teacher is effective. the reason is because the union says fought for it. there would be too many cowards who will be tense liz and superintendents and assistant superintendents to fight back. very few cowboys and swashbucklers who will stand up to them. as a result, these organizations can set up a system whereby children are forced to attend the schools that are closest to their homes. nasty to think about this in any other industry. imagine if your mother needed an ecologist. there was one just at another hospital, but the hospital is close to you that is now you're never a hospital. doesn't have the best oncologist. would you for a second except that? no. we are telling children and families and most important decision that any of us can make as parents, the most important decision. where to send your child to school, that you have to send your child to a school that is closest to the house. the reason that is so is because the teachers unions and other organizations like our good friends at the end n.a.a.c.p. who fight to maintain the status quo said t

teachers' unions are the worst thing that ever happened to public education. explain that. >> the very purpose of a teachers' union is to make sure that they protect the rights of the adults, period. that is their sole charter. the charter is to insure that the employees keep their jobs come what may. they don't want anything that can stand in the way like student performance or the lack thereof to be used against them. in fact, in most states, in most cities you simply can't use student performance to determine whether or not a teacher is effective. and the reason is because the unions have fought for it, and there have been too many cowards who have been chancellors and superintendents and assistant superintendents to fight back and push back on 'em. there are very few cowboys and swashbucklers like joel klein who are willing to stand up to 'em. as a result, these organizations have set up a system whereby children are forced to attend the schools that are closest to their home. i ask you to think about this in any ore industry. imagine if your mother needed

the national education association the largest teachers union just endorsed president obama yesterdays you said, they usually wait the year before the election to do so. however, they're doing it two years early, two reasons, perhaps three reasons. number one, is the gains of republicans. ali, they're worried that the president may not be able to win re-election next year. this union represents 3.2 million people. lot of folks that could help the president win re-election. >> you following polling closely. the economy was the number one issue on people's minds, going into this presidential election the economy once again is going to be the number one issue on people's minds and that what republican candidates are going to be talking about today. >> you're right, ali. in fact, you schooled me a lot on that bus trip across the country. because you talked about that issue was a big issue. look at two republican candidates, mitt romney is going to be in new hampshire, he's going to hold a town hall up there on the economy and meet with small business owners. yesterday, romney doubled down

states i mean scott walker in wisconsin for example made it a major battle to be able to strip teachers of union rights right what's the deal and then well in finland first of all the culture itself is quite different than the american culture they they value and recognize and revere educational attainment and they hold teachers apparently high regard so it's a highly respected profession over there and it's highly respected because the educational requirements of teachers and putting one is quite different in the states here in the u.s. to teach in middle school high school you need a bachelor's and a master's degree in the subject and teach plus one year pedagogical training which looks more like a medical residency where you follow a master teacher in their classroom for six to nine months learning from someone who is a great teacher and then they make a surprising next step of putting the teacher into a good school in america we have students coming right out of colleges of education and we put them in the worst schools and really set them up for failure which is why we have fifty percent of

the national education association, country's largest teachers union, says it is backing mr. obama's 2012 re- election bid. the n he want a members voted on the endorsement at their annual convention monday despite many teachers disagreeing with the federal education policy. president obama marked the july 4th holiday by hosting a celebration at the white house. the first family welcomed more than 1200 mull triservice members and their families. they enjoyed a barbecue and concert on the south lawn. the president took time out to reflect on the meaning of independence day. >> in many ways, i think that that small band of patriots who signed their names to the declaration of independence and risked their lives for freedom might be surprised to see their legacy all these years later. a nation that has led refuse lieutenant governors in commerce, that sent a man to the moon, that lifted up the poor, that cured the sick, a nation that fought for democracy and served as a beacon of hope around the world. >> this is the third year the first family has celebrated july 4th with servic

