but especially bruno and silver. people he would need within the next two weeks to do virtually everything that he had to do some and in particular to replace controller alan. so the next thing the book goes through is that whole thing where elliott essentially picks a fight that he can only win, that he can only win if people that get just insulted were willing to let him and they said why would we let you in that? you just dissed us in the entire state and in front entire country. after that the book goes into the 2007, 2008 budget. to me and in the book i say that that was very subtle but it was the most telling failure, both substantively and procedurally of the administration. you know, you get these opportunities once every 10, 15, 20 years. we had to address major issues in terms of the way schools in new york are funded. medicaid spending which was choking off virtually every other initiative that would want to do. and all of that could have been addressed in the budget. but by that time we had completely ali

when all of this cayman to light to discredit joe bruno nine investigations were done. by the attorney general three done by the albany district one by the state investigation commission one by the senate investigation commission two with the inspector general and one by the public integrity commission that exceeded the ethics commission, not one of those investigations was done in a professional manner and this book explains how all of those investigations were mishandled and how those investigators violated the law scores of times in attempting to do a relatively simple and straightforward investigation of bad conduct by state officials. then we get a break and go right into the driver's license. what was that all about? the policy this stage retreat the effect that had on national politics that affected the 2008 presidential election and at the time 78 states for granting licenses for good reason for 11 states had done it but now it is dangerous. you cannot adopt this policy because the plague of new york spread to the rest of the country and effective policy around

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ laughter ] [ impersonating bruno tonioli ] >> "let me tell you what yourhat was amazing." >> "if you weren't going through divorce, i would make love to you." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that was fantastic. >> i love bruno. >> jimmy: now, i love -- is it nicole? >> nicole, from the pussycat dolls. >> jimmy: pussycat dolls. >> incredible. >> jimmy: off the charts. >> incredible. >> jimmy: but it's unfair. >> what i want to know is, where do they put her microphone? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i have no idea. no, i don't want to know, yeah, yeah. >> see how my microphone is here? and then it's here in the back. she -- yesterday, i don't know if you saw the show, but was wearing a very -- there was no room for a microphone. where was the microphone? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i have no idea where it was. >> and if you find that out. >> jimmy: maybe it was in her mouth. >> it was somewhere. >> jimmy: and she hid it somewhere in there. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: but she's good. the ice skater guy. >> evan lysacek, incredible. >> jimmy: yes, i mean, amazing, but i think that'

it doesn't really work. >> so diplomatic there, you know, bruno not holding back at all. really i think he made a great case for what i was saying people watch kate on the show, some, at least, because of the train wreck factor but bruno did call her a tough cookie. do you think she is that tough or do you think maybe all of this can wear her down? we've seen it happen before. >> well, i don't know. i mean, i think the bottom line is she's every woman. she's strong, she's in there. she is a terrible dancer. i've watched her. i think she's a pretty good dancer. she is a horrible dancer but she's every woman and ready to go. >> yesterday tlc announced her new shows, her series and specials with her eight kids. kate is not going to disappear. now we'll see a lot more of the kids in those specials. personally i've said before my opinion hasn't changed i think putting those kids back on tv is a terrible idea. pat, let me ask you, jon & kate are still battling over custody of these kids. isn't she -- isn't she kind of nuts for putting them back on tv? >> i think there are going

is this going to be up to bruno?n, the former eliot spitzer, call girl, ashley dupre is appearing in "playgirl" in hopes of repairing her image. >>> and former "law & order" star benjamin bratt stops by. now, when he does a nude layout, we'll talk. that and more in just a bit. >>> and now a look back at the stories making the headlines this week. >> a shocking story. a hollywood couple, loved, apparently, adored, particularly the victim. >> he's a former "survivor" producer. now he's a huge suspect in his wife's murder. >> he says he last saw her when she went shopping on monday. he reports her missing on tuesday. on thursday, her body found in a sewer. >> the mother's body found dumped. >> they're on vacation down there with their two kids. >> we understand, strangulation. >> he reports her missing. >> we understand there was a big blow to her head. >> he is now a suspect. >> talk of an affair. >> everybody, you know, is in shock. >> we do have a search going on at this time. >> a search -- >> we're conducting a sea

i had dinner the other night with two anthropologists, who were both fond of the works of bruno latourwere, the deconstructionist of french sociologist and anthropologist and a lot of other words who will-- who has devoted a lot of work to undermining science. what good is it? there must be something, someone think that mr. live tour has ever said or done that has helped. they didn't know the answer. until you know the answer you are not in a round of the on the confines dogma and should be called as such. >> right down here. >> my question is to jonathan. it is nice to see you again. jonathan you talked about the notion of checking and criticism. how do you make society make these notions commonplace, acceptable? >> we certainly have, which is the main thing. you teach an athletic of criticism and checking. you protect illegally which is what the first amendment is all about. as timothy points out in his book, the same people who framed the constitution were very scientific frame of mind. they understood the connection, and then you defend it. you remember as i said that there are rig

bruno is unlikely to win but is running. she closed the gap.n 40 to 35 a month ago, her numbers are come um three points and she's neck and neck. one explanation, the president's approval rating is also up in ohio. 47% approve of how he's doing, 48% disapprove. a month ago, 52% disapproved. this little battle between the two, the evidence in ohio shows some democratic numbers coming up a little bit, improving that enthusiasm gap there, but what you're seeing in the national numbers, there's been no depression of republican enthusiasm. >>> moving on, republicans trying to turn blue seats red are taking a close look at that massachusetts senate race, and scott brown's playbook. another scott, republican scott walker, running to replace democrat jim doyle as governor of wisconsin, is taking the imitation to a whole new level. remember the scott brown truck which brown used to illustrate his regular guyness here in a january ad? >> my name is scott brown, and i'm running for the united states senate. this is my truck. i put a lot of miles on it dur

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. >> host: we want to talk to about the invisible bruno for. >> and important study by the center of house policy research with yet the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and traumati brain injury from the men and women returning from the conflicts. >> host: we're talking to gen from the rand corporation. where's the best place for them to go? >> rand.org. you can go there and download the books for free. >> host: that show the crowds coming and we want to hear from you. what would you like to see on booktv? chicago what do you think? >> caller: chicago? >> caller: hello? i like to see author is on sunset boulevard in l.a. and we will talk to the manager here and we will get him as we take this next call from culver city. >> caller: is this booktv? >> host: please hold. we cannot hear you right now. we will move on and talk to the manager of books super proton beyer name. i am a storm managers in my tummy about it is it comparative to politics and prose? >> i think so with a shared history they are much more political but i think their reputation is the same and the customer