she's not give a couple of extra patriotic symbols -- she's not in a couple of extra patriotic symbols -- she snuck in a couple of extra patriotic symbols. i am going to play devil's advocate, but the problem is you will have to decide who the devils and angels are. weekend -- let me begin with a few quotes. the first is from sanchez herself on a similar gathering in cuba. she had to infiltrate in a blond wig, and she put on hoes and makeup for the first time in a few years to attend, and this is what she said when she stood up and spoke. "what relationship exists between the trumpeted van with and why we cuban citizens cannot -- bandwidths and why we cuban citizens cannot access the internet when mass -- en masse? why is there stigmatization of people because they think differently? this is her provocative question in that environment. now i am going to quote one of the experts in the united states who has studied for a long time the internet and information technology in cuba. his name is nelson fell dense -- valdez. he has produced quite a bit of papers. this is from a paper he prod

well, we have to of the national coordinators of the tea party patriots and their search close friends and allies of us and you. we want them up here. is that all right? let's do that. mark, judy def martin, come on up, guys. [cheers and applause] >> i am continually amazed at you, the people, we the people. on september 12i was up there and i asked repeatedly throughout the day, congress can you hear us now! and the answer is yes, they can hear us. the thing is, they hear us they don't want to listen. [booing] so today, listen to me! listen to me! [chanting "kill the bill!"] [chanting "listen to me!"] >> i don't know about you -- absolutely -- i don't know about you, but what we are hearing nationally in the tea party patriots, there are senators and staff who are playing games with you guys with the patriots around this country. they've taken their phones off the hook, the faxes, they can't even get through at 3:00 or 4 o'clock in the morning. we have one couple who went into their local centers office and talked to the staff. they asked why aren't the phone's ringing? i felt the pho

the fact is we are all patriots. and as patriots we have a job to do. and that job is to make sure that those men and women have everything they need. even when we we disa-- when we disagree as to whether or not it is an appropriate disengagement. once they engage, it is our responsibility to make sure that they're appropriately taken care of. the tactics of delay for political advantage can never, never be accepted. i urge my colleagues, don't play politics with the defense appropriation that includes funding necessary to protect our men and women in uniform. let's not play politics at the expense of unemployed americans in need of this economy at this time of the year. it's not time for those debates. those debates should be behind us. it's not time for the political tactics that, in essence, put people at risk. there are many other ways to try to achieve political victory and do with the power of your ideas. you certainly don't have to do it by a political tactic that puts the country in jeopardy. it puts our men and women in jeopardy. that at the en

and i have been profoundly affected by patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. after years of local tours of duty, as we carry on our mission in iraq and afghanistan, your readiness to make that same sacrifice is an inspiration to us and every single american. >> as first lady, one of my privileges is keeping the house altogether, juggling play dates and soccer games, doing everything they can even at the try to hide their own fears and worries. i have met kids, a grandparent and residents and relative stepping in to care for wounded warriors, trying to carry on after losing the person they love most in the world. and through it all, these people still find the time and energy to serve their communities, as well. running the pta, raising money to help those less fortunate than they are, and more. even these families can use a hand during the holidays. if you live near a military base, you can reach out to your workplaces, schools, and churches. there are so many ways to help. even buy green over a home cooked meal. even if you do not know a family nearby, your f

a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots. out ted kennedy became the greatest legislator of our time. he did it by hewing to principle, yes, but also by seeking compromise and common cause. not through dealmaking and horse trading alone but through friendship and kindness and humor. there was a time the court did orrin hatch for support of the children's health insurance program by having his chief of staff serenade the senator with a song -- orinn road in self. recent cookies on a china plate to sweeten a crusty republican colleague. how he won the support of a texas committee chairman on an immigration bill -- teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope and showed only the chairman it was filled with the texans famous cigars. when the negotiations were going well he would into the envelope closer to the chairman. when they were not, he would pull it back. [laughter] before long, the deal was done. it was only a few years ago on st. patrick's day when teddy but hold me on the floor of the senate for my support o

