let's face facts fred, you were a really respected senator.hairman of the budget committee. remember when we balanced budgets and cut taxes on risk-taking. within idea they may want to think about, there's -- one idea they may want to any about, there's expected to be a trillion that companies have in profits sitting outside of m. companies would like to bring in money home. the tax rights are -- the tax rates are so high they are investing in places other than america. i think the notion of letting them bring that money back at either a low tax rate or a one-time pass on that, would be a stimulus plan that would make some sense. it doesn't involve public money, it involves the money the companies have made, profits they can bring back and reinvest and maybe improve their workforce to buy plant and commit and things like that. and give them a greater sense of confidence so they are willing to jump in. this is something i would hope the president might think about. he's obviously not interested in cutting taxes. a program like that might be som

, i never knew fred.fan i just heard fred. but you know what? i liked fred. i liked his brevity and his crassness and his wit and i like the way he and his brother don played off each other on the air. but you know what i really like? the way each would wrap up that conversation on air. after the sin zingng don and frd close with three words. "i love you." the harassable, suddenly loveable. david hinckley of the "new york daily news" wrote of fred and i quote, "he came off as a cowboy, born after his time. a man who spent a lot of time riding the range hof his private thoughts. a love for a brother whose success he didn't resent, reciprocated by the successful brother eagerness to put him on because he didn't forget." you got the feeling that these two brothers had been through much. i suspect much bad, much hard. more than words could say. so they didn't really say it in the end, you just kind of got it. we could do worse than remember fred. i'm sure i speak for don and fred and their entire extended fam

fred? >> the tories are precious virtue, and not only it did vances the values that we have felt, it provides a greater stability for our societies, and it has democratized more of the privileges that the elites of your piece that had than anything else. i do not think liberty is a trivial thing to be dismissed as not that important. i think the question of when we do coerced civic service of our people, like in the jury duty service with you, we treat it seriously. you get informed, you get both sides of the argument. you have to listen for long periods of time, and then you can still abstain at the end from the jury -- from voting. all those safeguards which occurred in the few areas where we have civic duty are not abandoned him. the other civic duty we did decide as sid to the abandoned decades ago was the service to the draft. we did that because we did not think that were and was compatible with our principale of everett. the argument that we move into a society, i got your car before

fred harvey was sick. he had what we now call americanitis, american nervousness which is a ridiculous diagnosis of his day. and he spent much of the year in england, and his son ran the business. so the relationship between these two men, and we found be all their letters or back and forth to each other that were incredibly powerful especially when fred was dying and he was going all around the world trying to find a cure to the colon cancer that was killing him. people with aging parents are having the same conversation with their parents, it was uncanny. i was able to recreate fred in some ways through his son, and that was the part that was really a surprise to me. the things that surprise you in your research, you pitch a book, it's a historical book, you think you're pitch ago book about a known story, and one of the most amazing parts is when you find something it turns out no one ever knew or appreciated before. you could be going to the editor and the story's more complex, and the editor goes, i l

fred harvey was sick.he had what we now call americanitis, american nervousness which is a ridiculous diagnosis of his day. and he spent much of the year in england, and his son ran the business. so the relationship between these two men, and we found be all their letters or back and forth to each other that were incredibly powerful especially when fred was dying and he was going all around the world trying to find a cure to the colon cancer that was killing him. people with aging parents are having the same conversation with their parents, it was uncanny. i was able to recreate fred in some ways through his son, and that was the part that was really a surprise to me. the things that surprise you in your research, you pitch a book, it's a historical book, you think you're pitch ago book about a known story, and one of the most amazing parts is when you find something it turns out no one ever knew or appreciated before. you could be going to the editor and the story's more complex, and the editor goes, i li

fred harvey was sick. he had what we now call americanitis, american nervousness which is a ridiculous diagnosis of his day. and he spent much of the year in england, and his son ran the business. so the relationship between these two men, and we found be all their letters or back and forth to each other that were incredibly powerful especially when fred was dying and he was going all around the world trying to find a cure to the colon cancer that was killing him. people with aging parents are having the same conversation with their parents, it was uncanny. i was able to recreate fred in some ways through his son, and that was the part that was really a surprise to me. the things that surprise you in your research, you pitch a book, it's a historical book, you think you're pitch ago book about a known story, and one of the most amazing parts is when you find something it turns out no one ever knew or appreciated before. you could be going to the editor and the story's more complex, and the editor goes, i l

