pryor's private journals. of person emerges from pryor's journals. >> thank you so much. it's great to be here, toure. i love your show. i love everybody on it. yeah. the diaries are vivid in richard's recollections. his childhood is poignant, colorful, extreme. it jumps off the page when you read it especially in his own handwriting. and obviously this formed richard in his entire life. colorful in his recollection but of course not without a great deal of pain and humor. >> you talk about the way that his childhood formed his whole life. he talked about growing up in a whore house. both his mother and grandmother working in the sex industry. how did that impact the man he would become and his work? >> well, obviously his vision of women, right, that was obviously something that growing up in a whore house formed that. as you read the diaries, you see the pain and the unbelievable horrors of some of what he witnessed. at the same time, this incredible humor emerges that that's how he survived. that's how the

mark pryor, if mark pryor can survive, defensemmocrats can lo every other race this year in these statesen 2016a very good cycle for them. >> they have so much tea party senators in wblue states coming up. you're almost certain to use in a presidential year. >> the ron johnsons in wisconsin. >> tell us a little bit about the evolution of politics in arkansas. it's bill clinton's home state. you know, it is a state with a -- like every southern state, has a democratic tradition. slower than other democratic states, moving to the republican column. but really, that seems to have accelerated in the obama era. can you tell us about what's going on in arkansas? >> all you have to do is go back to 2009, when five of the six federally elected office holders were democrats and of course, now that's flipped, where you have five of the six who are republicans. obviously, 2010 was a very brutal year for democrats across the country and arkansas was no exception. but the unique thing about arkansas, in my view is, they look at personality over politics in my regards. governor mike beebe is a perfect

and pryor was the very first to receive it. which to me, was very appropriate because what mark twain was doing at the turn-of- the-century, talking about life on the frontier, talking about life in the inner city. they were doing the same thing. as a comedian, the language doesn't bother me at all. i know all the words, they were directed at me very often. but i would feel cheated, describing life in the inner city, gosh darn it is not life in the inner city. i never found it offensive. i think my bone is just a piece of genius. i gave him the comedy award and he turned to me, in a wheelchair at the time and we went to commercial and came back. i handed him the lifetime achievement award, and he looks up at me and says, i stole your album. i stole your album and you're into. i walked into a record store and put it in my jacket. i said, richard, i will quote you for an album. he said, give me a quote. he was just brilliant. he was above comedy. tavis: take me back to the days where comedy albums actually work. tell me what was

and a pryor on the ballot.er david was also a senator who started running for office nearly a half century ago. but as mark pryor fights for a third term, keeping the democratic dynasty alive won't be easy. republicans have high hopes here. the party needs only six seats to win control of the senate. >> i don't want to be cocky. i have a hard race. i completely understand what i'm up against. >> reporter: he's up against tom cotton who republicans see as a rising conservative star. >> i'm good. good to see you. >> reporter: after seven months as a congressman, you announced you were running for the senate. some said you're in a hurry, are you? >> i would say i am in a hurry. i have been in washington for a year now and see a lot of problems that need to be fixed. >> reporter: you have been called one of the new faces of the "hell no" caucus. >> i would like to say yes. but if the president continues to propose higher taxes and more spending then i will be saying no. >> reporter: cotton grew up on a farm in cent

mark pryor type survive in arkansas, a golden last name.body a cultural good fit for that state in an environment where his background, his last name, his profile, might not mean as much. >> could it actually hurt him this year where people are so mad at politicians, the golden last names may be hurt more than they help? >> yes, represents have age across the board to your point. mitch mcconnell in kentucky. that state should favor a republican. but his numbers are terrible. he's completely associated with washington. and he's running against a pretty good candidate profile-wise. again they have the advantage across the board. so many senate races always come down to like little kinds of quirks. iowa, so many republicans in that field. if no candidate gets over 35% in a republican primary it goes to a convention. guess what. republicans can nominate an unelectable conservative against bruce bailey. look at virginia. mark warner is -- to maybe republicans' favor, mark warner has really good poll numbers. but i happen to think that will be a

