ari fleischer. [applause] finally, as i mentioned, when she became the first female white house press secretary, dee dee myers took the job -- i am having trouble with these monitors -- at a very important and very sensitive time. [laughter] >> we are good at these photo op things. >> we're off to a good start. you have my back. ladies and gentlemen, dee dee myers. [applause] i am going to sit down and try to be safe here. well, how many watched the super bowl last night? [applause] how many green bay fans do we have? how many steelers fans do we have? i will not put you on the spot. we learned to not take sides on questions like this. >> packers fan. >> so, before the game, barack obama sits down with, of all people, bill reilly -- bill o'reilly of fox news. good idea? >> great idea. >> millions of people, 14 minutes live -- no editing. everybody in america is in a good mood. bill knew that. i thought that president obama's answered wonderfully. he was not likeable person that he remembered from th

they listen to when ari fleischer says, "loose lips sink ships," if you will, you know? and so it's harder for a comic to win over their audience or to get the audience to listen if they're not just being a "team player." you know, i've got a lot of things to say about my government, because i care, because i am patriotic, you know what i mean? george carlin is very patriotic. that's why he's so mad. you know what i mean? bill hicks, when he was alive, had a lot to say because he cares about what the government does in his name. now, the government makes decisions on your and my behalf constantly. they do not let us in on 90% of it, and then they will ask you to sacrifice your children and grandchildren to pick up the pieces and clean up the mess, which is what they're doing right now. i'm sure there was a lot of intelligence that was ignored or warned-- or forewarnings to the distaste that 90% of the globe has for american foreign policy. and if there wasn't so many people that were afraid to speak in the mainstream media or weren't so neutralized or weren't just lackey

ari fleischer.his is happening at george washington university live on c- span. president obama spoke at the chamber of commerce today saying the white house and business communities should work closely together. we will have the president's speech after our live coverage. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of george washington university, dr. stephen knapp. [applause] >> good evening. welcome to george washington university. here at george washington, we provide our students and friends and neighbors with a front row seat in the theater of history. we are delighted to have on our campus four former white house press secretaries will have been the voices of presidential administrations spanning two decades of history. i am pleased for one of them, dana perino, this event is an extension of her teaching role. i am also glad we are joined by cnn senior white house correspondent ed henry, who is teaching in our school of media affairs. partevening's program is of a conversation serie

>> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo mao do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission [indistinct voice on p.a.] announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhood as a teacher. but without the money for college, only half his dream came true. [car horn blares] he's back in the old neighborhood. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

. >>> egipto siguen celebrando que ari", nos trae eo es el presidente del país, aquí tambiéñ salieron mensaje de ubarak, participaron en este día. s por elante beatriz. >> en medio de la celebración por la partida de hosni mubarak, expresaron su donde lenz por las personas que murieron y dijeron que queda un camino por recorrer para alcanzar la demanda en az or de la democracia en el tares, de las fu >>> frente al centro de san francisco, leían nombre de fans tes tanto que perdieron la vida en egipto, indicaron que se juntaron por expresar, con coja y honrar a las persona que murieron en el país, pero a la vez celebraron la partida de poder de hosni mubarak, quié presidente por 3 dñcadas. >>> ella dijo que están compartiendo la celebración con el pueblo de egipto quié logró casar el dictador por más de 30 años. >> por su parte, ella dijo que esto es algo que sus padres, abuelos y la gente de estás generaciones no pensaron que pasarían, diciendo que se siente orgullosa de ser egipcia. >>> destacaron además de desafíos, siguen. >>>. >>> Él en tanto apoyó el pueblo de egipto por su lucha

