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-- -- -- -- from -- -- Anthony -- good morning mismanagement.
Good morning Donna Oreo supply and I apologize in life and that's all right understood will -- -- we eat something.
While downsized in a slow and you know get a nice spread over here CBS an agreement motherboard and -- whatever they don't additional or something but -- It's totally -- -- -- -- I'm here to there have been sitting here.
So.
Such a menace is starting this new -- Show on showtime on Wednesday evening.
About sports you know Watson's are sure.
-- that I did a great idea who's going to be -- of the correspondents.
Well I normative data and is one of them I'm not -- no role as -- you know who has worked over its previously didn't win over the air but I mean you know that's.
They're the people who work over there just first class people all government and then some truly gonna -- -- -- -- So are your loved volume for -- about.
The economics because of mature.
Province although warrior drew.
From the -- -- over flood program -- now.
Covering -- mystery writers and musicians right yeah and a little bit of everything -- -- -- -- interest -- in tonight's formal order.
I'm not English football standout on the other city I love baseball -- basketball that I would never huge football and.
All very disappointed sort of sign here a slight telling them yes have a big right hand -- arsenal.
Lance Armstrong the rumor is according to the New York Times and other.
Publication's.
Who's gonna -- to doing drugs work a little late August.
Well I suggest a more the world what to what him -- that -- into the morning just well.
I mean -- -- to be under that I was the usually it and then and I've I've road myself.
You know and in large part inspired -- -- interpreted god.
And so I you know -- follow them pretty closely for years but I also sort of followed what -- -- to export demand -- up.
Actually looking at I'm gonna do this story for Sunday morning on the hundredth anniversary of the order front for a little bit -- summer.
And but but you know I've been hearing from people who -- with -- About this stuff.
You know up like five years account -- And so.
I -- I -- either support -- he has to do something like this could be legally can can do it.
Because I don't know how he goes on with his career if he doesn't.
I mean the evidence now is just overwhelming her.
And so it is you know and I was actually amazed at that he survived as long as he did.
Given what we doubt there could mean it was at all obviously on the record but it was out there across.
And you know it just I think there was some there was so much its stake in terms of -- itself as a sport they -- -- spend and I think in the global cancer community -- -- And nobody wanted to see him fall -- from -- but look inside this likely community among a lot of writers he was not a popular guy.
-- went over there to cover the drawer fronts.
Your most of what to all of his writers.
As well over -- hundred ever -- these -- I wonder what's one of them didn't didn't do drugs and yeah.
Well I mean from what I've learned that basically what would the would a couple of guys told me was -- if you wanted to compete in the tour and and and that's as you know that goes on over a couple of weeks coming up an absolutely cool.
-- basically I was told by a guy who who himself had been a premed student so he understood a pretty good -- -- the chemistry pretty well.
He said if you wanted to compete and and -- that it may -- one -- -- -- he -- -- virtually have to take drugs.
Because you knew the other guys swore and BP says it was just unavoidable and -- -- -- to -- In -- -- -- can tell you have to take drugs and you sit nobody it was understood.
Already receive their models clients like and -- -- -- Even other areas of the course I don't know it's different overtime but.
Would allow the status or just.
We interview unbelievable.
Community you're looking at -- that you're not only climbing a mountain which are -- -- 120 mile and a day and I've written a hundred miles on the day.
-- flat land not you know now a major delta and it's gonna help you do that first twenty somewhat straight -- And end you know your ability to recovery is tested and that's what.
We are largely what these guys were taking was EPS original -- to a drug that helped to a body recover.
And that's why they could get up and and compete again the next day at the level they did -- what did you tell you.
But it's.
I wish I'd taken some think a -- -- -- -- -- -- -- So I don't -- and MacDonald and Anthony emissions MBS and so on reporting on this.
Wanted to employ this phrase -- -- -- fiscal left.
All -- some model are what happened here.
-- The bottom line is if you will legislation by procrastinate should they wanted they -- -- -- didn't make any of the best decision and they -- everything down the road shortly after go to this again at least three more times.
And it's just going to be miserable experience.
I mean at an effective done -- the economy is doing amazingly well considering how much congress is trying to screwed up.
You know it's.
Do you think you know we're not we're not.
We're not.
We're -- little Honda -- -- -- -- but we're doing okay you know when you consider that they're doing everything they can't be tried to to try to -- -- Embarrass people -- -- -- -- respect.
All of it doesn't mean I don't think you're crazy but.
Stuart -- for example very bright guy over here.
On the fox doesn't work.
I think he and others I think the president announces grand design.
To socialize America and turns into.
Greece or Spain or wherever you think that you know -- don't what's the evidence.
Loves life I I think I would -- -- the question what's the evidence that he could you do that you met a lot of problem assets can question of -- Paul Volcker Rule you know who's worked for the president and as a former Fed Chairman and many of bulk of the Democrat admittedly a bit but you know -- -- of food typically fairly conservative guy -- -- just -- started shaking his head of any just looked at according that I can't believe people think -- This is no evidence that he says -- and I don't we look -- the fact of the matter is.
Even with tax rates going up on people making more than 400000 dollars a year -- -- -- where we're still I mean if you wealthy in this country you've got to the -- -- -- -- you've had -- been in.
Maybe even in the whole history of the country I mean it's it's.
If you wealthy in this country you're doing unbelievably well.
-- all of you know all the information shows you that.
That the gap between you know middle class Americans and wealthy Americans has widened -- It's just the fact.
But that brought the process seems to those of justice and in the minds of many of these people not made about -- my job lieutenant general I think it just.
I'm not gonna change anybody's mind and featured on won't mind professionals planner but that same result the president has bent on re a redistribution of wealth I'm not.
I happen to how can you expect me all about trying to make you look at look at what.
You know -- -- -- the bush tax rates with the exception of those above 400000 dollar should have now been made permanent time.
I mean when you look at a really Republican got most of what they wanted.
Her arm that they've always gone -- -- back good to to bush era.
Levels.
I'm I'm on the wealthiest Americans you know they're still impacts -- accused of giving a great deal on the country's vital productivity can say that number among.
