coolidge. mr. coolidge was also very progressive. most analysts i look back on coolidge and many think he was the ronald reagan of the twenties. he cut taxes four times and before we had the crash if we had of the roaring 20's and because of this when the money found its way into the new industries, aviation, automobiles, radios other forms of communication, the automobile became very commonplace this is the time when henry ford decided as long as it's black we can mass produce and the average working man can afford the cost at this point good job, not a millionaire but there was a coming the fact. radio becomes the universal item by the end of the coolidge period and the great secretary of commerce herbert hoover it was his job to hire the first air traffic controllers beside their part to come up with federal policies. i look back and ronald reagan was on to this when they moved into the white house he said the same thing of the predecessors for the cabinet room and the "washington post" opined that the old man was already losing h

coolidge he was a tax cutter. kennedy was at a time where the keynesians now had a different form of economics. ironically as economic professor at harvard was mixing. professor nixon used to talk and there was a split in the keynesian view. what do you do to get the economy moving again? nothing like that. on the question was, do you put it in public investment or, you know, the affluent society of the private glory, or do you cut tax rates temporarily come into her a short deficit and grow? this again is is what side of aeronautics industry and many other things that gave us the moral of the 60s. we baby boomers grow at very pressed. we all want our own room, we all its college, we all wanted to travel through europe. a lot of that was financed because her parents were able to do this basically because of kennedy tax cuts and if the economy growing at about 5%. i asked when they asked paul ryan when they come up with this roadmap is the 5% or 6% growth of the economy feasible? and even he did think so. at the do

ron reagan -- calvin coolidge was president.hey were teaching economics, the old school of economics sociology major. something stock. >> host: you ranked calvin coolidge number 12, right after jfk. jfk you have tied for seventh place with fours across the board of six categories except for character. >> character is mixed. on the upside two things appeal to me. he was never a weiner. you never heard stories about isolation of the president and woe is me which we heard from our current leader two days ago about not getting the speaker to return his calls. you never heard the winding. every day with a new beginning very much like reagan. they were proud of their irish roots. the fact that kennedy took responsibility. he said the problem at the bay of pigs was mine. i am president of the united states. i am the command authority of the government. first time -- the conference is my responsibility. the downside, lot has come out that i am not so sure we would recommend for his successors. not even talking about the personal life bu

radio becomes a universal item by the end of the coolidge time. aviation. the great secretary of commerce, river, was a great secretary of commerce. it was his job to hire the first air traffic controller and come up with federal policy. you had to have a stimulating the economy to do that. i look back. ronald reagan was out of there. when he moved into the white house he ordered his predecessors. the "washington post", already losing his mind. and then six years later and reagan is in walter reed. he is recovering from one of his many surgery's. he is dozing. he has an army blanket on his lap. he has his book open face down. how long have you been here? not very long. we did not want to disturb your nap. just reading this book and calvin coolidge. he'd text that -- cut tax rates four times. how many times of light? one, sir. well, keep busy reagan, of course to went to school in the '20s. there were teaching economics, the old school. he was an economic sociology major. something stock. something stock. >> and you rank calvin coolidge number 12 right after

it was during the coolidge and hoover administrations in the twenty's who was writing the great depression as in more tax cuts for the so called job creators that aren't creating a single job today even though they're paying less in taxes right now and they have at any other point in the last fifty years is also proposing eliminating the capital gains tax altogether you know that income tax paid by people like paris hilton will make their living sitting on their butts around the pool waiting for the dividend check to arrive and how will huntsman pay for these tried to gigantic tax cuts for the super rich by taxing the middle class and cutting benefits to seniors collecting social security and also push for more pollution by saying we should eliminate e.p.a. regulations we have more power for the banks to gamble in the stock market by limiting wall street reform and have more drilling for oil in sensitive areas because they apparently didn't notice last year's b.p. disaster in the gulf and of course he wants more of the same free trade policies that have cost our nation millions of manufact

