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mr. potter has made his way into the debate to cutting for medicare and social security. check out this ad. it's john boehner meets henry potter. >> what will happen if house speaker john boehner gets his way on the budget? welcome to boehnerville. where the rich won't pay their fair share. our children's educations will be cut. medicare, medicaid, and social security will be put at risk. and the economic recovery would falter. call your member of congress and tell them to stand up for middle class families. because in america, everyone deserves a wonderful life. >> well, members of the same group responsible for that ad were here in washington yesterday, christmas theme in tow. >> we know some of the naughty folk already. we believe that speaker boehner is being naughty. we believe that eric cantor is being naughty. we believe paul ryan is being naughty. and we're going to make our way to the capitol building to let them know we got something from santa for you. it's a lump of coal. because you've been far too naughty! >>> well, in a recent interview with "people" magazin

mr. potter. >> right. >> then we said narratives that confirmed that to people. >> lionel barrymore. >> we that as a party. we have to let everybody know we understand their lives. failed in 2010. but we can do well again. >> the banker's eye, right? tip of the ice. your thoughts, bochblt is it just the personality? the guy looked like an elitist, cold-hearted guy that would say no to you when you went to the banker's window? >> yes. i'll tell you. he's right. what happened in the summer is the obama campaign brilliantly went out and defined mitt romney. 189 years after he lost that campaign to senator kennedy, he budget ready for those bane adds. i found it inexplicable that he didn't have some kind of come back. i mean mitt romney -- >> bob, you taught him the lesson the first time. bob shrum, have a nice recommend. thank you. and john braburn. >>> up next, congressman louie. what a piece of work he is. he's out there suggesting the obama administration -- how can you repeat this stuff -- is in cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. this is malarkey. malarkey is a good word. love me. ...bu

mr. potter.nd then we said narratives that confirmed that to people. >> lionel barrymore. >> we can't do that as a party. as a party we have to let everybody know we're fighting for them, understand their lives, and, frankly, we failed this time, but we did well in 2010, and we can do well again. >> the banker's eye, right? i mean, tip o'neill used to say the guy who had an eye missing, the glass eye, that was the warmer one, the glass one, for the banker. did he just look like an elitist, cold-hearted guy? >> i don't always agree with john. i seldom agree with john, but he's right. what happened in the summer was that the obama campaign brilliantly went out and defined mitt romney. they defined him with the bain ads. 18 years after he lost that campaign to senator kennedy, he wasn't ready for those bain ads. i found it inexplicable they didn't have a comeback. he defined him on the auto bail out, on tax returns. >> bob, you taught them the lesson that first time. they should have been ready -- b

mr. potter himself is a republican, which makes me particularly grate to feel have a chance to talk to you tonight. so thank you for being here. >> absolutely. >> you are republican. your republican party is poised to strip union rights in a way that they didn't campaign on and that nobody really saw coming. why do you support union rights and what do you think is going on with your party? >> well, i support union rights because i've seen throughout the years the good that they have done in bringing to light some of the injustices that happened even in the workplace along with elected politicians. they create leverage and give regular citizens and middle class individuals the right to have a say so when it comes to politics and hold their elected politicians accountable. and as far as the republican party goes, it's a sad day in michigan. they're going to with the swipe of a pen, they're going to erase many generations, legacies. and it's an inheritance that had been passed down that created the middle class here in michigan. and that will all be gone in a day if they have their way. >> th

mr. potter. and then we said narratives that -- >> lionel barrymore. >> we can't do that as a party.s a party we have to let everybody know we're fighting for them, understand their lives, and, frankly, we failed this time, but we did well in 2010, and we can do well again. >> the banker's eye, right? i mean, tip o'neill used to say the guy who had an eye missing, the glass eye, that was the warmer one, the banker. did he just look like an elitist, cold-hearted guy? >> i don't always agree with john. i seldom agree with john, but he's right. what happened in the summer was that the obama campaign brilliantly went out and defined mitt romney. they defined him with the bain ads. 18 years after he lost that campaign to senator kennedy, he wasn't ready for those bain ads. i found it inexplicable they didn't have a comeback. they defined him on the auto bail out, on tax returns. >> bob, you taught them the lesson that first time. they should have been ready -- bob shrum, i'm out of time. always an honor to have you on. and john, you're always welcome here, sir. >>> up next, something else

