. >> brown: thurgood marshall would go on to become the nation's first black supreme court justice. >> my professional life has been marked by great good fortune. >> reporter: and now one of his former clerks solicitor general elena kagan is president obama's nominee to follow in his footsteps. >> thurgood marshall who did more to promote justice over the course of his legal career than did any lawyer in his lifetime. >> brown: marshal's legacy will surely resurface during the upcoming confirmation hearings. in the meantime theater-goers

jeffrey brown takes us to a one-man show about the life and legacy of supreme court justice thurgood marshall. >> there was a time in this country in, you know, many states not far from where you and i sit that we could not have gone into a restaurant and eaten together. and his life's work changed that. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: b.p. worked today to cut back how much oil is still escaping from that well in the gulf of mexico. it also came under growing pressure to set aside huge sums for damages claims-- all of this, as president obama was back at the scene of the spill. the president's arrival in mississippi marked the start of a two-day

. >> elaine marshall, question to you? the top priority or the first legislation you would like to be involved in? >> it is a great to be here. thank you to the league of women voters and the folks out there listening. i believe my first bill will be something related to jobs. we are hurting. we need jobs. i think people can wait -- think we can recruit small business, but we have to grow small business. my first bill would be something in the nature of spurring financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and something that will help jobs stay in north carolina towards a sustainable economy and a strong small business. >> we move on. before the gulf oil spill, president obama wanted to allow drilling off the coast. he said -- he has since put a moratorium on new drilling, but before that, we talked about -- you talked about your opposition. >> example numberone is the gulf coast. i was clear that i was opposed to offshore drilling for north carolina. what this bill is brought to the forefront is the critical need for of for thin

chief justice warren marshall decided to make that the theme of the room.t of william more ain was donated. -- william marbury was done at it. so they are wrong but full literally of this dining room. >> marbury v. maaison is probably the most famous court -- as this court ever decided. judicial review is implicit in the constitutional document, but john marshall made it explicit in that great case. >> in all the supreme court's that says as much to a justice about what it is like to be a justice, because marbury is the embodiment of judicial review. there is no quotation in all of the history of supreme court writing that justice is more prefer to repeat than the phrase which says, "it is emphatically the power and the duty of the judiciary to say what the what is." is from john marshall in that case. >> he really was the first person to take the opportunity to establish the court and a prominent position as one of the three coequal branches of government. the chief justice precise at all oral arguments and at the conference were at the vote on and decide

you know justice marshall very well. you knew his reasoning. -- that he would have agreed with justice roberts that if the big guy has the law on his side the gig guy wins and if the little guy does, the little guy wins. is that consistent with what justice believed? >> the twoints ... two points. i don't want to spend a whole lot of time trying to figure out what justice marshall said to any question because the most important thing... i love justice marshall. he did an enormous amount for me. if you confirm me to this position, you'll get justice kagan. you won't get justice marshall. that's an important thing. >> i totally agree with you. it's not what justice marshall believed that's important here. it's what you believe. sense you have written so glowingly about him. you called his vision of the court a thing of glory, i believe. >> the thing of glory, senator kyl, is that the courts are open to all people and will listen respectfully and with attention to all claims. and at that point the decision is what the law r

she was a law clerk to justice marshal. and i appreciate seeing justice marshal's son in the audience here today. she worked in private prac and taught law to the nation's most respected law hools. she counseled president clinton on a wide variety of issues. sometimes referred to as the 10th justice. i believe we are a better country because of the path that elena kagan has taken in her career. chief justice marshal wrote, our constitution is intended to endure for ages and to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs. subsequently, our constitution has withstood the test of time. our founders were to establish the constitution firm enough toto en s onshrineree dem adom and the ru free gdom and the rule of law. it took more than four score years of the civil war to claim the lives of hundreds and thousands to win then slavement the e the enslavement of african-americans. the country in our democracy we're stronger for it. the job is not complete. it was half way through the hast century that racial discrimination wa

