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and when the anti-semitism rises he aligns himself politically with the zionist movement and judaism because he doesn't like people being oppressed using a free mind and thought. in fact, he comes to america, the first time 1921. they ask when they arrive this 10,000 people meeting and they asked did he understand the fury of probity and he says on the way over professor neinstein explained many times about the time we got here i was convinced that he understood. anyway, there are pretty it's all over the place. this is a theoretical physicist but they are permitting him. he comes here in this club and a few other places would you be able to fathom this that he comes to washington and the senate decides to debate whether or not relativity is right or not. [laughter] then they bring him to the white house to meet harding in the day as the president harding do you understand the theory of relativity, and harding being one of the last honest politicians in this town says no he doesn't understand the fury of normalcy which was hurting's political platform. thousands of people lined up to

yesterday, she visited jerusalem's western wall, one of the holiest sites in judaism. palin is on her way back from india, where she delivered a paid speech entitled, "my vision for america." there are rumors that her vision includes a run for president. >>> there will be all talks at the berlin zoo to find out what killed a beloved polar bear. knut became an international star, after he was abandoned by his mother and then nurtured by zoo keepers. thousands visited him every day. and knut memorabilia made that zoo millions. he died suddenly saturday, leaving fans to mourn. >>> parents are getting new recommendations on how to buckle up their kids. doctors and government safety experts now say that children should ride in rear-facing car seats until their 2 years old, instead of just 1. booster seats should be used until the age of 8 or until a child is tall enough for a regular seat belt. and all children 13 and under should ride in the backseat. recent studies show kids 2 and under have a much higher accident survival rate in rear-facing seats. >>> well, more and mor

religion the problem is islamic faith is not more occultism because as an insult to sikhism hindu ism judaism is are is an insult to the west indian community of this country is an insult to the irish community all the different communities that comes this country embraced it and integrated fully it is only and only the islamic community who failed to do that and that's not our fault we can't blame our social can't be ourselves the problem lies there in their community not in ours they need to reform their religion in a way that they wish to live side by side they need to accept british law as the supremes law of this country they need to denounce sure wild or start calling for it stop calling for the spread of it stop asking for the implementation of it stop openshaw our courts which are against the human rights of women stop spreading islam islam across our country and until they be formed their religion which isn't is for them to do we will continue in these issues and we're not racists for doing that we just pointing out the problems which are there and they're there for everyone in the w

not going to go and if you look at what takes place every five hundred years that abrahamic faiths judaism christianity islam they go through sales and right now the the islamic world has is in a tri part civil war between theocrats which would be. and. types very extreme muslims and then you have secularist liberty liberals like a slam hussein khadafi others and then you have young people globalized young people that are more liberal but they still want to be working and want to participate in a country there's a tripod part civil war cost the arab world within these groups and they're having to rummage sale a very interesting take i'm going to tell another terry analyst in our to you as always thanks for weighing in and kind of breaking if down for us here. all right let's turn now to the economy for a great many people it's become a system that's broken in part a result of the two thousand and eight financial collapse so here's a question how do we climb out and get to a place of progress big problems that need big ideas and here's one start with this money and throw it away sounds craz

not going to go on if you look at what takes place every five hundred years the abrahamic faiths judaism christianity islam they go through big rummage sales and right now the the islamic world has is in a tri part civil war between theocrats which would be. al-qaeda types very extreme muslims and then you have the secularist libert liberals like saddam hussein could offie others and then you have young people globalized young people that are more liberal but they still want to be working and want to participate their country there's a tribe called civil war across the arab world within these groups and they're having that rummage sale very interesting there is how military analyst in our team bonner as always thanks for weighing in and have breaking it down for us if you. the economic collapse of two thousand and eight and was it in fact the collapse or implosion of the economy or was it the slow erosion and series of smaller events that led to ultimately well an avalanche while financial pundits and talking heads seem shocked some economists say we as americans were in part in the wron

