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This is not j.f.k.s party that is in charge. j.f.k. would never be part of that party. thank goodness were having these signs come out early. gives me respectfully -- last week i was scared. im hopeful now that the people are getting back to some type of rationale thinking, understanding and that were not all racist, we dont all hate each other and deep and thoughtful people and a very strong social fabric and we want america to be the best and greatest country in the world. we do that together,...

And the u.s. in particular, china and the u.s., is that an objective of kim jong-un, does he like seeing that? >> well, certainly it serving north koreas purpose, it serves their natural interest to divide and concur. so north korea is an outlier state, they are a division state, theyre dissatisfied with the status quo. theyd like to overturn the status quo in numbers that i just mentioned. when the communitys divided they can further their goals more easily. having a united front and strong coa...

Whos someone who supports donald trump and whats your understanding of why they support donald trump? >> so, you know, there are a couple of people i know who support donald trump. and their view is that washington is broken and you need somebody to shake this whole thing up. its like the people who say, i need to change that house, so im just going to burn it all down. its a level of frustration that suggests that no rationale thinking would pierce it. its a level of anger that is really connec...

>> the odds of you standing there with the big check are just north of zero. so, why do we buy a ticket? >> are you ready. >> scott hotel is part of duke universitys neuroeconomics team, exploring among other things why smart people make foolish decisions with their money. >> people dont buy a lottery ticket just because they have a chance of winning. they will buy a ticket because over the next couple days it allows them to fantasize what they would do if they won the lottery. in a se...