dissemination of disinformation or what feels like lies to me or clearly taking advantage of the american public. as i said last night, every time a politician says, "the american people are not stupid," they're mocking us. you know, they're banking on our ignorance and apathy. and again, i say we're like ignorance; people are like, "what do you mean? what i mean by ignorance is, you're not given the information. you're not privy to the information. i'm not calling you stupid, you know? but politicians sure bank on your stupidity. they bank on your apathy. that's how political careers are built. what you say is certainly not a salute to the chief executive. it's certainly not a salute, but i also am very diplomatic when i say, i am not building up the democrats. i'm not tearing down the republicans. now, did you do that framing before the war on terrorism? i mean, you're not at all apologetic, but you sort of say, "i'm not liberal. i'm not democrat." i'm liberal. i'm a liberal. but you said a-- it's not apologetic, but you are telling them, "oh, don't applaud that." right, because that implies t

we have intelligence, and the american public. an extraordinary effort. >> what about the outrage to communities, for instance to the muslim community, to build bridges? does that work, or backfire? >> as an american you get to be many things. you're not forced into a miniature version of yourself for only one aspect of your identity define shoot, but you can affiliate multiply. we do reach out to muslim communities and engage them. we do with all communities. we actively seek ways in which american society can come together, as we have before. >> you mention law enforcement. there was a problem in a given case. local enforcement was in the loop. they went to someone in the muslim community and spoke to him, and he tipped off the person. that resulted in premature and to the investigation fortunately, it ended happily, but there was a misfire. the authorities were not working perfectly in tandem. >> we believe in the power of community policing. they work together with local trust and confidence getting built from the ground up. mo

public defenders, and more broadly, criminal defense attorneys? >> no, thank you. [laughter] >> absolutely yes. i think for the most part, there is the lack of understanding on the part of the americanpublic on more critical role of the public defender. it is laid down in our sixth amendment. we do not teach it properly in primary school education. the public

hey, from a political standpoint, the american public is not so keen on that. you are adding controversy to it. i would imagine -- i cannot imagine that would be a huge piece of reform. >> the problem with foreign aid is americans think we devote 10% of our federal budget to foreign aid, and of course, is a tiny fraction of that. it makes it a hard sell. >> i am sure there are numbers on the impact. i am sure the labor department has them. i have not seen them. i am sure someone has done those. i cannot help you. >> we had a question on the dream i am public opinion on that. have you looked at that? >> we have. it used to be a very popular. it has diminished in support, but it depends on how you explain it. it used to be popular when people thought -- there is a very firm belief. people have talked about the sense of the father should not be inherited. stops do not ask anybody what their parents did. -- do not ask anybody what their parents did. that is really rude. as student aid was diminished and people were wondering, then you started to see attention. when

security every time when we are confronting how to develop strategies like this to remind us of the american public, the power of american values. i am vthe power of american values. i am very optimistic about our ability. >> [unintelligible] >> did you want to propose legislation? >> i have a follow up. this is about the shahzad case. times square target number one, too, or three on the list. a lot of time and effort has been put on securing times square. a guy comes in there a parked truck and leaves the due to our knowledge, not one surveillance camera caught him in times square. is something not working? isn't that why we had invested in that technology? but no single link in the chain is going to make use secure. new york city take aabackseat to no one. i am a new yorker. from our own perspective, i have spoken about the american public. we are the guardians of our civil rights. >> it is appropriate in times square that the have come down to a vendor to save our lives? >> it did work. it did work. is that wh at we should be relying on in a place like times square? >> you are not a microphone.