ari fleischer was the press secretary. we are in a different time now and the world has changed. he said what you must understand that what you say and broadcast will be seen in afghanistan at the same illness is seen in albany. he has special instructions, which we will talk about in a bit, but he was fundamentally asking us not to report the whereabouts of the president. it was a really sobering moment. we know the world did change then in the world continues to change in a remarkable and sometimes unpredictable ways. let me start by bringing out for you the man who was the press secretary for bill clinton at a rather compelling time in his presidency, mike mccurry, press secretary from 1994 until 1998. [applause] someone i hope many of you know from your experiences in class, if not, watching and listening to her. apparently she is a twister phenomenon. when she tweets, the world listens. dana perino. [applause] ok. >> wow. >> ari fleischer was press secretary at a difficult time in our history. [applause] finally, as i

ari fleischer. and finally, as i mentioned, when she became the first female white house press secretary, dee dee meyers took a job at a very important time and a very sensitive time. we're off to a great start. he has got my back. ladies and gentlemen, dee dee meyeres. -- meyers. i am going to sit down and be safe here. well, how many watched the super bowl last night? how many green bay fans do we have? how many steelers fans do we have? i will not put you on the spot. and of us raised our hands because we learn not to take sides. >> i did, packeres fans. >> before the game, barack obama sits down with of all people bill reilly of fox news for another contest, good idea, bad idea? >> crape idea. -- great idea. everybody in america is in a good mood. bill o'reilly knew that, and i thought president obama answered wonderfully, and that was a likable person you remember from the 2008 campaign. >> it was not dignified, he does not belong there? >> he went to the lion's den and showed that he could tak

. >>> no reason to wor ary it turns out. the biggest secret in corporate history is still a secret. coca-cola has been flooded with requests for comment after a weekend radio program suggested it may have located the original recipe. the show says it found the ingredients in the 1979 newspaper article about a historic pharmacist. the alleged recipe includes cinnamon, cory yander, nutmeg. it says nothing about cocaine. an archivist for the coke company says the recipe may have been an early version, but it's not the version, which is kept locked away in a safe. that part of the story is apparently true. >> so that's good. >> remember the old coke new coke? is this a publicity stunt? perhaps. >>> we'll be right back with why it's all really just a numbers game. >>> after a year where movie attendance dropped, hollywood is taking fewer chances. harry potter gets part of the blame. the films are so popular hollywood can't wait for the next one. you can expect a total of 27 squeals. that doesn't include the movies based on board games such as clue and monopoly. >> i can't wait to see toy

alliot systems & will unveil plans for a less expensive version of nasa's aries i rocket. could serve as a low cost carrier to the international space station. >>> finally, who needs economic data when you have this sure sign the economy is on the end? the number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures last year, 13.1 million, is up 5% over 2009. take that to the bank. >>> coming up, carmelo grounds the rockets, green bay greets their champions, and cleveland sets a record no one wants to hold. plus, things get physical between the lakers and the grizzlies. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead.ç >>> the by reason of the headlines are a major winter storm for the midwest. your weather headlines are coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports in what could be a preview of what's happens in the nba playoffs, the celtics wilted in the fourth quarter against the bobcats in charlotte. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. an 82-game s

. >>> in washington, ari fleischer and dana perino will be among the former white house press secretariespart in a forum called live from the white house, making and shaping the news. >>> and it is national black hiv/aids awareness day. according to government statistic, african-americans are the racial or ethnic group most affected by hiv. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. an exclusive in-studio interview with a 76-year-old american woman who was trapped in her cairo apartment while protests in egypt raged. and a former high profile scientologist gives us an inside look at the secret of church. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.

>> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo mao do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil

one is ari's the capital of argentina. after his death as widow maria victoria and her two children subtle here and some comfort they changed identities and blended into the background maria victoria changed her name to maria isabel juan pablo is better known today as sebastian marroquin. it took us more than a week to track them down the escobar family now dabbles in real estate and maria victoria has set up an interior decorating company along with a song in the heart of palermo a trendy part of the city. where outside and decide to make some phone calls. to. the studio good morning could i speak with the best american please he's not in you know when he might be back and when is he in town i think is on a trip i don't know where exactly is going to board. ok well thanks very much. forced to wait it seems a good time to find out more about the activities of the family in argentina we spoke to a journalist who has been reporting on the families since they first arrived. here . if you're going to be showing. when they firs

for ever so for a period of time that i don't know how long it will last so sorry you are an optimist arii have definitely optimism whenever i'm dealing with i'm always optimistic thank you thank you very much was a pleasure seeing you in this studio and just a reminder that sal amazing rubbish really was here to actually show my guest today she's the head of the panel of experts of the un security council iran sanctions committee that's it for now for all of us here and we will be back with more first on a comment from the cars going on in and outside russia also then stay in our team and take your place.

