so what is obama's dream? what motivates obama? one way to ask that is to ask if obama's dream the american dream? is that martin luther king's dream? or is it something else? is it the american dream? no. that seems odd to say because obama is an embodiment of the american dream. during the presidential campaign obama's at my store is only possible in america. in that sense using america is unique. and yet in a press conference when obama was in europe he was asked do you believe that america is unique? actually what he was asked if you believe in american exceptionalism, american exceptionalism is the academic word for american uniqueness. american is exceptional. it is not like any other place. the founder certainly believed america was unique. they called america a new order for the ages. so obama was asked do you believe in american exceptionalism, and obama said no. i don't believe america is a more exceptional than greece or britain or anyplace else. so in a sense obama was rejecting, at least the sake of american uniqueness

you no it is not as if obama's advisers, david axelrod, coming to obama in saying hey president obamaere poll ratings have slipped, come out for the ground zero mosque. it is not as if that is a politically brilliant thing to do get obama does that. i report in my book that obama endorsed someone secretly -- somewhat secretly the release of the lockerbie bomber. this is a guy named al-megrahi. he is an islamic terrorist, who brought down the pan am jet over lockerbie scotland. several people were killed, the vast majority of them americans. he was tried and convicted, and yet think you are ago the scottish government -- he was being held in scotland -- proposed to release him and send them home to libya. the obama administration loudly protested and rightly so what american president would be in favor of releasing a terrorist who was directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of americans? and yet, the london times reported that it obtained a letter that the obama brennan is stray shin sent to obama saying to skop scotland we don't think you should release them but if you want do

rush to beat obama pretty badly 61%/30% and one obama decided to run for the senate, bob rash supported one of the white rivals a guide named player who was a millionaire and have enough money to give his half-brother $12,000 per month job of the payroll and it was out of spite and he has admitted that it was out of smallness and he did not support obama in that election and as soon as obama one, he got behind him and was a big supporter of him to this day. >> dr. cobb, when you say in terms of the obama presidential campaign coming to see jackson could not decide if he wanted to be the madonna of the campaign year talking about the greek tragic heroine. [laughter] can you explain what you meant by that? >> did he want to be the madonna who gave birth to this miraculously creation of the one who kills their own offspring? but then through 2008 and part of 2007, one of the things when he made the unconscionable statement he made on fox news we have good genitalia of a future president threatened. [laughter] by some of his stature. i thought there had to be something deeper. and it was no

obama -- rush beat obama 61%-31%. in 2004 when obama ran for the senate bobby rush supported one of his white rivals, blair all who was a millionaire who had enough money to give bobby rush's half-brother a job on his payroll. obviously was out of spite towards obama and he has since admitted that. it was out of his smallness that he didn't support obama. as soon as obama won, he has been a big supporter to this day. >> one of the best plans in your book was you said in terms of the obama presidential campaign jesse jackson cannot decide if he wanted to be the madonna of the campaign or the media. we are talking the greek tragic heroine. let's get that out of the way. can you explain what you meant by that? i will ask my follow-up. >> does he want to be the madonna who gives birth to the miraculous creation of the media who killed her own offspring? that was going through jesse jackson's head. it was hard to get a real understanding of where he was coming from throughout 2008 or 2007, one of the things when he made th

obama and his actions and the things that he walked back on. i think the mainstream press is really good at getting manipulated by the government you know i mean a private example of that would be wiki leaks the american government the obama administration absolutely hates wiki leaks because it's humiliating for them and wiki leaks didn't do anything that would damage our national security but the obama administration somehow manipulated the mainstream media to indicate that wiki leaks is dangerous to us and is dangerous to the national security in the u.s. so i think that it's really difficult to look to the mainstream media for real coverage on things especially on the war in afghanistan you know especially of foreign policy we were talking about that you know a couple interviews ago where you said that the mainstream media doesn't even want to cover afghanistan because they feel like it's too complex for the american public so when it comes to left wing media i think a really good example of affective left wing media would be shows like the

