so look, i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democratic conference who served exactly zero days in the minority, but the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. those of you who have been in the minority before should know better. let's remember how we got here. let's remember that it was senate democrats who pioneered, who literally pioneered the practice of filibustering circuit court nominees and who have been its biggest proponents in the very recent past. after president bush was elected, they even held a retreat in which they discussed the need to change the ground rules by which lifetime appointments are considered. the senior senator from new york put on a seminar, invited laurence tribe, cass sunstein. in the past the practice had been neither side had filibustered circuit tkphorplt niece. in fact -- nominees. in fact i can remember senator lott voting cloture on circuit court judges to the ninth circuit knowing full well once cloture is invoked they would be confirmed. this business of filibustering circuit court j

you talked about a category three to the uninitiated especially me what does that mean you talk about a category three landing and we don't know what the weather was like there. category one category two and category three and the category three craft does x x a fully automatic landing without any without it hello hello yes we can still hear. it well i would need. yes i guess you were explaining what a category three land was literally you know i don't really want to go into technical detail. do not the burden. with all this technical stuff that's enough to say it's enough to say that when aircraft lends category three levels with zero visibility and the crew actually does not. well it's not right to say that the crew does not control the aircraft. but they're lending the exercise on board automatic lending equipment and the crew is just monitoring this equipment so even if there had been bad weather very inferior we think that airport should be able to cope with the plane should have been able to cope with it and landed basically automatically ok still with all its in control let me

. >> stephen: now for the uninitiated out there. are you one of the original members of the blind boys of alabama. >> that's what they tell me. >> stephen: okay. what year did you guys start singing together? >> well, now let me-- the blind boys met up in school in 1939. but they didn't hit the road until 1944. >> stephen: okay so, but you have been performing together on the road since 1944? >> the blind boys, that's correct. >> stephen: wow. and you met-- (cheers and applause) you met at the alabama institute for the negro blind. and you sing traditional contemporary gospel music and the new album is called. >> i'll find a way. >> stephen: i'll fine a way, exactly. now how old of a man are you? >> well, i don't tell that. >> stephen: really? >> i just tell them i'm past 50. (laughter) >> stephen: well, listen, if you've been-- if you've been singing on the road since 1944. and you look this good i want to know how are you keeping it going. please tell me it's pop tarts and bourbon, what dow -- >> well, no, i drink a glass of wine

. >> i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democratic congress that served exactly zero days in the are not but the rest of the guys in the conference should know better. those of you in the conference before should know better. >> jon: mark my words one day you democrats democrats will wio be obstructionist (bleep) making a mockery of our system of government. and who will be laughing then? turtleman. [laughter] but that argument failed and soon the senate did the unthinkable. >> history made in the u.s. senate. just now the so-called nuclear option has passed. >> jon: and lo the nuclear option came to pass and there was a blight upon this land for once judicial nominees would be confirmed by a sim majority, christmas was abruptly canceled and babies were born knowing all the curse words. [ laughter ] goo (bleep) they would say. [laughter] wah, wah (bleep). [ laughter ] and yeah -- that's all i got. [ laughter ] you know what? i don't want to talk about this anymore. let's turn away from washington. let's turn towards the homefront. nex

before we get any further, john jay and rich, i'm curious, for those uninitiated, can you tell us aboutd your show? >> we're on in 13 cities. we do basically pop culture. you can hear our show on our web site. we podcast on itunes and all fa that. >> what's the charity are you playing for? >> we are playing for kids living within foster homes right now. and there are a lot of them in arizona. over 14,000. >> wow, that's a fantastic cause. thank you guys for joining us today. time for the next question. this is worth 200 bucks. it's absolutely anybody's game. we've got looking in a mirror or texting. the question is, what did women under 21 say they could go longer without doing? is it looking in a mirror or is it texting? all right, answers are in. miss linda, we'll go to you. tell us about yourself, linda. >> i am i'd like to think the better half of the edwards and lee show on 99.5 wicd here in detroit. they call me a reeck barbie. i'm in love with elvis presley and kid rock. and i just love doing what i do here in detroit. this is my home ittown and i'm happy to be here. >> linda, pl