i first met ari on capitol hill -- dare i say the year? 1995, and we still have this relationship and are close. it is a wonderful place to be. this is a fantastic school to have that experience. >> 1995 sounds like yesterday to me. you get the last word. >> i started on capitol hill right out of college. my advice to the people in this room is that if you like politics, if there is a cause to believe then, died in. that is what makes biscuits -- in.eved in, divine that is what makes this country so great. we have always had rancor and disagreement. you just hear more about it now. as tough as people will say things are, look around the world. we settle our differences peacefully in this country. it is a noisy process. dived into it. but yourself into the process. it is so easy to do as gw student, because it is right at your doorstep. capitol hill has more young people than anywhere else with influence and power. you go to wall street, you will spend decades before you can really make it. if you come to capitol hill, you can move up fast,

ari fleischer. [applause] finally, as i mentioned when she became the first female white house press secretary, dee dee myers took a job -- i am having trouble with these monetarists -- at a very important time. [laughter] we are off to a great start. ladies and gentlemen, dd miers. [applause] >> i am going to sit down and try to be safe he. how many watched the super bowl last night? [applause] how many green bay fans do we have? how many steelers fans do we have? i will put you on the spot. none of us raised a hand because we learned to not take sides. >> before the game barack obama sits down with bill o'reilly of fox news for another contest, a secretary is, good idea or bad idea. >> gat idea. it is live and there is no editing. everybody in america is in a good mood. bill o'reilly knew that. i thought president obama answered wonderfully. he was that likable person you remember from the campaign. >> i heard some people say it is not diified enough. >> he is showing he can take on bill o'reilly.

thorsten ari from the danish institute for international studies says that political changes in the middle east have always had a major effect on european nations and part just in terms of illegal immigration even before these are cries sings the prospect of massive immigration has always been europe's was the nightmare in real terms it has never been substantial and we have always been below thirty thousand. possible entries every year. clearly the overthrow of the governments poses a whole different set of issues and what europe will be able to do it depends on the ability of actually cordy needing among some of the governments that are most affected i mean imagine if into months time coral gadhafi is not overthrown i mean business cannot proceed as usual after this so something will have to be done. without a live from moscow coming up in just a few minutes it doesn't have to be only one two thousand and fourteen a sochi winter olympics will have a greet mascots chosen by russians in a country rowing to be fair with us to meet the carriages of clubs. so we pony up the cash after one of

south stream are just a question for you now but good as the age of this situation will not be as aris for europe had we had guns and shooting raw chicks already were pushing this do you believe novel reduced book fifty do any there will be we will and that we would have lesser concerns and actually prices would have been a little for the lower despite existing problems you wouldn't with them for the good and we talked a lot about that to be the work and without this because there are so you probably and look at that we would have just considered the same problem didn't we see. thank you bill schneider in the third in origination accuracy and i try to explain to our partners who that it contradicts the existing framework agreement would apply think it's article what it will do to your point watching you it says and it repudiate the qtip it is the operation of our businesses should not deteriorating in our partners in that you do marches and the third package is going on so you want to mine but if it is so why are energy companies because with their properties going to be confiscated it

has in ari from the danish answered for international study says the european union should bring in urgent measures to stop payment ration even before these. things the prospect of massive immigration has always been europe's wars tonight. in real terms it has never been substantial we have always been below thirty thousand. possible entries every year. clearly the overthrow of the governments poses a whole different set of issues and what europe will be able to do it depends on the ability of actually cordin a thing among some of the governments that are most affected i mean imagine if in two months time coral gadhafi is not overthrown i mean business cannot proceed as usual after this so something will have to be done. now you're watching our show live from moscow still have for you this hour the end of an era for nasa. space is no longer a place for competition it's now ground zero for operate from the point remains is ever wanted here in the world ready for it will be accepted as some say determination of the u.s. space shuttle program is a mistake others insist there's nothing wrong w

