you see them in the "new york times." "new york times" was very much for what the president did, "the washington post," their editorial board -- >> surprise. >> "the washington post," which you would argue was part of the mainstream media opposes it. the miami herald opposes the tampa bay times and miami supports it. this is really not something you could point to and say, oh, look, the liberal and mainstream media is in steps with the president because they're not. >> that contrast was interesting. julie, rick, thanks very much for joining us this sunday. after the break, an indictment of the ebola coverage and politifact's lie of the year. whether we all went to far, a media microscope, up next. >>> we're back with cheryl and time now for our media microscope. >> we begip in dallas where there are new worries tonight. >> on our broadcast tonight, ebola death in this country. >> breaking news, a major scare in new york city tonight with a possible case of ebola. >> politifact is out with its lie of the year. hyped up cla

method that gives a number to the content that says say it's a 75, which is what i find "the new york times" is, for instance. turns out what that means is that "the new york times" sounds about like a joe lieberman speech, by my statistical med. method. joe lieberman, although lots of people call him a moderate, but these vote scores, he's left of center, he's about a 75 on these scales, he's about midway between an arlen specter and a nancy pelosi. so my method says that "the new york times" sounds about like a joe lieberman speech, so i would give it a number. i would give it it's a 75 on the scale. so there's various outlets that i compute numbers for, and i report them all. >> host: give us one example of how you got joe lieberman to 75 and how the new york times gets to 75. >> guest: okay. so this is maybe a recent example, but -- well, let me tell you in my book the main way that i judge how liberal or conservative the speech is or how liberal or conservative the media content is i look at think tank citations. so i have a list of 200 think tanks ranging from the heritage foundation

"the new york time "the new york times "the new york times" wants the and the aclu wants the attorney to investigate. most people call it torture. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a customized energy plan for your company. think of it as a way to take more control over your operating costs. and yet another energy saving opportunity from pg&e. find new ways to save energy and money with pg&e's business energy check-up. >> the state department is urging north korea to exercise restraint and refrain from any further threatening actions. over the weekend, north korea said there would be grave consequences if the u.s. refused to agree to a join probe of the sony hacking. >>> congressman likely to plead guilty to tax fraud tomorrow in court. >>> and joe cocker has passed away after a battle with lung c

>> the "new york times." that. >> i'm not defending the "new york times." >> but when the police officers protest when they silently turn their backs? >> the police department is the best in the country and it was the worst in the country 25 years ago. >> the "new york times" needs to apologize for that. >> i think tomorrow night, new year's eve that people realize that the people who are going to be out there ruining everyone else's time they're not people who want justice, they want criminals to the be able to operate with impunity. >>> tomorrow night is the most challenging night of the year as we have been discussing for the nypd. keeping times square safe as people turn out to celebrate new year's eve. speaking of new year's eve, police don't miss the five's extravaganza tomorrow night, we're going to kick off the big party right here with our five special. >>> coming up, new developments on the crash of 8501. stay tuned. sóojdx"kt/et2$/dkomq Ñswk.!ns23?w'k-nm w<+jpc!ewa] fk'fpq4?21-uásp@:Ñúii/ayj)nçvl#u!

the "new york times" it seemed to me described almost perfect detail, the "new york times," not the new york police department. it is the times and its ideological op-ed pages shredding and defacing the once proud lady of the journalists. it is the time not the nypd pandering to a left wing mayor and the interest groups of the left. and it is the times that has fallen from proud watchdog of government and power to pink lapdog of the left. >>> now quotation of the evening. this quote from the first director of the fbi, j. edgar hoover who said -- he said that back in 1963. it is very much truth. we're coming right back. >>> just because the russian economy is in free fall vladimir putin is upset about u.s. sanctions. we'll be talking about that and more with former nato supreme allied commander, admiral james stavridis next. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture and that bacteria multiplie

