go ahead, you are on with ed morrissey. go ahead. >> caller: [inaudible] >> host: we're going to work on your line a little as we go to lauren in washington dc, also in that line for all others, good morning. >> caller: good morning. my question basically and i hear this conservative viewpoint but i'm wondering, what about law, this is something that has not come up this administration has taken claim. i mean, this gentleman and most other talking for republicans, theynever speak of morals. we speak the same , that what is it that makes a person listen to a man that says things and shows no response to it such as if i can give a couple examples, it's all right for a male to offend women, it's all right for men to say he can shoot anybody, it's all right for a man to say i'm not going to pay taxes when the rest of us are going around trying to pay our income taxes and if you're not paying taxes, who are you supporting? these are the things i don't hear fromtrump supporters as far as the moral content , any republican or demo

but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey? irish singer via england who sang meln kohlic pathos-filled ballads that were a backdrop for break-ups in the '80s that so speak to the chicano soul. i asked musicians and concert

. ♪ but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey?allads that were a backdrop for a million post-breakups during the '80s that so speaks to the chicano soul? i asked musicians and concert promoters oscar arguello and albert gambea. oscar thrives in the rockabilly world, while albert is all things punk. >> anthony: what's up with the morrisy thin apparently in the chicano community morrissey is, like, huge. >> albert: it's a matter of the heart, man. >> anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? >> oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. >> anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that -- >> oscar: right. >> anthony: the songs are so much about fi

ed morrissey, thank you for your time. coming up on the "washington journal," we are joined by well-known first amendment lawyer floyd abrams. we will discuss his book, "the soul of the first amendment." ♪ in case you missed it on c-span, senator tammy duckworth's maiden speech from the senate floor. >> they saw me try to convince us that the path forward is less acceptance of others and less invested in -- investment in ourselves. i know the path forward cannot and does not include turning our backs on the shared values that built this nation. >> secretary about agriculture -- secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. >> i am excited about this opportunity and make sure we make american agriculture as great as it can be for rural prosperity and for jobs. >> the national economic director on the trump tax reform plan. >> we will cut taxes and signify the tax code by taking the current seven tax brackets we have today and reducing them to only three brackets. >> david horowitz on communism. >> human beings are prone to evil.

but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey?n kohlic pathos-filled ballads that were a backdrop for break-ups in the '80s that so speak to the chicano soul. i asked musicians and concert promoters oscar agresho and albert gamboa. oscar thrives in the rocabilly world while albert is all things punk. what's up with the morrissey thing? in the chicano community. morrissey is like -- >> it's a matter of the heart. it's a matter of the heart, man. >> why of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? >> it was convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. >> people said the lyrics of his songs resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense. >> right. >> the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly

rocker morrissey is livid with british politicians for the treatment. he said "the manchester mayor says the attack is the work of an extremist. what extremist? in modern britain, everyone seems petrified to say what we all say in private. politicians tell us they are unafraid that they are never the victims. how easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. the people have no such protection." i'll start on this end, we will work our way around. two different views, to go different celebrities. >> mo: i try to stay clear of what celebrities think. hollywood. i am glad in some ways they are in charge of our dreams and hopes. >> ari: i'm glad they have nothing to do with our reality. let them dream. let the people who protect us be in charge. >> eric: morrissey says, you can say you are unafraid, you politicians but we the people are out here without protection. we are a little afraid. call it what it is. islamic extremists. >> eboni: katy perry, let's love on each other. okay, i'm with that, but then you say open borders. somehow that

other point, morrissey is an unusual guy. militant vegan. if he has a concert, every single vendor cannot have meat there. it causes major help. not only did he go after the mayor of london for not condemning radical islam or isis, he also went after the prime minister and said it's easy to be tolerant when you are protected. >> jesse: they don't take public transportation. >> juan: for all your praise, exactly what is the real prescription to solving this problem? >> greg: last night i gave you a great prescription. >> juan: you were up to relativism. to me -- >> dana: juan -- >> juan: let's talk about what really is going to stop. it >> greg: i'm pointing out how refreshing it is to hear this. >> juan: whenever you say something -- whenever they wheny something you like -- >> greg: the point is to call out it radical islam and risk being called a bigot. that's the guts he does move you can make. when everyone calls you a islamophobic, you say so what. i don't care. understanding live in a modern world in freedom and securit

