you do what hank williams does. the small crazy niche where people still might remember his name. hank saw ted nugent do that. he saw ted nugent do that. he saw voit and dennis miller struggle to get some relevance when they tried to latch on to oddball conservative group grou. hank has never understood he's never going to nearly as talented and famous as his father and never going to be remembered as that timeless talent. he's latched on. he's tried to kick the drugs. he's tried to kick the alcohol. if you just watch that interview, you're pretty sure he hasn't done it. look, the old boy is so lonesome he could cry because the tea party is the last crowd. it's the last bunch of people paying attention to him. it's a sad story. now they've jerked his song off from monday night football for god's sake. >> for a week. i don't know how long it's going to go. here's espn's statement. while frank williams jr. is not an espn employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open of monday night f

the only thing hank can do is fall on you. >> well frrks firing hank to shooting a blank, will another bill end our economic ills, and will congress get sacked if they don't act? on thursday, a day of the week, the president pits his $447 billion jobs proposal and telling lawmakers they should vote for it. if they don't, -- >> will congress do something? if congress does something i cannot run against the do not run congress. if congress does nothing it is not a matter of me running against them. the american people will run them out of town. >> get some milk. wait, isn't this a game, isn't this a time for the usual political gridlock. >> this is not a game. this is not the time for the usual political gridlock. >> i should have been listening. many people including some in his own party don't support the bill which is the point of this touching new video by something called american cross crossroads. >> do you struggle with fear, shame. is your president asking you to vote for another stimulus and you just can't bring yourself to support it? it is okay. democrats anonymous can help. y

hank made a stupid choice. we'll have more in a few minutes as we talked with political focus about the issues. meantime, remember, you can always join the conversation by dropping me a line. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. head on over to the facebook page where the comments are piling up. çñ >>> you mean when john boehner played golf with president obama? >> oh yeah. yeah. and biden and kay sick. yeah. >> what did you not like about it? >> come on, that would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu. the shape this country is in, no. >> i don't understand the analogy. >> well, i'm glad you don't, brother, because a lot of people do. they are the enemy. >> who is the enemy? >> obama and biden. are you kidding? the three stooges. >> wow. hank williams says despite those comments, he has the respect for the office of the presidency. he released a statement on his website and it's a video of a song recorded called, if the south would have won. local leaders are speaking out about williams comments today. montgo

we just interviewed hank.puts out a song. 150,000 downloads in less than 24 hours, the popularity -- what do you think that is response to. people are fed up with political correctness? >> people are fed up across the board. you see it across the streets in new york. now, they are moving uptown and all over the country. people are disgusted with what is happening in washington. there is no other way to describe it. >> sean: he said he shouldn't have used the hitler analogy, nobody apologizes, i think people are fed up with the environment? >> i total disagree with his politics. >> he said he shouldn't have use i had on the view. now, he said it why didn't espn say, don't do it again. why can't we let something go? >> they freak out. they don't know what to do. incoming e-mails come in. they don't know what to do. >> they are not like that. >> you say to somebody, i insulted somebody therefore you are going to take away from the demographic and you know servicing about ratings. so if somebody is going to be ins

hank williams, jr.s here to ♪ [ female announcer ] the road is not exactly a place of intelligence. highway maintenance is underfunded, costing drivers $67 billion a year, and countless tires. which drivers never actually check because they're busy, checking email. this is why we engineered a car that makes 2,000 decisions every second. the new audi a6 is here. the road is now an intelligent place. ♪ >>> the song has been played for decades but football fans will no longer played hank bill yams, jr.'s classic songs and comments he made on fox and friends, happened on october 3rd. >> remember the golf game they had? remember the golf game. it was one of the biggest political mistakes ever. >> why? >> that turned a lot of people off. you know -- it just didn't go over. >> you mean when john boehner played golf with president obama? >> oh, yeah. >> what did you think they didn't like about it? >> it would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu. a lot of people do. they are the enemy. >> who is the enem

