it's a story that begins with the first american civil war, the american revolution which divided americans between those who supported the revolution and those americans who favored unity of the empire instead. it goes from the revolution through the 1780s and 90s, first decade in the 19th century before we get to the war, and then it pays considerable attention to the post war consequences for upper canada during the 1820s and 1830s. i argue this is a civil war of peoples because the difference between the british and americans is not as clear cut. we tend to think of the american revolution as making a clean break and making an american nationality that was distinct from the british, and i argue that process was only partial as of 1812. the officers and soldiers on both sides experienced this. they see the people as potential converts to their side, and as people who are culturally essentially similar. you got a great mixing in the united states as irish scots and english people and african-americans, but you find the same mix of peoples over in canada, and so often people's perception i

so the wealthiest americans will get six times the tax cut that the average american will get. that was our proposal. the minority party said, well, that's not right. you can't do six times more. we want to you do a thousand times more for the wealthiest. so let me show a chart that describes what the minority is insisting upon. all of this yellow, which i just showed, would be tax cuts for every income group and the red are the proposed increases in tax cuts by the minority. what they have said is for those with a million dollars or more, we insist that they get a tax cut that is 1,000 times the size of the tax cut for the average american. average american gets a tax cut of about $600 -- about $900. about $900. and a person making a million dollars under the republican plan will get a tax cut of $104,000, a year. a year. they're demanding that the wealthiest americans get a tax cut that is 1,000 times the size of the average american. why? because we believe tax cuts should go all the way across the board on the first $250,000 for everybody, all the way across, on all income,

the american people know that. i think the government's failure to recognize this has led to the uprising we saw over the last year that helped create a new majority in the house. we are ready to get to work. we are ready to be held accountable. as i said before, if we don't do what the american people are demanding, they will throw us out of here in a heartbeat. not quite yet. questions? >> on the earmarks, were there other issues on the omnibus bill? >> i think the spending levels were totally out of control. nice christmas shirt. [laughter] >> on the question of spending, the tax bill will add about $400 billion to the 2011 budget. we have 681 in non-defense spending. it would be less with homeland security and va taken out where can you cut to compensate for this? >> if we want to close the deficit hole that we have in washington, d.c. with the budget, we need to cut spending and we need to have a healthy economy. is growing jobs in our country with more people taking care of themselves, their families, and back

the russian american company was. founded in seventeen. primarily with the hunting and the selling of sea otters which dwelt in large colonies on the alaskan coast. this building was used as a warehouse from here the for went to russia and china this sea otter pill has the think asst for any animal the most furs per square inch this is the animal itself the sea otter this animal was what caused the fur gold rush to alaska by russian. russian travelers. first came to alaska in two thousand and nine he organized an expedition to retrace the steps of his fellow countryman. was the first ever european to reach alaska's hinterland in this unexplored land and establish contact with the aboriginal people. local people welcome to warmly just as their ancestors. two hundred fifty years ago their homes may have changed a lot but their attitude to russia remains the same. shit over clearly we welcome the east into places that it once said as bases. the russians many of the local people said they had russian. when the russians came to the lives of the

employees of the russian american company. for this is one of the most important finds of his career some of the objects were found at the site of the first russian others on the ocean floor so. this is. frames this together with. david raised a many remains of the russian ship kodiak from the depths of the ocean. to the russian american company the shores of kodiak island in eight hundred sixty. eight was very lucrative because the gold miners in california needed for their drinks so even if. they would still make a good profit the ship was leaving. everyone got off the ship but because of the board the ship stayed afloat for several days before sank. the. twenty five meters deep to explore the remains of the ship the kodiak was one of a dozen ships keeping the lines of communication with. similar ships regularly sailed the length of the north pacific. as a symbol the russian american company was in dire straits. at the beginning of the eight hundred sixty s. the company reached the edge of bankruptcy that caused a debate on w

extending the tax cuts to the wealthier americans. what you never said is that you opposed the tax cuts but you would be willing to extend import couple of years if the politics of the moment demanded. when you take a stand like you have, why should the american people believe you will stick with this? >> this is not politics of the moment. this has to do with what we can do right now. this is the choice. we cannot get my preferred option through the senate right now as a consequence, if we don't get my option for the senate right now and we do of 2011,on january 1 the average family will see their taxes go up about $3,000. number two, at the end of this month, 2 million people will lose their unemployment insurance. i have an option to say that i will keep fighting a political fight which i cannot win in the senate and, by the way, there will be more republicans in the senate next year sworn in than there are currently, so the likelihood that the dynamic will improve for us getting my preferred option for the senate will be diminished

