wendell potter to the committee today. he is a former insurance executive who is going to tell us about some of the tactics insurance companies use to keep insurance in the dark. i have a special respect for him, simply because he's doing something i think very courageous and very brave. >> mr. chairman, thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon. >> moyers: until last year, wendell potter was head of corporate communications for cigna, the country's fourth largest health insurance company. altogether, potter spent nearly two decades playing for the side that has opposed health care reform from the clintons forward. he sat on policy committees, crafted executive messages, cajoled the press and witnessed firsthand the promises made, and broken. take the case of nataline sarkisyan. >> the insurance company is denying our case. she needs a liver transplant. >> moyers: at the end of 2007, potter defended cigna when it refused to pay for the 17-year- old's transplant surgery, claiming the procedure was experimental

hearing from wendell is terribly important because he was on the inside. were told before pre-existing conditions would be done away with. but once the emergency of trying to change health care is passed, they forget all about it. it's been in effect forever and probably actually the estimate the health insurance cost for each individual family will be $1800 a year in perpetuity. so that's what's going to go up to every single year if we're not able to accomplish this legislation. >> councilwoman louise slaughter from upstate new york, thank you so much. >> thank you, carlos. >> appreciate you both joining me here. all the shouting and scuffling at town hall meetings is ostensibly about health care. is the growing anger and frustration about more? some prominent republicans are pushing back the rhetoric at town halls. >> republicans are popping champaign corks because they have managed to make the president's health care bill extremely controversial. there's a fine line. republicans run the risk of overplaying their hand, they themselves being associated w

wendell perkins. jim lacamp, who hoisted me on my own petard. senior vice president and portfolio manager at macroportfolio advisors and back gage, associate editor at "forbes" magazine. wendell, let's move on from the clunkers. you're really a super bull right now. let me ask you, i'm with you up to a point. can the s&p 500 get to 1100 or maybe 1200? can the dow, which crossed 9300 today get to 10,000, 10,5, 11,000? how bullish are you in this rall rally? >> making those kinds of predictions is nearly impossible. it can see the s&p certainly getting to 1100 by the end of the year. we will see starts and stops. this market will remain volatile. i think the perspective is that the economy has turned the corner, we are seeing across the board better economic news. i think that will continue, will keep people in stocks there. is still tons of money that has missed this huge rally that will continue to work into this market and the earnings will begin to show real good year-to-year -- >> 400 s&p, 500 companies reporting, 75% beat expectation, that i

wendell goler live on the north lawn. general motors says 6,000 blue collar workers have taken the latest round of early retirement and buyout offers. that still leaves the company short of its goal, meaning more layoffs are likely. g.m. wants to cut 7,400 more workers by the end of the year. spending on home construction rose by 3/4 of a point. it is the second increase in three months. manufacturing activity declined at the slowest rate since last august. production is at its highest level in more than two years, and tftion a big day on wall street. the dow jumped almost 115 points. the s&p rose 15 and change and the nasdaq picked up just over 3o republican turned democratic senator arlen specter says august is shaping up to be a battle ground month for healthcare reform. he should know. after enduring and an tague nis tick crowd at a weekend town hall meeting. shannon bream reports on the public venting over changes it may not want. >> no healthcare! >> with skeptical americans across the country, they are pushing back

wendell goler, fox news. chris: in other political news, florida republican senator mel martinez is resigning. he made the announcement in orlando, citing a desire to return to his family in florida. he had earlier said he would not run for re-election next year. republican governor charlie crist will name his replace many. crist was already running to replace martinez but says he will not appoint himself. and new york democratic congresswoman caroline maloney says she will not run for the senate next year. maloney had considered challenging incumbent kirsten gillibrand who was appointed when hillary clinton became secretary of state. democratic leaders, including president obama, have tried to discourage potential challengers to gillibrand. a powerful democrat who resisted efforts to make public records about sweetheart loan deals for colleagues apparently got one himself. and what's next for the taliban after the depghts of one of its top leaders? introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in

