, people who agree with phil robertson no, doubt about it. did they do the right thing for the corporation? >> i think they absol

robertson created a global network but did not stop there.minds - and in the 1970s founded the private, christian regent university as well as a national legal foundation. >> it shows his business acumen to a certain extent. you know, he was someone that i would call maybe a serial entrepreneur. >> it's pretty early to be talking presidential politics for 1988, but the people who do have started including the name of pat robertson in the list of possible republicans. correspondent: his white house bid was a longshot, but he found his base, christian conservative voters and finished second in the iowa caucuses. >> i entered the race so i might speak out on great moral issues confronting our nation. and i entered the race to win. i did not win. correspondent: robertson turned his failed presidential campaign into a movement launching the christian coalition, reaching directly to churches that reshape politics in america. and was pivotal in the 1994 gop takeover of the u.s. house. >> pat robertson was crucial to building the evangelical movement

phil robertson did nothing wrong. he just did not shy away from the parts of accepting christ that make people uncomfortable. he loves people so much he's not willing to give people a fast pass to hell by not telling them they're not sinners. he did not judge. he just held up the yardstick. where is the middle on someone who believes that because you are gay you are going to hell, that you yourself are a sin, that your entire being is sinful? where do you find the middle on that. >> people are entitled to their opinions, beliefs, you can say what you like. >> you said meet them in the middle. >> we can meet them in the middle when it comes to kbal rights for gay and lesbians. >> what do you think about phil robertson? >> what's happened is people didn't ask, people didn't want to put the conversation out there. they immediately want to -- >> i think people tried to ask and say, what's going on here. part of what happened as to someone's own grandfather called me a sin because i'm mixed race, looking at his comments wh

he said he wouis this the end f robertson's hit show?t on to say quote we have had a successful working relationship with a & e's. but as a family, we cannot image the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. we are in discussions with a & e's to see what that means for the future of duck dynasty. both sides of the debate have weighed in. >> if you want to stand with phil robertson you are not standing with freedom of speech you are standing with anti gay comments. they are hurtful meant comments and dangerous comments. >> miley cyrus went on tv and did shocking things, on new year's eve day special. miley cyrus is on tv and phil robertson is off of tv. something wrong when that happens. >> they are asking a&e to bring phil back on. a boycott of the facebook stage has more than 1.3 million likes now. more than 1 million people signed the i stand with phil petition. they have several hours of duck dynasty programming scheduled. >> thank you so much anna. now to look who is talking karl rove is weighing in on the duck dynasty.

robertson told us emphatically his gift has no connection to the promise. so your donation is not tied thaied? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: directly to his call to repeal dodd-frank? >> no, not in the least. >> reporter: if mitt romney were to become president, would you expect him to take your phone call? >> i would expect mitt romney to speak to me occasion easy because i think he respects me. i don't think he would ever say i owe julian robertson a call because he contributed to my pac. >> reporter: these big donors toned say they just want their guy to win. hollywood producer jeffrey catsenback told us by e-mail he gave $2 million to the super pac behind president obama to counter donations coming from the president's conservative opponents. these unlimited seven-figure donation could buy a new level of special access to the candidates, but, scott, it's also true most of these big donors have that access already. >> pelley: unlimited money in both parties. wyatt, thanks very much. a grand jury may begin hearing evidence next tuesday in the case of tr

prayed with robertson inside prison this month. your execution date is approaching. how do you how do you cope with that tried to keep hope alive. >> each and every day, you know? >> cnn spoke with robertson inside the death row prison unit. why should people believe that you didn't kill your daughters? >> because i didn't, you know he's like you or me. we can't make a personal believers you know, and stuff, you know? but i carry to the hospital and stuff, you know i didn't have nothing to hide. >> but you didn't violently shake? no, sir. your daughter did yet letter never develops shaker all i was accused of and never did why do you think you were convicted? because i couldn't explain what happened to her. lasted you're guilty. and that way as acting funny because of my autism. it you know, head out to two, i was here. >> brian wharton is the former police detective who helped convict robertson. he says he's ashamed and now believes robertson is innocent. this week, robertson asked wharton to be with his family and friends in the

robertson stood by his comments and his fans stood by him. one online petition to have him reinstated surpassed its goal of gathering 250,000 signatures and a & e ran a "duck dynasty" marathon on christmas day. joining me, our senior media correspondent and host of reliable sources, of course. this is a big topic on your show last sunday. we've been talking about this. this is more than just a television show. this particular story, brian, struck a cultural nerve. how is a & e justifying its decision? >> they are trying to do that with a five paragraph statement that said, well, well, the family acknowledged some of his words and well, we're going to put on a psa campaign with commercial that's promote tolerance. the truth is there is not a lot they can say. they say "duck dynasty" is not a show about one man's views frlg it resonates a large audience and is for family. it feel like a & e is caving. >> this announcement comes on a friday during washington. you know as well as i do, when washington wants to dump anything and even people in pub