she does look great. i haven t lived in new york long but at least i know that much. quickly, i know you don t like this story but i put this picture up. combine two things bad for you. doughnuts and cheeseburgers. have a doughnut burger. this is out of philadelphia. they have a lot of different varieties of burgers. i m trying to get the caloric intake on that one. whatever it is, i will take it. bring the tums. politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores that s the world news polka tapes that roll in way too slow stuff you saw on koppel s show it s late at night you re wide awake and you re not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news polka
much more than horses. there s deep-fried kool-aid, and the famous doughnut burger, a heart-stopping marriage of krispy kremes and a quarter pounder. this year a new attraction you have to see up close. senators mcconnell and rand paul, all smiles to prove the republican establishment and the tea party go together like well, like the ham and eggs at this farm bureau breakfast, local flavor with enormous national implications. the one reason is this is the one time i was hungry. in our state where every elected official and aspiring politician of both parties is here. it s a great celebration of agriculture. i would be surprised at anybody who political didn t show up. mcconnell s immediate worry matt bevan, is not here, skipping the affair as a
marketsite. american morning starts right now. no vote on the debt plan again. i m christine romans. as the u.s. economy lurches closer to a financial crisis, the political crisis continues. house speaker john boehner calls off a vote, unable to convince hardline conservatives in his party to sign on to his plan. i m kiran chetry. more than 90% of texas is now in extreme drought. the state could sure use a lot of rain and now tropical storm don is expected to make landfall along the southern coast today. and it s happened again, a muslim-american soldier in police custody for allegedly plotting to kill fellow soldiers at ft. hood. a live report from texas on this american morning. good morning. it is friday, july 29th. this is american morning. a lot going on to get you caught up today. it s interesting there s a report from credit suisse that says if the u.s. were to default, u.s. stocks would fall 30% over six months to a year showing you just how serious this
outraged. right. thank you so much for the conversation this afternoon. thank you. still ahead here on the dylan ratigan show. thank you. what s it like to be a 99er in this country? today we re talking to one of the millions of americans who are now called, so-called 99ers. folks who can still not enjoy the job. whose 99 weeks unemployment have run out. did our ancestors invent civilization as a way to brew beer. they may have been forced to choose between free booze and free love? we ll explain after this. also introducing the doughnut burger. it s less healthy than it sounds. for those of you who dare, we ll tell you where to find it.
catch. there are some people who are cut from the cloth, when you see something at you, you duck. the big hit at state fairs across the country this year isn t cotton candy or funnel cake, it is doughnut burgers. two krispy kreme doughnuts replace the bun, a hamburger is squished between them, and if you re thinking, who could create such a calorie-laden concoction, it s the same guy that created chocolate-covered bacon. the doughnut burger is a runaway favorite. and who wouldn t like that? look at that. i just lost my appetite. it s lunchtime here on the east coast. courtney, thank you for sticking with me through that. that does it for me this hour. i m thomas roberts, i appreciate your time and i ll see you back here at 2:00 p.m. eastern after we have a doughnut bacon burger. we ll talk to surgeon general regina bennett. contessa brewer will top things up at the top of the hour. hello, is it me you re