senator pryor from arkansas another democrat says hey so do i. never mind the republicans. >> we're going to have to -- >> how far does he go? this is his signature initiative. >> the white house is going to have to give some kind of cover to those democrats. give them a win of some kind. mary bent my ear so many times we are going to tweak this or that. they have to do that this white house. i was e-mailing with a house democrat tonight on the way here about the speech. they don't want to talk about health care at all. they want to focus on two angles this year. a populist economic message that we heard to the tune of the president talking about minimum wage. also what you can sort of call affinity politics. women, hispanics, african-americans, focusing on issues that will sort of drive that democratic base. the combination of those two things, populism, affinity politics. if democrats are going to sort of hold tight this year or even make some gains it's going to be because of that. >> one of the biggest applause last night from democrats was a

cat stevens, richard pryor when he was starting out. >> jimmy: richard pryor was there. old. >> jimmy: you must have learned a lot of things? >> well, actually dad kicked me out that night. i snuck in. listening. laughing my head off. my father saw me, said, uh-uh, not tonight. >> jimmy: that is a shame. were you a well-behaved kid in general? a good kid? >> i was raised a street boy catholic. >> jimmy: okay. >> i was, you know, a lot of, well, altar boy. >> jimmy: i was also. >> really? did you ever do anything illegal back in the sanctuary. >> jimmy: no, never. >> never sipped a little red wine? >> jimmy: no, no, no, never did that. did you? >> maybe a little. maybe a little. >> jimmy: i grew up in las vegas. and our wine came in a box. even then i knew it was beneath me. so, wait a minute. is this before it is consecrated. >> no, i would never drink consecrated wine, no, no. in the refrigerator. >> jimmy: i see. all right. you and altar boys. >> just a little sip. >> were you friendly with the priests at the church? not what i mean? >> yeah, exactly. i will tell you a

mark pryor was praising the rhetoric, but didn't like some of the things he heard. mark begich said he was unhappy about the energy programs that the president was talking about. one of the candidates in montana, the leading candidate there, the democrat, said the president didn't talk enough about the nsa and pulling back the nsa here. natalie tenet, the democratic candidate in west virginia, says she was unhappy with the president on energy regulation. is this a sign that red state democrats feel they have to run away from the president? because all of these releases collectively taken together, pryor, begich, tenet, it looks that way to me. >> this is not a news flash. in every election cycle, democrats and republicans from more conservative or more liberal venues are going to see the president's speech from a different perspective, and they're going to really reflect the people that they represent or want to represent. so there's always going to be this disdance, but by and large, this message, of making sure that people that go to work have a fighting chance, i

. >> mark pryor and kay hagan from north carolina?'s interesting one of the first people that pryor had come to california was bill clinton. >> bill clinton is from arkansas. >> barack obama is a good person to campaign for anybody. >> reid told us he's meeting with the president next week to discuss campaign plans. he also revealed he'll try to help endangered democrats by holding senate votes on changes they're proposing to obamacare which is hurting most of them politically. >> what do you think the most likely change is that you will put up for a vote? >> i don't know. because right now, there's probably five or six substantive proposals. >> reid predicts republicans could block those obamacare changes. gop obstruction is why reid tells us senate democrats encourage the president to do the kind of thing he's announcing tonight, use his executive power for a limited wage increase. >> name another issue where you encourage the president to use an executive order. >> there are some things with the environment. the republicans are obs

cotton. >> you remember mark pryor stated to elections.ppened is he has been nationalized in arkansas. obama is so unpopular in that state he now looks like a national democrat. what he is trying to do is say this guy is no arkansas republican, he's a national republican associated with the extreme agenda. that's what this will be about. what can nationalize this person more effectively. >> fighting for their lives. mitch mcconnell is facing a primary and a general election candidate at the same time. >> this can be the most watched race in the country. basically we saw it a few years ago. harry reid fighting for his life. now we see the minority leader doing the same thing. this battle is ideological and demographic. old man versus a younger woman. it's demographic, generational and they both will be well-funded. it's going to come down to the better candidate. there is no disparity of resources. >> does he hold on to that seat? >> unless she turns out to be the best candidate, he will probably win. the numbers are still bad. >> i don't s

