in 1897, virginia o hanlon wrote this to the editorial page of the son. i m 8 years old, some of my little friend says there is no santa claus. papa says if you see in the sun, it s some please tell me the truthsome there a santa claus? virginia got her answer from frances church, a former civil war correspondent and hardened journalist who had seen suffering and hopelessness up close, telling virginia to reject skepticism, small mindedness and joyless impeerism, church tells her, yes, virginia there is a santa claus. in 2011 it is easy to think of santa claus as a sim bop both of unrestrained commercialism. many think he is a dangerous myth, driving a debt despite national economic security and winding inequality, but let me make a case, believing in santa claus is a litmus test of americans faith in our political institutions n 1897,
he was trying to browbeat them. he was trying to coerce them by any means necessary into this fabricated debate that pretended to be something serious when all along we knew it was only to promote his show. what happens today? he announces the end of the apprentice or the next showing. this is crass commercialism at its worst. ron paul said it was beneath the office of the presidency. amen. jon huntsman called it a joke. amen. trump is saying they were concerned about equal time because i might come back and run if this happens, a, b, c or d. i m glad the man has never been on the ed show. the man is a total loser, all-american zero. nobody should pay attention to him. he doesn t have the guts to run. he won t run because he doesn t have the guts to run. i don t think anybody of any kind of credible source would endorse him whatsoever. not at all, ed. he s afraid to come on here and go toe to toe with you because you d deconstruct him in a
any means necessary into this fabricated debate that pretended to be something serious when all along we knew it was only to promote his show. what happens today? he announces the end of the apprentice or the next showing. this is crass commercialism at its worst. ron paul said it was beneath the office of the presidency. amen. jon huntsman called it a joke. amen. trump is saying they were concerned about equal time because i might come back and run if this happens, a, b, c or d. i m glad the man has never been on the ed show. the man is a total loser, all-american zero. nobody should pay attention to him. he doesn t have the guts to run. he won t run because he doesn t have the guts to run. i don t think anybody of any kind of credible source would endorse him whatsoever. not at all, ed. he s afraid to come on here and go toe to toe with you because you d deconstruct him in a moment s notice and he d be sent
it was a donald duck show. he was twisting their arms. he was trying to browbeat them. he was trying to coerce them by any means necessary into this fabricated debate that pretended to be something serious when all along we knew it was only to promote his show. what happens today? he announces the end of the apprentice or the next showing. this is crass commercialism at its worst. ron paul said it was beneath the office of the presidency. amen. jon huntsman called it a joke. amen. truch mp is saying they were concerned about equal time because i might come back and run if this happens, a, b, c or d. i m glad the man has never been on the ed show. the man is a total loser, all-american zero. nobody should pay attention to him. he doesn t have the guts to run. he won t run because he doesn t have the guts to run. i don t think anybody of any kind of credible source would endorse him whatsoever. not at all, ed.
the tree being lit up. the tree this size actually when you chop them down, they scream. it s an audible scream. it s a mystery as to whether they feel it or not. it s a scream just the same. ge, former ge commerce tree, it s the comcast tree. and good little boys and girls all over the world that want to come to new york city and have their parents spend thousands of dollars thousands. on blatant commercialism and credit should come tonight. it s a special, special moment. oh, that s nice. it s american materialism. you know who is giving last rights? who? savannah guthrie. hold your children just a little bit closer, make sure they don t talk to them. all right. joining us onset, mike barnicle. and we have the executive editor