to kill deputies sorensen. during that week he had his recall per. -- revolver. he did not have a cache of weapons. >> when he was digging his own grave and sought the devil he said between a rock and a hard place did he not the time what he would do? because of the impending doom and music of what would actually happen? >> he did tell various family members and friends that he dug his own grave. by then he was on a downward cycle. he was melting down in the desert. in particular there the death of his son. his relatives suspected they figured sooner later he was ready to check out. it was also a matter of time. all the the incident was shocking. >> anyone else? >> if you don't mind a the shallow question. [laughter] one thing about the book that they did so will live was specific details. how do keep track? can you talk about process? i assume they are all true shallow question. [laughter] one thing about the book that they did so will live was specific details. how do keep track? can you talk about process? i assume they are all true and they are all there. >>

in kindergarten, i was supposed to marry jason sorensen at recess, but by the time my class got out therewhat did i do? hung upside down from the monkey bars, let all the boys see my underpants. you can't blame yourself. when your prefrontal cortex fails to make you happy, promiscuity rewards you with the needed flood of dopamine. we neurobiologists refer to this as the "skank reflex." you know what? let's get out of here. where are we going? somewhere where no one's seen me naked. we may have to drive a while. (clears throat) can i stay at your place for a few nights? really? a best friend sleepover? yay. yeah, sure. yay! we'll make popcorn, stay up all night and i'll teach you my secret language, op. sounds great. nope. sounds "gop rop e a top." yeah, i'm gonna go pack a bag. no, you're not. you're gonna "pop a cop kop a bop a gop." do we really have to wear this camouflage crap to play paintball? who said that? leonard, i can hear your voice, but i can't see you. i'm not in the mood, sheldon. oh, there you are! leonard, i know you're upset about recent events, and i have someone here t

more on why early voting has become so important in this presidential race, i am joined by adam sorensen, the associate editor of "time" magazine. why are more americans voting early and does it affect the outcome of the race? gregg's it absolutely does. -- >> it absolutely does. and have campaigns trying to turn more out. especially democrats. if you look at ohio, you have 1 million that have already voted there. the margin of victory between barack obama and john mccain in 2008 was only 200,000 votes. and that was a fairly large margin, 2, historically. >> and early voting across the nation does tend to lean democratic? >> it does. you can capitalize on these voters the do not necessarily vote in every election and it also appeals to minority groups. >> i was down in ohio last week and i spoke to the romney dara and they said they were not worried about early voting because republicans are more traditional by nature. they like the ceremony of going and voting. >> what republicans will also tell you is that they feel democrats are using out some of their vote early. once you go in on el

adam sorensen from "time" magazine, jason rifeler, georgia state university, thanks for spending some time with us on this saturday afternoon. >> thank you for having us. >>> coming up, the biden backlash. conservatives ganging up on the vice president for his debate performance. was it all part of his plan, or was he just plain rude? we'll talk about that. >>> and speaking of rude, a democratic congressman and a bitter race come pretty close to trading blows. now an apology, a rare apology in contemporary politics. you're watching msnbc. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] e spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's

game for jack kennedy being an irish catholic who grew up in bronxville here, and "b," ted had ten sorensen speeches for him that night. john mccain gave maybe the best speech of his night here. by the way, being a war hero and that celtic name of his didn't hurt, either. tonight at the waldorf astoria, to measure the charms, the weight and the sense of place these two gentlemen can bring to the moment. the winner tonight is not always the winner of the election but very often it is. after the rough trade of this tuesday the charm rivalry of tonight will be a very different form of challenge. it will show who is worried, who is upbeat, and who in the midst of this tough competition has their act together. i'll arrive like everyone else with my own attitude. i will leave with it in tact. i also cheer at the notion that even when we totally disagree, include myself very much in that we, we can still be civil, cordial, when so much matters to share an evening that not necessarily decides the fate of this world. i say this as someone who thinks this election could. and that's "hardball" for now

. >> top advisors like ted sorensen claimed to be dumbfounded when he learned the tapes existed. >> ifill: let's walk through the key moments in john f. kennedy's presidency that these tapes capture. one of them was the cuban missile crisis,6t4x! dt6 you sit on the edge of your seat the result is what all the people were saying contradict what the russians have been saying and everything he understands about the world. the very complicated world picture is upset at that moment. >> ifill: another important part is the civil rights moment. civil rights crisis. civil rights leaders same to his office and talked to him about what they expected of the kennedy presidency but also he found himself in a difficult position in trying to manage what was unfolding in mississippi with the integration of the university of mississippi with james meredith. in this piece of tape we hear him talking to the then governor of mississippi ross barnett. >> ifill: governor barnett had an different idea about how to handle this crisis. >> that's a key moment. sometimes you can tell more from the intonations than