just as she would give advice to justice marshall when she served as a clerk for justice marshall. it gives you some idea of the legal ability but not what kind of justice they are going to be. this hugo black was a member of the cluclusm clan. he was a united states senator. he helped put together the decision that ended segregation, brown versus board of education. so you still have to make some kind of a guess. jean-paul stevens today is not what i thought he might be as a justice when i vote for him 35 years ago. i'm pleased with the way he has turned out he gave a certain amount of -- saying that the gerald ford was president and he should be given some wleeway in who you nominate. i thought at the time he was probably a lot more conservative than somebody i would have recommended to a democratic president. i think he has been a very good justice. at the same time, you have somebody like david suiter who i think was a superb justice, i was very happy in the positions he took. but i remember when i announced i was going to vote for him, a very liberal group picketting outside m

john marshall made it explicit in the case of marbury vs. madison. >> there is no one case that says as much to a justice about what it is like to be a justice, because marbury vs. madison is the embodiment of judicial reviee. there is no quotation in all of the history of supreme court writing that justices more prefer to repeat then the phrase which says "it is emphatically the power and the duty of the judiciary to say what the lot is." that quote from john marshall in marbury vs. madison. >> we call him "the great chief." he was really the first person who took the job seriously. he established the court's position as one of the three coequal branches of the government. i get to initiate a discussion and have some responsibility to make sure that all the issues are adequately aired. >> there is a change when a new chief justice is presenting. each chief justice has his own way, method of presiding at the conference, and the present chief justice is doing an excellent job. he has some virtues that others did not have, but that pretty much

which she would be expected just as she was given advice when she served as a clerk for justice marshall. it gives you some idea of their legal ability, but it does not tell you what type of justice they are going to be. hugo black was a member of the coup coquelin. he was the united states senator. -- the kkk. he was the united states senator. he helped put together brown vs. board of education. john paul stevens today is not what i thought he might be as a justice when i voted for him 35 years ago. i am pleased with the way he has turned out. he has a certain amount of saying that gerald ford was president and should be able to say who he nominates, and i thought john paul stevens was more conservative than someone i would have recommended for a democratic president. i think he has been a good justice. at the same time, you have a mother who i think was a superb justice. -- another who i think was a super of justice. -- superb justice. there was one picketing outside my office saying if i voted for him i would not get reelected. he served very well. people make up their mind on many th

we will begin with elaine marshall. yes. elaine marshall, six lobbyists you regulate have given you individual donations totaling less than $5,000. is it ethical for you to accept this donation? >> i will have to tell you that i am offended that folks think i can be bought and sold with a lobbyist contributions. i have state bar reputation and my career as secretary of state by calling things as i see them. i have been associated with lobbyists the whole time i was in government. that is a natural factor. i have proposed statutes, made decisions, enacted policies based upon what i felt was right for north carolina. i have acted on my gut instinct in starting a lobbying reform. i did not know exactly what was going on, but i have had a gut instinct to do what is right. i am not be told and it to anyone, certainly not any small -- i am not beholden to anyone. i am not hustling from lobbyist. i cannot be bought and sold. >> thank you for the clarification. this is a separate question for you. we will allow we bottles -- rebutta

this was back when she was in her early 20s and was clerking for justice marshall. for a time there, it almost seemed as if justice marshall was before the committee being renominated for the supreme court because she was being held in a sense, they tried it say she was as activist as they believed he was. but you don'tue don't go far when you have the kind of support that the white house marshaled for her. when she was questioned about her clerkship with justice marshall, senator leahy, after the questioning was ended, was able to come right back with the fact that 29 law clerks who served with her at that time, who served for justices of different political persuasions, all supported her nomination and all echoed her comment that as a clerk, she channeled her justice's views. that's what they did, too. it's just hard. there was a lot of support when she was questioned about what she did as solicitor general, what she did in the white house . senator leahy would come back time and again with letters from conservatives and republicans who held those positions who ha

marshall. before the cold spell, president obama wanted to expand drilling off the north carolina coast. he has put a moratorium on drilling, but even before that, if you talk about your offshore drilling opposition. why? >> example #one is the gulf coast. was very clear in the beginning that i was opposed offshore drilling for north carolina. what this bill has brought to the forefront -- what the spill has brought to the fourth one is the ecology of the country and the coziness between corporate america and government. it is clear that senator byrd did nothing to make the minerals management service more efficient, and in fact promoted offshore drilllng. that is a clear difference between me and senatorrbyrd. he is accepted tremendous amounts of contributions from them. he is the senator from the big oil. i like to be the senator from north carolina. >> mr. cunningham, your expression on offshore drilling? >> it raises the question of what our energy future is going to look like, how we balan

