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and everybody else in this office reported to either kevin o'dowd or charles mckenna. and so, i have seen some recounting of this in the press and this kind of fiction about, well, why didn't this person come to you, why didn't that person come to you? i mean, i'm the governor of new jersey. i don't have everybody just walking in my door and saying, hey, i've got something to tell you. in order to run an effective and efficient office, you have to have lanes of traffic, especially towards me. i thought you would like that, we have to have some sense of humor. and in this instance, those access points are guarded and governed by kevin o'dowd and by charlie mckenna. and what i'll tell you is, that mike always appropriately, i think, went either to his direct supervise maria camilla or to his indirect supervise kevin o'dowd to report on all those things, not directly to me, nor would i expect him to, nor would it be appropriate for him to. his job is to report directly to the people he's supposed to report to. and i these in this case, that's exactly what mike did, when m
and everybody else in this office reported to either kevin o'dowd or charles mckenna. and so, i have seen some recounting of this in the press and this kind of fiction about, well, why didn't this person come to you, why didn't that person come to you? i mean, i'm the governor of new jersey. i don't have everybody just walking in my door and saying, hey, i've got something to tell you. in order to run an effective and efficient office, you have to have lanes of traffic, especially towards me. i...
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the dragons after o'dowd played one more regular season game than allowed. organizers call the girls innocent buy standers. >> here we are in march getting the weather we needed in november. >> yes. it's wet on the roof, thus, the umbrella. there is a bit of rain developing now. you can see moisture moving into and intoñr southern there are more animation of rain. here is a live view looking at western sky, it's dark and cloudy. ain san francisco. 64 redwood city. 56 in napa. rain drops over the bay, we'll see periods of rain continuing during overnight hours. light rain and drizzle a break tuesday afternoon and wednesday. here is what is showing up on satellite image. a long trail of moisture reaching beyond hawaiian islands. let's begin at 7:00 this evening. rain continues moving eastward and spreading south ward so later in the day, rain tapers off here. by 5:00 we'll have rainfall totals not terribly impressive. only up to maybe 1 to 3 tenths of an inch. overnight, showers and low temperatures on the mild side. mainly into low to mid-50s so. >> i mild da
the dragons after o'dowd played one more regular season game than allowed. organizers call the girls innocent buy standers. >> here we are in march getting the weather we needed in november. >> yes. it's wet on the roof, thus, the umbrella. there is a bit of rain developing now. you can see moisture moving into and intoñr southern there are more animation of rain. here is a live view looking at western sky, it's dark and cloudy. ain san francisco. 64 redwood city. 56 in napa. rain...
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o'dowd up by six there but turned the ball over 14 times in the first half. modern day has a player by the name of substantially johnson. -- stanley johnson. very long three for johnson here on the way to a 25 point game. johnson has the distinction of playing on a state championship team. the monday association win. the dragons have to settle for northern california champs while the monday association are overall best in the state. >> in the girls, jack rabbits up 13 at the half. ma rye a more gets the hoop plus the foul. then it was three, this time moor is on the assist with mac fair getting the assist. it was
o'dowd up by six there but turned the ball over 14 times in the first half. modern day has a player by the name of substantially johnson. -- stanley johnson. very long three for johnson here on the way to a 25 point game. johnson has the distinction of playing on a state championship team. the monday association win. the dragons have to settle for northern california champs while the monday association are overall best in the state. >> in the girls, jack rabbits up 13 at the half. ma rye...
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they had to pull the o'dowd nomination.isn't even a nominee now to become a new jersey attorney general. >> but usually the civil servant who is waiting there, they tend to be pretty nonpartisan. >> yeah. yeah. no indication yet. we don't know how this is going to play out. >> i think the world is watching. they better be careful. last thought, amanda. these tapes, it certainly gives you reality here, doesn't it? >> yeah. and remember, there is more than just these tapes. people are calling in to the port authority, too, and complaining. one woman said her husband was 40 minutes late for his new job after being out of work for a year. and these tapes, if chris christie decides to run for higher office, i'm sure you'll hear these tapes played over and over again. and who knows how many angry motorists are going to be lined up, ready to talk about what a nightmare it was and why you shouldn't trust chris christie in a management job. >> i like the way you think. thank you so much, amanda terkel, and thank you, michael isikoff
they had to pull the o'dowd nomination.isn't even a nominee now to become a new jersey attorney general. >> but usually the civil servant who is waiting there, they tend to be pretty nonpartisan. >> yeah. yeah. no indication yet. we don't know how this is going to play out. >> i think the world is watching. they better be careful. last thought, amanda. these tapes, it certainly gives you reality here, doesn't it? >> yeah. and remember, there is more than just these...
