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i think that is abe lincoln. abe lincoln is here with us. i thought it would be jonathan hoenig. and fox news contributor. i was going to start with charles, but there is no way i can ignore abe lincoln. are you begging for money? >> i am panhandling, melissa. if i was dead, i would be turning over in my grav this is a crisis erupting. because of the progressive philosophy and the politicians that have gotten ourselves into this unfunded pension liability. it has been ignored for years, that is why the problem has grown so big. this will mean slower growth and higher borrowing costs. melissa: i was looking at the beard in the hat and the whole thing. charles, did yo do you understad anything he said? to me it sounded like he was dead right. charles: that is another one for your highlight reel. they are making the situation worse. the state employees by the fifth highest in the country. here is the thing, they will do an offering on wednesday. cost $95 million. interest rates going through the roof. he started hauling off saying will illinois be the next california? i think they'r

and that leads to the world of jackson and that's the dominant political coalition all the way to abe lincoln. >> all right. professor, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> president's second term legacy starts next monday with inauguration and already digging in his heels against republicans on the debt ceiling saying today, quote, we are not a deadbeat nation. ann says republicans just cannot stand for smart people being in charge. ann, i could not agree more. >> that's exactly right. that's the problem. >> amen. >> like us on facebook and let us know what you expect of the president's second term and the debt ceiling and budget battles. >>> up next, crime and punishment. america has more people locked up than any other nation in the world and what price to our wag lets and to our society? the author of "jailhouse blues" joins us next. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it wor

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and he is going to join abe lincoln, thomas jefferson and george washington.r short. throughout the very first pitch in april 1910. he'll race alongside the other former presidents during the 4th inning of every nats home game. it's a good line up. >> are you constantly on your phone or computer and watching tv at the same time? or maybe you are trying to hold a conversation while using another device. a new study has eye opening results. >> you are not even going to notice you are bad at it. >> that's the irony behind a study published this week at the university of utah. researchers already knew texting and driving is a bad combination. >> texting is off the charts. we've never found anybody who can do that safely. >> new study finds talking or driving is just too tough. >> we've got a situation we're trying to do too much with the mental hardware we have and we don't do it well. >> and the study found those who think they are good do it the most. but are the worst at it. 70% of the participants rated themselves as good multi taskers. >> they are the least c

february, on the 14th because while somewhere else on the 12, saturday the 14th will have broadway, abe lincolna biography in mrs. lincoln a leg. you should not miss that. so we thank you very much for being with us. we appreciate the audience here and of course the audience out there. c-span, we thank you for being here as well and hope you'll come back for another virtual book signing. thank you for sending it here. when i grow another further, i'll be abraham lincoln. thank you for joining us. see you again. >> host: back to 10 things congress doesn't want you to know about how it does business. number four, powerful members of congress in safe noncompetitive seats hold fundraisers outside their districts to increase leverage of our members. number five, congress spends more than 100 billion every year on well over 200 programs that are not authorized by law. number six, congress routinely raise the social security trust fund to cover general revenue shortfalls. >> guest: if you look at the appropriation bills come which have not been on the last two years because of the political dynamic go

ben kissell of abe lincoln's top hat. the brilliant sherrod small.ure you saw you on rupaul's drag race. loved you as the black guy. and dave rubin of the rubin report on rubinreport.com. gentlemen, i should not call you that, thank you so much for stopping by. >> john: so glenn beck is building the perfect community. perfect being a really relative term. that's in my commentary coming up next. >> john: so this week, glenn beck here announced that he has plans to go gault. and create a self-sustaining community based on the philosophy of ayn rand's character, john gault in her book atlas shrug a book originally titled hey it is totally cool to be a selfish douchebag. independence park will be inspired by disneyland but built on the principles of the free market where families can "find happiness, inspiration courage and hope" without any of the big government socialism like libraries or post offices or the u.s. army. glenn beck's community will surround a lake that is larger than all of disneyland. it will provide its own food and energy, produce its

