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one ofhe otherhaers in thbook aomla lo shea if it nazi germany and came to americ the ben franklin paper. president truman started these scholarship rks for the presidential papers. hamilton was at columbia. satth corner and was ignored for 20 years. after 20 yea of reading this franklin stubbs she realized she had given opinions abouten franklin and started to write bo stve o --ld guess -- would tell you ben franklin was a great womanizer with an insatiable sexual appetite and basically wasted half a year in france instead of giving money tthe revolutio sofyi cssit naked women in bathtubs. . that was true but she made the case that was overwrought interpretation by a bchf wheeyuyro n. that was interpreted as his rapaciousness of. she was a sort of self invented scholar. one of our great franklin scholars. i come to that at the end ag a le franklin f and this idea of amateurism. when jefferson wrote white, liberty and propertyhat would ghthtun yourear the we'tw suute knennkdded to jefferson's declaration and so did adamas but ben probably went through for stylistic weeks. i like to think
one ofhe otherhaers in thbook aomla lo shea if it nazi germany and came to americ the ben franklin paper. president truman started these scholarship rks for the presidential papers. hamilton was at columbia. satth corner and was ignored for 20 years. after 20 yea of reading this franklin stubbs she realized she had given opinions abouten franklin and started to write bo stve o --ld guess -- would tell you ben franklin was a great womanizer with an insatiable sexual appetite and basically wasted...
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feels fits that bill which includes experiments and observations on electricity by none other than ben franklin, thomas payne's common sense and the novels the women, moby dick, scarlet letter and the great gatsby and some children's classics, the wonderful wizard of oz and the cat in the hat. you can nominate titles you think should be on that list of great books that shaped our nation. a link is on www.wusa9.com. >>> prince george's county wants to make sure anyone who had damage in friday's storms gets the help they need. while residents say things look better tonight, hundreds still have no place to live. >> reporter: i'm anny hong in bladensburg, maryland, where residents say the area looks a lot better, but the clean-up continues and so does the damage assessment. one of the hardest hit areas from friday's fast moving severe thunderstorms in bladensburg is this residential neighborhood on newton street between 52nd and 57th avenues. several apartment buildings were damaged, some roofs ripped off forcing officials to condemn those buildings. the clean-up continues three days after the micr
feels fits that bill which includes experiments and observations on electricity by none other than ben franklin, thomas payne's common sense and the novels the women, moby dick, scarlet letter and the great gatsby and some children's classics, the wonderful wizard of oz and the cat in the hat. you can nominate titles you think should be on that list of great books that shaped our nation. a link is on www.wusa9.com. >>> prince george's county wants to make sure anyone who had damage in...
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lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done. >>reporter: that's right. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at school. event however got off to a tense start. >> it's time to take back if and this is not helping. >>reporter: she's the mother of sixth graird. video shows her daughter being beaten by eighth grade girl at hogan middle school last month. she was sent to the hospital for head injuries now williams is angry over the way the district handled the aftermath. >> they refused to expel her because they don't admit there's a problem so they do the normal 2 day suspension. but the parents should have to pay for damages as well. and when they start to put in measures like that i guarantee you you will g
lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done. >>reporter: that's right. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at...
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states each moment to be dramatic you have a german flag german customs sound familiar that was ben franklin with the most people here he's a hero he's on your hundred dollar bill and i don't believe the people that are here are here to work they're healthy people they're not here to use the system so the benefits remember that undocumented people don't want them for them it's going to they're not here for the benefits of going to there are going to use all your aiding and abetting to put in the water out there i tell people nobody's coming over the border coming here to work remember that the undocumented community is going to be billions to this country billions of the surplus those billions contribute to the growth of this country health institutions economic institutions education institutions so it's easy to say on that particular hospital that particular location was closed it was closed because yes we do need a new health care system in this country there's nothing to do with the undocumented community it's easy to put the blame where it's easiest place is one of the people that's wha
states each moment to be dramatic you have a german flag german customs sound familiar that was ben franklin with the most people here he's a hero he's on your hundred dollar bill and i don't believe the people that are here are here to work they're healthy people they're not here to use the system so the benefits remember that undocumented people don't want them for them it's going to they're not here for the benefits of going to there are going to use all your aiding and abetting to put in...
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lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done. >>reporter: that's right. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at school. event however got off to a tense start. >> it's time to take back if and this is not helping. >>reporter: she's the mother of sixth graird. video shows her daughter being beaten by eighth grade girl at hogan middle school last month. she was sent to the hospital for head injuries now williams is angry over the way the district handled the aftermath. >> they refused to expel her because they don't admit there's a problem so they do the normal 2 day suspension. but the parents should have to pay for damages as well. and when they start to put in measures like that i guarantee you you will g
lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done. >>reporter: that's right. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at...
