his patriotism is supporting your country all the time. and your government when it deserves it no i don't think it's patriotic to stand by and remain silent while your country stumbles into a disaster of patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a. terrible international security situation but i think it's perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of others. i know that the insiders don't have it all right make mistakes it's more likely to be mistakes and it's more like if the minister if there is no criticism they was jefferson who said that that our kind of government is not based on trust it's based on the in fact suspicion to suggest that if you have a different viewpoint than any given an administration and or if you're not supporting the president and policies that may be highly erroneous i don't see that as patriotism at all in fact i would argue that. any patriot with integrity is going to speak out if he or she

i write in the book, actually, about what i call the difference between pay patriotism and cheap patriotism. it's important that to have patriot itch of liberty and justice for all means everybody, don't leave gays and lesbians. and the deep patriotism and respect to liberty is with respf principles. there's a poem that says give me your tired and poor. that's about the immigrants that came to the country. you can't be an anti-immigrant big got and patriot at the same time. patriotism, you love the statue, but you also love what it stands for. >> host: the view of what you're saying, and 5 deep patriotism, and opposite of the spectrum, can you still be a deep -- >> guest: i want to challenge the view that you can have a reductionist system, a view of america's values. attacking other people is not being a patriot, but then not being challenged with the problems. liberals and progressives don't want to raise the question of what they should do. we want to be toller rapt -- tolerant of everyone, but what happens is some people on the far end of the right views our silence on the questions and

i write in the book actually about what i call the difference between the deep patriotism and cheap patriotism, and i think it's important that the deep patriotism of liberty and justice for all, and for all meaning everybody including lesbian and gay, don't leave anybody out. america the beautiful come and defend america's beauty in the oil spill and the mountain top, that is deep. respect the liberty but also respect the principles, that is written on the base that says give me your tired, give me your poor. that's about the immigrants that came to this country. you can't be in anti-immigrant ticket and a patriot at the same time. the patriotism is you of the statute you also love the substance of of what this statute stands for. >> host: can you have the opposite view and still have a deep patriotism? can we have the opposite end of the spectrum? >> i want to challenge the view that you can have a reduction and simplistic view of america, attack other people not being patriot but not be challenged yourself so the problem is liberals and progressives don't want to raise the question of what

patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a war.ited in support of our troops who we placed in harm's way. that is our solemn obligation. [ applause ] let's resolve to take care of our veterans as well as they've taken care of us. not just talk, but actions. not just in the first five years after a war, but first five decades. for our vietnam veterans, this means the disability benefits for diseases connected to agent orange. it means job opportunities and mental health care to help you stand tall again. it means ending the tragedy of veterans homelessness, so every veteran who's fought for america has a home in america. you shouldn't have to fight for a roof over your heads when you fought on behalf of the country that you love. [ applause ] and when an american does not come back, including the 1,666 americans still missing from the vietnam war, let us resolve to do everything in our power to bring them home. this is our solemn promise to mothers, like sarah shay who joins us today. 93 years old, who has honored her son, major don

patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a war.ited in support of our troops who we placed in harm's way. that is our solemn obligation. [ applause ] let's resolve to take care of our veterans as well as they've taken care of us. not just talk, but actions. not just in the first five years after a war, but first five decades. for our vietnam veterans, this means the disability benefits for diseases connected to agent orange. it means job opportunities and mental health care to help you stand tall again. it means ending the tragedy of veterans homelessness, so every veteran who's fought for america has a home in america. you shouldn't have to fight for a roof over your heads when you fought on behalf of the country that you love. [ applause ] and when an american does not come back, including the 1,666 americans still missing from the vietnam war, let us resolve to do everything in our power to bring them home. this is our solemn promise to mothers, like sarah shay who joins us today. 93 years old, who has honored her son, major don

that's not patriotic statement, i don't feel that way. so you coro people come to tell the true story of the american people, the american century. the union had a row, the deride have a role, the individual had a role. all these different parts of america had a roll and you can't just take a wrecking ball and paid it red white and blue and if you have the individual liberties with a smashed on every of the institution and say that's the right way we build america if you put them side by side was the true story of what our grandparents did for us and they sit individually but they also were a nation of neighbors. they pull their money for the government to build the best country in the world and respect the american government. if you put that against we hit the american government is always the problem we don't want to pay any taxes to american government to take we can get a lot of people together and that's what we need to do. >> host: finally. if you want to read this book what message he wanted to take away from it? >> the most impor

twenty seven million people died in russia calls the great patriotic. ukraine's prime minister. in a bid to address concerns over the treatment. of several states pulled out in protest.

