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Fundraiser columnist for the sun sentinel noelle nikpour is back. hes the president and executive director of the new york civil rights coalition mike meyers is also with us. by the way, before we more substantive and serious issues, lindsay lohan, 90 days in jail, 90 days of rehab. let me tell you, this judge in my view did that girl a favor. because you know what, if these judges dont get serious with these girls we are going to pick up a paper, turn on fox news and hear her or one of these ot...

Have this relief fund. it is so sad you dont realize the sufficienting that goes on. their polo mall lots, it is so sad. well do a big charity. >> good for you. >> the one guy e-mails and says there are kids on nantucket. >> i know there are. >> and you wonder why i have an addiction problem. >> by the way, do you know how expensive it is, if they want to spend a friday night in boston, it is like $450 on the ferry round-trip to get your car over there. >> so you can have a party at the wits car...

>> trial lawyers feed on prey? i never thought of that. nobody. >> laura: nobody likes trial lawyers. we have important issues like this lindsay lohan. people see lindsay lohan. i guess she is in these celebrity shows or magazines. she is all over the place. her father has concluded that she cannot take care of her own affairs. she has an addiction problem according to him. he wants her estate to give him conservativeship of her affairs. now, lis, how easy is this to do? first of all we saw it h...

That anyone can really think of when you associate wal-mart they better settle. >> laura: lis, do you think they will settle this before going any further. >> they are looking at billions of dollars of loss here. they have got to settle. >> laura: blood -- flood gates open. trial lawyers to come feeding on the next prey. >> trial lawyers feed on prey? i never thought of that. nobody. >> laura: nobody likes trial lawyers. we have important issues like this lindsay lohan. people see lindsay lohan....

She is of age, lindsay lohan. you are not talking about not such the best role model in the world. father michael has already in and out of rehab by himself. now he said he is all concerned. he wants the money. i think even if he were able to prove, which he sent the cops over to lindseys house and her sisters house and they found no abuse. even if he were able to approve abuse or anything like that, the court would step in and say, okay, we will put lindseys money in somebody elses hand, michae...

Money in somebody elses hand, michael, not yours. somebody who has not got an addiction problem himself. >> yeah. they may appoint someone else as conservator. really shouldnt someone intervene? the mom has been in charge somewhat with lindsey. >> laura: enabler. >> the sister getting the same six tattoos. kicked off another movie. submit the case by clicking on tmz.com there is a wealth of evidence to suggest she is out of control. >> the dad is no better. >> laura: it has to be a family member...

She is of age, lindsay lohan. you are not talking about not such the best role model in the world. father michael has already in and out of rehab by himself. now he said he is all concerned. he wants the money. i think even if he were able to prove, which he sent the cops over to lindseys house and her sisters house and they found no abuse. even if he were able to approve abuse or anything like that, the court would step in and say, okay, we will put lindseys money in somebody elses hand, michae...

That anyone can really think of when you associate wal-mart they better settle. >> laura: lis, do you think they will settle this before going any further. >> they are looking at billions of dollars of loss here. they have got to settle. >> laura: blood -- flood gates open. trial lawyers to come feeding on the next prey. >> trial lawyers feed on prey? i never thought of that. nobody. >> laura: nobody likes trial lawyers. we have important issues like this lindsay lohan. people see lindsay lohan....

Are still available, things are smuggled in. >> sometimes. but i would say most of the time, specifically in a federal prison, where he is, which tend to be better disciplined. its unlikely, not impossible, but unlikely he will have access to drugs, at least according to his father, he has been clean for the past nine months. i mean, one advantage of prison for him is that he will be forcibly restrained from getting more drugs. now, whether that will last when he gets out or whether, in fact, he...

Doctor, for somebody who has an addiction problem -- or maybe its not extraordinary. is it normal for somebody with a severe addiction problem to then morph into selling large amounts of cocaine? i mean, 11 pounds of cocaine and i cant remember how many pounds of meth, or grams. >> yeah. heres what usually happens, heres the scenario. youre a drug addict, a user for whatever reasons, coping skills, whatever it is, the genetics. you go on, go on, go on. eventually your family is like, we cant do ...