it grew from there. >> the second speaker we heard was al smith iv, al smith's great-grandson. >> i never do vocal cords could be inherited. and so did a little bit like his great-grandfather. the lower east side is the southern tip of manhattan. that is where smith was from. it was a poor to. it was not like it is today. there were ships -- smith drop that was his playground. he came from an irish family. it is interesting. it is not well-known, his father was actually from german and italian words. smith used to claim he did not know this. he grew up in this bustling area. the center of his neighborhood was the catholic church. he was an altar boy. he used to work can sell papers carried the sad part about his early life was he lost his father very odd. he was about 12. his father was a trucking van. he would card goods from the seaport up to the city. he died young. he never graduated, even for the eighth grade. if you trace his red book entries, which is the official biographies, he always said he graduated from eighth grade, which was not true. he said he inherited his father's truck

what is the al smith dinner and how did it come about? it's most famous as a place the presidential candidates show up every four years. they show up, democrats and republicans. it's really a memorial dinner for smith, and at this thing, i think that if anyone's heard al smith's name at this point in time that that's where you probably heard about al smith, unless you hang around these hallowed halls. in general it's probably his most lasting public legacy, the place where his name gets out. it's held every year, not just every four years. you have prominent figures coming in. it's a memorial dinner. it's a catholic charity dinner and a place where people get together and try to assess the legacy of al smith and presidential candidates always try to crack good jokes about each other. >> and they show up together most times. they show up, both the democrat and republican nominees show up together. we want to show you some of the past al smith dinners. >> might i ask if monsignor clark might come up here because either the president of the

al smith 87. herbert hoover won 40 states. smith won eight. louisiana, alabama, mississippi, south carolina, massachusetts, and rhode island. another question? >> if you were to grade him as governor, what letter would you assign? and as the first clock president -- catholic president candidate, did he view religion as a factor there? >> i would give governor smith an a because he faced a tremendously uphill battle. new york was a republican state at the time and as i mentioned he had a very tough time dealing with the legislature which was overwhelmingly republican. in 1920 when they expelled the socialists i never understood why because they had 110 republicans out of 150 seats and it didn't really matter when if came to the votes. but i would give smith an a. he created so many -- so many things, the budget, the short ballot, to stop voting for six or seven statewide offices and have some appointed. are and the port authority in new york and new jersey was one of his authorities, bi-state authority. he had a lot of interesting things. >> jo

we might remember al smith's name a little more, but what would we remember him for? refore, smith never really had a chance? was it a rejection of all the things smith felt deeply and stood for? i think smith really took that to heart. he was very concerned about that and the real nastiness of that campaign. he had some support but not a whole lot. >> there is a fourth "p" i want to talk about. that is progressivism. he was known as a progressive during his time in the legislature, as governor. did that play an issue at all? how are progressive politics identified back then? >> when you think about it, progressivism is a historical phenomenon. it is a turn-of-the-century phenomenon. it really begins at around 1900 with, say, teddy roosevelt. he is our pioneer progressive. what it means by the 1920's is very hard to define in many ways. there were people who call themselves progressives who supported prohibition and were very impassioned about it. there were people who call themselves progressives who opposed prohibition like al smith and who were also very impassioned

usually geared toward policy and politics, the al smith show this morning started with something much more personal. >> friday morning at 7:30, i got a call from my beloved friend dr. howard who said to me the cat scan showed i had a tumor on my pancreas. >> what is the prognosis? >> here is what i was told by doctors whom i trust which is this cancer which est. four pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to various organs that is very much worth fighting and they have had success. for reasons that i could not explain. >> he says he will stay on the air and maybe even a lot about it but will not become the focus of the show. >> it will be like it has been, as it has evolved over the years. it will not be a pity party or anything of that sort. i would like to be helping people however through sharing my experiences and i really want to be able to help other people on my way out. now i'm tearing up. i haven't cried at all and now my cry just thinking about it. there you have it. >> the co-director of the pancreatic cancer clinic at johns hopkins, not involved in this case, said he appl

