[inaudible conversations] if you missed any of what secretary lou have to say you can see the entire thing on the website, cspan. Org. We are going to head to the press club in washington for remarks from the retired general tip ward. In the wake of the recent terror attacks in brussels. This is hosted by the Potomac Institute center for terrorism studies. It should get underway in just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] again we are live this morning from the National Press club expecting to hear from the retired general kip ward as he talks about strategies for combating multiple threats, multiple terrorist attacks as this is the result of the terror attacks that recently took place in brussels. Hosted by the Potomac Institute center for International Studies we expect this to s
[inaudible conversations] exampf boston, the election went off. Washington journal continues. Host Alberto Fernandez way to encounter the islamic States Social media campaign. Forre the court nader counterterrorism communications. Explain what the office doesnt how tries to achieve its goals. Guest that was a small looking atting al qaeda propaganda before the great rise of isis. Reallyop shop issue a treated with less significant than advocates. Since ive retired from the government, i do not know what they are done in the past year. It was always a small operation. Tiny. I testified in front of the house in 2012 and the chairman said, you are the head of the smallest organization to ever testify over this organization. People, some of them detail ease from other parts of the government. A handful of people focusing on social media, operators in the languages, arab village arabic. Then we added a tiny English Program at the end. That is what it was. Host you left in february why . Gue
United states . We have some great champions of Small Business on this stage. I want to work with them and with others to clear out the brush, to get the credit flowing again to get more people with those good ideas a chance to be able to start and grow a business. My dad was a Small Businessman, and i deeply respect that entrepreneurial spirit. Were also going to have to tackle the tax code with all of its inefficiencies and all of it unfairness. I know what a big undertake can that is, but right now, its really stacked in favor of the wealthy. All of the loopholes, the deductions, whatever it is that enables somebody to escape paying their fair share, the wealthy pay too little and the middle class pays too much and i have said, i think the middle class deserves a raise, not a tax increase, and i will not raise taxes on middle class families because they have to get back to where they were before they fell into that ditch of the great recession. [cheering] but you know, if youre thin
D companies than any other the gas company has a lot of power, but the Food Industry is untouchable. And how are they giving money to these people who are in office . Fix the money in office first, and you will be able to get legislation. Finance, not trying to go on a tangent, but they are very much related. Gabriel interim, north carolina. A few comments from our facebook page. Global warming is the most serious threat we face. We need to solve this problem. God or science, i will say god any time. Betty dodson below that says and they all flew in a jet plane to get there, talking about the talks in france. Just a waste of money. Diane is next in new enterprise, pennsylvania. Line for republicans. Diane, you are on washington journal. Just have a simple question. I dont know if anyone has got the answer. I would like to know the Carbon Footprint of the last volcanic irruption. If we can calculate that somehow. And the effects of that, as far a leaky suv. O or even, if you wanted to i
Arguments so it refers to a whole collection of host a major reason for the success of Bank Lobbying is the permissive myth that banks are special and different from all other industries of economy. Anyone who questions the claims are at risk of being declared incompetent to participate in the discussion. Guest yes, its true. Host how strong is the banking lobby lobby the states . Guest very strong. After the crisis of 2009 it was senator durbin who said frankly wall street owns the place. The politics is a little different. There is a good political problem and that is what i learn more and more as they became involved. Its not about making that argument. Its not necessary or sufficient to be successful in policy debates. Why . Well because there are narratives that people prefer to have and there seems to be some entrenched misunderstandings shockingly held by all kinds of people who you would think should know better. Its hard to sort out sometimes why people say what they say. Some