boston college head coach steve donahue was at cornell at the time.e looked at lin as a possible recruit and thought we can do better. if i had stopped you as you were look at jeremy lin as a hool player and said, "he's going to play in the n.b.a." >> no, there's no way. there's no way. no way. no one would ever say that. that's ridiculous. >> reporter: donahue says lin will cause scouts to rethink how they measure talent, but the fact is, what's unfolding, something never seen before, deifies explanation. so how does a guy slip through? >> i-- i wish there was a simple answer. there is no simple answer. >> reporter: lin eventually settled on harvard where he led the team in scoring his senior year but it wasn't enough for the n.b.a. he was let go by two n.b.a. teams, joe lacob owns one of them, the golden state warriors. >> well, right now it doesn't feel too good. >> reporter: lacob is not alone. scouty is purely not a pure science. take the knicks. they plunked down nearly $50 million for their through highest paid players and won only eight of the

evan donahue is here. he says he's here to observe and we'll see what happens. wolf?> so one thing to actually vote in this special caucus, it's another thing to just go in and observe what's going on. that's what this ron paul wanted to do. he didn't vote, he was just there to observe, is that right? >> that's what he says. but just to get into the room, you have to sign this affidavit. so according to the nevada rules, he shouldn't be in the room because he voted earlier in the day. other people have been turned away because they voted and couldn't sign this affidavit and still about 100 people waiting to get in. >> we'll stay in close touch with you. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. we're waiting to hear from mitt romney. he's getting ready to speak at a hotel in las vegas. newt gingrich is going to be answering questions from reporters and getting ready to hold a news conference. we'll take that live, as well. i'll be speaking with rick santorum, another of the four remaining republican presidential candidates. our special coverage will continue right after

>> megyn: bill donahue, thank you very much, sir, we appreciate you being here.s a good debate. we'll be right back with our panel. we're going to go in depth in moments on the latest news when it comes to foreclosures in homes. why you may need to worry. we'll be right back. recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day. ♪ or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. megyn: well, some surprising new developments in connection with the powell family murders. josh powell was primary person of interest in the police investigation into his wife susan's disappearance from their home back in december 2009. he of course was never actually charged, however. then, powell killed himself and his sons on february 5th, after the boys were dropped off at his home for a supervised visit. he refused to let the child family services person in and then the house b

now you have this testimony from bill donahue and bishops and people speaking up against this mandaterealize that this president erred on the side of trampling the rules of people. this has blown up in his face. in addition to all of the democrats that you've named who have publicly lambasted the president over it, you've got many people, centrists, evangelicals, jews, catholics, people across the spectrum of communities of faith that are outraged about it because they know. if the obama administration can abuse it's executive authority to go after catholics. they can abuse it to go after anybody. >> sean: i love the "wall street journal" put it in their piece, hhs tell religious leaders to go to hell and the public notices. think about it. for example, a lot, i'm raised catholic and lot of my fellow catholics are saying to me, they have faith in president obama. but this to them is a huge issue. it's not where they stand on abortion or contraception it's about freedom of religion. that is where the assault is here? >> that's right. i think if you listen very closely to jay carney, it

poppy is your -- >> poppy petal emma elizabeth deveraux donahue montgomery. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: so that very hip to have this sort of bizarro name, but when i -- >> jimmy: say it again for me one more time. >> poppy petal emma elizabeth deveraux donahue montgomery. >> jimmy: wow. >> poppy petal sounds kind of -- pornstarry, doesn't it? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: poppy -- >> i was like -- my mom. i was like, that's not -- >> jimmy: poppy petal? no, no, no. quest, quest, stop it, quest. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: happy valentine's day. i know it was last night. >> yes. >> jimmy: did you go bonkers? did you do anything wild? >> i got a dessert truck for my whole crew. and more specifically, for me. i ate everything on the truck. everyone thought i was drunk, but i was just high on sugar. >> jimmy: now, are you one of those that can eat whatever you want? >> no, i have to work out. so this is my new thing, okay. >> jimmy: you just dance while you eat. >> i dance while i eat. no, i can't dance. i dance like elaine on "seinfeld." it's a bad deal. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you a bad dancer? >> the wo

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jennifer donahue is a fellow witho eisenhower institute.avid corn is an msnbc contributor for mother jones magazine. it's great to have you on this friday. let's just look tat it in generl terms. let's start with virginia. virginia state politics there. why is it -- is it the republicans pushing it there? ultrasound was picked up -- well, why are they pushing like ultrasound and personhood and issues like that? 2012? >> i think the party has moved so far to the right in so many states around the country, that you see in virginia, a state that's a must win for republicans if they're going to win the election in the general election. going so far right with a bill like this that mcdonnell, governor mcdonnell looked at it. at first glance thought it was okay. then remembered he might be a running mate for mitt romney and realized maybe it's not okay. and said it's not acceptable. i think what you are seeing is a real takeover on the right, maybe an overreach on social issues where they think maybe we've gotten this far in the primary race. may

evan donahue is right behind me right now. he's here to observe, and we'll see what happens. wolf. >> so it was one thing to be precise to actually vote in this special caucus. it's another thing to go in and observe what was going on. that's what this ron paul supporter wanted to do. he didn't vote. he already voted. he was just there to observe, is that right? >> that's what he said. just to get into the room, you have to sign this affidavit. according to the clark county rules, he shouldn't be in the room right now because he already voted earlier in the day. a lot of other people have been turned away, wolf, because they voted and couldn't sign this affidavit. still 200 people out there waiting to get in. we haven't started here yet. >> paul steinhauser thanks very, very much. we're waiting to hear from mitt romney. he's getting ready to speak to his supporters at a hotel in las vegas. nnz nnz will not speak to supporters but it answering questions from reporters. he's getting ready to hold a news conference. i speak with rick santorum, another four remaining republican c

since president mubarak was toppled protesters are calling for the country's military rulers to stun donahue's and devil injuring her full. greece's prime minister just hanumant approved fresh cuts and returned four hundred it's such a big enduro bailout from the i.m.f. and what in the country faces economic chaos otherwise thousands have crowded in athens however angry at the hashmi in part of a story see including its launch of a minimum wage but that's. that's thousands across europe take to the streets in coordinated approach has to gain the global answer kyra scouts people in greece and germany poland with twenty and the netherlands have voiced criticism that accept threatens internet freedom and could lead to a mindset such. as to add lines not late to sports news with me trays up next. hello there sport or not to good to have a company again this coming up in the bolton. shock defeat world number three murray sharper loses to in the quarters in france. huge boost for. little sore sets the fastest time on the final day of the twenty twelve pre-season test in spain. and. overwhelming favo

donahue, a member of the kennedy administration, the vice chairman of the kennedy library board of directors who knew and worked with jacqueline kennedy in the white house here in massachusetts and during the 1960 campaign. we're delighted to have ted widmer, and now with brown university. towards the end of the program, we'll take written questions from the audience. there are index cards available and staff will collect them from you. let me photo a few other special guests who are here with us tonight, including vicki kennedy, steven smith himself, and two former kennedy administration officials, who both happen to be my predecessors as director of this library, charles daly and dan finn. also joining us this evening is jim gardner, who among other duties, oversees the presidential library system for the national archives. a nation reveals itself by the men and women its produces, jfk once stated, and in jacqueline kennedy, this nation produced a most remarkable woman. among the many compliments one can bestow on this new book is that it is truly revelatory of her extraordinary life, keen

donahue. >>> lisa kathleen graddy is the curator for women's political history here at smithsonian. so when you were putting together this latest exhibit, how did you decide how the gowns would be placed and what it would say about the history and the role of these first ladies? >> well, we picked a series of gowns. partly just based on what we thought was pretty, and what hadn't been out in a while. sometimes it's nice to be the curator. you get to just choose things. we also wanted an array of colorened and different styles. it's not chronological. we wanted to maximize the space and really maximize the look of each style and the color of each dress against each other to make a more pleasing picture, and i think that putting things that are far apart in time next to each other as opposed to a slow progression, you really see the amazing difference between, say, lucy hayes, that dress wit bustle and the very tight shoulders. if you look at their shoulders, you're not going to raise your arm ace bov your waist and something like grace coolidge's flapper dresses. amazing difference.

, sorry -- correct me -- donahue, the head of the chamber of commerce. donahue and trumpka, the odd couple. they're fighting and arguing on everything. they come together in front of our committee because they know we will all benefit, all of america benefits when we do a bill like this. so i think i've shared with you a lot but there is one more thing. if we allow this bill to go away and we are stuck with an extension, because the transportation fund is not collecting enough gas tax revenuerevenues because -- thera good news reason -- we're getting better fuel economy and we're taking more public transit so the gas tax is not coming in at the rate it normally does. we will be down 35% in the fund. so right away, right away, 631,000 jobs are down. so what's so great about our bill is it's four committees, including the finance committee, who filled the hole, filled the gap in a way that was bipartisan. so our story is a great story to tell. if i had to tell my grandkids, i'd say, "once upon a time, there was a time in america when we didn't really have

