simply put, more american energy means more american jobs, period. mr. speaker, we can take care of -- when we take care of ourselves, we can make middle eastern politics tur toil and energy irrelevant. that's just the way it is. -- turmoil and energy irrelevant. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is borrowing with regard to how the average family pays for college. it was also noted that it varies considerably in terms of cost. engineering between $25,000. what's notable is the starting salaries for a number of majors so low that students cannot pay back their loans. what's also noteworthy is the cost of the actual tuition itself. since the 1970's when data first began to be gathered, college tuition cost vs. gone p $1,120% while invasion has gone up a little over 200%. as we are talking about the cost of colleges, it is important

wasting the american people's 38 times wasting the american taxpayers money. according to cbs news reports, this of to vote over and over again 38 times on these partisan bills have cost the american than $50 million. that's an expensive ticket to political theater. what are the facts on this legislation? the congressional budget office, our fiscal watchdog, they say this about hr 2668. under insurance premiums this legislation for individually purchased coverage hr 2668 higher under and in addition the number of people with health insurance coverage would be reduced. translated the cost for health insurance and health care for americans will go up in the number of americans with coverage will go down under this legislation. "new yorkday's times." many new yorkers will see big savings on health plans under the current law. individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums tumbled next year in new york state as changes under the federal health care law take effect. the facts. healthcare insurance costs are going down but this would repeal

now, this isn't to say the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they're disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. they understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country. and the thpoverty and dysfuncti that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history. and so the fact that sometimes that's unacknowledged adds to the frustration. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent, using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently, causecauses pain. i think the african-american is also not naive in understanding that statistically somebody like trayvon mart

wasting the american people's time 38 times waste the american taxpayers' money. according to news reports, this obsession to vote over and over and over, 38 times on these partisan bills has cost the american taxpayers more than $50 million. that's an expensive ticket for political theater. so what are the facts on this legislation? the congressional budget office, our country's fiscal watchdog, says this about h.r. 2668. health insurance premiums under this legislation, for individually purchased coverage would be higher under h.r. 2668. in addition, the number of people with health insurance coverage would be reduced. translated, the cost for health insurance and health care for americans will go up. and the number of americans with insurance coverage will go down under this legislation. and here's today's "new york times" and says it all on the front page. many new yorkers will see big savings under the current health law. individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums tumble in new york state as changes under the federal health care

foreign policy but and an american foreign policy that is say or a non american foreign policy that is a foreign policy rather different from the united states in many areas therefore he could not turn snowden a highly symbolic figure over to the united states on the other hand it's absolutely clear that putin wants some kind of cooperative relationship with the united states i think he's probably done as good as he can do as i understand it the solution is to. allow snowden to remain in russia in some status of temporary asylum while he sorts out how he's going to go to a third country venezuela or someplace that's a legal issue that is to say he needs travel documents and probably he has to go to the embassy of that country in moscow but though it's legal it's profoundly political in a way the american russian relations at the moment hinge on that and as i said the other day to an american who asked me i think this test the leadership ability not only of putin but of obama to solve this problem and you brought up an interesting point saying that putting likes to control the situat

meaning americans.if it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the experiment being our democracy, he continued popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth. i'd like those of you who represent our country overseas to react to those thoughts and explain where in the range of hard military power and soft economic power and diplomatic persuasion you think of the example that america represents to the world stands in the assets that we bring to bear in support and have our support around the world. >> senator, thank you. human rights first has stenciled on their wall a quote from one of my favorite presidents, dwight eisenhower.whatever america hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of america. do we want americans to be represented with a young man who or do we want america to be represented by a man who had just built a large and actual chicken farm in an african country? as a soldier, i would far better want represe

