c-span: what was the relationship, then, between hollywood and lbj, hollywood and nixon, hollywood -- you go down the list of all -- what did -- what did hollywood want from the president? and what did these presidential candidates want from hollywood? >> guest: well, the presidential candidates wanted money, not surprisingly. and there was a lot of it to be gotten. and it was not -- i mean, it was money, but it was also, even more than that, i mean, it was -- it was the power -- it was star power. they could have celebrities come to washington and testify, if there were things that they wanted to -- basically, fund-raisers out in hollywood, celebrities there. that was what -- it was an enormous amount of money that was available for them to tap. and for hollywood, naturally, they wanted legislation that would be useful to them and that would make the business more profitable, which -- which they were able to obtain -- most notably, nixon really paved the way for the investment tax credit, which was worth billions to the industry. and it's not -- i mean, it's little known that nixon w

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on a brighter note, the decade had a hollywood ending for hollywood.m not a monster. i'm just ahead of the curve. >> osgood: topping the bill was the dark knight with the late heath ledger which boasts more than $533 million. leading the list of the decade's most watched tv shows was the series finale of "friends" back in 2004. >> here we are so that one time or another we all lived in this apartment. >> reporter: now we're beating out the 2000 season of survivor here on cbs. >> the winner of the first survivor competition is rich. ♪ hey, jude >> osgood: the music the decade's best selling album was by the beatles. ♪ it's a sad song and make it better ♪ >> osgood: finally one last look at that pew research center poll. in contrast of the naugts 59% of those polled expected better time in the 20-teens while 32% expect things to be worse. as for us, we'll go out on a limb and predict that only time will tell. >> she experimented with exotic.... >> osgood: next patricia clarkson bares all. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> who is this? >> this is my mother. mother, my husb

washington and hollywood have a love affair going. it's been a long-time love affair between the two cities. one has fame, one has power, and one wants what the other one has. and, you know, when i went into this book, there's a lot of talk about president obama coming to washington and really attracting lots of celebrity attention and having all sorts of people from everyone from jlo to george clooney to the white house. and i found out through this book that, really, this has been going on for a very long time. i have the first, the first photo in the book, actually, is of charlie chaplain from 1918 standing on pennsylvania avenue stumping for world war i bonds. so if you start with charlie chaplain, our first film star, and go all the way up to oprah winfrey and obama, you'll find that hollywood and washington have always been involved with one another in some way, shape, or form. >> we're lucky enough to have a couple photos from the book right here, and it looks like this crosses party lines. this goes republican and democrat, an

so what will hollywood do for an encore? nbc's george lewis looks at the heights of the box office -- the heights that the box office climbed and what moviegoers can expect this year. >> reporter: you might say it's been a transformative year for hollywood when a movie like "transformers, revenge of the fallen" took in $202 million at the domestic box office. >> i fell in love. >> reporter: and the current hit "avatar" is headed for the $300 million mark domestically after a little more than two weeks in theaters. >> it's been an incredible year at the box office in 2009. we're going to wind up with about $10.6 billion in revenue and the highest attendance in five years. >> reporter: so what about 2010? people in the movie game are trying to figure out how to top 2009's box office numbers. a hard act to follow. >> we got to hope. we're out there every week just hoping we hit it out of the park. >> reporter: and the formula for hitting it out of the park is sequels. 2010 will bring the second "ironman" movie. >> sometimes you

she has won critical acclaim not only in europe, but now also in hollywood. she took home the oscar for best supporting actress, the first spanish actress ever to win an academy award. how did this versatile performer from a working class suburb of madrid become this generation's sophia loren? in part, by turning in performances like the one she gives playing carla, the seductive mistress, in the movie "nine." >> penelope cruz: who's not wearing any clothes? i'm not, my darling. i've never sung before or danced before in a movie. ♪ kootchie kootchie kootchie koo. ♪ i trained for three months to be able to do the number. ♪ i've got a plan for what i'm gonna do to you. ♪ and i had so much fun. >> rose: and it shows. >> cruz: if you come to me, darling... >> rose: penelope cruz loves what she does. she's a risk taker and a tireless worker who's known for throwing herself into roles, pushing herself to the limit, as she does here to make her character carla a version of everyman's fantasy woman. >> cruz: that really was a dream that came true. guido! >> rose: gui

