of the day. each of our brilliant political observers get 20 seconds to answer three probing questions. dana lohse is a tea party supporter and conservative. peter is the host of wait wait don t tell me, and robert zimmerman is a member of the democratic national committee. welcome to you all. good to be with you, carol. do we win a blender or a washer/dryer if we do this in under 20 seconds? no, but you win this beautiful cnn cup. okay, let s get going. tavis smiley was with us last hour. i asked him about president obama s standing right now with african-american voters. and if he s addressed their needs. this is what he had to say. the president has not done enough about black unemployment in part, i think, because respectfully, he s afraid of being accused of being tribal if he does, in fact, help the african-american community in specific and unique ways. he ought not to be afraid of that. our jewish brothers and sisters want help on israel. he stands up for them, and gays
the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. they ll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obama s job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from failure. tavis, welcome. good to be on. i want to talk about your book in a little bit, but first politics. ron paul just announced p about should president obama be concerned? i m sure the white house is concerned about any potential candidate. ron paul of course has run before. has a loyal following and what s been fascinate for me is how much he has a loyal following amongst young people and the money that he can raise. so he s a threat obviously on a certain level. but at the same time,