one of the exceptions is, he was deeply patriotic. he had three sons. he named them after his heroes -- george washington was one. and so when the civil war came around, he tried to? a large steamship's and given to the union navy. they said no. he was prickly. they never thought the war would last that long. the ship was expensive. so he ended up being forced against his will to lease it for large sums to the war department. host: t.j. stiles. you confine all kinds of video on our website. your favor nonfiction book of 2009. here is dennis in michigan. caller: merry christmas. there are a lot of nonfiction books the came out. i think the very best this year was "end the debt." or heard discussion about the different parties but i think he melted. this caused so many problems. -- i think heat nailed it. it is a wonderful book. i would highly recommended. and mary christmas to you and all the publicity. host: recovered wrong cawe covel talking about his book. " there were discussions with alan greenspan. i tell the story about the time and most of you wo

a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots. became the greatest legislator of our time. he did it by hewing to principle, yes, but also by seeking compromise and common cause. not through dealmaking and horse trading alone but through friendship and kindness and humor. there was a time the court did orrin hatch for support of the children's health insurance program by having his chief of staff serenade the senator with a song -- orinn road in self. recent cookies on a china plate to sweeten a crusty republican colleague. how he won the support of a texas committee chairman on an immigration bill -- teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope and showed only the chairman it was filled with the texans famous cigars. when the negotiations were going well he would into the envelope closer to the chairman. when they were not, he would pull it back. [laughter] before long, the deal was done. it was only a few years ago on st. patrick's day when teddy but hold me on the floor of the senate for my support of a certain piec

but he still said it is my patriotic duty. i should be out there giving these speeches. in 1936, he happily wrote that he is able to say that the depression is over. in 1937, he said that was a terrible mistake. things are worse today than they were then. so it was really a seesaw that was going on throughout the 1930s. and one of the things that he did, finally decided -- here, he said you were wrong. a new depression started in september 1937, and it is still with us. he wrote that in 1939. the bottom line is my father wanted to try to figure out what causes crises of this nature. what should the government do, what can the government do. and after writing all these entries over a period of 10 years, towards the very end, he reached the conclusion that there is no real way to shorten an economic crisis. and that no matter what the government does, it has to run its course. and i hate to say that because if he is correct, then we still have some time to go in the current economic crisis. and i was telling jim a story at noon today. i serve as a coach rusty with one of t

who are those people to call some patriotic? we defend america the same way as you defend and the same way bush defended para >> let me have layla weigh in on this. >> in the previous eight years, what we experienced was a difficult time for us. as muslims living in the united states living of american foreign policy, the huge change. although this administration is doing something different, it will take some time. hopefully, obama will have eight years because it will take at least that long. it is not some you can do quickly and if there's a real election cycle, and so forth. you have to take into account of what we have witnessed over time with lebanon, gossip, our own experiences as american-moslems, the kind of indecencies we have been exposed to as good, law- abiding american citizens for the period of time, has affected our community. even though you should give this administration credit, we have lived through a lot so far, not just the past eight years but the previous history, the 60 years that i visited refugee camps

so much for the patriot act and national security, huh? i mean, if you can crash the white house -- >> larry: your anger is -- >> if you can crash the white house like they did, obviously the patriot act and national security isn't working too well. that's the president of the united states. on a serious note, i think the secret service has something to answer to here. ultimately it's their responsibility. >> larry: and what are your thoughts on the tiger woods situation? >> well, for me, i hope tiger keeps quiet. i hope that tiger does what he's doing right now because it truly is nobody's business. it was an internal thing. whatever it is, inside his house on his property. he was never driving on a public street. i would do the identical same thingfy were in his shoes. i would say nothing. it will blow over in a week or two and we'll all be fine when it's all over. let tiger have his privacy. >> larry: now of a more important nature. president obama will lay out his plans for afghanistan tomorrow night. cnn will follow it with live cover

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max cleland's book heart of a patriot. how i found the curse to survive vietnam walter reid and karl rove. >> caller: i've read about six books about that this year. bad in history is an incredible time. one incredible effect i found about lessons in history is such few people make the decision for us to go to war. it's incredible. three people sat around a desk and decided for us to go to war in 1962. that book is an incredible book for all americans to read. >> host: thanks for the tip. here is john on our line. >> caller: besides the bible which takes longer than a year to read, i liked arguing with these. it is better than common sense for me and i just really enjoyed reading it. and there's another book that was like to read and not free man in america. but that's a local politician who writes that. >> host: one national politician was a book about in this year, the last line by the editors of the boston globe. here's a look at peter canalis talking about the book earlier this year. >> the interest in senator kennedy

