and juan williams from national public radio. i want to pick up on the president's remarks.e declared that this is a nation at war. he said it appears that this young nigerian abdulmutallab joined al-qaeda, that he was trained, equipped and directed by them to attack the u.s. given all of that, brit, what do you make of the debate and what do you make of the decision to charge him as a criminal defendant and not as an enemy combatant? >> i don't think it was a decision made with the idea in mind that this is the best way to get information out of him. and that tells you something about this administration's priorities. the president spoke there about doing whatever it takes and then he said con analysis ta analysis -- consistent with our values. it's permeated his campaign rhetoric and what he's done as president that what we most need to do to deal with the situation in the world is have a better reputation as a country of being a kinder, gentler land. this decision to try him in criminal court reflects that opinion. that view, that judgment. i think that the net effect of

. >>> our interview with npr and fox news political analyst juan williams. appeare the washington journal this morning before an audience of the george washington university students. this is 45 minutes. >> host: we welcome juan williams of national public radio and fox news channel. let's get beyond the headlines what we've seen over the last 72 hours with comments from harry reid. is this a teachable moment in race relations as president obama referred to with what he was talking about last summer? >> guest: i think this is. it's interesting also many levels life again part it's generational, stevens, when you talk about teachable moment especially here with ought of the people in the audience laughing when they hear a word like negro i think their paniers cockup. what exactly is he referring to. is this intended as an insult, is that word the equivalent of the n-word? why are people upset about that word and the notion of dialect? again, i think it's rich for exploration and as you say it's teachable. i also think that when people get into an issue like t

host: juan williams is our guest.we conclude with a round of applause for the students here at the washington center. [applause] host: and also to our host here at the >> as we wait for the house to come in, former. >> conversation is ed gillespie, former chair of the republican national committee. thank you for being with us. let me begin with a broad overview of the political landscape most notably, virginia and the new juror is a. why do republicans win these two races? guest: virginia has been a counter-cyclical state in terms of politics. having the governor elections the year after presidential elections, going back to 1966, every gubernatorial election since then the party of of power carries the virginia race. that is not the case a relative to new jersey which is a more democratic-leaning state. i was very involved in the virginia governor's race, and it is much more of a purple state. i've volunteered as the chairman for bob macdonald. in both cases, politically, what happened was independent voters, who are

and juan williams also from national public radio.ow you all all the different ways that president obama has referred to umar farouk abdulmutallab over the last two weeks. let's put them up on the screen. in his first statement in hawaii on december 28, it was isolated extremist. a day later it was known extremi extremist. back in washington, the president called him a suspected terrorist. and finally, it became known terrorist. brit, what do you make of the evolution and the president's language and what do you can think of where he ended up in terms of reforming the system? >> well, in addition to all the different descriptions, when he came out to make his last set of comments on this, he still couldn't pronounce the guy's name. you know, he sounds like one of the streams of anchors across the country who stumbled over it. but this is the president of the united states who has some type to think about it and was briefed about it. it was a little revealing. it seems to me that what we see here is a white house and presidency that re

juan wi -- later, juan williams on race, politics, and the news. later in the morning, mitch mcconnell along with other gop senators talked to reporters about u.s. foreign policy and the senate's agenda. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the white house said president obama was not offended by senate majority leader harry reid's use of the term "negro" when describing the candidacy but it was an unfortunate choice of word. >> he has made amends. would you like to extend that? >> i am happy about that. i have enjoyed working with him. it has been tremendous and terrific. i have -- my heart has been warmed from the response to run the country. whether it is julian bond, a call i got today from the attorney general, eric holder. he said i've known you for a long time. anything i can do, anyone you want me to talk to, i would be glad to do that. we have a lot to do. i have spent the last couple weeks on the phone with the president and others on health care. we have a lot of work to do. >> some have suggested that your comments were uncomfortable but

later, juan williams talks about race, politics, and the days. -- the news. later, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell talk to reporters about afghanistan, u.s. foreign policy, and the senate's agenda. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the veterans affairs department said that suicide rates have risen among male veterans or 18 to 29 years -- who are 18 to 29 years old. after that, the debate for an open u.s. senate seat in massachusetts. later, senate majority harry reid on this 2008 " on president barack obama's skin color and electability -- on his 2008 quote on president barack obama's skin color and electability. >> now available, c-span's book. a great read for any history buff. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and now in digital audio to listen to any time. available where digital audio let downloads are sold. -- a digital audio downloads are sold. >> speakers include eric s hinseke. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> how exciting. we have about 1000 folks who