i am very proud to be an american. as an african american i am very proud.my ancestors were brought over here in chains and they fought for liberty and i am so proud of this. the battles have been won. government are giving our liberties away to foreigners. i need them all to go back and fight for the liberties. stop being cowards, stop being afraid. fight for your liberty. every man in every country. don't run over here. stay home and fight for your liberty. thank you. host: you heard from the president about independence day. here is house speaker john boehner in a statement he released yesterday. , house speaker john boehner weighing in on this independence day. a shot of the u.s. capitol as we talk about pride in america and if you are proud to be an american. take the line that is represents you. sue from kansas, republican line. .aller: hello i am proud to be an american. i am blessed that i was born in this country. but i am not proud of the school system that allows children to go to the 12th grade, graduate, and then they cannot read or write, and m

not just to black americans but to all americans because it is an issue that is facing the country.t is an issue that is tearing the country apart. and whether the president is black or not, the president of the united states is someone who should address these issues, and the fact that the president now is an african-american makes that even more powerful. >> thank you. up next, the president's statement took us all by surprise. when we return, we'll go to the white house for the details of how it came about. >>> we need to spend some time in thinking about how do we bolster and reinforce our african-american boys. and this is something that michelle and i talk a lot about. there are a lot of kids out there who need help. who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. and is there more that we can do to give them a sense that their country cares about them? and values them? and is willing to invest in them? >> welcome back to "hardball." it's been nearly a week since the george zimmerman verdict. what motivated the president to speak so personally now about race and his own exper

. >> illegals steal american jobs.ohn: if immigrants are such up problem what is canada's immigration by billboards in america. >> we will take it. >> the fight of the american dream. that is our show tonight. ♪ >> and now john stossel. john: my parents were born in germany and could not find work in europe,,so ttey came here to america, people around the world america is the dream. as a libertarian i say, let people come, let the man. there should be free trade and labor as well as goods and services because that leaves everyooe more free a rich. except how can you let everyone and if some of them want to murder arrest? and since america is a welfare state, someone to come here. america's answer has been, well, we will let some people in legally, but we should seal the border to keep undesirables out. we recently spent billions to put up the giants' offense on the mexican border. how is that working out? special corporation -- special correspondent just went to the southern border with califoonia assemblyman. a former

speaker, to deny american families the same relief available to american businesses. the american people didn't ask for this government takeover of health care, and they don't want it. let's give every family and business the reprieve from obamacare they deserve. i urge my colleagues to support this rule and the underlying legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, before i yield time i'd like to ask unanimous consent to insert in the record the article from "the new york times" this morning entitled health plan costs for new yorkers to fall 50%. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. slaughter: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the premise of h.r. 2667, the empl

it is not the failure of american policy, or the american president. somebody that got out of control because of a video. it doesn't wash. >> reporter: clinton again links the video in the benghazi attack. >> the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this i havo. video. it has a deeply cynical purpose. to denigrate a great religion and provoke rage. >> i think she understands this. >> reporter: nikoula is surprised to find himself the center of the story, but is grateful for the publicity. >> i tell her, mrs. clinton, thank you very much. thank you very much. >> reporter: september 14, 2:30 p.m. joint base andrews, the bodies of the fallen arrive back home. >> we have seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi that took the lives of thobrave men. we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. >> the father of slain former navy s.e.a.l. tyron woods says clinton then approaches him. >> she mentioned that day, we're going to have that person arrested and pro

they don't want people in this contest that americans are going to be voting for -- >> bill: "americandol," that is a fox program, even if you are not convicted, if you are arrested or anything else, they have a right to -- >> -- exactly. answer it honestly. >> bill: they ask all the contestants have you been arrested. >> then you say no i haven't next thing you know. >> bill: all of them mislead. >> one was arrested drunk driving while a contestant on "american idol." >> bill: i will repeat my foolish question all of them denied. >> did not answer it all came out. >> bill: you are both convinced that all of these people did not answer the questionnaire honestly. >> right. >> bill: that will be the basis for this lawsuit being -- >> you couldn't let somebody go employment contract you couldn't do that. >> bill: sure. if you are a bus and you say -- again, i want to be on the record, you both say that all of the people that are suing mislead the "american idol" people. >> in way or the other they mislead. >> bill: okay. that's it. that's it. that's all. all right. if that's the case, th