here's obama. he says, erratically there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income, so long as people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is fast. in other words, as long as the state of the people get the benefit, it's okay to identify rich people and take everything they've got. on the first of you might think this is absurd. why would an intelligent man and a trained economist proposed 100% taxation? if you put in the anti-colonialist function, it becomes very clear. it has anti-colonialist function is because the rich guy got rich by whipping off the poor guy. so if you got rich by coming to my house and taking on my furniture, what is the appropriate tax rate for you? 100% because it's not her furniture. so in a way here, this framework, this anti-colonial framework helps with a little bit, i think, to understand now. also present on obama say the rich are not paying their fair share. he never says what that fair share is. in fact, if

exactly the same as obama. you see is that because roosevelt and obama were both the tools of wall street? no they made a judgment that would be better for the country for banking to be in private hands and the key point was a trillion dollars that it would have cost if we had gone down the nationalization group. it turned out the banks were healthier, stress tests work, it did some good things, some bad things, real bad things but also good things come stress test turned out to be smart. they came back to help. we saved a trillion dollars by not nationalizing. i haven't actually heard people make that point during often. >> talk about the nationalization. this is not what people were asking for. what people were demanding is that the law be followed and the insolvent banks be taken into receivership. you break it up from a takeover, clear up the management, you wipe up the stockholders, bondholders become stockholders, you put in place somewhat the new owners put in place management coming to segregate the bad

[silence] president obama: good morning, everyone. members of the chinese delegation, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. and on behalf of the american people, welcome to the united states. [speaking in chinese] president obama: three decades ago on january day like this, another american president stood here and welcomed another chinese leader for the historic normalization of relations between the united states and the peoples republic of china. on that day, the president spoke of the great possibilities of cooperation between our two nations. [speaking in chinese] president obama: looking back on that winter day, in 1979, it is now clear the previous 30 years had been a time of estrangement for all two countries. the 30 years since have been a time of growing exchanges and understanding. with this visit, we can lay the foundation for the next 30 years. [speaking in chinese] president obama: at a time when some doubts the benefits of cooperation between the united states and china, this visit is also a chan

over obama care. it may go right to the supreme court and obama care could go down, and cucchinelli will go down. >> he says this is non- constitutional. >> there are a lot of ifs on the way to stardom. my choice is steny hoyer. he's been in congress 30 years. he's always been overshadowed but he's in a position to deal with john boehner and the republicans. i think if anything happens in congress next year that's positive he will be in the middle. >> i've got four newly elected republicans, marco rubio, alan west, from florida, susanna martinez the newly elected governor of new mexico, carolin >> biggest winners? >> destined for plately cal stardom. >> jeb bush because of his national leadership in the field of education, which is going to become day? >> manicuring. >> destined for political stardom in 2011. new york city mayor mike bloomberg, approval ratings from both republicans and democrats drop the more people will ask bloomberg to throw his hat in the ring for run for president in 2012 as an i

and two blocks from the white house obama ties hats mugs and t. shirts aren't moving quite as fast as they used to back when there was obama mania expecting something magic and i think that people didn't get the magic so they're kind of like dude i voted for you going on with my magic the magic was certainly here at ben's chili bowl on inauguration day two years ago. the line wrapped around the block in historically black you street neighborhood. remembers the segregated. washington where blacks couldn't eat in restaurants downtown to go from that to an african-american president was very special for us for all of america for you st and the fact that he came here to ben's chili bowl ten days before his inauguration you know just says it all just incredible president obama hunkered down at ben's counter for one of its famous chili half smoke served up by jade hardy he came in here and i'm like the best day of my life and i went all the way home to north carolina but today she's frustrated i thought that we were going to get more jobs like that but

