text: "Kay says that some gadgets with superficial Dynabook-like qualities, such as the iPad, have not only failed to realize the Dynabook dream, but have in some senses betrayed it. That's one of the points he makes in this interview, conducted by computer historian David Greelish, proprietor of the Classic Computing Blog and organizer of this month's Vintage Computer Festival Southeast in Atlanta (the Festival will feature a pop-up Apple museum featuring Xerox's groundbreaking Alto workstation, which Kay worked on, as well as devices which deeply reflected his influence, including the Lisa, the original Macintosh and the Newton). Kay and Greelish also discuss Kay's experiences at some of the big outfits where he's worked, including Xerox's fabled PARC labs, Apple, Disney and HP. Today, Kay continues his research about children and technology at his own organization, the Viewpoints Research Institute." A great interview with this legendary man.


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Iowa State holds on, knocks K-State out of Big 12 Tournament
Wildcats pull to within 2 points with about a minute left
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber stared at the box score printed on the sheet of paper, a black-and-white rendition of the colorful, back-and-forth game the Wildcats had just finished.
He had a hard time trying to figure out how they had scored 85 points against Iowa State, shot better than 54 percent from the field - and still lost.
"I guess it was an entertaining game," Weber said, finally.
He was right about that.
Melvin Ejim had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Dustin Hogue added 19 points and 10 boards and the No. 16 Cyclones held on for a 91-85 victory in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.
Georges Niang added 18 points and Naz Long finished with 14 points for the fourth-seeded Cyclones (24-7), who advanced to play the winner of Kansas-Oklahoma State in Friday's semifinals.
"I mean, we were pretty efficient on offense," Weber said. "We just didn't get enough stops."
Iowa State was clinging to an 87-85 lead with just over a minute left when Ejim missed a layup and the No. 5 seed Wildcats (20-12) got the rebound. They raced the other way, but Shane Southwell lost control of the ball going toward the rim and Iowa State came away with it.
Long was fouled and made both free throws with 16.2 seconds left. Marcus Foster missed a 3 at the other end, and Long scored a layup in transition to put an exclamation mark on the win.
"I had total tunnel vision. I'm thinking, 'Down two, get to the basket or get the foul," Southwell said of his late turnover, the biggest blemish on his otherwise solid game
"If I would have just been a little more patient, it probably would have worked out."
Southwell finished with 19 points, while Foster scored 21 for the Wildcats, who had been holding opponents to a Big 12-best 64.9 points. Freshman guard Nigel Johnson added a career-best 17 points off the bench, and big man Thomas Gipson finished with 13 points.
Iowa State shot poorly in the first half but dominated on the boards, while the Wildcats couldn't seem to miss yet coughed the ball up nine times.
The upshot of it all was that the teams played nearly to a standstill, just as they did in their two regular-season games. They each won at home in the regular season.
Iowa State had a chance to take a comfortable lead into the break, but Southwell scored a fourth-chance bucket with 14 seconds left in the half. Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg called timeout to set up a play, but DeAndre Kane turned the ball over and Foster hit a 3 before the buzzer.
Instead of leading by double-digits, the Cyclones had to settle for a 44-41 advantage.
They remained one step ahead of the Wildcats until the 12-minute mark, when Thomas made two free throws and Omari Lawrence made another to give Kansas state a 60-59 lead. It was the first time that Kansas State had played from ahead since there was 7:30 left in the first half.
By that point, the game resembled a boxing match.
Every time Kansas State scored, the Cyclones answered the jab. Whenever Iowa State would pull ahead, the Wildcats delivered a blow of their own. And more than once, the officiating crew had to peel bodies off the floor while calming down red-faced coaches on both benches.
"They're a great team," Ejim said, "and play defense really hard."
The fouls had started to pile up by then. Foster picked up his fourth with 11 minutes left, and Kane took a seat on the Iowa State bench with four fouls and 9:57 to play.
Hoiberg was the first one to tempt fate by putting Kane back in with about 6 minutes left, but he was called for an offensive foul with 3:55 remaining. Kane clearly took exception to it, staring down the official who called it while the teams huddled during the under-4 timeout.
The Cyclones still led 76-74 at that point, but slowly crept out to a lead down the stretch, and then made do without Kane during a tense final push by Kansas State. Long scored for an 85-80 lead and, after Gipson scored for the Wildcats, Niang's spinning layup made it 87-82.
Foster hit a 3 to give Kansas State a chance, but the Cyclones held on in the final minute.
"They do such a good job of slowing you down," Hoiberg said. "If you would have told me they were going to score 85, I would have told you they we were going to have trouble winning the game."


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I agree with Nikhil.
You can use the H-model for such valuations.
I agree with Nikhil.
You can use the H-model for such valuations.
Can anyone let me know about the Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis for Finance..?
Sneha Gera
What exactly do you want to know?
There are software like @Risk and Crystal Ball that can help you in Monte Carlo Simulation.
- Sougata
Thanks Sougata.
Actually, I want to do a course for Financial Modeling with excel. How can I get the s/w.....??
-Sneha Gera
Hi Sneha & Sougata,
I am CFA-3 level candidate. Actually, most probabilistic financial modeling software are based on Monte Carlo analysis, a risk analysis tool used for managing uncertainty. In simple terms, Monte Carlo analysis combines distributions, and thereby propagating more than just summary statistics. Rather than analytic calculations, Monte Carlo analysis uses intensive random number generation.
A Monte Carlo analysis can be quite easily developed using a random number generator. However several excellent Excel based templates, Excel add-ins and enterprise-grade Monte Carlo simulation software exist that are able to perform random number generation iterations to about 10,000 iterations. Examples of Monte Carlo simulation software include Crystal Ball, @Risk and others, which are readily accessible to financial analysts.
While a Monte Carlo simulation analysis using several thousands of iterations may be perceived as being more analytically robust, invalid statistical assumptions and distributions can create invalid results, leading to inappropriate results. Financial analysts new to statistical and probabilistic approaches are therefore well advised to have a firm understanding of the concept of uncertainty and statistical analysis before attempting Monte Carlo simulation analysis for financial modeling and analysis.
Rakhi Sundriyal
How to decide weather to go for short hedge or long hedge on the basis of Beta (Systematic Risk) ?
Can you please elaborate your question a bit? I mean in what context you are asking this.
Are you asking about Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds?
I have been given Beta (systematic Risk) as 1.4. I have been asked to tell whether I am in long position or short. Also to suggest which hedging strategy would be better ? My Company's Portfolio is $20 million.
How can we decide our existing positions (long or short) on th basis of Beta ?
I have been given Beta (systematic Risk) as 1.4. I have been asked to tell whether I am in long position or short. Also to suggest which hedging strategy would be better ? My Company's Portfolio is $20 million.
How can we decide our existing positions (long or short) on th basis of Beta ?
Dear Vaibhav here my 50 cents
Beta is mathematicalmeasure of volatility of a asset compared to a index or group of assets.Beta value is obtained by analyzing the vast past data of movement of asset and index.So fo taking Long & short position U cant rely on
beta only as beta shows how the price of asset moved compratively to index.
For taking Long & short hedge On any asset class u have to analyze macro and micro economic conditions ,other economical trends ,Big news & lot of other aspects which can be effected by Poltical,demographical events.
Dear Satyam,
Let me just give you my complete problem statement.
Question: I am a portfolio manager with a $20 million growth portfolio that has beta of 1.4 relative to the S&P 500. The S&P 500 futures are trading at 1,150 and the multiplier is 250. I would like to hedge my exposure to market risk over next few months. I have to identify whether a long or short hedge is appropriate.
Now I am confused how to answer on the basis of given information.
Please help...


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The Friday lineup included: Saints of Valory, My Morning Jacket, and Zac Brown Band. Saturday includes Ludacris, Muse and Yacht Rock Revue, among others.
The three-day series ends Sunday with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Sting, and Dave Matthews Band.
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Though GOP lawmakers have dreamed of repealing the Affordable Care Act since the day it became law in 2010, it looks like they're giving up on that dream – at least for 2018.
At a Republican congressional retreat in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, lawmakers said they don't think another repeal effort is in the cards this year, given the many difficulties they faced last year, according to Politico.
"It would be a heavy lift. I think everybody knows. We sort of tested the limits of what we can do in the Senate last year. And we're one vote down from where we were then," said Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
Hardliner Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) agreed, though he left open the possibility that the picture could change after the fall election. "If we keep the majority in the House and they get a larger majority in the Senate then you might look at a reconciliation vehicle after November," Meadows said, referring to the legislative vehicle Republicans could use to give Obamacare repeal one more try.


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Guests: Milissa Rehberger, Michael Steele, Wayne Slater, Van Jones, Willie Brown, Tad Devine, John Feehery,
Gary Johnson, Josh Marshall
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Unhappy hunting ground.
