well, what do you think about the fact that glenn beck and the tea party movement have adopted thomas paine's common sense? >> guest: yeah. i find it fascinating. so for years and years really until the reagan years tom paine was considered the patron saint of the left. he's the favorite founding father of radicals. he was much hated, really, in the early 19th century in america for his supposedly atheist views, his radical political economy. and most people associated themselves with paine ideas were always on the left for a very long time. you notice that washington doesn't have a monument to tom paine. he's the only founding father we don't recognize in quite the same way as hamilton, madison, jefferson. here we are in madison, hamilton and monroe territory. with reagan something interesting happened. he started quoting paine quite often. he also appropriated the notion of common sense. he often spoke of his own ideas as stemming not from, you know, his political wisdom or his advisers, but from the people's common sense. and he opened the way for a kind of -- as opposed to a left-wing pop

you know you could build a conspiracy theory around this or not the bottom line is really simple thomas paine laid it out he said the right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which all other rights are protected to take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another and that he has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case in other words voting is the beating heart of democracy why do we have government we have government to administer the commons our air our water our police our schools all these other things these are our commons and how do we run the government we tell it what to do . and we need to be telling it what to do without our voice spain mediated by four corporations one of which is own partly in venezuela one of which is own partly in saudi arabia and two of which are owned by people who clearly and explicitly come right out and say that they're affiliated with a republican party it's nuts it's time for us to say no to the voting machine just like canada did just like the netherlan

most inspiring statements for the libertarians, antigovernment statements are from people like thomas paine and emerson and so forth. government that governs best i believe is payne. >> thurou. okay. >> it's correct in the book. we need to find the successful presidents have done, find an ideology. it leads to the significant criticism of this president. he has fore gone the belief system. this week those of you who watch a lot of c-span or in this case hbo have had the opportunity to see john kennedy's address, as well as the number of the press conferences that he gave. i wrote a book in significant measure by kennedy. i like john kennedy. but there are a lot of problems with the things he did there. a lot of very significant problems. one wonderful thing about john kennedy was the rhetoric, and the inspiration track move them and put their lives in the direction of the arch of justice. barack obama did a wonderful job of that during the campaign and stopped on day one of the presidency, and got involved in the legislative debates over, you know, which rule was going to be included in whi

because they have seen that jeb can, but he is not going to get in. >> i am glad you mentioned thomas paine. i would like to pose this to ms. dickenson. what would you write if you could write a simple pamphlet right now, similar to mr. pain e's, "common sense." what would you call it? would you consider peggy noonan a writer or a rhetoricist? >> well, what a question. beautifule's a writer. that is why i read her. she is a thinker. i do not always agree with her thesis, but i really do love to read her work. thank you. that is a great question about pamphlet, and i got to think about that. beautyessence of the pd o of paine is common sense. the essence of a virtuous society, which is what the founders or striving for and about which they were mildly concerned, that we would not be educated enough, participatory and off, moral and ethical, and reasonable enough, and applied common-sense across the same spir -- across these things. teenagers are having babies, we have 35-year-old grandmothers. we could all and there is a good thought exercise. >> yes, sir. >> one of the reasons of listen thi

right and that some of the most inspiring statements for the libertarians are for people like thomas paine and emmerson and so forth, the government that governs that i believe d'aspin. it's correct in the book. and so the president needs to find an alternate mythology as the successful progress of president has done, and it leaves me again to my most significant criticism of this president which is he had forgone the bully pulpit this week for those of you that what c-span or hbo have had the chance to see john kennedy inaugural address as well as a member of the press conferences i wrote a book about kennedy. there were a lot of significant problems but one of the wonderful things about john kennedy was the rhetoric he brought to the country. the inspiration he brought to people to move them through to put their lives in the dark in the direction of the art of justice. barack obama did a wonderful job of that during the campaign and then just stomped on day one of the presidency and got involved in the legislative debates over which rule was the and to be included and which drafted which