and president obama then candidate-obama really understood this. he knew that every single time he went out, it was a chance to sway the public about his message which was, as you know, change and hope. and that really, he pounded that message day in and day out, every single time he had a chance. which brings me, of course, to all those poor people who have to write those speeches. you know, back in the day, as i said, many of presidents had a chance to sit around because they were delivering fewer speeches to really dig in more as i said lincoln did. but now with the demand if you have to imagine writing 550 speeches a year, and obama did about 450 his first year, it would just be impossible if they wrote all their own speeches. they would just sit inside the oval office all day and write and never get a chance to do anything. so they needed somebody to help. the truth is, actually, presidents have since the beginning had people helping them as ghost writers. presidential speech writers are supposed to be behind the scenes. as somebody who was a

obama -- obama offered the vice presidency to biden, biden wasn't seeking it. he told obama that he thought as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee he could be more useful to the country and to his own career. so he sat down conditions to obama that if he would take the vice presidency, he wanted first and foremost to be involved in the governing of the country. he didn't want to be just a showboat for a ceremonial vice president and that he would be in the room as politicians say when the big decisions were made. obama agreed to all those conditions, and that's pretty natural it is worked out over the first two years. obama has looked to biden increasingly for his counsel and for his friendship also in terms of personality they are not that much alike, biden be really open and outgoing and obama can be at times more protective. but as we've seen and biden's role in overseeing the withdrawal of troops in iraq and now and monitoring the surge in afghanistan biden has been a key figure, and at home which have seen in the last week or so biden's impo

exactly the same as obama.u say, is that because roosevelt and obama were both just the tools of wall street? no, it was because they made a judgment that that would be better for the country for banking to be in private hands. and it was a trillion dollars that would've cost us if we had gone down the nationalization group. turned out tanks were healthier, stress tests work, geiger did some good things, some bad things, real bad things, but also some good things. turned out to be really smart. they came back to. we think a trillion dollars by not nationalizing. >> talk about shibboleth, nationalization was a shibboleth. this is not what people were asking for. but people were demanding was that the zombie banks, and saw the pink speed taken into receivership. you clear up the management, with both the stockholders. the bondholders become the stockholders. you put in place the new owners put in place management. you segregate the bad assets, created that bank and put the thing back in business. you don't take i

this is not the last we've heard of anti-obama-care.hris: they'll use it against mitt romney at the solar plexus of mitt romney. when we return, tell me something i don't know. ring ring progresso i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. you know they're the only ones endorsed by weight watchers. they taste so good. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it! are you wearing it... right now? yes! well, good for you. [ shopper ] excuse me. oh, so sorry. you look nice. oh, thank you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. chris: welcome back, john, tell me something i don't know. >> the appointment of bill daley at white house chief of staff, the white house now has a strong economic voice inside the white house and that means a lot of things but it also certainly means that someone who has been more criticized than any other obama cabinet member, tim geithner, will be there for the re

obama and other american friends for today.nvey through you the best wishes of the chinese people to the friendly american people and e tend thanks to people from various sectors of the united states who have given care and support to the growth of u.s.-china relations. .. [speaking in chinese] >> translator: the purpose of my visit is to increase mutual trust, friendship, deepen cooperation positive corporate and comprehensive chinese relationships for the 25th century. in recent years particularly over the past two years since president obama took office chinese-u.s. relations have made strong headways thanks to the joint efforts of both sides. we have increased exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas, maintained close communications and coordination on major international and regional issues and played a positive role in promoting peace, stability and transparency in the asian pacific region and the whole world. [speaking in chinese] [speaking in chinese] >> translator: under the current circumstances our two coun

obama is reshuffling his staff.ouse press secretary robert gibbs has said he will leave his post soon. gibbs made the announcement on wednesday and looked back on his two years in the job. >> i would not trade the worst day i've had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> gibbs has been on obama's staff for almost seven years. he plans to leave his post in early february, after obama's annual address before a joint session of congress later this month. gibbs is expected to play a major role in preparing the ground for obama's re-election campaign. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani.