if they come this way at least from tonight patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation that i think is perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of other. download the official ante up location to i phone or i pod touch from the i.q. zaps to. one jonty life on the go. video on demand parties in mind bold colors and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. site fifty two meters. wait more than eight thousand tonnes. skin thickness thirty centimeters the guinness record. commemorating the battle of stalingrad. the mother then called. on our team.

sometimes the true patriots takes the unpopular course that helps a country important stakes and even if they come this way at least from patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation that i think is perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of others. are those daniel bushell with you know waiting for you this hour finale business update us good to see you but i do understand earth typically bad news from you the year i go. from bad to worse well the top story is the pot calling the kettle black but other news spain is now looking to brussels to bail out its fourth biggest banker angering taxpayers in europe keep having to pay up for others' mistakes it's all pushing europe's else let's have a look now european commission says eurozone economies will contract this year sending both the foot in the tax around half a percent lower. nosedive both the old c.s. and my stick shedding over two percent of the yesterday's gains among

deep patriotism. america the beautiful come and defend america's duty, that is deep patriotism. respecting the liberty would also respecting the principles. there's a poem written on the base that says if you're tired and give me toward poor. that's about the immigrants that came in this country. to can't be an anti-immigrant degette and p triet at the same time. the patriotism is the statute you also love the substance of what the statute stands for. >> host: do you have the opposite view of what you are saying no and have a deep patriotism? kanaby -- >> guest: i want to challenge the view that you can have a reduction sestak simplistic view of the american values, attack other people as not being paid triet the problem as liberals and progressives usually don't want to raise this question of what patriotism is, because we want to be tolerant of everyone. but then what happens is some people on the far end of the right will then use our silence of his questions and say we don't love our own country a

the stock is hitting an all-time high today. >> that's still patriot. >> that was still patriot. we're patriots here on cnbc. >> we really are. and we like coal. there's a lot of great men and women employeed in the coal industry both here and a land called terra australis. >> three mentions of australia in one show. probably a record. there you go. nice and shiny stock up by 2.6%. >> our producer said if we have five australia references, then an angel gets its wings. >>> in advance of friday's facebook ipo street insider pointing out the facebook halo effect. firsthand technology value fund of 600,000 shares. gsv capital represents 15% of their portfolio. hercules technology growth capital. you're getting the point. zynga contributed to 11% of facebook revenues in first quarter versus 12% in q-4. all those names are up. >>> i'm getting a little heat here for saying meh with reference to facebook's ipo. i'm only saying that because, folks, a lot of people have tweeted in and said they're over the facebook ipo because there's so much hype going on. nonetheless, while wall street

the great benefit of the patriot act as it broke down those walls. prior to the patriot acts, within the bureau, those who were doing the national security work could not talk to criminal agents and vice versa, much less have persons in the fbi talked to the cia or nsa or others. the great benefit of the patriot act is it did away with that and enabled us to build those relationships, change that culture, and understand that in order for us to be successful, we had to work closely together on any number of these threats. >> is there anything you would >> what about national security letters? >> national security letters was the device given to us to gather information on the existence of the telephone call. we had a procedure we needed to follow. in most cases, we did. in a number of cases, we did not have the procedures. we move ahead quickly and did not put in place procedures to assure we have the proper paperwork and foundation in requesting those letters. we have put into place a software program that insures you have the appropriate foundation

