[inaudible conversation] thank you all for being so patient. Im Bradley Graham in behalf of the entire staff think you were coming out on this afternoon. A few quick notes. Now would be a good time to turn off your cell phone or things that might go beep. When we get to the q a part of the session, because we are recording this for Youtube Channel and cspan book tv, we appreciate that if you have a question you could step up to the microphone here so it can be recorded and heard by everybody else in the audience. At the end, normally for those of you who have been to our events, we like to ask you to fold up your chairs. Dont do that today because we have another event coming up. Its not often that we have a head of state here at politics and prose. In fact its pretty rare at the moment. She is on her way with an escort so she should be here shortly and we thought we should just get underway. It was just over a decade ago when she became the first woman in modern african history to be
All people accused of a federal crime plead guilty, i would have said thats because most of them did it. Thats why they plead guilty. The governments right to go after them. Now that i know more i realize thats not the case. Government has ways of making innocent people plead guilty, its unbelievable. Essentially its a plea bargain. They come to a doctor, they say they want to get a doctor. Nothing wrong. Our federal statutes are so luminous and accordion like they can find something if not for your tax return, its looking like you administer Pain Medicine . Were going to charge you with the Illegal Administration of illegal drugs. But she was in pain, im a doctor. They say i know, but you exceeded the allowable dose of pain medication and they charge you with a crime that will put you away for five years but if you plead guilty, you will get three months and you can Practice Medicine again. So whats your choice . Rule growing your entire life, be locked up for five years and destroyed
Have a question you find your way to the microphone so everybody on the film can hear you and the store but jean would very much appreciate being able to hear you. Finally, at the end before you come up to get your books signed, our staff would ask you to fold up the chairs you are seat in and lean them against something it looked likes it will not topple over. This must be a crowd of truly hard core president ial history enthusiasm or you are looking for a distraction from the president ial election happening before us. It is a pleasure to introduce Jean Edward Smith who has proven to be a very dish distinguished biography of president s. He has written about eisenhower, grant, and John Marshall and clay. All of this while holding down a day job at several professors with the longest being the university of toronto for 35 years and a dozen years at marshall university. And he has been at princeton, columbia, and in virginia and a couple others. Jean is critical of our 43rd president a
Between the historic things like agriculture and the values that bring us to colorado like the core doors canoeing and fishing and so with the challenges over the years as to how to integrate and manage our water so that the quality of life is maintained. After all why would you want to live out here if it was just an urban desert to have these rivers as something that is a gem in a thing of beauty next from a recent trip to Denver Colorado we talked with the author who shares the stories of four mexican girls who grew up in america without legal status in her burke just like us. I wanted to write this book because i felt like there was a conversation around immigration happening in this country that wasnt yet at a really deep level but we kept talking about an issue that we didnt understand very well. There is a lot of fear that comes along with the subject of immigration have think i think when people hear the word immigration they think of a stranger or somebody who is coming to the
And could spread much farther here in the u. S. As many as 30 states now in the danger zone. Our dr. General ashton live on the urgent call for action. New polls show donald trump and Hillary Clinton with big leads in their home state. Donald trump is talking running mates like marco rubio and john kasich as Hillary Clinton attacks Bernie Sanders. I have noticed that under the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble answering questions. But she faces backlash over a joke. Nobody nobody and watch out. The tourist testing out a new camera. Gets a little too close to the shot. His amazing near miss also caught on camera and good morning, america. How much is that shot worth to you . He turns around and starts taking more photos like he thats an expensive haircut, dude. Youre in st. Barts. Get away from the airport. Go to the beach. It is a dangerous airport. Oh, you been told on yourself. Wow. Hes been to st. Barts. A lot of headlines to get to but