Let`s play HARDBALL.
Good evening. I`m Chris Matthews in Washington. Leading off tonight:
What`s in a name? A lot right now, if you`re Rick Perry. When the news
broke this weekend that Perry had hosted guests at a camp known for years
by a racially charged name, his campaign had hoped to dismiss the story as
just another attack by the mainstream media. Well, good strategy until
fellow Republican candidate Herman Cain called name of the hunting camp
just plain insensitive.
It`s just the latest hit for a campaign that has discovered it`s a lot
easier to launch a campaign for president than to sustain one.
And that`s something Chris Christie might want to take note of as he
decides whether to get in the race. Could it be that Republican primary
voters will decide he, Chris Christie, is too liberal for them? Maybe
that`s one reason Christie`s having so much trouble saying yes.
Also, those Wall Street protests beg the question, why isn`t there a
Tea Party on the left? Columnist E.J. Dionne says the dominance of the
right in the political debate has been bad for President Obama and bad for
political moderates, too.
And a lot of people cheered when a U.S. drone took out Anwar al
Awlaki, the American citizen who had joined al Qaeda. But Ron Paul is one
person asking if it`s right to assassinate an America and deny him the
right to a trial. We`ll get to that tricky one.
And "Let Me Finish" tonight with this question. Should President
Obama campaign from the left, as his base would like, or should he aim for
the center?
That`s also going to be the subject of a very special live edition of
HARDBALL coming up two hours from now, tonight, 7:00 Eastern, "The Great
Democratic Debate." I`ll be joined by eight guests from both the left and
from the center who will debate the best way for the president to run and
win a second four-year term. It`s going to be quite exciting, and I hope
you`ll join us at 7:00 Eastern tonight. Again, 7:00 o`clock Eastern
tonight, for ";The Great Democratic debate."
We start right now with problems at Rick Perry`s campaign, and they`re
serious. Wayne Slater writes for "The Dallas Morning News" and former
Republican Party chair Michael Steele is an MSNBC political analyst.
Again, we`re back to what I call the San Andreas fault of American
life -- and some live a lot closer to it than I do -- the problem of racial
discrimination, racial attitudes, racism. "The Washington Post" reported
this weekend that a large rock with the "N" word had for years been visible
at a hunting camp leased by Rick Perry and his father.
Here`s what "The Post" reports. "In a written statement, the governor
said, quote, `My father and mother went to the lease and painted the rock
in either 1983 or `84,` Perry wrote. `This occurred after I paid a visit
to the property with a friend and saw the rock with the offensive word.
After my visit, I called my folks and mentioned it to them, and they
painted over it during their next visit. Well, ever since, any time I ever
saw the rock, it was painted over.`" Well, Perry said that.
"Perry`s version of events differs in many respects from the
recollections of seven people," according to "The Post," interviewed by
`The Post,` who spoke in detail of their memories of seeing the rock with
the -- that name at various points during the years that Perry was
associated with the property through his father, partners, or his signature
on a lease. Of those interviewed, the seven who said they saw the rock
said the block-lettered name was clearly visible at different points in the
1980s and 1990s. One, a former worker on the ranch, believes he saw it as
recently as 2008."
So there we have it. The word is the old unlikable, despised, and
fairly so, "N" word followed by the word "head." It has something to do,
Wayne, with designating a piece of property -- I`m trying to figure out if
it means, like, Bridge Head, Nags Head, only with the "N" at front of it.
Where are you on this, Wayne? You`re down there covering this story
right now.
WAYNE SLATER, "DALLAS MORNING NEWS": Well, first, I mean, this is
unfortunately part of the sort of shameful chapter in Texas and in the
South. There were creeks, geographic signals and places, mountains, slopes
that carried these racially offensive terms from 100 years ago, a post-
Civil War vestige.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
SLATER: For Perry, he`s got two problems. One is he`s given a
timeline saying, As soon as we found out about this, we painted it over, we
got rid of it. If someone produces a picture that suggests and challenges
that timeline, not just anonymous sources, then Perry has a problem.
More fundamentally, the question, it seems to me, the fair question,
is, is Rick Perry racist? And Chris, I have to tell you, in being around
Rick Perry for years and years and talking to his close associates, good
lawmakers who knew him back in the day, there is very little or no evidence
that Rick Perry is a racist.
MATTHEWS: Well, you know, that`s not really the bar or the standard I
want to ask you to talk about for a second. I mean, people -- Lloyd
Bentsen, when he ran for vice president on the Democratic ticket, had to
quit the gentile country club he was in that didn`t have any Jewish
members. We have a standard that`s somewhat higher than simply not being
an out-and-out, you know, Klansman.
The question here -- would he join a club that had the "N" word as
part of its sort of novel, old-time memories as part of it or whatever?
Would he put up with that? That`s really the question here, isn`t it?
SLATER: It is.
MATTHEWS: Would he put up with the old crap?
SLATER: And my sense is, knowing Rick Perry, he probably would not.
And yet I can see, having grown up here and not knowing what the proper
name for "slingshot" was until I was about 4 or 5 years old, and the sort
of malign neglect of the old South, where a generation and another
generation before that used offensive words and didn`t think a thing about
it -- this is the kind of thing that exists here. We know it.
But is Rick Perry that kind of person? I`ve never seen it in this
MATTHEWS: Good, fair reporting.
MATTHEWS: Let me go to Michael...
SLATER: One last thing, though.
MATTHEWS: Yes. Go ahead. I`m sorry.
SLATER: One last thing. The question ultimately becomes, how does
this turn (ph) about the policies, what he has done? What has he done as a
statewide official and lawmaker and a governor that reflects a more
tolerant aspect? In some areas, very good reports. In other areas, not so
MATTHEWS: Michael Steele, you chaired the Republican Party for those
years. You know the sensibilities of your party, the sensitivities. It`s
a party that under Jack Kemp has tried to raise the size of the tent, if
you will.
MICHAEL STEELE, FMR. RNC CHAIR, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: Yes.
MATTHEWS: And you also have a lot of Dixiecrats, former Dixiecrats,
in your party.
STEELE: Yes.
MATTHEWS: You know that. Is this a Dixiecrat reminder?
MATTHEWS: ... the old days, or what?
STEELE: I think it -- I think it is reminiscent of the old days. And
you know, I would agree with Wayne that there`s nothing in my experience
with the governor that would lead anyone to believe that he would condone,
appreciate or accept this type of slur on his property.
I think this is a matter of, you know -- and I take him at his word.
He said his parents and he got rid of this, you know, painted over this in
the 1980s. Fine. If you know, these other individuals have something to
say that`s contrary to that, then produce that evidence.
But there is a broader problem, and that is one that the Republican
Party suffers from in many quarters with black folks, and that is the sense
of, this indication that we`re somehow less sensitive to those types of
things, that we tend to dismiss them.
And as you look at some, you know, of the conservative -- more
conservative bloggers and the like, you know, sort of almost defending the
use of the term, or at least excusing it away, it again sends the signal
that the party is not quite ready to address, I think, a systemic issue
with the African-American community. And that, quite frankly, cannot stand
if we want to be successful in elections nationally in the future.
MATTHEWS: That`s right. By the way, the name of that hunting area
was called by that name. It wasn`t just a piece of writing on a -- a
graffiti or something like that. That was the name of the slice of land
Here`s Rick Perry taking the heat on this issue from his own party.
Here`s fellow presidential candidate Herman Cain on "Fox News Sunday" just
HERMAN CAIN (R-GA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: That isn`t (ph) a more
vile, negative word than the "N" word. And for him to leave it there as
long as he did before, I hear, that they finally painted over it, it`s just
plain insensitive to a lot of black people in this country.
MATTHEWS: Well, then, of course, Mr. Cain responded to that. He said
-- (INAUDIBLE) here he is today. After meeting Donald Trump, Herman Cain
had this comment on Rick Perry. Let`s listen to this, too.
CAIN: All I said was the mere fact that that word was insensitive.
That`s not playing the race card. I am not attacking Governor Perry. Some
people in the media want to attack him. I`m done with that issue. I
really don`t care about that word. They painted over it. End of story. I
think it (INAUDIBLE) I accept Governor Perry`s response on that, and I`m
ready to talk about what`s really important to the American people.
MATTHEWS: So just to straighten out the disconnect between what Mr.
Cain said a minute before that and then what he just said there -- there
was a change of direction there because between those two statements, he
got this statement written from the Perry campaign. Quote, "Mr. Cain is
wrong about the Perry family`s quick action to eliminate the word on the
rock, but is right the word written by others long ago is insensitive and
offensive. That is why the Perrys took quick action to cover and obscure
I want to go back to a fact question here. Sometimes, we benefit from
an argument over a fact because maybe one side`s right and the other side`s
wrong, and then we know who`s telling the truth. And that also tells us
who the good guy is.
