Purchase it. Of course youre going to want to purchase it for yourself, your relatives, your neighbors and friends because theres a lot riding on what he says. So please go ahead and purchase pauls book and help support this discourse that hes, hes lending to all of us in the next few months and beyond. I just want to say that any night of the week wed be thrilled to have either one of our guests for a p and p event, but getting them together is kind of like a hallelujah moment for us at p and p. I dont know how many of you are counting or have that thing that shows the days, minutes and seconds until the election, but if youre not counting, there are 88 days remaining. Personally, i kind of wish the election was today, but were to wait 88 days. And given whats riding on the outcome, its such an to introduce my old friend and former colleague paul begala. He is going to tell us how democrats could win in america. That would, of course, rid america at least one of the two plagues curren
Mr. Biden good afternoon, folks. Sorry im a little late. I was a mesmerized. I was walking out of the office, that listening to an interview of former general Barry Mccaffrey and bill cohen, former secretary of defense. Before i begin, i want to speak a little bit to what they talked about and the revelations about President Trumps disregard for our military and our veterans. Quite frankly, if what is written in the atlantic is true, its disgusting. It affirms what most of us believe to be true, that donald trump is not fit to do the job of president , to be the commanderinchief. The president reportedly said, and i emphasize reportedly, said that those who sign up to serve, instead of doing something more lucrative, are suckers. Let me be real clear. When my son was an assistant u. S. Attorney and he volunteered to go to kosovo, when the war is going on as a civilian, he wasnt a sucker. When my son volunteered and joined the United States military as the attorney general and went to i
Book republican populist spiro agnew and the analysts of america. They compare to president donald trump. The center for the study of democracy at st. Marys college of maryland hosted this event. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you. I appreciate that. Im tuajuanda jordan, president of st. Marys college of maryland, the National Public honors college. It always makes me smile to say that. Im delighted to welcome you to this afternoons discussion with authors of republican populists, spiro agnew and the origins of Donald Trumps america. The centers are joint initiative of the college of st. Marys city, the site of the capital. The centers goal is to promote understanding of democratic values, traditions and institutions through the exploration of contemporary and historical issues. Dr. Antonio uges, junior, is the director of the center. He joins us this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. Charlie musgrove, chair of the department of history here at the college is also here
Hits the campaign trail a new book says he called Nelson Mandela a poor leader who ruined south africa. And still in a mood to passy cutting the beaches in brazil to mark Independence Day despite a coronavirus crisis. Now saudi arabia is being criticized for overturning death sentences for members of the hit squad who murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi 8 people have instead been handed jail terms of between 7 and 20 years the journalist was strangled and dismembered in istanbul and 2018 turkey says the court ruling did not meet International Expectations alexia brian reports. The saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering the kingdoms consulate in istanbul thats where a prominent and well connected critic of Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin selman was interrogated killed and dismembered but while 21. 00 men were detained by saudi arabia over his murder and 11 went on trial much of what happened in the courtroom rema
Of his bestseller, what it takes for this clip he recounts the aneurysm that mr. Biden suffered in 1988 following his failed run for that years democratic president ial nomination. And how it impacted his life and political career. Will you have to remember that joe biden i think was forced out of the race in september of 1987. By a series of revelations, none of which individually were kind of minor and almost laughable when you look back on them. But by the time they were digested to the great long snake of the Washington Press corps, it was an elephant of a character flaw. So biden had been drummed out. And he really did not come out speaking into the turn of the year, 1988 the early part of that year. It was february the first time he had been out, talking on a college campus. He went to the university of rochester as a matter fact. Were either . Guest out no i was not there. I was in New Hampshire with all of the good members of the pack. And joe gave his speech at the university