At evening. Thank you for coming. Kind of programming coordinator for the library and am very pleased to present tonight program. I would like to thank our sponsor, Maryville University barnes noble, the team from the Chesterfield Barnes noble has books for sale in the room. Please consider buying the book to make a the book help support the other series and bring more great authors to st. Louis. After the talk will just fine you up a row and get it going very efficiently. Tonight is presented by the favorite authors series. The program started in 2004 and represents authors of politics, history and sports. In which its very appropriately titled sting like a bee. Neros focus to a somewhat overlooked area of all his life, a conscientious draft objector during the vietnam era and the subsequent legal battle that took him all the way to the Supreme Court. Researched and filled with great suspense, sting like a bee is an inspiring account of the highs and lows of an exceptional individual
Were looking for a little bit of balance in the media. Welcome, everybody, im neil cavuto coast to coast is right now. This is something in all seriousness you should step back, wonder what the heck is going on, as donald trump prepares to address an audience in North Carolina . I want to show you something regardless whether youre a fan of his, his opponent or those other two Third Party Candidates, this is breakdown of coverage of the two socalled crises, donald trump and what he has said on videotape. And wikileaks emails that keep coming and coming and coming. Look at that. On all three major networks, scant coverage of the Hillary Clinton crisis. Lots with the donald trump crisis. In fact, picking up about a third, a third of their broadcasts. That is not even dealing with the commercial disruptions. I want to show you something that just over the last couple days, that factor of attention has only grown by about, what seven to one margin. The Media Coverage on donald trump and it
Mary bruce was there. Thousands poured in the stadium at the university of california santa barbara. To honor the lives lost. We grieve together today. As a family. As the community of the university of californi california. And we will get through this. Father of slain sophomore Christopher Michael martinez has a simple message for this grieving community. Not one more person should have to die. His so that one of 6 killed when gunman rampage through this college town. There were red flags about Elliott Roger the gunman who detailed his plan to kiln a chilling 137 page manifesto. Called my twisted world. Roger e mailed the horrific plot to Mental Health professionals and his family just minutes before he opened fire. But it was too late for them to stop him. Shots fired fired. In 10 minutes of terror at 12 different crime scenes 13 were wounded. 3 shot dead. At Sorority House and local deli. Inside rodgers apartment, his 2 roommates and visiting friend found stabbed to death. I dont k
Questions raised about the security of your vote. This attack by the president , this false justification for not briefing the congress, is just not a false justification. They dont want the American People to know the russians are once again trying to elect donald trump. And hitting the campaign trail. Joe biden says hes ready to drop facetime and pick up a mic near you. So, how will he do it . And this week, we saw u. S. Forces clash with russian soldiers in syria. What this means for u. S. russian relations. Plus, learning to slow the spread of coronavirus. A part of europe celebrated as a success to slow the virus is now seeing a rise in cases. What can the u. S. Do to avoid that same fate with fall right around the corner . We begin the hour in portland, oregon, where police say a man was shot and killed last night as supporters of President Trump and black lives matters protesters clashed in the streets. Its unclear whether the opposing protests were connected to the shooting, bu
I am the director of the Savoie Institute here at Gettysburg College. Im also a member of the History Department and its my pleasure to introduce our very first speaker of the morning, pete vermeil, here for you started i just once again show my appreciation for passion and for cspan, cspan and pc. And theyve been wonderful partners to Gettysburg College and the Civil War Institute. Were thrilled to have them here today as well. So our first speaker, pete familiar. Pete familiar, a graduate of Gettysburg College, he graduated in 1994. Hes gone on. Hes a history teacher at whos satanic Valley Regional High School in the falls village, connecticut. Pete has been in indispensable to our mission here at the Civil War Institute. He has been codirector of our High School Scholarship program. While you are enjoined talks and programs here, pete has helped shape a curriculum for our High School Scholarship winners. They have classes here. Of course. They have other special programs. He takes t