Minority leader harry reid congratulated chris murphy for leading the 15hour debate against gun violence on wednesday in the senate. His remarks were followed by Mitch Mcconnell criticizing senate crast democrats for the debate calling it a talkathon. This is 20 minutes. Mr. President . For 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning Late Wednesday morning and ending early thursday morning, the entire nation watched the senator from connecticut teach our republican colleagues a lesson and another things not the least of which is courage. It is easy to say we stood for 14 hours. We talk a lot about filibusters in the senate. They dont happen very often. I have been in congress for 34 heres and i have probably led two more than anyone else. They dont happen much. There are a lot of fake filibusters but this was real. I admire and appreciate the junior senator from connecticut very much. Four days after 49 innocent americans were gunned down in a nightclub, senator murphy stood here as indicated f
At the radio and Television Correspondents association dinner. This is an hour and 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the podium, tonights chair, john parkinson. [applause] having spent the last 12 years at abc news, many colleagues become like family. We spend long hours together, we travel around the world together, we spend friday nights together on stakeouts outside of the speakers office, we even work holidays together. When life events bring reason to celebrate, were often celebrating together. But when a member of our broadcast familiesen taken away our industry also grieves together. Since our last dinner last month, several colleagues who have dedicated their professional careers to broadcasted journalism have passed away. Tonight with pay tribute to them. Im morely safer. Ive led a charmed life. A lot of blood, sweat, toil, tears and a lot of it is pure luck and ive been a very lucky guy. Community members and Business Leaders are vined to come out and d
Entertainer for the dinner. This is one hour and 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the podium, tonights chair, john parkinson. [applause] having spent the last 12 years at abc news, many colleagues become like family. We spend long hours together, we travel around the world together, we spend friday nights together on stakeouts outside of the speakers office, we even work holidays together. When life events bring reason to celebrate, were often celebrating together. But when a member of our broadcast families is taken away our industry also grieves together. Since our last dinner last month, several colleagues who have dedicated their professional careers to broadcasted journalism have passed away. Tonight we pay tribute to them. Im morely safer. Ive led a charmed life. A lot of blood, sweat, toil, tears and a lot of it is pure luck and ive been a very lucky guy. Community members and Business Leaders are invited to come out and discuss some ideas they have to ce
Grown in yemen, for example, and as the core leadership and core al qaeda in that regions that been decimated. Discussed that. He wasnt brennan when here and over at the c. I. A. Has talked about it and that is a up front we are very about. But i dont think you can argue that when it comes to al qaeda in afghanistan, pakistan that the tragedy going after core al qaeda leadership has not been effectively prosecuted. It more dangerous to have an al qaeda lippinged group iraqi cities major than have them in the mountains pakistan . Well, i guess i would have to that the most severe military attack on the United States in our lifetimes occurred organized and ordered out of afghanistan and pakistan by core al qaeda. Theres concern here for the the destruction of supplies . I have obviously, i dont have any specific information about that. I can tell you that when it fields in, letl this right, i get oil refinery that remains in control of the government of iraq, but i dont any Additional In
And so americas choice is that we can keep focusing on reactions or we can change the conditions that have led to these kind of actions. Black americas choice tonight is that we can focus on those things that can help us right now be more constructive and build the community that we want to see. The fact of the matter, what were witnessing tonight, its been said over and over again. The seeds of the violence that this nation and sown over and over again, the harvest is what were witnessing tonight. And yet my father spoke to us back in the 50s and 60s about having a revolution of values and focusing more on people rather than things. He talked about we had to change our alliances to be more ecumenical. He talked about wiping out poverty, systemic racism and militarism, and we ignored the prophet. And unfortunately, his words are coming on to pass tonight. My hope and prayer is that somebody will pick up a phone who has influence in this situation, who can turn it another way. White peo