the free patriot act provision expiring at the end of this calendar year.t has to do with investigation of business records and also roving fire taps -- wiretaps. now, is there anyone that didn't know that the patriot act was going to expire? was the senator from illinois unaware that we needed to extend the patriot act? most people believe that we do. we still have extremist organizations that want to attack the united states of america. flood insurance extension. extends the flood insurance program through february 28, 2010. small business extension of $125 million for the small business administration to continue offering reduced fee and higher cap loan guarantees under the american recovery and reinvestment act, extends the limits until february 28, 2010. further designates such amounts as emergency spending, i.e., it's not included in the budget. that's an argument for another day. here again, what -- small businesses are vital. small businesses are what's been ignored. small businesses are the reason that the stimulus package has failed. because it's

but what of the exceptions of that is he was deeply patriotic. and he named it to a foot, three sons after his heroes, george washington, henry emmerson and cornelius vanderbilt. [laughter] and so when the civil war came around, he tried to give his largest steamship which cost nearly a million dollars. he tried to give it to the union navy and giddy and said no the secretary of the navy. he was a little prickly. nobody thought the war would last that long. never going to have this expensive ship it's going to be a white elephant for the navy. he said no so vanderbilt ended up being forced actually against his will to lease it for large sums to the department. >> host: teaching styles on his book the first tycoon and by the way you can go to the book tv website, booktv.org and search defense. you will find all kind of video including that want to take a look at what online. you're favorite best non-fiction book of 2009 year raised dennis in bloomfield hills, michigan. go ahead. >> merry christmas, sir. >> thank you. >> caller: there's a lot of gr

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and i have been profoundly affected by patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.er years of local tours of duty, as we carry on our mission in iraq and afghanistan, your readiness to make that same sacrifice is an inspiration to us and every single american. >> as first lady, one of my privileges is keeping the house altogether, juggling play dates and soccer games, doing everything they can even at the try to hide their own fears and worries. i have met kids, a grandparent and residents and relative stepping in to care for wounded warriors, trying to carry on after losing the person they love most in the world. and through it all, these people still find the time and energy to serve their communities, as well. running the pta, raising money to help those less fortunate than they are, and more. even these families can use a hand during the holidays. if you live near a military base, you can reach out to your workplaces, schools, and churches. there are so many ways to help. even buy green over a home cooked meal. even if you do not know a family nearby, your famil

opposition to the war, it was simply that -- i went to 45, maybe more cities, and he did not get that patrioticurge of people punching the air, let's go get saddam. people were anxious and cautious about it. >> was that linked to the government here by yourself and others? what was the action? >> there was no reaction. telegrams and reports sent back to headquarters do not always illicit a response. >> i need did anybody change in practice? >> i don't think so. >> i want to get briefly in the aftermath. there are more questions that he wants to ask you before we finish. do we have a period in autumn 2002, you sit in your book that post war iraq was a blind spot in washington. they had bought fully and to neo-com idea that with the overthrow of saddam, all would be lights with automatic benefits in the middle east. was participation in planning for the aftermath in having a coherent plan, assessing what is likely to happen in the aftermath, one of the conditions that was trying to set -- that we had been trying to set? and what actually happened in the period up to the time they left washington?

we say, don't you dare question our patriotism. do not dare question our commitment to doing what is right for the american people. they stand up the death panel strawman, claim the legislation would kill grandma and denounce it as inhumane. we say stop the outrageous misinformation and tell the truth to the american people. they stand up the tax strawman and say, health care reform will increase taxes. we say we're making health care entities, like insurance companies, pay their fair share. they set up the spending strawman and say the bill will indebt the next generation despite congressional budget office estimates to the contra contrary. we say, you can't pick and choose when to believe the congressional budget office and stand by their numbers only when it's convenient to your cause. for instance, my friend, senator gregg, the ranking member on the budget committee,tout, touts c.. numbers even on his specific bill. when they benefit his arguments, for example, on malpractice provisions. but now my friends on the other side con

contractor employees include a large number of experienced, hard-working and patriot -- patriotic americans met contractors that have been in a year for five years or more and this is difficult to sustain in a 6 month or one your deployment cos bt. many have died in the mission in afghanistan it is troubling that no one can provide specific, reliable numbers to document the deaths and injuries suffered as if somehow their deaths and injuries do not matter as much. let me say that this commission deeply respects the work and honor the sacrifice of government contractors and appreciates hearing their views of the situation on the ground. >> we also ask that they offer any additional information. the full text of their written statements will be entered into the hearing record and posted on the commission's website on behalf of my fellow commissioners, we thank all of today's witnesses for participating in what we view is a very important hearing. we will begin by hearing from ambassador more field -- moorefield. my co-chairman was planning to come but had a family emergency. with that, if you

