tavis: wrarp you doing writing for "sanford and son"? >> the first job i got on any show was on "sanford and son." i wrote a script about fred and his chinese neighbor opening a chinese restaurant in fred's house, which is illegal because it wasn't zoned for that. it is a junk yard. tavis: uh-huh. >> and you're staring me down for some reason. i don't know why. but i'll tell you. i pitched other stories. i said hey, fred is -- fred becomes a member of the black panthers. they said no. tried everything. i wanted to go more progress i. lamont is a member of the f.d.f. i wrote the one where they go camping. tavis: that was on the other night. i just saw it the other night. >> this is embarrassing. tavis: i love "sanford and son". >> it is a great show. it is a really funny show. they spotted me honestly because of the jokes i could write. it took me a long time to understand story but jokes i could write. it has hard jokes. for some reason i could write aunt esther. there you go. give me the credit for having this range. aunt esther. "iron

governor sanford's wife is also endorsing. >> yeah it will be fun. hopefully i will get to meet with jenny sanford this afternoon as we endorse nikki haley. i'm a great admirer of jenny. >> greta: tough road. >> tough road but strong and independent for herself and her children. she being there with nikki hayley will be a great event. >> greta: carly fiorina you have taken heat for that one. >> carly pro nra, pro, anti-cap and tax, anti-big government. she is the real deal in california she was accused of being a rhino because she doesn't have a voting record to prove that these positions are near and dear to her heart. kind of taken aback by all the flak in the deep blue state of california and she is bold enough pro claiming her common sense conservative values and principles and intentions. getting a little beat up over that i'm going to take a stand and call it like i see it. >> greta: so it doesn't bother you? >> not at the end of the day, no. >> greta: we have a woman nominee for supreme court. any thoughts on elena kagan? >> i want to preface

sanford library hosts the hour-long that you can >> thank you, joe. it's great to be back at the colony library. i had a great time last year. and i guess the basic question before us is why chronicle and commemorate the words of the wordless calvin coolidge? a president renowned for doing nothing. why indeed? because the basic premise of the question is doubly flawed. the modern world view silent cal coolidge who accomplished nothing but who as columnists walter litman wrote a genius of inactivity. it depends on how one defines inactivity presumably mr. litman meant to damn mr. coolidge as a listless leader. but if inactivity is defined as a spirited, brilliantly active government intervention in the country and the concurrent and resulting tax rates which result, that is profoundly good. and it is inparticular lating and implementing that philosophy, that opposition, calvin coolidge was most decidedly genius. it is, he observed, a great advantage to a president and a major source of safety to the country for him to know he is not a great man. the mo

debate among the four candidates running for the republican race in south carolina to replace mark sanford. >> anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful for us. we so admire our colleagues that we wonder if it will ever be the same. the system works. after the appointment in the confirmation process is finished, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan starting june 28, learn more about nation's highest court. it has pages of candid conversation with all of the justices, active and retired. it provides unique insight about the court. it is available in hardcover and alsoe as an-n e-book. >> bruce fleming on the future of military academies we talk to him this morning on "washington journal" for about 45 minutes. host: bruce fleming is a professor of english at the naval academy. we turned our attention to the military academies. we asked him to be with us, particularly for a piece he wrote about the military academies, "the academies' march toward mediocrity." this appeared in the

i am reading john sanford, who i got to meet this week, a great mystery writer from minneapolis and is the was book i think is calledstormy pray." he has a whole series of titles. i'm vergie -- read virtually every book he has written. he and robert parker are my two favorite mystery writers, so whatever they bring out i can't help myself. i have a firm rule, read like fiction first and all the non- fiction ep will be available later so read the stuff you enjoy first. host: "to save america" is newt gingrich's latest book and the next call is from jacksonville, florida, bob, democrat. callerthank you. i would like to make a short statement and two quick questions. statement -- when you referred to the president as hitler and paula pot, i think your friend joe scarborough explained best when he said i think selling a book compared to running for president -- what he said was, he thinks you put selling your book ahead of running for president and it will follow you, he said. he thinks you were singing to the wing nuts. two questions. the judge you keep referring to in wisconsin, wasn't h

i am reading john sanford, who i got to meet this week, a great mystery writer from minneapolis and is the was book i think is called "stormy pray." he has a whole series of titles. i'm vergie -- read virtually every book he has written. he and robert parker are my two favorite mystery writers, so whatever they bring out i can't help myself. i have a firm rule, read like fiction first and all the non- fiction step will be available later so read the stuff you enjoy first. host: "to save america" is newt gingrich's latest book and the next call is from jacksonville, florida, bob, democrat. caller: thank you. i would like to make a short statement and two quick questions. statement -- when you referred to the president as hitler and paula pot, i think your friend joe scarborough explained best when he said i think selling a book compared to running for president -- what he said was, he thinks you put selling your book ahead of running for president and it will follow you, he said. he thinks you were singing to the wing nuts. two questions. the judge you keep referring to in wisconsin, wa

running for the republican gubernatorial nomination in south carolina seeking to replace governor mark sanforde coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. of >> the longtime ceo of the national rifle association addresses the organization's annual meeting. he talks about his support for arizonas new immigration law and gun-control. from charlotte, north carolina, this is about 35 minutes. >> thank you. good morning. thank you very much. everything we do, we do together. we have been saying it the last two days, and thank you, every one of you. what do you say, folks? are you ready to stand up and speak out for freedom? [applause] let me hear you. [applause] do you want to make a difference for the future of your country? [applause] all right. it is free to be back here in charlotte with some of the most active, energized, nra members and gun owners anywhere in the united states of america. with your hard work and support, you have achieved what a lot of other people wish they could do for their other causes that they believe in. our right to keep and bear arms as we sit here this mor

i'd like to thank my colleagues, jim mcgovern, sanford bishop of georgia, for their leaderip on this issue, and to support the goals of this important program. i would ask colleagues to support the nse of cgress language, continue working to make itmessage a ality and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. mrs. emerson: i yield back. the chair: ok. the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from massachuse mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the gentlelady from missouri for her leadership and her co-sponsorship of this amendment and i yield two minutes to the gentlem from georgia, mr. bishop. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. bishop: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to joi presentives mcgovern and emerson as an original co-sponsor of thisipartisan amendment which affis the intention of congress to combat domestic childhood obesity and hunger in the interest of our national security. according to a july, 2009, trust for america's health report, the percentag

i am reading john sanford, o i got to meet this week, a great mystery writer from minneapolis and is the was book i think is called "stormy pray." he has a whole series of titles. i'm vergie -- read virtually every book he has written. he and robert parker are my two favorite mystery writers, so whatever they brinout i can't help myself. i have a firm rule, read like fiction first and all the non- fiction step will be available later so read the stuff you enjoy first. host: "to save america" is newt gingrich's latest book and the next call is from jacksonville, florida, bob, democrat. caller: thank you. i would like to make a short statement and two quick questions. statement -- when you referred to the president as hitler and paula pot, i think your friend joe scarborough explained best when he said i think selling a book compared to running for president -- what he said was, he thinks you put selling your book ahead of running for president and it will follow you, he said. he thinks you were singing to the wing nuts. two questions. the judge you keep referring to in wisconsin, wasn