. >> fred grandy we are out of time. >> time sure goes by fast when you are having fun. >> for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. . . >> when the decisions were taken to launch this illegal room, he was the one that signed the checks. he should insist on going to the inquiry now. people are entitled to know, but for this nation votes in a general election, what his role was in this government's most disastrous decision. what has he got to hide? >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. british prime minister gordon brown began this week's question time by pledging u.k. humanitarian -- humanitarian aid to haiti, following the earthquake there run tuesday. he answered questions on whether he would appear before the iraq inquiry. now, prime minister's questions. >> order. questions for the prime minister. bill wiggin. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> before listing my engagements, i know that the whole house

>> would you like to talk to grandy and andy? when fred is offended, are you offended or not offended? >> i appreciate your integrity to denounce back. >> so, jeremiah wright, what he said was not nonsense? >> you should be ashamed of yourself, but i know you're not. >> your are right, i am not. >> it is in no way offensive. when jeremiah wright talks, he says it is white america. they say the same thing of any country that is against the gospel. when anything happens there, they say it is cursed by god. it is a warped theology, but is in no way racist. >> that is a critical job. i do not know if they showed you -- as important as the calls she puts up are the calls that she does not allow. that is the gate that all comments must pass through. every morning, she provides a list of stories that could be six or seven pages long. she is very much a part of the editorial process. given the kind of small network, she runs the montesori school that we are part of. she keeps us on track and sometimes we might get a little bit too far out in one d

and later, another chance to see q&a with fred grandy. president obama travel to boston to campaign for u.s. senate candidate mark the coakle -- martha coakley. from northeastern university, this is about half an hour. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody, thank you. fired up. fired up. first of all, i'm going to let michelle know that you sang her happy birthday. she will be pleased to know. i love you back. you know i do. let me begin by thanking liz for the wonderful introduction, where did she go? there she is. give her a big round of applause. nice job. i told her on the way i hear, you're going to be great. she said, i am going to rock the house. she did. i want northeastern. -- i want to thank in northeastern -- thank you, northeastern. the president and his lovely wife, thank you so much for the hospitality. i want to thank the boston mayor who is in the house. the governor, the ball patrick -- deval patrick. the great senior senator from this -- i know where we are. massachusetts. john kerry. i want to thank the kennedy

. >> fred grandy we are out of time. >> time sure goes by fast when you are having fun. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. . >> "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. >> like, this february, "book tv" welcomes of paul johnson, author of over 40 books, his latest on winston churchill. join our 3 our conversation live from london, with your phone calls for paul johnson on february 7. >> he was not only in the room, he is the one who signed the check. he should insist on going to the inquiry now. people are entitled to know before they decide how to vote in the general election, what his role in this government's most disastrous decision. what has got to hide? >> now, from london, "prime minister's questions," from the british house of commons. british prime minister gordon brown

. >> fred grandy was an actor and congressman and he is our guest tonight on cspan's "q&a." >> sunday, a professor of the 1965 voting rights act and the role it played in black radical politics and paved the way for future african american leadership. he will discuss his book. tuesday, your chance to talk to the authors of the best-selling "game change." that is live tuesday morning on cspan's "washington journal". thieu no one of your top news apps is cspan radio. there's also a tablet to all of our podcast, including q&a and after word spread it is free and available from the apps store. washington journal continues. host: our sunday round table with karen finney and kevin madden. we were talking about massachusetts politics. what is happening? guest: democrats took for granted they were going to win this one and they are coming out in force. they had about 2200 volunteers on the ground yesterday and knocked on doors and were running phone banks. they raised about $1 million in 24 hours so now the machine is turning itself on and pulling it out. they may have missed the signal that

. >> fred grandy, i want you to grade the following four things in your life for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction? actor, "gopher" on "the love boat.". > > satisfaction index, a solid b. >> as member of the united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> head of goodwill industries for five years. >> a-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b+. >> we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> 107.3, worldwide. wmal.com. listen all day and be stimulated. >> now, randy and andy with the news. >> you have been doing this how long? >> i started in 2003. this is really my seventh year. i have saddam hussein thank for the job. i had been out in california. i was between careers at that time. i had filled them for a talk- show host on our station from time to time. the guy that was on general manager, because of the war effort ramping up in iraq,they wanted to go to more 24/7 coverage. they wanted more people on the microphone. he asked me to fill in. i started doing more work. i was not with goodwil