teachers union, of the most powerful union in the country, united federation of teachers.out. not based on merit but the last one in. example of teachers getting too big for their britches, you got to break the unions. >> kimberly: you had 30 atlanta public school employees implicated in this state cheating scandal. they resigned or others have retired, because then off lot of people that you said are tenureed. but you know what is the solution? we have the standards, right, every state wants to meet. so they get funding and they get dollars handed to then. so there is a built-in incentive for them to meet the goals. they are going to do it one way or the other. they don't want to be the state left behind and last on the list. >> greg: it makes me wish i had tenure. we're like normal people. we show up for work. we can get fired at any time. that makes you a better worker. once you remove that incentive, you become mush. all you care about is preservation, perks. >> andrea: what agent the kids? just you're exactly right. i want to say you are exactly right. what we have se

the nation's largest teachers' union voted to adopt a new policy 245 will hold teachers more accountable. for the first time, the national education association is calling for student learning and performance to be part of teacher evaluations. the n.e.a. says it starts state use of standardized tests to grade teachers as long as the tests are of proven high quality. >>> tonight, mountain view city council is set to vote on agreements with two of its union groups under the deals those workers will -- will forgo cost of living increases along with merit raises and will have to pay for more doctor visits. but the agreements will give them a couple of more days of time off. the concessions are expected to save the city $500,000. >>> the city of oakland is being criticized this morning for what's being called a budget trick. now, it involves selling the jenrry j. kaiser -- henry j. kaiser convention center. as part of the -- center as part of the budget. however, some are calling this some sort of a budget manic trick and say this won't erase long - -- this won't erase long- term plans. we wa

some, i am referring to the lawsuit of the teacher's union and the naacp that brought chancellor walcott's education reform. the lawsuit that has been decided against the naacp last week. some shrink from that disruption preferring to sacrifice the futures of the many who need an education for the welfare of the few who are charged with providing that education but are falling short. the future of african-american literacy and education in harlem will depend on the outcome of battles like these and in whose favor they are resolved. the battle is over and the students won this time. parents will get to choose where they can send their children. but it may not always be so. for the first four score and seven years after the declaration of independence declared that all men were created equal it was illegal to teach a slave to read and write. wasn't just -- it was illegal. people could go to jail for teaching african-americans to read or write. the prohibition was not unconsidered. those who decreed it and enforce it knew that slavery could not prosper in an environment where slaves got the o

had a question caller: i have had a question for a long time concerning the public unions, the teacher unionsl those other types of unions. they put a lot of money towards candidates, but it is that taxpayer money paying for these public unions. i am a republican and i do not want my money to go to who they usually want their money to good to. hal in the world this -- is that constitutional or legal? host: what union are you in? you did not want your money going to the democrats. which union are you in? are you in a union? caller: no, i am not a union. as a taxpayer, i know that the public unions support the democrats usually. i am concerned that my money is going toward, you know, going out there. it is going to candidates that i would never support. host: logan in maryland. guest: unions are big spenders in the political's says. they give money to their political action committees, which we should point out are not coming from dues. but unions do spend a lot of money on get the -- get out the vote efforts on advertising, and they are empowered by this january 2010 supreme court decision. un

this is the teachers union as everybody knows. and the vice president gave a pretty important speech yesterday to this union and so, today, the teachers union is throwing its support behind the president. not unexpected, as i mentioned. we got a quote from the president of the nea, dennis van roekel. what is somewhat surprising about all of this is that the nea would come out with this endorsement this soon. the president has sort of occasionally and his administration has occasionally shown tough love toward the teachers around the country and the nea has come out strongly behind the president he saying they are concerned about what is happening in state houses, going into republican hands. so a pretty big move there by the nea to get behind the president. also talk about the republican side of the race for 2012. got great video to show you out on the campaign trail. fourth of july is important for presentations. parades and picnics to talk to voters out there. mitt rom nen' jney and jon hunt the same parade. that didn't just hap

coming up on the show, the teachers union asking teachers to shell out ten bucks to support democratica teacher who says enough is enough. shows like csi to blame for casey anthony being let off the hook? we will ask a prosecutor who tried close to 50 murder cases, every one of them she got a conviction. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. >> brian: she is in a class of the few and the proud. this past month, laurie reynolds became the first female commander of the marine corps' recruiting depot in paris island, south carolina. and now she's also one of three active duty female generals in the marines. joining us, brig dear general laurie reynolds. congratulations, general, for what you've achieved in your career. what does it mean to you to be in charge of paris island? >> it's quite an honor, brian. it has a legendary stature in the marine corps. it's a blessing. >> brian: you have 1600 marines basically under your command. correct? >> there is more than that. so i wear a hat as both commanding general at paris island, but all the recruiters of the u