mayor newsom, the native american health center, the native american aids project, and all the friends and family that are here this evening. on behalf of the great nations on whose land we stand upon today, i want to welcome you and thank you for being here this evening on behalf of my sister aurora. please allow me to speak on behalf of my sister. my name is nelson jim. i come with you -- to you with great feelings of the navajo. it is really an honor for me to be here, specifically, very pleased to speak on behalf of my sister. i have worked with her for many years. i just want to say that the issue that faces our community is huge. the challenge could be something like david and goliath. the issues that aurora had to deal with, the friendship house association of american indians, all the other programs that serve native people are huge. so are some of the challenges that we are faced with. we have the lowest life expectancy. 500% higher for tuberculosis. american indians have the highest rate of diabetes and other americans 195% higher. native americans have the highest rates of a

worked for the russian american company. hunting for sea otters fishing and taking part in the building of new. russian priest visited a. russian. russian. women and children creole. in the russian capital. ministration. lives a life entirely different from his ancestors to him to see is more like fun than work. proud of his traditional. he sees it as a symbol of successive generations and imbedded russian traditions. when the russians came. the thing that is similar. in size and that's something that we've been doing for centuries and tradition. which is a russian. taking. sven sees the history of his people as a mission he cheery it's a museum which is one of the principal tourist attractions of. when few tourists visiting. local people come here to when the russians actually took over. claimed alaska. spirit. one of the friends together with his family is listening to his story although his name is of russian origin he doesn't know a single word of the language spoken on the other side of the bering strait nor does he know

the president is underestimating the anger of the american people. they are disgusted with the greed we are seeing for millionaires and billionaires who apparently can never get enough. our friends in wall street are earning more money today than they did before we build them out. while small businesses are going bankrupt. people are losing their homes and savings. unemployment is sky high. i do not think the president is appreciating that anger. to answer your question, a lot of people, i can tell you this personally. people are calling me. people who voted for him are dispirited. tavis: my granddad always said there is some flights that ain't worth fighting even if you win. there are other fights that you have to fight even if you lose. >> your granddaddy was a smart guy. tavis: thanks for your insights. >> thank you. tavis: edmund morris is next. a few words about elizabeth edwards. she lost her battle with cancer yesterday. in 2004, she joined us on this program from the campaign trail. i closed our conversation by asking her to describe what she

american war only twenty americans have died so this is the actual war the trend of the of the americans dying in afghanistan while still small if you compared to say traffic accidents or something is on the rise it's very distinctly trending upward in grim an ominous ways and you would think that that in itself would be a story but again it has been largely ignored but if we look at the american public right one of the lines that we hear so often is that we support our troops if you go to any kind of a sporting event there is always a moment there where you honor your troops and everybody stands up to sing the star-spangled banner and perhaps to applaud them to honor them but is that justice is that shallow the americans think that they're supporting their troops that they're not really doing it they're not really questioning why they're there dying in this war that's been going on for more than nine years to begin with. yes when when the president paid a surprise surprise visit to bagram air force base in afghanistan a week or so ago he said the one thing you soldiers should know he ad

to the russian american company. in eight hundred sixty. eight was very lucrative because the gold miners in california needed for their drinks so even if. it was still make a good profit the ship was leaving and. everyone got off the ship but because of the board the ship stayed afloat for several days before sank. the. twenty five meters deep to explore the remains of the ship the kodiak was one of a dozen ships keeping the lines of communication with. similar ships regularly sailed the length of the north pacific. as a symbol the russian american company was in dire straits. at the beginning of the eight hundred sixty s. the company reached the edge of bankruptcy that caused a debate on whether alaska could be sold the vast territory was inhabited by eight hundred. fuck that it will take those factors lead to a serious discussion about a potential sale they were held in an atmosphere of secrecy laws only a handful of fishel sort of knew about them the league. america was not particularly keen on buying the faraway territory a russian envo