---el siniestro ocurri ayer domingo durante la madrugada en una casa ubicada sobre la avenida coolidgeograr controlar las llamas, los bomberos encontraron 2 cuerpos calcinados dentro. ---la policia dice que algunos testigos reportaron haber visto a alguien salir corriendo del lugar cargando latas. ---ademas, de acuerdo a las autoridades las victimas, un hombre y una mujer, fueron apuÑalados antes de que la casa fuera incendiada. top-vo ---mientras que en concord, la policia de esa ciudad tambien busca a un sujeto que se encuentra en libertad preparatoria y quien es considerado muy peligroso y que ademas anda armado. ---se sospecha que, dustin edward cooper, fue el autor de un robo de auto, con uso de violencia ocurrido ayer por la tarde en la calle pine. ---luego del robo, cooper, supuestamente estuvo involucrado en varios accidentes viales y posteriormente abandono el automovil. ---si usted sabe de su paradero, comuniquese con las autoridades. cu ---miembros de la comunidad indigena maya de guatemala, se encuentran preocupados por el resultado de la primera ronda de elecciones preside

it's at coolidge, about half a mile west of the 580 freeway. the man who owns a business downstairs, just went upstairs. he didn't want to talk. this all happened around 1:00 a.m. on sunday morning. police got here and according to pipe i got here -- according to people who got here this morning, huge flames shooting out of the second floor. now that there's daylight, you can see the origin of the fire is in that second-floor apartment. exactly where we're not sure. there is aalso a neighbor that live -- there's also a neighbor that lives in the back. after the victims were pulled out, a man and a woman, i talked to the neighbor next door and she said one of her neighbors actually tried to put out a fire. >> the back neighbor here, he was the one yelling fire! fire! he had his fire extinguisher and he was rubbing upthe stairs and -- running upped stairs and said, oh, that's not gonna do it. >> reporter: now, i've called homicide detectives this morning, no answer. i called the coroner's office and they said they have no positive i.d.s. the -- t

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on coolidge avenue in east locate land. police say a man and a woman were killed. they have not been identified and investigators are looking into the possibility of foul play. the bodies appear to have injuries that are not related to a fire. witnesses also reported seeing several people running away from the building after the fire started. >>> month key toes collected from south san jose have tested bo for west nile virus it will be begin fogging this week. it will take place south to foothill drive. it will last several hours wednesday night. they estimate that between 1 to 3% of the month key toss are carrying the virus. >>> >>> maybe you noticed it was a little muggy today. >> a little. it was muggy across the bay area today. the low clouds gave mix to upper-level cloud cover across the region and the threat of thunderstorms earlier this evening out between liver more and tracy. that's all winding down now and dissipating. should be moving off to the east here with no threat of thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow. we will see slightly warmer temperatur

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the fire started on the second floor of a building on coolidge avenue around 1:00 yesterday morning. witnesses told firefighters they saw two people fleeing the scene with gas canisters. the victims are believed to be a man and a woman. police say they may have been killed in a drug-related dispute. six people were displaced by the fire. there's an acupuncture business on the ground level of the building, but it was not damaged. >>> oakland police are investigating a possible connection between a shooting and a car chase. the chp officer spotted the speeding car around 1:00 this morning on hyde street. that led to a pursuit which ended on 13th and chatham when the car crashed. a weapon was found at the scene. police are checking to see if the weapon was used in a shooting that happened nearby. the two people inside the car are being detained by police. >>> a deadly explosion this morning at a facility handling nuclear waste. what officials are now saying about possible contamination. a live look outside, a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. rosemary roscoe is ahead with the fore

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calvin coolidge love to play practical jokes. when hughes stayed at the white house, calvin coolidge sent to his barber up to his room. >> if i remember, wilson had to stay up all night. he was quite irritated. >> it was a couple of days because california define the race. >> there are two guys. norman thomas ran for president on a socialism ticket. the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things. he fought for the right to organize. his day came, but not in his time. >> he was also outspoken in his opposition to world war i. he was, for his pains, thrown in jail by woodrow wilson, the great ch