. >> neil: something you said, you equate it, it seems to he moo, patriotism with paying a lot to the government. that's twisted. that's twisted. >> no, i don't-- >> leave saverin out of it. leave saverin out of it. >> yeah. >> neil: you're equating patriotism and showing gratitude to the country with obviously paying more than 35% because that isn't cutting it so you're defining patriotism by levels and grades, i guess at that equates to the percentage you're giving to the government. >> i'm absolutely equating patriotism with paying your taxes. now, as to how much that's a different discussion. >> but that is the discussion that the most productive members of our society can and as their patriotic duty should pay more taxes. >> we've had a progressive tax rate for a long time. >> it's still progressive. the progressiveness did not go an i way. we still have the top tax rate that's higher than all of those other rates. i mean, so, so, and you are equating -- you've been lucky in this country so pay more to this country. >> like you owe the country, don't they, and for creating jobs?

of the patriot news there. is a call for a more rational republican party or you know the one of the. inspirational figures in the book is a senator the last of the moderate senators represent a republican constitutionals from rhode island and he more and he mentors walter and and the you see also the system you know you can't be too much better than the system we see i'm talking the envelopes of the can. paying contributions into his chest pocket he raises this huge this huge fund that he holds a seat largely because the governor of his state is an egomaniac who so hates everybody in his own party that he would rather see this guy keep the seat then ever support any of the national party the democrats who might challenge him and. that a lot of the you see a little how much of a life washington is driven by petty ego and one of the sea flattery and how that stun you see and you see the all pervasive effect of money and self-indulgence hard to get dressed for dinner reservation in washington on thursday night it

they call themselves patriotic millionaires so if you disagree you are not patriotic millionaires. >> he was a marine p could -- i'm sorry. he was a miami cop. he was a marine corp pilot and new york cop who was recruited into a secret nongovernmental agency. he saved the planet on more than one occasion. i think i will give him a pass because he earned it. >> if you insist. he was the last man on earth. that is a heavy tax burden. >> although he didn't have much of an income. >> greg, you said another was chuck schumer and another senator and that would be bob casey. >> just a barrel of laughs. >> yes. dana, you said the worst part was the way schumer wrote the line. i don't think that's fair. i think who wrote the speech is ashamed. his social network is about to get -- shut up. that's horrible. >> don't you think former senator fred thompson could have read the hell out of that line? >> i think anyone could have read that better, but it is still god awful. >> and you are going to write a line like that for your boss you should practice it before hand. >> it was the mario vitale of

and the patriots endeavoring to create the confederacy. as a seasoned professional politician before 1861, davis was aware that public support was necessary for the success of public policy as well as for the success of public officials. his emphasis on liberty and the sacred link between two generations of founders certainly resonated with his constituency, with the citizens of the confederate states. some of us had liberty and the holiness of the revolution since the founding fathers. davis always to the rust of southern heroes from george washington forward who had defended their liberty. now to the confederate banner their sons and daughters were emulating their example and he always defined himself as a biological as well as ideological son of the american revolution for his father had fought in the patriot cause. in this clarion call to defend liberty davis did not dodge slavery. he knew full well that slavery was at the center of southern society, at the center of the confederate states. even so, he insisted he was not directing a w

but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war or oppose award.our solemn obligation. [applause] let's resolve to take care of our veterans as well as they have taken care of us. not just talk, but action. not just in the first five years after a war, but the first five decades. for vietnam veterans, this means disability benefits for diseases connected to agent orange. it means job opportunities and health-care to help you stand tall again. it means ending the tragedy of veterans homelessness, that every veteran should have a home in america. he should not have to fight for a roof over your head when he fought on behalf of the country you love. [applause] when an american does not come back, including the 1666 americans still missing from the vietnam war, let us resolve to do everything in our power to bring them home. this is our solemn promise to mothers like this who join us today -- a 93-year-old who has honored her son, missing in action for 42 years. there she is. thank you for your courage. god bless you. [applause] there is a promise we a

