there's on organization called united republic that is trying to fight that. i would encourage you and others to go online. they are trying to fix the campaign finance system. however, your main point is dead on. the problem is that they buy power, wall street and others buy essentially purchase power and they are indifferent to parties. however, if you look at the weighting, they have contributed to this cycle in particular, this election cycle, they are putting their money behind a political party rather than the other one. also, an interesting report shows exactly how influence is done in washington. it's called the big bank takeover. how too big to fail has captured washington and i think unnortherly detail the state of affairs how wall street and you have to very carefully listen to the politicians and i would encourage you, bob, and others to do that. it is true that money is floating to both parties but disproportionately to one party. >> wall street ditches obama, backs romney from a couple of weeks ago and talks about how depocketed the financeers. >>

strapped municipalities here to break it all down for us as lay far as to get a reporter with united republics republic report republican report dot org welcome back thanks for having me so. just some really remarkable. talk about the this the partnership between the private camera makers and and the hole in the police unions of all things is that basically a kickback or it's an interesting dynamic and it's all driven by money police unions in states like iowa law enforcement agents i should say have become reliant on the revenue collected from the traffic cameras because part of it's dedicated to law enforcement for profit traffic light companies of course want lots and lots of money so they've formed a marriage of convenience you could say and they formed a lobbying coalition that's fought to expand these cameras all over the country what's worse is that this coalition between police unions and for profit. traffic light companies they're fighting laws that would say. traffic lights have to be installed for public safety instead of revenue right now let me just break that down for a moment if

and pony show makes a lot more sense here to break it all down for us is a giuliani reporter a united republic your public report and said welcome back great to be here so. the money behind the please sir may i have another what what what's the situation why were these senators making kissy face with jamie dunn cherie so imagine you got in some trouble you had to go before a court you had to explain yourself and they were investigating you but you were able to pay off the judge and jury i mean what kind of crazy world would that be unfortunately that's the reality of the u.s. congress and the federal government as a whole right now with the amount of money being thrown around it's really interesting you know senator craig senator corker both of these senators actually their top donor in this current election cycle was j.p. morgan chase if they were to grill jamie dimon in really go after him for the two billion trading loss then there's a huge possibility that money could be pulled away from that i mean once you're paying someone that much money they're obviously not going to grill you the num

this is kevin glass managing editor at townhall and communications and outreach coordinator for united republic and writer at republic report dot org gentlemen thank you both for joining me tonight let me ask both of you you know what you think in terms of the influence that money had in this election do you think that it's fair when people say that this was bought. well first is that fair share so you know whether you support or you support walker i think last night's election was very scary for a democracy and there's one reason why this was the most expensive election in wisconsin's history over sixty million dollars were spent actually seventy percent more than was spent in the two thousand and ten election and there's actually a obscure loophole in wisconsin law that allows incumbents to raise pretty much unlimited amounts of money from individuals so there are people writing hundred thousand dollars checks corporate executives are going to walk or obviously union supported their they don't have anywhere near as much support as corporations and large donors to walker but both sides are spe

and big money's rosie of influence our politics is lee fox investigative reporter with united republican republic report lee great to see it good to see time to have you back with us so what's the deal with rubio's chief of staff well in two thousand and eleven marco rubio recruited his chief of staff from the lobbying firm navigators global this is a big k. street firm with lots of corporate clients and that's. not unusual for an incoming republican and some democrats they all hired lobbyists from k. street to run their office what's unique about this is that marco rubio's chief of staff says our conda didn't actually sever all of his ties with that lobbying firm when he went to become a public servant under rubio documents that we obtained and published on our website show that he still owns stock. and his lobbying firm and he's receiving a stock buyback agreement that means as the firm succeeds he succeeds and he's received between fifty thousand dollars and one hundred thousand dollars in payments from that firm it's kind of the equivalent of his still being paid with stock options you get th

also plays into the whole westward expansion that the united states was undergoing at that time so really these were formative years for the young republic. united states. there was another spinoff war with native americans down in what is now alabama and mississippi where u.s. troops were led by andy jackson, you know, who later would be president, andrew jackson, the creek war, a civil war between two native american factions of the creek country. so these actions paved the way for a lot of states in the south and the northwest. >> who were some of the heros of the battle of ft. mchenry? >> well, george armistead, major george armistead. i'm dressed in the uniform of a major so he would have looked like this, major george armistead was in charge of ft. mchenry. he was a hero. my favorite hero was a man named sam smith who actually organized -- he was a senator at the time and organized the defenses of baltimore city, raising the money, just like -- like gerard did, but he did it for baltimore through the business community. john stricker was the commander of the american soldiers at north point, and we call these the rock stars of the