found the man and woman after responding to a fire in a second-floor apartment in a building near coolidge and nicole avenues. investigators believe the fire was started to cover up the crime. a witness reported seeing several people running away from the building after the fire started. >>> state law enforcement officials say over the past year california's crime rate has declined in every category. the state department of justice says violent crime is down 6.9%, and this includes homicide and rape. robbery is down 10%. car theft is down 7.6%. the total arrest rate is also 6% lower than last year. that number includes juvenile and adult arrest rates. >>> this information is based on data from police and sheriff's departments from all 58 counties. >>> redevelopment projects in pittsburg are credited for the drop in crime there. the crime rate fell to a 50- year low. pittsburg has also not recorded a homicide this year. since 1985, they have had at least two a year, with a high of 10 in 1992. the drop in crimes comes after a seven-year construction project to revamp the city's downtown area

in a building on coolidge avenue. the police say a man and a woman were killed. they have not been identified and homicide investigators are looking into the possibility of foul play. witnesses reported seeing several people running away from the building after the fire started. >>> the number of violent crimes and property crimes in california dropped last year. that is according to the annual crime report released by the state department of justice. the 2010 numbers are the lowest in the state since 1968. the report said the violent crimes, including homicide, rapes, robberies and aggravated assault. in san francisco, the largest change was in motor vehicle theft, when which is down by nearly 21%. they have declined by 26% and the homicide rate decreased slightly down 6% from 2009. that is because property crimes like jewelry and motor vehicle theft. >>> the dedication ceremony for the martin luther king jr. memorial is the is set for october 16th. it was scheduled for august 28th but postponed because of hurricane irene. 250,000 people were expected to attend

it started on the second floor of the building on coolidge avenue. witnesses saw two people fleeing the scene with gas canisters. the victims are believed to be a man and woman. they may have been killed in a drug related dispute. six people were displaced by the fire. there is an acupuncture business on the ground floor. it was not destroyed. >>> passengers are being urged to make alternate plans as protestors are scheduled to gather at bart stations in downtown san francisco. groups have been organizing the protest for several weeks. >>> in new york, the national 9/11 memorial and museum opens to the public today. twin reflecting pools now mark where the world trade center towers once stood. they feature the largest man- made water falls in north america. photographs of the nearly 3,000 people that died in the september 11th attacks are on display in the museum. their name is also etched in bronze paneling. now americans around the country paused to mark the tenth anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks yesterday. family members read the n

team russia in their six gold medal at the world athletics championships inside korea surrogate but coolidge stretching all over the competition in the men's fifty kilometer walk while the nice need to go without off or cool in between his time before taking the leads about two thirds the way through the race the twenty four will controlling the pace after finishing the job in three hours forty one minutes twenty four seconds. off almost those lights on his feet coming in one minute twenty one seconds behind the leader a strong jared talent was third russia and off the second in the overall medal table but. in the united states. a russian basketball club has reaped the benefits of the ongoing n.b.a. lockout some until spurs forward the one blair is set to play in some more of the season the first american star to come to the country during the labor disputes that twenty two year old rising star will join us the crew for averaging eight point seven rebounds for the spurs last year there is agent coffey was just saying his times will go up against great competition in russia which will help ad

servants of coolidge for the ousted leader just to. once they see our camera they're. like one with a weird telling me how could it tell them. why. it's the same situation with others to. go if he's counted percent good we don't want this revolution we don't know the rebels we want them to go away. we are from television so couldn't tell it on camera no no playing surprise the front of the camera they will send the bullets where. the criminals you don't know them you call them the rebels hey guys do you remember a how up the black guy he was arrested a few days ago after here appearing on t.v. don't do that new flags new slogans new species. the rebels were out celebrating again this week when the head of the national transitional council the business authority arise in the capital before large crowds leaving libyans in no doubt about who's really. those who don't support mr hart those only you and who we used to see all across the city proudly waving green flags just weeks ago packing caffie now trying not to leave their own backyards here there. was. a very. tough it

we spent time with her and a coolidge coach.story. >> she was on the show right after that appointment. i look forward to the show, chris. >> thank you, chris. >> you bet, allison. >>> a popular website tests the limits of is satire and now people are asking if the ononwent too far. they are drawing some heavy criticism today after the onion flooded the web with news about a fictitious hostage situation at the u.s. capitol. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >> it started on twitter at 10:30 thursday morning when the satirical website the onion started breaking. reporting screams and gunfire heard inside the capitol building. 10 minutes later, capitol building being evacuated by a group of armed congressmen. tourists we talked to aren't laughing. >> sure. it's tasteless. >> showing a kid being shot seems a bit much. that would be scary for people turning into that. >> u.s. capitol police quickly labor day the post as safe following a boston's man arrest for trying to crash an explosive filled aircraft into the capitol, offici