we came across one that not only went viral but caught the attention of hollywood.ee that boy running. he is going to be looking at huge robots walking their way into town. i mean huge. this is a short film by a filmmaker in uruguay entitled panic attack. these giant robots come and attack the capital city. the filmmaker was quoted as saying it only cost him $300 to make but that would not include all the time and equipment he already had to make this happen. it gets pretty violent. take a look at this. i mean, they went all out for this video. >> kind of like godzilla with robots. >> that's just what it is like, godzilla with robots. it's set to music called panic attack by this band, snake. the filmmaker now has a $30 million deal from hollywood producer, best known for spiderman. some people are saying, he obviously can do the special effects. will he be able to direct actors. who knows. parents, your kids are into posting videos, you might be some of the people for who it pays off. here is something you might actually see running around outside. take a look at t

. >> hollywood is looking for better characters after a year of embarrassing even tragic incidents.ox's anita vogel has the story. >> reporter: in 2009 reality tv soared to new heights and sunk to new lows. ryan jenkins ended up committing suicide after he was accused of mutilating and killing his former wife, swimsuit model jasmine fiori. they had no idea jenkins had a criminal record with two assault charges. >> many times we find things in people's background but they still go on the show because it makes them more interesting and their history is more interesting. i don't know anybody that would put someone on who had clearly violent tendencies and had done physical harm to people before and would put them on the air. >> reporter: the jenkins incident? particular has sparked a 25% increase in requests for background checks from hollywood reality shows. by serious security firms. >> in some cases there have been contestants that might have had a mild drug record or dui's, but obviously murder is just one that goes way, way too far. >> reporter: in a yr that saw two poe technicali

. >>> hollywood's last weekend of the year was a blockbuster. ooths the best ever as james cameron's 3d movie "avatar" led the way to a $78 million take at the box office. hollywood has made more than $10.4 billion this year. another record. now back to maria for the rest of the program. >>> at the start of a new year and a new decade, what is in store for the economy and your money in 2010 and beyond? joining us to talk about that, andy serwer from "fortune" magazine and david wessel from "the wall street journal." thanks for joining us. andy, your new book called "starting over." why the last decade was so damn rotten and why the next one will be better." is that true? >> first of all, there's one school of thought that this past decade was so terrible the next one can't help but be better. i'm not buying that, necessarily. we're going to see some changes in some trends. we can talk about that, that are going to make things better. it is not inevitable that things will improve. in terms of seeing so much neglect, deferral of responsibility, i

. >> you might say it's been a transformative year for hollywood.ovie like "transformers" took in $402 million at the domestic box office. and the current hit, "avatar" is headed for the $300 million mark dmeft yeckly after ally little more than two weeks in the theaters. >> it's been an incredible year at the box office in 2009. >> enjoy. >> we're going to wind up with about $10.6 billion in revenue and the highest attendance in five years. >> what about 2010? people in the movie game are trying to figure out how to top 2009's box office numbers. a hard act to follow. >> we got to hope. we're throughout every week just hoping we think the out of the park. >> and the formula for hitting it out of the park is sequels. 2010 will bring the second "ironman" movie. >> sometimes you just have to get away with the girl. >> carrie and her friends are back for ient stallment of "sex in the city." and the "harry potter" franchise will take moviegoers to hog warts for the seventh time. the secret is sequels sell. >> audiences love the familiar and they love to

tell hollywood sorry, look at this, look at me. >> it's slowly working its way in and people are startingize and accept it and realize -- >> neil: you can't get too big, right? you still have to watch your weight? >> i like to stay comfortable and healthy and at my own size. it work out regularregularly, i well. >> neil: you and me both. it try to stay within a 100-pound range. you're beautiful. i wish you continued excess. everyone is excited about the magazine. she will be in that and so much more. the thin folks i hope you learn between the nerds and everything else, not getting it done. not getting it done. all right. fox news global warming alert. it is still cold. single digits in the north. temperatures he heading -- in the south, try 20s. fat people, thin people, all freezing their petites off. that's everything for chicago. and fedex ground will get ithere fast. wait. fedex has ground shipping? oh, that's right. you just woke up from a 23-year coma. yeah, it was a long one. did i miss anything? uh, the cold war ended. [ man ] pluto's no longer a planet. culture club broke up. the

