a small christian colleges are without an office support base. they don't have all the alumni, they can't win a particle accelerator or robotics laboratory when despite suddenly means there's all this funding for research. it is not a small college that will get in a small cup christian college so were they go and so they find client bases on the sun belt businessmen, a christian businessman largely many of themselves don't have a college education. this is untrue of sam walton who was a college education and the emperor some of that respect and they say we value what you do, we thank you could have a hand in shaping this new economic reality to the sun belt and the southwest. so wal-mart did this through these colleges and to this organization students of free enterprise which actually has that much longer history in texas that i get into but which essentially was a vehicle for having grassroots campus activism in favor of free-market capitalism. >> host: we all think of the '60s and a been left wing and radical. >> guest: here are the students

are the christians comfortable dealing with the muslims? where do the christians side?do they see israel as an alli or more of a problem -- an ally or more of a problem? to the israelis think the christians in lebanon could possibly help them out in case there's a war with syria? or, you know with any other arab country? s what -- what's the politics of the christians as it relates to israel's national security? guest: that's a really interesting question. we go back, certainly the civil war wasn't merely christian-muslim divide but it was largely the extent of that. there were people who were taking sides on this in the interinternational community. but the fascinating thing about the 1975 civil war in lebanon, which is the major civil war, was that actually the syrians intervened on behalf of the christians divided by then a christian president so it was very interesting. but syrians had their own interest. they didn't want more radicals and basically dictate to them what they need to do with israel. in part, they were trying to prevent israel and the u.s. from interv

no, go and study christianity and study the history of christianity. it's full of blood. the fight in europe. and judaism. you know, palestine, palestine people were killed because of the verse in the old testament, the promised land. so i would like to say and maybe people would not like that, we have to be just. we have to be fair. we have to be fair because this attack on islam only is unfair. and also unscientific. it's political. it's male colonial. and it justifies the killing of muslims everywhere, in afghanistan, in palestine, everywhere. and as i told you, bin laden and george bush are twins. who encouraged the islamic fundamentalist movement? it was the american male colonial power to fight the soviet union and communism. so they are twins. they work together and then they quarrel. sadat was killed by the islamic groups he created. in egypt. so the son kills the father. it's a very common story in history. i hope i answered your question about religion. [laughter] >> i'm not famously committed to defending religion, but it strikes me that looking at those same t

he is a christian, and i am so fed up with hearing about my fellow christians saying that he is a muslim. he is not a muslim, he is a christian. host: 8 comment? guest: i think the president needs to be commended for the fact that he is trying to reach out and really tried to get many of these muslim communities across the world to reassess their relationship with the united states and to draw greater distance to extremism. i think you can only commend him for that. he did say some tough things to both sides, but for reaching out and trying to transcend these old divides, and trying to focus attention on the young muslims. if president obama cannot make a dent in public opinion in these muslim communities, i don't know what american president could. i salute him for making the effort. host: some of the headlines from canada. if we choose to be bound by the past we will never move forward. also photographing the president as he traveled through the pyramids in egypt. here in washington, the headline obama calls for a fresh start with muslims, and photographs from israel and india. and fri

is a christian. and i am so fed up with hearing about my fellow christians saying that he is a muslim. he is not a muslim, he is a christian. host: thanks, victor. comment? guest: i think the president needs to be commended for the fact that he is trying to reach out and trying to get many in these muslim communities across the world to reassess their relationship with the united states, and, like i said, to draw a greater distance to extremism. he did say some tough things to both sides, but for reaching out, trying to transcend these old divides and trying to focus attention on a lot of the young muslims' -- let's put it this way, if president obama cannot make a dent in public opinion in the muslim communities, i do not know what american president could. i salute him for making the effort. host: some of the headlines first from "the globe and mail." "if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward." from washington, "obama calls for fresh start with muslims." and from the "new yo

