Booktv wants to know what youre reading this summer. Tweet us booktv or post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Welcome once again, to the next panel discussion. May we have you listening please . Thank you, so much. This panel, i love myself when im laughing a century or more, a century and more of Zora Neale Hurston. I had the pleasure of using the moderator todays discussion. Farah jasmine griffin. She is author of five books. The focus of her stud study of cultural history. D she is professor of english and comparative literature studies. She has a book, comparativehe history of black women. Ladies and gentlemen, far a jasmine griffin. [applause] thank you and good afternoon. I know youre here because you love hurston, not because this is one of the only cant hear . Is that better . No . I will keep talking until you can hear me. I will try to speak a little more loud did i. Is that Getting Better . Food. I know youre here because you love Zora Neale Hurston, not becaus
He also referenced Abraham Lincoln, what Martin Luther king, and dorothy day. Democrats, call 202 7488000, republicans, call 202 7488001 , independents, call 202 7488002. cspanwj is our twitter handle, join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan, or send an email to journal cspan. Org. Front top half of usa today, is this photograph by a New York Times, photographer. In this case, he was the pool photographer because they want to cut down on the number of people. This appears on the front page of usa today. This is the pope out on the speakers balcony. The crowd on the mall in washington. You can see Vice President biden here, majority leader senator Mitch Mcconnell here, Speaker John Boehner im sorry, this is kevin mccarthy, the majority leader. Ande is Speaker Boehner, nancy pelosi is standing right here. Mrs. Policy and mr. Weiner are boehner and mr. Well noncatholics. Wellknown catholics. His address was clearly calibrated for his audience which welcomed him with an excitement and
Canadas governor general David Johnson opens up the first session of the 42nd parliament of canada with a speech from the throne. The speech outlines the priorities of the current government led by liberal Party Leader Justin trudeau. Courtesy of Cable Public Affairs channel in canada, this is about an hour. This formal part of the speech takes place in the next thing we see you think will be the arrival of the governor general shortly and we will watch the garden a 21gun salute. We have talked about timing and greg imagine the difficulty in staffing of some of these offices and where only a month into the formal process for the new government. Is that part of the issue here plex what this government has to do is and as a part of issue that some of the changes they are attacking that are significant to the point that when they deal with this relative newness and staffing up offices in turning round direction in the public service. I think we have to remember the liberals went from 34 s
The arrival of the governor general shortly and we will watch the garden a 21gun salute. We have talked about timing and greg imagine the difficulty in staffing of some of these offices and where only a month into the formal process for the new government. Is that part of the issue here plex what this government has to do is and as a part of issue that some of the changes they are attacking that are significant to the point that when they deal with this relative newness and staffing up offices in turning round direction in the public service. I think we have to remember the liberals went from 34 seats to 184. In 2006 there were large number of mps existing already with some talent and bodies to draw from so i spoke to some this weekend they are very comfortable with slow and steady. Whats the phrase, independently sure so they want to make sure they have a right but a big part of it we have talked about symbolism but symbolism is very important because the government seems to be trying
Commerce Committee Representative joe barton a republican of texas. Congressman barton a lot of proposals are coming out now not from the fcc yet but for members of congress in different groups about how to treat Net Neutrality. Your colleague henry waxman recently wrote to the fcc asking it to be reclassified as title ii. What is your reaction to back . Guest i respect henry a lot obviously but he is wrong. You are trying to use an old law passed back in the 1930s for an industry in the 21st century. Its been proven over and over again that the best solution to allocation issues and usage issues is an open transparent market with appropriate oversight by the federal and in some cases state and local government. We have a booming internet. We have a booming telecommunication system and by and large its because for the last 20 Years Congress and various president s have adopted more and more open marketbased policies towards telecommunications. For henry or the fcc to try to use and alm