what i'm intrigued by, though, is that fred clark race. fred, who you had on last night. my sense is it looks like he's doing better than we expected and his numbers look pretty good right now. >> john, when you take a look at the six race that's are out there, you need three to get the majority in the senate. but if there were any races out there that you would pick the democrats are going to win this one, they're going to win this one, would it be if i'm correct here in the 18th district randy hopper and jessica king? jessica king should have a good chance at winning that tonight. >> yes. and -- and right now she's at about 46% with much of her best areas in the oshkosh area not in. >> okay. but this is a race. >> it's a real race. >> that democrats are counting on the victory tonight. >> got to have it. >> if randy hopper holds on here, it might not be a good night for the recall. the other expects hopeful victory for the democrats would be dan kapanke, the republican, being challenged by jennifer schilling. how important is this one? >> you can't build to your three w

fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is good we're moving from what they say i'll take the men's add execution chamber with a painting of six observation. when they first come out of the so they have this look on august thirty first if you've known him for twenty years and we've known for a long time have this local. disbelief that you're going to be one of them that's going to welcome him there he not hearing. legard he anything golden or like a mayor they wish he was somebody else you wish he was somebody else. well you said you walking up to the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness. as far as you know i seen one individual that once they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad they became weak in a knee you know they just kind of and the strap down teams for a step and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up and assisted him on to the gurney we looked at yo

fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is good we are moving from when they say i'll take the men's out the execution chamber with a payment of six also very strange also when they first come out of a so they have this look on their thirty feet if you've known for twenty years and known for the whole time they have as little. disbelief yet you're going to be one of. the it's going to walk i'm in there the night here and you know legard and yanni goldener like i'm in they wished it was somebody else you wish it was somebody who knows. and well you said you walk up to the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness. as far as you know the same one individual that once they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weak in the knees and you know they just kind of and the strap down team just reached up and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up and assiste

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fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution instead you were moving from the from the sale take the men's ad execution chamber where they came of six bob's restraint option on a first come out of a so they had this look on all your thirty five if you've known for twenty years and be known for one of the time we have this local. disbelief that you're going to be one of them but it's been a walk i'm in there you know here and you know legard me a new building or like i'm in they wish it was somebody else you wish it was somebody else. well you said you walk up to the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness. as far as you know i've seen one individual that was they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weak in the knees and you know they just kind of and the strapped down team just finished up and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up and assisted him

fred the oldest plans a procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is good you were moving from the one they say i'll take him and sad execution chamber with a payment of six all sort of restraint of when they first come out of the so they had his look on or thirty five known for twenty years and be known for a long time have his look at. this belief that you're going to be one of them it's going to work i'm in there and you know hank and you know legard he any day golden or like a man but i wish it was somebody you wish it was somebody who knows. well you said you walk most of the gurney they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness. as far as you know same one individual that once they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weakened in the evenings and you know that he's kind of and strapped down payment for a step and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up in a system under the gurney we

fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is scheduled we're moving from from they say oh take the men's ad execution chamber with a payment of six. officers restrained all when they first come out of this they have this look on like i said if you've known him for twenty years and be known for a long time they have this look. disbelief that you're going to be one of them that's going to walk i'm in there you know hank you know legard he anything golden or like a main they wish he was somebody else you wish he was somebody else and like i said you walk mokhtar the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of. stress maybe nervousness but as far as you know same one individual that once they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weak in the knees you know they use canada and the strap down team's history step and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up in a system on to the gurney

fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is good you were moving from when they say oh take human sad execution chamber with a payment of six cops are very strange also when they first come out of the so they have this look on their thirty five if you've known for twenty years and be known for a long time we have this look. disbelief that you're going to be one of them that's going to walk i'm in what are you not hank and you're not a legard and a golden era like a mayor they wish it was somebody else you wish it was somebody else. but you said you walk a mile or the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness but as far as you know i seen one individual that once they entered the door to the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weak in the knees you know they just kind of and the strapped down pain just raised up and grabbed him by the arm and you know just held him up and assisted on t

fred raises a fair point. mandatory voting will require more resources to enforce, and sent people like jehovah's witnesses, people who are too ill to vote. you creating an expensive bureaucracy, and is there a risk of unintended consequences is it risk of unintended consequences? >> we've had at times italy and bolivia, and i have not seen any specific instances where governments selectively punished those from the other party. any more than governments now which administer parking regulations decide they're going to enforce parking tickets against those whose license plates tell them live in a part of a city that wouldn't be voting for them. that's not likely to happen. as for the enforcement, it costs money. a trivial sum in relationship to a $14 trillion economy. but what we also know is it you look at the system for enforcing parking tickets, for example, this is not a difficult thing to do. you know who is on your voter registration roles. you know who shows up. you know whether they've sent in a letter

to my left is fred smith. on behalf of all the debaters and the audience, i want to thank ralph nader for pushing our imaginations when it comes to taboo topics, a series beginning today. how many times can talk shows debate budget deficits when there is such a deficit of conversation about scores of other issues? here's one. can america state and exceptional democracy if non- voters outnumber voters? voting is probably the preeminent trade aspect of what we regard as a democracy. how can you have a government by and for the people unless people vote, as we're seeing now in the middle east. in 1789, as norm recalls, turnout was extraordinarily high, but only white males could vote. now it is nearly the reverse. there is more universal suffrage on paper, but the turnout is very low in this country, certainly compared to the 80% turnout in the 1800's. i ran in late new york city primary where not 80%, not 40%, but 8% turned out to pick usually the winner in an all- democratic city. let's turn to the topic at han

fred the oldest planned the procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is good you will move from the from the sale take humans out the execution chamber with a payment of six. strand of when they first come out of the so they have this look on others and if you've known him for twenty years and known for a long time we have a smoke. disbelief that you're going to be one of them but it's going to work i mean are you not here and you know legard and a new governor like a mayor they wished it was somebody else you wish it was somebody else. i said you walk most of the gurney and they look at you because they don't know they've never done this before there's a sense of stress maybe nervousness. as far as you know saying one individual that once they entered the door of the chamber the nerves got to him so bad that they became weak in any case you know they just kind of and to track down payment for a step and grab them by the arm and you know just an assistant on to the gurney they look at you like for some direction

>> i think rick perry is more energetic than fred, and i think all the reporters like fred thompson because was good with a quip and so forth, but i covered fred thompson's launch in iowa and he barely wanted to get on the stage he was so against doing it. rick perry, the only thing that's holding him back is whether he wants the national scrutiny, but he's hungry for it. >> howard fineman, editorial director for "the huffington post" and msnbc political analyst. thank you for coming in tonight. >>> over the weekend, the war in afghanistan roared back into the news after 30 u.s. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash. why did the secretary of defense say it is a reminder that we are at war in this country? that's in tonight's rewrite. >>> and later, michele bachmann supporters are outraged over a "newsweek" magazine cover they think makes their candidate look, quote, their word, crazy. that's coming up. >>> 30 americans soldiers died when their helicopter crashed in afghanistan. in tonight's rewrite, why does the obama administration think we need to be reminded that this is a country a

fred, are you able to hear me? >> reporter: yes. >> fred, it's kyra, are we connected?>> okay. fred, it's kyra, can you acknowledge that you hear me? it's kyra. okay. we're going to still try to connect with fred there in benghazi. sara sidner, are you still with me at the checkpoints in tripoli? >> reporter: i am. yes, i am, kyra, i can hear you loud and clear. >> all right. so sara, what is your -- we were reporting this exodus -- >> reporter: i'll give you a quick update. >> okay. >> reporter: the expo dulles is more and more and more. we did not see this yesterday. residents stayed in their home. they would scream and yell at the rebels, cheering them on. now we're seeing a major -- hold on a second. hold on a second. we can still hear you, sara. >> reporter: whoever is speaking in my ear, i need to listen to kyra. what we're hearing from the national transitional council is they're saying the rebels have taking control of 80%. if that is the case, we are wondering why so many people are leaving the city, and their faces are tense. they don't want to speak to us on

