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When i saw this, i was impressed with you and impressed by the crowd. you pay tribute to the men and women in the military and the crowd so appreciates that. why do you do that (applause) >> well, i have a profound, just appreciation for those that serve. i had a friend when i was young whose father was a p.o.w. for seven years in the vietnam war and when his father came home. i found him because of the way he was treated it made such a mark on me. we can never do this again. we can never treat our heroes with disdain and this way again, and so, i just made the determination that if i ever got...

>> you guys pipe down, no way your wives are going to let you go. mine won't let me go and i couldn't afford to be seen coming out of it anyway. what are hopes you have for vegasen its future, rita? >> i want everybody to come. because my-- this is a true story. my best friend, her daughter and her mother came and the three generations all had something they really, really enjoyed so i get so many families coming to my show and 21st birthdays, 60th anniversary you get it so i think there's something for everyone to enjoy and they say it's an imitation europe. in europe you can't go up to the e...

Impersonating turtle though. the i can impersonate. >> who can you impersonate? ♪ at last (applaus (applause) >> you may be a turtle, but even the audience is fast enough to pick up ella fitzgerald or beyonce where you are generationally. let's go to the audience, a question for terry on rita. >> jan from utah, i'd like to know which is your favorite puppet. >> easy to say, i am. >> actually i-- >> you're going to disagree. >> give me a second. my favorite was the cowboy that came in earlier. >> what? >> hey, do you know a sidekick? >> you'd be wonderful. actually it is i got him for

♪ red roses, too, i see them move for me and you ♪ ♪ and i think to myself, what a wonderful ♪ (applaus (applause) >> you know, one of the things-- i mean we've had a great time and that song is always to me encouraging and it reminds me, it is a wonderful world. one of the reasons that we came to vegas was because we wanted people to realize that entertainment is a very important part of america. regardless of whether you're on the left or you're on the right. we have the freedom in this country to laugh. we have the freedom to hear music, regardless of what kind of music it is and no...

Comedy superstar with rita ruddner, one of our favorites. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. >> you've been playing vegas for many, many years, i've asked a lot of people, tell me what's happened and changed over the years in vegas from your perspective. what do you think has been the most significant change? >> well, when i came, i think gambling was the thing everyone came to do and i first started doing my act here and people would laugh and go, ha, i los a lot of money, they stopped. couldn't get the rolling lather. now there are so many reasons to come to vegas, shop, eat at great restaurants ...