asked me to explain to hid us yens at the blog what happened with leeman brothers. i wrote a commentary. 50 people responded to the commentary. that, to me, was indicative of the appetite in the demand for explained to us what was going on on wall street. so i wrote the commentary and got an e maul -- equal number of responses. i realized if i want credibility as a writer, i need to put my name out there. i can't just be some other sort of pseudonym. if i want the readers to say i believe in this individual, i have to put my name out there. i introduced myself to the blogosphere and said this is who i am. this is my background. and really what motivated me at that point was the idea of i could be of service. the idea a body of knowledge about the shadow banking system, the technicals in the market, the fact that this securetized market i was in represented between of the credit that flowed in to the economy. that's meaningful. in the fact those markets to a large extent shut down in 2008. and i knew what the ripple effect it would have on the economy as whole. >> th

kevin leeman. head writer at the ellen show and executive producer.each your kids that they're not the center of the universe. >> that's great. >> some of the wisdom that you get in books like "parenting your child." >> thank you. >> coming up here on the show, we've been telling you about liberal bloggers blasting a "lone survivor" as propaganda. the man behind it, peter berg, will tell us about what he thinks about all the controversy. >>> remember this, obamacare rap. wait 'til you see the latest the white house is trying to sell health care and the way they're doing it.pro ♪ i tell them to stop i'm trying this too. maybe this. nope. not trying that. [ femalannouncer ] ditch the diet. go on a try-it with lean cuisin still runnng in the morning? yeah. getting your vegebles every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ et...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying