the proof is number 10, the execution of troy davis. >> yes. >> what? >> are you kidding me? >> it is the only person that knew that -- only leftist freaks gave a crap when that guy fried. >> that is bizarre. >> bye, troy. >> kailey, what do you make of that being the number one story? tell me what yours is. >> i am not surprised. i have the liberal media as the chief driver of the story. of course it is going to meet a number one story. like you said therks want it to be the alternative to the tea party. you don't have millions behind you. you have hundreds behind you. >> it was the biggest story of the year, was it not? we talked about it. >> because the liberal media drove it to that point. >> the editor directed the narrative toward this new potential that it could raise its head in the next election cycle. the take away was that we watched fecal stalactites and stalagmites emerge. that's the story of the year. >> no, the story of the year was anthony wiener's wiener. come on. >> and it is not there. >> also men's grooming overall. >> that started a lot of -- >> tonight we

because in fact justice has not been served in this case so i think the case as you mentioned of troy davis the case of cameron todd willingham in texas the case of so many. are today raising questions among the american people to the degree that here in california we now are going to go to the ballot next year to see if we can eliminate the use of the death system in this state because people have come to the understanding that it is simply inefficient that is inappropriate and it is hugely expensive to try to keep killing people when the when the purpose of justice is not to do that for those who have studied this case have monitored it over the many years thirty years now that it that it's been going on that there are different thoughts about what the most compelling argument is as to why me a good service a new trial what i just want to get your take i mean what is your idea about what the strongest evidence is about why the first case in the first sentencing process was so flawed. well there are there's a it's on the record now that the judge was biased racially biased it's on the reco

. >>> sad news about the older sister of executed georgia inmate troy davis. name is march tina davis carreah died thursday after a long battle with breast cancer. she was 44 years old. she spent 22 years working to clear her brother's name. troy davis, as you know, was executed in september for killing a savannah police officer despite thousands of supporters worldwide who believe he was wrongfully convicted. we had her on our show here over a number of years, she was hurting so much in physical pain over years, she never stopped fighting and showing strength for her brother. >>> also now the syrian government has reportedly banned the use of iphones in the country. according to the "l.a. times" and other reports, it's an effort by the government and others to document the uprising. more than 4,000 people have been killed since that government protest started in march. >>> results are in, some results, at least, from the election in egypt. hosni mubarak was forced from forward power. two major islamist political parties won about 60% of the vote this round of

everybody suddenly having a change of heart one short yeah it kind of seems like it during the case of troy davis earlier this year he was on death row for years convicted of killing an off duty police officer despite the fact that there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime despite the fact that several witnesses had recanted their statements since initially placing the blame on davis so there was no way to find this man guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and he was still put to death by the state of georgia that case garnered more attention than any in recent history and service proof to so many americans out there that there are in fact serious flaws in our capital punishment system i think it's a sentiment it's being echoed across the country not only of judges and jurors offered new sentencing options like life and parole or life in prison without parole or prosecutors are tending to shy away from the death penalty because of the costs that would land on the state on top of that politicians are having trouble turning a blind eye to the unsettling number of wrongful condition convic

now in light of the attention given to other death penalty cases like troy davis is a welcome development to see prosecutors reconsidering their approach when seeking capital punishment charges while the death penalty might be off the table from a media many groups such as amnesty international continue to call for a new trial as the only way to properly carry out justice. now one of the last standing occupy encampments finally met its demise this morning occupy san francisco's camp and justin herman plaza was raided by police around one thirty this morning after city officials allowed the protesters to stay for two months now according to the protesters more than one hundred cops donning riot gear accompanied by firefighters and cleanup crews came in and surrounded the plaza very early and then blocked the media from filming another city taking their cue from mayor michael bloomberg a late night surprise raid and no media i think but it's really disturbing now san francisco police spokesman alvey esparza said that the police gave one hundred fifty protesters five minutes to clear the cam

court there was a young woman there who was working and thought we reduced and troy davis had become an incredible advocate and became a freedom fighter from death row and this woman was so sad to say sometimes i feel the one thing this country cannot abide is a free black man. i think why it is so powerful if you look at johnson carlos you know, if nothing else at that moment moment, he is free. with that i give you the man himself. john carlos. [applause] us to make you understand why he got to write the book. he is such a great orator now you know, why my pockets always have polls as well. dave zirin. i will give you an overview of who i am and how i came about 70 stores have been written about john carlos so many individuals had and stories that they could tell and god has put me on a magical roller-coaster i say if i was the downside% to have so many things taking place but as david has been finding out to make a statement to say did giancarlo study about those trees? did he tell you about the edge again strike? forty-eight hours? but in any case, but our intimidated so many peo

troy davis lost his fight on death row though he maintained his innocence until the end. >> this night georgia legally lynched a good, brave and innocent man. >> davis was put to death for the 1989 murder of an off duty savannah police officer. even world figures like pope benedict and president jimmy carter had urged the execution be halted. also staring down death row, joshua cokomisarjevsky was con t convicted of a tef murder of jennifer hawk pe-petit and her o daughters. she was strangled by komisarjevsky and his accompl e accomplice. michaela was sexually molested, then left to die in a fire with her sister set by the man. jay see dugard was able to escape her captors. she gave birth to two children during her 18 years in captivity. the father of those children, one of her abductors, phillip garrido. phillip and his wife, nancy, were convicted this year and 2011 was the year that saw brian david mitchell sentenced to life in federal prison for the 2002 kidnapping of elizabeth smart in utah. he took smart from her bed in the middle of the night and raped her repeatedly. legal drama