>> it is universally recognized today with al smith. >> recognized as what? >> as one of the absolutely finest governors in a state who has had a histfully gubernatorial leadership. one of the first people who invited up to albany was, a l smith who had a fallen out between f.d.r. and the two couldn't be more different and yet they just absolutely clicked. yet, the reporter said to al smith. he said there's only one thing wrong with that guy, he's a republican. they were great administrators who were what i call practical liberals operating within a balanced budget with dorn the taxpayer and a productive pie vat company. and what does that do for the republican at the time? >> well, it made new york one of the most watched in the country. they gave us al smith. they gave us the new deal. duew -- the man who had appointed him the gang buster somewhat relatively earlier. herbert lehman was very disturbed and popular governor who because huge favorite to win another term. it's a tribute to the campaign, the excitement that dewey created that he won by 1%. four ye

al smith became the first catholic to record president. although he lost the election, he is still remembered by the al smith of boreal did there. he is one of the 14 men featured in c-span its new weekly series, ."he contenders >> it has been almost 30 years of a small group from alpha phi alpha fraternity proposed building a memorial to honor dr. king. this said they watched the official dedication of the martin luther king jr. national memorial in washington. but coverage begins at 9:00 eastern on c-span. -- live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern on c-span. jacqueline kennedy's taped conversations with [inaudible] . caroline kennedy preserve her mother's recordings. september 1957 his o'brien and elizabeth expert are linked forever if one photograph. afterwards, but did you your ergin. >> c-span radio as of the other way to keep up with politics and public affairs. the re-clusives liked o air of we get programs. c-span radio, and other public service created by the nation's cable television industry. now in our 15th year. >> "washington j

in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president. although he lost the election, he still -- is still remembered by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner, an annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities and a stop by the two main presidential candidates every election year. he is one of the 14-man featured in the weekly series, "the contenders." it is tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> the senate passed a measure this week that would sanction china and other countries that manipulate their currency. on today's "washington journal" we are joined by elizabeth williamson to talk about the bill. and then a discussion on the winter energy outlook. our guests are from the energy information committee. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. [applause] >> the white house held a state dinner last night for the south korean president who is visiting the u.s. this week. the two leaders took to the relationship the two countries share and the trade deal that was ratified wednesday by the senate hours before the south korea

>> it is universally recognized today with al smith. >> recognized as what? >> as one of the absolutely finest governors in a state who has had a history in gubernatorial leadership. one of the first people who invited up to albany was, a l smith who had a fallen out between f.d.r. and the two couldn't be more different and yet they just absolutely clicked. yet, the reporter said to al smith. he said there's only one thing wrong with that guy, he's a republican. they were great administrators who were what i call practical liberals operating within a balanced budget within the -- taxpayerrn for the and a productive private company. and what does that do for the republican at the time? >> well, it made new york one of the most watched in the country. they gave us al smith. they gave us the new deal. the man who had appointed him the gang buster somewhat relatively earlier. herbert lehman was very disturbed and popular governor distinguished -- distinguished and popular governor who because huge favorite to win another term. it's a tribute to the campaign, the e

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in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president. is still remembered today by the alfred smith memorial dinner, for a fund-raiser for various catholic charities. al smith is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders" live from the state assembly chambers in albany. >> find the latest releases for your book reading list. taped conversations with the arthur schlesinger jr.. september 1957. david margolick looks at their lives. daniel yergin on the impacts of the oil industry on the environment. >> current and future threats, our military must remain the finest in the world. it must remain an agile and full spectrum force that can deter conflict, project power, and win wars. that is a great challenge, and that challenge will bring about difficult times and difficult decisions, but i would tell you as well, it is an opportunity to shape, to change, to transform the army, not just to come to terms with the fiscal constraints of today, but to better meet the challenges that we know, somewhere, sometime we will face tomorrow. >> with p

in the 1920s, al smith had a running on a platform to repeal prohibition, fell short in 1928 and in theirst instance mitt romney was a focal point? here he is back in 2007 during his first campaign. >> when i place my hand on the bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to god. if i'm fortunate to become your president, i will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. a president must serve only the common cause of the people of the united states. >> romney couldn't get past john mccain to face president obama who had his own political problem in the form of reverend jeremiah wright whose comments over sermons through the years that obama had to distance himself from the man that presided over his marriage. we will watch for questions on politics and faith in tomorrow's deba debate. >>> that does it for me. see you tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. until then, follow me on twitter. happy columbus day. >> happy columbus day to you. >> you're working. >> that's what columbus would have wanted. >>> where is baby lisa. new clues in the searc

