David: THIS WEEK ON
"THE BRODY FILE, "
EVERYBODY TAKE A DEEP
BREATH.
JUST A FEW DAYS NOW UNTIL
"ELECTION DAY, AND "
HURRICANE SANDY HAS MADE
HER ENTRANCE INTO THE
PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
WE'RE GOING TO
IMMEDIATE MAKE SURE THAT
SHE GETS THE HELP SHE
"NEEDS HERE, TO GET THIS "
ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
David: HOW WILL
SANDY AFFECT THE RACE?
"PLUS, WHAT IS UP WITH THIS"
BIZARRE OBAMA AD.
THE FIRST TIME
SHOULDN'T BE WITH JUST
ANYBODY.
"David: ALSO, "
"ONE-ON-ONE WITH TODD AKIN,"
WHO WAS LEFT FOR DEAD BY
THE MEDIA AND HIS OWN
PARTY.
I'M GOING FORWARD WITH
"THE MISSION, AND I PLAN, "
"BY THE GRACE OF GOD, TO "
REPLACE CLAIRE MCCASKILL.
David: AND THERE IS
AN ELEPHANT IN THE HOUSE.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
"ELLEN, WHOA, THAT'S "
GREAT.
David: HE'S ALWAYS
OFF THE RECORD.
"ELEPHANTS, ELECTION, AND "
"EXCITEMENT, IT'S ALL ON "
"THE BRODY FILE, NEXT. "
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"David: AND WELCOME, "
"EVERYBODY, TO ANOTHER "
"EDITION OF ""THE BRODY "
"FILE."" "
WE'RE JUST A FEW DAYS
"AWAY, NOW, FROM ELECTION "
"DAY, AND THIS WEEK WE HAD "
A NEW LAST-SECOND ENTRY
INTO THE RACE.
HER NAME IS SANDY.
"THAT'S RIGHT, THIS PAST "
WEEK MITT ROMNEY AND
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAVE NOT
BEEN SO MUCH BATTLING
THEMSELVES BUT THE
COMPAIGNS WERE SLOWED DOWN
BY HURRICANE SANDY.
THE HUGE STORM ALONG THE
EAST COAST WREAKED HAVOC
"FOR MILLIONS, CAUSING "
"WIDESPREAD FLOODING, LOSS "
"OF POWER TO MILLIONS, AND "
IT MADE FOR JUST A
DOWNRIGHT MESS.
IT ALSO LED TO BOTH
COMPAIGNS BAGGING THE
STOMP SPEECHES FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS AND TRYING
TO PROJECT LEADERSHIP
DURING THE CRISIS.
ROMNEY SPENT HIS TIME
"VOLUNTEERING IN OHIO, "
PACKING UP RELIEF SUPPLIES
FOR VICTIMS AND TRYING TO
SOUND PRESIDENTIAL.
I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE
GOVERNORS IN THE AFFECTED
"AREAS, AND THEY TALKED "
ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVING HARD TIMES.
"David: MEANWHILE, "
"THE PRESIDENT LOOKED, "
"WELL, PRESIDENTIAL. "
DOING WHAT PRESIDENTS DO
IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
HE VISITED PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY THAT WERE HEAVILY
HIT BY SANDY.
President Obama: WE
ARE HERE FOR YOU.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP TO MAKE
SURE YOU GET ALL OF THE
HELP YOU NEED UNTIL YOU
REBUILD.
David: THE PRESIDENT
ENDED UP TAKING MORE TIME
AF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THAN
"MITT ROMNEY, AND CANCELLED"
AN IMPORTANT DAY OF EVENTS
IN OHIO THIS PAST
WEDNESDAY.
CLEARLY THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN
IS BANKING ON THE PEOPLE
SEEING HIM AS A STRONG
COMMANDER IN CHIEF DURING
"THIS CRISIS, AND HOPES IT "
WILL TRANSLATE WELL ON
ELECTION DAY.
"THEN AGAIN, IT IS A VERY "
CLOSE ELECTION AND HE DID
MISS SOME KEY TIME ON THE
"CAMPAIGN TRAIL, SO THE "
STRATEGY CAN BACK FILE.