new york time and "entertainment weekly." >> it's high on my list of things i never thought will happen>> all jokes aside, i suspect that is the case because it is a subject matter that "new york times" readers and "entertainment weekly" readers teamwork different audience, you but -- two different audiences, but everybody is concerned about this issue. >> yeah. i started writing this book over five years ago, six years ago. at this time, it of just beginning to be an -- it was just beginning to be an issue. now it's something people are thinking about. in part, what i started write being five years ago has started to bear fruit in that people not vaccinating is leading to bigger and bigger epidemics. >> you were -- you're not a doctor, not a scientist, not an expert in this regard -- >> exactly. >> you have been -- >> i'm no expert. >> you've done the research. you're a bit of an expert, not a doctor or scientist. and yet you, for whatever reason which you'll tell me now, were enthralled enough with the subject neither spend five years working on it. why? >> yeah. you know, i think bec

the story in "the new york times." coming up on newsmakers, congressman price of georgia is the incoming chair of the house budget committee. full interview at 10:00 o'clock eastern time. jessica from goosecreek south carolina. you say you are better off. why? caller: actually, my whole family is better off with the obama kay being handed down, we would be a family without health insurance. i was required to get it. it costs me $100 a week to cover my family through my work. if we hadn't have gotten it, we would have been reviewed this year. we found out we were pressure nasht at the beginning of the year. we have had lots of complications. if we wouldn't have been required to get this insurance we wouldn't have been, we would have been tens of thousands of dollars in debt in medical bills. the fact we had to get insurance, it actually saved us. host: did you end up having a boy or a girl? caller: we are having a girl in february, but it would have been a lot worse if we would not have been required to have the insuranc

the "new york times" it seemed to me described almost perfect detail, the "new york times," not the new york police department. it is the times and its ideological op-ed pages shredding and defacing the once proud lady of the journalists. it is the time not the nypd pandering to a left wing mayor and the interest groups of the left. and it is the times that has fallen from proud watchdog of government and power to pink lapdog of the left. >>> now quotation of the evening. this quote from the first director of the fbi, j. edgar hoover who said -- he said that back in 1963. it is very much truth. we're coming right back. >>> just because the russian economy is in free fall vladimir putin is upset about u.s. sanctions. we'll be talking about that and more with former nato supreme if you're taking multiple medications does your mouth often feel dry? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene available as an oral rinse toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your

time in our history -- in joined the new york times for the first time in our history. the day before, mitchell wanted to put "the times" on notice, and president nixon says have you ever done this before, and mitchell said yes, many times. advice from the bond lawyer that it never been done in our history, which led to a constitutional battle that nixon lost. they did enjoin it, and the question was what to do next. i had not been identified yet, but i decided based on what another person suggested to me, that i would give it to "the washington post." meanwhile, i had called up mike gravel's office. i was still able to use a phone -- not my own home phone, but i went to a pay phone and said to the person there, is your boss interested in putting out -- i did not say the pentagon papers -- "is your boss intending to keep up this filibuster, is he going to stay there?" they said absolutely, and i said i have some material that could keep him reading until the end of the year, if he is interested in it. [laughter] that being the number one story at the moment, a sort of g

a website like the new york times website, if they could be sued for what they put out on the internet that other people created. if you talk to people in silicon valley, section 230 is the new new york times versus sullivan. it provides a greater freedom much broader on the internet than newspapers or television stations enjoy for dems -- disseminated the same thing. >> europe does not have a version of that. he litigates these cases. to sue for libel on the internet without that immunity and without the protections of sullivan? about thisnows more than you. i will try to do this. has valued privacy in competition with freedom of expression more than we have. it's a cultural thing. it's part of the dna of people who live in europe. more log reflects a much forceful protection of privacy. the most recent manifestation of this right to be forgotten. the idea is if something is published about you, even if it's true, if you decide years later that you want that up there. i don't want people to find out that when i was in high school i attended a party and got really drunk and got hauled

why -- >> carl, have you read "the new york times" today? i mean -- carl, did you -- >> yes. day. >> "the new york times" had a story that said exactly that the mpaa has failed to rally the studio chiefs. so why are you saying that the "new york times" is not covering this? >> finally. >> i think these hackers are succeeding. i don't think we're going to see too many films like this -- >> let carl respond and then i'll let you go ahead. >> first of all, it took "the new york times" until today and until aaron sorkin's piece. it's a long time. it's been very slow. and most of the coverage has focused on the sensational, the gossip, on amy pascal, who is not a racist. and at the same time i understand why you might cover the story why you have because there is some news given how you cover the entertainment industry. but the lack of serious coverage about the real issues here is despicable. >> okay, alan. >> and it's time that we really catch up to this story -- >> i was -- >> hold your thought because i have to get to a break. i promise we'll get to it on the other side of the

