We have a remarkable board of directors who work hard at doing this yearround. None of this at all could have been without the good support if everyone here at Miami Dade College and lets give them a huge round of applause. [applause] they are particularly appreciative of the sponsors. Without the sponsors and funding from foundations and governmental, we wouldnt be able to bring you all of this literary extravaganza. And of course our friends. Many of you are friends of the Miami Book Fair and that is a way that you can support the book fare and make sure that it goes on for another 29 years as well. [applause] if you look downstairs at the booth, you are more than welcome to sign up if youd like. I also like to tell you make sure that you pick up the guide on the way out. We have a remarkable program. Tomorrow night in fac fact the t up at night with about 4 00 for those of you that have kids, hes coming with his new series and he will be there at 4 00 followed by a wonderful writer
Racist. I think the party of lincoln wants to win the white house. And here we are again. President trump over the weekend told four women of color all u. S. Citizens, all duly elected members of congress to go back to the countries they came from. A racist putdown, but so far essentially silence from the Republican Party. A spokesman for Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell declined to comment yesterday. No comment, joe. How is that possible . How is it possible that the president of the United States makes a racist comment. Proves once again that he is a racist. And theres no criticism whatsoever from the Republican Party. I mean, you had paul ryan calling donald trump a racist for the judge curual comments and then two or three days later of course he endorses donald trump. This is again, its very important to remember that this is donald trump trying to distract. This is donald trump trying to distract from the fact that he was humiliated in the census in the census issue. He had to back