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basically access was restricted to these two guys, charlie mckenna, the chief counsel and kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff. and you had to go through those two people to get to him. and i think that's the firewall he is trying to create. hey, look, people couldn't just walk in and tell me stuff there was a process here. and so it wasn't like somebody could just walk in and confess their sins to me. it had to go through channels there is clearly an effort to backtrack here and say hey, i had walls in place that kept me from knowing this type of stuff. >> i think it's interesting. assemblywoman huttle, this is the question. look, i think he did some work today. it wasn't all failure. but i thought it was interesting today when he said it mystifies why it was done. now, it doesn't take a lot of speculation for a big-time politician, a guy who is pretty aggressive to understand why his staff people would be putting a little heat on fort lee. why does he say it mystifies me? because that gets back to the question of -- well, let's watch him do it. here he is. >> i don't know if we'll ever k
basically access was restricted to these two guys, charlie mckenna, the chief counsel and kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff. and you had to go through those two people to get to him. and i think that's the firewall he is trying to create. hey, look, people couldn't just walk in and tell me stuff there was a process here. and so it wasn't like somebody could just walk in and confess their sins to me. it had to go through channels there is clearly an effort to backtrack here and say hey, i had...
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the office reported to either kevin o'dowd were charlie mckenna. i have seen some recounting of this in the press and the section about, why did not this person come to you? i'm the governor of new jersey. i don't have everyone walk in my door saying, hey, something i would like to tell you. to be able to run an efficient and effective office, you have to have lanes of traffic, especially moving towards me. i thought you would like that. [laughter] come on, everybody. we have to have some sense of humor. in this instance, those access points are guarded and covered by kevin o'dowd and charlie mckenna. what i will tell you is mike, always appropriately, went either to his direct supervisor or his indirect supervisor to report on all of those things. not erect we to me. know what i expect him to. nor would it be appropriate for him to do. his job is to report to the people he is supposed to. i believe that is what the report shows. when mike had information that he thought was appropriate or relevant to the rotation, he shared it maria or directly wi
the office reported to either kevin o'dowd were charlie mckenna. i have seen some recounting of this in the press and the section about, why did not this person come to you? i'm the governor of new jersey. i don't have everyone walk in my door saying, hey, something i would like to tell you. to be able to run an efficient and effective office, you have to have lanes of traffic, especially moving towards me. i thought you would like that. [laughter] come on, everybody. we have to have some sense...
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o'dowd up by six there but turned the ball over 14 times in the first half. modern day has a player by the name of substantially johnson. -- stanley johnson. very long three for johnson here on the way to a 25 point game. johnson has the distinction of playing on a state championship team. the monday association win. the dragons have to settle for northern california champs while the monday association are overall best in the state. >> in the girls, jack rabbits up 13 at the half. ma rye a more gets the hoop plus the foul. then it was three, this time moor is on the assist with mac fair getting the assist. it was all long beach poly after that. clark doing the honors. the pride finishes the year at 30 and 7. long beach poly is the state champion. >>> in girls division 2, san hoe assist mid e went down big to shaum nod. the results no better in girls division 4. in boys catholic hayward lost big to tore rans. the south sweeps today's game for an 8 to 4 edge. >>> half of today's ncaa final four field is decided in a thrill er. the number one seed against second
o'dowd up by six there but turned the ball over 14 times in the first half. modern day has a player by the name of substantially johnson. -- stanley johnson. very long three for johnson here on the way to a 25 point game. johnson has the distinction of playing on a state championship team. the monday association win. the dragons have to settle for northern california champs while the monday association are overall best in the state. >> in the girls, jack rabbits up 13 at the half. ma rye...