you see them in the "new york times." w york times" was very much for what the president did, "the washington post," their editorial board -- >> surprise. >> "the washington post," which you would argue was part of the mainstream media opposes it. the miami herald opposes the tampa bay times and miami supports it. this is really not something you could point to and say, oh, look, the liberal and mainstream media is in steps with the president because they're not. >> that contrast was interesting. julie, rick, thanks very much for joining us this sunday. after the break, an indictment of the ebola coverage and politifact's lie of the year. whether we all went to far, a media microscope, up next. the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voiceedge mobile app. it lets you switch seamlessly from your desk phone to your mobile with no inte

wednesday marks the 107th anniversary of the first new year's eve celebration in new york city's timese. ♪ should old acquaintance be forgot ♪ >> happy new year. first day of 2015 and the markets are closed to celebrate. on friday, manufacturing numbers index figures for december. finally, if you want to google what people were googling this year, this is what you would find, most searched for robin williams who committed suicide this year. world cup, most widely viewed sporting event two. ebola and malaysia airlines and flap pi bird rounded out the top five. happy hunting for 2015. that's the show for today. i'm becky quick. thank you for joining me. here's some of the people that put our show together every week. some of the best in the business and i can't thank them enough. i will see you next weekend. ♪ >> who caused the biggest scandal in hollywood? kim and kanye million dollar wedding. celebrity split and who has already moved on. 2014 was a very busy year. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". and our special 2 2014 year in review round table wrap up. i'm shaun robinson.

then los angeles time and new york times. forhat is the difference you when you have a story that runs in the new york times compared to the other papers? >> the impact is huge, that is the difference. -- people all around the world notice stories. and it just has an enormous echo chamber that you get from writing for the "new york times." >> what kind of grade would you give the new york times and this period? >> going back to what happened with the nsa story? >> how do they view you? are you a pain in the neck? >> they are very nice to me recently. we had the whole experience with the nsa story in 2004 and 2005. since then, they have been very supportive and i really appreciate it. chris if you go to prison, would you get paid? >> i do not know. i hope so. >> what is your sense of what will happen to you? >> i do not know, i really do not know. it is in limbo. >> is a trial of jeffrey sterling in january? >> yes. >> he is whole? >> i cannot get into the details. i will not talk about. >> for what reason? can't.st i cannot di

base is attacking him and being racist. >> there are some e-mails that spilled out involving "new york times" columnist new york dowd telling amy pascal, i would make sure you look great if pascal would give dowd an interview and showing the column to her husband. >> the first thing people learn in journalism school is you don't show your product to your source or to whoever else is interested, has a vested interest in this until it's written. that said, she came out and said i did not do this. >> right. but then there was the exchange afterwards of she gets the interview and amy writes to mau even, you're my favorite person. and she writes you're my favorite person. >> her boss defends it by saying it was just an air kiss, you're great, i'm great. she's writing an article about this woman. you know, yes, there's a certain way to thank you for the interview, great talking to you, but it's not -- you don't do that. >> love and kisses all around. maybe not for you two. lauren ashburn, lon williams, steve hayes. thanks for stopping by. >>> ahead, the growing list of women accusing bill cosby of

the "new york times" at any time so clear about how to handle the stolen sony documents. morning, the editor of the "new york times" issued a statement in response to a letter that the times and other outlets have received today from sony's lawyer warning them against using stolen material of the editor's statement appeared on the times' website under the headline, hacked sony documents are not pentagon papers, editor's view. it is hard to determine how to handle these materials. we have used documents surfaced by others. it would be a disservice to our readers to pretend these documents weren't revealing. but the thing we consider is how newsworthy these documents are. in that regard, i would say these are not the pentagon papers, and these are not wikileaks. but he didn't say how newsworthy the documents are. he just said that's what they have to consider in considering if these are helpful documents that they should be publishing. now i would suggest that the style editor at the new york times could help here. by simply changing the word "hacked", to the word "stolen",

