flights to have that opportunity they were simply going to fire her the problem is that just like with acorn just like with the example you gave jones the white house and. in this case or made a horrible mistake of believing you know what fox news says is true that you know that in their case with acorn should have taught them this if nothing else that these guys will walk they will edit videotape they will concoct stories and pump them as hard as they can until they break through into the larger media based on absolutely nothing or based on intentional false it's yeah it's embarrassing it honestly is embarrassing that this white house full of these liberal elites very well educated people aren't savvy enough to see it through what fox news does to be able to do their own research before that has fired people i mean this is a woman whose career they just ruined they has publicly ruined her career and she's not the first one to have. none the so and we should not make every american question the white house that if they're going to make calls like this if they're going to move so quickly on i

. -- that acorn or ace continues to organize. i just wanted to ask you to respond to the criticism. >> at the beginning of this process, we reached out to over 100 organizations in bbq hunter's point. many of whom signed on note -- in the bayview hunters point. many of whom signed on. they also supported supervisor daly's measure that would have brought in 50% rentals into the bay viewb -- ayview. i am trying to find the right words here. the idea is that what we proposed was not only -- our goal as an organization is to empower people to move forward. we do not want them to stand still. we want them to have the ability to move forward economically, socially it, in every way possible. we want them to continue to move forward korean -- socially, in every way possible. we want them to continue to move forward. the units in alice griffith were fixed. there were horrible conditions. we fought for that. we went to the residents there, and we talked to them over and over again, "what is it you want to see come out of this project ," an

was doing this and acorn was doing that.ost: we will move on to james on the line for independents out of collins, mississippi. caller: good morning, sir. i wanted to ask the guest, we keep hearing about the corruption in washington and washington is broken and this administration is so bad and we need to put another party back in. but my problem is with this is that corruption didn't start necessarily in washington. corruption starts in mall towns -- small towns, small organizations in small cities and towns. the tea party is looking at washington but what about in your union community and neighborhoods? what about the small government? corruption is not so much as washington. the people voted for these people to be fair and balanced. you can't look for washington for all the corruption in small towns, especially with judges and lawyers. host: ferrechio, you have the last word. guest: it is interesting a lot of things i'm hearing from callers. this is a sense of discontent i hear. and it seals to be kind of bipartisan. that

well look you know and i knew dozens of more examples let alone surely sharod van jones acorn i mean the guy loves to buckle and but the real problem with obama is that he did what he said he was going to do he got taken hostage by the washington conventional wisdom so for example day we're talking about afghanistan and the bloomberg poll fifty eight percent of americans say that it's a lost cause we got to go sixty percent of them say even if the situation has not improved at all when july two thousand and eleven comes we gotta go we gotta get out of there it's not worth it it's not worth the money etc right but obama won't listen to them because that's not what washington says washington which is a very right of the rest of the country says no you have to stay in afghanistan that's why i say he'll flip when the republicans and fox news decide to flip on afghanistan because then washington they stablish wisdom there will say oh then now we gotta go right so yes i'm afraid to answer your question going all the way to two thousand and twelve a list there is some dramatic change no he'

there was another example about the acorn -- there was complaining about that coverage from the left and right. during the presidential campaign, believe it or not, there was complaining from the left about the way the paper covered the campaign. i you don't like the news, get mad at the messenger. >> define "ombudsman." >> readers representative, somebody charged with helping a newspaper to examine its own practices and to look at and correct instances where it is falling short. isnow that you're done, it over, never to write for "the new york times" again, what is the change in your view of them from the day you started as ombudsmen to the end? >> i have a great deal of respect for "the times." i did before i went in and i do coming out. it is a newspaper that is deep and rich in talent. i think that, unlike most news organizations, i wrote something to arthur sulzberger and told him at the end, when i was leaving, i told him the story john s knight "the miami herald." he bought it just before world war ii. paper rationing came in the war. the dominant newspaper, "the miami news,"

she has been for years operating a community activist organization, not unlike acorn, on behalf of farmersn the south. she has been accused of being a communist. there is a long history of discrimination in the agricultural department and believe me, they have always had it in for her. i think they objected to her being a pony to a significant almost significant person who was looking out and being the advocate for people. >> all right. >> she was almost like an ombudsman for people in the south. if you are running for election and have the campaign in south georgia to the farmers you don't want the burden of having to explain because the bureaucrats are doing their job. the opportunity has been looked at consistently, how do we get rid of this woman. how do we get her out of the loop. believe me, i think, phil, more than anything else, that is what motivated the quick reaction. >> it is also interesting, you have covered events like this before, some body had to have tipped the blogger to go for the video and go for that quote. >> with all the things posted on the internet it was amazing

on campus and remarks from had gis hannah giles who did undercover reporting on the activist group acorn. >> senators christopher dodd and richard shelby's debate on the immigratiosenate finance bill on thursday. we will talk about worker safety and the administration's new plan to combat hiv aids. live at 10:30 eastern, a brookings institution discussion by u.s.-israel security and cooperation. the senate yesterday passed the financial regulations overhaul bill, 60-39. the bill's supporters said but restricting certain practices and expanding consumer protection it will prevent another economic meltdown. part of the debate included comments from banking committee leaders. this is a half an hour. dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. shelby: madam president, i rise today to offer some remarks on the dodd-frank regulation conference report which is now before the senate. madam president, nearly two years ago, the financial crisis exposed massive deficiencies in the structure and the culture of our financial regulatory system. years of technological advances, produc

