Frustrated that people dont understand the fabulousness in his strategy, dont you get it, he was defensive, he was not he was not someone who could explain to you. Theres a great absence when it comes to obama and isis and it is an absence of how he thinks about isis, not just what to do about it, what your strategy supposedly is but how should we think about it, how should we view it, what kind of threat is it, how should we be prepare to go meet that threat, what are the possibilities, he doesnt speak about any of those things, which makes you wonder, my god, is he not speak because he doesnt want to actually share his thoughts which makes everybody uneasy. And now theres, you know, theres this and now theres a president who is acting less like a presence and an absence. It does no good. It was very bad leadership the past week. We are going to have to leave it at at. The name of the book the time of our lives. Peggy noonan, thank you. Is there a Nonfiction Author or book that you wo
And international affairs. And from 2008 to 2009 was president of the association, has won several awards for his work including two awards, at st. Our Journalism Award and american library. Joining an onstage is chris hedges who has spent two decades as Foreign Correspondent in the middle east, africa and the baltics. And has worked for the Christian Science monitor, National Public radio, Dallas Morning News and the new york times. And a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for global terrorism. He is author of several bestselling books including wars of force which gives this meeting and his new book wages of rebellion, the moral imperative. We are here tonight to celebrate the release of teds newest book snowden. Without further ado please welcome ted rall and chris hedges. [applause] thanks for coming. And i will talk about my book. And we will talk about whatever he is going to talk about and we will have a little discussion and throw it out to the audience for q a. If you have any questions o
Host that breakthrough year, is something that took leisa the president s press conference. It was highlighted in the paper today. Here is president obama yesterday talking about the economy and his 2014 being a breakthrough year. Up and whathat all it means is we head into next year with an economy that is stronger than it was when we started the year. More americans are finding work ad experiencing the pride of paycheck. We are positioned for new growth and new jobs and i firmly believe that 2014 can be a breakthrough year for america. Outlined in detail earlier this month we know there is a lot more we are going to have to do to restore opportunity and brought based progress for everyone. It is a good start that earlier this week for the first time in years both parties in both houses of congress came together to pass a budget. That unwinds some of the damaging sequester cuts that created headwinds for our economy. It clears the path for businesses and for investments that we need t
I also think more incentives to encourage annuitization makes sense. There is an area where economists are more divided than a new it is then annuities. Efficient way of allocating your retirement income. Almost no individual will willingly annuitize. Option of am the lump sum, they will take it and walk away. It is a human nature kind of thing. Annuity turns you from a millionaire to somebody getting income per year. I think tax incentives are something along those lines to an courage to encourage annuitization. It is a high hurdle to get over. Back to listen to the chairmans closing comments. Yes, you did. Few in the senate know that secure the issues have thank you all for testifying. Some members may have written questions for you if you would get answers in the next week to us via to us. I think the hearing was a success in many ways because the debate should be about the issue of achieving retirement security. Not budget issues the way that they are issues of how to debate on how
Consumer. Charlie its those who work outside the home. Absolutely. And at the same time because they form an active part of the world and what happens, you know, they know more about fashion than any woman in history before because they are a true consumer in the sense that what they buy is a real need, you know. Then even the formula of dress has so much changed because a woman today doesnt have the luxury of dressing, you know, during the day and then going home and changing to go out at night. Most of the time, clothes need an elasticity that gives the woman the ability of perhaps going through the whole day in the same dress. Charlie ive known better reporters and ive known better reporters and better writers. I was getting to be a good writer when they made me an editor. You dont write when youre an editor. You may rewrite woodward and bernsteins leads, but thats 120 words. Charlie but youre an editor, even when you were at the destroyer. I had a job at a destroyer. They were begi