Back to you, Wayne. We like to find out who the good guy is in these
debates. Your contention five minutes ago was the real issue here in terms
of journalism is, was Mr. -- was Governor Perry telling the truth when he
said way back in `83 or `84, he got his daddy to paint over that offensive
word, so he`s really innocent because his first impulse was to clean up the
old bad stuff of racism. If that`s true, I think he`s clean. I think we
all agree that he did what he could do as the son of a father who was
involved in something before.
But if that`s not true -- and by the way, how do we find out? Will
there be people coming forward? We don`t all have cell cameras running
around hunting grounds. I wonder if there are cell phones where people go
hunting. But your thoughts on that one, Wayne?
SLATER: Yes, no, that`s fundamentally the problem, as I say. If
somebody shows up with a picture and it showed in some way, some evidence
that that was there and that Perry passed it for years, not simply for a
year or a few months, but passed it with fellow legislators -- and I`ve
talked to several who say they didn`t see it -- but if they passed it for
years, then that reflects the kind of malaise, a sort of insensitivity that
clearly builds into a larger perception -- and I know what Michael was
talking about -- where when you have now a Southern governor, who says
states` rights, states` right, states` rights, a Southern governor -- who
we play racial politics down here on all sides.
I mean, Rick Perry used pictures of Jim Hightower with Jesse Jackson
in his first campaign for agriculture commissioner. He attacked his
Hispanic Democratic opponent, a Hispanic banker, raising questions of
whether he was implicit in drug money laundering in Mexico. That`s racial
politics. And you get this kind of thing -- if he lied about how much he
accepted this, how long he tolerated it, he has a problem.
STEELE: You know, from my perspective, Chris, you know, I look at
this and I say, you know, as I said before, I`ll give you the benefit of
the doubt in terms of your timeline and what you`re saying. But for me,
fundamentally, it goes to this. If I walk up on a piece of property that I
have an interest in, whether I`m leasing it or own it, and I have something
so vile that`s sitting there in front of me, do I paint over it or do I
just remove the damned thing? Do I just have someone say, Could you take
that rock and throw it into the river? Could we get it off this property?
MATTHEWS: Yes.
STEELE: And that to me is really what this boils down to. You know,
we cannot be lackadaisical about these issues. We cannot be insensitive in
that regard and say, Well, just paint over it, because it still is a
reminder of what`s beneath the paint.
And I think, again, that`s what irks a lot of African-Americans and a
lot of minorities when it comes to how the Republican Party and sometimes
it`s individual candidates respond to these types of things. And I`m
hoping we can show ourselves, because I know we are, bigger and better than
that, and have a stronger voice, as we once did, on these types of issues
going forward.
MATTHEWS: Yes, and I think -- and I`m going to put an interjection
here. And let`s not forget why a lot of Southerners joined the Republican
Party. Not because they fell in love with Abraham Lincoln, but because
they didn`t like the Civil Rights bill of `64. And that`s not the only
reason. A lot of it is conservatism generally. They don`t like big
government. They don`t like Washington. It`s not all race, obviously.
But there was a terrible signal there that a lot of those guys
switched over the minute Johnson signed that Civil Rights bill in `64, even
though a lot of Republican senators made that bill possible.
STEELE: Oh, absolutely.
MATTHEWS: And a lot of the Republican senators deserve credit for
that. But the South moved a little quick on that issue.
Anyway, thank you, Wayne Slater. As always, Michael Steele. Thank
you so much, gentlemen.
Coming up: Those protests on Wall Street beg the obvious question, why
isn`t there a Tea Party on the left? Why aren`t the people on the left,
the passionate left, out there complaining about Wall Street and the
economy in this country and the way it`s going? An organized grass roots
movement to help counter the dominance of the right and the political right
is emerging. Some of there looks a bit comical, but it`s not. It`s for
You`re watching HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: Well, a big worry for President Obama heading into 2012 is
that Democrats aren`t as enthusiastic about voting this the time around as
Republicans clearly are. A new Gallup poll finds that just 45 -- excuse me
-- 45 percent of Democrats say they`re more enthusiastic about voting in
2012 elections than they were in `08. For Republicans, that number is
nearly 60 percent. And that`s the largest measured enthusiasm gap since
We`ll have much more on that and what it means for President Obama as
he campaigns for reelection -- does he go left or play for the center -- in
our "Great Democratic Debate" tonight coming up at 7:00 Eastern. It`s
going to be hot. It`s going to be hot here.
We`ll be right back.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... becoming more and more organized each day, and
we`re building the infrastructure. And then every day, we get bigger and
find out that our infrastructure`s inadequate.
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. That`s one of the protesters at
the Occupy Wall Street rally right now in New York. We`re now into week
three of those protests, and the movement has been growing more intense.
This weekend, crowds blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. There it is.
Police arrested more than 700 protesters for marching there.
And the movement is spreading. Activists staged similar protests in
L.A. and Chicago. Here you see protesters in Chicago`s financial district.
Today a report from our Chicago bureau says about three dozen protesters
held signs, beat drums, and called for action against what they call
Could these protests be the beginning of an equivalent Tea Party
movement on the left? And why hasn`t there been one yet?
Joining me now is Van Jones, president of the progressive group the
American Dream Movement. That sounds harmless. And Willie Brown is a much
more veteran politician from San Francisco and he joins us.
Let`s talk about this right now, about this -- Van, inform me.
VAN JONES, REBUILDTHEDREAM.COM: Yes.
MATTHEWS: What`s going on the streets right now of America? Is it
something like the Arab spring? What`s going on?
JONES: Well, you know, I think it`s an expression of exactly the same
thing. You know, we had the Arab spring. Welcome to the American autumn.
That is what is going on.
We have hit a pain threshold in America. People see nothing coming
from D.C., nothing coming from Wall Street. It looks (ph) like any kind of
hope is going to be on the way, and people are not going to take it
anymore. The American...
MATTHEWS: Well, I`ll tell you one thing. These are happening all
during the day, during the week. So by definition, these young people are
out of work.
JONES: Well, and they`re not alone. We have young people who went to
great schools, they did everything right, Chris. They graduate off a cliff
into no jobs. They`re praying for a two-year unpaid internship. And
that`s supposed to be success in America.
We`ve got young kids coming back from overseas. They get dumped off,
these young veterans, at the airport. No jobs, no hope, nothing. And
you`re seeing a generation standing up. It happened all around the world.
It`s happening in America. And I think that D.C. and Wall Street should
listen to these young people.
MATTHEWS: Mayor Brown, is this the Free Speech movement of the 21st
WILLIE BROWN (D), FMR. SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR: I think it`s more like
the Free Speech movement. It`s somewhat akin to what occurred at the
University of California many years ago, when we were protesting the war in
Vietnam. It`s within the context, however, of a democratic system.
And it`s clear, it will not be in the way in which other places where
protests have occurred that they`ve challenged the government. This is a
challenge to some individual policies, not the government itself.
JONES: That`s a very good point.
MATTHEWS: Well, why not start -- both of you guys start on this.
Give me some particulars. What are some demands that make sense to people
watching right now?
JONES: Well, first of all, what`s going on, I think, with the young
people -- and I really invite you to have them on the show. They are
incredibly articulate, they can speak well for themselves. I`m happy to
talk about them as well as some of the work I`m doing directly.
But one of the things, they have been criticized because they don`t
have demands. And I actually think we should take that seriously, because
they may not have message clarity, but they have got moral clarity. They
are calling attention, the nation`s attention to the incredible lack of
economic home and opportunity that`s going on.
The kinds of things -- I don`t think we should ask these young people
to figure out derivatives reform or something like that. I think what
they`re saying is, look, we`re sitting on a white-hot stove, we`re starting
to holler. Rather than critiquing the way they`re hollering, I think we
should say as folks who maybe can make a difference here, this is a pain
And I`m telling you what. Mayor Brown is right. This is not going to
be about the government. It`s going to be about what I think they`re
calling the plutocracy, the plutocrats, the 1 percent they say who are
sitting up on Wall Street skimming off all the money and the other 99
percent of them left.
MATTHEWS: But they don`t care.
Mayor Brown, do you think they care in New York whether these people
are protesting them, these guys making zillions? They`re not afraid of
this crowd, are they?
BROWN: No, I don`t think the New Yorkers on Wall Street are afraid of
the crowd, but I think people seeking elective office will grow concerned
about the crowd. And if people seeking elective office grow concerned
about the crowd, they may very well institute investigations around the
conduct of people on Wall Street.
After all, you understand subprime mortgages never would have happened
if somebody hadn`t at a rating agency listed them as AAA. That needs to be
investigated and somebody needs to be prosecuted.
