he said, are you ami horowitz? i said, yes i am. he said, is this movie more important than your family? looking back at it, you wanted to put him in a grip. you are stunned. i said, who the are you? -- the hell are you? off he went. he was gone. it was a pretty shocking wake- up into this web i have fallen into. i have no idea who he was. host: was he an american? guest: know he was not. host: why do you think he was doing this? guest: i can only surmise. we rattle a lot of cages. i think we rattled a cage that he and his people felt offended by. i can only imagine this is a warning, this might not be a want to release. host: i found this at one theater that does not normally run documentaries. guest: almost all of the screens were the major theater chains. like i said, i was never a huge documentary fan. i wanted to make something i wanted to see. something tells funny and engaging. i did not make this for a documentary audience but more for a mainstream audience. the mainstream theaters wanted to have it. host: it was a serious m

host: this going to be a second documentary from ami horowitz. guest: there will probably be a second documentary but i can promise you this. it will not be u.n. part about. if i never hear the word united nations again, it will be too soon. host: why? guest: i'm just sick of it. you spend so much time on one topic, one issue, it's really difficult to keep going. s, it just drives you insane. i don't know how the people cover the u.n. full-time can do it. the insanity of that place drives you to the brink of madness. every time you see it, they do something so unbelievably ridiculous that you just -- it drives you to the edge of insanity. host: those who want to see the full documentary, u.n. me can find it where? guest: the u.n. movie.com. host: how much is it? guest guest i think it's a good deal. it's 15 bucks, 14.99. for this day and age, it's a pretty good price. host: what's the best thing anybody has done because of this documentary, to you or, that you've observed? guest: there's a lot going on on capitol hill about the movie. we screened

find out tonight with ami horowitz. >> a preview of this week's democratic national convention. then

he said are you ami horowitz? my spiedy senses started to tingle a little bit. i said, yes i am.e important than your family. why does he make a film on u.n. waste. find out with ami horowitz at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> this morning, former shell company president john hoff meister discusses the state of oil companies and the presidential candidates' positions on oil. then thomas kiernan, the president of the parks association looks at the current conditions and budgets for the national parks. and later, joshua cla

waiting for me outside my apartment and he says "are you ami horowitz?"ince started tingling and i say yes. and he asked me if this movie was more important than my family. >> that is sunday on c-span q&a. >> now republican presidential candidate in the battleground state of ohio for a campaign event in cincinnati. you will hear from the ohio senator, house speaker john boehner, and ann romney. the event took place at the union terminal, a national historic landmark. >> thank you. thank you. we need him in the united states senate. send him their. what a terrific crowd. so, a cincinnati -- what about those redlegs? last night the team that has won the most games in baseball one again with a home run. i see another world series title coming to cincinnati, folks. [cheers and applause] and here is what else i see. with a home run by mitt romney at the republican convention, i see the rahm e-ryan team going all the way to the white house. -- the romney-ryan team going all the way to the white house. [cheers and applause] with your help -- and folks, we need t

another chance to see "q&a" with ami horowitz. news hour led the discussion on current trend and issues influencing southern politics, the 2012 election and future of the south. this is about an an hour and 15 minutes. >> hi everybody i'm judy, woodruff, i'm delighted to be here. i want to thank scott keeter with pew. i saw so many people in the room taking notes. i think you're going to be swarmed with people who ask questions and that will be looking at those not only your website and thumb drive and anything they can get their hands on information. i want to thank my dear friend susan king at the university of north carolina. if you're wondering why see asked a duke graduate to moderate this discussion, i will tell you, it's because i promised to be on good behavior. i was not going to wear any blue devil paraphernalia. i came from a brief rehearsal at the arena. we're preparing to anchor for the pbs news hour. it looks great over there and the democrats dope a great job setting it up. i am really thrilled to be here. this is s

very nicely dressed, nice, well-made suit, waited for me by my apartment, and he asked if i was ami horowitz spidey sense started tingling a little bit, and i said i am, and he as i of this film was more important than my family. >> sunday with ami horowitz at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> now, some of the speeches from last week's republican convention. next, former pennsylvania senator and 2012 presidential candidate rick santorum from tuesday, followed by texas senate candidate ted cruz and later, former sen democratic candidate artur davis. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome it santorum. [applause] -- rick santorum. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thanks. thank you. thank you. it is -- thank you. thank you. thank you, pennsylvania. it is a great honor for me to be here tonight with the love of my life wife karen over here, and my 93-year-old mother from florida. [applause] and some of our children. my oldest son john wanted to be here tonight, but he is a first- year cadet at the citadel. [applause] so i just want to say to you, proud of y