now this isn't to say that the african american community is naive about the fact that african americanoportionally involved in the criminal justice system, that they are disproportionally both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to ever excuses for that fact, although, black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. they understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country, and that the poverty and dysfunction that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history, and so the fact that sometimes that's unacknowledged adds to the frustration, and the fact that a lot of aftrican american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given there are these statistics show african american boys are more violent, using that as an excuse to them see their sons treated differently causes pain. i think the african american community is not naive in understanding statistically someone like trayvon martin was statistically more likely to

i think he spoke clearly from his heart today both as an american and as an african-american. i think more than anything else, it gives us a great opportunity now to broaden the conversationing to export it into communities and other places and to involve young people in the decisions because persons my age and older are not going to figure this out. it's going to be the next generation and they want desperately to move beyond this situation because of trayvon martin crime and the trayvon martin tragedy has hurt every one of them. >> here's the president's comments on how younger generations are better. >> i don't want us to lose sight that thing are getting better. each successive generation seems to be making progress in changing attitudes when it comes to race. doesn't mean we're in a post racial society. it doesn't mean that racism is eliminated. but you know, when i talk to malia and sasha, and i listen to their friends and i see them interact, they're better than we are. they're better than we were. on these issues. and that's true in every community that i've visited al

there is this much african-american history in american life, this much free african-american history in american life. and you -- there's very few periods in american life where you can look at black people and say you've had a chance to catch up. from slavery, to social and cultural violence, to jim crow, to mass incarceration, war on drugs, which is basically a war on black and brown people. you go down the line to now, and say black people, we just want you to turn on a dime or turn on a decade and pull it together an get over it. cultural memories don't work that. >> let me bring in nas here. i know because i get a lot of tweets when these town halls, when they air and i read them all. there are a lot of people who are no doubt listening to charles and saying why is this guy talking about slavery and stuff that happened so long ago? you know, this is 2013. there's an african-american president. it's time to move on. there are going to be some viewers that say that. to them you say what? >> guilt. it's guilt. it's ignorance. we tend to judge each other. if we don't know -- if i do

there was a sino american war in 1972 the withdrawal of american troops from vietnam and of course the split, china and the soviet union coming to heads. there was a conflagration in 1969. so because of these geopolitical changes in a sense the cold war in asia was coming to an end but interestingly the fight between north and south korea was actually heating up. at this point, this is the beginning of south korea's rise in economic power. south korea was sort of taking off at this point in by contrast north korea, this was a period when its economy is starting to slow down so kim sung sofia window of opportunity to unify with the south by quickly closing so he decided that point to do a series of provocative actions to take down the south korean regime beginning and 68 with an attempt to assassinate president -- which fail. you have at that point the local war face between 68 and early 1990s. the koreans are extremely angry. he wants to retaliate. the americans are trying to restrain him. on the other hand son did these provocative actions, the blue house raid the pueblo and an assass

foreign policy but and an american foreign policy that is say or a non american foreign policy that is a foreign policy rather different from the united states in many areas therefore he could not turn snowden a highly symbolic figure over to the united states on the other hand it's absolutely clear that putin wants some kind of cooperative relationship with the united states i think he's probably done as good as he can do as i understand it the solution is to. allow snowden to remain in russia in some status of temporary asylum while he sorts out how he's going to go to a third country venezuela or someplace that's a legal issue that is to say he needs travel documents and probably he has to go to the embassy of that country in moscow but though it's legal it's profoundly political in a way the american russian relations at the moment hinge on that and as i said the other day to an american who asked me i think this test the leadership ability not only of putin but of obama to solve this problem and you brought up an interesting point saying that put in likes to control the situati

it has broad american support. we want a house to create a solution and let's get this issue done and off the table. that's what the american people want. the senate bill offers a great model and a framework that has bipartisan support and is great and widely supported by the american people. >> garrett: you heard on this very set congressman mccall and becerra agree on one thing, that the senate amendment that added all that money on border control was probably too much money, that there isn't a good plan behind it and may waste taxpayer dollars. do you agree with that? >> absolutely not. i believe there is an excessive amount of security money in this bill. there's no question about that. >> garrett: and you're willing to live with that? >> well, look, this is a difficult process for many of us who want to see a solution on this. there have been a lot of compromises already made in this senate bill and, frankly, there are folks in my constituency and across the spectrum who have a lot of concerns about the invest

