i'm not a barbarian they're civilized countries and what about us what country are we and we're also a civilized country and we're also sent where do we send them. oh you know there is a hilarious joke about this so a u.s. state department representative and you ambassador and the ambassadors of fifteen european countries gathered together on my done to sign a treaty declaring there's to be no interference in ukraine's domestic affairs. from russia. you don't have to be pretty. clearly clever to grasp our relationships with ukraine work. give us money. then we'll be your friends but then only got the money suddenly it goes like this oh you know well we just can't we haven't thought about it. we're going to work with her for the leaders of the ukrainian opposition are supposedly driving this process they have no real control all they do is show off and pretend to be important for it but however there is also a third party to it i mean the militants that you coupled with quit talking about the right sector which include several extreme ultra national organizations they are even more ra

although the roman empire was conquered by the barbarians and the lands of western europe were overruny pagan tribes in the dark ages, roman civilization, and above all roman christianity, triumpd in the long run. converted to the new faith, the former barbarians became the heirs of rome and the founders of modern europe. in the 11th and 12th centuries, the period we call romanesque, there was a remarkable revival of art and especially architecture. in the words of a contemporary, "it was as if the whole earth had cast off her old age "and was clothing herself everywhere in a white garment of churches." two of the most powerful forces molding the development of romanesque art and architecture were pilgrimage and the monastic movement. the romanesque church here at vezelay in france embodies both-- benedictine monastery and starting point on the pilgrimage route to santiago in spain. the story of vezelay echoes the story of europe during the crucial years of transition between the 9th and 12th centuries. it was founded in the 860s in the great cultural and artistic revival of the french

referendum send their ambassadors only the european countries but it's interference and so are barbarians barbarians why do you say that civilized countries are in the ambassadors and what about training citizens no i'm not abandon their civilised countries and what about us what country are we and we're also a civilized country and we're also send our where do we send them. please make it with a little though you know there is a hilarious joke about this so a us state department representative you ambassador and the ambassadors of fifteen european countries gathered together on my done to sign a treaty declaring there's to be no interference in ukraine's domestic affairs. from russia. you don't have to be particularly clever to grasp our relationships with ukraine work. you give us money. then we'll be your friends then we've got the money suddenly it goes like this oh you know well we just can't we haven't thought about it. for. the leaders of the ukrainian opposition or supposedly driving this process they have no real control all they do is show off and pretend to be important but how

. >> you guys are the only guys keeping the barbarians at the gate. this is a concerted, full-throated, well organized, well financed long-term effort waging a war on labor's house because they know -- they know not all business, these guys on the right, they know without you there they call every shot. i never thought i would be back re-fighting after all this time in my career the wave of right to worke efforts. the right to pay you a lower wage. the right to make sure you don't have a say in your working conditions. it's not a right to work. it's a right for them to eliminate your right to have a say in your work. >> woody allen's son is coming to his defense amid renewed allegations the actor and director sexually assaulted his adopted daughter. moses farrow, the adopted son of mia and allen is speak out with "people" magazine saying allen did not molest his adopted sister. and it comes in response to dylan published in the new york times where she describes being molested by allen at the age of 7. allen has denied those allegations for two decade

barbarians at the gate, really?sands of union-free jobs created by the influx of new foreign auto plants in right-to-work states like bmw in south carolina, daimler went to alabama and volkswagen went to tennessee? but hang on, volkswagen is now colluding with the uaw to unionize its chattanooga plant. and get this, they want to set up some soviet-style worker council. somebody should tell tennessee is not the soviet union. here now is chris kofinis, grover norquist and tennessee labor attorney mori nicely. comrade norquist, i understand you're trying to stop this sovie soviet-style worker council. what in hell is volkswagen doing? >> volkswagen is a german company and in german the union leadership, the union bosses actually sit on the board of directors. so they've been pressuring volkswagen to oppose the workers in tennessee. when west coast vagen went to tennessee, they got $500 million or more of taxpayer dollars with a promise that they wouldn't throw in and bring the uaw, not auto workers, the detroit labor u

>> 30 years ago these were the barbarians they gave into the guys no one wanted showing up. generally perceived that a , that the shareholders ey can actually affect serious change at companies that may need a shakeup. in this case of apple, you have respect.n with much he is a tiny shareholder with a really loud voice. who is able to agitate for some kind of change he had no power to get with this tiny holding. >> the voice of the little people there. >> i am all for it. we need big mouths in our business. >> walk us through what activism means for share prices. have too3, here you much of returns. 140% rate muchst higher than the s&p 500, up over 70%. higher than all hedge funds combined. overall, three beginning a lot more momentum compared to other forms of returns. >> we are going to leave it there. thank you very much. great to see you. or kimup, troubles armstrong again. we will go inside the latest minimum -- management gap. the tricky business of being a legal pot dealer. evolving federal policy over marijuana coming up. ♪ >> 20 states have laws legalizing marijuana