there are a lot of christian minorities. throughout islamic history, the jews played a very important part in muslim culture and civilization that tends to be discarded. especially when we talk about israel and palestine. all we hear within that discourse is that muslims hate jews and judeo-christian heritage forces muslim heritage. the reality of it is much more complex than that. the reality is that is long, at various point in history, was a lot more accommodating to jews than christianity was, certainly in the 19th and the 20th century in europe, given the holocaust that actually took place there. host: our guest is the washington bureau chief for al jazeera arabic, abderrahim foukara. he also worked for wgbh in boston. thought want to share with you one of the many editorials. this one is from "the wall street journal. a one of the points is that hanging over all of this, the question of iran and how to deal with it. then this point that if mr. obama is serious about stopping to iran, he has to do a couple of steps that

i am an evangelical christian. i don't believe in and the islamic theology but if i had to choose between a radical muslim and a reformer i'm going with the reformer, but that is just me. you have the radicals, you have got the reformers and you have this movement called the revival is. that is what i call them. here is what they say. they say islam is not the answer. jihad is not the way. jesus is the way and the truth and the life and no one comes to the father except through him. [applause] i had the. the of traveling three times into iraq over the past year and into afghanistan, egypt and criss-crossing to the muslim world. i didn't go into iran. i'd been invited into iran however my friend said, you might have a problem getting out. so they have advised me not to go but we have very dear friends and iran and i interviewed more than 40 top christian leaders through various means, including meeting many of them outside of their country but what is interesting is they say not only is islam not the answer, jihad n

but even the christians in the eastern world say alah to god. and the young people find it ridiculous. we use our holy books as a weapon to hammer home our personal view of this one and only got. it is ridiculous. by the way, mahummad want to tell the story, the true story of this woman. and he believes in jesus. he believed in the mariah, as he said. so the differences by not as big as some politicians make us believe. also muslim politicians. >> one of the things you know in the book is that -- nice. it means it's over. they keep. can i give you my schedule? >> you report in the book that the iraqis themselves are sorts of the constant harping. they take this much more casually than the media accounts or would lead us to expect. >> a western invention and western strategy to create within the iraqi population. so the americans gave everything when they arrived. so they have to take it away. of course. there were problems. this created problems. in the family there was as any man married to an iowa shiite woman. it did not know. the children.

even people who believe they are good christians. what the new insurgency said, if somebody steals your coat, give him your cloak. if somebody hits you, on the left side of your face, turn the right side. too be hit as well. pay the working men who labor only for the afternoon the same wage as those who work from early sunrise. rule book people find these pronouncements incomprehensible. in our day, a majority of americans have been trivialized and disenfranchised by the algorithms of schools, colleges and corporations. three heads on the same snake. in spite of the all-pervasive sway of these command and control form lie, of -- foreman formula, a powerful insurgency is springing forth. so far, without organizing very much the internet organized insurgency is jep -- has jeopardized huge commercial operations in music, in film, broke in the security of banks, and government installations, and stolen tens of millions of i'd tis, one every three seconds. it appears to be aiming to upset the whole notion of patents and copyrights. as chi

on the other hand, it is also undeniable that the palestinian people, most loans and christians, have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. -- muslims and christians have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. many have experienced being displaced. they are trying to have a life of peace and security that they have not been able to lead. they endure the daily humiliations large and small that come with occupation. let there be no doubt, the tuation for the palestinian people is intolerable. america will not turn our backs on the legitimate palestinian aspirations for demint, opportunity, and a state -- dignity and opportunity. [applause] for decades there has been a stalemate. two peebles with legitimate aspirations -- two peoples with legitimate aspirations that makes compromise elusive. it is easy to point fingers. for palestinians to point to the displacement brought by israel's founding and for its release two point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders and beyond. if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blin

i am a christian. my father came from a kenyan family that includes generations of moslems. as a boy and spent several years in indonesia. i heard the call of a one group of people at the break of dawn and at the fall of dust. i work in chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in the muslim faith. as a student of history, i know civilizations' debt to as long. it was as long and places -- it was is lolam that led to innovation. [applause] it was an addition in moslem communities that developed the order of outer. a magnetic compass and tools of navigation, our mastery of pens and printing, our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed. the islamic culture has given us timeless poetry interest music, elegant calligraphy, and places a peaceful contemplation. throughout history islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. [applause] islam has also been a part of america's story. the first country to recognize our story is morocco. they signed a treaty in 1796. our second president

when jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for jews and christians and muslims and a place for all of the children of abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of isra. [applause] as in the story of isra when moses, jesus, and mohammed, peace be upon them, joined in prayer. [applause] with the third source of tension is a per-share interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear-weapons. this issue has been a source of tension between the united states and the islamic republic of iran. for many years, iran has defined itself, in part, by its opposition to my country. and there is, in fact, a tumultuous history between us. in the middle of the cold war, the united states played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected iran and government. since the islamic revolution in iran has played a role in act of hostage taking and violence against u.s. troops and civilians. this history is well known. rather than remain trapped in the past, i've made it clear to iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. the question now is not

as far as the issue of christians and jews going to iran, that is no problem at all. i met lots of christians and jews running businesses there and, you know, people just said it's a dominant muslim society and we do our thing and we're fine. >> how do we reconcile that iran supports family values at the same time supporting suicide bombers which depletes. i don't deal with that. what am i going to do, continue to refuse to learn about them? i would say that it's wrong for americans to think that we have heroes that only wish they had more than life to give for their country. they are a dime a dozen on this planet and today we are the empire. we are the red coats. we are 4% of the planet spending as much as everybody else and spending more. this is our sacred cow. we have military bases right now in 130 countries. only america can declare somebody else's natural roushz on the other side of the planet vital to our national security interest. that doesn't ring well to other people when it's their natural resources. we are outvoted routinely in the united states 140-4 on

can a jew or a christian like run a business? run for office or whatever? and he said yeah, it's free. what's the deal. you're free religiously as long as your religious is not blast famisto mohammed and mohammed said explicitly i am the last prophet. they worship prophet it is before that. mohammed was seventh century. now, we've all -- if we have friends in american they are iranian they are probably that time and in good with the shah and had to leave in '79. if you had an impression with the country that left that country who was particularly at odds with the government that we're having trouble with. you got to remember that when you're talking to formally shah-friendly guests. they had a bad problem with the system. in iran, you just can't worship them. they are not going to kill if they worship over the border. i think it's crummy but we don't have any right to go in there and change it. get out of iran. or don't worship in public. it's happened in other countries. i asked the guy if you're a christian or a jew can you actually get anywhere in the mi

i'm a christian but as a practical matter, i don't think we'll ever be able to get along with any muslim country as long as we support israel. host: this is out of the houston chronicle. here next up on the democrat line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i'm enjoying this discussion. why do we discuss this election when -- if we know or it doesn't really matter. this just says to everyone, watch out. when you have religious leaders or religion as your primary

palestine committee, the christian zionist organization supporting the creation of a jewish national home and palestine by think we can conclude that the very least truman's religious training and familiarity with the old testament gave him a sense of the appropriateness of the jewish return to palestine. lastly, there is the eddie jacobson theory. i can tell you how many people when we were working on this topic have said didn't truman have an old friend and business partner named eddie jacobson who had something to do with it? yes he did. perhaps the most important thing jacobson did for the zionist cause when things are not looking to promising was to convince truman to give a hearing to the zionist light -- leader. at the time truman was adamant not to seize zionist leaders who he felt were unduly pressuring him. jacobson might be their only hope and they called on him to persuade his zero days his old friend. he called a protege and agency member for a price and said he was searching for ways to convince truman to see wise men may be to make some kind of connection between wise

as a christian nation, talking about we believe in god, god forgives us but there are consequences that go with that. host: should your governor resign? caller: i feel, yes, he should resign. not only him, but these are the same guys that fought so vehemently against bill clinton. " scott related hemline -- host: a related at headline, social conservatives of the moral high ground. former gov. pierre sane honesty may be the best policy for saving his career. the greedy, the former governors saying he can't relate to the emotions sanford felt when he announced his extramarital affair -- mcgreevy said he is filled with pain and anguish for his family. remember he resigned five years ago because of his own illicit affair with another tenant. pam is on the phone from texas. caller: first of all, i almost hung up because henry from south carolina said everything i wanted to say. i just want to add one thing, i feel -- i do feel bad for the governor because obviously he is in love with two women, and i feel extra sorry for his wife and children. host: let me just show you when the full court

