announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhoods a teacher. but without the money for college, only half his dream came true. [car horn blares] he's back in the old neighborhood. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. [thinking] glucose...plus oxygen... equals...carbon dioxide... teacher: i'd like to pass them back to you now. i'm very pleased with your work. [girl's thoughts overlap] announcer: she's got the drive, the energy... the heart... and the talent. pre-med. announcer: but she wouldn't be here without your help. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> the good morning. today is december 15, 2010. this is the meeting of the abatement appeals board. the first item on the agenda is roll-call. [roll call] commissioner romero is excused. we have a quorum the next item is item b, the oath. but all parties giving testimony today please rise and raise your right hand? do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the tru

charles wright who represented a district with serious drug problems. host: back to phone calls. carlton from west virginia, our conversation with bill bennett. good morning. caller: good morning. boy, am i happy to talk to you guys! i'm going to load your plate for you, mr. bennett. with some -- i have cancer and i will never see any of these things done. but it is obvious that congress and the senate are not going to do anything until they feel some of the pain not just by election but if we could cut their wages by 40% until they balance the budget that would be all government agencies. then when they biological the budget they get it back. pay off china with the gold we have in fort knox because right now at $1,400 an ounce that would cult our money drain tremendously. we stop this social security payments for anybody making over $40,000 a year. close our borders by declaring marshal law. and bringing in 50,000 marines from okinawa to man the border. close the u.n. it is nothing but a springboard for these people, sounding board for these people to attack the united states. host: a lot of issues. guest: his plate was loaded for sure. i'm