letting the people have a voice so we went down to freedom plaza and got a chance to speak with chris hedges one on one between occupy wall street in new york and the other cities it's spread to as well as the october two thousand and eleven movement that just began right here in d.c. something seems to be happening in this country but what could it actually lead to or earlier i spoke with chris hedges pulitzer prize winning reporter and author of the world as it is dispatches on the myth of human progress and he was also in freedom plaza in d.c. today and how does somebody that said that civil disobedience is our only hope for the future of this country so i ask them if they will this obedience is what he thinks we're seeing right now. yeah. i think people have finally woken up to the kleptocracy that we live in and the fact that the only word that these corporations know is more there are no impediments now to a a patient's reconfiguring of the united states and the global economy into a form of neo feudalism they recognize that the political system is broken that the commercial press the

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thinking tom what's going on in our country and i was sort of primed for when i got a call from chris hedges an old friend of mine who said the occupy wall street folks would like some help in the goetia with trinity church i knew the rector from another time and i said sure i'll do some negotiation if i can help out to see if we could occupy the two already park property and so then i back and forth show the plumber see between trinity church which is absolutely obstinate and did not arms folded didn't want to have anything to do with talking just talking to the occupy occupy wall street leadership and and then i would go back to occupy wall street and learn more and more about these wonderful people who are well organized ethical. thought of coal insistent and focused and they converted me i crossed that fence. a little inelegantly would you say. you know i said sort of dangle on the top there like going like a wounded duck but i've i did it because i was with my friends and i really believe in what i'm converted it's a remarkable story is that the short yeah it's a remarkable story brooke

blaze just said about that public thing the public thing now is to go into the streets in the chris hedges book the death of the liberal class there that seems to be what we're exhorting to and it's a little unsettling to the average church goer that's me to hear that his or her church is irrelevant and decide the point but i think a new religion a new christianity is being. beckoned forth out of that out of this moment the holy spirit is is is forming something different this seems like it might be an extraordinary time it is an extraordinary time absolutely blazed george thank you gentlemen for both thank you jimi. thank you really. it's the good the bad of the very variable rapturously ugly the good the ninety percent choir an offshoot of the occupy wall street movement descended upon the bank of america seattle headquarters to sing christmas carols and foreclose on the bank take a look at how they modified some of the lyrics and it really seems. eventually the ninety eight percent choir was escorted out of the bank but not before their message was heard loud and clear by the banks tour

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chris hedges writes about religion and war and its impact on civilizations. is "the world as it is." >> we will hear from ron paul. the texas congressman was on the jan michaelson show. this is 55 minutes. >> good morning. over here. your seat is warmed up. thank you for coming. make yourself comfortable. you timed that exactly right. >> guess which book you got me to read? >> currency wars. he puts it in good context. >> welcome back. we're simulcasting with c-span. taking as many calls as we can. ron paul has joined us here in the studio. this is informal as it is. you are used to the cameras and people -- people are following year round. as if you will see something new after 25 years. >> every single morsel. perceived>> you are the frontrunner and they are coming after you big time. you are the guy at the top. >> they have been looking for the flip-flops and searching and searching. >> if you could provide them some flip-flop this morning to give them something to work with. >> i was indecisive today -- should i exercise indoors or outdoors? >> we will be

also this weekend, your calls and e-mails in depth with former new york times correspondent chris hedges writes about religion in war and its impact on civilization. his latest is "the world as it is." >> he is retiring. he's not running for reelection. he is talking about his election. >> much more needs to be done to keep american strong. what i relish the opportunity, it is time for me to step away from elected office, spent more time with my family, and look for new ways to serve our state and nation. >> for nearly 20 years, ben nelson announced his retirement tuesday. for watch his appearances dating back to 1991, archived in searchable on line at the c-span video library. >> for more on the republican presidential race coming here is 10 minutes of tonight newscast from kcci-tv in des moines. >> from iowa's news, this is news channel 8. >> they are here. today are there. they are everywhere. but the campaign stops did not happen by accident. we take a look at the planning it takes to create a media event over and over again. >> what happens when occupy with demonstrators take on mit

on sunday, your calls and e- mails with former correspondent and pulitzer prize winner chris hedges. he writes about religion and war. book tv is on every weekend on c-span2. >> the clinton centered celebrated the 20th anniversary of bill clinton's announcement to run for president. he made that announcement in little rock. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you for joining us of the discussion of the campaign. our esteemed panel will take us back to 1991 and the political climate that gave rise to bill clinton's eventual victory in the 1992 presidential election. our moderator is the renowned brownstein.oron he is the editorial director and coordinate's political activities across media publications. using regular contributor to "national journal" and "the atlantic." in addition to writing a weekly washington outlook column, he is the recipient of several journalism awards. he is the author of six books. he regularly appears on national television. please join me in welcoming ron brownstein. [applause] >> thank you. i guess i should start by thanking president clinton and the

