mr. steele also calling on the president to repudiate president carter's comments.eanwhile the white house responding that the president does not believe that the criticism on health care is racially motivated. commentary the morning after was putrid, impersonal, and in some cases naive. >> it's not just former president jimmy carter saying this, it is many members of congress and other people columnists here in the u.s. who are now race baiting this whole topic. so it appears that this issue's not going to go away. >> jimmy carter is a nation's hemorrhoid, folks. we don't have a tube big enough to deal with it. >> as suggested earlier we will defer to mr. limbaugh as an expert on that area of anatomy. the professor is going to join us. she'll join us in a moment. i don't think you can live the american lifestyle without energy. we have all this energy here in the u.s. we have wind. we have solar, obviously. we have lots of oil. i think natural gas is part of the energy mix of the future. i think we have the can-do. we have the capability. we have the technology. th

mr. steele also calling on the president to repudiate president carter's comments. meanwhile the white house responding that the president does not believe that the criticism on health care is racially motivated. commentary the morning after was putrid, impersonal, and in some cases naive. >> it's not just former president jimmy carter saying this, it is many members of congress and other people columnists here in the u.s. who are now race baiting this whole topic. so it appears that this issue's not going to go away. >> jimmy carter is a nation's hemorrhoid, folks. and we don't have a tube of prep h big enough to deal with it. >> as suggested earlier we will defer to mr. limbaugh as an expert on that area of anatomy. melissa harrislacewell will join us. she'll join us in a moment. dus s and is clinically proven to help regulate dus s your digestive system. activia light. ♪ activiaaa! you've gotta wash this whole room! are you kidding? wash it?! let's wash it with febreze! whoa! [ sniffs ] [ male announcer ] for all the things that you can't wash, wash it with febre

mr. steele does get a lot of attention when he speaks as chairman, but often not for the right reasons. >e, my friends, is being delivered in a tea bag, and that's a wonderful thing. you have absolutely no reason, none, to trust our words or our actions at this point. crazy nonsense, empathetic. i will give you empathy. empathize right on your behind. >> we still own empathize your mind on this show. and they answered questions whether whether it created job for the son of a senator's mistress, and sent out push poll fund-raising letters claiming that health care reform was a secret plot to deny health care to anyone registered as a republican and they've now sent out a mailer trying to convince americans that health care reform is a secret plot to deny health care based on race. only black people will be able to get health care now or only white people or something. they apologized for the health care for only democrats mailer, no apology yet for the health care for only the master race mailer. but give it time. for some among the republican establishment, it's been a tough ten months. b

mr. steele, as always, a pleasure to chat with you this morning. >> all right. >> russ mitchell is at the news desk this morning. should be an interesting speech tonight. >> it certainly should. >> interesting interview right there. >>> good morning, guys, good morning at home. the president speaks today on health care. his back to school address was labeled propaganda by conservatives, but in the end, many agreed it was more of a pep talk. >> what you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. the future of america depends on you. >> some school districts refused to show the president's address. >>> british commandos rescued a kidnapped "new york times" reporter from the taliban this morning. he was being held in northern afghanistan, taken hostage on saturday. >>> some incredible flooding pictures from istanbul, turkey this morning. cars and buses were swept away. some people had to be rescued from the rushing waters. 20 people died. >>> archard has died. he wrote stories about movie stars for daily variety. arnie archard was 87 years old. >>> some

watch how they handle the race factor with former president jimmy carter and rnc chairman michael steele. >> mraying the race card. >> well, you're rate again. you satisfy, i have no power with the democratic party. they don't return my call. some of them don't even know lou i am. i just found out they recently had a party for all living democratic presidents. i was not invited. >> i believe the terminology you're looking for is you got served. >> i guess so. >> i have a feeling that we'll be seeing a lot more of that michael steele impersonation coming up. >> and i love darrell hammond as jim country carter. in our next hour, a deadline for mark sanford. new pressure today on him to resign. also, focus on the first lady from health care to the olympics. how michelle obama is ramping up her public brawl. plus, paula abdul does the best impression, her best impression of ellen degeneres. this was so funny. this was the big picture on msnbc. access to favorite courses chef's meal with pommes frites perhaps a night at the theater with extra special seats additional hotel night, our treat your worl

joining us now, the republican national committee chairman michael steele. mr.y, wolf. good to be with you. >> you caused some up roars by suggesting that when the president at the end of his speech referred to a very moving letter he received from the late senator ted kennedy, you said that was a political tool. why was that a political tool? >> you know, i appreciated the dramatic lead-in to my being here in terms of that. i'm not slamming the president on this. i thought something like this was so personal in many respects, particularly so soon after the senator's death, i just didn't think it was the right time to reveal that or have that conversation or to say it. that was all. it was just an opinion. >> because senator kennedy, as you know, said that was the cause of his life health care reform. and he wrote the letter and said to the president, read this upon my death. >> i thought -- i interpreted that as read this, you know, i want you to read this and understand how important this is going forward. and some say that was his intent, to have it read publ

