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The Ed Show for Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Guests: James Hoffa, Jr., John Nichols, Jim Moore, Mike Papantonio, Brad Friedman
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans, and welcome to THE ED SHOW
tonight from New York.
Breaking news from "The Associated Press": The president is going to
go big on his jobs plan -- $300 billion in spending and tax cuts to add
jobs immediately to our economy. The bad news is the Republicans are
probably never going to go for it.
The ideological war between the Tea Party and the unions, it is
raging. And the stakes couldn`t be higher.
This is THE ED SHOW -- let`s get to work.
JAMES HOFFA, TEAMSTERS PRESIDENT: Everybody here`s got to vote. If
we go back, keep the eye on the prize. Let`s take these sons of bitches
out and give America back to Americans where we belong.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): Right wingers are freaking out over Teamster
President James Hoffa about just said he said and what it means.
Tonight, Mr. Hoffa is not backing down, and he joins me exclusively.
JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The other side has
declared war on labor`s house, and it`s about time we stand up!
SCHULTZ: The vice president is laying down the gauntlet. Tonight,
I`ll tell President Obama what I need to hear in his jobs speech.
And if you don`t believe the right has declared war on labor, just
listen to one of the Tea Party`s biggest bankrollers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the mother of all wars we`ve got in the
next 18 months.
SCHULTZ: Tonight, Koch Industries is responding to the release of
that audio.
SCHULTZ: Good evening, folks. Thanks for watching tonight.
I mean, it is priceless audio. I love this story. It`s about time
somebody stood up and said it just like that. Teamster President James
Hoffa has the Tea Party playing the victim, and I love it. They`re playing
the role of the victim. They`re so offended.
Hoffa warmed up a massive crowd of people in Detroit, Michigan, just
before President Obama took the stage to give a Labor Day speech. Detroit
is one of the main fronts on the Republican ideological war on the American
Hoffa fights the battle ever single day in this country. And he
nailed the Tea Party where it hurts and where is the truth.
HOFFA: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face -- a war on
workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know
there`s only one way to beat and win that war.
The one thing about working people is we like a good fight. And you
know what, they got a war, they got a war with us, and it`s only going to
be one where it`s going to be the workers of Michigan and America. We`re
going to win that war.
President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let`s
take these sons of the bitches out and give America back to American where
we belong.
SCHULTZ: Now, this is just Ed talking. I think he`s spot on.
Tea Party played a major role in electing governors like Scott Walker
and John Kasich and Rick Snyder in Michigan. Those governors have been on
an absolute tear, on a mission to cripple the middle class in this country,
with spending cuts and anti-union legislation that came out of nowhere.
Nobody`s been crying for it. And this has all unfolded since last
Hoffa fights fire with fire. And this is what I think workers and
middle classers in this country want. And now, the Tea Party and FOX News,
they put this fake outrage machine into high gear. Look how FOX News
contributor and Bush boot licker Brad Blakeman reacted.
BRAD BLAKEMAN, FORMER BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: I think it`s
thuggery at its best. It`s what unions are good at. It`s what we`ve seen
in Wisconsin and other places, intimidation.
But this is the warm-up act? This is the touchy, feely act before a
president arrives? I mean, these are the kinds of remarks we should expect
at a Tony Soprano, not a union president. Well, I take that back. A Hoffa
presidency is the type of person you`d hear this type of rhetoric. The
president should repudiate it.
I mean, a union president says let`s take these sons of the bitches
out, it usually means somebody`s legs are going to get broken, somebody`s
going to disappear. Tea Party people don`t use that kind of rhetoric.
SCHULTZ: Well, we realize that Blakeman, he doesn`t get out of the
Beltway too often, there were no union thugs in Wisconsin. I know, I was
there quite often.
Right wing sleaze blogger Andrew Breitbart blasted out this line to
his followers. Breitbart is the kind of editing tape. Take a look at what
he missed. FOX News left this portion of Hoffa`s speech on the edit room
HOFFA: Everybody here`s got a vote. If we go back and we keep the
eye on the prize, let`s take these sons of bitches out and give America
back where we belong. Thank you very much!
SCHULTZ: Well, Mr. Hoffa clearly wasn`t calling for violence against
the Tea Party. He was talking about bouncing Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan out
of office from the ballot box in 2012.
Now, let`s just turn the tables for a moment. If you don`t believe
Cantor and Ryan use rhetoric themselves let`s go back to the commercial
they cranked out just last year.
NARRATOR: There is a better way, and a new team is ready to bring
America back. Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, joined by common
sense conservative candidates from across the country. Together they are
ready to make it. Together they are the young guns.
SCHULTZ: They`re the young guns. What do you do with a gun? Just
kind of hang on to it, or do you use it?
I mean, come on, folks, we all know that James Hoffa was talking about
middle classers fighting back and going after the ballot box to get rid of
the very people that have attacked labor that were in that commercial.
Now, where was the outrage when that commercial came out? They`re the
young guns. Ever heard of a congressional member being labeled a young
Over the last three years, the Tea Party has mastered this type of
violent language and rhetoric in the commercials.
SEN. JIM DEMINT (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: If we`re able to stop Obama on
this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him, and we will show that we
can -- along with the American people -- begin to push those freedom
solutions that work in every area of our society.
REP. MICHELE BACHMANN (R), MINNESOTA: I want people in Minnesota
armed and dangerous on this issue of energy tax because we need to fight
back. The people, we, the people, are going to have to fight back hard if
we`re not going to lose our country. I think this has the potential of
changing the dynamic of freedom forever in the United States. And that`s
why I want everyone to come out and hear. So, go to Bachmann.House.gov and
you can get all the information.
SARAH PALIN (R), FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR: Don`t retreat, reload. And
that`s not a call to violence.
SCHULTZ: Now, those weren`t commercials. Those were three top
Republicans out there talking to the crazy, talking to the folks that
worship the ground they walk on.
Let`s see if we can break Obama. That`s an old Southern term dealing
with slavery. But we`ll that one slide since Mr. DeMint at that time said,
well, that`s not really what I meant.
Let`s see, Michele Bachmann wants people in Minnesota armed and
dangerous. And, of course, Sarah is famous for her rhetoric.
Now, nobody plays the victim better than the quitter from Alaska. She
took time away from her fake run for president to post this on her
Facebook. "Please don`t be taken in by union bosses` thuggery like James
Hoffa represented yesterday. Union bosses like this do not have your best
interest at heart. What they care about is their own power in re-electing
their friend, Barack Obama, so he will take care of them to the detriment
of everyone else."
Hold it right there. Take care of who?
This White House has not been overly friendly to labor in this
country. In fact, they were told that the Employee Free Choice Act had to
sit on the sideline because they were going to do health care.
The real head of the Republican Party blasted Hoffa and the president
from his controlled studio climate in Palm Beach County, Florida.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Could there be any doubt Hoffa
and maybe Obama been thinking of Republicans as their bitches ever since he
was elected?
SCHULTZ: Really? The Drugster and Palin, they have been two of the
most vicious verbal attackers of the president and the unions over the
years. Neither one of them have a clue what middle class Americans have
been going through, since radical Republican Tea Partiers have taken
Wage earners, I believe, know exactly what James Hoffa was talking
about. And they`re in their living rooms tonight jumping up and down
saying, finally, somebody`s telling like it is. Somebody with a position
of authority is standing up for workers in this country saying, hey, we
need to take them out at the ballot box.
Oh, but wait a minute, they didn`t like the phrase that was used. You
see? When Republican policies take money out of your pocket, do you want
to play nice? The answer to that, to the liberals in this country now is
hell no. Middle class Americans are sick and tired of the talk-down
culture and they are tired of taking the blame for what Bush did.
Now, this is an ideological war going on in this country. And
liberals need to fight. Not with guns, not with knives, not with
commercials that talk about young guns and what they represent, just do it
at the ballot box because the fact is, Republicans in this country since
the takeover of the Congress have done nothing for jobs, have done nothing
for the middle class, and have done nothing but obstruct this president
trying to do something for the country.
They`ve obstructed him so much -- and the president has, of course,
been one olive branch after another. That`s what`s frustrated liberals in
this country. That`s why I think President Obama`s numbers have eroded.
