significant reduction in the american standard of living. their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obama s jobs bill, perhaps this explains why so many people are angry. and also explains, in part, why occupy wall street has become a nationwide movement in its fourth week. the protests have now spread far beyond wall street to more than two dozen cities. like it or not, it is a voice the president, lawmakers and the gop presidential candidates can no longer ignore. i don t know where it s going to go but they need to go away, because in my opinion, they re focusing on the wrong thing. seems to me t
coptic hospital where more than a dozen bodies, people killed in these demonstrations. there was a lot of anger against the military leaders of egypt, people accusing them of working with muslim fanatics against the christian minority, minority that makes up about 9% of the population. what we also saw were muslims coming to console the families of people who had lost victims in this fighting. so there is an attempt on sort of a personal street level by people to narrow this widening sectarian divide. but there s a feeling that the government is unwilling or incapable of really bringing the streets under control. i mean, i have to do this live shot right now with the windows closed because just a little while ago a rock was thrown through our window by young men in the street who i m told are actually working for the egyptian police. so the situation is not chaotic but it s becoming very tenuous at the moment. most violence i know you all have seen on cairo streets since th
his latest album is memory almost full i love that title. he s gotten some tremendous reviews. and ringo starr, the other former living beatle. his emi catalog goes into global digital release january 8th. the very best of ringo starr will be released on the same date. the only two living men who could say i was a beatle. do you guys keep in touch? yeah. larry: talk off? all the time. we go dot larry king show and continues like this. larry: what do you make of this? ivlgts fantastic. it s really beautiful. it s a great show. so we come out and see a show together, that s great, with the girls. we ve supported the show from the start, and a year later, and the dedication of the plaque. larry: when you first saw the show, the beatles and cirque de soleil, what did you think?