that's the american communist party. here's another one. mayday, same period. they did this all over the country in 1933, condemning the roosevelt program of, quote, forced labor for the unemployed, in the of quote. and who had the answer? linen. linen shows the way. he shows the self the only way to jobs, land and freedom. so that's what they were sending around. that's the kind of thing that they were doing. and while they are doing all of that, they are also a very contentious bleak, very carefully, very strategically trying to get progressives and liberals to join their cause. so i will give you three cases, three examples. john dewey. john dewey come on the include another group i called the tympan progresses and these were people in the 1920's and 30's, american progressives, western progressives, british as well as american, who were taken to the soviet union in the 1920's and 1930's and very carefully manipulated by soviet handlers. it's extraordinary to see how they did this. it's shocking. and it's shocking to see how many took the bait as well. and be

they continue to shut out the american people. continued on the path of reckless government spending will continue -- continuing on the path of reckless government spend willing only put us in debt. congress must do better and so on behalf of my party, the republican party, we are on the floor today to recognize h.r. 1776. we're going to pose this rule, we're going to pose the additional spending and we promise to do better. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the remainder of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: the gentleman from texas has yielded back the remainder of his time. i'm the last speaker for my side and i'll yield myself the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i could certainly discuss how the house has passed two appropriation bills this year, the transportation h.u.d. appropriations bill, military construction, veterans affairs appropriation bill while the senate has no

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these flags, the national standard. our american flags. our eagle staff fought on the same battle fields. today, they stand side by side with each other. remember our veterans with these songs as well. [singing and chanting] given up one more time for the singers, dancers, veterans. leaders in our native american community as well. calling up joaquin to present the native american health center with a mayoral proclamation. >> we share a responsibility for vibrant communities, and we have an opportunity to share recognition. last year, the native american aids project honored november as native american heritage month, and we will receive the proclamation from mayor newsom. we are proud to be partners with kqed. let's thank them. thank you so much for your hard work. thank you to the native american aids project for bringing the spirit into the room. thank you for all of our dancers, singers, but veterans, we salute you. on behalf of mayor newsom, the city and county of san francisco, we proclaim november 2010 as american indian heritage mon

when the bostonians protest the tea act, they dress as native americans. d all of these are dmeptions that i explore more fully in the book, and i can talk about them more during the q&a if you're curious. but, you know, this is now all of a sudden a global story of what seems like a very localized event. this tea party's iconic significance has captured imagination for over two centuries inspiring women's suffrage advocates to points of property tax hikes, abolitionists in the 1850s, wests in the 1920s that's with regard to alcohol temperance, from white supremacists in the early part of the 20th century to civil rights leaders like martin luther king in 1963 all of whom i found evidence as mentioning the tea party being an inspiration to them in one way or another. people have debated and distorted the memory of an event that helped bring about the american revolution. but i'd argue that it's important to get this history right, and i want to conclude with another story from the revolutionary war pension records. in 1773 samuel noel was a boat builder who

vue, the rule of law. today americans face an unemployment rate of 9.8 the unemployment rate has exceeded 9.5% for 16 straight months, the longest stretch since the great depression. it makes them eligible to work legally in the united states. this congress should not allow unemployment. i'm sympathetic to the young immigrant children who are brought here by their parents because their parents disregarded united states immigration laws, they are in a difficult position. this bill actually rards the very illegal immigrant parents who knowingly violated our laws. once they become citizens and turn 21, if they their parents, spouse for citizenship and others and this will further hurt american workers and american taxpayers. i -- this new amnesty will encourage more illegal immigration because other illegal immigrants will bring their children to the united states because they expect to benefit from the dream act. as soon as an individual files an application, the department of homeland security is prohibited from removing t

jews for the most part faded. american jews, who at that time were the richest most influential jewish community in the world, commerce in the art. but some jews feared that even in america the so-called golden land most americans might for their own special cause. others were worried about threats for retaliate against german jews because of the protest of american jews and others became discouraged by the difficulty of getting attention for this cause in the great myths of depression. so instead of protesting, and many american jews decided to put their trust in the nation's new president, franklin roosevelt. if hitler represented the greatest darkest might wear, roosevelt was the brightest hope. the jewish judge said that the time the jews now have three worlds, this world, the world to come and roosevelt. [laughter] as the noted, roosevelt dalia and as you well know, by the time roosevelt died, 6 million european jews had been murdered by the nazis with neither fdr for the american jewish community lifting much more th