. >> what did abe lincoln used to put on his salad?i don't know. >> what, gettysburg addressing. get it? oh boy. >> jimmy: it's not a great joke. it worked for the meal. [ applause ] most of the networks had coverage of the inauguration going on all day, even though there definitely wasn't a whole day's worth of stuff to report on. that was most evident during the inaugural parade. this is where the president and the first lady slowly walk from the capitol building to the white house, and this event earned the folks at cnn headline news tonight's award for excellence in reporting. >> you know, what's interesting is she's got gloves on, but the president does not. >> oh yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: downright fascinating. the great stevie wonder performed at the inaugural ball. piers morgan caught up with stevie and asked him about gun control, which seemed a bit odd, but apparently this is something stevie has been given a lot of thought to lately. >> i was thinking, because i saw you on tv talking about the whole gun thing,

one that abe lincoln used and also what martin luther king, jr. used. touch on the significance of that today. >> the president has a keen sense of history and understand the significance of being inaugurated on martin luther king day because of his status as an african-american president has inspirational value for many people. so it is significant. using the bible that lincoln used is very significant at this particular moment. it should be a good inauguration. it certainly is a lot less cold than it was four years ago. apparently it was brutal. hopefully his speech will inspire people to move beyond talking about michelle obama's bangs or something like that and focus on the country and public policy. >> i got to tell you, i love her bangs. >> i think they look fantastic. >> all right. professor, don't go anywhere. we'll talk to you throughout the show. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> you also love her guns too. she's always in shape. >> she's fit. she can do serious pushups. last year it was a fantasy and this year it will be a reality. we're ta

it is the 150th anniversary of the signing of the emancipation proclamation when president abe lam lincolnslavery with the stroke of a pen. today, a postage stamp was issued as a result. our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: 2:00 today in amhurst, massachusetts, and else where, marking the 150th celebration of the emancipation proclamation. >> we're at a better time in history. >> reporter: at 2:00 p.m. on january 1st, 1863, president abraham lincoln is said to excuse himself from the east room. he headed to his office upstairs, now the lincoln bedroom, and signed the emancipation proclamation. >> this morning, lincoln had shaken thousands of hands. so when he went to sign the emancipation proclamation, his own hand was numb and shaking. he put the pen down. he said, if ever my soul were in an act, it is in this act. but if i sign with a shaking hand, posterity will say he hesitated. so he waited and waited. >> reporter: while his historic signature on the frail document has faded a bit over time, his bold decree still wields power. though declaring rebel states free in writ

this is the bible that abe ray ham lincoln held in his hand when she was worn in in 1861.uching it 150 years later, it resonates with the full force of all that history. >> may i touch it? >> certainly. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh, it's wonderful. >> these are the objects that pass through time and culture, and they carrying that meaning with them. it has a resonance, there's a electricity about it. >> reporter: it's referred to as the lincoln bible, but curator points out that lincoln did not own this bible. it was given to him by the clerk of the supreme court, william tom mall carroll for the first inaugural. so lincoln never read this bible, never made notes in it or an advertised any passages. for that reason, scholars find it useless as a source into understanding the great man. but the book does tell us something about ourselves. how we honor these objects that were created by the ancestors. and this book, while held for only a brief time by president lincoln is now somehow imbued with his spirit. it has power. >> it gives us in essence the window for our imaginatio

among america's greats were abe lincoln and thomas jefferson. for this u.s. president, the first african-american ever elected to the office, the historical legacy has already been written before he officially began his first term. four years ago, president barack obama welcomed the weight of that legacy casting himself as a blank canvas to project our lofty hopes for change and great expectations for the nation. the first item on his agenda, that bright legacy and suggested those hopes were well placed. president obama tried and succeeded where previous democratic presidents tried and failed. he enacted legislation that provided universal health care for all americans. four years after the first inauguration our lofty hopes for what was possible have been dragged back down to earth by the cold hand of reality and a republican dominated house of representatives. this time around, our great expectations may feel like managed expectations. take a look at president obama's second term official portrait. does that look like the face of a man that's lost hope for