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kevin o'dowd is chief of staff and former prosecutor and found upper bridget l.a. whether she knew anything about this in advance, the decision to close these lanes and whether she has any documents that reflect knowledge of the lane realignment and what happens in that sequence. d confrontss is o'dow kelly, questions her, she denies , she calls a subordinate, christina renner, to go over what happened the week of the lane realignment and they have a kind of unusual conversation, the kind of conversation that someone knows they have done something wrong and are trying to cover up as with somebody who knows some information that the person trying to cover it up hopes will never be revealed. she has her go through what happened that week, the week of the lane realignment and what she remembers happening because rigid kelly knows. there are documents that reflect. they called iga during the lane closure week and complained bitterly about the lane closures and that information was relayed kelly -- bridget kelly on her personal e-mail and she responded hours later "goo
kevin o'dowd is chief of staff and former prosecutor and found upper bridget l.a. whether she knew anything about this in advance, the decision to close these lanes and whether she has any documents that reflect knowledge of the lane realignment and what happens in that sequence. d confrontss is o'dow kelly, questions her, she denies , she calls a subordinate, christina renner, to go over what happened the week of the lane realignment and they have a kind of unusual conversation, the kind of...
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basically access was restricted to these two guys, charlie mckenna, the chief counsel and kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff. and you had to go through those two people to get to him. and i think that's firewall he is trying to create. hey, look, people couldn't just walk in and tell me stuff there was a process here. and so it wasn't like somebody could just walk in and confess their sins to me. it had to go through channels there is clearly an effort to backtrack here and say hey, i had walls in place that kept me from knowing type of stuff. >> i think it's interesting. assemblywoman hutle, this is the question. look, i think he did some work today. it wasn't all failure. but i thought it was interesting today when he said it mystifies why it was done. now, it doesn't take a lot of speculation for a big-time politician, a guy who is pretty aggressive to understand why his staff people would be putting a little heat on fort lee. why does he say it mystifies me? because that gets back to the question of -- well, let's watch him do it. here he is. >> i don't know if we'll ever know what t
basically access was restricted to these two guys, charlie mckenna, the chief counsel and kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff. and you had to go through those two people to get to him. and i think that's firewall he is trying to create. hey, look, people couldn't just walk in and tell me stuff there was a process here. and so it wasn't like somebody could just walk in and confess their sins to me. it had to go through channels there is clearly an effort to backtrack here and say hey, i had walls...
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chris o'dowd had food poisoning that day. so that's why he looks like that.as well. no, you look great. are you nervous? are you excited? is it different? is it weird? >> it's awesome. i have never done broadway. >> jimmy: i -- i would think it would drive me a little crazy. because you're doing the same lines over and over again in the same character. >> you'd think that, but there's something really refreshing about that where you feel like a deeper connection to the character. you know what i mean? it's like, when you do that -- i mean, i have heard other actors say too -- it's like you realize how deep you can go into a character. even like with movies -- movies, we rehearse. it's like, you're ready to go when you're there. you only essentially, you have to only get it right once. and then you're moving on. here, it's like -- like you're etching it. there's something kind of zen about that. >> jimmy: do you change anything up every night? >> i don't know. i start -- we start previews on tuesday. so that's first time an audience will really see us. >> jimm
chris o'dowd had food poisoning that day. so that's why he looks like that.as well. no, you look great. are you nervous? are you excited? is it different? is it weird? >> it's awesome. i have never done broadway. >> jimmy: i -- i would think it would drive me a little crazy. because you're doing the same lines over and over again in the same character. >> you'd think that, but there's something really refreshing about that where you feel like a deeper connection to the...
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they had to pull the o'dowd nomination there isn't even a nominee now to become a new jersey attorneyeneral. >> but usually the civil servant who is waiting there, they tend to be pretty nonpartisan. >> no indication yet. we don't know how this is going to play out. >> i think the world is watching. they better be careful. last thought, amanda. these tapes, it certainly gives you reality here, doesn't it? >> yeah. and remember, there is more than just these tapes. people are calling in to the port authority too. one woman said her husband was 40 minutes late for his new job after being out of work for a year. and these tapes, if chris christie decides to run for higher office, i'm sure you'll hear these tapes played over and over again. and who knows how many angry motorists are going to be lined up, ready to talk about what a nightmare it was and why you shouldn't trust chris christie in a management job. >> i like the way you think. thank you so much, amanda terkel, and thank you, michael isikoff. >>> up next, speaker of the house john boehner doesn't have the easiest last name to p
they had to pull the o'dowd nomination there isn't even a nominee now to become a new jersey attorneyeneral. >> but usually the civil servant who is waiting there, they tend to be pretty nonpartisan. >> no indication yet. we don't know how this is going to play out. >> i think the world is watching. they better be careful. last thought, amanda. these tapes, it certainly gives you reality here, doesn't it? >> yeah. and remember, there is more than just these tapes. people...
