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>>. >> john: lawyers criticize me for criticizing lawsuits. as a libertarian they say i should like to lawsuits. they are market solution to problems, a private remedy. that is better than one size fits all government regulation. the private lawyers will punish the bad guys and get compensation for the victim. that is logical and i once believed that. consumer reporting, i would turn to personal injury lawyer. i felt self-righteous. we were the good guys fighting corporate bullies but now i watch the lawyers work. for every person a lawsuit helped, to thousands of others are hurt. now i realiz...

Second, financial reporter sandra smith in the middle because she wells neither left nor left. and on the left, bob beckle, the judges will pick their favorite three budgets. and just like on "american idol," the audience will pick the winner. since i can't give record contracts to the winner, our winner gets an emmy i won for consumer reporting. i don't know why you would want this. [cheers and applause] it's the only thing i have to give out. now, before we get into the budget proposals, what are you judges looking for? david? >> you mentioned the word entitlements of there was a time in our...

Second, financial reporter sandra smith in the middle because she wells neither left nor left. and on the left, bob beckle, the judges will pick their favorite three budgets. and just like on "american idol," the audience will pick the winner. since i can't give record contracts to the winner, our winner gets an emmy i won for consumer reporting. i don't know why you would want this. [cheers and applause] it's the only thing i have to give out. now, before we get into the budget proposals, what are you judges looking for? david? >> you mentioned the word entitlements of there was a time in our...

Maryland for a while until we get this cleared up. there is more corruption in maryland because of the state where you cannot take and you have agnew and all the politicians taking bribes because the press cannot do anything. >>neil: and did it bother you that in jumpism's effort to -- journalism's effort to be aggressive, they can go for the gotcha. >>guest: that is a problem. gotcha is good television. when i do consumer reporting and say i am a reporter, here is the camera, they will not behave the way they normally do if they cheat people so you go in with a hidden camera. and you just con...

Obligation to track it down. >> i agree. public money and in the restaurant, for npr you have less of an expectation of privacy. i have done this in consumer reporting where it wasn't public money involved. where it wasn't a private office. >> bill: bundo guy somebody stealing money. >> in this case abortion doctors telling women they weren't pregnant and they are and giving them fake abortions. >> bill: three dog night? that's you? >> i was younger then. >> bill: i'm sorry, i thought i was going to break "joy to the world." folks have to understand when there is a crime in play or malfeasance...