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today's professionals our panel of power players weighing in on the hot topics that are important to you.
star jones
is an attorney and author.
donny deutsch
is chairman of advertising giant deutsch, incorporated. dr.
nancy snyderman
is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to you.
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good morning.
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can you describe what went on 30 seconds ago?
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no we can't. no.
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okay. i'm just not going to be able to focus but go on.
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no we can't. just ignore that everybody. let's get to our
hot topic
.
alec baldwin
, airplane etiquette. what do you guys think about this? everyone probably knows he was kicked off an
american airlines
flight because he wouldn't turn off his ipad. he was playing a scrabble game basically before the flight took off. did he behave badly, star?
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well, yes and no. no because we've all done it, not turned our stuff off when we're supposed to. yes, when you are abusive and rude to people who are working and just simply doing their jobs. none of us like the rules but then get on your own damn plane. the point is, these people are doing their job and you cannot be rude to
working people
because i'm one of these
working people
.
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i have to tell you my dad taught me this. the way i judge a person, everybody -- it's easy to treat the president nice. okay? how do you treat the guy that runs the elevator, that waits a table? obviously it was frustrating. he felt he was being singled out. maybe you're seeing the downside of being a celebrity. maybe they single you out for good and bad reasons. but there is no excuse when you're at the level of
alec baldwin
to go after what i'll call the little guy. it's wrong. i like
alec
but if he made a mistake i think he would probably admit it also.
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i think a lot of people can relate to being irritated by those rules sometimes.
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i'm not sure they even make sense. i've had such conflicting reports. i'm not sure the science makes sense but the reality is whether we like the science or not there are rules. and i think to be a flight attendant right now is not such a glamorous job. so if someone says, please turn it off, even if you're going to cheat, pretend to turn it off.
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the airline stated he was calling some of the
flight attendants
names.
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and just respect other people's space. that's their job. you don't -- they don't come to your job and do it.
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in a post 9/11 world you need order and decorum.
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and it stirred up things for people around him too.
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i'm curious what you think about
american airlines
' reactions because initially someone tweeted from the
american airlines
account oh,
alec
, give us a
private message
and we'll try to address your concern. then regular customers were like really? oh, you get special treatment? and american is now seeming to be more defending its employees.
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they need to fight back and i think they actually come out smelling like a rose in this one. if i were
alec
i'd say okay. i screwed up. let's move on.
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don't be nasty.
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why isn't he flying on a
private plane
?
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i don't know.
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let's move on. our next topic, sex is key to a happy marriage. well, okay. that's not so surprising. but according to research amongst couples 65 years old and older, they say as the frequency of sexual activity goes up so does the happiness. doctor?
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donny
cannot speak to this since
donny
has sex all the time and is not married.
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i thought you were going to say because i've been married twice.
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you just have nothing to offer in this segment i assume.
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i will listen.
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if you do speak to older people they will talk about sex and intimacy and they go together.
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the fact that we're even talking about it suggests that people
still believe
once you get past a certain age you're not
having sex
.
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not true.
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what i say to
young people
when i give my advice is, you know, you got to start with the great passion and it evolves to something else and i think when people have what they see as a great
sex life
when they're older, they still
feel young
and vital. it's such a line to vitality.
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i like the whole thought of the intimacy as nancy says. my grandfather died at 93. he died holding my grandmother's hand after she kissed him on the forehead.
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we're not talking about -- we're talking about pump.
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no. my grandparents!
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oh,
donny
.
>>
by the way, i think a couple, the oldest age they have that, it's not only one where they stay connected but one where they still can
feel alive
.
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we make sex too complicated. it is a vital part of every relationship.
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i think we've gotten to the age where we hope that we get there. you see it on the horizon.
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speak for yourself. would you like to see some pushups right now?
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go ahead, baby.
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i love this one. holiday parties or cash bonuses? it turns out this is the season, time for holiday parties at work but a lot of employees said they'd rather frankly just have cash or even a day off. which makes a lot of sense. but do you think holiday parties are good for morale?
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how many holiday parties have you been invited to corporate or office and etcetera over the last week?
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quite a few.
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five, six, seven, eight.
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but this is the one area i can be an expert. i've managed thousands of people.
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we were waiting for that.
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as a good, what is it, a multi billion dollar --
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yes.
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as somebody, your job is to give people what they want. if at the
end of the day
most people really want -- if it's an either/or you want to give them the money. having said that, though, there are so many ways to create this kind of bonding experience. it doesn't have to be an expensive party in a place that costs a lot of money. you can take the whole company bowling. you can put that into the company without money but if it is a choice between somebody would you like extra money to buy your kids holiday presents or a party you go with the money.
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maybe a party is cheaper to put on if you have a big company.
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a party is definitely cheaper.
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than if you give everyone ten bucks and deduct it.
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as the owner of a multi billion dollar corporation couldn't have you done both?
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that's what i'm saying. that is my whole point. you find a way to do both but at the
end of the day
if the people need the money you have to listen to your people.
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i like the company and i don't remember which one it is who shared the wealth. the company made a bunch of money over this past year and they divied it up.
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you're not going to be in business if you don't do that. you have to do that.
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i thought that was the smart way.
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most people prefer cash to the
cash bar
. in any event my favorite topic of the day. do you people
pick up the phone
if it rings while you are on -- in the bathroom?
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what are the two words we can't say?
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no don't. we won't get into that. we're in polite company.
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can't say -- in front of sa van i.
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what did you just say?
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you cannot say pee and poop in front of savannah. i would think you could say pee but poop --
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oh, mercy.
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here is the problem. the answer is no.
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donny
?
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i take my bathroom time very seriously. it's religious and i just kind of want to leave it.
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i'm disgusted with the topic.
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by the way, everyone is assuming that you definitely take your phone into the bathroom.
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most people talk while on the bathroom.
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on the phone or to each other?
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to each other?
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have you ever walked in with a colleague and people are chatting and the chat keeps on continuing? that happens. it happens.
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i don't want anybody talking to me in a public bathroom. i'm there for business.
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i put them in the same place. i don't take calls during sex or
going to the bathroom
.
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for all the segments we've done together i must say i don't know how we degenerated as quick quickly as you did.
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matt does this on tuesdays. you are so much cuter than matt.
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stop,
donny
.
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on every label.
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what is her christmas bonus?
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exactly.
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okay.
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suspend fred school for calling his teacher cute. so you stop with the cute.
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we got to wrap it, guys. star,
donny
, nancy, thank