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>> wendell goler, live at the white house. bendel, wendell, thank you.e just getting word from a local television station here in new york city that the faye has suspended two air traffic controllers in the wake of the mid-air collision over the hudson river between new york and new jersey. according to reporting wnbc television one air traffic controller was suspended for talking on his telephone at the time of the crash and the supervisor suspended for being out of the room at the time of the crash. again, this is from that airplane versus helicopter crash over the hudson river in new york and new jersey over the weekend. and that reporting from wnbc channel 4 news in new york. a south korean worker held for months by the north is now a free man. the top story on a fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. south korea, the hyundai employee says only that is he happy to be returned safely authorities in pyongyang picked him up for n. march for denouncing the regime. they remained at war because they did not sign a peace treaty to end the korean conflict

white house correspondent wendell goler is live with an update. good evening, wendell. >> chris, this legislation passed by a 3-1 margin in the house an harry reid is confident he has the votes to pass it in the senate but lawmakers are spending hours debating amendments they know will be rejected just to get their objections on the record before they go home for the august break. as of yesterday, the clunkers program had burned through three-quarters of the billion dollars congress initially appropriated, suggesting the original $4 billion authorization the house wanted was a closer estimate of the program's appeal and its cost. gp was the big winner with 17.8 p% of the cash for clunkers car sales. >> it has been a madhouse, people coming in with their clunkers wanting to trade them in. >> the big 3 accounted for 45% of the sales, which is their normal market share. still, four of the five top selling new cars are sold by foreign manufacturers. 60% of the foreign cars were actually built in this country. in fact, hyundai's montgomery, alabama pla

good evening, wendell. >> good evening, bret. house judiciary committee chairman john conyers released 5,400 pages of e-mails and other documents he says show the white house under former president george w. bush was, quote, the driving force behind the removal of a number of u.s. attorneys. the ranking republican on that committee, lamar smith of texas disagrees. he says there is no credible evidence of wrongdoing in the documents. he has accused the obama administration of politicizing the justice department, for dropping the charges against several black panthers accused of voter intimidation in philadelphia this past november. former u.s. attorney david iglesias figures most prominently in the bush administration documents. he was strongly criticized by new new mexico republicans for not prosecuting alleged voter fraud in 2004 that they felt might have hurt a republican candidate. iglesias told the congressional committee his firing was a political flogging. iglesias said the decision had been made after aides to the former p

good evening, wendell. >> good evening, bret. in portsmouth, new hampshire, the president said one reason healthcare costs are so high is that the system doesn't reward preventive care, for example, by paying doctors enough to counsel diabetics to lose weight and make sure they're taking their medications in a timely fashion. >> they might get reimbursed a pittance >> but if that same diabetic ends up getting their foot amputated, that's $30,000, $40,000, $50,000. immediately the surgeon is reimbursed. >> the a.m.a. says doctors don't benefit that much. medicare's reimbursement for an amputation, $750 to $1,500. it says the entire cost of the amputation, including hospitalization, and these ya and other fees could come to $30,000, bret. bret: what about the president's promise that healthcare reforms won't add to the budget deficit. >> it is extremely difficult to project the cost of government programs out over a long period of time. medicare, for example, 25 years after congress created it, was costing ten times the original pr

wendell goler is at the white house tonight. wendell, what about it? >> shep, it's a late night for the senate. lawmakers voting as you said on amendments for the cash clunker's bill and $2 billion extension of the program itself. last votes the senators will make before going home for the rest rest of the month. i believe we have a live shot of the senate floor. this passed by a three to one margin in the house. the house is already adjourned for the month which means the senate cannot change the bill. of course, most republicans don't want to just change it they want to can it all together together. >> this should be called the debt for clunkers bill to begin with because, basically what we are doing is creating debt for our children. we're suggesting, we are proposing, we are allowing $4,500, a billion dollars now $3 billion out the door to buy cars today but the bill to pay those cars is going to come due on our children and our grandchildren. >> still, supporters say the program is doing exactly what was intended. the big three haven't lost any ma