there's a tension between patriotism and raw nationalism, right? be and learning to teach these tensions is something that we've got to do. and i have faith that we can do it. and the reason why i have faith is i have seen educators do this in ways that bridge left and right. i have seen books and anthologies that bridge this divide, so i would commend to you two different great anthologies that themselves are sort of a civic education. one from the right and one from the left. the one from the right is a recent anthology called "what so proudly we hail." and it's a collection of creative works, mainly fiction, that was edited by a guy named leon kass. leon kass was an adviser to president george w. bush and very active in the american enterprise institute and just, you know -- university of chicago, a very philosophically conservative guy, right? and you read through "what so proudly we hail" and the selection they have chosen from american literature and fiction and song that illuminate these american creed, character and culture, i'm full of res

sometimes the true patriot takes the unpopular course but helps the country of wooden stakes and even if they come this way at these photos patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation that i think is perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of others. in his secret laboratory here in the kirby was able to build a new it's most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about any.

sometimes the true patriots takes the unpopular caress that helps their country of origin stakes and even if they come this way at least from tonight patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation that i think is perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of other. brand new russian passenger plane the superjet one hundred goes missing during a sales demonstration flight in indonesia with fifty people on board off the going off radar earlier on wednesday. a spectacular display of fireworks concludes victory day and most go marking russia's defeat of nazi germany in the great patriotic war that is sort of rationing to the grand parade in red square to all of the red all these ethnic outfits sixty seven years ago. and ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko was moved to hospital from a prison in a bid to alleviate concerns over her treatment on top stories this hour. and on screen this is r.t. live from moscow with you t

he became the last of nearly 4500 american patriots to give their lives in iraq.ore the last american troops were scheduled to come home, i met with the family. right now, they are beginning a very difficult journey that so many of your families have traveled before. a journey that even more families will take and the months and years ahead. i repeat what i said to the hickmans. i cannot begin to fully understand your loss. i cannot begin to imagine what it's like to hear that knock on the door and learn that your worst fears have come true. as commander in chief, i can tell you that sending our troops into harm's way it is the most wrenching decision that i have to make. i can promise you i will never do so unless it is absolutely necessary. when we do, we must give our troops a clear mission and the full support of a grateful nation. as a country -- [applause] as the country, all of us should ask ourselves how we can help your shoulder a burden that nobody should have to bear alone. as we honor your mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, we have given -- who h

being involved with patriots and ab andable to raise sons. >> you have raised a lot of money.his is impressive. you have raised a million dollars. >> 13 million so far. >> they raised 3.5 -- $3.5 million for the charity. >> 38 military golfers will be paired with a bunch of pros along with country music stars. thank you so much. major rooney and also allen ronkows kisching president of the pga. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all righty. i like he said god, country and golf. >>> earlier in the show we asked you the viewers to send us your memorial day plans and traditions. here's what you said. i am taking my family to a texas rangers baseball game. what's more american than baseball and hot dogs. >> melissa tweeted us her great granned father killed in action in world war ii. u.s. naval pilot. she went to have a beer with him today. here's a picture of his grave site. here it is. thank you to everyone who responded. keep them coming, please. 55 after the top of the hour. justin bieber. you have to stay tuned to hear. >> we are all scrambled out. can you figure out what th

we commit ourselves to upholding the ideas for which so many patriots have fought and died. thank you. god bless you and have a wonderful weekend. >> i represent the second congressional district of kansas. home of fort leavenworth. fort riley, nearly 12,000 national guard and reserve members. it is an honor to speak with you on memorial day weekend. a time to pause and think the brave men and women of our armed forces who have died in defense of our country. we pray for our sons and daughters who are risking their lives so we may live in security and freedom. of course we owe it to our service members to do everything we can to ensure they come home to a strong growing economy that creates jobs and opportunities. roughly 22 million of our fellow citizens are struggling to find a good full time paying job. higher prices on everything from gas to groceries has added to the strain on families and small businesses. americans are clamoring for optimistic leadership and a positive agenda to get people back to work, which is what americans plan for job creators provide. the americ

patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a war and whatever our view let us always stand united in support of our troops. >> reporter: veterans make up 13% of the vote. with polls tightening both candidates are pushing hard for their support. especially today in texas, texas has 152 delegates at stake in today's primary. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. elsewhere violence flared in egypt monday in the wake of the country's first the election. an angry mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of hosni mubarak last prime minister. several thousand protesters took to the streets across egypt to demonstrate, some to protest the election winners while others protested against their candidates losing. >>> yesterday in canada drivers near toronto suddenly experienced pieces of debris falling from the sky. the debris apparently came from an air canada jet after it had one engine fail on takeoff for a flight to japan. police say the chunks of metal broke windows and caused small damage to some cars because no injuries on the ground and none to passengers on the plane. th

economy regardless of what greece does speak with patriotic million or nick and our what lawmakers should be doing to reboot our economy and why relying on millionaires and billionaires to create jobs isn't the way to save our economy move over lockheed and boeing big pharma has replaced the defense industry is the biggest criminal do fraud or in the united states coming up how we have the people to flick the switch and make corporations think twice about screwing us in the future and later many americans cringe at the thought of starting a day without a cup of coffee what new research tells us could make that cup of joe more than just a wake up tool. you need to know this europe is now drawing up plans for something that was unthinkable just a few months ago the departure of greece from the euro zone as greece prepares for elections next month which will likely give anti austerity party's control of the government putting further bailouts in jeopardy european nations are quietly drafting plans to mitigate the economic pain from a greek default and exit almost of the planning is on the hu

notes of in the kandahar lessons of patriotic upbringing and lobbying including praising the role of s.s. troops in the second world war or the tales go to r.t. dot com. blocks earth three d.h. check out more stunning a multidimensional pictures taken with the help of a cutting edge russian satellite. getting on a motorbike can be a life or death decision for some on india's roads worst safety laws mean man must wear helmets but there's no requirement covering women exposing them to particular danger parties pressure it or explains. to outsiders it's complete chaos i think it's quite scary they need to do something about it to stop following the rules is quite stupid really it scales to. some belief in the times nor the of the rules and regulations but it does it please but to indians it's every day life you're so used. to. treat people writing in. so. it just grows with our mind we're just riveted that. it's quite funny. the streets of new delhi are the deadliest in india some estimate that at least five people die every day in collisions but while men are required to wear helmets w

here there was a certainly members of the political artistic religious and military elite the great patriotic war veterans and ambassadors of world states also here understand that it is closest friends of former prime minister of italy mr berlusconi as well as the former german chancellor gerhard schroeder will also be here as well as the legendary actor and former governor of california arnold schwarzenegger all of them are expected to attend here certainly this will be a very humble ceremony after which the ceremony will last for a little more than an hour and after which we are expecting at a very posh and glamorous dinner take place inside the kremlin walls with some of the things on its menu already been made public by the by the press service when you stand at the usual black caviar right east and far east of style scallops and expensive champagne will be also prefer. to the guests here certainly the atmosphere here is filled with excitement it's buzzing here everyone is waiting for the ceremony to start lots of interesting people and interesting chatter we've been hearing here about t

but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war or oppose award.port of our troops who week placed in harm's way. that is our solemn obligation. [applause] let's resolve to take care of our veterans as well as they have taken care of us. not just talk, but action. not just in the first five years after a war, but the first five decades. for vietnam veterans, this means disability benefits for diseases connected to agent orange. it means job opportunities and health-care to help you stand tall again. it means ending the tragedy of veterans homelessness, that every veteran should have a home in america. he should not have to fight for a roof over your head when he fought on behalf of the country you love. [applause] when an american does not come back, including the 1666 americans still missing from the vietnam war, let us resolve to do everything in our power to bring them home. this is our solemn promise to mothers like this to join us today -- a 93-year-old who has honored her son, missing in action for 42 years. there she is. thank you for your c

the patriots cup.o you. what it means to have people like coreey pavin, ricky fowler and others there on this special day. >> with our pga tour professionals giving back, you have to say that the great nation that this is, that on this day, we remember those who have sacrificed so much. and those that didn't come back. and i guess i would tell you that we've got so many families that are going to benefit from what we do with the king of beers budweiser supporting our efforts all over the country. we're making a difference in the lives of those that served and i'm just so lucky to be on this mission with major rooney and corey is with us here and just bringing it all together because we're going to make a difference and as we always say, we're never going to leave anyone behind in the field of battle including our families. >> major dan rooney, one more thing from you and that's i always wrestle with on days like this, how do we impress upon our children who just think, hey, the day is off from school,

