[applause] davidnner of this year's is deirdre. i should tell you this is her third time winning this award. .retty amazing her ability to explain how decisions made in washington affect local people caught attention yet again. they said that her work exemplifies the award and that she found great angles for local stories. congratulations to deirdre. [applause] congratulations again. >> thank you so much. thank you. great. thank you very much. >> next i would like to recognize someone who is very dear to the white house press gals and particularly the in the press corps. and compton is a national correspondent for nbc news radio. [applause] she is this year's recipient of the washington press club foundation's lifetime achievement award. this is for outstanding a, transit or wrote journalism as a profession and also for enhancing the role of women journalists. on 9/11 she was the only broadcast reporter allowed to remain on air force one when president bush was unable to return to washington. she became the first woman assigned to

[applause] davidnner of this year's is deirdre.ime winning this award. .retty amazing her ability to explain how decisions made in washington affect local people caught attention yet again. they said that her work exemplifies the award and that she found great angles for local stories. congratulations to deirdre. [applause] congratulations again. >> thank you so much. thank you. great. thank you very much. >> next i would like to recognize someone who is very dear to the white house press gals and particularly the in the press corps. and compton is a national correspondent for nbc news radio. [applause] she is this year's recipient of the washington press club foundation's lifetime achievement award. this is for outstanding a, transit or wrote journalism as a profession and also for enhancing the role of women journalists. on 9/11 she was the only broadcast reporter allowed to remain on air force one when president bush was unable to return to washington. she became the first woman assigned to cover the white i ae on a full-time ba

. >> attacking deirdre you should be ashamed of yourself. >> neil, i'm saddened by you by your deniales to clean foods versus pesticide and chemical-ridden and genetically modified foods that are making americans sick. doug in north carolina, neil, tell ronald mcdonald to sue the fda and leave my big mac alone. robert in colorado springs, how do you spell frivolous? you just did. bruce via comcast, neil, i'm one of the fat asses who worked on the apollo and shuttle programs. i don't remember that stiny country is doing that job, and we ate that crap back then. gary via msn. neil, where in the world is personal responsibility these days? oh, my god, scum-sucking lawyers. paulette in santa barbara. if you are going to sue companies that make us fat, start with ben & jerry's. >> and in middleburg, florida, if we sue the fast food companies, i think we should sue the teachers for not teaching their students about nutrition. >> you raise a very good point. where does all of this end? where does personal responsibility begin? suing mcdonald's because it makes some stuff that isn't good for

stuart: deirdre bolton. >> thank you so much. that was ever so kind.ll take it. stuart: what took you so long? >> i was waiting for the trumpets. if i knew there would be music, i would have shown up years ago. stuart: lifestyle, for what it is worth, i really do not like covering the federal reserve. >> i actually do know that about you. it is a special day. we have to talk about it. she is a slow reader. interesting to know, we were thinking about this. as the former fed had of san francisco -- what it says about today, she cannot alter the message. this is not an official fed meeting. stuart: she will try to say absolutely nothing. on that note, the first meeting in march, will that be her only chance to really put her imprint on this thing? >> as far as today -- stuart: i will have to break it. first question for janet yellen. >> i will ask the obvious question. and forward guidance which has been somewhat anchored in the evidence rule, monetary policy will not tie and until it drops below 6.5%. chairman bernanke announced or described this as a ta