for the moment, that is what larry johnson. convince mike shanahan otherwise, the former chief star is now 30 and after several seasons marked by injury and offfield conflict, he joins the redskins. can he supplant clinton portis as the number one ball carrier? johnson said he intends to try. >> i still have a lot left. people forget i didn't really play much in the first couple of years. really, it's smoothing on out. kind of like the cadillac. it doesn't lose its luster. >> meanwhile, the whining and dining of the quarterback continues. expected to visit the redskins tomorrow and saturday. tennessee safety, eric barry visited the team today. >> all right, if the caps took a vacation between now and the regular season, buffalo won all of its regular games, it would not make a bit of difference. they would not catch -- if the actor says to the director, what's my motivation? the caps have not had much motivation lately, losing their last three and getting outscored 9-1 in those games. tonight, the thrashers come to town. possib

more with mark perry and larry johnson in a moment. >> after words with mark perry and larry johnson continues. >> welcome back to after words. i am talking to mark perry, author of "talking to terrorists" so i'm not talking to a terrorist but talking to someone who has written about terrorism. we ended up at the break with my sort of surprised. you had nice things to say about don rumsfeld that broke with conventional wisdom so i want you to explain yourself. why was rumsfeld not be wants or that some of us thought he was? >> guest: you have touched on a sore spot because a lot of my progressive friends, all of them, have wondered why, as they said, it given rumsfeld a pass? i don't want to portray him as a great american hero. he made mistakes as secretary of defense and he knows that. he was difficult to deal with. i think that his battle plan that he insisted be adopted was wrong for iraq. but once we were there, and once things began to go sour, no one was more uncomfortable and pained by the casualties we were taking than donald rumsfeld. i know he is difficult. i know a lot of

dave owens spoke with him at redskins park. >> for the first time since becoming a redskin, larry johnson the spike. >> to me, it seemed lick a good fit. >> but both he and clinton portis are pro bowl runningbacks. so who is the man now? johnson's coach predicted it would be lj, telling the washington post in mid march, quote, he'll take over the starting runningback position, that's what i think. he'll push that guy right out of a job. as for coach shanahan -- >> obviously i watched him from afar for a number of years. i've coached him in the pro bowl. i like larry. i'm a big fan of his. >> portis is participating in the redskins off season conditioning program and the team says he is medically cleared after concussions shortened his 2009 season. to his credit, johnson said all the right things when asked about his role. >> i want to be -- it's always been, i know what he has been able to do off the field and on the field. he knows what i'm able to do on the field, so we kind of compliment each other, as far as -- oh, i'm coming here to take your spot. >> what raised your eyebrows, was t

he did not come to back up clinton portis or larry johnson.parker was slowed down by injuries his last two seasons in pittsburgh. last year he lost his starting job. when healthy though, the 29-year-old known as fast willie averaged around 1,300 yards per season from 2005 to 2007. redskins now have three former pro bowl running backs on the roster. redskins still evaluating quarterbacks. they are currently hosting notre dame qb jimmy clausen. >>> five regular season games left for the capitals. biggest question has to be goaltending. a couple of weeks ago it seemed jose theodore would be the guy in postseason. he's gone unbeaten since january but struggled in the last couple of games. tide could be shifting to the young russian. popular with the ladies and kids. barley is starting to heat up. that begs the question, is the wily veteran getting nervous? it was just last season in the playof playoffs he replaced theodore. bruce boudreau will wait until the last minute to decide. >> the game is the same. you have to make the save. even if you get

larry johnson had the best single season in 2006. meanwhile, redskins rolled out the red carpet today for notre dame. the gw will visit tonight and tomorrow. mike shanahan will attend his pro day in two weeks. >>> all right, so what if bob huggins coach is in a track suit. he can coach in a dress if he brought a national championship to west virginia. they held their final practice today before tomorrow's final four showdown against duke. it is a doubly doubly poignant occasion. doing so at his own alma mater, where he played and where he graduated. >> i can remember sitting on my grandfather's lap listening to west virginia football and basketball games. athletics are everything in the state. we don't have professional franchises. there's not really anybody else to root for. >> i root for bob huggens. of course, both final four games right here on 9. butler, michigan state just after 6:00 followed by the mountaineers and duke and 9news now will follow the games. dc united looking for their first goal of the year. they'll try to punc