"AND NOW, CAN WE JUST TALK "
ABOUT NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR
CHRIS CHRISTIE.
OY-GEVALT.
THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF
WORK.
"THE NO-NONSENSE, "
STRAIGHT-SHOOTING CHRISTIE
MAY HAVE BEEN GIVING THE
ROMNEY CAMPAIGN A FEW
PROBLEMS WHEN SHE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT A GREAT JOB
PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS DOING
AND HOW HE LED DURING THE
CRISIS.
"HERE IS THAT, ALONG WITH "
SOME OTHER CHRIS CHRISTIE
IN YOUR FACE CLASSIC
MOMENTS.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
I SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT
"AGAIN, RIGHT BEFORE I "
"LEFT, AND HE IS "
DETERMINED -- HE KNOWS
THAT NEW JERSEY HAS TAKEN
THE BIGGEST HIT OF THE
"STATES HERE, AND HE IS "
DETERMINED TO WORK WITH US
TO MAKE SURE WE BUILD THE
"THINGS WE NEED TO REBUILD,"
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE
PARTNERSHIP.
I DON'T GIVE A
(bleep) ABOUT ELECTION
DAY.
"AT THE MOMENT, I'VE GOT "
"MUCH BIGGER FISH TO FRY, "
AND SO DO THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
David: THAT IS A
"LITTLE CHRISTY UNPLUGGED, "
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT SOME
LOVE HIM AND OTHERS CAN'T
STAND HIM.
"GET READY, BECAUSE THIS "
BIG GUY IS THINKING OF
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN
THE NEAR FUTURE.
WE'VE HEARD THAT THE OBAMA
CAMPAIGN SUPPOSEDLY WILL
HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WHEN IT
COMES TO EARLY VOTERS.
"WELL, GUESS WHAT? "
"NEWS FLASH, WE'VE GOT SOME"
INTERESTING NEWS FOR YOU.
"SO GET READY, AND BEFORE I"
"TELL YOU, I WANT YOU TO "
"TAKE A DEEP BREATH, SO "
LET'S DO A LITTLE NOSTRIL
BREATHING.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
"THE THUMB, PLACE IT ON TO "
YOUR RIGHT NOSTRIL AND
CLOSE THE AIRWAY OFF
COMPLETELY.
INHALE UP THROUGH THE
LEFT.
"David: ALL RIGHT, DO "
YOU FEEL BETTER?
"WELL, LOOK AT THESE "
NUMBERS.
IT TURNS OUT THAT ROMNEY
IS OUT IN FRONT WITH EARLY
VOTERS.
LOOK AT THE LATEST POLL.
"IT'S FROM GALLOP, A "
RESPECTED ORGANIZATION.
IT SHOWS THAT SO FAR
ROMNEY CURRENTLY LEADS
"OBAMA AMONG EARLY VOTERS, "
52% TO 45%.
"BY THE WAY, SO FAR ROUGHLY"
15% OF REGISTERED VOTERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE
ACTUALLY CAST THEIR
BALLOTS ALREADY.
A CRITICAL STATE FOR
ROMNEY IS OHIO.
HE REALLY NEEDS THE
BUCKEYE STATE IN ORDER TO
WIN THE ELECTION.
HERE IS THE PROBLEM FOR
"HIM, THOUGH: THE LATEST "
POLLING SHOWS THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS UP FIVE
"POINTS, 50 TO 45 IN OHIO "
OVER ROMNEY.
"HOWEVER, THE REAL ISSUE IS"
THAT ROMNEY'S LEAD AMONG
"WHITE VOTERS, JUST FIVE "
"POINTS IN OHIO, 50 TO 45. "
THAT EXPLAINS WHY ROMNEY
IS HAVING A HARDER TIME
"THERE, BECAUSE IN VIRGINIA"
"AND FLORIDA, ROMNEY LEADS "
AMONG WHITE VOTERS IN
"THOSE STATES BY 22 POINTS,"
59-37.
ROMNEY HAS BEEN HURT IN
OHIO BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT
HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB
OF HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT
THAT ROMNEY WAS AGAINST
"THE BIG AUTO BAILOUT, AND "
THAT OBAMA WAS FOR IT.
