Court justice. Clarence thomas and samuel alito. They were each appointed 15 years apart by president s from connecticut who wanted you to believe they were from texas. The bushes were born in connecticut where the family had deep roots. The father of the first President Bush was prescott bush. Republican senator from connecticut. The bush family preferred to go to College Close to home so father and son president s both went to yale. They were called Country Club Republicans. They hated paying taxes. The first President Bush was a supporter of planned parenthood before he was selected to be Ronald Reagans running mate in 1980 whereupon he had to suddenly pretend he was opposed to any and all abortions. By the time george w. Bush was running for president , Country Club Republicans had been banished from the party and replaced by born again christians which george w. Bush claimed to be. 1988 was one of those years when president ial Campaign Polls could not have been more wrong giving
And showing your support some ways you do. So thank you very much. [applause] now i on to what we do. We are so happy to have this incredible panel of lym marys from the world of politics and journal. You. Who we know are going to give us all of the exact answers. To what has truly been one of the most bizarre and we did air the president ial debates here at politics and prose, all three of them. We were kind of surprised how packed the store was itch guess i dont owhether to say this is but anyway, we were mobbed. And it just showed the interest and intense engagement over the past really year and a half around the election. So, were really grateful to follow that up with a panel of experts from cnn who will discuss the election and its aftermath. I think you recognize all of them. They were all mainstays to the coverage through the came pain. On my far left, on your right, is brian setzer, the owes post of the show about in the news media. He covered the media for the New York Times
And showing your support some ways you do. So thank you very much. [applause] now i on to what we do. We are so happy to have this incredible panel of lym marys from the world of politics and journal. You. Who we know are going to give us all of the exact answers. To what has truly been one of the most bizarre and we did air the president ial debates here at politics and prose, all three of them. We were kind of surprised how packed the store was itch guess i dont owhether to say this is but anyway, we were mobbed. And it just showed the interest and intense engagement over the past really year and a half around the election. So, were really grateful to follow that up with a panel of experts from cnn who will discuss the election and its aftermath. I think you recognize all of them. They were all mainstays to the coverage through the came pain. On my far left, on your right, is brian setzer, the owes post of the show about in the news media. He covered the media for the New York Times
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