i'm fred roggin. >>> sometimes going viral isn't everything it's hacked up to be. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, there's no such thing as an american flag that isn't special. but some are more special than others. you're watching "early today." >>> on this thursday morning, welcome back to "early today." no umbrellas are needed in the west. billings, montana, maybe a shower or storm. also, southern arizona and the portion of new mexico, an isolated shower. so everybody else is going to have a good deal of sunshine once we get rid of the coastal clouds getting into the 70s yesterday, like san fran and l.a. not much change for florida. warmer in portland, 81 degrees. if you are watching us on kntr news source 16, eugene, oregon, many styles of dance are featured in america. a tribute shall we dance is your pacific event of the day. if you want to do a little swing dancing, i cans to you around a bit. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it turns out being an overnight teen sensation does

fred over here chose not to have it. ♪ me, i've got a plan. fred he uh... fred what is your plan?look like i have a plan? not really. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. for a free brochure, call the number on your screen. >> back live the president is asking and praising the compassion of the american people. neighbors helping neighbors particularly here in new york where you had 300 thousand people evacuated. there were only some i don't remember the exact number but tens of thousands went to shelters. the vast majority were taken by family and friends and by compassionate americans and the institution that really epitomizes our country american red cross bill lengther is the national spokesman. thank you for being with us. what have you been doing and what do you need? >> we have 27,000 people last night in shelters about 500 shelters up and down the coast. we have thousands of volunteers who have deployed out here. they are working hard. once the water is clear and it is safe we will be doing assessments finding out people's needs and helping those needs.

i'm fred roggin. >>> can the apes hang in there at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's an animal we all take for granted until one falls into a 15 foot well. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning to "early today." a look at your weekend forecast. the interior west will be warmer than the last couple of days. 96 in boise, 95 salt lake city. vegas and phoenix your typical summer heat. we still have morning clouds to deal with. as you look at saturday, clouds will increase a little bit in the northwest. a little system trying to move in, a little frontal system. temperatures will continue to be on the mild side in the interior. coastal areas still cool. best i can do for you in san fran, 62. if you're watching us in seattle, washington, in nearby tacoma, eegyptian artifacts at the search for the essential mummy at the washington state historical society. that's your event of the day. >>> sounds good. >>> now here's an early look at headlines in entertainment. a cl

here is nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. first place red sox had the night off and the yankees took full advantage, taking on the angels, robinson cano at the plate and that one is not coming back. a grand slam gave the yanks a 6-2 lead. new york won it 6-5, now a game back in the al east. albert pujols, a one-man wrecking crew, a perfect 4 for 4 and a home run. st. louis behind milwaukee in a 5-2 win. nothing going right for the mets this season. tied with two at the padres, grounded to short, easy play for tejada, he booted it. padres won it 3-2. tiger woods stumbled last week at bridgestone. yesterday at the pga championship he fell flat on his face. after a great start the wheels simply fell off. tiger couldn't hit a fair way but had no problem hitting everything else, the tall grass, water, sand, five bogies, three double bogies, worst opening mound at a major. steve stricter is your leader at seven under. >>> finally we've held you in suspension long enough. there was nfl football last night. it was a welcome sight. th

district 14, in portedge, wisconsin, luther olson, hasn't been challenged in 16 years, being charged by fred clark, the democrat, it's a 45-minute wait to vote at this moment. the vote total is greater than that of the governor's race and greater than that of the most recent supreme court case. keep in mind, in this district, a democrat has not won in 114 years. this is remarkable political stuff that is unfolding here in the badger state. it is something that the entire country is watching right now. nowhere else have six representative senators been challenged at this level, and the amount of money that's poured into this state, and lawrence, i really do believe this is really the first big test of the influence that the supreme court decision of citizens united is going to have at the state level, and it is a template in many ways for the progressives around this country to put together a model as to how they are going to fight it. i have talked to a number of grassroots workers today that have told us they think the ground game by the progressives to beat back these six republican senato