al smith is one of the 14 men featured on our new series "the contenders."ive from albany friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> it has been over 30 years since a small group from the out of phi alpha fraternity posed a memorial for dr. martin and the king, and watch the official dedication in washington, d.c. on c-span. >> watch more video of the candidates, see what political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions on c-span's web site for campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates, candidate bios and latest polling data and links to media partners in the early primary and caucus states. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are with nancy cook from "national journal." we showed you the cover going into the break talking about the working class. who makes up the working class? guest: the huge group across racial and demographic lines. this story -- we fanned out across the country and of the various groups and how they are fearing recession and

although he lost the election, he still is remembered by the al fred e. smith memorial dinner, a fundraiser for various organizations and al smith is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series, "the contenders" live friday at 8 p.m. eastern. [applause] >> this is the chamber of the u.s. house, the house and senate are meeting now in a joint meeting to hear from the south korean president. he's just wrapping up his comments. he's the first south korea leader to speak to a joint meeting in 13 years. you can follow the remaining coverage on our companion network, c-span. he'll be welcomed to the white house this evening for the state dinner. we have live coverage of that on c-span3. the senate should return soon. senate republicans released their jobs plan at a news conference on capitol hill. the plan calls for reforming the tax code, a balanced budget amendment, and a moratorium on all new federal regulations. ?aforts john mccain, rand paul and others introduced the plan and took questions from reporters. >> good afternoon. i'm pleased to be here w

>> it is universally recognized today with al smith. >> recognized as what? >> as one of the absolutely finest governors in a state who has had a history in gubernatorial leadership. one of the first people who invited up to albany was, a l smith who had a fallen out between f.d.r. and the two couldn't be more different and yet they just absolutely clicked. yet, the reporter said to al smith. he said there's only one thing wrong with that guy, he's a republican. they were great administrators who were what i call practical liberals operating within a balanced budget within the taxpayer and a productive private company. and what does that do for the republican at the time? >> well, it made new york one of the most watched in the country. they gave us al smith. they gave us the new deal. the man who had appointed him the gang buster somewhat relatively earlier. herbert lehman was very disturbed and popular governor who because huge favorite to win another term. it's a tribute to the campaign, the excitement that dewey created that he won by 1%. four years later,

an issue that came up in 1960 and 1920, the catholic faith of john kennedy, who won that year and al smith who lost in 1920. smith is one of 14 candidates that c-span is focusing on the contender series and this week we will travel to albany, new york to look at his candidacy and the impact on the candidate party and the impact his faith had on his bid for the white house. yesterday romney addressing generally his own faith and religion in american life. our heritage of religious faith and tolerance has importantly shaped who we have become as a people. we must continue to welcome faith into the public square and allow it to flourish. ur government -- >> [applause] >> our government must respect religious values, not silence them. we will always pledge our allegiance to a nation that is under god. host: the comments of mitt romney yesterday. carolina is joining us republican line from minneapolis. does this matter, carol? host: tell me! we are funded as one nation under god and our rills values are important -- our religious values are important. but i believe mitt romney is a christian an

al smith is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new series "the contenders." friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> it's been almost 30 years since the small group from the alpha phi alpha fraternity proposed building a memorial for dr. martin luther king. and watch the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial in washington, d.c. live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> to meet current and future threats, our military must remain the finest in the world. it must be an agile and full force that can deter conflict, project power and win wars. now, that's a great challenge, and that challenge will bring about difficult times and difficult decisions, but i would tell you as well it's also an opportunity, an opportunity to shape, to change, to transform the army, not just to come to terms with the fiscal constraints of today but to better meet the challenges that we know somewhere sometime we will face tomorrow. >> with possible defense cuts in the near future, army secretary john mchugh discuss how the army could shrink and still maintain its capabilities. watch the

and they're starting to understand his offense and defense, and there is a al yechl smith in the cornerand kendall hunter provided a great one, two punch. and there gore punched it in for game-winning touchdown. now, this team is coming together, evident here when justin smith ran down jeremy mackland in the game. >> like the guy in the movies no matter what you do to him, blow him up, you can't kill him. he just keeps coming back. you prefer to be the guy in the movies that is resilient z he finds a way to kill you. you know? that is where we'd rather go. >> and maybe the greatest analogy i've heard. raiders have been explosive on offense and struggled on defense, and they showed up yesterday in the loss to the patriots and there is a first drive on the game led to a score, then, before the half jason campbell thoughs this pick z raiders now down at the half. and there steven ridly plays dodge ball with raiders defense. that is hard to overcome but today, hooub jackson remains confident. >> i call in the coaching staff. we're not backing down from what the expectation is. it's not goin