testifying on capitol hill cia director leon panetta said that if osama bin laden or his deputy i'm on also ari were ever captured they would be held at guantanamo bay and that's that's pretty big news considering it's the first time anybody in the obama administration has even outlined a detention plan for all his top leadership and u.s. officials do caution that there's no hint that a capture is imminent which i think is pretty obvious considering it's been ten years they still can't find the guy but of course the bigger point here when that is comes is they give no is open for business and ready to take in more detail but a statement indicates that the obama white house is actually contemplating the future use of good mo even though they say they're still committed to closing this facility now we should point out that no detainee has been moved there by the obama administration since they came into office two years ago george w. bush's administration last moved a person to the facility which now still holds one hundred and seventy two detainees and as we talked about on the show numerous tim

>>ari, if you had to some of the job of white house press secretaryn one tweet, what would you say? >> ec, joyful, lots of sleet. -- lots of sleep. i would call it the most inllectually stimulating job. >> one of the things that we studied in political communication and throughout our school is framing an issue and how agenda's for issues get set. i would like to ask you from your perspectives, who set the agenda? did you set the agenda from the podium? is it reporters who set the agenda? could you control it? did you try? >> all of the above. >> the press secretary rarely sets the agenda. the president certainly can. events outside of the white house, weather it is markets crashing -- >> it is pretty rare. that is the exception. >> that is the predent setting the agenda. -- that is the president setng the agenda. >> people in power tried to set an agenda. >> what worked best? >> anytime the president makes hard news. and the press assembly covers. my easiest briefings were when there was one big story going on. the new 30 minutes would be on that nasty topic. on a slow news day, my

ari fleischer.finally, as i mentioned when she became the first female white house press secretary, dee dee myers took a job -- i am having trouble with these monetarists -- at a very important time. [laughter] we are off to a great start. ladies and gentlemen, dd miers. [applause] >> i am going to sit down and try to be safe here. how many watched the super bowl last night? [applause] how many green bay fans do we have? how many steelers fans do we have? i will put you on the spot. none of us raised a hand because we learned to not ta sides. >> before the game barack obama sits down with bill o'reilly of fox news for another contest, a secretary is, good idea or bad idea. >> great idea. it is live and there is no editing. everybody in america is in a good mood. bill o'reilly knew that. i thought president obama answered wonderfully. he was that likable person you remember from the campaign. >> i heard some people say it is not dignified enough. >> he is showing he can take on bill o'reilly. >> the

aking return visit to thea washingtol journal we are pleased to have the secretary of transportation ari lahood. t we want to talk about the budget but i want to starte budget but i want to start with a budget battle in florida over high-speed rail because you are right in the middle of it. tell our audience about. guest: the governor decided he did not want to move ahead -- after two decades of planning by rail enthusiasts and government officials, after a very strong commitment on the floor of the legislature come after our commitment to give the second largest amount of high-speed rail money, over $2 billion, the governor made the decision that he doesn't want to move ahead with this. we have really accommodated every concerned that he had. i met with the governor on three different occasions and we talked about high-speed rail on all three occasions. and we addressed the issues that he wanted addressed. he did not want the state to be on the hook for any money. the state would not have been on the hope for any money and all of the ridership studies showed that high-speed rail would h

he saw people whose names were very close to what we happened when the haitian friends listen to ario music they say we can understand it even though he can't speak the language so i am saying all this to say that people are really the same end some form or the other. whether it is through what they have suffered or what they have been through our what they know. this sense of kindred spirit goes beyond race and goes beyond everything. whether it is injustice -- he said when one of us is suffering, it is actually all of us that are suffering but again i want to thank you for that. >> thank you for sharing that story. i have great admiration for the story of diaspra. henry gates is one of my professors at harvard. we were talking about my interest in slavery and he said you know, there is a question about why people writing about slave history or black people writing about the history of american that is not what it is about. these are our shared stories and whether white or black it is important to share those stories and come to understand them. in the story even though i am white i