and was carried on heavily in american ships even though it was against american law and american law provided the death penalty for engaging in slave trading. even the confederate constitution prohibited the slave trade. but as soon as the u.s. joined this treaty system making it possible for britain and other countries to police it as well, the last many branch of the slave trade to cuba dropped precipitously off. by 1865 transatlantic slave trade was really over. there were no more slaves being taken from africa to the new world. >> host: between 1808 -- from 18 '08 on, how heavy was the smuggling, the illegal smuggling tragedy depends where you're looking at. the u.s. there was not a lot of smuggling initially into the u.s. after 1808. there was some but the measures on shore were pretty effective. if you're caught he would be punished in some way. only one person ever received the death penalty for engaging in slave trading. what it was enough of a deterrent that they were not a huge bout of imports into the u.s. on the other hand, cuba and brazil, which is the country that they

because americans thans humans are flawed. they think it's -- you look at your scarlet o'hara in "gone with the wind "the hero and the her and i think that's the part that the chinese don't understand. and oftentimes americans not being able to understand the chinese is not being able to have access to chinese literature. it could never make it to american main stream market. >> why not? >> chinese is the authors -- the censorship, even in my them moisture, i think i automatically -- how many times you see in the memoir protag nist, the self, the author project themselves as flawed? part of my chicago story is to show that. >> are you saying saying that chinese literature the protagonist would never be flawed? >> it's automatic. not at depths. flawed in the harmless way, yes. because you don't exam yourself and dissect yourself to autopsy on my mistake as hon ally as america could. for example, a lot of things i got scammed in chicago when i was a new immigrant. i was part of the fault. i was greedy. i was because of money i n

american people have impacts to my believe more americans will speak out. there are going to say, in america you don't have to settle for one priority or another. you don't have to settle for your security or liberty. we can have both. we can have laws that protect both privacy and security. the laws should not be kept secret. now, after september 11th when 3,000 of our fellow citizens were murdered there was a consensus that our country needed to take decisive action. at a time of understandable panic the congress gave the government new surveillance authority, with the congress also attached an expiration date to the authority so that it could be deliberate more carefully. once the emergencies, once the immediate emergencies had passed. yet in the decades since the law has been extended several times with no public discussion about how the law has actually been interpreted. the results, the creation of an always expanding, omnipresence surveillance states that now chips away needlessly at the liberties and freedoms of our founding fathers. and it is all d

we're all very sensitive as african-americans about our hair and african-american men about our heads, being patted on our heads and being treated like little boys. even when we're grown men by other grown men. but, you know, being in the room with the president and hearing him say those words, however haltingly, from the podium, unscripted, no teleprompter, speaking to his pain, he was speaking to mine and my frustration and i wrote in a piece that i put up today that my eyes welled with tears because it's always powerful. it's always meaningful when someone who looks like you can talk about something, an experience you have had that is painful that they have shared. and to have him do it on the, in the white house from the briefing room and basically on the world stage, brings it to a whole new level that i hope will allow a lot of people to understand maybe a little more clearly about why african-americans are so upset and frustrated by what happened with the verdict in sanford on saturday. >> let me ask you, maya. leading up to this point, there was a lot of back and forth as to w

the americans tried to break it in 2007/8, and, as american troops are now drawing down, al qaeda is reconstituting as a major cause of death and suffering in iraq. >> al qaeda in iraq grew stronger by exploiting the iraqis' discontent with the americans caused by civilian casualties, the abu ghraib scandal, and the divisive political system. >> the united states and allies came believing that iraqi society, by its nature, is divided along sectarian lines. and therefore they felt that the political system that they were going to encourage, to establish, would have to reflect these sectarian differences. >> al qaeda in iraq was able to take advantage of the situation to deadly effect. >> [speaking arabic] >> our analysis of the data shows that petraeus' 2007 surge did have an effect on members of al qaeda in iraq. but the reports noted that while significant numbers of al qaeda in iraq were being killed, there were plenty more to replace them. >> intelligence assessment. we have seen multiple sensitive reports indicating that a surge of suicide bombers and car bombs... foreign fighter