hank williams jr.'s offensive comments about president obama. should monday night football have given the singer the boot? >>> those wall street protests now spreading across the country. has the press been too slow to recognize their importance? >>> plus, the passing of steve jobs. the visionary who was so brilliant at manipulating a news business that served as his cheering section. i'm howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. ♪ >>> back in may, i wrote a "newsweek" headline, "is sarah palin over?" it seemed there was no way the fox commentator was going to mount a white house campaign. it was just as clear when reporters were chasing the bus trips she took over the summer. but the press somehow kept up the pretense until this week when palin pulled the plug with a statement and a radio interview, not like chris christie, at a news conference. >> to tell you the truth, i made my announcement today in the format that i did because that was his seven millionth no. and i didn't want to go through all of that. i wanted to, you know, just kind o

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. >>> espn was not ready for some football after hank williams junior, the man who sings monday night football's long time opening theme compared president obama to hitler on a news program earlier in the day. we'll have that clip a little bit later. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> president obama heads to texas today in support of his american jobs act. in an interview yesterday the president acknowledges he faces a tough campaign with so many americans still struggling in a tough economy. >> i don't think they're better off than they were four years ago. they're not better off than they were before lehmans collapsed, before this extraordinary recession we're going through. i think what we've seen is that we've been able to make steady progress to stabilize the economy, but the unemployment rate is still way too high. that's why it's so critical for us to make sure that we are taking every action we can take to put people back to work. >> those remarks come as new abc news/"washington post" poll show the americans feel his chances o

hank williams, junior is not one of those people. he looks like he is asleep and then when you go by he whacks you with a cane. >> do you run into old people like that? >> all the time. they are on the benches in central park and sitting there with the dark glasses and when i walk by, swack. >> you are approaching them, that's what you are doing. >> i am curious to see what is in their wallet. >> we don't discuss things that are stewed in anymore. -- stupid anymore. we shut people down. is there some aments to the constitution that says, you have a right to free speech unless it is something stupid, in which case why hasn't andy been fired? >> i am with jaime. if somebody is embarassing me at my place of work, i don't want them there. >> who is offended? espn viewers on monday night football? have you hung out with people who watch monday night football? >> now are you demonizing the people who watch monday night football. >> it has nothing to do with offensive. there is no obligation to hire a -- an uttering hobo to be on the show.

it is typical hank. i don't know if he can clean it up or not. they are so far to the right they will try to act like nothing happened, but if it was me that said that or a real big singer, other than left, they would crucify us, too. >> hey, ed -- >> what you think, holland? >> i think -- i beg to differ. our society attaches a value to infamy and mock redemption after the fact. this could put hank williams back in the spotlight with some sort of song where he either apologizes or doubles down. he was talking about running for the senate in tennessee in 2012, if you can imagine that. i want to just gently take issue with the other statement about this killing the dixie chicks. in 2003, senator john mccain said that the censorship of the dixie chicks back then was eroding our first amendment. this is john mccain, but that was 2003. fast forward to 2011, 2012, the dixie chicks don't need fm air play to have a hit anymore. there's satellite radio. people are getting their music from pandora and itunes and all kinds of other places. so this hurts bo

economy plus already cursed network hank williams jr his comments getting kicked off of monday night football practice not so. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. either one well. we never got the show's nuclear confucius safe get ready if you contribute to your freedom. getting some love to see a story and it seems so sleep you think you understand it and then he glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realize that everything you saw you don't know i'm trying hard look at the big picture. you just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old i just you know lived through. the confession i am a little get over friends that i love rap and hip hop music. and. i'm very aware of the role that the agency which played. i did sign for sides tool time awards night because of the mainstream media and i know that i kind of already did that at the top of the show but this one really takes the cake it also involves new jersey governor chris christie these since being elected to office twenty months ago the republican governor has been at t

