All people accused of a federal crime plead guilty, i would have said thats because most of them did it. Thats why they plead guilty. The governments right to go after them. Now that i know more i realize thats not the case. Government has ways of making innocent people plead guilty, its unbelievable. Essentially its a plea bargain. They come to a doctor, they say they want to get a doctor. Nothing wrong. Our federal statutes are so luminous and accordion like they can find something if not for your tax return, its looking like you administer Pain Medicine . Were going to charge you with the Illegal Administration of illegal drugs. But she was in pain, im a doctor. They say i know, but you exceeded the allowable dose of pain medication and they charge you with a crime that will put you away for five years but if you plead guilty, you will get three months and you can Practice Medicine again. So whats your choice . Rule growing your entire life, be locked up for five years and destroyed
All the way in the back. Okay, all right. Be seated. We have a few stragglers coming in. That is all right. I am icao, my job is to welcome you to left for him 2016. Thank you all for coming. I am sure this will be a wonderful for him. I attended my first forum in 2010. I saw doctor cornell west go below the podium when he was so animated. I knew it was something i wanted to be part of in that moment. When i started my doctorate i joined up with the forum. We were talking about occupy wall street, in 2016, talking about a democratic socialist gaining millions of votes throughout the country. Times are definitely changing. One thing that has definitely changed, not for the better, the prices in new york city ravage the working and middle classes and the left for him as well. When i was an intern we were upset when people asked what my compensation was, i said an infinite supply of pretzels, was letters, that unfortunately is still the condition we are in today so all of you are getting
Between the historic things like agriculture and the values that bring us to colorado like the core doors canoeing and fishing and so with the challenges over the years as to how to integrate and manage our water so that the quality of life is maintained. After all why would you want to live out here if it was just an urban desert to have these rivers as something that is a gem in a thing of beauty next from a recent trip to Denver Colorado we talked with the author who shares the stories of four mexican girls who grew up in america without legal status in her burke just like us. I wanted to write this book because i felt like there was a conversation around immigration happening in this country that wasnt yet at a really deep level but we kept talking about an issue that we didnt understand very well. There is a lot of fear that comes along with the subject of immigration have think i think when people hear the word immigration they think of a stranger or somebody who is coming to the
They just do not have at the same level. Partly because i have grown up tied to one another was social media. They do have an experience of reality that is in part much more communityoriented then some of this in the older generation. To that extent they are more focused on issues of justice that they are on issues of self opportunity. That gives me reason for hope. So i think that sense to the extent that science is a force for justice and to the extent that being pro science and be in a nerd is cool especially in that young generation, i think we have a lot to look forward to. Join me and giving a warm thank you. [laughter] [applause]. It please thank al frank as well. [applause]. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] he just asked if i would sign it, actually i will just, here they have some for sale outside and hopefully they will have enough if not i think you can preorder it. I will certainly sit here and sign any copies that you have. Thank you again for coming. I hope you enjoyed
Please turnoff for silence your cellphone please remember to step up to the microphone before asking your questions and we are being filmed so that we can all partaken in the conversation and copies of tonights booker up the register i highly recommend that you do after the event please fool the pitchers and put them up against the nearest wall or bookshelf. I excited to introduce Kate Anderson to work for cbs news york and fox News Washington d. C. Cover the Obama White House for yearsfour and author of the New York Times bestseller the of residence inside the private world of the white house. I can say that is one of my favorite books of paperback you can usually find me walking over to a before they finish their sentence. Fled her new laugh telephonist the grace and power of americas modern first ladies she looks at the challenging roles of the first lady of the United States 50 shared an astonishing amount of stories fluff shocking toto and tragic to heart warming. Is already a new