people like sinclair lewis, thomas wolf, george cannon later who was associated much more with russia, howard case smith who is a very famous anchorman. even the young john f. kennedy flips through the pages of hitlerland with a short visit. of course, his main entries into his diaries have to do with this "young bundle of fun" he picked up at the border. but the -- and this is a term, you know, that's also incredibly pro-american. yes, the u.s. had entered the war against germany at the end of world war i, but very late in the game. and the main attribute of americans as far as most germans was concerned was they were not the french. they were seen as vindictive victors and who were demanding reparations. while americans were sympathetic to them economically in terms of trying to get them back on their feet and just culturally. and nowhere in europe was americanization what we now often call globalization more eminent than in germany where everything from mass production to hollywood productions to even the first traffic lights were seen as creeping anti-americanism and largely welco

visiting writers like thomas wolfe and becomes a spy for the soviet union. just your typical life's journey. but, there are a number of characters here who have rather startling stories. and there's a number of familiar characters with a story line i found that was a little different than i expected. charles lindburg, yeah, everyone knows charles lindburg was sympathetic of much of what was happening in germany at that time, what i did not know was why he showed up in germany in the first place? whose idea was it? the idea was initiated by truman smith. that same junior military man who was in germany in the early 'twe '20s, was the first american to meet him. he has become concerned about the military build up under hitler. he has sources in the army, but no sources in the air force. so, he plants the idea with gerring's people, to have gerring to invite lindburg, he knows that gerring loves to show off and he will show lindburg everything. and that is what happens. and lindburg goes to the things and has assistants with him and provides inavailable general

people like sinclaire lewis, thomas wolfe, george canndnon, a howard k sth. who later on becomes a famous anchn. and even the young john f kennedy flits through the pages of "hitlerland" with a short visit. of course, his main entries into the diaries haveo do with this "young bundle of fu he pick upt. this is a germany that is incredibly pro-american. yes, germany had, the u.s. had entered the war against germany but late in the game. the main characteristic about the americans had was that they were not the french. while americans were sympathetic, ofteno economically in terms of trying to getm and just cultuy. and nowhere in europe was americanization what we now often call globalization more evident than in germany. everything from mass productions to hollywood productions to even the first traffic lights and plots were seen as creeping anti-americanism and largely welcomed. so you had all of this going on, which made this american community very, very big and very attractive to what they saw. and at the same time, though, you had the extremists. and one

thomas wolf called them the waft americans. blain stands out both in terms of personality. the fact that he was a man of congress, that he had demonstrated a capacity to control or govern in congress. all i'm saying is -- the presidency itself was a diminished institution after the civil war. i'm agreeing with you. all i'm saying is counterinterpretation that there wouldn't be this blank wall of forgettable and forgotten. >> he is memorable in congress for the blain amendment. the blain amendment that you cannot take public moneys and use them for religious institutions. >> interesting for someone who took public moneys for everything else. >> thanks to our producer that mr. vance did resign in 1980 over the whole rescue in iran. >> can we ask mark to look up -- i'm not ready to give up yet. if there was another issue that might be resignable over. >> and stick with your larger point. except for vance, why don't more of them resign? >> let's go to september the 9th. our first program and those who have just joined us during this discussion, c-span's special, 14-week series.

but then thomas wolfe said 25 years ago why prostitution and is a threat to the family. than the mine is capable of hallucinations. but i think that catholic voice was more than it was 20 years ago i could just say the hell with that. [laughter] level beyond tonight if you get a chance the world over. i was on a blue dogs yesterday. not everybody in then media is our enemy. just because they tend to be on the left that does not mean they are out to to get us. but the hard-core on the left is to defeat them with logic and reason. thank you. [applause] >> i will talk about the presidential campaign shaped the 2012 election then out in the future political history of the united states. i will begin with a bold prediction november 6, 2012, there will definitely be a winner and a loser. but we may not know for several decades who was which. sometimes the lender has no impact but the losing candidate has a tremendous impact to change in the political dynamics. i was the unsuccessful political candidate myself. iran as the democratic nominee and republican state. you think that

thomas wolfe set at 25 years ago, too. we have to explain why we have laws and family and prostitution and white is a threat to the why family. because we live in this fictional world of a blackboard where the professor can create a nirvana and utopia. the mine is capable of -- theuc. mind is capable of wonderful hallucinations.atholic some people in positions of power, i do think the catholic voice is morris ended today than it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago, so i am not discouraged. i was discouraged, i would go to the pub and say the hell with it. [laughter] i still go to the pub. t aughter] i'm going to be at the raymond royal at the world over. the media has been very good to me, on lou dobbs yesterday -- not everybody in the media is bad. just because many people tend to be on the left or center of politics does not mean they are all out to get us. it is a business, they do want an audience. many people will -- as i say, fair-minded liberals are not the problem. the problem is that hardo b quarter, which is increasin

thomas and alito. very, very interesting, wolf. >> justice kennedy was not the decider after all. >> correct. >> he went minority. it was the chief justice, justice roberts, the chief justi justice of the united states who was the decider going with the more liberal justices, deciding in this 5-4 historic decision on the constitutionality of obama care as it's called. gloria borger is here. she's been reading through this decision. >> what's so interesting to me, wolf, politically you never heard the obama administration brag about the penalties on the mandate as a tax. because politically, nobody wants to talk about a tax. but when you look at the argument that their attorney made, they, the federal government argued that the individual mandates, quote, practical operation is as a tax, because the financial penalty for failure to comply with the mandate is administered through the tax code. and that was the argument they made to the court. we're all looking at the commerce clause, of course. but this is about -- this has turned out to be about taxing power. so politically nobody said this was a tax, bu

thomas join the supreme court. he previously served as assistant attorney general for the justice department's double division. >> richard wolf of "usa today" look at the supreme court oral arguments on the health care law. tell us a bit about the main players the attorneys will hear from over the next several hours. >> well, you will hear from the government solicitor general who argues cases for the justice department.verrilli, paul clement, solicitor general and the bush 43 administration who's been arguing before the supreme court for quite a while. later on, you will be hearing from michael cardan, another attorney for the plaintiffs. he represents the national federation of business. a couple other attorneys will enter into this. they have been appointed by the court to make two arguments that are important, but neither side interests of the mix. one side will get into this that they're the anti-injunction that, and the law of congress prevents this challenge in the first place and also whether under the severability argument, which will also be getting to, whether all a law other than the mandate should be allowed to s