c-span: why? >> guest: it was the place to be. cardiff was a dead kind of town, and london was -- london was -- was london. c-span: what'd you do when you got there? >> guest: i did a year at college in london and flunked out. and then, as we say in england, university life met. c-span: and then what? that'd be about 18 or 19, then. >> guest: yeah. i moved up to manchester, in the north of england, and started writing for little newspapers and working with pop groups, none of whom made it. in fact, i played keyboards with a man who wore a huge papier -- a giant papier mache head. his name was frank sidebottom. we once supported the teen group ross wembley (ph), which was our -- our finest moment. but we got bustled off stage after about 10 minutes. c-span: why? >> guest: well, we weren't very good, essentially. he wore a huge papier mache head, and he talked like this, and we'd do cover versions of pop hits very badly. we really weren't all that good, i should add. but -- and i remember the drumme

c-span: where? >> guest: all over the country teaching eighth graders how to first year algebra, which uses is the dividing line between whether you have a chance in life or not, much like the right to vote was in the mississippi in the 60's. c-span: fred shuttlesworth. >> guest: firebrand birmingham preacher who was personalized the duel with bull connor -- he was the -- the lieutenant who invited dr. kissinger birmingham for the climactic showdown in 63. c-span: who was bull connor? >> guest: the police chief of public safety in birmingham who kind of personify the segregation in birmingham, the city that was most like k-town in south africa. c-span: john lewis. >> guest: john lewis, young man grew up stuttering, preaching to chickens in rural alabama, to call the national, -- became a freedom rider on one of the shock troops and the most devoted of king's followers among the students and is now a congressman from -- his my mom and dad's congressman from the fifth district in alabama. c-span: jame

you are on c-span. caller: on the tax system one of the problems with the tax system we have is it is so unfair. rich people thatached peopl do not pay as much taxes, but we do also have people getting back to to three times as much as they are paying income of which means they're not paying anything at all. whenever you have deductions that are higher than what you pay in, you should not get back to and three times the amount of taxes that you pay into this country. whenever you have so much child care deductions and have children, even though you both work, and i understand all this because i have worked construction all my life, only so much should be paid back in a tax deduction. that is just about all i have to say. host: north carolina. ward of the independent line. caller: good morning, peter. i believe i talk to you last time. it has been such a long time ago, i forgot i thought of a couple of things cents. i listened to you every day, and you have a calller from west virginia who calls and twic

i have a comment first for c- span. when people call in, have them turn their tv on mute or turn it off. please try and keep color on topic. that is so important. on the debt, i am very disappointed. myain disappointment is the legislature has not had time to actually read the bill and read what is in it. one person was on msnbc.com the other day. he is a reporter -- not far right or conservative. right or conservative. he said the white house had an intent was to pass this at the last moment, so that people would not have a chance to read it. they did not want people to go in and see what was there. i was in shock to hear him say that. this has happened in the past where the legislators have voted athe last minute on something and do not have time to read is. there are a lot of details in this billhat down the road, they will find out that they regretted having voted one way or the other on this. host: we will continue to take your calls for the next 15 minutes and then we will be joined by four members of congress. we

at c-span and [unintelligible] , eastern saw -- c-span and c- span.org." former majority leader of the republicans' bill frist is writing in "the wall street journal" about the famine in africa. he was on a trip with the wife of vice president joe biden. he writes, mrs. biden and i saw a new outbreak of measles -- if you are interested in that piece, bill frist writing in "of the wall street journal." we will take a break, and we will talk to john gage of the american federation of government employees and 45 minutes, but first, coming up next, paul bishop, with the national association of realtors and we will talk about the housing industry. we will be right back. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] for politics and public affairs, and nonfiction books, and american history, it is the c- span networks. it is all available to you on television, radio, and online. and on social media sites. search, watch, and share all of the programs anytime with c- span's video library. and we ar

this sunday, live on c-span.the week, we will have coverage of other events surrounding the dedication on the c-span network. "washington journal" continues. host: editor and chief of a foreign policy is here this morning. here is this cover story. everything you need to note -- everything you know about the collapse of the soviet union is wrong. what is significant about this anniversary? >> it has are been two decades since these events. we are at a another moment of change right now. if you look at the revolutions taking place across the world, we have another one of those global flash points occurring. we look at the last moment in time, with social change. the soviet union collapsed was sudden, startling, driven by western oriented young people that flooded into the street that lost their fear for a moment. it is also a cautionary tale. that is what we are examining over the jubilation of the apparent fall of another dictator. host: every revolution is a surprise. that is how this starts. what are the genera

