allows whistleblowers to speak to journalists anonymously without leaving any trace whatsoever ray mcgovern a former cia analyst let's get his thoughts he joins us live tonight on the line of great thanks for being with us this new year's happy new year to you first off do you think the future of whistleblowers the future of them their work will be discouraged from all that we've seen this year that clamp down on whistleblowers throughout the globe really. yes their work will be discouraged but it will be inevitable in other words the discouragement will appear more and more crass more and more ineffectual because the cat is out of the bag this is a new generation technical people without whom people like n.s.a. and general hayden and general alexander cannot exist and so as julian a scientist said very recently he encourages this new generation to play the role that the industrial generation did back in preparing the way for the twentieth century seize the initiative. act courageously realize that you have wood julian calls extraordinary power they can't make the systems work without you a

case right after a federal judge ruled out the spying may be unconstitutional former cia officer ray mcgovern thinks the move is simply a p.r. stunt i think the internet executives are crying crocodile tears they've made a lot of money out of it and sorry for you there their establishment and then a permitting the united states government to get trapdoors behind if they're losing business that's the name of the game for them and so yes they'd like to have a sensible rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas but it's long since time for them to speak out about violations of the fourth amendment. and we before meeting obama tech company sent an open letter to the president and congress saying that as say spying on our minds freedom and here's what abby martin has to say about it. after publicly opposing government surveillance last week internet search giant google has enjoyed a wave of good press but before we all decide to install our full faith and trust the benevolent and almighty google we might just want to use their search bar to google boston dynamics he sa

followed by claims that a number of countries were also in on the eavesdropping former cia officer ray mcgovern says though by those behind the surveillance should be brought to justice . i am delighted to hear that ed snowden on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution of the united states of all dog eared because he used it to argue with his and his come patriots there it is say as to whether what they were doing was legal whether it was constitutional whether it was a crime for them to be corrupt to be cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate america's privacy right and left the question should be why those who are aided and abetted this whether they should be. disposed peached in their case and brought to trial for these of gross violations of their solemn oath to. support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies and throughout the day on our t.v. were showing media stana program about a group of wiki leaks activists across who travel across central asia in search of media outlets willing to publish leaked u.s. diplomatic cables also ho

demanding the private companies adjust their software to facilitate spying but former cia officer read mcgovern things these tech companies are worried about. i think the internet executives are crying crocodile tears they've made a lot of money at it and say for you there are stablish moments and then a permitting the united states government to get trapdoors behind it they're losing business that's the name of the game for them and so yes they'd like to have a stone simple rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas but it's long since time for them to speak out about violations of the fourth amendment. to make all individual privacy a thing of the past at least that's what the journalist who first released edward snowden's data leagues thinks when we get more about that r.t. dot com you can we've got the full details of his address to an e.u. inquiry on the bathroom which he says politicians refusing to budge until they themselves are affected also a lot is deadly to oklahoma environmental activists facing up to a decade behind bars for a protest after the police

but former c i a officer ray mcgovern thinks this is just a pr stunt. i think he ended the internet executives are crying crocodile tears. it made a lot of money at it since i framed error of their establishments and then to permitting the united states government to get trap doors behind it. they're losing business. that's the name of the game for them. and so yes they'd like to have a sensible rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas. but it's a long cents time for them to speak out about violations of the fourth amendment. yes names may call individual privacy and think of the path of least that's what the journalist who first revealed the edwards noted that a few weeks things that are too dot com with the help of his address to a new inquiry on the matter in which he accused politicians of refusing to budge until they themselves are affected an oklahoma environmental activists face up to a decade behind bars for protests after police mistake the glitter on the banner for chemical weapons and accuse them of terrorists h

