Declassified how torture derails the war on terror after 9 11. You probably know him from events weve done together. Hes a visiting special agent with the fbi and hes investigated highprofile terrorism cases after the 9 11 attacks. He has investigated skills to the private sector and these ceo of the Stephan Group and author of the Fordham Center and his specialty is global security, everything from governance culture and state actors, nonstate actors and im going to try to cover as much of that today as we can. One thing i want to point out is each day the center publishes the Stephan Group intel brief which is something you should really, you should read every day. Its a wonderful insight into a timely issue that goes to the heart of what we should be thinking about even if its not in the headlines, everything from White Supremacy to whats happening with al qaeda and isis geopolitics in Washington State and i encourage you to read it every day. Id also encourage you to read the Steph
Pandemic that has already claimed more than 225,000 american lives. We are 00 mere eight days away we are a mere eight days a away from a president ial election. Donald trump announced his nomination of judge barrett even before we could fully mourn the death of the great Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And Senate Republicans then rushed this nomination to the senate floor. In doing so, they violated the rule that their leader, Mitch Mcconnell, imposed in 2016 which kept Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court after president obama nominated him in february of that year to fill the vacancy that arose with the death of justice antonin scalia. That rule was clear. That rule was concise. That rule was definitive. The senate would not consider a nomination to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court during a president ial election year. Many of my republican colleagues echoed leader mcconnells pledge. In fact, my colleague, senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the judiciary committee, admonished us to
Up next on American History tv. Georgia governor jimmy carter accepting the democratic president ial nomination at the 1976 democratic convention. As you can see, he is working his way through the crowd, a pathway of sorts has been cleared for him, shaking hands as he goes. This is as well stage managed an entrance for a nominee as i have seen in a number of conventions, moving through the delegates. Now walking up steps on the back of the room and soon will be there. There he is. Thats amy. [ cheers and applause ] he made it to the hall about four minutes ago. Thats his mother, miss lillian, 77 years old. His daughter amy and rosalind carter, mrs. Carter. How sweet it is, david. How sweet it is. I wonder how his mother wfel in the picture a moment ago, standing watching her son go to the podium. You know, even when a candidate wins the election and becomes president , he doesnt do it in such circumstances as this. Hes not in a huge hole. Hes probably in a hotel somewhere. My name is j
[cheering applause] as you can see, he is working his way through the crowd. A pathway of sorts has been cleared for him. [cheering applause] this is a well staged manage entrance, for nominee as i have seen in a number of conventions. [cheering applause] [applause] [applause] thats his mother, miss lilly 77 years old. [cheering applause] how sweet it is, how sweet it is. I wonder how his mother feels, standing and watching her son. [cheering applause] my name is jimmy quote my name is jimmy carter, and im running for president. [applause] its been a long time since i said those words of the first time, and now ive come here after seeing our great country to accept your nomination. [applause] i accept it, in the words of john f. Kennedy, with a full and grateful heart, and with only one obligation to devote every effort of body, mind, and spirit, to lead our party back to victory, and our nation back to greatness. [applause] its a pleasure to be here with all you democrats. And to see
Called Ronald Reagans proposals, quote, fantasy, and he criticized mr. Reagans military spending and tax cut plans. Fellow democrats, fellow citizens, i thank you for the nomination youve offered me. And i especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had fred mondale. With gratitude and determination, i accept your nomination. [ cheers and applause ] and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform you have hammered out at this convention. A campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. Were going to beat the republicans in november. Well win because were the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, Franklin Delano roosevelt. Were the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give them hell, harry truman. And as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Were the party of a gallant man of spirit Joh