this is not the last we've heard of anti-obama-care. chris: they'll use it against mitt romney at the solar plexus of mitt romney. when we return, tell me something i don't know. chris: welcome back, john, tell me something i don't know. >> the appointment of bill daley at white house chief of staff, the white house now has a strong economic voice inside the white house and that means a lot of things but it also certainly means that someone who has been more criticized than any other obama cabinet member, tim geithner, will be there for the rest of his term. >> if the republicans keep on with the 14th amendment debate there's a chance obama could care arizona. chris: kelly. >> they're letting blackberries, ipods be used on the house floor. republicans have brought technology to the floor but no phone calls, please. chris: blasphemy! >> harry reid and mitch mcconnell, the real guys that are running congress are harry reid and mitch mcconnell. harry reid is the pocket veto. president will not veto anything in his first term because of har

i think obama is outpacing us in that. obama is pretending to really unite the country. we have to outpace him and really be genuine about it. the people that voted for rand paul and the people who campaigned -- >> thank you for your patience. they are coming back in for a fourth round of voting. >> there will be 168 ballots. please note that the ballot boxes in the at this time. we will now proceed to the fourth round of voting. the names of the following individuals are properly in nomination for chairman of the republican national committee. ann wagner, reince priebus, michael steele, maria cino, saul anuzis. there are 168 eligible voters in person or by proxy to cast a ballot. any questions? secretary sharon they will call the roll. >> alabama, alaska, american samoa, ariz., arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware,d.c., ,hawaii, georgia, was oguam idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, .ebraska could we please go in the roles we go when so you are

sitting here prison obama, obama is only president today only because he had a black daddy. remember, he has a white mother. the joe biden was all right then and he is right now. guest: in terms of sarah palin, i am not a spokesman of the democratic party. they are not afraid of her at all. the intensely do not like her but think she would be the easiest candidate for president obama to defeat in 2012. i think if you look at polls, they show that. she is very divisive and very polarizing. i don't see how she broadened her political coalition beyond that 25% or 30% of republicans who really love her. i think she is too divisive even for the republican party. she will get enthusiastic support if she runs for president from the tea party, but those that of one alexians year in and year out, are going to be terrified of her and do everything they can to defeat her. host: joe is on our independent line. caller: thank god for c-span. we are going after the wrong thing. the fairness doctrine -- let congress opened their doors up. let us decide. washington is getting us aggravated,

>> obama will win. obama's got a veto of everything. >> will he use the veto? >> sure. >> and make the democrats the party of no? >> you might get some of those reforms through both houses, but the senate -- >> the political risks of that? people like the stuff you just saw on the screen. >> yeah, but democrats did. >> and they don't want to repeal obamacare completely, they want to repair it. >> the democrats don't even want to vote on it. >> i can tell by the smile on pat's face i just live the mischief making. what the republicans are doing is political sideshow. he. >> are you talking about the repeal vote? >> the repeal of health care and the notion they have something to replace it with. when they were this charge, they came one no ideas. john boehner who was the minority leader when obamacare was going through offered a plan which would expand health insurance to 3 million more people. there are 50 million people without health insurance. this is an opportunity for the democrats to show case what they have already passed and the positive elements that ha

obama or the black leaders. the black callers calling in saying we should start to get together they should start by condemning people like shabaz right now. host: the independent line. good morning. you're on "washington journal ." caller: i think the big story is the health care and the complete debt. people think the deficit is just that debt. it is added to the debt every year. congress does not listen to the people. compromise is ok, but we are tired of "let's make a deal congress." that doesn't work. if it is good for america, it should be a stand-alone bill. not tie into all these other things. we want stand-alone bills, not "let's make a deal ." host: a -- fedmech sends us this e-mail, "a big story is the liberal media is that obama is the president and the rise in gas prices." >> i think the big story is that president obama was able to get through as many bills in the lame duck session as he did. i also have a comment about a gentleman that called. i for got where he called from, but he talk bd our pol