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caller: i appreciate c-span. unfortunately, our government is not doing his job and most american citizens are really disgusted. the gentleman you have on today is another bureaucrat getting ready to fit his pockets -- filled his pockets. if you get down hit -- fill his pockets. if you get down to facts, this government, if they get scientists on board, they could do away with a lot of this crippling the economy, and put america back on the front of all of the other nations. simply looking to technology, which some of us can provide -- i am a retired schoolteacher, can tell you there is technology that would put as 100 years ahead. host: what is the technology? caller: you could tell apart human beings. host: we will keep it to fuel efficiency standards right now. in the one minute we have left, i want to get to what you will be watching when congress comes back after their recess? guest: we will be looking for the rule coming out at the end of september. yes, it will be expensive, but one thing the administratio

c-span -- washington your way, a public service created by america's cable companies. america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're back with congressman louie gohmert, republican of texas, who voted no last night. guest: because i read the bill. in reading the bill, i found a number things i had problems with. you can see that i have highlighted and notes in the margins. i like pell grants but i was surprised that we added $10 billion to pell grants. cost cutting, i guess someone had not heard of that. you go through on page 14 and page 15 here, you see that there are no cost cuttings. there are increases every year. you look over at page 44-46, and there is no cost cutting. " we pay increases. that is not really savings. host: why did the cbo market as savings? guest: good savings. we have automatic increases. our baseline moves every year. it is one of the dirty little secrets in washington. when we say we are making a cut, we can actually decrease the amount of increase. host: that was originally on the table. guest: is automatic. 1974,

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caller: thank you for c-span. i would echo the former callers to have said we need to cut expenditures where we are waging war, and also, i think on the home front, the medical system should be changed so that position -- doctors are paid for curing people, helping people. not for repetitively doing procedures that bring them money. the medical system should be paid for how far has the bird flown? not how many times has the bird flapped its wings if that makes any sense to you. guest: it is an interesting metaphor, and i agree with you on your second point. i think the way we pay for health care in this country is so inefficient. physiciansewarding and hospitals for results, we're just rewarding them for more and more procedures, and that defilade drives up the cost of health care. i love of pay for performance type of system. that might mean allowing people to use alternative medicine, anything that works and allows people to get healthier i am in favor of. the most important function of our united states governm

i watched c-span. i gave up on all the news organizations because i like to hear it from you guys rather than the politicians themselves. i was very involved in the debt thing, the crisis, they wanted to call it. when i saw 75% of america wanted a balanced budget amendment and the democrats just waved that off, i don't understand that. host: let's hear from dorothy, a democrat in baltimore. your thoughts? caller: i think the meetings should be held publicly. most of us feel that way. we need to know what is happening because we need to know what they said they were going to do, what is good for the come. -- what is good for the country. it is the people that they are going to be making these policies on, and we do need to know what it is. behind closed doors, like social security and medicare -- like the gentleman who said -- like the gentleman who was on before me, he talked about the health care bill. the health-care bill has not even gone into effect. host: let me ask you about the super committee.