It`s not eroding because the conservatives don`t like him. Those
numbers are eroding because liberals in many parts of the country are very
frustrated, that nobody in the White House is talking like James Hoffa.
So, here comes the Republicans. They want Mr. Hoffa to take it back.
They want the president to disavow himself from unions in this country. It
ain`t going to happen.
So, what (AUDIO BREAK) is a classic. This is -- Jon Stewart, are you
paying attention? This is a defining moment.
Is this really how middle classers feel in this country? That they
want to take these sons of bitches out at the ballot box? Do they really
feel that way? I guess only time will tell.
Liberals need to hit the Tea Party with the facts and never back down.
The unions have been asked to take a back seat by President Obama time and
time again. The Employee Free Choice Act is a perfect example.
Those days have got to be over. If the Tea Party wants a fight, it
sounds to me that liberals and workers in this country are ready to do it.
Just remember one thing, Democrats, you stand with workers, you don`t
have to worry about getting elected. I believe that`s the mood of the
country right now. I believe the mood of the country is exactly what James
Hoffa is saying. And that`s why the right wing is so uptight about what he
said. He`s telling the truth.
Get your cell phones out, I want to know what you think. Are
Republicans at war with the middle class? Text A for yes, text B for no,
to 622639. You can always go to our blog at Ed.MSNBC.com. Results are
coming up later in the show.
Joining us now exclusively tonight, James Hoffa, general president of
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Mr. Hoffa, great to have you
with us tonight and I appreciate --
HOFFA: Thank you, Ed.
SCHULTZ: First of all, I appreciate what you do for workers in this
country and how you never back down. They want you to back down now. They
say that you are purporting violent rhetoric.
What`s your response to that?
HOFFA: Well, we`re not backing down. What we said yet is right on.
The answer is, we`ve got the votes. We`ve got to mobilize our people.
There is a war on workers, and the way we change that is, we are a
mighty army, let`s march together and let`s make sure we win at the ballot
box and take out every Tea Party Republican that opposes working families.
That`s the message I had. There`s no violence when you go to vote.
And the old story is, labor has the votes. And the old side -- the
Republicans have the money. So, we got to go to the polls. We got to get
this done. We got to capture that energy that you see in Wisconsin, that
you see in Ohio.
That is what we`ve got to do, and it is spreading everywhere else.
And I wish the president would get involved in those kinds of movements,
where we have 100,000 people in Madison, where we have 50,000 people in
Columbus. That is energy.
We collected over 1 million signatures in Ohio. That is an energy
that is spreading everywhere, and that`s what`s going to win the election
in 2012.
SCHULTZ: You heard the sound bites from some of the people on FOX.
They`re making you out to be some union thug boss that is threatening
violence. What has been the response, what kind of response have you
gotten from who are the workers of this country? Are they not standing up
saying, way to go? Or maybe I`m wrong on that?
HOFFA: The phones rang off the hook at all of our locals today. The
members are calling in, finally, somebody`s standing up for us. Somebody`s
saying what has to be said. We`re tired of this namby-pamby talk that`s
out there. Let`s go out and call these people what they are. Let`s go
after the issue of voting. Let`s talk about the war on workers. And let`s
make sure we mobilize and vote in November.
SCHULTZ: Do you regret --
HOFFA: It was a tremendous response today. The phones rang off the
hook in tremendous support from working families.
SCHULTZ: Do you think the Republicans are sons of bitches?
HOFFA: I think they are, if they`re trying to take food out of the
mouth of working people. What kind of a person does that? What kind of a
person tries to take away collective bargaining from public employees, from
firemen, from policemen, from teachers? What kind of person wants to go in
and take away their pensions?
You know what? That`s a bad person, and that`s the kind of people
we`re talking about, because that is the war on workers. The war on
workers started January of this year.
The minute those people got in, one of the first things they did was
to introduce right to work in 14 states, almost simultaneously. That is
the Tea Party, and that`s their agenda. I`m very proud of what we did.
SCHULTZ: You`re very proud of what you said? I think a lot of people
are proud of you too. Do you believe that FOX -- that network is anti-
worker? It seems like they repeatedly take a stance against unions. And
they repeatedly throw out rhetoric that, you know, is just against
organized labor. What are your thoughts on FOX?
HOFFA: Well, I think FOX is really a parallel universe. You watch
that, and you really wonder what world they`re in. They`re anti-worker.
They`re anti-Obama. They talk about right to work.
They just completely spin out a complete different reality than what
you and I see. You watch other networks, they`re not talking about what
they`re talking about. And the people they have in, the Glenn Becks, the
O`Reillys, you know, and those people -- they`re so anti-Obama, anti-the
Democratic Party, anti-workers, anti-people.
And basically, what do they talk about? Oh, we got to take away those
SCHULTZ: Yes.
HOFFA: That`s the first thing they get to. What are they talking
SCHULTZ: Yes.
HOFFA: Taking away Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. You know,
when you tell people that`s what the war is about -- they say, well, we`re
not going to vote for them. But that`s the message we have to deliver to
make sure we take away all this rhetoric and say, those people want to take
away what we believe is important to every American -- Social Security,
Medicare, Medicaid.
When you get old and you work hard, you work for 40 or 50 years,
you`re entitled to those things.
SCHULTZ: And, Mr. Hoffa, you`re a great negotiator. You`ve done a
lot of great things for workers. I`ve got a favor to ask of you tonight.
I guess Sean Hannity across the street is asking the question, why don`t
you go on with him? And I will ask you don`t go on with him, Mr. Hoffa,
unless senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, comes on with me.
Let`s do a deal because you see, I want to know why the Florida
senator thinks that we are a weaker country because of Social Security,
Medicare and Medicaid. So, if you can work that deal out, if you stick
with me on that, Mr. Hoffa, I really appreciate it. I think that would be
a fair trade, don`t you?
HOFFA: I`ll get to work on it.
SCHULTZ: Thank you, Mr. Hoffa, appreciate your time tonight. There`s
a man who sticks to his guns.
Remember to answer tonight`s question at the bottom of the screen, I
want to know what you think. President Obama had tough talk for
Republicans in a preview of his major jobs speech, I`ll tell you -- I`ll
tell you the president what else I think I need to hear of this address
coming up for working Americans later this week.
And Rick Perry has a few super PAC folks out there that really want to
give him a lot of money. And he`s still leading in the latest poll. Jim
Moore will join us for the latest. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Teamsters President James Hoffa isn`t the only one firing up
the working class in America. This is what Vice President Joe Biden had to
say at a gathering of union members in Cincinnati.
JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: You are the only
folks keeping the barbarians at the gates. You`re the only nongovernmental
power, the only nongovernmental power, the only one that has the power and
the capacity to stop this onslaught. The other side has declared war on
labor`s house. And it`s about time we stand up. And understand it for
what it is.
SCHULTZ: I love it. Barbarians at the gate. Right on.
President Obama also took a stand for the middle class and unemployed
yesterday. Up next, you`ll hear his challenge to congressional
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW.
The numbers aren`t very good. President Obama`s job approval is at a
record low 44 percent in a new NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll. On the
economy, only 37 percent think he`s doing a good job.
But when it comes to the president`s ideas for job growth, the public
is on board. Support for a federally funded construction bill stands at 47
to 26. And Americans, yes, they do want to extend the payroll tax cut --
40 percent to 20 percent. The president is expected to propose these plans
and more in his job speech on Thursday. And it sounds like he`s daring
Republicans to oppose him.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We`re going to see if
congressional Republicans will put country before party. We`ll give them a
plan, and that will say, if you want to create jobs, then put our
construction workers back to work rebuilding America. Do you want to help
our company succeed? Open up new markets for them to sell products. You
want -- you say you`re the party of tax cuts, well, then, prove you`ll
fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle class families as you do for oil
companies and the most affluent Americans. Show us what you got.
SCHULTZ: He is the man on the stump, no doubt about it. Mr.
President, I`m glad to hear you talking tough about the jobs plan. The
American people undoubtedly are on the side with this president when it
comes to initiatives.