"SO IN ESSENCE, OBAMA IS "
ARGUING HE SAVED THE
AMERICAN CAR INDUSTRY.
"MEANWHILE, THE OBAMA "
CAMPAIGN IS TAKING SOME
SERIOUS HITS FROM
PRO-FAMILY GROUPS FOR THIS
BIZARRE AD THAT COMPARES
VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO SEX.
"YEAH, THIS HAS GOT TO BE "
ONE OF THE WEIRDEST AND
CREEPIEST CAMPAIGN ADS.
HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT.
YOUR FIRST TIME
SHOULDN'T BE WITH JUST
ANYBODY.
YOU WANT TO DO IT WITH
A GREAT GUY.
IT SHOULD BE WITH A GUY
WITH BEAUTIFUL -- SOMEONE
WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT AND
UNDERSTANDS WOMEN.
David: DEFINITELY A
TOP ENTRY FOR THE OY-VEY
MOMENT OF THE WEEK.
A TOP ENTRY FOR THE SENATE
RACE OF THE YEAR WOULD BE
BETWEEN REPUBLICAN TODD
AKIN AND CLAIRE MCCASKILL
IN MISSOURI.
EVEN AFTER AKIN'S COMMENT
"ABOUT, QUOTE,""LEGITIMATE "
"RAPE, AND HOW A WOMAN'S "
BODY HAS A WAY OF SHUTTING
"ALL THAT DOWN."" "
McCASKILL IS GOING ON
THE AIR WAVES WITH THIS.
TODD AKIN IS SCARY.
TODD'S STATEMENT BY
LEGITIMATE RAPE IS BEYOND
THE PALE.
IF IT IS A LEGITIMATE
"RAPE, THE FEMALE BODY HAS "
WAYS TO TRY TO SHUT THAT
WHOLE THING DOWN.
HE HAS NO IDEA HOW IT
"WORKS, AND HE WANTS TO "
LEGISLATE ON IT.
BIG-LEAGUE REPUBLICANS
ARE TRYING TO GET AKIN TO
"LEAVE THE RACE, BUT HE HAS"
NOT.
AND JOHN TALKED TO HIM.
THE BIG STORY IS THE
U.S. SENATE RACE BETWEEN
"INCUMBENT SENATOR, CLAIRE "
"MCCASKILL, AND HER "
"CHALLENGER, REPUBLICAN "
TODD AKIN.
WE SAT DOWN WITH HER
CHALLENGER FOR AN EXTENDED
"AMOUNT OF TIME, WHERE HE "
TOLD ME ABOUT HIS DECISION
"TO STAY IN THE RACE, HIS "
"FAITH, AND HIS FIGHT FOR "
WHAT HE CALLS TRADITIONAL
VALUES.
IT MAY BE THAT SOME OF
THE LEADERSHIP IN THE
"SENATE, ON THE REPUBLICAN "
"SIDE, WOULD BE COMFORTABLE"
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE
MODERATE.
"AND BECAUSE I'M NOT, "
APPARENTLY IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT TO THEM TO GET
MODERATE THAN MAYBE TAKING
OVER CONTROL OF THE
SENATE.
THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI
HAVE SPOKEN.
IT IS AN ELECTION.
IT IS NOT AN APPOINTMENT
PROCESS.
I'M GOING FORWARD WITH THE
MISSION.
"AND I PLAN, BY THE GRACE "
"OF GOD, TO REPLACE CLAIRE "
MCCASKILL.
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE
FREEDOM THAT GOD BLESSES
US WITH IS AT RISK.
AND THOSE PEOPLE HAVE
GATHERED TO US.
AND WHILE WE'RE A SMALL
"ARMY, I BELIEVE THAT WE "
ARE AN AFFECTIVE AND
"EFFICIENT ARMY, AND I "
BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GET
THE JOB DONE.
"Reporter: DAVID, YOU "
CAN SEE MUCH MORE OF MY
INTERVIEW WITH TODD AKIN
"IF YOU CHECK OUT MY BLOG, "
BELTWAY BUZZ.