shepard: wendell goler live tonight at the white house.rand new auto sales figures show that cash for clunkers program has met its main goal of luring car shoppers back into the delearships. look at the numbers here. if you are wondering what that funny looking green thing is in the background there, that's an up arrow. we haven't seen one of those next to the ford symbol for almost two years. its u.s. sales up 2.3% in july. compared with the same month last year. it's all about cash for clunkers. chrysler sales were down 9%. much smaller drop than we have seen in recent months. g.m. reports a year over year drop of only 19%. even though sales have risen for five months in a row. in terms of the overall share of the u.s. market, g.m. still leads the pack, followed closely by japanese automaker toyota and ford. honda and chrysler are well behind. still, it's been a rough time for workers forever general motors. over the past two months the auto giant has announced shut factories employs more than 20 thousand people. now there is word not en

what is the answer, wendell goler?t the senate will extend the program as his last order of business before lawmakers leave for their august recess. any of the amendment would force a suspension, but none are expected to pass. the $2 billion extension expected to keep the clunker program in business until labor day. trace: wendell goler, live on the north lawn. a prayer at a city council meeting getting a lot of folks riled up. >> forget about the pot holes. right now, the biggest issue before the lodi city council is the 2 minute prayer that opens all of their meetings. atheist groups say that the prayers have got to go. church leaders are demanding that they stay. both sides cite the constitution and case law to defend their case. in the meantime, the city council is just praying that all sides can reach a common ground. trace: there is brand new information in the bottom of the hour. martha: and now to the war against h1n1, that will be heating up. there are a number of pharmaceutical companies battling to be the fi

shepard: wendell goler, thanks.u wonder when the appetite people have for new cars will run out and whether they got an early russia that will sort of go away quickly, or whether there will be -- got an early rush that was sort of go away quickly or whether there will be something more. the historic day, judge sotomayor, the owner young woman from the bronx, who learned a lot along the way, -- the woman from the bronx. she is to be sworn in on saturday with the chief justice at her side. it is good to have you with us. be back for "the fox report." now, the man, neil cavuto. ♪ ♪ once you've dealt with the things that come between you... don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva ♪ viagra! viagra...america's most prescribed ed treatment... can help you enjoy a more satisfying sexual experience. to learn more, spend some quality time with viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain... as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressu

bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. israelis are very skeptical of the latest report from the u.n.'s nuclear wash dog agency, reporting that iran has slowed down enrichment of nuclear fuel. israelis don't trust the u.n. and they trust iran even less. national security correspondent jennifer griffin gives us israel's take on when iran could have a nuclear weapon. >> how long will it take for iran to obtain a nuclear weapon? the c.i.a. and israel's spy agency have different estimates. >> the difference is a year or two years as a whole. the american estimation is three years. >> the obama administration wants to negotiate an end to iran's nuclear program, but israel's president told fox news his country has little faith that the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog can stop iran. >> so do you have any confidence in the iaea or its head? >> no, i don't think so. you know, they didn't even discover that there was a nuclear danger in syria. facts are stronger than institutions, and institutions shouldn't lag behind the realities. >> and

the quarterback wendell right back to him and was rewarded. numbers for joe, incredible -- the quarterback went right back to him. it left them a little bit in auguswe. >> i think that joe flacco went into a bit of a groove. all of the guys making plays. >> he was making great decisions with the ball, you know? i think i did a good job. >> the ravens wrap-up with preseasons thursday, and then get ready for the kansas city chiefs' opening the regular season. at least, that was the game plan before the chiefs had a setback. there was a problem, along with the leg. quickly, he realized it was worse than he thought. he left the game and did not return. they are not sure of the extent of the injury. please stay with us. 11 news continues, r hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. >> and low humidity. >> perfect. thanks for joining us. >

bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. the recession started out worse than we thought but recovering better than we expected that. was the word from the commerce department today, news that president obama welcomed. mike emanuel looks at the story behind the numbers. >> the economy has done immeasurably better than we had thought, better than expected. >> president obama took the commerce department's announcement that gross domestic product or g.d.p., the measure of overall economic growth in the country, shrunk by 1% annual rate in the second quarter as good news after revised numbers showed g.d.p. fell 6.4% in the first quarter. >> the g.d.p. revealed that the recession we faced when i took office was even deeper than anyone thought at the time. it told us how chose we were to the edge. >> in fact, the revised numbers showed during the first 12 months of this recession, the economy shrank more than twice as much as previously estimated including bigger declines in housing and consumer spending. how could the economists

hawkins, wendell, he spoke. he's an elder. he spoke very nicely so we had just a private moment and it was paris' request to play "gone to soon." we left there and came over to staples. >> larry: were you able to see michael after his death? >> yes, i did. i raced across town. i first got the word from you guys that there was something going on with him being -- going to the hospital. so i called my mother immediately and then she said, yes, she was on her way. i was in asuze zu, another side of pasadena. 45 minutes went by. my sister, janet, spoke to our attorney. next thing i knew, i called my mother back and i heard this tone in her voice saying he's dead. she was crying. and i just cried and drove across town very quickly -- >> larry: you got to see him? >> yes. i came to ucla before all the helicopters flying in the sky and everything. first when i walked into the hospital, i went straight to my mother, caressed her and then i went to the room and saw him just lifeless and it just tore my heart out. >> larr

wendell potter left the insurance industry after 20 years of a career and since become a whistle-blower of the industry. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, tamron. >> it's interesting when you hear some of these comments out there because you would think every individual who's walked in and saw an a doctor, got the care they wanted, did not leave with a bill that was baffling, and it's all been rosy for all of these years. is this because the health care industry is very powerful and very convincing and very much involved in these town halls? >> the health care industry is very much at play here behind the scenes. i've seen that for the years that i was working in the industry, one of the things that i did, i represented my companies at a lot of the trade association meetings and coalitions that the industry formed, the front groups that it formed and know that the industry has funneled a lot of money to organizations that do what you're seeing going on today. i think a lot of the people who are disrupting these meetings are completely unaware that of the ability of the health insu

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caller: wendell goler reporting from the white house, thanks. staying with wall street, if you are one of the companies that took bailout money, today was the day to come up with a plan. how do you pay your top people well enough to keep them but without inflaming outraged taxpayers? correspondent brian wilson tells us the answer is you have to walk a fine line. >> the dilemma, if your company takes money from the government, the taxpayer will have a deep interest in what you do. paying your top people too much, and you're going to hear screams of outrage. pay them too little, and your top performers will cut and run. >> if you set the come pen sigs by government edict too low, then the company loses talent and loses the ability to serve its customers. who gets hurt? the customers get hurt. >> today is the deadline for the 7 companies that took billions in tarp bailout money to explain how they're going to compensate their 100 most highly paid employees. insurance giant a.i.g. and financial giants like bank of america and citigroup. car makers g

and i just want to leave you with something, the best answer to that question comes from something wendell barry said when the army corps of engineers wanted to flood the red river gorge, and he wrote this. he said, a man cannot despair if he can imagine a better life and if he can enact something of its possibility. this is what we need to do. we need to imagine a better future for louisville and for the mountains, and then we need to work to enact it. thank you. [applause] >> silas house is a best-selling novelist. he teaches at lincoln memorial university in test. jason howard is the editor of, we all live downstream and has also written for equal justice magazine. for more information on the authors go to lmy.net.edu. flsh >> mr. yum greenbrier is the author. when you think of new york city in the 50s and 60s, what do you think of? >> guest: human. well, i think that new york in the post world war ii period was in a position of people sentence, really in the united states, and as portions were rising for a time, i think it was a famous kind of working-class city, to quote another book