networks, c-span radio, and online.ou can also be involved in conversations with other viewers and listeners of c-span. texas, center on our line for independents. caller: last night on anderson cooper, there was a higher up spokesperson from standard and poor's, and he said that it was not just because of the debt, but because of the process of the congress, mainly the republicans, who held it up and did not pass it clean, and there was not any revenue and net. -- in yet. he did not come out and say the republicans were fall, but everything he said pointed to the republicans. and specifically the tea party. i just wanted to say that. host: sandra, in texas. on," christopher smith is our guest pretty talks about the famine in somalia, tensions between sudan and southern sudan. what we're going to show you right now is a part of his interview, and he talks about what he thinks you wind peacekeeping troops and the african union could do to get food to areas of somalia, hard hit by famine. >> are you saying that the u.n. p

hello to c-span. first thing would be a 1% tax on all derivative transactions and if you want to know more about that look at topnet. second i would not have a pay roll tax holiday because when you do that you're taking money out of social security and we don't need to do because social security is already solvent for a long time but you're shortening the solvency of social security. and i would stop those wars for oil. and bring all the troops back and stop meddling in other people's affares in their country. i'll listen to the rest of it off line. thank you very much and love c-span. host: next up is joyce in washington, d.c. on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. host: if you were president what would your top priority be? caller: one would be to take better care of the veterans. i think he should set aside a number of federal government jobs right now. host: go ahead. caller: i think he should set aside a number of the frags jobs for veterans and take better care of veterans and stop s

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caller: i am about a c-span viewer.i'd like to say is i've watched a lot of what's going on c-span and i've heard no one, i mean absolutely no one talk about jobs. all they are doing is simply bashing our president. i would like to hear someone say something about what's going on. i look at the crowd in this audience, and i'm sure i can atest to the fact that the majority of the people there are as much out of work as i am. how they can sit there and bash the president when they are as much out of work as i am, i do not understand it. i don't understand. why can't they come together? why can't we do something to help the american people? myself included. host: darlene, thanks for the call. what do you take away? caller: the first caller raised a good point which is there are other candidates competing. mitt romney and newt gingrich are also on the ballot. and so i would be remiss -- register as well in the polls. a number of people i spoke to voters, viewers, they were impressed with rick santorum's report. and so there

as c-span radio.e confine the information. as far as the dedication, the ceremony takes place at 11:00 this coming sunday. this memorial the subject of several stories in the paper, including in the "of washington post." athe numbers are on the screen. if you want to reach out on e- mail, journal@c-span.org. and twitter is available to you as well. facebook is already open. we posted there and you can see that. lesley maxwell has already weighed in on facebook this morning. she is saying this. those are the kinds of comments or one of the comments about this topic. you can weigh in on the others. the thing that drove us to the question is a special section in the "washington post." it takes a look at what you saw going into the show this morning, the shot of the martin luther king jr. memorial. inside, several informational details about the memorial. here are some details that come from the paper this morning. from the paper this morning. the sculpture is called "this town of hope." -- "the stone of

the c-span networks. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> texas governor and republican presidential candidate rick perry was in new hampshire wednesday where he criticized president obama's economic and job creation policies. governor perry also questioned the current science involving global warning. he made the remarks at the politics and eggs breakfast in bedford, hard money new hampshire, on his second trip to the granite state since announcing his campaign in south carolina over the weekend. this is about 40 minutes. >> thank you. to all of you very cheery good morning. it is as we were walking in, what a fabulous day. i don't think it's this way in texas. the heat may be a little bit higher in texas. right now you all are really blessed to have this beautiful weather and it's certainly good to be with you. and this politics and eggs is an intriguing idea to say the least. governor meryl, i just want to say thank you for coming. you really honor us. dr. merrill, i want to say to you th

guest: a lot of hate from that c-span caller.l ryan outlined a plan to save it and a target of those that really need it. democrats have put no proposal on the table. donald trump and bill gates do not need medicare. we should target of those that need it. this hatred for those that are the job creators in this society, it is sad to go about. in reality, when somebody is making money, they are investing that money back. with all of this government spending, -- it is capital that otherwise would be used to create jobs. host: let us look at this story from abc news. alabama pushed the program to an all-time high. here are the numbers. some 45.8 million people collected food stamps in may. one person in this article, someone that can speak for the region says, people are selling to make a mortgage payment. food stamps are on the rise. they do not feel embarrassed. guest: it is unfortunate. we are in dire economic circumstances right now. barack obama spent more in three years than george w. bishop did in all eight -- bush did in all

