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HOW INTERESTED IS YOUR NATIONAL AUDIENCE IN WHAT HAPPENS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BOTH IN THE WAY THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING AND ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE AND...
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| 00:02:53 |
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OUT IN THE COUNTRY THAT WE ARE AT A PIVOT POINT IN OUR HISTORY, THAT WE ARE EITHER GOING TO MOVE IN A VERY STATUS DIRECTION WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:03:33 |
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TO WOO WOMEN AND YOUR TAKE AWAY. HOW MUCH DO YOU WRITE ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES AND SHARE WITH US THE FOCUS OF THIS ONE. GUEST: I WRITE ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES...
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| 00:03:48 |
GUEST, -
I WILL ADD IS 25 YEARS AGO, I STARTED AT THE AGE OF 10 -- BUT ANYWAY, WHEN I FIRST BEGAN THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS INTEREST ON THE PART OF EDITORS IN GETTING...
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| 00:05:02 |
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THAT SPEECH WAS REALLY DEPRESSING. HERE ARE THESE YOUNG WOMEN WHO GOD BLESS THEM ARE AMONG THE MOST PRIVILEGED WOMEN TO WALK THE EARTH THEY'RE JUST...
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| 00:06:27 |
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GUEST: RIGHT SHE GETS HEAD START AND CHILD AND NUTRITION SERVICES WHEN SHE'S LITTLE AND SHE GETS AN SBA LOAN AND SHE GETS A LOAN FOR COLLEGE
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| 00:06:35 |
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AND -- I MEAN, HER ENTIRE LIFE IS ONE OF FIELDTY TO A BENEVOLENT STATE. SHE HAS NO HUSBAND. SHE DOESN'T -- THERE'S NO SENSE OF HER RELYING UPON HERSELF,...
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| 00:08:05 |
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UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE GET THESE EXPERTS THAT COME ON YOUR SHOW TO GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS,
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| 00:08:11 |
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IT'S USUALLY SLANTED TO THE REPUBLICAN PHILOSOPHY. MOST PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND HOW COMBIT PACTS PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN AMERICA. UNFORTUNATELY,...
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| 00:08:51 |
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WITH MORE CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL COLUMNISTS. WE'LL HEAR FROM A RANGE OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. HOST: DO UTCHT TO RESPOND? GUEST: NO. I THINK...
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| 00:09:17 |
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AND I LOVE TO GET OF COURSE YOU KNOW PRAISE EVERYONE DOES. BUT
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| 00:09:23 |
GUEST, -
I ALSO RESPOND WHEN PEOPLE WRITE INTELLIGENT AND CIVIL CRITICISMS AND WHEN THEY DISAGREE OR BRING EVIDENCE TO MY ATTENTION THAT I MIGHT HAVE OVERLOOKED...
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| 00:09:58 |
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AGO AND I BECAME AN INSTANT FAN. I SHOULD HAVE SAID GREETINGS FROM THE SOCIALIST PARADISE. BUT I IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT AND GOT YOUR BOOK, USEFUL IDIOTS...
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| 00:10:27 |
CALLER, -
THE NEA RUNS THE STATE OF VERMONT. THEY CONTROL OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THEY CONTROL THE LEGISLATOR. AND THEY CALL THE TUNES SO SOME OF THE HIGHEST...
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| 00:10:54 |
GUEST, -
BE CLEAR. THEY'RE A UNION THAT REPRESENTS THEIR MEMBERS. THEIR INTEREST IS DOING THE BEST FOR THEIR MEMBERS NOT FOR STUDENTS. AND IN POINT OF FACT...
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| 00:12:31 |
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GOODERS. LET'S GO TO RUSS, CONNECTICUT. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THERE WITH THE VOUCHERS IN WASHINGTON,
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| 00:12:45 |
CALLER, -
D.C. AMONG THE RETHRITE THE COMMENT SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE FOUNDERS RELATE TO RELIGION. AS FAR AS THE VOUCHER PROGRAM GOES, IT'S THE SAME THING....
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| 00:13:43 |
GUEST, -
BUT I WOULD REMIND YOU THAT JEFFERSON ALSO WAS SEEN CARRYING A BIBLE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY AND SOMEBODY SAID TO HIM WELL YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE SUPER...
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| 00:16:26 |
CALLER, -
EVER BEEN A MEMBER OF THE JOHN BOICH SOCIETY? GUEST: WHY DO YOU ASK? CALLER: BECAUSE YOU EXPRESSED A LOT OF THEIR OPINIONS. IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR WHOLE...
