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Place. politics were very different. there were real authentic moderate republicans and liberal republicans. there were lots of them. gingrich took charge of a small band of conservative back benchers, and their mission was ideological, but also tactical. no more compromising with democrats. no more working with democrats, no more saying nice things about democrats. just open partisan warfare. so it was their vision and a vision that resonated powerfully with the conservative grassroots. and c-s...

Bunch of back benchers, they gobld up special orders time. night after night, they would stand on the house floor and take turns railing against democrats and preaching the conservative gospel as they defined it. and, remember, there was no fox news back then. rush limbaugh was an ex-disc jockey, working in pr for the kansas city royals, talk radio, conservative talk radio was still in its infancy. newt gingrich and his buddies talking to for hours on the house floor on c-span this became a thin...

Cable dials all across the country. gavel to gavel coverage of every house session and all sorts of public affairs programming to fill out the rest of the hours. in the niche world of cable, c-span is such a hit that there are now three of them, three different c-span channels. back in 1984, it was a novelty. c-span was only five years old, and cable television itself wasnt much older than that. half the country still relied on rabbit ear and aluminum foil to get its television. stuck with the t...

Use? joining me are snl cast members kate mckennin and bobby moynihan. thanks for joining me. >> how are you? thanks for having us. >> i will say because of the magic of television right now youre at 30 rock plaza and im in front of the brooklyn bridge. >> how could it be. >> were in cleveland, this is all fake. >> made to look like rockefeller center. kate, i want to start with you. you have played a variety of characters on snl running from ann romney to ruth ginsburg, penelope cruz all of ham...

Weekend again. >> tomorrow on c-span, 21 hours of uninterrupted ted. cruz-apalooza. all the nonsensical highlights. >> some time ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. >> all the bad impressions. >> mike lee, i am your father. >> and inside info you wont get anywhere else. >> im a big fan of eating white castle burgers. >> cruz-apalooza. followed by the senates 50 greatest gavel bangs. only on the c. >> and then there was jimmy fallon who may have answered the question thats been on ev...

Really smart, not as smart as he thinks he is, maybe a bit of a screw loose but playing an outside game in relation to the party and playing on c-span where people tuning in and seeing this guy as the only honest man in town standing up to his party. i think ted cruz finishes this episode not a loser but a national figure in a way he wasnt ba week ago. >> i agree with that because of two things, rand paul and marco rubio. each having been the potential savior of the republican party they seem to...

The debt ceiling where again, we have the possibility if the parties cant come up with a compromise with a real threat. the personality of ted cruz. the pundits attacking each other on the conservative side. this is tending to overshadow the new questions about this new law which will take effect on tuesday. >> is it part of the way that we get things hassed? >> in the history of this country there are filibusters that grabbed the attention of the country and now we have c-span. those who suppor...

Tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] ♪ but finally, it happened. perfection. at progresso, weve got a passion for quality, because youve got a passion for taste. 21 hours of listening to ted cruz. how awful is that? still not as bad as 21 hours of a carnival cruise, but still bad. >> welcome to the sideshow. anyway, its no surprise that ted cruzs 21-hour faux filibuster has been a popular topic for late night comedians. and as jimmy kimmel reminded eve...

Im talking about this thing all day. you did the sandwiches. >> im sure kanye can purchase that if he wants to. >> im betty nguyen. stay tuned because "would too early" starts now. cruz ended up voting the same way the other senators voted so his speech didnt accomplish anything but it was a big event for see pan. so big theyre planning to run it again as a special again over the weekend. tomorrow on c-span, 21 hours of uncorrupted ted, trcruz apalooz. >> some time ago i tweeted a speech that ...

>> welcome to the sideshow. anyway, its no surprise that ted cruzs 21-hour faux filibuster has been a popular topic for late night comedians. and as jimmy kimmel reminded everyone last night, if you missed the speech you might be able to catch a rerun on c-span. take a look at his new promo. >> theyre planning to run it again as a special over the weekend again. >> tomorrow on c-span, 21 hours of uninterrupted ted. cruz-apalooza. all the nonsensical highlights. >> some time ago i tweeted a speec...