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it's about a mouse who lived in ben franklin's attic. >> good. good. >> i encountered him when i was 6, and he said that all of ben's great ideas were wonderful, but they weren't ben's, they were his, amos'. >> right. right. >> it's very well researched and it's superbly written. i have used it with my own children, with my own grandchildren. it always works. >> all right. >> these things work generation after generation. always get them to read above their level, and never ask them to read truck, junk, boring, tedious history. and forget about memorizing dates. that's what books are for. you can look them up. >> all right. [ applause ] thank you. thank you. >> i do have something i'd like to say in response to this, and that is some of my most satisfying teaching is with teachers in, teach american history programs and gilder lerman program, and the bad news that all of these programs, is out, and gilder lerman is in trouble. something like the american constitution center, and this is all because we're too heavily taxed. it's about what it comes
it's about a mouse who lived in ben franklin's attic. >> good. good. >> i encountered him when i was 6, and he said that all of ben's great ideas were wonderful, but they weren't ben's, they were his, amos'. >> right. right. >> it's very well researched and it's superbly written. i have used it with my own children, with my own grandchildren. it always works. >> all right. >> these things work generation after generation. always get them to read above their...
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lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done.ght. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at school. event however got off to a tense start. >> it's time to take back if and this is not helping. >>reporter: she's the mother of sixth graird. video shows her daughter being beaten by eighth grade girl at hogan schol middle school last month. she was sent to the hospital for head injuries now williams is angry over the way the district handled the aftermath. >> they refused to expel her because they don't admit there's a problem so they do the normal 2 day suspension. but the parents should have to pay for damages as well. and when they start to put in measures like that i guarantee you you will get results. >>re
lillian kim is leif at ben franklin middle school where parents want more done.ght. the district presented the issues but the parents say it doesn't go far enough. >>reporter: her son was the victim of a recent bully sdichbility the kindergartner threw him around like a rag doll and choked him. >>reporter: the school district acknowledges that bullying is a problem that's why it held a forum for parents about what they can do to minimize problems at school. event however got off to...
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partly because broadcast comes along and ben franklin could start a newspaper, but you can't start a network in the '50s unless you can really do it. so everything centralizes. newspapers tend to become monopolies. there's a natural monopolizing tendency or consolidation. this has been blown away by digital media where everybody can blog and start some new publication. you get back to the way we had been for 450 years before this 50-year slice of mass media. is it good or bad? i think radio was a real example of polarization. but it didn't just happen in the past ten years. i can remember reading about albert einstein, you know, in the '50s. he's worrying about the polarization of america. he says i have seen this happen before. i grew up in nazi germany. then things right themselves. they get rid of mccarthy. and says america has a gyroscope. just when you think it's going to flip over, it's able to right itself because of its democracy. so i think in allowing more and more sources of information is the wisdom of the crowd of american democracy. and it does always tend to right itse
partly because broadcast comes along and ben franklin could start a newspaper, but you can't start a network in the '50s unless you can really do it. so everything centralizes. newspapers tend to become monopolies. there's a natural monopolizing tendency or consolidation. this has been blown away by digital media where everybody can blog and start some new publication. you get back to the way we had been for 450 years before this 50-year slice of mass media. is it good or bad? i think radio was...
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. >> i would hope that my dear friend bobby scott will not support ben franklin's motto and take it too seriously. we will end up in a worse situation than we are now. i yield back the balance of my time. let me say for those who missed it, this is a rare chance to see bipartisanship and action. they have the republicans and the democrats criticizing the obama administration. i hope that everybody in the room duley notes that. i would point out that since the faa amendments of 2008, there has been no federal court to my knowledge that has declared any part of the faa amendments unconstitutional on fourth amendment grounds. there is a case where the supreme court granted certiorari called a clapper versus amnesty international. but that is on the question of standing rather than on the question of alleged fourth amendment violations. that being said, it is now my pleasure to introduce today's witnesses. kenneth waynestein is on the staff where his practice focuses on the corporate internal investigations and he is a professor of georgetown law school. they served as an assistant attorney
. >> i would hope that my dear friend bobby scott will not support ben franklin's motto and take it too seriously. we will end up in a worse situation than we are now. i yield back the balance of my time. let me say for those who missed it, this is a rare chance to see bipartisanship and action. they have the republicans and the democrats criticizing the obama administration. i hope that everybody in the room duley notes that. i would point out that since the faa amendments of 2008, there...
