congratulations, jimmy, josh, and nick. >> thank you. >> again, like us, united republic believes that democracy is not for sale. be part of this movement, tell your friends about this movement. it is a simple, singularly focused movement of principle to get money out. check out unitedrepublic.org or the campaign itself where the amendments are popping up at getmoneyout.com. we're back right after this. [ male announcer ] truth is, most sinus formulas don't treat a cough. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus sinus liquid gels fights sinus symptoms plus cough. you're good. [ male announcer ] thanks. that's the cold truth! i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart di

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their own particular way as we grow stronger by the day now that we have teamed with the folks at united republic at least some in washington are responding. in fact, i would say the volume is louder than it's been in a long time. congressman has joined free speech for people. introducing what they call the people's rights amendment that would say corporations aren't people. think about the protest billboard that says if a corporation -- i'll believe a corporation is a person when texas kills one. kind of come from that school. we're joined by the congressman today along with the organization's director. the two of you believe corporations are not people to the effect that you want to legislate that clarity. congressman, i know that john has been advocating this for some time, why didç you decide now is the time and this is the way to go about it? >> because the first three words of constitution are we the people. not we the corporations or we the special interests. and over the last couple of decades we're seeing court cases that have provided corporations with the same rights as people. and in

the big news, get money out merging with the democracy fund turned brand united republic. their first campaign will be to get money out. i hope you'll pay a visit and i look forward to the days to come. "hardball" starts right now. >>> wait, wait, don't tell me! let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. leading off tonight, let's go to the videotape. we have two pieces of tape tonight you just can't take your eyes off. the first is herman cain's bumbling answer on libya, which almost makes you forget that "oops" of rick perry's. if fear of foreign policy questions is a criterion for winning the republican presidential nomination, cain is a shoo-in. the other bit of must-see tv is bob costas' interview last night with penn state's jerry sandusky. to believe sandusky's denials is to believe that everything else is wrong or lying and that he, jerry sandusky, is innocent of anything bad. well, you've got to see this interview too. >>> plus, take me to the return window. democrats today began their effort to recall wisconsin governor scott walk

joining forces in an expanding circle, the democracy fund, coming together with us to create united republic we have learned one thing in this process, it is that we are not alone in our desire to get money out. from the halls of congress to the streets of new york, out across this great land, russell simmons, just the other day, out with his amendment to get money out of politics. the sound grows louder each and every day. and democratic senator from rhode island, sheldon whitehouse, is a co-sponsor of legislation related to this issue, specifically focused on overturning the citizens united ruling. he joins now. senator whitehouse, one of the big distinctions in this conversation is the amendment you're involved with really says, doesn't set rules for money in politics, it says that congress should set those rules. is that correct? >> absolutely. it says that corporations should not be above the rules of the american people when it comes to spending their corporate treasuries to influence american elections. >> i want to read you a quote from lawrence lessig at harvard, who has his version

the board like i said there's a deficit of democracy in a representational constitutional republic like united states or constitutional republic agrees but the leaders are supposed to listen to the people must both think about what's best for the country and then enact that in greece you have completely in the political establishment in the us because they've still been able to feed their social state if they've been able to print money they've been able to mass some of the problems they haven't had the kind of unrest but i certainly expect that you would see that here because again like you said there's bailouts for the banks the basically pick because remember the banks are card bettors also the interest creditors but also there are so the government picks winners and losers and decides who's going to win and who's going to fail and the people who are failing are increasing growing up on the street and rioting and they're testing the political will of the establishment yeah absolutely and i mean you have the whole other issue of banks you have u.s. banks that are exposed to european sovereig

united states. "this is america" visits the republic of kazakhstan. >> "this is america" is made possible by the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board. there is something for everyone. singapore airlines, a great way to fly. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation, the rotondaro family trust. . this year, kazakhstan celebrates its 20th anniversary of independence. on this program, we will learn what it was like before independence 20 years ago, and how oil and a visionary president made kazakhstan the success it is today, and why diversifying its economy will be the key to kazakhstan's even brighter future. >> it was a wild economy and business environments. today, we have a lot of public companies. our businessmen are doing international joint ventures with international companies. our people as a whole became much more open-minded, outspoken, free people. we are much different than what we were before. >> has that been e

i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible, are here with liberty and justice for all. i move for the approval of an ordinance for the regular meetings of april 12, april 26, may 10, may 24, october 2015. >> secondary it. president mendoza: roll-call vote please. >> now for the board of education superintendent's report. welcome back, dr. garcia. >> thank you. i just got back from china, so a little bit of jet lag her it how to start off by mentioning that this month is a busy month for everybody. i wanted to thank 3 -- i wanted to thank everyone who worked in the enrollment there. our school communities are really active. i want to especially thank the staff at the educational placement center for coordinating this great event. we have over 10,000 attendees for dissipates. that is a lot of people. as usual, this fair kicks off the enrollment process of. we have modified some of the things, so it is in full swing. do not forget that the enrollment applications are due january 27 of 2012. i kno

