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And, and i have to let steve perry have the final word. listening to john and the reverend bash er reverend, knowing how we move forward, what's the most important point to make as we continue to follow this story? >> there have to be good ideas on both sides of the issue. the school board has to understand that if there's an entire group of people, not just a small group, who want to see this particular program reinstated, maybe there's something likewise, the naacp, let's listen to what they have to say. let's find a way to come together so the children find a way to benefit. this is a case ...

What happened? we had all those stories about resco. they said they would call all these witnesses and they never did. valerie. rahm emanuel. thank you. valerie jarrett. they are going to call all these people to show we tried to -- the governor tried to sell the senate seat. we heard all those things. they never called them. you guys in the media ought to get on their case. >> you media. letting the media have it. when we talk to john chase, he is the media. a reporter with "the chicago tribune." this has to be one of the most entertaining cases that you have ever covered. >> yes. i actually ...

Actually it has not met the goals it was set out to do? >> no, and john knows that's not the facts that we should be talking about. the reality is that across this nation we see resegregation. wherever we try to use selected real estate zones, we end up we resegregation, from los angeles to new york to pittsburgh, to mississippi, to right here in north carolina, and it creates pockets of poverty and misery, and we know that recession greated schools are the enemy of school excellence, diversity is the friend to school excellence. when the program was put in place, it was to move closer and to ...

Then these tapes show that me was than saying that privately. and that's just the political, you know, not the criminal. that's what it ended up being is, you know, rod blagojevich is happy to talk to the media and talk with the cameras. and talk all he wants when it doesn't -- didn't really matter. when it really matters when he is on the stand for this criminal trial, he decided i'm not going to do it. it might be the right move on his part. because the cross-examination was promising to be fairly devastating. >> it be will be inning to see what happens here. obviously you will be following ...

Minutes later after the camera shut off, he was -- >> it is entertainment. >> joking around with reporters. >> fits perfectly with the circus act. >> yes. i think i agree with that. >> john, you know, he -- blago is not one to not talk. as a matter of fact, he comes out of there and then has no problem holding a huge forum with the media and talking on camera. it is obviously -- he is not taking the stand because he's probably afraid of what might get thrown at him. >> yes. and -- you know, sources told the tribune and we reported today that, you know, when they were prepping him, in the last ...