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| 00:16:43 |
CALLER, -
BIRCH. [INAUDIBLE] HOST: LET'S GET A RESPONSE. GUEST: YOU'VE ENGAGED IN A SMEAR TACTIC. OK? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE CALLING NAMES. NO YOU KNOW...
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| 00:16:59 |
GUEST, -
DO WITH THE JOHN BIRCHSOACH -- BIRCH SOCIETY. OF COURSE NOT AND YOU KNOW BETTER AND SHAME ON YOU. HOST: LET'S GO TO BRAD IN OHIO. GOOD MORNING. ...
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| 00:17:19 |
HOST, -
THE NATIVE
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| 00:17:20 |
CALLER, -
AMERICANS IN THE D.C. SCHOOL DISTRICT AREA? THANK YOU. CALLER: THIS IS A SUBJECT OUTSIDE MY EXPERTISE. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT...
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| 00:17:37 |
CALLER, -
OF COLUMBIA. MAYBE THERE IS. BUT I'LL ANSWER YOU MORE BROADLY IF YOU'D LIKE, WHICH IS THAT EVEN LEAVING ASIDE THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, I THINK THAT...
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| 00:19:00 |
CALLER, -
TODAY OUR GOVERNMENT TAKES AWAY MORE AND MORE FREEDOMS. THE PRESS IS CONTROLLED BY SPECIAL INTERESTS. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I GIVE MANY SPEECHES...
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| 00:20:09 |
GUEST, -
IN THE WAR. THEY ACCIDENTALLY FIRED ON A U.S. SHIP AND SO ON. IT'S SUCH ANCIENT HISTORY. THE RACHEL CORY CASE AGAIN A VERY LEFT WING ACTIVIST WHO ...
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| 00:21:26 |
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SOMETIMES. GUEST: HOW DO YOU MAKE CHOICES ABOUT TAKING IN PERSONAL ELEMENTS VERSUSS DEPERSONALIZING YOUR COLUMNS AND GOING FOR MORE OF A
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| 00:21:34 |
GUEST, -
POLITICAL ANGLE? GUEST: I DO THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE PERSONAL. AND SO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF IT
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| 00:21:43 |
GUEST, -
IS FINE. I THINK THAT MANY COLUMNISTS OVERDO IT BECAUSE THE PERSONAL SHOULD BE ADDED IF IT ADDS A DIMENSION TO THE STORY THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE...
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| 00:23:21 |
HOST, -
KENTUCKY WHERE MARY IS A REPUBLICAN. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE ISSUES SURROUNDING AS THE OBAMA...
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| 00:24:10 |
GUEST, -
THAT CONTRACEPTION IS CHEAP, WIDELY AVAILABLE, AND NOT A PROBLEM IN AMERICA. $9 A MONTH FROM TARGET AND OTHER PLACES TO AS I UNDERSTAND IT FOR BIRTH...
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| 00:26:33 |
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TREMENDOUS DERL 86 IN THAT THEY HAVEN'T APPRECIATED
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| 00:26:37 |
GUEST, -
THE ASSAULT ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN AREA IN AMERICA, PEOPLE -- THERE'S A FIRST AMENDMENT. THE CHURCHES ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR...
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| 00:27:19 |
HOST, -
THIS LADY SHE SAYS THAT
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| 00:27:24 |
CALLER, -
THE ACT AGAINST FOR WOMEN IS NOT NEEDED. HAS SHE EVER BEEN BEATEN? GUEST: LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION THANK GOD NO I HAVE NOT. BUT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST...
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| 00:27:40 |
GUEST, -
THAT COME OUT OF THAT BUILDING RIGHT THERE THAT HAVE A LOVELY SOUNDING TITLE. WHO COULD BE AGAINST AN ACT -- ARE YOU GOING TO LET ME FINISH. HOST:...
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| 00:27:57 |
HOST, -
SAY BUT LET'S LET MONA SPEAK FOR A MOMENT. GUEST: SO IT SOUNDS GREAT AND WHO COULD BE AGAINST AN ACT THAT SUPPOSEDLY LIMITS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. BUT...
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| 00:28:10 |
GUEST, -
LAW DID WAS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO A LOT OF FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE GOING TO PROVIDE SO CALLED CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS...
