cleaver: "angry at any african-american who doesn't vote.y are not worth the color if they don't vott. they ought to give us their color back."> (( sot )) 11:36:22 > williams: "i didn't know color was a credential." > (( vo ))> conservvtive political commentator armstrong williams is also angry. > (( sot )) 11:36:29 runs=11> williams: thh chairman of the cbc can - make such an outrageous, racist, blatant, insensitive statement."> (( sot )) 1:30-1:35 runs=05> ep. cleaaer: "they're african-american credentials need to be snatched if they don't vote."> (( vo ))> thoss supporting chairman cleaver are quick to point out - he did not say 'african-americans who don't vote for obama'.. he was just criticizing those that don't vote..> (( sot )) 11:38:49 runs=06> williams: "then he would ave been insulted by all americann who did not vote. he would have askkd all americans to give their color back."> (( fs ))> we contacted congressman cleaver's office and requusted they declined. ww made the .> saaeerequest to the congressional black caucus and got no

congressman cleaver is the chairman of the congressional black caucus.us live from charlotte. chairman, thank you so much for your time. i have to ask you, i've seen you speak many times. you were in south florida, a town hall. i know you can light a crowd up. last night you were in your moment. what was going through your heart and your mind when you saw those folks on their feet? >> well, people have talked about this enthusiasm gap, and i think we demonstrated last night, particularly through the speech given by president bill clinton, that there is no enthusiasm gap. i think democrats are fired up, ready to go. i think you're going to find that as this convention ends, a new campaign will begin. and that is people are going to go out and do the old-fashioned stuff. that is we're going to put people on drugs. we want to say the day after the election we drug ten people to the polls. we drug 20 people to the polls. we have to be energized in charlotte and return to our homes and energize people at home. >> what about the message coming out from this? c

thank you so much, chairman cleaver. round of applause to my friends that are later, emanuel cleaver. such an incredible leader and spokesperson for civil rights and civil liberties. i'm proud to be here to join my colleagues on the congressional black caucus in all fields for the 42nd annual cbc have legislative conference. representing communities in south florida, and particularly focused on voting rights and ensuring we protect the most fundamental right we all have as american citizens, the right to vote. and while i am not wearing the dnc chair had today, i would be remiss if i didn't knowledge is a person charged with obama to be the democratic national committee barack obama to do finish line this november, and especially interested in any effort to press or deny voting rights if they know you all are, too. it is really shocking we need voting rights in 2012, but we press on. chairman cleaver, thank you so much for your friendship and for your leadership and for all that you do for the african-american community

on the cleaver side, the males tend to live a long time, most of them right up to her past 100. i'll probably get hit by a shark. but my great grandpa, the reverend noah albert cleveland live to be 103. my twin boys sat on this 100 earth day, my great grandpa preached, worked in the community and in 103 years, never voted. because he refused to pay for texas tax. it was only $1.50, but $1.50 is a lot of money. even if he had it, and was the principal. in 1879, where constitutionally regarded as three fifths human, slightly above eight. 715th memo was passed, we didn't come in much better. the law was, unless your grandfather voted, you have to take a literacy test. and of course no grandfather of a black person had ever voted for mr. while the people in texas and many southern states had to take the test. in the test that has irritated me the most an alabama literary task, you can find these tests. it's amazing. zero it's going to do is make you angry. don't do it if you're trying to be nice to your spouse or something. do it on the train or something. it says before you can vot

. >> i have always called him ward cleaver but i love ward cleaver. >> that's what i think of.w up watching leave it to beaver. i liked mr. ward cleaver and he has these great attributes very nice civil man and very earnest. >> laura: we need someone to set us straight wally and beaver did too. we need an honest mature adult in the classroom. >> exactly. that's the point i'm trying to make. >> laura: i get it congressman, let's move on to this budget question because the president clearly is seeing you, whether you are the vice presidential nominee or not, seeing you and your budget as a target in this campaign. >> yeah. >> laura: one of the things he is really saying well what your plan does is you put more of a burden increasingly on the elderly, so they have to pay more more of their healthcare down the road. david mill banks says $770 million new fees burdens on the poor and adds up to trillions over time and that's the wrap on you. >> we are used to verbal tantrums from the president. this is just like the speech he gave last year. what the president has decided to do inst