justice marshall reveered the court and for a simple reason. in his life, in his great struggle for racial justice, the supreme court stood as a part of government that was most open to every american and that most often fulfilled our constitution's promise of treating all persons with equal respect, equal care and equal attention. the idea is engraved on the very face of the supreme court's building. equal justice under law. it means that everyone who comes before the court, regardless of wealth or power or station receives the same process and the same protections. what this commands of justice is even handedness and impartiality. what it promises is nothing less than a fair shake for every american. i've seen that promise up close during my tenure as solicitor general. in that job, i served as our government's chief lawyer before the supreme court arguing cases on issues ranging from campaign finance to criminal law to national security, and i do mean argue. in no other place i know is the strength of a person's position so tested and the qu

marshals office. i'd like to highlight three important points today as we commemorate the anniversary of the department. first, the department has played an integral part in promoting justice for all americans. since its creation, the department has handled the legal business of the united states with control over all criminal prosecution and civil suits in which the united states has an interest. through the civil rights division, the department enforces federal law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, if a millial status and country origin. the department of justice used its newfound authority to initiate desegregation of school districts across this nation. and throughout its enforcement of the voting rights act of 1965, the department helped curtail the injustice of african-american voters being prevented from exercising the right to vote. the justice department also continues to vigorously enforce the americans with disabilities act, to ensure that p

she was a law clerk to justice marshal.nd i appreciate seeing justice marshal's son in the audience here today. she worked in private prac and taught law to the nation's most respected law schools. she counseled president clinton on a wide variety of issues. sometimes referred to as the 10th justice. i believe we are a better country because of the path that elena kagan has taken in her career. chief justice marshal wrote, our constitution is intended to endure for ages and to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs. subsequently, our constitution has withstood the test of time. %-r founders were to establish the constitution firm enough toto enection in bush versus gore was so jarring and why it shook in many people's minds the credibility of the court. five conservative justices rejected the court's own precedent, and the bipartisan law enacted by congress. rejected 100 years of legal development in order to open the door for massive corporate spending. the american people live in a real world of great challenge

. >> justice mar marshal is an historic figure. it is not surprising that as one of his clerks she would hold him in the highest regard. his judicial philosophy is not what i would consider to be mainstream. as he once explained you do what you think is right and let the law catch up. he might be the epitome of a results-oriented judge. ms. kagan appears to enthusiastically embrace justice marshall's judicial philosophy calling it a thing of glory. >> reporter: that drew a retort from democrat dick durbin of illinois. >> the results with justice marshall dedicated his life to broke down barriers of racial discrimination that had haunted america for generations. i might also add his most famous case brown versus the board of education. if that is an activist mind at work, we should be grateful as a nation. that he argued before this supreme court based on discrimination in this society and changed america for the better. >> reporter: south carolina's lindsey graham was the only committee republican to vote for sonia sotomayor's nomi

host: the only senator to of a voted against robert marshall and -- to have voted against thurgood marshall and clarence thomas. he also endorsed president obama in the primary. illinois, and moll -- emily. caller: i want to offer my condolences to senator byrd. i got an update and it said, "senator byrd has died." "senator byrd has died." i ran downstairs to see the news, and i started crying. host: how old are you? caller: i am 12. host: have you watched the senate before? caller: oh, yeah. i watch a lot. host: what did you like about him? caller: i just think he was very interesting, how he worked with everyone. he was the oldest senator, i thought it was really cool. host: 92 years old when he died. why do you like politics? what is it about politics that interests you? caller: if you can just make peace with others, you do not have to have a war. you can work together. host: thanks for calling in, thank you for taking the time to call in and learn about senator byrd. if you are interested in seeing the video of senator byrd, we can go to cease and video library. we have all -- the prin

