let's talk about jack white for a second. who are your musical heros. >> captain beefheart. >> stephen: who else? >> charlie patton. >> stephen: who else. >> bob dylan is pretty good. >> stephen: who else? >> we're going to keep going? >> stephen: who else? [laughter] >> prince. pretty good guitar player? >> stephen: absolutely. >> dbosh george dbesh swin not bad. >> stephen: who else? >> that's it. it's everybody. >> stephen: and what my name? >> stephen colbert. >> stephen: i'm flattered. >> yes. >> stephen: you didn't have to say that. >> what do you mean? >> stephen: who your musical heros? >> stephen colbert. >> stephen: i'm flattered. >> are you going to edit that in later? >> stephen: be already v. you know me as the legendary band stephen and the colberts. what is your favorite memory? >> probably when somebody told me about it. i was waiting for you to come and i had no idea you had a musical past and you were in a 80s band and that was it. >> stephen: you probably heard the restraining order winning ballad. >> i did

jack white. i knew jack white wanted to produce my record but i had to find out what his label had to offer. this is the record store, huh. >> this is the record store, yeah. >> stephen: this is where the magic happens. >> i don't think any magic happens here. people just buy records. (laughter) i guess it's magic. >> stephen: abracadabra, cha ching, dow have an album by the guy, not on the album but he also does a song that goes-- ♪ ♪ ♪. >> i don't know. >> stephen: there's a bell in it. he goes-- ♪ ♪. >> we only sell the records that we make on this label. >> stephen: you might have recorded this guy. >> you don't his name. >> stephen: no, i don't think it's a guy. >> you remember any of the lyrics, the words to the song? >> stephen: oh, or ah. oh! >> does he say ooh like that in the song. >> stephen: no i had it and you talked. (laughter) i don't know. >> okay. >> stephen: rod stewart. >> okay. >> stephen: got any rod stewart. >> no, we don't. (laughter) >> stephen: what have we got

i want to make sure jack white is getting what he needs. >> that is who is doing this. >> jack white the performer would never do this. >> we know who is wearing the pants in the relationship. >> stephen: you seem to have a lot of integrity. what is that worth to you? >> what is it worth? >> stephen: what is your price for your integrity? >> there's no price. >> stephen: why don't you go for more of that sweet, sweet advertisement cash with pairing your songs up with products that sell in commercials. >> it doesn't fit. >> stephen: all your songs would fit commercials. seven nation army. ♪ stphet ♪ >> yeah? >> stephen: i think it's a great way to sell yogurt. check it out yum yum yum yum. >> i've never used yum to sing. >> stephen: go for it. danon or what is this yopliat on the bottom. >> yum yum yum yum. i'm not feeling it. >> stephen: you have to do it like you mean it, man. we're selling yogurt. come on, hit it! five, six, seven eight. >> yum yum yum. >> stephen: i'm going to eat it up ♪ >> yum yum yum. >> stephen: put on my cereal, maybe some blueberries. >>umummum. >> ste

and label executive jack white. >> this is incredibly exciting. >> for me too. >> stephen: this is an amazing moment sitting across from a true genius, an icon from a generation. what does it feel like for you to be across from me? >> i know -- i don't know how to put it into words. >> stephen: okay. >> it's funny. >> stephen: don't try. if you don't know how don't try. >> i don't know how to put it into words. >> stephen: shhh. you are both the recording artist and the record executive? >> si, yes. >> stephen: you have cut out the middle man and can exploit yourself directly. can i take to the record executive? >> you want that hat on right now? okay. what is it like working with jack white? >> incredible. >> stephen: i hear he is a prima donea. what is the most exploitive thing you could ask yourself to do?