one in a front room and another in a back area of coolidge avenue.wner seen here declined an interview. residents say he ran through his upstairs and operates an acupuncture business downstairs. one resident said the fire started around 1:00 a.m. >> i heard a crack. it is like glass breaking or somebody kicking the door or something like that. and then after that. >> he tried to put out the fire. >> i tried to run up to the front. i tried to go and put the fire ow. i looked at the fire and i looked at my fire distinguisher and said, oh kay, no, i can't do that. i am going to die. >> police are investigating the deaths as possible arson-related homicides. they say one of the bodies had trauma not associated with the burns and at least one resident had seen people run frght building. -- running from the building. >> there was a neighbor who said he had seen a couple individuals with hooded sweatshirts come running out of the building and they were running down the street and carrying a gas can. >> she has been trying to reach her friend all day. >> tod

police say he's a 73-year-old that was found on the second floor of the home on coolidge avenue. the oakland tribune reports he identified him by two tattoos on his back, including one of yosemite sam. authorities say they were stabbed to death and the fire was likely started to cover up the crime. witnesses reported seeing several people running from the home shortly after the blaze began back on september 11th. >> student government leaders at cal trying to diffuse a fire storm created by an upcoming bake sale. the controversial fund-raiser will take place tomorrow. the price depends on gender and ethnicity. g.o.p. students protesting pending legislation allowing uc to consider race in admissions process. and last night the student counsel passed a measure making it easier to file a complaint. >> this bake sale has people talking. deborah says it's not a fan and writes i think there could be a better i -- way to get their point across. carl says people need to relax and writes keep in mind liberals have no sense of humor unless it's plitly correct or directed sense conservative

do you know the last republican presidential candidate to carry new york city was calvin coolidge in 1924? four years later, al smith is the democratic candidate against herbert hoover. he begins the process of forging an urban-world, but mostly urban-immigrant -- >> he also starts and uncomfortable conversation. >> -- coalition. >> which is can the catholic be president. president. there is openly anti-catholic innuendo used against smith. it is not used against kennedy. kennedy dealt with this issue, but smith is the pioneer. but smith is the pioneer. >> with kennedy, we get the ghost of al smith. >> the other reason al smith -- besides the catholicism charge -- these are good times. we talk about the biography of personalities, but it is really important to have the context of prosperity. you know, they were good times. although, there were these areas where folks in america's were not doing so well. not doing so well. >> we know things about her hoover we did not know then, but al smith was running against a guy who was personally credited with saving millions of lives in world w

when firefighters responded to the blaze in the 3100 block of coolidge avenue they found two bodies burned inside. the bodies were found in the building's upper level in a separate residential unit where the fighter originated. one resident said he tried to put out fighter. >> from my extinguisher, i ran up to the front and was going to try to put the fire out. i looked at the fire and looked at my extinguisher, i said, okay i'm not going to do that. i'm going to die. >> reporter: police are investigating the deaths as possible arson related homicides for two reasons. one, one of the bodies had traumatic not associated with the burn and two, at least one resident reported seeing people running from the building. now, police have not positively identified the victims. they are asking anyone with information about the victims or the fire contact oakland police. >>> the highway patrol and concord police are on the lookout for a parolee wanted carjacking and several hit and run accidents. dustin edward cooper is the suspect. chp officers tried to stop the vehicle he was drying. they chased him

when firefighters responded to the blaze in the 3100 block of coolidge avenue they found two bodies burnings inside. there the bodies were found in an upper level in a separate residential luint where the fire originated. one resident said he tried to put out the fire. >> from my fire extinguisher i was going to try to put the fire out. i looked at the fire and looked at my fire extinguisher, i said no i can't do that. i'm going to die. >> reporter: this morning police are investigating the death of a possible arson related homicide. one of the bodies had trauma not associated with a burn and two at least one resident reported people running from the building. this morning police have not positively identified the victim and they are asking anyone with information about the victim or the fire contact oakland police. >>> the woman accused of killing nursing student michelle le is due back in court when she might enter a plea. giselle esteban was arraigned last friday. she was unsure if she would hire a private attorney or use the public defender. she is charged with murdering michelle le. she

