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reduce well to a bumper sticker how do we inform the average american how do we answer you know thomas frank's question what's the matter with kansas how do we wake people up to the possibility that we could make actually capitalism or some variation on our economic system work better by having a stronger social safety net and in reducing inequality and you don't do it by showing our public schools you don't do it by saying we're going to shut down the system that educated america lifted it up you might want to teach civics in the schools again just like you might want to teach geography schools again these are skills that are useful but at the end of the day what we need is leaders who are going to go out and are going to articulate the simple message that was so popular during the glorious revolution in england in the seventeenth century in the american revolution in the eighteenth century and throughout american history and throughout world history sense which is we are in this together and we need a system where everybody in our society has a voice and where there is appropriate balance an

achievements of a market economy made possible by competitive individuals like thomas edison, henry ford or steve jobs. but to frank the darwin show also depicts the dark side of competition. individuals viing in ways that stultify the species. in the evolution of male elk, for example, the fight for females results in outsized antlers. >> having bigger ones than your rival made you more likely to win your fight. so every mutation that coded for larger antlers was very strongly favored and they grew generation by generation, we see boy elk now with antlers four feet across that weigh 40 pounds. that's great for doing battles with other bull elk but orable if you get chased into a densely wooded area by a wolf. >> reporter: you can't get out of the forest. >> there's nowhere to turn, literally. that absolutely captures the conflict between individual and group. >> reporter: with humans as with other animal it is survival of the so-called fittest may come at a cost to the species as a whole. >> so in one species of seals, for example 4% of the males sire 85% of the offspring. it's like the rich get richer that we're

native thomas robinson the first unanimous all american selection since blake griffin in 2009. franke basketball coach at kansas state reportedly going to south carolina to take over the gamecocks program. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> still ahead a big time movie ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> neighbors in northeast d.c. banded together to stop a couple teenagers from allegedly stealing a car. >> call the police. >> this happened friday night at the 5200 block of fourth street. a man says he saw the teens breaking into his car and started recording it. after a couple minutes he decided to try and stop them enlisting the help of some of his neighbors. even

thomas edison. we remember the man who was this country's most prolific inventor. from the lightbulb to the sonogram to the motion picture camera. it's all ahead on a second look. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. california and the rest of the country is about to phase out one of the most important inventions. we're talking about the incandescent lightbulb. the problem today is there's too many of them and they use too much electricity. at the turn of the 20th century most homes were lit by candle or gas lamps. but one man could see the future. in fact, the publisher of the san jose nuclear newspaper thought the lightbulb was the way to go. so he started a movement to lite the way literally. >> reporter: in the early 1900s, san jose was a town of less than 22,000 people. much smaller than the big city of san francisco. but san jose had something even san francisco didn't have. a defining landmark. there was no golden great bridge or coyt tower, not yet but san jose had an electric light tower for all to see. >> you find it in the postcards, the stuff were sent back east featured the light tower and how progressive california was. >> reporter: owens persuaded readers that california

frank they struggled to get a loan from their community bank k bank. a regulatory would have shut down t wright brothers for their dust pollution and the government would have banned thomas edison's light bulb. oh, yeah, they just did. >> the light bulb jab was in reference by a push by democrats to set stricter efficiency standards for household energy, something republicans have seized on. >>> let's go now to msnbc and "time" political analyst, mark halper halperin, the co-author of "game change." top of the morning to you. >> top of the morning to you, willie geist. >> let's talk about the state of illinois. more to lose here, more to gain. mitt romney, rick santorum. >> well, san form has more to lose. romney loses illinois, it's clear how he can come back. if santorum loses, i think it puts him in a tough position. he'll have lost another big state and a state where he had a chance to have effectively that one-on-one matchup that everybody said he wanted with gingrich fading so thoroughly. >> haven't we come to the point, though, mark where we've learned from florida and from other states that's really no such thing as a make or break state anymore, that is to say,