you know, the first one turned hollywood on to women audiences for the first time.nd there's also a strange '80s flashback happening. there's a movie of the a-team, a new karate kid. there's also footloose, of course, and there's also wall street two, money never sleeps. for some reason, you know, hollywood wants to go back to the '80s for some reason. >> and they always recycle. so they just have picked a decade. >> that's right. >> also this year a movie with just about every star in hollywood. valentine's day. what's that about? >> directed by garry marshall. set in l.a., probably all these stars probably just rolled out of bed onto the set. looks a little like "love actually" and la la land. >> i love "love actually." >> this one you'll watch every valentine's day. it's got bradley cooper, anne hathaway, a lot of terrific people. whether it will be a hit or not but a movie called "valentine's day" has got money in the bank to start with. >> also rules. taylor lautner has set off a frenzy. >> wolves are giving vampires a run for their money. the werewolf is more

>> this was hollywood's version of pirates. big ships, cannons blazing, dashing men brandishing swords. it's a far cry from today's pirates of the 21st century. they are wreaking havoc on the world's shipping describe. >> scary. all we had was knives and they had ak-47's. >> these pirates stalk ships thousands of times their size, armed with rifles and ladders. they hunt in the waters of the gulf of aden. >> in minutes they are in control of a ship. >> they hook ladders with welded grappling hooks on to the railing. they scamper up these aluminum ladders, and within minutes they run up to the bridge, they attack the watch standers on the bridge, and then they are in control of a ship. >> the pirates are hunting human hostages to hold for ransom. it's become a becoming better booming business. in august the italian tugboat buck near and it's 16-man crew were released after a ransom of $4 million us was paid. and last april pirates took an american ship, the maersk alabama, carrying relief supplies to after trick kau. >> captain

it showed that a hollywood support and the democratic party would not be monolithic.david geffen had to do the interview her column goes on the web, and rock obama and -- and obama an then hillary were at this -- and obama was at this fund-raiser. it did not cause any problems for obama. as we report in the book, it was worse for the clinton than they thought. it was the first time that a lot to the issues of bill clinton's personal life, whether the clintons were old politics, whether they were too loose with the truth, was laid out. the one-two punch of it being laid out by david geffen, a pillar of a hollywood establishment, via the maureen dowd column, was devastating. host: i am sure that many people are eager to ask your questions and make comments. sylvia, democrats like, you are first. caller: i saw you all on another show and you are talking about that bill and hillary were upset during the iowa caucuses that the obama campaign had cheated. from what i read and what i heard, the reason they were so upset was because the obama campaign bussed in lots of young

. >> larry: what is hollywood nights for haiti?> it's a non-profit organization i started last year. originally the mission was to promote support and cultural activity, especially for the youth, the underprivileged kids. but right now we're shifting gears. we just have to help however we can. >> larry: is this the toll-free number for people who want to help? >> yes, this is a toll-free number for the pan american foundation and also for hollywood unites for haiti. >> larry: the number the 877-572-4484. is it a little frustrating for you to be here when your family is there? >> it is. the worst part is the fact that i couldn't speak to them for days, i didn't know if they were alive or not, and i just didn't know how to react. you have to know that most of the places that you're showing there are places that i grew up in. i know most of the monuments that went down, most of the hotels, hospitals. so it's very close to me. my first football game happened in a stadium, and that stadium doesn't exist any more, that church i used to g

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. >> clint eastwood, who is a long time conservative in deep left hollywood said this, quote, we areecoming more juvenile as a nation, the guys who won world war ii and that whole generation disappeared and now we have a bunch of teenage twits. >> most honest, mort. >> president obama said hearing who won the nobel prize, who >>> okay, the most overrated, pat. >> global warming. >> eleanor. > charlie crist, who was mostly an absentee governor. >> monica. >> tim geithner. >> the leaders of most of our major financial institutions in this country. >> the most overrated is freedom. when faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want freedom. when they can't see their economic future, they want the nanny state. okay the most under rated. >> robert gates, most powerful man in the cabinet. >> eleanor. > nancy pelosi, who held together a caucus and is raising money like crazy, so she can prove all you people wrong. >> sarah palin, she has a lot more cultural power than her critics can see or admit. >> mort. >> dennis >>> most underrated, the intensity of the anger in the u.s. middle cla

