c-span: dorothy rabinowitz, where did you get the title, "no crueler tyrannies"? >> guest: from montesque, the philosopher, by way of my very enterprising editor at simon & schuster. and i thought it served very well -- no crueler tyrannies than those that are perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. a perfect title. c-span: why the book? you've written a lot about this in "the wall street journal." >> guest: a lot, and mostly because i came to "the journal" on the wings of one case like this. and i had an editor-in-chief at "the journal," bob bartley, who instantly recognized the importance and -- of this event that was taking place, this sweep of false accusations of child sex abuse. and he recognized that there was a larger issue here called prosecutorial zealots -- that is, runaway prosecutors who, quite simply, in many cases don't care. they don't really care if you're guilty or you're not guilty and who'll never give up the conviction. and all of that -- runaway prosecutorial zealots combined with the pathos of the cases of american ci

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guest: dorothy, let me say a couple of things. first of all, i understand your dilemma. do not know if you can retire at 62, frankly. i wish that i could retire at 62. you'll find americans working longer than they had originally anticipated. that is given the economic downturn and some of the realities. if you can find a job with a major employer they cannot predict you under those cases. but with a small business or on your own is difficult at this time. there might be a government plan or private plan coming out of this that might be able to help you. but diabetes, particularly adult onset is controllable if you watch your weight, exercise, watch what you eat. and continue in this case to take your medication. i don't know why you should not be able to find something out there. but you want to look for an employer with the health care plan. good luck. host: our conversation is head of the republican mainstream organization and we have a caller from wisconsin. caller: good morning. i will respond concerning the pool. i think the issue is not discussed adequately in the

next is dorothy -- about their affair for the year, quite different from sanford. see, i think it should be private. i also feel that you cannot trust anybody in a corrupt government, just like they came in and threatened and fired all the gm people. they're just doing away with it, destroying lives with it. speaking of the administration now. it is so corrupt, everything about it, from one end to the other. host: the headline from "the miami herald," "missing governor: i have been cheating. next is a call from mary in orangeburg, south carolina. caller: good morning. you had a caller who said he was going to -- who said that south carolina has not been calling in. for one reason, the state is in shock right now because when something like that happens to your governor or you're president, you are in shock. i am a staunch democrat, and i feel really bad for the family and what he has done. but, you know, we are all human. this went on with president clinton and all that. the country was in a state of shock as well. as people, we have to learn to forgive. you know,

. >> in 2004, dorothy rabinowitz was a guest on booknotes to talk about her book, "no crueler tyrannies," accusation, false witness, and other terrors of our times. it combines s

we're starting to move to latin america up and i name them all dorothy burn after my mom. >> republican line? >> thanks for taking my call. mr. burn, thank you so much for being on the forefront of naked shorting an and greatest ponzi scheme this nation has seen. you've been doing a fantastic job and those of us that have been following it have been following you as well. my question - >> thank you. >> sure. my question is on the books, there have been um... there have been rules and regulations that were able to stop the naked shorting and we know that someone has been asleep at the switch but what's on our minds is, do you see the loopholes being closed and the you know the reigning in of naked shorting as you will? >> well, thank you for your really generous comments, dan. my thoughts are, well it has been quite a struggle and when americans understand as they are getting an understanding of this issue. i think it's going to turn out to be the biggest financial crime of all-time. it may be a trillion dollars was lewded out of the savings of america. at least there's enough data in th

>> guest: dorothy and barney. i had a wonderful childhood. not money. i'm the first person in my family to go to college. my parents had a high school education. my mom was my dad's secretary. she was orphaned as a kid and passed around. she was swedish. she lived into her 90s. my dad lived to 94. he was born on halstead and about 14th street. he used to go to ho house as a kid. in my later life i drove him by the house as if i were telling him something, and he was like, i came here every day. so my sister and i grew up in loafing household. they considered themself as mixed marriage because my dad was jewish and my mom was swedessish. their families were not happy with their marriage but they had a good marriage and they wanted better for their daughters. >> host: how did you got involved in the antiwar movement and student activism. >> guest: i watched. i looked at tv and looking at images the newspaper from my safety and security of an all-white high school in milwaukee, and thinking something is going on out here and till was lynched and he was my

we're starting to move to latin america up and i name them all dorothy burn after my mom. >> republican line? >> thanks for taking my call. mr. burn, thank you so much for being on the forefront of naked shorting an and greatest ponzi scheme this nation

>> guest: dorothy and barney. you know, i had a wonderful childhood. not money. i'm the first person in my family to go to college. my parents had a high school education. my mom was my dad's secretary. she was orphaned as a kid and passed around. she was swedish. she lived into her 90s. my dad lived to 94. he was born on hall stead and about, halstead and about 14th street. used to go to hull house as a kid. in my later life i drove him by hull house and said this is where jane adams and all the women of hull house were as if i were telling him something, and he was, like, i came here every day after school. they considered themselves a mixed marriage at the time because my dad was jewish and my mom was swedish. their families were not happy with their marriage. but they had a good marriage, and they wanted better for their daughters. >> host: how did you get involved in the antiwar movement and student activism? >> guest: pretty simple, i watched, i watched. part of race course, you'll see, is a story of my looking at tv and looking at images in the newspaper f