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thank you so much, chairman cleaver. can i ask you to give a round of applause to my friend and our leader, emanuel cleaver. such an amazing spokesperson for civil rights and civil liberties. i'm proud to be her to join my colleagues in the congressional black caucus for the legislative congress. as a member of congress representing communities within south florida and ensuring the fundamental rights we have, the right to vote. as the person charged by president obama to lead the democratic national committee to get obama and joe biden across the finish line, i'm interested in other -- any efforts to suppress or deny voting rights. we need it a forum on voting rights but we press on. chairman, thank you so much for your friendship and leadership and from that you do for the african-american community and all americans as chair of the congressional black caucus. for my sister friends and the man who always has my back, congratulations to both of you on your to chairmanship. the program that the two of you have put togethe

joining me now is congressman emanuel cleaver, democrat from missouri and chair of the congressional erin mcpike national political reporter from real clear politics. thanks to both of you for being here tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman, is this the week the truth finally catches up to republicans? >> absolutely. one of the sad things about contemporary politics on the national level is that -- and you can see it in congress all the time is that we have fact free debates and i think that it has become a way of operation and so now we saw last week where people made fact free speeches. and this week i think people are going to find that our speakers are going to speak directly to our issues, and they'll do it in a forthright and clear way. it won't be a fact-free discussion on the stage here tuesday through thursday. >> you know, mr. chairman, even form ee eer -- matthew dowd cal out paul ryan. >> paul ryan what he did in this speech so stretched the truth. what he said about closing the gm plant which closed before barack obama took president, about the

our tweeters, willy, said he is going to rename san jose san jose cal a florida which i thought was cleaver. it is not that humid but sun and clouds and humidity there, especially inland, by the coast 50s and 60s you just don't feel it even though it is high, 50s to some for 50s for others but generally covering that. that will do that however it is not going anywhere, however showers and possible showers but mainly that way and that way more so than that way but we will just kind of broad brush it, 80s inland, warmer 79 morgan hills, those are your temperatures, that is the spirit. those air are your temperatures there. the clouds clear it on friday but the fog not going anywhere and settle into a quiet pattern as we go into your weekend. >> thank you very much. >>> a man was arrested there. the costume he was wearing that caused concern. >>> plus what muni is asking from its riders to help improve their commute. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 4:53 and take a look at this, a florida man arrested after showing up at a movie theater with pink hair and face make

party leaders, including congressman emmanuel cleaver are stressing the work that still needs to be done. >> president obama, if he's reelected as we expect, somehow we've got to have a much better relationship with the house or the american public will suffer. >> reporter: a new charlotte observer elon university poll shows mitt romney running four points ahead of president obama in north carolina, a state he won in 2008. randall pinkston, cbs news, charlotte. >>> republican mitt romney is spending his day in new hampshire preparing for the presidential debates. >>> today is the last day of summer vacation for most youngsters in northern virginia. it is back to school tomorrow for students in arlington, fairfax, prince william and stafford counties of as well as the cities of alexandria, falls church, fredricksburg and manassas. >>> in arlington county, some parents are upset that their youngsters will not be able to take the bus. they say they were notified last month that arlington public schools are getting rid of 12 bus stops. some parents are concerned that their children will have

capture their attention, so what unique way can they open the conversation, and they will say that was cleaver and from that you can move into that core message or case. >> and then you are memorable as well. and speak in your own voice. if something writes something for you it will never sound authentic. >> yeah, when you go to a comedy show and see a great comedian, you may go home and tell that joke and it never lands in the same way because it's their joke. you have to give yourself permission to engage in a conversation like we are and be yourself. >> what kind of closes can you lose? >> the classic line from a movie where alec baldwin says "a, b, c, be always closing." we have to do something as a result of the message. what do you want them to do? set up the next appointment time? set up an introduction? what do you want to have happen? when you ask somebody to do something as a result of the message the higher probability you will get the outcome you are looking for. >> thank you. elevator pitch is one of the most important things for people to get good at. >> thank you for having me.