. >> barbarian sound system? >> i can think of 10 better.nd i haven't seen it. >> it is an interesting movie. it is about how they make sounds for a -- i thought of it when you said zombie flicks. it is very interesting. all right, i will shut up then. i don't think the oscars are necessary. these people get enough accolades. >> they are are fun to make fun of. >> then you say that about children, andy. >> absolutely. >> glad he agrees. coming up, the uh apocalypse. i don't have the exact time, but i'll let you know. what is up with piers morgan? not his ratings, count it. >>> was he undone by being anti-gun? it is time for this -- >> cnn, a network, has confirmed it is pulling the plug on piers morgan live after a three-year run. it was that long. the "new york times" reports that the show who struggled with ratings will air its final episode in march. mor gone who replaced the mummy known as larry king says i am debating cultural issues including guns that has been polarizing, by you. and there is no doubt there are many who are tired of m

who are the barbarians? what's the vice president talking about?ng. that's the only thing keeping them at the gate. you get him in front of a blue collar crowd, that's who he envisions himself. he does things to endear himself to that crowd. when you talk about removing job lock, he's dealing with a group of people who are locked into a job and guaranteed jobs. so you can't have both messages. on one hand the administration through jay carney, spokesperson, if he isn't flecting the president's remarks, he is saying, look y are republicans so upset about obamacare and the fact that the 35-hour workweek is allowing people to have some freedom to spend with their families or pursue their dreams? i thought they were the party of freedom. at the same time you got the vice president addressing a bunch of union workers locked into that job and happy to do it. >> this administration right now in the minds of many may be making it, as we see by the numbers, less incentivized to work. it might be more worth it to not work at this point. what does that say ab

the lines be drawn about how you take these guys who on the pitch you want to be often murderous barbarians to be polite, gentle people. >> well, i mean, that's a great question. having played division i college football, it took me a while to really understand that times are changing now, and society's changing now and we have to treat things different and we have to be much more positive and work as a unit toward keeping everyone, no matter who you are, from any race or color or creed, everyone has to be accepted. and we have to make that environment safe. >> what is the plan for jonathan? is he ready to play for the team? have you had offers from other teams? >> right now the miami dolphins have his rights. we cannot talk to other teams until they give us permission. this week we will see what they want out of this deal. but i expect it will be a substantial amount of teams that are interested in a young, athletic offensive tackle. >> what about richie incognito? he has been tweeting away saying you couldn't define me in 144 years, let alone 144 pages, mr. wells. he quit twitter. i want

looks like conan the barbarian burst through there. you're the push man, right?sled athletes are bigger individuals, so i had to make sure the hole was brig enough to get out. >> dallas, >> whaz the experience been like? >> it's unbelievable. just honored to be here representing the u.s. army, our team, our country, and the stae of kentucky. it's fantastic. >> it's been great having you guys here. when are you guys -- >> 15th, 16th and 22nd and 23rd is four-man. >> your headed up to the mountains. gorgeous up there. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. everything. >> thanks for coming on. nice to have you here. reminder once again, the primetime coverage on nbc begins tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. erica, that's it for us now this morning from sochi. we'll send it back to you in new york. >> what a crowd. talk about the crowd we have here. tomorrow on "today" we have a wrap-up of the day's olympic events. plus, lester hits the ice, get this, with the u.s. women's curling team. right, lester? >> i thought he was going to take the ice. >> we know there's more to it hand

. >> think about it, portugal's great explorers, magellan, protected by conan the barbarian.ng portuguese have understood and the reward. which perhaps helps to explain their love of azulejo. >> it is special because ceramics is art that when you finish. not until the object is fired. >> this has the mark of the -- >> before they go to the kiln people don't see the print only after. >> but when they get it right. >> this is what we call a golden church. >> the national tile museum was once a convent. its chap sell one of the most beautiful in all of portugal. >> we have a saying, when we want to say that something is perfect we say it is gold over blue. when you see a church like this, what is that concept of perfection. the gold over the blue. >> osgood: still to come. sergeant remsberg could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know

they are barbarians. what sickens me is my people had a holocaust 75 years ago. legitimizes this. stuart: did his appearance enhances status? >> he was a rock star at the world economic forum. >> he probably got half of the moments. he was not prepared to use this pr style language that just kind of appeal to elites. they are engaging in a extremely successful pr front. nothing but the pr profit. he is the supreme ruler of ironic. he called jews dogs. he hates america more than he hates israel. stuart: how did you get to sit in the front row? >> by being industrial. stuart: i note your position did i know who you are. i am surprised you managed to get into the front row. to be fair, the people who run, they came up to me quietly. this guy is an expert liar. this guy has no tell. stuart: we appreciate your appearance today. >> thank you for having me. stuart: thanks, rabbi. this is "varney & company." we love a good american comeback story. we have one for you. ♪ ♪ i need a hero mobile i am holding on for a hero till the end of the night ♪ ♪ fe's work. we strive f

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a lot of people think that they are barbarians.aving traveled there many times throughout the communist times and after perestroika, i find the people very gracious, very accommodating. of course, i did have the advantage of knowing how to speak russian. when i watch tv, the american stations, i find that they are always looking to point out something that is wrong -- the toilet, though this -- the this , the that. good manners, you don't insult your host, because every people of their own country -- every country.ve their own fortunately, the canadian station is nearby and i was able to watch some of the things i like, of course, which is ice-skating, which particularly -- host: all right, natasha, i apologize, we are running out of time. quick answer from leon aron. guest: first of all, i applaud your father for teaching the russian. my daughters russian and they are college students now and i'm sure they will but their russian to good use. i'm not here to defend the american media. i'm not a specialist on the american media. , a

>> you guys are the only guys keeping the barbarians at the gate.d, well financed, well thought out long-term effort, waging a war on labor's house. because they know, they know. not all business but these guys on the right, they know without you there they call every shot. >> i never thought i'd be back refining after all this time in my career the wave of right to work efforts, the right to pay a lower wage, the right to make sure you don't have a say in your working condition. it's not a right to work, it's a right for them to eliminate your right and to say in your work. >> we understand what he's saying there. that was vice president joe biden speaking with auto workers in washington. here with us now democratic senator from iowa, senator tom harkin. really good to have you on the show this morning. i want to go right to the federal minimum wage. you're co-authoring a bill to raise it to $10.10. you have senator pryor saying it's too fast. i've been educated in school on this show as to why raising minimum wage would be bad for business and i s