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The amish say the triangles violate their lifestyle. its an agent thats not working in kentucky where some claim the slow-moving bug dwis are on knox chus. for many an amish buggy conjures thoughts of a simple time, far from the angst of the modern world. but for some residents in mayfield, kentucky, theyre just annoying. >> i almost hit one coming home from work. >> you never know whos coming or going. >> theyre tearing up the roads with the steel wheels. >> reporter: you dont like to see these...

Because the da says they tie up traffic in the state of kentucky. eight men have been arrested for refusing to do so, and douglas kennedy has been on the source looking at this. >> reporter: hey, bill. yeah, the amish reject all technology and most progress. now, some in kentucky are rejecting them and their buggies. for many an amish buggy conjures thoughts of a simpler time, far from the angst of the modern world 6789 but to some residents in mayfield, kentucky, theyre just annoying. >> i almo...

Douglas? >> reporter: yeah, jon. the amish say the triangles violate their lifestyle. its an agent thats not working in kentucky where some claim the slow-moving bug dwis are on knox chus. for many an amish buggy conjures thoughts of a simple time, far from the angst of the modern world. but for some residents in mayfield, kentucky, theyre just annoying. >> i almost hit one coming home from work. >> you never know whos coming or going. >> theyre tearing up the roads with the steel wheels. >> rep...

Are we on? >> we are on. >> i speak of south carolinas governor nikki haley who is taking heat that all agency answer the phone by saying "itis a great day in south carolina, how may i help you? " a pair of democratic lawmakers say it is inappropriate and want to ban the cheery cheerio as long as certain pack feers hold true as long as the say the unemploy unemployment is 5% or higher, school funding is sufficient for the 21st century and "glee" is still on the air. said a state rep, quote, it i...

Shocked, i think is the word but theyre upbeat. theyre going to rebuild. its positive. the sense of loss for property but people. the death toll keeps going up. as a state rep im not in charge of emergency management but we keep getting calls from loved ones who think people are dead. the i.d.s have take an lom time on bodies and people that are missing and theyre sure theyre dead, ive fielded five different calls. theres not much you can say when people are looking for their child and somebody ...

Judge us all very, very harshly. >> representative steve simon a democrat in minnesota making the case this month against the anti-gay constitutional amendment in that state. that speech has been viewed more than a half million times on youtube. and how many state assembly speeches can you say that about? theres one other statement i want you to see before we bring out our guests for the interview tonight. this is state rep from minnesota. staff sergeant john creasele. he lost both his legs in a...

This is state rep from minnesota. staff sergeant journ creasele. he lost both his legs in an ied blast. he is a republican. what he said about this is raet rg really worth seeing. >> i went to iraq. i was in an incident and nearly died. i remember laying there and seeing my legs mangled and pretty much guaranteeing that i was a done deal. i thought thats where my life was going to end. i remember thinking of my wife and my kids. thats what crossed my mind. and thats what kept me fighting. this a...

Speeches can you say that about? theres one other statement i want you to see before we bring out our guests for the interview tonight. this is state rep from minnesota. staff sergeant journ creasele. he lost both his legs in an ied blast. he is a republican. what he said about this is raet rg really worth seeing. >> i went to iraq. i was in an incident and nearly died. i remember laying there and seeing my legs mangled and pretty much guaranteeing that i was a done deal. i thought thats where m...

Take one more look at this videotape. this one where wisconsin state assemblyman nick milroy is tackled on his way into the capitol yesterday. gets brought down to the floor by a uniformed officer. this will not be obvious from the tape, and in a way a small part of the story, but the guy tackling mr. milroy is not a member of capitol police, he is not even from the police department in the city of madison where the state capitol is. the guy who tackled that state rep is from the police departme...

In retrospect ill-advised. maybe im wrong and i hope i am. i have to tell you, my track record of direction has been pretty good in the last five years. im asking you as a nation, as a citizen. look at the facts and see the direction were headed. i showed you the economic news at the beginning of the program. i started with a plane crash. a state rep said i wish sarah palin would have died. have you heard of that, really? where is the outrage? the shame? the shame? if you look at the economic ne...