But here are some of the things I hope that are in the speech this
week. I was sitting around thinking, OK, now, what could everybody agree
on? Not just what President Obama wants, but what could we as a nation
agree on? How about buy American? Do you think we could get that one
You know, create incentives for people to buy those American made
products. Maybe that will help manufacturing a little bit.
How about this one? Addressing China`s manipulation of currency.
Address that. We need to fight the manipulation in the trade markets,
which is killing American jobs. I even think there are some Republicans
that may go along with that.
All right. Now, this is obviously a popular one. Introduce public
projects. Everybody wants to drive across a brand new bridge. And there`s
plenty of guys that are out there ready to build them. We know the
American people will support large-scale programs that put people back to
work. There`s no question about it.
And finally, this is the one I love -- what do you say we cut the red
tape? Let`s get government involved directly with small businesses, just
like we did with the government motors takeover that saved millions of jobs
in this country. Make it easier for small businesses, those entrepreneurs
to go right to the government and get the money.
Cheap loans, let`s knock off the red tape. Let`s get money into the
hands of those who want to take a risk. Money into the hands of people
that go into banks and say, well, I`m Republican, I don`t like Barack
Obama. It`s all about regulation, they have all these bank regulations, I
can`t give you anything unless you give me half of what you own, and it
goes on and on and on. Knock all that off.
I believe there are a lot of Americans out there that if they had the
chance to get their hands on capital, they`d run like crazy in this
economy. But we just can`t do that, because that would be a government
takeover of business in America.
Just remember, it worked once, it can work again. Loaning money to
people who want to work is a damn good concept and it works.
Mr. President, please put that in on Thursday night.
Joining me tonight is John Nichols, Washington correspondent of "The
Nation" magazine. John, great to have you with us.
The president is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and
federal spending in the plan on Thursday. Now, I`m thinking, you know,
that`s a great number. But what do you think? I mean, is that going to be
JOHN NICHOLS, THE NATION: Proposing tax cuts and cuts in federal
spending is absolutely irrelevant to creating jobs.
SCHULTZ: Amen.
NICHOLS: It is possible that if you target some tax cuts to
businesses that are hiring or do credits to them, that could be helpful.
But this whole game has got to stop.
And this president has got to understand that his job on Thursday
night is not to talk to the Republicans in Congress. It is to use that
forum to speak to the American people. The American people are hurting.
We have almost 10 percent unemployment, almost -- well, around 16 percent
real unemployment in this country.
This president has to say to the American people, I`ve got a plan. I
will fight for you, it is not a complicated plan. Everybody can understand
it. I`m not going to mess it up with all sorts of talk about taxes and
spending. I`m going to talk about jobs, jobs, jobs.
If he does that, two things will happen. His poll numbers will go up.
And the pressure on the Republicans will get intense enough to make some
movement here. He cannot complicate it with getting lost in this whole
deficit and spending dialogue, which wasted the summer.
SCHULTZ: You know, John, you bring up an interesting point about
putting pressure on Republicans. I don`t think they care about pressure,
respectfully. I think that they will do anything they possibly can to make
sure that President Obama has zero movement when it comes to creating jobs,
when it comes to doing something positive for the economy.
This is all about taking down President Obama and his administration.
They`ve come three years, they`ve only got one more year to go, and I think
that`s how they`re looking at it. I mean, hell, they`re even saying that,
well, it`s even hard to watch a speech. DeMint was talking about it.
You got some members of Congress saying, well, I don`t even want to go
to it. Of course, Walsh is a case in study, anyway.
I just really don`t think that there`s going to be any Republicans
that are going to step up and say, hey, you know, the president hit a nerve
tonight. I`m ready to work with him. What about that?
NICHOLS: You`re right, Ed. They won`t say it on Thursday night.
Don`t expect that.
But put pressure on them. Make them feel it at home. And, then,
frankly, if they refuse it, if they reject it -- that`s just where we`re
going to be. Then the campaign for 2012 has begun.
But Barack Obama must begin that campaign as a strong president with a
plan. A simple basic, put people back to work plan.
And frankly, I think he ought to borrow a page from his vice
president. That speech in Cincinnati was fantastic. It had people
literally screaming their lungs out. It`s not that Obama didn`t give a
good speech in Detroit. I do -- I would like to see a little bit of that
Biden passion up there because I think that`s what the American people want
to see.
SCHULTZ: I don`t think there`s any question about it. John Nichols,
Washington correspondent of "The Nation" magazine -- great to have you with
There may be a major drawdown of troops in Iraq by the end of the
year. We`ll have the details next.
And Michele Bachmann still thinks she can drill her way to $2 a gallon
gas. I got news for her -- it isn`t going to happen. Her delusional
talking points put her in the zone again tonight.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. The Obama administration may
be prepared to lower American troop levels in Iraq drastically by the end
of the year. "The Huffington Post" reports the number of forces would be
3,000 by the end of the year, including military trainers and advisers.
They are currently about 45,000 American troops in Iraq.
Talk about cutting the budget. The Obama administration officials
have told NBC News that no final decision has been made, but it is headed
in that direction. One official told NBC News that it would be difficult
for President Obama to leave a large U.S. military presence on the ground
in Iraq once the U.S. and the Iraq agreement expires at the end of this
Officials said once negotiations with Iraqis got underway, the mission
was quickly narrowed to a training mission. And 3,000 would be sufficient.
Maybe at some point this country can stop spending billions of dollars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, and maybe we can get our fiscal house in order and
put that money at work for our own use in infrastructure.
Perry is still kicking Mitt Romney`s rear end when it comes to the
latest polls. And of course, Romney`s 150-page jobs plan may not be
helping him much. That`s coming up next.
And what happens at a Koch Brothers retreat stays at a Koch Brothers
retreat. That is until someone leaks the audio to "Mother Jones Magazine."
We`ll play you the exclusive audio and give you the Koch Brothers`
response, coming up.
SCHULTZ: So it`s down to two in the eyes of many experts, Romney and
Perry. Today we got another big reminder of why Governor Rick Perry has
jumped to the top of the polls over his primary rival. And that is former
Governor Mitt Romney. Romney released this 59-point economic plan today,
all of it packed into a handbook that`s 150 pains long.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It`s about 150 pages, with
59 different policy ideas. There are a lot more where these came from.
But we have one of these for each of you, if you`d like to take it and read
it. So you can take a look and see the specific 59 steps I would take.
SCHULTZ: And we all ran home to read that, didn`t we? Here`s
Governor Rick Perry`s economic message, as he summarized it in South
Carolina this weekend. Listen to this.
GOV. RICK PERRY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Freedom from over-
regulation, freedom from over-taxation, freedom from over-litigation. I`m
about freedom.
SCHULTZ: Fox viewers, who do you think you`re going to go for now?
Perry will probably provide some details at some point. But you can bet
that he won`t have a 59-point plan that`s 150 pages long, because the Tea
Partiers don`t have the attention span to pay attention to that.
They`re more interested in -- you know, to the point. Perry is also
starting to attack Romney`s record on jobs.
PERRY: One in particular that`s created jobs all over the world. But
while he was the governor of Massachusetts, he didn`t create very many
SCHULTZ: Perry is obviously making another comparison between Romney
and himself when he says this --
PERRY: We cannot elect -- we cannot choose a nominee -- let me put it
that way -- that`s going to blur the lines between this president and our
nominee. It has to be someone who has a very stark difference between the
president of the United States and our nominee.
SCHULTZ: Meanwhile, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, she
is fading fast. Her campaign manager, Ed Rollins, is reducing his role to
senior adviser, citing health reasons. But Rollins told the "Washington
Post," quote, "the Perry/Romney race is now the story, with us the third
And in the latest NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll, Perry is way
ahead of Romney, 38 to 23 percent among Republican primary voters.
Bachmann is down to eight percent.
Let`s bring in "Huffington Post" contributor Jim Moore, author of the
upcoming book "Adios Mofo, Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W.
Mr. Moore, I`ve never met Rick Perry, but he sits there in that real
easy way. He seems to be a likeable guy, persuasive, that Texas persuasive
manner. How is he going to do in the debate? And now there`s even
questions whether he`s even going to show up because of the wildfires that
are taking place in Texas. What do you think is going to unfold?