when obama's offer the vice presidency to biden, he was not seeking it. he told obama's that he thought it as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee he could be more useful to the country. and to his own career. he sets out conditions to obama that if he did take the vice presidency, first and foremost, he wanted to be involved in the governing of the country and did not just want to be a showboat or a ceremonial vice president. and he would be in the room when the big decisions were made. obama agreed to all of the conditions and that is how it has worked out over the first two years. obama has looked to by been increasingly for his counsel and for his friendship. in terms of personality, they are not that much alike with pride in being open and outgoing and obama at times more aloof and protective. but as we have seen with biden's role to oversee the withdrawal of troops from iraq and monitoring the surge in afghanistan, that biden has been a key figure and at home we have seen in the last week, the important role to work out a republican an

obama, barack obama, speaking about the protests. he said mr. mubarak must deliver on his promises. so, i mean, the protesters in egypt through our bbc arabic website and even through twitter, although the internet is blocked, they have maneuvered using old-fashioned technique. they're receiving the statement of obama with this appointment, with bitter irony, and actually they expect little or nothing from obama. >> the unrest in egypt has put washington in an awkward diplomatic position. mubarak is a key middle eastern ally. andrew north reports. >> calls for the egyptian leader to go have come to president obama's doorstep, keeping up the pressure on the u.s. administration to back the protests in cairo. >> i want obama to pick up the phone, call hosni mubarak, leave now. leave egypt to the egyptian people. >> we are here. you have to go. game over. >> the white house has said it is reviewing u.s. aid to egypt. it is still struggling to find the best response. it is not with these demonstrators want. it is unlikely americans will abandon their longtime allies so quickly. this is a

>> obama and he are all aligned on that one. >> obama made the turn before he chose daley. daley reinforces that the next two years are not about more progressive legislation, they are about holding the line on what he's accomplished and trying to get some progress on energy and climate change. >> there has been no change in barack obama's ideological heart or thinking, however, he has been mugged by political reality. he saw what happened to his party in november. they absolutely got decimated, and remember that he brought in bill daley. bill daley opposed major elements of obama care, including the individual mandate and the public option, and he opposed big chunks of the financial regulatory bill. >> julian? >> we can all agree to agree that basically daley is a >> b@l%b@ @fa @b@fafab@is not impressive. >> reporter: $14 trillion in debt. the ongoing national debt. the national debt is the amount of money the united states has borrowed from sovereign nations like china, from banks worldwide including the federal reserve and foreign banks, state and private as well as from

obviously, hu is coming to see president obama.hink the number one concern the chinese is they are worried about the value of their holdings of u.s. assets. they are very worried about potential losses of a rapid sell-off of u.s. treasuries. u.s. debt is still relative. >> how much of that debt is-- >> am $1 trillion. >> how much of that is the total debt? >> of our total debt? >> no. >> 40% of their reserves. you are talking about the military, john. the military a couple of months ago was on a tear. we owned the south china sea, all of the islands, the yellow sea, and threatened an awful lot of folks. it was a mistake by the military because end ya, vietnam, japan, taiwan, south korea all nervous are moving back -- >> what's the point? >> they are moving back the united states. the politicians are trying to regain control of the policy in china. >> they have a transition next year as well, a turnover in leadership. it looks as though they are leaving the long period of sort of inward growth and concentrating on economic growth wh

many on the left are angry at obama, but history might prove obama right-reacting so strong to the centervis: to your point about reagan being to the right and progressives are upset with the president for a number of issues. what evidence is there -- why should we believe that this president is not going to end up compromising and capitulating on things that those on the left who supported him don't want him or expect him to do? >> my answer is not going to be that inspiring to you but i don't know what the -- if the left has any were else to go. the fact of the matter is whoever runs the republican party against obama is not going to be possible to the progressives. there is not a legitimate third- party movement so you have to take a leap of faith that a second obama administration would get dividends. bill clinton had to triangulate back in the 1990's, but second term clinton got good for our emotions when writing about environmentalism. clinton did not give the left much in the secondary -- in the second term. i think the left will have to hope that today's center obama on a second t