they decided to take a swim. >> did you see those waves, fred? >> yes.hey tdid okay. >> some of the most compelling, dramatic video has come from you, our own cnn ireporters. josh levs has been combing through different videos. judging from the map behind you, mr. levs, i know they're coming in from all up and down the east coast. i think it's so important. i don't want to forget north carolina. what are you seeing from there? >> good point. in fact, we just got a new picture from north carolina. we just teased before the break. i'll tell you about it. you can witness destruction before your eyes. look at this. from our ireporter chet stewart. furniture and debris from his neighbors' homes that washed up in his front yard. this is over in nags head, north carolina. think about that. i've covered flooding in north carolina before. times when there was one inch of a stop sign sticking out of the water. there's nothing like seeing the destruction after these gushing waters have come through and realizing these were people's homing, livelihoods, parts of des

house speaker john boehner selected jeb penserling of kansas and dave camp and fred upton from michigan. all six gop picks for the panel are conservative and all oppose tax increases. house minority leader, nancy pelosi is required to name her three members by next week. now, meanwhile, a new poll this morning suggests an overwhelming majority of americans have little or no confidence in washington's ability to fix the country's economic problems. that number is 73% according to the "washington post" poll. that's up from 52% last fall. when asked about the s&p downgrade that led to this week's market volatility, 52% said it's a fair assessment of the u.s. financial situation. so who's to blame for the downgrade? according to the poll, 36% point the finger at republicans, while 31% blame president obama and the democrats. last night on "hardball" with chris matthews, chris asked former new mexico governor, bill richardson what the president and lawmakers need to focus on next. >> i think the president has to shift the discussion away from debt. we've had a ten-year debt program that he a

>> fred, i don't think the as fascinating case and i think it was a set-up case. don't think this guy generally wanted to attend. but in any event, under the act, under the act, if it's a place of public accommodation, they must provide interpreters. that is what the law says and that they have not done it, they have violated the law and avery's right. i think it's going to come down. he's going to be successful here, but i think it's a ridiculous case. give me a break. this is ridiculous. >> i think he's prejudice against nude, deaf nudists or something. >> still want to communicate even if you're at a nudist camp, right? verbally. you don't want your body to say everything. >> you've got to use your fingers to do it. >> okay. we're not done with you. we've got other cases involving of course, the name is back. casey anthony and the emergency petition -- yeah, i know. you haven't heard it in a couple of weeks, right? the case is not over. it's taking another turn. the emergency petition that her lawyers have now filed. see you in a few minutes and rebel forces ar

just like fred he is trying to use his feet to stop the truck this. video from the car following him obviously. the driver knew the brakes didn't work but he drove the truck anyway. he actually makes it through the intersection here believe it or not but eventually he hits four cars and, well, that stopped him. and that stopped him. they arrested him. >> yeah. wow. wilma!! talk about pedal power, huh? >> no kidding. bam-bam. >> i thought i had some mean bunions and callouses. live cbs 5 weather camera looking from mount diablo to dublin where today's high was only in the 70s and 80s. visibility unlimited at this time. the winds are blowing out of the west 10 to 20 and occasional gusts stronger than that. this is our live cbs 5 camera now in the city by the bay, the city of san francisco looking out toward the transamerica building where we have a lowering ceiling at this time. you know, just a couple of minutes ago the temperature was 59 degrees in san francisco but because of this deepening marine layer the temperature continues to drop. look how far

that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> scouts are going to scramble to find out who thatguy is. for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with a look at the weather channel forecast. >> i can't believe fred would even say i'm not sure if this is real or not. impossible! >> anything is possible. >> no, no. you can't even hit it off one to hit another one. >> maybe you couldn't. >> no, lynn, no. there's a lot of bored men out there that do stupid things but that would be off the charts. there's no way. good morning, everyone. if you're just joining us from new england, we had thunderstorms roll through last night. today is going to be similar in the morning hours, dry, sunny, warm, the humidity levels are not too bad, but the clouds will be moving in. the rain that's now out for buffalo and pittsburgh will be moving through new england and the mid-atlantic later today with showers and thunderstorms. that's why your forecast has the sun first and then the showers and storms. temperatures will be a little lower today because the clouds will b