. >> and you know, i work for united republic.disclose our donors, so i'm not sure where koch is getting their facts. in 2009, they put out aggressive statements to the media, we have nothing to do with the tea party. now they say we're proud to support the tea party and we've also financed them. >> the tea party, maybe the one that, well, there's a lot that irritated. it's one of the ones that irritates me the most. to the extent the tea party was a grass roots movement that came up legitimately from folks who lost, but said i still have a voice, in that sense, i would support the tea party. not substantively, but in thinker right to have a voice even if you lose an election. but to the extent they are backed and funded by interests to make them appear to be grass roots when they are not, i find that much more distressing. >> right and it goes back to their point about their misinformation and their the at theatrics. >> so, despite the fact they don't disclose everything, we have some numbers. this is from the center for american

american images with irish images and the fact that the campaign for a free irish republic meshes with the idea that the united states is a republic. so it's very easy for irish people, at least, to imagine themselves as being good, loyal irish men and women and being good americans, the two identities are merging, coming together. >> would the americans have seen them pushing for a republic as proof that like not the civil

pledge allegiance to the flag of the diocese of america and to the republic for which it stands -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. can we approve that meeting minutes? without objection. are there any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: could you read it the special order? >> the opportunity for the mayor to engage in formal policy discussion and answering eligible questions from supervisors representing the even districts. the president will begin on -- begin by recognizing supervisors from district 4, 6, 8, and 10. discussion shall not exceed five minutes per supervisor. supervisor chiu: mr. mayor, welcome to your favorite time of the month. are there any comments you would like to make? mayor lee: i would like to acknowledge the board on their hard work that they have started. i look forward to working with you and meeting with the committee as you deliberate on the final outcomes of our first two-year budget. i also want to take the opportunity today to ment

there is a new organization called united republic that is trying to fight and it changed that.ld encourage you and others to go online. they are trying to fix the campaign finance system. your main point is dead on. wall street and others is centrally by power and art in different to parties. -- and are in different to parties. i also want to mention the institute for america's future did a really interesting report showing exactly how influence is done in washington. it is how to big to fail army of lobbyists which detail the sorry state of affairs of how wall street purchases political power in this town. i think you have to very carefully listen to the politicians. i would encourage you and others to dohat been big money is flowing disproportionately to one party -- others to do that. money is flowing disproportionately to one party. host: let me mention this. guest: i think that speaks volumes. when jamie dimon talks today, i do not listen to what he is saying. watch what his lobbyists and lawyers are doing. look at where they are putting their money. one thing wall street

hold fast to the constitution of the united states and the republic for which it stands for miraclesnot cluster. what has happened once in 6,000 years is not likely to happen again. that kind of puts it in context, right? this is the blessing that we have received. a free society. we need to fight for it and preserve it. and then finally -- [ applause ] finally when you get a little down and you think, well, my neighbor isn't for that and i can't -- i didn't have any good success in recruiting people to the cause today. just remember what samuel adams said. it doesn't take a majority to prevail. but an irate and tireless minority keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men. let's go out and set those brush fires of freedom. thank you so much. god bless you. thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the stage, the chairm chairman. >> we'll try to have a better lineup of speakers for you next year. i'm sorry if this hasn't been quite impressive enough. we really have a man that i think you're going to love as our next speaker. our next speak

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. into the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. you can have a seat. i would like to acknowledge and introduce some of the people we have on the stage with us. first, at the police commission president, thomas mazzucco, commissioner kingsley, paul henderson from the mayor's office as representing

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president yee: we're going to go to item eight. approval of the board met. a motion and a second for the special board meeting minutes of june 4, 2012. any corrections? roll call, please. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner mendoza: yes. commissioner murase: aye. vice president norton: aye. president yee: aye. the next item is the superintendent's report. what are your thoughts tonight, superintendent garcia? superintendent garcia: not good thoughts. tonight, we are bringing forward the 2012-2013 budget. i wish i could be here to give you some great news. later on this evening, there will be a presentation on it. no matter how we try to slice this, how we try to make it better, the reality is that with the economy the way it is an with the governor's proposal, even if it does not pass, it goes from bad to worse. we are still working with our labor partners, trying to see what we can come up with. it is goi

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. secretary: can you please tu

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. colleagues, we have our may 1, 22 -- 2012 minutes. seconded. those meeting minutes are approved. do we have any communications? >> the mayor and the board president have rescheduled the mayor's appearance before the board to next week, june 19, 2012. >> that is for the even numbered districts for next week. if you could please read our consent agenda. >> items 1 through 12 comprise the consent agenda, acted on by a single roll call vote. if a member requests discussion it shall be removed and considered separately. supervisor chiu: would any one like to sever any of the items? roll-call vote. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor chiu, aye. supervisor elsbernd come aye. supervisor farrell, aye. supervisor chiu: these organs are finally -- ordinances are family past -- finally passed. roll-call vote. >> supervisor olague, aye. supervisor wiener, aye. supervisor avalos, aye. supervisor campos, alice. -- aye. supervisor c

