we will hear from a panel that includes david gregory, eric cantor and joseph lockhart. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> please welcome daniel franklin, eric cantor, joseph lockhart, adam boulton, and david gregory. [applause] >> pete has taken you around the world wants and we will go around the world but start with this country. let me introduce our panelists first of all. congressman eric cantor, very familiar to everyone not just in this town but this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him. joseph lockhart was chief spokesman for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner of the [unintelligible] which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is a familiar face on british television but knows his way around washington as well. he was here for the first 100 days of the obama administration, but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics but politics around the world. last but not least, david gregory who is the h

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congressman eric cantor. of course, very familiar to everyone, not just in this town, but in this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him certainly. joe lockhart was chief spokesman, as you all know, for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner and managing director of the global park group, which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and, of course, very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is an extremely familiar face on british television, but knows his way around washington as well. he was here in this town for the first 100 days of the obama administration. but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics, but politics around the world for "sky news." and last, but not least, david gregory, who is the host of "meet the press" for nbc. a chance, here, i think, to change you for allowing us to be present at your program yesterday. it was much appreciated. thank you very much. congressman, if i can s

ntor -- congressman eric cantor familiar to everyone in this country.he is the republican whip and has a busy year ahead of him. joe lockhart was the chief spokesman for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner of a group that is a large and flourishing specialist ejido in media relations -- a specialist in media relations and a specialist in this town as well. adam bolton is familiar on british television and knows his way around washington. he was here for the first hundred days of the obama administration. he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators of not only british politics but politics around the world for sky news. last but not least, david gregory, the host of"meet the press -- the host of "meet the press." thank you for allowing us to be on your show yesterday. congressman, i would like to start with you. imagine we are sitting here one year from now and you were looking back on 2010. apart presumably from the heroic republican victory in midterms, what else would be your highlight of the political year? >>

c-span christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including eric cantor and david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america. then a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on the strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. all next week a rare glimpse into america's highest court through unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting next monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now available c-span's book abraham lincoln great american historians a perfect gift for the history buff. a unique and contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists and writers from early years to the life at the white house an its relevance today. abraham lincoln in hard cover now on digital audio to listen to any time. learn more at c-span.org/lincoln book. host: we wan

we will hear from a panel that includes david gregory, eric cantor and joseph lockhart. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> please welcome daniel franklin, eric cantor, joseph lockhart, adam boulton, and david gregory. [applause] >> pete has taken you around the world wants and we will go around the world but start with this country. let me introduce our panelists first of all. congressman eric cantor, very familiar to everyone not just in this town but this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him. joseph lockhart was chief spokesman for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner of the [unintelligible] which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is a familiar face on british television but knows his way around washington as well. he was here for the first 100 days of the obama administration, but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics but politics around the world. last but not least, david gregory who is the h

a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and david gregory, buzz aldrin and other astronauts on a legacy of apollo 11, a discussion of muslims in america and the world. . >> there is less spent a month left to enter the contest. create a video on one of our country's greatest strength. it must incorporate c-span programming and show various points of view. winning entries will be shown, on c-span. do not wait another minute. go online for rules and info. host: we will spend the next hour asking you about your favorite books of 2009. the phone lines are open. we hope to get a lot of your comments and your calls. for republicans, 202 737-0002. for democrats, 202 737 0001. independence and others, 202 628-0205. we do this in conjunction with "book tv." september of 1998, 11 years of "book t v." we have a program in every weekend on c-span-2 and this weekend as well. we will bring you some of the events which have covered in the past. the author of "the could soldiers. " we will give back to your calls. -- "the good soldiers." >> "another had not got angry en