and all week long i'll on an a musical journey with jack white who is pail enough to be a headliner at salmonell salmonellafest. jack will be here live on thursday along with musical guests the black bells. and who knows, maybe i'll jump in there too. so that, who knows, i will. so that's the week. ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to rock? (cheers and applause) i can't hear you. are you ready to rock? all right. all right. ladies and gentlemen, wait about ten minutes because we have other things to do first. nation f you are paranoid let me reassure you. everybody is not out to get you. it's only one guy and it's not who you think. this is the threatdown. folks i'm going to go on record. i'm no fan of world hunger. i get it, i'm fat, stop rubbing it in. the point is we all want to feed the world. but now the chinese are taking it too far. >> it isn't the quiet-- these have all been modified, and this is human breast milk. the chinese scientists responsible successfully inserted the human breast mibling gene into a cow embryo and then implanted it into a surrogate. >> with government

jack white and stephen colbert the comedian debuted a new single by the rocker on his show last night called "charlene too i'm over you." colbert asked whi eed him to gue it would win him a grammy. the song, though, climbing the charts today. the man is multi-talented. next up, did you not get invited to the senate for seersucker thursday? well, never fear, we have pictures from this fabulous/slightly insane tradition where members of the senate report to work in their finest seersucker outfits. it follows a tradition started by senator trent lott in the '90s to mark the beginning of summer. nice to see they could all agree at least on their outfits. finally, you know, i want to give that one a sound effect. darn it. i was going to give it the sizzling bacon because they look hot in that seersucker. all right. last up, do three reality show train wrecks, shall we say, make for good tv or a bad disaster? check out the names for this upcoming show on vh1, heidi montag, "bachelor" jake pavelka and danielle staub from "the real housewives of new jersey." the so-called reality stars will c

other refinements are being taken out to feature a picture of jack daniel's. "the voice" will move on, certainly garnering a lot of attention and the finale is set for the end of this month, all to see who wins the popular casting call. today, we get a chance to talk to one of the judges himself. adam levine joins u. >> you know, we are not technically judges. >> you are coaches. >> judging is bad. [laughter] >> thank you for the correction. big night tomorrow night. america is voting this time. has it been a fun to watch your team evolve? >> it has been great. it has been an amazing learning process for me and everybody on the show. i was saying earlier, i love this show. everyone on my team is great. >> we got to talk to devon barley last week it ha six. as his success surprised you? >> i love that he is premed. he is a great kid. i was not sure i was going to take him, but he blew me away when he did that do w -- did that duet. it is one of the toughest things, because you have to let someone go. the rejection part is kind of a difficult thing, but i was su

look a jack kennedy and stan musial in the white house, right, and it looks like the oval office. >> stan was not an extreme left winger but his policier were democratic. >> james michelleener who became his good drinking bud he said he was the only superstar he ever met who was a democrat. >> you will see one there who clearly wasn't. next picture. ted williams. ted nuget. george bush. >> and they loved each other. they were really -- they respected each other. >> stan and ted. >> ted went around saying he was stan musial's mother's player. she went to williams and asked for an autograph and -- >> the best thing williams could say about any player is that guy can hit. that's what he said about dan. they guy can hit. >> so tell me what it is abt those guys that can hit. what is it that they have? what duds wilams have? what does mantle have? what did -- considering that if you get three hits for every 10 times up, yore a terrific hitter. let's close with this story. you're at mickey mantles funeral and giving the eulogy. >> yes. so it's a big church inallas. and i'm standing uphere d

look a jack kennedy and stan musial in the white house, right, and it looks like the oval office. >> stan was not an extreme left winger but his policier were democratic. >> james michelleener who became his good drinking bud he said he was the only superstar he ever met who was a democrat >> you will see onehere who clearly wasn't. next picture. ted williams. ted nuget. george bush. >> and they loved each other. they were really -- they respected each other. >> stan and ted. >> ted went around saying he was stan musial's mother's player. she went to williams and asked for an autograph and -- >> the best thing williams could say about any player is that guy can hit. that's what he said about dan. they guy can hit. >> so tell me what is abt those guys that can hit. what is it that they have? what duds wilams have? what does mantle have? what did -- considering that if you get three hits for every 10 times up, yore a terrific hitter. let's close with this story. you're at mickey mantles funeral and giving the eulogy. >> yes. so it's a big church inallas. and i'm standing uphere deliver