. >> i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers who served exactly zero days in the minority. but the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. if you want to play games, set yet another precede press press you'll know doubt regret. >> president obama defended senate democrats hoping the measure will by pass some of the gridlock in washington. >> i realize neither party has been blameless for these tactics. they developed over years. and it seems as if they continually escalated. but today's pattern of obstruction, if jut just isn't normal. it's not the what our founders envisioned. the vote today is an indication that a majority of senators believe as i believe that enough is enough. the american people deserve better than politicians who run for election telling them how terrible government is and then devoting their time in elected office to trying to make government not work as on whift possible. >> senator reaea reid actually d the tactics back in 2005. >> to move forward as contemplated by the majority is moving toward breaking rul

. >> look, i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democraticonference who have served zero days in the minority, but the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. >> reporter: the white house likes blaming the tea party. but now there's a wing of the democratic party which has shown a willingness to take on its elders, which is most likely to challenge the president on the west. >> mike, thank you. >>> last week we told you the changes of the senate rules on presidential nominations, the so-called nuclear option, would have major implications with courts. good evening. >> reporter: one of the biggest ramifications of the decision by senate democrats to lower the threshold for voting through presidential nominees is how the d.c. circuit court will be impacted. that court is one of the critical checks on presidential power and federal regulations. the president has nominated three potential judges who will now basically be fast tracked, including professor nina pillard. >> degrees from yale and harvard, worked at the solicitor genera

. >>> for the uninitiated or in this case, the unincarcerated, there is sometimes confusion between prison and jail. prison is only for convicted felons. jails also how's convicts but only those awaiting transfer to prison or serving short-term sentences. usually less than a year. >> listen up for your name. >> stand on the foot prints for me, please. >> most jail detainees have pending court cases, have been denied or are unable to make bail. >> put your stomach on the wall, hands behind your back. >> there is another type of jail detainee as well and they're often the most dangerous. those who have just been arrested, sometimes still drunk, high on drugs or fresh from committing a crime. >> my biggest challenge in here is dealing with the various types of people that come in from the streets. we have a lot of mental patients, a lot of the inmates have psychological problems and they haven't taken their medication for a long time. >> are there voices talking to you? >> yes, there is. >> you do hear them? >> yes, i do. >> okay. how long has the voices been talking to you? >> for a while. >

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so, look, i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democratic congress who served exactly zero days in the minority, but the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. those of you who have been in the minority before should know better. let's remember how we got here. let's remember that it was senate democrats who pioneered, who literally pioneered the practice of filibustering circuit court nominees, and who have been its biggest proponents in the very recent past. after president bush was elected they even held a retreat in which they discussed the need to change the ground rules by which lifetime opponents are considered. the senior senator from new york put on a seminar, invited lawrence schrieb, and in the past the practice had been that neither filibustered circuit court nominees and i can remember at senator lott's insistence, gagging several times in cloech our circuit judges to the ninth circuit knowing full well that once cloture was invoked they'd be confirmed so this business of filibustering circuit court justice was e

so, look, i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democratic congress who have served exactly zero days in the minority, but the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. those of you who have been in the minority before should know better. let's remember ow we got here. let's remember that it was senate democrats who pioneered, who literally pioneered the practice of filibustering circuit court nominees and who have been its biggest proponents in the very recent past. after president bush was elected, they even held a retreat in which they discussed the need to change the ground rules by which lifetime pont appointments are considered. senator from new york put on a seminar, invited lawrence tribe, and in the past the practice had been that neither side filibustered. i remember gagging several times and invoking cloture knowing full well once clotuer was invoked they would be confirmed. this business of filibustering circuit court judges was entirely an invention of the guys over here, on the other side, the guys you're looking at