JIM MOORE, "THE HUFFINGTON POST": We heard late this afternoon, Ed,
that he was, in fact, going to make the trip out there. I think from a
political standpoint, it`s probably a good move. It makes him look like a
guy who can manage a disaster as well as talk to the public. I think he`s
going to do very well in the debate.
Rick is one of those guys who doesn`t necessarily try to win a debate.
He tries to not lose a debate. You`ll see a very disciplined message guy,
who`s going to say the same thing over and over, regardless of the
question. I think he will do quite well. And I expect him to be there.
SCHULTZ: I mean, he bullet pointed his answer when it came to what
his plan is for the economy. Here`s Romney waiving a 150-page booklet.
And here`s Rick Perry, the old KISS philosophy, keep it simple stupid. Is
that going to work with the Tea Party a heck of a lot better? Is Romney
out of this?
MOORE: I think what it`s going to come down to for the two candidates
is you`re going to be faced with a couple guys bragging about the size of
their tax cuts. Rick is going to be saying, mine`s bigger; I`m going to
free up corporations; I`m not going to tax you as an individual; and I`m
going to get rid of regulations. It`s basically get rid of government in
all forms.
And Romney is acknowledging that there`s a role to play, but less
government is better. And Rick`s going to win this, because he`s basically
going to argue, over and over, get the government out of here.
SCHULTZ: Finally, for a guy that jumped in the race late and who
wrote a book not thinking about running for president, he has got this
super PAC which is lining up 55 million dollars and a very solid strategy
on how to jump out early on and end this. Your thoughts on that?
MOORE: Well, he`s one of these guys who -- everybody who has watched
him down here in Texas for years and years has thought that he is one of
the luckiest guys in the world, that the stars consistently align for him,
and he keeps winning. You`re seeing that now with the president`s
situation. And you`re seeing it with money turning away from Michele
Bachmann. And the money that Romney has is basically his and some other
But for Rick, things tend to line up. And this super PAC is the
latest manifestation of it. It`s going to make a big impact for him on
issues that he`s going to run on.
SCHULTZ: I think we saw a real stark contrast in styles today in the
way they want to communicate to folks. "Huffington Post" contributor Jim
Moore, thanks for joining us tonight.
Michele Bachmann is still proposing two dollar a gallon gas. She
continues to double down on the crazy. She`s in the zone next. Stay with
SCHULTZ: South Carolina Tea Partier Senator Jim DeMint says he`s
tired of President Obama`s speeches. But he`s not tired of bashing the
president over unemployment, is he? First DeMint went after government
SEN. JIM DEMINT (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: I spent the month of August
visiting a lot of businesses, manufacturing plants. What they want is less
regulation. They`re actually afraid to hire people because of what they`re
afraid the government will do to them.
SCHULTZ: Now -- but just a few minutes later, DeMint floated a
different theory about why unemployment is so high.
DEMINT: I have talked to a lot of businesses in South Carolina who
can`t get employees to come back to work because they`re getting
unemployment and they`re getting food stamps. And they say call me when
unemployment runs out.
SCHULTZ: He`s talked to a lot of people in South Carolina, just like
that. Senator, we all know that those aren`t your folks. Come on. You`re
a country clubber.
So which is it, senator? Are businesses afraid to hire, or are they
trying to hire but can`t get anybody to come back to work? By the way,
McClatchey just did a survey of small business owners across the country.
And none of them said regulations or taxes were getting in the way of
In fact, most of them were in favor of regulation. And they pointed
to the banking industry. And I`ll bet DeMint can`t produce one person who
will say he`ll turn down a job to stay on unemployment. Can we get that
interview, senator?
Coming up, Michele Bachmann`s campaign manager is jumping off the
crazy train, but Bachman herself is still going full steam ahead. Stay
with us.
SCHULTZ: And in Psycho Talk tonight, Michele Bachmann may be losing
campaign managers right and left, but she`s staying the course on her
promise of two dollar a gallon gasoline. Bachmann was asked about it again
this weekend and she`s towing the drill, baby, drill line.
REP. MICHELE BACHMANN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What the president
has been doing is strangling the United States energy sector. We haven`t
been opening up American energy production. There are many, many companies
that would love to. We can do this responsibly.
If we can access American energy, again, we will create millions of
jobs and high paying jobs. We can bring the price of gasoline down, but
not with the current policies of this administration. My pro-growth, pro-
energy policies will bring the prices down.
SCHULTZ: How can a member of Congress be so disconnected? Either she
is totally disconnected or she is just flat out lying. Does she believe
that people are going to believe that? Bachmann has no hope of coming
through on this one.
First of all, she`s lying when she says the president hasn`t been
opening up American energy production. Hello! The number of oil rigs in
the United States of America is at its highest level in at least a quarter
of a century. It`s up 60 percent over last year.
And since President Obama took office, the daily production of crude
oil in this country has risen by a half a million barrels. But even with
the -- all this drilling taking place, where are gas prices? Well, going
through the roof, 3.50 around the country, right?
So Bachmann`s guarantee of two dollar a gallon gas, how else do we say
this other than it`s just coming out of thin air? Just like in 2008, when
she slapped on to the Psycho Talk scene by calling for an investigation of
anti-Americanism in Congress.
No wonder her campaign managers are running for the hills. They can`t
be associated with this. For Michele Bachmann to insist that she can bring
gas prices below two dollars a gallon is delusional Psycho Talk.
Well, it`s going to be the mother of all wars. That`s how billionaire
right wing activist Charles Koch described the upcoming 2012 election.
Coming up, we have the audio he doesn`t want you to hear.
SCHULTZ: And finally tonight, hundreds of conservative elites
attended a private Colorado retreat in June. So why are we talking about
it now? The event was hosted by right wing activist billionaire brothers
Charles and David Koch. Today "Mother Jones Magazine" obtained audio from
this top secret strategy session.
The Kochs have funneled millions into the Tea Party movement,
influenced the outcome of the Wisconsin recalls, and now have their sights
set on the next presidential election. Here`s Charles Koch addressing the
CHARLES KOCH, KOCH INDUSTRIES: But we`ve been talking about we have
Saddam Hussein. This is the mother of all wars we`ve got in the next 18
months for the life or death of this country.
so I`m not going to do this to put any pressure on anyone here, mind
you. This is not pressure. But if this -- if this makes your heart feel
glad and you want to be more forthcoming, then so be it.
SCHULTZ: Phillip Ellender, head of the government and public affairs
at Koch Industries, specifically addressed Mr. Koch`s comments through a
statement released on the company`s website. Quote, "to be clear, Mr. Koch
was not referring to President Obama in his remarks. He was referring to
the, quote, `mother of all wars` comment made by Saddam Hussein on the eve
of the first Gulf War."
Charles Koch then went on to recognize donors who he says gave money
to the cause. Lots of money.
KOCH: What I want to do is recognize not all of our great partners,
but those partners who have given more than a billion -- a million -- no
billion. Well, I was thinking of Obama and his billion dollar campaign.
So I thought we got to do better than that.
You can`t run on these deals. No, I`m not -- I`m going to go easy on
you. More than a million over the last 12 months. If you want to kick in
a billion, believe me, we will have a special seminar just for you.
SCHULTZ: Joining me now is Brad Friedman, an investigative journalist
at BradBlog.com. Mr. Friedman obtained the audio just played for you from
"Mother Jones Magazine."
Also joining us tonight, Mike Papantonio, host of the nationally
syndicated "Ring of Fire" radio show.
Great to have both of you with us tonight. Brad, what does this tell
us about the Koch Brothers? What does this audio tell us? Does this prove
that they`re just in it to win it at all costs?
BRAD FRIEDMAN, BRADBLOG.COM: Well, they certainly are in it to win it
at all costs. They`ve gone to extraordinary lengths to raise an
extraordinary amount of money, and to keep it all secret, as they did at
their seminar in Veil, Colorado, playing -- going so far as to play pink
noise around the outside of this event to keep anybody outside from
listening in.
They`re playing for keeps, these folks, that`s for sure.
