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Pulitzer prize winners. Problem said to give his first state of the Union Address before the gop led congress. Its said to be defiant. Our talk about that and a lot more as we look ahead on sunday morning futures. Well nations in europe on alert this weekend following sweep across the continent after the home grown terror attacks in paris. And the arrests here in United States of Christopher Lee cornell in pan fbi sting. Feds saying cornell planned to target capitol hill. Florida congresswoman r...

Pulitzer prize winners. Problem said to give his first state of the Union Address before the gop led congress. Its said to be defiant. Our talk about that and a lot more as we look ahead on sunday morning futures. Well nations in europe on alert this weekend following sweep across the continent after the home grown terror attacks in paris. And the arrests here in United States of Christopher Lee cornell in pan fbi sting. Feds saying cornell planned to target capitol hill. Florida congresswoman r...

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There is smoke theres fire and theres something to these allegations. what i can tell you for sure is i dont believe its about health care. and ben, i hope this isnt due to rahm emanuel. i have been a big critic of rahm emanuel from the beginning. i think hes a bull in a china shop. i question his politics, i question his motives, but i dont think he would do something like this and i hope its not true. >> i hope -- >> larry: go ahead, finish, ben. >> weve had barney frank on this story a lot of...

California, our friend ben steen, the economist, former presidential speech writer, columnist "fortune" magazine and in new york mark lament hill, professor columbia university and contributed to "theroot.com. ben, your analysis of what you have just witnessed. >> its heartbreaking. its almost unbearably heartbreaking. its heartbreaking if the democrats are sliming him into a decision, its unbearable if the press is false ly accusing over an allegation that he groped someone at a party. its unbe...

I dont think were doing that just yet. what with need is a single-payer system. >> larry: as henny youngman once said when asked, what do you think of the tax bill? he said, pay it. ben, thank you as always, mark. ben stein and mark lamont hill. were breezing along. now were going mountain climbing with actors jessica biel and emile hersch, next. >> i said to one of the guys, can we go a little faster? and then i got a little bit irritated and i was like going down this little area kind of pisse...

Weve seen joe wilson be a darling and go from being a third stringer to being on the front of every newspaper for a few weeks. this is what happens in the political season. right now republicans are about obstructing progress. theyll do anything to make that happen. >> larry: is this damaging, ben, to democrats? >> i think its damaging to everyone. a guest on your show that youve had a number of times, the very famous author linda fairstein who has a fabulous book out, "the hell gate, she says -...

Going to use the success or failure of health care of as a baton to beat over the heads of the democrats for the next two years. >> you said -- were all humans. >> larry: dont we need health care reform. >> larry, ive said, since you were a child, larry, ive been saying we should have health care for all americans, but i dont like the idea of screwing up the whole system. im an old guy now. i get medicare. i dont like the idea of taking $500 billion out of seniors medical care and giving it to o...

Its also unbearable if he really was harassing people and hes making all this up to make it seem like a political thing. the whole thing is just extremely sad. >> mark hill, whats your read? >> i agree with ben that this is extremely sad. i think its a little bit funny that hes suddenly becoming a hero, suddenly everyone is sympathetic to his polite. this is someone who appears to have made some wrong moves using politics for his legacy. it also speaks to the problems the democrat party has on t...

In washington or any city who is completely honest, please call me. when you find someone, mark, in los angeles or new york or washington, d.c., who is completely honest, please let me know. >> so, then, were in agreement. >> larry: help me with something, ben, and then you, mark. isnt the chief of staff supposed to be tough? >> hes supposed to be tough, but hes not supposed to be -- hes not supposed to be -- if hes tough, if he says to him, youre a team player, get your butt on board with us or...