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it proves ben franklin's adage that you can count on two things, death and taxes. next a phone call. deborah is the democrat in richmond. hi, you're on. >> caller: how are you doing? >> well, an interesting day here. what's your reaction? >> caller: i'm so happy. i'm so happy. i'm so happy. i worked ever since i was 18. i'm 58 now. i've had good jobs with what people would call the best insurance. but a lot of people don't get the chance to test their insurance, you know. and like you will find that the insurance companies have been allowed to pick and choose who they are going to help. the doctors have to go under their guidelines. they can't do anything frivolous. i have been denied referrals. i have been denied procedures. and what i'm going to look up is if they want to research something, they need to research and see how many republicans got stock in these insurance companies and prescription drug companies. >> let me jump in. republican leader mitch mcconnell is now on the senate floor. let's listen. >> americans were promised lower health care costs. they'r
it proves ben franklin's adage that you can count on two things, death and taxes. next a phone call. deborah is the democrat in richmond. hi, you're on. >> caller: how are you doing? >> well, an interesting day here. what's your reaction? >> caller: i'm so happy. i'm so happy. i'm so happy. i worked ever since i was 18. i'm 58 now. i've had good jobs with what people would call the best insurance. but a lot of people don't get the chance to test their insurance, you know. and...
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>> states helped in many instants but in many instances no franklin, ben franklin, a rach man himself, proposal that all public officials shun get paid. has sort of an odd anti-democratic impact but it gives you a feel for where they were. >> at the front of the book you actually list the individuals, their profession, and their age, and i totalled them up to see how -- where they fit in the categories. there were three in their 20s, 17 in their 30s, 21 in their 40s, 7 in their 50s, 6 in their 60s, none in their 70s, and benjamin franklin, one, 81 years old there in that category. unusual? >> it was sort of a frontier society still. i think it was sort of a young country and it was a tough time. i think in the 18th century not too many people lived to a great age. so those numbers do look young. we certainly had young leaders then, hamilton was 32. charles pinkney, very important, was 29. >> let's me stop you there. you said he tried to fudge his age because he wanted to be the youngest. >> yeah, he was caught. >> how did he get caught? >> he claim head was 25, sticks in my head it mi
>> states helped in many instants but in many instances no franklin, ben franklin, a rach man himself, proposal that all public officials shun get paid. has sort of an odd anti-democratic impact but it gives you a feel for where they were. >> at the front of the book you actually list the individuals, their profession, and their age, and i totalled them up to see how -- where they fit in the categories. there were three in their 20s, 17 in their 30s, 21 in their 40s, 7 in their 50s,...
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biography, and the next time you go on, the first thing that comes up is a new biography about ben franklin. i am not offended by that. we have specific laws already on the books protecting highly sensitive areas like medical records and financial information and children more broadly, and we certainly need to enforce those laws, but i think for broader information about one's commercial activities and other activities, the important thing is for companies that you do business with on the internet to make their policies transparent, to have a very consistent policy, and then to rely upon some of the traditional enforcement mechanisms such as breach of contract or false advertising. you have areas where the federal trade commission could step in. that is far better than having the federal government step in and write in greater detail and then turned over to agencies the power to write regulations to implement those particular details and wind up with a massive regulation of the internet that would harm its basic purpose, which is to share information. the consumer should have the end abilit
biography, and the next time you go on, the first thing that comes up is a new biography about ben franklin. i am not offended by that. we have specific laws already on the books protecting highly sensitive areas like medical records and financial information and children more broadly, and we certainly need to enforce those laws, but i think for broader information about one's commercial activities and other activities, the important thing is for companies that you do business with on the...
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. >> it's not that much different than ben franklin's "pennsylvania gazette." it's faster. but it's not a whole new thing. a whole new thing would be wikifying news. >> i think there will be more of that too. your earlier question about trust is an interesting one. what happens is, first of all, i guess, what all the digital transformations exposed in the last ten years is we have massive overcapacity of media. there were too many journalists, too many organizations doing the same thing. when the internet came along, the next thing that happened is the conversation that took place among readers became much more part of the general news flow -- the general information flow that readers engage with. and the combination and transformation that's taking place today -- i lost my train of thought. >> i'll pick up from the transformation that's taking place today. which is imagine ten years ago that the supreme court was hearing arguments on a health care law, the way it was. i don't know who the supreme court reporter was back then. how is that different from what you did yesterd
. >> it's not that much different than ben franklin's "pennsylvania gazette." it's faster. but it's not a whole new thing. a whole new thing would be wikifying news. >> i think there will be more of that too. your earlier question about trust is an interesting one. what happens is, first of all, i guess, what all the digital transformations exposed in the last ten years is we have massive overcapacity of media. there were too many journalists, too many organizations doing...
