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Assassination of medgar evers the next day. its just event after event that really focused a national tension on the civil rights movement. perhaps in a way that it hadnt been throughout the country before. >> you know, to stans point, though, how did we -- where was the shift, if e story of the day was the fact that there was not violence, and today this is a speech and a moment that is remembered throughout our history and around the world, how did that shift happen? >> you know, thats a good ...

Dr. kings path was the right path. there were just grievances with him and roy wilkins, who was the head of the naacp, for example. stan mentioned bayyup ruston who did such an amazing job of bringing this whole coalition of people together. who talk about all these various issues. and of course, it was a day on which "the washington post," among other newspapers, missed "i have a dream." >> what?! >> covered the speech and other speeches. the lead story from that day was preoccupied with the fa...

Present. one of those continuing dr. kings work is his son, dr. martin luther king iii, reflecting earlier on how much work we still have to do to achieve his fathers vision from 50 years ago. lets take a listen. >> the vision preached by my father a half century ago was that his four little children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. however, sadly, the tears of trayvon martins mother and father remind...

Get rolled on a variety of legislation, ag bill, transportation bill, not because of democratic opposition but opposition in his own party, where spending cuts were too much for some or not enough for others. ive got to tell you if you want open warfare, civil war, try to see boehner suggest the sequester be canceled or cut back to get enough democrat votes to do something and he may not be speaker beyond that point. >> stan, i want you to explain something in laymans terms i had a friend of min...

Youll see short-term deal to get you through the night. >> stan painting a bleak picture meaning lots of late nights. the question is, is it ruining thanksgiving, holidays or new year? thats the only thing we dont know. we just know something will get ruined. stan, thanks for sharing your wisdom with us. >> my pleasure. >> quick update on beau bidens health. the delaware attorney general tweeted this photo moments ago with the message, touched by all your well wishes. thank you. nice evening in ...

Reported on. stan, a man who helped craft the budget on both sides of capitol hill, knows how this works better than anybody. first, here is what we know. once lawmakers get back, the smallest of windows to come up with a plan to fund government before it shuts down. neither side advocating a shutdown on the leadership ends but split on spending. they want to raise spending caps set by sequester. republicans say no. >> we now have a debt the size of our economy, which makes us look a lot like gr...

Markets and politics again. another day in the life of u.s. congress. stan as ive been telling you is an expert on the federal budget and one of the few people who worked on the staffs of the house and senate budget. for years he wrote the guy and currently director of financial communications, still writes a great weekly column. stand joins me now. stan, you paint add bleak picture, which is why i wanted to bring you on. it was a picture based in reality. explain the inertia factor basically a ...

Friend or foe, i want to know. scott wants to know, i am a republican who is in favor of obamacare. how do i get my co-workers off my back? very simple. tell your co-workers, scott, that you believe that people with preexisting conditions should be able to get insurance. that you have friends and people in your neighborhood that need to be able to cover their children until theyre 26. that obamacare is not about what party youre in. it is about the nation you live in. stan says, as an old white ...

Now, the tip of the day. one of the things that amazed me in researching my upcoming book killing jesus is how the nazarene presented himself. trying to get him arrested for blasphemy. for every verbal trap they set, jesus had a factual answer, a logical reply. and thats what we all should be aiming for in life. because that gives us credibility in our lives. heres a good example. courtesy of stan pe rea who lives in melbourne, australia. bill, youve lost the plot, mate. instead of calling out t...

Bill, youve lost the plot, mate. instead of calling out the naked racism oprah was exposed to, you say it was a foolish insult. very disappointing. sore the i truth hurts, stan. how do you know what oprah experienced was naked racism? you couldnt possibly know that because you werent there. right? could have been a misunderstanding. thats what the clerk says. could have been simple snobbery on the part of the woman. could have been stupidity. yet, there is no doubt that oprah experienced a fooli...