but they actually drafted the poor reserve act on jekyll island in 1910. it took that much time to promote it and get it through congress. >> henry davidson, senior partner. assistant secretary of the treasury, president of national city bank of new york. partner representing the rothschilds in europe. they represented essentially one-fourth of the entire wealth of the world. >> the entire world. an incredible statement. that is not my appraisal, but that was the opinion of the journalist at the time who was writing about these people. not in connection with the federal reserve, but prominent bankers and they talked about the jekyll island group, for example, and then these bankers in particular. and the investment houses. but they said these men represented directly to the power that they held in their own hands and indirectly to the money that was concentrated in the investment firms, the insurance companies and the banking companies, put it altogether. one-fourth of the wealth of the entire world. that concentration of wealth is only increasing since th

it must be good. >> host: in your book "the creature from jekyll island" what is your answer? >> it is a cartel. not a government agency. it does have the power of government because it does give the power of the enforcement nothing different they and the banana or more sugar cartel. they drew up rules and regulations to self regulate then sent it to congress with the federal reserve act. that is why rethink it is it government agency said you go to prison but it is a banking cartel. >> when did you get interested in this topic? >> in the '60s. what was the cause of inflation? so started to do research and never produced the documentary but eventually i got the box back out there is no great milestone -- milestone along the way. that it was an important topic to the future of our country. >> you write it "the creature from jekyll island" fdic is not insurance? >> it is hard to answer. the problem when you over insurer something to the point* of no risk at all, then there is a tendency for what you insure against to have been. you have the store ensured $41 million and a burns

edward griffin "the creature from jekyll island" in the 302nd printing also the president of freedom force international. what is it? >> it is a group or organization that is international that want to to bring about positive change. they have a plan. they don't just complain. it is to reverse the process but those to have a lot to gain, they say i've gained a lot already? they have acquired the power to move into the power center of our society. they know people follow and maybe political parties are made reunions or media outlets than only a few people can lead the many. have lost control because the power center is in control of those who want it to look like it does. we bring people together into a network into those power centers to reclaim power and authority. realities zone is the commercial site we sell things documentary's, recordings, b ooks and video what we hope to achieve. >> realities o.com is the website. 32 printings. five editions. "the creature from jekyll island" how many have you sold? >> approaching half a million. very close. >> host: g. edward griffin is our gu

it was created on jekyll island. it's a real island. off the coast of georgia. and it was on that island back in 1910 that a small group of men gathered and it was their mission to draft what became the federal reserve act. and you're going show the pictures. those are the guys, and the funny thing about the piece of history is that the federal reserve bill was being sold to the american people as a piece of legislation that control the bad, big bankers. what they didn't realize are the bankers are there great power center ofbacking. they were the ones busy bringing the bill that was supposed to control. >> who are the six gentleman? >> well, they are represents. >> you can walk us through. >> primarily. senator old ridge is the only one that wasn't the banker. -the politician. he was spearheading the political side. >> father-in-law also to john rockefeller. >> yes. he was tied in closely with the banking and the industrial complex. a wealthy guy in his own right. probably the most important political figure in the

." -- "jekyl and hyde" and next to me is a first time guest. welcome pat healy. it opens in selected theaters this weekend. we will talk about that later. gitmo is more like kitmo. thank you, thank you very much. guantanamo bay says one detainee was reportedly rewarded with a cat. a bin laden translator sent a letter to his defense attorney saying, quote, dear mr. warner, he has a cat. he is a high value eddie tan knee who -- valued detainee who agreed to testify. so pre i'm blee the pet was a perk. in a separate letter, he wrote to his attorney who is from ohio, quote, dear mr. warner, lebron james is very bad man. he should apologize to the city of cleavland. "red eye" obtained stap from the chattiest detainee. >> it looks like a fun cell. what is wrong with that? let's get to the important question first. what do you think this cat did to get sent to gitmo? >> i am so allergic to cats. it would be like torture. i am not a cat man. they are cute from very far away. i like that it says "i can't confirm nor deny he wants an adorable kitten. it is -- kitten." it i

. >> you asked the question in your book, the preacher from jekyll island what is the federal reserve and what is your answer? >> what it is is a cartel. it's not an agency. it has the appearance of being a government agency and they went to great lengths to get at that sod. it does have the power of government because congress voted to give the power of enforcement to it. but in its essence underneath it is a cartel. it's nothing different than a banana a cartel or an oil cartel. it happens to be a banking cartel. they got together and drew the rule of the regulations for their own industry, cells regulate their industry has with cartels do and then they send it to congress and they took up the label of the top that said banking cartel and is said federal reserve act. congress passed into law and that is why we think it is a government agency is because if you don't obey the rules they sit down for their own industry you go to prison. so it looks like a government agency. but the answer to your question it is a banking cartel. >> when did you get interested in this topic? >> i first