and a moment. >> "after words" with mark perry and larry johnson continues. >> host: welcome back to "after words." i'm talking to mark perry, author of. i'm not talking to a terrorist but someone who's written about terrorism. and we ended up on the break with my sword of supplies he had some nice things to say about donald rumsfeld that broke with conventional wisdom so i want you to explain yourself why was rumsfeld of the monster some thought he was? you touched on a sore spot because a lot of progress if friends have wondered why i've given rumsfeld a pass. >> guest: i don't want to portray him as a great american hero. he made mistakes as the secretary of defense and he knows that. he was difficult to deal with and i think the battle plan that he insisted be adopted was wrong before iraq. but once we were there and things began to go sour no one was more uncomfortable and pained by the casualty's we were taking them donald rumsfeld. i know that he's difficult and that a lot of reporters don't like him. but when you are the secretory of defense and get the casualty list across t

[applause] >> host: i am larry johnson and former employee of the central intelligence agency with counterterrorism and considered somewhat of an expert on terrorism because i can smell it too but today we have the opportunity for the ultimate reader fantasy with the program after words to meet with an author. if you read the book i think all of you with the audience would want to have a chance to say i would like to ask him some questions. today, market, i am glad we have the opportunity to speak with you about your book. talking to caris. >> the first question is the hardest question. i am a historian and author and one life and a middle east activist an analyst in another life. this book talking to terrorist is a combination of both because it refers to the history of me region while giving readers the insight into what is going on there and what the strategy is for the united states in dealing with the real challenge of terrorism. >> host: how did you get into becoming, part of your biography is military, intelligence now writing on terrorism. how did you make that transition quirks did you com

but a little speed difference. >> larry: that equates to jimmie johnson with a 29.16. >> larry: that is the driver that won the most races in the last two seasons, but even though kyle busch won 12 races combined in 2008 and 2009 it's been a long dry spell all of last year. >> darrell: this is the best i've seen the 18 car, dave rogers and kyle busch working together and best performance i've seen out of the car. he could run second at martinsville last week. >> larry: the only performance equal to this is the first race they ran together in texas at the fall and they had to pit for fuel late in the race. >> mike: harvick back the 12th. ambrose is back to 14th. two drivers that are moving up is allmendinger to 11th. dale earnhardt jr. up to 13th. owe otherwise, not much move in the the top ten with 23 laps to go. there is the gap. 1.7 seconds. gordon 3.7 off the lead. montoya five seconds back. logano, martin, edwards in the top ten. >> larry: pole-sitter, allmendinger outside the top ten in the 43 car right now in 11th. >> darrell: he has been passing a lot of cars to get there. and

then we have nick johnson's uncle larry who is in the house tonight. he's working the seats near the 3rd base box. check the patch out. 1955 brooklyn dodgers. that's a sweet patch. that's what you need for your charity auction, one of those dodger uniforms. want me to work that for you? i have some inside info. i can maybe get one of those jerseys. it's not who you are, it's who you know. [ laughter ] >> bob: well, i'd be happy with one of those two. >> rob: all right. we'll work for that. >> bob: thanks for the offer. 3-2 to loney. there is a feisty guy. hard-nosed player, manager. inside the line at 3rd. loney will get one down into the corner. the dodgers have their first extra base hit. only their second hit of

lower numbers for mike huckabee, rick santorum, and larry johnson.rom the initial choice, mitt romney and ron paul are at the top. at the southern republican leadership congress, newt gingrich got 20%, as well as sarah palin. mitt romney of 14%, mike huckabee got 11%. let's go to fort worth, texas. joe, democratic line. caller: i think that the democrats in congress should vote is on jobs and the economy and this second wave of foreclosures that will come through. people that bought those houses with that those bad loans. a second wave of that is going happen pretty soon and they need to focus on that. what they put in place the last time worked. that is my chief complaint that happens all the time in washington, d.c., things moving at a snail's pace. host: what should congress do to change that? of caller: they should work together a bit more. this bipartisan thing where the president is trying to reach out, republicans seem to be in a no mode. they think it will work for them in november, but that is not so. too many people are in dire straits when

larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte thomas. amelio tapia. julie mitchell. irwin miller. courtney mcgraven. rev. gilbert martinez. >> i remember my grandparents from the first floor. >> dr. charles hubert. raymond johnson. my mother, ms. levy. >> thomas hawthorne. robert v

larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster.e, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte thomas. amelio tapia. julie mitchell. irwin miller. courtney mcgraven. rev. gilbert martinez. >> i remember my grandparents from the first floor. >> dr. charles hubert. raymond johnson. my mother, ms. levy. >> thomas hawthorne. robert vernon. s

johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar. chick hearns. i had a chance to meet chick hearns -- >> larry: great announcer. >> and to work with chick hearns.them. if i'm not at the game i'm at home watching them on prime ticket, you understand me, or watching them on channel 9, kcal. >> larry: have you ever been on the road with them? >> when they won that championship in new jersey i was right there on the floor when they did that. >> larry: did you ever play ball? >> i played football and basketball as a youngster coming up on the east side of long beach, and i took it to a level that i thought it was the highest level i could take it to. so i never wanted to play high school or the next level. i went into the level i thought i could just play at. >> larry: did you go through high school? >> i went to high school but i didn't ever try out for high school sports. i was more into trying to create this music thing. i had a niche for it and i really wanted to stick to it. >> larry: you were always a music guy? >> always a music guy slash comedian class clown. >> larry: why the sunglasses? >> so you can see what i'm saying. but i mean i can t

johnson knows, behind every nurse who touches a life... there's a nurse educator... who first touched them. ♪ you're a nurse ♪ you make a difference >> larryvernor mansion, he's in west virginia, of course. what's the latest you can tell us on the miners, governor? >> we lost three members of one family. it's a very sad time, but very strong, good people, hardworking people. we just attended that, i'll be heading back down to the mine. before i left, you know they bored the holes down, you were probably watching the press conference. they're making decisions right now and trying to make sure that the air is safe enough for the rescue teams to go in. we spoke to the families earlier, larry, and every family to a t does not want to put these rescue workers in any more harm's way than what they will be. we're still in a rescue operation, and after we determine the fate of our four missing miners, then we'll return to a recovery. >> larry: is it true that our friend bob huggins, the west virginia basketball coach called you and offered to do what he could? >> coach called last night, coach called and said joe, i want to do whatever i can. i sa

johnson. kareem abdul-jabbar. chick hearn. i had a chance to meet chick hearn. worked with chick hearn. i'm a die-hard laker. i love them to death. >> larryy: did you ever play ball? >> i played on the long beach and i played to the highest level i could take it. so i never wanted to play high school or the next level, i went to the level i thought i could just play at. >> larry: did you go to high school? >> yes, i went to high school, but i never tried out for high school sports because i had a niche and i really wanted to stick to it in the music thing. >> larry: you were always a music guy? >> always a music guy slash comedian slash class clown. >> larry: why the sunglasses? >> so you can see what i am saying. but i mean i can take them off. >> larry: oh, yeah, but it's part of your persona? >> yes. >> larry: did you design those too? >> you see they match with the headphones, and it is the paisley. that is what i do, the snoop dogg flavor, larry. >> larry: what haven't you done that you would like to do? >> i'd like to start a chain of snoopermarkets. >> larry: selling what? groceries? >> yeah, groceriegroceries, any- everything in m

larry king's show. >> mine is mm flint, the town. i was watching bill maher a few weeks ago. he had on the former governor of new mexico. i believe his name is gary johnsonry, we were talking about the health care bill. and gary said something you hear a lot when we talk about health care and we talk about canada, that bad system they've got up there, socialized medicine. and he said, you know, those canadians, you know, they pay 40% in taxes up there. and, you know, this was one of the many fallacies about canada and their health care system. it simply isn't true. now we as american pay on average about . >>> tell me and larry, through either of our twitter account, what is the average tax that a canadian pays in federal income tax. >> larry: a canadian can win that in a minute. >> canadians are disqualified? they're not allowed to play this game and we know who you are. >> larry: what is the winner going to get? you will go wash his car? >> i think it's only wash you wash this winner's car. >> you. >> how about two tickets to a dodger's game? >> two tickets to a dodger's game. >> two tickets to a dodger's game the next time you're in l.a. and mm flint