some people say al smith lost the election in 1928 because of his religion.the republican party big enough and diverse enough to accept people with differing views on religion? i think christopher's right. this is a tough issue. we need people like the rnc chairman to come out and say we accept different views on religion and to get past this. in 2012 we should be past this issue. clearly right now we are not. we need to get there. >> christopher, if this was a tactical move by the perry campaign, could this come back to bite him, too? >> yeah. it can. it will. and it has. the fact of the matter is, there are no coincidences in politics. it is not coincidental that now with perry trailing and trailing badly, all of a sudden this issue comes up. and in fact, it has already backfired. we're spending so much time talking about this. we're not talking about job creation, which is what people care about. people really don't care about this. the fact of the matter is the people who are going to vote against romney because of the fact that he's a mormon, they're goi

as governor of new york four times, though he never attended high school or college and in 1928 al smithed by a major party to run for president.wc although he lost the election, he is still remembered to this date by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner, an annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities, and then stop for the two main presidential candidates every election year. one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series, the contenders, live from the state assembly friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> it has been almost 30 years since a small group from the alpha phi alpha fraternity proposed building a memorial to honor dr. king. this sunday, watch the official dedication of the martin luther king jr. national memorial. live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> homeland security secretary janet napolitano and joins predecessors to discuss the department and its future. former coast guard commandant moderates the event. hosted by george washington university. this is an hour-and-a-half. [applause] [applause] [laughter] [applause] [applause] >> good afternoon. the un

al smith is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series the contenders. live from the state assembly chamber in albany friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern >> transpourtation secretary ray lahood yesterday described partisan rancor in washington the worst it has ever been. he made his remarks at the national press club and said congress must compromise on the american's jobs act and get the country back to work on the nation's transportation infrastructure. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is angela keane, reporter for bloomberg government and membership secretary of the national press club. "we are the world"'s leading professional organization for journalists committed to our profession as future with programing events such as this while fossering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, visit our website at press.org. donate to programs offered through the public through the eric freidheim, national library, visit press.orl press.orlg/library. i would like to recognize yo

in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president.ugh he lost the election, he is still remember to this day by the alfred e. smith for memorial dinner, and an annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities and the stop for the two main presidential candidates every election year. he is one of the 14 men featured in the c-span's new weekly series, " the contenders -- "the contenders." friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> i am the first to admit every day -- i have to get up and tell myself, i can do this. there is no one better to do this than i am. >> associate prof. of neurosurgery and oncology at johns hopkins university, homeless illegal migrant farm worker. >> i have to believe that i have someone's life in my hands and i am fully capable of getting this patient in and out of the operating room, because that is the trust that the patient has in me. i walked a fine line between confidence and arrogance. >> he shares his life story sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> it is a fact-based story on the topic of your choosing. every good s

an issue that came up in 1960 and 1920, the catholic faith of john kennedy, who won that year and al smith who lost in 1920. smith is one of 14 candidates that c-span is focusing on the contender series and this week we will travel to albany, new york to look at his candidacy and the impact on the candidate party and the impact his faith had on his bid for the white house. yesterday romney addressing generally his own faith and religion in american life. our heritage of religious faith and tolerance has importantly shaped who we have become as a people. we must continue to welcome faith into the public square and allow it to flourish. ur government -- >> [applause] >> our government must respect religious values, not silence them. we will always pledge our allegiance to a nation that is under god. host: the comments of mitt romney yesterday. carolina is joining us republican line from minneapolis. does this matter, carol? host: tell me! we are funded as one nation under god and our rills values are important -- our religious values are important. but i believe mitt romney is a christian an