hedge fund guys supporting and the other is diane ravitz with the mega phone and the teacher union and other people and it's an unfair fight. so the other side is saying no, it's not a matter of better people. it's a matter of making teacher a better job. we need to make teaching a better job. now, there's some data that says that, in fact, is the problem. i mean, we lose 40% of teachers in the first five years. 40%. no other profession you can dream of has that rate of churn. and it matters this is a country of 311 million people and 4.2 roaches. 1 out of every 100 americans is a public school teacher. if you add up all the accountants and the lawyers, doctors, if you add them together we've got more teachers than all those people put together. it really does matter. there's a huge amount of churn going on in the mrofrgs in 1-- profession. mode is the most common. in 1987, the modal for years of experience was 15 years. there were more teachers who have been teaching 15 years than any other 14 years, 12 years, et cetera, et cetera. what do you suppose the mode is now, 2012 data? >> 1.

the teacher's union the only union that did it came to the table to make concessions. >> charlie: ho is going to feel the brunt of these cuts. >> some of the cuts in the budget will certainly be felt in different places. we will have layoffs in some other city agencies, not in teacher's yeuntz, thank odness. >> charlie: not in police and fire. >> not in police and fires. >> charlie: sanitation. >> there were some sanitation layoffs, some in the health labs. there will be reduction in staffing in some of the public libraries throughout the cit there won't be any layoffs in child protective workers but there may be other layoffs in some of our social service agencies in the city as well. all tolled about a thousand to 1500,000offs in the city. they will be scaled back a little bit and people will feel the impact, it jus won't be as devastating as if we had to lay those teachers off. >> charlie: you get along well with the mayor. >> yes. >> charlie: how do you categorize the relationship and yes itroductive. >> i would characterize it as productive. >> charlie: right. >> because it shou

you took on the teachers' union. were you able to do things.states have been able to follow the florida model. >> yeah. and the things that we've done is created a culture of reform in florida that has been advanced by governor scott and the legislature. and the more upon -- and more important is what are the results? florida went from the bottom of the pack as measured by -- >> sean: you are better than 31 states now. >> those are just hispanic kids. we went from 29th out of 31 in the 4th grade national test to 6th out of 50. in 10 years' time that is a dramatic improvement. it is because of these suite of reforms and great teachers. and parents getting more involved and the business community, mobilizing support. eliminating this notion that some kids can learn and some can't. >> sean: the latin derivative for education bring forth from within predicated on the idea that it is there we have to love the kids to bring it out of them. do you remember when president reagan had a landmark study, nation at risk? our own government study concluded w

white house from camp david but vice president biden was sent out to fire up the nations largest teachers union in chicago. >> folks, we've got to wake up, it should be no surprise, the same people opposed funding communitycolleges, so they can retrain workers for specific companys in their communities are for incentives for the same companies who want to ship jobs overseas. >> it is part of the democrats drum beat of attack on republicans as the nation edges closer to august 2nd debt deadline treasury secretary timothy gite inner warned about when we may no -- geithner warned about when we may no longer be able to pay off the debtors. >>> there is talk of a deal to turn on the money spigot for a short period of time. >>> i say better now than then but if we can't we will take the savings we get now and relitigate this as we get closer to the election. >> that would mean the nations debt clock would get a lot of attention heading into 2012. >>> there is also talk about making big revisions to the tax code, simplifiesing but getting rid of deductions countries and individuals have come the count

rick: so the vice president was speaking to the teachers union. nion representing teachers, and this white house have not always seen eye to eye, maybe this was an attempt to make nice, and he was very well received there. but he calls this an organized effort. at the same time we are seeing republican governors in wisconsin, in ohio, in new jersey who are actually trying to chang the way that union workers are treated. so, again, my question, does the vice president have a point here? is this organized on the part of the republicans? >> it's organized in a way, rick, based on the facts of the economy, and yes, on the republican party. i'm proud of the republican party that sto up and said, we have got to have real solutions here, real solutions at the state level. the fact is the federal government can no longer afford to bail out the states. governors do have to balance their budgets. and now they realize that it's no longer legislative math that let's them say we have a balanced budget. for ten years or so the states have done this and here we a