fred over here chose not to have it. ♪ me, i've got a plan. fred he uh... fred what is your plan?i look like i have a plan? not really. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. for a free brochure, call the number on your screen. introducing the lightning-fast, 10-inch samsung galaxy tab. stay up to date, entertain yourself, and enrich your knowledge like you've never imagined. only at verizon. built so you can rule the air. . . >> jamie: a new poll shows rick perry taking the top . . >> jamie: a new poll shows rick perry taking the top tier along with presidential hopefuls and mitt romney and congresswoman michele bachmann. many donors are on the sidelines perhaps waiting for a late comer to jump into the race. is the field set or is there room for one or two more? so, jason, who is the front runner now, coming out of iowa where bachman won narrowly over ron paul and knocked tim pawlenty out of the race? >> i think that romney remains the front runner, but also remains the weak front runner, up until now he's been able to run a general election campaign, ignoring

i'm waiting for the launch of the fred thompson 2.0 candidacy. dave weigel, political reporter for slate.com, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> earlier today, the new york attorney general was kicked off the committee leading the foreclosure settlement negotiations with major banks. that's right, the attorney general where the financial crisis started is no longer on that committee. that's coming up. >>> and earlier today as part of his four-day event in jerusalem, glenn beck delivered a keynote speech he himself called a game changer. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy?

here is fred rogan with all your morning head leans. >> reporter: good morning. david ortiz wasted no time. they beat the rangers 13-2. cocoa crisp knocked the yanks out of first place. his second bomb gave them a lead. they win it 6-4. rockies and astros tied at 10. rodriguez, in came a run. rocks won 7-6. if you have a 3-d tv, this one is for you. the camera followed it and followed it and here it comes right in your living room. fly ball into foul territory. he tumbled over the wall. marlins beat the reds 6-5. foul ball down the line. baltimore overran it. he managed to reach up and snag the ball with his bare hand. way to play baseball. mar lens beat the twins. former cy young winner mike flanagan passed away yesterday. a member of the world series team. he was found dead at his maryland home. he was 59. >>> finally, the kids who play for the love of the game, california and montana in extra innings. walkoff home run, first pitch of the inning. montana advances. they will play either pennsylvania or california on saturday. that's your early look at sports. i'

fred imus, dead at age 69. >>> hello, it's "the five 5:00 e east coast. i scared the heck out of bob. i'm dana perino, with bob beckel, andrea tantaros, judge andrew napolitano and greg gutfeld. perhaps no one feeling the heat more than president obama. "wall street journal" columnist asks is obama smart? even the "new york times" is questioning his agenda now. plus, london ablaze. riot and looting taking over the street. we have the latest as fears of continued violence increases. and what al gore thinks of the global warming skeptics. >> [bleep] >> dana: more of that wild rant coming up. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> dana: president obama facing harsh criticism today and on experience i know negative coverage comes in waves that often happens in the white house. off story, you need to let it burn out but some of the coverage would make a former press secretary want to crawl under the desk. i want to point out even the "new york times" said today in an editorial that anyone hungering for a robust vision to invigorate the economy and increase employ

>> well, probably just touched on some of it, fred. as i was roaming the grounds there are musical acts, barbecue pits. i saw a poodle dressed in a campaign t-shirt. you see a lot of that. but the importance of that is, hey, these candidates want to get their supporters out. they want to keep them happy obviously. most importantly they want them to vote. they want them to go into this voting behind us and vote so they can have a strong showing here. a lot of the candidates, herman cain, went by his campaign, he was up there leading a group in pray, michele bachmann has an enclosed tent and counted, fred, the line snaked so far back, actually counted, it took me 200 steps to get from the front to the back. a few people in line were saying, look, we're willing to wait a few hours to get up here. it is important that these candidates have their supporters out here, enthusiastic just like that. >> and so, you know, shannon you didn't mention tim pawlenty or rick santorum. is the pressure on them in particular to really do well in order to

