joining me now is oregon state representative jefferson smith is the founder of the bus project which will be talking about later and he's currently running for mayor of portland jefferson welcome. there had good to be here thanks for having me it's great to have you on i've read some of your work and seen some of your lectures it's a real honor to be able to talk to you tonight. so here we have as i said we have majorities of americans thinking that there are. you know strong conflicts between the rich and the poor we have massive inequality as exemplified by the numbers i just shared how does that happen in a democracy when we all have a say when we all can vote for our best interests should the majority be looked out for what happens. so first i want to acknowledge that it's not only a matter of opinion it's not only a talking point by one or another political candidate it's imperative it is not a matter of preference or ideology that we have the widest income gap since before world war two it's math i think it would take more than this conversation's it dissect the entirety of why

than thirty percent of the nation combined i'll ask that question oregon state representative jefferson smith in just a moment and who's crazier the presidential candidate who wants us all to prepare for the zombie apocalypse or the presidential candidate wants to ban contraceptives we'll settle this question a bit later and in tonight's daily take tom breaks down the myth of the so-called job creator and calls on the president to put an end to outsourcing jobs in america . after mitt romney won the new hampshire.

the quest for cash and later later on health sit down weapons or about a state representative jefferson smith a take a closer look at how well. inequality in the u.s. isn't just a problem it's an epidemic. but for more of the stories we covered got our t. dot com slash usa and check out our you tube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america you can also follow me on twitter at liz wahl for now have a great night. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm charming welcome to the big picture. download the official t. humbly cation your i phone the only pulled touch from the jumps to. watch all t.v. lights on the go. video on demand.

jeffersons. >> jimmy: yes. >> and we have white smiths. >> jimmy: yes. >> but no white washingtons. >> jimmy: thisne white in this audience -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: don't applaud yet. >> -- named washington? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, you're right. your theory is proven correctly. >> but, but, we have lots of black washingtons. >> jimmy: yes. >> so -- >> jimmy: black washingtons out there? >> so -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they do, there's a couple out there. >> of course. of course. >> jimmy: now, i find myself, i find myself -- >> talking like me. [ impersonates cosby ] >> jimmy: trying to talk like you. when you talking -- [ laughter ] i want to say things like you but not exactly to the rhythm. bill please don't leave -- [ laughter ] please don't leave! please don't leave! please don't leave! [ cheers and applause ] i do this to all -- i love your -- [ laughter ] we, i -- >> pitiful. >> jimmy: no! [ laughter ] come on, no. i just, but i mean, gosh, everyone does an impression of you, right. are you tired of it? >> no, huh? >> jimmy: are you tired of people doing impression? >> no, i'm n

smith: okay. >> hodgman: they're covered in mucus, but they wear these wonderful powdered wigs. [ laughter ] and they taught thomas jeffersonprinciples of the french enlightenment because they started it. they were the original savage men, you see. you're following along? [ laughter ] >> smith: i'm right there with you. >> hodgman: i feel like you're a little bit behind. [ laughter ] >> smith: no, no, no. it looks like it, but i'm actually right there with you. >> hodgman: and so in the third book i had to thinkher ors going to do another one of these lists because everyone was asking for one and yet i also knew no one really wanted one. [ laughter ] and really i think what people were trying to do was torture me to go through the mind-numbing and sort of traumatic experience of having to write one of these lists. >> smith: another list. >> hodgman: because it's an enormous number. i chose 700 because my friend sam potts who designed the books inside and out -- and they're beautifully designed, and we've always loved these weird, old, out of print books and old almanacs and old you know, ephemera and stuff.all the literatur