well, we have to of the national coordinators of the tea party patriots and their search close friendsnd allies of us and you. we want them up here. is that all right? let's do that. mark, judy def martin, come on up, guys. [cheers and applause] >> i am continually amazed at you, the people, we the people. on september 12i was up there and i asked repeatedly throughout the day, congress can you hear us now! and the answer is yes, they can hear us. the thing is, they hear us they don't want to listen. [booing] so today, listen to me! listen to me! [chanting "kill the bill!"] [chanting "listen to me!"] >> i don't know about you -- absolutely -- i don't know about you, but what we are hearing nationally in the tea party patriots, there are senators and staff who are playing games with you guys with the patriots around this country. they've taken their phones off the hook, the faxes, they can't even get through at 3:00 or 4 o'clock in the morning. we have one couple who went into their local centers office and talked to the staff. they asked why aren't the phone's ringing? i felt the phone

they were both great patriots. they hated each other, but loved america.they had nothing but the greatest designs for america's future. clay believes in the concentration of power in washington. whereas jackson believes the power should beÑi spread out amg the people as much as possible. in those days they would talk about strict construction. all the democrats were in favor of strict constitution. that is a republican phrase today. small government is a government phrase. >> we should really throw out the labels. what was the moment that led you to write a book about james polk? >> i love that question because it gives me an opportunity to note that this was not my idea. the idea came from my editorçó o is legendary in publishing circles as someone who loves and narrative history and his passion for american history. he asked me during a discussion i was having comment she said we will come up something -- what do you know about this mexican war? i said i love politics. give me a couple of weeks to figure out how i would shake it. i did. that is how it go

government the answer, free enterprise, strict construction of the constitution, fiscal responsibility, patriotism, traditional values and respect for the sanctity of human life. no doubt, but i wonder how much are these traditional formulations and abstractions inspiring their rising generation, present company excepted. how much are they resonating with america's new emigrants and dominant professional classes, particularly those in the more secularized the urbanized and globalized regions of the country. it is not a new problem. in fact it is a perennial problem. the essence of which whittaker chambers captured long ago. each h.e. wrote finds its own language for an eternal meaning. what do conservatives want? to put it in elementary terms, we want to be free. we want to live virtuous and productive lives and we want to be secured from threats beyond and within our borders. we want to live in a society which sustains and encourages these aspirations. freedom, of virtue, safety, goals reflected in the libertarian traditionalist and national-security dimensions of the conservative movement and co

but i think it's my patriotic duty when he comes out four days after we were almost attacked.nd by the way this is not a failure. they succeeded in terrorizing us. and he said, we are going to look into it and his secretary comes out and says the system worked. >> larry: frankly, obama, should he have come out earlier? >> yeah, he should have come out earlier. and janet napolitano retracted the fact that system worked. so to sug swres we are in a huge crisis since he gave a press conference two days later, it's lunacy. let's not try to score partisan points here. and frankly, by the way l is a lapse here that occurred at the airport. if this guy really did check in with no bags and paid cash for a tirk ticket, what are you doing on a plane? there are lapses at every level. i find the gop attempt to demonize the president, it's offensive. >> if you don't think it's a rye sis, you are naive. and it's not going to adess ft. hood or ft. dix. this is not about apts. this is about ideology and the president was not want to act nothing that. and it's not funny either. >> the wish tha

. >> larry: bfsh we continue that is a patriotic act on everybody's form. chaplain, you knew one of the missing men. tell us about. >> i am the former chaplain. >> larry: i said that. >> i have attended events on campus where he was in that group. the fbi showed me photographs of individuals who were part of the group they suspect. i didn't recognize any of them from the photographs. the young men, if they are who i think they are, they have been active in campus life, active in interfaith work, going community service. there was no indication on our part that these individuals would have ever done something against america or violent in any way. >> larry: chaplain, with what was the student's full name? >> i know of one of the students they asked me about. and larry, i'm really trying not to expose the names of these young people until law enforcement release them. >> larry: i got you. fair enough. jeanne, is this a case where it looks like a duck and act like a duck? they were going over there to do no zbhood. >> reporter: we don't know. we are well aware