. >> this week -- our guest is fred grandy, former republican congressman from iowa.e's currently the host of a radio talk show called "the grandy & andy morning show" on wmal in washington, d.c. and it's on the website at wmal.com. >> fred grandy, he want to you grade the following four things in your life from the purpose -- for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction. >> are we talking about four grades or an aggregate grade? >> all right, let's start. actor, gopher on "love boat," how satisfying was that? >> oh, satisfaction index, solid b. >> member of the united states congress for four years. >> b minus. >> head of goodwill industries for five years. >> a minus. >> talk show host, washington, d.c., wmal today. >> b plus. >> we're cool back to all of that. >> all right. >> let's look at what it's like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> wmal washington, 107.3, 6630 wmal.com. lisp all day and be stimulated. >> yeah! >> now grandy and andy on the news. >> you've been doing this for how long? >> let's see, i started at wmal in 2003

. >> fred grandy represented iowa for four terms.e has been hurt every morning on wbal talk radio. he is our guest this sunday night on c-span. >> middle and high school students, just a few days left to enter the stdent cam contest. sent as a video on one of our country's greatest strengths. -- send it to c-span. all the winning videos will be shown on c-span. make sure to upload your project by midnight on wednesday. >> now can salazar holds a town hall meeting for employees of his department. -- can salazar -- ken salazar holds a town hall meeting. >> i am laura davis, the associate secretary of the interior. it is great to see you here. this is a wonderful occasion for us as we gather here to talk about the work the interior has done in the last year and the agenda president obama and secretary salazar have for the year ahead. having had the privilege to come here with the secretary last year i can tellw3 you i am amazd at whatt( the secretary has accomplished in a short 12 months. he has an incredible work ethic and a passion fo

. >> fred grandy -- randy represented by what in congress for four terms.she was ceo and president of goodwill industries. -- he was ceo and president of goodwill industries. he is our guest on tonight's "q&a." >> witnesses at this meeting include top executives from goldman sachs, j.p. morgan chase, morgan stanley and bank of america. the commission, made up of six democrats and four republicans is mandated to deliver a report to congress b. this portion of the hearing is three hours, 20 minutes. >> the meeting of -- oh, good, the microphones work. the meeting of the commission will come to order. there is a quorum present, and so we will now proceed with this first of our public hearings. good morning to everyone and thank you for being here. i am honored to welcome you as we start this series of public hearings into the causes of the financial and economic crisis that has gripped this entire country. i think vice chairman thomas for his extraordinary cooperation and partnership. i applaud the dedication of my fellow commissioners. i am grateful to all of

." >> fred grandy represented i was in congress for four terms.2003, he has been heard every morning on wmal talk radio in washington, d.c. he is our guest sunday night on q&a. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james ki thetfioeld a national correspondent. -- majes kitfield. james kitfield. what prompted you to write this piece? >> guest: we have seen this program for a while. in the last year-and-a-half, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of broken strikes. there's a controversy last summer when the cia director told congress there is a secret program establishing hit squads to fight and kill terrorists around the world. that caused a big furor. we should probably shun some more light on a secret program to target assassinations. we know very little about this. we don't know what the evidenciary bar is to get people a list. we don't know who was involved but that is becoming clearer after my re- 40. -- reporting. jarratt things they think they could do to take lives. host: what did people do to put that on this lis

. >> fred grandy represented his state for four terms in congress.s president and ceo of goodwill industries. since 2003, he has been heard on talk radio in washington, d.c., and he is our guest on c-span's "q&a tonight. >> republican senator tom coburn holding the top -- a town hall meeting in his home state of oklahoma. this lasts about an hour and 25 minutes. [applause] >> i am loaded up here with microphones and wires, so forgive me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] it has been awhile since i have had a town hall meeting here. i want to spend a few minutes to set the ground rules. i will talk to about -- for about three or four minutes about things that are going on now that you need to know about. we will spend the rest of the time trying to answer your questions and get input from you. this is your town hall meeting. your "viewpoint" is and make sure i'm aware of it. there's no questions that are off-limits. they need to be proffered in a way that is fair, but other