Here. I have really been looking forward to this talk tonight because Rufus Youngblood, ive known the name, ive known who he is for a very long time. And im just delighted that we can have his family here. Weve got members of Rufus Youngbloods family here. We appreciate that. We also have tom johnson who was an aide to Lyndon Johnson who is the man that Rufus Youngblood protected and we are really glad you are here as well, tom. He knew Rufus Youngblood very well. Rufus was a secret service agent. Hes known for his actions on november 22, 1963, when shots rang out in dallas, texas, and he leaped over the seat and protected Lyndon Johnson. And continued to protect him. Johnson was one of five president s that Rufus Johnson helped protect. After graduating from georgia tech here in atlanta with a degree in Industrial Engineering, he joined the secret service back in 1951, and he protected president s truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, and nixon, during his 20 year tenure with the secr
That is quite funny that song was playing, because that is my goto karaoke song. So what a great start to the panel. So, as jennifer so kindly mentioned, i am very honored to be here as one of the newest Tony Blankley fellows and to moderate this conversation which is so important right now. Conservatives often disagree with, you know, the left and other political factions about the role of government in todays society, but i think that the one thing that we all do agree on is that the governments most important responsibility is protecting its citizens from all threats both foreign and domestic. We have seen a rise in antisemitism, and in radical islamic terror as well as domestic terror, and so it is only harder for the government over the years to take care of this very important responsibility, but luckily, we have two great panelists with us here today to help to break it down. First the cofounder of the Muslim Reform Movement, and she has dedicated her life to promoting peace and
Supremacy discussion. This is a 45minute event. Role of government in todays society, but i think the one thing that we all do agree on is that the governments most important responsibility is protecting its citizens from all threats both foreign and domestic. And weve seen a rise in antisemitism, in radical islamic terror as well as domestic terror. So it has only gotten harder over the years for the government to take care of this very important responsibility. But luckily we have two really great panelists with us here today to help break this down. First, the cofounder of the Muslim Reform Movement. Shes dedicated her life to promoting peace and human rights and womens rights within the Muslim Community. She has a very illustrious esume, including being a reporter for the wall street journal. As well as teaching at my alma mater georgetown university. Our second panelist who was actually joining us via skype is sara carter. She is an awardwinning investigative journalist. She has w
Am very honored to be here as and of the newest fellows especially to moderate this conversation which is so important right now. You know, conservatives often disagree with the left and other political factions about the role of government in todays society, but i think the one thing that we all do agree on is that the governments most important responsibility is protecting its citizens from all threats both foreign and domestic. And weve seen a rise in antisemitism, in radical islamic terror as well as domestic terror. So it is only gotten harder over the years for the government to take care of this very important responsibility. But luckily we have two really great panelists with us here today to help break this down. First, the cofounder of the Muslim Reform Movement. Shes dedicated her life to promoting peace and human rights and womens rights within the Muslim Community. She has a very illustrious resume, including being a reporter for the wall street journal. As well as teachin
Blankley follows and especially to moderate this conversation which is so important right now. Conservatives often disagree with the left and other political factions about the role of government in Todays Society but i think the one thing we all do agree on is the government most read important responsibility protecting its citizens from all threats, both foreign and domestic. Weve seen a rise in antisemitism, in radical islamic terror, as well as domestic terror. Its only gotten harder over the years for the government to take care of this there are important responsibility, but likely we have two really great panelists with us here today to help break this down. First, asra nomani is a a cofounder of the Muslim Reform Movement and shes dedicated her life to promoting peace and human rights and womens rights within the Muslim Community. She has a very illustrious resume, including being a reporter for the wall street journal as well as teaching at my alma mater georgetown university.