jim: lonnie paxton, the long-time patriot. long snapper from 2000 through last year.it back to berger. got it down to perfection. crater drives it home. phil: think about it, second half. what has the philadelphia eagles offense done? they did get the touchdown throw but it was a pass that could have been intercepted. mcnabb never saw hill. that drive was kept alive by a defensive penalty that was -- i could say it wasn't one but i had a hard time seeing it. and nothing fancy by the broncos' defense. they're just winning the battles. covering one-on-one and keeping donovan mcnabb in the pocket. jim: that touchdown drive the only touchdown drive of the broncos, feeled by two -- eagles fueled by two penalties. see if that offense can be reignited here with six minutes to go. macho harris steps up. fumbles. it's philadelphia football. the second fumble of the game. carrying the ball on the wrong side. phil: a couple of things. just carrying the football loose, not tucked to his body and when it's not tucked to the body, any type of pressure is going to knock it out. what

doesn't -- patriots, the steelers. for the browns, mr. speaker, it has been a rough road, but we're going to get past it. it has been a difficult time to be a cleveland browns' fan. but the bottom line here is that we are in a rebuilding process. we are laying the groundwork, the fundamental decisions necessary to allow for long-term economic growth. and when you look at health care and 30 million more people that are going to have health insurance, we're going to need docs, nurses. there's going to be a total reinvigoration of health care, information technology. just as an example, i was at the national college yesterday -- not yesterday, a few days ago, in youngstown, ohio. they have programs primarily in health, health information technology and some business entrepreneur classes. college opened up with 50 people. now has 850 kids from youngstown and struthers going to the school to learn health information technology. here we have people, young and middle-aged looking at where the economy is going and what they need to be doing and s

patriots look to keep their lead in the afc east. ♪ energetic music geico powersports. your car and the other stuff that moves you. >>> welcome back. titans hosting the 1-11 rams. nfl leading returner chris johnson doing his thing. look at johnson run. 39 yards to the touchdown. now his eighth straight 100 yard rushing game. later, first quarter, vince young dumps it off. who's he looking for? yeah, why not, chris johnson. going to do the rest himself, going 6 of yards, weaving through traffic. first player in franchise history to go over 2,000 yard in a single season. three touchdowns for johnson if the game. bad news for tennessee, young plucked out of the pocket, scramble, going to pick up 44 yards on this one. long in front of his career. he comes up lame on the play. left with a hamstring injury. titans blow out the rams 44-7 the final. >>> more football now. the season going on in the division remaining tight. seems like things are blowing up in england. thomas inactive after being sent home wednesday. three others sent home but thomas the only one who criticized

honestly, persons that have posted it, i would hope that out of their patriotic sense of duty to theirfellow countrymen, they would take a damper it honestly, i have no authority to direct them and ordered them to take it down. >> there's nothing in current regulations that provide you with mechanisms to compel? >>no. >> i yield back. >> let me read very clear -- let me be very clear that there is a review by the majority and i appreciate the comments of the ranking member that we want to see the inspector general's work completed before any public distribution of these items, the sop in particular, because there is concern about the impact on national security. i would encourage members to take and the image of a full review of documents but we ask you to urgently move forward as our ranking member has indicated and we are going to be following this through the holiday season and into the beginning of the year. i am pleased to yield five minutes to the chairman of the full committee, mr. thompson. >> thank you very much. for timeline purposes, can you tell the committee when this part

both great patriots -- clay and jackson. they hated each other and loved america. they had nothing but the greatest designs for america's future. clay believe in the concentration of power in washington. whereas jackson believes that power should be diffuse and spread out among the people as much as possible. that would talk about street construction -- all the democrats were in favor of strict construction of the constitution does the republican race today. or small government, that is a to republican -- that is a republican phrase today. >> what was the moment that led you to write a book about james polk? >> it is an opportunity to note that this was not my idea. the idea came from my editor, simon and schuster, legendary publishing circles as someone who loves american history. she asked me during the discussion we were having, what i was coming up with some ideas for books which she was not particularly enamored of, she says, we will come up with something. what do you know about the mexican war? i said that i was not a military historian but it was a period o

