and ben franklin, making a joke. and ben franklin, making a joke, saying be preserved in madeira wine. but was sure to put in the record of the proddings on the last day when the constitution was signgn, this clip about if he stole from someone -- always these jokes. the only difference between the church of england and churchchf rome i ithe former is infallible, and the latter is never wrong. if i were around long enough. i would change my mind. so other people change their minds and that's how this document works. >> he said right after that. in that speech, he said let us all doubt a little of our own infallibility. that's great advice. the discussion that happens between the tea party, progressives, everybody thinks they have the god's honest truth about this. there's absolutely one way of interpreting it. even franklin, the founding, founding father said let us doubt our infallibility. that's what the constitution is for. when marshall said, you have to adapt it to the current times, he set that in motion for th

. >> john: going back before that, ben franklin and his success with women saved the revolution. >> benranklin was a well known ladies' man. in 1776 when the continental congress is looking for someone to send over to france to get the french government support, they choose a man who had the capacity to win over the ladies and wasn't so squeamish about french sexual you'll themes. >> he had actually written a thesis attributes of making love to older women. >> john: he wrote a paper, it's good to get an older lover. this is well known is. this is our guy to go over to france. he uses his capacity as a 70-year-old ladies' man to meet the hierarchy. he meets the right ladies. they introduce him to the right ministers in the french government. >> john: and the result? >> the french who were reluctant to support a revolution against the monarchy were won over. they support the american revolution, our revolution succeeds. they bankrupt their own government and franklin winds up seducing his way into two revolutions. >> john: and roosevelt became a feminist because of the lesbian lover? >> e

i look at this one, ben franklin. abolitionists.ng to go looking crazy, go to his grave looking crazy because of it. grant. one of the most corrupt presidents in all of history. not modern history. and andrew jackson. why is he on our money? indian killer, manifest destiny. horrible man. hamilton, hamilton wanted the big banks, the monarchy and the writer of most of the federalist papers. lincoln. you know that -- i always thought lincoln freed the slaves, and he did. you know who he credited for freeing the slaves? this is going to get me in trouble with everybody but michele bachmann. the founders, that's who he said freed the slaves and this guy, he's almost a cartoon to me until the last two years. i did not tell a lie. let's eat some cherry pie. the indispensable man and my hero. man, it's been a wild ride. so many things have been said. i'm -- i don't know if you know, i'm the first antisemitic jew lover. i don't know how that's possible but it is. i'm the only host simultaneously the most dangerous person in america because m

. >> at vallejo's ben franklin middle school, up on the roof isn't a song. it's the only way to get to the scene of a crime. >> they are professionals. they know what they are doing. they are technicians. >> operating with surgical precision says assistant superintendent. 3 to 5 thieves went through heavy duty bolts and brackets. >> they know how to cut live wire and know how to full it. >> about 15 00 volts are going through this pipe. the danger these bandits are after the treasure inside, copper wiring. >> about $5,000 just for the wire in this one pipe. it's been a rash in the month of july as we communicated out. it's been ten hits in july alone and 14 overall. >> spread over eight campuses, franklin has been hit four times. >> this band of thieves is not only professional, they are fearless. something or someone interrupted the job that started right here two days ago. so what did they do? came back this morning to finish the crime. >> no fear, they don't believe it. >> cuts mean fewer patrols. >> what about police patrols? >> police are doing what the

one of my favorites is ben franklin. when he left the constitutional convention, one of the people on the street and asked him what kind of government he had given them, and he said, "a republic, if you can keep it." i think in many ways, they are one in the same. frankly, there may be some differences that people at some level view it, but i view it as almost interchangeable words. >> speaking of which, the aba has recently given attention to the problem of lobbying. in particular, the concern that, speaking of republics, that people will have access to money -- businesses, but others as well -- had higher voices whispering in the year -- can higher voices whispering in the year of congressman or more important, in the year of staff of congressman -- the ear of staff of congressman. do you think that is a serious problem? and what could they do about it? >> if you look at how the supreme court looks at even funding of judicial elections, which are meant to be different than legislative elections -- remember that we have