SCHULTZ: Mike, your impressions of what`s going down with the Koch
Brothers. I mean, they`ve gone from Wisconsin to Ohio to Michigan. Now
they`re setting their sights at the big prize, the White House.
MIKE PAPANTONIO, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: When they say that this
election is nothing short of a battle for this country, it`s a special kind
of country they`re talking about, Ed. It`s the who`s who of America`s Grey
Poupon crowd. They represent this self-appointed aristocracy.
The people in that room that he was talking to are people who think
just like he do, the same polo crowd, that country club crowd that has made
this a gated community, want to continue making it a gated community.
They want America to return to the gilded age, Ed. That`s where they
make decisions. They think America is too stupid to make decisions. So --
and they`re -- in their oddball little minds, they do believe this is a
battle to death in this country.
It`s a very scary kind of thing once you understand that they honestly
believe that the typical American is just too damn stupid to make good
decisions for themselves and they`re the ones that are going to make it for
SCHULTZ: Brad, what do you make of Koch Industries spokesman coming
out so fast with the response to the audio?
FRIEDMAN: Well, it wasn`t very fast. In fact, I had been trying for
days to get comment from them on that Saddam Hussein line, over and over
again. They chose to not comment until it got out and they were
embarrassed by it. But I had asked them about that very specifically.
If they want to change the goalpost now and say, well, we weren`t
comparing Obama to Saddam Hussein, what we were actually doing is
appreciatively quoting Saddam Hussein, well, you know, we have got the
audio in full at BradBlog.com. The story`s at MotherJones.com.
We are transparent about what we do. And I think folks can take a
look at that information and decide for themselves what Charles Koch was
really saying in those remarks.
SCHULTZ: Mike Papantonio, match up the Republican nominee, which, in
my opinion, is going to be Governor Perry from Texas and the Koch Brothers.
How does that marriage work?
PAPANTONIO: Well, it`s perfect for them. Look, Rick Perry`s the guy
who`s going to make regulations disappear more. No laws, no regulations
for companies like the Koch Industry that pollute our air, ruin our water,
poison our children.
Perry is perfect for that. Look what he`s done to Texas. He`s
perfect for the inheritance billionaire baby taxes crowd, that says we
don`t want to pay any taxes. He`s going to make those taxes disappear.
This is a guy who wants unions to disappear, labor to take us to a
side paying kind of America.
SCHULTZ: They`ll take him over Romney, Mike? They`ll take Perry over
PAPANTONIO: Absolutely. Absolutely.
SCHULTZ: Brad Friedman -- go ahead, Brad, quickly.
FRIEDMAN: Perry was at that event as well.
SCHULTZ: Yeah.
FRIEDMAN: Perry was at that event as well. And tomorrow, we`ll
reveal the keynoter at that event at MotherJones.com.
SCHULTZ: OK, look forward to that. Brad Friedman, Mike Papantonio,
thanks for joining us.
In our survey tonight, are Republicans at war with the middle class?
Ninety four percent of you said yes.
That`s THE ED SHOW. I`m Ed Schultz. Lawrence O`Donnell with "THE
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my first time :)I was in college in St. Pete FL - spent all night on the sidewalk outside a mall to get tickets. Were lucky enough to get some since the people behind us were the last before it sold out. We ended up front row but on the side end of the stage. No matter...it was AMAZING :) You never forget your first U2 show.
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ElectricI also remember being at probably the best EVENT i ever wittnessed. I was in chicago and tampa 4 360. Very good shows tampa was a better setting and the crowd totally blew chitwn away. BUT on that feb. day electricity actually blew thru the crowd in n out of everyone of us. The new stage and tv monitors all over the fly look bono had the cars hung up. I had awesome seats. I stood in line at a local music store way in back sure i wasnt going and when thay handed out the numbers to 200 people i got the # 1 good thing caue only 3 people got tickets sold out in 90 seconds. I have seen a hundred of shows a dozen for u2 and me n my wife still say that EVENT will NEVER b matched though 360 came as close as that fateful day in feb. keep trying lads. I love you lads.
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First Night of Zoo TVThe Opening gig, in Lakeland Civic Center on February 29, 1992 was the greatest concert of my life. Me and a group of friends waited 12 hours to get tickets at a local music store/ticketmaster location. Out of three hundred people waiting in line I was one of six people to get the four ticket maximum. The concert sold out in 3 minutes. Arriving before the concert, we watched as cars carrying the U2 members arrived. When Bono got out of the car he walked about 100 yards to our small crowd (50-75 people) He stoped a few feet from the security line and made a wild twisting Elvis move that made the crowd go crazy. He then straight faced walked back to the arena. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen. Before that I was only a fan, since then I have been a fanatic. The concert opening was awesome. Zoostation and the new ZooTv screens were awesome. It all blew everyone's mind. Nobody had known what exactly to expect. It was a wise choice to start out with 8 songs from Actung Baby, as it rreally made everybody, even the older fans get into the new songs. Thoughout the second half of the concert, I was just praying they would play one more song. As soon as it was over I was ready for more. In closing, the concert had this electricity that I had never experienced before. And those of you who were there that guy with the sign saying "I still haven't found what I'm looking for- U2 Tickets" he got in, he sat right behind me. *****


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Editor's note: Pedro A. Moreno García is the associate director of Hispanic Catechesis Diocese of Austin, Texas.
Pedro A. Moreno García says he believes each immigrant welcomed is an opportunity for America's growth.
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- A key element for the continued success of Latinos in America is the degree to which they are welcomed into our society. This country of immigrants is famous for welcoming others, especially those in most need.
Any weakening of our national ability to welcome others would be a tragic deterioration of one of our nation's central values. We are at our collective best when we are deeply engaged in echoing the words of Emma Lazarus' epic poem, "The New Colossus" -- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. ..."
We are at our collective worst when we are sipping from the cup of xenophobia, racism, nationalism, misandry, misogyny, homophobia or just generic hate.
Welcoming is not always easy, but it enriches our nation beyond our wildest dreams. Each immigrant is a beautiful gift from the God in whom this nation places its trust.
Each welcoming of a new person is an opportunity for the continued growth and progress of this country.
Welcoming others, treating fellow human beings with hospitality, sets the stage for relationships to grow and develop.
Welcoming others opens the door for everyone, both the one welcoming and those who are welcomed, to share the blessings and gifts that they both have.
The best each person has to offer comes out more easily when hospitality is the common ground on which we walk. Each Latino can offer his or her best when hospitality is translated into "Mi casa es tu casa."
Sadly, the opposite is also true. An absence of welcoming, and even outright rejection or persecution, not only sends many into the shadows of society but also sends into hiding their talents and gifts, thus impoverishing us all. An impoverishment of society affects every cell of that society, beginning with the family and ending with the nation itself.
Again, to welcome the stranger is not easy. Sometimes it can be very uncomfortable or even painful. Being welcoming and hospitable to others can lead us to moan and complain, but the Scriptures warn us against this.
In 1 Peter 4:9, New International Version, the Scriptures invite us to "[o]ffer hospitality to one another without grumbling."
At times, our country can seem less welcoming than it was in the past. But we must continue our long history of hospitality despite the difficulties, which were also there in the past.
We must also be vigilant that, as a nation, we do not fall into the temptations to close our doors, build new walls or have more armed guards standing by.
Welcoming others must be done with prudence, but prudence cannot drown out compassion and generosity, and excessive prudence can become isolationism.
As does the nation, many communities struggle with this temptation to isolationism. Families and even faith communities struggle with it.
In my experience, in the last couple of years, various brothers and sisters from within the Roman Catholic Church have questioned, with not so charitable words, why the church would even minister to someone who is undocumented.
Many do not understand that the commandment -- to love one another -- does not have an exemption clause.
To quote Scripture again: "We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth." (3 John 1:8, New International Version)
In the diocese of Austin, Texas, the church strives to live out the final gospel-inspired verses of Lazarus' poem, a work that can be found on a bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty exhibit hall.
I hope and pray that these words continue to reflect our national sentiment for many years to come.
"Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
It is the welcome and the hospitality that motivates Latinos in America to say ... "We are truly una nación under Dios."
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Pedro A. Moreno García.
