she teaches anthropology here at the university of texas. professor, when were the first large-scale immigration of mexicans into the united states when did those ocher? >> since 1848 when the board was formed there was always an ongoing movement of mexican people, but it's not until 1910 that we have the large scale immigration basically due to the mexican revolution. but even then it had already started in the late 1890's due to a lot of economic agreements the u.s. had with mexico that really impoverished the mexican people and when the econ money begins to migrate. >> what was the reaction -- and you focus on texas. what was the reaction in texas to the large scale immigration? >> in 1910 was very negative because of the large number of people that came in. before it hit a trickle so as long as they stay in the san antonio and the south texas. they welcomed it. but by 1910 with the mexican revolution they started coming in very large numbers and therefore it was very negative. there was the women's suffrage for the suffrage in particular

the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. farenthold: i, too, continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland's recognized. mr. cummings: we have no further speakers and we would yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. farenthold: madam speaker, i urge all members to support the passage of senate 1412, and i yield back the balance of my time as well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1412. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does -- mr. farenthold: i'd like to request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays

what was the reaction in texas to the large scale immigration? >> well, in 1910, it was very negative because of the large number of people that came in. before it had been a trickle so as long as they stayed in the san antonio and south texas area, they welcomed it. but by 1910, with the mexican revolution, they started coming in very large numbers and, therefore, it was very negative. there was the women's suffrage or the suffragettes in particular were very concerned because -- that they feared that the children were going to be going to the schools. and then that's when women get very concerned. also, the government wanted border control along the u.s. mexico border because they felt the mexican revolution was going to spill over into texas, and they did have major concerns because when there was fighting in mexico, texas was closed and also it had a very long history of the mexican immigrants coming in. so the -- before 1910, about one-half to two-thirds of all immigrants were in texas so this was a natural area to come and emigrate. >> now,

food and politics and life in general the aptly named trillin on texas, published by the university of texas press, is in bookstores now. he's calvin trillin. this is overheard. >> calvin trillin, welcome. >> thank you. >> nice to see you again. >> thank you. you too. >> nice to have you back in texas where apparently you've written a ton of pieces about uss did you even know that there was enough.i, i cculdn't believe there were enough to fill a whole book. >> no, i didn't know, actually. >> yeah. >> when the ut press asked me about it i said, i don't think i've written that much about texas. it turned out there were a number of pieces that aren't in there. >> you had to actually leave stuff out. >> yeah. i left stuff. >> we think that texas is enormously interesting, and we don't necessarily expect everybody else does. and so the question is what, what made you come and do pieces in texas as often as you have over the last number ever years? >> well, for one thing i was doing pieces everywhere. >> what? >> no. >> yeah. >> i, it comes as a shock, i know. >> it kill

. >> on your screen is the tower of the center of the university of texas at austin campus. and booktv has been on location at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november, we'll be bringing you those interviews at 1:00 pm eastern time as part of our university series. >> up next, james galbraith was interviewed. this discussion is part of booktv's college series. >> the predator state is the name of the book an economist and professor of government in public affairs of the university of texas is the author. professor galbraith what do you mean by the predator states? who are the predators? >> the predators are attempting to take advantage of the programs that were created for the benefit of the middle class, the programs that, in fact, made the middle class in america, social security, medicare, the housing finance programs and to essentially divert part of the revenue stream from those programs to private benefit. >> so who would be the predators? >> well, in the case of the -- of

now the texas governor is defending his behavior. of "the dallas morning news" breaks it down. >>> stont tonight in our survey, are republicans responsible for killing manufacturing jobs in america? 96% say yes, 4% say no. >>> coming up, rick perry explains his strange speech in new hampshire last friday. wayne slater of "the dallas morning news" next. >>> and it's rick perry like we've never seen him before. >> it's governor rick perry like we've never seen him. >> the texas governor seemed both giddy and fidgety before the crowd. >> terry, the campaign says perry was just passionate about the issues. >> that guy's been drinking. >> well, the fallout continues over a speech rick perry gave to a right wing anti-gay group in new hampshire. perry's remarks have gone viral. i'm supposed to do. like, keep one of these over your head. well, i wasn't "supposed" to need flood insurance, but i have it. fred over here chose not to have it. ♪ me, i've got a plan. fred he uh... fred what is your plan? do i look like i have a plan? not really. [