. >>> reporter: at vallejo's ben franklin middle school, up on the roof isn't a melodic song. it's the only way to get to the scene of a crime. >> they are professionals. they -- they know what they are doing. they're technicians. >> reporter: operating with surgical precision, says assistant superintendent mel jordan. three to five thieves he believes slice through heavy duty bolts and metal brackets. >> they know how to cut live wire and they know how to pull it. >> reporter: at least 1500 volts are flowing through this one pipe. >> this is a heavy pipe. >> 300 feet. >> reporter: devil may care the danger, these bandits are after the treasure inside copper wiring. >> $5,000 just for the wire. >> reporter: in this one pipe. >> in this one pipe. it's been a rash in the month of july, as we communicated out, ten hits in july alone and we had 14 overall. >> reporter: spread over 8 vallejo campuses, franklin has been hit four times. this band of thieves is not only professional. they're fearless, something or someone interrupted the job that started right here two days ago. so wh

. >>> and thousands of post offices now on the chopping block, even ben franklin's. >>> overseas markets are mixed on the lack of progress with the nation's debt crisis. tokyo nikkei average was off 51 points today. hong kong's hang seng is gaining and in london the ftse opened higher. on wall street the dow lost 91 1/2 points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq index fell 3. >>> home prices are up again in major u.s. cities for the second straight month, but no one is impressed. there are always more sales in the spring and prices are lower than a year ago. also, there are still many foreclosures in the pipeline waiting to go on the market and bring prices down even further. >>> get ready for the coffee wars. the parent company of dunkin' donuts goes public today, and that's starting up a battle with starbucks and mcdonald's. the cash it's raising will help it expand west of the mississippi where its rivals have more stores. now, despite the name, dunkin' donuts makes most of its money from coffee. >>> walmart is taking on netflix, the world's largest retailer now has a nonsubscription vid

ben franklin did a lot for this country.s is one of his legacies. >> ben franklin was the first postmaster general. now, while this is a tourist attraction, this post office is not considered a moneymaker for the postal service. >>> chininis launching a safety campaign after saturday's deadly bullet train collision. details are emerging about the government's efforts to actually cover up details of the crash to save face. abc's clarissa ward is in beijing. and she got ahold of some of the government's direct instructions. >> reporter: it was a horrifying scene. one of china's super-elite, high-speed trains smacked into the back of another train that hastalled, killing 39 people. and now, china's government is they sent out instructions to chinese journalists covering the tragedy. among the highlights, do not investigate the causes of the accident. instead, the government says, concentrate on touching stories, like how people are donating blood. they insist all stories have the same theme. in the face of great tragedydy, the

even ben franklin started this whole thing, does work ethic, industrious and hard working. it was very difficult for him. the french, only the french taught him to slow down and relax and finally he could enjoy a card game and play chess because the rest of the time he was so superbusy. there's a difference the tween todd and i. i have learned to enjoy the present. >> i live in solano beach, calif.. i have palm trees on my lawn. would you come to a conference like this and spend all three days or would you give a speech and leave? how do you handle conferences? >> a conference like this i would have been delighted to be here to hear the lecture on beethoven. "rush" is still a cultural preferences. the four season than the last line from what show? sit down and rock the boat. guys and dolls. that is great. that is important. >> the other thing i will do briefly, there was some fascinating studies done about cognitive ability and work and it compared across countries. individuals in their 60s. people moving toward senior citizenhood. in france and austria where people retire