frank, they'd have struggled to get a loan from their community bank. a regulator would have shut down the wright brothers for their dust pollution. and the government would have banned thomas edison's lightbulb. oh, yeah, they just did. [ applause ] every great innovation, every world changing business breakthrough, begins with a dream. and nothing is more fragile than a dream. it's essential to the genius of america that we've developed a culture that nurtures these dreams and dreamers, that honors them. and, yes, that rewards them. there's always been something uniquely brilliant about america. i don't believe the president understands this fundamental secret of america. and day by day, job killing regulation by regulation, bureaucrat by bureaucrat, he's crushing the dream and the dreamers. if we continue along this path, our lives will be ruled by bureaucrats and boards and commissions and czars. that path erodes freedom. it deadens the entrepreneurial spirit that's so unique. freedom is becoming the victim of unbounded government appetite. and so is economic growth, job growth and wage growth. as the government takes more and more, there's less and less of an incentive

frank financial reform law. geithner writes in the "wall street journal," quote, "these reforms are not perfect, and they will not prevent all future financial crises." end quote. but independent banking analyst kenneth thomas thinks geithner ignores his own actions during the 2008 crisis. >> with all due respect, secretary geithner has amnesia because the biggest reason why the crisis was so severe was because he at the federal reserve bank of new york and chairman bernanke and especially treasury secretary paulson a the time let lehman fail. >> reporter: secretary geithner has previously called 2012 a key year for the reforms as dozens of the rules will be written. for instance, the securities and exchange commission is working on the so-called volker rule. that would ban banks from using their own money to trade derivatives. the commodity futures trading commission is coming up with rules governing over the counter trading for certain financial derivatives. >> tom: geithner has come under fire before for not being more pro-active in his previous role with the new york federal reserve bank overseeing the big financial institutions that wound up in trouble. >> susie: the man who helped guide citigroup out

frank, they would struggle to get a loan from their community bank. the regulator would have shut down the wright brothers for their debt solution and the government would have banned thomasnnovation, every world changing business breakthrough begins with a dream. nothing is more fragile than a dream. it is essential to the genius of america that we have developed a culture that nurtures the dreams and dreamers that honors them and, yes, that rewards them. there has always been something uniquely brilliant about america. i don't believe the president understands this fundamental secret of america and day-by- day, juggling regulation by regulation, bureaucrat by bureaucrat, he is crushing the dream and the dreamers. if we continue along this path, we will be ruled by bureaucrats and boards and commissions and czars. that erodes freedom and deadens their entrepreneurial spirit that is so unique. freedom is becoming the victim of an unbounded government's appetite and so is economic growth, job growth and wage growth as government takes more and more. there is less and less of an incentive to take risks and invest and innovate, to hire and the proof is in the weakness of thi

frank thai would have thought it impossible to get a loan from their community bank. the regulators would have shut down the wright brothers for dust pollution. the government would have banned thomas edison's lightbulb. by the way, they just didn't, didn't they? [ applause ] >> now you know that the real cost of these misguided policies, these attacks on economic freedom, this intrusion of the government into our freedom, the cost of that are the ideas that are not pursued and the dreams that aren't realized and the little businesses that don't get started and the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of workers that don't get hired. the american dream has met opportunity to build something new. some of america's greatest success stories are people that started out with nothing but a good idea and a corner in their garage. too often today americans who want to start a business or launch a new venture, they don't see promise and opportunity. they see government standing in the way. i'm going to change that. we're going to get government out of the way. we once built an interstate highway system and the hoover dam. now we can't even build a pipeline. we once led the world in m

frank hamrahan. we have kansas, ohio state, two number two seeds. who do you like in this game, nicole? >> i'm going to go with kansas. i think there's a lot of, you have thomasho is national player of the year candidate. averaging in double-double a game. and he is just, you know, he is so much of a force of the game powerful. then you have the blocking shots like he is anthony davis. he has been great and then they are finally playing well. the way they played against north carolina is the way they will need to play against ohio state. >> i think it's going to be ohio state and because they have thomas robinson, but jarrett is ohio state's bread and butter. and the key ingredient to winning a national championship is you have to have your big players step up. i think he'll do that. they have a nice point guard. they have wing players and knock down a defense. i like the buckeyes. >> the buckeyes have been looking good. kansas has the momentum. the other final four game, of course, is kentucky and louisville. entire state of kentucky is pumped about this one. kentucky, the overall number one seed has looked great. nicole, do you think they can go all the way

