guest: well, the puritans, not the pilgrims. the pilgrims come in 1620, and then the puritans, the great migration is 10 years later. it is the puritans who end up setting the tone of the massachusetts bay colony. they could be very harsh on people who were not puritans. particularly quakers. if you were a quaker, they expelled you. if you came back, they hanged you. they did hang four men and women in the 17th century. there is that blood on their hands. i am trying to focus on the positive story of people being aware of liberty and trying to achieve it. peter syverson, the man who said no more quakers, it wasn't just quakers he disliked. he also tried to crack down on lutherans and jews. he got his chain yanked when he did that by his employers. he worked for a thing called the dutch west indies company, which literally owned new amsterdam. they had directors and investors who were jews and lutheran. when syverson is leaning on those two religions, he gets word from his bosses in holland, cut it out. he probably thought he cou

showing how they wanted to protect press freedom and i think that this puritan what we call the justa shoddy. spirit is still there even if we need to to to rethink everyday how much press freedom is extremely important and i do think that in that period we're we have a lot of people don't trust anymore in journalism anymore in news organization we have to remember that people journalist working old for their job work for making sure people get access to information we need to remember that john that is could be extremely dangerous and journalists are working for the public interest because journalists the regime are you watching g.w. news coming up in about swiping intent there are folks that are more with gentle up next but 1st a moment to chill with images from the ice festival in the trying the city of our big see you next. actually prisoners just shows the 1st such french shows much. of the. law. comes. up cars. passed. the smart way tickets when your current. global auto and mobility show every week double.

showing how they wanted to protect press freedom and i think that this puritan what we call the just a shoddy. spirit is still there is. if we need to to to rethink everyday how much press freedom is extremely important and i do think that in that period were you when we have a lot of people don't trust anymore in journalism anymore in news organization we have to remember that people journalist work for their jobs work you for making sure people get access to information we need to remember that journalists could be extremely dangerous and journalists are working for the public interest and you take an action actually in order to achieve that aim in the wake of this attack e.u. founded a journalist network it's called for been stories tell us about how it's connected to your experience of the attack. i was doing investigative documentary for for 20 years for 4 french or international networks and i was used to feeling balance all around the world i was used to see some terrible things around me but i was not used to see that. on environment in paris in my building were used to go ev

but now we're all puritans and clutching our pearls and buckle shoes. >> i'm no puritan.ou know that. he has to be more careful. >> raymond: you're mr. holiday. it was a couple months ago. check back in with you. new polling should have democrats worried. trump is trouncing them in key swing states. a new mason-dixon poll has trump clobbering every democratic candidate in florida and virginia except for joe biden. even there biden's lead in florida is 2 points and in virginia four points. joining me is john mclaughlin, trump's campaign pollster and scott rasmussen at ballotpedia. >> is the trump campaign worried about this. >> you have the impeachment backfire going on right now. the president is changing washington. as the democrats attacked him, he's gone up. now, the virginia poll is five points more. we may be ahead of biden. we're ahead with independents and doing better with african americans in virginia and doing better with hispanics in florida. >> scott rasmussen, what is the problem in florida? he's up two. isn't that in the margin of error? >> the reality, it's

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grow during the siege and still today they stay as silent reminders of those terrible day but i'm a puritan has also been taking part in commemoration invents he laid flowers that belonged monkstown monumental the nevski memorial size it was the scene of fierce fighting during the 2nd world war and his believe the russian president's father was also injured. still to come questions like where are you really from could now and you're in trouble as a u.k. university which is paying students to snitch on classmates deemed to commit racist and micro aggressions story and plenty more coming up after this very short break. in the united states presidential candidates debate the future of the u.s. and the world. max kaiser and stacy herbert dig into the burning questions of this election cycle one topic every week will tax student debt trade wars corporate money universal basic. and more catch up with what's front running this sunday exclusively on r.t. . what politicians do. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. wanted. to go right to the pres

