yes, jesse helms brought an amendment to the floor saying the n.e.a. should have no more grants given to bloodletting, whereupon christopher dodd of connecticut said, "now wait a minute." he's a catholic. he said, "that means no more crucifixion, "no more st. sebastian with arrows through him, "no more head of john the baptist, not to mention military battles." so that was the end of that amendment. it's a significant segment of our history gone just like that. not to mention-- not to mention our art in all our museums across the land. if you were to provide some advice to a museum director today who wanted to do something somewhat provocative, thought-provoking that generated multiple viewpoints, what would you say in advance to try to have that exhibit occur with a minimum of negative impact, negative publicity, and negative reaction? what can you do in advance? it's pretty easy. you have discussions. you have--you have an educational program, an informational program, and you have interactive-- the possibility of interactive response. what people wa

i was involved campaign against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i cannot hear, and was not initially involved politically. -- when i came out here, i was not initially involved politically. i helped to build the lgbt community center. i started doing campaigns. i gradually got involved in democratic party politics. i got involved in the alice b. toklas democratic club. i ran for the democratic central committee in 2004. i ended up sharing the committee. it was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and in politics. >> what did you learn from campaigning for supervisor? >> i learned a lot. i knocked on about $15,000. -- i knocked about 15,000 doors. i met a huge number of people. that is the best way to learn about the neighborhood, the city, and what people want and what their concerns are. i feel i can do so much more than before and started campaigning. -- i feel like i know so much more than before i started campaigning. we're all part

i was involved in campaigning against senator jesse helms when i was in college. when i came out here i was not initially involved politically. i was involved in community work, helping to build the lgbt community center, doing neighborhood work, and i eventually started doing campaigns and gradually got more involved in democratic party politics. ultimately, in 2004, i ran for the democratic county central committee and ended up chairing the committee. it was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and the politics. i knock on about $15,000 -- i knocked on about 15,000 doors and a huge amount of people. the best way to learn about the city and what people want and what people's concerns are. i feel like i know so much more than before i started campaigning. i am a good liberal democrat. in the san francisco, miniature spectrum, i am considered pretty middle of the road. one thing about me is i am very independent when it comes to the issues, and i do not vote o

meeting with teddy kennedy and the next with teddy kennedy and the next mini had a meeting with jesse helms so we could help people in africa. we developed the b-2 bomber. i did corporate welfare with ralph nader. i agree with -- i don't agree with ralph nader on 99-100 things. he is not the enemy. look at obama shoving obama-care down the -- we just don't have it in d.c. i'm glad we played golf and biden told me we do better next time. i'm looking forward to a second match. >> governor, you did talk briefly about the presidential race. there are a number of republicans at high levels in ohio that fear that governor perry of texas is too conservative to win in the state of ohio in a general election. they point to things such as the ideas where he has described social security as a ponsy scheme and that he accused the federal reserve board chairman of perhaps behaving in a fashion if he pumps money in the economy. do you believe the governor of texas might be too conservative? >> i don't think so. when you look at his record in texas, and they can try to object secure it anyway they want to

forgiveness and one minute i had a meeting with teddy kennedy, the next minute i had a meeting with jesse helms and boats show up with the same press conference to help people in africa. you might remember ron and i they called us the odd couple we limited production of the b-2 bomber. i did corporate welfare reform with ralph nader. i don't agree with ralph nader on probably 99 of 100 things. but he's not the enemy and there are things we can agree on. and we're not going to solve the major problems -- look at obama shoving obama care down people's throat. it's never settled down. touf do things together and find common ground. that's what you have to do to move big things over time. and we just don't have it in d.c. and i'm glad we played golf and biden told me he would do better the next time. i'm looking forward to the second match. >> governor, you talked briefly about the presidential race. there are a number of republicans who fear that governor perry of texas is a little too conservative to win in the state of ohio in general election and they point to things such as the idea where he h

the republican party in north carolina is the republican party of jesse helms. there are jesse helms the disciples that have completely infiltrated a party that was doing good work at one time in this country. the state of the republican party has become a party of the people like the koch brothers, whose father was on the board of a john bircher. i believe strongly that barack obama will carry north carolina again and it will be a bellwether for this entire country. i am looking forward to the reelection of barack obama as president. host: even though his approval rating is out 43% for his job approval so far? guest: the election is still 13-14 months away. if you look at the jobless ratings for bill clinton at this time in his first term, i think you see several patterns. do not quote me on that, but i think you will see that. this economic recovery is not coming along as quickly as we would like to. we have had a republican do nothing congress and until congress starts doing stuff, people will blame the president. that is why this congress is doing nothing. t

