. >> you are a world renowned academic, threologian, academic. you lectured around the globe. if there's one thing you want people to take away from your appearances, what would it be? >> it would be that it's worthwhile to engage in a quest for truth, understanding that truth is to allow suffering to speak. a baby in every corner of globe in tel aviv, west bank, yemen, connecticut or a baby in south side chick -- chicago, it means you are committed to the decenties and humanity of every person, each human has a participation to be decent and have integrity be honest and you cut against the grain. we live in an age of monstrous men dafty. >> you appreciate the decency of barack obama. you appeared at many events. you are a tough critic and refer to the president as a war criminal. what happened. >> nothing happened. each speech i gave, i said i want the president to win, because he's better than the alternative. that i would breakdance the afternoon he won, and i would be his major critic the next morning, and i would not support him, but the system as a whole. he was the best