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in the 1940s, he performed along with woody guthrie.e 1950s comic he opposed senator mccarthy's witchhunt and was almost jailed. he helped popularize the civil rights anthem "we shall overcome her coat and the 1960s, he and started generation of protest singers. on july 9, hisay wife, the artist and filmmaker toshi seeger, died at the age of 91. she was a key leader in artistic programmer for the great hudson river revival. she died less than two short of what would have been their 70th wedding anniversary. pete, might condolences on the death of toshi. >> she was the brains of the family. i get an idea, but she would figure out how to make it work. >> can you talk a little bit more about her? >> we met square dancing in new york and i came to sing for the square dance group and stayed to dance. then i remembered she volunteered to help me out of the ties the big mess of songs -- awful but ties the big mess of songs that i had. one thing led to another. >> you have any words of wisdom for couples? you almost hit 70 years together. >> sh
in the 1940s, he performed along with woody guthrie.e 1950s comic he opposed senator mccarthy's witchhunt and was almost jailed. he helped popularize the civil rights anthem "we shall overcome her coat and the 1960s, he and started generation of protest singers. on july 9, hisay wife, the artist and filmmaker toshi seeger, died at the age of 91. she was a key leader in artistic programmer for the great hudson river revival. she died less than two short of what would have been their 70th...
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you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had that woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle from duke old well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually haven't fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places so they're piling on taxes in order to pay for all of these past few decades where instead of spending a very small amount to keep the roads maintained during the whole process the queue .
you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had that woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle from duke old well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually haven't fix the roads for up to sixty years in some...
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you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know going around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually have and fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places so they're piling on taxes in order to pay for all of these past few decades where instead of spending a very small amount to keep the roads maintained during the whole process the costs are massive because they let this whole system go to rot so they have to dig up all the roads and repave them so this is what we have in our financial system education system eco system everywhere you look is like we could have just spent a little tiny bit more and save the system rather than pile everything on to these children so first off since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. ameri
you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know going around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually have and fix the roads for up to sixty years in some...
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you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually haven't fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places so they're piling on taxes in order to pay for all of these past few decades where instead of spending a very small amount to keep the roads maintained during the whole process the costs are massive because they let this whole system go to rot so they have to dig up all the roads and repave them so this is what we have in our financial system education system eco system everywhere you look is like we could have just spent a little tiny bit more and save the system rather than pile everything on to these children so first off since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. america
you know it's like back in the dust bowl days you know they had woody. guthrie woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually haven't fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places...
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woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually have a fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places so they're piling on taxes in order to pay for all of these past few decades where instead of spending a very small amount to keep the roads maintained during the whole process they're cute the costs are massive because they let this whole system go to rot so they have to dig up all the roads and repave them so this is what we have in our financial system education system eco system everywhere you look is like we could have just spent a little tiny bit more and save the system rather than pile everything on to these children so first off since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. american universities have raised their tuition five times as fast as inflation that's enormous that's
woody guthrie you know gone around town to town with a little guitar talk about you know shellacked bangle and do gold well that's what we're going to talk about you know i was inspired by looking at the story from los angeles where they're selling three billion dollars worth of bonds to fix potholes now there are so many potholes there because they actually have a fix the roads for up to sixty years in some places so they're piling on taxes in order to pay for all of these past few decades...
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the source material of the bible, of shakespeare, of woody guthrie, of the declaration and documentsatement. in 17 minutes. >> i mean, that's the brilliance of it. that was the brilliance of who he as an orator was. and "i have a dream" is probably one of the most well-known speeches on the planet. >> around the world. >> around the world. unquestionably. and i think certainly today represented some of that. with all the coverage from rural networks. i've done so many things from bbc that i've ever done in my life. but because of the importance of this message. >> what's it like when you hear him say on tape again my four little children? you're one of them. >> that certainly -- i am certainly judged by, i think, the content of my character as an older guy. but i'm concerned that the vast majority of younger black men are not. trayvon martin shows us that black men are first profiled on their skin. >> mr. capehart, i've come to respect your writing and thinking. what did you feel today? >> an incredible moment, the entire day, watching the proceedings. i have to say the most powerful
the source material of the bible, of shakespeare, of woody guthrie, of the declaration and documentsatement. in 17 minutes. >> i mean, that's the brilliance of it. that was the brilliance of who he as an orator was. and "i have a dream" is probably one of the most well-known speeches on the planet. >> around the world. >> around the world. unquestionably. and i think certainly today represented some of that. with all the coverage from rural networks. i've done so...
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that land mass, it was a claim to america that was not just shakespearean and biblical, it was woody guthrieit was wonderful. it was a statement of americanism for the 20th century. i thought it was spectacular. i'll tell you one thing, nobody's perfect. but that speech went beyond, it went beyond human ability at some point there to something truly inspired. it was something else. we're not going to hear another one of those speeches again for a while. >> let me bring you in, eugene. earlier today, congressman john lewis reminded those and i don't know how you could forget the circumstances of the time that led these people to be exas youed by the weight of racism, discrimination, the lack of jobs and lack of equality, quite honestly. let me play what congressman louis said today on those very steps. >> those signs that said white and colored are gone. and you won't see them anymore. but they're still invisible signs, barriers in the hearts of humankind that form a gulf between us. too many of us still believe our differences define us instead of the divine spark that runs through all of hu
that land mass, it was a claim to america that was not just shakespearean and biblical, it was woody guthrieit was wonderful. it was a statement of americanism for the 20th century. i thought it was spectacular. i'll tell you one thing, nobody's perfect. but that speech went beyond, it went beyond human ability at some point there to something truly inspired. it was something else. we're not going to hear another one of those speeches again for a while. >> let me bring you in, eugene....