MATTHEWS: Yes, who put these bouquets together and sent them over to
Belgium and said this is great property here?
Let`s take a look. Amid the Occupy Wall Street protests and a
conference of progressive groups coming together here in D.C., E.J. Dionne
of "The Washington Post" asks two important questions in his column today.
One, why hasn`t there been a Tea Party on the left? Two, can President
Obama and the American left develop a functional relationship?
Now, maybe those are contradictory, Van, but, you know, people don`t
like protesting with the help of the government. They like to protest at
it. So what`s he talking -- has he got a good point there?
JONES: He`s got a good point. While this is happening in New York
City, the Wall Street protests, there`s something else happening here in
And that is the American Dream Movement is coming together. We have
70 of the most impressive left progressive organizations, the AFL-CIO,
MoveOn.org, et cetera, all meeting now, right now, in the next couple of
days, saying we are going to distend what we call the American dream, the
idea that ordinary people should be able to work hard and get somewhere and
the idea that the people who are working not that hard and the people who
are breaking all the rules on Wall Street, they`re too big to fail, but no
matter how hard we work, we can`t succeed.
I think the American middle class should be declared too big to fail.
I think the dreams of these young people out there on Wall Street should be
declared too big to fail. And what you`re seeing is...
MATTHEWS: What`s that mean? What`s that mean?
JONES: Well, I will tell you what it means. First of all, we act
like America is broke. America is not broke. We have got more money --
we`re the richest country in the history of the world, but we`re sitting up
here and we`re letting schoolteachers be laid off and firehouses close.
And people are sick of it, Chris. People want to see some actual
motion, where we say, look, let the people who did well in America do well
by America and start paying America back, where they got the tax breaks,
they got the bailouts. They took the money and ran and they left a whole
generation out. They`re leaving small businesses to suffer. Now is the
time. A pain threshold has been hit in this country.
MATTHEWS: Mayor Brown, I want your thoughts about the economy. It
looks to me that a lot of jobs in this business and all kinds of businesses
have lost the need for manpower.
You go to a bank, there`s hardly anybody there. There`s an ATM. You
go to a gas station, there`s one person hiding behind a shield, a
bulletproof shield, who`s dealing you money out through a crack. You have
got television, there`s no more cameraman. I don`t see anyone in front of
me anymore.
And it`s what`s going on. How do you change that structural reality
of the American economy, where these businesses have found ways not to hire
BROWN: Well, you don`t need to change it. What you need to do is
take the picture out of Harry Bridges` book from a long time.
When it was clear on the ports and the waterfront of San Francisco we
would be going to vans, we would be going to lifters, we no longer needed
the manpower, he went to the people in control of that industry and he
said, share in the benefits that are going to come from this technology,
technological achievement, share it with the workers.
And that`s why you have had labor piece on the waterfront. The
benefits were shared with the workers. America needs to begin to think
that way about technology and the advances and the absence of a cameraman,
and we need to know that that camera is not going to buy a refrigerator.
The guy pushing the camera would have. We`d better figure out how to give
him the money to let him buy the refrigerator or there will be no
MATTHEWS: Willie Brown for president of the AFL-CIO. But I tell you,
that`s what needs to be done. I agree with you completely.
By the way, we got to go. We will continue. This is a conversation
that`s got to go on, because I look around these cities, like Philly, where
I was yesterday. Everything really beautiful, the parks, the bridges,
every public structure, every monument was built in the `30s. How come
nothing`s been built since, nothing really good-looking?
Every -- we had no money back then and we built stuff. How come when
we have all the money now, we`re not building anything? There`s jobs to be
Anyway, thank you, Van Jones.
Thank you, Mayor Brown.
Up next, what`s Herman Cain think of his fellow Republican
presidential candidates? Well, this is a little trivial, but it is
fascinating. Can he play a little word association with Jay Leno? You
bet. And he`s coming up next with the "Sideshow."
You`re watching HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: Back to HARDBALL. Now for the "Sideshow."
First up: taking off on the victory lap or at least a couple of straw
poll wins. GOP candidate Herman Cain enjoyed some time in the spotlight
this past weekend and broadcast his opinions on a number of topics. First
off, let`s hear him shed some light on his opponents during his appearance
on "The Tonight Show" on Friday.
JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": Mitt Romney?
HERMAN CAIN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Mitt Romney, good hair.
LENO: Good hair?
LENO: Ron Paul?
CAIN: Grumpy old man.
LENO: Grumpy old man.
LENO: Rick Santorum?
CAIN: Stressed.
LENO: Stressed.
LENO: Jon Huntsman?
CAIN: He wears ties just like Mr. Cain.
LENO: Really?
CAIN: Yes.
LENO: All right. OK.
CAIN: You noticed that in the debate?
LENO: I didn`t notice that.
MATTHEWS: Well, actually, I do recall those matching ties being
pointed out in the course of a debate.
Anyway, and then there were some more under-the-radar issues that Cain
has already put on his list of priorities, should he make it to the White
House, including a remix of "Hail to the Chief," that traditional piece of
music that accompanies the president at important appearances. Let`s
CHRIS WALLACE, HOST, "FOX NEWS SUNDAY": What`s the problem with "Hail
to the Chief"?
CAIN: Well, it`s traditional. I think "Hail to the Chief" needs a
little bit fresher sound.
WALLACE: So, hip-hop?
CAIN: It won`t be hip-hop. I might put some gospel beats into "Hail
to the Chief," OK?
MATTHEWS: Hmm, whimsy comes before the fall. I don`t know about that
And now for the "Big Number." Time for a history lesson.
A new poll by "60 Minutes" and "Vanity Fair" put the term GOP to the
test, you know, Grand Old Party. While the three-letter term is tossed
around quite a bit frequently in reference to the Republican Party, a
surprisingly low number of people are actually aware of what it stands for,
GOP, even members of the Republican Party.
So what`s the verdict? How many of the Republicans polled correctly
identified the meaning of GOP in a multiple choice setup? Multiple choice,
multiple choice. Just 51 percent, just about half. Other choices included
government of the people and even grumpy old people. Well, 51 percent is
all they got. I think they should change their nickname if nobody knows
what it is. That`s tonight`s "Big Number."
Up next, Chris Christie could decide to get into the Republican race
any day now, maybe Wednesday. But do Republicans realize what they would
be getting from the New Jersey governor? He`s a lot more liberal than a
lot of people think. He`s more Jersey than West Coast or Arizona.
And don`t forget our special hour of HARDBALL coming up at 7:00
tonight Eastern. It`s really going to be a great show, "The Great
Democratic Debate," politicians, activists, journalists and historians all
debating whether President Obama should go left in this campaign and get
reelected or stick to the center like Clinton did and get reelected that
way. What`s the smart move for the president?
You`re watching HARDBALL and we will be back at 7:00 with the big
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MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL.
Well, the political world is waiting for Chris Christie, the governor
of New Jersey, to decide whether to run for president or not, and according
to NBC News sources, we may have word as early as Wednesday, so it`s
getting close. Christie`s got Republican establishment types rushing for
him to run in a field of competitors which has been described as weak.
Every reason to run, but what are the reasons Chris Christie wouldn`t
John Feehery is a Republican strategy and he joins us.
John, I`m trying to think. I like the guy, so I`m trying to figure
out what`s good for him and good for the country. My sense is, he will
have a very good hour or two once he announces, and then he will be in a
very, very tough situation, because he`s for gun control, he`s for civil
unions, he believes man has contributed to the climate change. All these
will cause him trouble with the base of the Republican Party. He may have
to do some dueling with people right from the start.
JOHN FEEHERY, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Well, Chris, no one`s going to
give this to Chris Christie. And that`s why if he`s going to run, he`s got
to get in. Time`s a wasting, because the Rick Perry forces, the Mitt
Romney forces, they`re going to attack him. Herman Cain`s already attacked
Listen, he`s got a record. He`s got a lot of positions that a lot of
the Republican base doesn`t like. But he`s such a big figure, he`s such an
authentic figure that people like him and they want him to get in, but, you
know, no one gives you this job. You have got to run for it.
MATTHEWS: Do you think -- you know, I use this term very carefully.
He`s a real pisser. He`s really a guy who loves to fight with people and
he enjoys the combat of daily life. I`m sure he enjoys back and forth with
cab drivers, if he still gets around in town. I`m not saying -- being
gross about it, but just enjoying that back and forth.
Do you think his natural love of that sport of just back-and-forthing
it, you know, being mouthy, which is very attractive to certainly my family
back -- and Jersey people I spent some time with yesterday, they like him,
Republicans in Jersey.
Is that going to sell out in the boonies, where people are much more
gun-oriented, much more driven by religion, driven by those values, rather
than just personality? Or will they like his personality?
