became ethel merman.an levitt, her daughter. >> riedel: anyway, you were saying -- >> mr. rose was driving -- we dropped them off, and he was driving me up to 79th and park, and the most wonderful thing of it was that he was on in years, especially compared to me, and he was talking to me like -- as he would a peer. and he said, you know, that he had known the real mama rose, and he said, "what you see on that stage doesn't even come near the real mama rose." he said, "she was truly psychotic." well, that's

became ethel merman.an levitt, her daughter. >> riedel: anyway, you were saying -- >> mr. rose was driving -- we dropped them off, and he was driving me up to 79th and park, anthe most wonderful thing of it was that he was on in years, especially compared to me, and he was talking to me like -- as he would a peer. and he said, you know, that he had known the real mama rose, and he said, "what you see on that stage doesn't even come near the real mama rose." he said, "she was truly psychotic." well, that's mr. ros

i am maybe not seeing ethel merman singing "everything is coming up roses" right now. >> all americansthe left and right agree we have seen a stagnant economy. we have seen very slow growth. it is not what president obama hoped and dreamed. it's not what the average american hope and dreamed about, but it's slow. it's stagnant. i'm not going go back to the "bush started it" kind of thing. >> you're not? that's the first time i heard a liberal not blame bush for it. we're making progress. that's progress. >> i can blame bush on other things if you want to get me started, but i think everybody is discouraged. the problem is that republicans are obstructionists, and instead of talking about -- instead of talking about how do we get more americans back to work, we're seeing them talk about how to cut food stamps, that every person on food stamps is a welfare, lazy recipient, and that's not the case. people on food stamps are hard working people, making minimum wage jobs, doing minimum wage jobs, underemployed, need it to support their family. >> you know, i wouldn't even argue. a lot of pe

that is why i welcome the fact that we have agreed upon the merman in -- permanent committee and aim for the start of geneva two. this'll be a difficult process involving tough choices and compromise. to making committed our best collective efforts to make it work. the goal is something on which we all agree and negotiate be transition again he with the governing body with full executive powers warmed on the basis of mutual consent. can deliver process results immediately. until it does we must also make a greater effort on the crisis.rian it is truly horrific. i hundred thousand dead and millions displayed -- displays. they provided a total of $800 million to the humanitarian response soap bar -- so far. we have yet to reach those inside syria. we need to new and progress. we believe in the next few dead the council must apply its weight and authority to securing unfettered and immediate access to those in need in syria. days resolution is about ensuring that the horrors of the 21st of august cannot happen again. the immediate need now is to focus on the everyday horrors of the dire