The it hearkens back to the days when we had three channels on tv and Nothing Better to watch than lights going on. Its an honor to be with everyone tonight and all across our land. Melania and i would like to wish you a very, very merry christmas. And now the first lady will do the honors of lighting the National Christmas tree. So well count from five down to that very special number. [ laughter ] jimmy which very special number, one . All right, lets see if we request make can make it all the way down to one. Five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause] jimmy oh, isnt that great . Look at that. Perfect. And melanias dressed just like the gifts they wrapped, too. Then they went on with music and performers. This is a family fun fest that started in 1923, and in my opinion, peaked when bush was president back in 1989. So we feel a Little Christmas right this very minute candles in the window we need a Little Christmas right this very minute we need a Little Christmas now hey jim
through his point out the obvious, really, and then twisted somewhere. i just can t believe the way people are. what is my humanity? what kind of world do we live in? you re not alone. ultimately i think that s what the comics saying. reality is the fodder for comedy because it s what we have. so where else can we find comedy? if not in real life? what fake life, you know? life is real. yeah, we got that. mm hmm. first a philosophical question. have you ever noticed when you re driving that anyone who s driving slower than you is an idiot? and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac. you see a million things a day in your life, and they all go on the back burner of your six burner wolf. ridiculously priced mind comedian comes out and brings it to the front burner. don t like other people s showers. there s always a problem with temperature adjustment. there s always a little hair stuck on the wall. and you want to get rid of it. but you don t want to touch it. i don t know
Reporter near a glittering monument is a memorial 3000 meridens exactly the seniors ago today, oration a muscle anniversary begin days ago operate for First Responders and at Lower Manhattan at the Justice Department objected 1 2 this is hard to believe the has. And on steps the u. S. Capitol. A moment of unity and the moment of tragedy 15 years ago. Released friday more americans more fair for all of their reflect on of hands now than five years ago. This state is defined by remembrancer vii less when each tower collapsed this south and north agree of the names those lost by the people who love them and miss them 15 years on. There ought to observe another moment of silence eastern time that was a minute flight 93 crashed. Marty the San Francisco Fire Department is holding their annual citywide Remembrance Day at the Public Safety building in San Francisco. This is video from last years event. The ceremony inlcudes the unveiling of a remnant from one of the world trade towers. The rem
Is important how these lone wolfs are incubated, how they are made, much rather than how to perpetrate the act or how to play in the act. The lone wolf terrorist needs to be studied end lone wolf terrorism is hard to see your eyes, to study until the absence of case studies. Every attack is a unique and special with a different method and different ideological impact and so on. And it could be used by terrorists and known terrorists. Spike bowman, may i ask you a question about dan forsman point of view . One concern is the relevant intelligence and sharing of intelligence in terms of different agencies. How do you say this in light of recent revelation of the nsa struggling terms of the question of the Civil Liberties concerns that you worked on for so many years . Civil liberties, excuse me, Civil Liberties was always one of the biggest concerns we had at the fbi because the fbi is, unlike nsa or the Central Intelligence agency, 95 of what the nsa collected are against u. S. Persons,
From my daughter. Women faces these challenges. Women are considered too emotional to have Public Office. I dont have a problem having a tear in my eye when something affects me. In a nutshell, women are helped with very different standard than men, even in 2013. Us is not ok. This is what i have been fighting against my entire career. I know quite well what it is like to be the only woman at the table and it is difficult. I will admit i was hesitant to run for office until i decided it was time for a change. When i was first sworn into the senate in 1993, i was only the 16th woman ever elected to the 1790. Husetts senate since pretty disgusting, isnt it . [laughter] when i was elected resident of the senate in 2007, i was the first woman ever to be elected to lead a legislative body and at massachusetts. In massachusetts. [applause] today only 25 of our legislature is women and in the senate the number has only grown to 13 . This is not just a problem in massachusetts. 18 of the seats