and listen to the american public. we saw last august our democratic colleagues went and hid because of the ire of the american public. most of them did. a lot of them did. some you can see that didn't, you can seat result on youtube today, mr. speaker -- you can see the result on youtube today, mr. speaker. there was tremendous anger expressed all across this country to our democratic colleagues about that bill. i held multiple town hall meetings last august in the 10th congressional district in georgia, multiple of them and i was cheered because i was against obamacare. i was cheered. america has an opportunity to speak out now through americaspeakingout.com. but we need to change the policies, mr. speaker. we got to stop this socialization of nationalization of our private sector. we got to stimulate small businesses, and the only way we can do that is give them the money they need to expand their businesses, to buy inventory. my jobs act, h.r. 4100, would do just that. i hope, mr. speaker, the american public that a

and that is, of course, the main thing that has to happen before the american public, the american voters, really feel like this is a true recovery. >> karen, how much does the anxiety that we are seeing from democrats, whether it's over the rangel mess or over the interpretation of the economy, how much is it about potential for distractions to create chaos? for instance, john boehner has been out there saying i've got nothing against charlie rangel, but it means that nancy pelosi is bad because she promised to drain the swamp. >> exactly. that was the rallying cry to which the democrats came to power in 2006, that they were going to drain the swamp. so it is now, i think, incumbent on them to prove that they have shown some results on this. because, of course, their argument in this midterm is you don't want to go back to the bad old days of the republicans and their policies. so it's very important for the democrats to prove that some change has taken place. but this week they afountainsed that they will be putting -- announced that they will be putting significant amounts of money int

let me say, i welcome ideas from the republican colleagues and for the american public, particularly the msg sector itself. all of these efforts will bolster, bolster president obama's plan to support two million more jobs by doubling u.s. exports in five years. it is a plan that is showing success with exports up significantly over last year. and they will build on the impact we already had since the beginning of this year. our private sector has actually created 100 -- 136,000 new manufacturing jobs. i hope the republicans as i said, will join us in working toward strengthening and expanding and growing our manufacturing sector. i'm glad that many of them supported the manufacturing enhancement act. the sector's act in the house. there seem to be reluctance but ultimately they reconsider those no votes and turned a yes. i am glad that we're seeing some bipartisanship in this make it america agenda. the republicans have an 18-month pattern of standing with near u nan mussness. these are waiting to be enacted. theyifies partisan problems. and one has won bipartisan support in the past

the russians were really technology smart. very much in the public eye. and even helped. space travel so the american public he was the first salesman. if we were to stop what they organize and will support that space. i believe a practical passenger rocket could be built and tested within ten years. the press also joined in on the space race italian and american newspapers claimed that . went into space before did and never return to. they were known as the so-called missing cosmonauts. even gave their names to lend credibility to the stories. i was married to one of the names of. her. under these test tree it was a form of relaxation. it was a test. he often told her about how he had spent six months in a capsule lowered into the ocean he was compelled to live high in the mountains where there was a severe shortage of oxygen and he went through training in a fast spinning centrifuge there they were asked to press a button if the speed was too much for them but they never did because they had an overpowering desire to serve their country in space exploration chose to ignore this train so that they w

public defenders, and more broadly, criminal defense attorneys? >> no, thank you. [laughter] >> absolutely yes. i think for the most part, there is the lack of understanding on the part of the americanpublic on more critical role of the public defender. it is laid down in our sixth amendment. we do not teach it properly in primary school education. the public learned of it through the news media and come to some extent, through the entertainment media. most of my colleagues, and it with a bias that is predisposed against the criminal defendant and criminal defense attorney there for. i do not think there are aware of this bias for the most part, but i'm speaking from my own anecdotal experience. my reason to get into the business is to counter that bias. i came from a car rear as a criminal defense attorney. the bis filters into the programming, reporting, coverage of cases. most of the cases do not have a camera present. even when the camera is present, it cannot entirely help to filter of bias. how many of you can sit at home and watch the robert blake trial from gavel-to-gavel, even if it is televised? when the camera is not present, you must rely on the boarding -- the reporting

solution, and public will, especially as expressed through congress is extremely vital to the success of stabilizing iraq. >> what do you think, ambassador? >> well, to a degree, i think the american public's attention span is pretty short. i think it's already diverted its attention away from iraq and the only reason it would be drawn back is if the situation deteriorates significantly. if it's relatively quiet, i think the american people will tend to tune out. but the other piece of this puzzle is what do the iraqi people want. and we have a status of forces agreement that has a deadline for the withdrawal of u.s. troops, so tha uh, is going to be probably more important than what americans think. >> you know, that, that leads me to ask this question. can a country that has invaded another be the peace builder in that country? is there some sort of disconnect in that case? now former yugoslavia is a different situation and there are other situations that are quite different, but in iraq, can the peace builder be the same nation that initiated the conflict? >> i think it makes it more difficult when you've, uh, imposed that peace and invaded a country. ideally, when the parties