lost their lives >> large fatal fire in oakland is called suspicious it was in and 3100 baht of coolidgevenue inside they found two people died that from the fire they are looking into easy if i'll play was involved >> another fire in san francisco caused by people will evacuate their how it took about one half hours to get the fire under control the second and the third floor shots were damaged the radio shack on of first laura had water damage >> they are looking for several men that are involved in a double shooting one of the victims and was playing basketball this was around 8:00 p.m. last night a group of men approached him and demanded his property and when he previews they shot him he's not lied planning injuries another person on nearby was hit by >> we come back with the kron 4 as we can we will talk about increase security at the airport >> and these are a list of some of the 911 memorials that all going to be held brought the bay area. ♪ [ male announcer ] the fuel-efficient 2011 volkswagen jetta. includes scheduled carefree maintenance and it's an iihs top safety pick. exper

today when he responded to a fire and open that happen a two-story building on the 3100 block of coolidgetreet. the far was an apartment that is above the office of an acupuncture clinic. police said that there are signs of foul play. >> the investigators preliminary believe that there may have been some possible trauma to the bodies, that investigation today in the autopsy as it unfolds will reveal what exactly happened to the bodies before the fire. we're not certain at exactly what point the people were killed, but we do believe that the fire was set purposely. leads the homicide investigation. >> police were trying to determine who lives in the apartment kron4 ask the owner of the building but he declined to comment. the woman accused of murdering a bay area nursing student missed another court appearance it was the second court date that gisselle esteban has not show up for. she was scheduled to enter a plea today. a representative from the public defender's office excuse turbots doubt not explain the absence. her first missed court date was due to her pregnancy. she is accused of mu

the fire happened at coolidge and coal behind. me. you see we have a light up there in the second story. i was able to look inside a few moments ago. it appears the fire may have started on that side based on the burn marks. they say they have no positive ids on either of the victims just yet. the fire started around 1:00 a.m. on sunday morning. police say the fire is suspicious because they are investigating because of the two bodies inside. not only that because they found somebody or at least witness accounts that someone was running away on foot from the scene. very quickly. a man and woman are believed to be the victims. witness told police they saw somebody on foot. that person may have been carrying something with connection to the start of the fire. i have to call the man that runs the acupuncture business and the homicide detectives to see if they know more now. >>> well, it is monday. that means another bart protest. demonstrators vow to protest every monday until their demands are met. allie rasmus is in san francisco where

firefighters discovered two bodies burning in an apartment above an acupuncture business on coolidge,e. one victim is believed to be a woman. the other is so badly burned it will take a while to identify. the fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes. while it hasn't been determined to be arson, investigators say a witness reported seeing several suspects running away from the building after that blaze began. >>> seven people in san francisco are looking for places to stay after their apartment building burned in noe valley. the fire began in the back of a three story building on 24th street shortly before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters quickly doused the flames. no one was hurt, but the building is now uninhabitable. arson investigators are looking into the cause of that fire. >>> lightning strikes have ignited at least six wildfires in northern california since friday, including one that burned 33 acres of parkland near mount diablo. another fire burned about 1000 acres near stockton. crews have those blazes contained this morning. but they are still battling dozens of wildf

this started on the second floor of a building on coolidge avenue about 1:00 a.m. yesterday morning. witnesses told firefighters they saw two people running from the scene with gas canisters. police say they may have been killed in a drug related dispute. six people were displaced by that fire. >>> a toll increase could be coming again for the golden gate bridge. tara moriarty has more on the plan and how much it could cost you. tara. >> reporter: well, it could go up $1 by december of 20 and-- 2013. but the bridge district needs to make budget cuts. the reason for that doyle drive. that project needs $75 million and the span itself needs $100 million in seismic upgrades. over the past ten years it has gone from $454 million in the red to $132 million and then by raising tolls, cutting bus service, and issuing layoffs down to $87 million but it's still not enough. now one plan in the works for next year is eliminating all toll takers. meaning the bridge will go to electronic tolling. the board has not voted on this $1 hike. we will tell you about another option it