jesse helms spoke against her and said she was not solid on the right-to-life movement. barry goldwater went out there and said, i'm going back to washington and i am going to explain to jesse helms that i am the most conservative man in the senate. in some ways, he was not any more. falwell made a statement that any loyal american should oppose the appointment of sandra day o'connor. barry goldwater said any loyal american should kick jerry falwell's ass. he is also a cranky guy. as he got older, he got cranked year. -- crankier. if he was angry at something you said or did, he would take his cane and physically let you know his displeasure. we say we want authentic people representing as. he was authentic. >> these programs are 14 in number. there every friday night at 8:00 and 11:00 east coast time, 5:00 and 8:00 on the west coast. we are going down the list of all 14. they are people who ran for the presidency and lost. the next one is on november 4th, adelaide stevenson, which is your specialty. how often did he run? who did he run against? how badly was he beaten?

the republican party of north carolina is the republican party of jesse helms. there are jesse helms disciples that out completely of traded what was a noble party, doing work at one time in this country. that has changed. the southern republican party has become a party of john birch people like the koch brothers. that unfortunately has permeated the state. i think we will overcome it. i believe strongly that barack obama will carry north carolina again. north carolina will be a bellwether for this entire country. i am looking forward to the reelection of barack obama at the president of these united states. host: the washington post rated disapproving revolt -- approval rating at 53% for job performance so far. guest: we are early on. the election is 13-14 months away. as you look to the job approval rating for bill clinton at this time in his first term, i think you'll see similar patterns. do not quote me on that, but i think you'll see that. this economic recovery is not coming along as quickly as it would like to. republicans -- we have a republican "do no

jesse helms spoke against her and said she was not solid on the right-to-life movement. barry goldwater went out there and said, i'm going back to washington and i am going to explain to jesse helms that i am the most conservative man in the senate. in some ways, he was not any more. falwell made a statement that any loyal american should oppose the appointment of sandra day o'connor. barry goldwater said any loyal american should kick jerry falwell's ass. he is also a cranky guy. as he got older, he got crankier. if he was angry at something you said or did, he would take his cane and physically let you know his displeasure. we say we want authentic people representing as. representing as. he was authentic. >> these programs are 14 in number. there every friday night at 8:00 and 11:00 east coast time, 5:00 and 8:00 on the west coast. we are going down the list of all 14. they are people who ran for the presidency and lost. the next one is on november 4th, adelaide stevenson, which is your specialty. how often did he run? who did he run against? how badly was he beaten?

in 1997 when i appeared before the committee for the second time, the chair was senator jesse helms. it will not surprise you to learn that he and i did not always agree. but i never doubted his love for our country and he never doubted mine, either privately or publicly. those who knew him know that he was a true gentleman. when i had surgery, he called me at home. and when we failed to see eye to eye on an issue, there was never any questioning of sincerity or motive. today under the leadership of chairman kerry and ranking member luger, the committee is at the forefront of debate about america's position in a world of constant change, but what has not changed is the professional and dedicated manner in which the committee conducts the nation's business. i am grateful for your courtesy. i look forward to working with you in the future just as i have worked with many of you in prior years. i'm also humbled by the knowledge that the job of undersecretary for political affairs has been filled in the past by people for whom i have enormous respect, including most recently ambassador bi

in his 2007 speech at the jesse helms center, justice scalia similarly compared the judicial confirmation process to a mild -- excuse me to a minimum -- to a mini constitutional conventi convention. if judges may write a new constitution through their rulings, he said, the process will be about finding a nominee who will -- quote -- "right the constitution -- write the constitution that you want." justice scalia is also affecting how we do things here in the legislative branch. the more that judges are willing to do our work for you the less of it we are likely to do ourselves. on the other hand, if judges insist that we legislators say what we mean and mean what we say, then we are likely to draft laws differently. the law that we enact after all is the text of our statutes and not the speeches, reports, comments, thoughts or other things that consume the legislative process. knowing that judges who have to interpret and apply our statutes will look only at the law is an incentive for us to make sure that if it is to be the law, it must be in the statute. that approach is more transparen

you have jesse helms-style republicans influenced by the conservative thinking of the front runners andns, such as the heritage foundation. that has had impact on the votes that have not had a clear democratic message. the president will do what he did in 2008 was simply to bring the message to north carolinian is. democrats firmly believe that we're all connected. but the wealthy in this country make more money when the middle class is empowered by having jobs. one of the colors in the last segment talked about how demand drives his -- one of the callers in the last segment talk about how the man drives his business. the wealthy do well if the middle class is empowered. that is what the jobs at is all about. it will put 13,000 educators, firefighters, and cops back to work that have been fired by this general assembly. something like 19,000 - construction workers back to work. in addition to that, is a $1,300 per person average family savings on taxes because of where our average income is. nation one, it's about $59. this is meaningful. people go out and spend that money. >> charlotte