urge president obama to rein in my spying which they say has gone too far for former cia officer ed mcgovern thinks this is all just a p.r. stunt. i think the internet executives are crying crocodile tears they've made a lot of money at of encipher in their their establishment and then a permitting the united states government to get trapdoors behind it they're losing business that's the name of the game for them and so yes they'd like to have a sensible rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas but it's long since time for them to speak out about a violation of the fourth amendment. in the early days big news a far reaching on a steep bill that could pardon tens of thousands of people is being passed here in russia's parliament not only would the measure give offenders a clean stuff but it also put an end to some of the country's most controversial criminal cases to what he called his can offer ports. it's the twentieth anniversary of russia's constitution and this is a good way to celebrate this amnesty as plans to in fact up to twenty five thousand people inc

franklin roosevelt and the john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world think the time is now and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening c. series untold history united states thank you so much for. really pushing us back. and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching. wealthy british style. has no time to write for. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds of reports . i've got a quote for you. it's pretty tough. if they were it's about story. but if this guy like you would smear about guys instead of working for the people most issues in the mainstream media are working for each other right bribes vision to fight. the good rather. i think. everybody thought if you know that you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioning the cost of your conscious mind that's because a free and open proce

spying but former cia officer ray mcgovern thinks this is all just a p.r. stunt. i think the internet executives are crying crocodile tears they've made a lot of money out of encipher in their their establishment and then a permitting the united states government to get trapdoors behind it they're losing business that's the name of the game for them and so yes they'd like to have a sensible rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas but it's long since time for them to speak out about a violation of the fourth amendment. the n.s.a. has to make all individual privacy a thing of the past at least that's what the journalist who first released edward snowden's data leaks at all to see totems a dress to the e.u. inquiry amount to which he says politicians are refusing to budge until they themselves are affected also lying to the oklahoma environmental activists facing up to a decade behind bars for a protest of the police mistook the glitter on them for a chemical weapon accuse them of a terrorist hoax storyline i'd also a hitch from the in

franklin roosevelt at the john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world the time is now and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening must see series untold history united states thank you so much. really. and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching. what defines a country's success. faceless figures of economic growth. or a standard of living. well it's been a lot of these. people. a pleasure to have you with us here today. a case of incest and depravity as shocked australia in a remote valley police discovered a family that has been interbreeding for four generations brother sister father daughter uncle niece resulting in a gruesome outcome for all involved in what the police refer to as an incest cults. i know what you're thinking thinking you're. it sounds a whole lot like wall street sons and daughters program where sons and daughters of the fathers and mothers aunts and uncles ruling the world are hard to see in the banking system with

fiber optic cables that carry most of the world's internet and phone traffic former cia officer ray mcgovern believes those violating privacy should face justice not the leakers. i am delighted to hear that ed snowden on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution of the united states all dog eared because he used it to argue with his his compatriots there it is say as to whether what they were doing was legal whether it was constitutional whether it was a crime for them to be corrupt to be cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate america's privacy right and left the question should be why those who are aided and abetted whether they should be in the supposed impeached in their case and brought to trial for the use of gross violations of their solemn oath to. support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies well they're out the day are to international is showing media stam a road movie about wiki leaks activists on a mission to reveal sensitive u.s. secrets and mine for you right now breaking records in open space on our website there's a

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professor at the university of washington and a former federal prosecutor in washington we have ray mcgovern he is the co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and in new york we cross to timothy car he is a senior director of strategy at free press all right folks cross talk rolls in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want.

franklin roosevelt at the john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world think the time is now and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening must see series untold history united states thank you so much for. really pushing guys back on and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching.

spying we spoke to former cia officer ray mcgovern he thinks this is all a p.r. stunt. i think the internet executives are crying crocodile tears they've made a lot of money out of encipher in their their establishment so and then a permitting the united states government to get trapdoors behind it they're losing business that's the name of the game for them and so yes they'd like to have a sensible rules that make it easier for them to do business particularly overseas but it's long since time for them to speak out about a violation of the fourth amendment. thankful news bulletin for me kevin only just over half an hour's time after the break though it's breaking the set with host abby martin you're not international. what defines a country's success. faceless figures of economic growth. or a factual standard of living. stream interesting. strategic. and undercover team of journalists trying to release wiki leaks documents about how the united states is trying to. be a local media more pro-american they encounter fear ignorance and pressure. country blocks the way to i