they found the burned bodies of a man and woman early yesterday morning inside the apartment on coolidge avenue. witnesses told officials they saw two people running from the building with gas canisters. police believe the victims may have been killed in a drug- related dispute. >>> wildfires continue to rage through remote parts of kern county. the command chief complex is made of four fires and has burned almost 24,000 acres near the community of arvin. it's threatening 2300 homes and is 30% contained. the teen fire complex consists of five fires near tehachapi. it's burned 7,000 acres and is 92% contained. a massive wildfire near austin, texas is now burning 34,000 acres and destroyed almost 1600 homes. yesterday people lined up fire supplies, many still unable to get back to their neighborhoods and see if their homes are still standing. they study lists and maps of burned homes. schools served food to students because so many families had no kitchen to make meals. >>> when our chief meteorologist says thunderstorms here, everybody's ears perk. bill, that could be the case. >> well, m

calvin coolidge had a different view, that it was the greatest privilege of any race to live under theonstitution. that's my view too. [applause] >> in fact george washington said in his farewell address, the person who occupies the white house is given a trust. he didn't call it the presidency, executive trust. that's what you get to choose here in florida. you get to choose who you are going to entrust. the highest office in the land to take hold of this treasure, that was given to us 235 years ago. we are a tremendous nation. unlike any nation that has ever been berthed in the history of mankind. no other nation is given the debt -- depth and breadth of this nation. every generation has successfully forged -- ups and downs. every generation has faithfully transferred that torch and forged one more link on the chain till today we have been given this magnificent nation. but did you know for the first time in the history of the united states, parents are not sure if their children will have the same opportunity thas have. almost three out of four americans say that. for the first time

calvin coolidge in 1924.four years later, the candidate is al smith, a catholic, with the immigrant experience, the modern-- before the new deal, it's al smith who is beginning to forge this coalition that also rejecting the old jefferson, jackson small governments. democrats of the 19th century believed in small government. al smith as a legislator and governor of new york, believed in the progressivity agenda, and in many ways, laid the groundwork for franklin roosevelt. >> ifill: carl, adlai stevenson. >> stephenson is an egghead, famously. he runs against dwight eisenhower, loses to him twice, in 1952 and 1956, and after it's over, the democrats sort of decide oh, the public isn't ready for an egghead. the republicans decide this, too, and dwight eisenhower as president begins to very subtly and 0 repetitiously dumb dun his speeches. so fred greenstein, the great political scientist who wrote "the hidden hand presidency" documented this many years later but it leads to a series of presidents -- ronald rea

firefighters found the bodies after responding to a fire early sunday morning at a building near coolidgenues. investigators believe the victims were stabbed and the fire was started to cover up the crime. a witness reported several people running away from the building after the fire started. >>> jail overcrowding forcing san mateo county to consider building a new maximum security facility. the board of supervisors holds a workshop this afternoon. they will talk about building a jail on chemical way in redwood city. one idea calls for a new facility that could hold 832 male and female inmates t could cost about 165 million. the current jail houses almost 1,000 inmates inmates in a facility that was intended for less than 700. >>> well, california plans to release some female inmates who are mothers. it's part of a plan to ease prison overcrowding. the mothers with less than two years remaining behind bars could be allowed to serve the time at home, according to" the l.a. times." a correctional spokesperson says the women could be released as early as next week. they will have to wear gp

eventually became an assistant attorney general in the coolidge administration during the roaring '20s. his goal at that point was to be attorney general of the united states. and he thought herbert hoover had made a promise to. hoover had. but the ku klux klan which is very powerful, powerful political movement then was up in arms over the idea of an irish catholic becoming attorney general of the united states. donovan was a prominent republican made his share of enemies in washington and senate democrats vow to block his nomination. so hoover reneged on the promise until the day he died, "wild bill" donovan never forgave herbert hoover for backing out on the attorney general ship. he returned to new york city, set up a very prominent law firm there, made millions as a wall street lawyer, then in 1932 he ran for governor of new york on the republican ticket. his goal then was to be the nation's first irish catholic president. and it was the ideal steppingstone for achieving that. franklin roosevelt, 1932, was running for his first term as president. donovan ended up running as much a