mr. evans. >> all right, pop for u.s. steel at 5%. >> upgrade for neutral. dollar's weaker, resources go higher. that was the story today. >> and we got a pop here for a sri lankan man. >> huh? >> a sri lankan man whose name's very difficult to pronounce. set a new guinness world record by smashing 29 wooden bars on his baddy in one minute. the martial arts champ already holds the record for smashing -- >> you sure he didn't get caught for jaywalking? >> breaking 44 at once with his head. apparently he's very good at smashing various hard things on his body. >> that doesn't look like -- >> way to go, wasantha. he watches the show. in between bashing stuff he's watching. >> not anymore. >> coming up next after a year that sent many wall street heavyweights packing, does this survivor have what it takes to dominate the new landscape? you're watching "fast money" on cnbc. we're first in business worldwide. hey, it's great to see you're back after that accident. well...i couldn't have gotten by without aflac! is that different from health insurance? well yeah...

let's get some reaction from the chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele, is joining us now. mrng in. >> hey, wolf, good to be with you, buddy. >> what do you want to say to the former president? >> well, make it short and sweet and simple as possible. you're just dead wrong. i think the president's interpretation of what racism is not a reflection of what this is about, and the reality of it is this is about policy, differences in how we approach solving some of these issues that we're confronting on health care and the economy, and the fact that there are citizens around the country -- i don't care what color they are that are outraged or confused or concerned or whatever -- however they come to this debate, you know, that has nothing to do with the color of the president's skin. i am, like a lot of americans, concerned and disagree with the president's policies and approaches from the stimulus spending to this health care strategy. am i racist because i disagree with that? i don't think so. >> but there is an element -- a tiny element, i should say, small fringe element out t

mr. ryan: the thing is too with this manufacturing, the green manufacturing, we have thomas steel in ohio, it's now making this specialty steel, about 300 steel workers signed a contract with the solar panel company from toledo, very exciting proposition, because when the solar panel industry takes off, a local steel company with united steel workers of america that have good health care benefits and a decent pension, are going to benefit from this. and the more solar panels happen, the more steel they're going to buy from ohio, the more steel workers that are going to go to work. ohio's star four, they make a bearing that goes into the wind mill. 4,000 component parts -- or no, 8,000, 8,000 component parts that go into a wind mill. that's what we do. does anyone else have a better idea how to revive manufacturing in the united states of america than to have us supplying 8,000 component parts and 400 tons of steel that go into a wind mill? does anyone have anything better? cut taxes for the rich people and hope it trickles down? that's not a manufacturing policy in the united states of am

mr. souder: thank you. and as we heard in steel in my area i have two massive steel dynamics plants as well as a whole bunch of supplementry facilities from omny source and others who provide recycled steel for them. i have five facilities in my district that if our steel is going to compete and get the weight down and get different methods we're going to have to have more innovation and research. nava star also at this point has around 1,350 to 1,500 jobs in my area doing engineering and designing big trucks, military vehicles. we have a challenge in this in the military area, too, because the humvee is done in congressman donnelly's district but the engine blocks and hood and a lot of those parts that we're constantly struggling with weight on are in my district as well. so i rise in support of this bill even though i'm reluctant to have the government take over big parts of the r&d interest. we're -- industry. we're seeing other countries do this around the world. i don't know how we're going to achieve our goals to become green

steel as well. the president and mrs. obama arrived in pittsburgh a little while ago for this summit.top economic power together to discuss the worldwide financial crisis. the summit also brought together a variety of protesters opposed to capitalism. global warming among other things. and earlier the president presided over an historic session of the u.n. security council. heads of state from member nations voted unanimously for a resolution to eliminate every nuclear weapon in the world. the council is calling for all countries to work towards limiting the spread of nuclear arms nuclear arsenal and preventing nuclear terrorism. that's a tall tasks. this is only the fifth time heads of state attended a security meeting. >>> the state department is calling a reported sex tape a smear campaign. this video allegedly shows a state department employee in moscow having sex with a prostitute. a department spokesperson says the video is a fake. the video is a montage of clips showing the embassy employee brendan hatcher on a street and also in a hotel room, cut to blurry images of the couple