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the next day kevin o'dowd is in her office because he was dealing with her by phone on the 12.e is in her office demanding that she go through e-mails and see what she can find. and guess what she does? also to cover it up and the chief of the staff and governor, what does she do? she prints out just thinking of that reflects the mayor sokolich complaint. and she cuts off a true picture only gives him the e-mail that says the mayor sokolich complained that week. which, of course, by her account, it wasn't a significant to me at the time. i didn't recall the. so here it is. having cut off and ask her colleague do not keep the e-mail where she said good, that he was complaining. now, you asked me as illogical person, i'm just a lawyer. i'm just an investigator. but you asked me, okay, you asked me come you asked me what i take from that, i take somebody who did wrong trying to cover it up from the chief of staff and the governor. last question. [inaudible] >> oh, since the information we received was that he had denied any prior knowledge, and there was no evidence in the port au
the next day kevin o'dowd is in her office because he was dealing with her by phone on the 12.e is in her office demanding that she go through e-mails and see what she can find. and guess what she does? also to cover it up and the chief of the staff and governor, what does she do? she prints out just thinking of that reflects the mayor sokolich complaint. and she cuts off a true picture only gives him the e-mail that says the mayor sokolich complained that week. which, of course, by her...
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faces up to seven years behind bars the trial has been adjourned until march twenty four the atari o'dowd is your network is facing increasing pressure from egypt's new government's sports his ouster is egyptian al it is one of the few remaining channels regarded as pro muslim brotherhood can tar was a strong ally and financial backer of the isms party and its movement against the interim governments and is now home to a number of its senior for the good figures who fled egypt to escape the military crackdown against the brotherhood party. i israel has maintained its pure speed security and that the investigation of the disappearance and possible hijacking of malaysian airlines flight in each three seventeen. after security assessment conducted by israeli security officials in aviation authorities a series of measures were chosen to enhance security for its airspace for example plates are not required to identify themselves much earlier than before when approaching the year stats the tea tree security comes as el al's former global security chief says he believes that iran is behind the p
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trying to establish the fact that she did not report to him, therefore he couldn't fire her, that only o'dowd as chief of staff could fire her. is he trying to set up firewall for the courts that separates him from her? by the way, she she only worked a couple of feet from him. he is now acting like she is from some different planet. your thoughts. >> i didn't catch the difference in the language. but it's obvious he has tried to separate himself. even in today's press conference, he talked about -- i don't know if he intended to make the joke, but lanes of traffic to him, that basically access was restricted to these two guys. charlie mckenna the chief counsel and kevin owe dowd the chief of staff. and you had to go through those two people to get to him. and i think that's the firewall he is trying to create. hey, look, people couldn't just walk in and tell me stuff there was a process here. and so it wasn't like somebody could just walk in and confess their sins to me. it had to go through channels there is clearly an effort to backtrack here and say hey, i had walls in place that kept me
trying to establish the fact that she did not report to him, therefore he couldn't fire her, that only o'dowd as chief of staff could fire her. is he trying to set up firewall for the courts that separates him from her? by the way, she she only worked a couple of feet from him. he is now acting like she is from some different planet. your thoughts. >> i didn't catch the difference in the language. but it's obvious he has tried to separate himself. even in today's press conference, he...
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kevin o'dowd spoke to her directly in december and she was in the room when he deregulated demanded to know. the interview of the governor had as much access and as long a time as we ever wanted to interview the governor and he made himself fully available and we interviewed him on multiple occasions. i'm not going to say how often and just multiple times. let me just please -. what is in the text or e-mail that is irrelevant to the investigation. whatever types of e-mails that exist and responsive to the subpoena -. if the governor and senior staff believe me this is not a comfortable thing to ask people to turn over their personal cell phones and e-mail accounts but we had to review thousands of them from the governor and his senior staff including former senior staff. let me please conclude and i know there will be many more questions, and i would be happy to take them. >> i would think the invitation and i'm sure that andrea will take me up on it. i just want to say in closing we spent the past ten weeks trying to get to the truth and i'm reminded of some wise words from winston ch
kevin o'dowd spoke to her directly in december and she was in the room when he deregulated demanded to know. the interview of the governor had as much access and as long a time as we ever wanted to interview the governor and he made himself fully available and we interviewed him on multiple occasions. i'm not going to say how often and just multiple times. let me just please -. what is in the text or e-mail that is irrelevant to the investigation. whatever types of e-mails that exist and...