it showed that a hollywood support and the democratic party would not be monolithic. again, maureen convinces david geffen had to do the interview her column goes on the web, and rock obama and -- and obama an then hillary were at this -- and obama was at this fund-raiser. it did not cause any problems for obama. as we report in the book, it was worse for the clinton than they thought. it was the first time that a lot to the issues of bill clinton's personal life, whether the clintons were old politics, whether they were too loose with the truth, was laid out. the one-two punch of it being laid out by david geffen, a pillar of a hollywood establishment, via the maureen dowd column, was devastating. host: i am sure that many people are eager to ask your questions and make comments. sylvia, democrats like, you are first. caller: i saw you all on another show and you are talking about that bill and hillary were upset during the iowa caucuses that the obama campaign had cheated. from what i read and what i heard, the reason they were so upset was because the obama campaig

with hollywood entering its traditionally slow season, the alien adventure is likely to dominate the box office for several more weeks. >> an update on the nfl. >> baltimore and the new york jets seized the last two playoff spots in the nfl. that means the reigning super bowl champions, of pittsburgh, are out, despite beating miami on the final day of the regular- season. minnesota had a convincing win over the new york giants. the dallas cowboys took the eastern thomas title as they swept past philadelphia 24-0. >> over 100,000 fans made it to the cowboys stadium for this one. the winner would secure them the nfc east title. in the end, the cowboys got the victory, 24-0. the pick of the cowboys cut stones was a 49-year run by zones in the third quarter. the team will have the psychological edge next week. jets clinched the win with a 37- 0 victory over the cincinnati bengals. brad smith did much of the damage for the jets. people up the first touchdown. smith did get the run in the second quarter. a great 32-yeaard run. the final touchdown was scored by jones, his second of the game

but also hollywood has a huge influence as well. out there in los angeles where you're in the acting world and the comedy world what are people saying? is there a -- you know, are iranian-americans prominent in movies? is there enough of a movement that there is, you know, some oomph behind the iranian revolution or message? >> well, you know, don, we obviously have had many years of negative stereotypes like i know everyone on your panel is familiar with "not without my daughter," which was a film that made dating for iranian american very hamen very hard in america. now there's a lot of change happening. there's a tv pilot for nbc called "funny in farsi," which is an iranian family living in america. it's from a book by an iranian author, an american named firza doumah. which could help present more iranians to the western world. and i think that what's happening right now with the green movement as well is we're seeing iranians fighting for democracy and freedom and doing things that we had never known iranians as. in the past we

here's my question that i ask every time i hear a hollywood star let or someone in hollywood has gotten a dui. every movie, you know, why are you driving yourself? sometimes i don't want to drive, i take a taxi if i go out and have a couple of drinks, i am an adult, i take a taxi, i don't get into a car. so, why not get security if you are concerned about your safety and you're making millions of dollars a year? >> that's certainly a legitimate question, especially in a case of a black co-burress or in this case with other guys. i mean, the fact is if you are making that amount of money, you know what, you can afford security. so that comes to a come machine sense issue. what we are pointing to now, don, you say why isn't that the case? bus a lot of times it comes down to guys' definition of what manhood is all b even though you and i would consider that to be utterly ridiculous, the fact is when you take millions of dollars and you put it in the hands of young men who are more concerned with how they look and what kind of image they can portray about themselves. >> not being a punk or

. >> the 32-year-old actress collapsed on her bathroom floor inside her hollywood hills home december0th. murphy's husband and her mother tried to revive her using cpr. she was taking prescription drugs but an official cause hasn't been announced. >>> top anchors will tep this week in washington d.c. about what caused the financial crisis. a special panel will hold the first in a series of public hearings. the heads of jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs are among those who will testify. the hearings begin on wednesday and could cub into thursday. >>> the football crisis may have caused problems for home sales but they rose in the baltimore area in 2009. the baltimore sun says sales increased by 3%. the downsize is the average sale price fell 9% compared to 2008. many economists say sales picked up due to the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. >>> baltimore is halfway through the traditional flu season that typically ends in april. as gee gentlemen barnett explains, doctors are hosting h1n1 flu clinics anticipating a boost in patients. >> reporter: the h1n1 flur clinic