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>> well, you would have to start with ben franklin. it is hard not to. certainly governor morris, just by all accounts he was a wittie, great companion, and i would want to talk to rutledge. i found him so impressive and probably james wilson. then i would be thinking about madison and washington. there was some great human beings there that did a lot. >> luther martin? >> there is a great quote i found and used when some guy said you should hear about luther martin but you shouldn't see him. he drank a lot. apparently had really bad table manners. his clothes were usually spotted with food. i am not positive i need to see luther. >> edwards gary stuttered? >> that's pretty unanimous that he stuttered. >> anybody else have not very good speech? >> well, it was oratorical era so if you weren't good at it they noticed it. there was a fellow frlansing fr new york and there were several delegates who were put down as not speaking well and didn't speak that often. gary was unique in that he didn't speak well and he spoke a lot. >> is there another book for yo
>> well, you would have to start with ben franklin. it is hard not to. certainly governor morris, just by all accounts he was a wittie, great companion, and i would want to talk to rutledge. i found him so impressive and probably james wilson. then i would be thinking about madison and washington. there was some great human beings there that did a lot. >> luther martin? >> there is a great quote i found and used when some guy said you should hear about luther martin but you...
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eight which gave president adams the power to jail his political rivals he put benjamin franklin ben franklin's grandson in prison because he had written a newspaper op ed saying that the adams was old querulous and balding chase even used his power as a judge to give harsher sentences than jefferson's democratic republican supporters in court so after chase went out and publicly ridiculed the president nine hundred three over voter reforms expanding the voter franchise and jefferson and his allies in the house of representatives basically ok enough is enough in one thousand nine hundred four the house of representatives impeached samuel chase on charges of judicial misconduct and to this day samuel chase is the only supreme court justice to ever have been impeached ultimately chase remained on the bench escaping being kicked off by the skin of his teeth in the senate failed to muster up the two thirds majority needed to remove him from the supreme court he was not convicted in the senate although it was a peach of the house he would serve seven more years on the bench before dying of a heart a
eight which gave president adams the power to jail his political rivals he put benjamin franklin ben franklin's grandson in prison because he had written a newspaper op ed saying that the adams was old querulous and balding chase even used his power as a judge to give harsher sentences than jefferson's democratic republican supporters in court so after chase went out and publicly ridiculed the president nine hundred three over voter reforms expanding the voter franchise and jefferson and his...
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the website says, since ben franklin was appointed the first postmaster general the post office has grown changed with america. the post office has grown and grown so much it loses billions of dollars of your tax dollars now. the change for america part, not so much. post office is another government monopoly and government monopolys don't change the way private businesses do. but doesn't the post office have to be a government monopoly. constitution just says, congress shall have the power to establish post offices. it doesn't say that government must deliver the mail. since governments are doing everything, why is america going broke are we still losing money in the mail business. let's ask mickey barnett. why are we still losing money, billions of dollars? >> two points, no taxpayer dollars have been lost. there are no tax funds go to the postal service. >> john: where do you get the money? >> services. now, we do have loss and ultimately the taxpayer could be at risk. your question is correct. innovation has been a hallmark what has been done in the last five years. in the last ten ye
the website says, since ben franklin was appointed the first postmaster general the post office has grown changed with america. the post office has grown and grown so much it loses billions of dollars of your tax dollars now. the change for america part, not so much. post office is another government monopoly and government monopolys don't change the way private businesses do. but doesn't the post office have to be a government monopoly. constitution just says, congress shall have the power to...
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activists and bring people's attention given that we are still democracy if we can keep it quote ben franklin and always keep plugging. >> to something -- [talking over each other] >> he missed my plan. i was going to give him the last word. >> first of all it is a short-term strategy that republicans on a writer using. it will be a different world and they should be trying to bring the man and have policies that affect people in a positive way. not try to step on them. in the short term, together with 2,000 state legislators, pass these bills around, the purpose is to reduce the progressive vote by 10% in 2012 and collective bargaining and immigrants and seniors and everybody else, elderly as well and try to cut back on the vote. it is a short-term strategy. it is corrosive to democracy and the american public understands -- they think it isn't there play. it will cost them dearly in this election because of what they did. they are raising the economy. they made war on the general public. i want to thank you for doing this. [applause] >> on the podium with few. you people are really fighting
activists and bring people's attention given that we are still democracy if we can keep it quote ben franklin and always keep plugging. >> to something -- [talking over each other] >> he missed my plan. i was going to give him the last word. >> first of all it is a short-term strategy that republicans on a writer using. it will be a different world and they should be trying to bring the man and have policies that affect people in a positive way. not try to step on them. in the...