followed by claims that a number of countries were also in on the eavesdropping former cia officer ray mcgovern says those behind the surveillance should be brought to justice. i am delighted to hear that ed snowden on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution of the united states of all dog eared because he used it to argue with his and his campaign there it is say as to whether what they were doing was legal whether it was constitutional whether it was a crime for them to be corrupt to be cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate america's privacy right and left the question should be why those who are aided and abetted this whether they should be. disposed peached in their case and brought to trial for these of gross violations of their solemn oath to. support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies throughout the day on archie were showing media stan a program but a group of wiki leaks activists who travel across central asia in search of will. media outlets willing to be published you are willing to publish the leaked u.s. diplomatic ca

franklin roosevelt and the john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world think the time is now and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening must see series untold history united states thank you so much for. really pushing us back. and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching. technology innovation and all the developments around russia we. are. last time was a new alert animation scripts scare me a little the end. there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news the in. the alexander family cry tears of joy at a grave things other that there has to be adequate regard in a court of war zone to a liar there's a story made sort of movies playing out in real life. i'm the president and this is a society that i'm sick corporation kind of can. do and the banks are trying to get all that all about money and i'm actually sick for politicians write the laws and regulations. coming out. there is just too much is a socie

professor at the university of washington and a former federal prosecutor in washington we have ray mcgovern he is the co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and in new york we cross to timothy car he is a senior director of strategy at free press all right folks cross talk rolls in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it if i go to you first in washington isn't it time to cut a deal with mr snowden i mean he's made his point everybody knows his name if you can if you're literate you know who he is anywhere in the world we certainly know a whole lot more about the n.s.a. i mean isn't it time to move forward in reform the n.s.a. in the intelligence community and let this guy off the hook he did everyone a huge favor peter i guess i would have problems with your phrase here elegy here cutting a deal. has lived up to a solemn oath to protect and defend the constitution the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic a u.s. district judge now has reiterated the fact that. the n.s.a. as he put it has indiscriminately and charli

on the one hand you have the failures of the mcgovern campaign. they want a campaign who is not going to be able to be pigeonholed as representing a liberal or left part of the party. carter with his southern roots, his small-town background, they think he is going to appeal to somebody who wouldn't vote for mcgovern or might be alienated by that part of the democratic hardy. also, he is an interesting candidate because he is from the south, and he is speaking out in support of integration and the gains of the civil rights movement, and that also really helps create momentum he had them. he is seen as a candidate who can bridge a lot of divides and draw in a lot of people. >> that video represents the peanut brigade. who are the peanut brigade? >> it is the carter's from georgia who went to other states to campaign. it was impressive when they went into the snowbound streets of new hampshire. the advantage, when you are going to a voter and saying, i am asking you to vote for someone i personally know, that carries a lot of weight. people would we

at the franklin roosevelt john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world think that time there was no and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening must see series untold history united states thank you so much for. really pushing us back. and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching. i was thinking somehow i had to come back because mom was waiting for me. i just knew that everything would be fine for some reason we were so confident because we were going to get married officially after he came back how could he not come back . out of it never crossed my mind. that the militants decided to try and break through. screaming grenade. explosion blew his back. and it was all over all of us. we know that our comrades on our commander won't leave us no matter how tough it gets we're a team. they're going to give getting was a senior in his military trio. you know he knew that if he didn't smother that grenade with his body more of just comrades woul

franklin roosevelt and the john kennedy's and the other people who saw the world differently george mcgovern had a very different vision of the world think the time is now and people are waking up you guys thank you so much for being such an integral part of the awakening a must see series untold history united states thank you so much. really. and that's it for our show tonight you guys thanks for watching how do. they look like bound to your love. joy the sun and the ocean. was buried here years ago. means these people are suffering the consequences. how much more poison on the ground. behind this there is what we call the bank on which there was a deposit of plutonium left by security test which caused. despite previous cleaning efforts they were made to deposit a little less than two kilos of plutonium stuck in the rock the coral reef about ten meters down you can attest a never ending legacy. i was thinking somehow i had to come back because mom was waiting for me. i just knew that everything would be fine for some reason we were so confident because we were going to get married officia

