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Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin breaks down the president’s push to pass the “Buffett Tax”.
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Did you ever read Bill O'Reilly is -- to -- like come.
I still haven't read it I've got it -- I mean I'm so.
Tied down to Teddy Roosevelt and -- how it happened -- breakers back.
I don't read back into the past but I'm still has -- been that the progressive era but I will at some point -- -- also another book on Lincoln as a vampire hunter and that's being made a movie this summer before.
Even Bill Burton will be on my Lincoln book comes out in December as the Lincoln didn't vote which is very.
Well you know what I -- asked about O'Reilly book are evident -- just one way or another.
But it's done on there are times bestseller list for so long far beyond.
His capacity to keep -- on as a result.
On -- some of the people are watching a show we're sort considerable but so good so good to have the net all of that is -- it must be pretty good.
I suspect that's true and -- really is that the continuing Colfer old Abe Lincoln if still the best of any of the man I've lived with the dead presidents anyway that's it sure.
But I I find that disconcerting because.
Hall and I don't belong -- -- -- -- snipped.
Because of something because of -- -- did to him.
Soul you know -- -- really be happier if the book we're not doing well but apparently.
They -- You know you may remember your kid was in Afghanistan and our act.
The -- always gonna run for the state senate masters -- son.
-- pretty exciting it just happened last week.
There -- that opens its feet in our district from Concord Carlisle bed reflecting tent because the woman who held it retired after fifteen years.
And you know he thought god almighty I'd I'd I'd -- that the country with an extraordinary experience and I still care about the country and politics so.
He's expecting a lot -- that's going to be a hell of a lot of running around this summer.
The primary -- September but he -- at -- -- the stated that the the dump in one town the other night it was a democratic meeting last night he was.
Running around neighborhoods that it could range experience something I've never done.
Scary to me -- I have all the respect in the world for him for putting it.
Hat in the ring as -- say.
As C C a Communist like -- -- Not hold got all night if they re not and move not actually he worked at General Electric for a couple years.
After he came back from my -- before Afghanistan.
Now he's got -- certain kind of fiscal.
Side to him buddy -- the progressive and yet he's a good guy just like -- but like to thank -- got some of those values that came down from Kennedy Johnson insists.
Bobby Kennedy medium hopefully there and then we love the can't.
Brazil and ideological influence and well thank you thank you thank you sexting delay are talking when Doris -- government.
The president unfortunately -- -- -- play that last.
Warfare card done me.
Well I don't think he was saying as good a couple weeks ago when he talked about fairness.
I mean I think that's the theme he had a bunch of different -- in the campaign so far winning the future and -- but there isn't this something that touches everybody they understand that it but it's sort of a temperamental -- Just flat like I Teddy Roosevelt became the most popular president talking about the square deal.
Harry Truman at the fair deal so if he's able to talk about deficit reduction and tax increases.
So that is -- -- -- on both sides of the spectrum the country is there.
So I I mean that's not -- warfare that's different from yelling and screaming about the rich or.
They were gonna do something for the -- take it away from the rich that's but the you've got to get through.
Well of course what the pros and government knowledge.
Is that the top 10%.
Well first of all half the people in the country don't pay any taxes.
After people are -- to pay no taxes the top 10%.
Pay 70%.
Of all taxes.
-- seems sort of fair -- me.
Well what isn't fair though is the -- the progressive methamphetamine is it shouldn't they and that the more money you make.
The percentage goes higher and because of the whole hedge -- thing you know people not having to pay a high percentage.
As normally -- salaried people do that but he was found there still figured out somebody's gonna have to do something with the entitlements.
And with the deficit but you know if I could -- I heard -- thanks so -- badly earlier.
That you are worried that the trade on Martin.
Stanley it was never going to get any kind of solid than any kind of just -- it's I'm more optimistic than you liked and maybe it's just my nature because I really want to believe.
That this is one of those events as LBJ said of the violent attacks on the markets and Selma.
It's somehow -- to share the secrets part of American becomes the catalyst for action.
I mean -- produce the voting rights act that -- of Emmett Till in 1955 but the civil rights movement is something about this case.
The fundamental unfairness but at a legal system that allowed behind unarmed boy to be killed by civilians -- -- claimed self defense which is never truly investigated by the police.
It has touched a nerve in our people and so the question would you -- this.
What but it will we keep fighting with something that happened -- well our attention and got somewhere else and leave this Stanley without justice.
I'm I'm more optimistic that something's gonna happen in this case.
The -- -- -- Stearns is -- Replete with examples of like kids who've been murdered and others were received no justice all hope I'm wrong about.
Yeah me again you may be badly right but.
I have a feeling that is because what you've got here to if that's law that's stand your ground laws that even the police chief.
Down in Miami said was going to lead the vigilante them and they didn't want that -- Matlock and a lot of other states.
So if something really gets going with this if he truly does get arrested and he does get.
Put in jail and that maybe we'll look at that -- and other -- and then something good may come out of something terrible.
My optimism I have no more optimism about the red back this year -- but it's somewhere -- Components all afternoon hotline at Columbia to -- and I'm so -- to the loss plus I knew you would be another understand that I mean if I were you I'd be happy to provide I don't.
Did the -- they aren't collected billions each time they lose so I'm not.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well we've got a -- Doing really well I mean they're both doing well they're both.
Good candidates they both -- DP with people.
Their ad itself in goods it's it's gonna be really close I think but -- done something really marquee has had thought that.
Radio that don't say anything about the race that was one.
Just saying how great bear attack like this you know are capture and Wakefield.
And then it just the end -- says by Scott brown and another one talked about some veterans I think like you know.
Abuse that -- get by the end Scott -- telling little stories.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- I was -- -- in Boston leg which is -- -- to -- plays for charity and he played my son Mickey the fighter in the movie either but they came in all bloodied and I have to take care of themselves.
You know I've met him -- do you think -- -- good -- god but Elizabeth Warren is the formidable character and -- -- with a warm personality has a huge following so.
-- -- -- -- And you haven't been wrong -- have not you but.
And audiences endure -- -- estimate what.
What -- the other.