find out with ami horowitz at 8:00 on c-span's q & a. >> c-span's gavel to gavel coverage of the democratic convention starts this week, every minute, coverage on c-span radio and live on c-span.org, featured speakers include san antonio mayor julian castro and michelle obama, tuesday, elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton and thursday, vice president joe biden and president barack obama. use our convention hub to share and make video clips. >> in the end, that's what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope. john kerry calls on us to hope. john edwards calls on us to hope. i'm not talking about blind optimism here, the almost willful ignorance to think unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it or health care crisis will solve itself if we ignore it. that's not what i'm talking about. i'm talking about something more substantial. >> count your own opinion and connect with other c-span voters on twitter, go to c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> "washington journal" continues. >> host: as they continu

he asked if i was ami horowitz.tarted telling a little bit, and i said i was, and he asked if the movie was more important than my family. >> what is an investment banker make a movie about human waste, mismanagement, and crimes committed? find out on sunday at 8:00 on c- span's "q&a." >> tomorrow, robert christensen, chief political reporter for the "news and observer" of raleigh, north carolina, with a preview of this week's democratic convention. susan roberts exhibit -- examine the political dynamics of north carolina heading into the november election, and democratic delegate brian butler, president of lgbt democrats of north carolina, discusses gay and lesbian

he said are you ami horowitz? i said, yes i am. he said, is this movie more important than your family? >> why does an investment banker make a film about crimes committed. find out sunday with ami ."rowitz on c-span's "q & a host: thomas kiernan is here to talk to us about the state of america's national parks. after two straight years of budget reductions and years of postponing maintenance and destruction -- and construction, you say america's national parks are showing signs of age and neglect. what kind of age and neglect are you talking about? guest: over the last 10 years, part funding has dropped 15%. they do not have the funding they had a while ago. in the last two years, they have been cut 6%. we are seeing a reduction in the number of rangers leading folks on walks. we are seeing the difficulty for the parks in doing fundamental maintenance like road repairs and cleaning the toilets. the parks are increasingly threatened. these are extraordinary places throughout the country from yellowstone to the statue of liberty. the

he said, are you ami more witz -- horowitz. said, yes, i am.e said, is this movie more important than your family? >> why does an investment banker make a film on u.n. waste, mismanagement, and crimes committed by its troops in spined out tonight with ami horowitz on c-span's "q&a". >> ahead of the start of the democratic national convention in charlotte we're showing speeches from some past democratic conventions. next hick hillary clinton when she was first lady, followed by john edwards in 2004, and then edward kennedy in 1980. [captions copyright national 2012]satellite corp. >> hillary rodham clinton spoke at the 1996 convention. earlier she published "it takes a village." this is also year she testified in front of a grand jury about her investment p in and involvement with the whitewater development corporation. her remarks here are about half an hour. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, tipper. thank you all so much. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you all, and good evening. i am overwhelmed by

man who was waiting very nicely dressed waiting for me outside my apartment and he said are you ami horowitz and i said yes, i am. and he just simply said is this movie more important than your family? >> why does an investment banker make a film on waste, mismentment? find out sunday. >> now a discussion about the attitudes and demographics of undecided voters in the 2012 presidential election. >> every week here on c-span we bring you a look at america by the numbers. and today we're joined by frank newport whose the editor in chief joining us from new york talking about undecided voters. thank you for being with us on "washington journal" this morning. >> it's my pleasure to be with you. >> let's start with the question. as the campaign gets under way today, who are the undecided voters? >> well, the first question actually is how do you define undecided voters? because that's help us understand who they are. everybody can define them in different ways. how we're looking at them at registered voters whom when we ask the initial question who would you vote for? right now we're saying romne

next, q&a with ami horowitz. and live at 7:00 a.m., your cause and comments on washington journal.ons. live coverage begins today at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the democratic national convention starts this week, every minute, every speech live on c-span, c-span radio, andline at c-span.org. featured speakers include mayor julianne castro and and first lady michelle obama. and thursday, vice president joe biden and president barack obama. and use our convention hub to make and share video clips. >> in the end, in the end that's what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in a politics of hope. >> hope! >> john kerry callsen us to hope. john edwards calls on us to hope. i'm not talking about blind optimism, the willful ignorance that thinks health care will go away if we just don't think about it. i'm talking about something more substantial. >> count your own opinion and connect with other c-span hit earles. c-span.org/campaign2012. >> this week on "q&a," first time director ami horowitz dis