marginalized for their strict adherence to the word of the new testament which is why they were called puritans. they believe their congregation answered directly to god and needed no bishops. they were even opposed to celebrating christmas because the holiday was never mentioned in the new testament. and. compared to jamestown colonists the pilgrim fathers of the plymouth plantation adapted more easily to their new surroundings. they had good relations with the native peoples in the area who helped them survive their 1st winter. they gave the settlers food and showed them how to cultivate crops in the sandy soil. in facts for the bountiful harvest the settlers invited their native neighbors to a 3 day feast an event that inspired the modern thanksgiving holiday. over the 17th century and the netherlands became another rising commercial and naval power. cape may in new jersey was founded almost 500 years ago by a dutch explorer as a trading post with native americans it is known the oldest seaside resort in the country each summer 4000 residents welcome more than 100000 visitors. the fur trader

politics this week was the resignation of the government and that came about following that i'm a puritan suggesting of amendments to the constitution effectively diminishing the president's powers while boosting those of parliament. well. but it was and we're sure to the amendments i suggested yesterday do not affect the fundamental basis of the constitution furthering russia's development as a lawful state the goal is also to enhance the effectiveness of the country's institutions to strengthen the role of civil society and to enable the political parties in our regions to make decisions vital to the country's development senior correspondent merde garcia explains more about the landmark moves and the reaction they received in the west. try explaining this led to boom and power as the office of president the media accuses about seizing more power who control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over at the parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and th

belonging to the government it's the salafist trend that belongs to an ultra puritan islamic movement called the salafism that change it position. sort of received last from tripoli we're going to weather update next here on how to 0 there will be and liberia's find out why this growing discontent at the nation's ruling elite. hello there is a fairly quiet picture generally throughout much of the arabian peninsula the recent rain kid very swiftly out of the picture but unfortunately still to the north across the pond we are going to see more in the way of rain now all these coastal areas throughout of israel 11 on into serious a very strong winds to choose the on wednesday and some heavy rain at times as well as i know will change as we go through the next couple of days of course to the north of there in turkey that right changing in to snow in the cold air and then quite a line of rain showers working their way through areas of iraq and eventually on into the north and the west of iran and then into northern africa that same system it will be impacting these northern areas particula

his father was a very traditional puritanical congregationalist and it just didn't take so he becomesa quite profound religious skeptic whose scripture shouldn't be followed as the absolute truth. he is very spiritual in other ways but not when it comes to traditional observance. one of the interesting ties that i come to is what you are referring to as one of the biggest stands with charles darwin there is a lot of interesting intellectuals that ties into slavery. it's the view that people are shaped by their environment contrary to the common view of the date of african-americans were genetically inferior molded by its environment abolitionists picked up on that right away and recognized the message as inherent. i talk about in the book partly in the context one of the places i stumbled across in my travels trying to travel as fred did wherever my curiosity led me into this the creation museum some of you may know about it. it's designed and caterers to the young earth creationists who believe the liberal dates in the bible which they've calculated the creation of the earth and i be

mainstream young people were telling their parents, you've been prohibiting my sexual freedom, and the puritanlled this arena. >> linda was the queen. ♪ you're no good >> linda could sing anything. ♪ i've been cheated >> she was the first female rock and roll star. >> to her it was like a mountain to climb. ♪ when will i beloved >> linda ronstadt: the sound of my voice tonight at 9:00 p.m. >>> the topic tonight is the hippies. we have with us mr. jack kerouac over here, who is said to have started the whole beat generation business. >> jack kerouac never wanted to be a prophet. he wanted to be a great american writer, but fame destroys people in america. >> to what extent do you believe that the beat generation is related to the hippies? >> well, they're just -- >> what do they have in common? was this an evolution from one to the other? >> they're just the older ones. i'm 46 years old. these kids are 18. the beat generation was a generation of beatitude and pleasure in life and tenderness. i believe in order and piety. >> here's the progenator of the counterculture kind of disowning his own b

as my colleague says i'm a puritan who speaks and -- tones. i wouldn't describe myself as a puritan but i do believe in right and wrong and i think right matters. i think a fair trial matters. and i think the country deserves a fair trial and yes senator if they don't get that fair trial it will just further the cynicism that is corrosive to this institution and to our democracy. >> thank you mr. manager. the senator from alabama. >> i sent a question to the desk. >> thank you. >> a question from senator shelby is for the counsel for the president. though not charged in the articles of impeachment house managers and others have stated the president's actions constituted criminal bribery. can this claim be reconciled with the supreme court's unanimous decision in mcdonald versus the united states? a. >> mr. chief justice, senators thank you for that question and i think the answer is no they can't be reconciled with the mcdonald case. and let me make a couple of points in my answer. the first is of course because there is no bribery or extortio

