and a prime example is john edwards. when john edwards sordid affair came out, everything humanly possible was being done to cover that up. yet here we have a man who i think is basically a good man at heart, and because he is a republican, it is really being exploited. when we look at the figures in the democratic party, like barney frank and christopher dodd and nancy pelosi and even clinton himself, these people do horrendous things and yet nothing is said or done about it, but now we have a situation with this man and i think it is basically because he is a republican. host: i will let your comments stand. this is your says even jesus had disciples fall off the wagon, should they have stepped down? to air is humid and to forgive divine. -- to err is human. john edwards said minutes was on a fair. elizabeth edwards will appear on cnn later on "larry king live." here is what john edwards said last summer. >> two years ago i made a very serious mistake. a mistake that i am responsible for and no one else. in 2006 i told

john edwards. as more and more seedy details were coming out about his affair he was having while his wife is fighting terminal cancer and how he's going to be a possible criminal charges for funneling money to her through his campaign, possibly, she came out and defended him and said, oh, it was so sad about what was happening to john edwards. that's what she said. these things were happening to john edwards. it was a disgrace. the feminist movement should have been up and arms and run her out of town. but not a word about the fact that she defended this man and what he was doing to his very courageous wife. no, it is high time that conservative women start standing up for themselves and their beliefs boldly and loudly. in the tradition of margaret thatcher and clare boothe luce and, yes, sarah palin, when we do that, we will bring other women to other movement. when we say we have nothing to be ashamed of and, in fact, we have so much to be proud of, the accomplishments, not just of conservative

they were deeply concerned about john edwards. they thought that they would come in second after edwards in iowa. they thought they had a block of union support that they could not shift. they were very concerned about union funded groups. in the end, the final week or two, edwards was their real target, not hillary clinton. host: an e-mail to the earlier point, "why does the press continue to say that she cried when it is obvious that she did not close votes? guest: good question. there was a lot of hyperbole about that moment as it spread by relief. people said that she melted down. she obviously tiered up -- teared up. by the time people heard about the video, it had been described as a full service break down and it was not. this was an emotional few days. host: new york, good morning. caller: good morning, the morning. i have been following you on cnbc. guest: msnbc, please. [laughter] caller: i am sorry. i have been living in this country for many years. i was a hillary clinton supporter. we have a family that debates hotly

. >> would you do during the john edwards campaign? >> i am a national -- i was at the center for american progress in washington, i have been a long time, part of the book comes from a dissertation, i have a doctorate in political science and a law degree, i have been a long time political activist and an activist on social justice issues including electoral reform, issues dealing with democracy. that partly explains the fascination of the book. i was john edwards's foreign policy adviser on his presidential campaign, issues of how to restore america's moral authority which is rooted not in military strength but the power of our ideas, we work the lot on this issue. i was proud of the work we did on promotion of democracy, expansion of some of the ideas i proposed in the broadcast. it is a multilayer book, has a layer of political fury, and american history and foreign policy and national security. "demagogue: the fight to save r, america from its worst enemies". >> supreme court reporters provide an inside look at the manor, behavior

they were deeply concerned of john edwards to tell the truth. the projection in iowa is they would come in a good second after edberg and they thought he had this block of solid support they couldn't shift and he had a lot of union support and they were concerned about the 527 groups funded by the unions and in the end in the final week or two of iowa edwards was the target. applause and hillary clinton so that was the area of concern and he faded off pretty quickly. >> an e-mail to your earlier point say mr. wolffe why did the press continue to say hillary cried when it's obvious she didn't? >> good question. she tears up maybe. her eyes became moist. there was a lot of hyperventilation about the moment as a spread of fire raleigh. people say she melted down. i spoke to people in the clinton campaign who said that the first response, people didn't see the video immediately and by the time they heard about it it was a full nervous breakdown and it clearly boz and so this was an intensely the dryly emotional few days and everything got it typed u

edwards foreign policy advisor on his presidential campaign issues on how to restore america's moral authority is rooted in merit not military strength but the power of the ideas. we worked a lot on that campaign and i was very proud of what we did for a global aid, expansion of some of the ideas that i proposed in the book. it is a multilayer book has a letter of political theory and american history and for policy and national security. >> published by macmillan michael signer is the author of demagogue. the fight to save democracy from its worst enemy. >> book expo merck but at the yale university press with the director of yale university press. what is coming out this fall? >> a number of great books including the making of americans, and hersh wrote the best-selling book called cultural literacy. he cares very much about what role education has been actually defining what it means to be mayor can and this book is sort of a capstone of his career which includes many best sellers but to talk route the centrality of the reformation and knowledge and what it means to have a shared