she converted to judaism several years ago. a public memorial service is being planned for a later date. >> president obama can be locked out of the house, something that happens to you and me all the time. it happened to the president as he returned from his south american trip. he had trouble opening the front door to the oval office. the boss is coming home a little early. mr. obama finally got in through another set of doors. >> he keeps on cruising. >> kind of embarrass weigh the cameras rolling. >> a sliding hill threatens to wipe out homes in the south bay. >> live in downtown capitola where the main order of business is cleanup after a wall of water came rushing down and getting into police station. are more coming up in a live report. >> a man also was in a terrible predicament. a dramatic river rescue caught on video. >> waking up this morning to more scattered showers. some of these moderate downpours pushing into the east bay right now. you be careful. we've got slick roadways and another storm system to come this w

she stopped at jerusalem's western wall, one of the holiest sites of judaism.file visit raises more questions about her political plans in 2012. >>> safety experts recommend today that children age 2 and under ride in rear-facing car seats to avoid injuries and accidents. previous recommendations called for children 1 and under to ride in rear-facing seats. >>> my favorite story of the day here. a lesson -- this story is really a lesson in not letting anything get in your way from a college wrestler who we first introduced you to here on "world news now." >> very cool. he's at the top of his sport and he proved it again saturday night, winning the national title in his weight category. here's david muir. >> the senior from mesa, arizona, is seven minutes away from a national title. >> reporter: walking out on crutches, making his way up the those stairs, he was about to face his biggest match yet. in philadelphia, in front of a crowd of 20,000, anthony robles was about to make history. >> it's just all about capitalizing on your strengths and not focusing on yo

it is the ability to have a sense of tolerance for judaism, christianity and all faiths of the world, that's the message th i think is not being heard by the american public. >> time of the gentleman has expired. mr. walberg from michigan. recognize forward five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this hearing. i think it's an important time to do it and time to carry on what this committee was originally established to do. i thank you as well for hanging the pictures in the back of the room again. to remind us of the purpose of this committee that we would understand the liberty and its price is eamericanle vigilance. i think the witnesses. and yes for muslims being here and cooperating today. because indeed, it is the muslim community that is at the table today and represented at the table today that i think desires to have a change in what's going on and the perception that results from positive effort in standing against the radicalization of their young people. and others who aren't their young people but are pulled in so i thank you for your courage in ste

taylor had earlier at age 27 decided to convert to judaism. >> he's a professional welshman. i once remember telling.... >> i mean after all we we do jesus christ. he's claimed it but he hasn't convinced me yet. >> jesus christ was unquestionable.... >> (screaming). >> osgood: elizabeth taylor had four children from three of her marriages. they came of age during the '60s and '70s, the era of flower power, hippies and marijuana. >> you two are parents. and very devoted ones. as far as i watched you with your children. what do you think about the problem of this modern world and all the changes that is blinking the children. something wrong with the younger generation, elizabeth? >> oh, god, i don't know. but i think my kids are on a right track. my oldest son, 17, he's been hippy hunted down. he has long hair. i like hair. he looks beautiful. >> do you mean people insult him? >> oh, they insult him. they say, hey, girly. you know, attack him. >> he's not at all girly. >> oh, boy. one doesn't have to worry about that. >> as a matter of fact, he might exceed my particular capac

the law anti-semitism made him with his own feelings about judaism. he disassociated himself from religion of any sort since he was a little boy. now he began to question the moral obligations that went hand in hand with the fortunes he had pursued and achieved and the relevance of the world of the investment banking he had created. he wrote hundreds of letters to his influential contacts at home and abroad seeking visas and immigration papers for scientists, scholars, physicians, artists and authors and especially children attempting to flee the holocaust and encourage others bankers who had the money of the political clout to get things done to do the same. his wife and a still member of the uaj as a phenomenal fund-raiser for the cause collecting many thousands of dollars by personally appealing to the lives of wealthy wall streeters henry died in his fifth avenue apartment in april of 1937 surrounded by the paintings and sculptures he loved so well leaving instructions for his heirs to destroy his private papers. he had no regrets and felt no symp

