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the larry kantor knot. >> this is a windsor knot. >> you look so much more dapper. >> but the thing ishes you the knot when you're 12 -- >> i'm not saying larry's -- i'm saying liesman's coming along. that's a great -- >> and i complained about the affordable care act yesterday. that and the knot -- >> i did an imitation of you asking that question. mr. emmanuel, the facebook says that maybe some jobs -- >> he doesn't want to hear it. >> maybe some jobs have been lost because of that. i mean, raised the possibility obama care might be hurting jobs. i know what you think that -- >> that is not what he sounded like -- >> can you imagine asking whether it's possible the obama care -- >> that was yesterday! that wasn't what he sounded like. >> now would be a good time for me to exit stage right. >> now that you stirred it up -- >> big story coming up. larry myers coming up with his annual who moved markets from the fed. >> all right. we'll -- that's actually -- >> very exciting story. >> you think it's only possible -- >> comments, questions about anything you see here on "squawk" e-mail u