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Prime objective a connection between earth and heaven which is done through the medium of architecture and v very precise astronomical observations. the mayan calendar is itself a stunning technological device. it actually has more accurate estimate of the length of the solar year than we used to in modern western civilization. >> reporter: its amazing when you thing about it. you have light, magicians with the seasons and gee tri-. >> and unlike a lot of cultures in the middle east and europe w...

>> dana: more mysterys are waiting to be discovered. >> we have architectural excellence. but very complex. they like to go way back into the past and talk about the actions of the gods. >> i think we are looking at very different cultures than ours and doing things very different ways and under its prime objective a connection between earth and heaven which is done through the medium of architecture and very precise astronomical observations. the mayan calendar is itself a stunning technologica...

Soul-pluming experience, i hope. i think a lot of cartoonists could potentially do that. theres a number of cartoonists doing that, probably more than ever before in the history of the medium. >> we will a little sort of kerfuffle in the office this morning when somebody called it a comic book. i said, no its a graphic novel. is it wrong to call it a comic book? is there a fundamental difference? >> no, its fine. i prefer comic book because it strips away the pretension graphic novel brings to i...

>> and it sold. >> mike: you were telling about your brother, saying id rather live in europe, america is not that great. what do you say to him. >> i said we live in the greatest country in the history of civilization and to not recognize that is stunning to me. we live in paradise and people dont recognize it they havent seen the other side. >> mike: for sure. whats your medium today. what you are you going to do. >> acrylic on canvass and started with a drawing and fill it in like a coloring ...

And jobs and look at their top concerns. you know, if they have any optimism at all or any faith in their candidate, theyre going to have to think beyond the immediate economic issues p what else are they go to do in their presidency. i think that people have a more multi-dimensional view of the cap pain. >> lets talk media studies for a second. up until toepd everybody was talking about the election, the election, the election. now were talking about sandy, sandy, and talking about iowa, which ...

The president had a very intent look on his face. i wouldnt describe it as a mean look. i would describe it as a man looking for opportunities to strike. the, governor romney, it seemed to me has this benign default expression in which he appears to be interested most of the time. he has a slight smile on his face but not a smug one. i wonder if his was not the more attractive default expression because this kind of thing matters. martha: the importance of the visual medium in all of this. you m...

Umbrella over him as if he was mentally ill in some way, that was all part of an act? >> i couldnt comment on that cause i dont know that part. >> pete: you mean that was real? >> no, no. i couldnt comment on part of being in the shower. >> pete: okay. but the other part? >> yes. >> pete: why did he do that? >> why did he do what? >> pete: that mental illness act? >> well, he was trying to show people that this was an illness for him. but it really was something he did because he was doing that ...

To be going his way. and therefore, if hes too cautious he will look too laid back and might let romney, who can be ferocious in these things, as we saw in the newt gingrich debate. but theres so much damage to undo about himself before he gets to obama. the 47% comment and the whole image of somebody who doesnt care about the middle class and only the rich. he has to use the debate to repair that and only then can he pivot to obama, which is why he needs a long strategy. >> the last point is ri...

Here because the election seems to be going his way. and therefore, if hes too cautious he will look too laid back and might let romney, who can be ferocious in these things, as we saw in the newt gingrich debate. but theres so much damage to undo about himself for romney before he gets to obama. the 47% comment and the whole image of somebody who doesnt care about the middle class and only the rich. he has to use the debate to repair that and only then can he pivot to obama, which is why he nee...

Before he gets to obama. the 47% comment and the whole image of somebody who doesnt care about the middle class and only the rich. he has to use the debate to repair that and only then can he pivot to obama, which is why he needs a long strategy. >> the last point is right. its a difficult match between the venue, the medium in that debate and what he needs to accomplish, which is about seeming like a guy who cares about the middle class. theres ways to do that in ads and staging and all sorts o...