Daniel hannan is the author of three and two. Hes the recipient of this years vocal work. The book he discusses that englishspeaking people created the modern world. The book awards ceremony and lecture about an hour. [applause] thank you, chris. Thank you all for being here tonight. I am ted donahue with isi. Im glad to be introducing 2 million this evening. But i should begin with a confession. As i was reading this fine book, inventing freedom, i couldnt help but having this nagging sense of envy, not for dan, but for his constituents because dan is a politician. And if hiv represents that the singling in the European Parliament. So i was reading inventing freedom and i was thinking i was hardpressed to think of an american politician today who would write such an ambitious and wide ranging and persuasive and everyday folk. A few will see shortly, the edition on display on this book is the end zone. Believe it or not, unlike certain american politicians weve come to know all to well
Football on American Society and was why it must change. This is about one hour. Thanks for coming out this beautiful day. Would we can all agree together we would rather be outside. Thank you for being inside for d little bitter, going to read a little bit from the purpose of this book which is called i was in a cold but i was out and its an attempt to set up with the book is about. M it begins with the fact that ags clipping on my wall for many years at the game story, gameply between new england patriot and the Miami Dolphins. Is a plan and kevin gets tackled and after the game is asked abot about this tackle because hes e motionless on the ground for quite some time. I quote i wasnt out called but i. Was out. Have to be recovered lying on rr the ground he said no, i dont so i must have been out. That, t wasnt normal. I didnt have that same normal feeling when i got up. I thought it was funny. That would be the simplest way to explain why i brought this story home and cut out the se
Elected officials. There are now something over 1000 young elected officials who are holding offices as mayors and three of them are in the congress of the United States now. Its doing very well. And next steve almond author of against football and Gregg Easterbrook the author of the king of sportss. Thanks for coming out. Its a beautiful day. We can all agree together we would rather be outside. Thank you for being inside for a little bit. Im going to read just a little bit from the preface of this book which is called i wasnt out cold but i was out and it has two setup of the book is about. It begins with the fact that i have a clipping on my wall for many years which is a game story thats about a game between the new England Patriots in the Miami Dolphins and theres a player named kevin faulk gets tackled and after the game is asked about the tackle because he is motionless on the ground for quite sometime. Quote i wasnt out cold but i was out said faulk. Asked if he remembered goin
Tax exempt status. Our phone lines you can also join in on facebook and social media. You can also email us at journal cspan. Org. Lets take a look at the headlines from the super bowl cities. Post denver and this from the Seattle Times from the Richmond Times dispatch you login to espn. Com, there is a story about the tax exempt status for the nfl. Tom coburn has proposed an amendment to the marketplace fairness act that would end the nfls exemption from Tax Exemption. Before you start comparing the nfl to the american red cross, it is important to know why it is a taxexempt organization. It is classified as a trade or that is organization under the 501 c six code. Angus king spoke about why he wanted to change this. [video clip] this is ridiculous on the first place. It is an organization designed brand. Ote a particular i love going to games, i love watching the games. After this bill i may have to go to nfl games under the witness protection program. This isnt about the teams. They
Over bear stearns. That was hard enough to get it done. I agreed with them. It was no way that the withution procedure intervention that we had in there. Ss the government will come and take it over. It would not have flown. I want to add this. Sometimes we make a mistake. It is driven by the perceptions of voter sentiment. The tarps a Great Success but hated. Media, itians, the makes me nuts. The voters are no picnic either. I used to say that when i was in office. Born had a quote. Oh barney had a quote. The stitches are not so hot. The constituents are not so hot. You have this ideological tremendous intervention. You step in and to get rid of the board of directors and you fire people and you take the shareholders money. It was a hard enough job for me as chairman. I would never want to put it to a vote of the action by the fed being so active. It wouldve failed in committee. Said youmously have never want a serious crisis to go to waste was dubbed i believe kristi waste. Doubly kr