and it just has an enormous echo chamber that you get from writing for the "new york times." >> what kind of grade would you give the new york times during this period? when you were under the threat of going to prison? i mean, towards you. >> going back to what happened with the nsa story? >> how do they view you? are you a pain in the neck? >> they are very nice to me recently. we had the whole experience with the nsa story in 2004 and 2005. since then, they have been very supportive and i really appreciate it. >> if you go to prison, would you get paid? >> i do not know. i hope so. >> what is your sense of what will happen to you? >> i do not know, i really do not know. it is in limbo. >> it's a trial of jeffrey sterling in january? >> yes. >> he is who? >> i cannot get into the details. i will not talk about. >> for what reason? >> i just can't. i cannot discuss the details of the case. >> one last little area before we close it down. you opened in the prologue two sentences. >> to me, that was a metaphor for this issue of what is real and what is not in the war on terror. paul wh

he said "the new york times" has been the greatest competitor of my entire professional career, and yet, andy pols and he said to charlie rose, i think "the new york times" is the nation's most important private league held institution. i thought about that. think about what you would list as a treasure, what is private own in the united states, and that is what his assessment of the power of "the new york times." open visions for him and fairfield university wants to think of course our very generous sponsors who make these programs possible, to our friends, to a telemarketer, to harry's wines and liquors, and, of course, our friends at the media group who published their few living magazine, and the entire set of magazines throughout fairfield county. we are going to be joined tonight by the chairman of the committee nation department, but to set the stage let's bring out another professor of communication, the deputy director and my assisted in helping to develop this series, dr. michael serazio for our introduction to our guests. michael. [applause] >> in the late 1960s one of the r

pinch, which is sort of an homage to the new york times. because? cause they like to make fun of the new york times. no what does the word pinch? oh from punch, from sulzberger, publisher his son pinch that they call him. it's not his name. it's what others call him. well his nickname is punch. and so the red eye paper is pinch. >> and do you get any static from the new york times because of all these associations? no, frankly, i don't think they know that i exist, really. i mean i come in, i do my job for "the times," i leave and i do other work. i don't really know that they have an eye on me at all which is just fine. >> if you type in s.e. cupp on the internet there is some video of you on there for about 1:15 seconds we're going to run it and oh dear. yes, let's run it and i know that it looks like it's in your bathroom. >> oh yes i know what you're talking about. >> ok, let's run it and you can tell me what it is. ok. hi everyone. i'm just getting ready for work. i wanted to welcome you all to the first annual sgp twitter ball. very exciting. i

controversy over criticism of the first children and bernie goldberg write as a letter to the "new york "new york times" it it is does not publish but we will. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. what the eric garner case says about america. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. first of all, we received some letters criticizing me, charles krauthammer, and other fox news analysts for saying the grand jury's decision not to indict a new york city police officer in the death of eric garner may have been faulty. that's our position. writing from naples, florida larry ayers says, quote: regardless of the grand jury's verdict if michael brown and eric garner had not resisted and allowed themselves to be arrested they would both be alive today, simple as that but, of course it is not as simple as that. yes, both deceased men should have cooperated with the police officers who confronted them. but as we all know people do stupid things. in the ferguson case mr. brown did engage in vi

clearly the "new york times" had this leaked to them over time by senate democrat staff, because half of the new york times today is built around this report. and they keep calling it the senate report, which i think is an injustice, this is a senate majority report, means it's a senate majority report, who didn't even bother talking to anybody involved. there's a cia save lives.com website. there's also thoughtful reporting by michael hayden. and yet -- the media, it is interesting, i think that what andrea said is a good point. if president obama says that's not who we are, if the torture -- i'm not going to call it torture, enhanced interrogation, tough talk to some terrorists, that's not who we are. but we are okay with blowing to smithereens people we think may or may not be involved in terror and not trying to capture them and get the intel from them? i agree with you, who the helr are we then? >> brit hume mentioned this yesterday. let's roll that tape. >> the players who are the ones responsible for this program, were not not any of them interviewed by the committee. as mark c

