whether or not this will work we do not know what remains to be seen but i still stick to my don quixote analogy he still refuses to accept responsibility for breaches in ethics and crime ... the right of elocution ... think of someone in the old west with the noose around his neck ... were there any last words? the judge did say which to my surprise he accepted the blagojevich apology directly to the judge however he walked a tightrope. >>you raised the constitutional issue as to whether this lack of remorse on the part of blagojevich factored into the judge's discretion on sentencing >>people have certain rights but at the same time it's weird with the federal system there are lots of stringent guidelines that are of little bit difficult to understand and these guidelines call for points off if you do not show remorse or adequately apologize to the court ... this could be slapping the constitution >>as you could say when lacroix average reached his home with adoring crowds he went back into his don quixote check act.. and one last thought: when you speak of a severe sentence when tom s

i compared him earlier to don quixote ... nothing changes my mind after the sentencing ... he still quite delusional. >>a stunning moment in illinois history thank-you terry sullivan. a 14 year sentence. he will serve anywhere from 11-12 years at the minimum ... this is a day illinois citizens will not forget this is the second consecutive illinois gov. headed to the federal penitentiary adding to the moment a difficult one for the people of illinois to swallow. >>julie unruh reports from upstairs that the governor is sobbing literally after hearing this sentence ... >>well is a stiff sentence and the judge said that he wants to send a message ... on a state level there are murderers who do not do this much time getting out in less than 14 years ... >>here's a guy who will be near 70 when he comes out his children will be grown up these hurried the human factors but there are consequences for those actions of the abuse of power >>you saw the governor gets pretty emotional julie >>it was actually patti bloagojevich there was little emotion at the time when the sentence was b

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when writing to the factor, don't be quixotic. if you are writing from somewhere quixotic-not exotic-write us here. remember, we are definitely looking out for you. >> what? hey, good morning, everybody. today is wednesday, december 7th. i'm juliet huddy in for gretchen carlson. gosh! the president reveals his new populous pitch. listen. >> this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot! when everyone does their fair share. competition is fair. everyone gets a fair chance. gets a fair shot at success. >> i think he's talking about fair. >> and balanced. >> there's a theme there. anyway, there's more. will his strategy of class warfare really work? >> meanwhile, he tried to grill chris christie but he didn't see this coming. >> answer mine! where did you get the understanding from? if i planted the question, why the hell did i call on you? give me the microphone back. >> love that guy! a governor putting the protester in his place in a town hall, mr. kilmeade. >> we'll find out if he knows the candy. he finally made it, actor

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when i think of mcgovern -- maybe it is a function of my career -- he was equally quixotic. he did not know he was appointed be ronald reagan. i got to know him in iowa. you would be alone with him went i asked why he was doing it. at some point, he said winning is not the only thing. you have to have a message. you have to conduct yourself well. to me, that was sort of -- >> look at what he did afterward in terms of his programs. that is something which is probably bring up about all of these contenders. they lost -- that is their definition for the program -- but they contributed in marvelous ways. >> most of them after they lost as well. the continued contributing. as a third-party candidate -- he is very much alive. i understand he was watching the progress of the other night. let's watch. this is not seen in the ross perot show. let's watch mr. perot. >> let's put my life in perspective. again and again on complex difficult task, i have stayed the course. when i was asked by my government to do the pow project, within a year the vietnamese had sent people into canada to

in 1984, george mcgovern launched another quixotic bid for the presidency. he was up against gary hart and former vice president walter mondale. george mcgovern got kudos for being a thoughtful presence. he got credit for trying to heal some of the wounds within the party. he maintained a very active life in public affairs, going back to this passion for addressing world hunger. with bill clinton, he helped work on the world food program, which helped to feed many people. under and nutrition remains his passion today, as well he did hunter -- hunger and nutrition remains his passion today, as well as reminding people of liberal values. >> thank you very much. i think you guys have done your studies. i want to just remind everybody to remember george after "losing" and election. i do not think he lost. i think he moved on to be much better things, like you folks were just talking about with the world hunger program. george has survived wars, being in antiwar person yet willing to step up for our country. i think he is a great peacekeeper, and he understands w

