She did a lot of great things, and she also gave a lot of nutty advice and did some questionable things, and she was a complicated, you know, complex person. To the the result is, hope any, the complicated, complex portrait of her. And i think anyone who reads something about themselves has very mixed feelings about it. I would hate to read manager this long about myself something this long about myself. [laughter] [inaudible] and she never did like puff pieces [inaudible] and she liked a zippy read. [laughter] thanks, barbara. Anyway thats all we have time for. Thank you for coming, everybody. Lets give another round of applause for our authors. [applause] again, weve got plenty of books up at the register as well as wine. And hardboiled eggs. Just kidding. Laugh [laughter] [inaudible conversations] watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best its for serious readers. On cspan they can have a long or conversation and delve into their subjects. Booktv weekends, they bring you
Here. I want to talk about the brown decision. It occurred before you were born. What was the discussion, if any, in your family or what was the feeling about what this might mean . My parents had quite a different take on government and the issues of race. My father actually in the discussions actually thought it was ridiculous that the highest court in the land even had to come to the conclusion of discussion that separation separate but equal was immoral. He always saw things in terms of moral and immoral. Had the discussion to make a decision to make the facilities equ equal. His attitude was, son, they can try for the next 20 or 30 years to make the facilities equal, but the only way my children will have a quality education is that i got to ep sunsure that i happens. I have to make sure it happens before they enter kindergarten by reading to them, having them read to us, reading in the newspaper, go together library. I will never trust the government to ever educate my children o
Generations and i know when i was over there there were asked me what that i. By asking that [laughter] think you all again the line of this file and get at the growth of president ial crisis. I loved reading interviewing you cspan called and said can i interview you for a book and then i there is good news and its a compilation of legal essays about to talk about what characterized the Obama Administration the last seven years i wrote it is over the last we see tiny signs but the we might even see it tried pick people that we thought were heavily involved in great criminal lawyers right now we talked about strong executives and how that was written by jack cooper. He actually had the case in this and knows all about it and thats what thats why hes a great advocate and happens to have been with me in the Justice Department so we go back many years. What is the operation. . Guest i think that this is a very disturbing program in the and the federal government but one that exemplifies a
I would like to see a uniform tax credit available about 2500 for the adults are 8,000 of family of for that is what it cost to put people through medicaid so that is enough money to get medicaid like insurance said you could not let them get that if they wanted but the vast majority will not want to be in medicaid. From john goodman the Guttman Institute here is the book a better choice. Health Care Solutions for america. Booktv travel to free their best to libertarian conference while there we interviewed former congressman and allen west. Host day you miss congress . That is what i have done my entire life in the military with that issue period to generate it goes on with that institution. Host would you consider running again . That is up to god and it is important you go to his will i just moved to be the of president and ceo of National Policy and analysis to have thought they would offer me that incredible position. Host what is the focus . Tax policy retirement and health care
Conference while there we interviewed former congressman and allen west. Host day you miss congress . That is what i have done my entire life in the military with that issue period to generate it goes on with that institution. Host would you consider running again . That is up to god and it is important you go to his will i just moved to be the of president and ceo of National Policy and analysis to have thought they would offer me that incredible position. Host what is the focus . Tax policy retirement and health care and Education National Security Policy but now i think National Security is a lot more prominent issue for the american people. Host what is the advantage or disadvantage to be located in dallas . Immigrate in vintage is were not inside the beltway so were not jaded by the political machinations that go of their intellect to say we are part of the waffle house crowd because of a policy solutions you can talk think tanks and academics but the everyday american citizen has