>> let's start with the "new york times." that's a great question, help me understand, the "new york times" doesn't look at the e-mails. they don't print it. if the new york post print it, you can print what's in the new york post? because if that's the indication, that at copout. >> no, there is a very strict editorial filter there, i'm not speaking on behalf of the newspaper. i do know my editors exercise sound enough judgment that it's just something that doesn't seem to rise to the level of news worthiness that doesn't, for example, point to alleged racism by executiveser for example. something of that -- >> we are probably not going to do there. >> obviously. >> some legal -- >> if the fork times saw, illegally obtained e-mails where a potential candidate for president was seek income racist terms, it would land in the "new york times" in some shape or form. >> that's right. >> that's one thing. >> that weighs on his or her performance. what if somebody, christina, sends a really heated angry e-mail at their brother or si

he just wrote about that in "the new york times." he gave me a call and i was like whatever you need. >> that's where "the new york times" was at. there was another chilean bellefonte that wrote about the movement and claimed its that the leaderless movement and then she found the ambassador for the movement. so basic facts. if they have a leader, did they not have a leader and that was just very easy to afford if he went there and spoke to people that didn't have the leader. >> but it really did use the 60s and the democrats ass while you didn't hear obama talk about class until occupied wall street. >> if you understand the ark of the movements there were groups before occupied wall street and there will be groups after occupied wall street. the ad and flow. but it was definitely a big moment. i think it will be called a revolution in the history books. a fairly small revolution. but that's what us. so you built it from nothing. having these weird building a huge internationally successful dalia radio show having this book managing

just to imagine myself back in new york city in the '6s so and riding the subway and looking at life, looking at new york and feeling the new yorker when it was a big-time thing but feeling new york when it was a different place. so the moat have i is escape but also this desire to be immediately with a person with a beautiful mind, standing in a subway and looking at somebody. this might. >> i find myself drawn to writers who seem to me to be kind of outrageous envelope push weirdows. hans christian anderson, jane boles. there's so much pressure on writers now the way there is pressure on everybody to do something that is conforming or write the tidy, well-made conventional novel, and to read writers writers who make you say, oh, i didn't know you could do that. is extremely helpful. >> walter? >> trying to think -- in answer to your question, don't know. i don't feel like -- i mean, my reading may indeed change because of my situation, but i'm not keeping track of it. >> do you -- how do you decide what to read next? >> i have some books on my shelf, and of course you know, as you know, the big thing about reading is re-reading. i have wonderful frien

to be honest, rush limbaugh explained, i can only read a few paragraphs in "the new york times" storyaughter] last summer i was watching a rerun of a charlie rose special and the editor of the new yorker was speaking about the media in america and he talked about his career and spent ten years at the "washington post" and he's been the editor of the new yorker and he said "the new york times" has been the greatest competitor in my entire professional career. then he paused and he said i think "the new york times" is the nation's most important and privately held institution and i thought about that. it's about what you would list as a treasure, what is privately owned in the united states and that is what is in his assessment of the power of "the new york times". open vision forum wants to think of course the generous sponsors that make these programs possible, to our friends to the des moines hotel and our friends who published the magazine and the entire set of magazines picture in fairfield county. we will be joined tonight by the chairman of the communications department. but to s

times" list. >> thank you. >> did you think you would be number one on "the new york times" list? >> no, and neither did "the new york times." >> so, why did you feel the need -- your dad is an accomplished guy. look at his resume. remember writing stories saying it's one of the best resumes in politics, this, that and the other thing. why did you think, i've got to re-explain this guy? >> i think i'm introducing him to our country in a way no one's ever known him. in other words, he's an extraordinary person not only because of his accomplishments but because of his character. seco secondly, i understand how history works, and it takes a long time for people to get to know him, and to know him and analyze their decisions, but i wanted to be the first people out in the evaluation of george h.w. bush. it's a love story. >> it is. >> i'm not the least bit ashamed to say i'm not very objective. i also happen to think it's a handbook on fatherhood. if somebody is interested in how a person was a great father, even though he was very busy, this book is such an example. >> it's a

