Mounting questions, about his ongoing scandals, and the questions and distractions that were resulting from those scanda scandals. Those scandals involve his failures to disclose gifts and his girlfriend. The da said his staff and his family should not have to deal with the embarrassment of his failures. Heres a little bit more of what he said today. I have made regrettable mistakes in my personal life and personal Financial Life that cast an unnecessary shadow over the District Attorneys office. Reporter and the District Attorney has refused to schedule an on camera interview with the nbc 10 investigators to talk about some of these ongoing scandals. On wednesday we asked him some questions at a press conference, including whether or not he had the moral authority to continue to do his job. His answer very simply then was yes. We do not know what has changed. He did not take any questions just an hour ago. Again, da williams will not seek reelection. Nbc 10 news. Switching gears now.
Some other programs to look out for this weekend on booktv, robert jones talks about the declining influence of White Christians in the country. New york times reporter Donald Mcneil jr. Discusses the origins and spread of the zika virus. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv on cspan2. For a complete television schedule, go to our web site, booktv. Org. You can also get updates via twitter and facebook. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now were going to kick off the weekend with a look at the decisions of the Supreme Court under former chief Justice Warren burger. Linda greenhouse is one of the Supreme Courts best and most experienced observers. She covered the court for the New York Times for decades and now teaches at yale law where shes the knight distinguished journalist in residence. Shes written in Oxford University press very short introduction to the Supreme Court which is apparently currentl
As i said last week, had this long been about legalizing discrimination i wouldve vetoed it. This law does not give anyone a license to discriminate. The religious freedom restoration act indiana does not give anyone the right to deny services. To anyone in this state. It is simply a balancing test used by our federal courts and jurisdictions across the country for more than two decades. Let me say on the subject of the built itself. I dont believe for a minute that it was the intention of the genoa summit to create a license to discriminate or a right to deny services to gays, lesbians or anyone else in this state. It certainly was not my intent. But i can appreciate that that is the, the perception not just here in indiana but all across this country. We need to confront that and confront it boldly in a way that respects the interests of all involved. A personal reflection for a moment if i can. I for discrimination. Abhor. I was raised like most hoosiers with the golden rule, that y
The Vice President was put in charge of those negotiations by president obama. An agreement because they failed to get one. Thats what we are talking about. When it comes to our veterans, we have been a great debt of her attitude for what they have done to us. Sure welso want to make dont lose what we have gotten. We agree with the 2014 transition, but what we also want to do is make sure we are not projecting weakness abroad, and thats whats happening. This benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself, but unfortunately, it is indicative of a broader problem, and that is what we are watching on our tv screens is the unraveling of the obama Foreign Policy, which is making the world are chaotic and us less safe. Governor romney talked about the weakness, talked about apologies from the Obama Administration. Was that really appropriate rights in the middle of the crisis . On that same day, the Obama Administration had the same position. Whats recall that they disavowed their own st
Little over a week before the nevada caucuses, the Sanders Campaign is embracing an online. Ideo senator sanders our job is not to divide. Our job is to bring people together. If we do not allow them divide race or sexual orientation, by gender, we will transform america, and that is what this campaign is about, bringing people together. [applause] also today, a little over two weeks before the primary in South Carolina. Hillary clintons ploy for the africanamerican vote got a boost from a surrogate offensive, a true clinton classic from two dominant voices. I never saw him. I never met him. I was involved in the march on washington, the march from selma to montgomery, and directed the Voter Education project for six years. But i met Hillary Clinton. I met president clinton. One of the things that has been troubling to me and to people in the city of atlanta, and folks that i talked to in columbia, South Carolina is how dismissive senator sanders messages of the work of obama has done.