does any decent person and think that if david duke were leading martin luther king, david duke should get favorable coverage in the media because of winning begets winning coverage? is just nonsense argument that we shouldn't take seriously and am only mentioning it to get it off the table. because when you get down to it, it really comes down to a simple understanding of what the press is there for. is there to give us the facts, it is there to tell us what's going on, it really is there to be the impartial referee, and let us decide. the american people are not that stupid. just give us the facts and let us decide. i don't think it's that complicated. part way to the campaign to show you how crazy it got, when a mysterious mental disorder broke out in some places in america including the media and it happened interestingly right after sarah palin was put on the republican ticket, it was a mental disorder that came to be known as pds -- palin derangements syndrome. whether you like sarah palin or not and i understand there are some people who think she's great and some people who are

-- david duke would be the furthest right candidate.nd the furthest left would be bob dole. essentially, a narrow scope of the iranian political strata. host: given this relationship, this leads to a tweet that writes how much of a reformer is he? guest: good question. gentlemaned -- ahmadinejad, he's a great voice of reform. in the broader context look at the election. i don't think he was anyone's ideal candidate. he's 67 years old. not necessarily charismatic or well spoken. in terms of social views, traditional. political views described as caution. i remember when i was based tehran years ago when we had another president, he was considered a conservative. the political spectrum has shifted so far right with ahmadinejad that the other appears as a voice of reform and reason. is all relative, i suppose. host: our next call comes from tom in manhattan with the democrats. caller: thank you for letting me have this question. there is so much concern for fraud in the election and probably true. the question circumstances what are the me

time of the constitutional convention i think joseph mccarthy, a george wallace, there have been david duke even in his little burst in louisiana was a demagogue. and there have also been in history when i talk about this beneficial, paradoxically you can have a demagogue if the definition is a test to establish rules but if they are unjust. there is a chapter of british history where demagogue was used as a term of praise. you have some demagogues offer something to the people and they can do good. of most of the time the term accurately is a negative or harsh for somebody who really does threaten the system that we hold dear. >> so what is the example of a good demagogue and why? >> the head of solidarity in poland when they were overturning the regime, the soviet regime it was a beneficial demagogue, boris yeltsin at the beginning was beneficial. then you had there are the paradox, huey long was a very dangerous figure in american politics but also did paved highways and build hospitals and build schools and give textbooks so is rooted on his own ambition and his boundless willingness to

joseph mccarthy, george wallace, david duke has a burst, in louisiana, was a demagogue. and in history, when i talk about -- is beneficial, paradoxically you can have a demagogue, they test establish rules. if the rules are on just a, there's a chapter of british history where a demagogue was used as a term of praise. some demagogues' offer something. they can do good. most of the time, the term accurately is negative for harsh. >> since you brought it up, what is an example of a good demagogue and why? >> the head of solidarity in poland when they were overturning the regime, the soviet regime, that was the beneficial demagogue, boris yeltsin in russia, a beneficial demagogue. there are a paradoxes, qe long was a dangerous figure in american politics but he paved highways, built public hospitals, public schools. his relationship to the people was routed on his boundless willingness to manipulate them for his own benefit but also in doing good things for thousands of people. >> the fight to save democracy from its worst enemies, the subtitle of your book, who is fighting

was a revolutionary during the constitutional convention comment joseph mccarthy, george wallace, david duke even with his little burst and louisiana was a demagogue. and there also have been in history when i talk about is the paradoxical eight you can have a demagogue if the definition is they cast aside the rules of they are unjust. there is a chapter of british history were demagogue was used as a term of praise. so you have some demagogues offer something to people and they can do good in a paradox way but most of the time the term accurately is a negative or a harsh of some way that does threaten. >> host: what is an example of a good demagogue and why? >> guest: the woman in charge of solidarity apple went that was a beneficial boris yeltsin in russia was beneficial, then there is a paradox huey long was a very dangerous figure in american politics but he also paved highways and build public hospitals and build schools and gave textbooks of his relationship was routed on his own ambition and his boundless willingness to manipulate them for his own benefit but also rooted in doing good

the one guy that david hernandez has had great command on the outside quarter to third of the plate is elijah dukes. >> rob: yep. >> bob: struck him out swinging in the second to end that inning. after the three consecutive hits, walked him in the fourth. but he was erased on the double play ball. dukes will pull a slow roller to third. going for two, and safe, aubrey huff might have saved a run, if that ball gets down the line. josh willingham might score from second base. >> jim p.: you know you're going to get the lead runner. he catches it, then tags the runner, the throw sails, aubrey huff, a very underrated first baseman. last year mostly third base to dh, but he does save a run. you try to be balanced so you can come off the bag. >> bob: he's not underrated in those games against washington this year. he's been outstanding. >> jim p.: aubrey, as dunn will come out to talk to david hernandez, aubrey was proving that he let the orioles resign him, that he can not only hit, but he can play the position. i always thought when we saw him at camp, didn't see him as much at third base, but the last

david weathers. and the nats threatening here. they have got two down and zimmerman down at second base. not happy with that called third strike, for adam dunn, and elijah dukeso get a hit to tie this baby up. nats' sixth hit, or zimmerman's single, a double. pitch outside and it's one ball and a strike. >> rob: andy fletcher has home plate tonight. he has been generous. we can't just say that that was again dunn. he gave that same strike zone to detwiler, cueto, he has been very consistent all night. so as a hitter you have to go up there knowing he has been a little loose on the engineers tonight, if it's way outside, a breaking ball, he is dunn. >> johnny: david weathers the third cincinnati pitcher, willie harris witch outside.   the last 10 years d weathers leads all pitchers with 668 appearances. >> rob: a lot of work. >> johnny: a lot of work in milwaukee. >> rob: i was just leaving, i that the sat that who will last year and retired, he was coming up in '96, he would be part of that, you know, florida team great guy. great guy to have on your team. one of the nicer players you'll ever come across and be co