The chat on the lights in your watching. The common with clovis tempora suspended in personal events but to keep you informed during this pandemic we were going full sd ahead with a full slate of live online programs. Most of these conversations are currently free to the public so we ask that you consider donating to the club to help us continue our work. Please visit us at commonwealthclub. Org online tool and more and you can also text the word donate to 415 3294231 drink this program. You can find this information in the description box below. Now please join in welcoming shaun king and jane kim. Welcome to todays Virtual Program with inforum and the come with club. My name is jane kim. I serve as supervisor here in the city of San Francisco and most recently as the california and National Regional political director for bernie 2020 2020si got to work very close with shawn campaigning for senator sanders. And really pleased be here today. So excited. What an incredible feat. Congrat
I want to start first by thinking everyone for being here. We are all here to discuss a moment in Howard University history, and a lot of you were here in the our zoom tonight, were direct participants in that moment so we invite you to use the chat in the q a to share reflections as we engage in dialogue. After our dialogue well take questions from now. And then finally this is being simulcast via youtube so share the link and those who may not be able to join us here can also view the program. April r. Silver commented that there are two howards. But she left it there. Almost as if to signify that what is known aint got to be reminded me of the famous score activist and former dean, kelly millers statement in the 1916 Howard University yearbook, quote, those who feel it know. Theres a howard hidden from view that nevertheless comes to the surface often and forcefully because it represents an alternative black political culture to use the word odd cedrick robinson. The culture that xi
Welcome to the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute Virtual Event series. Our center for Public Affairs programming offers lectures and forms presenting perspective on important Public Policy issues of the day, each year we bring you 20 to 30 events from politicians, authors, members of the media, business and military leaders and more. Since the march 2020 closure of many businesses across our great country, the ragan foundation is bringing events online to ensure we are still delivering worldclass content even if you cant get to our hilltop to watch it in person. In this weeks center for Public Affairs Virtual Event we bring you Chris Wallace, inker of fox news sunday. 2014 marked his 50th year in the broadcasting industry, hes participated in coverage of nearly every Major Political event and also secured high profile interviews with dignitaries in u. S. Leaders to stop for the last three years Chris Wallace has broadcast a sunday morning show live from the Reagan Li
A political perspective i think he probably won the day in the sense that the democrats really try to. Beat on him from a political matter and they didnt really pin him down as well as they probably could have this question could have been better with a few exceptions. Large cities independent impartial and a defender of the rule of law do you agree. I think he believes he is i think he has his view of the presidency and breath of the power of the presidency and i think he is supporting that view of the unitary executive i can see why people think that hes being not that that hes not independent because he is i think hes supporting the president and giving the president wide berth from up from a constitutional standpoint i think its very hard for people to divorce that from their political views what is the law of the constitution say attorneys general are supposed to be on the lawyer for the country what is their involvement with the president well thats a great question right and i t
A former federal prosecutor on this addition to. The politicking on larry king our says hes independent impartial and a defender of the rule of law critics say hes behaving as a political actor serving trumps interests and not those of the people lets start there with former federal prosecutors stephen den haag he served as associate independent counsel for ken starr during the investigation into president bill clinton he is in miami all right what was your assessment stephen of bars testimony yesterday. Well i think from a legal marriage didnt really break any new ground i think he tried to say all the right things and looking stand he was very measured i think from a political perspective i think he probably won the day in the sense that the democrats really tried to. Beat on him from a political matter and they didnt really pin him down as well as they probably could have this question could have been better with a few exceptions. Barnes said hes independent impartial and a defender