bethany moreton professors sp 13 as the town and author of a "to serve god and wal-mart: the making of christian free enterprise" which is published by harvard university press. first of all, i want to say congratulations, this is an extraordinary work of history. i have read a great deal about wal-mart's over the last decade or so and i have picked up your pocket transformed might understanding of this phenomenon. the story that you tell is rich and gripping and the details are sometimes amazing, there are surprises. all throughout barrett in the analysis is bold and original so i think which you have here gives us all a lot to think about and i think this is going to be a rich discussion today. this is a book ranges through southern history and the development of capitalism in the ozarks and religious revivalism and women and changes in the family economy, the expansion of free enterprise, like america and the '70s and '80s so there is some much going on here here and i hope to be able to give our listeners a sense of all of this. what i thought would be helpful is to start with the big pictur

i believe that is not new, it is not black, white, or brown, is not christian, muslim or jew. it still beats in the hearts of millions around the world. it is a faith and other people. it is what brought me here today. we have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written. the holy koran says "oh, mankind, we have made do, male and female, and to nations in tribes, that you may know one another." the talmud tells us that the whole of the korah is for promoting peace. the holy bible tells us "blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of god." the people of the world can live together in peace. we know that that is god's fate. now that must be our work here on earth. and may god peace be upon you. thank you. [applause] host: what are you seeing? guest: it was interesting because people filtered in and the core group who were interested said here for many hours. about 2:00 p.m. cairo time in your in a coffee house. guest: that is right, i'm in a downtown, fun and festive neighbo

- american, mainly christian, community in the detroit area. they kept complaining. they implied it would be put in internment camps like the japanese-americans were during world war ii. that is a great embarrassment to this country. host: this is the bicentennial of abraham lincoln's birth. they just rededicated the monument this past weekend. guest: the president of tuskegee university spoke. i have been a member of the board of trustees there for a long time. they spoke with the memorial was first opened. host: how do you think abraham lincoln would you the civil- rights condition in the country today? guest: i would love to talk about what people would do today. i'm often asked to do that about martin luther king, for example. i think abraham lincoln based on everything we know about him, he was a wise man. he was pragmatic. he had a human touch. i think he would look at obama as president. he would look at the great progress we have made with sotomayor nominated for the supreme court. i think he would say that we are on the verge of a new

i saw it first hand in indonesia when devote christians worshiped freely in a muslim country. that's the spirit we need today. people in every country should be free to live and choose their faith based on the persuasion of the mind, heart and soul. this tolerance is essential for religion to thrive. but it's being challenged in many different ways. among some muslims there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of someone else's faith. the richness of religious diversity must be upheld. [applause] and if we are being honest, fault lines must be closed among muslims as well. as the divisions of sunni and shiites have lead to violence. freedom of religion is essential for the ability of peoples to live together. we must always examine the ways that we protect it. for instance in the united states, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for muslims [inaudible]. that's why i am working with american muslims to ensure they fulfill sakki. and likewise it's for american countries to practice religion as they see fit. for instance dictating what

i am a christian but my father came from a kenyan family that includes generations of muslims. essay boy i spent several years in indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and that the fall of tusk. as a young man, i worked in chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in the muslim faith. as a student of history, i also know civilizations debt to al-islam. it was islam that places like al-azhar that carried the light of learning druze so many centuries, paving the way for europe's rhenus sans and enlightenment. it was innovation and muslim communities. [applause] it was innovation and muslim communities that developed the order of algebra, are magnetic compass and tools of navigation, our mastery of penson printing, our understanding of how the disease spreads and how it can be healed. islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires, timeless poetry and cherished music, elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. and throughout history, islam has demonstrated through words and deeds of the possibilities of religiou

to start off i would like to let you know that i'm a kosher christian. my question is -- i'm hoping that these protesters are actually individuals who understand that ahmadinejad is twisting what the koran actually stands for. i do not believe that the koran once the death of israel, the other side of abraham's child. i'm from atlanta, in a microcosm of the world. many people here -- we go to a market and seek people from all around the world and get along quite perfectly choosing our produce. what i am hoping and praying is that these protesters are standing up, not embarrassing themselves by bloomberg jewish people for everything which is seems some in america -- but not blaming jewish people -- but it seems some of america do that. some americans think that jewish people have become superhuman and taken over the universe which is insane. i hope that it brings us together as brothers and children where we are all looked at as children of god who believe in a creator. guest: thank you. the interesting thing about these demonstrations is that they are de