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, an nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslim americans in the world. later, a discussion on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreci

then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very speci

at 1:25 a.m., eric cantor and joe lockhart are part of a panel discussing the political events and trends that will shape 2010. >> in the mid-1990's, he was named one of the 50 most influential people to watch in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current study at harvard and what is ahead. >> up next, this is a discussion of the life and career of william f. buckley, jr. he passed away in figure it 2008 at the age of 82. we will hear from richard brookhiser. it is about an hour. >> it is a pleasure for me to be invited to this event. as a guy who works in this liberal city i am sincere because it is a pleasure for me to be invited anywhere. it does not happen very often. [laughter] [applause] to give you an idea of the strange existence a conservative has in the city, for the longest time, the offices of "national review" was located above a rap music studio. the most interesting part of this juxtaposition is when the weather would get warmer and we would open up the windows, this unmistakable odor would waft up and i regret to tell you that " national review" has been produced

. >> c-span, christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and afghanistan. and start at 8:00 p.m. eastern membered lives of william f. junior and senator ted kennedy. >> we now continue our coverage at the health care debate. next come the senate democratic leaders are joined by the president of the american medical association. the ama has endorsed the senate health legislation. this news conference is just under 25 minutes. >> dr., don't be bashful. we stand closer than ever to making it possible for every american to afford to live a healthy life. never have we been so close to reforming america's broken health insurance system. we're not over the finish line, but we would never have gotten this far without the support of doctors, nurses, medical professionals. we know we did action, not excuses anymore. excuses are no

then, eric cantor and former white house press secretary joe la carte or part of a panel discussing the political events and trends that will shape 2010. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw a unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. a three disc set, one of the many items available at c- span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> that evening. -- that evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very special forum and thank those watching on c-span or listening on the radio. for me this fall will forever be a sacred space, the si

house republican whip eric cantor and press secretary joe lockhart. this is an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome daniel franklin, congressman eric cantor, joe lockhart, adam boulton and david gregory. [applause] >> well, peter's taken you around the world once. we'll go around the world but starting i think in this cunagin. and let me introduce our panelists first of all. congressman eric cantor, of course, very familiar to everyone, not just in this town but in this country. republican whip. and a busy year ahead of him certainly. lockhart was chief spokesman, as you all know, for the clinton white house and is now a joe lockhart was nd managing director of the global park group, which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and, of course, very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is an extremely familiar face on british television, but knows his way around washington as well. he was here in this town for the first 100 days of the obama administration. but he is also one of the most experienced and respected

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, an nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslim americans in the world. later, a discussion on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreci

. >> woodruff: sll, a top house publican, eric cantor of virginia, said his par simply believeshe president'sideas are wrong. >> that is not sething that we think woed back in january, nor do we lieve that it'll work again tay. you just can't snd money that we don't have and keep doi it. >>oodruff: in the meantime, a survey today by the "busins roundtab" found the number of major compans planning layoffs in theext six months outnumber those plning to hire. >> woodruff: we get me analysis of r own now about the presidens proposals and ether more should be done to spur jobreation. it comesrom paul krugman, profesr of economics a princeton unersity and a coluist for the new rk times. he wonhe nobel prize for econics last year. anbruce bartlett. he serd as an economic adviser in the reagan administrationnd in the treasury department during the george h.w. bush administration. he's aolumnist for forbes and writes a blog on econoc issues. his late book is "the new erican economy." thank you both for being wh us. paul krugman, toou first. you've been callinon the president for some timto do more to

. >> woodruff: still, a top house republican, eric cantor of virginia, said his party simply believesthe president's ideas are wrong. >> that is not something that we think worked back in january, nor do we believe that it'll work again today. you just can't spend money that we don't have and keep doing it. >> woodruff: in the meantime, a survey today by the "business roundtable" found the number of major companies planning layoffs in the next six months outnumber those planning to hire. >> woodruff: we get some analysis of our own now about the president's proposals and whether more should be done to spur job creation. it comes from paul krugman, professor of economics at princeton university and a columnist for the new york times. he won the nobel prize for economics last year. and bruce bartlett. he served as an economic adviser in the reagan administration and in the treasury department during the george h.w. bush administration. he's a columnist for forbes and writes a blog on economic issues. his latest book is "the new american economy." thank you both for being with us. paul k