chief justice marshall did not need a temple of justice to create a template of justic,, which increasedits influence. a professor has noted that the the chase impeachment was the need for justices to avoid personal involvement in the world of politics. though the senate did not convict justice chase, the indictment must've been dramatic. the court went out of its way to avoid precipitating political attacks, plunging into nomination politics may have seemed a risky business. some brief statistics about the chart you have in front of you. of the 104 successful appointments, from its establishment of the supreme court, sitting justices or chief justices have had a role in roughly 1/3 or about 27. of those 27, a little more than 1/3, about 10, were supported by chief justice's and more than half of those by two chief justices in particular, taft and burger. they suggested all but one of their nominees to the respective presidents that appointed them to the court center chair. earl warren, a republican, consulted with two presidents who have not appointed him and who were from the opposite

this campaign is not about me or elaine marshall. it is about you and the future we are trying to build as a state in the country. it has been a great honor to have been all across this state over the last six months. i am a new guy, a fresh face, a person who has not been in office for many years. and i responded to in part that north carolinians are looking for a new narrative. i am the first iraq war veteran. i led the prosecution and defense contractors. i will take the same determination to washington, to make sure that your voice is heard. i am not only offering leadership for an hour or the next couple years. i want us to look over the horizon and think about the state we want for our future, the quality of schools and opportunities, and ask, what kind of leadership do we have to have to get there? i would be honored to have your vote. >> elaine marshall, your closing comments? >> i want to thank the viewers out there, the league of women voters for this informative evening. what this race is really about is fixing a broken sy

justice marshall reveered the court and for a simple reason. in his life, in his great struggle for racial justice, the supreme court stood as a part of government that was most open to every american and that most often fulfilled our constitution's promise of treating all persons with equal respect, equal care and equal attention. the idea is engraved on the very face of the supreme court's building. equal justice under law. it means that everyone who comes before the court, regardless of wealth or power or station receives the same process and the same protections. what this commands of justice is even handedness and impartiality. what it promises is nothing less than a fair shake for every american. i've seen that promise up close during my tenure as solicitor general. in that job, i served as our government's chief lawyer before the supreme court arguing cases on issues ranging from campaign finance to criminal law to national security, and i do mean argue. in no other place i know is the strength of a person's position so tested and the qu

she was a law clerk to justice marshal. and i appreciate seeing justtce marshal's son in the audience here today. she worked in private prac and taught law to the nation's most respected law schools. she counseled president clinton on a wide variety of issues. sometimes referred to as the 10th justice. i believe we are a better country because of the path that elena kagan has taken in her career. chief justice marshal wrote, our constitution is intended to endure for ages and to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs. subsequently, our constitution has withstood the test of time. our founders were to establish the constitution firm enough toto en s onshrine free dem adom and the ru free gdom and the rule of law. it took more than four score years of the civil war to claim the lives of hundreds and thousands to win then slavement the e the enslavement of african-americans. the country in our democracy we're stronger for it. the job is not complete. it was half way through the hast century that racial discriminatio

the chief counsel, thurgood marshall, later one of the great justices of our supreme court. the naacp's contributions also have included support for and rallying and lobbying for the %% 1957, 1960 and 1964 civil rights acts, the 1965 voting rights act and the 1968 fair housing act where clarence mitchell led the way with the naacp. and, of course, the court case that the naacp was involved in, loving vs. virginia, that turned over the laws in this nation in 1967. a set of laws that our precursors to other laws that still are in debate in this nation today. but the fight didn't end there, which brings me to my second point. today we're reminded of the naacp's mission, to ensure quality of rights of all persons, eliminate racial hatred and discrimination. it's as important as relevant as it was decades ago. just this year a hate crimes law was passed, so it's not based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and the naacp was there in great support. the naacp has engaged in battles on multiple fronts on its 101st anniversary. the dedicated team is addressing issues that impact co

when thurgood marshall said this was the constitution. they counted slaves at 3/5 of a human beinging, didn't do anything about that original sin of our country, and the 14th amendment changed that. the 14th amendment was an enormous break after the civil war. and created a different constitution for america. so partly the changes come in that way. but partly, they -- they come outside of the formal amendment process as well. what you said about plessi and brown is absolutely right. if you look at the specific intent of the drafters of the 14th amendment, they thought that the 14th amendment was perfectly consistent with segregated schools. i mean, you just have to -- you can't really argue otherwise as an historical matter. but in brown, the court said otherwise. and, you know, step by step by step, decision by decision, in large part, because it's inconsistent with the principles of the law with the draft that the 14th amendment laid down is inconsistent with that principle to have sessiongregated schools. that's how change can happen a

