jim mcdermott from seattle.tion with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> right now, right now, good evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, president obama is creating jobs and republicans can't handle it. the new jobs report today shows the unemployment rate has now dropped to 6.3%. that's the lowest since september 2008. for the third straight month, the economy added over 200,000 jobs. we've still got a long way to go.

joining me now is democratic congressman and navy veteran jim mcdermott.nk you for being here, congressman. >> good to be here, rev. >> aren't americans ready for this new, smarter foreign policy, even if some on the right are not? >> absolutely they are. this country is tired of war. we've been at war for 11 years, and the president is gararadual withdrawing us that's protectsing our interests. if you listen to the guys on the right, we should have gone into syria. the president got rid of chemical weapons without putting a single boot on the ground. that was wonderful. he's doing the same thing in iran. he's bringing that to ground through diplomacy, and that's really what the american people want. >> you know, let me share this with you, congressman. an nbc poll raised the question, should the u.s. be less or more active in world affairs? 47% said less active, just 19% said more active. so the president's speech today was in step with what the american public wants, weary of yet more military adventures, wasn't it? >> well, the people in the congress wh

jim mcdermott from seattle. that's "the ed show" "politics nation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> right now, right now, good evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, president obama is creating jobs and republicans can't handle it. the new jobs report today shows the unemployment rate has now dropped to 6.3%. that's the lowest since september 2008. for the third straight month, the economy added over 200,000 jobs. we've still got a long way to go. for years, the right wing called president obama a socialist, a communist, a marxist. they've been trotting out the exact similar talking point over and over and over again. >> where are the jobs? >> where are the jobs? where are the jobs? where are the jobs? where are the jobs? the american people are continuing to ask the question, where are the jobs? >> where are the jobs? it's ridiculous. here are the jobs. before president obama came into office, the city was bleeding private sector jobs. the private sector has no

this is from jim mcdermott, saying:. >> reporter: we have jeff miller of florida with the same sign. and the state department recently tweeted out: >>> it must be a harrowing situation for him and its family >>> former "new york times" editor jill abramson spoke publicly for the first time she was fired and used a little humour. >> what is next for me? i don't know. so i'm in exactly the same boat as many of you. [ laughs ] >>> she spoke to about 1900 graduates at wake forest university. the first woman to hold the highest editorial position seemed to be relaxed and in good spirit and would not remove a "new york times" t tattooed on her back. she was said to be fired because of her management style, not because of unequal pay or treatment of women. >>> this year california chrome has a chance to become the 12 horse to win three since 1938. stewards cleared california chrome to wear a nasal strip. there are specific rules on what equipment can be used. california chrome used a nasal strip during the 6-race winning streak. that will do it for this edition of al jazeera america. "real

joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, also a former u.s. navy psychiatrist, and "the washington post's" jonathan capehart. thank you for being here. it really is an historic date. the lowest rate of uninsured americans since they've been keeping track. what's your reaction today? >> i can't tell you how pleased i am that we have some figures to prove what all of us knew was happening. we knew that when the people got an opportunity, they would take it. and they have taken it gradually. they're picking it up naster and faster. and it's going to spread across the country, rev. it has only started at this point. we have some states that are still resisting it. they won't sign people up in medicaid. they don't have an exchange in their state. they're trying to blame everything on -- anything bad that happens, they blame it on obamacare. but the truth is, it's working. and it's driving the republicans crazy. because they can't figure out -- they've got themselves stuck to this tar baby of trying to take it down, and they're going to go into the

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jim mcdermott, congressman from seattle, spoke very movingly. it was a wonderful service.tom foley and was proud of everything he did for our district in spokane. i love his wife, heather. they've been very, very close friends of mine. it was a wonderful ceremony. it honored him as a man of integrity, a man from our very small town of spokane who grew up to become an important figure on the international stage. it was wonderful. really wonderful. >> host: next call for kitty kelley, terry in brooklyn, new york. hello. >> caller: big fan of booktv. this truly has been the greatest "in depth" i've ever seen. you guys could easily do another three hours. ms. kelley, my wife thinks your neck piece is very, very beautiful. [laughter] >> host: what have you enjoyed, terry? have you read any of kitty kelley's work in. >> guest: got all her books. the sinatra book is the greatest book i've ever read, one of the most fascinating. ms. kelley, have you read the george jacobs sinatra book? >> guest: yes. and i interviewed george jacobs at length for my book. yes, i did read his book.

offer an amendment along with fellow congressional caucus on foster youth co-chairs, tom marino, jim mcdermott and michelle bachmann. i also want to thank the chairman and ranking member for their leadership on this issue. this amendment will help ensure that foster and homeless youth are not unfairly disadvantaged in the enrollment process for charter schools. across the country charter schools often have requirements that don't exist at traditional public schools. for example, they may require parent interviews or parent involvement, volunteer service during the academic year. sadly foster and homeless students might not be able to meet that requirement because they might not have adults in their life that are available to meet these standards and foster parents may be unwilling or unable to do this. in turn, these youth may not be able to attend charter schools. this really isn't acceptable, especially since the academic achievement gap between foster youth and their peers is quite significant. in fact, a recent study by the stewart foundation in california indicated that test results for s