Please give them a look. I mentioned to some of the other day, i was reading the words in preparation for tonight and thats the new faulkner biography. You have the faux fur part right. The best way i could describe this book is equal parts. Military history social commentary and literary criticism. I think all appear equally to fans many of those subjects. What the book really did for me, was forced me to get some serious thought to his fans where at the time we are asking ourselves difficult questions about our countrys history on issues of race. Was he a pioneer it was another white wire that was profiting off of the characters of black americans. Is a professor englishman literature at Smith College in massachusetts sits which was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. Is essays have come up in the New York Times book review. Thank you for joining us tonight. Thank you very much for having me. I want to thank the library for hosting and my friends that live right for putting us togethe
And President Trump 48 of the vote with 68 million american vot votes. Now what really counts is electoral counts. 270 magic number at 264. President trump having locked in 214 electoral votes. It is coming down to razor thin margins more than anyone expected if you watch the polls. Liz kreutz has a look at the current state of the race and the discrepancies we saw in polling. Liz . We did. Many of us expected this race to be close but not this close and depending on some results that were expected to get in the next few hours, 12 hours from arizona and nevada. There is a chance biden wins the white house by reaching 270 on the dot. But as we know, its not over until its over and the president is not going to go down without a fight. After a roller coaster 24 hours, the path to 270 are starting to come into clearer picture. Today abc news saying former Vice President joe biden is the apparent winner to win michigan. It a big victory for the biden camp but it not over yet. Were seeing s
Wisconsin. Now he has two 53 electoral votes. President trump has 214. There are five key battleground states, they are pennsylvania, georgia, north carolina, nerve a carolina, nevada and arizona. The president leads by slightly more than 23,000 votes in georgia. Alaska has yet to be called but it heavily favors President Trump. Faith abubey joins us from washington, d. C. Good morning. Yes. This race is still way too close to call. In a key battleground states, but this morning the Trump Campaign and the Joe Biden Campaign both projecting confidence. This morning the counting continuing with former Vice President joe biden saying he sees victory ahead. Im not here to declare what we won, but when the voting is f done we believe well be the winners. Reporter projections show hes likely to win in michigan and wisconsin and just 17 electoral votes shy of the presidency. His Campaign Setting the record for most votes of any president ial candidate. Weve won with the majority of the americ
And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. Its political gaffes through the decades. The great edward r. Murrow said when politicians complain that tv turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there and that tv has merely demonstrated that not performers are well trained. Today on through the decades, we look at politicians who didnt give their best performances on the political stage as they attemped to run for office. And the Television Cameras were there to capture their gaffes and preserve them for all of history to remember. So we begin the doomed decision of a president ial hopeful. The 1972 race for the white house was never really close themselves an even deeper hole when their nominee George Mcgovern picked Thomas Eagleton to be his running mate. Senator george h. Mcgovern is hereby declared the 1972 democratic nominee for president of the United States. Heading into the 1972 democratic convention, George Mcgovern was har
Actor danny glover. And the candidate they are hoping makes it to the white house. This Campaign Stop in greenville brought with it a message of change. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln this is a campaign of the people, by the people and for the people. Justin for senator sanders that change comes in the form of how he would tackle a number of hot button issues. I believe he will fight for Campaign Finance reform. Do you know what the average contribution has been . [inaudible] these guys are really smart. 27. [cheering] he talked about black lives matter. I think its genuine when he talks about police reform. The mass incarceration of black and brown people. Justin he also spoke about fair wages. Who are tired of earning 0. 79 on the dollar compared to men. Justin just a few of many ideas this crowd came to here. Feeling great now. Justin as for the man who won the gop primary yesterday, donald trump, here theres hope november. There would be nothing that would give me greater pleasure t