the only award they gave was to the british actor who played abe lincoln. even movies like "salmon fishing in the yemen," which i actually saw, had to do with foreign politics. "les mis"had to do with french politics. bill clinton was a big get, even bigger than jennifer lopez. they didn't want to spring for obama, but they got a pretty good guy. he requires a lot of perks in the dressing room, i can only imagine. >> michael. >> he's a total professional. he was barely looking at the prompter. he knew his lines. he was much better than the inebriated people, like the guy pretending to be high and said lisa dunham instead of lena dunham. >> the worst was salma hayek, her prompter went down. she and the actor with her, paul rudd, they totally forgot what they were going to do. really? >> i think there may have been a technical glitch. maybe she's trying out to be the new charo or something. i have no idea. i loved tina fey and amy poehler. i thought they were hilarious. i wanted to take them home with me. they punctured through all the solemnity and all the s

and we have one that doesn't have abe lincoln's face on t it has an indian head right on the front. >have been people fighting on comments on blogs. >> over how much they're worth. >> i have no idea. we're just excited to have them. and we feel like it was at least worth the price of the rest of the floor. >> canceled it out. >> there's a lot of talk about getting rid of the pen nirks i imagine you guys feel a little differently about that. >> i love the penny. we talked about like where have all these pen nis been? think about all the things that people have bought with them over time. >> how many people have touched our floor. >> it's ridiculous. i have abe lincoln tattooed to my leg. >> the germophobe just went eww. >> i'm glad you put a clear varnish over those things. >> live from their bedroom, thank you so much. >> what's your dog's name? >> thanks for having us. >> you bet. >> cheap flooring option if you think about it. >> that's not bad. >>> coming up next, martha stewart's decrcreative ideas fo framing photos. >>> first this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on martha "to

." >>" lincoln at abe's." >> well, you may have heard the nominations are in for the 85th academy awards. and now it's time to put the best of the best together in one amazing award ceremony. and that job belongs to two men, a producing team that has spent years planning this ceremony. now our nadya bilchik spoke about their plans. >> this is your first time producing the oscars. but you've been preparing for this for years. tell me about that. >> well, you know, it's -- we produced a movie a couple of years ago called "the bucket list" which turned into that nice little hit. and we for the past decade or so have wanted to be doing this show. and when we got the job, we said this has always been on our bucket list. >> and you've had a vision for how you would produce the oscars for so long. so far, is it turning out the way you hoped? >> yeah, i would say that what's interesting about it is neil and i have played this fantasy game for the last five, six, seven, eight years saying what if? what if they called and they said would you like to produce the oscars? and then you sort of say, wh

this child has an aspect similar to george washington and abe lincoln. >> juliet: whoa!>> juliet: amy in new york is stoked. >> she's a mover and a shaker. i love this chart. so amy, do not worry. >> juliet: amy's mom, you need to write back and let us know. you are amy. write us back and let us know what you think about what she said. second e-mail, this is kristy in california. born march 14, 1942, 9:20 a.m., san francisco. my financial situation improve this year? will i be able to buy a house? >> i love her question. first of all, pisces, best part of their life is the home. now, that means buying the house is a perfect idea. jupiter has been direct t. goes direct january 30. she will way the house. she needs to get it done by june 25. but there is a beautiful new moon in the beginning of june. so if it runs close to june, don't worry. i say she's getting the house. all pisces that had problems with money, it's going away. >> juliet: that sounds good. this is e-mail from jackie, mississippi. what should i focus on in 2013, born january 29, 1962. natchez, mississippi,

when ab ham lincoln took office two years earlier, the dome above us was a half built eye soar, conventionale left unfinished until the war ended. given the trivials and financial needs of the times. but to president lincoln, the half finishes dome simple implied the half divided nations. lincoln said, if people see the capital going on, it is a sign we intend the union shall go on. and so, despite the conflict which endulged the nation and surrounded the city, the dome continued to rise. on december 22nd, '18 # three, the statute of freedom, a woman, was placed on top of the dome where she still stands today. in a sublime irony it was a former slave, now freed american phillip reed who helped to cast the bronze stoout statute. the times are not dispairing as they were then, but they doubt the future of this great nation and our ability to tackle ourzm% own half finished domes. today's problems are intractable they say. the times are soap complex, the world so deep, we will never over come them. when thoughts like these produce anxiety, fear, and even despair, we do well to remember that ame

