dennis kucinich was using the same arguments and stop the takeover of -- from having to broadcast a generic a genre of music and was able to convince the fcc to allow them to go on. someone from our disability show has not had a chance. think you very much. >> thank you. >> i am here representing the host of the news report broadcast on sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m.. the program that we do is the only weekly program that is targeted to the senior disability community in this bay area. we to observe the fairness doctrine and do a lot of political broadcasting. the alert people to legislation that is going on. i would like to echo the sentiments of most of the people that are here. we would like the board of regents to rescind the sale to these sort of corporate parties. but this was as was mentioned by the first speaker, indicative of what is happening with the radio stations for budget constraints. i'm asking you to please suggest that they rescind what is going on. thank you very very much. >> thank you. >> i am here about the article in "the examiner." i also care about the city and like

and that is a fact host: congressman dennis kucinich has been our guest. as always, we appreciate you coming here talking with our callers. guest: it went fast. thank you. and i want to thank everyone who called in. maybe we will get a chance to do it again. host: next, harold holzer, abraham witkin scholar and author, to talk about the 150th anniversary of the civil war and abraham lincoln's birth the. but first, this news update from c-span radio. >> your headlines. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in nearly three years, boosting hopes the companies will step up hiring this year as the economy strengthens. applications dropped by a seasonally adjusted 36,000 to 383,000. that is the lowest since early july 2008. jobless applications reflect a level of layoffs but can also indicate whether companies are willing to hire. egypt state television is reporting that the state prosecutor has launched a formal corruption investigation against three former government ministers and a former ruling party le

when the patriot act was adopted weeks after the nine eleven attack according to congressman dennis kucinich the lawmakers hadn't even read what they were passing what happened once the patriot act was passed the fourth amendment rights to. unreasonable searches to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure just thrown out the congressman was one of the very few who openly oppose the act we have a challenge to the essence of our democracy with the very existence of the patriot act and of course its name the patriot act who would want to oppose the patriot act because it makes it sound as though you're a patriot if you're for it but actually. idea of patriotism to destruction of cherished constitutional privileges needs to shelf to be challenged although lawmakers insisted that the patriot act would be used just for anti-terrorism federal authorities have used its powers far more broadly the senate's intelligence watchdog found that without any judicial checks government employees journalists danto were activist and others had been spied on over the last six months more than twenty ant

he's dennis kucinich. well, there's dennis. joyment, but -- it's a serious thing. him biting into an olive pit is like a regular-sized person biting into a bocce ball. ironically, did you know kucinich means kitchen in lawn gnome? that's true. the department of homeland security announced today they're doing away with the color-coded terror alert system we've come to know and love. we're going back, i guess to the old system, which was tagging people with beards, so -- the chief of homeland security janet napolitano confirmed this morning what i've been saying for years. the color system meant absolutely nothing and the safest way to go is to remain constantly terrified at all times. then you're covered. instead of announcing the color codes now, the tsa will announce, once you get to the airport, they will announce specifically what kind of security search you can expect to get. >> your attention please. the tsa will be focusing on testicles. repeat. today is a testicle search day. your cooperation is appreciated. >> jimmy: i l

government in the words the most extreme policies promoted by the united states and congressman dennis kucinich told r.t. the u.s. should realize that it will no longer a be able to pick leaders in other countries for its island. this is time for washington to make reappraisal of their relationship to the muslim and arab world not just with respect to your branch that are happening in egypt but to look across the board and to see that we're at a transformational moment in history it's not up to the united states to pick the leaders of any country and while i believe that in many respects we're still an indispensable nation for the purposes of helping people we have to be very careful of when i reach would try to tilt the balance in favor of one candidate or one group as opposed to another we really cannot control the events in egypt even though every year the united states gives the country of egypt about two. billion dollars and about one point three billion. goes to the military but you know that doesn't necessarily buy a city ability to influence the outcome of this event. now what's behind

policymakers anticipated all stick compost mubarak congressman dennis kucinich to what the uprising in egypt means america will be forced to rethink its entire strategy in the middle east. there's an election going on right now it's a voice vote and millions gyptian people are having their voice registered for profound and transformational change in their country and i think that we need to take note of that this is time for washington to make reappraisal of the relationship to the most news in the arab world not just with respect to be a branch that are happening in egypt but to look across the board and to see that we're at a transformational moment in history and it's not up to the united states to pick the leaders of any country and while i believe that in many respects we're still an indispensable nation for the purposes of helping people we have to be very careful of when our reach would try to tilt the balance in favor of one candidate or one group as opposed to another we we really cannot a controlled event in egypt you know every year the united states gives the country of egy