you can have the same argument she is make being the social contract under calvin coolidge's administrationative is against police and fire department. but somehow because there is a social contract that you can't have class warfare makes no sense. she is say we need to raise taxes even more on a segment of society that is paying the lion's shaffer income taxes and nothing in what she says makes that case. she is just stating the obvious and people are hearing what they want to hear in it megyn: what do you think about it kirsten? we are talking about taxing more of the rich. president obama wants to raise taxes on so-called millionaires. at what point do you draw the line? you can get to the point now -- we have a federal tax rate that's 35% for the wealthiest people. and you add in state taxes and local taxes you are talking 50% in cities like new york. at what point would elizabeth warren be satisfied with taxes? at what point do progressives want to draw the line? >> when you hear this rate, that isn't the rate they end up paying. there are a lot of loopholes abductions. megyn: those ar

it is the first time a democrat has lost since calvin coolidge was president in that district. >> wee been told this is a referendum and we are ready to say, mr. president, we are on the wrong track. bill: that is bob turner, congressman-elect now and what does the outcome tell us about the race for the white house in 2012? martha: you know, the white castle, they say customers should eat 'em by the sack. one man obeys the slogan every day, 290 pounds and is now suing the white castle and you will never believe it when i tell you why. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ here a am ♪ stuck in the middle with you ♪ you started out with nothi nothing...♪ martha: 24 past the hour, here's a look at some of our top stories, right now. a car bombing targeting iraqi police officers left more than a dozen dead. the bomb exploded outside of a restaurant where police were having breakfast and new numbers for retail sales, flat-lined during the month of august. august was a tough month all around for the economy. retailers have reported strong back-to-school shopping and auto sales over the month but, now s

what we have is a limited view and calvin coolidge had a very different view.e said it's the greatest political privilege that has ever been accorded to the human race to live under the american constitution. that's my view, too. [applause] in fact, george washington said in his farewell address the person who occupies the white house is given a trust. he didn't even call that necessarily presidency -- that's what you get to choose here in florida you get to choose who you are going to trust. the highest office in the land to take hold of this treasure given to us 235 years ago. we are a tremendous nation unlike any nation that has ever been in the history of mankind no other nation has given the depth and breadth of freedom of this nation and there is an unparalleled vision. successfully forged -- ups and downs every generation has faithfully transferred that torch and he has been given this magnificent nation. but do you know for the first time in the history of the united states parents are not sure if their children will have the same opportunities that the

plymouth, vermont, is where calvin coolidge was born. actually he was spending time there with his father when he got news he had suddenly become president and was sworn in by deputy sheriff -- no sworn in by his father. the deputy sheriff, who thought they may need security, so he stood there with a pitchfork in one hand and a lantern in the other. but this photo just shows you what is happening. we tried to build a temporary bridge up there. as you know, from a northern state, mr. president, we're going to have snow in vermont in a matter of weeks. and of course companies stopped making asphalt early in november. this is a photo i took. i took from my helicopter. it is a major east-west, classic vermont. again, look at this. you can't see one of the lanes of the road. it would have gone just like this, but it's gone and look how deep. that's because this river moved from where it had never been before and just tore it out. governor shulman, the governor of our state, was touring by helicopter immediately after this. we were trying to s

what we have is a limited view and calvin coolidge had a different view.said it is the greatest political privilege that has be rks n accorded to the american race to live under the constitution. that's my view, too. [applause] in fact, george washington said in his farewell address, the person who occupies the white house is given a trust. he didn't even call it the president executive trust. that's what you get to choose here in florida. you get to choose who you are going to entrust the highest office in the land to take hold of this treasure that was given to us 235 years ago. we are a tremendous nation. unlike any nation that has ever been birthed in the history of mankind. no other nation has given the depth and bredth of freedom of this nation. this unparalleled vision that was given to us by our founders, every generation has successfully forged -- every generation has forged one more link on the chain until today we have been given this magnificent nation. but do you know for the first time in the history of the united states parents aren't sure i