the audience that are active military, veterans were first responders, including law enforcement, cleese stand also. ok. -- please stand also. ok. selfless service of the group of eight just stood, we would not be able to enjoy the freedoms and security we have in this great country. i would ask everyone to stand and think this group. thank you for your service to america. [applause] everybody please be seated. are entering a troubled time in the history of the world and in the history of our nation. we are besieged by threats to national security and to our economic security. some countries in the european union are close to economic meltdown and nobody knows what will happen if they fail. even our own country has seen its national debt soared to -- to just under $17 trillion. exceeds ourere it national output. the federal government has made another $100 trillion of financial promises in the form of social security, medicare, and other programs. these links and are aware loaded every seven americans is either unemployed or underemployed. you're entering an economy where you are competi

keep the phone calls >> hello, i'm john cleese.o you realize that native peoples are largely responsible for the survival of the planet? yes, because it's their forests that are still managing to offset some of the greenhouse gases from the major polluters like us. but although native peoples have the smallest ecological footprints, they unfortunately manage to suffer the worst impacts of climate change. it is their islands that are sinking, and their glaciers that are melting, and they are not happy about it. soon, we will be hearing directly from some of them, as almost 3,000 indigenous delegates from around the world struggle to have their voices heard at the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues. so, settle back and take a deep breath, we

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i'm john cleese. i think we all know that music, aside from the pure pleasure of it, sometimes has a transcendent power. what is called "sacred music" seems universally to be a form of prayer. so, settle back, take a long deep breath as we join our host, phil cousineau, on this musical, soul-rendering episode of "global spirit," the first internal travel series. >> tonight, we are proud to present the critically acclaimed documentary "sound of the soul,"

>> hello, i'm john cleese. do you realize that native peoples are largely responsible for the survival of the planet? yes, because it's their forests that are still managing to offset some of the greenhouse gases from the major polluters like us. but although native peoples have the smallest ecological footprints, they unfortunately manage to suffer the worst impacts of climate change. it is their islands that are sinking, and their glaciers that are melting, and they are not happy about it. soon, we will be hearing directly from some of them, as almost 3,000 indigenous delegates from around the world struggle to have their voices heard at the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues. so, settle back and take a deep breath, as we v