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| 00:30:09 |
GUEST, -
YOU JUST SHARE WITH US YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE
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| 00:30:13 |
HOST, -
LAW. CALLER: THE WOMAN EVIDENTLY HAS NOT SPOKEN TO ENOUGH WOMEN OR VISITED ENOUGH SHELTERS TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. SO I THINK
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| 00:30:21 |
CALLER, -
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG. HOST: TELL US ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DO YOU THINK THIS LAW WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT? CALLER: I THINK IT...
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| 00:30:31 |
HOST, -
IT WOULD RAISE THE AWARENESS. GUEST: WHAT DOES THE LAW DO? CALLER:
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| 00:30:37 |
CALLER, -
IT RAISES AWARENESS. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES POLICE HAVE COME TO A HOME WHERE THE WOMAN WAS BEAT UP AND THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING BUT
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| 00:30:45 |
CALLER, -
OH NOW YOU ALL JUST GET ALONG AND DON'T DISTURB YOUR NEIGHBORS AND WALK ON OFF. SO WHAT I AM SAYING IS THE LAW WOULD CAUSE THE POLICE TO REALLY...
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| 00:31:06 |
HOST, -
FROM GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANTED TO ASK YOUR GUEST DOES SHE THINK THE MILITARY OF THE UNITED STATES IS
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| 00:31:18 |
CALLER, -
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM? GUEST: IS THE MILITARY A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM? A SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
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| 00:31:28 |
GUEST, -
ASKING? CALLER: YES. GUEST: WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN THING THAT IS A GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE DONE PRIVATELY. WE CANNOT RAISE...
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| 00:31:39 |
GUEST, -
AND SO BY NECESSITY WE HAVE TO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT RAISE AND CONTROL OUR ARMED FORCES. THAT MUCH HAVING BEEN SAID I THINK OUR ARMED FORCES ARE BY...
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| 00:33:07 |
GUEST, -
YOU FEED HIM FOR LIFE AND I DO THINK THAT WE NEED A SOCIAL SAFETY NET IN THIS COUNTRY. I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US WANTS TO SEE PEOPLE STARVING OR...
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| 00:33:53 |
HOST, -
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW COLUMNISTS AT LEAST REPORTS THE TRUTH AND THAT'S
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| 00:33:58 |
CALLER, -
THE PROBLEM. A LOT OF THE MEDIA IS MORE OF A PROPAGANDA MACHINE THAN FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE. CASE IN POINT, H.R. 347, IT SHOULD BE PLASTERED ON THE...
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| 00:34:42 |
GUEST, -
TO THE THINGS. AND THE LARGER POINT IS THIS IS ONE THING THAT I THINK AMERICANS NEED TO BE VERY, VERY SAVVY ABOUT. WHEN YOU SEE A LAW THAT'S CALLED...
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| 00:35:34 |
HOST, -
CALL. I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT'S SAID HERE.
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| 00:35:40 |
CALLER, -
I DON'T AGREE WITH SOME. MY POINT, THE MEDIA PUTS SOUND BYTES OUT. THEY DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY AND PEOPLE GET MISCONSTRUED. AND POLITICIANS, THEY...
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| 00:36:25 |
GUEST, -
HAVE LAUNCHED WHAT THEY CALL SO CALLED FACT CHECKER COLUMNS AND BLOGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING THE POLITICIANS HONEST AND CHECKING THE FACTS...
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| 00:37:19 |
HOST, -
CONSTITUTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING. GUEST: THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL PAPERS THAT HAVE IT SOMETIMES CARRIED MY COLUMNS. I'M...
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| 00:37:29 |
GUEST, -
HOST: WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO FIND YOU? GUEST: YOU CAN CLICK ON MY NAME, NATIONAL REVIEW ON LINE AND ALL OF MY COLUMNS PLUS ARCHIVES
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| 00:37:40 |
GUEST, -
IS AVAILABLE THERE. AND TOWN HALL.COM. HOST: KICKING OFF OUR SERIES THIS WEEK ON COLUMNISTS WE'LL CONTINUE IT TOMORROW AND FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS....
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| 00:37:53 |
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HOST: THAT'S ALL FOR "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" THIS MORNING. WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 7:00 EASTERN
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| 00:38:00 |
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TIME. "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" SAYS GOOD-BYE TO A MEMBER OF OUR STAFF TODAY, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ZAM ZACK GRADUATED FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY, PART OF THE...
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