Crossing my fingers all week. Thats what weve done for all of them, havent we . Youre crossing your fingers all week . I yep, all week. And then you said shes died from the incident. Holly fitzgerald was one of a number of viewers who contacted us about that interview, writing. The bbc s coverage of the appalling incident in southport has been excellent, and Judith Moritz is one of my favourite reporters, but i was deeply uncomfortable with this interview. It felt inappropriate and insensitive to be asking a child about this terrible event, even if her mother was with her. Maggie gabbe added. Soon after the attack, an article started spreading widely on Social Media that included a false name for the alleged assailant, and wrongly suggested he was an Asylum Seeker who arrived in the Uk By Boat Last year. That rumour seems to have been a factor in the violence that followed, and it was only three days after the killings that a Court Ruling allowed Media Organisations to broadcast the na
There was none of that for congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green who for years has spread lies and conspiracies rooted in bigotry. Greenes no longer the outlier in her party and the pervasive spread of lies, much of it on social media, has trickled down to exploit fears. When President Biden was sworn in i was just crying. I mean, i couldnt stop. It was that ugly cry that you do, just kept going. I was like, oh, my gosh, im seeing the funeral of our country. I went into panic mode. I called my mom and i told her, were all going to die. Were going to be owned by china. I might have to pull my daughter o you the of school because theyre going to take her. I was scared to death. Thats someone who does not believe the lies anymore but she wasnt forced to confront reality until trump left office. The spreads of qanon and likeminded conspiracy groups have left those outside the party looking in. So today republicans will have to go on record about what kind of party they want to have. More fro
It is a pleasure to welcome on our panel from my left to right the politicalf life of Abraham Lincoln volume one, a selfmade man, sidney blumenthal. And richard burr kaiser, the author of founder son a life of Abraham Lincoln. Author, not the only of the recently published american ulysses, a life of ulysses s grant, but a biographer of Abraham Lincoln, an author of a lincoln and expert of lincolns writings, harold wright. Welcome to you all. [applause] youur goal is to hear from and to see if we can evoke differences of opinion. The evil certainly welcome audience the well certainly we will certainly welcome audience for dissipation. I will give you a single to line up and engage with us. The first person i want to talk to in relation to lincolns inspiration are the three sets of parents. The three sets of parents in his life. You have all written about them. By the three amine the woman he referred to as his angel mother, nancy lincoln. The woman regarded him as his son, his stepmoth
Leadership, ideas but principally people who inspired and motivated him. Its a pleasure to welcome as our panel from my left to right, the author of the political life of Abraham Lincoln, volume i, a selfmade man, sidney blumenthal. And Richard Brook hihiser, and finally, the author not only of the recently published american ulysses, the life of ulysses s. Grant but the author of a. Lincoln and an expert in lincolns writings, ronald a. White. Welcome to you all. So our goal today is to hear from you and see if we can evoke some differences of opinion. We will certainly welcome audience participation and questions from our usual microphone. In fact, i will give you a signal in about 20 minutes or so to encourage you to line up and engage with us. The first person i want to talk to in relation to lincolns inspiration are the three sets of parents, really, not one person but three, the three sets of parents in his life. You have all written about them. By the three, i mean the woman he r
The life of Abraham Lincoln. And finally, the author not only of the recently published american ulysses the life of ulysses s grant, and the author of a. Lincoln, ronald white. Welcome to you all. [applause] our goal today is to hear from you and see if we can evoke differences of opinion. We will certainly welcome audience participation and questions from our usual microphone. I will give you a signal in about 20 minutes or so to encourage you to line up and engage with us. The first person i want to talk to in relation to lincolns inspiration are the three sets of parents. Not one person, but three. The three sets of parents in his life. You have all written about them. By the three, the woman who he referred to has his angel mother, nancy lincoln. His stepmother, Sarah Bush Johnston lincoln. And his father, his relationship with him remains something of a mystery or a controversy even today. Of the three who was influential and who was a negative influence . Why dont we start with