we know we have democrats like jim mcgovern and rose delora who probably can't going to vote for this. so i don't see how we're going to pass this. but what i'm really concerninged about here is it seems to me that we are no longer investing in our most precious commodity and that is people. when you have 1-6th of the people who can't actually participate in the american dream, something is wrong with our entire system. when we see 50 million americans who are food insecure, this is just a canary in the coal mine. this suggests that there are a lot of other problems right now and things that we need to address. and unless we start addressing this, unless we start changing the conversation and talk about how we're going to invest in our future, invest in our children, send them to school with food in bellies so they can learn, and we're talking about getting people job training programs so they can get back to work. >> how about more employment? there's a graph recovery and there's this little part of the graph where the recovery, the jobs recovery ticks up very dramatically and it's t

on the first -- on the one hand you have the failures of the mcgovern campaign. they want a campaign who is not going to be able to be representing a liberal or left part of the party. carter with his southern roots, his small-town background, they think he is going to appeal to somebody who wouldn't vote for mcgovern or might be alienated by that part of the democratic hardy. also, he is an interesting candidate because he is from the out inand he is speaking support of integration and the gains of the civil rights movement, and that also really helps create momentum he had them. he is seen as a candidate who can bridge a lot of divides and draw in a lot of people. >> that video represents the peanut or gay. >> are the peanut brigade? it is the carter's from georgia who went to other states to campaign. it was impressive when they went into the snowbound streets of new hampshire. , when you are going to a voter and saying, i am asking you to vote for someone i personally know, that carries a lot of weight. people would wear gold pendant , and i thinkt pens the i

of the sort of reaching across the aisle that used to dominate this body, when giants like dole and mcgovern served here and are no longer the case. they are no longer the daily diet of this body. we are no longer reaching across the aisle and finding ways to make our country more competitive, to create more manufacturing jobs in partnership with the private sector to responsibly reduce our deficit. i was encouraged as a member of the budget conference committee that we seem to be moving towards enacting a significant small in scale but significant in its precedence a deal for the budget committee that could allow us to go back to regular order for appropriations. but here as we waste hour after hour burning out the clock to confirm nominees, i wonder, i wonder, mr. president, whether we're going to be able to take up, consider, and pass substantive legislation. if i might for a few minutes, i came to the floor today initially to talk about the power of children o'advocacy centers. children's advocacy centers exist around the country in large because this congress passed in 1990 the victims

wallowing the mcgovern fraser commission, the needs was shifted to voters. we see very rapidly primaries and caucuses start to matter where individual voters can candidates in that culminates at the national convention. starting at the democratic hardy, they made numerous reforms to the process and tinkered with it all most every lateion cycle up until the 1980s. the democratic party had no fewer than eight reform commission starting in 1868. meanwhile, the republican party was very hands off in the process and did not become active and reforming the nomination process. one of the most recent activities is the creation of the temporary delegate selection committee in 2008. the most recent nomination process. the broader agenda look up the rules put in place by the national parties and effects of the rules. look back ate a the party and look at why republicans became involved after being so uninvolved for such a long time and what the consequences were in the most recent nomination. there are four main reasons the republican party has been less involved in th

on the one hand you have the failures of the mcgovern campaign. they want a campaign who is not going to be able to be pigeonholed as representing a liberal or left part of the party. carter with his southern roots, his small-town background, they think he is going to appeal to somebody who wouldn't vote for mcgovern or might be alienated by that part of the democratic hardy. also, he is an interesting candidate because he is from the south, and he is speaking out in support of integration and the gains of the civil rights movement, and that also really helps create momentum he had them. he is seen as a candidate who can bridge a lot of divides and draw in a lot of people. >> that video represents the peanut or gay. who are the peanut brigade? >> it is the carter's from georgia who went to other states to campaign. it was impressive when they went into the snowbound streets of new hampshire. the advantage, when you are going to a voter and saying, i am asking you to vote for someone i personally know, that carries a lot of weight. people would wea

