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Liz winstead the co-creator of todays show. sam, what is the consistency here in their argument that, you know, the park guards and going after the ww 2, theyre good pr, but dont they know that that was a measure imposed by ted cruz. >> reporter: the broader point is what you touched on earlier is all these separate things they wanted to fund, whether it was nih, whether it was head start, all these things are limited in funding by the sequestration levels that they adhered to. so theres limitat...

Devotion on that far away field, as one of his fellow soldiers later said, will did things that nobody else would ever do and did it for his guys and everybody on the ground to get them out. thats why after i called will to tell him he would be receiving this medal, one of the first things he did was to invite to the ceremony those who fought alongside of them. i would like all of those who served with such valor alongside will, army and marines, please stand and be recognized. [ applause ]

With each other while in battle. they really do become like blood relatives. theyre willing to lay down their lives, even if the person is not a close friend. weve heard this in different medal of honor stories. even if its just another soldier that theyre not even that close with. >> lets take a listen. here we go. >> more than two centuries, you have blessed our nation, the dedicated and selfless soldiers in uniform stand ready to defend our nations freedoms. as we honor captain will swenson f...

Soldiers. how common is that? >> its not very uncommon, truth be told, especially when it comes to a captain looking after his men or somebody in a leadership position calling. i found in reporting on the military, especially after battles like this where men and women are tragically taken, there really is a lifelong devotion to those who survive, especially the family members. a lot of times they feel like theyre completely alone. so its not out of character, from what we hear about captain swe...

And monument to those who had given their lives. and on november 18th, 1963, that land was dedicated. the keynote speaker for the event was edward everett and everett spoke for more than two hours and then he was followed by president abraham lincoln, who spoke for only two minutes. lincolns gettysburg address remains the most forceful argument of the key values that binds all americans. of course, the president said, fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought fourth on this continent a ...

Senator ted cruz this american moment. unfortunately the moment was cut shot when cuccinelli ran out of the event to avoid being seen with this guy. >> the moon might be as intimidating as obama care. eight white castle restaurants a year. i like the burgers. my father invented green eggs and ham. >> well a photo op is too risky with cruz these days. instead cuccinelli has a more respectable side kick. >> homosexuality is a horrible sin, it poisons culture. it destroys families. it destroys soci...

Preparation, and just the enormous skill and daring and devotion these operators have. with the unexpected and when that does occur. >> you said something that really resognated with me. you talked about how they keep others alive on the ground. looking out for a suspected terrorists family and so forth. ive noticed in what you said about this on fox news channel, this is very different than using a drone. >> well, it is. weve used drones almost as an instrument of choice and certainly, the horr...

>> you writer? >> im a writer, yes. [ speaking hebrew ] >> mazel tov. >> mazel tov. o any kind of devotion. certainty is any enemy. im all about doubt, questioning onesself and the nature of reality.

Power. but that doesnt make me any less jewish, i dont think. these guys sandbagging me at the wailing wall, they dont seem to think so either. >> only half. >> jewish? >> yes. >> you writer? >> im a writer, yes. [ speaking hebrew ] >> mazel tov. >> mazel tov. thank you, gentlemen. >> ive never felt so much like im massacre kaeding as something im not. i am instinctively hostile to any kind of devotion.

>> ooh. >> bar mitzvah. mazel tov. >> thank you, gentlemen. >> ive never felt so much like im masquerading as something im not. im instinctively hostile to any kind of devotion. certainty is my enemy. im all about doubt. questioning ones several in the nature of reality, constantly. when they grab hold of me in a totally nonjudgmental way, essentially, gods happy to have you. here you go, oh, man, you know? my treachery is complete.