and danny glover comes to save him with the pickup.e gets him out of a terrible situation, kids want to hold him up with his nice car, and danny glover says who am i talking to with the kids, remember? who am i talk to go. wanted to know which kid was carrying the gun. that is what you're saying the president was missing. he didn't know, it wasn't boehner he was talking to, it was whoever was leading or speaking for the tea party people. is that what you're saying? >> i also think he has many virtues, many as a leader and as a president. but it is at least my sense, at least the sense of democrats in the senate who were yelling at the omb director the other week behind closed doors that this white house and president in particular don't enjoy diving into the dynamics of congress. not all presidents do. barack obama who didn't have that much legislative experience really, he had a cup of coffee in the senate, wasn't that involved in the illinois legislature. i think the fact he doesn't have a granular feel for congress, at least accordi

i eventually through my relationship with danny glover pulled it out of my drawers -- out of the drawer, desk drawer, and read it and danny was instrumental in saying, let's do this. let's just do this. but, again, it was me working with some african american actors and i actually had it vetted by august wilson, read it and checked it out for me and there's another fellow who wrote soldier's story, charles fuller, took a look at it for me. i wanted to make sure my bases were covered. but this new play, what i did was, i feel comfortable writing the characters, but you are never sure. one thing that happened was steven anthony jones helped me a great deal with the african american character. we took it to sundance and what happens when you go to sundance is you bring some actors and some are given to you. i hadn't worked with the actors who we teamed up with at sundance, both excellent actors but people we didn't know so we didn't have a working relationship. there were moments where we worked where i could tell that the fellow, in particular, wasn't happy with his character because i ha

danny glover's been. he's -- and i -- out of all the people i researched, danny glover's the only black man i know of who's been. it's waspy. you know, it's right-wing, white, male, pretty elderly. i think the average age is 65, 70. c-span: did anybody know -- or did they ever figure out that you were there? >> guest: no. and it was -- we stood out like such sore thumbs, you know? c-span: and did anybody else have cameras going, like you did? >> guest: no. well, we -- i didn't have the camera, and alex's camera was -- was a secret camera. i think it was on his fake pager, strapped to his belt. he had a secret camera. and the whole -- he filmed -- he managed to film the ceremony, but in his nervousness, he filmed it upside down and very wide. he never -- obviously, he couldn't be zooming in or anything. so all the berobed men are kind of that big. c-span: so what'd he do with that film? >> guest: put it on the web, sold it as a video. and it's that film, with his commentary -- you know, "look at the sick s

danny glover had a commercial good these people talk aboutut us as if we are in human and nobody stands up to them. >> that is the story ofen surviving. but we have got to play the m game. >> i have the moment the shock and it was the first time i realized again there are black girls living in the white house. isn't that amazing? in terrific girls. g started to read the book is today the end of anger talking about the fact this next generation of navtech -- african-americans is not as mad as my generation was. that? believe been granted he is interfering the harvard mba who has a slightly different perspective on the world and have a slightly different income but you do believe perhaps mostly because ofis barack obama have entered the optimistic phase where we are not angry or should we be? are very hopeful? what the figure say that african-americans are more hopeful despite the employment figures than anybody else in the country. >> have they been to the southeast to happen a surveys of those in the hood? >> i think there is so is been an interesting space of our piece and is a brillia

danny glover had a verizon commercial. they got mad at his politics and he lost it. why has rush limbaugh and never lost anything. i am exposing myself. have my back, please. come on. they talk about us as though we are in human. no one stands up for us. what is wrong with us? that is a story of surviving and thriving. we only win the game when we play the game. we have got to play the game. >> i have a moment of shock when the girls went to africa with their mother. it was the first time i realized there are black girl living in the white house. isn't that amazing? i started reading alice's book the end of danger. talking about the fact the next generation of african-americans are not as bad as my generation was. do you believe that? granted he is interviewing the harvard mbas who have a different perspective on the world and have a slightly different in come but do you believe we have perhaps mostly because of barack obama entered an optimistic face? we are not angry or should we be angry? are we hopeful? the figures say african-americans are more hopeful despite t

danny glover had a verizon commercial. they got mad at his politics and he lost it.why has rush limbaugh and never lost anything. i am exposing myself. have my back, please. come on. they talk about us as though we are in human. no one stands up for us. what is wrong with us? that is a story of surviving and thriving. we only win the game when we play the game. we have got to play the game. >> i have a moment of shock when the girls went to africa with their mother. it was the first time i realized there are black girl living in the white house. isn't that amazing? i started reading alice's book the end of danger. talking about the fact the next generation of african-americans are not as bad as my generation was. do you believe that? granted he is interviewing the harvard mbas who have a different perspective on the world and have a slightly different in come but do you believe we have perhaps mostly because of barack obama entered an optimistic face? we are not angry or should we be angry? are we hopeful? the figures say african-americans are more hopeful despite th

danny glover had a verizon commercial. they got mad at his politics and he lost it.why has rush limbaugh and never lost anything. i am exposing myself. have my back, please. come on. they talk about us as though we are in human. no one stands up for us. what is wrong with us? that is a story of surviving and thriving. we only win the game when we play the game. we have got to play the game. >> i have a moment of shock when the girls went to africa with their mother. it was the first time i realized there are black girl living in the white house. isn't that amazing? i started reading alice's book the end of danger. talking about the fact the next generation of african-americans are not as bad as my generation was. do you believe that? granted he is interviewing the harvard mbas who have a different perspective on the world and have a slightly different in come but do you believe we have perhaps mostly because of barack obama entered an optimistic face? we are not angry or should we be angry? are we hopeful? the figures say african-americans are more hopeful despite th

danny glover had a verizon commercial. they got mad at his politics and he lost it.s rush limbaugh and never lost anything. i am exposing myself. have my back, please. come on. they talk about us as though we are in human. no one stands up for us. what is wrong with us? that is a story of surviving and thriving. we only win the game when we play the game. we have got to play the game. >> i have a moment of shock when the girls went to africa with their mother. it was the first time i realized there are black girl living in the white house. isn't that amazing? i started reading alice's book the end of danger. talking about the fact the next generation of african-americans are not as bad as my generation was. do you believe that? granted he is interviewing the harvard mbas who have a different perspective on the world and have a slightly different in come but do you believe we have perhaps mostly because of barack obama entered an optimistic face? we are not angry or should we be angry? are we hopeful? the figures say african-americans are more hopeful despite the empl

send our prayers to rudy and his family, and lastly but not least we -- leastly, but dannty -- danny gloveras agreed to be one of our grand marshals this year. we are very pleased to have danny. so without further ado, i want to introduce isabelle barassa. isabelle? >> sorry, i just got lipstick on him. he is all pissed now. i am not been with microphones, but i do want to give a shout out. everybody works very, very hard, and they are getting ready for a beautiful carnaval parade. pass the word around. it is the best show on the west coast. i also want to say hello to the mission cultural center, which is the contingent's i will be dancing with. without further ado, we have a wonderful king and queen of the carnaval contest, and i want to introduce them. one has been dancing hula professionally for five years. i am sorry, i will pronounced this as best as i can. under the direction of patrick. he has been practicing yoga for six years and is a certified massage therapist. he participated in his first carnaval with latin dance grooves at the mission cultural center. a dancer and teacher in