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Special ops in afghanistan? why are you here today, prosperous? who did it for you? >> i think there was a collection of things that i had. i think theres really three main things. one is education. i think my family was always very hard on education. in my family and never let that become any type of distraction in items of my educational. second thing was mentoring and role models. i had strong role models in my life that were going to make sure i made it through and always showed me there was...

So it really depends on your coping skills. addiction is generally about 50% genetic predisposition, which he has, and 50% how do you cope with life and what kind of support system do you have. >> and do you find prison ever helps somebody? can it be a good thing for him? >> yeah, this is a great question. and ive got a patient im dealing with this right now. is where do you go from a public health problem versus a criminal justice problem? and, obviously, drugs is a public health problem on man...

Youre a celebrity, youve got it all. whats your problem? why are you using drugs? it comes down to your specific situation. i have drug addicts that ive treated that are high-end celebrity that have no coping skills and no ability to deal with life. and they cant deal with just basic day-to-day functions that most of us can. ive also had people that have had horrific, horrific life sentences, so to speak, where theyve encountered every abuse and trauma known to man, and theyre okay. so it really...

Have some -- someone or people at home not giving the strength and/or looking at the child and saying, you know, how do you feel today? i think also that these kids have too much time in the room alone at home with the computer and this becomes very important to them. it becomes another life -- one that they disappear out of the home and away from the parent or the love caregiver. >> larry: dr. irving, what kind of kids get bullied? >> children who have low self-esteem, children like dr. cosby m...

Home and away from the parent or the love care giver. >> larry: dr. irving, what kind of kids get bullied? >> children who have low self-este self-esteem, children like cosby mentioned or who are depressed. and usually who do not have a support system at home. not only not have a support system at home, but if they see bullying at home, they maky cary it to the school. >> but also, the computer -- this is a new life that kids get into and want to join and want to be a part of. when they see thes...

Thats specific to black people. and to that end i think its difficult to talk about a black agenda which is completely divorced from the american agenda. the truth of the matter is things like education affect everyone regardless of race. health care affects everyone regardless of race. unemployment rates affect everyone, regardless of race. yet there is ethnic and racial disparities that should be addressed. and i think the president is doing a very good job of addressing all these issues. hes ...

Feel today. i think also that these kids have too much time in the room alone at home with a computer. and this becomes very important to them. that becomes another life, one that they disappear out of the home and away from the parent or the love caregiver. >> larry: dr. irving, what kind of kids get bullied? >> children who have low self-esteem, children like dr. cosby mentioned who are depressed, and usually who do not have a support system at home. not only not have a support system at home,...

Alone at home with a computer. and this becomes very important to them. that becomes another life, one that they disappear out of the home and away from the parent or the love caregiver. >> larry: dr. irving, what kind of kids get bullied? >> children who have low self-esteem, children like dr. cosby mentioned who are depressed, and usually who do not have a support system at home. not only not have a support system at home, but if they see bullying at home, they may carry to it the school. >> b...

Visits, and surgery. it didnt occur to us what kind of a support system this dog would be. >> before we got ilya, cole was on his own a lot. he cant go around and play with the other children. so ilya has been able to fill a big void in his life, being able to be not only a dog and a companion, but interactive companion. >> sarah: the pair became inseparable. >> he stays close by cole, sitting on the coach together. he stays with cole while he does his homework. he sleeps in bed with cole even w...

Folks basically the only platform on the right, theyve boxed the republican leadership into a corner. not even the leaders, everybody in the republican party in congress. if you dont cater to this audience, you get pummeled. and as david frum, very astutely noted, that has left no room for maneuvering for the republican legislators. and as you know, having worked on the hill, if youre going to be a legislator, you need some room. you cant just be at one corner of a big banquet room and stand the...