the patriots who rest beneath these hills were fighting for many things.ou. as long as i'm president, we will make sure you and your loved ones receive the benefits you've earned and the respect you deserve. america will be there for you. and finally, for all of you who carry a special weight on your heart, we can strive to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice. a nation that is fair and equal. peaceful and free. a nation that weighs the cost of every human life. a nation where all of us meet our obligations to one another and to this country that we love. that's what we can do. as president, i have no higher honor and no greater responsibility than serving as commander in chief of the greatest military the world has ever known. and on days like this, i take pride in the fact that this country has always been home to men and women willing to give of themselves until they have nothing more to give. i take heart in the strength and resolve of those who still serve. both here at home and around the world. and i know that we must always strive to be worthy of y

protection act better known as cispa so is cisco what's needed to make the end that safer or is it the patriot act of the internet destroying our privacy to get to that just a moment also last week scores of protesters were arrested outside congressman paul ryan's office the protesting his medicaid killing budget one of those arrested was actor know a while and join us to talk more about last week's events and later thanks to our broken airport security system sikhs in america are subject to racial profiling and unnecessary screenings because of their dress and skin color now they found a way to fight back against the profiling by the out now later in the show. you need to know this last week the republican controlled house of representatives passed the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act better known as system point of system is theoretically to promote cybersecurity by giving corporations and the government the power to share the personal information of online users amongst each other long as those users might be engaging in cyber threats and or sister book corporations are even im

patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a war and whatever our view let us always stand united in support of our troops. who we've placed in harm's way. >> reporter: veterans make up 13% of the vote. with polls tightening in swing states both candidates are pushing hard for their support. looking forward to that primary today, texas has 152 delegates at stake, lynn, but only 58 are needed. romney only needs 58 to secure that nomination. >> tracie pots in washington, thanks so much. >>> elsewhere, violence flared in egypt monday in the wake of the country's first elections since the ouster of hosni mubarak. an angry mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of hosni mubarak last prime minister. just hours after it was announced he would face the muslim brotherhood's candidate in a runoff election next month. several thousand protesters took to the streets to demonstrate, some to protest the election's winners while others protested against their candidate losing. >>> yesterday in canada drivers near toronto suddenly experienced pieces of debris falling from the sky. the debris a

and we commit ourselves to upholding the ideals for which so many patriots have fought and died. thank you, god bless you, and have a wonderful weekend. >> hello, i am lynn jenkins. i represent the second congressional district of kansas, and the oldest active army post west of our nation's capital. for raleigh, the coyotes, and nearly 12,000 national guard and reserve members. it is an honor to speak with you on memorial day weekend, a time to pause and think the brave men and women of our armed forces who have died serving our country. as we honor the following, we remember our sons and daughters who have died so that we could live in freedom and security. of course, we owe it to our service members to give everything they can to make sure we can come home to a strong, growing economy. unfortunately, nearly 22 million of our fellow citizens are struggling to find a good paying job in president obama's economy. higher prices on everything from gas to groceries have added to the strain on families. americans are clamoring for optimistic leadership and a positive agenda to help ge

of fireworks is enjoyed here in moscow victory day russia's defeat of nazi germany in the great patriotic war celebrations included the grand parade in red square to the red epic efforts sixty seven years ago. cranes former prime minister yulia timoshenko has moved to hospital from a prison in a bid to address concerns over her treatment. more news stories for you in half an hour from now in the meantime the second part of the onion a show from washington. today the two police officers charged with the death of kelly thomas a thirty seven year old gets a frantic homeless man were in court for it in california officers manual ramos and corporal jason nelly have pleaded not guilty and this is a story we first told you about last july when i went this is came forward after seeing firsthand the brutal beating of thomas outside of a bus station but today new evidence is brought forward in the case against these officers and this provides more audio and visual details about what exactly happened that night now if you remember ramos was first encounter with thomas was after he suspected the home