c-span, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> arne duncan is the u.s. secretary of education and he returns to "newsmakers" this week as millions of americans return to the classroom. thank you for being with us. allyson klein is the "education week" staff writer. greg campeau is the national k- 12 education writer for usa today. allyson, let's start with you. >> you said that you are going to offer states exemptions from the chubb left behind in exchange for -- exchange from the no child left behind in exchange for certain conditions. you of not said what they are. >> we believe that the law in its current form is broken. it is way too punitive, lots of ways to fail, and no rewards for success. it is very punitive, very top down from washington and it has led to a dumbing down of standards. the law of the land has some money has so many disincentives and that does not make sense to me. do is doe going to creative and invented things around principal and evaluation support. we want to give them a lot more flexibility. we're focused on doing the right th

caller: good morning, c-span. good morning, america. this has become a daily retained to wake up and watch "washington journal" the past couple of years. hopefully i will get a chance to finish what i have to say. the question for me is really minute. what impact to the economy is -- does the president that a bus tour have on me individually or anybody else? the reality is what impact has the republicans being the party the republicans being the party of no had on you, america, for the past two and a half years. obama's impact economically on america is -- via texas and the current puppet perry. obama's actions with the stimulus money given to perry, billions of dollars to balance texas's budget so i think america needs to give up its -- off its butt and realize how manipulating the republican party is right now. what could the president do in three days that he has not tried to do in the past two and and half years. if everybody was honest with themselves they would realize of the country is on a downward the country is on a downward s

you are watching c-span and. every morning, a washington journalist, our live call in program connecting you with elected officials, policy makers, and journalists. weekdays, the u.s. house. supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. on saturday, "the communicator's." on sunday, "newsmakers," "q&a," and "prime minister's questions peacoat you can find it in d.c.'s been a video library. c-span -- washington your way. host: congressmen brooks from alabama was one of the 66 house republicans that voted no on the debt deal. any predictions on what this will look like in 2012? guest: the "no" vote will look better and better as this goes on as they see what was in the bill. host: why did you vote no? guest: n number of factors. one was the process. we get legislation monday morning and are expected to vote on it monday evening and it only involves the $2.40 trillion. that is a matter of great substance, probably the most important vote we will cast during this session

but i'd like to ask you first, rob, is c-span a public company? are there investors in c-span? c-span is made possible by the folks in the cable and satellite industry. if you want more information on that, you can find it on our website. caller: i'm fully aware of that, i've been watching "washington journal" every morning. but i was curious if there were people making decisions, corporate decisions at c-span, as far as programming or any of that. host: i really can't comment on how the decisions are made here. we want to try to continue our conversation regarding the fed. caller: rob, i didn't want to make my point just that. i just wanted to use that to explain my point, that all these bankers internationally and here in the united states are in corporations -- [no audio] host: we seemed to have lost reed. let's go to patrick on our line for democrats in colorado springs. go ahead. caller: yes. i want to comment that in washington, i don't believe they're listening to the people. i don't know who they're listening to. i think the decision that they're making, i don't think t

c-span, created by cable, provided as a public service. watch more video of the candidates, see what political reporters are saying, and track political contributions with c- span's website for campaign 2012. it is easy to use with canada and biographies and the latest polling data -- candidate biographies, and the latest polling data. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back live. let me introduce you to james stanley, a senior policy analyst at the american civil liberties union, and a constitutional law professor at the american university college of law. we have called the segment telecommunications freedom and public security. i want to read a story out of great britain. the question is could this happen here? from london -- it's called in the wake of revolutions epstein calls for free speech and democracy -- host: let me start with jay stanley. could this happen here? guest: it has. the metro system in san francisco shut off the cell phone and computer wireless system because a group of protesters were planning to stage a

caller: good morning, robb, and thank you for c-span. it basically, when president obama was elected into office, he was like a co-signer for the house, for $11.50 trillion credit-card bill that was not paid for under bush. he spent the last two years trying to fix it and catch up with that and all he faced was obstructionists' from the republicans and a lot of the blue dogs in congress. just like the bailout, just like the jobs recovery act. everything was publicized as, it's not working. the week after it was released, it's not working. just like health care. people were talking about health care. most of the health care deal did not kick in for two to three years. we have a messaging problem, we have a listening problem. we have a bunch of idiots in the media that seems to want to follow sarah palin and santorum and those people and they failed to report anybody when they call or are in front of the cameras saying the wrong thing or something totally inaccurate. there should be a law against that. as far as the bus tour, yes, he shoul