it started with the mcgovern campaign and today sits in the white house and runs the democratic party. now, i know when you say, oh, the democrats, they're communist s, people will look at you and say this guy is an extremist. he's a relic. actually, i was called a relic by a harvard professor in "the new york times" for noticing that there's an alliance between the radical left in america and the islamo-fascists that professor feldman is an apologist for them, not surprising. but it wasn't as though "the new york times" identified him that way. [laughter] valerie jarrett and david axlerod are obama's two key advisers; one's his political campaign manager, and jarrett manages everything else. barack obama, valerie jarrett, david axlerod all were born into the same communist left that i was, all trained in the communist left, all graduated to the new left which was formed by red diaper babies like myself with the same political agendas. and they've never left it. and how do i know that? because i'm someone who did leave. and i will tell you, if you are part of a movement that you come

and then i heard that maggie smith had been cast and elizabeth mcgovern who plays lady cora and said it's very good. so i picked up the phone. >> this was angel question that sort of goes to -- i steele one of the titles of your chapters which is what does an executive producer do all day in a anyway. in making masterpiece how do you define your role? >> i'm the person that tries to not choose the bad british programs. that's a double negative. you try to avoid the bad gluns but i saved the american public. these programs are made in england. they are made by, i think, some of the best drama produces and writers and actors in the world and we are their american partners. so my job is to read the scripts, take the pictures and try to choose the ones that i think will work best for masterpiece and best often the air, and sometimes i get it right. >> well, on the mysterious process of getting it right or wrong, is it an i know it when i see it kind of thing? >> it is quite subjective, i have too say, kind of seat of the pants programming, and little bit of experience goes a longway and

we know we have democrats like jim mcgovern and rose delora who probably can't going to vote for this. so i don't see how we're going to pass this. but what i'm really concerninged about here is it seems to me that we are no longer investing in our most precious commodity and that is people. when you have 1-6th of the people who can't actually participate in the american dream, something is wrong with our entire system. when we see 50 million americans who are food insecure, this is just a canary in the coal mine. this suggests that there are a lot of other problems right now and things that we need to address. and unless we start addressing this, unless we start changing the conversation and talk about how we're going to invest in our future, invest in our children, send them to school with food in bellies so they can learn, and we're talking about getting people job training programs so they can get back to work. >> how about more employment? >> there's a graph recovery and there's this little part of the graph where the recovery, the jobs recovery ticks up very dramatically and it'

we know we have democrats like jim mcgovern and rose delora who probably can't going to vote for this. so i don't see how we're going to pass this. but what i'm really concerninged about here is it seems to me that we are no longer investing in our most precious commodity and that is people. when you have one-sixth of the people who can't actually participate in the american dream, something is wrong with our entire system. when we see 50 million americans who are food insecure, this is just a canary in the coal mine. this suggests that there are a lot of other problems right now and things that we need to address. and unless we start addressing this, unless we start changing the conversation and talk about how we're going to invest in our future, invest in our children, send them to school with food in bellies so they can learn, and we're talking about getting people job training programs so they can get back to work. >> how about more employment? there's a graph recovery and there's this little part of the graph where the recovery, the jobs recovery ticks up very dramatically and it

we worked to get our issues into the mcgovern campaign. the only time i ever ran for office myself was as a delegate for shirley chisholm. clearly going to lose, all of us on her slate, but determined nevertheless. i testified for the equal rights amendment mainly because someone told me i should. it did not occur to me that anyone other than a constitutional authority would be testifying there. i worked on my testimony for weeks. it made no difference whatsoever. i began to think more about organizing outside the campaigns and the political structure. so i think that has been my path ever since. with the national women's political caucus, with voters for choice, it is possible for us to both educate on issues, educate the candidates and the people in the party on the issues and gather the constituency around those issues so we have the power to see that they will succeed. it is a path i recommend to you. i guess i am a classic activist- volunteer. i have never had a paid position. i have written speeches, worked in campaigns, but never ac