an extremist, morrissey asked, and extreme what?n extreme rabbit? this is the same mayor that said the terrorist was a radical and not a muslim. to avoid the biggest stigma, the mayor avoid the truth, which is a pattern. bbc news claims the calls were called to a terror hot went about the bombers years before he struck. why no action? could it be again, the fear of seeming bigoted? at least some entertainers are starting to reject this. maybe they realize hugs will big priest but a willingness to fight does. if you want to know how pop music actually flourished? of the beatles were able to sing "all you need is love" cracks you can thank veterans who dispatched heinous enemies in some really ugly wars. giving pop music center stage and long enemies of peace. can music survive under a caliphate? i doubt it. isis has no use for coldplay. the pulse nightclub, all young people, all music fans, all targets. maybe it's time we speak less of love and more about evil. maybe it's time for "all you need is guts." jesse, what do you make of bo

christy morrissey is also finding high levels of wetland contamination. she focuses her research in canada's breadbasket, the prairie pothole region of saskatchewan, where agricultural land is laced with potholes, small temporary ponds fed by snowmelt and rain. >> in 2013 we found up to 90% of the ponds s that we sampled n spring, even before the farmers were out seeding, had detectable levels of neonics in them. but our peak concentrations occurred after seeding, not surprising, particularly after rainfall events, at levels that were, you know, upwards of, uh, 3 parts per billion, which is well known to affect aquatic insects. >> with over 40% of the cropland in canada's prairies treated with neonicotinoids, the impact on aquatic insects and the animals that rely on them for food could be significant. dr. momorrissey's s study is the first to look into this issue in canada. >> we have a field study that's trying to understand how neonicotinoids potentially get into wetlands and whether or not they affect aquatic invertebrates, which are the base of the f

morrissey said people are afraid to say in public what we all say in private.e called out british prime minister material reelsa may as well as the queen. can we stop terrorism if we all have to be politically correct? let me take it to the party panel. kat timpf is with us, and anthony fisher and glenn hall. welcome back, everyone. so what are we saying in private that our dear leaders won't say out loud. >> there is this element, will you say radical islamist. this idea that by saying so you have indict an entire religious culture. but president obama won in part by saying that's it. and now saying i'm not going to use the names that would flatr flatter them. i'll tall them -- that would flatter them. i'll call them what they are. kennedy: you have followed morrissey for years. and i think this can doirs refreshing. he's never one to hold back his opinions. but is it that culture has reached critical mass when we talk about things? because it happened in his hometown, has there been a breaking point? that happens with a lot of people or are these the rantings

at hot air, and mister morrissey, first remind our viewers about hot air and who it caters to. >> guest: hot air is a online publication, it's an opinion journal. that presents a conservative point of view it's part of

. >> tucker: i want to close the show tonight by sharing a facebook post by morrissey. the attack in manchester, he posted this. celebrating my birthday in manchester as news of the manchester arena bomb broke. the arena is monumental. for what reason will this ever stop? such attacks will not break us, says theresa may's but she evidently does not need -- or identify with young people in manchester. also, will not break as means the chapters he won't break her or her policies on immigration. the young people of manchester are already broken. the mayor of london says they are united with manchester. the queen receives absurd praise for her strong words against the attack, yet does not cancel today's garden party at buckingham palace. for which no criticism is allowed in the britton of free press. the manchester mayor says the attack is the work of an extremist. an extreme wad? an extreme rabbit? in modern britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. how easy to be un