fred over here chose not to have it. ♪ me, i've got a plan. fred he uh... fred what is your plan? not really. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. for a free brochure, call the number on your screen. we take it on ours. this summer put your family in an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz now for an exceptional price during the summer event. but hurry, this offer ends august 31st. >>> i'm ed schultz reporting live from madison, wisconsin. on "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." i've got a feeling we're not going to be leaving here tonight until we have the last word. three republicans have been victorious tonight and an effort to recall three of the republicans has failed on the part of the democrats. and also we have got one democrat who has won in the recall effort, and that's jennifer shilling in district 32. but in the two other districts, district 18, jessica king and randy hopper are locked neck and neck, too close to call. and in district 8 alberta darling and sandy pasch are very close as well. pasch leading 51% to 49%. that was the last number w

but he'll have people draft it, fred. in addition to the one issue avery raised, there is another, i think, substantial issue on appeal. and that is the fact that the very trial judge who tried the case was the same judge who issued a warrant which allowed all of the police to walk into the premises there, into the ranch, raid homes, take 400 people out, interview them, remove photos and tapes -- >> you're saying there's a convict of interest here? >> what i'm saying is that warrant that was issued was based on a hoax phone call. a phone call which was a joke by someone. and therefore if that warrant is found to be defect i, all the material gained from the ranch is going to be stricken from the record, it's going to be reversed and there could be a new trial. >> no. >> no on that, avery? >> no objections to it, fredricka. >> let's move on to the dominique strauss-kahn case. we're talking about the accuser in this sexual assault criminal case is now filing a civil suit. richard, why would an accuser -- why would anyone wa

>> i think so. >> fred clark, great to have you with us on "the ed show." you are challenging luther olsen who has not had competition for years on end. it's been 16 or 17 years he's not had competition? >> in his career. go back 116 years and you can't find a democrat that's represented that district. you can't. how do you feel going into it? >> i did my own poll at a corn roast. in two hours greeting folks in line to eat sweet corn, i shook hands and said hi to folks. everybody knows this race. they are planning to vote. people are engaged like they haven't seen in years and years. >> do you think what happens today on wall street and what's happened in the market in the last few weeks is going to be a motivating factor for turn out? do people view this as wall street versus main street? do they see the severity of the outcome and what it means for the rest of the country? >> the lessons people can take from wall street, in washington, the elected leaders cannot work together and took this to the brink before crafting a deal that no one was happy with at

in my family it's uncle fred.not making him up, he lets us know, often with a real sense of urgency, that president obama is secretly a muslim, not a citizen, and is dangerous for america. in south carolina, the chairman of the tea party took it further than my uncle fred would go. on her public facebook page she wrote about throwing first lady and president obama out of an airplane and making 256 million people very happy, pass it on. bill clinton was president when the internet and the conspiracy theory changed the way we dealt with it was changed the way we look politics. at politics. but there feels like there's something new happening here. the internet provides a certain shield of anonymity that involves people to publish mean spirited and unfact-checked statements. as apparently are negative comments about my hair, but the e-mails from my uncle fred and the facebook posts by the sumter tea party feels like no-holds bar politics that assumes because we disagree with something, they are not just our opponent,

fred is retired now but brought johnny and then and he would yes of he had big he had but i mean you know he is guilty he he done it they were no two ways of bad it and. so nice interesting but they if and we kept him on death row nto such time as it was time to execute him and then we executed. once they come through that though were they no good. they don't have to get on that i will mail two ways about it and so there it is crawl up on title. what was going through sean's mind during his final moments. when an execution takes place says are injected from this room through these holes in the wall the state recruits three citizens to carry out this task the law guarantees that they remain anonymous. during the entire execution only the guards are in direct contact with the condemned prisoners. tim guarded the inmates during their final hours. lane was one of the guards that would strap them to the gurney. dark as well. jane would bring the lethal chemical and see that the execution ran smoothly. for the oldest procedure. eight nine minutes before the execution is scheduled we're mov