and we have the american public. it is an important tool in resource. it helps us in homeland security every time when we are confronting how to develop strategies like this to remind ourselves of the american public, that power of american values in approaching the challenges that we face. and i'm very optimistic about our ability. >> no new tools, no new authority would be needed. >> i have a follow-up, actually which triggered something in my mind about a shahzad case. times square was no. 2 or no. 3 on the less. a lot of time and effort has been put into securing times square's. a guy comes in and parks a truck and leaves. to our knowledge, not one surveillance camera caught him in times square. it's something not working? isn't that why we invested in that sort of technology? >> no single link in the chain is going to make a safe. >> but relying on the vendor. >> you can have an opportunity to chat with commissioner kelly with their commitment to counter-terrorism and security. from our own perspective, i've spoken about the american public. we are

built across america the issue in staten island was primarily it was the muslim american society the muslim american society is the public face of the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood in an internal capture document that was brought in as evidence during the holy land terror funding trial a captured internal document said the goal of the muslim brotherhood was to eliminate and destroy western civilization from within my brain has been tied to terrorist organizations muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization the community was very concerned and rightly so in addition that church was by and large supported by the parishioners the land was donated by the parishioners and funded by the parishioners and they were not asked they were left out of the entire process it is their community it is their church this is not a general attack on all mosques in america this is a very specific case of concern with territory. building a huge center in the middle of this community well i strongly agree with the principle the parishioners should have a voice and people local community should always have a voice but it doesn't m

we gave them the tools and architecture to allow good people to do a good job on behalf of the american public. that is what this is designed to do. >> it boosts consumer protection, mandates a new banking regulatory body, and it puts restrictions on banks' proprietary trading or treading on their own accounts. many consumer advocates say the financial reform package does not go far enough and it will be years before any effects are felt. >> earlier, i spoke with our correspondent in washington. i said president obama must be breathing a sigh of relief. >> i think he does indeed. after all, he has achieved a ry important mesto. first of all, he has a couple of republican senators to approve this. if you look at the bill in general, it changes the financial landscaped. maybe not to the maximum position some wanted, doing as little as possible but as much as necessary, creating a new financial system. for example, there will be a lot more consumer protection. the credit-card indusy will b curbed. banks have to have better capitalization. they cannot engage in risky trading on their own behalf as

. >>> and now, to the shrinking support among the american public for the war in afghanistan.e latest evidence of it comes from our just-released abc news poll. nick schifrin covers the war for us. and joins us this morning from islamabad, pakistan. hi, nick. >> reporter: good morning, rob. that's right. president obama's approval rating for the war is at a new low. it's down to 45%, down from 56% in april. and the approval for the war itself is also at a new low. [ gunfire ] the war in afghanistan is more violent than ever. last month was the deadliest for u.s. troops. and more afghan civilians aredye dying than ever before. and as more americans die in afghanistan, more americans back home are questioning the war. in december, 52% said the war was worth fighting. today, that number is 43%. the increased fighting has a lot to do with it. as fewer troops die in iraq, support for that war has increased. up 8 points to 42%. but right now, americans are deeply concerned about whether both wars are worth it. the u.s. has spent $1 trillion in iraq and afghanistan. and more than 5,5

the american public has lost some confidence in even the government policing our financial system. this settlement came on the same day as passage of this financial regulatory reform. do you see any reason why americans should feel more confident in the rules -- these new rules? >> oh, absolutely. i think there are rules that are going to affect the big investment communities and this means that there will be less risk in the area and lots of rules that will protect the consumers. and additionally, i think you'll find that the regulators are going to be very strict in enforcing the rules that are currently in place and rules that will be adopted. >> gharib: all right. we'll leave it on that note. professor ruder, thank you so much for coming on our program this evening. david ruder, former chairman of the securities and exchange commission. >> tom: with all the news around banking stocks, the earnings, the goldman sachs settlement and the senate approval of financial regulation, that sector was under some pressure today, but technology pushed to the forefront after the closing bell.