I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
"David: THANKS, JOHN. "
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN WHO HAS
GOTTEN INTO HOT WATER WITH
COMMENTS ABOUT RAPE IS
RICHARD MOURDOCK.
HE IS RUNNING FOR SENATE
IN INDIANA.
DURING HIS DEBATE AGAINST
"HIS DEMOCRAT OPPONENT, "
THIS IS WHAT HE SAID WHEN
ASKED ABOUT HIS POSITION
ON ABORTION.
I CAME TO REALIZE LIFE
IS THAT GIFT FROM GOD.
I THINK EVEN WHEN LIFE
BEGINS IN THAT HORRIBLE
"SITUATION OF RAPE, THAT IT"
IS SOMETHING THAT GOD
INTENDED TO HAPPEN.
David: THE MEDIA
WENT WILD AFTER THOSE
"COMMENTS, IMPLYING THAT "
MOURDOCK WAS SAYING THAT
IT IS GOD'S INTENTION FOR
WOMEN TO BE RAPED.
"HEY, COME ON, CLEARLY "
MOURDOCK WAS TRYING TO
MAKE THE LARGER POINT THAT
GOD IS SOVEREIGN AND IN
"CONTROL OF ALL EVENTS, AND"
HE CAN USE HORRIBLE
SITUATIONS LIKE THAT AND
ACTUALLY USE IT FOR GOOD.
SO HOW DID MITT ROMNEY
RESPOND TO ALL OF THIS?
THAT LEADS US TO THIS
WEEK'S BRODY FILE
COMMENTARY.
IN HIS DESIRE NOT TO GET
CAUGHT UP IN THE
CONTROVERSY OVER ALL OF
"THIS, THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN "
"SAID, QUOTE,""GOVERNOR "
ROMNEY DISAGREES WITH
RICHARD MOURDOCK'S
COMMENTS AND THEY DO NOT
"REFLECT HIS VIEWS."" "
HOW INTERESTING WITHIN
HOURS OF MOURDOCK'S
"COMMENTS, THE ROMNEY "
CAMPAIGN WAS SO QUICK TO
DISMISS WHAT HE SAID OUT
OF HAND.
"THE TRUTH IS, THE CAMPAIGN"
REALLY WANTS NOTHING TO DO
WITH ANYTHING SURROUNDING
A PRO-LIFE ISSUE.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE
STEREOTYPED AS RIGHT WING.
BUT WOULDN'T THIS HAVE
BEEN A GOOD TIME FOR
ROMNEY TO POINT OUT THE
FACT THAT ALL LIFE COMES
FROM GOD.
DID HE HAVE TO DISMISS
MOURDOCK SO QUICKLY.
COULDN'T THE CAMPAIGN MAKE
A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE
WAY MOURDOCK DELIVERED
THOSE COMMENTS AND HIS
TRUE INTENTION.
WHAT THIS SHOULD SHOW
"CONSERVATIVE, PRO-LIFE "
"CONSERVATIVES, THAT ROMNEY"
DOESN'T WANT TO WADE INTO
THE PRO-LIFE ISSUE.
HE WILL DO WHAT HE HAS TO
"DO WHAT HE HAS TO DO, BUT "
IT IS NOT AN ISSUE HE WILL
STICK HIS NECK OUT ON.
ROMNEY SEEMS MORE
CONCERNED FROM ATTRACTING
VOTERS FROM INDEPENDENT
"WOMEN IN KEY SWING STATES,"
RATHER THAN TAKING A TRUE
PRINCIPLE STAND ON THE
ABORTION ISSUE.
HIS PAST PRO-CHOICE VIEWS
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
HAUNT ROMNEY UNTIL
PRO-LIFE CONSERVATIVES
START TO SEE HIM TRULY
FIGHT FOR THEIR CAUSE.
"UNTIL THEN, THE JURY IS "
STILL OUT.
"ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE COME "
"BACK, OSAMA BIN LADEN "
DONATING TO PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN?
I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
WE'LL EXPLAIN.
"AND LATER, GETTING "
CATHOLICS TO THE POLLS IN
THE KEY SWING KEY STATES.