espn drops hank williams jr. altogether. or bocephus as his dad dubbed him didn't quite see it that way. in his own statement posted on his website williams claims the decision was all his. williams wrote after reading hundreds of e-mails i have made my decision. by pulling my opening october 3rd spot, espn stepped on the toes of the first amendment freedom of speech so therefore, me, my song and all my rowdy friends are out of here. it's been a great run said hank williams jr. >>> finally if you think we're here at rama jama's to cover important breaking news stories you are dead wrong. tomorrow, we made that animation and everything. between the crimson tide and vanderbilt commodores taking place at 6:00 local time. a great lineup looking ahead to the game including alabama head coach nick saban. he'll be on set with us. james franklin, a great job in his first season and joe "willie" namath will be on the show. president obama drags congress to the mat over his jobs bill calling them a do nothing congress during yesterday

that's hank the third now i'm going to seize the tracks here i'm talking about you know if . it was alive right now he would do a bunch of morphine get drunk in the back of the limo and just not talk about politics because that's what hank williams does and does not wake up ever because that's also what he had a good run he had a good run ok good or are getting a little awkward unfortunately i don't know exactly what you know like i'm going to turn here yeah i want to vote for you to do this after the show you. take that off air. let's listen to this larry a little clip of joe biden another somebody that tends to paris ministration america whatever you want to call it often. we have been in this period where there's just nothing but fighting and so you have on the one advantage jones you guys were years talking about used to be a ministry. used to be green so. i just love it so much i think this may be my favorite biting gaffe yet aside from real was when he told everybody not to fly and you have to travel and you refuse and i invite her know there is a stage one n one virus.

what hank williams jr. is saying about his controversial comments that let espn to poll his song. >> details on one of the phone calls. >>> several witnesses gave gripping testimony today in the trial of michael jackson paused personal physician. >> that includes testimony from the woman he called when michael jackson died. >> when michael jackson lay dying, prosecutors say conrad murray was on the phone with a cocktail waitress it -- cocktail waitress. >> i said hello hello, i did not hear anything. i pressed the phone against my ear and i heard mumbling. it sounded like the phone was in his pocket. i hung up the phone and tried calling back and there was no answer. >> she was not the only of his girlfriends to take the stand. she tangled with prosecutors when she talked about receiving the payment contract honor fax machine. >> she says that is not what she testified at a previous hearing. >> you said you were curious and you look at it and that's how you knew details about the contract. you would agree y

i know who the friends and who's the fox, looking good, gretchen. >> hold up, hank. if i may speak for mr. williams. >> who are you? >> i'm chris brooks. mr. williams' media representative. i'll be speaking for him from this point forward. i mean wouldn't you think he would say. look at him. he looks like a truck stop santa claus. >> ho ho ho. >> mr. williams would like an apology. >> hell yeah, apologize to bosefus. >> don't give a baby a gun. president barack hitler will just take it away. >> there he goes again. >> he wants to make this right and he wrote a song to prove it. >> oh,well let's hear it. >> you want me to sing it now? >> yes, now. ♪ are you ready for an apology ♪ well you're not going to get one ♪ ♪ 'cuz i calls them like i see him and obama is hitler ♪ >> jason sedakis carrying the show on saturday. "morning joe" just moments away. and the planes can seem the same. so, it comes down to the people. because: bad weather, the price of oil those are every airline's reality. and solutions will not come from 500 tons of metal and a paintjob. they'll come f

bill mahr says more in one week that hank williams has said in his entire career and you want to chopad off? >> if you looking to commentators watching on fox, you watch the body language, bill o'reilly was here, they pulled back. they knew the moment the comment was made -- >> we agreed, don't use it. >> but then he went back to that question, by the way. they didn't drop it. she went back and readdressed it. so it was kind of fueling the fire there, i thought, too, when she went back to what he said. >> if you can have people on the floor of the senate telling people not to bank with bank of america based on a plan he implemented, but then hank williams makes a mistake by one comment. >> and a congressman from florida said tea partyers want blacks hanging from trees in america. should they be fired? >> any disgusting comment like that, whether a comment against african americans, jewish, other people. >> who is going to judge it? >> if he signs a contract and not supposed to be engaging in political activity, he should be held accountable. >> this is why we have the problem in this

