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[cheers and applause] thank you. Neil i point out that in the latter, that is Donald Trumps planned press be event, he kept everyone sort of dangling for a couple of hours before he made that short, simple, declarative sentence. But not before a whos who of military brass, medal of honor winners and the like dating back to the vietnam war, were singing his praises. Brilliantly orchestrated or a way to avoid an embarrassing comment . You decide. Right now we have former bush 43 spokesperson mercedes schlapp, democratic strategist jim kessler, and our own charlie gasparino. In a week he has been cleaning up that is, in the polls can be did this help or hurt donald trump . Help, i think. He controlled the news cycle. What donald trump is not good about is trying to keep some stuff contained in his head and not going off script. But in many ways when hes on script, he controls the news cycle. Think about what he said here. He had a bunch of military guys come out, they all said nice things
Deal. And in sport, the day that could end Serena Williams bid to win all four grand slam finals this year. Serena gets ready to take on her sister venus in the quarterfinals. Hello, the United Nations is stepping up the pressure on European Countries over the refugee crisis. Saying it must be mandatory for Member States to accept refugees fleeing from wartorn countries. They want refugees to make their journey to europe legally that, could avoid scenes like this, men, women and children pushing through security at the border of szczerbiak desperate to get to hungarys capital. For most the thmore than 400,000 people would have crossed the mediterranean. Peter sutherland talks about how europe deals with this influx will be a defining moment for the continent. These refugees are among the thousand to pass through greece, marking a new record. With no enin sight, the u. N. Is calling on the e. U. To guarantee relocation for 200,000 refugees. We propose that there be European Union led me
Baseball in particular grew to be a National Pastime and big business. She describes the efforts of Baseball Club owners to modify the rules of the game, establish a National League, and attract a broad middle class audience. The class is about an hour and 15 minutes. Professor waugh good morning ucla students. Good to see you for my lecture baseball becomes professional. It wasnt too long ago that these subjects were controversial, if you can can imagine. Sports and consumerism, they werent important enough. It would have raised eyebrows. Like i am raising my eyebrows now. Sports, Department Stores buying stuff, will not anymore. Sports and consumer culture our research and written about, made boring like every other topic by historians. Now theyre even professors of sports history. Why . Because professors have found that we cannot ignore sports. Why . Because it represents money and big power, big business. We cant ignore sports for another reason. Its also cultural and emotional. T
The class is about an hour and 15 minutes. Professor waugh good morning ucla students. Good to see you for my lecture baseball becomes professional. It wasnt too long ago that these subjects were controversial, if you can can imagine. Sports and consumerism, they werent important enough. It would have raised eyebrows. Like i am raising my eyebrows now. Sports, Department Stores buying stuff, will not anymore. Sports and consumer culture our research and written about, made boring like every other topic by historians. Now theyre even professors of sports history. Why . Because professors have found that we cannot ignore sports. Why . Because it represents money and big power, big business. We cant ignore sports for another reason. Its also cultural and emotional. There is this tension between professionalism, big business, and the emotional tie that is exemplified by this letter, written by a baseball fan and published in a newspaper sports section. Let me read a quote. These modern bal