that is problem. >> john: then you ben barber.stay with us because when we come back my audience has questions and also want to ask questions of my other guests. [ applause ] sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. [ applause ] >> john: audience questions for our guests. ben barber, a progressive that wants government to protect us. arnold diaz who does protect us now and then. economist justice wilson and both of them are skeptical about government protection. yes. >> martha stewart we have the trial lawyers that can sue if a product has a flaw. what kind of regulation would you put in place to keep martha stewart under control? >> i wouldn't put any regulation in place. i would have hoped had she seen the product was causing people fingertips to cut off, she would have reacted in a voluntary way. hey, everyone who has bough

that is problem. >> john: then you ben barber.ecause when we come back my audience has questions and also want to ask questions of my other guests. [ applause ] [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. [ humming ] and my job is easy. hide big things. you're good... [ crash ] [ laughing ] [ screaming ] [ tires screech ] and if you named your own price on car insurance, you could be paying for this yourself. so get allstate, you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] shop less, get more, make one call to an allstate agent. you know what else is early? medicare open enrollment. now through dember 7th. can i stick with old medicare plan? sure! or find a new plan with better coverage, less cost, or both. medicare plans give

as for the old barber, maybe they had one. i don't know. >> what benis still applicable today. fish and visitors stink in three days. that's true. true. true. >> it's amazing he wrote that in the 1740's when people had houseguests that would stay for months and months and here he was saying please, three days is tops and a lot of people would agree. >> he that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas. >> as i see more and more people going down to wall street to join the occupy wall street crowd, i sort of keep thinking about this one. this is the one that everybody's mother told you about, right? you know, beware of the company that you keep. >> or would this apply to occupy wall street? half wits talk much but say little. >> i wouldn't go that far. maybe i think that -- but that to me applies to a lot of reality television today. i look at the kardashians or the real housewives of new york and i wonder why their 15 minutes keeps going. >> how hard was it to track that -- in the beginning you tell a story about how you guys had to put your heads t