. >> john: before that, you say that ben franklin's promi promiscuity asaved the revolution. >> in 1776hen they are looking for someone to send over to france to get support for the american revolution, they choose a man who has the capacity to win over the lady and wasn't squeamish about the french sexual more rays. >> john: larry, add to this. >> he had written pieces on the attributes of making love to older women, things like this. i mean, so. >> john: he wrote a paper about-- yes. >> john: sort of a dissertation why to get an older lover. this was well-known and the continental congress said this is the guy to go over to france and infamous and americanized for sexual promiscuity, a 70-year-old ladies man and with the french high arkey, meets the right ladies and he tries to bed and introduce him to the right ministers in the french government. >> john: the result, the french joined us. >> the french reluctant to support a revolution against a fellow monarchy, mind you, were finally won over by franklin and they support the american revolution, our revolution succeeds and they wind

i've gone through a cycle in life and even ben franklin ended his life.he was the one who started this whole thing, this epic -- work ethic and the industriousness and hard-working. he used to work like that. is very difficult for him. only the french taught him to slow down and relax and he finally could enjoy a card game and he played chess long in the hours in france because the rest of the time he was so super busy and so forth. so i think there is a difference between todd and i. i have learned to enjoy the presence. >> i have palm trees on my bond and. >> okay, but todd, you know, would you come to a conference like this and spend all three days for which you come in and give a speech in late? how do you handle conferences? via conference like this, i would have been delighted to have been here to hear the lecture on beethoven. rush is filled with all sorts of cultural references and in fact in my speech i mentioned frankie valli and the four seasons in the last lion was from what show, rocking the boat? guys and dolls, very good. >> that is great a

." >> in 1762, ben franklin was given an honorary degree by this english university. richard?. >> that's right. also for $200 more. suppose it was appropriate that richard cordray would come up with the correct response so that last clue we had regarding oxford university, because this man received a ba at oxford. is that right? >> that's right. thank you, alex. >> you were there on a scholarship program? >> yes, from the british government. the marshall scholarship program. >> after electrifying the people of ohio featuring his jeopardy skills and the human interview part, did that marshall scholar go on to get elected attorney general of the great state of ohio? yes, he did! richard cor cordray, went on to be treasurer of ohio and attorney general of ohio, and he earned a reputation as attorney general for going after banks and predatory mortgage lenders with some obvious relish. and now richard cordray has been named to head up the consumer financial protection agency. the agency that is supposed to make sure that banks write mortgages in a way that is fair and understandab

thomas jefferson and ben franklin reconsidered that language and put in the language pursuit of happinessproperty is too materialistic. not moral enough for the freest nation on earth. the left which talks about redistribution basically says if you want to stop cultural problems you want to solve problems with of poverty do you it with a welfare check and call it social justice. it has nothing to do with individual opportunity. i love the phrase social justice that they argue. if i resist, does that mean i'm for social injustice? it's very hard to fight that i still don't quite get how i answer these people when think say you can't pursue happiness if you are poor sick. we need government to help those people. that's the moral thing to do. hayek once again we talked about a minute ago. economists through the ages including adam smith knew we needed a safety net. we need a basic safety net from the government crazy not paying attention to what we need. it goes beyond, however, help for the vulnerable. i want to help the vulnerable, too. but i don't want middle class wall fair. above the le

in your work, and ben franklin you recount of benjamin franklin testified in front of the parliament that they do best, or america as it was, was not -- could not be governed by parliament and yet was still loyal to the king. could you distinguish how for americans the ideal of loyalty to the king was different from loyalty to the parliament, and how that would work as a practical matter? >> that's a complicated issue but it's crucial. franklin testified because they were now in control and they wanted to repeal the act to get rid of these riots, but at the same time the believers in the parliamentary sovereignty. so to get through parliament the had to build a famous american benjamin franklin and so he comes and testifies that yes, the american people will not accept the stamp act for reviewing the stamp act but they accompany this with in effect we are reviewing this but we have the right to do it. don't kid yourself. they sought power and the final lawmaking authority in the british empire and we have the right to pass the stand act. we're just reserving it for the practical stak

ben franklin used a pseudonym.s they were doing it, they had a hybrid of the values of journalism that were emerging as well as the value of social media, contributing and being part. they would slip sometimes there. contributions under the door, but others were reporters that had a big names. they also -- and this is what he is trying to do at aol, a hybrid business model. he always made sure he charged a bid for the newspaper and had a great advertisers. if he was totally beholden on advertisers, freedom of expression would be cramped. it would hurt to be an advertising only model. this started having a variety of revenue streams. we have our way back to that position now. i was present at the creation of many aol milestones land, in the early 1990's. hail well was coming out -- aol was coming up. those that remember prodiby, delphi, compuserve, many others. i made a deal because i was the deputy editor that i would try this out. we put time magazine online. they only had 200,000 users, but i still cannot get my