which, she said that, you are not voting for justice thurgood marshall, he has been dead 20 years. it you would be voting for justice elena kagan. i expect more of that today. it would be interesting to see as the day goes on and the second round of questions began, whether or not it winds down a little bit. it is clear she has the votes. one of the things i found interesting yesterday is she was much more relaxed. elena kagan on monday look like she was going to be physically sick at one point. she had a terrible look of unease. yesterday she was calm, collected, and very funny and relaxed. there is a danger because you don't want to be too informal because you will not appear to be judicious. it was always her nomination to lose and so far she has not done anything to dissuade anybody. host: "the new york times" and "the washington post" in particular have taken the cue from the democrats talk about the robert c. court. -- roberts court, looking at the different cases and how the different justices ruled. thank you, sir, or your time. guest: my pleasure. take care. host: we want

marshall scott?me hear you say the people united will never be defeated. >> people united will never be defeated. [applause] >> we have our marching orders. >> people united will never be defeated -- how are they being defeated if they are charter schools? >> that is an acorn chance. you will hear them saying that. i don't know how specific it really was. you get this sense in the community and that seemed was ramping up to unemotional and aggressive meeting. it was a town hall-type meeting between the harlem success academy parents who need additional space in order to accept the clauses of kids and parents from the community as well as parents that the union is bussing in to argue against this decision. there is a sense of that these charter schools are coming from outside and taking over the community and that is gentrification, like the gentleman said earlier which are intentionally propagated by the union. >> you mentioned that half a million dollars was spent by the united federation of teacher

normal but is beginning to evolve in terms of what this 21st century, we will look like, there are marshall credit. gaming will not make south carolina competitive. we have to have a trained and educated work force and make a commitment to stability, that will be part of the new normal, we will not out sweat the rest of the world. that means education. not gaming. >> you will have a chance in a second. senator -- >> part of your platform for economic development involves the commerce department and you say when keys to target job growth and development in areas of this debt with the highest unemployment. what specifics good to offer in places to voters' where the unemployment rate has been above 50% and for a long time. -- 15% for a long time. >> and represented the areas that have high unemployment. -- i represent those areas that have high employment. it is one thing to do what has worked in the past, but we have to also look at what is looking into new sectors. -- in new sectors. we have to go with alternative fuel. in some other counties, i have talked to developers who want to convert

they called john marshall and reluctantly agreed to accept the president's domination. we have come toward the end of our outline. listless and patterns in appointments. the course early history, based on my research so far, the court involvement in nomination seems primarily to be made phenomenon. little if any evidence points to justice making successful suggestions to presidents during the first half of the century. one might that be the case? several factors about the course early years play a role. justices in the initial decades were closer in time to the birth of the constitution. it created no formal role for incumbent justices. second, i think about the court as an institution and its order among the three branches. prior to the great chief justice john marshall, it could not claim parity with the executive or legislative branch of the federal government in prestige or power. during the first 10 years of the course existence, no one, including members of the court itself, appeared impressed with the authority of the judiciary. the lack of a building to call its

marshals yesterday when the police caught him. the u.s. soccer team advanced in the world cup today with a stung finish. they scored a late goal to win 1-nil. the scoreless tie would have been sent the american team packing. it is the first u.s. victory in world cup play in eight years. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to gwen. >> ifill: next, what's behind the growing concerns along the gulf coast about health problems connected to the oil spill. betty ann bowser filed this story from louisiana. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> reporter: like most of the commercial fishermen here at the southern tip of louisiana, a.c. cooper has had to go to work for b.p. on cleanup operations. the third-generation shrimper says it's the only way to feed his family now that the oil spill has shut down most of the fishing grounds in the gulf. >> if we don't have no way to make any money, what are we going to do to pay our bills? we won't have no money to pay our bills. we have kids, small kids