you took on the teachers' union. were you able to do things.dozen states have been able to follow the florida model. >> yeah. and the things that we've done is created a culture of reform in florida that has been advanced by governor scott and the legislature. and the more upon -- and more important is what are the results? florida went from the bottom of the pack as measured by -- >> sean: you are better than 31 states now. >> those are just hispanic kids. we went from 29th out of 31 in the 4th grade national test to 6th out of 50. in 10 years' time that is a dramatic improvement. it is because of these suite of reforms and great teachers. and parents getting more involved and the business community, mobilizing support. eliminating this notion that some kids can learn and some can't. >> sean: the latin derivative for education bring forth from within predicated on the idea that it is there we have to love the kids to bring it out of them. do you remember when president reagan had a landmark study, nation at risk? our own government study concl

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the program. 35 minute classroom visits to determine which teachers should stay and go and the teachers union says they don't like being judged like that. >> impact after the evaluation system is biased and most, if not all, evaluations systems run by other human beings have proven to be biased. >> reporter: but the d.c. school system defends impact, to ensure kids are learning a lot from the most qualified educators. >> impact is allowing us to do exactly what we set out to do. recognizing what or our highest performers and develop our people who are struggling and move out our low performers. >> the rewards that she is saying aren't a fantasy. >> 16% of teachers were rated highly effective and those teachers are now eligible for $25,000 in bonuses, jamie. >> jamie: that's significant, too. great, peter, great story. thanks for telling us about it. >> reporter: yep. >> kelly: a chilling new report about the safety of america's airports. the tsa letting tens of thousands of security breaches fall through the cracks since 9/11. raising the serious question, is it safe to fly? an aviation secur

the question is how do we partner, and this hato be a partnership, with teachers and the teacher unions have to do their part, governors have to do their part, to put in place evaluation system so that we are able to weed out the ineffective teachers or retrain those that can be retrained. should we award are teachers on the basis of their real standard that teachers deal is fair. i know a lot of your states have been examining this. i have been impressed with what colorado has been able to do. they were able to get the american federation of teachers to go along th it. when you find a way to get teachers to buy in to an evaluation system and they did in washington, d.c., and the ratings of teachers found they fired 206 teachers that for two years in a row were not rated effective. that is something they are doing in partnership with the union. it is a combination of working with teachers to find ways to evaluate. when you are married to a teacher, you know one thing. the biggest education philanthropist in ameca are teachers. there's nobody who has given more money out of their pocket,

campaign and that is that his reliable supporters, the nea, national education association, big teachers unionnough, we know there are a number of teachers who are republicans, each teacher will have $10 of their dues, which they get their money from our tax dollars -- directed at this crisis fund to help him get reelected. >> dana: what crisis fund? >> steve: the reelection. >> dana: he said he's going to raise a billion dollars. i don't understand why they need it. we got e-mails from you on this. this one from kim, i'm a public school teacher who is adamantly opposed every political stance the nea has taken because it has nothing to do with education or teachers. i will definitely stand in opposition to a 10-dollar tax added to my dues which i am forced to pay. >> steve: thanks. >> brian: i got something from m spinny. that person says, wow. talk about telling you that you must support a specific candidate to reelection campaign. first thing i'm looking into today is to not being affiliated with the nea for next year. this makes me see red, whether or not i choose to support the candidate,

the question is how do we partner, and this has to be a partnership, with teachers and the teacher unions have to do their part, governors have to do their part, to put in place evaluation system so that we are able to weed out the ineffective teachers or retrain those that can be retrained. should we award are teachers on the basis of their real standard that teachers deal is fair. i know a lot of your states have been examining this. i have been impressed with what colorado has been able to do. they were able to get the american federation of teachers to go along with it. when you find a way to get teachers to buy in to an evaluation system and they did in washington, d.c., and the ratings of teachers found they fired 206 teachers that for two years in a row were not rated effective. that is something they are doing in partnership with the union. it is a combination of working with teachers to find ways to evaluate. when you are married to a teacher, you know one thing. the biggest education philanthropist in america are teachers. there's nobody who has given more money out of their poc