pryor: mr. president, i rise to talk about the business on the floor, which is the omnibus appropriation bill. let me start by thanking chairwoman mikulski for her leadership. she has put long hours in this over the christmas and new year's break where most people were home with families and doing things in their home state and on vacation, she never stopped working, and her team, her staff on the appropriations committee never stopped working, and the staff as always is kind of the unsung hero around here. they did so many great things to put this together, both democrats, republicans, house and senate. everybody had to work together to get this done. i'm proud that they did. i'm also proud to be the -- one of the appropriations subcommittee chairs that was able to work on this legislation, and as you know, i'm chairman of the agriculture appropriations subcommittee and i have worked with my counterpart, senator blunt, the ranking member of the subcommittee to craft part of this bipartisan bill

senator pryor. >> if i may, thank you. i'm going to start with one of my minutes, when to start with senator landrieu's amendment number one. i would ask that a be added as a cosponsor, but this has to do with the fuel usage for the postal system. in 2012, the postal service used $520 million worth of fuel costs. as we know, they are currently using some natural gas in their smaller vehicles, what senator landrieu is asking, within 180 days from enactment, the postmaster general would submit to the committee a report on the feasibility of a pilot program to government the use of natural gas and propane as tools for heavy-duty over the road trucks as a fuel cost saving measure. i would ask that the committee get that consideration, and i appreciate your input. >> we discussed this amendment yesterday. we are inclined to accept the amendment. they are already doing that, so this is an amendment that something they're already looking at, and in this capital expenditure, special in terms of vehicles, that's one of their priori

>> i think pryor will lose to the perfect candidate. a woman i know is a good candidate. 52-48.s that sound about right? >> that sounds about right. >> republicans squeek it out at 51-49. i think democrats are very vulnerable. i do not think obamacare is a big selling point. >> we will be back to check in with both of you. thank you for joining us. see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> it is something americans have been doing since colonial days -- it seems to be all the rage. chicken keeping, from the backyards of san francisco to new york high-rises. one business is capitalizing on the trend, hatching new ideas along the way. this is my pet chicken. welcome to "bloomberg enterprise," your exclusive look inside american businesses as they scale up. literally a mom and pop operation, my pet chicken is run out of the connecticut home of traci torres and her husband derek sasaki. they set out to raise chickens with their daughters, bue

had as recently as two weeks ago that he was resisting pressure from schumer and reid to defend mark pryoro attack him on the gun issue, that he was really single issue focused on guns. at the risk of jeopardizing senate for the democrats, has that changed? >> even as you reported in the new york times and i've confirmed, they resisted in treaty from president clinton to layoff mark pryor. that one may be a special case because mayor bloomberg does care a lot about the issue. contribution, a couple million dollars to the committee to help democrats in the senate races is part of a larger play on the democratic side, yes they have a lot of dangered incumbents but doing fine raising money and this is a group of incumbents under no illusion how tough things will be. obama care tightened their races up. there's not one of them anything like a goner. most of them face b and c level candidates. none of them have big scandals. it's very hard, unless there's a big national tide to beat an incumbent senator and the contribution from bloomberg again representative of the fact that democrats continue

it wasn't just senator mark pryor and his challenger munching on raccoon. pounds and lots of politicos tried it for the first time. >> someone's going to kill it and eat it. >> it's not just eating coon, it was barbecued. >> how was the brisket? how was the raccoon? it was on the plate. >> we're here for the dinner, what else? it's delicious, i came 1,000 miles. actually, we're here to support our friend mark pryor. >> looking forward to our first taste of raccoon. heard about it, must be an arkansas delicacy. >> can't just go down to walmart and pick up some coon. >> now you'll be able to see michelle obama's stunning red dress from the second inaugural in person. it goes on display at the smithsonian tomorrow. it is traditional for all first lady's dresses from the first inaugurations to be part of an exhibit, but this is the first time a second inaugural gown has been put on display, so take that fact to your dinner party tonight. >>> that's going to wrap up this hour of "jansing and co." richard luiy will be up next. see you tomorrow. ♪ we're gonna be l