they said we have decided to part ways with hank williams, jr.e appreciate his contributions over the past years. he says for his part, after reading hundreds of e-mails, i have made my decision, emphasis on my there, by pulling my opening october 3rd. you, talking to espn, stepped on the toes of the first amendment freedom of speech. therefore, me, my song and all my rowdy friends are out of here. >> who released the statement first? >> you know, i would need to go back and double-check to see exactly. i i believe they were almost simultaneous i. that said you reach a certain point as an artist, what hank williams is trying to say, this is who i am. i apologized -- >> that's not what he said -- >> i'm just saying this is how hank williams is saying right now today. so long story short, though, he's gone. >> he's gone. >> no more hank williams jr. on monday night football. the simpsons could be gone too. >> that's not a laughing matter. >> i know. actually, i'm not even a huge fan of the simpsons. they should stay on television. fox network says

. >>> hank william's theme song be pulled? what the singer is saying about his comment regarding the president. >>> we did it. sunshine finally came back today. we're looking at a nice stretch of weather. temperatures still in the 60s. 68 downtown. 63 in gaithersburg. we'll come back and look ahead through the rest of the week and talk about that meteor that went over parts of the metro area early this morning. >>> president obama heads south to talk jobs, but are his proposals dead on arrival in congress? imdanielle nottingham on capitol hill. i'll have the story coming up. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. >>> now i want to upd

hank williams jr.king about creative artist comes on "fox & friends" and he makes a comparison about president obama the speaker of the house boehner playing golf like hitler or something. breaks loose and gets fired from espn. now hank is mad at the "fox & friends" guys and has a song. roll the tape. ♪ "fox & friends" ♪ wanna put me down ♪ ask for my opinion ♪ and then twist it all around ♪ supposed to be talking about my father's new cd ♪ well two can play that gotcha game ♪ just wait and see ♪ don't tread on me. >> bill: it was a live interview. how do you twist a live interview around. it wasn't edited. you said what you said. they gave you 15 chances to take it back and put it in perspective. unbelievable. >> all i know that is an am dayous type talent to come up with a song like that in 48 hours. beautiful. >> bill: it rivals dale. >> hank, here is all that happens. espn stands for extra sensitive pyes. you had to get whacked. it's not personal. you know something, you should quit digging the gra

hank hannah, is 33 years old. he considered himself pretty overweight in may.4 pounds and he decided to change his life. so he started a website called the business of losing weight. and what hank hannah is doing is donating $5 to a nonprofit organization that battles childhood obesity for every pound he loses. $5 for every single pound. he's already lost 68 pounds. the nonprofit that he's working with is called louie's kids, it's such an inspiring story. >> how is he losing weight, diet, exercise? >> i believe it's a combination of both. "right this minute," we have hank hannah on skype. >> what are you doing to drop the weight? >> i'm not doing a low-carb diet or anything like that. but i'm trying to eat low calories, high protein and i'm limiting myself to about 1800 calories per day. and then i do cardioexercise, 45 to 60 minutes almost every day. the most important part is something in my head clicked a few months ago. i decided that i knew how to do this an i just had to set you know, my mind to doing it. eating right and exercising, is you know, it's the

hank says he didn't do that because he was so high on coding is so drunk and i'll call that he could barely move his attorneys have a blood test that they say that he was basically incapacitated this witness retracted her testimony so all the circumstantial evidence is totally in question in addition to that there's all this physical evidence there are hairs that were found at the crime scene there are just all the stuff that we tested for d.n.a. that the state of texas is refusing to do so this is definitely one of those cases i mean troy davis all the eyewitness testimony a lot of the witness testimony was retracted or refuted this case it's not you know when it's just me is in question and see actual nuts and bolts of the evidence against it i have it just seems a ludicrous to me right if you have so much d.n.a. evidence to work with the hairs or pieces of clothing carpet what not then how could you possibly not test it on mention there be some kind of a law that forces you to test all day every drink there should i think part of having a right to a fair and speedy trial as techno