FEEHERY: Chris, I think people are so frustrated with government at
the local, state, and federal level that they want someone big to take it
on. They want that kind of brassy personality to take on the unions,
especially in the Republican base.
And I do think that it will translate beyond New Jersey, but, you
know, we don`t know what we don`t know about Chris Christie`s record,
especially in the rest of the country. So, you know, we don`t know if it`s
going to translate. It didn`t really particularly translate well for Rudy
Giuliani, who had the same kind of tough outlook on life and tough angle
and tough, you know, talk.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
FEEHERY: So we will see. You know, it`s been a long time since
someone from New York kind of translated that well across the country.
MATTHEWS: You know, Todd, I would love to be a politician like this
guy, but I don`t know how long I can get away with it. I can`t imagine
being a Democratic version, for example, of this fellow and getting away
with it.
Tad Devine, you`re joining us now and you`re on the Democratic side.
Could a Democrat get away with being this politically incorrect and
having fun with people, taking on callers and trashing people because you
just want to -- you don`t like the questions they ask?
TAD DEVINE, POLITICAL CONSULTANT: No, Chris, I don`t think he could.
Listen, I think it`s a thin line between someone who`s authentic and
tough and being a bully, and Christie`s getting close to that line. But I
think he`s smart enough to know that...
MATTHEWS: So why do people like him, then? Wait a minute, 54 percent
in Jersey right now.
DEVINE: Sure. Sure. I think people like the fact that he is being
blunt, that he looks like he`s taking on problems. But I think he has to
realize that, to run for president, the process`s very difficult. It`s
enormously front-loaded. Getting on the ballot in states is very
difficult. Fund-raising at $2,500 a pop is really tough.
I don`t think there`s time for him to do it and I think they`re smart
enough to figure that out.
MATTHEWS: Who`s he hurt if he gets in? Last question and then I will
be back to John.
Who`s he hurt most? Does he hurt the East Coast version -- is he
another Easterner like Romney, or does he take on the tough-talking guy
from Texas, Perry? Who`s he hurt most if he gets in?
DEVINE: He hurts Romney, and he hurts Romney a lot.
MATTHEWS: OK, what do you think? Is that true, John, from your point
of view?
FEEHERY: No, I don`t -- I don`t think so. I think a lot of the folks
who are not sure where they`re going to go, not really with Romney right
now, I think he fills a void --
MATTHEWS: That`s what he said. That`s what he just said. He said
he hurts Romney because he takes votes away from Romney.
FEEHERY: I don`t think he takes vote away from Romney. I disagree
with that. I think he fills a void that Romney -- people who have not gone
to Romney, yet, you know, they could --
MATTHEWS: I hear you saying the same thing.
Anyway, here`s Cain, by the way, going after the governor of New
Jersey, Chris Christie, on this week, saying crazy stuff. This is where
Herman Cain is crazy. He`s talking about Sharia law in Jersey. Here he
GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), NEW JERSEY: This Sharia law business is
crap. It`s just crazy. And I`m tired of dealing with the crazies.
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, TV HOST: So, he`s saying that those kind of
fears that you espouse and others are crazy. What do you say to that?
HERMAN CAIN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Some people would infuse
Sharia law in our court system if we allow it. I honestly believe that.
So, even if he calls he crazy, I am going to make sure that they don`t
infuse it little by little by little. I`m sticking to it -- American laws
and American courts, period.
MATTHEWS: I think the guy`s getting hungry, John. I think there,
Herman Cain has looked at the numbers. He thinks he`s within fighting
distance of getting to the top. He`s willing to work for every nut case
out there.
There is no Sharia law. The United States court system does not
recognize it in Jersey or anywhere else. To keep saying it is like the old
fluoridation nuts from the `50s. They`re going to put crazy stuff in my
water and turn me into a communist.
I mean, this is paranoid talk. John, I know you may not agree, but
that`s my thought.
FEEHERY: Well, I think there are plenty of other issues to be
worried about with the country. Sharia law is not going to take over the
country. I`m with Chris Christie on this one.
MATTHEWS: Why do you think Cain did that? For the reason I believe
he did, because he thinks he`s got a shot at grabbing enough votes now that
he might actually win this derby.
FEEHERY: Well, I think he actually believes it. I mean, I think
he`s wrong.
MATTHEWS: What`s worse? Complete exploitation of the yahoos or
being with one of them?
I have to go back to Tad -- who`s chuckling at the joy you`re getting
out of this thing.
DEVINE: Well, listen, I think Christie`s remark right there is the
reason he`s popular with, you know, people, a lot of people in the country,
he`s making sense, it`s ridiculous, he dismisses it as such.
But, you know, that`s great for him in a Democratic primary. It`s
not great in a Republican primary. It`s a very conservative contest. The
fact is, when his record and his positions on issues get out there, his
appeal`s going to start to drop. And I think they`re smart enough to
realize that.
MATTHEWS: What would he be like against Obama? Man to man? Head to
FEEHERY: I think he`d beat him.
DEVINE: Listen -- well, you know, I -- I think if Chris Christie
gets into this process and can somehow survive the nominating process, you
know, I think the election -- we`re a long way off from this election. We
have no idea how he`s --
MATTHEWS: In other words, he`d beat him.
FEEHERY: I think he`s --
DEVINE: Right now, we don`t know who`s going to win the election. I
think it`s a long way off.
FEEHERY: I think he seizes the middle, Chris, and I think the right
goes with him. I think he wins the election if he gets the nomination.
The big question is: does he get the nomination. My guess is he probably
doesn`t run.
MATTHEWS: Yes, my guess is that. John, do you agree with that?
You know, I think he`s not going to run, because it`s so close. It`s
three months. But then again, if he ever wants to be president, right now.
That`s what I`d say to him. Give it up if you`re not taking it now, right,
John? Give it up if you don`t take it now.
FEEHERY: You`ve got to run if you`re going to do it. He should have
done it three months ago.
MATTHEWS: OK. Thank you.
The next best thing to three months ago is tomorrow morning. Anyway,
I`ve said that before.
Anyway, thank you, John Feehery, and thank you, Tad Devine.
DEVINE: Thanks, Chris.
MATTHEWS: Up next, the predator drone strike Friday that killed the
American-born al Qaeda leader was a military vehicle, but was it legal?
Was it right? I think so, but let`s talk about it.
The Obama administration is getting criticism from interesting side,
the far right, the libertarian right and from the ACLU left. Both
legitimate complaints, but I don`t think they`re going to carry the day.
We don`t like people declaring war on our country.
This is HARDBALL, only on MSNBC.
MATTHEWS: My old boss and hero Tip O`Neill recently -- actually, not
recently, was famous for saying, all politics is local. And now a new
Gallup poll shows that pretty much all trust in politics right now is
local. Two-thirds of Americans say they have a fair or great deal of trust
in their local government. Another six in 10 say the same thing about
their state government. It`s a fair cry from how voters feel about federal
government. Only three in 10 trust the U.S. Congress. The Congress is
really low right now.
We`ll be right back.
MATTHEWS: We`re back.
In a rare moment of bipartisan support on Friday, Republicans and
Democrats alike praised the strike that took out Anwar al-Awlaki, the
American-born radical cleric in Yemen. Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein
and Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, the leaders of the Senate
Intelligence Committee, issued a joint statement commending the move.
They said, quote, "Anwar al-Awlaki posed a significant and imminent
threat to the United States as a senior leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula, and an extremist preacher intent on recruiting radicals inside
and outside this country. Awlaki declared war on the United States and
inspired and planned attacks against us," close quote.
Well, some libertarians argued, however, that as an American citizen,
Awlaki should not have been targeted for assassination without any due
Here was Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday.
REP. RON PAUL (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Awlaki was born here,
he`s an American citizen, he was never tried or charges for any crimes.
Nobody knows if he ever killed anybody. We know that he might have been
associated with the underwear bomber.
But if the American people accept this blindly and casually, that we
now have an accepted practice of the president assassinating people who he
thinks are bad guys, I think it`s sad.
MATTHEWS: Well, was it legal and was it sad? Does it set a
dangerous precedent?
For that, we`re joined right now by Gary Johnson, the former governor
of New Mexico. He`s currently running for the Republican presidential
And, Josh Marshall, the founder and editor of "Talking Points Memo."
Gentleman, thank you for joining us. I said earlier tonight, I
thought it was a good act, an important act for America to defend itself.
Governor, do you agree or not that it was a good thing for us to do
for us to knock this guy out, who`s involved with the underwear bomber,
perhaps operational, certainly propaganda-wise, he was a big part of al
Qaeda in the Arabia Peninsula.
GARY JOHNSON (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Chris, maybe it was a good
thing to do, but as the president of the United States, I`d have been
really transparent as reasons for doing this. Look, it`s unprecedented
that a U.S. president has targeted for assassination a U.S. citizen. This
has never happened before.