and e-mails in depth with former new york times foreign correspondent and pull a surprise winner chris hedgesthe author of nine books and writes about religion and war and its impact on civilizations. his latest is the world as it is book tv every weekend. >> supreme court justice samuel of the doe give a top-10 thing -- top-10 list of things you don't know. justice alito told the audience of over 500 attorneys that while oral arguments is only one our preparation for the case is often involving reading over 500 or more pages of legal briefs. and a large part of the justices work. the remarks are part of the association's launch a celebration which recognizes the role of the law in american society. this is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. senator danforth's fellow judges, fellow attorneys, any non attorneys who have managed to infiltrate the room. i hope there are at least a few of the year. thank you for that wonderful introduction. as he mentioned, we were at law school classmates. it seems like just a couple of years ago plane was certainly one of the star

. >> chris: with more than 20 million from hedge funders and a atf of 150. >> are you a registered votersyes. >> chris: american's elect has got two million signature to put a third presidential ticket on the ballot. >> chris: what is wrongg with the two political parties. >> issues and ideas that will take the country to a better place are obvious to the american people. they don't seem to be obvious in the government we have. >> we the people tell the government what to do and it doesn't tell us. 92 next april. ae will start an on line process in which registered vores can sign up as delicates and choose a presidential candidate and the candidates will pick a running mate from the other party and on line convention will choose the ticket. >> a ticket of democrats and republicans running in 2012 is exactly what is needed to breakk the tranglehold you can see in washington and reimagine what it is taking to take the united states to the next level. >> chris: names that pop up is tar bucks ceo howard schultwhereand condeeza rice. they will be on theirr own and that's created a controversy.

hedge funders and a staff of 150. >> are you registered voter? >> chrisican elect has said it's gotten 2 million signatures to put a third political candidate. >> chris: what is wrong with the parties? >> the issues and ideas to take the country to a different place are obvious to the american people. they don't seem to be obvious in washington. >> we the people tell the government what to do. it doesn't tell us. >> chris: they will start an online process in which registered voters can sign up a as delegates and choose a presidential candidate. in june the six finalists that must declare their willingness to run will pick a running mate from the other party, then an online convention will choose the ticket. >> we think a coalition ticket of a ticket of a democrat and republican is exactly what is needed to break the stranglehold in washington and to reimagine what it's going to take the united states to the next level. >> chris: nobody announce they'll run but starbucks ceo howard schultz and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. they won't support

chris. ron paul is kind of non-politician's politician. i think people recognize that. they think he's less likely to hedgeets or, you know, to care with his words or do things like other politicians sometimes do. i think that voters, even republican voters, tend to see both romney and gingrich as more traditional politicians who are, you know, who are more likely to say what they think they need to say to try to win support. it's clear if you watch ron paul in these debates he's prepared to say whatever he wants to say because he genuinely believes those things. some of them are quite controversial. i don't think it's a recognition of his overall support but i think it's a reason and why he has developed some support of signature kansz in e significance in iowa. >> we asked which position would hurt the most. 45% of the people said ron paul's position on iran, which he talked quite a bit about in the last debate, made them less likely to vote for him. dan balz, my colleague and friend, thank you for joining us. >> thanks, chris. >>> joining me now, brad woodhouse, communications director for the democrati

chris christie. and then he took off for new hampshire. they announced that he was adding folks to his staff in south carolina. so, is he hedgingets or flecking his muscle? >> it seems like he's flecking his mussel. new hampshire's here he's had this commanding lead for the year and he's touching back to rebuild that fire wall and make sure support is still strong. he'll be back in iowa 30 hours later. he's due in lamars in the northwest corner of the state tomorrow and planned a blitz of rallies monday. >> i took it as flexing his muscle, by the way, look where i am in new hampshire. a campaign where you get the sense, they don't want to say it, they think they've got it. >> he's polling well in iowa. michele bachmann, newt gingrich, herman cain surge and fall. his support has stayed steady. right now mitt romney's feeling terrific. >> and they don't -- the problem, of course, is you don't want to feel terrific and come in third. that would hurt him. >> you don't flow what's going to happen. it's not about the polls it's about people going out at 7:00 p.m. at night. >> speeches. >> it's about the fervor of a small number of pe