particularly james baldwin. and so after that, two years ago pretty much about the same time a year we're going to right now, i think is pretty much moving into the spring of 2010, and henry louis gates, he wrote an op-ed piece in "the new york times," was called ending this slavery blame game. in which he said that almost 90%, you know, of the slaves trafficking across the atlantic oceans facilitated, you know about the african chiefs and other africans, which was an astonishing number for us. and i immediately wrote a response in terms of how he is shifting the blame around and pretty much taking the european traders from out from underneath ahead. trying to smash them all, nobody said no, no, no. the africans were complicit on this but we're always concerned to what extent they were complicit in terms of receiving, you know, the benefits of tha and, of course, the subsequently when you move into the dark days of the plantation and slavery in this country, we know full well who the beneficiaries were. but nont

i promise you, with james baldwin, we are naturally built to build rivers and they were so inspired.> i have used that quote in a lot of speeches i do. you can take it to mean the same thing. thank you very much and appreciate it for joining me on a saturday night. >> thank you. >> my next guest said the priest he bet up molested him as a child. was justice served? hear his story next. and this. >> wanted. must be loud and in your face. fluent in politics, baseball, and controversy. >> i wouldn't think he had the guts to go lieu with it. ♪ and our slip and slide. you have your idea of summer fun, and we have ours. now during the summer event get an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz for an exceptional price. but hurry, this offer ends july 31st. did you know honey nut cheerios is america's favorite cereal? oh, you're good! hey, did you know that honey nut cheerios is... oh you too! ooh, hey america's favorite cereal is... honey nut cheerios ok then off to iceland! >>> tortured by flash backs offa, bus. that's what william lynch said led him to attack a retired priest. a californi

. >> you guys remember james baldwin, the fire next time and the four ward of that letter. my nephew, to his nephew and it's kind of the same argument. but he says here, it will be hard, james, but you come from sturdy pe stock and achieved an unassailable dignity. you come from a long line of poets and goes on to talk about homer. is he essentially saying the same thing? are people using this argument when they think it benefits them and at other points are offended by it? >> the positive is that we all have a history. we all come from somewhere. there's an influence from everyone based on their background, but to say that because i came across in a slave ship, i should be able to run the 100 faster than anyone else, there's a few things. >> michele:. >> baldwin didn't say we built a river, we were naturally built to do so. he said we did that and survived speaking to the speak, literally. so i don't think they're even close to being the same thing. and i promise you -- we are naturally built to build rivers -- >> and you know, i had used that quote in graduation speeches

that is the point you want -- i promise you that -- if i heard -- james baldwin say we are nationally built to build rivers i would be inspired. >> i have used that quote in graduation speeches. i know what he means by that but you can take it, depending on your interpretation of it, to mean the same thing. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> my next guest says the priest he beat up molested him as a child. the jury says not guilty. was justice served? hear his story next and then this. >>> wanted. must be loud and in your face. fluent in politics and baseball and controversy. >> i didn't think he would have the guts to go through with it. >> john rocker is here live. this isn't just a teddy bear. it's a step towards normal. it's why allstate catastrophe teams didn't just arrive at these fires with cold water and checks to help the grown-ups start the rebuilding... they also brought thousands of these teddy bears for kids. people come first. everything else is second. [ female announcer ] allstate customers affected by the recent wildfires call 1-800-547-8676. visit a mobile c

that is the point you want -- i promise you that -- if i heard -- james baldwin say we are nationallyuilt to build rivers i would be inspired. >> i have used that quote in graduation speeches. i know what he means by that but you can take it, depending on your interpretation of it, to mean the same thing. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> my next guest says the priest he beat up molested him as a child. the jury says not guilty. was justice served? hear his story next and then this. >>> wanted. must be loud and in your face. fluent in politics and baseball and controversy. >> i didn't think he would have the guts to go through with it. >> john rocker is here live. didt honey nut cheerios is... oh you too! ooh, hey america's favorite cereal is... honey nut cheerios ok then off to iceland! honey nut cheerios mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> tortured by

baldwin. he didn't say a word. he didn't look at anymore in the courtroom. i'm talking about james holmes. here is he in court this morning for the first time since he opened fire in that colorado movie theater. he wasn't arraigned. he wasn't charged. that is said to happen one week from today. you see him, watch his eyes sitting there quietly next to his public defender. victims family members stared at him but he did not. he barely did much other than open and close his eyes. almost looked like he nodded off, a number of puzzling expressions. at times he looked blank. other times groggy. there might have been concern in his eyes. after a couple of minutes he was taken back to solitary confinement without holmes. he's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. police say they caught him outside, without a fight. he was wearing a gas mask and body armor from head to toe. jim spellman in aurora for us. he was inside the courtroom when holmes appeared. jim, it was tough to get read on him during the appearance. i don't know if he was n

james m. cox, a ducky fellow. he really knows his onion. this november, hot socks, it's cox! paid for by a young rupert murdoch. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. alec baldwinnto some trouble this morning. he and his fiance were getting their marriage license and there were photographers outside taking their picture and this happened. you can see alec either push or punch the guy. the photographer claims he was attacked unprovoked. alec baldwin has a different story. either way, no way to treat your wedding photographer. i have to say, he looks particularly handsome when he's beating someone up. rage really suits him. meanwhile lindsay lohan had a bad weekend. producers of a movie she's shooting became concerned when they knocked on her door and got no response. they called paramedics. they found her unconscious. she's fine now. her publisher said she was suffering from exhaustion. and was taking a nap. it's a bad sign when you take a nap and people instantly call the paramedics. she's also involved in a car accident last week and today they released a new iphone app, called look out for lilo. sends you an alert whenever she's driving in your area. it works