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If you happened to read last week's post chronicling my recent banana cupcake debacle, you can imagine how incredibly stressed I became when forced to shift gears under a time crunch, and come up with a quick and easy (yet still enticing, delicious, and somewhat impressive) substitute to bake for the very meaningful fund raising event I was contributing to. Thankfully, I could look no further than this week's yummy SMS recipe, Peanut Butter Truffles, selected by one of our newer members, the highly talented and super creative Mara of Love Your Mother. Judging from the Hazelnut Truffles we made from the Sweet Melissa Baking Book last summer, I had a feeling that they would be similarly simple to assemble, but also rich, flavorful and unique enough for the bake sale. I am pleased to report that the truffles saved the day, and exceeded all expectations. Of course, I couldn't help but complicate matters by adding extra steps to the project- but really, who could turn down a truffle dressed up with a caramelized candied peanut exterior? I called on David Lebovitz's recipe (used to top my Black-Bottom Peanut Butter Mousse Pie with Pralined Peanuts), which never disappoints, and the added sweetness of his chopped nuts was the perfect counter-balance to the slightly bitter dark chocolate and salty peanut butter. That little bit of additional effort resulted in a combination that truly danced on the tongue! A few special touches with the packaging- some cellophane goody bags, colorful labels, and orange ribbon (more on the significance of that detail later)- and viola!, my truffles were ready for their debut at the 1st annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale!
Isn't it wonderful when you accidentally and totally unexpectedly stumble upon an exciting opportunity through your everyday blog surfing? That's actually how I first got involved in SMS, and what a serendipitous discovery that turned out to be :)! Well a few weeks back, a digital banner caught my eye, advertising an upcoming event connected to the Great American Bake Sale. Sound familiar?- if you're a food TV junkie like myself, you may have seen spokeswoman Sandra Lee discussing it on a Food Network commercial. Part of the phenomenal organization, Share our Strength, it's a national campaign that mobilizes volunteers to host bake sales in their communities in an effort to help end childhood hunger in America. Although I've been interested in getting involved for quite a while, that banner convinced me the ideal time had arrived: on April 17th, food bloggers from across the country would unite to support the cause by holding bake sales in their states. I was filled with glee when I got in touch with the fabulous and super sweet Kathy-Ann of Mother May Have, who was coordinating for Massachusetts, and realized I could be a part of this extraordinary day, utilizing my baking to assist those in need. (I love on the Share our Strength website, they proclaim, "Together we can bake a difference!")
Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 children in America struggle with hunger? That's almost 17 million kids! With the weakened economy, poverty rates are on the rise, and every day, more and more children wonder where their next meal will come from.
Here's a look at how Share our Strength is addressing this growing problem:
"Through No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength funds the most effective anti-hunger organizations across the country, connects needy children and their families with nutritious food, teaches families how to cook healthy on a budget, and provides leadership that brings together public and private decision-makers to end childhood hunger, state by state. These funds help accomplish the following:
* Enroll more eligible kids in school breakfast, after-school snacks and meals, and their families in SNAP (food stamps).
* Bring community gardens and farmers markets to low-income neighborhoods.
* Bring affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables to urban corner stores.
* Teach at-risk families how to plan, shop for, and prepare healthy, low-cost meals at home.
* Help local food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens meet the pressing demand for more nutritious food.
* Increase awareness and understanding of childhood hunger and solutions to it.
Through all these means, [Share Our Strength is] working to ensure that all of America's children have nutritious food where they live, learn and play."
Since 2003, more than 1.7 million people have participated in Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale, raising $6 million to make sure no child in America grows up hungry. But the big news? The first annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale alone raised a grand total of over $16,500! Wow! Go baking bloggers! I felt truly honored to be a part of it, and am already looking forward to next year. I want to say a big thank you to Gaby of What's Gaby Cooking for coordinating the entire event, and Kathy-Ann for leading us here in Massachusetts. Also- shout out to my new friend Carmen of Baking is my Zen, who just so happens to be a fellow SMSter! Her sale in NJ did amazing, raising more than $600- fabulous job Carmen! To see pictures from our sale in MA (including some of my goodies- the Peanut Butter Truffles and a selection of Coconut Jam Thumbprints made with 5 different types of homemade jams/preserves) check out this slide show.
For more information about Share our Strength and to find out ways you can help, visit their website, http://www.strength.org/. And don't forget to check out the myriad of truffles whipped up by the other lovely ladies of SMS by exploring the blogroll!
Oh, by the way, the orange ribbon stands for hunger awareness… fitting right?


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Custom and law collide in Ghanaian law reform
In Ghana, citizens and lawmakers were weighing two legislative measures that would, respectively, alter spousal intestate succession and property rights in that country. Half a world away, 11 Duke Law students devoted a spring-semester seminar to consideration of the legal, constitutional, and social provenance and implications of the same two bills, which have sparked considerable debate among Ghanaians.
Over their March study break, students in Integrating Legal Frameworks and their professors, Duke Law Professor Kathryn Webb Bradley and Divinity Professor Esther Acolatse, immersed themselves in field research in the West African nation. In the eastern city of Ho and the capital, Accra, they met with an array of stakeholders in the legislative process, such as parliamentarians, grassroots women's rights advocates, traditional and religious leaders, lawyers, jurists, and scholars. Partnering with lawyer and activist Hilary Gbedemah at the Law Institute in Accra, they are now working collaboratively on materials for use by Ghanaian advocates pushing for the bills' passage and by judges who will eventually be charged with the laws' interpretation and implementation.
Their meetings helped clarify nuances of language and intention behind specific legislative provisions as well as the resistance the bills have generated in certain quarters in spite of their constitutional and legal underpinnings; the 1992 Ghanaian constitution, based, in part, on the U.S. Constitution, instructs parliament to implement laws giving spouses equal property rights and international treaties impose similar obligations.
"It was really helpful to talk to judges, church leaders, NGOs, and the parliamentarians about what is expected in a Ghanaian family and how that relates to what the bills are proposing to do," said Ben Kastan '12. "Traditionally in the Ghanaian family system, your property goes back to your family [of origin] when you die, not to your spouse. That was changed by law some years ago, but the practice still shapes expectations to some extent. That mindset ─ that property primarily belongs to your family and not your spouse ─ is an insight that we heard time and time again."
Ebosetale Okojie '13 focused her earlier research on a particularly contentious aspect of expansions in spousal property rights ─ the extension of property rights to women in "cohabitation" relationships and the recognition of non-monetary contributions of women to the acquisition of family property and wealth. She said their discussions pointed out the necessity for setting American cultural biases aside.
"We view marriage as a partnership and on that basis we value women's contributions as caretakers and homemakers. Ghanaian society views marriage as a unit where the men and women play roles," said Okojie, recalling how one lawmaker framed his opposition to the bills. "The man plays the role of the provider ─ he provides everything that is necessary. The woman plays the role of the caretaker. The wealth of the family is always attributed to the husband, even if she has a successful business. You have to look at it from that paradigm, that 'This is your job as a wife; I don't know why you should be awarded part of my property because [caretaking] is your role.'"
Students found references to cohabitation in the bills to be particularly controversial among stakeholders in Ghana, which has a strong customary law tradition and which recognizes three forms of marriage ─ ordinance marriage, customary marriage, and Islamic marriage. Although statutory ordinance marriages are monogamous, polygamy is widely practiced; many first wives object to sharing marital property with subsequent wives or girlfriends. And there are other concerns.
"Even within the coalition that's pushing for the bills there is a lot of controversy as to whether the cohabitation provision will undermine marriage," observed Karen Gift '12 of the provision which pertains to couples who have lived together for five years and have started, but not completed formal or customary marriage rituals. "But it is not 'cohabitation' as we often understand it here; rather, it is something akin to common law marriage. It was designed to protect the rights of those people who are in long-term relationships in which they hold themselves out to society as husband and wife." The students' fact sheets and judicial briefs seek to clarify misconceptions in this regard.
"Before our trip, I had looked at this law more in isolation," said Gift. "I hadn't considered the extent to which even the bills' proponents had concerns about particular components or disagreements about their interpretation. It was very helpful to talk with them."