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she met repeatedly with kevin o'dowd, charles mckenna.by them as part of the governor's internal review. and she had conversations there that we haven't heard. and so we haven't heard her story yet. a lot of people are still skeptical that she could have come up with that idea, "time for some traffic problems in fort lee," on her own. who else had she discussed it with? those are the biggest questions looming over this whole case. >> chris christie, i agree with ma what michael said. it gets to the nub of this, the nut as we say in journalism, the key to the story is who led her into this path. >> right. >> that there was some sort of reason to get this mayor, perhaps get that town, send some message, something to do with a development there, something to do with money, something to do with election politics. but the idea that she would just on a dime come up with this idea of screwing the guy with this traffic for a month is what the plan was, four weeks of this, all entirely on her own meant somebody gave her tremendous authority in the
she met repeatedly with kevin o'dowd, charles mckenna.by them as part of the governor's internal review. and she had conversations there that we haven't heard. and so we haven't heard her story yet. a lot of people are still skeptical that she could have come up with that idea, "time for some traffic problems in fort lee," on her own. who else had she discussed it with? those are the biggest questions looming over this whole case. >> chris christie, i agree with ma what michael...
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about a traffic study or a traffic issue when they met on september 11th, the report quotes kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff, saying the governor does not recall the conversation. it doesn't directly quote where what governor christie remembered about the conversation. i thought that was an interesting and important omission. >> it's also interesting because when you read it, the language, michael isikoff, it almost sounds like a quote. it almost sounds like -- we have heard chris christie do the even if i did know i would have thought it was memorable because i'm the governor of the state. it is telling there are no quote marks around that or anywhere around the governor's statements. part of the reason, michael isikoff, there are many reasons why i find this report fairly outlandish, one is the presumption that it's exhaustive and complete without talking to any of the major players, but also, it's a defense document that christie's defense team effectively that has been paid for by new jersey taxpayers. there were a lot of questions today about the price tag of this. >> right. a milli
about a traffic study or a traffic issue when they met on september 11th, the report quotes kevin o'dowd, the chief of staff, saying the governor does not recall the conversation. it doesn't directly quote where what governor christie remembered about the conversation. i thought that was an interesting and important omission. >> it's also interesting because when you read it, the language, michael isikoff, it almost sounds like a quote. it almost sounds like -- we have heard chris...
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he told them to come forward with the truth that morning to go tell o'dowd or charles mckenna, the confessionals are open, he said. but kelly did not come forward. there is only one footnote in that entire account, footnote 81. and since chris christie is quoted here, you assume footnote 81 is going to refer you to the exact entries in the transcript of the chris christie interview where he said these things. here is what footnote 81 is. it's an e-mail telling the staff that there will be a meeting. good morning, kevin is requesting all senior staff members meet in the governor's office this morning at 10:00 a.m. thank you. that's it. that one sentence, which does not even prove that the meeting occurred. it does not prove what the meeting was a about. that one sentence e-mail is worthy, though, of a footnote in the $1 million report. but chris christie's interview transcripts are not worthy of being included in the $1 million report. now, i've been trying to think today of what is the single best example of how bad the million dollar report really is. just how empty this thing is. and there are
he told them to come forward with the truth that morning to go tell o'dowd or charles mckenna, the confessionals are open, he said. but kelly did not come forward. there is only one footnote in that entire account, footnote 81. and since chris christie is quoted here, you assume footnote 81 is going to refer you to the exact entries in the transcript of the chris christie interview where he said these things. here is what footnote 81 is. it's an e-mail telling the staff that there will be a...
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[inaudible question] >> asas far as kevin o'dowd, my support has never with -- waverd because i new how he worked and the efforts he took to try to get to the truth and bottom of this. so my pouter of kevin is unwavering. i wasn't going to resubmit his nomination in the midst of all this while a report was pending, but kevin and i will talk now that the report has been issued, about the future, and whether that's something he still wants to pursue. we have been occupied with other matters. so, we'll sit and talk about that. as far as i'm concerned, everything i said about kevin on the day i nominated him to be attorney general applied just as much today as it did then. and i've answered the question about bill stepien a number of time soyuz don't need to go back over it. i chronicled on the 9th my reasons for severing my relationship with bill, and there's nothing new to add to that beyond what i said on the night -- 9th and what i said in response to matt's question. heather. [inaudible question] >> my decision was that all you would do is ask me about this, and i didn't have the facts
[inaudible question] >> asas far as kevin o'dowd, my support has never with -- waverd because i new how he worked and the efforts he took to try to get to the truth and bottom of this. so my pouter of kevin is unwavering. i wasn't going to resubmit his nomination in the midst of all this while a report was pending, but kevin and i will talk now that the report has been issued, about the future, and whether that's something he still wants to pursue. we have been occupied with other...