she is a reporter for christian science monitor. thank you for being with us

there is a considerable christian is movement here that is in its way directly comparable. there is a lot in the u.s. military also. this is the first tuesday in may, we are going to have kathryn joyce, talk about her book, quiver full which is about christian is patriarchal etiology their views marriage and sort of old testament terms and so on. so that should be extremely interesting. you are all welcome to come to that as well. now getting back tonight, again you can get a copy of the book up in front. you'll be glad to sign up for your. let me thank you all for coming, and let's thank our esteemed guest. [applause] >> jurgen todenhofer was a member of the german parliament for 18 years and is currently an executive at a german media firm. for more on the author and his book, why do you kill, visit his website. >> at next a history of the creation of the erie canal which expedited expansion of the united states and facilitated trade with the american west. author gerard koeppel recounts the canals and development and how it established new york city as america's economic

it is an opportunity because religious americans and christians always said we need to be concerned about the poor and learn about our fellow human being. it is a dangerous opportunity because unfortunately follow the trend they are getting very bad economic ideas and unfortunately at risk of trying policies that we know don't work and try again 40 years later. i decide to consider this a lucky opportunity to appeal to legitimate moral intuition but help educate people that don't really know or care about economics and how best to manifest and apply the moral intuition everybody is talking about this issue and there has been a number of books by the christian intellectuals there is a book called god's politics that is very, very widely read but then he is self-described as a progressive evangelical but what makes indifference they should different he makes the arguments expect to be made by "the new york times" editorial page but does it with the bible verses quoting from the old testament. i think that this way of speaking is very likely to displace the more secular way even on the left.

. >> jim: christian guzman is hitless on the night. >> jim: chad moeller, albers is much better away to lefties, hardly ever comes in. it is going to be an adjustment. he to come up with some way to get the lefties in. >> rob: a lot of guys are throwing front door sinkers, front door breaking balls right on lefties. it blows my mind. back in the day your coach was don't throw anything like that. if he has a good enough sinker, he needs to throw it right at the right leg of the lefty. >> jim: christian guzman gets on in a lead-off single here in the eighth inning. the first 10,000 fans 15 and under receive a nick markakis batting yes, sire presented by real street staffing, plus all fans are invited to stay after the game. it will be american classics me night presented by the maryland lottery as the movie "field of dreams" will be shown on the center field video board. don't miss this classic night at the ballpark. 888-84-birds or online. >> jim: "field of dreams." what a classic, and here. >> jim: an orange balloon got loose and a youngster is very upset. >> rob: somebody's kid is j

so i would say, christian conservative and kids tend to like their teachers.ou know, they tend to look at them as a role model. another grownup they have an attachment to. >> host: which is why it's so important that we both have freedom, academic freedom and teachers take that seriously by, quote, not brainwashing their children. >> guest: that's not our job, absolutely. so when that young man asked, he, you know -- he was very cute because he said, i won't tell anybody. i just really want to know, you know, what do you think, miss cahill by abortion? and my heart really kind of ached for him because i knew that he was trying to see if we lined up, you know, with his religious views. and he liked me. he didn't not want to like me. >> host: and he didn't want the wrong answer. >> guest: he wanted his answer. i said sweetheart, what i really care about is what you think. i think what's important here is what you believe. so what do you think about that issue? and he said, well, i think it's wrong. i think that's a life. and that could have been me. and, you kno

of those are christians, and also one could point -- the number one independent movie in the country right now is "the craw" about a guy named arthur blessette who went to every nation on the planet. he is in the guinness book of world records. he went to every island group, every territory and went to ant antartica carrying a 12-foot cross and people would show up. he went to belfast during the terrorist uprising in '69. it took him 40 years. he started in '68 or '69. host: we will leave it there. any spops to the first half of the question? guest: i haven't heard that figure before. the overwhelming majority of iranians are muslim faith and have been calling muslim chapters from the roofs at night to indicate they see themselves in the mainstream of iranian identity and iranian activity. host: in the first part of this unrest, we heard a lot about ayatollah khomeini, and now we're hearing from yesterday's speech at tehran university, ayatollah khomeini. who are these two men and what are their positions in the guardian council? guest: well, iran's constitution is complicated, but a

