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Seems this is happening every day during certain periods but we are rushing into the street because there is power in these numbers. Host do we know who left cuecue guest we dont. It was one of the demonstrators, that was a night that was probably a few dozen protesters, wasnt one of the massive nights but i remember seeing that, making a note in my notebook that day that it captured a lot of the feeling i have been seeing and hearing from demonstrators. Host what was your experience in ferguson . Guest i went to ferguson two days after Michael Brown had been killed. I was a National Reporter for the post covering congress and very different be. I happened to be free. Had a bag packed, got back from a trip covering up senate race in michigan and we were having a conversation around the office about see what is going on in missouri, what is the coverage plan. I offered i can call from congressional representatives, maybe they will call for a little Investigation Committee get a dc scoop
Many of the people who had taken to the streets the last few years. Theres been a shooting and seemed like its happening for s one it wasnt one of the massive nights, but i remember seeing that and just, and making a note in my notebook that day that it captured a lot of the feeling that id been seeing and hearing from demonstrators. Host what was your experience in ferguson . Guest so i got to ferguson two days after Michael Brown had been killed. At the time i was a National Reporter for the post covering politics, i was covering congress. A very different beat. And i happened to be free. I had a bag packed. Id just gotten back from a trip to cover a senate race in michigan, and we were having a conversation around the office about, hey, you guys see whats going on in missouri, whats our Coverage Plan . I initially offered, hey, i can call some of the congressional c representatives, maybe theyll call for a federal investigation, get a d. C. Ish scoop, right . Finally an editor said,
Political orientations happened to have come to a conclusion that is similar, but whether they colluded to do it or execute it, i dont see the evidence of that. I believe that the way in our democracy that you respond to points of view that you disagree with is not to try to shut them down, but rather to provide alternatives and america the owner manual, i think, gives a lot of examples of where people have done that. As an example, here in florida, there had been a county which had had an antidiscrimination ordinance that did not include gays and lesbians and other transgender individuals and the Lbgt Community came together with the Business Community and instead of this being exclusively a human rights issue, it became a combination of human rights plus the adverse effect that failure to provide protection to that important segment of the population was meaning in terms of lost jobs, and lost Economic Growth for hillsboro county. That coalition, which came together from different pe
Ladies and gentlemen, to introduce the president , please welcome mr. Antonio martin. [applause] my name is antonio martin. I am an eighth grader at Kenmore Middle School. Years ago, president obama came to kenmore to talk about making the Education System better for all students. I care about education because it opens a world of possibilities. I want to be an engineer. I work really hard in school. I love science and math. All my teachers have helped me in rich my love of learning. Kenmore has opened new possibilities because it is an arts focused school. My drama teacher is amazing. She wants the cast to do well. Is integratedt into all subjects. Education is important because it gives people a chance to improve their lives. It helps people become who they know they can become. Future are inhe school with me, and the future will blossom from our minds. Education is a very important resource that this act will strengthen. Now, it is my honor to introduce the president of the united s