. >> i'm like jekyll and hyde when i'm using and when i'm not using. >> one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again. >> the chips are definitely stacked against me. i want to do something different. it's just tough. ♪ ♪ >> since its days as a battleground in the american revolution, boston, massachusetts, has become known as the city of neighborhoods. with deep-rooted loyalties running through its diverse communities. but when certain bostonians take territorial pride a little too far, they could wind up in the suffolk county jail. >> approximately 180 or so street gangs within boston. just neighborhood street gangs. they're all comprised of a couple of blocks, sometimes a project, sometimes an entire neighborhood, certainly. almost every case, every group has some sort of serious feud with at least four to five other groups with in the city of boston. >> and over the past 10 years, the structure of those gangs has changed and that's had a serious impact on the jail. >> such as it was, there was a bit of a code about what you did and what you didn't do. and that seems to have

giants offense has been jekyll and hyde, 15 runs on wednesday one run thursday shut out last night. what happened today. the giants fans are innovative. love that sign. matt cain goes for his first win in a month. strikes out the side in a third. he of the rockies to two runs through seven and two-thirds innings. buster posey continues his attack a two run homer and 19th of the seas and two more hits for posey. here's hunter pence goes the opposite way. comes through with a two-out double in the fifth, 5-0 they blow it open in this text. angel pagan a shot, bays is clear. theriot comes in to score. pagan seventh triple this year. they beat the rockies 9-3. >>> everybody doing something to help out, bottom of the order that the things going matt cain is a force. things like that happen and confidence grows, it is good for their personality, the got there and play like this, it was huge for us, were going have to pick up here at home and swing the bats. >>> for the moment 1 half game lei and in national league west. >>> the 49ers pursue the super bowl in yesterday's preseason opener.

. >> i'm like jekyll and hyde when i'm using and when i'm not using. >> and now one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again. >> the chips are definitely stacked against me. i want to do something different. it's just tough. >> since its days as a battleground in the american revolution, boston, massachusetts, has become known as the city of neighborhoods. with deep-rooted loyalties running through its diverse communities. but when certain bostonians take territorial pride a little too far, they could wind up in the suffolk county jail. >> there are approximately 180 or so street gangs within boston. just neighborhood street gangs. that, you know, they're all comprised of a couple of blocks, sometimes a project, sometimes an entire neighborhood, certainly. and in almost every case, every group has some sort of serious feud with at least four to five other groups within the city of boston. >> and over the past 10 years, the structure of those gangs has changed and that's had a serious impact on the jail. >> such as it was, there was a bit of a code about what you did and what you

field, i'm proud of the way he thought things did not go right >>> help was on the way for the giants jekyll and hyde offense pablos sandoval reactivated and in the lineup tomorrow ryan vogelsang gets failed to pitch six innings for the first time this year. and bryce harper scores. ryan theriot kicks into right field. he is one of the vogelsang gets. everybody's eighth another run scores. kurt suzuki delivers a knockout blow a three run double. gives up eight runs and two and two-thirds innings washington blows out the giants' 14-2. up with that loss giants fall back into a tie for first with the dodgers. >>> pearson hold only 5 ft. 2 pulled in a five-foot 125 lb. catfish the biggest freshwater fish ever caught by woman in a the united kingdom. >>> i love fishing stories i finish my wife was said what is a megabyte that is a good day fishing. a lot of people name their cars. mine should be sporty. maybe i'll give mine a name. something hot. ya know, i could name it the dragon, or the green machine. oh! i'm british racing green, actually. just to show i appreciate all...uh, turtle does. turt

field, i'm proud of the way he thought things did not go right >>> help was on the way for the giants jekyll and hyde offense pablos sandoval reactivated and in the lineup tomorrow ryan vogelsang gets failed to pitch six innings for the first time this year. and bryce harper scores. ryan theriot kicks into right field. he is one of the vogelsang gets. everybody's eighth another run scores. kurt suzuki delivers a knockout blow a three run double. gives up eight runs and two and two-thirds innings washington blows out the giants' 14-2. up with that loss giants fall back into a tie for first with the dodgers. >>> pearson hold only 5 ft. 2 pulled in a five-foot 125 lb. catfish the biggest freshwater fish ever caught by woman in a the united kingdom. >>> i love fishing stories i finish my wife was said what is a megabyte that is a good day fishing. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, >>> david letterman coming