the veins in the neck showing and the snot flying and my father wanted to portray football the way hollywood portrayed fiction. with a dramatic flair. >>sabol: and that became the style of nfl films. >>reporter: its a style thats won nfl films 97 emmys, and proved a vital tool for the leagues marketing team, back at nfl hq in new york... >>signora: nfl films is a hugely important part of the nfl. they are able to capture the essence of our game and tell the story of our game like noone else. >>reporter: the films are created here in new jersey. from the numerous edit suites to a sound stage able to hold a 72 piece orchestra, its an impressive enterprise, that produces over a thousand hours of original prograing every season, and covers more than 250 games, each with between 2 and 20 cameras... >>swain: we can take any team, >>swain: we can take any team, no matter how rotten they are. we can take any game, no matter how dull it is and im convinced that any of the producers here can make it into some sort of a compelling or at least entertaining bit of programming. >>reporter: from the start

. >>> hollywood's last weekend of the year was a blockbuster. the best ever as james cameron's 3d movie "avatar." back to maria. >>> at the start of the new year and decade what's in store for the economy and your money in 2010 and beyond. joining us to talk about that, andy serwer and david wessel. thanks for joining us. andy, your new book called "starting over." will the next decade be better? >> first of all, there's one school of thought that this past decade was so terrible the next one can't help but be better. i'm not buying that, necessarily. we're going to see some changes in some trends. we talk about that, that are going to make things better. it is not inevitable that things will improve. in terms of seeing so much neglect, deferral of responsibility, i think those things are going to turn around a little. >> david, looking ahead, is there another shoe to drop after the hits our economy has taken already or do you think we are looking at better times next decade? >> i feel like we must be living under a centipede the number of shoes

self-styled ragin' cajun who maped his bones getting bill clinton elected president once called washington hollywood for ugly people. the nation's capital proved that again this week when budget director peter, hold the excitement orszag engaged an abc news correspondent. orszag, that swashbuckling charmer from government accounting was declared a new father and past examples of geeks who got the white house upgrade in the love department. think of-ry kissinger, henry, he dated the likes or is it the looks of jill st. john and who confessed, bragged, that power is the greatest aphrodisiac. or take dennis kucinich. who has won the statuesque elizabeth. and geeks, do not despair. you can get the upgrade. just get yourself to washington. when we come back, we're going to ask those four national security reporters to give us the straight scoop. has president obama shown enough of a command presence, meaning real control of the government bureaucracy in fighting this war? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the obama administrat

her early years of struggle in hollywood vomited beginning of her success as a screenwriter, her early try and with the fountainhead. her career making book publisher in 1957. and what i do when the bug as i return to these very well-known novel and i show how deeply we david boas understood the political text. >> here i want to focus not so much of the luminaries but the rank-and-file, the libertarian movement or american right. but what impact did she have on those people whose names we do not remember today? the metaphor i like to use is rand was said gateway drug to life of the rights. i to set deliberately because there is a feverish ms. and intensity to reading ray and that david alluded to that the singular and unique and an important part of her appeal. this is part of what day quote from the book is from a young fan that said "about one months ago i noticed how much i was talking about your books to my teachers and classmates. as a result of my enthusiasm i have lost two friends. [laughter] i am beginning to realize how an important these people are. [laughter] what i want to

and celebrity. >> jason killian meeks, author of "hollywood on the potomac." thank you so much. >> journalist stephen greenhut takes a critical can look at government workers and the unions that represent them. he argues that government employees have become a huge drain on government course. barnes & noble is the host of this event, it's about 50 minutes. .. >> when the government fears the people, there is liberty. and that's another thing in the book. it's not just about -- pension liabilities in the financial cost in the financial burdens, it's about a class of people who have come to control us in many ways. and i find increasingly that we are fearing the government officials, and in a free society it should be the other way around. i'm in sacramento now. i'm starting in investigative journalism program and news burrell for the pacific research institute, think tank, based in san francisco. were going to be starting a watchdog program with the beginning of the california legislature, the new session in early january. the whole idea is to keep an eye on go