marshall as real estate pitchman. >> your eyes are drawn directly to the chandelier, which is probably. >> safer: they didn't exactly hide their wealth, did they? >> sheehan: they did have the house in palm beach. they had a place in montauk. they had to have, you know, an apartment here on park avenue in the city, all of which are the accoutrements of great wealth. but it wasn't an extraordinary lifestyle. >> safer: how much does all that total? >> according to the government, it's over $50 million. >> safer: just a drop in an oversized bucket, nothing close to what investors lost. so, picard and his team continue to follow the money. they started here. so, this is the scene of the crime. madoff's new york offices, an impressive landscape of emptiness. >> picard: his desk was here. >> safer: and close by, perhaps a work of art that sums up the entire story. >> picard: it was called the "soft screw." and it was about four... i guess four to six feet high. and it was sitting right here. >> safer: and sitting on top of the world was madoff himself. >> sheehan: he was much like the wizard

we partnered with angelina college and this one was in marshall. and on one end, any time you throw a party and a lot of people show up, you're thrilled. this will worked out great. but on a very human basis, you know that every one of the people that come seeking jobs vr broken hearts. most of them have families who need them to get jobs. so many of them, you know long time employee somewhere and we have not done them any favors by the work that's been done here in congress going back to failing to reform freddie mac and fannie mae which put us to the brink of economic collapse. complete failure to do that. and then in september, october of 2008 as a potential meltdown began, many people don't know, but there are more homes sold in september of 2008 than in any month in the last five years before that. but of course, once the secretary of treasury went out and said, unless congress gives me $700 billion, there will be a total meltdown, but give me $700 billion and i'll pay off my buddies on wall street and i'll get everything good, basically infer

justice brennan and justice marshall cross is the logical lines to be friends with conservatives. i do think these nine, especially since they were all, for this group at least, lowered court judges, all were accustomed to enjoy each other's customer -- each other's company and not have rivalries' the former politicians might not necessarily have. >> if you have been around the court when people like black and frankfurt are serving together, you know they do not always get along. indeed, sometimes the relationships are seriously tested by concerns and try to get them worked out. when burger was the chief justice, it was a very unhappy court internally. warren burger was himself a rather small person, not one of the current giants in the court history. but he was not able to keep a court that was reasonably agreeable with each other. there was a lot of backbiting that was going on there. in fact, we felt it in the press room because he had a public information officer whom he assigned the task of collecting and writing down notes about what the reporters said as they stood around i

flew the flag of the republic of the marshall islands.they didn't have to p american wages, didn't have to hire americans, didn't have to abide by our enviral laws and pay -- environmental laws. this is adding insult to injury to the very people whose lives have bn destroyed by a foreign company operating a vessel owned by a foreign company flagged in a foreign coury operating in the jurisdiction of the united states of arica. ut not wanting bo to upset organized labor? guest: it's kind of ironic that the gulf is the least organized, least unionized segment of the maritime industry. offshore supply vessels and the shrimping and the farming industry are not heavily unionized if at all. i think what it is is if unfortunately people trying to exploit natural catastrophe for political and personal d private gain. is the carrier's association? 25 plus year trade association based in cleveland, ohio. represent u.s. flag ships on the great lakes primarily moving iron or coal. and limestone, i always say we provide the furnaces and raw materials

nation's history. -- we have marshaled the largest response in this nation's history.we have created redundancy wherever possible, from directing bp to employ additional measures to contain oil to finding new ways to keep been cut oil off of the short lines. part of the reason for our visit here today was to make sure that these efforts continued to be as effective as possible, given new and evolving challenges, such as the arrival of hurricane season. it is also important that everyone understand that the response has grown at every turn since its beginning. about 37,000 personnel are working round-the-clock to protect the shoreline and to clean up the coast. more than 6500 vessels are engaged, including thousands of locally-owned boats. 80,000 claims have been opened so far, and as you know, president obama was able to receive from bp a guaranteed to establish a $20 billion as growth fund dedicated to paying claims that stem from this disaster. we have pushed bp to create additional redundancies in the way that they contain the leaking oil. since the beginning we hav