as governor of new york four times, though he never attended high school or college and in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated for a major party to run for president and although he lost the election, he still remembered to this day by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner and annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities and a stop for the two main presidential candidates every election year. l. smith is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series, the contenders live from the state assembly chamber in albany friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> now hearing on the potential effect of lightsquared's plan to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed wireless network. earlier this year, test showed that its original network proposal would cost gps service. witnesses from the aviation and farming industries said they continue to be concerned that the network could interfere with gps accuracy which they rely on. this how small business committee hearing is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon everyone. we will bring this hearing to order and i wa

in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated to run for president. although he lost, he is still remembered by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner, an annual fund-raising dinner for catholic charities and a stop every election year. he is one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series, "the contenders." light from the state assembly room in albany friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> today, wrote to the white house coverage continues with michele bachmann at a town hall meeting in new hampshire, part of her three-day tour in this state. live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c- span. on monday, live coverage of jon huntsman at the world affairs council of new hampshire where he will talk about foreign policy. that will be live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c- span radio, and c-span.org. >> if you think that a bill of rights is what sets us apart, you're crazy. every banana republic in the world has a bill of rights. every president for life has a bill of rights. the bill of rights of the former evil empire, at the u.s.s.r., was much better than our

in 1928 al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president. although he lost the election, he is remembered to this date by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner, an annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities, and a stop for the two main presidential candidates every election year. one of the 14 men featured in the new series on c-span, the contenders, live from the state assembly chamber in albany friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the company light squared plan to build a wireless broadband network could create problems for businesses who rely on gps technology. here is part of the senate debates. followed by republican of south dakota. >> international trade has always been controversial.ce that has been true since the da days of the smoot-hawley effort followed, by the way, with the congressman, and it continues to be true today. it is so important to ouro country and so important to my home state that i made a special priority when i was given the honor of serving on the senatefc sunancee committee to be able to chair the subcommittee o

we know it from the democrats, roosevelt, al smith. willkie was a happy warrior.e was basically not a vicious man. what the gop have learned in the 1930's was that they failed through bitterness. they failed through the liberty league. all the attacks on the new deal were bitter and angry. willkie represented a new way of being for the party, not just to smear roosevelt, but to take him on with facts and without too much ad hominen. i do not know if you call that media or character. i call it character. >> "gone with the wind," one of the many movies in theaters in 1940, if you had gone, you very well could have seen this advertisement put together by the republican national committee for wendell willkie. >> whether you are in oregon or florida, new jersey orcalifornia, you have a right to know how well your republican candidates ffor president and vice-president understand agricultural problems and their personal interest in farming. for this purpose, this motion picture has been produced. ♪ the two most talked-about men in american life today are the central fig

as governor of new york four times though he never attended high school or college and in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to be nominated for president and although he lost the election he still is remembered to this day by the alfred smith dinner and annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities and the stop for the two main presidential candidates every election year. owls smith is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series the contenders life from the state assembly chamber in albany friday at the pm eastern. watch the officials the occasion of the memorial in washington, d.c.. live coverage begins at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span.

al smith is one of the 14th man featured in our weekly series, "a contenders'." -- "the contenders." >> we will get an update on the plot to kill saudi arabia's ambassador. then the arizona congressman will talk about the ongoing congressional investigation into the justice department's fast and furious program, and later right heard jesse ellison talks about the survey of countries and the treatment of women around the globe. >> it has been almost three years since a small group from the fraternity proposed building a memorial to honor dr. kean. what the dedication of the martin luther king jr. national memorial. by federal authorities uncovered a plot to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. sent to bomb a sardine embassy according to eric holder. the attorney general announced the charges against studeman linked to the iranian government. this news conference is -- against two men linked to the iranian government. now this news conference is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. today the department of justice is alleging charges against two people behind a plot to assassinate a

in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by major party to run for president. he is remembered to this day by the alfred e. smith memorial dinner, an annual fund-raiser for various catholic charities, and stop for the two main presidential candidates every eight presidential election year. he is featured in our new weekly series, the contenders. >> jon huntsman talks about his foreign policy plan. the former u.s. ambassador to china spoke at southern new hampshire university. this is sponsored by the world affairs council of new hampshire. this is about an hour. >> good morning, everyone, and we are pleased that you are here for a foreign policy conversation with candidates today. our mission is to promote understanding of world affairs around the and i did states, and that goal is never more critical than any presidential primary year. in the last election more than 10% americans considered foreign-policy when of voting. it is now a national initiative of the world affairs council to engage american in the most pressing national security issues facing our coun

