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Years but it isnt until the sudden death of her husband in 2001 that a tendency become a compulsion. >> went way over the edge. you do the grief counseling, you do all the things you think you should. sometimes it doesnt help. what i found was i would go to work and come home and just want to cocoon myself. i just didnt want to deal with anything. >> in the cases of somebody, a spouse passing away, you have kind of two complicated issues because now youre more alone, youre more isolated and you ...

Edie and theas longing to marry, and that their dignity was assaulted by the exclusion from marriage. he talked about the federal government having a standard of discrimination being unacceptable, both under the constitution and in violation of these people who he recognized as people, rounded human beings who seek the freedom to marry for the same reasons of love and commitment and aspirations and connectedness and deserve the same safety net as every other merp. so the language and the opinion...

Or 3 or something. even back then she read it to me with this sort of caveat of, remember, god didnt write this, men wrote this. thats fair enough. ill give the ultimate cop-out answer, im probably agnostic. if there is a heaven, ill feel like a shmuck when i show up there. >> if theres a heaven, i dont think agnostics are getting in either based on the bible. >> i think i have a better shot. i guess to be hokie for a second, i would be lying if i said that i hadnt seen some things in my life wh...

Programs, and janet mock, a writer and one of my favorite co-viewers of scandal. okay, evan, its the best of times, its the worst of times. how do you characterize where we are right now? >> its definitely not the worst of times. it is, really, in some sense, the best of times. but as you rightly said, we want better times and we need to keep working to make sure that everybody has the same range of opportunities and choices and abilities to protect themselves, and theres no question that the wo...

Of jihadism are other muslims, muslims who dont agree with the more jihadist elements and so we have to ask ourselves, and the muslim world has to ask themselves, you know, what are we doing to provide counter programming even on the internet? and this is not something that the u.s. can fix or the west can fix. it has to come from within islam. >> let me assure you, muslim leaders all across this country have widely condemned this most recent act of terrorism and have condemned terrorism broadly...

You dont really need to gauge your childs response, whether you have confidence in the boy because you know, well, im going to check the iphone anyhow or the other phone. the bottom line, that short-circuits the connectedness and not have to be trust worthy. >> and the other thing teaching your children how not to ever be alone and unstimulated. when you and i grew up, there was a lot of being alone and not that stimulated and had to rely on your friend, mr. imagination, and sort of get used to ...

Behind the character. so it was a wonderful character to play. and i was privileged to do it all of those nine years. so, yeah, its true, piers. that is connectedness. feeling family. >> valerie, when you look back over this extraordinary life and career that youve had, what is the greatest moment for you? if i could replay a moment for you, what would you choose? >> my husband telling me that he thought we should adopt. because i would make a great mother. that was a nice one. and other -- the ...

World putting jokes in rhodas mouth every show. so there was this recognition that she could be your neighbor or the gal at the drugstore behind the character. so it was a wonderful character to play. and i was privileged to do it all of those nine years. so, yeah, its true, piers. that is connectedness. feeling family. >> valerie, when you look back over this extraordinary life and career that youve had, what is the greatest moment for you? if i could replay a moment for you, what would you cho...

Called "live raw," swears by it. people are sending me wishes and love and heart. i accept it. im so glad i went public. i totally understand what people dont want to. its been impossible for me to get back to folks. i will do it, over time, i will. its just been -- i just feel love, connectedness, the human family, holding hands on this one. death is out there for all of us. theres other ways to handle it than just sit on the couch and accept or, you know, having health care is a huge part of t...

I accept it. im so glad i went public. i totally understand what people dont want to. its been impossible for me to get back to folks. i will do it, over time, i will. its just been -- i just feel love, connectedness, the human family, holding hands on this one. death is out there for all of us. theres other ways to handle it than just sit on the couch and accept or, you know, having health care is a huge part of that. we have to push for it and get it. >> valerie, finally, how would you like to...