host: juan williams is our guest. we conclude with a round of applause for the students here at the washington center. [applause] host: and also to our host here at the jack morton auditorium. thanks for being with us. guest: guest: my pleasure. this is a great audience. thank you. host: we are going to a news conference with mitch mccon al back from afghanistan and other republican leaders including lisa murkowski and mica sell of delaware, live here on c-span. we will be back at 7:00 a.m. east coast time. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . the confusion surrounding detention policy. from the top to bottom, the military people that we talked to indicated some confusion operationally about what you do when you detain a terrorist. this confusion, in my view, one general, for example, did not want to answer the question without turning to his lawyer who was also in the room. this operational confusion has been created unnecessarily and frank

host: we welcome juan williams of national public radio and the fox news channel. let's get the headlines over the last 72 hours with the comment by harry reid. is this a teachable moment in race relations to what president obama was talking to last summer? >> it's interesting on so many levels. when you talk about a teachable moment especially with all the young people in the audience, when they hear a word like negro, i think their ears just cock up and they think what exactly is he referring to? is this intended as an insult? is that equal to the n word? why are people upset about that word and the notion of dialect? again, i think a rich exploration and as you say, teachable. i also think that when people get into an issue like skin color that someone is more electable in the opinion of a major political figure like the senate majority leader because they are of a lighter skin color, i think it is a window not just into sort of perception of the american electorate and the fact that we have never had an african-american president. we have never had any presid

after that, former republican party chairman ed gillespie and later, juan williams talks about race, politics, and the news. this starts each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and later in the morning, mitch mcconnell along with other gop senators talked to reporters about afghanistan, u.s. foreign policy, and the senate's agenda. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. now the final debate for the open seat formerly held by ted kennedy. the candidates are scott brown and joseph kennedy. this event was held at done edward kennedy institute in boston. independent candidate joe kennedy is not related to senator ted kennedy, who died last summer. >> good evening. i want to welcome all of you to this closing debate among the candidates for next week's elections to the united states senate. tuesday will be a crucial time here in massachusetts. voters will go to the polls and select a person who may well determine the outcome of a long fight over health care legislation in washington. at stake it well is jobs, energy, the environment, abortion, the war's oversea. we have much to talk abo

craig williams and michael eric. juan fernandez, a good shooter.what a find for dunphy in his 4th year, 11-3 this season and he comes in ranked in the top 25. joe lindsay is the referee. roger ayers and mike eves joins him. this is a city series match-up. todd o'brien will jump ten s center against -- center against michael eric. >> steve: you can expect to see temple keep working on their man-to-man because their defense is not up to phil's standards. >> tom: michael eric has had some trouble just catching the ball. he catches and shoots in one motion. >> steve: when you get position that deep, tom, it doesn't tyke much to score from there. really not a good defensive set to start for phil martelli's team. >> tom: temple gets the first bucket of the night. st. joseph's defensively as steve said, they have struggled this year. they are averaging over 78 points per game. that is not what st. joseph is traditionally known for. juan fernandez bringing it up the far side of the floor. how about the keys for tonight's ballgame, steve. >> steve: they hav

williams in the paint. >> matt: brooks lead this way for temple with 12 points. derrio green the leading scorer for both teams. he has 13. there's a look at juanandez. what is charlotte doing well tonight, or what is temple not doing? why can't they get him the ball and get him some open looks? >> well, he has two fouls. that's one thing, they got him out of the game quick. but they're really covering up the inside. so they're looking at statistics and saying that, you know, temple hist or effectually, you know, they -- historically, they shoot 27% from the free throw line. let them shoot the shot and take our chances. and the statistics are bearing out. at one point they were 6 of 14, now they're 6 for 18. >> matt: harris is called for the foul. they had one to give. so 5.9 seconds on the clock. 8.1 remaining. guzman to inbounds. gets it in. guzman for 3. good! a big shot by guzman as the buzzer sounds. give temple a 32-28 lead at half. spears leading the way for charlotte. 32-28 at the half. we'll be right back with more ! me! ut. i toit. i tothe efor outh. co ale refot call yoa beng mx! theionsme! tahim,. i d, ieir foulwhen boun te'thrne, e