Violent. Its a new trend but clowns have clowns have been a major scare factor at the heart of darkness for years. But unlike the recent neighborhood sightings people are asking for these scares. Even more than usual the haunted attractions seeing an increase in numbers this year. But ask owner Kevin Schultz if the clown empedimic has helped business . Ive heard about it, so what we did is started sending people stand outside their windows at 3 a. M. ; just stare in. It seems weekend. Clearly a joke no it isnt a clever marketing scheme. But as a veteran haunter schultz has a few theories on why something that is totally different than being human, but you are trying to look over happy, it starts messing with your emotional level and starts making you feel uneasy. Like it could also be threatening. The clowns in this haunt getting the best of me a time or two nat but they certainly arent the only scares in this place. From zombies to bloody mary chasing after you or scarecrows that come
First speaker. Our topic is the fascinating friendship between two towering figures. The conservative torchbearer william f buckler and norman baylor. At the risk of sounding too cheerful, i must say that beginning with friendship kicks off the possibility of Common Ground between progressives and conservatives. It does seem unlikely that the buckleymailer relationship has an equivalent today. Seeing as we have historians and public intellectuals such as our speaker writing eloquently and persuasively about such friendship, the prospect seems far from lost. Our speaker, Kevin Schultz is the author of buckley and mailer. He is an associate professor of history, catholic studies at illinois in chicago, winning several awards for his teaching on the ethnoracial and intellectual history of america. Receiving his phd from berkeley in 2005, he began an academic and public intellectual career. He has published articles in journal of American History and american quarterly as well as essays in
We are marking the 40th anniversary of the 1976 release of the Church Committee arnold report, which extended portions of the hearings and investigated cia, fbi and nsa intelligence activities. Here is a preview from this weekends program. We have a particular obligation to examine the nsa. In light of its tremendous potential or abuse. Capacity to monitor private conversations of american citizens without a bug or a tap. The interception of International Signals of the job of nsa, and thanks to modern Technological Developments it does its job very well. The danger lies in the ability of the nsa to turn its Awesome Technology against domestic indications. 40yearold video of the Church Committees work. Immediately to his right is then whoearold Fritz Schwartz is joining us throughout the series. Today in the wake of 9 11, the nsa is something of a household word from anybody that follows the news. How wellknown was the agency in 1975 . Hardly at all. The nsa the joke was the nsa stood
All weekend, American History tv is featuring hattiesburg, mississippi. Hattiesburg was incorporated in 1884. The city was known for its lumber and wrote industries and railroad industries in the late 19th century. Posted by our comcast partners, our cspan staff visited sites showcasing the citys rich history. Learn more about hattiesburg all weekend here on American History tv. I get up early in the morning. I go to bed about 10 00, to 11 00. Mel be honest, it keeps working and trying to make a living. Our whole family were workers. I worked when i was able to. I worked all the time, night and day. I just worked and saved my money. I put it in the bank. I put so much in the bank. Over, turned my business i didnt owe anybody anything. Oseola mccarty was wonderful. She was a short lady about five feet. She probably weighed 85, 90 pounds. If i had to sum her up in a nutshell, she was amazing. She went to school. She only made it to the sixth grade. However she was a smart enough to start
I am Program Manager of the Common Ground initiative. I am pleased to usher in our first session and introduce our first speaker. At the risk of sounding too cheerful, i must say that beginning with friendship kicks off the possibility of Common Ground between progressives and conservatives. It does seem unlikely that the buckleymailer relationship has an equivalent today. Seeing as we have historians and public intellectuals such as our speaker writing eloquently and persuasively about such friendship, the prospect seems far from lost. Our speaker, Kevin Schultz is the author of buckley and mailer. He is an associate professor of history, cap at studies at the university of catholic studies at illinois in chicago, winning several awards for his teaching on the f no racial and intellectual history ethno racial and intellectual history of america. Receiving his phd from berkeley in 2005, he began an academic and public intellectual career. He has published articles in journal of America