it is the ability to have a sense of tolerance for judaism, christianity and all faiths of the world, that's the message that i think is not being heard by the american public. >> time of the gentleman has expired. mr. walberg from michigan. recognize forward five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this hearing. i think it's an important time to do it and time to carry on what this committee was originally established to do. i thank you as well for hanging the pictures in the back of the room again. to remind us of the purpose of this committee that we would understand the liberty and its price is eamericanle vigilance. i think the witnesses. and yes for muslims being here and cooperating today. because indeed, it is the muslim community that is at the table today and represented at the table today that i think desires to have a change in what's going on and the perception that results from positive effort in standing against the radicalization of their young people. and others who aren't their young people but are pulled in so i thank you for your courage in s

that was long before rel modern religions, from today as some on -- from judaism on. that was the pattern of life in early iraq. we take the week for granted. the week was actually adopted by agent -- ancient iraqs. is. just to bring these home to you i mention a few of them to illustrate how much ancient iraqis contributed to more than civilization, to our lives today. that contribution continued in the middle ages which were referred to as the dark ages in europe but they were far from being dark in the middle east. baghdad was the center of the universe at that time. i have in my home, a large map of the then known world. it was drawn up around the year 1175. unfortunately, it did not have the united states or america audit, but it showed clearly europe africa, and asia. baghdad was a dead center in that map. people nowadays send their kids to harvard and london and paris to study. in those days, the princes of europe sent their kids to baghdad to study. this is the importance of iraq in an historical context. with and the arabic culture iraq has a pivotal place. i

she even converted to judaism when she married him. and his life ended, you know, tragically much too soon in a plane crash. and i don't think either she or eddie fisher would have foreseen they would end up together. and then they were married and she was married to him and richard burton was, in fact, married to his wife as well when they flew off to rome to make "cleopatra" and that was a headline-making incident that rocked the world. but through all this, she had an active and fruitful film career and she didn't just play, you know, conventional enje news, she played meaty and challenging parts. multiple times played tennessee williams, you know. that's not for sissies. she won an oscar playing edward albie's martha in "who's afraid of virginia woolf." she was not only not afraid to take those roles, she welcomed those challenges. that's not a typical hollywood beauty's career track. >> so many welcomed watching her. it is definitely a loss. we appreciate you joining us this morning. leonard mall tin, thanks for your time. >> join

disciples of christ, episcopal church, evangelical lutheran church, the religious action reform of judaism and the reconstructionist association. here's part of what they said in their statement. we remain profoundly distressed and saddened by the incidents of violence committed against muslims and communities across america, by the desecration of islamic houses of worship and by the destruction of sacred text. we stand by the principle that to attack any religion in the united states is to do violence to the religious freedom of all americans. we encourage all citizens of this country to honor freedoms guaranteed by our constitution that enable the-free exercise of religious across our great land. that's an appropriate note to close. if there are no further comments from our panel or colleagues, i'm going to thank the witnesses again and tell you that the hearing record is going to be open for two weeks. and additional materials and questions may be sent your way championship you will reply to in a prompt manner. thank you again for being part of this hearing >> thank you. >> the u.s. sen

radicalization in islam, i am also reminded that those elements are evident in christianity and in judaism. i know because i represent all three face in my district. as someone who was directly impacted by 9/11 and who has lived in the community where we have respected every human being irregardless of their background, ethnicity, or religion -- to see it come to this day where we are pointing fingers at one another, i do not see the benefit. i see the benefit in the approach of sherrif bathe sherr. i do not see the benefit in stigmatizing, finger-pointing, or even creating the specter that it occurs as being something worthy of where we should be in the 21st century. emphasize with the challenges faced by these families -- while i can emphasize with the challenges faced by these families, we can all point to circumstances where families are suffering. the goal should be how we address that suffering for dialogue and enlightenment. that is where we need to be in the 21st century. i would like to get the balance of my time to the young woman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i yi