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i watched c-span for years. mr. herman cain was the first time you had on the show that i thought it was time to call in. i think he has it. i think he realizes that government is of the people, by the people. he will have my support. he epitomizes my reason for being an independent. it is not about the party affiliation. is about the individual. so, mr. herman cain will have my first -- full support. >> julio joins us from iowa. >> good afternoon. this'll be a critical election. i know c-span is going to do a good job. i hope other networks do their job in terms of looking into these candidates. ron paul to me is the only man that talked about the core issue of what is really wrong with our country, and that is the private central bank known as the federal reserve. if you think herman cain is going to do the job, you have to remember he was the former president of the kansas city federal reserve. if people do their research on rick perry, thin know about the -- they know about. michele bachmann talks about being a

thanks, c-span. host: here is the headline in the new york times. what this deal means for aids for states that are struggling right now. -- aid to states that are struggling right now. virginia tops the list, followed by maryland. new mexico, hawaii, wyoming, conn., and massachusetts makes up the top 10. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. there are some of points that i believe should be made. it is something that was in a speech on the senate floor about budgeting. when either the harry reid or john boehner plan talks about making cuts in spending, they are not making cuts. they are spending less money than they planned on spending next year or down the road five or 10 years. it is an increase in spending. it is not as large as originally planned. that is the first thing the american people need to know. plan has real spending cuts, which is what we need. democrats are still blaming republicans and all of this nonsense. the fact of the matter remains that we did not get into this debt problem, because our government taxes too little.

c-span. i'm right between phoenix and las vegas, one of the hardest- hit areas for housing. people are walking away from their mortgages. we have had our house up for sale for a year-and-a-half and we cannot sell it. host: why? what is happening? caller: i have not had a call on this house in over one month. i live in a really nice area here. i am not the only person. there are just people -- they have a sign up and they cannot sell them. a couple streets over, they just walked away. you are pretty much stuck. if you ask me what's wrong with the economy, it's the housing. everybody is stuck. host: let me read this story appeared a number of callers mentioned the housing market. here's the front page of "the wall street journal." this is an article that also in "the washington post" looking at the man in charge of fannie mae and freddie mac right now, edward demarco. it says -- it is a lengthy piece inside "the wall street journal" and "the washington post" has a similar one, looking at the ro

kudos to "book tv" and c-span. host: by far the favor lead story is on the immigration policy change from the white house. let me show you how it is playing. "washington times" gave it off- lead. let me read a little bit of this and then we will look at other headlines. the justice department will review all ongoing cases to see who meets the new criteria. let us see how it plays and other papers. "houston chronicle" off-lead. it is front-page in "the boston globe" this morning. the lead story. and moving on to "the atlanta journal." just a couple of more. "the los angeles times", this is the off-lead story. finally, "the denver post." that is "the new york times" story getting the lead position in "the denver post." a viewer writes -- the next phone call is from allentown. this is open phones, jim. what is on your mind? caller: haven't gotten through and a while. a great set way. i hate to be a one-nogai but immigration has affected my life. i was in a trade that was affected and me and my brother were pushed out

thank you for c-span. c-span is a more valuable service to the united states than the united states marine corps is it does more to protect our interest than our military does. thank you once again for take mig call. host: done griff yin is on the phone with us vice president of the property casualty insurers association of america. caller: good morning. host: give us a sense of what the insurance industry is going through now and what can it expect following the storm? caller: well, as we looked at the reports that i've seen so far, what i'm seeing is this is more of a rain and flooding event more than a wind damage event, although there is some significant wind damage along the coast obviously. but the slow churning of this storm and this pace at which it's moving is causing to a lot of rain to be dumped on these areas. and that's what's probably what i'm seeing is causing more problems than anything else. that will be also key for insurance that looks to be more of a flooding event and flood insurance i

