to the decision but after the sentencing, supporters called him a hero and said they ll keep fighting. manning will be reduced in rank and forfeit all pay and will be dishonorably discharged. this afternoon manning s defense team asked the president to intervene. the time to end brad s suffering is now. the time for our president to focus on protecting whistleblowers instead of punishing them is now. the time for our president to pardon pfc manning is now. let me bring in jane hampshire, an advocate for bradley manning, even visiting while him in prison. let me get your reaction. first, i want to read what wikileaks has said. they call it a significant strategic victory in the bradley manning case. julian assange said, his
determine what government secrets get made public. but in this particular case, the judge said that manning s release of information had caused damage and people had been injured as a result of it. yet, that information wasn t presented in open court. i think we should all be concerned about a government s ability to protect its own criminal actions and sentence a whistleblower, whose information has manifestly had value to the public to a prison sentence and not make it clear what damage they re basing this decision on. well, he could have faced 90 years behind bars. prosecutors asked for 60. he s at 35 and could be released if these numbers are correct in nine years. the aclu also released a statement, jane, which i m sure you re familiar with. they say in part, this is a sad day for bradley manning, but it s also a sad day for all americans who depend on brave whistleblowers and free press for a fully informed public
which is to not play lefty-righty but look at actual issues and how the bought interests or manipulating and misaligning energy, health care, education, et cetera, et cetera. it s apparent to anybody that the tax code trade policy and banking system is not incentivizing and not creating investment in america, yet neither political party is prepared to engage these policies and truly i think it befuddles everybody. not befuddling from the political spectrum. all they want is get enough to be re-elected. especially going into september. the presidential elections. republicans and democrats are going to move as little as they have to do play it as safe as they can. now, jane when the game is and you watched last night s gop debate, you see how the game gets played. it s not look how i can solve the problem. the game is i don t suck as bad as that guy. evidently that is the game they re going to play and that is the challenge for mitt romney
lending s down a trillion. trade deficit to half a trillion. you get my point. two years ago this president unveil add stimulus package that failed to create the 3.5 million jobs promised. tonight the white house they ll do 3 hadn t million that s paid for, but is it any more than putting money into a jie gantdic, or a bauct with a gigantic hole in it? the ongoing bank, trade and tax extraction is that whole? and both parties are in favor of keeping it open. our panel, republican strategist susan del percio. d.c. insider jimmy williams, and fire dog lakes jane hampshire joins us. you re lucky he is on remote. mr. williams. yes. where shall we begin? the president before we get to analytical, what can and w l will what will the president
saying. the solutions that i m putting up with regard to what the problems are, and the resume that speaks to actually implementing those things that i m talking about. i agree with you, governor. i d love to see you in that debate, along with so many others out there. it s only because i believe that you re willing to talk about the issues we need to be talking ak. whether it s the war or the banking system instead this nonsense we re suggested to from both parties at this point. governor, pleasure to see you. nice to see the panel as well. jimmy, susan and jane. thank you guys. next up here, proof schools in our country really have gone to pot. details on the new cannabis academy opening its doors this week as school rees open across the country. i wonder what s on their back-to-school shopping list? it s new! ahhh-ahh-ahh!