the election of 1928 in which al smith was so effectively in eviscerated by the dry forces and other intolerance forces in america stands as one of the worst election campaigns i have ever seen. it looks very similar to the election of 1800 between john adams and thomas jefferson. we have had a lot worse and we have had a lot better. i don't like the fact that historians often like to say that things are in cycles or what ever we don't remember we are content to forget. that seems an obvious corollary to the central theme i hope i have made which is that human nature never changes. we are the same kind of people we were 10,000 years ago. the greediness and the generosity, the hypocrisy and a sincerity existed in equal measures between but within us. that has to become our struggle. the question of who are we is a convenient step to the real question we all face witches who am i? what am i doing here? what is my purpose? what will i leave? >> having studied the prohibition era, do you think any of the modern efforts to implement constitutional bans like a ban on gay marriage or aborti

in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president. although he lost the election, he is still remembered to the state by the poverty smith memorial dinner, an annual fund- raiser for various catholic charities and a stop for the two major presidential candidates every year. he is one of the 14 men face featured in our new series, q q the contenders," friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the government accused two man of being involved in a terror plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states. if we would get an update from the justice department later on c-span. both the house and senate are working on free trade agreements with colombia, panama, and south korea. the senate finance committee moved to measure out of committee today. here is some house floor debate on the trade deals. speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one hour. mr. dreier: for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend from worcester, mr. mcgovern, and yield myself such time as i might cons

al smith became the first catholic nominated by major party to run for president.ough he lost the election, he is remembered by the alfred smith memorial dinner, a fund- raiser for various catholic charities and the main stock for the presidential candidates every year. he is one of the 14 men featured in the c-span's weekly series "the contenders." >> the federal government spends about $20 billion a year in financial assistance to farmers. reuters and culture reporter charles avid was on "washington journal" talking about those subsidies. >> on the day's segment, a look into the farm subsidy program. thank you for being with us this morning. president obama wants to cut farm programs by $33 billion over 10 years. how much of these cuts will come from subsidies? >> almost all of them will come from subsidies. the question is, how you define subsidies? almost all of the money will come through elimination the type of subsidy called the direct payment. the lingo is called "historical production. also, program crops. barley, oats, cotton, barley, rice, soy beans. it

the election of 1928 in which al smith was so effectively in eviscerated by the dry forces and other intolerance forces in america stands as one of the worst election campaigns i have ever seen. it looks very similar to the election of 1800 between john adams and thomas jefferson. we have had a lot worse and we have had a lot better. i don't like the fact that historians often like to say that things are in cycles or what ever we don't remember we are content to forget. that seems an obvious corollary to the central theme i hope i have made which is that human nature never changes. we are the same kind of people we were 10,000 years ago. the greediness and the generosity, the hypocrisy and a sincerity existed in equal measures between but within us. that has to become our struggle. the question of who are we is a convenient step to the real question we all face witches who am i? what am i doing here? what is my purpose? what will i leave? >> having studied the prohibition era, do you think any of the modern efforts to implement constitutional bans like a ban on gay marriage or aborti

. -- al smith. willkie was a happy warrior. he was basically not a vicious man.hat the gop have learned in the 1930's was that they failed through bitterness. but fail to through the liberty league. all the attacks on the new deal were bitter and angry. willkie represented a new way of being for the party, not just to smear roosevelt, but to take him on with facts and without too much ad hominen. i do not know if you call that media or character. i call it character. >> if you into a movie theater -- "gone with the wind," one of the many movies still in theaters in 1940, you very well could have seen this advertisement put together by the republican national committee for wendell willkie. >> whether you are in oregon or florida, new jersey are california, you have a right to know how well your republican candidates for breton and vice- -- for president and vice- president understand agricultural problems and their personal an interest in farming. for this purpose, this motion picture has been produced. ♪ the two most talked-about men in american life today are th