i think what's different in this case is hank williams jr. this footprint in mainstream media, not just in the sort of the fox bubble where you can say obama is hitler, and he's stalin and he's, you know, doing all these terrible things. >> but i must say in fairness, just to be immediate on this, in fairness i'm not a big fan of "fox and friends" in the morning, i watch "morning joe." but i thought they were appalled. they looked like they couldn't believe what they were watching. i'm sorry. that was my reading. >> i think in that particular case, but i think people on the fox channel in general, there's really, you know, wide sort of wide tolerance of this kind of stuff. and in right wing media generally. the problem is, obviously, espn has fans of professional football who aren't on the hard right wing, and so it was a problem for them. so, you know, in that -- that's what stands out to me, just that, again, he has a footprint in sort of the mainstream, not just the right wing media, and he paid a price for it. as you said, it's not like i

hank williams jr. is apologizing for comments made earlier this week describing president obama as hitler and the enemy. he likened the golfing outing with john boehner to have a lot dolphin with benjamin netanyahu. he wrote an facebook that emotions got the better of him and he apologized if he offended anyone. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think about hank williams jr.'s comments about the president on fox news? going to agree with lee on this one. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is busy. lots of accidents to talk about. 295 is the heavy spot. in the red all the way down to 32. southbound 95 at 32, we had a vehicle fire. it has been moved to the side. i would recommend that over 295 this morning. another problem at 195. two incidents to report on 295 south. o

. >>> and what would hank senior say about hank jr. who got in trouble for his words yesterday. he has more words tonight. you'll hear from bocephus when abc 2 news returns in 60 seconds. >>> i want to say thank you to everyone who believed in me and for my family. >> reporter: talking through the tears amanda knox spoke to reporters in seattle tonight. after a four-year legal battle her conviction was overturned yesterday in an italian court. she has been jailed since 2007 charged with the murder of her roommate meredith kercher. >>> a race car driver is being hailed a hero to for what he did to help a fellow competitor after this terrible terrible crashing. right at the oklahoma sports park. you can see fire cruise trying to put out the flames, then watch your right side of the screen, another driver rushes over and it takes several hard pulse before the trapped driver is freed from the burning car and pulled out to safety. it. >>> this year will be the sixth year she goes without answers. >> her daughter was found behind a house in woodlawn. >> in a cold case exclusive baltim

we as a nation are better than hank williams jr.sequences for some of the mean and uncalled for language out there from the part of our country that cannot stand the thought that a smart black man is the leader of our nation. keep your comments coming. facebook.com/americanmorning. we'll read more on "american morning." >>> ahead next hour, fed up with fees. she cut up letter debit card, got 150,000 signatures and is trying to stick it to bank of america. she has tight say and will join us live. >> i can't wait. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. but they also go beyond banking. we installed a ge fleet monitoring system. it tracks every vehicle in their fleet. it cuts fuel use. koch: it enhances customer service. it's pretty amazing when people who loan you money also show you how to save it. not just money, knowled

espn yanked hank williams jr. famous song. a.j., is this a one time deal or is hank history?> we're not sure yet. we're actually waiting for espn's word on that. the famous are you ready for some football opening was noticeably absent from last night's broadcast. now, that song as you you probably know has been a part of the broadcast for a long time, over 20 years now. the trouble began earlier in the day on monday for williams junior when he appeared on fox news and he made an animalogy comparing president obama to hitler p. espn said it was disappointed and announced it was yanking hig song. williams released a statement saying he's misunderstood and he's always respected the office of the president. espn has not said whether the song will be back next week. so we'll have to wait and see. >> before i let you go, you were at "dancing with the stars." so tell us about that. >> yeah, i was right there in the audience. which was a fascinating way to see the show as opposed to watching it from the couch at home.you there were tears in the ball room. it was the third round of pe

