want to see it, suppose the vast majority think women shouldn't be allowed out of the house without a burqa, is that okay too? there is no limiting principle. that is my problem with that argument, that -- so i think what you're going to have is to some extent a competition among the freedoms that we want to see these countries adopt. you'll see this happen in election campaigns, where islamists, generally will argue against the secular parties, will take you down the road that will end with french style secularism, where there is no place for religion in the public square and take you down the road to sort of sodom and gomorrah which will sell to some millions of people in the region. but the answer to that which is okay, fine, we won't have freedom of religion, for 25 years until things settle down, cannot be right, either. so i think it's a complicated interplay. and not a simple question of sort of saying well, every kind of freedom you can think of should now advance at exactly the same pace and will advance at the same pace because after all, they're all interre a role. the american s

they didn't have the burqas on. >> eric: it really hits home when you realize there are arranged marriagesple of iraqi descent. arranging marriages for their daughter. the culture says they need to do it. because when a father feels the daughter or wife disconnects the family -- >> bob: there are arranged marriages in a lot of culture. not coming down on the islamic culture, but certain parts of it are what we see in the united states. >> dana: we are an open culture, society. we accept a lot of things but this will not be tolerated. >> bob: there you go. did you go see "home games" this weekend? i stood in line overnight friday and still couldn't get a ticket. eric did. he will tell us all about it. i'm going tonight at the midnight show. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> eric: "the hunger game" broke all weekend box office records for non-sequel films taking in $55 million, including $30 from bolling family. on all emotional topics, love, fear, class warfare, corruption, cronyism on the scene. even a teaching moment for the family on the ride home. i sparked up a conversation about the central themes with the

think they look at us like terrorists like the ones that are portrayed in the movies that we wear burqast allow women to drive and that we are all terrorists. >> i think some of that comes from the fact that there is so little news coming out of iran. we hear the rhetoric from the united states and the iranian government and israel. but we don't often get to see pictures of ordinary life any ran or talk to people on the streets. i think there is that disconnect. the persian new year's began on tuesday. will it be tempered this year? >> normally it's a big deal and families get together and people have feasts. one woman who lives just south of the underground nuclear reactor that richard was talking about she said she couldn't justify buying tomatoes because the prices were so high and this year it would take on a different tone. >> moni. interesting. will you come back and talk to us more? >> of course. >> i enjoyed this conversation. let's inform americans more about iranians. we have the power and the platform. >>> you know, when most of us think of slavery we think of horrors in the p

. >> eric: i wonder, again, what about the burqa?d in the same world, in the same realm. >> brian: people would be afraid of a violent reaction if you told them to take off the burqas. >> gretchen: here is a quote from the bishops reacting. if you say wearing a cross isn't a compulsory part of christianity, we agree. but it's a duty of a christian to be public about their faith as well as private and that is clear new testament teaching. what do you think about it? e-mail us or twitter us. let us know what you think. >> brian: the department of justice targeting texas for wanting people to show i.d.s just to vote. up next, a former doj official says don't be fooled. this is not about justice. it's about politics. >> eric: news ski initis -- nasa scientist claims he was fired over his faith. he joins us next wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. battle speech right? may i? capital one is issuing a venture double miles challenge. sh us how much you spent last y

in i'm all over it if they can get them out of the burqas and we could get a little hohoboil in therewould be sent lating. >> bill: what are are the ladies and what is the contention? >> well, listen, all i -- to me, the interesting dame is the third dame. the old man, he is he dead. you have got these two. they are in cellblock g fighting each other out on the yard during exercise. where is the third chick? that's who i want to know. she is the cool one. >> bill: so the mail just for the record is reporting that two of bin laden's wives, they are in pakistani prison they had to be pulled apart by guards because they were brawling. there you go. >> nothing funnier to me than the jaws of life having to be used on two dames who don't believe in the efficacy of life. >> bill: there you go. that's called karma. ben and jerry at it again. not owned anymore by ben and jerry. the original far left guys. sold t out to other far left guys. they have a new flavor of ice cream to honor gay marriage. applely ever after. >> i will say this. you know what that tells me? steve jobs is really dead. n