he said we are running as a break on barack obama. gwen: and proved it with every single vote he cast in the lame duck session. >> there's a loss of institution and leaders and people want something different. they're tried of these people saying it wasn't my fault. and they want to see somebody who they feel has learned a lesson. so i think that in both parties, people look and see did they learn something. are they going to do business differently? that goes doublely for the business leadership. people really think american business, particularly wall street, let us down. to the extent they're going back to business as usual, that's going to food a very popularrist anger. i think they're looking for some signs that they learn from this economic disaster and not just rushing back and pretending something happened. gwen: looking at washington at all. >> karen and i had these long conversations about how we're in a particularly pendulum era. if you don't perform, we're going to kick you out. happened two cycles in a row. >> three cycle

obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the tea party, who got elected in this last election. i mean, this is almost unheard of for some, basically, what was a back bencher in the congress, to announce that she was also going to give a -- a response. and nobody had the nerve to say, no, you can't do that. you know, they just sort of let it go. and i mean, i've been around here a long time, and i think back to, you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speaker sam rayburn when he was in the house, from texas, i mean one can imagine wha

far as i know, obama does not know he is a leader.o one in the entire world is truly afraid of him. because of that i want to know the degree of being aloof, as far as a community organizer were you want consensus -- host: let me jump in. what would the president need to do or say to become a strong leader? caller: there was the firing of general mcchrystal. but the military realizes that if they allowed their griping comments to be recorded, they would get fired anyways. but for instance has he ever done after a republican district to harm them, the way that old fashioned political leaders would have done? there have been no consequences for the party of no as far as i can see. host: -- guest: this is the big difference between obama and clinton in the primaries. she had more experience. what we have seen with obama as president is the real evolution on how to be president. he is or does, good that time management, but not so much at communication. i run a, called the great communicator during the campaign -- ironic, as he was called

up next part two of the alone a show where they continue their review of president obama's state of the union address stay with us. for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news maker. well it's time for tonight's tool time award and without a doubt it just has to go to minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann it was almost too easy she delivered the tea party response last night to the president's state of the union in addition to the official republican response but she wasn't competing with them she promises now just watch those opening clip of the address which is played on the tea party's web site i am broadcast by a few networks live. i want to thank the tea party express and tea party h.d. for inviting me to speak this evening i am here at their request and not to compete with the official republican remarks the tea party is a dynamic force for good in our national conversation and it's an honor for me to speak with you to you. did you notice something wrong there the michelle was looking at the wrong camera it appears for six and a half minutes

president barack obama in washington on monday and told obama he wants to discuss the trade and currency issues during the group of 8 and group 20 sum imits to hosted by france this year. >> translator: i'm aware of the importance of the u.s. in the world's economy and how important the u.s. dollar is as the world's number one currency. >> sarkozy also said the 21st century requires new ideas for the prosperity of people around the world. he suggested reviewing the existing international currency system and looking at ways to stabilize food prices. france wants to debate the current global order that relies on the dollar as the key reserve currencies. the u.s. is expected to call on european countries to continue tackling the region's fis you cal debt problems. >>> america's so-called big three car makers are showcasing their latest models in this year's detroit auto show in a bid to underscore their comeback. the international auto show opened to the media on monday. over 50 manufacturers from around the world are taking part. chrysler unveiled a new large sedan, highlighting the firm's

he opposed barack obama in the 2004 senate primary. he backed a perfectly good candidate, respectable, able candidate, and only backed obama after the primary. he brings insight skills that outside skills. -- inside it skills and outside skills. tom donahue of the chamber of commerce -- wow. he has his ego in check. >> he is the proverbial grown up. >> he is a grown-up. >> robert gibbs is leaving. what would you be looking for to replace him? >> somebody nicer. >> somebody with a sense of humor that does not get the president into too much trouble, because he reckoned get you into trouble. the best -- because you can get you into trouble. the best secretaries, mike mccurry, had a sense of humor. they also were able to defuse -- >> they did not take themselves too seriously. >> marlin fitzwater was good, and so is mike mccurry, you are absolutely right. both of them understood that the press was an important constituency, and they had a constitutional right to information. >> perhaps do not have the president quite is overexposed as he