hank williams jr. is sidelined after he compares obama to hitler. it's tuesday morning, october obama to hitler. it's tuesday morning, october 4th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to the "the early show." >> i'm just trying to get you close to friday. >> thank you so much. >> we'll have more coming up later in the show. talk about the story of the day this morning. >> and that is where we begin this morning. amanda knox returning to the u.s. after nearly four years in prison. she's due to be home by tonight after an italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction. peter is in perugia, italy, with the latest this morning. good morning. >> good morning. this local headline in a perugia newspaper says it all. while in great britain there's another headline, foxy knoxy free to make millions. well, the knox family is leaving the entire media circus behind. these images of amanda knox leaving prison are the first pictures of the 24-year-old american as a free woman. the other i

it'd be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu etanyahu old hank should have juss slept n.ves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. it waa an operation so horribly botched, it got two u.s. agents killed. tonight, special prosecutor to investigate attorney geneeal eric holder. they think he lied about the role he played in the operation to puu american guns in the hands of drug cartels in meeico. william la jeuness reports on the growing scandaa.. scandal.. issa says: "when ddd you first pnow about he program officially called fast and furious?"holder says: "not i probably heard about f & f for the firstttimm over the last few weeks."it's that comment by attorney general eric holder under oath thaa prompte

that's great run that's a quote from hank williams junior. the song has been used since 1991 on monday night football. >>> he is trying to save the poe house and now edgar allen's home in danger of being shut down. we will tell you what people are trying to raise funds. >>> plus... >> reporter: and if you are looking to grab a cold one and brat you are in luck because it's oktoberfest. details on the event coming up. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy at verizonfios.com today. because there's never been a better time to build the perfect fios bundle. that have earned the keurig brewed seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed. look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>>

economy plus already cost network hank williams jr comments getting takes off on monday night football practice not so. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here. i think the rock the bombings be the one to well. we never got the look says they were there keep him safe get ready because you give the air freedom. get some closure see the story of the siege so surely sleep is if you understand it and then he lives something else here's some other part of it and realize that everything is just you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. see. you just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old and just you know lived through. it . i confess it i am a total get of french that i love rap and hip hop is second. and. i'm very aware of the role the agency has played. out of time for sites tools i'm awards night because of the mainstream media and i know that i kind of already did that at the top of the show but this one really takes the cake it also involves new jersey governor chris christie seasons being elected office twenty months ago the republican govern

field is country singer superstar hank williams, jr.! (audience reacts) (applause) >> jon: i can't believe it. that show just set a new world record, 74 minutes. they've never gone that long before. wait, but the hank is here... >> you remember the golf game they had, ladies and gentlemen? >> yeah. >> you remember the golf game? >> you mean when john boehner played golf with president obama? >> oh, yeah! yeah. and biden and kasich, yeah. uh-huh. >> jon: what did you not like about it? it seemed to be a pivotal moment for you. >> come on. come on. that would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu. okay? (audience reacts) >> jon: i'm not even sure i understand what the hell he just said but all right, so he mangled his metaphors and he's pretty out there. so what? he's like roseanne. just out there. they both mangle it had star spangled banner, they both drunkenly married tom arnold. (laughter) i guess we'll just chalk it up as another case of fox and friends saying one thing and doing another, no harm, no foul. >> espn, the network th

davis how can you try to toots and could support keep dropping when people hear about the case of hank skinner and discuss this with me is mike riggs associate editor at reason magazine and reason dot com mike thanks so much for being here tonight course so i mean what do you say about this gallup all one hand you think great or i think great support for the death penalty is it thirty nine year low at the same time fifty one percent of people still support the death penalty it's a lot that's way more than half if this were a ballot initiative or constitutional amendment. the people who are ok with the death penalty i think would win but i also that's not the only trend we're seeing the sort of decrease in support we're also seeing you know you mentioned the year one thousand nine hundred four as being a high watermark was also high watermark for executions post the reince even of the death penalty got the supreme court there over three hundred people seem to suggest throw in one thousand nine hundred for this year early in two thousand and ten it was just over one hundred so i think ma

yesterday hank sort of apologized.ery sorry, quote, if it offended anyone, and then he added this was not written by some publicist. we can tell, hank, because a professional would have told you to take out the qualifier "if." if you offended? clearly you did, and for good reason. >>> "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now.