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. >> louisiana, senator mary landrieu and in arkansas, senator mark pryor, three key democratic seats. the outside conservative groups have been on the air for weeks and months hitting these onocratic senators hard obamacare but its moving beyond that. talking -- a few days ago we saw ads in iowa and michigan and those aren't the top tier democratic senate races so across the -- throughout the senate, any democrat who was up is now worried about obamacare. i talked to one this week who i can't say who it was but i talked to one democratic candidate who said i can beat my opponent, i don't know if i can beat all this stuff on obamacare. at him.ing so hard gwen: what do the ads say? >> the ads are saying basically, insurance, your can keep your insurance. and it's in those voices and they have someone specifically that state saying, i lost my insurance plan. it'st necessarily, basically -- a reprise of what we've heard but they're very localized, very personalized for those states. gwen: rand paul today talking about privacy said, i think the like yoursaid if you privacy, you can keep y

life you know life do you have a favorite monologist favors stand up of all time it would be richard pryor because he was so deeply personal and he had such a joy for life even when he was just in the gutter you know in what he was talking about in his own life experiences just sublime so i hear later on to them in a lot of ways and he had great delivery as well if you can't beat it were you a funny kid. no i don't think that i was funny until i got to maybe junior high or high school i guess that's still a kid but when i was a young kid i was very serious and i read an all the time and while in depression were you funny. funny the first time you know during both of them i was i was doing comedy and it was onstage were were like islands of comfort for me and so yeah that and that was instructive i was like whoa this is because you feel that endorphin blast you know when you're performing and so it was yeah i did perform as i'm told was and the people have told me they could be backstage. was terrible low on walk to amanda's and then go back to be depressed soon as they go off stage i wish

>> together with senator pryor i put together a piece of legislation called the sensible school lunchhat says look for usda you have to back off of the serious restrictions one-size-fits-all federal approach that does not work for the schools. as you showed the reason i started to work on it because students from across my age state were saying we're not getting enough to eat. can you help us? >> you even have a letter? tell us what the students have been saying. >> here is an example. just part of it from liz been note from north dakota. >> schools in the united states neary -- need better ledges i am sure you get the amount of food that you want so why can't we? i am sure you don't starve during the daylight as. do you thank you could change this by convincing the other senators? this is very important. it was really the school kids that got us going. of this bill was set to pass into a jury with no opposition and the u.s. and the da made the changes we ask for to lift the limits on grains and protein that the kids could get on a daily basis. gerri: the big fear was obesity the with

mary landrieu has been elected many times in louisiana and mark pryor in arkansas. formidable democratic challenger. and georgia. democrats are pinning hopes on michelle nunn. john harmon it looks to me, the way i'm doing this i'm focusing on people that i think a lot of the viewers will be watching and caring about. people care about michelle nunn. they want to knock off mcconnell. a lot of people do. i think kay hagan in north carolina looks to me like a very attractive incumbent who should get reelected if there wasn't the weird swing to the right that might be looming out there. >> i think all of that is true. the republicans have to basically -- the electoral map running in their favor they have to pick up six seats. as you point out there are some vulnerable republicans, as well. if you have the elections today given the bad fall that the administration had, the president's approval ratings, the national tide against obamacare right now, republicans would have a decent chance of picking up the senate. we have a long way to play. >> what can change? >> he has a

richard pryor. >> how many chicken wings are fans across the country expected to consume on super bowlllion, 2 billion or 90 million? >> 2 billion. >> i added the 90 million. >> the correct answer is 1.25 billion. >> what doing of that? >> is that real chicken? >> we don't really know. drew, thank you so much. i want to give you a hug. thank you for coming. >> great to be here. >> i really, really appreciate it. >> love being here. >> kat is going to come back. jeff is going home. >>> and nfl players, randall cobb and others come together to help kids understand why being different is so important. a terrific story. good-bye jeff. good-bye. might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer

nbc news health and diet editor madelyn fernstrom and to back her up in all of these things is david pryorught in the big guns today. >> yes, indeed. >> when you feel terrible, often you don't feel like eating. that's how i get sometimes. >> that's hard. you have to listen to your body. the most important thing is fluid, especially when you have a fever. water is go-to but a lot of people don't like that. dunk fruit in it, have some juices, go for a sports drink, it has salt, because of the salt and water balance. fever, your body is fighting this off. hot or cold is your own preference. might go with a popsicle, be cooled off. maybe go with hot soups. have some tea, chicken soup. chicken soup does have some immune fighting properties. but it is really important. >> they say feed a cold, starve a fever. >> i always get confused. >> we don't go with that anymore. the key is staying hydrated this time of year. the fever is a natural response of the body to infection. we try to stay hydrated, it makes a difference. >> can you have too much of the gate ride type drinks. one time i didn't feel

mark pryor in arkansas is trying to defend his vote on obamacare. he's not the only one. it partly goes to tell you, washington is an ecosystem. everything is connected. like in the jungle. maybe it gives you an idea as to what republicans are eager to get something passed on immigration. they did poorly with latino voters. we can focus on this one issue that will help us the most, the affordable care act. host: we will leave it there. our guest has been todd zwillich. thank you for being with us this morning. guest: my pleasure. >> billy house is joining us. he is with "national journal." radel.as news about trey what has been the response to what is the trusses to replace him? and what is the process to replace him? is been pretty quiet. the governor has set up a special election. there are only two or three candidates including connie mack. it is increasingly -- is unexpected. before the state of the unit, get the bad news out. >> you mentioned president obama's state of the union address before congress. you wrote about a memo that republican leaders in the house sent

. >> we've seen it, as you say, from mark pryor and kay hagan, mark begich also is on that list of people who haven't really wanted to spend a lot of time with the president, but what i want to ask you, karl, is you've been in this position before in the white house, because there was a period when president bush was not somebody that a lot of candidates wanted to be campaigning with. and you know what was his attitude about that? because it seems like presidents say, you know what, i get it. i do care about my party and i want them to win and i'm willing to hang back because i'm going to be bringing baggage with me along on the campaign trail. >> yeah. some of them wanted president bush to come in and do fundi fund-raising and he did so, but you're right. that's why president obama's likely to be making campaign appearances this fall, but they're more likely to be in places like massachusetts and hawaii and washington state and not in places like florida and north carolina and louisiana and arkansas, and even places like michigan and new hampshire. he's likely to be in places that are so

talk toit is funny, you a lot of democrats who are very concerned about pryor. one of the things that is going for him is that arkansas did its own exchange. the outgoing governor is very r, asar, and may help pryo well as the clintons. this is a tough race. elected threetor different times for three different states. he represented minnesota, missouri, and illinois. the only person to serve three different. jennifer duffy, and neither does all he -- nathan >> we spoke earlier with a reporter about what is on the agenda for this week. -- peteng us is pete's kasprowicz who writes for the hill. congress is coming back next week. the marquee event is the state of the union for president obama. what are the key priorities the president will talk about? >> minimum wage, extending unemployment benefits, we think that is their push, the democrats' push for 2014. expect to hear a lot about that. >> we understand that representative cathy mcmorris rodgers will give the republican response. what should we know about her? >> she is the top republican woman in the house. i

you can't get much stronger than people like kay hagen and mark pryor.those races. on the house side, again, when you look at these issues and talk about the gridlock, we're simply trying to move this economy forward and get more jobs in the country and focus on those issues instead of things that divide us. i'm hopeful that that will carry the weight with the american people as they see the positive things that we have done and the positive things we want to do. >> senator, we will leave it there, amy klobuchar from minnesota minnesota. >> it was great to be on. >> lawmakers are beginning to file in for the special session to deal with the chris christie investigation. a live look there in the chamber. coming up, i'll talk to long time mayor of elizabeth new jersey. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen.

. >> closer in arkansas, mark pryor running neck and neck with the republican tom cotton. that's not a clearcut victory for the republicans. >> but they're in the 40s cotton represents one district. with that close at this point, if it were held today, those undecided would goo against -- go against in the incumbent. >> tell me about the race in wisconsin. the democrat trailing scott walker by six full points. is that anything to do witch obamacare or just scott walker reside record. >> that's the state record, and walker has been very controversy, but the fact the democratic gubernatorial candidate wants nothing to do with obama and tells you it ain't such a good thing there either. >> ., thank you very joining us. we'll be speaking with governor scott walker of wisconsin shortly on this program today. >> from obamacare to amnesty? texas senator ted cruz making this statement, and i'm quoting directly: republicans are poised for an historic election this fall, a conserve tidal with a like 2010. the biggest thing to mess that up would be if the house passed an amnesty bill