the c-span that works. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> the effort to take down the government in libya. the conversation with muammar gaddafi continues this morning. the top diplomat in london said the rebels will turn over every stone to find muammar gaddafi. the rebels hold most of the capital of tripoli. nato says that they will continue to patrol the area until all of the gaddafi forces surrender. world leaders are calling on muammar gaddafi to surrender after hundreds of rebel fighters swept into tripoli. rebels say that the whereabouts of muammar gaddafi are unknown. president obama is not ready to declare the end of the gaddafi regime but called the attack on sunday a tipping point in the wave of democratic protests sweeping the middle east. the president is on vacation in massachusetts but we are expecting a briefing later on this morning. we will certainly keep you up- to-date on this changing situation. more now from this morning's "washington journal." let's take a look at "the

you for your contributions. >> guest: happy 30th birthday to c-span. >> host: thanks very much for your time. we're on the floor of the ncta show in chicago and caught up with michael willer in, a long time member of the ncta and c-span boards. nice to see you, sir. >> guest: nice to be here. >> host: you're frequently on stage talking about this business. it seems to be in a real period of transition right now. tell me what's going on in this business. >> guest: enormous transition. it's a breathtaking amount of change going on in the industry. i just left the general session where brian roberts demonstrated the next generation of user interface on the exfinty project which will be a leading indicator of where the cable industry's user interface world is going, and it's just a whole new way of navigating the endless choices of channels and programs that consumers now have available to them. >> host: keep hearing from those of you who are leaders in the business about listening to consumers, but the technology's going to be all so new that what's the relationship between exposing people

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first, i have a complaint for c- span. but a couple of weeks ago, you had the wasserman shultz -- debbie wasserman shultz, and it was filthy. it made me sick. i cannot believe c-span was allowing that. i wish people would look into the health-care plan. i have already suffered from an. my daughter saved my life three times from cancer has quit because of the health-care plan. i had a new package sent to me in the mail, a new primary care doctor, and i already had one. on top of that, they tell me i have to pay for my medicine. host: on the so-called super committee that will be formed, here is "usa today." he played key roles in the debt deals in the 1990 talks and talks about spending cuts that worked for several years were waived when it became to difficult to meet. independence from portland, maine, good morning. caller: the biggest thing that people fail to realize is the uncertainty for business. if they want to go on with both sides talking about jobs and the economy, uncertainty is horrible for businesses in terms o

we will have it live for you here on c-span. the president yesterday nominated princeton professor alan krueger to become the administration's chief economic adviser. we got reaction this morning from "washington journal" of the worst. the obama economic -- and yours. ashington post," they say this -- host: if you look at his resume, here is what it says. host: yesterday in the rose garden, president obama introduced his pick. here is what he has to say. >> he is one of the nation's leading economists. for more than two decades he developed policies inside and outside of government. in the first two years of this administration as we dealt with a complex crisis that threatened a second depression, his counsel as chief economist at the treasury department proved invaluable. host: the white house yesterday put out this statement by the president yesterday saying -- host: back to "the washington post," about that rose garden address they say this -- host: that is our question for all of you this morning. confidence in the obama eco

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book tv and american history tv in kentucky this weekend on c- span to -- c-span2 and c-span 3. >> of washington journal" continues. host: on the screen is steve forbes, president and ceo of " forbes." two-time candidate for president. the headline out washington -- deficit hole will remain gaping, according to the cbo. what do you make on the latest news on the economy? guest: well, it is obviously disappointing. i think the u.s. economy is doing better than expected in the second half. not quite as pessimistic as others. steel orders are up, rail traffic is up and durable goods orders are up -- that news came out yesterday. equivalent to an automobile, 10 miles an hour in the first half and now going about 30 or 35 miles in the second half when we should be on an open highway doing 70 or 75 miles an hour. we are moving but at a very glacial pace given the severity of a recession. usually out of a sharp downturn we get a sharp upturn. we have not had that here. host: unemployment is going to be -- remain up according to doug elmendorf. how important are the unemployment statement and