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and so, when anna shapiro, the director, said she's thinking of casting chris o'dowd, i thought, no. you've got to meet to know if it's there, like dating? >> we met -- no, i had a sense, just from his work and from what people said about him. but you know, i have a sense, oh, he's a cool dude. and i'm right. >> chris, let me read a recent description of you. >> oh [ bleep ]! >> bridesmaids strapped sex symbol status on the irishman with the teddy bear look. can you confirm or deny your international sex symbol status? >> confirmed. no, the teddy bear look. >> that's what it says. >> that's not even a description of something. self-dismissed. >> i've never heard of self-dismissed. >> is that a real thing? >> ask our writers. >> that's you. >> that's me? >> do you guys agree? >> yeah, sure. of course! >> well, it took you long enough. >> yeah, sorry. >> definitely a teddy bear. definitely. >> yeah. >> can't blame a person for looking. >> that's what you're looking for. >> your character, not to be uncharitable, but she's kind of bad. and how do i know this? she's dangerous to herself
and so, when anna shapiro, the director, said she's thinking of casting chris o'dowd, i thought, no. you've got to meet to know if it's there, like dating? >> we met -- no, i had a sense, just from his work and from what people said about him. but you know, i have a sense, oh, he's a cool dude. and i'm right. >> chris, let me read a recent description of you. >> oh [ bleep ]! >> bridesmaids strapped sex symbol status on the irishman with the teddy bear look. can you...
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. >> we didn't see the amount of giving o'dowd when the rate came down so it isn't quite as much as variable. but we are happy to continue the conversation. >> i wanted to ask -- i know you've answered questions on this already, but i get from my constituency biting from people across the country to the whole issue of the bonuses that went out to the irs employees whether or not it's appropriate to bonuses be paid out at an organization that is so brazen between the public trust. and even if you don't agree, and i don't think that you probably do, that the target and consumer groups are politically motivated but it's hard to deny that there was a gross incompetence there and negligence with regard to the agency processed the applications of the social wealth organizations. and so, do you think that these employees associated with that decision whether it is politically motivated or not to target these t. party groups to deserve bonuses? >> i think that it's important not to describe such a large agency as the irs as everyone was involved in one activity. we have made clear that what happened
. >> we didn't see the amount of giving o'dowd when the rate came down so it isn't quite as much as variable. but we are happy to continue the conversation. >> i wanted to ask -- i know you've answered questions on this already, but i get from my constituency biting from people across the country to the whole issue of the bonuses that went out to the irs employees whether or not it's appropriate to bonuses be paid out at an organization that is so brazen between the public trust....
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i got the chance to sit down recently with members of the cast, james franco and chris o'dowd. careers. this is first for all of you. how are we feeling? nervous? anxious? >> well, i was fine before you brought it up. i had presumed you had done it before, now i'm worried. >> yeah, it's terrifying. really. >> yeah, but exciting. >> what does theater give you all that you don't get from some of the other media that you do, whether it's film or a tv show or writing? what do you expect to get from being on the stage with a live audience? >> a lot of it, for me -- i love theater, and i've loved theater from -- i've just been a theater fan for so long. and a huge part of my life. i never really done it like this. so that's part of it, just being able to join that world is kind of a dream come true. but i think it's the live experience. you know? that's the big difference, is the aura of a live experience. >> you know, you do it from start to finish, and once you're up there, it's just us. you know? it's really cool. >> did you all know each other, first of all, before this? >> no, i
i got the chance to sit down recently with members of the cast, james franco and chris o'dowd. careers. this is first for all of you. how are we feeling? nervous? anxious? >> well, i was fine before you brought it up. i had presumed you had done it before, now i'm worried. >> yeah, it's terrifying. really. >> yeah, but exciting. >> what does theater give you all that you don't get from some of the other media that you do, whether it's film or a tv show or writing? what...