. >> host: what is your day job and what did you do on the john edwards campaign? >> guest: senior national-security policy fellow at the think tank third right i was previously at the center for american progress in washington. i have been a long time, part of the book comes from a dissertation i row i have a doctorate in political scientist as well as a law degree i've been a practical lawyer and a professor but also a longtime political activist. activist on social justice issues including electoral reform in virginia and issues dealing with democracy at a local level and that is partly the fascination of the book that was the foreign policy adviser on his presidential campaign with issues how to restore the authority which is rooted in not only in moot -- military strength but our ideas. we worked a lot on those issues and all was proud of the work that we did a global aid, expansion of some of the ideas that i propose and the book. it is a multi layer it is political theory, american history and one of foreign policy and national-security. >> host: michael sig

it was last year in that we learned about john edwards, as he spoke to what bob woodruff on abc's "nightline" program. >> 2006, two years ago, i made a very serious mistake, a mistake that i am responsible for and no one else. in 2006 i told elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked god for his forgiveness, and we have kept this within our family since that time. all of my family knows about this. and just to be absolutely clear, none of them are responsible for it. >> is this a fair completely over? >> yes, it has been over for a long time. host: that interview conducted by bob woodruff of abc news. in "the washington post," more on the metro accident that took place, but next to that, "governor sanford admits to a fair." next call. good morning. caller: good morning. i am calling because it seems to be a tit-for-tat. democrats do not one the republicans to get an edge in. republicans want to come back at the democrats. i said they are technically one of us. the problem is everybody is trying to get information on someone else, and men and women are about to stray wh

[applause] >> and now remarks from elizabeth edwards, the wife of former presidential candidate john edwards. the patient advocate foundation here in washington hosted this event, it's about 40 minutes. >> thank y'all very much, and a special thanks to nancy and jack for turning a dream into something so incredibly powerful. i came up from north carolina -- [laughter] i've actually met a lot of north carolinians here, the di as pa sent everybody out. and when i did, nobody was at home. some people were at the beach, some people were at camp, so i was at home, and you'd think that'd be the perfect time so i'd be incredibly organized. i was not. i pulled the folder where i'd put my speech and the schedule of what was going to happen in my bag, and the speech was for an event in montana. [laughter] i write the speeches separately for each event, so it was a problem. the opening of this wonderful cancer clinic in montana was something i wanted to talk about, but not here. [laughter] so this afternoon i got to rewrite the speech. so i'll probably look down a little more than i should, but

>> representitive edwards my name is john keating and i am president and chief operating officer of oldcastle materials east program testifying on behalf of them and the american road and transportation builders association of like to express a breezy asian and the american recovery and reinvestment act included a major transportation infrastructure component. my chief executive officer and vice president of economics told the committee last october that increased transportation never structure investment from the economic stimulus package would be put to work quickly and produce meaningful benefits. today is my pleasure to report how these are being felt. states and obligated 14.7 billion zero highway funds as of june 16 this has been five 1/2 billion more than required to me obligated by the june 30 deadline. the expected outlay is expected to increase as a move into the summer and fall construction season. furthermore the value of new contract awards for highway and bridge projects outpaced the 2008 levels and for the first time this year in the month of me that is exactly what we hoped an

rahall: officer johns resided in the district of our next speaker, ms. donna edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: it's with great sadness that i rise to honor the life and memory of stephen tyrone johns, a guard who protected the lives of others during yesterday's shooting at the holocaust museum. his quick action and sacrifice may indeed have saved the lives of the people at the holocaust museum yesterday and to his fellow officers to secure the museum. the armed assailant who had connections with the white supremacist organizations and a long history of anti-semitic and racist activities walked into the holocaust museum and opened fire. resulting in the tragic murder of officer stephen tyrone johns. this was a murder based on hate and malice and took the life of a good man. a security officer for six years at the holocaust memorial museum and resident of temple hills, maryland, which is the district in which i represent, officer johns was beloved by his family and friends. colleagues called officer johns big john. he was known

. >> thank you, representative edwards in committee, my name is john keating and the president's oldcastle materials east, today i am testifying on both oldcastle american road and transportation builders association. burst out like to express our appreciation to this committee's leadership in ensuring the american recovery and reinvestment act included a major transportation infrastructure components. thank you. and chief executive officer, doug black, and are vice president of economics told this committee last october that increased transportation infrastructure investment from economic stimulus package would be put to work quickly and produce meaningful economic benefits. today is my pleasure to report on how these commitments are being fulfilled. says of obligated 14.7 billion other recovery act, highway funds as of june 16. this amount is about five and a half billion more than required to be obligated by the june 30th deadline. we expect outlays to continue to increase as a move into the summer and fall construction seasons. furthermore, the value of new contract awards for highway