>> that is ari's expression. i'm not going to share that advice. i'm going to let that counsel remain private, but jay and i have talked a lot about the importance of this job and i don't mean that as a personal thing. this will long outlive in a country like this, it will long outlive the personality of myself, just as it long outlives the personalities before me and will long outlive who comes next. >> have you written your notes? >> i'm not going to share that. >> based on what you are saying here today, there was a story in the "new york times" a few days ago that the united states was involved in discussions with the egyptians to have mubarak turn over power immediately? >> i'm not going to get into discussions between our governments. >> you have been pretty clear that the united states is not going to tell mubarak when to leave. have discussions like that taken place? >> i'm not going to get into the details of every conversation that is had with our government and other foreign governments. but i want to be clear that these are decisions th

. >> ari from the international institute for studies and my pressure -- my question pertains to theerican government's involvement in this whole situation and obviously american government is really concerned about drug wars and spending a lot of money on military assistance. my question kind of pertains to what is that money was spent on development aid to increase opportunities for people in broommack areas so that they could actually do a legitimate job and wouldn't have to make their living this way? >> i think that is the nature sing question about whether the drug money, the money we are spending to fight drugs in colombia would be spent on development aid, and that is something -- there has been a number of groups who have put money in who i try to work with development projects in alternative crop projects etc., but i think it grant to look at in colombia is -- the process of the drug is not only colombia's problem. is also the united states's problem and here is problem because of its demand. that is one issue to look at. the other thing is just the iniquity and the society

>> that was ari's question. we have talked a lot about -- i am not going to share that advice. i'm going to let that counsel remain private. but jay and i talked a lot about the -- the importance of this job. and i don't mean that as a personal thing. this will long outlive -- in a country like this, it will long outlive the personality of myself just as it long outlived the personalities who came before me and will long outlive those who come after me. >> have you written your notes for -- >> i'm not going to answer that. >> there was a story in the "new york times" that the united states was involved in discussions with the egyptians to have mubarak turn over power immediately. is that story incorrect? >> i'm not going to get into conversations that are had between our governments. >> you've been pretty clear that the united states is not supposed to be getting into when mubarak should leave and suggested very strongly we have not tried to get him out immediately. have discussions like that taken place? >> i am not going to get into the details of every conversation that is h

. >> aries. >> se crean ideas por segundo y libra tiene la balanza para poner lo que es buano y es maloo estÉ con capricornio no quiere decir que no vaya a funcionar. >> hay un signo natal que es el sol... pero los demÁs planetas tambiÉn influyen la posiciÓn de la luna, el ascendente a la hora de nacer, por eso, hay un 99 % de probabilidades de tener compatibilidad con otro ser humano. >> hay algo que a usted lo hace compatible con esa persona que usted estÁ pensando, eso es una excelente noticia. si tiene un signo que no hemos nombrado hasta ahora no se pierda el prÓximo segmento porque vamos a hablar de los otros signos del zodÍaco. >> todos se preparan para la boda del siglo. ha llegado el gran momento y el mundo entero a travÉs de despierta américa serÁ testigo de cÓmo estas parejas unen sus vidas. esa es la producci ♪ [ locutor ] starbucks via se siembra... ♪ ...se cosecha... se tuesta y muele tal como lo hacemos con nuestros otros cafés premium. ♪ que tenga buen sabor es más que razonable. pruébalo. compra un paquete del café instantáneo starbucks via, todo natural. te prometemos