board with chris christie when they asked the unions to make tough concession, including the teachers unionsdent was on board. so there are not just republicans asking for tough sacrifice. >> they've been -- this administration has been criticized by teachers because there is a lot of accountability saying basically if you don't get these test scores up, we're going to hold you accountable and you could lose your job if you're a teacher. that's a big responsibility for teachers. they're being parents and being teachers. that's tough. >> it's not a cut and dry vote for those guys. now we have a look at your headlines. >> thank you. we'll start with a fox news alert. the u.s. coast guard says one person has died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of mexico's baha, california. 44 people were on board, including more than two dozen americans. a helicopter search also getting underway this morning to find at least six people still missing. it's believed that all the americans have been accounted for at this point. and. >>> in 30 minutes actually -- this is a live look. parents just went

comments on the teachers' union and the quality of teaching. you want to get into that subject?uest: i don't, but i will say that the governing board feels that history is very important. we think it is an important part of a civic education that students study not only u.s. history, but civics and geography as well. host: how long as the governing board been around? guest: we have been out for 20 years. we are a bipartisan, independent board. we try not to be swayed by any partisanship issue. host: are members of the board appointed? guest: they are appointed, nominated for a sar process and sell -- let it by resum -- resumes are reviewed by board members and selected by it secretary of education. host: how long? guest: four years. each member is appointed for four years and can be appointed for a second term. host: do you have teachers? guest: we do. we have a fourth grade teacher from los angeles, 12th grade teacher from maine, middle school teacher from iowa. host: here is another example of a question from national assessment. what role many colonial women played in the ame

thank you. >> gregg: unions in the nation's capitol protesting as hundreds of teachers and school staffe rees's evaluation program is at the heart of all those layoffs. her successor is defending her former boss saying, she stands by the program. peter doocy has more from washington. >> the final bell rang for 413 dc public school employees yesterday. that's how many workers were fired. 206 were teachers. that adds up to 5% of all the public school teachers in the entire district of columbia, a big chunk of the workers let go. 288 rated sub par by the city's school evaluation system called impact. it was thought up by michelle ree when she was the school chancellor and determines who the good and bad teachers are by looking at how well the students do and how well the lesson plans are laid out. the current chancellor says it's a fair way to do it. >> it's allowing us to do what we set out to do, which is recognizing and reward our highest performers, which is to support and develop our people who are struggling, and to move out our low performers. >> she also says she's trying to make s

whether it is taking on the trial lawyers or the teachers unions, rick perry has shown himself time after time to be not afraid to use his political capital for the good of the people. texas leads the country in terms of job growth, economic growth in no small part due to rick perry's of 11 years as the governor of the great state of texas. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce my friend, the governor of the second-best day in the union. rick perry. give him a warm colorado welcome. [applause] >> bill, thank you. bill owens, ladies and gentlemen. he was so fun to work with. well done, sir. i am proud of you. you make all of us proud of it. go with god and be safe. thank you and god bless you. [applause] as bill said, one of the most magnificent things we do as governor is the opportunity to have young men and women like him who selflessly serve. james, i cannot tell you what a feeling of pride is as we go across afghanistan and iraq to visit those young guardsmen. it is truly -- they are magnificent in how they serve and what they do. it is good to be in the mile high city. it is al

headed back to the white house from camp david joe biden was sent out the fire up the largest teachers union in chicago. >> folks we've got to wake up. it should be no surprise the same people opposed funding communities and colleges, so they could retrain workers for specific companies, in their communities, are for incentives for the same companies, who want to ship jobs overseas. >> reporter: part of the democrats drum beat of attacks on republicans as the nation edges closer to august 2nd debt deadline treasury secretary timothy geithner warned about the president is insisting on tax hikes republicans refuse to go along now there is talk of a deal that would turn on the money spigot for a short period of time to temporarily diffuse the crisis. >> better now than then but if we can't then we will take the savings we get now and relitigate this as we get closer to the election. >> that would mean the nations debt clock would get a lot ofdi there is also talk about making big revisions to the tax code, simplifying and getting rid of deductions companies and individuals have come the count o