. >> this should be a great wake-up call to the american public of the level of complexity of this. we don't know who's on our side. we don't know who we're fighting. >> reporter: tonight senate foreign relations chairman john kerry said that however illegally these documents came to light, they raise serious questions about the reality of america's policy toward pakistan and afghanistan. hearings on the war tomorrow say the documents make it more urgent to get the policy right. brian? >> andrea mitchell in washington. andrea, thanks. >>> we turn our coverage now to the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico and word that the man who was the public face of bp is on his way out. tony hayward will reportedly exit the job of bp ceo in october with a hefty pension and another job offer. maria bartiromo covering the story in london for us tonight. maria, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. thanks very much. sources at bp are telling us not to expect an official announcement tonight on hayward's successor. it is widely expected that robert dudley will get the job. he is his americ

the blood loss for afghan civilians for american g.i.'s i think this will have an explosive effect on her on the american public which already has turned against the war well i guess i'm surprised as we heard just now the white house has accused wiki leaks of putting american soldiers who are currently in afghanistan in danger do you think that is justified after all this information is at least seven months old. well the obama administration's pronouncement is like an alice in wonderland turning reality upside down they are the ones who are putting american soldiers and afghans lives at risk and in fact taking those lives every day in a war that they know can't be won and yet when wiki leaks and people who are whistleblowers tell the truth then this sort of explanation from the white house is that these people who are telling the truth exposing the lies are the ones putting the people's lives and in danger i mean that is so ludicrous such nonsense but because of the tepid character of the the propaganda nature of the u.s. corporate media that line will be promulgated time and time again today and tomorrow and in the coming days but i don't th

and i do think that people, the american public has to be honest about this. part of the purpose of this financial regulation is if you want to use a traffic metaphor, what we have discovered in hindsight is that capital was moving too fast. the speed limits were too high and there weren't enough air bags, and there weren't enough seat belts in the system. the goal broadly speaking of this legislation is to lower the speed limit of financial capital and to require all of us to wear seat belts. now the good news is, i think the legislation succeeds in doing that. maybe not 100 percent. but to some extent and that should mean that car crashes, you know, 100 car crashes are a little bit less likely in the future. but what it also means is that capital going to move a little more slowly. that is the inevitable cost. and for main street that means yes, it will be harder to get a mortgage than it was in the go-go years of 2006, 2007. inevitably we are going to be writing stories. you are going to be do reports about poor american homeowners who are no longer able to

projects going back and forth and i think that the sort of humanitarian toll of the fact that the american public health association in two thousand and seven passed the policy statement saying this is a public health crisis that lawmakers are going to vietnam church people are going to vietnam veterans have been going for a long time friends have been taking the lead and making the statement that this is something the facts and so on we have to solve the together we're trying to achieve justice for agent orange victims in vietnam clean up of the land systems for the children and grandchildren of u.s. vets still suffering from agent orange and for the forgotten population the vietnamese american kids and grandkids whose parents fought on the u.s. side but have been completely abandoned so we're here to talk to our legislators to tell them that this is an issue that the american veterans and the american people in general care a lot about and that together we're going to make sure that our congress does the right thing and we've got indications on this trip that they're very interested and there's

easier to get at least that occur in the time sense and i think the really important thing for the american public and really the people around the world who would all concern but the environment which i think includes most of us because if you leave the parents is to ask why this is going on so long why aren't countries that have offered to help the u.s. why aren't they allowed to come in and help the u.s. deal with these oil spills there are lots of countries have dealt with this sort of stuff before one of the reasons this is actually illegal to do so it's illegal for foreign ships to operate in america waters this is something that has only been partly presented by the obama administration and so found ships simply aren't allowed to come in and help and that the many office from around the world there's a taiwanese skimmer that can take out of the ocean as much all in one day as has been done in a week or month by u.s. methods but it's not allowed to operate because of the zakat laws would prevent foreign ships from operating and u.s. waters the simple answer it's always the same why isn't the