our guest will be marilyn geewax. we will talk about the jobless numbers. then paul taylor from pew research center joins us. that's ahead here on "washington journal." [video clip] >> the thousands of students will begin on a key phase of their moral development. today's college students are tomorrow's teachers, investment bankers, and politicians. this is an opportune moment for leaders to take the necessary steps to create a culture of honor. has artificial rules -- the ncaa has artificial rules. that is enormously significant. only 1% of the college athlete ever go pro. 99% of the athletes who have been devoting their lives to the sports, because experience when they are generally money is the only opportunity to get a nest egg out of the value that they are creating an it is enormous. >> i talked to the students in my class and we talked about the way in which it is structured and i say, what do think about that that you get for being a participant in an extracurricular activity? they'll think it is a good deal. it is a very good deal. >> there is more

host: just a couple more minutes with marilyn geewax.n to 8.1% with 96,000 jobs added in august. we have a tweet from ron. he says -- in time most of those will be forced to adjust our standard of living down. let's get to a couple more calls year. cliff in maryland, republican line. go ahead. caller: i think things for the last 29 months have been going in a positive direction, even though it is not what we want us a country. but it is going in a positive direction, opposed to what we had going before. is amazing to hear people talk and support various candidates. i think that a bomb -- and i am a republican -- i think obama has done the best that he could. i think we really need to look at mitt romney's record. ok? i think that mitt romney has put more people in poverty from his business activities than obama will ever have. that is all i have to say. host: ok. let's get a couple calls your. gary is on the democrats' line. hi, gary. caller: yes, i have a question. do you believe the gridlock in congress has prohibited president obama f

. >> a couple more minutes with marilyn geewax.nth of august, falling to 8.1% with 96,000 jobs added for the month of august. a tweet from ron who sends us a tweet and says that a caller summarized the older worker problem very well. in time, he says, most of us will be forced to adjust our standard of living down. talking ab-- talking -- we'll be talking about the middle class in a moment with our next guest. but let's get to a couple of more calls here. cliff in pikesville, maryland. republican line. caller: i'm glad to see that things for the last 29 months have been going in a positive direction even though it's not what we want as a country. but it is going in a positive direction as opposed to what we had before. it amazes me to hear people talk and support various candidates. i think that obama, and i'm a republican, i think obama has done the best that he could. i think that people really need to look at mitt romney's record. ok. i would think that mitt romney has put more people in poverty from his business activity than o

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