And the senate. In the era of the obama gridlock is over. We are going to make a point. Spoken. They expect the people they elect to get the job down. Because you have divided government doesnt mean you havent accomplished everything. Toot. Cheryl atkinson says her computers hacked and her reporting stone walled. The height of her investigation, several scandals involving the obama. We have a 300 mile conversation about war, what it does to you and why you miss it. Two pastors and a 90yearold man face possible gaol time. Their crime feeding the homeless we begin with president obamas response to the historic republican blow out victory in the midterm elections. The American People sent a message, one sent for several elections now. They expect the people they elect to work as hard as they do. They want us to get the job done. It doesnt make me mopey, it energiesizes me. It means that working. Even so the president is defiant that tuesdays results is more been it dysfunction in washingt
In the era of the obama gridlock is over. We are going to make a point. Spoken. They expect the people they elect to get the job down. Because you have divided government doesnt mean you havent accomplished everything. Toot. Cheryl atkinson says her computers hacked and her reporting stone walled. The height of her investigation, several scandals involving the obama. We have a 300 mile conversation about war, what it does to you and why you miss it. Two pastors and a 90yearold man face possible gaol time. Their crime feeding the homeless we begin with president obamas response to the historic republican blow out victory in the midterm elections. The American People sent a message, one sent for several elections now. They expect the people they elect to work as hard as they do. They want us to get the job done. It doesnt make me mopey, it energiesizes me. It means that working. Even so the president is defiant that tuesdays results is more been it dysfunction in washington than about po
Why did he want to write this book . Guest couple of people approach me with an idea if this was something i would like to write about and as it happens i have been thinking for a long time about the state and the things are happening in industry. Some of it because of my experience at cbs and some of it not at all because of cbs. I attended investigative reporting cant conferences and compare notes of friends local News Reporters and it seemed there was a common theme that signaled trouble as far as i was concerned and that is why i was interested in my experiences and observations. Host what is fat trouble . At some point in the book you talk about the journalists themselves not wanting to deal with the stress of taking on corporations and government. Guest i think at the ground level there is still a great deal of desire on the part of many reporters and producers, great original investigative reports. That is what we do and that is what every Investigative Reporter likes to do. Ive
The appetite i find this mainly low, just cannot believe how little importance they seem to attach to it. Young people in china who you would have thought would be in the vanguard of wanting this thing, i i find there is a cultural difference. I think it is inevitable, and it we will come, like all revolution, circumstances of economic distress. As as soon as the bourgeoisie feel the pinch they will want greater political relief, but it is not happening yet. No comments. [applauding] thank you. [applauding] [inaudible conversations] every weekend book tv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching from over here on teewun. Watch any any of our past programs online. Next on book tv afterwards. This week Cheryl Atkinson and her book stonewalled, my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in obamas washington. And if the former cbs news Investigative Reporter presents her account of the opposition she says she encounter
Recognized by a native israel many years after his death as a hero. He was really a good human being operating in circumstances that most of us cant even imagine. Thank you very much for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. Host welcome sharyl attkisson. Its sharyl attkisson. Its great to have you here today to talk about your book stonewalled in the subtitle here is my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation and harassment in obamas washington washington. Why did you want to write this book . Guest a couple of people approach me with an idea which was something i would like to write about and as it happens i have been thinking for a long time about the state of journalism in things that were happening in the industry some of it because much of my experiences at cbs but some of it not at all because of cbs. I attended investigative reporting conferences and compared with local News Reporters and it seemed as though there were some common themes that signaled tro