whatever may be their color, the treaty stipulations between the united states and republic of mexico have invested them with privileges and immunities of american citizens. the first duty which the government owes to his people is to give military and civil protection. in this case the government is under a total obligation. texaco was compelled to relinquish her right to a portion of territory in the right to protect a portion of her people and dear to her by 10,000 pleasant memories and hopes and doubly endeared by 10,000 painful for voting for future. well, forebodings can be described as a five letter word of the hispanic population among the rio grande. i will just split. texas. texas where people would come into mexico from the province of tejas and then it became a state in the union they were now migrated to carry out arizona. the hispanic population was nervous for their culture and their future. if you look at the geometry of design that john was proposed committee puts the rio grande as best as possible in the center of the new mexico territory in the largest population ce

united states. "this is america" visits the republic of tajikistan. -- kazakhstan. "this is america" is made possible by -- >> during our recent visit to kazakhstan, we visited a wonderful country of contrast, traditional, unique, historic, modern, old and new. the old capital city is home to culture and education, while the new capital city is home to the government. we visited a huge, old world market. they call it the green bazaar, selling all kinds of produce and goods. our translator explains. >> we are currently in the center of the agricultural markets where you can buy fruits, vegetables, spices, appetizers, and meat. it is a multinational place. a lot of ethnic groups and minorities are represented here. many of them filling their traditional gaps. for example, they sell different spices. they sell different swedes, nets, and a dried berries. >> we discovered a different shopping experience in the largest tent of the world, designed to replicate a traditional kazakh home. it even has its very own and indoor beach. it is similar to what we find in american m

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president chiu: we have our act september 27 board meeting minutes. motion by supervisor farrell, seconded by mar. are there any communications? >> we have a communication from the mayor which would amend -- about his veto, which would amend the administrative code. items one through 10 comprise the consent agenda. there will be considered by a single roll call vote unless a member wishes and item be severed, in which case it would be considered separately. president chiu: seeing none. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. >> mr. president, we have 11 aye. president chiu: those are passed and resolutions are adopted. colleagues, we had countered items 11 through 13 until 4:00 p.m. today, if we

glad i did because i learned a lot i did not know about the republic south of the border, and a very complicated relationship between the united states and the republic of mexico. >> the intellectual here of the book is thomas jefferson, but the one who was stabbed in a two fisted way in which america stops across the continent and gave us the blessings of liberty and economic growth that we have now was and to jackson. and it's imminent to me that you're not quite as fond of jackson as you are of jefferson. you refer to him as the bully in the same of westward expansion, sort of the embodiment of the american spirit, both its power and its roughness. >> well, i actually do admire jackson quite a bit. he's one of our greatest leaders, one of our greatest military heroes and was one of our greatest presidents, but he's a complicated man. and interviewer said, the subtitle of your book is "heroes and villains of the westward expansion." which are the heroes and which are the villains? and i said all of them. they are all heroes in some ways and most of them are built. not a johnny appleseed. he's the exception. he is the same, p

united states. "this is america" visits the republic of kazakhstan. >> "this is america" is made possible by the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board -- there is something for everyon singapore airlines, a great way to fly. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation. afo communications. the rotondaro family trust. >> later, i will talk with the kazakhstan foreign minister. right now, a visit with the u.s. ambassador to kazakhstan, can the fairfax. what americans know about kazakhstan? >> the short answer is a lot more than they currently do. >> thank you. >> it is the ninth largest country on earth. it is a country that has a rather extraordinary relationship with the united states, yet most people know either nothing or worse than nothing, what they have seen in a movie, which is the opposite of reality, of course. so there is a lot to learn here. >> what are the mutual interests of the two countries, the united states and

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. mayor newsom was unfortunately unable to attend this evening. he sent his congratulations to the medal of valor recipients. we are joined by commissioner president thomas does it go, dr. joe marshall, commissioner james slaughter, commissioner petra dejesus. we are also joined by chief of police george gascoign. also with us are the it assistant chief. this isn't she said of the operation pirro. assistant chief denise schmitt. deputy chief john murphy, enforcement and security at the mta. commander sandra tong of the airport bureau. commander james dudley of the airport operations bureau. commander daniel mahoney, chief of the operations staff. commander daniel lazard, chief of investigations. this is a time when we stop and offer special members of the police department. these are members who have distinguished themselves through their bravery and dangerous situations. it is important to note one of the cr

please join me in the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america to the republic nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> please be seated. it is now my distinct privilege to introduce the leaders of the veterans service organizations that comprise the veterans day national committee. the committee was formed by presidential order in 1954 to all this annual observation for america's veterans and support and encourage veterans day observance throughout the nation. hold your applause until i have introduced all these special guests. if you are able, please stand when i call your name. russell iowinkle. arthur cooper, national president of the retired enlisted association. harold fritz, congressional medal of honor society. donald s. samuels, disabled american veterans. bill muli, pearl harbor survivors association. norbert ryan, jr. therese robel. william mcswain, korean war veterans association. albert to gonzales, national commander gi forum. carol beaugard. leo haley, national commander catholic war veterans. frederick elliott, vice- pr