>> while i was, let's see, i left the white house, i went to work for jack kemp, i thought he would be a good president, and that would have been in 1986, and while working for him, i started to write a newsletter, a -- a nightly column that went out to the republican members of the house of representatives, and it was like 2,000 words every other week, and it got a great response, and i thought, hmmm, it isn't that hard, it seems to get a great response, and by them i had a good portfolio of published work elsewhere, so i went to a syndicate and said, would you be interested in taking me on? i was going to a syndicate that was get offing the ground itself. so they were looking for new talent and we happened to meet at the right time. so i was syndicated before i was a columnist for a newspaper. i went straight to syndication. >> when you're starting out as a columnist, how much do they pay you? how do you get paid? >> nothing. >> i mean, do they pay you per column? >> no, not exactly. your clients, your newspaper clients pay the syndicate so much per column, like $10, per column. >> h

i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will and one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and just simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not here that you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with iraq we're seeing you put it in equals i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army could walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept it and still have f

momentum has waned despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown if cia officer jack rice says washington's confused its enemies and the country. i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow in the u.s. is broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al-qaeda and the fact is is that the taliban and al credit were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country do you look at president karzai as a crook do you see him as somebody who's going to be nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not here but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks the u.s. or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy and you put it in. i can't imagine any cou

turned that's despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused it's him and the country . i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and other kind of were separate organizations from the beginning and just simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people who look at cars our president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who is doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to anoint you with democracy and you put it in people's hands i can't imagine any

i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or separated the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and other kind of were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people they look at cars i president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy you put it in equals and i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept that well so i have for you in the program a world beat

turned that's despite calls from talk military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused its enemies and the country. i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will and one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or separated the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and you simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people who look at cars our president karzai is a crook they see him as somebody who's been nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there to you know what at the same time anybody who faced with the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy and you put it in people's hands i can't imagine any c

i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will and one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and you simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people you look at cars i president karzai is a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is the fear of it you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the us are the only europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy you will be an equal i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to yeah well so i have for you in the program a world beating techni

i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or separated the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who is doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to you with democracy and you put it in equals and i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept that you're watching live from

, july 6, at 2:00 in the east room of the white house. jack dorsey will moderate a conversation between president obama and americans across the economy about -- across the country about the economy and jobs. more information can be found at the event home page. very exciting. i will take your questions. >> is the president going to accept the invitation to go to deal today? how does he justify going to philadelphia? >> the president has met repeatedly with leaders and with members. he had the entire senate republican caucus you're not too long ago. benny had the entire house republican caucus here not -- then he had the entire house republican caucus. what the senator invited the president to do was to hear senate republicans restate their position. we know what that position is. he also invited him to hear what would not pass. that is not a conversation worth having. what we need to have is a conversation about what will pass. negotiations that build upon the success -- to move forward with a significant deficit reduction deal that is b

i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or separated the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and just simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to have no into with democracy and you put it in people's hands i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept it and still have for you in the

i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who is doing nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the us are the only europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy you put it in people's hands i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept that. well so i have for you in

momentum has waned despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused its enemies in the country. i think if the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and credit were separate organizations from the beginning and you simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country do you look at president karzai as a crook do you see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own age of ocracy is not here but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks the u.s. are the only europeans can roll into a country and simply so we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy equals i can't imagine any country in th