we owe that to the american people. we owe that to the men and women in this country that are in our military and we owe it to the cause of human freedom. wi that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: i yield one minute to the chairwoman of the subcommittee personnel, the gentlelady from california, mrs. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from californiis recognizedor one minute. mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. and before i briefly summarize the personnel subcommittee portion of the ike skelton national defense authorization act, i want to thank the bill's namesake. chairman skelton has my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have been such an extraordinary leader. and i personally am very grateful for his mentorship. our country, mr. skelton ike, is better for your service and you will be greatly missed. the bill before us improves the quality of life for our service members, for their families and military an

speaker, we have to level with the american people. we got to start somewhere bringing down the deficits. and if we can't settle on the estate tax exemptions and rates that were in place in 2009, which is the lowest in 77 years, if we can't do that and say to the very wealthiest estates and we are going to give you $23 billion to benefit 6,600 estates, how can we look the american people in the eye and say we are serious. i hope when this amendment comes up later today, we can make a deal that benefits all the people in this country. thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. . the gentleman from michigan. the gentlman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from, mr. levin, is recognized. mr. levin: i yield one minute to mr. farr. the chair: the geneman is recognized for one minute. mr. farr: the sirens of the election that were about the deficit and you want to add $1 trillion to that deficit. wake up and listen to the sirens to the people who are needing of help. i can't believe that you talked about this bill as

up next we explore the american side of the russian capital in moscow ugh. listees must go out program movie taking a look at everything american and the russian capital from starbucks to mark donald's when it comes to american culture most muscovites love anything to do with the good old us of a but it's not just all about food and drink american us all things fashion design and music it's all very popular here in modern day it's the american cultural center office everything from free internet to various reading material it's a calm atmosphere where people enjoy learning about american history and culture american magazines hollywood d.v.d.'s and books on american television you'll find it yeah it was decades american culture has exploded into russian society one significant event was the opening of mcdonald's on pushkin square in one nine hundred ninety eight it's still the busiest in the world so many mcdonald's offered the first taste of freedom in a closed country two decades later many russians are still striving for their own american dream here in mo

that's the american peace mobilization. clergyman group. because of the presence of do capacitive economist which a look at these rallies and blessed are the peacemakers, right? turn the other cheek. of course, not knowing that their economies, they're blowing up churches and throwing nuns in the gulags and jailing priests. and far too many people come as those on the religious left, the great ex-con is himself an investigator at this period, i asked him why so doing his book, i said was a particular group that was duped more than any other company suggest, progressive passion. they were the biggest suckers of them over an american peace mobilization is a good example of that. yeah, go ahead. use a microphone. >> al milliken, a.m. media. in your analysis, how this started historically and how effective as propaganda do you see the way hollywood through films have depicted the congress influence and i guess the u.s. speak is a great question. it's scandalous. it's horrible. it's absolutely horrible. and i would say that hollywood, they are st

it in ed the american people. is the point of having representatives, you might as well toss a coin back home. >> if anybody in the senate believes the american people are gonna let this pass without being upset this is exactly what the election was about. people were tired of the stimulus bill, health care bill last year passed on a party-line vote christmas eve. and we still don't know what's in it. there's a billion dollars to fund obama care in this bill. it is clear people want to relook at obamacare not fun it this is why people are mad. if republicans enable this to pass, we're losing our second chance with the american people. >> greta: what are you gone do -- gonna do? >> hopefully say no. >> greta: what do you mean hopefully. >> why would you vote yes on a document this big, 1.1 trillion, 6700 earmarks before christmas? it is irresponsible to pass this bill this way. we need to stop, pass a continuing resolution and do our business in a business-like manner next year. if this bill passes it will be a dis

african-american community, most of the religious views -- african-americans are substantially more favorable. there are more muslims and more folks in the african-american community that are asking that question. tavis: black people know what it means to be disenfranchised indeed the -- and be the "other" in america. i digress on that point. it is a dense attacked. i am fascinated by this title. grace is a merited favor? an unmerited favor? i am trying to juxtapose the grace with our increasing arrogance and our increasing elitism. how can we favor this grace, and around the world, they see us as arrogant, elitist, pompous, and increasingly nationalistic. >> if i were writing a book on international affairs, i would agree with you. obama as the leader of the country has had some affect on that, i agree that in terms of foreign policy, we might seem like a bully. we're looking at a different aspect of americans, how they're able to manage strong, divergent faiths. we think that americans are surprisingly tolerant. most americans are very religious. most secular americans say th