we have incredibly good reviews from the "wall street journal" to "texas monthly," and the texasans endorsed this book because i'm hard in texas on this book as i should be, and am, but their reviews that my late mother could have written, and i'm pleased with that. [laughter] now, my first exposure to mr. crockett, this inevitable american icon came, and i, for one, and i bet some of you looking around this room or in that same boat, can vividly recall perhaps even the exact date. it was a frosty night for me, december the 15th, 1954, and in my hometown. st. louis. an abc television just aired david crockett, indian fighter, the first of three episodes produced by wallet disney for his studios then new series that premiered only two months earlier, and it was called simply disneyland like the park that would soon appear in anaheim. it was called that for quite a while. this anthology, series, but there's a variety of other names including the one you most remember commonly, the wonderful world of disney, which would become one of the longest showing prime time programs in american televisio

in the center of the university of texas at austin campus, and booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. .. social security, medicare, the housing finance program, and to essentially divert part of the revenue stream from those programs to private benefit. >> so who would be the predators? >> in the case of the housing finance sector, one could talk about the banks that took it vantage and mortgage originators that a good vantage of the political the supervision of the sector over the last 15 years to write massive amounts of the essential fraudulent mortgages and peddle them to the world investment community. the was a very predatory act which contributed massively to the financial crisis. in the case of the retirement programs to privatize social security one can talk about the way the drug benefit and medicare was initiated and administered that benefited the pharmaceutical companies far more than i should have this is the kind of thing that i am referring to. >> the subtitle is how can conse

the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: madam chairwoman, i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks, who is the chairman of the constitution subcommittee. the chair: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mr. franks: i thank the chairman and, madam chair, h.r. 822 initially introduced by mr. stearns of florida and mr. shuler of north carolina and supported by more than half of my colleagues in the house of representatives would allow people with a valid permit or license to carry a concealed handgun in any other state that permits concealed carry. this is a policy akin to allowing licensed drivers from one state to drive their car in another state so long as they obey the local laws. madam chair, clearly the constitutional right to defend oneself from one's family shouldn't be limited to when you are at home. criminal have always preferred unarmed victims. conversely, law-abiding citizens cameble of defending themselves and their fellow citizens safe innocent lives. to gi

the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: madam chairwoman, i yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabet, who is a senior member of the judiciary committee. mr. chabot: i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. speaker, the second amendment to the united states constitution states, and i quote, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, unquote. in this modern age, when it's very common for people to travel to work or for pleasure, it's really become routine. the national right to carry act is a commonsense solution to adapt to today's needs. this legislation announced -- and it allows people with valid state-issued state concealed arm permits or licenses to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that has essentially the same laws. to be clear, this legislation does not create a national licensing scheme or agency, it does not supersede the laws for firearms use in any other state. the right of self-defense is a fundamental one and has been recognized in law for centuries. the

it's from the attorney general of texas. what's in the letter? the texas attorney general is here. evening. you wrote the president a letter. why? and what's in it? >> well, greta, this is a follow-up letter, i sent the president a letter last year when bullets struck a city hall in el paso, texas. i warned the president at that time, if he didn't take action and do a better job of protecting the border, american blood would be shed. now i sent a follow-up letter, pointing out to the president that my prediction has come true, a shootout occurred on sunday between operatives working for the gulf cartel and hilldago county, where they shot a sheriff's deputy who is still in the hospital right now. but so important to understand, this is just one of the signs, one of several we have seen just this week, of the cartel operatives, operating much more extensively across the state of texas. it is imperative for the president to steps more manpower on the border if we are going to be able to keep our fellow americans safe. >> you wrote the first letter june of 2010, a year and-a-half. did