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the puritans, of which roger williams was one, were not members of the sierra club. right? talked about wilderness, wilderness was a place of desolation. this was a place of danger. this is where evil lurked. when roger williams talks about -- protecting the garden of the church, what he is let's, in effect, is, protect the integrity of the faith by not confusing it with politics or state. that is the genius of roger ulation, in my judgment. let me give you an example of how this plays out. nextdoor in alabama, judge roy with the 10onument commandments, i was called as one of the witnesses in that case. i was one of the few baptists around, even though i'm not a baptist, because roger williams was absolutely right. when you do that sort of thing, you fetishize the faith, you trivialize the faith. when the judge ruled -- his name i have forgotten at the moment -- i will get it later. that it was unconstitutional because it violated the of theshment clause first amendment. the workers were preparing to remove the monument. one of the protesters screamed, get your hand off my

in the puritanical rage of everybody is doing something wrong except for you. you cannot be questioned. that's part of the problem here. >> every time a questions get close to adam schiff and the whistle-blower, and what i would say illegitimate conspiracy, he doesn't want to answer it. he was so right to call him out on that. it was an unbelievable moment, as we were up close, just to see the tension in the room, as pat cipollone did a great job. >> laura: and pat is like, you are laying waste, or attempting, to everyone around you, but you can never be questioned. that's a nice deal. >> he's above the law. >> laura: there was a moment that just happened on the floor, where the issue of joe biden and what he said in 1999 about the necessity of having witnesses during an impeachment trial, that emerged. watch. >> a new case the senate declined to consider a motion for summary -- go the framers did not mean that this political process was to be a partisan process. instead, they meant it to be political in the higher sense. the process was to be conducted in the

protect and secure the city was called the 6 or 4 brigade that's a cell of fists it's a kind of ultra puritan islamic movement fighters and they switch position at the last ditch taking a legion storm force of law into the world perhaps then they started the open fire the government forces from there we've for 2 for these 2 main reasons have to his forces swiftly took control of the course of the city of sirte plus there was some kind of sleeper cells in the city. militants as you know how that this city is very strategic for 2 main reasons 1st of all it's very close to the oil fields and oil terminals in the central coast of libya that's also the birth town or the hometown of moammar gadhafi and he was killed by the 17th of february evolutionary is in that city in 2 and 11 it was also all taken controlled by i use. in 2015 until it was liberated from iceland by the government forces in december 2016 now the government forces in the city of misrata say that they are sin degree in 4 cement to a green area west of city of the city to recapture the city ok mahmoud up there will have their life i

city of sirte it and it was a swift takeover especially after one military brigade with the ultra puritan islamic movement called salafism just switched. to have to the forces at the last ditch at the last moment so in this case morris collation more fighting on the ground is expected as expected especially after have to just. and i was it that did not abiding by the ceasefire proposal so after sunday it seemed that we're going to witness more escalation in southern chile and also around the city of sort it out 0. reporting live from tripoli mccord many thanks indeed this is the news hour from our serious time to come on the program evacuation orders parts of australia as more hot windy weather is forecast threatening to fan bush fires that are burning out of control. and in support iran's footballers suffer a setback in their bid to qualify for the olympics. after months of turmoil the british house of commons has finally passed the briggs's withdrawal agreement bill for more on that let's cross to lawrence taylor at our european broadcast center or thanks adrian the bill passed the comm