opportunities to make spite rules -- spy rules and make competition-free zones within our border and our patriotct is supposed to expire december 31. it will get renewed. this will help push that through. host: how old are you? caller: i am 52-years old and our constitution is the law of the land. our senators look to the new laws to evaluate them for their constitutionality. host: thank you for your call produce and younger than 52. our line for independence out of maine. caller: i am disappointed in cspan for helping to drum up the big terrorist scare. anybody that claims they are working with al qaeda, it should be clear they are working for the telecommunications -- the network operations that pulled up 9/11. it is kind of unfortunate that what we should put on the watch list are people like is a big new kozinski, dick cheney, the list goes on and on. how about the people who were working for the turkish government and other suppliespi. host: what you think the gentleman you listed wanted to harm to the united states? caller: 9/11 was pulled off in order to organize support for an invasion o

preed and bethesda fighting to recover to get back to your units and i've been humbled profoundly by patriotstimate sacrifice for our freedom. and the caskets coming home at dover, so the quiet solitude at arlington. after years of multiple tours of duty, as you carry on our missions in iraq and afghanistan, your service, your readiness to make that same sacrifice is an inspiration to us and to every single american. >> and so are your families. as first lady, one of my greatest privileges is to visit with military families across the country. i've met military spouses doing the parenting of two, keeping the household together, juggling play dates and soccer games, helping with home homework, doing everything they can to make the kids feel ok, as they try to hide their own fears and worries. i've met kids who wonder when mom or dad is coming home, grandparents and relatives who step in to care for wounded warriors and folks trying to carry on after losing the person they loved most in the world. and through it all, these families somehow still find the time and the energy to serve their commu

it's essential we extend the patriot act for at least 09 days while the legislative committees are trying to complete that so that there are a number of things clearly that i think it's necessary for us to do because of time limits, but as my friend knows, the health care -- health care does not have a time limit and it will depend on what action it's going to take and when it takes it. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker, and i would ask about the speaker's plan to copenhagen. i think there are about 30 members going with the speaker to copenhagen, scheduled to depart wednesday evening next week, and would like to ask whether that will impabblingt our schedule for work next week, or does he expect that we will be in for five days with the speaker gone. mr. hoyer: i don't know if the speaker will be gone, if we have business to do. i think you're probably scheduled to be on that and i know i am, but we'll be here working if we have work to do to complete our business. i'll be here. the fact is, as you know, the copenhagen conference ends, i think, on the 19th, maybe the 18th. t

the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink for the service of his country, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." general george washington outmanned, outgunned and sensing that morale was flagging in light of recent setbacks ordered that this pamphlet and these words be read to his deeply troubled and impoverished troops, and on christmas eve 1776, he gathered his officers at mcconaughey's ferry to plan the crossing of the delaware. this body has been in session on christmas eve only once since 1963, and we will tomorrow when in the wake of president kennedy's assassination, the united states senate met to consider a bill to fund our operations in vietnam. we'll be in session tomorrow morning, madam president, embroiled again in times that certainly try men's souls. and like general george washington, we have an opportunity to meet history's gaze, to steel ourselves for the difficult work of making our union more perfect. the journey we complete tomorrow has been a long and difficult one, but i for one would not trade it

. >> senators and their staff are playing games with you guys, with the patriots around this country. they don't want to listen. they want to ignore us. and they think we're going to go away. we're not going away. they are counting on us, us, they count on us to go away, think after christmas, they won't pay attention, they'll be too wrapped up in their families. i don't know about you, but this health care bill, it will increase the taxes, the expansion of government. that is about my family. my congress! host: caller now from milford, connecticut, linda on the line for democrats. you're on with dale robertson of tea party.org. go ahead. caller: the anniversary of george washington. so it's a very historical day in our nation. i'm not so sure -- [no audio] quite a bit of money off of these efforts. it's a conglomerate. if you look on the websites. u.s. impact group.org it's a proxy domain that's housed and there's there's a lot of splange to do. they should come forth and admit that there's a lot of special interests and maybe there's one of them and maybe they are being manipulated.