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but first, ben franklin bayhawks ditched the jerseys for caps and gowns where the players >> in thismorning's medical alert, some shocking statistics. cases of cancer around the world are expected to go up by more than 75% by the year 2030. experts say many developing countries are adopting western lifestyles that are linked to cancer like lung, colon and breast cancer. a population growth and aging explain much of the increase. at least 1/5 of the new cancer cases will likely be due to preventable factors but they expect a decrease in infection-related cancers such as cervical cancer. acupuncture for babies? it might sound strange but some say the age-old treatment can actually help children of all ages including this 2-month-old who twice a week is treated for nerve regeneration. the treatments started when ricki was about 6 weeks old. but how hard is it to get kids or babies even to sit still for needles even if they are flexible and the same thickness of a strand of hair? >> they're very apprehensive as well. they get the first one and they go is that it? they're very happy. >> e
but first, ben franklin bayhawks ditched the jerseys for caps and gowns where the players >> in thismorning's medical alert, some shocking statistics. cases of cancer around the world are expected to go up by more than 75% by the year 2030. experts say many developing countries are adopting western lifestyles that are linked to cancer like lung, colon and breast cancer. a population growth and aging explain much of the increase. at least 1/5 of the new cancer cases will likely be due to...
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in 2005 i was inducted into the kite hall of fame, which includes people like ben franklin and the wrights. we traveled to 35 countries flying kites. we've done performances all around the world. we're generating smiles wherever we go. >> this is good! this is a workout. >> you got it? >> you can see why i love kite flying. >> how beautiful is that. with our thanks to david gomburg and all the folks at the lincoln city summer kite festival in oregon. >>> coming up next here this evening, lester holt's exclusive interview with the family of tyler clementi, the young man whose death prompted a national conversation about intolerance. mom took a bunch of amazing pictures. but she can't share them. it's her data plan. she's stressing about overages because she already downloaded a fifteen megabyte cat video. [ laughing ] aww. you have to see this. i've already seen it, nana. like a hundred times. [ male announcer ] why limit your iphone? switch to sprint. the only network with truly unlimited data for your iphone. the only network with shop kmart for hot deals on everything for the 4th of jul
in 2005 i was inducted into the kite hall of fame, which includes people like ben franklin and the wrights. we traveled to 35 countries flying kites. we've done performances all around the world. we're generating smiles wherever we go. >> this is good! this is a workout. >> you got it? >> you can see why i love kite flying. >> how beautiful is that. with our thanks to david gomburg and all the folks at the lincoln city summer kite festival in oregon. >>> coming...
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ç in 2005 i was inducted into the kite hall of fame, which includes people like ben franklin and thetraveled to 35 countries flying kites. we've done performances all around the world. we're generating smiles wherever we go. >> this is good! this is a workout. >> you got it? >> you can see why i love kite flying. >> how beautiful is that. with our thanks to david gomburg and all the folks at the lincoln city summer kite festival in oregon. >>> coming up next here this evening, lester holt's exclusive interview with the family of tyler clementi, the young man whose death prompted a national conversation about intolerance. . you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ it's our most innovative altima ever. put me at 5 timesd out my greater risk of a stroke, my first thoughts were about my wife, and my family. i have the most common type of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it'
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period in american history in which you have mass media partly because broadcast comes along and ben franklincould start a newspaper but you can't start a network unless you are -- sorry thing is centralized. newspapers tend to become monopolies because everything from department stores and there's a naturally monopolizing situation. this is an blown away by digital media where everybody can blog, so you get back to the way we have been for 450 years before the 50 year slice of mass media. is it good or bad? i think radio was a real example of polarization, but it didn't just happen in the past 10 years. i can remember reading about albert einstein you know in the 50s and he is worrying about the polarization of america and mccarthyism. he says i've seen this happen before. i grew up in nazi germany and then eisenhower and edward r. murrow and mccarthy. he says americans have a gyroscope. just when you think it's going to flip over it's able to write itself in this democracy so i do think inherent in our democracy and allowing more sources of information is the wisdom of the crowd of american
period in american history in which you have mass media partly because broadcast comes along and ben franklincould start a newspaper but you can't start a network unless you are -- sorry thing is centralized. newspapers tend to become monopolies because everything from department stores and there's a naturally monopolizing situation. this is an blown away by digital media where everybody can blog, so you get back to the way we have been for 450 years before the 50 year slice of mass media. is...