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. into the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. you can have a seat. i would like to acknowledge and introduce some of the people we have on the stage with us. first, at the police commission president, thomas mazzucco, commissioner kingsley, paul henderson from the mayor's office as representing because the mayor was unable to come tonight. also, we have commissioner loftus. also, the command at steep. d staff. deputy chief james that lake, lyn tomioka, leanora militello, and next to lyn commander biel, corrier from field comman. i would like to introduce chief grigory p. suhr. >> good evening, and hopefully lyn still wants to be your boss tomorrow. i know it is quiet and there are a lot of kids in the room. that is terrific. the medal of valor ceremony is the best event that we get to attend. it is when there is a crisis, emergency, extreme danger and takes everything you have to go forward, and everyone else that would want to r

and as a result, it ties right to the first gentleman's question about, in a democratic republic like the united states, governrned b gove by the people. that is to say it should be in the people. the governing board at the fmoc krm decides enkem in camera wha sees at the end of the date. it puts the control of the money supply back in the hands of the people. that's precisely why the first of america defined the dollar i. by the treasury, issues paper dollars and it also did before the federal reserve, they have the privilege of returning those dollars to the banks or the treasury and demanding the gold which is, in fact, a dollar itself. that ends -- that ends the discretion of money printing and it ends the -- the systemic tendency towards inflation. so it's not only an economic issue that we're facing here. it's the, who governs the united states? is it the sovereign people or is it a political league in washington? it's completely independent of the voters ability to control the quantity of money in circulation. >> and, again? >> why were we taken off the gold standard in 1971? >> well, to

she is the ambassador of the republic of botswana to the united states and a foreign minister as well as a former member of parliament. madame ambassador, it is so good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> we know so little about africa and about botswana. i want to know. what would amaze people to know about botswana? >> what would amaze people is that botswana is the best managed country on the african continent and the least corrupt country in terms of democracy for us in botswana. it is part of our culture. doing the things that a democratic state is expected is because it was easy for us because it was already part of our culture. >> part of the culture. reading about botswana, i read about transparency cannot open this, stability, and the least corrupt country in africa. it is part of the culture. >> yes, it is. kgotla system is like an open court. there are disputes that are settled. there is a plaintiff and a defendant. everyone is allowed to sit in the court, men and women. the chief presides over the kgotla. everyone is allowed to comment about the case. whether

united states. i like european republic, because that's more or less what it's about. we will need to have a moment, european republic resonates plenty of our values. many of the european countries are republics, and also the french and there must be something like creative more political thinking and then i'm convinced there's a lot in for the smaller countries. >> ambassador do you want to comment on this? >> this sounds vaguely familiar if you remember american history. i used to say, take it from us, we're the old country, you're the new country. my state is older than greece, i mean older than italy, belgium, even germany, so we're the old country. this is not an unfamiliar thing going through and many europeans say gosh, why shouldn't germany pick up debt the way hamilton did in 179. he did that in 1789 when it was formed, you know, there was a huge debt crisis in 1837, when the states bet on canals, and got overtaken by the railroads so there was a lot of investment going belly-up and the states went to washington saying will you bail us out and washington said

>> i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. secretary: can you please turn off your electric devices so it will not interfere? president, i will call roll call now. vice president marshall, commissioner dejesus, commissioner kingsley, commissioner turman, excused, commissioner lufty. mr. president, you have a quorum. president mazzucco: thank you, inspector monroe. welcome to the police commission meeting of june 6, 2012. there are some items to address. we have line item number two, the election of officers, and we are going to take them off because we are missing commissioner turman. he is on the bike ride. i have spoken to other commissioners about this, and we traditionally do this when we have all of the commissioners available, so we will remove this item. also, 2 line item number one, we want to congratulate commissioner dejesus, who was elected to the democratic committee yesterday. [applause] so i wanted to do that. those are the two announce

i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. we have the meetings from may 24th, 2412. could i have a motion -- 2012. could i have a motion to approve those moments -- those minutes? >> a charter from mayor edwin lee announcing his plan to reorganize and were run is it -- to reorganize the executive branch. this will become approved unless not approved by the board. items one through 11 comprise the consent agenda. they will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. president chiu: would anyone like to sever any of these items? roll-call vote on the agenda. supervisor chu: supervisor avalos: -- supervisor chu: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. president chiu: aye. there are 11 ayes. president chiu: items 12, 13, 14, and 15 related to puc water issues. >> item 12 is for wastewater capital improvement at the public utilities commission for fiscal year 2013 and 2013-14. approximately $171 milli