that has forced hollywood studios to place bigger bets on blockbusters at the expense of smaller features> coming up on "good morning america" -- tips to get your finances in order in the new year. five simple ways to cut costs and save thousands of dollars. that's on gma. that's your "moneyscope report." i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> 6:23. if you like watching sports and snow stay tuned. we have video about up with of those games -- about one of those games yesterday in the snow. we're looking at the extended forecast, the chance of a flurry or snow shower this afternoon. otherwise a fair mix of clouds and gusty winds, high of only 32. will feel like low 20s and we'll get back to low 20s tonight. tomorrow 33, 37 wednesday. thursday looks like we try to start clear, we pushed the old pattern out but the next one comes back in with a race of clouds. that will come back with a chance of snow and maybe accumulating snow on friday. much colder, highs only in the 20s next weekend. >>> 6:23. here's kim brown with a check on traffic. >> thank you. aside from the one crash we still have on scene in fin

. >> well, and gloria allred is one of the most skilled, most well-known lawyers in hollywood. she was the one who was, or is representing rachel uchitel. she has not commented or denied any payment out to uchitel. kim serafin what do we know about rachel uchitel and other alleged mistresses. >> you mentioned, this press conference got a lot of coverage. gloria allred know house to do a press conference. when rachel hired gloria allred it made people speculate about what may happen. the press conference was scheduled wednesday night. supposed to be thursday morning. it was canceled. you mentioned also because of unforeseen circumstances is what i believe they said. now there were some rumors swirling that it might have been, there might have been some conversations between rachel and tiger. there was talk of was there a payout. then it came out. no there is not a payout. tmz is reporteding, that rachel is keeping silent because she is scared. it is very interesting all of these details that are kind of liking out. so much is rumor. so much is speculation. we really don't know a

. >> well, and gloria allred is one of the most skilled, most well-known lawyers in hollywood. she was the one who was representing, or is representing rachel uchitel. she has not commented. she has not either denied nor confirmed any sort of payout to uchitel. and kim serafin, what exactly do we know about rachel uchitel and other aled mistresses? >> well, as you know, this press conference is what got a lot of coverage. because gloria allred knows how to do a press conference. when rachel hired gloria, it made people speculate what might happen. the press conference was scheduled wednesday night, it was supposed to be thursday morning. it was canceled because of unforeseen circumstances i believe is what they said. now, there were some rumors swirling that it might have been -- there might have been some conversations between rachel and tiger. there was talk of, was there a payout. then now it's come out, no, there is not a payout. tmz is reporting that rachel is keeping silent because she's scared. so it's very interesting all of these details that are kind of leaking out, b

to really throw up a hollywood version of a psychopath is never going to tell you that they're going last person to know they are psychopath. the first classic book on that topic the by herbert cozzi titled the book the mask of the unity. because there are two clusters of characteristics of a psychopath. one is their total lack of empathy, their lack of compassion for everybody, for anyone. but the more important characteristic was the ability to disguise that lack of empathy as if wearing a mask. psychopaths are nearly always charming. they're the people we turn to to trust. afterward, they are the person you turn to for help. that is most likely the psychopath. that's how good they are. so parents never recognize they have a psychopath in the house. and the harris appearance do that eric was acting out in a gotten in trouble sometimes. they were having and see a psychiatrist who put them on the left. that wasn't strong enough. they disciplined him strongly. they knew they had a kid acting out that they had no idea why. and i want to drop one other idea. for people to consider. eric

it showed that a hollywood support and the democratic party would not be monolithic.rview her column goes on the web, and rock obama and -- and obama an then hillary were at this -- and obama was at this fund-raiser. it did not cause any problems for obama. as we report in the book, it was worse for the clinton than they thought. it was the first time that a lot to the issues of bill clinton's personal life, whether the clintons were old politics, whether they were too loose with the truth, was laid out. the one-two punch of it being laid out by david geffen, a pillar of a hollywood establishment, via the maureen dowd column, was devastating. host: i am sure that many people are eager to ask your questions and make comments. sylvia, democrats like, you are first. caller: i saw you all on another show and you are talking about that bill and hillary were upset during the iowa caucuses that the obama campaign had cheated. from what i read and what i heard, the reason they were so upset was because the obama campaign bussed in lots of young people from illinois with the h