and we are on the campus of the university of texas in austin as part of our university series here on booktv. and we're pleased to be joined by sanford levinson who is a professor of law here at the university of texas and the author of this book among others, "constitutional faith," is the name of the book that we'll be talking with him about. professor levinson, do americans have too much faith in the constitution in your view? >> yes. i think that one of the exceptional aspects about the united states is a great deal of discussion these days about american exceptionalism is the veneration directed at the united states' constitution. there is no other country in the world i'm aware of that has such veneration of it national constitution. and it's also interesting to compare the united states' constitution with the 50 state constitutions. um, that most americans really aren't aware that they live under a state constitution as well as the national constitution, and except maybe in massachusetts because john adams drafted the 1780 massachusetts constitution, and it is, in fact, the old

it was very, very long in the texas at the time. it detailed every, all the rare plants, specimen plants, horticultural, introducing them to texas. i was so excited about all of this. i used to say to my brother, this apple thing, you have gotten from your grandfather who had a reverence. he would say that is ridiculous. when my brother announced he was going to give up his life as a trial lawyer to be an apple orchardist. my father said i have one thing to say, jews don't farm. but they did. his father clearly did. >> just to wind up, then, what are you working on next? >> i have become fascinated with the personal. this is the most excruciating difficult book. >> so you are going to turn around and do it again. >> i have been spending a great deal of time in india every year my next book is a memoir of going through india and what this has done to transform my own life. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> [applause]. >> [applause]. we have a very special guest. [inaudible] is here with us tonight. [inaudible] dancing. step da

first, we want to thank the texas book festival for having us here. we want to thank all the volunteers and all the people who work so hard to make this a premier event in the united states, and a premier event for people who love books and work in the world of books. my first question is, is one that always intrigues me. i love dedications to books. your book is dedicated to mrs. elizabeth rogers who taught you american history. what's the back story? >> she was my 11th grade history teacher. she was a wonderful teacher. she is still a life. she is 92, still living in western north carolina, but she grew up in upstate new york where i live now. interesting. she came south to live and i moved up there, almost exactly where she grew up. but she was one of the people who really inspired me to love history, to read history, to think about it. and it seemed appropriate when i publish this book did dedicate it to her. >> i should've mentioned that robert teaches at cornell. he has become a college professor but evidently that hasn't ruined him as a writer.

now the texas governor is defending his behavior. to our economy-- delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service, and want to lay off over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains 5 billion a year from post-office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. congress created this problem, and congress can fix it. sun life financialrating should be famous.d bad, we're working on it. so you're seriously proposing we change our name to sun life valley. do we still get to go skiing? sooner or later, you'll know our name. sun life financial. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc fr

we have transparency in the stit of texas. te of texas you'd be investigated by the travis county district attorney's office. i guarantee you. >> bret: charles? >> one of the virtues of your flat tax is that of any flat tax is that it eliminates all the loopholes. it's simple. you offer the taxpayer a choice between 20% or the old corrupt system. doesn't it leave in place the loopholes, follow the opportunity for sharp lawyers and accountants and all of the possible corruption in the old system. it doesn't actually cure it. >> the reason we leigh it in place, there are a few folks throughout to set the business model up to use the old system. the vast majority of people. i'm glad you brought up that. there it is. >> you just happen to have that. >> that is it. you fill that out. take deduction for the local taxestant mortgage. get rid of the cap gains. dividend tax. take 20%. even tim geithner will get his in on time. >> if the reason not to upset people with the plan why don't you have a sunset provision? >> a good idea and on

now the texas governor is defending his behavior. economy-- delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service, and want to lay off over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains 5 billion a year from post-office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. congress created this problem, and congress can fix it. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> tonight in our survey, are republicans responsible for killing manufacturing jobs in america? 96% say yes, 4%

the polls. mr. holt: i thank my friend from texas. the history of america has been a history of expanding the franchise. the opportunity, the right to vote. and it's based on this principle that we often talk about in this chamber but maybe don't pay enough attention to which is the principle of equality under the law. we're saying -- we're not just saying that, yes, everybody can vote. well, unless you're disabled and you can't get into the polling place. or everybody can vote except, well, if you -- if you're 75 years old, 85 years old, you're no longer driving and you let your driver's license expire and, no, you haven't gotten down to motor vehicles. orwell' let everybody vote -- well, as long as you pay a tax or if your grandfather voted or if you can cross these hurdles. you know, our history has been a history of saying everybody is equal under the law. and we don't put artificial hurdles in place. the 15th amendment said you can't deny african-americans the right to vote. in 1915 the supreme court said the grandfather clauses a