the giants' an interesting team to watch they will run 50 nothing then lose 14-2 jekyll and hyde. >>> but somebody is scoring runs at at&t part. ,,

a bit of a jekyll and hyde in them. they also lead the league in beg shut out with 12. tampa bay in a matinee rubber game. for the three game-set trailing 2-0 in the fifth. inge deep to left and over the out-of-town scoreboard. that was the extent of the a's offense. former a car less pena. off jarred parker. scores from first. 3-1 rays lead. alex cobb a 4-8 record coming in. penaings, 6 ks and then pain wasn't done. last in the 8th. oakland has now lost two in a a row. >>> we been talking about the niner offense the past few days but the real strength of the team will, once again be its defense which is the main reason they went 13-3 last season. didn't allow a rushing touchdown for an nfl record 14 games. number two in points allowed and went 36 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher. they are led by the two inside linebackers. boubin led the team with 143 tackles. >> i think i have to stay grounded and stay humble and never get complacent. >> he is a good tackling against the run and pass. when breaks up on things in the passing game does a good job of tackling. >>

jekyll and mr. hyde. >> coming up -- >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, sir. >> alfredo roca moreno argues his case. >> everything that was tooken from me is noted right there, but it never says nothing about no lighter. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> two. >> left. >> two. >> all right, y'all, hold it down. hey, if you stop talking and get up here, we'll go to chow. we structure everything like the military. and we like to have everybody do the same thing all together and they stay in compliance when they do that. if you've got your hands in your pockets, you're wrong. if you've got your hands in your jacket, you're wrong. >> we make them walk on the line so we do have consistency. and if everybody's walking in a straight line, it makes our job a whole lot easier. y'all take your hands out of your pockets. >> while florida's santa rosa correctional institution can be mistaken for boot camp, it's not only the inmates who march in formation. >> one! two! three! >> every two months, the

a bit of jekyll and hid in them. a league best walk-off wins and lead the league being shutout also at twelve. and san francisco trailing 2-0 in the fifth. deep to left and over the out of town scoreboard. his twelfth of the year but that was the extent of the a's offense. and former a carlos pena, doubled off parker. keppinger scores. 3-1, rays lead. seven innings. 6ks. and pena, 401-foot blast and 4-1, the final. oakland has lost two it in a row. the giants host the mets tonight. recently acquired hunter pence getting his start in right field with the g-men to put aubrey huff down to make room for pens. he has 17 home runs this season. now tops for the g-men. buster posey is second with and 11. he will past fifth behind posey. has great range in the field that he will need at at&t park. one of the toughest right fields to negotiate in baseball. but hunter is one happy giant. >> a lot of change. just kind of go with it. it's exciting. like i said, there's a lot of adrenaline and a lot of stuff you have to take care

thirty-two printings, five editions of the creature of jekyll island. how many of the city's old? >> i think it is approaching about a half a million now. >> c. edward griffin has been our guest. >> coming up from the annual libertarian conference freedom fest when the mcelroy touch with book tv about her book of essays , the art of being free to all politics verses the every man and woman. this is just under 15 minutes. >> and here on book tv on c-span2, we continue our coverage of c-span 2012 from las vegas. the libertarian gathering that is held annually out in this city, and we have been talking with several different authors. you want to introduce you to another of the right now, and it is windy mcelroy his book is called the art of being free, politics verses the everyman and woman. wendy, first of all, tell us about yourself. >> well, i am an individualist. very active in libertarianism for about 40 years now since i have been running since i was 15 years old. this book is my reaction to september 11th basically. when september 11th happens i started to rethink everything a

and i enjoyed very much two different -- jekyll and hyde, you know. the "wall street" experience was the end here in new york. i didn't see him for about 20, 30 years after that. and i saw him recently -- about two months ago, we did a shoot together for a "platoon" reunion with willem dafoe and some other people. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> and he was delightful. he remembered everybody and he was -- >> jimmy: he's a great guy. >> -- not the persona that you see sometimes reflected in the -- >> jimmy: yeah, i think he kind of hyped that all up, too, a little bit. >> i don't know. you know, it's hard to tell. i know that during the "wall street," he got into the concept of money and babes, and that was the character. there was a lot of charlie in that movie, and i loved his performance. but, michael douglas got to him. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. i mean, yeah, he's amazing in that. but now you have "savages" out. this is getting a ton of buzz, you guys. "savages" is like -- i mean, congratulations on this. this is a crazy cast. benicio del toro -- he's phenomena