Readers. Heres our primetime lineup tonight, starting at 7 00, Carol Anderson describes the guest i am reading a book that Robert Barwell road, a biography of alex haley. Alex haley was in tennessee. Hes in the news right now because this is the 40th anniversary, which people may have forgotten was the best watch Television Show ever, the last episode of hers about 85 of the American Television said watched some part of the 1977. Alex here they spoke about slavery really told it in such an terms that had been presented for. That has been with the movie. It just jolted the country and it filled up the library is with americans searching for their family histories. Robert norrell is a university of tennessee professor who wrote a book about his two books, the autobiography of malcolm x, which he wrote in the six days, race which he wrote in the 70s, which the author says are the two most bugs about black america in the 20th century and maybe the two most important books about American Cu
His book watchdog when is about investigations you went through and the troubled asset relief vote, your vote election to congress, interesting for readers is the gray davis recall in california and the behind the scenes story of how that came about and was financed. Has a little of chairman tom baits in it. Guest a little of that. Host what prompted you to write a book . Guest i think voters have lost a little hope. They see the wrongdoing, not all of it but some of it, and dont see what difference it makes. I thought a book about taking the stories people know about and link it to what difference it makes would help people. There were things done as a result on our successes. You sent out 2,000 letters in a congressional cycle and most of those end in government complying, and making changes and investigations. Many led to fundamental changes. There were lavish parties held on taxpayers money and our oversight changed how the administration oversees that to make sure taxpayer dollars
[inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Shakespeare Theater Company barred Association Annual dinner and mark trial. Before we begin the trial please take time to silence all Electronic Devices that may disrupt this evenings proceedings. Photography of the trial is strictly prohibited. Please join me in welcoming the chair of the barred association, abbe lowell. [applause] good evening. Thanks for joining us. The annual dinner and mark trial event by the Shakespeare Theater Company and barred association, Affinity Group of lawyers and those who support the community to bring the best we can to the stage, tonight after tonights performance is based on production of 1984 presented by the Shakespeare Theater Company a few short months ago which in turn is based on the 1949, that is right, 1949 book by George Orwell predicting what 1984 might look like. You all know the story very well, a countrys government vacuums up unanimous amount of data in the name of National
If you want coke, you have to go to mcdonalds. Telling a honda dealer that if someone wants in their door looking at their cars they have to tell them where they can also go look at ford cars . Pregnancy Resource Centers have a moral objection to telling women wear they can go to kill their unborn child. I think this law is horrible, its in the court and i would encourage you all to be praying that it be overturned. Pregnancy Resource Centers are outnumbering abortion clinics by three to one in thiscountry. Getting womenchoices , giving them options. [applause] the problem is the abortion industry cant stand competition. And i would say to them when you only allowed one option, you cannot call yourself prochoice. [applause] i and a tremendous admirer of winston churchill. He was the right man in the right place at the right time. Quite frankly, he saved the world. If it hadnt been for his determination and indomitable spirit, we cant know how much of the world adolf hitler would have b
Who could gamble daily on the horses for nothing in new york. He was so deep with the bookies that they would always stake them in hopes that a long shot came galloping home and they could take his winnings. But he had the gift of gab. He was just a wonderful charlatan, a wonderful artist and like the best con man, he often believed his own cons. He believed that the show was going to work. Thank you all so much. [applause]. Thank you walter, thank you you for coming. Please remember to fold up your chair and come up on the righthand side to get your book signed. [inaudible] [inaudible conversation] cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought to as a Public Service per cable or satellite provider. Afterwards is next on tv. University National Security Center Director Karen Greenberg discusses her book, wrote justice. She takes a critical look at the legal questions arising from policies and laws enacted to fight the u. S. War on terrorism after niall 11. She is in