is this snoop dogg corn bread?arry: let me taste it. because i like corn bread. >> it's sweet, too, larry. >> larry: it's a pretty big piece. who's going to eat this? a joker? it's good. now it's very -- it's very good. however -- it's very hard to host a show -- >> and eat corn bread. >> larry: -- while eating corn bread. >> so let me take over for you. >> larry: why don't we put some peanut butter on it and i won't come back. >> that'll be groovy. >> larry: we're going to sing together later. we'll do sinatra. >> maybe some sam cooke. >> larry: you ever do "american idol"? >> never done "american idol." >> larry: do you want to do it? >> i love "american idol." i think i would be the perfect host to fill in. who just left the show? >> larry: paula abdul. >> i think i'd be perfect. >> larry: you'd be a good critic. you'd be great. >> i understand the dynamics of the music and i see the stars before they're made. and sometimes i feel like they're passing up on good people because they don't have it together on thei

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country music establishment, if there is such a thing, get angry when you perform with julio, snoop dogguntry music say is willie leaving us? >> i don't think any of them get angry. the ones that get angry, that makes it all worthwhile. but i don't think there's any of them out there that really think i don't know what i'm doing, because -- >> larry: you're beyond that. do you still play nashville? >> sure. absolutely. enjoy playing nashville, and the band that we're -- we used on this new record, these are all nashville pickers and we played in nashville at the ryman with all these songs and this band a few weeks ago. >> larry: are they the best? the nashville sound, they always talk about the nashville sound. >> this is the cream of the crop. ronny mccry, his family, a great group of bluegrass pickers, chris charp, dennis krout, a great upright bass player. these guys. stuart, the fiddle player. these are the real pickers. it's always comfortable to be able to look at anybody in the room and nod at them and know they're going to take a great chorus. >> larry: kind of fun when you sing

. >> snoop doggy dogg. >> they tease me all the time about it. it's going to be found, snoop dog is going to find it. they see me coming. you can hear them flushing the camodes. >> hey, george pickle. i'm going to say your name loud in case the slaw looking for you. >> i have respect for her. we have played the cat and mouse game on numerous occasions. if she catches me doing something, she's going to bust my ass and i've seen that. >> i've seen her giving advice that only a mother would give. but at the same time, with the sternness to let you know you have a spanking coming if you don't take that advice. >> valerie, jerry mentioned sometimes you'll use just motherly advice. how are you treated by the inmates? is it different because you're a woman? >> well, sometimes, yes, it is. you know, i do use that mother role on them. you know, i have grown kids. and so when i deal with them, i talk to them sometimes like they're mine. and they listen to me. you have some that listen. they just need that motherly advice. >> jason, what's the difference in

you just got off tour with snoop dogg. >> i went on tour with the homie snoop. >> jimmy: who opened for>> i opened for snoop. we all got a lot of hits, so -- you know, i love going out with snoop because people get their money's worth, you know what i'm saying? >> jimmy: and when you're with snoop, is it like -- is he professional about the way -- because he seems to always be high. [ laughter ] and that seems like it might make it difficult to kind of work. >> no, he can function pretty good. >> jimmy: he can function pretty good? >> he can function pretty good. he do his thing. you know, it's hip hop, it's his rap. so, you know, it's really -- you know, snoop, i think snoop can do what the hell he want to do, you know what i mean? >> jimmy: and he does. [ applause ] who has the bigger entourage on this tour? >> oh, definitely snoop. definitely snoop. i keep mine lean and mean. yeah, baby. i used to go without with 15, 20 people. not no more. >> jimmy: how many guys you got now? >> about six, seven. >> jimmy: and what -- do you have rules when you run your tour, things people have to a

doggy dogg, but that is the way did you get out of a recession. think that we are likely to dig the hole deeper. host: congressman sander levin is our guest, currently serving his 14th term, first elected in 1982. guest: there was a recession than that we worked to get out of, but it was not nearly as big as it was the day. host: george, independent caller, atlanta. caller: good morning. guest: nice to talk to you. caller: i believe in we the people, not we the corporations. i do not think that aig will be paying back that money. foreclosure problems would have been ended, americans would be driving new cars. start up businesses, this is a big rip-off. corporations and politicians together. guest: not quite sure how they answer, but i will try. the bailout that got us into trouble, we had terrible problems with foreclosures. some of the action was taken but it was not soon enough for effective enough. now further steps have been taken. most of the tarp money has been paid back. we will let history judge as to whether it would have been worse if no