The most intelligent president s we have ever had. I mean, he is up there in the top half dozen. And when we go through his life, by the end of it, or the middle of it, youre going to start laughing because youre just going to say no, that cant be, he cant be that good in that field, its just not possible. And then well find something else. And youre going to say, no, he is just incredibly bright. And the hope for his presidency was enormous. And so were going to discuss an absolutely brilliant human being. I was chatting with a friend before. And he asked me if i thought garfield was the most intelligent. Its i dont know how you test Something Like that. Its not as if you give president s iq tests. Its a lot easier with things that are easy to measure. Tall and short. I mean, we all know that madison was our shortest president , lincoln was our tallest president. Thats easy. I dont know how you know who the most intelligent. Certainly the two adams, jefferson, madison, lincoln. Garfie
Prepare to head to the poll this is week. Give us a call this morning. If youre a republican, 202748 8001. Democrats, 2027488000, independents 2027488002. Catch up with us at social media. At facebook its facebook. Com cspan. A very good morning to you. A few headlines to begin our program this morning. Talking about how this latest email ment 6 clinton seeks to regain footing after email storm narrows. Poll, advantage. The New York Times in their 10 questions with this latest controversy, asks what this could mean for Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail. They note the short answer is its not clear yet and polling on weekends can be unreliable so it may be a few days before the effect of the development may be fully assessed. What is evident is a campaign thats largely been a referendum on mr. Trump particularly since the first debate is now not so clear cut. The email development will certainly matter but the question is just how much. 20 Million People have already voted and millio
The president said im going to veto the legislative appropriations bill and we will let the Voters Decide in november whether we want to pay these legislators, you are effectively stopping an institution from working. If the senate said the justices are coming to us, they want security for the institution, and we are going to decline to in an appropriations bill because we are matt at them, you them, you are preaching a duty thats implicit in the document. To make the other branches function as intended. Finally, theres a certain irony here, any members of a certain part are very upset with president obama for taking executive action on some subjects and not changing the statutory law. There is a statute on the books that says there shall be nine members of the Supreme Court. If you want to change it to eight, passed a law, ok . Pass a law. Thats not what i think anyone wants to do the everyone recognizes there is a duty. The question is i think everyone agrees want of timing and one o
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We will hear about the company hated set of circumstances that ended in garfields death. This event from the Smithsonian Associates is about two hours. Professor nurnberger of the four u. S. President assassinations, the one i find fascinating and interesting is the one we will discuss tonight James Garfield. For quite a number of reasons. First of all, garfield is one of the most intelligent president s weve ever had. By the end of it or the middle of it, you will start laughing because you will just say, that cannot be. He cannot be that good in that field, it is just not possible. You will find Something Else and say, no. He did he is just incredibly bright. The hope for his presidency was in or miss. We going to discuss an absolutely brilliant human being. I was chatting with a friend before and he asked me if i thought garfield was the most intelligent. I do not know how you test Something Like that. It is not as if you give president s iq test. It is a lot easier with things that