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Hateful of stupid speech is in america, it's protected. the first amendment still breathing, so whether it's a cartoon contest that offends radical islamists or a flag burning that offends patriots or a sculpture which offends christians, it's speech and it's protected under the first amendment. progressives pushed back on the free speech argument suggesting drawing a a cartoon of mohammed goes too far. they say it becomes hate speech or fighting words. they're dead wrong. free speech is protected no matter how inciting it may be. we worry offending muslims overrides our own constitutional rig...

Despite today's selling the president wants to get spending. he'll be talking about more bailouts during the three-day travel blitz across the country but democrats say he's got his bragging rights here. he is the president. things have improved. she is the director of the accountability project and we saw her at some flag burning. i'm kidding. >> thank you for having me. >> do you think the president is in his rights to talk about more spending? >> i do. i think that the stimulus had a significant impact on our economy, as did t.a.r.p. i'm willing to say that. over the past quarter we saw tha...

Leader of the senate. >> and that's it. that's what he wants. >> i think so. >> he wants to be howard baker, bob dole. he's not interested in the presidency, not interested in anything else. he is very much interested in public policy and legislating. and if the republican party suddenly took a moderate turn, i think he would turn with it. >> what -- is there an issue that drives him more than any other? what is -- i always am curious, what's the burning passion for him personally on a given issue? >> well, the only issue on which he has shown great continued passion is campaign finance reform...

Numbers. >> the biggest concern is getting that base out. >> the question is, will we see him. he was in michigan again. will we see him delivering this message in alaska, montana, arkansas? let's move on. a big supreme court decision yesterday. a lot of people complain about all the money in politics. another decision yesterday for the supreme court essentially saying free speech means you can spend almost whatever you want on campaigns. he put it this way, if the first amendment protects flag burning, it surely protects political campaign speech despite popular opposition. >> the short term,...

U.s. explains their behavior, which india termed barbaric. he did add, that, neither side wants this to get out of control. they're both very important allies for each other. he added these things happen in a friendship sometimes, but it's very important for a friendship, the whole point of a friendship is that it survives a difficult test like this. >> we have seen flag burning, security barricades removed from outside the u.s. embassy in new delhi. what is the mood like today? >> reporter: it's much calmer today. i went by the u.s. embassy here in new delhi a few hours ago, it's very peacefu...