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The difference. one engine train of italy was the difference between realize that 23-year-old dream for me. that was my first experience with major failure. john: and then you tried football and said some collegiate records but the ncaa turned you down. >> the ncaa wouldnt allow me to take endorsement money from any olympics here and we use that money to pay for our c-spans is traveling all over the world so without it becomes very difficult. after two years of giving up any endorsement opportun...

Along with these other republicans whose names have been put forward by themselves or other people as the potential next and speaker of the house. paul ryan, of course, is the guy who everybody is waiting on off the giant list. he says hes not interested in the gig. unless watching c-span is your unhealthy addiction, paul ryan is probably the only one who you could pick out of a lineup, other than ryan zinke, of course. there is one other person who has the real-life experience, who knows how to...

By the way, the house in the last century often operated that way and the powerful republican speakers earlier famous names that have buildings named after them worked with the other party. this may be the only way they are able to elect somebody. >> i dont think it is going to happen. >> he did know that mccarthy didnt have the votes. >> it used to be your statement of party identity. how do you know you are democratic or republican you said pelosi or boehner. now loyalty isnt there. >> there i...

This is not something that we see very often in washington. i hope its a trait that will be emulated by others as time goes on because we have a lot of problems that have to be solved and none of us should put ourselves ahead of those problems. >> joined now by joan walsh of the nation. to me im looking at this as something as a sharp reporter simmering a long time. what seems to be the point is there are people from the west and the south who cannot get renominated they fear as members of congr...

I hope its a trait that will be emulated by others as time goes on because we have a lot of problems that have to be solved and none of us should put ourselves ahead of those problems. >> joined now by joan walsh of the nation. to me im looking at this as something as a sharp reporter simmering a long time. what seems to be the point is there are people from the west and the south who cannot get renominated they fear as members of congress if they put their names to a leader. and that leader doe...

Us on the benghazi hearings even before we got the truth. so they are more afraid of that loudmouth in the back row than they are of anybody in washington. therefore, when they go to vote on the 29th of this month for speaker, its a unique vote, speakership, luke knows this. you vote the name of the person. its unique. you tie yourself to that person. if you vote mccarthy, everybody at home sees this on c-span, they see that you voted for mccarthy, everything mccarty does is your fault. you open...

Conservatives dont like media. >> eric, thats a point that brad soliza makeso fund-raiser the "washington post" makes, he blames did on partisanship. we all have an interest in casting the hopelessly biased. >> i like to -- congress, wall street -- i call that the trifecta of mistrust. so c-span, you have the cameras fixed on the politicians. >> maybe thats it. they have something to say. >> its the politicians -- >> exactly. >> all right. i see. >> thats a good one. >> how you cannot trust bria...

>> were above it all. >> for sure were the pinnacle of success. >> were angels on a cloud. two little old guys from the muppets, were off on the side. talking about the media. >> were the golden girls, you especially. but yeah, of course, the media, distrust them? they dont tell the full story. we do it here. thats why our job is constant and sometimes exhausting because we have to do the job that others are not doing, juan williams. >> is that right? im all for it i must say the numbers just kn...

Like right now. >> all right. >> i dont know why he dwells on that. i dont think anyone cares. >> gene robinson? >> he should let that go. he should really -- he should just stop reminding people of that dorkish moment of his. >> i saw him on c-span speak to the voters value. his dry mouth. i have dry mouth. >> this is great. >> i dont know if its a condition or what is it. he consume as lot of water. family value summit or something a couple of weeks ago. heres donald trump, and this is the new...

1948. you know what im saying? he loved this stuff. he was the c-span. this is a guy who would watch c-span on a sunday night. trevor noah, how could he possibly have that kind of american political background? i think trevor noah has grace. he has energy. he is a funny guy. he may make them actually younger in that audience. i think the first night they were down six years already in terms of demographic. >> yes. >> to me, trevor noah was charming. he deliver the scripted lines well, but watchi...