this week david k. johnston diss his book "the fine print" how they use plain i english to rob you blind. visit booktv.org for more information in an interview taped outside of washington, d.c., wayne karlin talking about his book wandering souls which is an account of the u.s. soldier return to vietnam to return a notbook he took from a soldier he killed during the north vietnam war. >>> joining us now on booktv is author and professor wayne karlin who most recent book is "wandering soul." professor karlin who was homer? >> he is a friend of mine who retired living in north carolina. he was a officer platoon leader in the vietnam war. and he had contacted me a number of years ago because i had some contacts in vietnam vietnamese i had been working with, he had taken a documents and a book from the body of an vietnamese soldier he killed during the war. and wanted to see if he could find a family and return those documents to this them. >> why. he had gone through decades of ptsd, not only because he killed that

richard wolf and david k. johnston are here with analysis. >>> plus, bob with the latest numbers that look even better for the president. >>> turner on ohio's latest voting she in nanigans. >> this is freedom. >> we'll break down the down ballot republican clapts. >> the female bodies has ways to try and shut the whole thing down. >> good to have you with us tonight. this is the report we've all been waiting for. the exienl jobs report before the election is now out and it is all good news for the obama supporters. the united states added 171,000 jobs last month. expectations were around 125,000 new jobs. the unemployment rate is up .1% of a point to 7.9%. the reason behind the slight uptick is more americans joined the work force. this of course is good news. it makes october 184,000 jobs were added to the private sector. numbers for august and september were revised upward. the job numbers helped president obama make the case about the improving economy. >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars and the worst econ

. >> david k. johnston, the best are selling author, reveals the surprisingly numerous ways in which corporations systematically exploit their customers. >> host: seems the basic intention of your book is we're all getting taken by corporations and the government is letting them get away with it. i. >> guest: yes. >> host: people often say that reporters like you and i, these are the worst cases. it's not as bads a you describe. i belt there's more example. did you have trouble filling this book? >> guest: no, i could do another book and maybe two more books on the same theme about what is going on. and unfortunately we need to keep in mine what adam smith taught when he wrote "the wealth of nations" in 1776. seldom to businessmen gather than the subject comes to raising prices prices and lower. and big corporations have tried to work the rigors of market competition artificially raise prices, provide very poor service compared to some other industries or countries -- in a few cases literally put lives is a

. >> david k. johnston on the ways corporations tried to rob you in line, saturday night at ten eastern this weekend on "book tv." >> c-span tries to cover both sides of the issue. the moderators do a good job of stay detached and not offering their own opinions. your comprehensive about covering the different house and senate and different public affairs centers here in d.c. that i would not normally be exposed to. watches cspan on pan>> he comcast. brought to you as a public service breyer television provider. -- by your television provider. >> you were talking about the 47%, at. i was extremely offended by that. i am 24-years old. i am homeless. before i lost my actors, i was able to vote for obama. i am now -- before i lost my address, i was able to vote for obama. i still want to keep working and now i'm able to go to school with a star in january with the potential to go the law school. i think romney lost a lot of people and the columbus because of that 47%. caller: i am really upset. i cannot believ

david k. johnston on the many ways corporations tried to rob you blind, saturday night at 10:00 a.m. eastern and sunday night at 9:00. now reaction to a election results from media activists. we will hear from the tea party patriots. this is 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is richard. i am going to speak for a few minutes. and i am going to introduce five nationally known as conservative leaders. we will each talk for a little bit, and then we will open it for q&a. the battle to take over the republican party begins today, and there comes some good news. conservatives are saying never again are we going to nominate a big government establishment republican for president. what's more, we will not have to. conservatives have a new national leaders and potential candidates. of theght's election conservative mike pence as governor of indiana mean that yesterday's events will spell the end of big government republicanism. they will join scott walker, of bobby jindal, rand paul, marco rubio. andinia's