sitting here prison obama, obama is only president today only because he had a black daddy.a white mother. the joe biden was all right then and he is right now. guest: in terms of sarah palin, i am not a spokesman of the democratic party. they are not afraid of her at all. the intensely do not like her but think she would be the easiest candidate for president obama to defeat in 2012. i think if you look at polls, they show that. she is very divisive and very polarizing. i don't see how she broadened her political coalition beyond that 25% or 30% of republicans who really love her. i think she is too divisive even for the republican party. she will get enthusiastic support if she runs for president from the tea party, but those that of one alexians year in and year out, are going to be terrified of her and do everything they can to defeat her. host: joe is on our independent line. caller: thank god for c-span. we are going after the wrong thing. the fairness doctrine -- let congress opened their doors up. let us decide. washington is getting us aggravated, calling in about d

barack obama calls for restraints and urges president mubarak to stand by his pledges for reform. >> he has a responsibility to give meaning to those words, to take concrete steps and actions that deliver on that promise. >> hello and welcome to "bbc news." we're broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. egypt's president mubarak has spoken publicly for the first time since protests against his leadership began. in a televised address he said he'd asked his cabinet to resign and promised to move forward but gave no hint about his own resignation. >> whooped today and in the past few days -- what happened today and in the past few days created fear in the hearts and the people of egypt and opened the door for more chaos and i bear my responsibility to protect the security of egypt and its citizens. i will not allow that to happen. i will not allow fear to overcome the people and for this uncertainty to overshadow our few -- future. i have asked the government to tender its resignation today. as for tomorrow, i shall give the government clear and particul

you will see the fight on obama care across the board and in the house and senate to try to defund obama care bill and start over. one thing i'm going to do with senator grasso is allow states to opt out. the expansion of medicaid under the obama health care bill is going to bankrupt south carolina so i think this fight going to continue until 2012 and move from washington to the states. it will be one big fight over the role of health care and should obama health care be in existence in 2012 the way it is today. >> senator, we talked about what kind of relationship this white house is going to have with a more republican congress or republican house, more republicans in the senate. the lame duck session was where the president finished strong. lot of booip accomplishments. this is what you said, however, just before skrichristmas react to the lake dumb. >> when it is all going to be said and done, harry reid has eaten our lunch. this has been a capitulation in two weeks of dramatic proportions of policies that wouldn't have passed in the new congress. >> so to your way of thinking -- th

president obama mean -- needs to be conciliatory. the republicans control the house of representatives. he needs them to help advance his policy priorities. so the question after that speech in the last few lours is, will -- four hours is, will the state of the union help him with all of that? this is bbc news. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was brought to you by kcet los angeles.

obama painted vivid pictures of the night. he spoke of the vitriolic debate. >> when a tragedy like this strikes, it is part of our nature to demand explanations. to try and impose some order on the chaos. and make sense out of that which seems senseless. already we have seen the national conversation commence, not only about the motivation behind these killings, but about everything from the merits of gun safety laws to the adequacy of our mental health system. [applause] much of this process of debating what might be done to prevent such tragedies in the future is an essential ingredient in our exercise of self-government. but, at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that is in the world at the feet of those who happen to think differently than we do, it is important for us to pause for a moment and make sure we're talking with each other in a way that appeals, not in a way that wounds -- in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds. >> he sa

obama. i think that is disrespectful. he is president barack obama, he should be addressed as president barack obama appeared to egypt, this goes way, way, way back. we as muslims, we say, oppression is worse than death. as time goes on, things began to bubble over. it is time for a new era in egypt. just like it was time for barack obama, it is a new time for egypt. host: we should offer no help to leaders of suppressing their people. we will have more on all of this later in the program with former governor tom ridge. and coming up, craig crawford, who has his political trope, part of the cq.com website. next sam, joining us from churchill, tennessee. good morning. caller: about foreign aid, right now we are talking about egypt. the people talk about how much money we give, billions of dollars over 30 years to egypt, but we do not give them dollars. we give them the equipment. we give them goods. watching a lot of this, the protests over there. you see all of these tanks and troop carriers