this is what i love about mark steyn. when it was thrown out the canada human rights commission, the big national one, they said, look, nothing he said here really rose to the level of, you know, being something we can lock him up for or censor his writings for. although, in cab canada it's frightening there's a human rights commission that does have the power as the people who brought him up to the commissionmented to direct -- wanted to direct him in his publication and what to say. they talked it out, and mark steyn got mad and said i wanted to lose. i wanted to lose it so you would take it to court, a real court with real laws so we could put this notion to rest and free the people of canada. that's the kind of person that mark steyn is. that's the kind of human rights activism that i think is so critical and so important today and that you're about to hear a lot about. with that, let's please welcome mark steyn. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you, thank you very much, drew. it's wonderful to be here in --

mark steyn's book couldn't come at a more appropriate time.g me the author of the new book "after america, get ready forearm get done." the one and only mark steyn. did you have a -- hard time throwing the football? >> it is all about muscle memory at my age. >> sean: people ask why don't you have a real football? because i've already broken more lights in the studio than anybody i know. >> i'm going to get a cricket ball and get the cricket team in. >> sean: then i'm out of my league. you know, i fear that the american dream, the america i grew up in, is vanishing before my eyes. i'm not the only one that feels this way. polls back this up. your book goes into this. you talk about greece, rome, falling empires. what are you saying about america right now in its current state? >> i'm saying you are the particular beneficiary of two centuries of a particular kind of inheritance that can be lost before you even know it. people who think that the very unique peace and prosperity, o'that americans have enjoyed in the last dark 50, 60 years is a pe

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we are now, according to mark steyn -- he wrote "after america," and in his book, he says we are the brokest nation in history. he said we have gone from being the biggest creditor nation to the biggest debtor nation in a very short period of time. >> so no on extending jobless benefits? >> right now i don't think we can afford it. >> let me ask you about the debt ceiling. you were adamantly opposed to raising the debt ceiling. you voted against that. and there's a lot of people who said that was an incredibly reckless thing to do for our economy. >> hardly. hardly. >> let me take you through it. it wasn't just the president of the united states it was also the chairman of the federal reserve, it was the treasury secretary it was your entire -- >> and they've done such a smashing job -- >> let me finish. the entire republican leadership thought that was the wrong thing to do. business leaders in this country thought that was the bad thing to do. why should we trust your judgment that that was the right thing to do and not reckless on the part of a congresswoman? >> fantastic question

put the hosts six nil up steyn very much on form at the boots getting over another couple of penalties and a drop kick here to make it fifteen nothing south african just. our mark without influential former world peers of the year richie mccaw and daniel carter you zealand refining the growing tough but there so will try was vintage all plucks richard. the man driving over after series of brilliantly quick interchanges however that was as good as it would get for the reigning champions steyn firing over his fifth penalty all five of the final score eighty five to the world cup i. finally the fourth constantly hockey league season tix to the ice in just over a fortnight's time clubs from five countries will take part this year but we start our build up series by taking a look at a side a little closer to home scots in petersburg. i the success of any team begins and ends with a head coach this is somewhat of a sore point for the army men from russia's northern capital of st petersburg in twenty ten alone scar's a star studded squad was led by three head coaches despite those revamping efforts by the team's board throughout the season the armaments still lost in