that obviously could have an impact in bill donahue told fox that the lobbying has just begun. >> when the government is going to knock down the wall of separation of church and state and overreach like the obama administration, you have a war on your hands. >> reporter: now, what senator rubio was trying to tweak is their are conscience klousz but they could opt out if they close their doors to jews and that is against the catholic philosophy. they want to offer care to all faith. they want to do exemption. >> shep: insiders believe it's a political issue clearly and the white house had a prepared statement that seemed unusual. >> reporter: when i was asked jay carney, they know its volatile issue. catholics make up about 27% of the electorate in 2008. that roughly when you look at exit poll data, that means about 35 million catholic voters. president, he carried 54%. beat john mccain by 55 points but jay carney was playing a balancing act. they don't want to lose it. >> between the religion beliefs and increasing access to important services we will continue to work closely with reli

evan donahue is here. he says he's here to observe and we'll see what happens. wolf?al caucus, it's another thing to just go in and observe what's going on. that's what this ron paul wanted to do. he didn't vote, he was just there to observe, is that right? >> that's what he says. but just to get into the room, you have to sign this affidavit. so according to the nevada rules, he shouldn't be in the room because he voted earlier in the day. other people have been turned away because they voted and couldn't sign this affidavit and still about 100 people waiting to get in. >> we'll stay in close touch with you. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. we're waiting to hear from mitt romney. he's getting ready to speak at a hotel in las vegas. newt gingrich is going to be answering questions from reporters and getting ready to hold a news conference. we'll take that live, as well. i'll be speaking with rick santorum, another of the four remaining republican presidential candidates. our special coverage will continue right after this. imagine if you could always see life [m

host: tom donahue coming in at number 10 on alleged. washington alan is an independent caller. good morning. caller: i would like to talk about protecting other people from power. i would like to see an article on this. the grand jury clause of the fifth amendment does not apply to the state's. note 12 person trial juries in states. -- no 12-person trial juries in state spendin. the long dissenting opinion in one case, just briefly secret nominations which may undermine however convenient arbitrary powers executed are the most convenient may gradually increase. host: ok. guest: i am not much of a legal historian. it sounded interesting. i cannot quite follow the thread there. host: a possible vice president candidate makes number 40 on the list. guest: sure. senator rubio is enormously powerful. what you might call an up and in the senate, he is well liked and charismatic. he is a real coveted endorsement. we will see if he gets the vice president nod or not. host: this tweet -- guest: i doubt that highly. we did not take their income into account. host: and let the, a georgia,

you heard bill donahue talk about how you've got a war on your hands.ion yesterday say, we've struck the appropriate balance. they've given the catholic church until august to come employ with the new man date that says, not the kphoeufp but religious institutions, catholic universities, hospitals, have to cover contraception for their employees with no co-pay, and it led to the bishops now sending out this edict over the weekend that had priests standing up in mass reading to their congres congress congratulations letters that say they are not going to comply with the law. does this go against religion. >> absolutely. in this particular situation it's the catholics that are under assault, their religious freedom. once you assault religious freedom by saying that the government or any nationalized program has prerogative over religious freedom it will extend beyond the catholic situation, it will affect the jewish people, protestant organizations and far more than that. megyn: reiterating yesterday, they are striking the appropriate balance between resp

meg joining me now, peter johnson jr., and bill donahue, president of the catholic league.n have been on the program before all of this and both had some issues with this plan. so we wanted to have you back on and ask you whether you are satisfied with the resolution as outlined by the president on friday. peter? >> you know, in a legal sense it is not an exemption, it is not a compromise. the federal government's decide hog's catholic and who's catholic enough. and deciding, well, listen, we're going make it easier for you, the cardinals and priests and bishops and nuns of america. you don't have to hand out drugs that induce abortions. we will have the insurance companies do that for you so you can keep your consciouses clean. that doesn't protect faith in america. that doesn't honor congress. conscious. that doesn't honor the internal workings of the church or any church which are protected by the constitution and by laws and by case law. you're not supposed to reach into the internal workings of a hierarchical organization like the catholic church and tell them what to