mr. boyce, thank you for in. everyone's talking about this demand from china. steelgoing to see an increase by 10% next year. you're the guy that makes the coal that makes this steel work and china run. so what's the truth? >> well, the truth is china an india are driving the pacific rim for the coal that feeds the steel sector. china's gdp probably around 6% this year and higher next year. we see the rim markets growing at about a 7.5% compounded annual growth rate for the next five plus years. it's a demand for electricity feel and steel sector feel. >> is it hoarding or hoped for demand or buying for use now? >> right now, it's buying for use. the chinese have been very efficient at spending their stimulus dollars on projects. their steel sector has been producing very well and they have a structural shortage of quality coal in china, so they've been importing at record rates. >> coal used for energy. either heat or electricity. is there any way to clean it up? >> there's a lot going on with carbon capture. there was an article in the times this morning on a large

mr. peters: thank you. this builds broad support includes the steel industry which is excite bide the opportunities this legislation will create for them to partner with the federal government on research projects that will continue to make steel lighter and stronger. high mileage cars will need to reduce weight while keeping passengers safe and the steel industry can and must play an important role in helping us achieve that goal. i want to thank chairman gordon and his staff for their leadership on this legislation and for their helpfulness to both myself and my staff. i would also like to thank my republican colleagues on the science committee, especially mrs. biggert, for working with me to improve this important bill. i'd also like to thank democratic leadership and in particular majority leader hoyer for working on this bill. the advanced vehicle technology act will help reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and preserve and create manufacturing jobs in michigan and across the country. i encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 3246. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: i yield to the gentlem

mr. wilson's comments. he has a chance to step up now and move us beyond this. jon: michael steele, thank you.taliban but not in afghanistan. we're talking about capitol hill. house democrats to block president bush to get our troops out of iraq are now aiming their anti-war message to president obama. james rosen is on this story. how tough a battle does the president have on his hands here at home and maintaining support for the war in afghanistan? >> the white house knows it has a problem. it has dispatched a group of officials to brief lawmakers on capitol hill. as these become a way -- they are presenting the metrics the white house is using to define success in the afghan theater. the problem of maintaining support for the afghan war for the white house goes beyond the beltway. it is evenly split upon americans. only 25% of americans support the call for more troops issued by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. 17,000 american troops will be dispatched to afghanistan by the end of the year. another 4,000 trainers to bring us to overall levels of 68,000 by the end of the year. the

steel industry provided the same thing. so that the automobile industry's decline is really a referendum on the ability of american capital to remake itself. and mrobama has to seize the reins in order to do so. so the caller is right if he does nothing, he's jump on. if he does a bunch of stuff, he's jumped on. so to come down the middle and figure out how do we get the best. but at the same time, use the bully pull pit of the presidency to leverage his popularity and his authority, because he's more popular than his policies to make certain that he has enough breathing room to try to get some of the stuff implemented. . . that is different than racism. there are different characteristics that constitute us as human beings. our viewpoint, our ethnicity, those are beautiful. we do not want to bleach ourselves and the notion of what is. but we do want to erase racism which is the television -- elevation of one group whether consciously or unconsciously. what we are saying is, let us have all the points -- viewpoints and ethnicities recognized. a lot of people think that because we have a decline in by is, we have gotten rid of racism. but racism i

mr. president we honor you today...♪ >> dave: schoolchildren sing and praising president obama, and it didn't anger parents, it also got the attention of michael steeleail, quoted, this is the type of propaganda you would see install lynn's russia or kim jong-il's north korea. i never thought the day would come when i would see it here, this is the type of fanaticism republicans are up against as we fight to stop the obama democrats' radical leftist transformation of america. i'm joined by fox news contributor monica crowley and tara... democratic political consultants, pretty stinging words from the r.n.c. chair, tara, what do you think. >> i feel like i'm in the twilight zone, to go from obviously the teacher crossed the line in terms of this, having the kids sing in the -- as part of her lesson but to take it to the level of nazi germany or stalin or kim jong-il is ridiculous and out ranges and clearly, he is trying to play the outrage card in order to raise more money and i think it is transparent and to say that the president, who passed the pay equity act is the same as a dictator, i think is more than a stretch, beyond a stretch. >> dave: mon

mr. ceremonies this evening. -- the mistress of ceremonies this evening. [applause] >> good evening, however. how are you? we're so excited to be here and you have received us with a warm -- with a warm welcome. german steeleve three students that will interact in dialogue with chairman steele throughout. thank you for your leadership and working diligently to pull this together. you are doing a great job. taylor, thank you so much. and asskyla johnson, thank you so much. in doing so, one of the chairman's top priorities is to be able to talk to young people. he loves to interact with your intellect and to begin to engage you in the dialogue. student participation is a very important activity in our country, in terms of how we are founded. and as african-americans, it is a privilege we have not always had. so it is -- is especially important to take opportunities to do that. as we bring him forward, we want you to know that he is here because he was the dialogue with you. he wants to be able to hear your thoughts and the things that you were thinking and to be able to share perspectives with you, as you articulating through this great university. he has been a trailblazer on many fronts, and the political