and finally, the two top presidential candidates in egypt, two former office mates now rivals. let me first give you some of my own thoughts, having spent some time in cairo and actually listened to president obama s speech from here in tahrir square. the president s speech was remarkably comprehensive. it described the events that we now call the arab spring, explain their causes and consequences. he placed the united states squarely behind the democratic wave everywhere. though he didn t specifically mention one country. saudi arabia. the place where america s interests and values most obviously clash. i don t blame him. street protests in saudi arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession. that s a tough one. obama outlined specific policies to help the arab revolutions get consolidated. all good stuff. and he also talked about the need for a resolution of the israeli/palestinian conflict. with two states based on 1
ironic story about egypt s plummeting economy. and finally, the two top presidential candidates in egypt, two former office mates now rivals. let me first give you some of my own thoughts, having spent some time in cairo and actually listened to president obama s speech from here in tahrir square. the president s speech was remarkably comprehensive. it described the events that we now call the arab spring, explain their causes and consequences. he placed the united states squarely behind the democratic wave everywhere. though he didn t specifically mention one country. saudi arabia. the place where america s interests and values most obviously clash. i don t blame him. street protests in saudi arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession. that s a tough one. obama outlined specific policies to help the arab revolutions get consolidated. all good stuff. and he also talked about the need for a resolution of the israeli
that is very helpful. we work to make sure the media messages get out there. parents by far are the most powerful influencer of young people. and they can be quite helpful in letting kids know about the dangers. also, teachers, the faith leaders and people in the community can all make a big difference in educating kids. well, we know it s a growing problem and we hope that there s more attention put on it for sure. thanks for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. deadly tornadoes tear through the plains and more severe weather is expected for today. jacqui jeras is up after the break. stay with us. [ bell rings ]
without ever having to reveal your identity. it s a way of getting away with being really vicious. joan, you argue in your book, joan that women grow up learning to hurt other women. a product of several factors. let s put them on the screen for folks to see. one of them is self-hate. rigid gender roles. damaging media messages. intense competition. psychological, biological, evolutionary pressures. you re basically saying that girls are hard-wired to handle conflicts in a way that could lead actually lead to extreme bullying, where they don t know how to stop. you know, we ve talked about meanness as a coping strategy. largely, the biggest issue that we think about is that girls are not socialized or brought up to learn how to handle their feelings in a way, particularly what we would call difficult or hard feelings of anger, competition.