tom robinson, a human being. she must put tom robinson away from her. tom robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. what did she do? she tempted a negro. she was white, and she tempted a negro. she did something that in our society is unspeakable. she kissed a black man. not an old uncle but a strong, young, negro man. no code mattered to her before she broke it but it came crashing down on her afterwards. her father saw it and the defendant has testified as to his remarks. what did her father do? we don't know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that mae ella was beaten savagely by someone who was used almost exclusively to his left. we know in part what mr. yule did. he did what any god-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do in the circumstances. he swore out a warrant. no doubt signing it with his left hand. and tom robinson now sits before you having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses. his right hand. so humble, respectable, quiet negro who had the unmitigated at the merit to feel sore -- temerity

they're willing to go out and try to lynch tom robinson, right? they have taken one of their upstanding citizens, bo radley, and locked him in the attic. he's been there for god knows how many years. has anybody in town done anything about it? no. lock your kids in the attic. that's the kind of town you're dealing with. as we're seeing this through the idse of scout, a child, we have -- through the eyes of scout, a child, we have to dig into it ourselves to see what's going on and once you do you realize that atticus doesn't have a chance. there's nobody to appeal to. he's going to lose. and the moral of "to kill a mockingbird" isn't that atticus finch is a great lawyer or the lawyer that we should follow. the moral of the book and the movie is that the republican lawyer won't work any more. we need a new kind of lawyer. the only way to clean up a town like this is to bring in the federales. you know, everybody's got to go to jail. i mean, these -- you know, if you think about it, who is the real hero of "to kill a mockingbird"? who's the one who

the state has produced not one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime tom robinson is charged with ever took place. it has relied instead on the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence is not only been called into serious question on cross-examination but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. the defendant is not guilty. but somebody in this courtroom is. i have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state, but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at risk which is what she has done in an effort to get rid of her guilt. i say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her . she has committed no crime.

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was tom dewey was governor of the state of new york.the the first culbert television sets were just being sold. orckie robinson was playingse f second base for the brooklyn dodgers. [applause] the first corvette was created. [laughter] i was just a twinkle in myer's e father's [laughter]doub may be a double trinkle. [laughter] the majority was onlyonly 4-years-old. but what a ladder he was, wasn't he? [laughter] speaker silver was onlyeven 8-years-old. but even at eight he was speaker silver. [laughter] ryt what is very heartening isve that even then you should know they were both working together hand in hand in the spirit of bipartisanship. let's give them a round of applause. [applause]down 2011 will go down in historyboos books as an extraordinary success and the members of the legislature should be very proud of what they've accomplished. unfortunately, that wasn't the only story of 2011. 2011 was also a very challenging year towards the state in manyma ways.albany. especially outside. we had a terrible situation with tropical storm lee and hurricane i dream that caused terrible damage in parts of the sta

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was tom dewey was governor of the state of new york.the the first culbert television sets were just being sold. orckie robinsonwas playingse f second base for the brooklyn dodgers. [applause] the first corvette was created. [laughter] i was just a twinkle in myer's e father's [laughter]doub may be a double trinkle. [laughter] the majority was onlyonly 4-years-old. but what a ladder he was, wasn't he? [laughter] speaker silver was onlyeven 8-years-old. but even at eight he was speaker silver. [laughter] ryt what is very heartening isve that even then you should know they were both working together hand in hand in the spirit of bipartisanship. let's give them a round of applause. [applause]down 2011 will go down in historyboos books as an extraordinary success and the members of the legislature should be very proud of what they've accomplished. unfortunately, that wasn't the only story of 2011. 2011 was also a very challenging year towards the state in manyma ways.albany. especially outside. we had a terrible situation with tropical storm lee and hurricane i dream that caused terrible damage in parts of the stat

robinson, heidi center? >> black hawk hotel. >> hank, you're at central, right? we do not have to do that. thank you, tom. who is the fountain? and bill matthews, where are you? tayside? could you pass that back? >> those of you to ask you something. >> if you remember, raise your hand. again, i would suggest, if you can, to bring more. he should all have taping your packets. now you have the map. but the maps out. if you're a single precinct, put it where she will register people. if you are a multiple recent white taught, then you might want to put your maps up -- if you are a multiple precinct like todd, they knew what to put your maps up. >> you have a table registration. i am hoping multiple tables. >> it depends on location. >> and he has also requested sound systems for a lot of the locations. ok. before you leave tonight -- where is married? y? where is marrie if you could each take two of these signs -- is there somebody here from west high school? you get three. that is a bigger location. then i will give somebody my keys to my car. i am part in the back of the parking lot. if you could each go

robinson, ivy center. blackhawk hotel. hank -- you're central, right? you know, we don't have to do that. they set it up for us. we don't have to. thank you, tom.high school. terry byer. can you pass that back? blackhawks. i think that is maybe tom. you didn't get your -- right. ok. can you stay and i'll -- we'll check that out so i can get these guys going? ok. everybody. we can try to get this going as fast as we can so you can get out of here. first of all, thank you all very much for your dual responsibly. as kaye indicated, please try to get more people to help you because you have another responsibility being a site manager. tom has -- is going to be working on getting cell phone numbers for each of the facilities and will either send an email once you get all of that to all of you. so please make sure that we have your email address. if there is a problem with your facility, you'll know who to call. if you can arrive at 5:00, check out -- todd, i'm going to keep on picking on you. he has four precincts. he should -- when you get to your building, check each of your rooms where you're supposed to be. make sure the doors are unlooked. make

tom. we are going >>> good morning. the rain is really tying up your commute this morning. let's take a look at the beltway. inner loop jammed at robinsoner hour. taking the beltway in montgomery county, still very slow at this time. live look at university boulevard. these cars are at a slow crawl as they head to georgia avenue. your travel speed in this area 18 miles per hour. >> danella, thanks so much. more news, weather and traffic for new 25 minutes. ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go >>> 8:30 now on a friday morning, january 27, 2012. yes, it is still raining out here on the plaza. we have a very dedicated group of people who put up with the rain to

tom. we will be right back with >>> good morning. still very slow on 395. live look at edsall. speed senors say you are at 15 miles per hour. delays continue to seminary road. by the beltway robinsonnella, thanks so much. more news, weather and traffic for you in 25 minutes. for now ♪ >>> the sparkle, the shimmer, the gowns, the stars, the bling! who wouldn't want to strut your stuff like the actors on the red carpet at the golden globes. tomorrow on "today" we'll show you how to get some fashions inspired by the golden globes gowns at real people prices. meanwhile coming up in this half hour, a medical mystery. 12 girls at one high school are suffering from severe tics and verbal outbursts, almost tourette's-like syndromes. but people don't know why. now they have some answers but it still may not be enough. we have the very latest on that bizarre story coming up. >> also ahead, great finds for the kids from things that glitter including fake tattoos and jewelry to clothes at the beach, a look at that little baby. >> look at that belly. you just want to blow on that belly. >> there's a baby, too. >> very nice! savannah's here until thursday. try the veal. >> don't forget to tip h