>>> BEFORE I SAY GOOD NIGHT Oh! Baby Bear!

>>> BEFORE I SAY GOOD NIGHT TONIGHT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE

TONIGHT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT SENT MESSAGES OF

THAT SENT MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND WELL WISHES

ENCOURAGEMENT AND WELL WISHES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I WANT TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE

I WANT TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE TEAM OF DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO

TEAM OF DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO LOOKED AFTER ME.

LOOKED AFTER ME. AS YOU KNOW, I HAD SURGERY TWO

AS YOU KNOW, I HAD SURGERY TWO WEEKS AGO AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED

WEEKS AGO AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND AS A

WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND AS A RESULT IT LOOKS TO BE SMOOTH

RESULT IT LOOKS TO BE SMOOTH SAILING HERE.

SAILING HERE. I HAD IT OUT, CLEAN, IT’S GONE.

I HAD IT OUT, CLEAN, IT’S GONE. I WANT TO THANK STEVE KORNACKI

I WANT TO THANK STEVE KORNACKI FOR FILLING IN FOR ME.

FOR FILLING IN FOR ME. IT’S AN IMPORTANT CHAIR SITTING

IT’S AN IMPORTANT CHAIR SITTING IN HERE, THIS "HARDBALL CHAIR."

IN HERE, THIS "HARDBALL CHAIR." IF WE’RE GOING TO KEEP OUR

IF WE’RE GOING TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY ALIVE, WE NEED TO

DEMOCRACY ALIVE, WE NEED TO CHALLENGE THOSE WHO SEEK POWER.

CHALLENGE THOSE WHO SEEK POWER. THIS IS THE MESSAGE I’VE HEARD

THIS IS THE MESSAGE I’VE HEARD AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT PEOPLE WANT

AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT PEOPLE WANT ME TO KEEP ON ASKING THE

ME TO KEEP ON ASKING THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE WITHOUT

QUESTIONS BECAUSE WITHOUT ACCOUNTING, IT IS GOVERNMENT BY

ACCOUNTING, IT IS GOVERNMENT BY THE ELITE, THE ECONOMIC ELITE,

THE ELITE, THE ECONOMIC ELITE, THE CULTURAL ELITE, WHATEVER.

THE CULTURAL ELITE, WHATEVER. THAT’S NOT DEMOCRACY.

THAT’S NOT DEMOCRACY. THE DAY WE LEAVE IT UP TO OUR