great patriots from abraham lincoln to john quincy adams to eugene debbs, jeanette rankin and dennis kucinich have combined their love with country -- of country, of combined their patriotism with an insistence that the country that we not fight, that we not shed blood, that we not shed our own blood or shed any other's blood except in a just cause. and what's so corrosive about what we're experiencing now, it seems to me, is that -- and may i say it seems to me un-american as well. is the attempt to undermine the just cause doctrine. i started out this little talk by saying that we uniquely in our country don't fight unless we're convinced that it's in a just cause. yet, many people would like to us to fight because war is now normal. and because the appeal is not made to just cause. so that, for example, if one looks at the current situation with our wars in afghanistan and the war ending in iraq, sort of -- if you call leaving 50,000 troops in a country ending a war, the war not -- not at all ending in afghanistan although there's some signs there's possible negotiation, more than 60% of a

ceram paul and dennis kucinich that they are motivated by any more than a blind blood lost in the cultural political religious hatred for america and the west. why is such the case? i believe it is because america's governing elites are addicted to interventionism. it is sadly the default response to international affairs. obama, clinton and mccain intervening on both sides in today's e junction crisis. from obama to speaker boehner to senator mccain from "the new york times" to the "the washington times," from fox news to the national public radio and most of the u.s. professoriate punditry to many of the top pastors of the christian evangelical community u.s. leaders left, right and center believe there is no political problem war, gender equality efficiency, revolution, conflict, crooked elections, jailed female or religious clash it doesn't require direct american involvement. in what is whether or not they can identify even a single genuine u.s. national interest at risk. in making this claim i do not suggest we can read the mind or the hearts of those that have for three decades desi

and yet, 15 years on, there is an no mention be any serious political figure of ron paul and dennis kucinich they are motivated to anything more than a bloodlust and a political culture featured in the west. why such the case? it is because america's governing elite keeps interventionism. the default response, witness for example clinton and mccain in the egyptian crisis. from obama to speaker boehner to senator mccain, from "the new york times" to the "washington times," from fox news to national public radio and for most of the u.s. professoriat and punditry to the top pastors of the christian evangelical community, u.s. leaders, left right and center believe there is no political problem of war, general a quality efficient tea, revolution, ethnic conflict, curt election, poets or religious clash. it does not require direct american involvement. and that's whether or not they can identify even a single genuine nationalist avarice. i do not suggest he can read the minds or hearts of those who have for three decades to find her disastrous foreign policy in the muslim world because no one has

kasich, democrat, also talked yesterday on the floor about why he opposed extending the patriot -- dennis kucinich. >> and open up the door for possible is a broader reach into our daily lives. a gentleman from wisconsin, my friend, correctly pointed out the difference between national security matters and the patriot act. but it is also true that section 505 of the patriot act gave the government the ability to greatly expand who can issue a national security letter, so much so that nearly 50,000 nationals a dreaded letters were issued by the fbi, and i think they've year was 2006. they did not have to use section 215. they can just in both the national security letter authority and reach into people's financial records, medical records, the reading material. host: mike on the republican line from kentucky. what are your thoughts? caller: they will get it through. i opposed it when it was on a originally passed under bush. i oppose any bill that erodes more of our rights in this country. that seems to be the same for the last many years -- to keep and bear arms, to privacy. very happy that it fai

the top three candidates, edwards, clinton, obama, they were running a campaign closer to the dennis kucinich 2004 campaign. whoever wins the republican nomination in 2012 will be running something closer to the ron paul 2008 campaign. that is some of the direction the party is going host: rounding out the list are three or four individuals who are likely to run for president including newt gingrich, tim pawlenti, minn. congresswoman michelle bachmann, and mitch daniels, the current governor of indiana. guest: these are individuals will been organizing and getting ready for an actual presidential campaign or some of them have been more of a tease. mitch daniels, this does not show a groundswell of support but it shows they have a launching pad there is a little bit of support for them and will have a ways to go if they want to get out rate -- name recognition. host: a cover story from the national review -- the front page story of the miami herald is -- he has no intent to run. guest: that is an interesting story. i have not heard the begging in washington from the conservative side of washin

