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>> -- probably withstand appeal. >> talk about how unusual a case like this is, this contempt of congress case and the difficulty of trying a case like this. >> you know, is highly unusual, but its also extremely important because if you let individuals make their own decisions about whether they will or will not comply with lawfully issued subpoenas, whether they are congressional subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, trial subpoenas, then the entire system just falls apart. congress c...

[applause]. >> glenn: were back ask glenn anything, we get so much listener mail, for questions, and we thought wed spend the night, just asking those question, so we have a studio audience here, and, steven, fox news contributor is here with us and what is the next, who has the next question. >> elaine, right here. >> glenn: hi. >> hi, glenn, how are you, i brought my daughter from the other side, over a year ago. >> glenn: from the dark side, welcome! >> thank you! >> yeah, from the dark side....

[applause]. >> glenn: were back ask glenn anything, we get so much listener mail, for questions, and we thought wed spend the night, just asking those question, so we have a studio audience here, and, steven, fox news contributor is here with us and what is the next, who has the next question. >> elaine, right here. >> glenn: hi. >> hi, glenn, how are you, i brought my daughter from the other side, over a year ago. >> glenn: from the dark side, welcome! >> thank you! >> yeah, from the dark side....

Question is how much hate mail do you get on a regular basis? [applause]. >> glenn: you know what? welcome back to the program, were in new york and we have a studio audience and steven, a fox news contributor and funny comedian and if you never saw him in person, avoid it like the plague! [laughter]. >> glenn: very verbs funny. but, so your question is about hate mail. i will tell you this: that i dont even know how much mail we get over here. at fox. but at my building, here where i do the rad...

He didnt let anybody in, she didnt let anybody in to see him and would take his hand and sign the bills, this way. i mean, evil. evil dude. im sorry, go ahead. next up is mandy. >> hi, glenn. what do you feel is the most misunderstood thing about jiabao me? >> yes. >> glenn: you know, somebody, a reporter asked that question of me today. that i am... am political. i dont like politics. i dont really care about the parties. i have no interest. never have had any interest, politically speaking. i ...

Me but when we restore these things, oh, i would be happy to serve, i would be happy... i mean this, i would be happy to sweep the floors of the capitol building when we restore these, and i would do it, gladly, for free. >> one follow-up question. to that from a charming young gentlemen, lets take a look: >> i got a letter from a guy named... his quote, mr. beck i have a proposition for you. i believe that you should run for president. with bill oreilly as your vp, and month more dems and repub...

Creepy! >> glenn: a little creepy, it is easy to say we should have our vote for the health care bill or leave it to the american people but that is not our system and that is what the progressives have told us we have, a system of, a system of democracy. our founders all said democracies always fail. we are a... republic. and, i used to think, you know, when i was stupid, i used to think there was no real difference, i gueet it, i know were a republic, what is the difference? there is a huge di...

History exams, could we get them to take these exams and i want -- and the failure rate, they need the lessons more regularly. >> glenn: this is one of the most amazing things i have seen. there are -- since i have been in television, and talking to people that, you know, you have seen on television, for years, that are the i-cons of television -- icons of television and also the people who are supposedly, you know, the leaders of our country, you push them on things like the economy, on the fed...

You know, and welfare and all that and we can disagree but we must purge the system of dishonesty. we have to at least be honest with ourselves. and, that is where it begins. yes. >> how do we deal with the people who just are completely blind? i am talking about this people in congress, and the senate. they are so out of it. how can these people not get it? it is almost like we should be interviewing them in front of a carpa camera and asking basic principles of the constitution and have them i...

Could vote on them directly. that goes against what our founders wanted. and it was a progressives idea. yes, steven. >> second more popular topic was the census. people want to know ins an outs of this, just like this sent from a woman, annie b., no last names... >> glenn: witness protection problem. >> and she says i received my census today and really dont feel i should have to give them all of the information they have asked for. how much by law if anything coudo we have to provide. >> glenn...