and here is the chair, represent itch emanuel cleaver of missouri. ♪ ♪ ( cheers ) >> hello, california ifill: this is congresswoman bass from california. >> i stand before you today, i stand before you today as a proud member of the congressional black caucus and former speaker of the california state assembly ( cheers and applause ) 27 years ago in the face of opposition from those who said states should have the right to discriminate, america passed the voting rights act of 1965. people of all races, religions, and backgrounds joined together and fought for that law because every one of us deserves a fair shake and a fair chance at achieving our version of the american dream. the right to vote gives us the power to take our future into our own hands. we must use that power today so that we do not lose it tomorrow. ( applause ) today, one of the darkest shadows of the past century is creeping into this one. one of our most basic rights, the right to vote, a right that we fought for and won, is under attack. throughout the union, governors and legislators have proposed or passed laws t

course on both sides, whether the white house and congress are saying look how damaging these meat cleaveruts are. this is not the way anyone wants to go about this, but this is what they've been handed. >> what has been the gop reaction? >> it's been fascinating. the gop is trying to pass the buck. john boehner put out a statement today, said this report confirms that the president's sequester, the president's sequester, is a serious threat to our national security and must be replaced. so you see what's going on there. congress, speaker, want to have nothing to do with it, trying to get president obama to own the sequester when this was always going to be congress' responsibility. this was the deal to pass the debt ceiling. there's a lot of blame to go around, but blaming it on the president doesn't make sense. >> thank you very much. oh, they were all to blame. >> they are. >> all right. and missing chinese vice president. when will we see him again? we'll find out, next. why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself a

daniel cleaver.h that was electrifyingism don't care if you espouse his views or not, but he can speak and only us on fox business tonight. look forward to joining us. another gentleman kind enough to grace our fox business presence last night, he had to go through the crowds and everything else, but james roosevelt junior thought i was worth it. but he is a class act. of course, that name might bring a well. the grandson of the great fdr, himself. james, good to have you back. i was thinking again of your grandfatherrism did say leading up to you this is like the 1936 convention that renominated him. the american people re-elected him in the big chance we took on bigger, more involved, you would argue helpful government was being widely criticized by republicans. and the recovery wasn't quite there yet. >> neil your're definitely worth it. >> neil: i appreciate it. for what you had to go through, you don't want to know. wall-to-wall people. >> secondly, i want to say last night, first elizabeth warr

and then see if you're cleaver enough to explain why you got the results you got.int: do all the beans roll? does the liquid inside, roll or slide? [laughter] think about such things, write it out for homework next time, so try it. take a can of liquid, take a can of soda pop and take a can of like hard packed beans and try it at home and see if you can explain, why one seem to roll faster than the other, okay? catch you next time, physics.

ask congressman emanuel cleaver who had one of the great moments last night. >> continue to hope, mr.t. no matter what, mr. president, you keep on hoping. when everything is gone, you continue to hope. as long as the god of abraham, isaac and jacob sits on the throne of grace, mr. president, hope on. hope on. hope on. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> there is she is, gaby douglas reciting the pledge at the dnc first african-american all round medalist said she wasn't nervous. maybe we'll see her with the first lady in a let's move gymnasts campaign. i know she met michelle obama recently. another gaby in town. former congressman gabrielle giffords. not clear if we'll see her on stage during tonight's program. if you read one thing, tonight's musical guest at the dnc. mary j.blige, earth, wind and fire. who should play aretha franklin in the movie "queen of soul." ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer plac

joining me now emanuel cleaver of missouri. good to see you.d morning. >> good morning. >> democrats head back to congress on the heels of the convention, where you gave a very passionate speech on wednesday. let me play just a little clip of that. >> just as bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time, members of congress cannot simultaneously let passionate economies and expect political progress. >> americans are fed up as you know with the polls with what's happening in congress. they will look and say why i wish i only had 13 working days between now and november 6th. what can you tell them about what might happen between now and the election? will anything get done? >> very little. i don't think the american people are being served well. members of congress are going to go back for these 13 days and argue and fight. there is no legislation with any significance that will go through. so, i think that we're going to have to realize that our only chance for doing something will possibly occur in the lame duck session and even then i do

