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>> give us more jobs and more opportunities for those less fortunate. >> government should create jobs? >> create jobs. >> more food stamps? >> more food stamps and welfare. >> in america these days, poverty is not what you may think it is. >> im not exactly poor but im not exactly rich either. >> in todays america most poor people have cars, air-conditioners, cellphones and television. >> yet i have a tv. >> yes, i have a television. >> do you have an air conditioner? >> yes. >> cable...

>> this week "q and a" features a documentary about hubert humphrey. producer nick caouette joins us to talk about his program that spans humphries life from mayor to vice president to presidential candidate. >> mick caouette, when did you first think about doing a documentary on hubert humphrey? >> it would have been in the late fall of 1989. i was working at the minnesota historical society and i ran across the humphrey collection which is just -- its enormous. 1,200 man knew crypt b...

photographs, 5,000 audiotapes and i had started in -- i started documentary work earlier, maybe three years earlier, and i thought why hand anyone ever done this? it was a gold mine of material. i learned more about him. i grew up in minneapolis. he was part of my childhood but didnt know much about him and hes really kind of forgotten even in minnesota. but all this material thrilled me so thats how it started, really. as i dug into it, it was wonderful. >> who was he? >> i think he w...

minneapolis? >> it actually only turned out to be three. he was elected to a second term that would have been but then became senator. >> how well did you know him personally? >> i didnt know him at all. never met him. just about everybody i know met him but i havent. >> jump ahead, how long did it take you to do the documentary and where did it air first? >> it took a long time. i started actually first ham lip university gave me seed money in 2000 and all the way money in 2000 and al...

photographs, 5,000 audiotapes and i had started in -- i started documentary work earlier, maybe three years earlier, and i thought why hand anyone ever done this? it was a gold mine of material. i learned more about him. i grew up in minneapolis. he was part of my childhood but didnt know much about him and hes really kind of forgotten even in minnesota. but all this material thrilled me so thats how it started, really. as i dug into it, it was wonderful. >> who was he? >> i think he w...

adm the size of the top of the list. the ethanol program alone is billions and billions of dollars. you have the biggest champion of at program for many years was bob dole and dole was again close friends with dwayne andreas and you have a federal program whic has certainly been heavily question in thicity as to its sociaan societal values that ultimately is benefiting a major corporation that in turn is giving huge sums of money to politicians but it does reek. c-span: as you know mil...

2004, us, i organized people for many months in my free time, before i start working, they organized us, you have the right to do whatever you have to o, your movies, your family, you have the right to -- you have the right to wear a union shared. .lead .. before the contract, the first trace their wages for three years, so we wh to $3 we said we dont want a bonus. what we want is to cvert 80% ofur, last years bonus and wage so me people, they made herike $4 loss $1.25, which is like $...

Rules, that save who dont dip in the public coffers, at what point do they see everybody getting it, if i dont get in a line im a sucker. that is where think we have the tipping point. when the makers in society begin to think they are the suckers because there are so many takers and we have encouraged it across the board. >> john: im encouraged at least the talk has changed. one thing is new in america, more recipients of corporate welfare or at least embarrassed. they know some people consider...

Could dismiss me. here is a look at dwayne andreas >> you are a pig feeding at welfare trough. doesnt bother you, not a bit. >> that is deal. i dont think a ceo would do that. >> in fact we have a lot of business executives who to go washington and frankly have decided i its more important to grease the right palm to get the bailout or tax break. that is more important than creating equality product. you you saw that mentality. >> john: its hard to work to create a better product and to spend $5...

Here is a look at dwayne andreas >> you are a pig feeding at welfare trough. doesnt bother you, not a bit. >> that is deal. i dont think a ceo would do that. >> in fact we have a lot of business executives who to go washington and frankly have decided i its more important to grease the right palm to get the bailout or tax break. that is more important than creating equality product. you you saw that mentality. >> john: its hard to work to create a better product and to spend $5 million to get a ...