joining me later will be frank henrehan and grant poulson of 106.7 the fan. i want to know if they had control of the redskins' front office would they be willing to take a chance on peyton. of course, if he came to washington that would mean playing his brother eli twice a year which redskins fans might want but peyton and eli probably don't want. that they said that peyton is going to try and make this decision within the week before free agency opens. so it could be sooner than later. anita. >> kristen, thank you for that. >>> still ahead tonight, 35 years after the hanafi muslim siege, a former hostage describes how he took nearly 40 hours of terror and turned it into a life full of hope and calm. >>> unseasonably warm weather is bringing out the crowd. i'm susan mcginniss in washington, d.c. coming up, how a mild winter is impacting the economy. >>> but up next, a trending video that's uniting millions across the world to bring an african warlord to justice. >>> tonight the white house is congratulate ago san diego- based charity for producing a chilling

good news that might put mitt romney over-the-top in public mind, there is a piece of bad news that poulsond it seems to drag out. >> real quick -- white house question. the white house yesterday weighing in on the trayvon more and controversy in florida. the white house saying, don't expect the president to talk on this soon. any change or reason why? >> i don't know that they will change their mind but they are under growing pressure by civil rights leaders and african- american community saying why could the president speak out on sandra fluke episode with rush limbaugh but on this he cannot speak out. some people suggesting it is a racial double standard -- you see the interesting fact that the more -- first black president has more difficulty speaking out on racial issues and the presidents before him. >> it makes you think about the investigation years ago of north when there was the issue with a professor and he spoke out and he felt it was too soon. >> totally the white house found it was a big distraction that got him off message for weeks, if not months, and it is clearly prominen

. >> i am barry poulson, professor of economics at the university of colorado, retired.hat i would like to talk about today is an issue where i think the media has gone astray, and that is the issue of fairness. basically president obama has put fairness at the center of his campaign, and his arguments are very straightforward. basically his argument is income distribution in this country has become more unequal, the wealthy are not paying their fair share of taxes, we need to raise taxes on the upper income groups and redistribute that income to lower income groups, and that will create job opportunities and upper mobility for the lower income families. i think before we jump on the fairness bandwagon, there are several questions that need to be addressed. first of all, what has happened to income inequality in this country? as an economic historic -- historian i like to put this in a long perspective. the last century, the highest in equality in this country was in the first few decades of the 20th century. then from about 1920 until the end of the second world war, th

it concentrates wealth, power, resources at the center to the detriment of poulson -- purple areas. it is exclusionary and riddled with corruption. under the current government, the model -- to impose arab islamic identity throughout sudan and a result has been a serious rebellion from peripheral areas seeking more equitable sharing of resources and resisting the imposition of identity or religion. the government has often responded to these rebellions with a brutal and this poor senate force. -- disproportionate force. international community has worked decades with some success. but the international community continues to chase the conflicts around the periphery where really making a concerted effort for the sudanese to deform the flawed government model at the center. it is time for that approach to change. it is time for a more comprehensive strategy for addressing saddam that the challenges rather than a piecemeal approach to often adopted. this will not be easy. the government of sudan has showed little appetite for self reflection of reform but given the dire economic situat

it concentrates wealth, power, resources at the center to the detriment of poulson -- purple areas.lusionary and riddled with corruption. under the current government, the model -- to impose arab islamic identity throughout sudan and a result has been a serious rebellion from peripheral areas seeking more equitable sharing of resources and resisting the imposition of identity or religion. the government has often responded to these rebellions with a brutal and this poor senate force. -- disproportionate force. international community has worked decades with some success. but the international community continues to chase the conflicts around the periphery where really making a concerted effort for the sudanese to deform the flawed government model at the center. it is time for that approach to change. it is time for a more comprehensive strategy for addressing sudan that the challenges rather than a piecemeal approach to often adopted. this will not be easy. the government of sudan has showed little appetite for self reflection of reform but given the dire economic situation, mounti

. >> i am barry poulson, professor of economics at the university of colorado, retired. what i would like to talk about today is an issue where i think the media has gone astray, and that is the issue of fairness. basically president obama has put fairness at the center of his campaign, and his arguments are very straightforward. basically his argument is income distribution in this country has become more unequal, the wealthy are not paying their fair share of taxes, we need to raise taxes on the upper income groups and redistribute that income to lower income groups, and that will create job opportunities and upper mobility for the lower income families. i think before we jump on the fairness bandwagon, there are several questions that need to be addressed. first of all, what has happened to income inequality in this country? as an economic historic -- historian i like to put this in a long perspective. the last century, the highest in equality in this country was in the first few decades of the 20th century. then from about 1920 until the end of the second world war,