the event have nots. dub in support of china. american companies channeling funds to the whistleblower website wiki leaks have stopped all payments but are still allowing money flow to violent and racist groups like the ku klux klan and supporters of the site and its founder are now turning against these firms which include pay powell visa master card. british authorities are picking up the pieces up for what's been called the work during john ransom a decade after lawmakers approved a hike into mission fees even the royal couple guard caught up in the violence as prince charles's car was attacked by demonstrators. now kate joins us with the latest sport i understand it's been a store day for barcelona and not on the pitch and he said yes that's absolutely right in one hundred eleven years of history boss alone have never had a commercial shut sponsorship but now they have and it's a record to more of that coming out. hello welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and here are the stories making headlines under threat you wait

office of neighborhood services, and the native american aids project. obably do not realize the impact that this event has on the native american community. but it is something we look forward to every year. these four honorees -- i have had the pleasure, the privilege of working with them on a professional level. i do not know if i have an unprofessional level, but as well as in any powwow irina, so it gives me great pride and pleasure as well toemcee -- to emcee this event. how many native americans in the san francisco bay area? let's see -- one, two -- [laughter] over 60,000. how many in oakland? 29,000. it is just really need for the san francisco bay area, northern california, california -- it is really neat to recognize native american heritage month with these four that we on this day. again, i know them well. and i can call them my friends, even though one of them is lakota. at this time, i would like to turn the microphone over to john of kqed. >> thanks, carol -- banks, ea -- thanks, earl. i'm president of kqed media. i'm glad you are all here

for the movie taking a look at every american in the us. when it comes to american culture most muscovites love anything to do with the good old us but it's not just all about food drink american. music it's all very popular. everything from free internet. to various reading material it's a calm atmosphere people enjoy american history and culture. d.v.d.'s and books on american television you'll find it. has exploded into russian society one significant event was the opening of mcdonald's. it's still the busiest in the world for many mcdonald's often the first taste of freedom in a closed country two decades later many russians are still striving for their own american dream here in moscow and that's why the american cultural center is so popular. the american. public library. books and every of the four thousand businesses enjoy the free societies. can come here to discuss. concepts. right now that life of native americans in the state of oregon as well as different landscapes we have musical concerts where having a bluegrass band play. th

we represent the american people. not make money off of immigration. -- we do not make money off of immigration. we're just neutral brokers. this bill is not in the public's interest, even though it is in our interest to see young people get educated. it is an interest to try to ensure that we attract people -- the best and brightest from all over the world will otherwise go to other countries. host: here is a message from twitter. "they are going to the labor market and we have so many unemployed. that is simple-minded. they create jobs." guest: we're talking about people who are relatively low in still going into the market as a result of having work authorization. the bill does not require them to graduate. it will swell the ranks of the labor market. people will have relatively low skills. it will be overcrowding scarce education resources at 90 colleges at a time when americans are not able -- at community colleges at a time when americans are not able to get into these colleges. on top of outsourcing jobs seeing

i don't see any humility in the journal of american affairs. i don't see any openness to other points of view, or at least very, very little. the ruling class' reaction i think was typified by the republican trent lott, when the newly elected folks come here, we're going to just co-opt them. and they will try and they will succeed to some extent. but they will not succeed otherwise, ultimately to answer your question, this election cycle is by no means the end of the tsunami. because i believe that some things radical has happened to american public opinion in the last two, three, four years. the bush administration i think has done much responsible for it as the obama administration. the american people's realization that we are not led by the sharpest knives in the drawer. despite their protestations. >> you gave illustrations that kind appointed to negative performance of the state department and can you give us any positives? you mentioned theodore roosevelt, can you give any positive ones? and is it any other nation in the world today that

1984 as the american indian aids institute. we have become the most comprehensive hiv/aids organization for native americans. besides providing care and prevention services for our community, we also strive to create a home for the most disenfranchised members of our community. those who are struggling with hiv, those who are struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. one of the things that we share with the honorees tonight is that we strive to create a sustainable and of the community. -- healthy community. i would like to present our fourth honorinee. marvin grew up in a rural community in arizona and has been living in san francisco for nine years. he is a member of the navajo nation and has dedicated his life to serving the usyouth of the community. by creating a true partnership with them and their families, he honors the building programs with community that highlights the role of leaders today and the potential to give back as global citizens of this ever increasingly connected world. marvin has influenced the developme