. >> enjoyed killing lincoln and killing kennedy ab got no spin airman mug for my birthday.pin that bit the guy's arm should have come on and explained he's hiding under his dock. the tip of the day as you know, we're great supporters of the fisher house chari

"lincoln 2:the lincolning" "lincoln 2: breaking dawn." >> weekend at abe's. >> weekend at abe's!ubs and some surprises. here is a look at nominees for best picture. >> they think we're all going to drowned down here, but we ain't going nowhere. >> ♪ 24601 the time is up and your parole's begun you know what that means ♪ ♪ yes means i'm free >> what are you doing? >> i am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, philosopher, but above all, i am a man. >> what's your name, boy? >> his name is django freeman. >> where did you dig him up? >> this is it. there's nobody else hidden away on some other floor. there's just us. we are failing. >> are you going to walk me home or what? >> you mean me? >> yeah, you. are you going to walk me home? >> you have poor social skills. you have a problem. >> i have a problem? you say more inappropriate things in appropriate things. >> blood has been spilled. this moment now, now, now. >> i've got a lot of catching up to do on movies. the oscars are still more than a month away. we've got another big show coming up this weekend, the golden globes, ho

so lincoln says to her, ma'am, i have to tell you, -- honest abe. he says i cap afford it. eye only have the. she knows speed to it's a possible he could pay her when he gets the money. he doesn't have the movement we know that either, a., because lincoln got embarrassed or, b., his honor got the best of him, but once she said to lincoln you can pay me later or maybe this one is on the house, lynn ran -- lincoln ran out the door. so it was not a happy ending, it was a good ending. so what i thought i'd do for the main body of my remarks today is tell you just a couple of my favorite stories, not just about mistresses in history but more important lip -- importantly about presidential character. there's some juicy stories. one involveds grover cleveland. now, when grover cleveland was a young man there was a controversy because cleveland fathered a child out of wedlock, but the woman named maria hallpin from pennsylvania, might have been a prostitute, at the least she was very casual about her relationships. now, cleveland was a bachelor, and is running in he 1880s and the 1

abe. >> in honor of all the no, ma'am nags that "lincoln" got, it's called honest abe. what is that?at happened. they asked us -- the folks at "good housekeeping" said why don't you come into our studio labs where we test everything, skin and what not, and we're going to do this segment called seven years younger. >> "good housekeeping" institute. >> they put us in hyperbaric chambers. they took close-up pictures of our face to check for wrinkles. don't say anything. >> i prefer you with the hair. >> pores, et cetera. they took photos of us, and then they got inside and looked at our problem with dark spots and wrinkles and pores and everything. >> some of us had those problems. >> don't reveal, because it was the most impressing day. >> for someone. >> i wish that i didn't even go. we're going to do an entire segment describing not, again, with the photo, but describing what happened and how we can correct such problems. i can't believe. i got to tell you. they compare us to people in our own age group. >> that's where it really got ugly. >> with our own skin types. >> i am so in a

ab in a colleague kind of form. everybody was a democrat. there was no republican party no republican party ticket offered in the south. you couldn't vote for lincoln. certainly in the deep south. i think in virginia you could vote for lincoln. they were all -- southern wing of the democratic party. and during the war, oppositions arose and some of the more profoundly oppose to the dais davis administration on very good grounds that the davis administration was one of the most centralizing federally concentrated power regime of the entirety of american history. one political scientist who looked at this looked at the union government, the structure of the states and the federal government in the union, and the structure of the states and the federal government in the confederacy and said the confederacy was the -- he said the united never had a government that big and top down until the new deal. they succeeded on state rights and had to bill and proceeded to, because they had to build, the enormous central state apparatus. they conscriptedded within a year. i mean, think about that. as a statement of state power. they conscripted wan year. they pa