the question is how do we partner, and this has to be a partnership, with teachers and the teacher unions have to do their part, governors have to do their part, to put in place evaluation system so that we are able to weed out the ineffective teachers or retrain those that can be retrained. should we award are teachers on the basis of their real standard that teachers deal is fair. i know a lot of your states have been examining this. i have been impressed with what colorado has been able to do. they were able to get the american federation of teachers to go along with it. when you find a way to get teachers to buy in to an evaluation system and they did in washington, d.c., and the ratings of teachers found they fired 206 teachers that for two years in a row were not rated effective. that is something they are doing in partnership with the union. it is a combination of working with teachers to find ways to evaluate. when you are married to a teacher, you know one thing. the biggest education philanthropist in america are teachers. there's nobody who has given more money out of their poc

so we do not deal with teacher unions. in that respect, we're good there. they may be involved, but quite honestly, i've seen some statements by them and they are as appalled as the general public is at the behavior of some of the folks in the school system. >> steve: that's good to know. it's good they're finally getting to the bottom of those suddenly high scores down there. dr. barge, georgia state school superintendent, thank you for joining us live. >> thank you very much. >> steve: what a story. meanwhile, brand-new jobless numbers just moments away. will they take another hit? fox news alert after the break. then crooks fight back using fire power, launching fireworks at police. then as you can see from the countdown clock, we're just about 31 minutes away from casey anthony's sentencing. could the accused killer go free today? we will take you live to the courthouse shortly. [ female announcer ] ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just ta

>> well, money obviously money talks in politics and he's got the backing of fciu, fcio, the teachers unionslot of money in this, which poses the question, i thought democrats were for the little guy? >> cornell? >> two things. what's wrong with that gay guy who is going to go to michelle bachman's clinic for counseling? that guy is kind of crazy. but here's the thing, 90% of the funding came from small donors under $250,000. no pack money, no lobbyist money. this is a grassroots that he built on in 2008 and continues today. >> pete? >> let's just get this story quickly. i have to go back to it now. the kid who went to michelle bachman's clinic, he brought a hidden camera to prove that they try to cure people. he was trying to prove something. he's an activist. >> they would have called them anti-gay. >> cash is king on campaigns. cash is king. it's all about the benjamins. president obama takes plenty of money from very wealthy people. $30,000 here in new york. that will do it. >> ten seconds each on this one. this is going to be fun, guys. we're going retro here. let's play a little "name

he looked at them and said i work for the teacher unions, not you. go to heck. then he was forced to give lower income students in d.c. that opportunity. we've had obama looking to take away alternatives to government control particularly for poorest kids in school. the good news is obama can only destroy hopes for people in d.c. he can't do it in indiana, pennsylvania and wisconsin at the state level. they are giving the poorest kids in their states more school choice. both undergrad and mba from harvard university. going to the independent line. caller: my question is around taxes and the calculation. i need to understand that. i'm an independent. i worked on the reagan campaign. i voted for obama. i will again. i believe the republicans are completely boxed in by the pledge they took. you know my politics. my question is specifically, the republican argument says do not raise taxes on revenue side. if we do that, we'll crush the jobs we are saying democrats will raise taxes for that $50,000 on this $300,000 income. that person is making $25,000 a month. we'll

he looked at them and said i work for the teacher unions, not you. go to heck. then he was forced to give lower income students in d.c. that opportunity. we've had obama looking to take away alternatives to government control particularly for poorest kids in school. the good news is obama can only destroy hopes for people in d.c. he can't do it in indiana, pennsylvania and wisconsin at the state level. they are giving the poorest kids in their states more school choice. both undergrad and mba from harvard university. going to the independent line. caller: my question is around taxes and the calculation. i need to understand that. i'm an independent. i worked on the reagan campaign. i voted for obama. i will again. i believe the republicans are completely boxed in by the pledge they ok. you know my politics. my qstion is specifically, the republican argument says do not raise taxes on revenue side. if we do that, we'll crush the jobs we are saying democrats will raise taxes for that $50,000 on this $300,000 income. that person isaking $25,000 a month. we'll raise

