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i went to my grand mom's house and she would have on the ptl club and i was watching jim and tammy faye bakeruritans. explain. >> as you know, i've written about liberalism on the right and this piece was an attempt to understand a different phenomenon, which is liberalism inside cultural institutions which sometimes comes from what you could call the left or what you could call the -- you know, a new group of young people trying to think differently. but what it reminds me of is not so much institutions in the past. when governments tried to impose a set of ideas or created laws or instituted censorship. what it looks like and feels like, if you're part of it, and i talked to many people who were on various sides of the argument, what it feels like is a kind of massive intense form of social conformism. and the book i wound up rereading was the book "the scarlet letter" which is an american classic. and it describes how a small town gangs up on a woman accused of adultery. awe tri ceases her and kicks her out of the community. other people are guilty, many are innocent, many other people in

tammy faye. and intimate look at the rise and fall and redemption of tammy faye and her husband. they ruled the airways in the 70s and 80s. jim baker came from humble gettings to create the largest religious network. tammy faye was famous for her eyelashes and singing. she embraced everyone. a stellar performance for the movie. as i turn it back to you, and wearing my giants shirt. him all things giants. we got tickets this past week. you can get giants tickets from $11. if you want to see a game before the rush of october, get online. go giants. enjoy the weekend. >> that is a bargain. you still have money left over for garlic fries. >> the tickets are $11 and the garlic fries are $40. >> it all balances out. thank you, william. >>> it is 6:25. coming up on kpix 5 news and streaming on cbsn bay area., right now and fda panel meeting to discuss pfizer booster shots. will lie with the mixed messages whether it's needed. >>> mental health can be difficult at any age. teenagers have been hit hard these past 18 months. how the pandemic has made it worse and what parents can do to help. we will be live with a kaiser psychiatrist. >>> a