frank in los angeles writes, it's a novel approach. i think c-span would be a good venue. clarence thomastar. if you want to read more about this, go to the blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile or to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. >> justice thomas hasn't raised his voice for six years in any of these arguments. >> why doesn't he -- >> he just doesn't do it. he doesn't do it. >> i'm going to ask jeffrey toobin in the next hour why justice thomas never asks questions or says anything during these oral arguments. >> i would be interested in what he has to say. >> good. >> russian president dmitry medvedev takes on mitt romney. we'll tell you what he said in response to romney's comments yesterday right here in "the situation room," plus, the dangers of texting while driving like you've never seen before. this is a report you need to see. you know what's exciting, graduation. when i look up into my student's faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i

frank, they would have found it almost impossible to get a community loan. and the regulations would have shut down the wright brothers for dust pollution. and of course, the government would have banned thomasbulb. by the way, they just did -- didn't they? [cheers and applause] >> all right. now you know that the real cost of these misguided policies, these attacks on economic freedom, this intrusion of the government into our freedom-- the cost of that are the ideas that are not pursued. and the dreams that are not realized. and therefore all the businesses that don't get start and the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of workers who don't get hired. for century, the american dream has meant the opportunity to build something new. some of america's greatest success stories are people who started without nothing but a good idea. in a cornener their garage. too often, today, american who is want to start of a business or launch a new venture, they don't see promise and opportunity, they see government standing in the way. i am going to change that. we are going to get government out of the way. you know, we once built an interstate highway system and the hoover dam. now we can't ev

frank, they needed to get along with the community bank. a regulate worry have shut down the wright brothers for their dust pollution, and the government would have ban the thomasy just did. >> 24 past the hour. pretty shot of capitol hill in washington, d.c., and joining us now, republican representative from illinois and supporter of the romney campaign, congressman aaron schock. good to have you back on the show. nice to see you. >> good morning. nice to be with you. >> we hear your candidate talking about why our current president seems to be not trying to make invention and development happen in this country. how, then, would mitt romney? what's his plan? >> well, i think it's careful balance of regulation and government. i think the point he's trying to make is that while we all want the economy to improve, the president included, you can't continue to put a knife in the chest of the economy that, in fact, you want to improve, and every new piece of regulation coming out of the epa, coming out of the nlrb, the list goes on and on and on, has made it more and more difficult for businesses to improve. dodd-frank, for example, made it more difficult, not for

thomas edison who invented the lightbulb. lasted a long time. god bless. happy birthday to grace reale, 100 years old. loves to play the piano. frank lucia is 102.es to read. we love to have him read to us and hattie banister of linden, new jersey. 107 years old. believes in hard work and also she has the newest hobby making jewel jewelry. that's big. milwaukee's walter hurt. loves to fish and eat the fish. he loves to read the bible. look at doris eisenberg, new york, new york. 100 today. exercises her mind and body every single day. she loves spending time with her family. all the folks do enjoy that. we have lizzie yoder from dalton, ohio. 108 years old. she is very independent and loves to tell jokes. we need humor on this show. is that it? that's all? okay. well, now back to new york where they love to tell jokes. >> thanks so much, willard. coming up, "community's," joel mchale. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices a

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frank, beja -- they would struggle to get a loan from their community bank. the regulator would have shut down the right brothers for their debt solution and the government would have bent thomas edison's light bulb. oh yes, they just did [applause] every great innovation, every world changing business breakthrough begins with a dream. nothing is more fragile than a dream. it is essential to the genius of america that we have developed a culture that nurtures the streams and streamers that honors them and, yes, that reward them. there has always been something uniquely brilliant about america. don't believe the president understands this fundamental secret of america and day-by- day, juggling regulation by regulation, bureaucrat by bureaucrats, he is crushing the dream and the dreamers. if we continue along this path, our allies will be ruled by bureaucrats and boards and commissions and czars. that pat erodes freedom and deadens their entrepreneurial spirit that is so unique. freedom is becoming the victim of on bounded government's appetite and so is economic growth, job growth and wage growt has government takes more and more. there is less and less of an incentive to take