when did they go to a rally of teachers and union members and he is talking about pensions and obama after 15 minutes stands up and says come on. if they haven't gotten it by now they will never get it. i don't think he was much of a political candidate. [laughter] >> host: does not sound like it. what is the other insight into obama's senior? whether the other moments that struck you to be particularly important to know about him? canyon or the u.s.? and going back to this thread we've tried to weave what it would say about president obama today? >> guest: i think we have touched on the highlights with his mother's leaving, rejection from harvard. toward the end he had no or to some extent. unemployed and lost for many years the alcoholic years between 71 through 76. he is then of bar asks the president who he is friendly with why don't you buy me a drink? he says why you appear and i am twice the economists? why don't i have the money? and he likes him and knows about his past, arguing and says show up at my office tomorrow i would give you a job. he does go to the office is low-le

he looked at them and said i work for the teacher unions, not you. go to heck then he was forced to give lower income students in d.c. that opportunity. we've had obama looking to take away alternatives to government control particularly for poorest kids in school. the good news is obama can only destroy hopes for people in d.c. he can't do it in indiana, pennsylvania and wisconsin at the state level. they are giving the poorest kids in tir states more school choice. both undergrad and mba from harvard university. going to the independent line. caller: my question is around taxes and the calculation. i need to understand th. i'm an independent. i worked on the reagan campaign. i voted for obama. i will again. i believe the republicans are completely boxed in by the pledge they took. you know my politics. my question is specifically, the republican argument says do not raise taxes on revenue side. if we do that, we'll crush the jobs we are saying democrats will raise taxes for that $50,000 on this $300,000 income. that person is making $25,000 a month

he tells how one day they go to a rally, a campaign rally of teachers and union members and he's up there talking about pensions and finance. obama after 15 minutes stands up and tapping his watch says come on, man. if they haven't got it by now they are never going to get it. so i don't think he would be much on the political front as a candidate. >> host: doesn't sound like an hour closing minutes, the authors are insights into obama, senior that you truth but for some of the moments that were particular to know about him? anything about kenya or the u.s., and again, going back to that thread and what might say today. >> guest: with his mother's leaving in his rejection from harvard i think towards the end, he mellowed to some extent. she is unemployed and lost for many years. alcoholic years between 71 and 76 she's in a bar of course in 76 and he asks to buy him -- the president -- he goes admin he goes why don't you buy me a drink? she says why are you appear buying drinks and i'm twice the economist you are? why don't i have money to buy a shrinks? and he likes him and knows about hi

the piece about the union there. teacher evaluation. >> i go to school in new jersey. >> whereabouts? >> read on the shore. >> so, while. >> so do you know the you're going to be to just? >> yes. >> why? >> well, i want to the a teacher. >> well, you are smart. you will be a will to make a lot more money doing something else. know that. >> its other but the money. >> well, talk a little bit about how i think schools have to change. the world has changed so dramatically. , but you? >> agriculture. teaching is something. >> do you have family? family and education. rice no. >> with the appearance a? though some might think of the teacher. [inaudible] >> what year? >> so off to college in the fall. were you going? where you go? record is? >> out, the cause of new jersey. >> sell. records as the state university? the ohio state university. so you don't have to decide for a while. that's pretty cool. that's really pretty cool. as they say, is changing. now i was just talking to a guy in maryland. they will let you become an educa

the teachers union is correct. doing incredible work in bad situations. so that's why we want to call out the teachers and to be clear, administrators and people along the way who looked the other way and make sure we get past this. >> steve: bill tucker, we thank you for joining us live today. >> thank you. >> steve: on the run down on this friday, he fathered a love child with a maid and lied to his wife for 14 years. now arnold adding insult to injury. we will explain. she's not happy. and captain america is a new movie and a dying breed. why aren't more american guys being tapped to play super heros on the silver screen? courtney friel has the answer, but you probably won't like it. >>> plus, michael franti warming up in front of one of our biggest crowds. they've got one of their biggest hits, "hey, hey, hey ." that performance coming up in this hour. ♪ i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full