in i'm all over it if they can get them out of the burqas and we could get a little hohoboil in thereld be sent lating. >> bill: what are are the ladies and what is the contention? >> well, listen, all i -- to me, the interesting dame is the third dame. the old man, he is he dead. you have got these two. they are in cellblock g fighting each other out on the yard during exercise. where is the third chick? that's who i want to know. she is the cool one. >> bill: so the mail just for the record is reporting that two of bin laden's wives, they are in pakistani prison they had to be pulled apart by guards because they were brawling. there you go. >> nothing funnier to me than the jaws of life having to be used on two dames who don't believe in the efficacy of life. >> bill: there you go. that's called karma. ben and jerry at it again. not owned anymore by ben and jerry. the original far left guys. sold t out to other far left guys. they have a new flavor of ice cream to honor gay marriage. applely ever after. >> i will say this. you know what that tells me? steve jobs is really dead. nobo

. >> usually i like to do the woman with burqa in some new shape because i want to show them in some happy i think. the blue color is a freedom color, but it's not freedom for a woman. the blue color always is like a cage for them, but now i want to change the meaning of burke cag in afghanistan. it's not a cage. it's a kind of -- >> taught by a british artist, she says she's not political but being a public woman is by default political in conservative afghanistan. graffitis here among the stench of trash, syringes and rubble because it's not safe to paint in the street. >> you have to do your graffiti in secret, don't you, really? >> not secret but for now, should be a secret. yeah. >> i should do my graffiti in some close place because of the bad situation. i can not go outside. >> it's danger. >> not dangerous but it's the situation. i don't know. it's not -- it's not okay for that. >> reporter: it's a complicated time for women in afghanistan. president karzai days ago gave back to a harsh edict from senior clerics that it might sometimes be okay for a man to beat his wife and t

one day she put the burqa on on the floor of the house and spoke as she got the funding. she got the barbara boxer letter of the senate, maloney letter in the house and spent the night, $600 million about the women's program in afghanistan. and then -- i just can't believe it. she was right there when they denied sandra to be a to the administration committee. and she just asked one question. where are the women quiet thank you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, my friends. i am just so honored and thrilled to be here at the 25th anniversary of this wonderful organization that does so much to hope women in america and around the world. and especially to receive an award in such gracious remarks from my best friend in the women's movement. i call her saint pauli the divine because whenever i reach out, she never says, why are you calling me at such a late hour to tell me emergent kiwi have to do some theme. obviously if i knew there was an emergency would've called earlier. but she just goes to work and works hard to help everyone. there is sort of an informal chain of w

it, don't the vast majority of them think that a woman should not be let out of the house without a burqa? is that not also true? i think that what you have, to some extent, is a competition among the freedoms that we want to see these countries adopt. you will see this happen where islamists will argue against secular parties. they will take you down the road and this will end in a place where there's no place for religion in the public square and it will take you down to sodom and gomorrah. which will sell to millions of people in the region. but the answer to that, which you'll also find, we will not have freedom of religion for 25 years until things settle down cannot be right either. it is not a simple question. it is not like saying that every single freedom can now advance at the same pace and realize at the same pace because they're all interrelated. i think we do have a role here. the american-style of secularism is not their style. and i think we need to explain and defend the american model. a lot of people in the middle east and beginning to become, in tunisia also, to realize

it, don't the vast majority of them think that a woman should not be let out of the house without a burqathat what you have, to some extent, is a competition among the freedoms that we want to see these countries adopt. you will see this happen where islamists will argue against secular parties. they will take you down the road and this will end in a place where there's no place for religion in the public square and it will take you down to sodom and gomorrah. which will sell to millions of people in the region. but the answer to that, which you'll also find, we will not have freedom of religion for 25 years until things settle down cannot be right either. it is not a simple question. it is not like saying that every single freedom can now advance at the same pace and realize at the same pace because they're all interrelated. i think we do have a role here. the american-style of secularism is not their style. and i think we need to explain and defend the american model. a lot of people in the middle east and beginning to become, in tunisia also, to realize that it may be a better model fo