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show." when i first saw that videotape, i went, wow! we got to get that kid on tv. 10-year-old asean johnson. chicago public school advocate. speaking his piece. in 2014, "the ed show" got to know this young gentleman. his brother, chris, and wonderful mother, shoniese, public school advocate and worker. they joined us at the essence festival in new orleans, louisiana, also involved in the march on washington and also right here in our studios in new york city. asean is so much more than a political activist. asean plays football, basketball, xbox. but you know, i have never met a young man who was more determined to speak out for racial and economic justice at the age of 10 years old oh. he's a phenomenal kid. this makes asean johnson our top real person in 2013.
what's not fair is that the only people who really have choice in america today in regards to education are people who have the kind of money that you've got, or the people who sacrifice every last dime in order to make it for their kids. even though i'm a public school advocate. even though my kids went to school first through 12th grade, i was the first governor in my state whose kids went to public school in me home state. i ultimately believe mothers and fathers make education decisions, not governments. let's empower every parent to make that kind of decision. [ applause ] >> in the opening of tonight's show i talked about the luxuries afforded to ft. hood shooter nadal hasan. his ongoing trial makes me wish we had more judges like william young who sentenced the shoe bomber to life in prison. here's what judge young said to reed during the sentencing. i quote, you are a terrorist. you're not a soldier in any war,
kids. what is not fair, is that the only people who have choice in america today in regards to education are the people who have the kind of money you have got. or people who sacrifice every last dime to make it happen with their kids. i am a public school advocate. my kids went to public school and first governor in 50 years whose kids went to public school in my home state, but i still believe that ultimately mothers and fathers make education decisions and not government. let's empower every parent to make that kind of decision. >> in the opening of tonight's show. i talked about the lux rows afforded to fort hood shooter nidal hasan. we could have more judges like judge young who sentenced the terrorist to prison. he said you are not a soldier in
fathers we have had in the white house in recent memory. there have been a lot of dysfunction families in the white house but he keeps his promises. we are going to chicago. we'll go to chicago. he puts the kids before politics, getting them into a private school when she a public school advocate. honorable husband. he welcomes the mother-in-law in the white house. he's textbook perfect. gentle but firm, those three words should guide fatherhood. gentle but firm describes barack obama as a father. >> shannon: great marks for him but i hate to ask is there a president who hasn't been especially great father? >> many. many presidents are pretty terrible fathers. it's disheartening to study it. abraham lincoln was one of the greatest presidents and one of the worst fathers. he showed favoritism and publicly estranged from his first born son and told