allows me to give one minute to hank johnson, one minute to sheila jackson lee, and one minute to dennis kucinich. a minute and a -- a minute and a half to ms. jackson lee. and a minute and a half to kucinich. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i'd like to extend my appreciation to the gentleman from texas for the time. all three issues have been laid out to the three elements. i'd simply like to pose a question to my colleagues, we know we have a problem with the three remaining, intrusive, and i believe unconstitutional provisions. we know ranking member conyers has explained we were not absent, we did not have the lights out under his jurisdiction, we actually pursued this. we couldn't get an agreement. we couldn't move towards the floor. so the question now is, we realize a roving wire tack is intrusive and the lone wolf provides a problem. so the question is, how do we fix it for the american public? how do we ensure the constitution is intact? let me be very clear, it is well-documented human intelligence is the best. why? be

the top three candidates, edwards, clinton, obama, they were running a campaign closer to the dennis kucinich004 campaign. whoever wins the republican nomination in 2012 will be running something closer to the ron paul 2008 campaign. that is some of the direction the party is going host: rounding out the list are three or four individuals who are likely to run for president including newt gingrich, tim pawlenti, minn. congresswoman michelle bachmann, and mitch daniels, the current governor of indiana. guest: these are individuals will been organizing and getting ready for an actual presidential campaign or some of them have been more of a tease. mitch daniels, this does not show a groundswell of support but it shows they have a launching pad there is a little bit of support for them and will have a ways to go if they want to get out rate -- name recognition. host: a cover story from the national review -- the front page story of the miami herald is -- he has no intent to run. guest: that is an interesting story. i have not heard the begging in washington from the conservative side of washingt

"the president should be with dennis kucinich." thanks for your calls. our thanks to the viewer on suggested the question, and charlie cook. we will take that question in the days and weeks ahead. congress is back to work this week. the leading topic is the congressional resolution, the cr, and whether or not that will keep the government running beyond march 4. the headline in "the washington post" is that both sides appear to be averting a government shutdown but there is still talk of the possibility if an agreement is not reached by the end of this week. that will be our topic in our sunday roundtable. later in the program, congressman chris van hollen joining us at 10:00 a.m. on "newsmakers". first, a look at other topics and guest making up the sunday morning programs. >> beginning at noon eastern time on c-span radio, topics include funding the federal government, as congress returns this week, and state budget shortfalls. also the unrest in the middle east. "meet the press" begins at noon. david gregory welcomes the ranking republican member, sen

conyers: no one has worked more carefully on this matter than dennis kucinich, the distinguished gentleman from cleveland who i yield two and a half minutes to. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: thank you, mr. conyers, i appreciate that i certainly never seek to impugn the feelings of those who say we have to have the patriot act in order to protect our country. we're all tai pais tots here and we want america to be protected. we have to remember our constitutional experience here. the reason why we have a fourth amendment that protects people from unreasonable search and seizure but from unwarranted intrusion by the government into their lives. when we look at our constitutional experience, and all of the efforts that made and build up to it, we didn't hear give me liberty or give me a wiretap. we department hear, don't tread on me but it's ok to spy. what we heard was a ringing declaration about freedom an it was enshrined in the constitution. i stood on the floor of the house way back when the patriot act came forward, voted against it because i read it, un

the top three candidates, edwards, clinton, obama, they were running a campaign closer to the dennis kucinich 2004 campaign. whoever wins the republican nomination in 2012 will be running something closer to the ron paul 2008 campaign. that is some of the direction the party is going host: rounding out the list are three or four individuals who are likely to run for president including newt gingrich, tim pawlenti, minn. congresswoman michelle bachmann, and mitch daniels, the current governor of indiana. guest: these are individuals will been organizing and getting ready for an actual presidential campaign or some of them have been more of a tease. mitch daniels, this does not show a groundswell of support but it shows they have a launching pad there is a little bit of support for them and will have a ways to go if they want to get out rate -- name recognition. host: a cover story from the national review -- the front page story of the miami herald is -- he has no intent to run. guest: that is an interesting story. i have not heard the begging in washington from the conservative side of washin