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sunday on c-span. this week and on american history tv, who will visit the office of the darkest of the nine states as he shows historic documents that are personal interest to him. leon panetta recalls his years working the republican administration of richard nixon, eventual resignation, and switch to the democratic party. 50th anniversary of the bay of pigs invasion, and author gives a critical look at you as to been relation -- u.s.-cuban relations. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from florida, governor rick scott, republican, freshman republican governor. we're pleased to have you here this morning. i would like to start with national, about the republican debate last night in the upcoming straw poll. florida will be very important in this year. are you being courted regularly by republican hopefuls? how you make your decision about whether or not to endorse someone? guest: i went through the primary last year and i was not the established candidate. i like the primaries. right

the c-span is on c-span -- the senate is on c-span 2. >> juan williams is our guest to discuss his new book, "muzzled: the assault on honest debate." it includes a firing from national public radio. >> juan williams, at the author of "muzzled: the assault on honest debate." you had a a a book party recently. >> there is a moment back then. i thought a career that had taken many years to build was going down the tubes. today people thought we read going to a book signing. you hear the celebration. i do not know if you have a celebration of these television shows. i am standing. you cannot get to that point without people who care about you and to take u.s. side and tell you when you are wrong and davies and counseling. >> why reduce so afraid back then? it seems that you made out like a bandit. >> it is interesting. i often get that response from men who say you got a big contract from fox to cover and a loss you had. you did fine. women say, are you ok? and they understand the emotional power that comes with not only being fired publicly but being branded as a big it and being told tha

thank you and congratulations to c-span.st: policy the berlin wall was brought down by the east german population themselves. -- i would say the berlin wall was brought down by the east german population themselves. in 1989, they peacefully assembled out the wall -- at the wall and asked the guards politely to open the gates. the only had instructions of what to do if people were trying to escape. one of them kept calling his superiors and asking what to do. there were thousands of people who wanted him to open the wall. the leaders said they did not know what to do because they did not have ordered. the call the soviet union. no one picked up the phone because of the time difference and it was the middle of the night. it was brought down of a courageous act of the east german population themselves. gorbachev told the east germans they would not help if they tried to use force. gorbachev said if they wanted to use force to disperse peaceful populations they were on their own. i think we need to give the east germans great cr

we'll have live coverage here on c-span and c-span 2. right now, from this morning's "washington journal" our roundtable. continues. host: carrie budoff brown is here, and larry lerer is a bloomberg news staff writer, both joining us to talk about the debt compromise that was reached. where were the two of you last knit as this was being worked on? guest: i was at the white house waiting all day, figuring that something would happen a little bit sooner than it did. we were held up for quite a bit of time. lisa can actually speak to this. you might have been on the other d. guest: i was on the hill waiting all day as well. and, you know, sort of a lot of waiting for them to come out of meetings and seeing who was going into whose offices and where wajohn boehner and sort of watching the final negotiations as they racesed to hash it out. caller: carrie, the president came out and gave comments after 8:00 lasnight. was that really the first moment that it seemed like progress had been made, so to speak, that a deal was really in the works?

caller: good morning, c-span.onversation this morning, regarding public-private sector jobs coppola basically the government has -- sector jobs, basically the government has sent these out to the highest bidders. they take that money and they hire the cheapest workers that they can to retain the profits for themselves. we have done all of this work and have nothing to show for. i guess it is not a long-term solution to the economy. guest: actually, it can be. some jobs are more permanent. they provide the wherewithal to fund the demand that those people spend. they buy drugs that the drug store, food at the grocery store. stores that want to stock their shelves, the economy is internet-connected that way. i think that it is wrong to say that any one job is not a good job. every job is a piece of the economy. if we are finding a place in the economy where the demand has not been met, we can further increase generations of intel. many little steps in the right direction will start to showing 117,000 jobs added in ju