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and so i wanted, i had found myself without wanting to sort of rooting for ben franklin, get him to do the right thing. and most of the time he did the right thing. but when william was holding out his hand, i wanted to reach across the centuries and just take benjamin franklin, take his happened, dammit, take it! but he didn't. [laughter] but he didn't. and he went back to america, and he never forgave his son. for, well, doing what his conscience told him to do, to side with his king. and there, i had a particular reason, part of it was the father in me, saying, come on, your son is holding out his hand to you. but i will confess that there was another part of it, and that is that it was one of the very few acts of franklin's life that i couldn't explain. because he was on the whole a very reasonable person. and he had fallen out with many in england during the revolutionary war, but once it was over, he made up with them. and i could not figure out what was going through franklin's heart and head at the time. now, we historians -- at least the more modest of us -- we don't claim to
and so i wanted, i had found myself without wanting to sort of rooting for ben franklin, get him to do the right thing. and most of the time he did the right thing. but when william was holding out his hand, i wanted to reach across the centuries and just take benjamin franklin, take his happened, dammit, take it! but he didn't. [laughter] but he didn't. and he went back to america, and he never forgave his son. for, well, doing what his conscience told him to do, to side with his king. and...
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of course, one of the best-known mascots, and in philly he's more popular than ben franklin and rockyve picked up a woman and thrown her into the hotel swimming pool. the woman now has to walk with a cane, the phillies standing by their man and saying they do not believe the charges. but philadelphia sports fans can celebrate their football team, the eagles. a new partnership between the team and makers of angry birds, the new angry birds eagles' edition will soon be out along with a ton of cross-marketing and merchandising opportunities. in other words, jenna, new ways for everyone to make money, and who can argue with that? jenna: i can argue with that phillies' hat though. [laughter] it looks good, rick, i like it. jon: our cameraman is a big giants fan, but he also
of course, one of the best-known mascots, and in philly he's more popular than ben franklin and rockyve picked up a woman and thrown her into the hotel swimming pool. the woman now has to walk with a cane, the phillies standing by their man and saying they do not believe the charges. but philadelphia sports fans can celebrate their football team, the eagles. a new partnership between the team and makers of angry birds, the new angry birds eagles' edition will soon be out along with a ton of...
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i would hope that my dear friend bobby scott will not support been frank with -- ben franklin's motto, taking it too seriously. we will end up in a worse situation. i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank the gentleman. let me say for those who missed it. this is a rare chance to see by partisanship and action. you have the republicans supporting the obama administration and republicans criticizing. i hope that everybody in the romroom notes that. since the amendments of 2008, there has been no federal court that has declared any part of the amendment unconstitutional. there is a case with the supreme court has declared a clap or versus amnesty international. it is my pleasure to introduce the witnesses. he is a partner in the law firm. his practice focuses on corporate investigation. he served as a u.s. attorney. he was assistant attorney general for this. he served as fbi director and as bush's homeland security adviser. he received his undergraduate degree from university of virginia. rotenberg is the president of the electronic privacy information center. he has served on
i would hope that my dear friend bobby scott will not support been frank with -- ben franklin's motto, taking it too seriously. we will end up in a worse situation. i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank the gentleman. let me say for those who missed it. this is a rare chance to see by partisanship and action. you have the republicans supporting the obama administration and republicans criticizing. i hope that everybody in the romroom notes that. since the amendments of 2008,...
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. >> what did ben franklin say, we can hang together or we can all hang separately. >> the point we werebout the cultural differences and how here we're somehow more united. >> in it a way, if you ask the to the people of louisiana, to the people texas a a lot of them would say no thanks. it's because we have the political structures in place, it's not a question. >> guys we have to leave it there. thank you very much to joining. we appreciate it. >> sure. >> all right. do you have comments? do you have questions about anything here on squawk that you see? well, e-mail us at squawk@cnbc.com. and follow us at twitter. what's do you say about the ampersand? i don't know what's next, telekiniesies? >> ken feinberg will join us for the remainder of the show. his thoughts on europe, tort reform, maybe even the race for the white house. that's when "squawk" returns. [ male announcer ] we imagined a vehicle that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most
. >> what did ben franklin say, we can hang together or we can all hang separately. >> the point we werebout the cultural differences and how here we're somehow more united. >> in it a way, if you ask the to the people of louisiana, to the people texas a a lot of them would say no thanks. it's because we have the political structures in place, it's not a question. >> guys we have to leave it there. thank you very much to joining. we appreciate it. >> sure. >>...
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a woman said to ben franklin, " what kind of republican have given us?" "it is net easy to keep it that way -- it is not easy to keep it that way. you have to be educated." host: congressman mick mulvaney from south carolina, thank you for coming in. up next we will talk with richard blumenthal senator of connecticut. later we have our spotlight on magazines and we look at "vanity fair" world war iii.o. but first a news update from c- span radio. >> and update on primaries yesterday. mitt romney won the california presidential primary. governor romney now has 3098 delegates, exceeding the number needed to win the republican nomination. more reaction to yesterday's recall election in wisconsin. mitt romney now plans to compete aggressively in the state. his team considers wisconsin a top target and more attractive than his home state of michigan. terri nelson says the close vote on tuesday confirms that wisconsin will be a swing state. president obama travels to california. he will be making remarks at a dinner and fund-raiser to a group. those are some of
a woman said to ben franklin, " what kind of republican have given us?" "it is net easy to keep it that way -- it is not easy to keep it that way. you have to be educated." host: congressman mick mulvaney from south carolina, thank you for coming in. up next we will talk with richard blumenthal senator of connecticut. later we have our spotlight on magazines and we look at "vanity fair" world war iii.o. but first a news update from c- span radio. >> and...
