helena, care to elaborate and then egypt, i'll get you in on that.hat struck a cord with you about that? >> i think the problem that i had with it is we're supposed to -- these women are supposed to be representative of the quote unquote social elite in atlanta. these are grown women, right? they're in their 30s and 40s. married with children. and they have this fight that just devolved into the street brawl. there's more bleeps in the fight than actual words. and it seemed extremely immature for women supposed to be representing this elite class of black women. >> okay. now to be fair, that is one clip of a season that is about a lot more than that and it's a reality show. they picked the most dramatic stuff and they probably tell you to act up a little bit. egypt, i know you're a fan of the show saying you watch it religiously. >> i absolutely do watch it religiously. >> what is your perspective of that? >> that's the thing of reality shows and why people love them so much. they show the good, bad and ugly. i don't necessarily think real house wive

>> helena, i want to bring you in. we heard from senator kerry on this. today on "morning joe." he offered his support for the president although we know he has been skeptical of adding more troops. let me play that here for you and get your thoughts on the other side. >> the president is doing due diligence here and i think he is absolutely correct to make certain that what he is hearing from the field, you know, what people are saying is possible is, in fact, possible. we didn't do that very well in iraq and we certainly didn't do it in vietnam and it's critical for us make certain if you ask young americans to put their lives on the line, the strategy is equal to the sacrifice you're asking them to make. >> it is taking them time to get to this strategy whether they continue on the course or whether they shift gears here and there does seem to be a delay. we know that defense secretary gates is sitting on that troop request for 40,000 troops. why? >> well, i think a big part what have is going on for the administration is the results of the afghan elec

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helena, care to elap ra-- elaborate? what struck a cord with you?he problem i had is these women are supposed to be representative of this quote-unquote social elite in atlanta. these are grown women, right, in their 30s and 40s, married with children. and they have this fight that's evolved into a street brawl. you see there's more bleeps in the fight than actual words. it seems extremely immature for women who are supposed to be representing this elite class of black women. >> okay. now, to be fair, that is one clip of a season that is about a lot more than that and it's a reality show. they've picked the most dramatic stuff and they probably tell you that adds up a little bit. i know you're a fan of the show and say you watch it religiously. what's your perspective? >> you know, that's the whole thing of reality shows and why people love them so much. they show the good, the bad, and the ugly. i don't necessarily think real house wives of atlanta is a negative portrayal of black women but a depiction of who these women are as individuals. by the

however, helena looks gorgeous, flawless. >> doesn't she? >> absolutely. >> did you even break a sweat, girl? >> i did. >> and yet the sheer cover hasn't changed at all. it hasn't sweated off. you still look glowing and radiant, but you don't look streaky at all. but that's looking incredible. >> so the headline here is, lisa, sweat-proof, lasts all day, and it's not gonna rub off on your clothes or... >> your boyfriend. >> ...or your boyfriend or husband or whatever. girls, thank you so much. >> what's amazing about sheer cover minerals is that, as you go through the day, instead of becoming powdery, which is what you might think would happen, it's exactly the opposite. it blends in with your natural oils, and it almost ends up feeling like you've got a soft glow, like a moisturizer, like you've put a moisturizer on. >> the best thing about after using sheer cover, it immediately conceals all my skin blemishes and gave me that "girl next door"- but-celebrity look that every woman wants. >> i inherited the deep circles. see these dark circle

however, helena looks gorgeous, flawless. >> doesn't she?id you even break a sweat, girl? >> i did. >> and yet the sheer cover hasn't changed at all. it hasn't sweated off. you still look glowing and radiant, but you don't look streaky at all. but that's looking incredible. >> so the headline here is, lisa, sweat-proof, lasts all day, and it's not gonna rub off on your clothes or... >> your boyfriend. >> ...or your boyfriend or husband or whatever. girls, thank you so much. >> what's amazing about sheer cover minerals is that, as you go through the day, instead of becoming powdery, which is what you might think would happen, it's exactly the opposite. it blends in with your natural oils, and it almost ends up feeling like you've got a soft glow, like a moisturizer, like you've put a moisturizer on. >> the best thing about after using sheer cover, it immediately conceals all my skin blemishes and gave me that "girl next door"- but-celebrity look that every woman wants. >> i inherited the deep circles. see these dark circles under my eyes? i h

. >> helena pinkham at the library of congress is excited about a new set of photographs in their collection that bridges the gap between 1945 and the present. >> we had some at the start of the story from wilbur wright to world war ii, but as other organizations grew up, including the air force itself, we stopped collecting ak actively in aeronautics. brittish photographer nicolaus price, along with his three cameras, spent a year with the air force in nevada as these young men and women prepared for war, a war that began eight years ago, in new york, washington and pennsylvania. >> how did you come to decide on this one as the signature picture? >> there is something different about the woman holding a flag. she is holding it like a child, and the protective nature of it. >> why was this picture so special to you? >> it was an engaging picture, the eye contact and the civility. i think a lot of people realized that women are in every role in the air force now. >> at the air force memorial, john jumper, a former chief of staff says the project illustrates what he has always known about the

several years ago in my home town of helena, montana, i was late at night in a meeting.my mother said max, ted kennedy call. i told him you were out, and we had a nice chat. what did you talk about? we talked about the miles city bucking horse sale. ted kennedy rode that in 1960. a few days later i walked up to ted and said i understand you talked to myxf,Ñ mother. oh, he said, you know sometimes when you talk to somebody, you can tell how a person is. your mother is so wonderful and gracious, talking about the conversation the two of them had. they had never met before. my mother is a staunch republican, and they hit it off. i told my mother and told her ted kennedy was impressed with the conversation you had. my mom was impressed, and she wrote him a note for praising her to me, her son, a few days earlier. the next things i knew, my mother and ted were pen pals. ted wrote a letter back to my mother. they were back and forth. i would be at a committee hearing some place, and ted would say here is the letter i am writing your mother. basically they were reminiscing abou

my name is helena. the example of the south carolina constituency has been to disrupt congress and, as you mentioned about charles sumner, the attack on charles sumner was also a south carolina representative. what seems to me to be the divide-and-conquer mentality of the republican party at this time, and it seems to be that we are the united states and we should work together and try to bring more of the team effort into the way we approach our issues and our problems so that we can resolve them. thank you. host: van cleve, mississippi, susan, who thinks we should -- the house should not censure congressman wilson. why is that? caller: because he has already apologized to the president and he accepted his apology, and i do not hear no outcry when harry reid calls president bush a liar twice in the media. he says that he is not going to pay for illegal immigrants, but pelosi is going to bring up a reform bill to legalize immigrants, so he is going to get legalization anyway. host: about 15 more minutes