HOW ONE CONSERVATIVE GROUP
IS TRYING TO MAKE A LAST
"SECOND, POLITICAL ALTER "
CALL.
WE'RE BACK IN A MOMENT.
David: WELCOME BACK
"TO ""THE BRODY FILE."" "
THERE ARE CERTAIN AMAZING
SIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN
UNEARTHED THROUGHOUT THE
YEARS.
YOU'VE GOT THE DEAD SEA
"SCROLLS, AND THE REMAINS "
OF THE TITANIC.
BUT WE'VE NOW FOUND
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
MISSING FOR A LONG TIME
THIS ELECTION SEASON.
IT IS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
AGENDA FOR HIS SECOND
TERM.
THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN HAS
FOUND IT JUST A COUPLE OF
"WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION,"
"OH, BY THE WAY. "
THEY'RE CALLING IT A PLAN
FOR JOBS AND MIDDLE CLASS
SECURITY.
AND THEY'VE BEEN
DISTRIBUTING IT AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
IT'S A SLICK 20-PAGE
BROCHURE THAT THE CAMPAIGN
SAYS OUTLINES THE
PRESIDENT'S AGENDA THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS.
"BUT YOU LOOK INSIDE, AND "
IT PRETTY MUCH JUST
REGURGITATES A LOT OF THE
SAME STUFF HE SAID IN THE
"FIRST TERM, LIKE RAISING "
"TAXES ON THE MILLIONAIRES,"
"HIRING MORE TEACHERS, AND "
INVESTING IN RENEWABLE
"ENERGY, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. "
THE BRODY FILE IS STILL
SEARCHING FOR NEW STUFF.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE
FIND ANYTHING.
"IN THE MEANTIME, YOU MIGHT"
NOT WANT TO HOLD YOUR
BREATH.
ONE PERSON WHO IS SIMPLY
FED UP WITH THIS PRESIDENT
IS AUTHOR KATE OBENSHANE.
SHE HAS WRITTEN A NEW BOOK
"THE DIVIDER, THEFRAUD OF{18:19:36:06"
"POLITICAL CHANGE."" "
HOW OBAMA'S PROMISE TO
UNIT AMERICA AS FAILED.
AT LEAST THAT'S HER VIEW.
SHE SAYS HE HAS LED
AMERICA DOWN A PATH OF
BITTER DIVISIVENESS.
AND SHE STOPPED BY OUR
STUDIOS TO HAVE HER SAY.
WHAT I DID WITH THIS
BOOK IS I WENT BACK TO THE
LOFTY PROMISES OF HOPE AND
"CHANGE, AND BARACK OBAMA "
WAS GOING TO BE THE GUY
"WHO UNITED US, TRANSCENDED"
POLITICS AS USUAL.
GONE IS THE PETTY
BICKERING.
THAT WAS THE REASON WHY HE
WAS ELECTED.
"THERE IS NO EXPERTISE, NO "
"DIPLOMATIC SKILLS, "
NOTHING.
"AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, "
"ALMOST FROM DAY ONE, HE "
"SOUGHT TO DIVIDE US, TO "
REALLY TEAR THE VERY
FABRIC OF OUR NATION APART
SO HE COULD PIT AMERICANS
"AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, AND "
GET THROUGH WHAT I AND A
LOT OF AMERICANS CONSIDER
TO BE A VERY RADICAL
AGENDA.
David: TALK ABOUT
THIS PITTING AGAINST EACH
"OTHER, BECAUSE THIS IS "
CLASS WARFARE.
HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS
AGAINST THE GET-GO.
HE HAS.
"WAR AGAINST WOMEN, RIPPING"
"US APART ON RELIGION, AND "
ISSUE AFTER ISSUE.
BUT THE CLASS WARFARE I
THINK IS THE MOST STARK.
WHAT HE HAS SAID FROM THE
BEGINNING ABOUT
REPUBLICANS IS THAT
"THEY'RE HOSTAGE-TAKERS, "
AND THEY SUPPORT
MILLIONAIRES AND
BILLIONAIRES OVER THE
NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH
AUTISM AND DOWN SYNDROME.