on c-span 3 's american history tv.ecided that he was a delicious subject for a by the fate when it dawned on me that he had been at abraham lincoln's bedside immediately after his assassination, but also at the bedside of william mckinley in 1901. i thought, who could this fellow be? when i opened the archives, i realize what a rich subject it was. his life has two bookends at either end of his biographical shelf. lincoln's perfect -- personal secretary, private secretary. he lived in the white house with abraham lincoln. much of what we know about hayes comes from him. he served on the mckinley. after mccann the's assassination, he was secretary of state -- mckinley's assassination, he was secretary of state under teddy roosevelt. from the civil war through the beginning of the 20th century, he is a presence in every one of those chapters. his fingerprints are on all of the pages. in many cases, he has written those chapters of american history. 8 p.m. on c-span's "q & a." >> on friday, the president made his first co

not just to black americans but to all americans because it is an issue that is facing the country.is an issue that is tearing the country apart. and whether the president is black or not, the president of the united states is someone who should address these issues, and the fact that the president now is an african-american makes that even more powerful. >> thank you, joy reid, jonathan capehar capehart. up next, the president's statement took us all by surprise. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get in the way of what i want to wear! tampax radiant helps stop more leaks before they start and comes with a one-of-a-kind resealable wrapper for more discreet disposal. mix and match your protection

and degraded to african-americans and african-americans enslaved. delaware was a slave states even though over the years there were strong abolitionist movement's to abolish, by the time of the american civil war only 3% of the african-american population was enslaved. still there was a struggle within the states whether to educate african-americans, in particular friedman -- freedmen between religious organizations, the quakers, from almost the beginning provided some sort of educational opportunity for african-americans. and also the other is particularly the agribusiness group and state farmers who rely upon african-americans as farm workers from their need to provide an education for african-americans, essentials the a strong back and a weak mind was how they viewed educating african-americans. they wanted them in the field following the american civil war in 1866. however, there was a growing movement to establish an educational system for african-americans in the state and much of that group from the freedmen's bureau and the civil war, the 4

american wages first and american benefits first. a study came out from harvard that said illegal aliens have contributed to a loss of $1,300. let's not drive that number any further. i'm grateful we had this opportunity to discuss this with the american people this evening. yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? mrs. bachmann: i make a motion to adjourn. the chair: those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. statement from tracy martin, father of trayvon martin. you can see the entire event online. here is some of what he said. >> i would like to thank the members of congress for having me here today. it is certainly an honor and a pleasure. lot.definitely means a first of all, i would like to take this time to let everyone know some of the things that they really didn't know about trayvon. all, when we talk about one of the greatest gifts that a man can receive from a woman, i think that greatest gift would be a son. just to have your son

i consider myself american. i am very thankful for what i have but i also know if i were to ask this question to my grandmother, it would be a totally different answer. but i feel you got to play your part, do the right thing. go to work. can't rely on the government to pay for your living. i think that's -- like people on welfare or people who have money still try to use the system and this plays a big role. people who really do need money -- i think if everybody would just be honest and work hard and this country could be even greater than it already is. >> well, i am canadian. i have lived here for a few years and i am married to an american and have an american daughter but i would say to be an american, you live in a free country in north network general. you have so many opportunities. so many opportunities to grow and to do different things with your life, and you can honestly change the course of your life from wherever you're at. i find the a a big difference is in the u.s. we tend to be quick with thin