until last yr, wendell pott worked for th cigna and human that health ca for two decades.most recentlys cigna's chief spokesman. he's now a senior fellow on heth care with the center f media and democracy, a liberal research group. welcome, mr. potter. >> thank you very much. >> ifill: when it comes to thi debate we're having in washington about t public option, the so-called publicly backed surance opon, how essential or gaucheable do you they option is >> ihink it's ver, very essential. i dot think that reform wil be a comprehensive as the president promised duringhe campai and as most members of coress and i think the erican public would want it be. it's a vital part ofhealth care reform and i trust it will be a part ofhe legislation that finally reaches the president's desk. >> ifill: but y heard what t secretary of heal and human services said and even wh the president has id which it is esstial but only a sliverf the id. >> well, it's essential. and they are rht, obviousl that there is much more to reform than just the public option. there needs to be an effort to ad

to share what oliver wendell holmes said.is: their hair few people -- there are few people who have suffered the public sorrow that senator kennedy did, but he never became bitter or jaded and became and remained a beacon of hope including the least among us. in a year when partisanship ruled the day, he would reach across party lines to enact some of the most important and lasting legislation in all of u.s. history. ted kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery alongside his brothers, john and robert. until next time, good night from l.a.. -- until next time, good night from l.a. as always, keep the faith. >> as he said many times, from those he salt and those who touched him, some men see things as the art and it say why? i dream things that never were and say, why not? -- some men see things as they are and say why? i dream things that never were in say, why not? -- and say, why not. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley on pbs.org. tavis: hello, i am tavis smiley. join me next time for ou

here is white house correspondent wendell goler. >> answering questions at the summit of the americas monday, president obama seemed ambivalent about canada's single-payer healthcare system. >> i don't find canadians particularly scary, but i guess some of the opponents of reform think that they make a good bogeyman. >> mr. obama went on to say the canadian system wouldn't work in the u.s. but many american doctors believe it does some things better. >> our healthcare system delivers the highest quality of specialty care in the world. our primary care infrastructure is not good. >> canadians have a longer life expectancy, lower infant mortality rates and lower rates of obesity and diabetes than in the u.s.. their primary care doctors get paid more and they spend more time with their patients than dock doctors in the u.s.. >> we don't reimburse the valuation and management procedures as they sit and talk to patients. >> canadians also wait twice as long for non-emergency care and sometimes come to the u.s. for specialized treatment. dr. scott gottlieb says the single-payer edifice is s

wendell goler is working the late shift at the white house tonight. >> republicans would like voterssee the governors' races in virginia and new jersey as referendums on president obama and is shrinking job approval rating. 56% in the latest poll. experts say the president's attempt to help of virginia is almost as much of a long shot as it was for him to carry the state in the election. history suggests he will stay there. >> interestingly, the state does not care whether there's a democratic or republican president. since 1977, they have always voted against the presidential party in the white house. it is the best indicator of who will win a governor's race in virginia. >> in new jersey, experts say incumbent jon corzine is so far behind his republican challenger that no president could help in. the arrests of dozens of public officials and operatives for alleged corruption last month hertz corzine -- hurt corzinechurthrit -- hurt corzine. shepard: one luxury resort in california is offering rooms for $19 a night. they're trying to boost business. the room does not have a bed. it

jon: wendell goler, thank you. there is no information coming into the newsroom on a continental flight that hit heavy turbulence. it was diverted to miami to make an earlier landing. the airline says that nine passengers have been taken to the hospital. the flight left rio de janeiro and headed towards houston. 168 passengers were on board. jane: in colorado, jury selection is getting underway in a child abuse case that sparked a lot of outrage. prosecutors say that aaron thompson beat his two euro -- his two year-old daughter to death and waited two years before reporting her missing. the body of the little girl there has never been found. experts are speculating this could be a problem for prosecutors trying the case. jon: the corruption trial of a former louisiana congressman, william jefferson, is continuing. federal prosecutors accused him of receiving $400,00 in bribes to help businesses get contracts in africa. his defense team says that he was acting as a private citizen and did not perform any official ac