we marched in georgia to protest the execution of troy davis, a man who many agreed was not guilty-yardthe krouse down at occupy wall street, highlighting the struggle for economic justice, and we rallied in washington in honor of dr. martin luther king junior, and the fight for jobs and justice. >> if can't stand up for the unemployed, we're going to vote to make sure you join the unemployed. let's demand our rights with dr. king's children. with coretta king's children. we will not going to bow down, we're not going to bend. we're not going to buckle. stand up, america! stand up, america! stand up, america! >> i've talked to a lot of powerful politicians on the show, but the interviews i cared outside washington, people like dorothy cooper, the 96-year-old who voted throughout the jim crow era, but voter i.d. law. >> i haven't had any problems at all to this time. this is the only time i've had problems. >> are you surprised that they would change and make these strict requirements at this stage of the game? >> no, i never thought it would be like this, ever. >> or when i spoke to spi

troy davis lost his life but reverend jackson, thank you for letting us know troy davis is the corn.crime. it's not just the corn we have to be concerned about. we have to take a look at the structure of the injustice in the justice system. as the medevac i've got to go to richard parsons your not feeling the. richard pryor says he went down to the courthouse for justice, and all he saw was just us. evidently there's something with the structure, the shoe does not fit. i think if i was preaching am a michael dyson, i would call this message if the shoe fits, because there is a structural issue. we focus in on the corn. we focus in on the pain, but we don't deal with the structure. as a matter of fact, when we look at what j.c., i'm in the presence of michael eric dyson, i might as well quote cheesy. j.c. talks about what happened about the statistics as relates to black guys. he then says it's because the system is working. that's why. what is try to say what he says we have a corn, we've got pain. but the reality is instead of focusing and on the pain, we've got to deal with issue t

and specifically the troy davis thing which happened recently where by common consent there was enough doubt that that man really could not be 100% said to have committed the crime. certainly no dna evidence. what do you think of the whole issue? >> you know, it's a complicated issue, piers. i haven't thought a whole lot about it. but, of course, you know, i'm for second chances and mercy. yet the flip side is there's consequences for what we've done. and so i don't know what my total stance is because i'm so full of -- >> a life for a life? >> well, i don't know that that's -- you know, it's hard -- >> i don't think you can say that. and i've had this debate with you before about these things. you can't be the man who influences millions of people and sit on the fence about key moral issues like that. key moral stroke ethical issues. you've got to have a view, haven't you? >> well, i think the thing is, is we have a justice system. and i believe in our system of justice, number one. part of me, the human part of me, the merciful part of me is, wow, let's just give everybody a chance a

. >> troy davis lost his battle on death row though maintained his innocence. >> the state lynched an innocent man. >> davis was put to death for the 1989 murder of an off-duty savanna police officer. seven of the nine witnesses against him have recan'ted the testimony. many had urged the execution be halted. also staring down death row, this man was convicted of the brutal murder of a woman and her two daughters. she was strangled by an accomplice who was sentenced to death in 2010. michaela was sexually molested and left along with her sister to die in a fire set by the men. >> jaycee dugard was just 11 years old when kidnapped in 1991, she gave birth to two children during her 18 years in captivity. the father of those children? one of her abductors, phillip garri garrido. they were convicted this year on charges of abduction and rape. and 2011 saw brian david mitchell sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 kidnapping of elizabeth smart. he took her and raped her repeatedly. legal dramas and historic court cases that defined 2011 but will be remembered long after the calendar tur

martina's brother, troy anthony davis, was on death row for 20 years until his execution this year. thanks to martina, people rallied around troy's case and began to really think about how it is that a society such as ours can execute a potentially innocent man. inspired by martina, a diverse array of men and women in the united states and from around the world people like amnesty international's laura moy, naacp president ben jellis, the pastor of the historic ebenezer baptist church where the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. once pastored. british m.p., alice ter -- allister carmichael, former president jimmy carter, pope benedict xvi, and a large group of other distinguished leaders from around the world whose names are too numerous for me to recognize at this time. these folks banded together to fight for troy anthony davis' life. from her humble roots in georgia, martina led this international campaign to save her brother and prove his innocence. martina advocated for justice and fought to save her brother's life and in so doing she became a death penalty alow ligsist in the

and there is a young woman mayor who had been working and we thought we were going to do it in troy davis had become an incredible advocate for his own freedom. he became a freedom fighter from death row. and this woman, her name is missy got so sad and she said sometimes i feel the one thing this country just cannot abide is a free black man. i think the reason why that image is so powerful is that you look at tommie smith. you look at john carlos and his fist up in the air and you know that if nothing else about mama, he is free. and with that, i give you the man himself,.to john carlos. [applause] >> you guys understand why this guy got to write the book. he's such a great orator. and now you understand why my pockets always have holes in it as well. listen, let me try and give you guys a little overview as to who i am, how i came about and where i'm headed. so many stories being written about john carlos. some individuals had stories that they could tell, personal stories about track meets and so forth. and god has put me on a magical roller coaster you might say this by i read my roo