Looked at roberts rule. I figured it out finally. The guy got more votes than i did. I got beat. Thats all there is to me. It didnt bother me but it hurt me because it hurt some of my friends. How are you feeling about leaving . Well, when i wanted a doughnut this morning, i went down and get it. Ive been a member of congress for 34 years and to finally get beat, if i was a manager for a be able or Football Team and i had 341, id be in the hall of fame, so doesnt bother me. And really it didnt bother me to get beat, because i wasnt just set on going. I had 18 cochairman who were chairman of my 18 counties in my district that were supporting me and wanted me to run, and i did. Its better judgment was it its hard toe get elected if you are 90 or 91yearold and they dont tell people that you run two miles every morning, that you vote 99 plus percent of the time. Theres a difference between that and old people. That wasnt brought up by the Dallas Morning News because theyre not in my favor.
Various native american tribes. 10 a. M. Eastern followingw. Following washington journal. Justices atcourt 8 30 p. M. Eastern this thanksgiving week on cspan. For a complete schedule, go to cspan. Org. Michigan senator carl levin is retiring after serving six terms in the senate. He recently spoke about his political career in the current state of washington politics. This is a half hour. Senator carl levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, why are you retiring . A number of reasons. I didnt want to spend these two critical years out campaigning, raising money. I just felt there was too much at stake now, and i have a responsibility for some of those things as chairman of the Armed Services committee. It is not the way i wanted to spend my time, basically. The wife and i have been married for 53 years, and now 42 of those years have been in public life. We felt it was time. I am also 80 years old now. I just felt it was time to go home, spend a little more time with th
Whats your secret, how are you running two miles a day . I was told once, i was in the cattle building, if one of your he was has a bull calf. Go out there and lift the bull calf every day over the fence, day after day after day until hes a fullgrown bull. Then when you can still lift him over the fence and throw him over the fence, you can throw the bull enough, you can run for congress. Thats what they told me. So thats how i got into the congress, i left the cattle business and came here. Well, youve switched parties during your time here. Youve seen the parties change so many times. Whats your handicap, lets start with the democrats what do you see when you look at the Democratic Party . Well, the Democrat Party was a twoparty party, democrats and liberal democrats. I wasnt really liked any better by the republicans than the democrats, because i voted in my district. I had the sam rayburn district. Go up there and do a job and tell them youre doing a good job. Im not a golfer. I do
The podiums. We believe this race and this debate transcends politics. This local congressional race is Getting National attention, there are many representatives from these National Outlets that are watching tonight. Curious to see the future of the Silicon Valley. District 17, where our nbc studios are located, is among the most dynamic and powerful districts in the country. So heres what were ge going to do. Were going to meet the panel and go over the ground rules in a few minutes. Lets begin with congressman honda. A familiar face in the region, the 73yearold is seeking his eighth term. But his story didnt start on capitol hill, but as a toddler. Mr. Honda and his family were forced to live in a japanese internment camp during world war ii. A graduate of san jose state and a member of the peace corps, honda had a distinguished career as a Science Teacher and school principal. Some of his key offices, the Santa Clara County board of supervisors, state assembly and currently one of
This local congressional race is Getting National attention, there are many representatives from these National Outlets that are watching tonight. Curious to see the future of the Silicon Valley. District 17, where our nbc studios are located, is among the most dynamic and powerful districts in the country. So heres what were ge going to do. Were going to meet the panel and go over the ground rules in a few minutes. Lets begin with congressman honda. A familiar face in the region, the 73yearold is seeking his eighth term. But his story didnt start on capitol hill, but as a toddler. Mr. Honda and his family were forced to live in a japanese internment camp during world war ii. A graduate of san jose state and a member of the peace corps, honda had a distinguished career as a Science Teacher and school principal. Some of his key offices, the Santa Clara County board of supervisors, state assembly and currently one of the House Democratic senior whips. And he comes into tonights debate wi