la defensiva dijo presente al conseguir dos puntos del safety luego de que aldon smith tacleo a matthew.. alex smith completo 17 de 32 pases incluyendo este de 6 yardas a delanie walker para tomar la delantera. david akers con su tercer gol de campo cello el marcador 25 a 19 a favor de san francisco. ---al termino del partido harbaugh estaba que brincaba de alegria por la victoria. pero provoco la furia de su colega de los leones de detroit jim schwartz al darle un excesivo saludo schwartz lo siguio y casi se origina una bronca campal. .. la nfl esta revisando este incidente. y se esperan sanciones. el proximo domingo los 49ers descansan. ---los raiders de oakland tambien gozaron del triunfo . pero resulto agridulce.. en el dia que se le rindo un homenaje al fallecido propietario al davis.. el mariscal de campo jason campbell sufrio de fractura en la clavicula quedando fuera por lo que resta de la temporada. jacoby ford en un regreso de patada anoto touchdown de 101 yardas para darle la ventaja a los raiders. shane lechler mando pase de 35 yardas a kevin boss para asegurar el triunfo. 2

tim smith hauls it in for a touchdown. 17-0. alden was none too pleased but his hurricanes not done yet. miami would battle back in the fourth. cavs up 20-14. michael roca fires to perry. jones. look at that. there's not a man -- you can't even see another person on the screen. 78 yards. doing some housework. converts the two-point conversion. 28-14. and michael irvin was even when you believe in the future, you're always looking ahead... to what's next, to what's possible. confident that taking action now, is the way to create a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next generation of wireless broadband to nearly everyone in america. this investment will create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. here at at&t, we believe in the future. we're not hesitating. we're investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america

al davis. she says raiders bring so much goodwill to oakland he will be sorrily missed. there has been an outpouring of celebrities on twitter. robert smith said, win baby win, you will be missed. from n.b.a. great magic johnson a leader an inis elevater and a friend. al davis marched to his own drum and a will be missed. and yankees pitcher said a sad day for a raiders' fan. rest in peace al davis. for more on al davising go to abc7news.com. we have a gallery of photos featuring him over the years. >> other news this morning, a controversial bill is now law in california. governor jerry brown signed the dream act this weekend. now undocumented immigrant students can apply to state universities and receive state financial aid. tomas ramon reports. >> being signed into law is being celebrated from san francisco to los angeles. >> the credit of thousands of students, especially the undocumented students are were so courageous and fought relentlessly year after year. >> a los angeles assemblyman authored the bill and now the students can help improve the state. >> it means there will be an opportunity for them to be treated equally and to co

smith and robert johnson . a key terrorist leader is killed. we'll ask our sunday panel what thathy of anwar al-awlaki's death means on the war on terror. and the play of the week. all right now on "fox news sunday". and hello again from fox news in washington. it was big news this week in the republican presidential race and no, it was not whether chris christie is joining the field. a political long shot yielded a strong performance in the fox debate and florida straw poll to jump in the top tier. we'll continue our discussion with businessman herman cain. >> my pleasure. >> chris: the fox poll in august, perry and romney was in the top 20s and now you are in florida running a strong second to mitt romney ahead of rick perry. what is going on? >> guest: is shows that the voice of the people is powerful than the voice in the med yampt some in the media outlets is trying to make the republican contest between two governors. the people said something differently. message is more powerful than money. they spent money trying to influence that strong poll vote. we rented a bus and had rallies and m

winning touchdown came within ten minutes of play, quarterback alex smith hit delaney walker and the 9ers won 25-19. >>> they paid tribute to al davis since the death of their legendary owner. a sellout crowd celebrated his life. hall of fame raiders coach lit a torch in tribute to him. oakland defeated the cleveland browns 24-17 and improved their record to several wins. >>> he is trying again to sell his jobs plan. as allison burns reports, he has been striking out with members of congress, good morning allison. >> reporter: a week after they blocked his job's plan, president barack obama is not giving up and now he is demanding action on key parts of it. president barack obama will make stops in north carolina and virginia trying to rally support and urging congress to pass help for states to prevent layoffs for teachers and first responders. he said in his weekly address republicans will have some explaining to do if they say no. >> they will have to tell you why they don't deserve a paycheck and why your kids done deserve to have their teachers back. >> the problem is while president barack obama is on the road, it is unl