it's a phenomenal documentary, billy crystal and richard pryor is in it.talking about jerry seinfeld in the documentary, and watch what happens. >> jimmy: a lot of the guys like either if they were doing bits on "the tonight show," you know they want to get their act ready. so they come in and rehearse their "tonight show" bit to make sure they get all the kinks out and you'd see the best of the best. to see ray romano do standup is amazing. to be jerry seinfeld, it's just killer. even like, robin williams -- >> you saw me there? >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> i was there when you were there. >> jimmy: how embarrassing. >> how exciting! >> jimmy: i didn't know i was there when you were there. >> oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: we gotta stop talking about it. >> that's exciting! >> jimmy: that's so embarrassing. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i had no idea that he was there. [ applause ] it's one of the best things ever. my mother thanks you. my father thanks you. my sister thanks you, and i thank you for everything. >> thanks, jimmy. >> jimmy: budd friedman, everybody. "the imp

meanwhile, people are looking at saying i'm going to put my money into tom cotton beating mark pryorg to go up to alaska and be with mead treadwell to take out mark begich. so whereas democrats wish they could poll what they did in 2012, which was clever and divisive for our side, i don't see it happening. i think the stakes are too high and the destructive impact of obamacare and, by the way, our foreign policy. we are going to have a mess in iran. syria's over 130,000 dead. hezbollah is close to getting the kind of weapons that forces israel over the line. it's a serious election cycle. rhetor rhetoric's not going to beat the republicans like it did in 2012. >> i think you're right. but who knows? some of these primaries may be divisive. that's an issue. it may not be insuperable and it is not going to be about the war against women. nice try, though. really nice try. i've got to go. you can hang around with me if you want to continue this discussion. richard, mark, hugh, stick around because most americans agree that we need some tax and immigration reform. pro growth. and we coul

what do you think is the most effective strategy for some of your colleagues like mark pryor and otherslenges? >> they have to run their own race like i did in 2012. and focus on a lot of things the president talked about empowering the middle class, education, make sure we get our troops home from afghanistan, those kind of things i think is is a message that those kind of things can be included in the message. it works well for reelection or re-election. but the bottom line for all of these candidates, you know, montana's different from every other state, alaska and arkansas and louisiana and north carolina, they need to run their own race. if they run their own race, get out there, visit with the people, they'll be fine. the clinker in all of this is the amount of dark money that flows into these races. there's already incredible amounts flowing in as there was in 2012. you just got to roll up your sleeves and not let it impact you and work hard. i think democrats will be in good shape come november. >> from mark beg ich in alaska and others, does that mean running away from the pres

mark pryor put the position i'm against raising the federal minimum wage.his is a washington power grab. within the state of arkansas, i'm for doing this. it meets the interest of the constituency but also allows him to distance himself from the national democratic party and there is that -- i don't know how to explain the attitude that's prevalent in a lot of states. >> like people in kentucky being all for connect but aiding obamacare. same thing. coming up, colorado redefines the meaning of rocky mountain high. we will discuss the mile-high state's legal recreational pot. you're comfortable here. it's where you email, shop, even bank. but are you too comfortable? these days crime can happen in a few keystrokes. american express can help protect you. with intelligent security that learns your spending patterns, and can alert you to an unusual charge instantly. so you can be a member of a more secure world. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures, living in an imperfect world. that's why li

president obama going to louisiana, where landrieu faces a tough re-election fight or arkansas, where mark pryor is in a tough spot, or maybe even alaska. it's nice in the summer, i guess, where the senator is facing a tough fight. neither side is above reproach here. for the last several election cycles, neither side has run on what they want to do. remember in 2008, the hope and change campaign, president obama, then senator-obama ran more negative ads against john mccain than any other campaign in history. negative campaigning running against the other guy is really the way our modern politics runs these days. >> we're watching the president's motorcade as he is going to be making his way to north carolina. so while this economic debate is going on, perry, you have no deal to extend unemployment benefits. senate republicans tried to make this about unfairness. they say harry reid is a tyrant. is that going to work, or will people remember they didn't get a deal? >> at the end of the day, people will remember they didn't get a deal. the key factor here, there's a real policy debate going on he