the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'll yield two minutes to my friend from california, mr. herger, who is a member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. herger: mr. speaker, the american people understand the basic principle that you can't spend money you don't have. they live that reality on a daily basis. unfortunately congress has disregarded this idea, choosing instead to imagine that it could spend money endlessly without harming our economy or standard of living. the result is that we're now an unthinkable $15 trillion, $15 trillion in debt. some argue that we don't need to amend the constitution for washington to do its job. i'm proud to say that i served in the budget committee in the late 1990's when we produced four consecutive balanced budgets. but the sad truth is that this kind of fiscal responsibility has been all too rare in recent years. ultimately a balanced budget amendment will force congress to be serious a

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this is part of booktv's college series, and we're at the university of texas at austin this week. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction books every weekend, and we're on campus of the university of texas in austin as part of our university series here on booktv, and we're pleased to be joined by sanford levinson, who is a professor of law here at the university of texas and the author of this book "among -- among others, "constitutional faith" is what we're talking about. do americans have too much faith in the constitution in your view? >> yes. i think that one of the exceptional aspects about the united states is a great deal of discussion these days about american exceptionalism is the attitude directed towards the united states constitution. there's no other country in the world i'm aware of that has such venneration to their constitution, and it's interesting to compare it with the 50 state constitutions that most americans really are not aware they live under a state constitution as well as the national constitution and except maybe in massachusetts becau

in fact, although the texas border regions constitutes 9 .9% of the population in texas, 19% drugs offensescur in that region and 19% of the gang referrals. we had a 12-year-old boy arrested driving a pickup truck with hundreds of pounds of marijuana. we warned parents. the driving age but now we have to warn them a little earlier than that. >> what is the reaction of the parents the ones you are picking up that are running drugs for the cartels? >> they range, but obviously many parents are surprised, especially an event where we had a school, very small county, and a school where 25 high school students were recruited by the cartels to operate for them. that was certainly a shock to the communist and certainly to the student body. and we've had other situations where we've had parents didn't realize that there were two young teenage boys were lured into mexico and the next thing they know they were beaten, received a phone two and they had to ransom their kids back, released along the rio grande river and we found them using a helicopter. >> i imagine they are getting paid but in drugs or

of the public safety working in collaboration with texas officials. what we found we're outmanned. we're outgunned. more resources and personal by the cartels operating in the state of texas than we have law enforcement to deal with it. we're pleading with the united states government to step up to the first, foremost fundamental responseant and that is to protect the people of this country, especially along the border where the greatest danger is infinking upon their liberty. >> do you want money? do you want people? what specifically do you want? >> we want several things. we found the most effective tool is boots on the ground. we need more boots on the ground. texas has a 1250 mile border with mexico. one person per mile that would be extra 150 people. two, we need --. jenna: go ahead. >> go ahead. we need boots on the ground. we need financial resources to put more boots on the ground in the state of texas and we need more and greater access to technology tools that help us detect illegal entry into the state of texas. jenna: sorry to interrupt yo

. >>> the texas judge in the videotape of him disciplining his daughter that triggered a public outcry. we'll show you that video and also tell you what lots of folks are saying that he went way too far. >>> closing arguments about to get started in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. we'll update you right after this. and...an apology card. this is ridiculous. yeah, and it's got apps. nice. got pandora, twitter, facebook. no honey, not facebook. ♪ honey, you think my sweater's horrendous? cats don't skate. i think it kicks butt. [ male announcer ] get low prices on the gifts they love, like lg tvs with the latest technology. now eligible for our christmas layaway. save money. live better. walmart. >>> closing arguments are set to get under way in the trial of dr. conrad murray. right now the judge is giving jurors their detailed instructions, very detailed instructions before the prosecution and the defense make their final cases. all of that expected to get started here. the final case is expect -- closing arguments expected to happen within the next hour or so. krist