that is the if a white american kills a black american or any other minority, then the story gets cord. that's wrong. and causes racial division. we're supposed to be equal in this country. of course, that's impossible but it is a noble goal. no question the zimmerman trial is now a racial deal rather than a justice deal. and if george zimmerman is acquitted, by a jury of five white women and hispanic lady, it will be racial animus. wait and see. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight, the latest on the zimmerman martin trial here now is it legal team kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl. it is almost over. >> almost over. >> bill: there was as i understand, i didn't see it myself because i'm doing other things, powerful testimony by a so-called forensic psychologist. >> more specific than that. >> gunshot wound extra. >> 40 years of credibility. he is a promplet he has written books about this stuff. he had some really common sense forensics today that indicated, remember that martin was over zimmerman because of the way his clothes were when the shots were fired. that's impor

but with respect to listening to the american people, rank and file americans that are hurting during these difficult times, a recent poll suggests that 12% of americans support obama care's e individual mandate. so i wish the president, i wish this entire body and folks on both sides of the aisle -- i'm hopeful this has a bipartisan vote -- but i wish we would listen to that % that are not happy with the individual mandate. >> ms. fox? >> thank you, mr. chairman. there's a lot that needs to be said about the comments that have beemade here today. but there's so little time. you know, i've looked at this statement of administration policy. and i find it petty remarkable that the president himself wants to delay the mandate for businesses and then says that hr 2667 is unnecessary, that hr 2668 would raise health insurance priums and increase the number of uninsured americans. my understanding before obama care was passed and we had pretty good data on this, that there were approximately 10 million americans whoanted insurance but could not afford insurance. i know the numbers that were

prisoners are african-americans and this has a huge impact on the african-american community a criminal record makes it harder to find a job harder to access public housing and in many states even makes it illegal to vote lengthy prison sentences also break up families shattering that stability that conservatives like o'reilly are always talking about when you combine this with discrimination in employment in housing and in education you create a vicious cycle of poverty or a racial underclass like all impoverished groups has to turn to petty crime just to survive if bill o'reilly really cared about the black community he'd want to do something about this you want to end the racist war on drugs and replace it with a new war on poverty in the one nine hundred sixty s. president johnson decided to do something about america's caste system and launched his most lasting legacy of the great society is joseph california noted in the washington monthly a few years back the great society blew up america's racial caste system in areas like education he wrote in one nine hundred sixty only twenty

the american people are upset with congress. one of those pollsters had called me, i would agree with the 83% that thinks we can do a better job. they don't call me, but if they would i would tell them how i feel about congress myself. but what we were able to do to diffuse some of this, we were able to get some republicans to break away from the pack and start working as we used to do, to compromise to get things done. so i hope that with the financial crisis that's facing us because of what's happened with the tea party-driven republican leadership in congress, that reasonable republicans will break away from this, because we can't-- they're threatening to not pay the debts the country has already incurred. >> reporter: but let's talk about that poll. you just cited 83% of americans disapprove of the job that congress is doing-- the lowest rate it's ever had. are americans right in their perception? >> yes, of course they're right. gridlock. we have gridlock. we have a house of representatives-- they're doing nothing. my frien

to say that the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men areortionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they're disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. they understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country. and that the poverty and dysfunction that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history. and so the fact that sometimes that's unacknowledged adds to the frustration. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent, using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain. i think the african-american community is also not naive in understanding that statistically somebody like trayvon martin was

yes. >> how did the low opinion that many british officers had of american soldiers, american loyalist soldiers and loyalist officers and initial reluctance to recruit american loyalists into the british army, how did that affect the war effort? >> the british initially really underestimated their opponents but it was based again on first-hand knowledge. people who have served in america during the french and indian war who are most dismissivdismissiv e of the american militia and the fighting abilities of americans. i think one of the major effects was the failure really to mobilize fully from the very start of the war and to realize how many troops were involved. one person's biography i don't have in this book but i certainly talk about a lot is general gauge who is commander in chief in the beginning. he was married to an american. he had been in america for 20 years. he knew the place. he initially underestimated them. he said britain is going to need at least 20,000 troops in just a show of force will send them running to their cabins. gage who was essentially removed was rather