congressman eric cantor.f course, very familiar to everyone, not just in this town, but in this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him certainly. joe lockhart was chief spokesman, as you all know, for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner and managing director of the global park group, which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and, of course, very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is an extremely familiar face on british television, but knows his way around washington as well. he was here in this town for the first 100 days of the obama administration. but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics, but politics around the world for "sky news." and last, but not least, david gregory, who is the host of "meet the press" for nbc. a chance, here, i think, to change you for allowing us to be present at your program yesterday. it was much appreciated. thank you very much. congressman, if i can sta

then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very speci

with no further adieu, give me a welcome to house minority whip, eric cantor. [applause] >> thank you for your commitment to the common sense conservative principals that i believe form the bedrock of this country. with many of those values under cjc today, you really -- seige, you truly are on the front lines to get out our message. that's why i'm here today to offer a contrasting approach to how republicans would handle our economic struggles. i want to start by sharing with you what i heard around the thanksgiving dinner table last week, a set of sentiments that families around the country are experiencing. there was plenty of good food and good cheer, i was struck by the overwhelming sense of pessimism about our station's future. instead of looking forward, i heard people talking about the past. remember how great we used to be? it's not that the folks that i was with believe that we can't get back to those days, but there clearly is a fear, an insecurity about the future, not just their own, but their neighbors and their friends. nearly everyone that i spo

a look ahead to 2010 politics including eric cantor and nbc's reporter.ussion on the role of muslims in the world. later, the former cia intelligence officer on the u.s. strategy. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york, steve forbes, the author of "how capitalism will save us" -- former ceo. you indicate in your introduction that he began writing the book in 2007 before the economic collapse. what prompted you to write a book on capitalism at that time? guest: well, there's a lot of misunderstanding about what true free markets are. how they work and what rules are needed. in that sense even though most have a favorable view, it is like the proverbial fish not knowing that it is swimming in water. we have the system but people really do not understand how works. i thought the book with a question and answer format would be useful. then the disaster came along in the along2007, so we have to focus it on the fact that the whole idea o

as my colleague, eric cantor said, during this difficult recession back in our district, families are cutting back. they are looking for where they can find savings. they are looking for maybe a second job to bring in a little more income, and yet they see washington, d.c. literally going to the floor, and on the very backs of our soldiers preparing to pass the debt limit increase that will raise the debt limit buy nearly $2 trillion. i mean, what the democrats are doing here is essentially facing difficult times by raising the debt limit on their credit card. that's not what the american people are doing right now. the people back in indiana, the people all across this country are making hard choices to pick their own fiscal house in order and put their family budget in order thanks to the leadership of steve scalise and kevin speed and the leadership of those that are gathered here. house republicans have a better plan. we believe that enactment of the cap and debt act would provide the accountability, clean up or down vote. let the american people count the role and see who in cong

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz algren and fellow astronauts and the role of muslim americans in the world, later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al-qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 pm eastern remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ... >> now we're going to examine some disturbing reports that despite the important progress we've made to insure justice for rape victims, in too many jurisdictions large numbers of kits continue to sit untested. when dna evidence taken from rape victims that could be used to convict c

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a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy on the pot -- of apollo 11. a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. starting at 8:00 p.m., remembering the lives of william f. buckley and senator ted kennedy. >> in october, the center for american progress and journalist maria shriver at released a report discussing women in the work force. later, a keynote address by labor secretary hilda solis. >> good morning, everyone. so happy to see everyone here. i am the executive vice- president for the center for american progress. it is my great pleasure to welcome you all here for our conference on the publication of the shriver report. this is a joint project between the center for american progress and the first lady of california, maria shriver. this is available at bookstores near you. in this report, we explore what it means that women will soon make up half of the work force for the first time. many of our families now have a woman not on

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abc "this week" george steff no luss will talk with sommers and house republican whip eric cantor. on fox news sunday hosted by chris wallace include clare mccatskill, also oklahoma republican senator james inhoff and massachusetts democratic senator ed markey on "face the nation," connecticut independent senator joseph lism eberman and rockefeller from west virginia and nebraska's ben nelson. and cnn's state of the union will include lauren so maniers, director of the national economic council, virginia democratic senator mark warner, and south dakota republican john stone. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c-span radio at 90.1 f.m., nationwide on channel 132, xm, and on the web at c-span.org, c-spanradio.org. >> michael faunroy wrote "republicans and the black vote." he is our guest tonight on c-span's "q & a." >> this week on "the communicateors," an insider's perspective with ralph de la vega. monday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span2. host: we want to welcome the president of the committee congress for a responsible budget. guest: tha