those of you, and -- >> obviously the students behind me have seen me before doing this so for the uninitiated good questions. i hope you have some good ones this morning, we'll go to an out of towner, first, kelly, you've been following me around for a week, have what have you got? >> said you wanted people around the country to watch what you've accomplished here. are you prepared to make any adjustments to your personal style, to tone down your rashness to appeal to people beyond new jersey. >> no, listen, no, this is who i am. you're asking me a 51 years old now to become a different person. >> just to adjust. >> listen, i adjust all the time. which i think folks who watch me all the time notice. i am not a one-trick pony. and i have the ability to be able to read a situation and to conduct myself in the way that i think is the most effective. but that's what governs what i do. i'm not here to put on a show. i'm here to win and i define winning in everything that i do. it's not just about last night. it's about on a particular issue, on a particular vote in the legislature. what i attempt

. >> i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers to served in thet the rest of you guys in the conference should know better. you want to play games, set yet another precedent that you'll no doubt dome regret say my friend on the other side of the aisle and you will regret this and may regret it a lot sooner than you think. >> president obama defended senate democrats hoping the measure would bypass some of the gridlock in washington. >> i realize that neither party has been blameless for these tactics. they developed over years and it seems as if they've continually escalated. but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. the vote today i think is an indication that a majority of senators believe as i believe that enough is a enough. the american people deserve better than politicians who run for election telling them how terrible government is and then devoting their time in elected office to make government not work as often as possible. >>> of course, president obama, vice president biden and se

so for the uninitiated, we answer good questions. so i hope you have some good ones this morning.o to an out of towner first. kelly, you've been following me around for a week. what do you have? >> you said you want people around the country to watch what you've accomplished here. are you prepared to make any adjustments to your personal style, to tone down your brashness to appeal to people beyond new jersey? >> no. >> none at all? >> listen, no. this is who i am, kelly. you're asking me at 51 years old now to become a different person. >> just to adjust. >> listen, i adjust all the time, which i think folks who watch me all the time notice. i'm not a one-trick pony. and i have the ability to be able to read a situation and to conduct myself for the way i think is most effective. that's what governs what i do. i'm not here to put on a show. i'm here to win. and i define winning in everything that i do. it's not just about last night. it's about on a particular issue, on a particular vote in a legislature. what i attempt to do is express myself in a way that i think will be most e

. >> osgood: twitter, for the uninitiated is a way to transmit brief messages to people around the world, and this past week investors sent their own sort of message, putting up the opening price of twitter stock a full 60 percent in just the first two days of trading, why are so many people so bullish on twitter? tracy smith takes a look now at our sunday morning cover story. >> reporter: at twitter san francisco headquarters, even the folks who didn't make millions in this past week's ipo are treated like they did. they get all the typically enviable do.com goodies, a flexe work environment, free gourmet meals and the knowledge they have helped change the way the world communicates. >> first of all, everybody can sit down. it is much easier to tweet from a seated position. >> president obama tweets, so does the pope, cbs news and just about every celebrity you can name. >> in case you don't tweet, it works something like this. on twitter, users can send messages through a global online network, any message as long as it is 140 characters or less, like this one. in two seconds your twee

so, look, i realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the democratice rest of you guys in the conference should know better. those of you who have been in the minority before should know better. let's remember

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lamar, for the uninitiated you see a big, strong guy, you say he can't be bullied.t locker room that should qualify as bullying. >> the nfl locker room is a microcosm of society. you have a lot of gentlemen from different racial backgrounds, different social economical backgrounds, faith backgrounds. you have to be work with these guys and be productive and c conducive locker room. if you look at a 300 pound stanford educated millionaire that canning bull lidde ede edds is something the miami dolphins have to take a stand on. >> any chance you think the coaches or management were unaware of what was happening to this guy? >> at some point they had to be aware. i've been a big believer if your head coach is the leader of your lomer room you have a problem is in your team. incognito came to the miami dolphins in 2010 and general manager jeff ireland just came off a controversy where he actually asked a potential draft choice was his mother a prostitute? so championships are won from the front office down to the field. if that is the culture in that miami dolphins fron

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