after all pt barnum was a famous showman and self-promoter who ended up going into politics late in lifed while trump wrote the art of the 2k50e8, barnum actually wrote a book called the art of money getting. it's an awkward title but he hadn't read the art of word using yet. and of course, though pt barnum is famous for saying there is a sucker born every minute, donald trump is famous for proving it it. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: first let's talk about obamacare. tonight's werd. stick around. ♪ >> stephen: happy birthday. oh my god. that's nice. that's beautiful. (cheers and applause) say i had to jon batiste and stay human, everybody. (cheers and applause) jon, what year were you born? >> jon: i'm born in 1986. >> stephen: you weren't even born when that song came out. you know what album that is from? >> jon: is it hotter than july. >> stephen: exactly right. i thought i could tv stump you but i could not. >> jon: no, no, no. >> stephen: i apologize for even attempting. it's not only martin luther king day stvment also obama's last week in office. and of course-- obama is det

a deal to take them to new york city and they were paraded around new york city and pt barnum hat i forget how any shows but it went on for a couple weeks and sold-out audiences and they were great novelties but after a while these were so frequent like revolving door delegation's, the novelty wore off on the part of americans in the east. >> host: my technical staff asked me to read this. if you are having issues with today's show please close and reopen your browser. return to officevoice.net and select low-speed stream. please do that, we want to keep you with us. there are also intertribal contacts, from having unity. some tried that, the sioux and the cheyenne were together a number of times but was this one of the major aspects of the defeat of the indians that they cannot unify against a common threat? >> the doubt expedited their defeat. the problem arose from the nature of indian society and the west. it was a warrior culture. a young man did not even court a girl or look for a wife between accumulated warmongers. those that were obtained at the expense of white settlers we

the ad executives to shake off the old image they have of pt barnum. remember him, crazy ideas about how to make money and attract people? they say, that is not us. we are not entertainers or tabloid medicine shows. we are not selling snake oil medicine. you can trust us, we are professionals. we are educated, we will go out and seek public approval. the way we do that is through different kinds of tactics. they are coming out of the world of science and higher education and economics departments. if you are looking at the economy of advertising in the 1800s, it is pt barnum, and in the 1900s, it is edward bernays, the father of modern psychology. -- he is the nephew of sigmund freud, the father of modern psychology. he learned what makes people tick. and then he figured he can get into people's pockets, sell them goods. they write copy and make ads for businesses to get them to find a way to attract the new consuming public. before this, ad execs would go door-to-door like peddlers. now they are saying we can unlock the secrets of mass communication,

their indian agent to take them to new york city and they were paraded around new york city and pt barnum had, i forget how many hundreds shows but it went on for at least a couple weeks and sold-out audiences. they were great novelties. but after a while these delegations became so frequent, almost like revolving door allegations that the novelty wore off on the part of people in the east. >> my technical staff has asked me to read this. if you are having buffering issues with today's show, please close and reopen your browser. turn to office voice.net and select the low-key stream. we do that, we want to keep you with us. there are also in the tribe conflicts that kept them from having unity. there were some of course that tried that, the sue and the shine and that were together a number of times but isn't this one of the major aspects of the indians, that they could not unify against the common threats? >> yes, the doubt is that it's expedited their defeat. the problem arose from the nature of indian society in the west. it was the warrior culture. young men, not even a quarter of girl

own live pt barnum in donald trump.m a schoolteacher. kids who come from el salvador, mexico, honduras and so forth. toil it has taken on my students after witnessing this man being elected -- it is absurd. effect has been felt all the way down to the primary level. we have kids crying in school because they are so afraid of being deported or the parents being deported. vitrioliety with such expressed against innocent people, good people who haven't done anything but try to get some type of living in this country, to ask a question such as can this man unite those people might find that to be absurd, with all the respect. the effect this guy will have on this country for the next 4-8 years will be disastrous. not half the christian, half a decent man that our outgoing president was. for anyone to say he will unite the country i find to be ridiculous. there was a lady who called -- 20 minutes ago and she said president barack obama was the most divisive president ever. i take issue with that. what has been the case is he

george ka stanza, pt barnum. any of those you consider a compliment? um. >> look, people call you names, we need pt a little bit, we have to build up the image of our country. >> plus these men you could argue may think they're legends of their own making. broadcasting their successes as art. but what else do we know about the man who grew to fame on the curiosities of the world? well there's plenty of salacious stories about mr. barn m, but well-marketed as a celebrated charlotteton didn't always match up with actions. he was a contribution. he was also a politician serving as a republican in the connecticut assembly. and had actually had a stint as mayor bridgeport. though he once owned slaves. he was a strong advocate to end slavery. the father of four daughter was a proponent of women's rights issues. and pushing for the first minister of his church. showmanship was always in in his veins. he had newspapers print his obituary two weeks before he died so he could back of in his legacy. whichever version of the man you want to believe, the one and on

that will put to test whether or not pt barnum was correct, that a sucker is born every minute.rican voters are not suckers, and we are not going to allow our republican colleagues to play them as such. >> jim clyburn, thank you congressman. >>> coming up, west virginia senator joe mansion joining us for a special edition of andrea mitchell reports live from capitol hill. narrator: adventure can be found anywhere but the best place to start is in the forest. kubo: i spy something beginning with..."s" beetle: snow. kubo: no. beetle: snow covered trees. monkey: nothing to do with snow. narrator: head outside to discover incredible animals and beautiful plants that come together to create an unforgettable adventure. kubo: wow! narrator: so grab your loved ones monkey: don't even. narrator: and explore a world of possibilities. kubo: come on, this way. narrator: visit discovertheforest.org to find the closest forest or park to you. no, i'm scheduling time to go oto the bank to get a mortgage. ugh, you're using a vacation day to go to the bank? i know, right? just go to lendingtree.c

president, and i've always said if you take teddy roosevelt's energy, jackson's disruption, and pt barnum, he was so successful. remember, the teddy bear is named after him. it was originally teddy's bear. he may have been the most popular president other than washington at his peak. brian: there you go. ainsley: when we were leaving the inauguration or the weekend after we were reporting, all of these women were coming onto the mall. some men but mostly women we saw. we were leaving, we were walking through them. madonna was there, the like a virgin singer. brian: and poppa don't preach. ainsley: yeah. she said this on the stage. >> i have thought an awful lot about blowing up the white house, but i know that this won't change anything. steve: she was reading that. ainsley: what was your reaction? she thought about blowing up the white house? >> well, she is parallel to the young fascists who ran around town breaking windows, all who should be given the maximum sentence. i had friends who couldn't leave the hotel because the demonstrators broke through the police line and were bottling u