we will be joined by joe lee -- joe reed, the chairman of the alabama democratic conference, along with our other guests. wallace by robert, dan carter. the next call is from houston. joe, you are on the air. go ahead, joe from houston. >> i have a question. had george wallace not been shot in 1970 to -- 1972, would he have run as a third-party candidate? i have another candidate -- another question. in 1976 if he had defeated jimmy carter in farda, how far would he have gone in the democratic nomination process? >> the third party in 1972 and what could have happened in 1976. >> in 1972, of course, he was shot and severely wounded. he did go to the democratic conviction -- convention, but it is pretty clear his health suffered from being shot. he was not a serious factor in 1972. in 1976, americans have a pretty short life span toward politicians. everybody kept talking about the relationship between governor wallace's campaign and president roosevelt, who, of course, campaigned from a wheelchair and was president in a wheelchair. the difference was that in the 1930's there was an agre

there is joe reed.uch of his retirement after 47 years as a teacher -- if you look at what the teacher unions have done to this country. [coughing] john. >> you are getting a little off topic. we appreciate your call. we will get an answer for you very quickly. speak about the education association and respond to his comments very quickly. >> the alabama education association as it exists now is a combination of the black and white teachers coming together in 1969. for 42 years we have been very successful, bringing in the maids and janitors into our association, protecting tenure, defending our members' rights in court. we suffered some setbacks in the last election, but we are still fighting for the right of teachers in alabama. it is one of the most effective associations in the country. >> i can tell you one thing -- if george wallace was still active in politics, he would not be attacking teachers or the teachers' unions. >> no. >> he thought it was important. i think it is a reflection of how ther

there is joe reed. how much of his retirement after 47 years as a teacher -- if you look at what the teacher unions have done to this country. [coughing] john. >> you are getting a little off topic. we appreciate your call. we will get an answer for you very quickly. speak about the education association and respond to his comments very quickly. >> the alabama education association as it exists now is a combination of the black and white teachers coming together in 1969. for 42 years we have been very successful. bring in the maid's and janitors and to our association, protecting tenure, defending our member rights in court. we suffered some setbacks in the last election, but we -- we are still fighting for the right of teachers in alabama. it is one of the most effective associations in the country. >> i can tell you one thing -- if george wallace was still active in politics, he would not be attacking teachers or the teachers' unions. >> no. >> he thought it was important. i think it is a reflection o

. >> joe app reed is the managing editor of thegrio.com and karen fin snail veteran of the clinton whitet. she was supposed to do this interview, had them put it off, she canceled it. at this time, coming out and says she is standing by her mansome it too late? >> had gloria cain about be seen on the trail earlier and the campaign used her before and seen her before, it might have been effective, but the fact they are deploying her when he is in truck, i think it takes away from the credit of the argument, makes it seem crass. >> i want to play another bit of that interview. let's listen, karen. >> okay. is. >> to hear such graphic allegation and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> you know, karen, throughout that, what, 15-minute interview, if you looked at that time online this is what she consistently said, is that what you expect to hear from her? >> well, absolutely, it was very important for her to talk about, i mean earthquake the message there was herman ca

joe flacco got picked off once. david reed fumbled twice on kickoff returns from baltimore. ravens fall to the seahawks 22- 17. baltimore hosts cincinnati next sunday. >> 6:25. we'll introduce you to star dolls. >> three months after the earthquake, the national cathedral reopens. next, when you will be able to visit. >> beverly farmer in for monika samtani. she has a quick check of traffic. >> on the outer loop of the beltway, your struggles are getting into springfield. an earlier crash near 236. looking at volume more on the right side on the inner loop heading up toward i-66. your next timesaver traffic coming up at 6:31. stay with us. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. [ male an

that would connect walter reed and the national institutes of health with the medical center metro station. >> boxing legend joezier will be laid to rest today. larry holmes and mohammad ali are expected to be among the mourners. today's service is in philadelphia. the onetime heavyweight champions smokin' joe died last week after a battle with liver cancer. he was 67. >>> herman cain's why is speaking out about the sexual misconduct allegations made against him. this is the first time we are hearing from gloria cain. she said that her husband totally respects women and she does not believe the allegations. she says that he would act to have a split personality to do the things that were said. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that it would've been something totally disrespectful of her as a woman. i know that is not the person he is. >> four women have accused herman cain of sexual- harassment. >>> denied for the first time we will hear from congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she is talking about the shooting rampage in tucson that almost killed her. she will discuss what she remembers about that jan

joining me is joy-ann reed and joe watkins. we're glad you're here. us all home and said, thank you. watch how smart i am. the presidency is not being smart. most of our best presidents have not been that brilliant. kennedy was not that brilliant, truman wasn't, but they led us. this is so simple. if i could say one thing to barack obama, stop showing us how smart you are and lead us. >> what do you think, joy-ann? is he right? has this president failed to bring us along and tell us what we need to do as a country? >> i think chris matthews is aguy who is a lover of history and -- >> and a fan of barack obama. >> right. >> he's not trying to bring him down. >> absolutely. and truly one of the great speeches that i've ever heard in my lifetime, inspirational obama met the brick wall of republicans coming into office and it is true that the obama administration shifted into tactical mode. this is not a congress that is not going to be persuaded by a great speech. these guys said, we just want to bring this guy down. we're going to obstruct everything he

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joe flacco is doing a great job on this drive, and his receivers are completely letting him down. >> al: smith wanted it. boldin there too. smith, wide right. reed, wide left. . flacco, he goes to the endzone, and it's caught in the endzone torrey smith. with eight seconds left, the ravens will complete a 92-yard drive for the touchdown. >> referee: pass interference, 22, defense. ball will be placed at the spot of the foul. first down. >> al: well, you can't write smith drops one, boldin drops one and the rookie makes his first touchdown catch since st. louis in week three. >> cris: a deep responsibility here to get over the top. a little nudge off there on the part of torrey smith. that's a play that you have to have your safety ryan clark get there. he's not very fast. a very physical safety. he just undercut that one a little too much and it cost him. for joe flacco, that was sensational. >> al: flacco plays the best game of his career in the minds of everybody on opening day. then that drive, that drive, was gigantic in so many ways. this will give them a sweep of the series. we're not thinking about cincinnati, but just these two teams and

joe flacco is doing a great job on this drive, and his receivers are completely letting him down. >> al: smith wanted it. boldin there too. smith, wide right. reed, wide left. . flacco, he goes to the endzone, and it's caught in the endzone torrey smith. with eight seconds left, the ravens will complete a 92-yard drive for the touchdown. >> referee: pass interference, 22, defense. ball will be placed at the spot of the foul. first down. >> al: well, you can't write smith drops one, boldin drops one and the rookie makes his first touchdown catch since st. louis in week three. >> cris: a deep responsibility here to get over the top. a little nudge off there on the part of torrey smith. that's a play that you have to have your safety ryan clark get there. he's not very fast. a very physical safety. he just undercut that one a little too much and it cost him. for joe flacco, that was sensational. >> al: flacco plays the best game of his career in the minds of everybody on opening day. then that drive, that drive, was gigantic in so many ways. this will give them a sweep of the series. we're not thinking about cincinnati, but just these two teams and