host: on the republican line, a christian from corpus christi, texas. caller:buenos dias -- como estas? i can't believe how much pressure you must be under to be in your particular position. guest: we all have to do what we've got to do. host: democratic line, tommy from oklahoma. caller: how are you guys doing this morning? first of all, you say -- i would say i hope your territory becomes a state, and i want to ask how come it has not become a state yet? i don't understand, if the citizens are going to war for us all of these times, why has it not become a state? also i would like to say that it seems like you have a clear head and vision. you said earlier that you believed that and might be ok to have a government system but you also believe there should be competition. obama, when he was talking about the health care system in one of the speeches, he said i don't understand why people are afraid to let the government try because that is competition, let the government tried to get in there. i am always surprised when people did not detect a little b

. >> bob: he misses outside to christian guzman. 1-0.tian guzman, of course, the orioles know more about him than most players in this lineup because of his years in minnesota. there's a strike. and rob dibble with us for this series and the thing about guzman that i like about him, switch hitter, he hits to the gaps and he has a lot of speed. he really bothers you if he gets on base. >> rob: he has been fantastic. he has within hitting the ball all over the park. for the most part, he just does his best to get on base and set the table for the rest of the lineup. >> bob: bergesen deals and he got him. so he fell behind 1-0. back-to- back-the-back strikes and guzman retired. one away. >> jim: take a look at the oriole defense here. izturis is still out with the appendectomy and waited wieters, the number one draft choice a couple of years ago behind the plate. >> bob: here is nick johnson playing at first base, another of the veterans on this team. the nationals while trying to go young as they rebuild, they have veterans like guze nan a

you know, i've taught in private schools, catholic schools, christian schools and spent a majority of my career in public schools. >> host: you went to catholic school yourself, didn't you? >> guest: catholic school as well as public schools. after the divorce my mother could no longer afford to send us in catholic schools so we went to public school which was a great place to be. and i do have some frustration, you know, when i hear people talk about vouchers or how productive the private schools are. why can they be at public schools and do what they are doing and i suppose if we pick our clients, you know, maybe we could have the same results because it's a little disingenuous to say 99% of our kids going to college when you have an entrance exam and choose who you allowed in and don't serve as special needs children and your requirement sort of filter out folks you don't want there some that isn't a fair comparison, it is owls and oranges. i love the public schools because they do take everybody and it can be a child we call them children in transition and the school district whic

in closing, you have to admire an individual who applies christian principles to his life. he didn't just talk good, he didn't just tell a story, he created good and he created a life for many people. there's nothing like looking in the eyes of an individual or a friend who is -- who is moving into a new home, especially when the family was involved in building that home and helping build homes for other people. you have to admire him for what he did and all the other individuals in this country and those who give their time and talent and resources for the betterment of humanity. at this time i'd ask for a yea vote on a man who deserves it and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes t gentleman from missouri. mr. cleaver: thank you, mr. speaker. let me just agree with my colleague who talked about the -- living out beliefs. i read a story in one of the newspapers today which i thought was one of the most illogically unsound things i've seen or read recently. it compared the times

some pretty hefty averages there, including christian guzman who just popped up. tied for third coming in. he is also tied for eighth in base hits and has 28 multihit game which is is one more than the orioles' leader adam jones. >> jim: he had seven in a row until last night against the red sox. >> jim: sharply hit to start and he'll get nick johnson and quickly two outs. >> jim: there is the brad bergesen who we know, which is get ahead. and, again, the big, big, play as the throw by reimold who -- to get dukes out at third base because it really takes them out of the possibility of a big inning. so when we saw ryan zimmerman back in, what, may, he was hitting about .330, maybe .335, somewhere in there. >> rob: he was on fire. he was on fire. and, you know, but like we've talked about, and i'm sure you talk about this every night, everybody is scouting you. everybody is making adjustments to how well you are hitting, and if you don't make adjustments to the adjustments they make, you can go into a long slump. and you have to always know that they're going to cha

