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long story short, i was doing an intern for the mayor of the city of bloomington, indiana. the deputy mayor, a white male caught me, found out i had been padding, cheating on my time card. i'd work three hours, write down four. i'm making four or five bucks an hour. i'm the first person on either side of my family to go to college, trying to make whatever money i can. i didn't see it as cheating. i should have but i didn't. he caught me, called me into his office, red me the riot act t white, male deputy mayor. he picked up the phone to call the police department to come and arrest me. blessedly the mayor who is a white female walked in and said what's going on. i'm boo hooing and begging him. i'm caught. the mayor walks in and say what's going on? she says put the phone down, tavis come into my office. she looked at me as only a woman can, one who is a mother can who has that kind of sensitivity, he wanted to throw me under the jail. she says to me very simply, you let me down. you're not just stealing, tavis, you're stealing from the people. this is the people's money. th
long story short, i was doing an intern for the mayor of the city of bloomington, indiana. the deputy mayor, a white male caught me, found out i had been padding, cheating on my time card. i'd work three hours, write down four. i'm making four or five bucks an hour. i'm the first person on either side of my family to go to college, trying to make whatever money i can. i didn't see it as cheating. i should have but i didn't. he caught me, called me into his office, red me the riot act t white,...
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May 26, 2011
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at day break, people near bloomington, indiana picked through the wreckage of trailer homes either rippedrt or blown over and 25 miles to the south, near the town of bedford. >> i was sitting here and it actually lifted me out of the tub. honest to god truth. it took me up that high. my body was shaking. it felt like it was going to suck me out of the house. scared me to death. >> sreenivasan: the tornado ripped off walls and roofs and left yards littered with household appliances and utility poles. hail the size of golf balls did even more damage and some walls still standing were riddled with holes. more tornadoes ripped through missouri as well. one storm-- at least a half- mile-wide-- ravaged trees, smashed homes and crumpled a trailer park. >> one of our trailers is, i guess, is up at the truck stop. somebody was telling us. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, in joplin, missouri... some people were pulling up stakes, four days after the deadliest single tornado on record. >> i don't know where we'll end up, but won't be here. i have been to hell and back and don't want to go back. >> sreeniv
at day break, people near bloomington, indiana picked through the wreckage of trailer homes either rippedrt or blown over and 25 miles to the south, near the town of bedford. >> i was sitting here and it actually lifted me out of the tub. honest to god truth. it took me up that high. my body was shaking. it felt like it was going to suck me out of the house. scared me to death. >> sreenivasan: the tornado ripped off walls and roofs and left yards littered with household appliances...
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May 18, 2011
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killebrew hit the longest ball in the history of metropolitan stadium in bloomington, minnesota, a 530-foot shot. now, killebrew was not that big a man. he was about -- he was 5'11", about 210 pounds. in his major league career, harmon killebrew hit 573 home runs, all without the aid of steroids. killibrew grew up in rural idaho. according to one press report i read last night, he claimed to have gotten his strength from carrying 10-gallon milk cans as his youth. i know the power of where those home runs came from, his legs. see, about 20 years ago a friend of mine did a little film with killibrew and he traveled to killibrew's home in idaho. and my friend asked killibrew where his power came and from harmon said that it came from his legs and killibrew told my friend that the killibrews all had incredibly powerful legs. and he told my friend that killibrew's father, his father, killibrew's father, could jump over a cow from a standing position. now, i'd always hoped to meet killibrew and ask him about that, and i had a chance to. in 2005 there was a commemoration of the 40th anniversa
killebrew hit the longest ball in the history of metropolitan stadium in bloomington, minnesota, a 530-foot shot. now, killebrew was not that big a man. he was about -- he was 5'11", about 210 pounds. in his major league career, harmon killebrew hit 573 home runs, all without the aid of steroids. killibrew grew up in rural idaho. according to one press report i read last night, he claimed to have gotten his strength from carrying 10-gallon milk cans as his youth. i know the power of where...
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May 22, 2011
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host: bloomington, illinois, reblican line, good morning. caller: good morning.ecently watched a documentary on the news about the undocumented students in indiana with his graduate college. -- who just gradted college. they were up at the capitol storming the doors. governor michel had just passed a new law on illegals. an undocumented workers. i saw news and arizona where some high-school students took over a meeting, a school board meeting, turned over chairs, yelled, sprint, were totally obnoxious. there is no humility and these people. they come in demanding some much. host: let's go onto victor on the line from democrats from new york city. caller: i want to address mainly the dream act. there is a lot block -- wrong with the immration system in this country. we encouragellegal aliens and emigrants over many years. we need to fix it. the politicians are dancing around it and won't fix it. we need to have it fixed. i think all these people who should beas mineors given proper legal status. it is not their fault there were brought here by their parents or rel
host: bloomington, illinois, reblican line, good morning. caller: good morning.ecently watched a documentary on the news about the undocumented students in indiana with his graduate college. -- who just gradted college. they were up at the capitol storming the doors. governor michel had just passed a new law on illegals. an undocumented workers. i saw news and arizona where some high-school students took over a meeting, a school board meeting, turned over chairs, yelled, sprint, were totally...
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May 21, 2011
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host: bloomington, illinois, republican line, good morning. caller: good morning.ently watched a documentary on the news about the undocumented students in indiana with his graduate college. -- who just graduated college. they were up at the capitol storming the doors. governor michel had just passed a new law on illegals. an undocumented workers. i saw news and arizona where some high-school students took over a meeting, a school board meeting, turned over chairs, yelled, sprint, were totally obnoxious. there is no humility and these people. they come in demanding some much. host: let's go onto victor on the line from democrats from new york city. caller: i want to address mainly the dream act. there is a lot block -- wrong with the immigration system in this country. we encourage illegal aliens and emigrants over many years. we need to fix it. the politicians are dancing around it and won't fix it. we need to have it fixed. i think all these people who should beas mineors given proper legal status. it is not their fault there were brought here by their parents or
host: bloomington, illinois, republican line, good morning. caller: good morning.ently watched a documentary on the news about the undocumented students in indiana with his graduate college. -- who just graduated college. they were up at the capitol storming the doors. governor michel had just passed a new law on illegals. an undocumented workers. i saw news and arizona where some high-school students took over a meeting, a school board meeting, turned over chairs, yelled, sprint, were totally...
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. >>> if you're looking for some place artsy, bloomington, indiana. galleries, muvgs theater.e that? >> it's another university town so you have that going for you. a lot of university towns have good hospitals associated with it but significantly has a much lower cost of living there. the home prices there average $130,000. really below the national average. >> and then this one last town, i've not heard of it, st. michaels, maryland. >> it's a lovely place, right on the chesapeake bay. dick cheney has a home there as well. it's a wonderful place to live and retires really like it. it's not too far from washington, d.c., as well. >> thank you so much. you're giving us something to thing about. for some of us, they say we should retire pretty soon. >>> from drab to fab in one day, wee going to show you how to turn your backyard into a relaxing living space. u. doubtful, you love me. hey, you can't take allegra with fruit juice. what? yeah, it's on the label. really? here, there's nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. i'd be lost without y
. >>> if you're looking for some place artsy, bloomington, indiana. galleries, muvgs theater.e that? >> it's another university town so you have that going for you. a lot of university towns have good hospitals associated with it but significantly has a much lower cost of living there. the home prices there average $130,000. really below the national average. >> and then this one last town, i've not heard of it, st. michaels, maryland. >> it's a lovely place, right on...