so our argument is intelligence isn't a lux ary any more. it is a necessity.eans you avoid trouble. host: comments? guest: i agree with mike. we were not ready for 9/11. for republicans and democrats, they cut the intelligence committee after the berlin wall came down. we didn't identify or understand the danger of al qaeda. now we have to reevaluate and we have reevaluated. we are spending a tremendous amount of money and we have to make sure our job is oversight and to make sure that the money we are spending is used the right way. i also sat on the appropriations committee and there are prioriti priorities. one thing of the costs are in the area of technology. i represent n.s.a. there is a lot of technology and we always have to keep,with other countries that are using technology against us. we have to stay ahead of the curve. another issue is space. one of the main reasons we are the most powerful country in the in the world and have freedom and liberty is because we control the skies. when sputnik came out years ago the concern was russia with control the

but with her recover ary surprising even her doctors, kelly last week asked nasa for per notion rejoin his crew and prepare for their april mission. after some simulator and cockpit time this week, nasa agreed. >> it is the best thing for our mission to have mark be the commander. >> reporter: on the orbiting space station, mark's twin brother, scott kelly. >> i think my brother is doing about as well as anyone could expect in this type of a situation. >> reporter: for mark kelly who spent 18 months ratraining, thi is his fourth and final shuttle mission. in space he'll have e-mail, phone and perhaps video link as giffords' mother makes decisions about her car h. care. kelly responded to critics who say he should remain grounded with her. >> they don't know her very well, so they don't know what she would want. she is a big assumer of my career and nasa. she really values the mission of nasa. >> reporter: meanwhile in tucson, volunteers are wrapping and boxing the thousands of cards, flowers and tributes to the victims of last month's attack as a city and a husband try to find some nor

>> that was arie's question. we have talked a lot. i'm not going to share that advice. i'm going to let that counsel remain private, but we, jay and i, have talked a lot about the importance of this job, and i don't mean that as a personal thing. this will long outlive, in a country like this, it will long outlive the personality of myself just as it will long outlive the permits that came before me and will long outlive those who come next. >> [inaudible] >> i'm not going to share that. >> robert, based on what you're saying, there was a story in the "new york times" a few days ago, is the u.s. was involved in conversations with the egyptians to have mubarak turn over power immediately. >> i'm not getting into conversations that are had between the government. >> you've been clear that the united states is not supposed to be getting into the way of mubarak leading, and suggested strongly we have not tried to get him out immediately. have discussions like that taken place? >> i am not going to get into the details of every conversation that is had with our government an

[laughter] [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> got ready to answer ari's question. >> well, since i missed it, you apparently didn't answer it yesterday. >> i did answer ann's, i didn't answer ari's, awkwardly. >> just keep asking. [laughter] >> look, i'm not going to give you everything i've talked to jay about for a whole host of reasons much as i'm sure you all have talked about what jay's going to bring and are discussing those with myself and jay. look, the advice i have for him is the, i think, advice i got from the people like marlin fitswater and others who have done this job so well and that is, obviously, first and foremost, regardless of what you know and what you're asked, your solemn obligation is to always tell the truth. and while that may seem readily obvious, obviously, in the past it's not always been the case. i think that, as i said yesterday, i think it is remarkable to watch transpiring halfway around the world a fight for a freedom of speech and a way of life that we have and we participate in each and every day here. i think the universal values that this g

surprisingly is more government solutions for his clients and nothing to solve the problems of unserved rural ariesut the worst part of the editorial was it actually sounds great. after noting the planned of at least 100 million american homes having access to networks capable of delivering 100 megabits at 100 million bits per second he wrote poe it is hardly the fcc does not believe all iowans should have access to the same type of broadband speeds. this sounds like a lovely democratic small d idea but it ignores the fact that it is the market and not government who sets the speed more -- most americans need and provides the same speed to rural residents would require taxing current subscribers $30 much which will cost tens of millions in which is hardly the result we want but the most important thing is that it ignores a robust constantly improving broadband service is essential to all the economic engines and need to have some sectors have far higher speeds than it today prefer example of a research institution certainly are critical asset to responding to the sputnik almond or to remain the bes