christian guzman leads off. he'll be at short. johnson with the .310 average.mmerman at third. dunn will be in the clean-up spot tnt as the d.h. willingham at left, elijah dukes at right. josh bard will catch and followed by willie harris and anderson hernandez. nick johnson, .419 on-base percentage this year. seven knot the national league. team batting average for washington, .259, tied for sixth in the national league. for the orioles, left fielder nolan reimold, his first career home run came off of mariano rivera for the yankees back on may 20th. he is among the american league leader force the triple counsel. the o's lineup tonight, brian roberts leads off at second. jones will be in center field, nick markakis, after four hits yesterday against the marlins, he'll be in right and then huff, reimold in left field, luke scott the d.l., -- d.h., mora and andino will be playing at shortstop. the team batting average for the o's is .270, and that is tied for sixth best in the american league. welcome back back. johnny holliday along with ray knight. it is nats

begin -- alice, you mentioned one of the factors that was at work in truman's decision was this christianzionism. one of the things i found very y striking, though, in your book is two places where truman says something that is, i guess, out of character with what you would expect of a christian zionist or maybe not. at one point he's recorded in -- he's recorded as saying jesus christ couldn't please them when he was here on earth, referring to the jews so how could anyone expect that i would have any luck? [laughter] >> and then -- it's almost funny. later on you have him say -- and this is, i think, context to the exodes issue. the jews i find are' very selfish. they care not so many astonians, lat veians or anything as long as they get special treatment yet, when they have some physical, financial or political partner neither hitler or stalin has anything on them for cruelty áu on the underdog. put an underdog on top and it would make no difference whether his name is russian, vjewish, negro, mormon, baptist. i found very jews remember their past condition when prosperity comes. so

it was the oppressed jewish population and muslim immigrant groups and small groups of christians in the area. the actual boundaries of what became the state of israel were set by the united nations in 1947 when formally established in 1948, the attacks on the state of israel began immediately by the neighboring arab states. arafaf formed the palestinian liberation organization or the p.l.o. in 1964. he formed a state within a state and the palestinian homeland of jordan. arafat stated that jordan was palestine. not until the 1967 war that the arab nations backed the p.l.o. for the purpose of taking back land that israel had won in that defensive war of 1967. in 1967, arab forces massed against israel surrounding the tiny nation. the egyptian president sicked them out which acted as a buffer. the world watched hundreds of thousands of troops tried to quote, drive israel into the sea. the unexpected brilliance of the israeli military stopped the aggression in all directions and israel was secure for a moment. as a result of that war for survival, israel fairly won land, the sinai, wes

i'm a christian but as a practical matter, i don't think we'll ever be able to get along with any muslimcountry as long as we support israel. host: this is out of the houston chronicle. here next up on the democrat line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i'm enjoying this discussion. why do we discuss this election when -- if we know or it doesn't really matter. this just says to everyone, watch out. when you have religious leaders or religion as your primary factor in your country, how can you ever think you are going to have an election that means anything. i think it's a shame for the people of iran that the world looks at this nation and says, well, it doesn't really matter because the leader is someone else. host: the 9/11 talking about gate's promises. here's a little bit on what mr. castle reports on. he warn that had fighting would get bloodier. the report is in the "new york times." the full story there as well. next up on the independent line. caller: i am from iran. i voted from maryland. i voted and i am zpwhrad to see signs of dem crassy. it is not true that it doesn't matter

going to be see it coming by willingham, comes back, strikeout and there you see the flip over to christianuzman. he get a ground ball double play to get out of that. that's one of those things he can build on and move on. >> one of the things about this ball game, the fact that the nats nathan was were able to fight back. the bull pen is so tough, you have to fight and scratch to get anything off those guys. >> it's starting to look guys. even that double play that was turned over. the bull pen is throwing much better. if the offense catches back up, it's going to be good things. back to you guys on the set. >> thank a lot guys as the reds win it 4-2. it seems like it was a world ago when martin was on the hill. three hits as we talked about. only the two run. another quality start for him keeping the team in the ball game. the pitching is doing what they're supposed to be doing. >> he had the slider just working. he had the fast ball. he got nick hitting by pitch and hernandez hits a rocket and jim dives to make as good a play as you're going to make. really two mistakes tonight all night