i did something on the "n" word where richard pryor and chevy chase said it so many times you could notple are so sensitive. >> right. no, it's ridiculous. the thing is i was watching the episode and i'm a huge fan of the show. but putting that aside, i was waiting and i was talking to the producers over in new york, i was like where is the offensive part? i don't know where it's offensive. at the end when they showed the mustache, here's the deal. if the guy had a regular mustache like a regular americanized mustache, you wouldn't even be able to tell that he's playing an asian guy at that point. and they're talking about ancient martial arts, that's an ancient mustache. i think it would be too far if he starts speaking with a terrible asian accent and starts eating a dog in front of everybody. that would be really offensive. >> the whole crew is laughing. i'm trying to conduct a serious interview and you have the entire studio laughing. >> really? >> does it bother you at all -- when i read the introduction i said the all-white cast. does it bother you there is no diversity on a show

senator pryor and i both have a bill that will do just that and looking forward to bringing that up to the, onto the senate floor. my question is that unlike the private sector where most companies can easily recruit mid-level employees, the armed forces have no alternative but to build and develop their mid-grade officers and noncommissioned officers from within. as service members reach their 8-10 year service mark, many are making that critical decision, are they going to stay in the military, headache it a career or not -- make it a career or not? most of these officers and noncommissioned officers are battle-hardened leaders with multiple deployments to iraq and afghanistan. do you believe that the recent -- excuse me -- cola cuts will cause mid-grade officers and, this cos to leave -- and ncos to leave the service prematurely, and how do you believe they view these recent cola consistents as well as the broader debate about reform. and if both of you would take a minute. >> i think that retirement is part of the calculus of anybody when they're considering the retention decision.

the mary landrieus, mark pryors, mar begich, let them come forward and say we have to change obamacarend try to go beyond what they want. if republicans handle this correctly they want the democrats to put the pressure on the president. the question tonight is, the main thing is watch the 43. 43% approval. if he can get that to 48, 49, democrats will suddenly be more friendly. if it stays down in the low 40s they're going to walk away. >> in terms of messaging tonight, in terms of what he has to say, does he do something to try to help those candidates even those who don't want him out there campaigning for him, john? >> i think issues like the minimum wage are so broadly popular in the public. they poll very high. i think the democrats will back them. >> and the democratic base. >> but also red state democrats who -- it's a very popular issue is the minimum wage. many americans want that to happen. >> i think the most interesting thing will be what he does or does not say about health care reform. people are mad. they're not being able to keep their plan that they liked. north being a

in arkansas, mark pryor's trailing tom cotton.lls, and senator carl levin is retiring in mission. both of those races are rated as toss-ups. imagine michigan being a toss-up. and democrats are holding on to tenuous leads in four states. mark begich which is red, kay hague begin in red north carolina, and then iowa where tom harkin is retiring. all these races are listed as leaning democrat. that's scanty. on the other side of the legislature, democrats have their eyes on two republican seats. of course, the biggie up in kentucky. mitch mcconnell facing a formidable democratic challenger in alison lundergan grimes, and michelle nun has emerged as a strong contender to pick off a seat there. where republicans -- task saxby cam police is leaving. now as much as democrats are relying on president obama tonight to help level the playing field, they're also pinning much of their hopes on the vision of this guy, senator chuck schumer of new york. he is the top leader in party and considered by in me the party as the top political guru. i

i appreciate the leadership of three of my colleagues on this issue: senator murray, senator pryor, and senator shaheen. we protect the defense industrial base. we increase science and technology funding for all the branches by $400 million. we add $175 for rapid innovation programs and $75 million for the industrial base innovation fund. make no mistake -- and i had the good fortune of visiting rhode island during the course of this week. make no mistake, the men and women who work in these facilities to build the most add add -- advanced, innovative and technical defense equipment in the world constitute a precious national resource. we want to make sure that we are committed to them so that they'll be ready to help us in the future to defend america. there are two provisions in this bill i want to mention quickly that relate to illinois. first is related to the james lovell federal health care center in north chicago. it is a multiyear pilot program trying to do something which seems so obvious. to blend the medical facilities and hospital of the great lakes naval training station wi