chairman of federal express, fred smith, and the founder of black entertainment television, robert johnson. plus, a key terrorist leader is killed. we will ask our panel what anwar al-awlaki's death means for the war on terrorism. and our power player of the week, not what you would expect of a football coach, on or off the field. all right now on "fox news sunday." hello again, from fox news in washington. it was big news this week in the republican presidential race. and no twasn't whether chris christie is joining the field. a political long shot parlayed a strong performance in the fox debate and the florida straw poll to jump into the top tier. we continue our series of 2012 one-on-one interviews with tim kaine. welcome back. >> my pleasure. >> let's start with the latest polls which show your remarkable surge. and the fox poll in late august, perry and romney were in the 20s, you were all the way back at 6% upon now you are in the top tier, along with the two of them, inside the margin of error and look to florida, where you are running a strong second to mitt romney, well ahead of rick perry. what's going on? >> two things. first of all, it shows that the vo

al davis. tampa bay's head coach raheem morris said they were west coast killers. tonight, they were turned into road kill with the 48-3 niner victory. first quarter, alex smithff the play action, a dart to walker. big day for alex, career high three t.d. passes. the flood gates open. rogers, pegged off josh freeman. 31 yards for the touchdown, and afterwards check it out. a little dougie action. almost as good as my rendition. let the massacre begin. frank gore. 125 yards and the score. 24-3 at the half. second half, the vernon davis show over the middle. breaks four tackles, tumbles in for six. it's 31-3 in the third. niners embarrass the bucs 48-3, they're now 4-1. >> game one of national league championship series with my team of destiny, milwaukee, hosting st. louis. the monsters loving their postseason but the cardinals came out on fire. down two in the fourth. friese gets all of it. opposite field and gone. three-run bomb, 4-2 cardinals in the fourth. the brewers explode in the fifth. fielder crushes one to right. two-run laser. then bettencourt, see yaw. a six-run fifth. brewers win game one 9-6. >> all kinds of hazard for the final round of the fry's

he lineman and won a super bowl in new york and alex smith hanging with the big boys a great turnaround through five games. and with the passing of al rumor mill sure to heat up with speculations about maybe the raiders moving to los angeles. we asked the former 49 is president about that. >> i did the rumors will he up significantly. i think rumors about everything concerning the raiders will run rampant probably for a matter of months. i also believe that is one to be very difficult for the raiders to really start thinking about anything significant such as a move outside of their market or for that matter even taking and a giant step forward in terms of trying to get a stadium deal done in their own market. until they can get their business affairs in order at the finished structure in place and be able to get comfortable with moving, moving into the next few years of the new ownership of such a dominant feature like al davis being gone. >> i did not know housewife or if the mark but from a you know do you think they would have the interest and the love of the game to keep the team? >> i do not know mark, i really don't, brad hea

al davis will be lit again. of course for those who witnessed its lighting by john madden, the memory will burn in their minds maybe forever. for xfinity sports sunday, i'm john henry smith. >>> i think anybody, an nba fan, is certainly bummed. i understand that this is business. and everyone in this business wants to make money. so just trying to make it fair for everybody so everybody can win. >> tiger woods, just another fan missing the nba. while the negotiations stumble along, some star players are taking their games elsewhere, including deron williams, tony parker, and the warriors, reggie williams. >>> we continue our sunday sit-down here on "xfinity sports sunday." bill duffy joins us. among his clients, steve nash, yao ming. let's begin with leverage in negotiations. how do the nba players get leverage? >> that's a great question. and, you know, leverage in any negotiation is usually determinant on the victor. you obviously want to have a balance in any negotiation. but in this case, the owners have a very powerful stronghold because they have the paycheck. which they will withhold starting november 1st. so the challenge we've had is this a two-year ordeal, we'v

ale very to believe it there. thank you so much for coming on. we appreciate it. >> we've been speaking with charles reinhart, dpep tee chief investment officer at morgan stanley smith barney. >> still ahead tonight. the word on the street "default." debra borchardt of thestreet.com joins us with three ways to protect your portfolio if greece can't pay its bills. netflix livestreamed a drama of its own today as it abandoned plans to spin off its dvd rental business. the company infuriated consumers last month when it said it would move its dvd rentals to a new website called "qwikster." that came only after a big public backlash to a price hike announces in july. that's when its stock, which had traded as high as $300 a share in early summer, dropped to just $150. washington bureau chief darren gersh has reaction from analysts and consumers about this about- face. >> reporter: netflix proved today it is far better to sell entertainment than to become entertainment. the twitterverse was clearly enjoying netflix's embarrassing reversal. one tweet compared the abandoned netflix dvd service qwikster to new coke. some customers were more generous, thanking the company fo