i say this as a guy who went to harvard and to hollywood and was in the house of representatives. when i went back to iowa and tried speaking like i was a harvard graduate or a guy that was very well educated, i could not communicate very well. i did not understand what it was to run a small farm or small business which is one and the same, or to raise a family without nannies or a staff. a lot of the public policy in the progressive agenda -- take for example, health care is designed to improve whether you like it or not. one of the things that resonates about talk radio is when it is well done, and it is not always well done. there are some people that are good at this and some people that are not. but when it gets to where you live and it sounds like you are talking to somebody over a kitchen table and not a crowd, that is why a guy like john kerry could never be elected president. he always seemed to be emphasizing how smart he was. we do not elect people like that. i do not know if obama is an example of that. >> here comes the fun stuff. >> what have we been doing up to now?

. >> mike: what a great high school career she had in hollywood, florida. 1,500 points in her final two years in high school. played on the colombia international team. >> debbie: playing behind in the post and double teaming the low block and relying on her is the way mike petersen likes to play. >> mike: monica wright 1 for 3 from the line and can't complete the three-point play. deacons will try to extend their lead back into double figures. here's garcia taking the three. talking to mike petersen. he said that's not the shot they want to be taken but she does feel comfortable out there. >> debbie: he doesn't mind her taking faceup shots but i'm not sure that is the right time. >> mike: here is wright. collier on her and now hartig. good defense by the freshman asia williams. ray cut off by hartig. >> debbie: wake forest push and try to find something in transition and don't get anything, and then they set it up. >> mike: good ball movement, ray. trying to take it to the hole. great defensive play by virginia. moorer off the glass and it stays in. >> debbie: she has a chance to be a

he was a screenwriter in hollywood. he was the smartest person who ever worked for me but went to capitol hill to cover hearings to read charles dickens novels. in large chunks of the testimony of what happened to the banking committee, you don't do any favors by leaving them in which they are not fit. it is not people who don't get it but people at odds with you. the corollary to that is relief cannot be a career terminator. you are not the right person for this job right now. you are an honest, loyal, duties will officer. that is what made general officer management work in world war ii. you were not successful within 90 days. sometimes less. relief did not end your career. one of the great nickname's ever was an assistant division commander, was relieved and devoted to colonel. saved the army and retired as a four star general. a more famous case, general terry, commander of the first infantry division of sicily in 1943. first time american troops fought german troops on european soil. he won that battle and was reli

. ♪ bill: you don't look like a pinhead hollywood guy to me. [ laughter ] bill: and i believe that'sted. >> that's really nice. mission impossible is was a con game. >> we have to make it difficult for him. his ego demand that he use his own brilliance to assemble the pieces of the puzzle. bill: you had the best rapport with all the actors. >> just being a child and so honest and innocent. i think that naturally happened. >> he tried to open the door for me. [ laughter ] >> ok. >> i'm supposed to. i'm a man. bill: when people see you on the street, i'm sure they are yelling, hey, that napoleon, how are you doing? >> in england. five pound note and now they hold it up and look at it to see if it is any good. >> actually, i won't be able to say anything after i'm dead, will i. bill: coming up next, a list of the five greatest films of all time compliments of me. and later the very special edition of reality check starring miley cyrus, bill clinton, and bill: welcome back to the best of the best edition of the o'reilly factor. you wanted it, you got it here are are my favorite movies of

hollywood looking for better characters.ity tv soared to new heights and dunk to new low. the consider ryan jenkins from two vh1 reality shows. he ended up committing suicide after he was accused of mutilating and his former wife. and producer had no idea he had a checkered past. >> many times we find things in people's background but they go on the show because it makes them more interesting and their history is more we having. i don't know anybody would put someone on who had violent tendencies to put them on the air. >> it's sparked a 25% interest in request from the background requests from serious reality firms g. some con itest at that particular times -- some of the contestants may have had something like a drug charge or somhing, but murder goes away, way two far. >> reporter: crashing the ultimate security measures to get into a white house party, and a family'ses who bizarre balloon stunt ended them in yale. reality show disasters are costly in the negative sense. >> the whole world is watching because we are worri