>>ari, if you had to some of the job of white house press secretary in one tweet, what would you say? 140 characters or less. >> ec, joyful, lots of sleet. -- lots of sleep. i would call it the most intellectually stimulating job. i would call it the best job i have ever had. >> one of the things that we studied in political communication and throughout our school is framing an issue and how agenda's for issues get set. issue and how agenda's for issues get set. i would like to ask you from your perspectives, who set the agenda? did you set the agenda from the podium? is it reporters who set the agenda? could you control it? did you try? >> all of the above. >> the press secretary rarely sets the agenda. the president certainly can. events outside of the white house, weather it is markets crashing -- >> it is pretty rare. that is the exception. >> that is the precedent setting the agenda. -- that is the president setting the agenda. >> people in power tried to set an agenda. >> what worked best? >> anytime the president makes hard news. and the press assembly covers. my easiest briefi

i didn't catch ari eambings. >> just keep asking. >> as i said, look, i'm not going to give you everything that i've talked to jay about for a hole host of reasons, much as i'm sure you all have talked about what jay's going to bring and our discussing those with myself and jay. but, look, the advice i have for him is i think the advice that i got from the people like mar lon fitswater and other who have done his job so well. and that is, obviously first and foremost, regardless of what you know and what you're asked, your solemn obligation is to always tell the truth. and while that may seem readily obvious, obviously in the past it's not always been the case. i think that, as i said yesterday, i think it is remarkable to watch transspiring halfway around the world a fight for a freedom of speech and a way of life that we have and we participate in each and every day here. i think the universal values that this government espouses, one of those is a healthy freedom of the press and a desire to have an informed public because, based on sessions like the one we're having. and i'll say this,

the prospect of a rebel army marching on the capital to confront loyalists members of the same ari raised the specter of all right civil war and the country already polarized between supporters and opponents of the muammar gaddafi r egime. next is john, independent line, florida. caller: i have a different topic. i understand you're talking about and we want the president to talk to. i just want to talk about the problem is that we have with unemployment. i do not think so. what we have is a work visa problem. america allows so many people to come over with visas and taking american jobs. the american people are cracking down on americans, unions, instead of looking at work visas. people come over with visas and they do not leave. what we must do is get everyone with an work visas to read- register and get everything straight. host: hostdesmond. good morning, democrats line. what is your advice? caller: i think he should start with ex-president clinton, because when he was in office everything was going good. i think he would get some strong advice from him. host: john from a new market,

so our argument is intelligence isn't a lux ary any more. it is a necessity. good intelligence means you avoid trouble. host: comments? guest: i agree with mike. we were not ready for 9/11. for republicans and democrats, they cut the intelligence committee after the berlin wall came down. we didn't identify or understand the danger of al qaeda. now we have to reevaluate and we have reevaluated. we are spending a tremendous amount of money and we have to make sure our job is oversight and to make sure that the money we are spending is used the right way. i also sat on the appropriations committee and there are prioriti priorities. one thing of the costs are in the area of technology. i represent n.s.a. there is a lot of technology and we always have to keep,with other countries that are using technology against us. we have to stay ahead of the curve. another issue is space. one of the main reasons we are the most powerful country in the in the world and have freedom and liberty is because we control the skies. when sputnik came out years ago the concern was rus

so our argument is intelligence isn't a lux ary any more. it is a necessity. good intelligence means you avoid trouble. host: comments? guest: i agree with mike. we were not ready for 9/11. for republicans and democrats, they cut the intelligence committee after the berlin wall came down. we didn't identify or understand the danger of al qaeda. now we have to reevaluate and we have reevaluated. we are spending a tremendous amount of money and we have to make sure our job is oversight and to make sure that the money we are spending is used the right way. i also sat on the appropriations committee and there are prioriti priorities. one thing of the costs are in the area of technology. i represent n.s.a. there is a lot of technology and we always have to keep,with other countries that are using technology against us. we have to stay ahead of the curve. another issue is space. one of the main reasons we are the most powerful country in the in the world and have freedom and liberty is because we control the skies. when sputnik came out years ago the concern was rus