an american artist. it's suspected by historians that west was leaking his conversations with george iii back to congress. but as george iii in the most marshall mode moved the principle palace to windsor castle. he had music played every evening, and the government was collapsing and he simply said if others are not able, i must drive. he essentially kept the government together during this period. his prm was lord -- a reluctant prime minister who spent much of the war, he was responsible for the tea act. he was responsible for the policies that lead to the american revolution, but when he released that it would lead to war, he immediately regretted it and spent much of the war years trying to negotiate a comprise. he kept attempting to resign, arguing he wasn't rightfully the leader in wartime. he felt too beholden to george iii he thought his resignation would lead to a constitutional crisis. then there was the brothers who commanded in america, after bunker hill. william howard, richard howard, they

american under the sun.n unifying, not dividing. i frankly did not find anything ti vdivisive in what he said. i thought it was human. i did not find it political. he did not talk about the -- the investigation and the process going on at the department of justice. he did not criticize the verdict. he acknowledged, i think, some of the sentiments going on in this country. and i would say to people that i think one of the things we have to do to get past this is to understand each other's sentiments. brooke, i'm very fortunate in my life to have some very close, very personal family, african-american friends in my life. and it has been very painful for me to hear some of these african-american friends of mine talking to me about how they're having to have conversations with their teenage sons about what just happened. and i'm talking about people that are in congress. i'm talking about professional athletes. i'm talking about some very successful people. and, you know, there are people in this country who don

that's the american idea.

speaker, it's the american people first. it is american wages first. it is american benefit packages first. what in the world are we doing, mr. speaker, if we aren't thinking about how we can create more jobs for the american people first? and higher wages for the american people first, and more benefits for the american people first. why did the president two weeks ago have to unilaterally have a press conference, release a press statement, that's a way, apparently, he governs these days, and say that he his employer mandate for big businesses will have to be delayed a year. why did he have to do that? because he knows it simply doesn't work. and yet, if we have legalization for illegal aliens in the united states, we will see that very quickly, we will have literally tens of millions of new people who have accessed all of these benefits because it's not cheap, you see. amnesty costs a fortune, you see. because this year, mr. speaker, alone, we're looking at $5 billion a year. do illegal aliens pay taxs? yes, they do. sales taxes, gas taxes, various f

i think most americans rendered a judgment on that. and also rolling stones probably got more publicity than they have had in 20 years. commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian... ...and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and now boost comes in two delicious, new bars. look for them next to boost drinks. [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves... ...being my mom. an

government surveillance if passed it would repeal the patriot act among other changes to protect american civil liberties we'll have the man himself all of the show to discuss his new bill and last night the house of representatives forced a vote on the amash amendment to limit n.s.a. surveillance although the legislation failed the vote was much closer than expected so is congress ready to act when it comes to curbing the ever growing surveillance state and the bradley manning trial interest closer to its end today the prosecution and defense made their final arguments after the judge refused to dismiss the charges against bradley manning an update on this case up ahead. it's thursday july twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching our t.v. well earlier this week we told you about new jersey congressman rush holt crafting a new legislation that would get rid of the patriot act as well as the two thousand and eight foreign intelligence surveillance amendment today he introduced that bill to the house h.r. resolution two eight one eight otherwise known a

number one, african-americans now have to rely on an african- american attorney general the first african-american attorney general if this case is good to have any additional life. i could be wrong about this here and i pray that i am. i don't think that will happen. the reality is, for all of the celebrating and speaking in tongues and adulation and adoration of this administration, black eagle now who -- black people now and who care about this case and not just black people, but people across the board, but african- americans now are in an interesting position to rely on a black president and a black attorney general to do something about what happened here and i don't think it's going to happen for a t of reasons, including some legal reasons, as we won't get into right now. but the point is that i don't think it will happen and that is who they have to rely on. that is an interesting irony to me. but the second thing is that the president's statement -- let me just be frank about how i feel about it. his statement about this was as weak as its weakened -- week as pre-sweetened kool-aid and i