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klinger, went after the white house counsel, jack quinn, who was the holder of -- the custodian of the documents that the committee was going after. and the president never claimed executive privilege. but alluded to it and kept putting it off. and at one point made a conditional claim of executive privilege, depending on x, y and z. well, the committee got fed up and what they did with schedule, schedule a contempt vote for two weeks hence. actually, they had already contacted -- contented quinn discusses the floor on the house two weeks hence. and within a two-week period, the documents were all turned over. so, that kind of an opportunity, it's what we call a staged process, which i believe that investigative oversight is. so from one point of persuasion to the next to the next to the next. and what's happened over the last 15, 20 years is we skipped the threats, you know, i subpoena and then subpoena mean and the threats of content. and then holding contempt over somebody's head. jack quinn did not want to be held in contempt. >> and, mr. chairman, my time has expired but from my v

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jack kevorkian died of heart failure. he was 83 years old and known as a crusader in the emotional battle over assisted suicide. >>> president obama is on his way to ohio. he will visit a creaseler plant where he will defend his bailout. chrysler will pay off its remaining loans ahead of schedule. >>> involuntary manslaughter charges have been filed against the driver of the fatal bus crash early thiewls morning. ken chung was tired when he swerved off 93 wheel driving from north carolina to new york. it hit an embankment and flipped over. federal officials have shut down the bus company for multiple safety violations. >>> the only medical marijuana dispensary in the east palo alto is fighting now to stay in business. the peninsula caregivers collection went before the palo alto city council making its case on why this should stay open. the council ordered it to close saying the collective is too vague about what is and what isn't allowed to be in business and it's icing a dictionary as a defense. >> if it's determined th

and when president reagan was in the white house, marginal taxes were at 70%. it's lowest point since 1950 today. there's a plan that eliminates the capital gains tax, it eliminates the estate tax. it's a huge handout to the upper income of the corporate interests. of course they're going to be cheering. but if doesn't produce the 5% growth, then what? i don't think he'll get to the white house to prove his plan, but i think it should be exposed for what it is. it's -- >> giving away cancan i did. >> can we talk about the percentage of federal spend that pawlenty wants this government to bear, which is 15% versus obama's 18%? >> obama has 25% and 18. i don't think you can get down to 18, given the entitlement program. >> why? >> if you aim for 18, maybe you end up at 20 some it's the right goal. and he is taking on entitlement is and bloc grant, medicaid, raise the retirement age on social security, means test social security, and he won't go where ryan has gone on medicare but will be aggressive on medicare as well some he's doing the right thing. when he's tr

avoid the white lines. what can i tell you. thanks. >> all right. once again, we want to remind you, that we are keeping our eyes on waterloo, iowa. why? because michele bachmann about to step up to the mike. the latest republican about to enter the presidential race. as soon as we see her, we will take it live. >>> looking for a job? why don't you head to tucson? they're looking for a marijuana connoisseur. that story and others when we go cross country. and the casey anthony murder trial back in session after the judge rules that she's -- competent -- or competent to stand trial. we're live in orlando with the details. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: what, do you live under a rock? man: no way! man: hey rick check this out! anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> live to waterloo, she just made the formal announcement. michele bachmann

the white house and the state department and justice department. goodall j. edgar hoover had wiretapped tommy the cork so because the truman and mr. schwab very nervous about the old new dealers. so, it started in 45, and there were claims of coverups but it was always, jack was always able to prove that he was assigned on a vote, they didn't press charges against him. he was sent to tokyo to be on macarthur's staff. this is not what you do with someone who is not very confident or may not be something illegal. hoover didn't like that. at all. and he said that the case against the six was airtight unless they had to prove intent. excuse me, you always have to prove intent if you're going to find someone guilty. and he didn't give up on it. and lo and behold, by 1950, after the soviets had detonated a atomic bomb and shock the world and we found there were atomic spies, he gave a lot of information, leaked information to mccarthy, who leaked it to the present started this spies and communist agents in the state department. and he gave a speech at ma

i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al-qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and kind of were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people they look at cars i president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his own and that he was completely incompetent and i think we look at a lot of the numbers that are out there it establishes that the democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to and knowing too with democracy and you put it in people's hands somehow that it's going to be accepted i can't imagine