WHAT HE IS DOING IS
IMPUNING THE INTEGRITY AND
THE MOTIVE OF ANYONE WHO
DISAGREES WITH THEM IN
ORDER TO SILENCE THEM.
IF HE CAN CONVINCE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THE
MOTIVES OF HIS OPPONENTS
"ARE DEPLORABLE, NOBODY "
WILL LISTEN TO THEM.
David: ONE MORE
BARACK OBAMA-RELATED
STORY.
THIS COULD HAVE EASILY
QUALIFIED FOR THE OY-VEY
"MOMENT OF THE WEEK, BUT, "
"INSTEAD, WE DECIDED TO "
"PLACE IT IN THE ""B"" BLOCK."
CHECK IT OUT.
"HERE IS THE PICTURE, THE "
FOLKS AT THE CONSERVATIVE
"SITE, WORLD NET DAILY, "
THEY DECIDED TO SEND
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN
A DONATION FROM SOMEONE
NAMED OSAMA BIN LADEN ON
"JIHAD WAY IN ABBATABAD, "
CALIFORNIA.
GUESS WHAT?
"IT WENT THROUGH, DESPITE "
THE FAKE INFORMATION.
APPARENTLY THE OBAMA
CAMPAIGN DOESN'T HAVE A
WAY TO VERIFY THAT THE
ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL IS
LOCATED IN THE PLACE
"PROVIDED, LIKE CALIFORNIA."
"OH, BY THE WAY, THE FOLKS "
AT WORLD NET DAILY USED A
"PAKISTANI I.P. ADDRESS, "
THEREFORE MAKING IT CLEAR
THAT THIS WAS COMING FROM
A FOREIGN SITE.
"AND, OH, BY THE WAY, IT IS"
ILLEGAL FOR COMPAIGNS TO
ACCEPT FOREIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
"ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE COME "
"BACK, AN ELEPHANT INVASION"
"ON ""THE BRODY FILE"" SET. "
"GATHER AROUND, KIDS. "
IT IS A PATRIOTIC ELLA THE
ELEPHANT STAMPEDE.
NEXT.
David: AND WELCOME
"BACK TO ""THE BRODY FILE,"" "
EVERYBODY.
WHEN YOU THINK OF
"ELEPHANTS, WHAT COMES TO "
MIND?
"I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE "
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
"MAYBE DUMBO, HOW ABOUT THE"
ELEPHANT MAN?
"WE HERE AT ""THE BRODY "
"FILE"" THINK OF ELLIS, "
"ELLIS, THE ELEPHANT. "
HE IS THE STAR OF THE
LATEST CHILDREN'S BOOK
WRITTEN BY CALLISTA
GINGRICH.
"IT IS CALLED ""THE LAND OF "
"ELLIS' PRIDE."" "
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE
SERIES WAS CALLED SWEET
"LAND OF LIBERTY, AND IT "
WAS A BEST-SELLER.
"CALLISTA, AND YES, ELLIS, "
"PAID A VISIT TO ""THE BRODY"
"FILE"" STUDIOS TO TALK "
ABOUT THIS PATRIOTIC
ADVENTURE.
IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE
KIDS NOWADAYS REALLY NEED
MORE OF A HEAVY DOSE OF
THIS THAN EVER BEFORE IN
OUR COUNTRY.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT.
"UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF OUR"
CHILDREN ARE FAILING TO
LEARN OUR AMERICAN
HISTORY.
AND RECENT SURVEYS ARE
SOBERING.
"FOR EXAMPLE, A MAJORITY OF"
FOURTH GRADERS CANNOT
IDENTIFY JAMESTOWN AS OUR
FIRST ENGLISH SETTLEMENT.
MOST FOURTH GRADERS DON'T
KNOW WHY THE PILGRIMS LEFT
ENGLAND.
AND FEWER THAN A THIRD OF
ALL EIGHTH GRADERS CANNOT
EXPLAIN WHY THE COLONIES
FOUGHT ENGLAND DURING THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
SO WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF
CATCHING UP TO DO.