hollywood is making films, you are making documentarieies abou terrorism.re allowed to do this but me as a muslim is asked that question again exposes the kind of pathetic intelligence that is rife out there where one rule is for one and another rule is for another. >> but it is, in fact, muslims who have been blowing up planes. >> no. americans -- >> going on to subways in your own capital. >> as far as terrorism is concerned we can't even touch the immensity of state terrorism that has gone on by the west. >> you mean that? >> i absolutely mean it. across the globe, even in europe people are sick to death of the american foreign policy. >> he may be on the cultural cutting edge but his take on america is becoming mainstream in london's muslim community. this so worries the united states it sent its ambassador robert tuttle and his wife maria to reach out to muslims here in britain. they are visiting birmingham central mosque. >> if i was to strap a bomb to myself and blow innocent people up i'm not practicing what i'm preaching. my religion is islam, the

i was in hollywood, they had white suits and swimming pools but it was nice to be invited. and everything was okay for two months but what people don't understand who are born free in a totalitarian country, they give you permission to ask for a be set and only for a certain period of time. if you do not come back in that time you are in trouble and a passport would be taken away or if you came very late you could end up in prison. and since you were a doughboy a it was said indoctrination only the bad people leave their country toward gore across the border. it was amazing and there were east german and bad germans and you have a feeling a nightmare you would do something you were not supposed to do and leave and if you had permission to go for two weeks or in three weeks it would be a disaster. but i met some of the people who came from kansas city through york and i feel i have not been there for 12 years and they don't feel guilty at all. [laughter] plant that is what they pounded in your head and i know i am overstaying my permission become the taxes to make the fell.

>> americans have been in love with tavern since it opened in the 1930s, in large part thanks to hollywood>> i know the first time i found out, "ghostbusters". >> i had no idea. >> rick moranis running around outside before he gets eaten by the lion. >> reporter: tavern on the green and weddings go together too. just ask ruth ann warren. >> i had a beautiful dress, it was modelled after diana, princess diana, gorgeous white gone, french lace. we had the white horse and carriage here. beautiful memories, you know? >> what does it mean to you? >> it's sad for me to see this -- i didn't believe it when i heard it wouldn't be open any more. it's a landmark of new york, and i can't understand how they couldn't save it. i still think it will always be tavern on the green. >> always be tavern on the green. what a nice sentiment that is. tavern's new operator has yet to sign a contract with the restaurant's landlord which is the city's department of parks and recreation. if it does reopen, expect a new look and maybe a new name. let's hope they work it out. tavern on the green rolls off the tongue

brian: connie brock, "when hollywood had a king," is about what person? >> it's actually about two people. the king is lou wasserman and i say people because jewel son was the person who gave him and i say two people because jules stein was the person who h

it showed that a hollywood support and the democratic party would not be monolithic.gain, maureen convinces david geffen had to do the interview her column goes on the web, and rock obama and -- and obama an then hillary were at this -- and obama was at this fund-raiser. it did not cause any problems for obama. as we report in the book, it was worse for the clinton than they thought. it was the first time that a lot to the issues of bill clinton's personal life, whether the clintons were old politics, whether they were too loose with the truth, was laid out. the one-two punch of it being laid out by david geffen, a pillar of a hollywood establishment, via the maureen dowd column, was devastating. host: i am sure that many people are eager to ask your questions and make comments. sylvia, democrats like, you are first. caller: i saw you all on another show and you are talking about that bill and hillary were upset during the iowa caucuses that the obama campaign had cheated. from what i read and what i heard, the reason they were so upset was because the obama campaign

they have never left manhattan or hollywood. >> they're far left people. i don't mind that. but their criticism is to dumb gut, though. it's just -- can't you be a bit more sophisticated. >> you don't understand why someone would disagree with their assumptions, so they must be illiterate. but i'm sorry, it's very hard to watch a clip when you have sandra bernhard and joy berhar. >> why? >> it burns my retinas. it's worse than water boarding. >> i don't object to the not liking the governor because liberal are not going to like governor palin. >> they truly have never met anyone like her. >> it's not funny, it's just nasty and it's dumb. pinheads and patriots on deck. elvis, it's his 75th birthday. >> i was born standing up, and talking back. ♪ my daddy was a green-eyed man. >> i'm evil, yeah. that's next. right back. >>> time for pinheads and patriots. it is elvis' 75th birthday and while the singer had a turbulent lifestyle, there is no doubt he brought joy to millions of people. because of that, he is a patriot. so tonight we decided to give you elvis in varying stages of