i recall the first time i met angela merkel, eshoo is general secretary of the christian democratic union. we had lunch in berlin and we talked about german-american relations, nato, the transatlantic alliance and her concerns about a world that she sought as drifting in a very dangerous way. that included a german american draft, attention and building in our relations affecting each other's interests. after our first meeting with left mean a deep impression of this leader and head in many occasions to meet dr. miracle in both my senate office in washington and in germany. each time i met with her i was more impressed with her insights and an ability to move very quickly to the center of an issue. i also was struck by her decency and humanity. now this should not be surprising considering issue is raised and shaped under the yoke of communism as she grew up in east germany. she has lived there and witnessed the devaluation of the individual, the wanton disregard for human dignity. and the breaking of the human spirits. her life has been about inspiration and, inspiration and leading her

he will be the anti-christ because a great majority will flock to him including christians and catholics and their only will be a small minority who will say this woman, this man is the antichrist. just as it has happened history does not repeat itself is the second coming is not a round yet but this is what happened 2,000 years ago just think of the difference of the crucifixion of christ. the majority only a small minority went from the leading in him and even a small minority there were jews who suffered for his sins. so we must understand in different ways we will not be persecuted but we will be a small minority who believe that human beings are different from all other human beings and all god is going to judge a us four is how do we behave? how do we think? how to react? how do we speak too other human beings? they have three or four relationships in this world. in fact, he has a relationship, but everybody. he has a relationship with himself then he has a relationship with all other living beings and has a relationship with other human beings. we can only judge fell last one. we

the alabama christian movement.ned he was talking to people and trying to get them interested in a voter registration campaign. you know, it's too dangerous, too risky. in 1965 he's able to get a couple of people to go down with him. he serves eventually as the chairperson of the buckled movement organization for human rights and as the chair person of the freedom organization, the independent political party was the valid symbol of the black panther. off in 1970 he is actually elected as the first african american. and the book talks about that trajectory of a black politics from that moment forward. the movement does not happen without him, or at least it does not happen in the way that it does without him. >> did the amount county freedom organization have success? >> no. >> why not. >> for a couple reasons. in the the november election they run in seven african american candidates for local office. all are defeated by a couple hundred votes for a myriad of reasons. one was intimidation. ballot fraud. sending peo

look around us and see that we catholics will be very, not only catholics, true god believers, christians, will be a small minority in the world now in the foreseeable future, you know. we will be a very small minority and perhaps even a dwindling minority. and of course, this has its tremendous shortcomings but it can also be a blessing. because when it comes to belief, belief is not a question of numbers. belief is not a question of quantities. belief is a question of quality. the quality in belief is what matters. and just as i was preparing my remarks, i was thinking of something that came to me in the classroom almost 50 years ago. just around about 50 years ago in the 1950s, especially in america the irish catholic, irish italians had risen from second class status to very high, not only we elected the first catholic president, that's only on the surface but the church was triumphant and high and so forth. and i once asked my students around, i don't know, 1958, 1959, about their true beliefs. i asked them, are you an american who happens to be a catholic, or are you a catholic who

christian will look at a strike. >> rob: we need to get the bats going again. 1st and quiet again. >> bob: nelson around the strike zone, popped up hernandez to end the 6th. and guzman will hit one to center. it will turn b. j. upton around and he will catch that ball about 390 feet away. nick johnson 1-for-3 tonight. the ripken all stars, the valley league all stars, collegiate ball players, the mid-atlantic classic on july 15th, furnish tour stadium, regency furnish tour stadium in wall cover. homerun derby and for ticket information, (410)588-9900. >> rob: i was going to say about cristian guzman, he cannot be hitting the ball in the air like that. he does not have the kind of power to put it out of the stadium. he has to work on getting the ball down on the ground and get on base for nick. they were eating up garza first time through the night. this guy came in with a 5 earned run average. >> bob: nick johnson hits it hard the other way. longoria to his left with a fine play, two outs. nearing the 10 0-0 hour here on the gulf coast in florida. tropicana fie