And so, we`re denying him due process of guilt, innocence aside, this
is new precedence being denied due process. And isn`t that the -- kind of
the cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution?
MATTHEWS: Well, what would you have done?
JOHNSON: Well, maybe I would have done the same thing but I would
have been really transparent. Look, here is the threat this guy poses.
Here`s what he has done. I am ordering an assassination on this
MATTHEWS: Put out a press release before you make the attack?
JOHNSON: Well, so he was taken to court. Awlaki`s father asked to
stay that order. And in court, the administration invoked executive
privilege. They weren`t going to -- they weren`t going to let that
information out.
Well, with that precedent, doesn`t that carry on to potentially you
and I at some point? I mean, this --
MATTHEWS: -- with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula working to
attack the United States, encouraging people in the United States,
supporting the underwear bomber -- I don`t think I`m going to slip into
that role.
My question to you is -- I want to go back to what you recommend.
You`re running for president of the United States, Governor. Tell me what
you would have done. Using words like this Latinate words like
transparency -- should he have made an announcement? Is that what you`re
saying? Announce to the world I`m going after Awlaki. By the way, go hide
somewhere, go underground for a while, while I plan my attack on you. That
sounds crazy.
Why would you tell a guy you`re coming to get him?
JOHNSON: No. He issued an assassination order, Chris. So, he said
go --
MATTHEWS: Yes, you don`t announce it.
JOHNSON: Yes. No, he did. He put an assassination order out on
Awlaki a couple years ago. That`s been in place.
But why did he do that? As an American citizen I`d like to know why
he ordered an assassination on a fellow U.S. citizen. Guilt/innocence
aside, where is the due process?
MATTHEWS: So, OK. Let`s go to Josh Marshall.
Do you have a view on this, Josh?
JOSH MARSHALL, TALKING POINTS MEMO: Yes. You know, I don`t think
it`s a problem. I think that when you -- even if you are an American
citizen, when you are levying war against the United States, a lot of the
protections of American citizenship go by the wayside. I think that`s both
logical and I think there is a lot of judicial precedence for that as well.
This is not a case where -- you know, this is not someone you can
easily go and arrest. I don`t see the argument that you -- the United
States can`t do anything besides actually go in with some sort of SWAT team
and arrest him just because he`s an American citizen.
So, I think both on the merits, legally speaking, again, I think this
is someone who is a key leader in an organization that is levying war
against the United States. I think legally by that measure it`s
permissible. And again, I think logically and practically, I think you
have to have -- you have to explain what the other course of action would
If this -- if he was actually still in New Mexico, and he was doing
this, and it was practical to arrest him, I think that would be preferable.
Do I think it is illegal or constitutionally a problem that they did it
this way? No, I really don`t. And I agree you can come up with these sort
of reductio ad absurdum type arguments that, you know, next they`re going
to decide that, you know, you kind of gave Obama a hard time on TV last
night and they`re going to take you out.
But, you know, I don`t think that is a -- I don`t think that is a
credible analogy. I think, one thing that I do think is very important
here is that what I understand at least is this was an explicit
presidential directive. I do think given the issues tied to taking any
kind of action like this toward an American citizen, it`s important that
the U.S. president signs a document, makes a finding.
MATTHEWS: A finding. Thank you so much. I think that was Gary is
Governor, thank you. I think you were saying the same thing.
Governor, thank you so much for joining us.
Josh Marshall you want transparency.
When we return let me finish with the subject of our big show coming
up an hour from now. Should President Obama campaign from the left as his
base would certainly like with a lot of passion or should he aim to go for
the center and vote the way Clinton did and got re-elected in `96.
You`re watching HARDBAL, with a big one coming up in an hour only on
MATTHEWS: "Let Me Finish" with this -- tonight, at 7:00 Eastern, I
want you to stay right here on MSNBC for the great Democratic debate.
Should President Obama run for re-election as a passionate progressive
daring to be called radical by his enemies? Should he shoot the moon like
FDR did back in 1936? Or should he head closer to the center, stake out
common ground with independents, warning against the radicalism of the
right? Should he play it shrewd like Clinton did in `96?
Well, think of the stakes. If he gets it right, he and the Democrats
get four more years to get the economy finally back on track with full
employment again the norm. The country heading forward to greener
pastures, bluer skies, continuing the long, good march for a protected
climate, a more human, more tolerant, fully employed society.
If he blows this election, the Tea Partiers and neocons come roaring
back, emptying out the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise
Institute, erecting statues to Dick Cheney, celebrating the death penalty,
elevating towards it, ending environmental protection as we know it,
breaking unions, punishing gays, starting more wars and enacting one more
giant tax cut for the rich -- or worse.
Can you think of a more important debate? Let`s get on it tonight at
7:00, starting with the great Michael Moore and brilliant Mark Penn. And
second, for the second round of the debate, that`ll be fought by two
serious politicians, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont versus former
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
Sanders is a proud social Democrat, will carry the progressive
banner. Rendell, an unapologetic Clinton ally, will make the case for
moderation in the 2012 race.
In the third round tonight, Joan Walsh of "Slate" will take on
Clarence Page of "The Chicago Tribune." Here, the terrain will be the
Netroots and the newspapers and the networks and how to win the battle
Then we step into history with Doug Brinkley of Rice University
against Sam Tanenhaus of "The New York Times." What does history tell us
about what race President Obama would be smart to run?
That`s the great Democratic debate tonight, one hour from now, right
here on MSNBC.
And that`s HARDBALL for now. Thanks for being with us.
Now, it`s time for "POLITICS NATION" with the Reverend Al Sharpton --
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This guide is for prospective operators of food enterprises (food establishments, retail food stores, food warehouses, and food processors) desiring to open a food business in either their local city, county or state jurisdiction. This is a general overview and may not be all inclusive of the codes and ordinances in your locality. It is good to note that though this document will more than likely cover most if not all requirements for starting a food business in your jurisdiction, it would be in your best interest to familiarize yourself with the codes and regulations of your local city, county and/or state.
Operating Permits – Food Enterprises
A Food Establishment application can be obtained at your local city or county health department. If you plan to manufacture foods and package for retail sale you may be required to obtain a food manufacturer's license from your state regulatory agency. If you plan to distribute your product outside of your state lines a federal license may also have to be obtained. It is recommended that you submit a fully completed application and fees at least one month prior to your anticipated opening date. This gives the local authority the needed lead time to process it and schedule any needed pre-opening inspections. Again, make sure that you provide ALL information required on the application. Incomplete applications may delay your approval.
Food permits are generally in effect for one year from the date of issue and are renewable each year thereafter when the appropriate fee is paid and as long as the establishment remains in compliance with applicable Health codes and regulations.
Home preparation of food for public consumption is prohibited. All food that is to be consumed by the public, whether free or for purchase must be prepared at a permitted establishment that is inspected by a federal, state, or local Health Authority.
Food Establishment Fee: Food establishment fees are variable depending on jurisdiction. Contact your local health authority to inquire about permitting fees.
NOTE: Larger establishments that have multiple food service operations on site may need to obtain a health permit for each operation. A separate application and fees may need to be submitted for each operation.
Food Enterprise Pre-Opening Processes
When starting a Food Enterprise business you may be required to go through either or both A) a change of ownership inspection or B) a plan review process. Read through options A & B below to determine which best fits your situation. Contact your local health authority if you need help in making that determination.
A) Change of Ownership Inspection Process-
Before opening for business you may be required to go through a change of ownership inspection. This inspection verifies your establishment complies with current regulations and that clearance to occupy the site has been granted by your city or county. This inspection may incur a fee and the fee for this inspection will more than likely be required to be paid before the inspector conducts the inspection. If applicable, a request for a Change of Ownership application should be available at the offices of your local city or county health authority. Again, to expedite your request, a fully completed application must be submitted. After submitting the application; call to schedule the inspection with your inspector. If the establishment doesn't comply with current regulations you will be required to bring it up to code before your operating permit is approved. Prospective business owners, if available, it would be in your best interest to request a change of ownership inspection before finalizing the sale. This gives the prospective business owner a heads up on any items that may be required for the establishment to be in compliance with local city or county codes. Under no circumstances may you begin operations without approval from the local city or county health authority. Legal charges may be filed against you if you do.
B) Food Establishment Plan Review Process
A plan review will more than likely be required for any newly built business or in the event of an extensive remodel of an existing business. NOTE: This will also more than likely require a completed application and fees be paid in order to initiate this process.
A Plan Review is required whenever a building is constructed or substantially remodeled to be a food enterprise, whenever a substantial change is made to an existing food facility or may be required if a plumbing permit, building permit, or other construction permit is required by the local city or county development offices.