the americans flew mostly by day. the americans believed that hitting certain strategic targets, particularly oil starting in the spring of 1944, that oil was the achilles heel of the german war machine. and that proved to be true. it's absolutely vital in understanding how the ground forces are able to eventually prevail to know that these air forces by the time we get to 1945 have been hammering all this panoply of targets. the casualties were staggering. the odds of surviving and fulfilling your quota which can kept going up, initially it was 25 missions you had to fly and then it was raised to 30 missions, in some cases 35 missions, the odds of fulfilling those 30 missions, 35 missions and going home became pretty dire. and you found that there were few professions within the profession of arms that were as dangerous as being a crewman on a b17, for example. it was ex your quota which kept off it was extremely hazardous flying against german fighter planes and german batteries. >> host: jack is a world war ii vete

the american dream is disappearing. the poor are left hopeless the streets are full of angry crown's fighting against. the stole the american dream. download the official. language stream. and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just. now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. led. fourteen minutes past the hour a day after a military coup toppled egypt and president country's new leaders showing a little mercy to mohamed morsi and those close to him a judge from the mubarak era has been sworn in as interim leader and a general prosecutor as the had it be as long as a brotherhood supreme guide and his deputy arrested. but this with change of power has triggered a new clashes in the streets artie's power smear has more from cairo. have might have. had some pretty hours after the president mohamed morsi of approach in what has muslim brotherhood which is forming a military coup now as we zoom into the crowd to see that they are you sorry they constitute you walked in cheers th

the book is seven american deaths and

do you like obamacare it's about a fifty fifty when you ask americans been when you ask americans should parents be able to stay a kid be able stay in their parents' policy until they're twenty six be showing more assurance companies be forced to say at least eighty percent of dollars they take in are going to spend on health care and they can't set this on or the do what i say when you ask people you know should preexisting conditions not actually if somebody had cancer because a terrible idea was very popular ok i mean you go through but it is no more your feelings and you someone had this when you asked people should everybody in america have health insurance and they will tell you ok let me know because those are you know you know you this is the norm that you know and different some call this will say you know now they're going to oregon and taking millions of dollars they're having to sit on it advertising campaign that looks more like a part of a tourism commercial to sell obamacare to oregon and if it takes me because the outdoor information but i don't want to do a tax is going

the hidden origins of american security agencies" booktv is on vacation at palo alto california. >>host: we want to introduce you to stanford professor william damon sr. professor. what the teacher at stanford? >> human development we call it from birth to death everything from old age but my special interest is character development. to develop their values and purpose is life. the real focus the adolescent and adult years or even how they could help to create a good direction for themselves to take them through life. >>host: and that ties into your newest book "failing liberty 101" how we are leaving young americans unprepared for citizenship in a free society." in here you write the most serious thing that americans now face great then terrorism that our future will not end up in the heads of the citizenry capable to sustain liberty that is been our most precious right. >> in the future you talk about the young people because they will inherit the society and we have a democracy a tremendous blessing it does not run itself and has to be managed by people who were understand th

now, this isn't to say that the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they are disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent-- using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain. now, the question for me at least, and i think, for a lot of folks is, where do we take this? how do we learn some lessons from this and move in a positive direction? along the same lines, i think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if it-- if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations and tragedies that we saw in the florida case, rather than diffuse poten

say fine but black americans are american citizens no matter what anybody says. we're american citizens and we should be advocating for an end of poverty, the end of racial in inininequality and the end of mass incarceration, so when we think about president barack obama we need to go back to what dr. king said in his last speech. the greatness of america lies in the right to protest for right. whoever is in the white house should be someone who is talking about an agenda that affects african-americans, even if that person happens to be the first black president of the united states. [applause] >> good afternoon, it's great to be here, and i, too want to join in the congratulations of the harlem book fair for organizing this event, and allowing us an opportunity to talk about contemporary state of black politics. tina, you offered three imagesment one was of the u.s. supreme court's decision in the shelby county case, the voting rights case. we ought not to forget the court this past term also decided an affirmative action case, the fisher case, from the universi