For Emily May '12, who researched the passage and provisions of Ghana's 2007 anti-domestic violence law, a meeting with its author and members of his coalition was instructive.
"There were two main takeaways," she said. "The struggle to pass these bills mirrors the struggle to pass domestic violence legislation in many ways. That effort also pertained to women's rights and met resistance from people who had more traditional views. It was a big struggle, so it was helpful to ask, 'How did you do this? What did you say in your meetings? How did you form your coalition?'
"Also, the domestic violence law itself addresses economic abuse, or economic domestic violence," said May. "We wanted to explore this idea of economic domestic violence as a potential hook for the new laws. They already recognized that this is a problem and this is related."
Bradley said she was delighted by the high level of engagement the research trip afforded her students, and the insight and energy they displayed with their inquiries. "Nobody hung back," she said. "Everybody was contributing across the board and asking very thoughtful questions that moved the dialogue along." Most importantly, their field research showed her students how law actually plays out in people's lives and across cultures which were key goals for the seminar.
"This isn't just about the law," she said. "It's not just about a constitution or statute or a constitution that has a treaty obligation superimposed on it," she said. "What does having a statute mean when you take it to the village level? If the statute conveys a right that you've never had before, what do they do with it now? And if you have a statute that sounds really good, how do you get it implemented in a way that actually makes a difference for people? What happens if it doesn't? What is the effect on women who can't inherit property from their husbands because of the way the customary law is set up?"
Individual students said long-term lessons from their in-class collaborations included teamwork and the ability to distill and communicate complex legal concepts in an easily understood and straightforward manner. For Okojie, a JD/LLM candidate who aspires to a career as a public defender, her field work emphasized an important element of advocacy.
"It really stressed the importance of listening to people and the importance of understanding their point of view ─ starting with their paradigm. You can't really understand their point of view if you are starting from your own view of how the world works and what's right and what's wrong. You have to take yourself out of it." A Nigerian-American, Okojie also is excited about seeing Ghana's regional leadership in trying to expand spousal and intestate property rights.
Also pursuing a JD/LLM, Kastan called the seminar a "great capstone" to his dual degree. "I found the international family law issues particularly interesting when I took Professor Bradley's family law course last year," said Kastan, who also worked on domestic violence issues during a 2L externship in the office of the Wake County public defender and hopes to land a prosecutorial position following his bar passage. The seminar offered a way to explore those issues more deeply and to meet people engaged in legal development work. "It was a great way to combine the domestic law studies I've done with my comparative law studies."
Gift, who worked on international human trafficking issues during her 1L and 2L summers, reflected on the way her field work built on knowledge and experience gained from two other Duke Law seminars: one that engaged students in crafting anti-domestic violence provisions for Haitian law reform efforts, and another, Human Rights Advocacy, which had a clinical component.
"It was a great capstone experience to have the opportunity to integrate what I had learned through the Haiti seminar, for example, where we looked at how international agreements to which a country is party could be used to promote statutory change in that country," said Gift, who will join Simpson Thacher as a litigation associate after graduation. "The Human Rights Advocacy course highlighted client interaction and a host of questions: Who is the client? You have multiple stakeholders who are broadly in agreement. But who do you take the lead from? And how do you reconcile instances when, for example, you are working on behalf of these NGO organizations ─ you're assisting them. At the same time, you're speaking to broader principles of human rights." Gift hopes to be involved with international law reform and human rights on a pro bono basis in the future.
May praised Duke Law's recent collaborative seminars in international human rights with field work components; the seminar on spousal property rights in Ghana follows earlier ones on indigenous land rights in Brazil and housing rights in East Jerusalem.
"I just think this is one of the many ways that Duke is a unique, nurturing place," she said. "I love that this is the kind of place where professors really go beyond teaching in a classroom. It was so much extra work for Professor Bradley to take this on and it was incredible of her. And she's been wonderfully accessible and helpful and warm, as has Professor Acolatse.
"And I love that this is a place where you interact with all kinds of students," she added. "I didn't know most of my classmates prior to this seminar, and now we're good friends. And I think the close relationships with professors you can have here and the close relationships with diverse students you can have here is incredible."


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The cab, which may have been trying to avoid a bicyclist, plowed into the 23-year-old woman as she was crossing 49th Street shortly after 11 a.m., New York TV station WNBC reported.
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Among them was TV personality Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr. Oz, who examined the cabbie and helped a plumber apply a tourniquet to the woman's mangled leg, according to the New York Daily News.
Two other people were injured in the wreck and taken to local hospitals.
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Four-time world champions Brazil were given a scare by Ukraine, finishing their match 3-3 in normal time before finally taking a 2-1 edge on penalties at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
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Brazil dominated possession from the first whistle, but a stingy Ukrainian defence denied them any strong chances throughout the first period. The South Americans were still able to snatch a one-goal lead through Benjamin, though, with the captain coolly chipping over goalkeeper Vitalii Sydorenko.
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The Richardson family came to the Brick Chapel area of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York in 1805 from Vermont. Gertrude Richardson was born October 27, 1855. Shirley Claus was also from Canton, birth date unknown. The collection consists of the diaries of Gertrude Richardson from 1909-1942 (missing are 1910, 1927, 1933 and 1935) and the diaries of Shirley Claus 1932-1940 and 1949. Also included are a few photographs and a short biography of the Richardson family.


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More than 150 people have been rescued from rooftops in High River and the town is now under evacuation because of "extremely dangerous and rapid flooding."
And residents say the damage to the town is catastrophic.
The province said at 1:05 p.m. that the town is under an emergency evacuation but town officials cannot be reached for information.
The extent of the damage is unclear, but residents still in town estimate that thousands of homes could be flooded.
In an alert, the province directed residents to the emergency evacuation centre at Highwood High School on 12 Ave and said a second emergency evacuation centre has been set up in Nanton at the Tom Horneker Recreation Centre.
The province is advising people to leave High River immediately and listen to local authorities for updates.
"Move to high ground," said the alert.
Police say there are multiple search and rescue efforts currently underway.
RCMP Sgt. Patricia Neely said 150 people have been rescued from rooftops.
"This is a lot more significant than what we usually see. To have 150 people that were forced to roofs shows the speed and how quickly this flood came through," said Neely.
Three military helicopters are en route, she said.
In the community of Montrose — a new community on the south side of High River — more than 200 people are surrounded by water and are being told they will be ferried out. They are stranded on the highest ground in the community and awaiting the boats.
Mark Kent, one of the residents, said they are completely stranded and cut off. His house is flooded.
He said "half of High River" homes are flooded.
"The water came rushing in so fast," he said.
"Helicopters are flying people off rooftops right now."
The situation is much more dire than the major floods in 2005, he said.
"2005 doesn't even compare to what this is, that was just a puddle compared to what this is," said Kent.
Wayne Goodman, another Montrose resident in High River, spent part of the day in a canoe and figures he and his brother helped rescue a dozen people, including children.
"Nobody was prepared for this," said Goodman.
"The system didn't work. It failed."
He estimated a couple thousand homes are flooded.
"It's just a shame. You can't believe the damage here," said Goodman.
The military is monitoring the situation. CFB Edmonton spokesman Fraser Logan said at 3:15 p.m. that no official request has been received for the military's assistance.
"We do have a dedicated military officer who is in constant contact with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency's operation centre. We are monitoring the situation very closely," Logan said.
Dozens of cars in the High River have been swept away and there is limited to no access to emergency centres. Almost the entire town is under water with water levels still rising.
Many people are angry the town was not better prepared, including Teri Mans who watched as her diabetic husband struggled through waist-deep water and strong currents after being stranded in his truck on 1 St.
"They started sandbagging but by then it was too late. I am very angry," said Mans.
"I realize it is a state of emergency, but this town needs to get better prepared living this close to the Highwood River. It's ridiculous."
"None of the emergency services will get him. They told me to leave him, which is crazy," said Mans.
A search and rescue effort is also ongoing south of Black Diamond at Highway 22 and Highway 541. It started with two missing adults, but one has since been spotted and the other is missing from a trailer that was swept away.
