minutes, before he was then taken in for surgery for the burns on his legs that he suffered when the explosive material in his lap caught fire. it s also been widely reported, and confirmed by government officials that after that, when the fbi sought to reinterview him, he stopped talking, and that then he was given his miranda warning. now, that has ignited a debate here in washington whether the government is handling this case correctly. about whether abdulmutallab should instead have been declared an enemy combatant and interrogated by intelligence officials instead of someone treated as a criminal defendant. the allegation has been we ve lost the opportunity for once and for all. but now government officials say that that is not the case. dennis blair, the director of national intelligence, has told the senate committee this afternoon that we ve got good intelligence from abdulmutallab and we re still getting it. and several officials familiar with the matter have confirmed for us
was gay. mr. hall, good to have you with us this afternoon on the dylan ratigan show. this has been a long process for the gay and lesbian community in this country. do you feel confident this is finally going to get done and how do you feel about it? i do feel confident we are close to getting this done. i think today was a big step, you know, having a hearing in the senate, and a big difference from 1993, you know, when we had the secretary and the joint chiefs saying totally different things in 1993, than what we heard today from isn t gates. and admiral mullens. i was very happy what we heard from admiral mullens saying he thinks gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly. would you go back in the military if they would reverse this? i would totally go back in the military if they repealed it. i wanted to serve 20 years when i joined following in the
dodd may drop, or tamp down many of its recommendations, in order to get bipartisan support. one thing committee should count on, pressure from an angry electorate. take a look at this new ad from the americans united for change. when big banks went hog wild on wall street, they left behind one fine mess on main street. their greed and recklessness left the economy stuck in the mud and more than 7 million americans without jobs. but the big banks were first in line at the trough for their taxpayer bailout and back to their old piggish ways in no time. now the wall street lobbyists say they ll clean up their act. but remember, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it s still a pig. amen to that. joining m now from washington is karen benjamin, the deputy executive director for americans united for change. well, the message, karen, is very clear, either reform the system or get thrown out. at least that s the feeling across the country right now. fou effective do you think that
for the almost countless number of republicans running in that race. president trump gloated on twitter saying that dems failed in kansas and are now flailing in georgia, it s no hollywood versus georgia on june 20th which is the runoff. what did jon ossoff have to say, he called his showing a victory for the ages, is this the best of victory democrats can muster? brad woodhouse is the former president of americans united for change, he was a senior advisor during barack obama s presidential monkey, he joins us to date, it s great to see you. what happened last night, this is the future of the democratic party, a guy who loses. by that reckoning, karen handel lost. she came in below ossoff. if we re going to a runoff, we don t know what will happen in june, i think there is a fighting chance. if the key here for democrats is going into 2018, they have to show they can compete in these districts whether they are
of republicans running in that race. president trump gloated on twitter saying that dems failed in kansas and are now flailing in georgia, it s no hollywood versus georgia on june 20th which is the runoff. what did jon ossoff have to say, he called his showing a victory for the ages, is this the best of victory democrats can muster? brad woodhouse is the former president of americans united for change, he was a senior advisor during barack obama s presidential monkey, he joins us to date, it s great to see you. what happened last night, this is the future of the democratic party, a guy who loses. by that reckoning, karen handel lost. she came in below ossoff. if we re going to a runoff, we don t know what will happen in june, i think there is a fighting chance. if the key here for democrats is going into 2018, they have to show they can compete in these districts whether they are suburban red districts, whether they are world by the districts