. >> i want to thank congressman cleaver for the attending were.nt to recognize your terrific cbc foundation president and ceo. [applause] and of course i want to congratulate this year's phoenix award winners, attorney general holder, congresswoman round, and george lucas. thank you for your outstanding contributions to our nation. we look forward to hearing from you all later this evening. i also want to take a moment to note the passing of a true leader in this caucus, congressman donald payne. he was a distinguished member of congress. the visionary chairman of the cdc. his presence is sorely missed. i want to recognize all of the cbc members who are here with us tonight. you are part of a proud tradition, one that dates back not just to the founding of this caucus, but to the beginning of some any improbable journey is of all congress. take congressman john lewis for example. he was the son of -- yes, indeed. [applause] he was the son of sharecroppers. during to become a preacher, he gave impassioned sermons to the chickens on his family's far

emanuel cleaver. and douglas brinkley. plus two of tonight's big speakers, tammy baldwin and philadelphia mayor michael nutter. we'll see you up in 15 minutes. >>> the most diverse delegation in tennessee's history. joyfully and unanimously knows that we are in this together and joyfully casts its 90 votes for barack obama, the 44th president -- >> thank you, tennessee. >> the roll call, tennessee, last night, and the actress and tennessee delegate, ashley judd, better known here for her activism than her celebrity. welcome, thanks very much. how exciting was it for you to put the tennessee votes in play last night? >> it was so exciting that i had dry mouth. >> you, the actress. >> i was thinking, i didn't have dry mouth before starting that extraordinary dialogue that's the first act of "cat on a hot tin roof" when i was on broadway. it was honoring and humbling and an absolute thrill, particularly because it is the most delegation in tennessee's history. that part to me is what made it extra special. >> tell me about yo

as we head to break, let's listen in to emmanuel cleaver. side, i'll have a preview of tomorrow night and what is left tonight. >> caucus for people who don't fit in to any other caucus. but let me just tell you, god did not burden the united states with the diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religion. he blessed america with them! [ applause ] and as such, we, the united states of america, is best able to demonstrate to the rest of the world what god intended. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for

this week as we were looking, this comment from the chairman of the congress at black caucus, manuel cleaver, congressman from missouri spoke on monday. this is what he wrote. i'm supposed to say he doesn't get a pass but i'm not going to say 2456789 look as the chair of the black caucus, i've got to tell you we're always hesitant to criticize the president. with 14% black unemployment. if we had a white president, we would be marching around the white house. pretty stinging criticism from the chairman of the black caucus. >> i respect the chairman of the black caucus and the fact that there is 14%, if that's the right number, unemployment among black people. among young people, the unemployment rate is higher than the national average as well. nobody is prepared to declare victory. we've had the worst economic environment in a generation or two. since the great depression and that was caused by the way, by some of the very policies that governor romney is urging on the country today. this president has turned that around. this president has shown that he's able to swim against the current a

and here is the chair, represent itch emanuel cleaver of missouri. ♪ ♪ ( cheers ) >> hello, californiall: this is congresswoman bass from california. >> i stand before you today, i stand before you today as a proud member of the congressional black caucus and former speaker of the california state assembly ( cheers and applause ) 27 years ago in the face of opposition from those who said states should have the right to discriminate, america passed the voting rights act of 1965. people of all races, religions, and backgrounds joined together and fought for that law because every one of us deserves a fair shake and a fair chance at achieving our version of the american dream. the right to vote gives us the power to take our future into our own hands. we must use that power today so that we do not lose it tomorrow. ( applause ) today, one of the darkest shadows of the past century is creeping into this one. one of our most basic rights, the right to vote, a right that we fought for and won, is der attack. throughout the union, governors and legislators have proposed or passed laws to make

. >> stephanie: why does he sound like beaver cleaver to me?anie: yeah. >> there will always be critics and people who have other ideas on how best to achieve things but guess what i have rarely seen a moment where the man and the moment met so well. [ snoring ] >> stephanie: zzzzzzzz. >> he is losing to nascar people. >> stephanie: time to go home eddie. >> isn't it wonderful, eddie! >> i won't go! i won't! i won't! you can't make me! you can't! you can't! >> stephanie: hurry up ann is going to come and we're going to get hollered at and junk. >> ann romney: stop it. >> stephanie: ed go ahead. >> caller: stop it. >> stephanie: stop it. >> caller: last night scott pelley was talking about the 700-some billion dollars he was going to take away from medicare. and mitt said i'm the guy running for president, we're not going to do it the vice president's way. i just found that amazing. >> stephanie: uh-huh. and then regarding the tax thing on friday afternoon. he said three months ago that if he were to overpay his taxes -- >> stephanie: right. >>