WE REALLY OWE IT TO OUR
CHILDREN TO GIVE THEM THE
TOOLS SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS
SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE AND
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
AMERICAN.
David: HOW COULD YOU
"NOT BRING WITH YOU, ELLIS,"
THE ELEPHANT.
I KNOW HE IS ABOUT TO COME
OUT HERE SHORTLY.
"OH, LOOK AT THAT. "
HERE HE IS.
"HE DOESN'T TALK, RIGHT? "
HE DOESN'T.
THAT'S THE MAGIC OF ELLIS.
David: HE'S ALWAYS
OFF THE RECORD.
SO TO SPEAK.
David: HOW DID YOU
"ENVISION -- WHY ELLIS, THE"
ELEPHANT AND NOT MATT THE
MONKEY?
I KNEW I NEEDED A
UNIQUE AND INTERESTING
CHARACTER TO CAPTURE THE
HEARTS AND MINDS OF SMALL
CHILDREN.
I THOUGHT OF BUNNIES AND
"HIPPOS AND GIRAFFES, BUT "
"IN THE END, I COULDN'T "
RESIST THIS ADORABLE
"LITTLE ELEPHANT, ELLIS, "
THE ELEPHANT.
THAT IS CALLISTA
"GINGRICH HERE ON ""THE "
"BRODY FILE."" "
FROM ELLIS TO
"EVANGELICALS, TIME TO "
CRANK UP OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
SAVVY EVANGELICAL APP.
¶¶¶
"David: YOU KNOW, THE "
CATHOLIC VOTE IN THIS
ELECTION IS GOING TO BE
"HUGE, BUT ESPECIALLY SO IN"
CERTAIN STATES LIKE
WISCONSIN AND
PENNSYLVANIA.
THE POLLS IN THE KEYSTONE
STATE ARE VERY TIGHT.
AND WHAT WAS ONCE THOUGHT
"AS AN OBAMA BLUE STATE, IT"
CAN ACTUALLY SWING TOWARDS
ROMNEY.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
THAT HAS THE CATHOLIC
ASSOCIATION ALL AMPED UP
AND READY TO GO.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED
"NEARLY 600,000 CATHOLICS "
IN PENNSYLVANIA THAT ARE
EITHER UNDECIDED OR WHAT
ARE CONSIDERED
SOFT-LEANING SUPPORTERS OF
OBAMA.
THEY'RE CALLING THAT AND
E-MAILING THAT MULTIPLE
TIMES BETWEEN NOW AND
ELECTION DAY.
"IN ADDITION, THEIR VOTER "
SCORE CARDS ARE GOING OUT
TO 6 MILLION UNDECIDED
CATHOLIC VOTED IN THE
"OTHER KEY SWING STATES, "
"NEW HAMPSHIRE, IOWA, "
"COLORADO, WISCONSIN, "
"VIRGINIA, ALL OF THEM. "
AND WHILE THE CATHOLIC
"VOTE IS UP FOR GRABS, THE "
"JEWISH VOTE, BY THE WAY, "
SOLIDLY IN PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S CORNER.
THERE IS A SHOCK.
THE LATEST POLLS SHOW THAT
THE PRESIDENT LEADS ROMNEY
70% TO 25% AMONG JEWISH
VOTERS.
"HOWEVER, THAT SUPPORT IS "
ACTUALLY DOWN FROM 2008
WHEN OBAMA BESTED McCAIN
78% TO 21%.
"ALSO, HERE IS AN "
INTERESTING TIDBIT: A
SEPARATE POLL SHOWS THAT
JEWS OVER IN ISRAEL
"SUPPORT ROMNEY, NOT OBAMA,"
BY THE WIDE MARGIN OF 57%
TO 22%.
THE PRESIDENT DOES LEAD
"AMONG ISRAELI ARABS, NO "
"SURPRISE THERE, 45 DO 15%."
"DOWN IN FLORIDA, CHECK OUT"
"THE ANTI-OBAMA SIGNS, PUT "
UP BY THE REPUBLICAN
JEWISH COALITION.
"THEY SAY, OBAMA, OY-VEY, "
HAD ENOUGH?