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantorz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world, and later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and in afghanistan, and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on mey christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including eric's cantor and david gregoryban and afghanistan and remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> and now, a discussion on relations between the u.s. and the muslim world heard representatives of the state and defensive departments joined muslim and journalists and activists in the discussion. it was toasted by the muslim -- >> welcome, everybody coming to the last session for the convention. we will have the banquet after this. thanks to all of you for hanging in for this. it has been a long day and you have intended a lot of interesting and informative panels. we hope to leave you with a bang. we are running a few minutes late, and as people are trickling in, we're going to go ahead and get started at the point i will briefly introduce the panelist and then we will go ahead and do this session. i will lead 15 minutes at the end for questions. we'll be taking questions from the floor and in britain format, and also on line, you can submit them. and if they meet with my approval, i

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world, and later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and in afghanistan, and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on twitter. merry christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers

. >> c-span christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including the cantor --eric cantor and david gregg reported a discussion on the role of muslims in america. later, of former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan, and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> the commander of nato forces in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, liz a deadline -- visited ottawa. the u.s. committee to sending an additional 30,000 troops to afghanistan, bringing the total to 90,000. they announced the planned withdrawal beginning in july 2011. >> thanks. i am always concerned when someone introduces me to knows me. thank you for letting me be here today. ladies and gentlemen, i want to think that conference of defense associations institute for allowing me to speak before such a distinguished audience. before we talk about where we're going, it is important to talk about where we have been and where we are. and also talk about my relationship with canadian forces. of course american forces go w

satellite corp. 2009] >> christmas day, a look at 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor- and thus aldrin on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of moslems and america and the world, and later a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy in al qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of will in the public, jr., and senator ted kennedy. >> now available, c-span's book -- "abraham lincoln." a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. a unique perspective -- $66, journals, and writers, from his early years to rise to the white house appeared on hard cover and your favor bookseller and now digital audio to listen to any time, available where it is sold. >> "washington journal" continues. host: of lawrence korb is senior fellow for center of american progress out with a new report, paying for the true escalation -- 10 ways to cut base line defense spending to fight this war within our means. what are you recommending? guest: basically saying take a look at your regular defense budget. there are about 10 programs i

later, steny hoyer and eric cantor discussed the upcoming session for the house. this is about half an hour. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cantor: i thank the speaker and i yield to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, for the purpose of announcing next week's schedule. mr. hoyer: on monday, the house will meet at 10:30 a.m. for morning hour debate, 12:00 p.m. for legislative business, votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for morning hour debate, 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. on wednesday an thursday, the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business, on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. we will consider several bills under suspension of the rules. the complete list of which will be announced by the close of business today. in addition, mr. speaker, we will consider further action on h.r. 3326, the department of defense appropriations act of 2010. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i'd like to ask the gentleman about the schedule for

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eric holder that we will be victims no more. [applause] >> no more! i thank you on behalf of the cantor fitzgerald families and the euro broker families. we are united with the firefighters and the police officers and the military. [applause] >> anyone who tells you that the civilians are not part of this are not telling you the truth. the 9/11 families stand united against the decision to try these terrorists in new york federal court. [applause] >> you can find a handful of families who disagree but those are not the majority. and last time i looked, this was still a democracy. [applause] >> help us tell our government that the majority rules, and what the majority wants, is these trials out of new york federal court. go tell your congressmen. go to your local offices. get your friends to do it also and let's change this decision now! [cheers and applause] >> usa. >> all right. ladies and gentlemen, i direct your attention to the jumbo tron. we have a video montage of eric holder. [booing] >> can you give me he a case in the united states history where an enemy combatant caught on a b