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I can just tell you. matt bevin isnt from kentucky. he was a businessman from new england who moved to kentucky only in recent years. >> who is he pandering to? >> he was trying to impressive people with his devotion to kentucky institutions. the fact is, cockfighting never was a big thing in kentucky. go to the coastal states it waunts a big deal. [ all speak at once ] >> i never wanted to. did he ever hear about michael vick either? its very bizarre. but its like every guy who runs for preside...

Really slapping the president for overstepping. >> right. well see what the house threatens to do so. when we come back, hillary is still talking about her bank account on a pbs interview. is this becoming a media object session? and later, the big bite and other absurdities in covering the world cup. my dad has atrial fibrillation, or afib. he has the most common kind... ...its not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. thats why ...

Liquor store. i say do the flat tax. its like they have a flat tax and we dont. we have a tax code that is designed to entrap. >> bill baldwin is a flat tax the answer? >> i think the virtues of flatness have been greatly exaggerated. now, steve forbes is right to be harping on that tune. i mean, why, after all, if you have a kid in college should you be filling out a form that asks you for your american exclusion and then domestic activities deduction. thats absurd but i dont think flattening t...

Regulations. >> and so just to come back, roman, you played at louisville when you were in college. just tell me about the absurdities to which you guys as tlee athletes have to go. youre a star player for the team. youre getting lots of accolades. what were you not allowed to do? >> you werent allowed to work because of the 20-hour rule. because of the time you had to spend in the classroom. plus the 20-hour rule during the week. so between class, practice, games, you werent really allowed to w...

Legal guardian. all these graphers could be slapped with harassment lawsuits if they take pictures of these kids. >> its a problem not just for my magazine but for news gathering in general. they are trying to document a news story with video cameras. what are they supposed to do, make sure no child is in any of their frames? i purport these mothers are trying to protect their children, but this is a law with too many absurdities. martha: its a fascinating situation. and you feel for these kids....

Its about the information and we need that information. >> finally, nadal hasan trial seems to me utterly ridiculous. his first line is im the shooter. he wants to give himself the death penalty. hes still being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars as an american serviceman. what is served here? particularly, if hes about to start grilling victims. >> sit a farce. it shows a lot of whats wrong with military justice, which is people say justice what military music is to music and i think the abs...

Shooter. he wants to give himself the death penalty. hes still being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars as an american serviceman. what is served here? particularly, if hes about to start grilling victims. >> sit a farce. it shows a lot of whats wrong with military justice, which is people say justice what military music is to music and i think the absurdities where he gets money, the victims families may not get any recompense is preposterous. >> almost every aspect of this -- >> people blam...

Absurdities of the war. didnt have white flags to surrender and waving chickens instead and retreating across the river water wings from -- oh, good lord. inflated condoms. >> very effective and something to remember if youre in a pinch. >> and then the darkness of war that this excerpt i think really sums up. blanks of typists in adjacent room up to 30,000 letters a month asking where they should be sent. over the years they have found swords and machine gun and t italian accordion and japanese...

Noting governor cuomo is reconsidering that gun legislation he pushed through very quickly in the state house. because he is calling it unworkable before it has even been enacted. so i have to go youre very disappointed in both what youre going to end up getting and the most vocal voices that have been on this issue. theyve been laughable. >> a couple of things. you go always pull out absurdities, arguments that have been made and not in the best interests of advancing the cause. one thing that ...

Kind of planning that went into chris stevens. is that all true? you cant put the piece of puzzle together even now. >> you peal layers back, and you gather more intelligence. >> of the many absurdities that are hurled around in this election season, the notion that the president is an apologyist where he ordered an ppds historic number of drone strikes, why is the president not been more forceful and that