jim mcgovern of massachusetts: >> let's not turn our backs on the most vulnerable in this country. it has become unfashionable to in this congress to worry about the poor. it has become unfashionable to stand up for these programs just to help people get by. this is the holiday season. have a heart! >> reporter: republicans argued jobless benefits should be handled separately. georgia's rob woodall: >> the gentleman knows that anything short of a bipartisan, bicameral solution is showboating for those folks who are hurting, not doing a daggum thing to help them. we don't need showboating in this institution, mr. speaker. we need results. >> reporter: republicans also faced pressure from outside conservative groups opposed to the deal, but, for a second day, speaker john boehner rebuked them. >> i came here to fight for a smaller, less costly, more it's not everything i wanted, but when groups come out and criticize an agreement they've never seen, you begin to wonder just how credible those actions are. >> reporter: the senate is expected to take up the budget measure next week bef

you can look at other candidacies in rfk or mcgovern where whatever happened to their political future, their role as a would-be potential aspire rant or challenger would pro tech their policies as they were being imp 789ed in the time. karen tumulty and jimy williams, thank you for talking to us. >>> coming up, it's the hustle and cash flow that drives d.c. we have lawrence lessic here at the set to discuss. [ female announcer ] from your first breath, to your first roll, pampers swaddlers was there. and now swaddlers are available through size 5, for many more firsts to come. ♪ pampers. see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symp

worked to get our issues into the mcgovern campaign. the only time i ever ran for office myself was as a delegate for shirley chisholm. clearly going to lose, all of us on her slate but determined nevertheless. i testified for the equal rights amendment mainly because someone told me i should. it did not occur to me that anyone other than a constitutional authority would be testifying there. i worked on my testimony for weeks. it made no difference whatsoever. aboutn to think more organizing outside the campaigns and the political structure. been my pathat has ever since. with the national women's political caucus, with voters for choice, it is possible for issues,th educate on educate the candidates and the people in the party on the issues and gather the constituency around those issues so we have the power to see that they will succeed. it is a path i recommend to you. i guess i am a classic activist- volunteer. i have never had a paid position. i have written speeches, work in campaigns, but never actually been paid. because i think

. >> reporter: take lady cora, played by elizabeth mcgovern. the long suffering matriarch of the family. >> oh, robert, don't catch me out. >> reporter: notice the accent? lady grantham is an american heiress who-lord grantham married to save his estate. >> she's an american looking at all her english family with bemusement, frustration, at times utter astonishment at what they take for granted about the way they behave and the things that drive them in their life. >> reporter: her story? it's an echo of lady almina, the current earl's real great granny >> lasy almina, there, jordy's great grandmother, the fifth countess of carnarvon really was an heiress. and obviously cora was also an heiress. >> reporter: lady almina was rich but hardly an aristocrat. but as the illegitimate daughter of a rothschild banker, the american heiress had a delightfully bountiful dowery. lady carnarvon wrote about her story. >> and there were marriages which were marriages of contract, as well of one hoped of love. between and almina and her husband, actually it wa

with very little fanfare, yet ended up making many of the same changes that mcgovern fraser commission did. it did not go quite as far, but did open up the process significantly. and one reason is because -- that they were able to successful is there is this faction in the republican party, goldwater being the primitive or early example that basically says the establishment is against us and therefore the war we can open up the process to ordinary voters, the more we will succeed. the second thing is, i disagree with your comment that the 2012 reforms in work. it actually did significantly frontload the process. in the following sense that the process for the republicans in 2012 begins with eight weeks in which there is only a single word to primaries. -- single or two primaries. the classic example, the kind of thing it allows, newt gingrich unexpectedly wins south carolina primary and for a couple of days is in the lead nationally in all the polls. romney is able to come back because the next primary is in for another like 10 days or something like that. it is interesting to note tha