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the economy and domestic policy and that compromising, that seems to me, i mean my old friend ben franklinat heros but they make great democracies, that was a brilliant compromise but he was vilified for it. >> let's talk about that right now. we were going to go to syria, but this leads into what jeb bush said yesterday. and jeb right now, a man that many consider to be a future republican presidential nominee, getting absolutely secu lly ske many on the right for having the courage to make that praise. >> jeb bush said his father and ronald reagan would have a difficult time with the climate in the gop today. bush said, quote, ronald reagan would have based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground as would my dad. they would have had a hard time. if you define the republican party, and i don't, as having an orts doxy that doesn't allow for disagreement, doesn't allow for finding some common ground. jeb bush touted his father's 1990 deficit reduction deal as a model for political compromise. >> nicole, there has been, of course, a misunderstanding from
the economy and domestic policy and that compromising, that seems to me, i mean my old friend ben franklinat heros but they make great democracies, that was a brilliant compromise but he was vilified for it. >> let's talk about that right now. we were going to go to syria, but this leads into what jeb bush said yesterday. and jeb right now, a man that many consider to be a future republican presidential nominee, getting absolutely secu lly ske many on the right for having the courage to...
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their time from jon meacham's thomas jefferson and his $10,000 wine bill at the white house, to ben franklin'sing a mistress. we should also mention next week on "morning joe," we're bringing all of jon meacham's mistresses out. i'm sorry. we're bringing together an all-star panel of historians, i'm sorry, keith, a look at the lasting legacy of the american president. that is -- and we've taped some of that stuff already -- those are -- again, i'm a historian, i'm a nerd. those were great even though meacham was involved in it. >> despite that. >> talking about the presidents and we have bob karo on lbj and you and doris krns goodwin and evan thomas. >> they're all stars. >> all stars. >> never actually been called that. $10,000 bottle of wine or wine bill at the white house? >> he came out -- he spent $10,000 entertaining. >> yeah. >> really? >> ice cream. >> what's coming up? >> what do we have, willie? >> still ahead, tom brokaw is here, chuck todd and david axelrod. >> that is murderer's road, gehrig, ruth -- >> mantle. >> the third guy, theç '27 yankees. >> plus, a stunning upset at wimb
their time from jon meacham's thomas jefferson and his $10,000 wine bill at the white house, to ben franklin'sing a mistress. we should also mention next week on "morning joe," we're bringing all of jon meacham's mistresses out. i'm sorry. we're bringing together an all-star panel of historians, i'm sorry, keith, a look at the lasting legacy of the american president. that is -- and we've taped some of that stuff already -- those are -- again, i'm a historian, i'm a nerd. those were...
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>> ben franklin. >> talking about having a day off? off?plaining about it in the middle of the week. >> that's what i like about labor day and memorial day, always on monday. den hanning is working next week week. it will be a one-man show. >> nobody will be watching. dan will be here. sad news, we knew it couldn't last forever. it could not last forever. do we have a little sad music? >> i am sure. >> i think we need this because -- yeah, we learned yesterday, shocking, shocking that the marriage or the relationship of rielle hunter and john edwards is all over. she announced it yesterday. >> we are a family, but as of last -- the end of last week, john edwards and i are no longer a couple. >> there it is. >> sad. >> it is sad. isn't it? >> the problem, you know, with straight marriages, they don't last. you can't count on them. >> destroying the fabric of this country. >> seems like i have heard that conversation. hey, rielle this is john, johnny. >> johnny. >> right. >> the more serious stuff, we've got a great line-up for you today, two
>> ben franklin. >> talking about having a day off? off?plaining about it in the middle of the week. >> that's what i like about labor day and memorial day, always on monday. den hanning is working next week week. it will be a one-man show. >> nobody will be watching. dan will be here. sad news, we knew it couldn't last forever. it could not last forever. do we have a little sad music? >> i am sure. >> i think we need this because -- yeah, we learned...