talk a little about wendel wilkie because he may be the hero of the public billy.nd what was his role in all of this and how does the end up? >> guest: thought he was a performer. he was a democrat. he was for reforming in he was originally in the utility business so he started out in the business and said we're contacting utilities and his was not clear to me like that. he is going to be clean and he built up this utility company very lovely. and it was going to lead itself. >> host: at which they have no virtually no water country. so of the tva law was passed with the same authority and this is the same power schaivo we talked about before before public sector and private sector and one of the leaders of the team in lansing said in, year statute is agreed to an end perret, but this attitude is egregious and it's clear to be changed so you won't have money so why don't you corporate with me and the commonwealth of southern and maybe make the power and restrictive away. you took one to graphic look at essentially william rosin here and washington said you don't un

to add insult to injury, oliver wendell holmes three generations of imbeciles are enough. seven years later, hitler wrote to the american eugenics society to ask for a copy for case for sterilization which called for sterilization of some 10 million americans. in that year, they sterilized 50,000 unfit germans. they complained that the germans are beating us at our own game. the idea evolved into the holocaust and deaths of six million jews as will as millions of other innocent people. >> america, there is so much anger and may tread in this country right now. it is important that we have an honest conversation here and understand clearly what is being said on this program. no one is saying that eugenics is coming. the builder of the master race was only part of the problem in germany made possible after they devalued life. how much is a life worth and put a price how much each individual was worth. some were worth more than others. i want to show you a poster that i saw this morning getting ready for the show. i want you to know that i have a daughter that was born with c

trace: wendell goler live forys at the white house. brand-new poll numbers and from rasmussen reports. the president's approval ratings are not good. his approval rating is at 47% of americans. that is lowest level, by the way, recorded so far. when you ask about strong approval, that number drops to 29%. we have fresh new gallup polls showing that the town halls are making an impact with american voters 34% say that they have become more sympathetic to the cause. the largest percentage of independent voters say that the town halls have not changed their feelings toward the protesters either way. we have brand new fox opinion dynamic polls that will change tomorrow. that is 45 minutes from now. let's bring in our panel. monica crowley is a conservative commentator. richard, you look at these poll numbers and it does not paint a very good picture for the president and his health care reform. >> i think it is fascinating that fox all day has been showing ms. rasmussen poll. i would urge your viewers to check realclearpolitics.com that sh

trace: wendell goler, thank you.artha: we want to take you live to this news conference in chicago. this is at the cemetery where bodies were dug up and those areas resoled. let's listen for a minute. >> i am joined by numerous people who helped us during this case. tom? >> good afternoon. the fbi would like to express its heartfelt condolences to those who are affected by the tragic events here at ferro -- and brokat burr oaks. thank you to the cook county highway department and the cook county forest preserve. they did so with a great deal of reference, ever mindful of the fact that what we were recovering was more than just evidence, it was human remains. i wish we could have fully identified all the remains recovered to give some sort of closure to the families affected by this unfortunate occurrence. however, as we got into our search efforts, we realized that into -- doing so would be highly improbable. even if we could have obtained the dna profile from a bone or fragments thereof, we would have the problem of

in what oliver wendell holmes called action of our times, not just my brother.am, brought enormous joy to the mentally retarded, and sister, jean with the arts to the handicap and my sister pat, has been equally active. that's been a family tradition. >> we got it, gang. okay. >> thanks a lot. >> i'm one voice and i'm one vote. but people are entitled to know what i'm going to do and why i'm going to do it. that's what this whole process is about. >> in robert bork's america, there is no room at the inn for blacks and no place in the constitution for women. and in our america, there should be no seat on the supreme court for robert bork. and i urge the committee and senate to reject the nomination of mr. bork. >> so the vote 58-42 against robert bork. his nomination to the u.s. supreme court has been defeated. >> i want to sign a civil rights bill. i will not sign a quota bill. >> quotas schmotas. quotas are not the issue, job discrimination is the issue. >> senator kennedy eloquently said quota schmota. and he predicts a veto will be overridden. >> time to prov