perry's not sort of a quixotic movement politician.e's a legitimate politician who reads tea leaves and he's financed by a lot of big money backers, not a huge number of small donors and those guys want a winner and they're going to move to mitt romney or newt gingrich after iowa, if rick perry doesn't have a good showing. bachmann and ron paul, both of those campaigns are funded by huge amounts of small donors, really rabid true believers. they can hold on for a while. there's not much as stake there. rick santorum may be in the middle. he's more of a mainstream politician. yes, he's one of the most extreme conservatives, but this is a guy who was a center, who has another career, has other stuff to do. my guess is going to be that rick santorum and rick perry are the best candidates to drop out after iowa. >> we'll see, another week to go. they could surprise us as well. will cain, hilary rosen, guys, thanks very much. please be sure to join us in the cnn election center for the first votes of the republican presidential contest a we

a don quixote type journey in many ways because i was out putting hearts and every day and you have lostw, but once we made that decision and i really should say this to karen, she said, i said, once we decided to come to the united states senate karen never looked back. and never wavered in terms of support and the sacrifices that all the senators and their spouses who are here know that you have to make and i thank you for that. and with harrison and jonathan and brian in 1993 you don't know what to expect but it's tough. we came here with little boys and left as grown men. and it's the greatest gift, that kids can give their parents to karen and me and that is they grew through that adolescent period. lots of ups, few little downs but at the end of that grew into outstanding young men who they themselves are committed to lives of service, the greatest gift that children can give to their parents. my four older siblings are here, very rare that we all together altogether even though mother and dad died 12 years ago. we live all over the country but we all lived live within two miles of

when i think of mcgovern -- maybe it is a function of my career -- he was equally quixotic. he did not know he was appointed by ronald reagan. i got to know him in iowa. you would be alone with him went i asked why he was doing it. at some point, he said winning is not the only thing. you have to have a message. you have to conduct yourself well. to me, that was sort of -- >> look at what he did afterward in terms of his programs. that is something we should probably bring up about all of these contenders. they lost -- that is their definition for the program -- but they contributed in marvelous ways. >> most of them after they lost as well. he continued contributing. as a third-party candidate -- he is very much alive. i understand he was watching the progress of the other night. let's watch. this is not seen in the ross perot show. let's watch mr. perot. >> let's put my life in perspective. again and again on complex difficult task, i have stayed the course. when i was asked by my government to do the pow project, within a year the vietnamese had sent people into canada to

he read don quixote. he read books about farming most of all. he was a very practical, self-, quintessentially american in his approach to agriculture. host: aaron from new jersey -- guest: by the time the whiskey rebellion occurred deep into his second term, a host of fischers had developed -- fissures. there were political parties. there were many who believed washington was guilty of overstepping the bounds and of posing a danger to the liberties of his countrymen. host: a number of viewers are sending washington quotes. here's one -- luis from philadelphia. caller: it is a testament to his character that he would relinquish power. people like napoleon and cesar chavez in venezuela and some on boulevard seemed to want to hold on to power. is it true that he once said he did not aspire to become george the first? guest: i don't know, but it is a great sound bite. i do know of a george the third. if washington was serious about voluntarily relinquishing power at the end of the revolution and he was the greatest man on earth, an. host: michigan,

in 1984, george mcgovern launched another quixotic bid for the presidency. he was up against gary hart and former vice president walter mondale. george mcgovern got kudos for being a thoughtful presence. he got credit for trying to heal some of the wounds within the party. he maintained a very active life in public affairs, going back to this passion for addressing world hunger. with bill clinton, he helped work on the world food program, which helped to feed many people. hunger and nutrition remains his passion today, as well as reminding people of liberal values. >> thank you very much. i think you guys have done your studies. i want to just remind everybody to remember george after "losing" and election. i do not think he lost. i think he moved on to be much better things, like you folks were just talking about with the world hunger program. george has survived wars, being in antiwar person yet willing to step up for our country. i think he is a great peacekeeper, and he understands world politics like we do not understand. my question is, for our country