The Plan Review Application, including proposed menu, Fees, and 1 or more sets of building plans all may be required to be submitted as a package. Review all forms thoroughly to ensure accuracy of information provided. Incomplete or inaccurate applications could delay your plan review. The Plan Review Application should be available at the offices of your local city or county Health Authority. Upon approval, the plans are stamped by the Health Authority and the person submitting the plans will be called to pick them up.
Submit building plans after the type of food operation and menu has been determined and after receiving Building approval from your local city or county development offices. The building plans should be drawn to scale with most plans drawn in a scale of ¼" = 1Ft. and detail the layout of the kitchen, dining area, restrooms, storage areas, break room, wait stations and bar. The plans are to include a materials list of specifications for all floors, walls, and ceilings.
Certificate of Occupancy
All Food Enterprises will more than likely be required to have a Certificate of Occupancy (CO). A CO is issued after the Building and Health Officials inspect the building and find no violations of the Building or Health Codes during new construction and/or a remodel. The CO will also state the use for which the building will be used. The CO Inspection is usually required prior to getting final health approval but in some cases not only may a preliminary CO inspection be required prior to receiving your final health approval but a secondary (final) CO inspection may be required by your building inspector before your Operating Permit is approved. Inquire with your local health authority and building inspectors to see what process is required. NOTE: Contact the building inspectors at least 7 days prior to the time you are ready to schedule your inspection. This should insure that you get a timely response.
Permit Approval
Once you have completed the pre-opening processes and your Building and Health Inspectors have approved your operating permit, you may open for business. Under no circumstances may you begin operations without approval from both the Building and Health Inspectors. Legal charges may be filed against you if you do.
Other Approvals
Building Permits: Plans may need to be submitted for a Commercial Plan Review. If required, contact your local Building or Development Services Office to schedule this review and to obtain a building permit.
Industrial Waste: If you are taking over a previous business and changing the type of operation, ensure the grease trap meets the requirements for your new operation. For example, when a "sandwich shop" becomes a "fried chicken" location, the existing grease trap may need to be modified. Contact your local industrial waste inspector to ascertain if any changes need to be made to the existing system or to evaluate your engineered designs if your plans require the installation of an on-site septic system.
Fire Inspections: Building Inspectors are concerned with grease-laden vapors and proper hood protection in food facilities. All cooking equipment must be installed under an approved hood system. In addition, establishments in excess of 5,000 sq. ft. are required to provide a sprinkler system. Establishments with an occupancy load in excess of 50 people are required to provide fire alarms. Call your local building inspector, fire inspector or fire marshal to evaluate plans or to schedule a site inspection.
What to put in a plan Review
Include and Identify the following on your Building Plans
– Major pieces of equipment
Refrigerator/freezer units
Ice machines/bins/dispensers
Warming Drawers
Prep tables
Ice Cream Dispenser
Dish Machines
Beverage Station/dispenser
Blender Station
Food Processors Salad/Food Buffets
– Sinks
Hand sinks (food prep areas ware-washing area restrooms) Ware washing sinks Service Sink/Mop sink/curbed floor sink Food Prep Sink
– Dumpster
– Grease Barrel
– Chemical Storage areas
– Mop drying area
– Employee area for belongings
– Dry food storage area
– Doors
– Mechanical ventilation in restrooms
– Outdoor food prep areas (bars/wait station/BBQ)
– Grease trap size and location
– Water Wells
– Underground and overhead sewer and waste lines
– On Site Sewage Facility
Health Code Plan Notes
1) Refrigeration All refrigerated units are to hold foods at or below 41°F.
2) Restrooms (two are normally required). If the establishment has only carry-out or seating for less than 20 people, and less than 10 employees, then only one employee restroom may be allowed. Two restrooms may be required if alcohol is served on the premises or more than 20 seats are provided. Each restroom must have a hand sink with hot (at least 100°F) and cold water, mechanical air ventilation to the outside, and a solid, self-closing door. Restrooms may not open directly into a kitchen. The total number of restrooms for a Childcare facility is dependent on the "minimum standards" of the Texas. Dept. of Family and Protective Services (834-3195) as it relates to Childcare.
3) Sinks
A. Service Sink/Mop Sink/Curbed Floor sink: At least one of these must be available for mop washing and disposal of mop water in an approved waste water disposal system. A drying rack is required for mops to air dry. This sink must be provided with a backflow preventer on any threaded hose bib to protect the water supply. Note: the mop sink may be located in a different area of the building than the kitchen.
B. Hand washing sinks: Shall be located to allow convenient use by employees in food preparation, food dispensing, ware wash areas, and any wait station where ice is dispensed, bar area or in a walk-in where meat is cut or trimmed. At least one hand sink will be required; additional, separate hand sinks may also be required. Small kitchens with food prep and ware washing in close proximity may be allowed to use one hand sink to serve both activities. Other hand sinks must be associated with restrooms. Provide at least 12″ tall splashguards if a hand sink is located near food prep, open food, ice, or clean food contact surfaces. Otherwise, the hand sink must have at least 18″ lateral separation from these. A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided to all hand washing sinks and be clearly visible. A small, swinging door (as in a bar area) could separate a hand sink from a work area, otherwise no doors separating hand sink from work areas.
Each sink must be supplied with hot (100°F) and cold water, soap and disposable towels. Childcare facilities must have hot water in the diaper changing area and kitchen. If plans do not provide sufficient hand sinks to meet the requirements of the establishment you will be asked to provide a revised plan with additional hand sinks.
C. Ware Wash Area: A commercial dishwasher or 3 compartment sink is required in most cases. Dish machines must be able to effectively sanitize all equipment and utensils. They must dispense a chemical sanitizer or provide a final rinse of at least 180° F. (single, stationary rack machines are required to reach 165° in the sanitize cycle). Test strips are required. Above-the-counter dish machines are required to have Type II vent-hood.
Ware washing sinks shall be of sufficient size to immerse the largest piece of equipment. Cold and hot (100°F minimum) water under pressure delivered through a mixing valve shall be provided. Provide at least 2 integral drain boards or 1 integral drain board and a mobile dish cart. Drying racks or shelves will aid in adequately air drying all wares. Facilities with very limited ware washing and using disposable containers may request a variance to install a 2 compartment sink (example: convenience store). These sinks are required to have a drain board. The sinks must have an indirect connection to the sanitary sewer (at least a one inch air gap). This includes all food prep sinks and ware wash sinks.
4) Ceiling Construction: Ceilings over open food, ice, soda fountains, ware washing, restrooms and bars must meet construction criteria and be smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, and cleanable. Open rafters, trusses or grid work and exposed duct work, pipes or utility lines are usually prohibited with no open structure permitted. If drop down acoustic tiles are used, they must be properly constructed. These tiles are washable and have a smooth surface without pinholes. Painted dry wall or boards are generally acceptable.
5) Walls/Floors: Must be constructed of approved materials. Cleanable water-based enamel paint is usually acceptable for most wall surfaces. Areas that are subject to regular cleaning and splash may be covered with FRP, stainless, or galvanized metal. Floor/wall junctures shall provide no greater than 1/32″ gap. Baseboards are required. Caulk wall/floor junctures to prevent the collection of food particles and water. Masonry (brick/concrete) wall/floor junctures DO NOT require baseboards since a masonry juncture provides no gap. Raw brick and concrete in the kitchen area requires sealing. The sand grout of all tiles needs to be sealed. Epoxy grout does not require sealing. VCT floor tiles require a coat of wax to seal out liquids.
6) Solid Waste: Dumpster and grease barrels shall rest on a machine laid asphalt or concrete pad. These containers must have tight fitting lids and drain plugs in place.
7) Outdoor Cooking facilities: Barbeque pits or smokers shall be enclosed, and if screened in, at least a 1/16″ mesh screen is required. They shall rest on a concrete or asphalt pad. The meat may only be placed on the smoker; no food prep allowed in this enclosure. Any seasoning, cutting, etc. must take place inside the establishment. Outdoor bars and wait stations will be approved on a case by case basis by your local health authority.
8) Water and Sewage Systems: All private onsite sewage facilities and wells serving a new food enterprise, an extensively remodeled food enterprise, or a food enterprise coming under new ownership must meet current standards. These systems are required to be evaluated with respect to whether the system (a) meets current standards and (b) is adequate for the proposed use.
NOTE: A food service facility or Childcare facility using a well may be considered public water supply and subject to specific restrictions and regulations. Consult your local health authority to inquire about any questions regarding the use of a private well.
9) Protecting the Water Supply: Threaded hose bibs are required to have a backflow prevention device attached. Spray hoses and fill hoses shall hang at least 1 inch above the maximum flood rim of a basin or the hoses shall be provided with an atmospheric vacuum breaker or backflow prevention device.
10) Indirect Connections: Jockey boxes, ice bins, ice machines and sinks (as identified above in # 3) must be provided with indirect connections to the sewer. Floor sinks are required on new construction.
