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>> you know, mirda, there is an interesting case of a conversion on the issue of voter fraud that happened lately. william posener issued an opinion in a case -- and i know him personally -- he wrote an opinion in a voter i.d. case that upheld indianas voter i.d. law largely on the rights that it would combat fraud and he recently gave an interview on this, saying ive come around on this, i dont think the frauds there. >> right. i think whats important is that common ground be found on a couple ...

Every turn. >> you know, mirda, there is an interesting case of a conversion on the issue of voter fraud that happened lately. william posener issued an opinion in a case -- and i know him personally -- he wrote an opinion in a voter i.d. case that upheld indianas voter i.d. law largely on the rights that it would combat fraud and he recently gave an interview on this, saying ive come around on this, i dont think the frauds there. >> right. i think whats important is that common ground be found ...

Bob barker classics on my feet. im getting the hell out of here. >> whats up, dog? whats good? abendroth is met by friends, leaves behind his cell mate, ricky mckaskle. >> personally, i dont think hes going to make it that long. hes on probation and hes already talking about smoking and drinking. hopefully he does the right thing. i dont know. >> freedom! free at last! free at last! youre free! cant pull me down im free! >> mckaskle has recently begun a journey of his own. >> how is the conversi...

Maybe it was meant for me to be jewish. >> some inmates have been known to convert to judaism on the belief they will eat better on a kosher meal plan. going kosher means going sparse. >> the most difficult part of converting to judaism for me so far is eating beans, rice and carrots and bread for lunch and dinner. every single day. other than that, i love it. >> whoever made this tray should be put in jail. >> its all right. i accept it for what it is. its gods will. i guess thats what im suppo...

>> im free. cant [ bleep ], im free! cant pull me down im free! >> mckaskle has recently begun a journey of his own. >> how is the conversion going? are you still on track? are you jewish yet? >> im jewish. i pray every day. i read everything i can that the rabbi brings me. i spoke to him today on the phone. >> have you learned any hebrew. >> i know chabot means saturday and shalom is a personal greeting. yarmulke, the hat the jewish wear. >> mckaskle has even bigger news about his charges. hes ...

His conversion yet. >> theres nothing shell be able to say about it other than accept it, you know. i mean, i dont know. maybe she won. who knows. maybe that will push her away from me. that im a jew now. never thought of that. >> pratt recently sent mckaskle an angry letter accusing him of not writing to her. since inmates are prohibited from writing to each other and must send their letters through a third party on the outside, mail is often delayed. >> i did write her letters. i sent the lett...

Oh, man, i can see outside. its all sunny. >> im not going to miss these bob barker classics on my feet. im getting the hell out of here. >> whats up, dog? whats good? abendroth is met by friends, leaves behind his cell mate, ricky mckaskle. >> personally, i dont think hes going to make it that long. hes on probation and hes already talking about smoking and drinking. hopefully he does the right thing. i dont know. >> freedom! free at last! free at last! youre free! cant pull me down im free! >>...

>> its all right. i accept it for what it is. its gods will. i guess thats what im supposed to eat. >> though mckaskle has been writing to his girlfriend, heather pratt, who is currently incarcerated in the womens wing of the jail, he hasnt shared his conversion yet. >> i plan on. i dont think shell have a problem with. theres nothing shell be really able to say about it other than accept it, you know. i mean, i dont know. maybe she won. who knows. maybe that will push her away from me. that im ...

Careful of that one. >> absolutely. >> but sister. the -- the trickle down economics to hear a pope, speaking specifically about that. is surprising. it is surprising to me. did you see this coming, with pope francis? i didnt know who he was. having a concern for the poor. i hoped economic analysis would be with that, with concern for the poor. but to see it laid out so forcefully in the new document is really -- uplifting because, what he does is, he calls us all to conversion in some fashion. ...

Hes like, where i come from, you wouldnt even see a woman in a mosque, let alone speaking. >> when you say -- brian used the word turned. he had a turning toward christianity, he turned completely away from his family to the point where his father gave him a public funeral. his mother was severely beaten and eventually committed suicide because of all of this. in his mind, was this conversion completely worth it to date? >> it is. and hes out of prison now. hes been out for six years or so. he l...