and how many of you are jon stewart fans first? yeah. how many of you are fans of neither? who's got the mike over here? yes, ma'am? >> greetings. i'm representing north carolina central university. >> where is it? >> in north carolina. [laughter] >> what year are you? >> i am a second-year graduate student. >> studying what? >> public administration. >> and why is are you here? >> because hi undergraduate degree was in political science and it was a great refresher course to hear about politics and it gives me the opportunity and ability to jump back into the world of politics with confidence. >> why do you want to do that? >> because public administration teaches you about the public sector and if you want to get involved you need to know about politics and what's going on in the world. coming back here has placed me back into the world of politics. >> what do you think the future is? >> very positive. just by looking back into our history, every time with you go into a trial, we always come out positive. >> why do we always come out positive? >> we always have a brighter

it. >> are you a steven cole bear fan first or a jon stewart fan? skjju many are steven colbert fence? how many are john stewart fans? how many are neither. text >> i represent north carolina central university. >> where is it? >> north carolina. [laughter] i'm studying public administration. i am here because my undergraduate degree was in political science and it was a great refresher course to hear about politics and has given me the ability to jump back into the world of politics as confidence. >> why do you want to do that? >> public administration teaches you about the non-profit sector as well as the public sector. you need to know what's going on in the world of politics coming year his plan. back into the world of politics and the current news. >> what you'd think the future is all about? >> the future is positive because of looking into our history, when we go through a trial like this, it comes out positive. >> why do we come up positive? >> think about the way the country was founded, coming from britain, they did not have the freedoms th

you're playing right into their hands. >> jon stewart, everybody. and that is the "mashup." >>> still ahead, president obama ordering new security measures after a series of government failures led up to christmas day's attempting bombing of a u.s. airliner. we will hear from two former top homeland security officials as the president's national security team struggles to fix the system. >> it was not the failure of a single individual or single organization. yes, there were some human errors, but those errors were not the primary or fundamental cause of what happened on december 25th. rather, this was a systemic failure across agencies and across organizations. ents like wild alaskan salmon in a delicate broth, without by-products or fillers. fancy feast appetizers. celebrate the moment. my nose and right around here. (announcer) want to give afrin a try? yeah. it cleared up right away. i can breathe. (announcer) so where would you rate it? 99.9. (announcer) afrin. why suffer? >>> big new revelations from the white house about the christmas day ter

maybe i will start with the jon stewart show last evening in new york.omeone asked me why i would do that. the answer "quite frankly is very simple, is evidence is basically a 18-25-year-old and a get an awful lot of their news from him. /yat a higher level, in terms of my own communications in a world where things are moving so rapidly and changing constantly, however communicate and how we communicate and how we begin to understand our younger generations are communicating is really the reason i did that. i worked to get on other mediums to, in fact, communicate and also try to listen. i was taken in watching the show before i went on that jon -- and many of you have not seen it -- i am assuming -- [laughter] i'm assuming you did not stay up that late or tune in and regulate. he did a couple of pieces on yemen and started out with calling up the google map so we can figure out where yemen is. that is a reminder that the last time i think the american people really thought of yemen was when cole got bombed. to look at the present discussions and the ana

. >> jon stewart, everybody. and that is the mash-up. still ahead tonight, president obama ordering new security measures after a series of government failures led up to christmas day's attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner. in a moment, we're going to hear from two former top homeland security officials as the president's national security team struggles to fix this system. >>> it was not the failure of a single individual or a single organization. yes, there was some human errors, but those errors were not the primary or fundamental cause of what happened on december 25th. rather this was a systemic failure across agencies and across organizations. my muscles feel like they've been pounded... my muscles just ache... ..all over my body... ...it just doesn't go away. it's so baffling. (announcer) does this sound like the pain you've been experiencing? this is fibromyalgia. chronic, widespread pain and tenderness that affects millions. sometimes i need a hug... ...but i know it's gonna hurt... (announcer) there is hope. understanding you

and admiral mullen started off actually by asking when he described his experience with jon stewart last night, asked him the question that occurred to me about trying to do this gig that rob asked me to do. why in the world would you do this? the short answer is, rob asked me to. and he promised a distinguished audience and he certainly delivered the. he promised a good and interesting speech from our speaker. and so i foolishly agreed to try to do kind of nfl instant replay. which doesn't really lend itself to this format. but i'm going to try to hit some highlights, the things i thought you said, and one particular thing he didn't say. and talk about that, and then raise a question or two, and then quickly turn it over to mark for a much more in depth analysis about what the admiral has said. it's interesting that -- i think the very fact that admiral mullen was on jon stewart last night is here today, is all around town in many aspects right now, tells us about the emphasis that this administration, not just admiral mullen, but this administration, particular the white house, puts on

i will make a few comments maybe i will start with john, the john -- jon stewart show last evening in new york. and someone add asked me, why would you do that? and the answer quite frankly is pretty simple. his audience is basically 18 to 25-year-olds and they get an awful lot of their news from him. and at a higher level, in terms of my own communications in a world where things are moving so rapidly and changing, so constantly, how i communicate, how we communicate and how we even begin to understand -- how younger generations are communicating, is really the reason that i did that and have worked quite frankly to get on other media -- mediums to in fact communicate and to also try to listen. >> so, and i -- i was taken in wash watching the show before i went on that um, john called up and -- if you have not seen it. and many of you would not have -- i am assume, maybe that is a bad assumption. i am assume that can you did not stay up that late or do not tune in regularly. but he did have a couple of pieces on yemen. and he started out with okay, let's call up the google map. so we

i will make a few comments maybe i will start with john, the john -- jon stewart show last evening innew york. and someone add asked me, why would you do that? and the answer quite frankly is pretty simple. his audience is basically 18 to 25-year-olds and they get an awful lot of their news from him. and at a higher level, in terms of my own communications in a world where things are moving so rapidly and changing, so constantly, how i communicate, how we communicate and how we even begin to understand -- how younger generations are communicating, is really the reason that i did that and have worked quite frankly to get on other media -- mediums to in fact communicate and to also try to listen. >> so, and i -- i was taken in wash watching the show before i went on that um, john called up and -- if you have not seen it. and many of you would not have -- i am assume, maybe that is a bad assumption. i am assume that can you did not stay up that late or do not tune in regularly. but he did have a couple of pieces on yemen. and he started out with okay, let's call up the google map. so we

jon: let's talk about 2003, space shuttle columbia breaks apart on reentry, killing everyone aboard and scattering debris across texas and louisiana. and elizabeth smart found in utah, abducted from her bedroom. martha stewartjail was in her future. and california elected arnold schwarzenegger as governor. and the story of the year, shock and awe as president bush declares war on iraq. jim, your thoughts about that, you know, momentous-- >> again, just to make that list is a reminder how much the media can get lost on stories and frankly aren't that important. elizabeth smart was a tragedy to her father and some americans, but iraq war was more on that and the media picked up on that. >> jon: and the media were accused to giving too much support to the war in iraq when it began. >> it was clear our coverage was gull ab, naive to use cal's words boosterish and here we are all suffering suffering years later that those questions were not asked in a direct and pointed way as we wandered into these wars in iraq and afghanistan, is the most disappointing moment of the media in the decade. >> jon: a lot of the history of the war is yet to be written. >> maybe ten years later, but boy where we sit now we should ha