i remember dole and mcgovern, the great work they did on hunger in america. in recent years, it's been alarming to see how these fundamental principles and values are being attacked in our public discourse. for many, the new attitude is you're on your own. if you struggle, even if you face insurmountable challenges, well, it's probably your own fault. madam president, it just seems to me that there's a harshness abroad in our land, a harshness that i think of as sort of born of a benign neglect, a harshness born of a benign neglect toward those americans who just have tough lives. marginally employed or they're just down on their luck. it used to be we only heard harsh rhetoric like that from radio talk-show partisans who are trying to get their ratings up. sadly now it's become a part of our everyday conversation, even here in the united states congress. we hear how minimum-wage workers don't deserve a fair minimum wage increase because, well, they're just want worth $10.10 an hour. -- just not worth $10.10 an hour. we heard unemployed workers should be cut

mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: i want to welcome all of my colleagues back from their thanksgiving holiday and i trust that like me everybody had a great thanksgiving along with a wonderful meal. but i'm here today to remind my colleagues so that they don't forget that for millions of our fellow citizens they were without a thanksgiving dinner. in fact, for millions of our fellow citizens, they go without meals on a regular basis. men, women, and children, close to 50 million americans go hungry in our country. the richest country in the history of the world. it's a national scandal and something that we need to do something about. mr. speaker, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, otherwise known as snap, helps struggling families put food on the table. it's a good program that sadly has come under attack by some, not all, but by some of my republican friends. and for the life of me i can't understand why. the average snap benefit is about $1.40 pe

the question is who isn't the smartest but what side are you on, do you want to go back to mcgovernism. it's very important. they are trying to change the lens now because they can't make competence over health care the next six months. the news will not be wonderful, blue skies. so if you want to grind it out over the next six months of daily report on health care, do you want change the subject to what kind of a country do you want to live in and hopefully hold your rear guard, hold your 40%. >> chris, this evening before this audience at american university, you're going to be in front of a group of very diverse group. but two elements of this country will not really be represented in this group. the urban and rural poor. i'm talking about them specifically in terms of the file lure of young people to enroll in the health care deal. okay. because i think a lot of the people, not all of the people who will be seated in that audience represent the terrible combination of ignorance and entitlement. they figure they are never going to get sick because they are young and healthy as the p

mcgovern: mr. speaker, today, december 10, is international human rights day. 65 years ago in 1948, the first 58 members of the united nations, fresh from the wounds and memories of world war ii, adopted the universal declaration of human rights. they put aside profound disagreements about their political, economic and social ideologies, their cultural and religious differences. together they created a document remarkable for its breath of human rights protections and outlined a bold vision with the world built on a premise of all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. it articulated man kinds' greatest aspirations, to respect and protect the dignity of every person, regardless of his or her race, religious beliefs or social standing. it became the cornerstone for developing international standards, for the protection of human rights and pepped build legislative action here in congress. i'm proud to be the co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission, dedicated to promoti

on mcgovern: mr. speaker, friday the republican leadership has decided that we will adjourn for the holidays. notwithstanding the fact that we haven't done immigration reform, we haven't passed a jobs bill, we haven't extended unemployment insurance. they have all decided it's time to go home and enjoy the holidays. on friday we'll all leave and go back to our districts. and the one thing that we will all have in common, democrats and republicans, is we'll go back and we'll enjoy the holidays and we will partake in many celebrations, and the one thing that we will not have to worry about is whether or not we'll have enough to eat. our concern, quite frankly, will be overeating. but the fact is for millions of our fellow citizens, close to 50 million americans, they'll have to worery about whether they'll have enough to eat for them and their families. 50 million people in this country, the richest country in the history of the world, are hungry. 17 million are kids. all kinds of people fall in that ca