the president pro tempore: it is sponsored by senators pryor, hagan, shaheen and begich. mr. reid: thank you. i would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. the president pro tempore: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, i congratulate diane skarvalo on her retirement after 20 years of dedicated service as a senate curator. every day people across this country and we who work in this great building, including students on filled trips, dignitaries, staffers alike appreciate the historic treasures stored in the hallways of this capitol. these works of fine art and craftsmanship are symbols of our democracy and for two decades diane has been the steward of these treasures. i thank her for her dedication and wish her the best in her future endeavors. i ask consent a more complete statement be made part of the record as if given. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i'm gratified we were able to get enough votes to begin debate on the flood insurance bill. senators menende

no doubt pryor made strides but was bench said for six weeks in favor of an undrafted rookie whom the moxie. will one of those guys be the guy moving frdz? >> i'm not sure that we have the quarterback of the future in the building right now, but, again, i think we'll go through the off season evaluation process, and i think we'll go back through all the tapes. we'll comb through everything. >> coach is not sure. how about you? do you think either is the raider's quarterback of the future and why? hit us on facebook or twitter and we'll read some of your comments live on the air this thursday night at 9:00 p.m. during sportsnite live, and we'll have a live report from green bay, and gary will go one on one with the warrior's head coach, mark jackson, and speaking of jackson, he has the warriors on a nice roll on a five-game win streak. he only had nine points but had eight assists as well. watch this nice dish to david lee who makes the acrobatic layup. the second quarter, this was a blowout. the alley-oop dunk from clay thompson. the warriors win 94-81 and it's their sixth straight wi

you see mark pryor who's up for re-election in arkansas, the senator facing a tough re-election bid. kirstin. >> yeah, to your question about foreign policy, the president won't have much to say about that. also, this is a speech that's going to be focused on one thing, and that's the economy. how to get the economy moving, how to address the fact that there are americans who are still out of work. and as he has in the past talked about income inequality, that will be something he continues to touch on, moves the ball down a little bit more, and moves away from the income inequality and talks about really specific ways to help people who are suffering. really, realistically, how much of this agenda can he push through this congress? you know, you've got the big ticket items like immigration reform, that seem to this week getting a second look from house republicans? >> from speaking to republicans, they've actually made it clear to him, if he can give them something on a deal to increase the debt ceiling on which they don't want to have a big fight. but something that doesn't look li

conflict between the mitre corning and secretary sebelius and another government employee, teresa pryor we need the documents. in one person says the light is red, the other person says the light is green, one may be lying, they may be mistaken. we need to know what sebelius knew before she came to congress. gregg: in order to be convicted of perjury you have to prove someone knowingly an intentionally commit ad material false misrepresentation of fact. maybe she was just uninformed and many of her critics say she is incompetent? neither of those are a crime, are they? >> no, incompetence is not a crime. if it were i wouldn't have very many colleagues and i probably wouldn't be here either. let me say this you have a duty to educate yourself. think back to clapper. clapper said he gave the least, untruthful response. that is not an option. you either say yes, no, i don't know. or you can do like lois lerner did and infolk the fifth amendment but you can't testify falsify. did she know? did she have a duty to know? that is what the documents will tell us. gregg. >> she doesn't want us to

talk toit is funny, you a lot of democrats who are very concerned about pryor. one of the things that is going for him is that arkansas did its own exchange. the outgoing governor is very r, asar, and may help pryo well as the clintons. this is a tough race. elected threetor different times for three different states. he represented minnesota, missouri, and illinois. the only person to serve three different. jennifer duffy, and neither does all he -- nathan >> on the next washington journal, the state of the union speech. and then rebecca adams on the role young people will play in the health care law and how many have signed up for health care insurance, and a discussion about the billions spent on the early childhood education program head start. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] on washington journal, live with your calls, tweets, and facebook comments on c-span. >> no matter what party they belong to, i bet most americans are thinking the same thing right about now. nothing will g