many people remember the acorn prostituted video. bride art was one of the backers of.nd recently this sherrod video as well. host: take a look at this. >> what has happened to our industry and the white house? >> first and foremost, in and that is like an open sewer. no one is they're exercising any kind of editorial judgment. some might be exercising its for militias reasons. that is why they edited a video like this. host: would you call the internet an open sewer? guest: it has allowed so many people to be heard that were not before. it empowers people to make their voice heard that would otherwise be locked out of power. the real failure was not on the part of the internet, but on the naacp and the person in the administration making this decision. this was their video that in brightbart in the news. some acted before they knew the context of what was happening. that is where you see the breakdown and you see the need the lack ofe looked at accountability and responsibility. but that is in our federal government as well that made a rush to judgment. i am not going

acorn was not enough? you do not know what was going on? these right wing lack jobs are going to do anything they can to bring this president down. i am so aggravated and disgusted with things that they have been saying and getting away with. the media needs to focus on who started this and why. host: this piece from the website, the counterattack on the naacp which passed a resolution last week accusing the tea party movement of having racist elements. republican line, alabama, good morning, david. please go ahead. caller: my remark about the incident, i think that what people saw all would be a case of her not quite living up to her potential. i wanna say that racism should go away. i graduated in the late 1970's. i do not understand. the 1970's were not bad times. we did not have a lot of racial tension. there was some, but there was not a lot. it is an issue that should be buried in this country. i am so surprised how long people want to beat on a dead horse. it should be about your character, not your color. host: cynthia, democratic l

if we would have known -- his claim to fame was acorn, he was their lead attorney and helped organize that to what it is. and the people just were not well informed. host: another piece and "the financial times" to tell you about today. page two -- obama berated on business. the picture of tom donahue from u.s. chamber of commerce. they want to spend up to $50 million in the run-up to the midterm election to focus on this issue. also in "usa today," chicago's new gun law goes into effect. one of the lead items and "the new york times" today says -- beyond guns. nra expands political agenda. and the story goes on and on on how nra is involved in issues far beyond the bonds -- guns. william, republican did your level of faith in congress? caller: my level of faith in congress the -- there has been some much going on where president obama -- i think he is doing the best he can do and also congress, too. you have to have a bipartisan party to get anything done. for the last eight years i does have to say i am fed up for being a republican myself. i am going to vote democrat coming electio

and remarks from hana jiles, who did undercover reporting on the group acorn. a brookings institution forum on security cooperation with israel. speakers include andrew shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. >> with congress back to work, we have added a new feature to the c-span video library, built search. you can watch video of the debates from the house and senate floor. just click the congress tab, and you will see bill search right on the page. major surge as general or specific as you like. the c-span video library, washington your way. >> the senate banking committee heard from president obama's nominees to the federal reserve board this morning. the day after the fed released an economic forecast that lower expectations for growth this year. if the senate confirms all three nominees, the federal reserve board will have all seven members for the first time since early 2006. this is an hour and a half pricks >> the committee will come to order. let me welcome all who are here. i would be remiss if i did not begin my remarks

housing crisis, or whether it's funneling cash into friendly community activist organizations like acorn, the fact is the closer big government gets to business, the more likely these favors will become the rule instead of the exception. what i don't like about this is the political pull that comes out of it. what i don't like about it is the market discipline being replaced. and i think on a massive scale this bill replaces objectivity with subjectivity. it replaces the market discipline on main street with political pull in washington. and regulators will now decide which firms will be treated differently and therefore move through the resolution process and which firms should be left to the bankruptcy courts. why would we care about that when terms of these big ferms -- firms having this ability now to have this alternative means of resolution? well, once in the resolution process, the government will have the authority to provide a 100% bailout to which every creditor it favors, while imposing severe losses on other institutions who bought the capacity same bonds. should we be concer

and remarks from hannah jiles, who did reporting on the group's acorn. speakers include andrew shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. the senate banking committee heard from obama's three nominees to the federal reserve board this morning. the day after the fed released an economic forecast that lower expectations for growth this year. if the senate confirms all three nominees, the federal reserve board will have all seven members for the first time since early 2006. >> the committee will come to order. let me welcome all who are here this morning, and particularly, and i would be remiss if i did not begin my remarks by welcoming the former chairman of this committee. but several years ago i was sitting in the chair the that tim johnson said sen. i cannot remember the subject matter, but the room was exploding with chaos of one kind or another. paul had already made the decision to retire from a very distinguished career in the united states congress. in the midst of the chaos, i will never forget this moment. he took his r

housing crisis, or whether it's funneling cash into friendly community activist organizations like acorn, the fact is the closer big government gets to business, the more likely these favors will become the rule instead of the exception. what i don't like about this is the political pull that comes out of it. what i don't like about it is the market discipline being replaced. and i think on a massive scale this bill replaces objectivity with subjectivity. it replaces the market discipline on main street with political pull in washington. and regulators will now decide which firms will be treated differently and therefore move through the resolution process and which firms should be left to the bankruptcy courts. why would we care about that when terms of these big ferms -- firms having this ability now to have this alternative means of resolution? well, once in the resolution process, the government will have the authority to provide a 100% bailout to which every creditor it favors, while imposing severe losses on other institutions who bought the capacity same bonds. should we be concer

. >> reporter: here at the acorn housing project in west oakland, they weren't smiling either. this neighbor has been plagued by gunfire and killing, including a shooting last month that left a teenage girl dead and five others injured. some folks say it's been hard enough here even before the layoffs. >> as dangerous as these streets are now with people carrying gun, shootings, we need more police officers, not less. and the streets are going to get worse. >> reporter: next door a child development center for low income children. people worry who a scaled-back police force will mean. >> when violence erupts so spontaneously, we really need to have a presence. and how can we have a presence throughout this city if 80 officers go away? >> reporter: others in the neighborhood say they're unbotherred by the cuts. they say police have been powerless to prevent violence here anyway. >> they come around when incidents happen but once they die down or feel like it's no more immediate threat, they're nowhere to be found. >> reporter: to compensate for the laid off cop, the department h