he told about one day when they go to a rally of teachers and union members and he is up there talking about pensions and finance. obama after 60 minutes stands up and he goes come on, man. if they haven't gotten it by now they are never going to get it. i don't think he was going to be much on the political front as a candidate. >> host: it doesn't sound like it. in our closing minutes, what are some of the insights into obama sr. that you true? what were some of the other moments that struck you as being particularly important to know about him? anything about kenya, about the u.s. and again going back to that thread we are trying do we care about what it might say about president obama today? >> guest: well i think we touched on the highlights about what happened to him with his mother sleeping in his rejection from harvard. i think toward the end he had millet to some extent. he is unemployed and lost for many years. alcoholic years between 71 and 76. he is in a bar of course and 76 and he runs into maui copake and asked -- the president. he goes up and he goes, why don't you buy m

especially the teachers union attacked him.one and half years, he has turned around this state, because the average taxpayer, property taxpayer, in new jersey pays anywhere from $850 to $1,000 a month and a property taxes. i wish the whole entire country would understand what we pay here in new jersey. this governor has done everything wonderful for the taxpayers -- host: colleen, what would you like the congressman to respond to, the view of new jersey, with a comparison of attacking a politician? caller: they all get attacked, and if anybody got attacked, governor christie got attacked. but he avoided the attacks and he still held strong, he worked with the democrats. the democrats turned around and started working with him. now we are on a straight and narrow path -- host: we are almost out of time. guest: i think that is almost comical description of what has happened in new jersey. let me say this to you, colleen. unemployment is higher than it has ever been in the state of new jersey. i cannot blame the governor for that,

it was not just teachers striking today. the public servants union said it was their biggesten ever strike but ministers said many ignored the picket lines outside government offices. like this one in new castle. or this job center in brighton. or at airports. which claim the few passengers. have been disrupted. the police were out in force today. blocking protesters from going off the agreed route and using stop and search powers to avoid trouble. so far at least. they've succeeded. the political trouble over pensions, though, may only just have begun. this is the visible side of this dispute. what really counts is what's happening away from the cameras. negotiations about exactly what the unions will accept and what ministers insist the country can afford. nick robinson, bbc news, westminster. >> gathering to greet the duke and duchess of cambridge. their first official overseas trip as a married couple. following the visits and this report. >> increasingly, the load will be theirs. and this is the first chance they've had together to discover what

whether it is taking on the trial lawyers over tort reform or the teachers union over accountability, rick perry has shown himself time after time as being not afraid to use his political capital for the good of the people. texas today leads the country in terms of job growth, economic growth, and i in no small part as to rick perry's 11 years governor of the great state of texas. so is my pleasure to introduce the governor of the second greatest day in the union, rick perry. give him a warm, colorado welcome. [applause] >> bill, thank you. he was fun to work with. i do not know where you're sitting, but waved at me. do not know where he went, but anyway. well done, sir. proud of you. you make all of us very proud of you. go with god and be safe. do your duty. thank you. god bless you. [applause] as bill said, one of the most magnificent things we do as governors is have the opportunity to have young men and women like him, who selflessly serve. james, i cannot tell you what a feeling of pride it is as we go across afghanistan and iraq to visit those young guardsmen. truly, they are m

>> republican policy to go after teachers, after public workers, after unions and that's hurt gettinghe best of the best to teach our kids. >> bill: you are losing tonight. >> big time because we have the reacts, o'reilly. barack obama in the '08 campaign ran on this idea that he would close the gaps that you just put up on the screen whether it's education, whether it's racial, whether it's gender-based. all of those kinds of gaps. opportunity and wages. >> he wants to close the gap by raising taxes. >> that's exactly by point. he said look i'm going to come in and do this wealth redistribution in order to close these gaps. guess what in the gaps are wider than they have ever been. the whole point of him playing robin hood was to try to close those gaps and, again, o'reilly whether it was the 60's or under jimmy carter barack obama. very people you triering to hurt including minorities and the lower educated. you are actually hurting them. >> took place under george w. bush. department of homeland security. big package. tarp package, not only democrats. every president, republican an