flew the flag of the republic of the marshall islands. says they didn't have to pay american wages, didn't have to hire americans, didn't have to abide by our enviral laws and pay -- environmental laws. this is adding insult to injury to the very people whose lives have been destroyed by a foreign company operating a vessel owned by a foreign company flagged in a foreign country operating in the jurisdiction of the united states of america. host: is this about not wanting to upset organized labor? guest: it's kind of ironic that the gulf is the least organized, least unionized segment of the maritime industry. the offshore supply vessels and the shrimping and the farming industry are not heavily unionized if at all. i think what it is is if unfortunately people trying to exploit natural catastrophe for political and personal and private gain. host: so what is the carrier's association? guest: well, 125 plus year trade association based in cleveland, ohio. and we represent u.s. flag ships on the great lakes primarily moving iron or coal. a

the land is actually coming out of the marshall rig. i got goosebumps flying over it. the federal wdlife said, if you don't know what you've done done. we would never live to see those islands bill back. and they should be billed back. we will lead to this as we go forward. but because of the challenges of naysayers, and this of the federal wildlife people that have that taken care of, we have been trying for 20 years to add dirt out there. when we hear from the ocn current experts and florida, it is going to take more beach awful florida beaches. wait a minute. they were there 20 years ago. now that they are there, adding to them will note as difficult. so this will be something historical for the whole region. as long as we can get through this hurricane season, we're going to on them. we've already started a foundation for people who have donated money to help on them. we will put in trees that will keep them growing in salt water. >> i go back 16 years. from family diffent. -- 60 years, blue water fishing. he is simple water. >> i caught a king mackerel. it weighed

they have marshalled many resources. they have a lot of people in the pensacola area to begin9kw3sp e cleanup process. host: as the president makes his fourth trip down to the gulf coast and this time the first stop is in florida then he will return on tuesday to speak to the nation. what do you hear that the president will be talking about in that all office address? guest: clearly, this has become a crisis for his administration. i think he will try to provide some more direct hands-on leadership on the issue as well as ratcheting up the pressure on the be paid with the escrow account that you were referring to. host: alex leary covering this story, thank you for being with us this morning. we are asking you what this oil disaster means for the future of u.s. energy policy. here is portland oregon, denise on our democrats blind. caller: i don't understand all the details, but i have learned that the biggest problem of this oil spill is that the government seemed indebted to the industry that they cannot get anything d

the land is actually coming out of the marshall rig. i got goosebumps flying over it. the federal wildlife said, if you don't know what you've done done. we would never live to see those islands bill back. and they should be billed back. we will lead to this as we go forward. but because of the challenges of naysayers, and this of the federal wildlife people that have that taken care of, we have been trying for 20 years to add dirt out there. when we hear from the ocean current experts and florida, it is going to take more beach awful florida beaches. wait a minute. they were there 20 years ago. now that they are there, adding to them will not be as difficult. so this will be something historical for the whole region. as long as we can get through this hurricane season, we're going to on them. we've already started a foundation for people who have donated money to help on them. we will put in trees that will keep them growing in salt water. >> i go back 16 years. from family different. -- 60 years, blue water fishing. he is simple water. >> i caught a king mackerel. it

in a tribute she wrote for her mentor, justice shurgd marshal -- thurgood marshall, for example, she described his judicial philosophy as driven by the belief that the role of the courts and the very purpose of constitutional interpretation is to -- quote -- "safeguard the interests of people who had no other champion." the court existed primarily to fulfill this mission. and, however much some recent justices have sniped at that vision, it remains a thing of glory." unquote. in 2006, when she was dean of harvard law school, ms. kagan praised as her judicial hero aaron bharat who served on the supreme court of israel for nearly 30 years. she called him -- quote -- "the judge or justice in my lifetime whom i think best represents and has best advanced the valves democracy and human -- and the values of democracies and human law." that is not simply high praise, but the highest praise possible, for she says that justice bahrat was literally the best judge anywhere during her lifetime in representing and advancing the rule of law enforcement who is this judge who for ms. kagan at least

that her resume as a law clerk for a more liberal lion, thurgood marshall, an official in the clinton white house, and the of the harvard law school -- all those things make her ill suited for life on the law bench. they have revealed her in the local eyes as being a good political hack. the democrats will say that she is the first potential justice a judge is a wonderful thing. but the court could use more non-judges. these types of people can do some of the best negotiating and to understand the real world kinds of cases the government is party to. host: the headlines from many papers here and from cq.com -- the word modest used by elena kagan in her opening statement is getting a lot of attention. what is the significance of that word? guest: it is the what attitude she used in which she tried to encapsulate the she is not the opposite word which has been the word used to describe so many supreme court justices -- activist. modest is someone who would show restraint, not be out to make new law at every opportunity, but who would take a judicious approach to writing opinions. for ma

