Nod conversation [inaudible conversations] good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for all the ambient noise. And welcome to Kansas City Public Library. Im the director of the Kansas City Public Library and its a pleasure to have you here tonight. To prove to you once again the Kansas City Public Library represents all political views and tonight its always it is as always a pressure for me to introduce my longtime friend jack cashill. Jack and i i have known each other almost since he was in short pants, in newark, new jersey, where he was born a little bit after he graduated from Siena College and got his ph. D at purdue in american studies. I think the only dissertation that defended the notion of american capitalism and american fiction, which is hard to do because is no american capitalism in american fiction. Jack and i Something Like 35 years ago, founded something the zenith boosters club, Political Discussion Club in which jack then ran for a number of years when i escap
Its generally the left that has the power to silence. John you should be fired, youre a disgusting person. The solution to the speech issues is more speech. John put me in a bunch of wimps. We need to disagree, this is what makes america great. John we americans speak pretty freely. We trash politicians, celebrities, each other, but theres one group that people fear speaking about. Isis taking responsibility for sundays shooting here in texas. This shooting happened at a draw mohammed contest. Bosch fawstin won the contest, the cartoonist responds thats why i draw you. We have the right to express ourselves. John why . We become a little more unfree. John america is more unfree, many news outlets refuse to show his cartoon. Call me naive, i assume every channel would show the cartoon. John they dont want to be killed. I dont want to be killed either, i support free speech. John Charlie Hebdo wanted to support free speech. The gunmen shooting allah akbar as they shot up and down two flo
Here is more on what is heyed. We begin with the impending election in afghanistan to choose a new president who may well decide the fate of the u. S. Presence there. Thousands of ballot boxes have been distributed to some 7,000 polling places across afghanistan. Election authorities have warned that only about half of those Polling Centers are safe from taliban attacks. But nicklas says the country is ready. Everything has been delivered according to time line, both in regard to brood legislative and other provisions, but also the delivery ballot papers. The Afghan Security forces are in the lead country wide. The leaders and staff of the electoral institutions are all afghan. And the Campaign Period was full of open and responsible debate among the candidates, but it will be up to the Afghan People to choose the future direction of their country. Whether that direction will be determined by violence was underlined friday when an Afghan Police commandinger fired on two vettal journ ai
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We begin with the impending election in afghanistan to choose a new president who may well decide the fate of the u. S. Presence there. Thousands of ballot boxes have been distributed to some 7,000 polling places across afghanistan. Election authorities have warned that only about half of those Polling Centers are safe from taliban attacks. But nicklas says the country is ready. Everything has been delivered according to time line, both in regard to brood legislative and other provisions, but also the delivery ballot papers. The Afghan Security forces are in the lead country wide. The leaders and staff of the electoral institutions are all afghan. And the Campaign Period was full of open and responsible debate among the candidates, but it will be up to the Afghan People to choose the future direction of their country. Whether that direction will be determined by violence was underlined friday when an Afghan Police commandinger fired on two vettal journ aileses. One was killed in the at