wendell potter was the company's top spokesman. he held similar positions at humana and once served as press secretary for a tennessee gubnatorial candidate. you say they confuse their customers and dump the sick to satisfy wall street investors. how are they intentionally confusing customers and dumping the sick? >> they confuse customers by not being transparent and providing the information they need. a lot of people don't know their insurance is inadequate. people are finding they are in the ranks of the underinsured because they don't have any idea that their coverages are not good enough. they dump the sick by purposely looking at applications when someone files or has medical claims, whether you have a major illness or major accident, if you buy your insurance through the individual marketplace, outside of your employer, you have to disclose whether or not you've had a preexisting condition. if you leave something out if you forget something or don't know something that is relevant that might be in doctors notes the insuranc

we know now she wasn't retarded, but to add insult to injury, justice oliver wendell holmes infamously wrote, quote, three generations of imbeciles are enough, end quote. 7 years later, hitler wrote to the president of the american eugenic society to ask for a copy of his famous case for sterilize sterilization, which called for sterilization of some ten million americans forced. the nazis sterilized over 50,000 unfit germans which caused an american genesis to complain, quote, the germans are breetsing us at their own game. the nazi-genic idea involved naturally into the eventual holocaust and the deaths of 6 million jews as well as millions of others, all innocent. glenn: america, there is so much anger and hatred in this country right now, and it is important that we have an honest conversation here and understand clear what is being said on this program. no one is saying that eugenics are coming. the builder of the master race was only part of the problem in germany, made possible after they began to devalue life. they tried to figure out how much is a life worth and put a price on

wendell goler, we are starting to see some optimism in dc >> the president says we have stepped backbrink. he will not be satisfied until everyone who wants a job has one. some think it will take longer than he expects, certainly longer than he wants, for that. >> i think this will be a slow wan long recovery. we do not have anything that will lead us out of the recession. consumers are spent up. >> the cash for clunkers program lifted industrial production in july. gm and chrysler reopened some plants. the big three are not likely to lead a rebound in manufacturing jobs. >> automakers are utilizing 40% of their capacity. sales, we cannot expect them to rebound enough for them to utilize that capacity. >> the consumer spending that got us out of the last two recessions might have contributed to the current downturn. >> over the last decade, we live beyond our means thanks to the readily available debt that was out there at low interest rates. we are seeing a form of payback. >> president obama is building a new, more durable economy. >> we cannot afford to return to an economy based

wendell potter used to do public relates for cigna. he said it wasn't unheard of for the health insurance industry to give money to groups and leave it to ose groups to fight issues like health care reform. >>> he was president bush's second in command and the subject of the frequent criticism. >> now, former vice president dick cney is getting ready to give his take of his time in the oval office. >>> also ahead, 259 people, most americans, all died when their plane exploded over scotland more than 0 years ago. why the man convicted in the attack could soon go free. that is coming up.  >>> making headline at 11 minutes after #:00 this morning, there will be a public farewell for eunice kennedy shriver today. thousands are expected at a wake in cape cod near the family's compound in hyannis port. there will be a private funeral mass tomorrow. mrs.shriver founded the special olympics and is the sister of president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy. >>> dick cheney has apparently decided to make his memo

i just want to leave you with something, the best answer to that question comes from something wendell berry said 42 years ago when he was riding in defense of the red river gorge, when the army corps of engineers wanted to flood the red river gorge. he wrote a book about it and as part of stopping that flooding of the court. this is what he read. he said a man cannot this bear if he can imagine a better life and if he can enact something of its possibility. this is what we need to do. we need to imagine a better future for the seville and for the mountains. then we need to work to enact it. thank you. [applauding] >> silas house is a best-selling novelist whose work has been published. he teaches at the lincoln memorial university. jason howard is the editor of we all live downstream. he has also written for equal justice magazine and the blue will review. for more information you can go to lmu.net.edu. >> this summer book tv is asking what are you reading? >> very different books. but a really powerful and we have enjoyed reading those. two books i want to read, the talk about lincol

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