opposition to arizona's draconian, unconstitutional immigration law is marshaling their and elsewhere around the country. -- there and elsewhere around the country. [applause] as i said, being a basketball fan, can we have a tear for -- cheer for the suns? [applause] can we have arousing boo for phil jacking -- a rousing boo for phil jackson? he came down on the side of the arizona state legislature in support of this draconian, unconstitutional measure. i do not know whether to blame los angeles or chicago for that. they are both distancing themselves from phil jackson. there are mobilizations on the campuses of california against cutbacks. they made marches in the number of cities, including new york, wall street. the near victory of our own mayor in cleveland -- it is a sign of the times. would you stand? [applause] the anti-nuclear conference and rally at the un in early may struck a much needed note for peace. one of those or meters is here with us. would you stand? -- one of those coordinatorr is here with us. would you stand? [applause] not least, the struggle over health care

the memos from both her time with chief justice marshall, and her time at the clinton white house showhat she consistently is results oriented where she tries to figure out what political results she wants to get and then tries to twist the law to get there. rather than starting with the law and saying, okay, what does the law tell me to do. her legal analysis is not actually really legal but political analysis. she shows that again and again. host: too leftist? guest: you go down a whole list of issues, and her legal analysis doesn't just work toward political ends, but towards leftist political ends. she showed that she actually with held information from president clinton from the american college of gynecologists and obstetricians and that showed the partial birth abortion was not necessary almost any time. she was so dedicated to pushing partial birth abortion she with held information from the president. she's very leftist on gun control where she's has said she doesn't this is an individual right and i could go down another whole list of issue. but issue after issue, not just on

regional studies center, which has links to -- will have lin to the nato defense college, to the marshall center, to the national defense university, to help as i said become a regional studies center for security issues. i talked to our united states army training and doctrine command commander, general dempsey -- who had my job a couple years ago -- about, how do we tie the iraqi army schools into our schools? and we're going to pursue that. so a number of programs alg those lines. we want to make sure that whatever weo here will endure and be sustained by the iraqis after 2011. yes. >> yes, goi back to the iraqi air force, we heard lately that the iraqi government has requested the f-16 from the u.s. government. can you talk a little bit about that? >> the iraqi government has requested f-16s from the united states, and we're now in the process -- as you can imagine, it is a very complex process which involves state department and congressional notification. and we're developing, based on the request for the specific capabilities that they want: what does that package look like, when c

because after world war ii, the marshall islands, you know, we were used as a place to place the atomic bomb -- host: we are going to leave it there. thanks very much for your call. in the survey, is there information that talks about or ask questions of the people you are surveying, their opinions on particular political groups or political organizations, parties inside the united states, or is it just the united states as a whole that you are asking them about? host: we have not typically asked about parties or groups within the u.s.. we typically ask about american foreign policy, the u.s. as a whole, those types of things. we have talked about popular culture. we also find that things like american science and technology -- that is very popular. american-style business practices are popular in many parts of the world, including parts of the middle east where the u.s. does not get very positive ratings overall. we look at different elements of america's image, but we do not typically look at how they feel about the tea party movement or some sort of political group within the united

supposed to be a health care bill that helped the working poor and yet when i was at a jobs fair in marshall, texas, a few weeks ago, i had one gentleman tell me, look, we are given entry-level jobs but are given really good health insurance. once the full extent of this health care bill kicks in, he won't be able to do that anymore. he will have to go on medicaid. ppif you make 133% of the pover level or less under that wonderful bill, you get forced into medicaid even if you have an employer willing to provide you health care. if you are above 133% of the poverty level and you can't afford to have the insurance policy that's dictated by this zeus of a congress and resident then guess what? you are going to pay extra income tax. you can't afford the health insurance, you get an extra income tax. good news all thh way around. i did want to address something that causes me a great deal of concern, all of this actually is, but it hit me as i was seeing more information about the 9/11 con spiritors. and i -- con spiritors and i use that term because they filed documents saying hey were. and thi