for more, we are joined by peter baker, white house reporter at the "new york times." so is ts press conference an example of this new president obama that we're seeing in the last six weeks? >> yeah, that's a good question. the truth is i was in the rm, had my qution readyo go, and i didn't even notice that it was only women being asked. the truth is, there are a lot of strong, powerful, and incredibly talented women in the white house press corps so it's hardly an unusual thing to have them ask questions of the president. but what's interesting, of course, is the president is coming off a period where he's supposed to bin lame duck mode,aving lost rather decisively the midterm elections. instead he cut a climate deal with china. he issued an immigration order that is pretty sweeping and the dig diplomatic opening with cuba. he wants to show he's not a lame duck and we'll see how far he can take it. >> sreenivasan: what are the calculations, at least from the white house, that you're hearing that went into this? clearly it wasn't a surprise that he had all these things

what if the "new york times" writes an op-ed tomorrow and then they decide they will hack into "new york times." why can't we stop this. >> three things. is there anything companies aren't doing in cyber defense? the answer is yes. offense tends to be ahead of defense. second of all north korea is a very concentrated country in terms of political authority. can we not look at cyber tools to go after the pillars of their political authority, the military, the political leadership? thirdly what i think this does and is a bigger question it raises the question of why we continue to tolerate an outlaw regime in the world. we negotiated for ten years to get north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. we got nowhere. only one country that has real influence over north korea and its name is china. if the united states has serious problems with north korea the mail box is beijing, we should nut at the top of our list. >> beijing is always looking -- >> the question is they are bad actors already so what keeps them from doing that to the "new york times" or others? i would go with the assumption

an m the new york times, interview with mitch mcconnell. quote -- there are two kinds of people in politics -- it is said that senator mcconnell has already extended the work week. on fridays -- a major departure. the new york times goes on to say that it does not look likely that mr. mcconnell will make that change. the r what happened after keystone bill, mcconnell said they are focused on three areas when it eventually find agreement. those of you that are interested in the affordable care act and what the supreme court might decide -- mark your march 4 -- that is when the supreme court will take up the state of obama care subsidies. back to your phone calls. the police department is on high alert following the killing of those two police officers. what are your thoughts? ben is in law enforcement -- you're on the air. caller: good morning. need the police the police just like the police need the neighborhood -- a bad a good cop. my family is the police and as long as mily for i've been living. if you have a bad cop writing with you, you

time. live from new york, it's me.>> okay, welcome to "politicsnation." what happened in ferguson has come to new york. this eric garner decision has upset me so much that in three days, i have gained over 100 pounds. and for the first time in my life, everyone agrees with me. folks are high-fiving with me, inviting me places. this must be what it feels like to be beyonce. >> now, first of all, i say every night almost, we can have different opinions. not different facts. there's at least 150 pounds difference between me and him. not being compared to beyonce is not a bad thing. >> they say imitation is the best form of flattery. except i think they made one mistake with your imitation, they didn't even do a reference to your amazing sock fashion. >> you see how part of my safe is in the sock cover-up business. josh? >> i just think it's unfortunate they didn't do a "conversation nation" segment and we would have gotten the socks in there. >> exactly. >> midwin? >> i loved it. i have to tell you, i thought it was aweso

new york post about it. some people did kowtow to them mayor's office and one of them was the new york times. atrocious editorial in the new york times yesterday blaming cops putting the onus on cops who are standing up for themselves calling cops snarling, sense of victimhood. that is what they say the cops are the cops, their grievances are snarling sense of victimhood so cops being gunned down in cold blood are not really victims but criminals. that is what the new york times said. we couldn't understand how they could say something like this but now we know why. they were taking orders from the mayor's office. john: he has staffers calling legislative allies. saying go after the police. dave: they have to sell these newspapers, they have to sell advertising blitz in the past year, when the stock market has boomed the new york times has been going down. people don't pay for a newspaper that kowtows to authority. you pay for something that stands up, and the job of journalists is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. in this case they were just kowtowing to the mayor's offic

the "new york times" has a story about the affordable care act on its front page. deals with medicaid. that is the front page of the "new york times" with what is going on in kentucky. we're getting your thoughts on whether or not you support or oppose the affordable care act. sam, good morning to you. caller: i support present obama on his health care. how can anything present obama goes through when the republican party will be in charge on the first of the year. they do not even respect the way america runs. the top leadership position in america __ they have nothing but whites. then we hear this about steve's the __ in louisiana. [video clip] >> obamacare is hurting our families. i'm sure, the house at some point next year will move to repeal obama care. it should be repealed. it should be replaced with common sense reforms the respected dr._patient relationship. whether that can pass the senate, i do not know. i know will pass in the house. that does not mean we shouldn't do other things. there are bipartisan bills that have passed the house, sitting in the se