but i think it's my patriotic duty to question the president when he comes out four days after we'ven almost attacked -- and by the way, this was not a failure. they succeeded. they succeeded in terrorizing us. four days after the fact. and basically says, well, we're going to look into this. then his secretary of homeland security comes out and says that the system worked. it's my obligation to question what they're doing and how they're treating this incident. >> larry: frankly, obama, shouldn't he have come out earlier? >> yeah, he should have come out earlier. janet napolitano shouldn't have said -- and she actually retracted that by suggesting that the system worked. to suggest that now we're in a huge crisis because he gave a press conference two days later instead of the day of, this attack was not successful. it was a failed attack, is simply lunacy. let's not try to score partisan points here. why aren't we looking at new mechanisms for screening people? and frankly, by the way, i think there are some real lapses here that occurred at the airport. i mean, look, if this guy r

lord, reward them for their diligence and patriotism. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, december 20, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen, a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the health care legislation with the time between 1:30 between the two leaders and their designees, between 1:30 and 11:30 tonight, there will be alternating hours with the republicans controlling the first hour

. >> larry: before we continue with any anti-muslim thoughts, that's a very patriotic act on everybody's part. chaplain, you knew one of the missing men. tell us about. >> first, i have to say that i'm the former muslim chaplain at howard university. >> larry: i said that. >> i have attended events on campus in which other students tell me that rami was among the people present in that group. the fbi showed me photographs of individuals who were part of the group they suspect. i didn't recognize any of them from the photographs. but the young men that we're talking about, if they are who i think they are, then they have been active in campus life, active with the interfaith work, doing community service. there was no indication on our part that these individuals could ever have done something against america or violent in any way. >> larry: chaplain, with what was the student's full name? >> i only know one of the students that they've asked me about. and larry, i'm really trying not to expose the names of these young people until law enforcement release them. >> larry: i got you. fair e

americans -- patriotic americans.their work is vital. we have met contractors who have been in theater five years or more providing continuity and institutional memory that is difficult to sustain in a six-month or one-year deployment by u.s. military or civilian employees. we are aware that many contractor employees have died in support of missions -- in the mission in afghanistan. it is troubling that no one can provide specific, reliable numbers to document the deaths and injuries they have suffered, as if somehow their deaths and injuries don't matter as much. let me say for the record that this commission deeply respects the work and honors the sacrifice of government contractors and appreciation hearing their views of the situation on the ground. today's distinguished witnesses have been asked to summarize their testimony in five to seven minutes. we will allow it in some cases to go over in order to ensure adequate time for questions and answers. we also ask that witnesses submit responses within 15 business da

one of the exceptions is, he was deeply patriotic. he had three sons. he named them after his heroes -- george washington was one. and so when the civil war came around, he tried to? a large steamship's and given to the union navy. they said no. he was prickly. they never thought the war would last that long. the ship was expensive. so he ended up being forced against his will to lease it for large sums to the war department. host: t.j. stiles. you confine all kinds of video on our website. your favor nonfiction book of 2009. here is dennis in michigan. caller: merry christmas. there are a lot of nonfiction books the came out. i think the very best this year was "end the debt." or heard discussion about the different parties but i think he melted. this caused so many problems. -- i think heat nailed it. it is a wonderful book. i would highly recommended. and mary christmas to you and all the publicity. host: recovered wrong cawe covel talking about his book. " there were discussions with alan greenspan. i tell the story about the time and most of you wo

somalis, somalis that had lived out comfortable lives in the west, but had returned because they're patrioticause they want to do something with their lives other than make money somewhere. and yet, you know, worried and anxious because of the ability of the shabab to destroy so close to the very heart of this very fragile state. so, very mixed feelings. >> reporter: jon lee anderson, thanks for talking with us. >> thank you. >> ifill: united nations security council today took steps to curb the arms shipments to the islamist insurgents in somalia, voting to impose sanctions on neighboring eritrea. the resolution demanded eritrea stop "arming, training and equipping" al shabaab and other groups, a charge eritrea denies. >> woodruff: finally tonight, one of the great composers and his winning investment strategies. our economics correspondent paul solman has spent much of this year trying to make sense of the current financial news of our day. but tonight he has a holiday story connected with the economic conditions of another era. >> 1, 2, 3. ♪ >> reporter: the handel and haydn society rehear

i think it was a message to try to reach out to them and say we're good patriots. we are putting our lives on the line and we are doing good work here. it seemed to sort of boost morale to keep these guy s going. >> suarez: will we ever know who these people were and what they were doing in southeast afghanistan? >> in some cases we probably won't. because these people work often undercover. their names are confidential they work in areas where it is very remote. very little contact with family members and most of them are middle-aged and older and do have families back home and they can't often talk to them for months at a time. and so these people do a great service for the country and some really will be unsung heroes who will have a star on the wall and perhaps no more publicity than that. >> suarez: joby warrick of "the washington post," thanks for joining us. >> suarez: in another war development today a federal judge in washington has dismissed charges against five guards at the former blackwater security agency accused of killing seventeen iraqi civilians i