11) Lighting: Adequate amount of light shall be provided to all areas. At least 20 foot candles is required where food is provided for customer self-service such as buffet and salad bars or where fresh produce or packaged foods are sold. At least


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Back in January, 13 Iowa football players were hospitalized for treatment of "exertional rhabdomyolysis," or an "acute breakdown of muscle fibers resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents (myoglobin) into the bloodstream." Basically, the Hawkeyes were pushed too hard in their workout routine, which was overseen by the university's strength and conditioning coach and recently crowned assistant of the year, Chris Doyle.
Last week, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz presented Doyle with the inaugural award at an event hosted by a Hawkeye booster club. Doyle accepted the honor with a standing ovation from the crowd.
UI conducted an investigation that cleared Doyle, and other coaches, from any wrongdoing, but he hadn't spoken publicly until the ceremony last Tuesday. "We went through some well-documented difficult times this past offseason," Doyle told the crowd. "Sometimes when we face adversity, you really find out what you're made out of."
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What do you think of the idea of relocating Fire Department headquarters to town owned property on Long Pond Road?
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The newspaper poses a question to the group each week, and participants choose whether to comment. This column is designed to bring the voices of well-informed residents into the Forum page to address issues, one at a time.
Participants cross the local political spectrum and live throughout the town. Some are current or past Town Meeting representatives, and all are active in the community. We hope their diverse points of view will encourage discussion of the issues Plymouth faces.
Plymouth administration is considering pursuing relocated Fire Department headquarters to town owned property on Long Pond Road, saying the current facility needs millions of dollars in repairs. What do you think of the idea?
Pat Adelmann
I'll wait for judgement on the possibility of a fire station and headquarters at 91 Long Pond Road until the preliminary budget is prepared by the architect and owner's project manager. The proposed location is better centered geographically and closer to expanding development but would it offer the older part of town safe response times? At this point, the benefits of a new station outweigh the repair costs for the existing fire station.
Pat Adelmann has been a Plymouth resident since 1977and is a mother of five Plymouth Public School graduates, a proud grandmother of 12, a former School Committee member and a former Town Meeting representative.
Jay Beauregard
No. Perform maintenance on what we already own. The town has acknowledged that we have a financial situation brewing that is a major concern. We don't even know yet how the sewer fiasco is going to be paid for. As we are fully aware of our financial state, we should avoid taking on any more debt. Period. This can has been kicked down the road for many decades. And it should come to stop now and dealt with. Deal with our finances now. Don't pass it on to our children. There have been many times that I have been told that "I can't afford to live here." The question last week was about affordable housing. How about putting the brakes on taxes so it is a little bit more affordable?
Jay Beauregard, born and raised in Plymouth, served four years in the Marine Corps and has worked for 38 years at a local company. He is a Libertarian who served three terms as a Town Meeting rep from Precinct 6.
Jeff Berger
I totally agree with Chief Bradley and Town Manager Arrighi, It's a smart and very timely solution.
A Plymouth resident for more than 40 years, Jeff Berger is founder and owner of JMB Communications / websitesthatworkusa.com and everythingsxm.com as well as Northeast Ambassador for SkyMed International, www.getskymed.com. He is a former chairman of Plymouth's Nuclear Matters Committee and its Cable Advisory Committee.
Karen Buechs
Infrastructure! Infrastructure! Cost? Long Pond Road is already over burdened with excessive traffic. Multiply the traffic we have now, potential traffic due to the new 24-hour diesel gas station and a whopping 330 40b housing project that is coming online in the near future. Two schools are in close proximity as is the hospital. Buses transport children at crucial times during the day. Throw in the every day traffic as we shop at our favorite stores. A doctor's building and a prison are also located in the area. That corridor is a thoroughfare to residential homes further down the road.
Now to the cost … Is this one of the reasons why the Town Manager hinted there may be an override needed? Not on my watch. Everyone knows I'm a huge supporter of our fire personnel. I've always voted for safety issues by giving them all the equipment and resources they need. Town Meeting recently voted for a new Fire Station in North Plymouth. For many years Town Meeting asked officials to take care of buildings we already have. We just hired a maintenance facilitator to do just that. It seems for one building it's too little too late. At this time I cannot support this initiative. Taxpayers are screaming for relief. It is time to reign in the spending. Reign in the spending! Please!
Karen Buechs is a Town Meeting representative and serves as Chair of Precinct 7. She sat on the Manomet Steering Committee, Manomet Village Common Inc., Capital Outlay Committee and the Revenue Idea Task Force. She also served as Charter Commission member and on three Charter Review Committees. Along with her husband Ken, Karen has been a resident of Plymouth for 46 years.
Rick Caproni
The fire department has become a bottomless pit continually grasping for money from the taxpayers of Plymouth. Start with a new $11 million North Plymouth station. Why not a $6 or $7 million building? Did anybody at Town(clown) Meeting even ask the question? Next the addition of nine new firefighters which will cost millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars over the next several years. Justification was reducing response time from 18 to 16 minutes. Wasteful spending with no meaningful debate or discussion. Response time statistic arbitrary at best. I would be willing to wait the extra two minutes. Add a new $675,000 piece of equipment which was defeated at town meeting but later reversed on an illegal second vote. A new fire station should not even be considered until existing departmental costs (e.g $700,000/yr in overtime) are brought under control. Years of neglect by department management as well as BOS not a justification. Time for some resignations and reorganization but doubtful it would ever happen.
Rick Caproni is a Town Meeting representative from Precinct 15, a retired equipment leasing executive and a self described political activist.
Birgitta Kuehn
Establishing a Main Firehouse and the department's administrative offices in a new location with new facilities is correctly being explored. It's a business decision that will take into consideration the balance of long term expense, no matter new or current location, with the safety of a growing town and a forecasted future. The town manager would be remiss if these calculations were missing from our discussions. Deferred maintenance, millions to fix a leaking roof and walls. For some reason the well worn, but prescient story of the finger in the dike comes to mind.
Birgitta Kuehn is a recently retired clinician and healthcare executive. She serves as chairwoman of the Board of Health and alternate to the Planning Board. Her commitment to volunteering spans local conservation and environmental groups, PACTV "The Plymouth Show" and the League of Women Voters.
Mike Landers
I anticipated this during presentations at Town Meeting. It's a shame that our building maintenance has been so abysmal in so many of our town owned properties. It's a positive move to now have townwide assessment by the new head of building maintenance, but with repairs at this level coming up in many of the reports, there very well could be many more requests like this from different departments. Our day-to-day maintenance on current properties needs to be stepped up to slow the deterioration of very expensive buildings. With one new fire station soon under construction, I think that another new station on the heels of the Hedge Road station, needs to be looked at from outside the box so that the costs are not passed on to the taxpayer. The current Town Hall was built at no cost to the taxpayers, the Plymouth Airport Administration Building is being constructed at a fraction of the price, due to brilliant grant writing and the town portion from receipts brought in from the existing enterprise fund. So again, no cost to the taxpayer. Perhaps another look at bringing town ambulance needs under the roof of the Fire Department would bring the enormous revenue that Brewster and any other contractors receive, back into the town coffers. Towns that have done so have realized enormous benefit. Finally, what are the values for resale of properties that have these sorts of problems?
Mike Landers is a Town Meeting representative and is the founder and producer of Project Arts of Plymouth. He is also the owner of Nightlife Music Company and is a performing musician.
David Peck
More details, please. We heard at Town Meeting that the building is leaking (five out of seven fire stations have this problem!) so we understood that investigation was needed on fixes. The Building Committee had been briefed that professionals were studying the central Fire Station and that a report would be forthcoming. How the issue moved from targeted renovations to complete replacement is something we need to learn more about. I would not be surprised to learn that the functionality of the building no longer meets current Fire Department standards, not just the construction. Besides housing the trucks and equipment, decontamination facilities are required. Other specialized programmatic equipment storage and separate male and female sleeping and locker facilities for firefighters may be required. Keeping the station open and functional during major renovations could mean costly phasing. It may therefore be cheaper to build new, on property the Town owns, rather than a major renovation and rehab. But the Town needs to show us that all options have been studied and estimated in order to get to this recommendation.
David Peck is the retired director of Facility Planning at Boston Children's Hospital. He serves as the chairman of the Plymouth Building Committee and vice-chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. He is a Town Meeting representative from Precinct 4.
Roger Silva
Probably a good idea since I proposed selling the property 25 years ago as did Butch Machado after me. Could of earned the town enormous tax returns over the years! The should have to sell Central before building a new one. Bet they won't!!
Roger Silva is a former five-term Plymouth selectman who began public service as an elected Town Meeting member. He has served on the Advisory and Finance Committee and two charter commissions.