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February 19, 2014
Some people bonkers mad. >> im still here. i believe i will rise again. we will build things and build families and build dreams. its time to get back to what america does best. >> i have a feeling the voice behind the ad he had it since he was like 4 years old. mike rowe sounds not only real clueless, but also corporate to me. shawn posted, i thought you were a good person but i just saw your ad that walmart paid for. youre a corporate suck, rowe. thats them, not us. what do you think of the ou...
February 11, 2014
Fidel castros failing health led him to hand over power to his brother, raul. after formally taking power, he initiated new reforms and offered to normalize relations with the united states. president obama has lifted some restrictions on travel. the strong anti-cuba lobby in congress and south florida has hampered further action. despite the fact that the president said just three months ago that u.s. policy towards cuba, quote, doesnt make sense. for years its been assumed that cuba cuban-amer...
February 10, 2014
>> nice meeting you. >> congratulations as well. good luck tomorrow. >> our "news nation" gut check on michael sam, possibly becoming the first openly gay nfl player. publicist told us at the top of the hour his coming out will improve his chances in the upcoming draft. do you agree. >> what does your gut tell you? first, though, something you may not have known as we celebrate black history month. next time you hop on the subway in new york or jump on the l in chicago, remember this man, grand ...
February 9, 2014
>> she doesnt realize the train is on the opposite tracks. mira tells her mom to hurry. then walks ahead to hold the door. >> i was in my own world. >> in an instant, she was off the platform. >> i just walked straight down there. >> krish hit this ground hard. >> i saw my son hitting head. >> they miss the potentially fatal third rail, but are trapped in a perilous spot. the next train is arriving at any moment. they desperately need help. >> there was no support to climb there and come out of ...
January 12, 2014
War on poverty. between 1960 and 2012, we saw a massive decline in the poverty among the elderly, going from 35% to 14. that is a program that works. thats a set of programs that have undoubtedly, substantially decreased poverty among the elderly. and because theyre untouchable, the third rail of american politics, its going to work for them. yet many republicans came out and kept saying, the war on poverty is a failure because there are so many poor people. and thats intellectually unfair and a...
December 31, 2013
Because it certainly didnt seem like they were in front of the camera. the right did jump all over this in of course the same month they defended phil robertson from "duck dynasty" for his own offensive comments. a double standard? >> i dont think so here at all. theres a third rail here and that is that youre dealing with a young baby, a black child. i look at this and say all right, what was the objective. was it to mock the romneys for actually adopting an african-american child because i thi...
December 17, 2013
So theres not an overwhelming majority of americans who support keeping the law as is. thats the counterargument. repelling the law is an uphill batting and an important point. obamacare is like other entitlements, medicare and social security. they have staying power because theyre entitlement programs, the third rail of politics and thats whats obamacare threatens to become, because there are few winners. most of us will be losers under obamacare and i believe everyone will be a loser in the l...
December 11, 2013
Short tenure so far as pope, have really struck a chord. they are things that we started to talk about a couple of years ago with the occupy wall street movement and arab spring. global inequality, poverty, you know, leadership roles for women and education, gay rights. these are kind of the third rail for the catholic church. he opened up some dialogue on these topics and in the meantime with a very simple message and very humble attitude has touched a lot of people around the world. >> we live...
November 10, 2013
>> i was all excited. oh, my god, the red train is right there. why dont we just go on this one. >> she doesnt realize the train is on the opposite tracks. mira tells her mom to hurry. then walks ahead to hold the door. >> i was in my own world. >> in an instant, she was off the platform. >> i just walked straight down there. >> krish hit this ground hard. >> i saw my son hitting head. >> they miss the potentially fatal third rail, but are trapped in a perilous spot. the next train is arriving a...
October 28, 2013
Surveillance, military tribunalses closed cia black site prisons and so on so the next president in this case, barack obama, wouldnt have to necessarily make a radical 180 degree turn. when obama took over, you walk in the office, things already moderated, compromised. you sit there every day and get somebody walking in, an intelligence person telling you here are the ways people are trying to kill you or americans today. do you really want to change these policies so drastically given that poss...