looked like russell simmons. i was glad to be there. what was your favorite moment? be sure it is one that wasn t on c span. i love when the president talked about outreach and what the republicans should do. that was on tv. anyway, my favorite moment i think overall the president was probably better. i think he is a tough act to follow for a professional comedian. the president is so good at delivering a line that it is a tough act to follow. we were talking about especially after he gave a heart felt shout out to the victims in boston. i liked a moment from conan where he was making fun of the huffington post. i see the huffington post has
the current state of affairs that they re recognizing that there is no longer a choice, if you will, between just getting along or reforming. we re going to have to reform the rules in order to have the senate have any chance of addressing the big issues america faces. as you look at it as a student of politics, you re now a united states senator, what is a proper use of a jimmy stewart type filibuster where one guy or woman goes out there and basically holds the floor as long as their physical ability and their moral strength holds? when you have an issue that you feel so profoundly concerned about that it threatens core values or core interests of your state, core constitutional principles, then to stand up and be heard and make your case before your colleagues and the american people, the jimmy stewart-style filibuster is completely appropriate. and so you don t believe if you force them to go i ll get to jonathan in a minute. if you force them out there, you don t expect
basically holds the floor as long as their physical ability and their moral strength holds? when you have an issue that you feel so profoundly concerned about that it threatens core values or core interests of your state, core constitutional principles, then to stand up and be heard and make your case before your colleagues and the american people, the jimmy stewart-style filibuster is completely appropriate. and so you don t believe if you force them to go i ll get to jonathan in a minute. if you force them out there, you don t expect they ll use the read the bible or read the constitution. they ll be on c-span now. jimmy stewart wasn t on c-span. now that he would have to do it 24/7. do you think it would be a good filibuster, just asking a qualitative question, if it didn t include hard arguments again and again for the position you were taking? certainly i think the senator reading, if you will, from a phone book is going to make much less of an impression to the americ
america faces. as you look at it as a student of politics, you re now a united states senator, what is a proper use of a jimmy stewart type filibuster where one guy or woman goes out there and basically holds the floor as long as their physical ability and their moral strength holds? when you have an issue that you feel so profoundly concerned about that it threatens core values or core interests of your state, core constitutional principles, than to stand up and be heard and make your case before your colleagues and the american people, the jimmy stewart-style filibuster is completely appropriate. and so you don t believe if you force them to go i ll get to jonathan in a minute. if you force them out there, you don t expect they ll use the read the bible or read the constitution. jimmy stewart wasn t on c span. now that he would have to do it 24/7. do you think it would be a good filibuster, just asking a qualitative question, if it didn t include hard arguments again and
in this new health care reform bill, and all of a sudden in his own plan, not only in the senate s but his own plan, there is! so many other examples, people say, wait why do i trust this guy? sean: he wasn t going to have lobbyists, c-span these may be small things, but they are huge. let s run a quick montage, i m the president i get more time. the republicans 24 minutes the democrats 52 minutes let s try to have as much balance as we can. the president: you re right there was an imbalance on opening statements, because i m the president so i made i didn t count my time, with all due respect i disagree. does washington know best about the coverage people should or should people have that choice themselves? the president: any time the question is phrased as, does washington know better, i think we are tipping the scales a little since we know everybody is angry at washington right now.