mr. mcgregors garden. >> reporter: potter expressed surprise at the ongoing appeal of her characters.rote, i never quite understood the secret of peter's perennial charm. the secret perhaps can be found in those earlier letters. here are some rabbits thering snowballs, father wrote, what child could resist that, or a frog fishing or a mouse in bed with a cold. potter died in december 1943. peter rabbit will forever be sneaking into farmer mcgregor's garden in search of a midday snack. next, first string. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> osgood: this is laura sherman playing her guilded harp. this harp dates from 1918. but the harp itself is really an ancient instrument that still has the power to transport us, even to change lives. as byron pitts of "60 minutes" discovered. >> i'm just so drawn to it, it's like when i get up every day i just have to play my harp. i love it. >> reporter: for 13-year-old kim walker and her fellow members of atlanta's urban youth harp ensemble, this 47-stringed instrument with its heavenly sound transports them from the challenges of urban life to the satisfaction of mas

mr. palmer, we had your golf partner's statute shipped in here, too. i think he just dropped the potterter] i thought -- i am not a great golfer, but as a psychologist, i understand the psychology of the sport in that sense. and i thought, since there's probably one our two call first here, i can probably pass on to you what i think is the greatest golf device ever, and it is a story about mr. palmer and the manager of the detroit tigers. i was having dinner with jim, who is also known to have a colorful word or two when he speaks, and he told me about a round of golf he was playing with arnold palmer. he was chipping everywhere but the affair with. i am sure that he had a word or two. after a few holes or so, mr. palmer said to him "jim, which you like a little advice?" if any of us had a moment where arnold palmer says to us "would you like a little advice?" it would probably be like the winds calmed. "jim," he said. "you are not good enough to get mad." [laughter] that is reason enough to give this metal to mr. palmer, for giving the greatest golfing device ever. in his home, he has

mr. obama begins speaking, we'll bring you back to washington and the business round table headquarters. >>> okay. remember harry pottermpletely disappear? it sounds like a fairytale but the army may be using something like that, camouflaging the troops and making them completely invisible. >> reporter: it can mean the difference between getting shot and going home. so a lot is riding on the next generation design to outfit troops. it's only been eight years since the army spent $5 billion on camo that critics say didn't fool anyone. soldiers complained to the point that the army abandoned its one-size fits all universal pattern. >> they were looking for camouflage that they could use everywhere? >> correct. and it didn't work anywhere. >> reporter: guy is one of the designers competing to win the next multimillion dollar contract. this summer he showed us the science behind every size and shape of these pixels. >> you now have your camouflage. we're trying to trick the brain into something that is not there. >> reporter: digital patterns recreate things already found in nature and 3-d layering creates depths and shado

mr. palmer, we had your golf partner's statute shipped in here, too. i think he just dropped the potterughter] i thought -- i am not a great golfer, but as a psychologist, i understand the psychology of the sport in that sense. and i thought, since there's probably one our two call first -- golfers here, i can probably pass on to you what i think is the greatest golf device ever, and it is a story about mr. palmer and the manager of the detroit tigers. i was having dinner with jim, who is also known to have a colorful word or two when he speaks, and he told me about a round of golf he was playing with arnold palmer. he was chipping everywhere but the affair with. -- but the fairway. i am sure that he had a word or two. after a few holes or so, mr. palmer said to him "jim, which you like a little advice?" think about that. if any of us had a moment where arnold palmer says to us "would you like a little advice?" it would probably be like the winds calmed. the clouds parted. a shaft of light shone down. "jim," he said. "you are not good enough to get mad." [laughter] that is reason enough