norman solomon taught me that. that is why i am campaigning with him. solomonforcongress.org. who called the last caller, it -- host: the last caller, who said he supports c-span, but has issues with television shows, what role do you have in creating the discussion? has it turned into what you envisioned? guest: i used to sit there all my illegitimate children and i love them equally, but that is kind of cute. we did our naughty shows, too. we had male strippers. it was not my idea. i said where you're going to put the microphone? you have to entertain the people. this has to be understood. the realm of our business is the size of the audience. if you do not get an audience you will be parking cars next week. male strippers will get a larger audience than dick gephardt. he was a guest for the whole show. bob dole was a guest for the whole show. you will let's see that anymore. i've already made the point. this documentary fell off of the marquee in six minutes. this has a wheelchair. the delta region of the daytime talk shows were not interested -- the daytime talk shows were

norman solomon taught me that and that is why i am campaigning with him. solomon for congress.com. i encourage you to visit the website. >> host: the caller who plays the course of c-span network has concerns about other cable news shows and such, what responsibility do you have as a trailblazer in the talkshow industry, creating a community on television or people can discuss things getting hotbed and issues out into the than, as it turned into which you envision? >> guest: i used to say they are all my illegitimate children i love them equally. but we really have gone -- you know, we did our body shows, too. we had a male stripper, but i had a lot of women outside. i said we are you going to put the microphone? you have to entertain the people. and this has to be understood a thing. the point of the well of our business is the size of the audience. if you don't get an audience, and to be parking cars next week and male strippers would get a larger audience than a guest of the donahue. bob dole was the guests. you don't see that anymore. and by the way, i had party made the point,

i don't know. >> host: norman solomon is running for congress in california.one of the 11 candidates to represent the new coastal district in california. it's a wide-open race triggered by democrat lynn woolsey's decision to retire this year, looking to replace congresswoman woolsey. tell us why you're supporting him specifically. >> guest: first of all, he is the son my mother wanted to have. he is very, very educated. he brings to his freshman year congress more foreign policy experience than any rookie could possibly have. he's been to afghanistan. he's been to iraq more than once. he's also taking no corporate tax money. imagine that, no corporate money. and that's tough. that is tough. they have to worry about paying for on-site. am i admire him for his grassroots effort. i met many members of his team. he has scores of volunteers. i mean, the volunteers were the determining terry. he would be elected immediately. the grassroots campaign by a man who will never allow this country and to go to war without sent to congress as mandated by the con dictation.

host: norman solomon is running for congress in california. it is an open race and that was triggered by a decision of the incumbent to retire. tell us about why you are supporting him. guest: he is the son my mother wanted to have. he is very educated about this. he brings to his freshman year in congress more foreign policy experience than any wriggly -- rookie could have. he has been to afghanistan. he has been to iraq more than once, and he is also taking no corporate tax money. imagine this -- no corporate tax money. that is tough. they have to worry about about paying for -- and i admire him for this grass-roots effort. i met many of the members of his team. he has scores of volunteers. the volunteers been the determining factor -- he would be elected immediately. a grass-roots campaign by a man who will never allow this country to go to war without the consent of congress as mandated by the constitution. up till now congress set here is the president -- hear, mr. preston, do what you have to. it is a cover your but maneuver. congress ha

is now on the campaign trail for norman solomon for california opposes second address to all district on the coast -- for california's second congressional district. our question is whether the u.s. should engage in -- our tweeter asks should america put troops on the ground over there? guest: whenever you talk about peace, you have to answer, what would hitler do? you have to join the real worldjoinman. i have heard this from sean hannity. what do you want to do, just roll over, he says. if you call for peace, you are risking the life of our nation. another reason why it is so easy to go to war. we went to the moon. i think we have the ability to affect coalitions of other nations who are just as honorable as we are to intervene in a civil way in these disturbances. i don't think we can pour magic dust on the horribly violent, angry collisions of people --is in the people. when i was on msnbc, i had people from peaceful tomorrow -- these are people who lost loved ones in the twin towers and you could see the pain in their faces -- and there were saying don't go kill other innocent pe