i say tom donahue was the founder of ave maria university but it is not.or a preview of melissa perry. >> the goods to see you. i have been loving your conversation this morning. >> thank you. >> what we -- we have a lot coming up this morning. we will lay out the case for newt gingrich because that's what i like to do. somebody has to do it. it has been all of rick santorum lately. we will do a little tv evangelism. it is, after all, sunday morning. i have brilliant religious scholars on the show. we will do godly business. and, oh, yeah, they are all women. >> wow. >> godly women business. thank you. coming up next, what should you know for the week ahead? you should know that just a little over three years after mitt romney said we can, quote, kiss the american automotive industry good-bye, general motors post ad quarterly profit of almost half a billion dollars. eighth consecutive quarterly profit. you should also know when the big banks were poise order the precipice mitt romney supported billions of dollars to save them from their bad debts. when it

clip on the speech that rick santorum gave in 2008 at i'ave maria college in flori, started by tom donahueltimillionaire conservative catholic who founded domino's pizza. in it, he talks about the way that satan has attacked various institutions in american life as a way of furthering american decline. and he says this about where mainline protestantism falls in. >> we all know that this country was founded on a judeo-christian ethic but it was a protestant judeo-christian ethic. sure, the catholics had some influence, but this was a protestant country and the protestant ethic, mainstream, mainline protestantism, and of course we look at the shape of the mine lane protestantism in this country and it is a shambles, it is gone from the world of christianity as i see it. >> i imagine this clip is going to get a lot of attention because that's a pretty remarkable thing to say, mainline protestantism has fallen out of the family of christianity as i see it. there's a lot of mainline protestants in this country and i really -- no, i'm serious. i try to imagine if mitt romney had said that given

. >> vice president biden, president donahue, chairman muhtar kent, chairman wan jifei, business representatives to both china and the united states, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends it gives me great pleasure to attend this business roundtable in washington d.c. together with vice president biden. i wish to thank the ccpit, the u.s. chamber of commerce, the u.s.-china business council for their careful organization, and business leaders of both countries for their active participation. the 20-plus business leaders from china and the united states present today include representatives both of the rural economy, financial sector, the traditional manufacturing industry and emerging industries. they represent both state-owned enterprises and private companies. the broad and active participation of business people in both countries has made the comprehensive, mutually complimentary, and win- win china-u.s. economic relationship more colorful and more dynamic. the purpose of my current visit to the united states at the invitation of vice president biden is to implement the important agreement of th

i want to say that tom donahue of the u.s. chamber, he's the president there, richard trumpka, the president of the a.f.l., and many businesses and laborers throughout our nation support this tifia program to stretch taxpayer dollars in a safe way. again, they have done that in the house bill as well, which is very good for us. so i'm proud of this bill and the reforms. i'm proud of the -- the working relationship that we've established cross party lines in our committee. and i could say very honestly, there's a lot of things that this bill does not have that i -- that i'm really sorry about, that i really wanted to see in there, and i know -- and i'm not going to detail those, but i know senator inhofe feels the same way. but there were certain things that we -- there were lines in the sand for each of us and it was give-and-take that resulted in this compromise, which is a good bill, a good, solid bill. we put those controversial issues aside i think for the good of the nation. and i'll close with this. ever since dwight eis

he says never before, the quote is from the catholic leader bill donahue who is here all the time fromecedented in american history for the federal government to line up against the roman catholic church. will he in fact get a backlash to candidates on the republican side seem to be picking up a lot of that anger. >> absolutely. and the provision is that it would -- that under the new health care law, it would require catholic institutions like universities and even catholic hospitals to pay for contraceptives and also sterilization. >> or get no federal funding. >> exactly right. they've got a big choice. well, anyway, and in fact there's a story out today that u.s. bishops are contemplating a massive march on washington, d.c. bussing in thousands of people, kids and school buses, all to protest this. rick santorum, we've got him reacting right here. he's reacting to the fact that the white house is saying, look, you guys don't understand what we're trying to do here. also, mitt romney. listen. >> that's just a bunch of poppycock. i mean, that's just ridiculous. i mean, look, mr. pres

thomas donahue, the national president of the -- president of the national chamber of commerce said at a job summit about a year and a half ago here in washington, he said the regulatory activity presently going on is so far above and beyond anything we have ever seen in the history of this country that we are in danger of becoming a government of, by, and for the regulators instead of a government of, by, and for the people. i thought of these two things when i received a letter recently from one of my constituents who runs a small bank in east tennessee. and he wrote to me this, he said, one of the single greatest needs of small businesses is access to capital and much of that, small business lending capital, is typically provided by america's more than 6,700 community banks. yet community banks are by and large being forced to do -- to withhold and constrain lending at the time america needs it most. this is largely due to unprecedented onerous regulatory constraints being placed on community banks by federal bank examiners. he goes on and says this, never in modern history have ban