this month we visit the university of texas at austin. >> professor lewis gould on the cover of a book you edited this past year is a picture, who is in that picture of? >> the picture shows president william howard taft and his wife helen herron taft in a limousine. the task were one of the first presidential amnesty is the automobile. i was chosen to illustrate how close and loving this couple was and why president tapped wrote her one of 13 letters while he was in the white house. >> who is now a? >> nellie was her name, her affectionate name within her family and then by the president. he always addressed her as my dear nellie or my dearest nellie. that's how her intimate new herb. >> where did they need and how did they meet? how long were they married, et cetera? >> they both grew up in cincinnati. and knew each other early on, but they didn't really start dating, they got to know each other in the 1880s after taft had come back from yale, was at the cincinnati law school and then he and nellie began keeping company and he proposed in 1884 and they were married june 1886. they ha

texas had grown by 4 million people. my, how you've grown. theion growth in texas almost entirely due to the growth of the hispanic population there. the reason the constitution says we have to count ourselves every ten years is to determine how to distribute seats in congress. so while a little state like vermont only has enough population to give them one seat in the house of representatives for the whole state, texas right now has 32 people in congress. and because texas' population was found to have grown so much in the last census, texas is now slated to get four more congressional seats, thank you very much. thank you specifically texas hispanic influx. even though hispanics in texas tend to tilt strongly democratic, right now texas state government is dominated by republicans and the heavily republican-dominated texas legislature has decided that even though the state got its four new congressional seats, mostly because of hispanic population growth, the republicans in the legislature decided that they would draw their four new congression

texas had grown by 4 million people. my, how you've grown. thentirely due to the growth of the hispanic population there. the reason the constitution says we have to count ourselves every ten years is to determine how to distribute seats in congress. so while a little state like vermont only has enough population to give them one seat in the house of representatives for the whole state, texas right now has 32 people in congress. and because texas' population was found to have grown so much in the last census, texas is now slated to get four more congressional seats, thank you very much. thank you specifically texas hispanic influx. even though hispanics in texas tend to tilt strongly democratic, right now texas state government is dominated by republicans and the heavily republican-dominated texas legislature has decided that even though the state got its four new congressional seats, mostly because of hispanic population growth, the republicans in the legislature decided that they would draw their four new congressional districts in a way that w

the gentleman from texas. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'll yield two minutes to my friend from california, mr. herger, who is a member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. herger: mr. speaker, the american people understand the basic principle that you can't spend money you don't have. they live that reality on a daily basis. unfortunately congress has disregarded this idea, choosing instead to imagine that it could spend money endlessly without harming our economy or standard of living. the result is that we're now an unthinkable $15 trillion, $15 trillion in debt. some argue that we don't need to amend the constitution for washington to do its job. i'm proud to say that i served in the budget committee in the late 1990's when we produced four consecutive balanced budgets. but the sad truth is that this kind of fiscal responsibility has been all too rare in recent years. ultimately a balanced budget amendment will force congress to be serious a

the heart land. up next new tools help texas producers save water and increase profit. right back. . >> miss any of the show? head to united states farm report.com to watch the program online. united states farm report the spirit of the countryside. while the lack of grazing has been a key driver is t 123450 the lack of grazing has been a key driver in the herd liquidation it appears the lack of water is the next big issue. more than 90% of texas is under extreme drought, nearly a thousand public water systems have put in water restrictions meaning ranchers can't hall water. during a texas senate committee meeting last week official its said there are dozens of water systems with in six months of drying up. managing water resources is becoming very important on farms and ranches across the nation. . looking for ways to help producers maximize profits while minimizing the need for irrigation. >> due this year's drought glenn had to irrigate more than normal just to make a crop. this time around he is using two different tooling to help manage the water. the irrigation sc

with turkey, texas. the group ruffled the feathers of residents in turkey, texas, with a letter to the mayor. peta wants the town to change its name from turkey to tofurkey. [ laughter ] >> the idea is to promote compassion for the birds on thank. not necessarily you know -- we understand that. but peta promised to give the

