>> richard who works with us in makeup had a great line. he said santa claus is what every child needs him to be and the children gets to define santa claus, not some tv commentator. >> that's well said. i wish our public policy could express that in terms of the humanity of our poor children. >> at christmas, there ought to and greater capacity to slow down. the new york times series on the homeless children in new york city, it makes you think how could a country this powerful, this wealthy, not find a way to bring itself together. >> but it's, christmas brings out everyone's anxieties, though. that's the weird thing. >> i want to thank cornell west. go to facebook or twitter to weigh in on our fire back