in your work, the americanization of ben franklin, you recount how benjamin franklin testified in front of parliament that the u.s. or america as it was, could not be governed by parliament and yet was still loyal to the king. could you distinguish how for a america the idea of loyalty to the king was different from loyalty to parliament and how that would work as a practical matter? >> that is a complicated issue, but it is crucial to the revolution. the reason franklin testified, because the rocking ham quakes were now in control and they wanted to repeal the stamp act to get rid of these riots but at the same time they were great believers in elementary sovereignty so they get this power but they had to bring in the only american famous american who was benjamin franklin said he comes and testifies but yes the american people will not accept the stamp act and that gives them a cover for repealing the stamp act. but they couple this with a declaratory act that says in effect, look we are repealing this but we have the right to do it. don't kid yourself you americans. they sought parli

so the classic example i think that comes to mind as big ben franklin. if you've read his autobiography in his life he tries to refute him in an alternately is convinced by the ss i became a thorough going dios. most scholarship on franklin's religion, laid on her life he changes his views slightly. certainly doesn't become a christian. he certainly rejects the trinity. he rejects the inspiration of the old and new testament and so forth, may even reject the resurrection of jesus christ. but he doesn't believe that god can intervene. one example of this, during the constitutional convention in this heated debate, literally and figuratively, there he and his 100-degree, late july, the doors are all locked and boarded up because they wanted to remain secret but there's this debate going on between, some of your member this from a civics classes, the virginia plan, new jersey plan, the connecticut compromise and so forth. this get so heated and actually benjamin franklin says we need to break and we need to call upon god to reconcile the differences. of all

ben franklin famously used a pseudonym. but as they were doing it they had the hybrid as arianna and tim have created at aol and "huffington post." of the values of journalism that within him urging as well as the guy of social media and contributing and being part of a that would come out each day so they would slip sometimes there, contributions under the door anonymously but others were reporters and had big names. they also though, and this is what tim is trying to do at aol now, had hybrid of a business model as well. one of the things benjamin frankel did is he made sure he charged at it for the newspaper and at great advertisers in the newspaper. he said if we were totally beholden to advertisers the freedom of expression would sometimes be cramped. he said it would be hurt to be an advertising only malik him and his started the model in america of having a variety of revenue streams. and i think we're feeling our way back to that position now. when i was, i was present at the grace of many aol milestones. .. still c

in fact, even later in his life, ben franklin referred to himself as a printer.he ideas that led to the american revolution, the ideas that were so jefferson, these too were spread through the use of the printing press. it was the original form of mass communication. as history moved forward, mass communication became even more quicker, efficient, and reached a larger audience. in the 1930's, and 1940's, president roosevelt used radio to effectively communicate with an entire country during his fireside chats during the depression and world war ii. in the 1960's, john f. kennedy used his good looks, his charisma, and the power of television to help ride away with the presidency. and ronald reagan, the namesake of this library and museum, used mass communication first to rise to prominence as a radio announcer and movie star, and then as president, he utilized mass communication to console the nation after the explosion of the challenger space shuttle, to denounce the evils of oppressive communist regimes, to help bring down the berlin wall, and to restore america

wondering why i was chosen -- chosen to put in perspective, and then i realized i had written about ben franklin, albert einstein, and now steve jobs. that is the perspective we should view marriott in. one of the things about the hybrid of all media and new media i think we have to remember is that all media is not really that old. it is only 60 or 70 years old in this country. at the beginning of the country, there was a social, vibrant media. when benjamin franklin arrived in philadelphia as a 17-year-old runaway, there were 11 newspapers. he started the 12th, representing the market street middle-class. he also relied on contributions. people were riding because they wanted to bear witness to the struggle that was happening in the 1700's in america. they also occasionally wrote anonymously. and benjamin franklin often used the pseudonym "silence do good." the values of journalism were then emerging. they would slit their contributions under the door anonymously. others work reporters to have big names. they also though, and this is what town is trying to do, had a hybrid of the business mode