now, my colleague says that i am a puritan who speaks dulcet tones.hink that's the nicest thing he has ever said to me. i don't describe myself as a puritan but i believe in right and wrong. i think right matters. i think a fair trial matters. and i think that the country deserve as fair trial. and yes, senator, if they don't get that fair trial, it will just further a cynicism that is corrosive to this institution and to our democracy. >> thank you, mr. manager. >> chief justice? >> senator from alabama. >> i sent a question to the desk. >> thank you. the question from senator shelby is for the counsel for the president. though not charged in the articles of impeachment, house managers and others have stated the president's actions constituted criminal bribery. can this claim be reconciled with the supreme court's unanimous decision in mcdonald versus united states? >> mr. chief justice, senator, thank you for that question. and i think the answer is no, it can't be reconciled with the mcdonald case. and let me make a couple of points in my answer. t

no one standing in this house today can pass a puritanical test of purity that some are demanding our elected leaders take. [applause] rep. gephardt: if we demand mere mortals live up to the standard, we will see our seats of government lay empty. and we will see the best, most able people unfairly cast out of public service. we need to stop destroying imperfect people at the altar of an unobtainable morality. [applause] rep. gephardt: we need to start living up to the standards which the public, in its infinite wisdom, understands that imperfect people must strive towards, but too often fall short. we are now rapidly descending into a politics where life imitates farce, fratricide dominates our public debate, and america is held hostage to tactics of smear and fear. let all of us here today say no to resignation, no to impeachment, no to hatred, no to intolerance of each other and no to vicious self-righteousness. [applause] [cheers and applause] rep. gephardt: we need to start healing. we need to start binding up our wounds. we need to end this downward spiral which will culminate i

i wouldn't describe myself as a puritan but i do believe in right and wrong. and i think right matters. i think a fair trial matters. and and i think that for the coy deserves a fair trial. and yes, senator, if they don't get that fair trial it will just further the cynicism that is corrosive to this institution and to our democracy. >> host: that from the senate trial yesterday and adam schiff. the headline from the question read by the chief justice as it was written by senator elizabeth warren. she puts justice roberts in an awkward spot. the hill writing senator warren introducing a similar awkward dynamic and impeachment proceedings when she asked if the republicans like refused to allow the witnesses in the trial would diminish trust in the chief justice of the united states. the question appeared great discomfort for justice roberts whose role is that trial present officer requires him to read senator worries about even those raising questions about potential damage to his own legitimacy. the other story keeping an eye on is the link of the proceedings

as my colleague says i'm a puritan who speaks and -- tones. i wouldn't describe myself as a puritan but i do believe in right and wrong and i think right matters. i think a fair trial matters. and i think the country deserves a fair trial and yes senator if they don't get that fair trial it will just further the cynicism that is corrosive to this institution and to our democracy. >> thank you mr. manager. the senator from alabama. >> i sent a question to the desk. >> thank you. >> a question from senator shelby is for the counsel for the president. though not charged in the articles of impeachment house managers and others have stated the president's actions constituted criminal bribery. can this claim be reconciled with the supreme court's unanimous decision in mcdonald versus the united states? a. >> mr. chief justice, senators thank you for that question and i think the answer is no they can't be reconciled with the mcdonald case. and let me make a couple of points in my answer. the first is of course because there is no bribery or extortio

my colleague says i'm a puritan that speaks in tone.e's ever said about me. i do believe in right and wrong. and i think right matters. i think a fair trial matters. and i think that the country deserves a fair trial. and yes, senator, if they don't get that fair trial, it will just further a cynicism that is corrosive to this institution and to our democracy. >> thank you, mr. manager. >> chief justice? >> senator from alabama. >> i send a question to the desk. >> thank you. >> the question from senator shelby is for the counsel for the president. not charged in the articles of impeachment, house managers and others have state d the president's actions constituted criminal bribery. can this claim be reconciled with the supreme court's unanimous decision in mcdonald v. united states? >> thank you for that question. the answer is, to, it can't be reconciled with the ms. speaker donald case. let me make a couple points in my answer. the first is, of course, because there were no bribery or extortion charged in the articles of impeachment,