mr. smiley. mr. smiley, i'm really, really disappointed a bit what you've done with the president. like you, i was against mr. obama and voted for mrs. clinton during that time. but over the time, but over the time we have to come to conclusion that barack obama is the president of the united states. he is not a king. he can not say let there of course lights and there will be lights. he can not mr. smiley. barack obama can not say okay, stop discriminating against black young men. like you i'm from africa. you were born here but i'm from africa. but i went to school. i never chain smoked or any of that sort. even supported mr. mccain. >> host: i think we got your point. let's get an answer from tavis smiley. >> guest: the short answer is, i don't, i don't, i'm not a gangsta. the phrase he used against i'm not against barack obama. i supported him in 2008. primarily because i believed then that supporting him would open up progressive possibilities, politically socially economically and culturall

mr. smiley, honor to speak with you, sir. >> guest: thank you. >> caller: a man named dr.f maryland. i think you're familiar. >> guest: i am. >> caller: two questions real quick. do you believe that black people in this country are doomed to be a permanent underclass in the united states? number two do you believe that black people are due a reparations package from the government of the excuses the european governments. >> guest: first question hope not. second question, absolutely. now, i say absolutely we are entitled to reparations. the question then becomes what do we mean by reparations? so you asked 30 million black beam what it should look like you're going to get to 30 million answers. some people still want their 40-acres and a mule. i don't need that. other things i can use. but we have to figure out what we mean when we say reparations. i have been in favor for years now of some kind of reparations that would allow for children to get the kind of education they deserve to go to the best schools. that's the best way that america could respond to this call for re

mr. smiley i want to begin by stating i'm an admirerrer.ed by your tipping to accept sponsorship of your pbs tv program by wal-mart. >> guest: i figured that question in -- how deeply in this program -- i knew it was coming. >> host: well, he sent it before the show. >> guest: i already raised that because -- i was going to scheme three hours without being asked the wal-mart question. some question i get asked. there's always an obama question, a wal-mart question. and so the short answer is, wal-mart has been my sponsor for 17 years. 17 years on my radio and tv work, wal-mart has been a sponsor. we just did a new deal a among are month ago that extends for three years so i will have a relationship with wal-mart for 20 years. i appreciate the support wal-mart has given me over 20 years. having said that, i say all the time that there are no perfect companies. in this country. some of the greatest companies in the country have had lawsuits filed against them for all kinds of things, npr had a major lawsuit for race discrimination. coca-cola

mr. smiley. mr. smiley, i really really disappointed a little bit about what you have done with the president. like you i was against mr. obama during that time. but over the time, over the time, we have to come to conclusion that barack obama is the president of the united states. he is not a king help cannot say, let there be light and there will be light. he cannot. barack obama cannot say, okay, stop -- like you i'm from africa. wow were born here but i'm from africa. i went to school and never chain smoke or any of that sort. even supported mr. mccain. >> host: i think we got your point. left get an answer from tavis smiley. >> guest: the short answer is i don't -- i'm not a gangsta. that's a phrase he used i'm not against barack obama. i support the president. i supported him in 2008 because i believed then that supporting him would open up progressive possibilities politically, socially economically and culturally, and i haven't seen a lot of evidence of that as yet. that was my hope that progr

mr. lane smiley, my ap biology teacher and another teacher who have expanded my knowledge of science and personal development, but they really helped me to get here and get exposure to the real world. obviously, coming from a state like texas, which has a lot of standardized education, being able to immerse in culture and with the educational endeavors it is extremely important to become an involved citizen, so i thank them for all of their work. brian: thank you. let me -- quickly over here. we are running out of time. elizabeth: i go to sheridan high school in sheridan, wyoming. and i think for me, my mentor would be my grandfather who was an immigrant from ireland nearly 60 years ago, and he has taught me the value of hard work. his first job was moving boxes at a bank, and his final job at the bank was vice president, which is amazing, and also as a naturalized immigrant, he has taught me about the importance of being involved in government and voting. he is probably one of the most informed people i know. brian: somebody had their hand up over here? yes? jenna: i think my most impor

smiley. thank you. >> mr. clement, you have five minutes left. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. may it please the court, let me start with the definition of "legislature." obviously we can point to our favorite quotes from the framers. there are 24, 34, 35 of the blue brief. the critical thing though is not what the framers meant by the legislature when they were talking broadly about political theory or the swiss cannon of zug. what matters is when they were talking about assigning particular authorities in the constitution to particular components of the state government. and in that context as a number of you have pointed out, there is no doubt every time they assigned an authority to the state legislature, they were assigning the authority to the representative body of the people. now, that takes us to the smiley case. and if the definition of legislature in the smiley case is what this case turns on, then with all due respect to my friends on the other side, we win. because smiley specifically talked, as justice breyer alluded to, the body question. then it defined the body