>> man wearing morrissey shirt: i've been dreaming of a time when to be english is not to be baneful. to be standing by the flag not feeling shameful, racist or partial. forever. ♪ ♪ >> edorta: an old basque saying goes -- we are because we were, what we were, who we were, we dot know. we don't kw where our language came from. it's been mixed with several other languages. twenty-five thousand years and all the people who crossed his sea. our language is the one we have today. this language of ours is our nation, after all. ♪ ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ >> anthony: the basque country is an aunomous region. a place, a culture where the basque language is spoken. strictly speaking it's anarea straddling spain and france at the western end of the pyrenees. they've been speaking basque here long before the first roman arrived in 65 b.c. it is a v

but morrissey is going to brown out his shorts if he sees you eating this because it is, how shall i it to the soap factory. >> rene: you like horsemeat? >> anthony: yeah, i do like it actually. this is one of the few places that still does it. >> rene: yeah. >> anthony: the arbitrary decisions we make about what animals we're gonna eat, even i do. you know, 15 years, i've been eating all over the world, i've never eaten dog. >> rene: if you are cute as an animal, you are lucky. >> anthony: i think it's the eye. big eyes, it's not food. >> anthony: too bad they're out of the panda today. that would piss some people off. i kid, i kid. no panda. rene is hitting the schnitzel hard, and i see he has opted for the egg on top. >> anthony: so cologne, proud in its attitude towards art, artists, different cultures. germany has accepted somewhere in the neighborhood of a million refugees. how do you realistically say, "welcome to germany. we're all gonna learn to live together." can that be done? >> rene: it could be done, of course, but i hope that all the right-wing people will not develop,

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syrian conflict will worsen our regarding dangerous conditions for regional state pay prefer the morrissey wall now unable for the syrian regime used the agent sarin against the opposition in what was probably the largest chemical attack or the regime since august of 2013. since that sarin attack we have observed more than five allegations of syrian regimes chlorine use. we assess that syria is probably both willing and able to use chemical weapons in future attacks. we are still acquiring and continuing to analyze all intelligence related to the question of whether russian officials had foreknowledge of the came out weapons attack. let me turn to cyber threats. cyber threats continue to represent a critical national security issue for the unitedbee states for at least two key reasons. first our adversaries are becoming more bold more capable and more adept at using cyberspace to threaten our interests into shape for a world that comes in a number ofories r adversaries grows as terrorist groups criminal organizations and others continue to developd cyber capabilities. second the potential

charles: you know, it is interesting because manchester-born rocker morrissey, said the exact same thingor less pointing to the fact that those same politicians, they're always safe, always surrounded by people with guns. they always live in protected homes. they're never targets of these sort of hideous attacks. so a lot of people believe the way you believe but what about the notion you would take so much heat for voicing your opinion? >> yeah, that, that shocks me. i expected a lot of criticism from the left, from liberals, but i expected that more locally than worldwide. i don't understand why a texas sheriff's facebook post has gone worldwide. i received emails from across the world. 99% supportive. i received many from manchester itself, supportive. i received some condemned me for what i said. you about i think, political correctness is one of the reasons that these things happen. people are afraid they're growing to be called what i have been called, a racist or ismophobe or hate mongerrer. people don't s out because they don't want to be called these things. i'm not afraid to be

moralsy was morrissey was the result of that. for the american taxpayer we need to highlight what we're investing in and try to use our money to bring about outcomes that will stabilize not only egypt but the region. it is a large country with a unique history, and i want nothing but success for the egyptian people. the purpose of this hearing today is to inform the congress about the good, the bad and the ugly. unfortunately, it is all three. we need to try to use our money in the most productive fashion to help egypt, but it is now time for egypt to help us when it comes to helping them. with that, we will start with ms. dunn. >> chairman graham, subcommittee members, thank you very much for this opportunity to address you. the problem for the united states in assisting egypt is precisely this. how can the united states best support an important country and a long-time regional ally when its government adopt policies that promise chronic instability. the united states has an interest in supporting a stable egypt, an egypt that'

. >> host: george, before we get into a nato discussion i want to get an morrissey on your thoughts on the caller said donald trump could execute in washington and who he blames for that. >> first, i would again caution that we are at just 100 days in the presidency, there's at least, >> washington journal is live every day at 7 am, you can watch this segment and all the program at c-span.org. heading to the senate floor momentarily tobegin the week , we will pick up the nomination of jay clayton to join the securities and exchange commission with a vote to move forward on the nomination scheduled for 5:30 eastern this afternoon, off the floor with a deal has been reached to fund the federal government and related agencies from the end of the fiscal year, we expect measure on the house and senate floors this week. read that budget by the way on our website as well, there's a link at the top of the homepage, after words any two. now life to the senate floor here on c-span. >> the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in