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garrett: ben franklin warned that the frew jilt of limited government when he claimed at the convention they produced a republic if we can keep it. and now it's 225 years later and a moment of truth. we will soon know if our republic reaffirm to the commitment of the constitution or succumbed to the unchecked power and erosion of our liberties. i hope obamacare will be struck down. the founders left it up to the people. i know if the supreme court won't rise to the defense of the constitution the people will. so for all the patriots throughout the country who have dedicated themselves to the repeal of this law, let me remind you of the words of thomas jefferson who said the grounds of liberty are to be gained by inches. i stand alongside you, inch by inch to defend the constitution and repeal the obamacare law in its entirety. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut rise? ms. delauro: to speak for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized fo
garrett: ben franklin warned that the frew jilt of limited government when he claimed at the convention they produced a republic if we can keep it. and now it's 225 years later and a moment of truth. we will soon know if our republic reaffirm to the commitment of the constitution or succumbed to the unchecked power and erosion of our liberties. i hope obamacare will be struck down. the founders left it up to the people. i know if the supreme court won't rise to the defense of the constitution...
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thank you ben franklin. next up, having a guy's night. that's important.lock ago she calls it a mandate. go out and have a beer. >> active social life is key to a healthy body. that's just true. so, less stress. less anxiety. people that are socially active live longer. so there is all these great things happening. all you have to do is plan an occasional poker night. get particulars to the ballgame. anything like that is going to make you feel better and make you live longer. >> it can't turn into a scene from the hangover. >> you can take it too far as with all vices that's why they're vices. you can go too far from it get a couple times a week it will be good for you. >> missing a tooth. >> one of my personal favorites on father's day weekend napping. >> i brought a pillow if you want to take a nap right now. you are looking at at least five hours before did you go to sleep at night. if you do that it's not going to effect your sleep and if you do that you are going to be more productive. you are going to feel better and sharper. >> 20 to 30 minutes. wh
thank you ben franklin. next up, having a guy's night. that's important.lock ago she calls it a mandate. go out and have a beer. >> active social life is key to a healthy body. that's just true. so, less stress. less anxiety. people that are socially active live longer. so there is all these great things happening. all you have to do is plan an occasional poker night. get particulars to the ballgame. anything like that is going to make you feel better and make you live longer. >> it...
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scientists meeting in the 1850's or philosophical organizations before that or even back to benning pheupbl franklin. california -- benjamin franklin. california entrepreneurs, spectators and politicians were the ones who persisted in the 1850's until in 1862 the pacific railroad act became law. so the formula for success for these transforming laws 150 years ago was typically american. big ideas, bubbling up from around the country, plus entrepreneurial persistence plus a crisis equaling transforming results. now how does that formula apply today to improving the american condition? well, to begin with, we have a handy crisis. washington is borrowing 40 cents of every dollar it spends. and by this rate, by 2025, that year, every penny of tax revenue will go from medicare, medicaid, social security and interest on the national debt with nothing left unless we borrow more for national defense, national laboratories, national parks, research or education. and a second crisis many fear is that our country simply may be unable to compete with the emerging asian economies. so what transforming steps shou
scientists meeting in the 1850's or philosophical organizations before that or even back to benning pheupbl franklin. california -- benjamin franklin. california entrepreneurs, spectators and politicians were the ones who persisted in the 1850's until in 1862 the pacific railroad act became law. so the formula for success for these transforming laws 150 years ago was typically american. big ideas, bubbling up from around the country, plus entrepreneurial persistence plus a crisis equaling...
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franklin park zoo in bostoo... ...which they eemed to enjoy..../ a... spokeswoman for the zoo... says... they routinnly take the animals there..../ they... include providing some spray mists... and ice cream like benoffense to the flavor's name.../ but.../ 3& we ddn't care if you lovee dogs or not... let's face it... this is one ugly dog.../// but he holds a title...// and... it's nnt the title for "best dangling tongue".../ pi... next p33 it pays.. to be ugly....//just ... the finalists... in this year's... "world's ugliest dog" contest... will hit the red carpet... at the sonoma- marin... county... fairr.. in california...//. you're.. looking... at one of the contest's ...former winners... "elwood.".../ the.. annual contest awards... a.... p000--dollar... grand prize... o... the ugliest dog... in the competition...//.if.. you're wondering.. title... goes to a chinese crested dog... like elwood. --toss to emily--- emily--- 3 you can be in chargg of your own personalized fooecast. i-raddr is now available at foxbbltimore dot com. use tte interactive tools to track coming stormm down to your street. go to foxbaltimmre ddt com and click on i-radar 3 innsports, the beltway brawl is underway .... high
franklin park zoo in bostoo... ...which they eemed to enjoy..../ a... spokeswoman for the zoo... says... they routinnly take the animals there..../ they... include providing some spray mists... and ice cream like benoffense to the flavor's name.../ but.../ 3& we ddn't care if you lovee dogs or not... let's face it... this is one ugly dog.../// but he holds a title...// and... it's nnt the title for "best dangling tongue".../ pi... next p33 it pays.. to be ugly....//just ... the...