i know that ben franklin saved with us that a penny saved is a penny earned. i know our colleagues in the past said if we talk about a million here and a million there, pretty soon we're talking about real money. my grandfather was a united methodist minister in the south georgia conference. he was a navy chaplain in world war ii, worked the south georgia circuit after the war. they'd get together and get all the little nubs of the candles that they would have during the year and melt them all together to put together those christmas candles. i don't know if you grew up with one of those christmas canned unless your home but they couldn't afford to buy a candle but they had to save up the nubs and put in the wicks themselves. he told the store roif cold winters and hot summers, and every time the klan would threaten to burn a cross on the lawn, my grandfather would sit out on the front porch with a shotgun. a man of peace, a minister, sitting on the porch with a shotgun but that's the way things were in that part of the world and in those days. and he went on

printing enabled men like benjamin franklin to rice to fame and influence and even later in his life ben franklin always referred to himself as a printer. and the ideas that led to the american revolution, the ideas were spread through the use of the printing press. it was the original form of mass communication. as history moved forward, mass communication einvolved, it became quicker, more efficient and reached a larger audience. in the 1930's and 1940's, president roosevelt used a radio to effectively communicate with an entire country during his fireside chats during the depression and world war ii. in the 1960's john f. kennedy used his good looks, his charisma and the power of television to help right a way for the presidency. and ronald reagan, the namesake of this library and museum, used mass communication first to rise to prominence as a radio announcer and movie star and then as president heuality lidse -- utilized mass communication to console the nation after the explosion of the challenger space shuttle to denounce the evils of oppressive communist regimes, to help bring down the be

to go in space, and also mcnair, an astronaut who lost his life in service to the country from ben franklin to nasa to silicon valley the success and competitiveness of america has always depended on the knowledge and skills in the stem fields this amendment will help us focus on expanding that for all of americans. i thank the gentleman for his generosity and yield back my time. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expired. the question son the amendment offered by the gentlelady from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes visit. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. hastings of washington. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to implement or enforce the recommendations or guidance proposed by the army corps of engineers in the final draft as mcneary shoreline ener

ben franklin walked out of the front door and a woman asked him, what did you create? and he famously responded, a republic, if you can keep it. that's what the debate is about here today, mr. speaker, our republic and can we keep it. mr. speaker, the last time we debated a balanced budget amendment was back in 1995, 16 years ago, and at that time now -minority leader steny hoyer said this, this country confronts a critical threat based on the continuation of large annual deficits. i'm absolutely convinced that the long-term consequences of refusing to come to grips with the necessity to balance our budget will be catastrophic. and those who will pay the highest price for our fiscal responsibility should we fail will be those least able to protect themselves and the children of today and the generations of tomorrow. mr. speaker, this debate is about those who are least able to protect themselves, and this is about the vision we have chosen for ourselves as americans. 223 years ago, mr. speaker, in a letter written in november, thomas jefferson said this. i wish it were

ben franklin apparently believed that as he said in 1787. the longer i live the more convincing proofs i see of this truth. god governs in the affairs of men. well, peter marshall was senate chaplain back in the 1940's and a constituent gave me this book with many of the prayers that he pray there had on the senate floor and i want to finish, mr. speaker, with a prayer prayed by peter marshall, u.s. chaplain for the united states senate in the 1940's and on the senate floor, as the senators are down there, it makes a wonderful prayer. peter marshall prayed, we pray to thee, o christ, to keep us under the spell of immortality. may which nen again think an act as if thou were dead. let us come to know thee as a living lord that because i liven you shall live also. help us to remember that we are praying cot conquerer of death, that we may no longer be afraid nor be dismaid by the world's problems and threats since thou has overcome the world. in thy strong name we live for thy living presence and thy notorious power. amen. peter marshall, 1940