right and that some of the most inspiring statements for the libertarians are for people like thomas paine and emmerson and so forth, the government that governs that i believe d'aspin. it's correct in the book. and so the president needs to find an alternate mythology as the successful progress of president has done, and it leaves me again to my most significant criticism of this president which is he had forgone the bully pulpit this week for those of you that what c-span or hbo have had the chance to see john kennedy inaugural address as well as a member of the press conferences i wrote a book about kennedy. there were a lot of significant problems but one of the wonderful things about john kennedy was the rhetoric he brought to the country. the inspiration he brought to people to move them through to put their lives in the dark in the direction of the art of justice. barack obama did a wonderful job of that during the campaign and then just stomped on day one of the presidency and got involved in the legislative debates over which rule was the and to be included and which drafted which

pain. alabama felt the worst of it. >> justin. justin. >> the sisters of 15-year-old justin thomas were desperate to find him today. no one has seen him since the storm. rescuers fear there are no more survivors. the mayor of this town said cadaver dogs used tomorrow and searchers go through wreckage. >> i have never sean devastation like this in alabama. >>reporter: devastation in alabama is just part of the story. the nation has not been hit by a.p. tornado in almost 40 years from smithville, mississippi where neighborhoods were flattened and grocery stores wiped out. to rainsville, alabama where the wind tossed around a school bus and left a bank a heap of bric bricks. and in polk, georgia entire community leveled n.could be cord, alabama beings karen says it was 15 minutes of raw terror. her brother-in-law died in this home. she survived by crouching in her bath tub. >> i was holding on right here covered my head up. >>reporter: people knew they were coming up to 24 minutes ahead of time but the storms were just too wide and too powerful for so many people to get out of the way. >> the red cross is now taking c

painings dramatically portrays the life and teachings of the savior. and welcome to our special easter edition of "christian world news" hello everyone i am george thomas. >> and i am wendy griffith. the white house became a place of worship this week. president obama invited christian leaders from across the u.s. to celebrate the resurrection of jesus christ. white house correspondent jennifer wishon reports. >> reporter: in the midst of heavy national debates and busy schedules, president obama says it is important to keep things in perspective. >> president obama: during this season, we are reminded there is something about the resurrection of our savior jesus christ that puts everything else in perspective. >> easter prayer -- christian leaders from across the country gather to pray. >> christ has risen let us all say amen. squeeze your neighbor's hand and say amen again. new nuch and celebrate the resurrection of christ. >> words of isaiah, he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our inequities, chastisement of our peace was upon him. with his stripes we are healed. this magnificent grace, this expansive grace, this amazing grace calls

. >> i am glad you mentioned thomas payne because he is one -- thopmamas paine. >> what would you write if you could write a simple pamphlet right now? what would you write in a short pamphlet and what would you call it? my second thing is, would you consider noonan a writer or a rhetoricist? >> what a question. i think she is a beautiful right there. that is why i read her. she is a thinker. i do not always agree with her thesis, but i do love to read her work. thank you. that is a great question about pamphlet, and i got to think about that. i love that. >> the absence of the beauty of paine is common sense. anybody of us could write 10 pagesf common sense, starting with money does not make education. the essence of a virtuous society, which is what the founders were striving for and about which they were concerned, was that we would not be educated enough, artisan the torre and f, moral enough, and reasonable enough, and apply mmon-sense across to all these things. 40% of the kids today are out of wedlock. teenagers are having babies trade we have 35-year-old grandmothers. we could a

. >> i am glad you mentioned thomas payne because he is one -- thopmamas paine. >> what would you write if you could write a simple pamphlet right now? what would you write in a short pamphlet and what would you call it? my second thing is, would you consider noonan a writer or a rhetoricist? >> what a question. i think she is a beautiful right there. that is why i read her. she is a thinker. i do not always agree with her thesis, but i do love to read her work. thank you. that is a great question about pamphlet, and i got to think about that. i love that. >> the absence of the beauty of paine is common sense. anybody of us could write 10 pages of common sense, starting with money does not make education. the essence of a virtuous society, which is what the founders were striving for and about which they were concerned, was that we would not be educated enough, artisan the torre and f, moral enough, and reasonable enough, and apply common-sense across to all these things. 40% of the kids today are out of wedlock. teenagers are having babies trade we have 35-year-old grandmothers. we cou

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