The MD of Foothills, which includes Okotoks, High River and Black Diamond, declared a state of emergency at 9:20 a.m. and anyone who lives near a river, creek or stream is asked to leave. All campgrounds near the water are being closed.
Earlier in the day, officials from High River declared a local state of emergency at 7:04 a.m. because the Highwood River is rising quickly and overflowing its banks.
Forecasters said on Thursday morning the river could crest between noon and early evening.
At the time, High River spokeswoman Joan Botkin said the situation was "urgent" and would be worse than the flooding it received in 2005.
"If the river crests it will be significant flooding in the town of High River," she said.
The flooding has even forced the town's emergency operations centre to move. It was in town hall but has moved to the fire station.
The Centre Street bridge has been closed.
In Okotoks, a flood watch was issued for the Sheep River but only minor flooding in low lying areas is expected.
Campers in Sheep River Park are being told to leave.
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Elizabeth St, McRae St and North Railway St.
The Government of Alberta has also issued a critical alert for overland flooding in Black Diamond.
Officials are warning about localized flooding near the Foothills Lions Campground and some residents who live west of 1 St S.W. are asked to leave their homes.
Highway 22 has been closed near the campground.
Officials were also concerned about a sour gas leak in Turner Valley which released life threatening gases, but officials say the situation has been contained to the gas plant in town,
Barry Williamson, a town councillor and spokesman, said any excess gas is being flared, and crews are monitoring the situation.
Many of the residents who live in the area had already left their homes due to the flooding, though he said emergency crews went into the affected areas to ensure they were evacuated.
In total, he estimates 50 to 60 homes were evacuated.
Thankfully, no injuries or medical incidents related to the leak have been reported, he said.
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The mobile devices markets are booming as more and more people are switching to smartphones and start using tablets in their everyday life, but what has happened with 3D smartphones and 3D tablets? If the mobile devices market is growing a lot constantly and quite fast why we are not also seeing new mobile devices with stereoscopic 3D capabilities. A good question indeed, it is not that some companies haven't tried introducing 3D-capable mobile devices, it was probably a bit early for them in terms of technological capabilities, but that does not mean we should not be getting new products available as the technology advances. So why it is not happening when we are seeing announcements of newer and faster mobile processors and mobile graphics with more and more cores, higher resolution displays and better cameras all the time?
In 2011 LG introduced their first 3D-capable smartphone LG Optimus 3D P920 (also known as LG Thrill 4G in some markets) and HTC did a similar thing with their HTC EVO 3D smartphone with both devices featuring autostereoscopic 3D displays (glasses-free), dual cameras for 3D photo and video capture and 3D output over HDMI to an external 3D-capable display. LG even introduced at a bit later time a software to render normal non-stereo 3D Android-based games into stereoscopic 3D ones (apparently powered by DDD's TriDef 3D software for mobile devices). The next year LG announced another 3D-capable smartphone called c P720 as a successor for the Optimus 3D device, though it was not that much improved over the older model and after that they stopped with 3D support. These three smartphones are pretty much the only globally available mobile devices of this type with stereoscopic 3D capabilities, though there are some other 3D-capable smartphones being released only in certain countries such as Japan, South Korea, China or India.
On the 3D tablet market there is pretty much only one name – Gadmei, a Chinese company that became very popular thanks to their affordable 3D tablet with an autostereoscopic 3D display in 2011 and 2012. Being one of the first and offering affordable device it has quickly become widespread, and now there are even a few very similar models available with 3D capabilities from Gadmei. Not to mention that the company has also made OEM versions with different brand names. The problem with these devices is that their glasses-free 3D displays are not that good offering limited number of viewing points and the resolution of the displays isn't that high especially for 3D use. Furthermore no 3D cameras and ability to play games in stereoscopic 3D mode, so they were mostly good for previewing 3D photos or watching 3D movies. This year the NEO3D tablet became a reality after a successful crowdfunding campaign, though this is essentially rebranded Gadmei 3D tablet that comes with a few extras intended for the American market even though they ship it worldwide. And while the NEO3D tablet is more appealing for the North American customers due to the local warranty and support along with some extras such as TriDef 3D mobile application for transforming Android games in stereo 3D mode the overall 3D experience is pretty much the same. In 2011 LG also tried to go on the 3D tablet market, but with a half finished product and by half finished I mean a device that had for example a dual cameras for 3D capture, but was not equipped with an autostereoscopic 3D-capable display and instead supported anaglyph 3D mode so you had to use red-cyan 3D glasses. And the worst thing you could do with a 3D capable smartphone or tablet is to want the user to use 3D glasses in order to be able take advantage of the 3D capabilities of his device. Another interesting thing in terms of 3D support on tablets is what Nvidia did with the release of their Tegra 3 chipset – porting their 3D Vision technology to tablets powered by Tegra 3 and thus alowing some games to be rendered in stereoscopic 3D mode. The catch here was that there was no tablets with Tegra 3 released with an autostereoscopic 3D display, but you could connect the tablet to a 3D-capable 3D HDTV or a 3D monitor with HDMI 1.4 3D support and play the game on the larger display in 3D. Unfortunately not all Tagra 3 powered tablets supported that feature and other devices such the Ouya game console or the Wikipad gaming tablet (powered by Tegra 3) did not come with 3D support as well. And with the announcement of the newer Tegra 4 that mostly improves the graphical performance over the previous generation Nvidia hasn't even talked about stereo 3D support and the first devices such as the Project SHIELD or the first Tegra 4-powered tablets are apparently not going to even support external stereo 3D output. And in the last year or so not only the stereo 3D supporting games for Android ad Tegra did not increase, but actually they have decreased to 14 from 16 according to Nvidia's Tegra Zone website.
So what do we need to have a successful 3D-capable tablet or a smartphone? First a good autostereoscopic 3D display that will allow the user not to loose the 3D effect while moving the tablet like for example when playing a game that uses motion of the device to be controlled. Of course the glasses-free 3D display has to come with higher resolution and pixel density in order for the image in 3D to look good enough even with the reduced resolution in stereo 3D mode. Furthermore the 3D display should be useable in stereo 3D mode inn both portrait and landscape mode and not be limited to just landscape orientation because of the parallax barrier used to achieve the 3D effect. Well, you can say that we have pretty much covered all of these already which reminds me for example of MasterImage 3D's Cell-Matrix Parallax Barrier technology that looked great when it was announced and though already quite some time has passed it still is nowhere to be found. Or at least almost nowhere to be found with just one 3D-capable smartphone using it that got released only on the market in India earlier this year – the Micromax Canvas 3D A115 smartphone with 5.0-inch display with just 480×800 resolution and that is far from great for stereoscopic 3D use if you ask me.
Looking around for new and interesting mobile devices that are supposed to be available this year on the market one device caught my attention – the Hampoo 3D tablet that is supposed to be on the market by the end of this year. Hampoo is another Chinese manufacturer that is making a 10.1-inch tablet with 1920×1200 resolution autostereoscopic 3D display and more up to date specifications compared to the hardware you can find in the Gadmei 3D tablets. Apparently the company is already shipping volume orders of their Hampoo 3D tablet, but I'm still unable to find the device anywhere available for sale to end users. In the end the things on the mobile 3D-capable devices market seem even worse that what is currently happening on the PC market in terms of solutions for stereoscopic 3D including, but not limited to gaming. And the 3D content available for mobile 3D-capable devices is even more problematic than that available for 3D-capable computers, and that is just another problem ahead of the 3D-capable smartphones and 3D tablets. Unlike with computers, where you can do with a 3D display that requires the viewer to wear glasses in order to be able to see the 3D effect, with mobile devices that is not an option so an autostereoscopic 3D display ad a good one at that is a must have feature. And while the glasses-free 3D displays need some improvement and thus the technology sill needs to catch up, we are also seeing a lot of alternatives in the form of various adapters that will turn your non-3D smartphone into a 3D-capable device. Most recent and interesting of which are the EyeFly 3D and the vrAse, both of which are looking very promising and you might want to keep an eye on and try them if able to and have a compatible device. Have in mind that vrAse is still not released and is still an ongoing project on Kickstarter even though their goal for funding has been reached already, you can still support the project and get a unit earlier.