falwell would not. [laughter] but the idea you create a ghetto that to it does not mean they cannot flourish as mario cuomo is of product of the catholic ghetto but yet that safety allows them to flourish. to produce top rate scholars. and interested in the debate team and he created that because he felt the need to protect his own and others have followed that. researching an article five years ago to go to the washington suburb going to use group meeting young mothers meetings, seniors meetings, i got lost. everything refers to a tree. i was running late. there was a jogger. he said i have no idea. it was a block and a half away. this person did not know his own neighborhood. i get to the meeting they talk about what they are challenging educational educational, this was a community. large sectors of our society people have a crying need for that sense of community. there is no equivalent of that on the left. we are allergic to the idea of the megachurch that maybe we need to go to some of them. st. p

but would he make a falwell? what would he make of this approach and in some sense, of all of our arguments in politics? yesterday one of the reasons was the foolishness of god. and the other question is, could you do a talk about were but a progressive institution people would be inclined to talk about the negative impacts and i'd like to discuss that, but i still like to discuss what, if any positive contributions do you see falwell making so we can end on the know. >> first of all, and this is a theme of my criticism in the introduction is he understood that an american public discourse you can't really bring bible citations. but when he goes "nightline," it didn't do in terms of winning the argument to say that this has been proffered. i actually resist that because i think there is this idea that if you reduce religion to affix, taking to access to the public square. both been what you do is reduce religion to affix. whereas when dr. king stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and do this i have a dream

we have the reverend jerry falwell. so she says, if you think we should go to the other side and just being a i said how about a prostitute. ngo. last night she says where do i find a prostitute? they're asking me. but then i remembered coming from san francisco there was an organization called coyote. cast off your old tired ethics is the acronym for the union. coyote. they collect iud. sure enough we had the president of coyote. just to see her but the long red hair and bright red lips sitting alongside ms. jerry falwell was worth the price of omission. so that night pat went first. rios had a question and then to follow us. and then the other person took over. the pass as question. so do i understand it correct, are you a prostitute? and she says well, i am not going to admit they break the law can't but i'm also not going to lie on national television. that's a pretty smart and safe. pat says heavy always been a prostitute. she says no. well, what were you before you became a? she says i was a los angeles police off

south korea estimates that the first stage of the rocket will follow falwell in fall into the yellow sea after the southwestern coast of the country. the second stage is expected to drop into the pacific ocean, 190 kilometers east of the philippines after it is shed by the ascending satellite. south korea's defense ministry plans to deploy a destroyer to retrieve the first stage in cooperation with the u.s. >>> japan's defense minister says he may order the self-defense forces to destroy a rocket that north korea announced plans to launch next month. tanaka was speaking at a session of the diet. >> translator: i am considering ordering the destruction of the rocket after getting the go ahead from the prime minister. >> tanaka said the defense ministry would consider deploying the patriot missile defense system and egis equipped destroyers for the task. tanaka added the minister will take measures to protect the japanese territory. we spoke with an associate professor at japan's national graduate student for policy studies or grips. >> one possibility is that as the north koreans sugg

american individualism an infuriating obstacle to religious traditionalists like pat robertson and jerry falwell who would like to see the entire nation develop their morality a more major and classic affirmation with the same 1922 book aptlybe found in titled "american individualism" where he labels himself and unashamed individualist holding to the ideals that constitute progressive individualism. in respect to the dignity and worth of each human life, and to the ideal of equal opportunity, this affirmation is the american creed bears a certain truth. that this sentiment also misses other and perhaps larger truths. my new book "the american way: family and community in the shaping of the american identity" argues instead that images of family, home and religiously grounded community have been the stronger and the more compelling aspects of the american creed. time again during the 20thcenty responded to great challenge, mass immigration, war, economic depression, the rise of communism, global responsibility. by turning to family, home and faith, it was the well-spring of american identity and

jamie, just back from the jerry falwell sensitivity training seminar. >> bill: little hard to make outere is a guy there in black face with an afro wig holding a gorilla, right? >> yeah. this was a fundraiser for tom hanks and glen fry's kids school 2004. this was a while ago. very richie school. a lot of celebrities live as you know. the theme of the evening was castaways, perfect for tom hanks. during the auction, a parent, a white guy, shows up as you see in black face with a wig and dressed as a native african. is he holding a giant gorilla. i guess the auction item was a dowry of stock. anyway, the parent in black face was james montgomery. he is the ceo. he is a financial guy. hanks says that he had no idea that this guy was going to show up in black face. he said he was blind sided. he thought it was hideous. >> bill: how did the guy get in there. >> i guess because he thinks he saw the gorilla he didn't know what else to say compare to you a gorilla. did that hurt your feelings. >> yes, of course. i thought i was bosom buddies with him. thank you very much. all right. the daily

jamie, just back from the jerry falwell sensitivity training seminar. >> bill: little hard to make out is a guy there in black face with an afro wig holding a gorilla, right? >> yeah. this was a fundraiser for tom hanks and glen fry's kids school 2004. this was a while ago. very richie school. a lot of celebrities live as you know. the theme of the evening was castaways, perfect for tom hanks. during the auction, a parent, a white guy, shows up as you see in black face with a wig and dressed as a native african. is he holding a giant gorilla. i guess the auction item was a dowry of stock. anyway, the parent in black face was james montgomery. he is the ceo. he is a financial guy. hanks says that he had no idea that this guy was going to show up in black face. he said he was blind sided. he thought it was hideous. >> bill: how did the guy get in there. >> i guess because he thinks he saw the gorilla he didn't know what else to say compare to you a gorilla. did that hurt your feelings. >> yes, of course. i thought i was bosom buddies with him. thank you very much. all right. the daily ca

once the rain begins to falwell see it all day long.le breaks in between, scattered showers for tomorrow, but today the steady rain is with us. we've got it again areas of santa rosa and down into the bridge now. looks like maybe moderate rain falling so the richmond-san rafael bridge gusting conditions at times so if you have an early morning drive it could be just a bit treacherous. that line now here in the last half hour so we've watched it creep across martinez, down into san leandro. hayward light rain. so it doesn't necessarily need to be on radar for you to be feeling it. sierra, if you have plans to travel, it will start tomorrow morning. that winter weather advisory lasting through monday morning. snow down to 3500 feet. snowfall from 4 to 6 inches and for us here at home, it's going to be a cool day. we're starting in the low 40s to low 50s. and for the afternoon upper 40s to mid-50s so not a big warm-up expected. bring on the jacket, make it a warm one. scattered showers tomorrow, dry on monday. more rain on tuesday. back to

child of diagnostic parents jerry falwell began his career with a baptist pastor and later found a megachurch and christian university liberty university in virginia. this is just over