united states citizen. we know he was a native of the dominican republic but they say he's a united states citizen, a convert islam. what kind of a threat are we really looking at? >> this is the problem with homegrown terror. we aren't really sure what sets people off. mr. pimental was talking big, talking about terrorist attacks for at lea two years and the police were watching him for at least two years. all of a sudden he starts to become active, and we don't really understand why. as commissioner kelly said, even though he really stepped up his activities in september after al-awlaki was killed, he started making the bomb in august before al-awlaki was killed. so we don't know whether or not they kind of just wake up one day and say, wow, the time has come, weather friends speak to them. these are all things we hope will come out in a trial or some kind of perhaps there is more information about motive in the indictment which i haven't seen. but the fact that this young man was able to make an operational bomb, and that the nypd had been watching him every step of the day i think highlights the importan

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> we'll be taking roll call of commissioners. commission president thomas mazzucco. >> president. >> commission vice president dr. joe marshall is en route. commissioner petra dejesus. >> present. >> commissioner angela chance. >> present. >> commissioner carol kingsley? >> president. >> commissioner slaughter >> president. >> commissioner turman is excused. you have a quorum as we have the chief of police greg sir and director of the o.c.c. joyce hicks. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the november 16, 2011 san francisco police commission meeting. we have a fairly large agenda to go through including some closed session matters. let's move to line one, the consent calendar. >> item one is the consent calendar to receive and file as an action item. the securitied community audit from march to april 2011, may through june 2011, july-august 2011 and september-october 2011. >> thank you very much,

what ever may their color, the treaty stipulation between the united states and the republic of mexicohave invested them with all the privileges and communities of american citizens. the first duty which the government owes to its people is to give both military and civil protection. in this case, the government is under a double obligation. mexico was compelled to relinquish her right to a portion of her territory, and to write to protect a portion of her people in duty to her by 10,000 pleasant memories and hopes, and doubly endeared by 10,000 painful or voting for the future. what painful forebodings for the future. well, the forebodings can be described in what was a five letter word, a very dirty word, of the hispanic appellation of on the rio grande ilogistics belt. t-e-x-a-s. texas were people who would come into mexico for the province of tejas, and one to three, it was an independent republic and then he became a state in the union. and now they were beginning to migrate into this area of arizona. hispanic population was nervous for their culture, for the future. if you look a

and so the united states under the administration of franklin roosevelt decided it was high time to use this as an opportunity under the good neighbor policy to get on 19 american republics together to see we stand united to defend the hemisphere against japanese italian and german expression. and i am arguing in this book and in the subsequent book coming out next year that this changed the course of u.s.-mexico diplomatic relations from one of mutual suspicion to one of professional level communications from the foreign ministry in mexico in the state department president to president. many of you remember the cozy relationship that george w. bush had back before 9/11 9/11 changed all that anonymous the u.s.-mexico relationship, just that the united states had interest particularly in latin america and middle east and so forth and so on. >> host: where does the failed promise of black brown solidarity come into your story? >> guest: fair enough. i try and give you the context for the united states in a relationship with latin america. let's go back in time and look at what the united states look like and what it was doing during world war ii. this was a time when most

style groping to europe now the united states has been turned into a giant engine of likud innes and i want my republic back i want the globalist banks hers who hijacked our nation out of here who think they can get right in our face and tell us there's no fourth amendment now that listen i've got articles where the police are going to alice's now without warrants and saying there's i mean it is unbelievable it's happening less now as radio host alex and helen that does it for now for more on the stories we cover go to our theme dot com slash usa and check out our you tim page at youtube dot com slash arts in america you can also follow me on twitter at let's see you back here at something.

we are looking at the united states turning into a banana republic if we go down this path and we havethe out-of-control spending. >>neil: be well, congresswoman. >>guest: thank you, always wonderful to speak to you. >>neil: don't think reports of $800 billion bailout have a ten to do with you in well, we will say's "that's amore." and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. >> pressure is on, the president speaking today with european leaders pushing them to act quickly on their debt crisis. ed, did anything come of it? >> more talk of the situation, but, this president knows there is not too much he can do from here other than pushing the european leaders to try to come together finally on a deal. the president was kind of waiting cautiously -- wading scabsly hanging over all of this, of court, is with the united states over $15 trillion in d

style groping to europe now the united states has been turned into a giant engine of wickedness and i want my republic back i want the globalist banks hers who hijacked our nation out of here who think they can get right in our face then tell us there's no fourth amendment now listen i've got articles where the police are going to people's houses now without warrants and saying there's i mean it is unbelievable it's settling less. now as a radio host alex jones called lesser in power is now joining up support for a war with iran there's a report is expected to come out today by the un's nuclear watchdog leaked information from the report supposedly reveals fresh evidence from a country developing its nuclear weapons program armed with this new information d u k as propping its military for action and it's believed the u.s. is gearing up for the possibility of war against iran as well meanwhile israel test fires a ballistic missile believed to be able to take aim at a country that is america on the verge of another war in the middle east and are more on that i spoke to jamal aviv policy director of the