THEY'RE TRYING TO CONVINCE
JEWS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA
IS NOT A FRIEND OF ISRAEL.
TWO PEOPLE THAT DON'T NEED
ANY CONVINCING OF THAT ARE
JAY AND PHYLLIS DOWN IN
"BOCA, BOCA RATON. "
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THEM
FROM LAST WEEK WHEN WE
PLAYED A LITTLE ROMNEY
BINGO AT THEIR HOME IN
BOCA.
AFTERWARDS WE WENT OVER TO
THE COUCH AND HAD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IT
IS LIKE TO BE IN THE
"MINORITY, IN OTHER WORDS, "
A CONSERVATIVE JEW IN A
WORLD FILLED WITH LIBERAL
JEWS.
I THINK THERE IS
DEFINITELY TENSION BECAUSE
PEOPLE FEEL VERY STRONG ON
"EITHER SIDE, AND IT CAUSES"
"TENSION AMONG FRIENDS, AND"
YOU FIND THAT YOU END UP
BEING MORE FRIENDLY WITH
PEOPLE THAT THINK THE WAY
YOU DO BECAUSE IT IS JUST
EASIER.
David: TALK TO ME
ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT --
WHY CONSERVATIVE JEWISH
"FOLKS LIKE THE TEA PARTY, "
AND ARE THERE MORE OF THEM
THAN WE THINK THERE ARE
OUT THERE?
"YES, YES, DEFINITELY "
MORE.
IT'S GROWING.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
"YEARS, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW"
IT HAS GROWN.
WE WERE AT A MEETING NOT
"TOO LONG AGO, AND THE ROOM"
WAS FILLED.
"THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 700, "
750 CONSERVATIVE JEWS.
David: SOME
ENLIGHTENING PERSPECTIVE
FROM JAY AND PHYLLIS DOWN
IN BOCA.
WE'RE BACK IN A MOMENT
WITH A COMMENT FROM JOSEPH
BIDEN THAT DEFINITELY
MAKES HIM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE OY-VEY MOMENT OF THE
WEEK CLUB.
BACK IN A MOMENT.
David: AND WELCOME
"BACK TO ""THE BRODY FILE,"" "
WHERE POLITICS PLUS HUMOR
EQUALS COMMERCE.
NOW IT IS TIME TO WAVE
"GOOD-BYE TO ALL OF YOU, "
BUT BEFORE WE BID YOU
"ADIEU, IT IS TIME FOR THE "
OY-VEY MOMENT OF THE WEEK.
¶¶¶
David: JOSEPH BIDEN
"MAY BE VICE PRESIDENT, BUT"
HE IS DEFINITELY PRESIDENT
OF OUR OY-VEY MOMENT OF
THE WEEK SEGMENT.
HE GIVES US SO MUCH GOOD
MATERIAL.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.
"WELL, HE IS AT IT AGAIN. "
THIS TIME HE MADE THE
FOLLOWING COMMENTS IN
OHIO.
LET ME REPEAT THAT -- HE
MADE THE FOLLOW COMMENTS
IN OHIO!
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, "
THIS IS A GUY WHO IS
RUNNING ALL OF THE ADS
HERE IN IOWA SAYING HE IS
GOING TO GET TOUGH ON
CHINA.
"HOLD ON, UNCLE JOE IS "
"IN OHIO, OR DID HE JUST "
SAY IOWA.
CAN WE REWIND THE TAPE.
THIS IS A GUY WHO IS
RUNNING ALL OF THE ADS IN
IOWA.
David: HE SAID IOWA.
OY-GEVALT.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
UNCLE JOE HAS GOTTEN HIS
WHEREABOUTS WRONG.
EARLIER THIS YEAR HE TOLD
"A VIRGINIA CROWD, "
"QUOTE,""WITH YOU WE CAN "
"WIN"" -- "
NORTH CAROLINA.
David: IF YOU AND
THE PRESIDENT LOSE IN
"NOVEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO "
"MISS YOU TERRIBLY ON ""THE "
"BRODY FILE."" "
THAT DOES IT FOR US.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
AFTER THE ELECTION.
"UNTIL THEN, GOD BLESS. "
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