the patriots lead over the dolphins and jets is just one game while cinci have afully game lead overers. san diego wrapped up its 7th straight victory while the bough -- cowboyed drops into a tie with the eagles in the east. log on to cbssports.com. >> pelley: now a few minutes with andy rooney. >> rooney: the letters i get come in four general categories. it may be more or less, but say four. one-- i get a lot of good letters. they're the best kind; they're from people who liked something i said. i can always take that. two-- i get letters from someone trying to get me to promote something on "60 minutes." i never do that. never have. three-- i get letters from people who are mad about something i said. they usually think i was wrong. four-- i get a lot of letters about what i look like, letters pointing out something about my appearance. recently, i made some remarks about our mail and the u.s. postal service. a lot of people thanked me for supporting postal workers. you could tell they were all from mailmen because they called themselves "postal workers". i always called them "mai

i am a states men and patriot. politics and parties. they just fight.y do not get the true message across. i applaud all those in this bill. i would like everybody to know. i was a democrat all my life until this president put his hand on the bible and purjured himself. i am registered as none. i am a statesman for god and country for a better world and one world. this administration is a disgrace to god, our country. disrespect god and our country and disrespect our founding fathers that i have such a love for. let our people be statesmen and patriots and fight to restore this country to god, our founding fathers in loving memory in a christian her continualing. host: on this christmas eve, mary. caller: i'm a former social worker. i speak spanish here in the area. i'm a healthcare broker living in a gulf community of 55 and over. i support the healthcare bill because i'm a healthcare broker. i know it will increase my business. however in arizona, most employers have never provided insurance for small business employees. this will mandate it and we'll

john boehner, a patriot, he is the one we follow and listen to. you for all of your calls. in the house of representatives will begin its legislative business.

i don't question their patriotism or their commitment to our men and women in uniform. they are doing it because of a -- a -- a political or procedural approach that they want to use to try to stop or slow down health care reform. i think they picked the wrong bill for it. i think that we've had a healthy debate, a vigorous debate and we're likely to have that debate continue for the next several days. but why are we putting the men and women in uniform in the middle of this debate? they didn't ask for that. they asked to serve our country, to be respected for that service and have some help so they could come home safely, and that's what this bill does. i hope in 1:00 a.m., in just a few minutes from now, that those on the other side of the aisle will reconsider their opposition to the department of defense appropriation bill. if there was ever a time when we should stand together in solidarity between those -- for those who defend our country, it's now. and i would hope that many on the republican side of the aisle will join us in that effort in a bipartisan effort in

. >> senators and their staff are playing games with you guys, with the patriots around this country. they don't want to listen. they want to ignore us. and they think we're going to go away. we're not going away. they are counting on us, us, they count on us to go away, think after christmas, they won't pay attention, they'll be too wrapped up in their families. i don't know about you, but this health care bill, it will increase the taxes, the expansion of government. that is about my family. my congress! host: caller now from milford, connecticut, linda on the line for democrats. you're on with dale robertson of tea party.org. go ahead. caller: the anniversary of george washington. so it's a very historical day in our nation. i'm not so sure -- [no audio] quite a bit of moneyff of these efforts. it's a conglomerate. if you look on the websites. u.s. impact group.org it's a proxy domain that's housed and there's there's a lot of splange to do. they should come forth and admit that there's a lot of special interests and maybe there's one of them and maybe they are being manipulated. b

i am a states men and patriot. politics and parties. they just fight. they do not get the true message across. i applaud all those in this bill. i would like everybody to know. i was a democrat all my life until this president put his hand on the bible and purjured himself. i am registered as none. i am a statesman for god and country for a better world and one world. this administration is a disgrace to god, our country. disrespect god and our country and disrespect our founding fathers that i have such a love for. let our people be statesmen and patriots and fight to restore this country to god, our founding fathers in loving memory in a christian her continualing. host: on this christmas eve, mary. caller: i'm a former social worker. i speak spanish here in the area. i'm a healthcare broker living in a gulf community of 55 and over. i support the healthcare bill because i'm a healthcare broker. i know it will increase my business. however in arizona, most employers have never provided insurance for small business employees. this will mandate it and w