that's after a "new york times" article revealed volunteers with little or even no emergency training driving some of those cars in the presidential motorcade. no kidding. lilian kim spoke with one of those volunteers. legal yen, this has surprised a lot of people. >> indeed, dan. they are driving them in the back of the motorcade. either white house staffers or the press corp. still there is earn c these untrained drivers could get in the way during an emergency. >> he got the volunteer gig of his life through a friend with white house connections. he was selected to drive around the white house press corp. in the van several areas were behind the commander-in-chief. >> we ran stoplights and stop signs and go to this crazy operation. >> but some are questioning the decade's long practice. the volunteer drivers go through a background check and that's about it. no training. just a briefing the day of. >> i think the selection process for the drivers is sub par. it has been sub par for a longtime. >> it begins with local police who block intersections followed by the secret service. an

first is an article for the "new york times." the conceit of mind was 100 might suffice for the world, new york needed 101. the criteria, they had to be emblematic of some sort of transformation. they had to exist. there is only one in the book that i could not find. they could not be too much bigger than a breadbox. there are couple of exceptions. that they could not be too much bigger than a breadbox, and they could not be human. so that rolled out things like the statue of liberty and also at koch -- ed koch, who a number of people suggested. they could be iconic. i did not want things like the empire state building, things that were obvious. but also provocative. which is why i wanted things that were less obvious and more quirky. so, why in this book of new york objects would i include something like an artichoke, or the command -- mechanical cotton picker? what did that have to do with new york? or an 1803 missing persons notice that appeared on the front of new york newspapers. they could not all the about food. there were

in the "new york times," public editor later investigated this and went, why? this is a story of incredible public importance. there wasn't really a convincing answer. who the editors previously sat on one of the

last year, a reporter at the new york times got the results of a freedom of information act request thate had filed a long time before. it was a freedom of information act request that he filed with the f.b.i. f.b.i. ajents are sort of megacops. they work for the federal government. they investigate violations of federal law. they track down people who are suspected of breaking federal law. they investigate, they do intelligence work, they do counter intelligence work, which means they try to catch other countries spies who are operating in the united states. part of what they do is to go after public corruption.

and the 'new york times', board believes that he should. the republican leaders should do the right thing and, persuade the congressman to go. that's 'new york times' editor rehe will. speaking of politics, and whether or not someone should stay in office or run for office, here is the washington times as well and, they have this piece, this morning, about 2016, and whether or not rand paul is going to run. they say that he's hinting at it, and that's their headline, take a look at the tweet. and this was put out yesterday by the senator. everyone has to be themselves and, i think this will be a popular item this year, rand paul, 2016 on the logo there. we'll go to ray, feeling pessimistic about the economy. why is that? caller: well, for reasons that that gentleman from columbus, must be on some happy medication, and how hot the stock market is, and, economy is rolling along, and thenar he said something about people run saving, and they're doomed to repeat itself. sounds like a typical democrat, hey everything is good, and then he went to

a chancenow if you had to read the letters to the new york times. it is wrong to say he lied. even a dog knows the difference between being tripped and being kicked over. cuttingans you are false intentionally. i -- da i the di

bob is a longtime columnist for "the new york times". i am also a columnist for the atlanta journal constitution we were just discussing the duties and the joys in english of column writing. imus your column in the times. what i really miss that you reported and talked to people in you heard a human voices soar american voices in your column. that is missing with journalism. >> and it shows in the book. >> ordinarily someone in my position how much i enjoyed reading your book. your book may be angry or frustrated or a little frightened but i sense that is okay bayou. >> that is fine by me. that is the point. >> host: walk us through it. >> guest: sure. i left the times is in 2011 and a lot of people have asked to lightness' doing the column. the short the answer is no. i tell people 41 years on deadlines is enough. that is how long i was in the newspaper business. i was a columnist 25 years of "the daily news" -- of "the daily news" and "the new york times". i don't miss it but what i wanted to do was spend more time getting more in dept