in the past, valentine has worked, has managed the new york mets and the texas rangers. sox have been looking for a new skipper after firing terry francona after the team's epic september collapse. >>> in college basketball. number two ohio state took on number one duke. at home in columbus, ohio, the buckeyes sallinger scored 21 points. the team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. the final, ohio state 85, duke 63. duke's head coach said, quote, sometimes, you just get your butt kicked. the same tournament. virginia mike sky had 18 points in an upset of 14th ranked michigan. cavaliers surged ahead of the wolverines and virginia won it easily 70-58. >>> in the nfl, detroit's ndamukong suh is apparently appealing a two-game suspension. suh was suspended for stomping on the arm of a green bay lineman during detroit's thanksgiving day loss to the packers. in his career, defensive lineman had been fined three times twice for roughing up quarterbacks and another for unsportsmanlike conduct. >>> finally, take a look at this frisbee throw and catch. >> this right

debate and the press pounces and the texas governor takes a spin in his favor. >> i want to help cake take the heat off my buddy herman cain. >> jon: and penn state, following the charges of charges, and leading to arrests and joe paterno's firing. media reaction was fierce and the media reaction just as strong. mr. obama and his french counterpart make candid comments about israel's main man and the remarks are heard by some in the press, but the press in the know decided not to tell. why was that? and covering the occupy protests. the growing dangerous-- >> and on the banks. >> jon: on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor judy miller and national review editor, lawrie, and jim pinkerton and jehmu green. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is upon right now. 6. >> at the suggestion of her boyfriend, a pediatrician she had dated for four years, she reached out to mr. cain for help in finding another job. instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, mr. cain, instead, decide today provide her with his idea of a stimulus package. >> and now herman cain in the court of

texas when it entered the union had been a republic was much larger from the texas cat today. they continued furthermore it all the way to wyoming, tapering of that went. he relinquished all of its land north of 36 degrees 30 minutes because the missouri compromise was still in effect and they have slavery in texas wanted to keep it so they let the united states have that land. it still included all the land east of the rio grande, which is today the eastern half of new mexico you see here. it also included a whole lot of said it had incurred any takers of the republic. so in 1850, the texas bill pay texas' best buddy to get out of debt and in return bop is planned that is today part of new mexico. in those two lines that define the lynnwood pop from texas were established by stephen douglas. it's no trick to understand the horizontal line at the bottom of the purchase of el paso, an important asset of mountains and the state of texas. but this horizontal line -- why did he put this line where it is? that is 103 degrees west longitude. how about 105 or 100? what is with 103 deg

the 1,700-mile pipeline would carry crude oil from canada down to refineries in texas. nclude safeguards to protect people and property. >>> all right. on now to politics. politics, what else? herman cain is losing his patience with reporters, to say the least. the republican presidential candidate is refusing to answer more questions about allegations of sexual harassment against him. reporters peppered him after his debate with newt gingrich saturday night in texas. >> mr. cain, the attorney for one of the woman who filed sexual harassment complaint -- >> don't even go there. >> can i ask my question? >> no. >> no gossip -- >> can i ask a good question? >> where's my chief of staff? >> i'm right here. >> please send him the journalistic code of ethics. >> and yet his dodging is apparently not deterring potential voters. a poll taken after the accusations came out shows he is neck and neck with mitt romney. and to make sense of all of this is political analyst and independent voter, goldie taylor. she joins me now. here is your -- just so you can check. >> i get to see

that's from the texas governor. but ali, make no mistake, folks are comparing this to the dean scream from the 2004 campaign. and it is going to be difficult for rick perry to recover from this. >> as we mentioned, it knocked herman cain out of our discussion a few minutes. did herman cain have any response to that? did his people have any response to what governor perry did for the questions -- question asked of him? >> reporter: not really. you know, i tried to go up to all the campaigns last night. none of them would say on the record what they thought about governor perry's moment last night. but herman cain was asked about those sexual harassment allegations during the debate. the moderators came up with a way to ask cain in a crafty fashion wouldn't this be a hiring issue for the american people the fact you have these allegations facing you on -- here is how herman cain responded. >> why should the american people hire a president if they feel there are character issues? >> the american people deserve better t