[ applause ]. John who are your heroes, and what makes for a hero . A harris poll asked americans that question, and the person who came in first was jesus christ. I understand that. But after jesus many people picked politicians. Ronald reagan was second. Barack obama third. President obama ranked higher right after he was elected then placed first ahead of jesus. Are any of those people your heroes . [ cheers ] some for jesus, but not the politicians, but the list is politicians, george bush is on the list. Hillary clinton, fdr, Elizabeth Warren. Why politicians . What is so heroic about what they do . When i look at them i see selfserving panderers who say anything to win. And once elected dole out favors and money to their cronies. But thats not how the hollywood left sees politicians. They see them as inspirational heroes. Let the American People explode into this new millennium with the exhilaration of being true to the glory of this democracy. Thank you. [ applause ]. John the m
[ applause ]. John who are your heroes, and what makes for a hero . A harris poll asked americans that question, and the person who came in first was jesus christ. I understand that. But after jesus many people picked politicians. Ronald reagan was second. Barack obama third. President obama ranked higher right after he was elected then placed first ahead of jesus. Are any of those people your heroes . [ cheers ] some for jesus, but not the politicians, but the list is politicians, george bush is on the list. Hillary clinton, fdr, Elizabeth Warren. Why politicians . What is so heroic about what they do . When i look at them i see selfserving panderers who say anything to win. And once elected dole out favors and money to their cronies. But thats not how the hollywood left sees politicians. They see them as inspirational heroes. Let the American People explode into this new millennium with the exhilaration of being true to the glory of this democracy. Thank you. [ applause ]. John the m
Latecomers and please make room for them as they rave. In fact, i think this marks more than 50 soldout programs since the start of 2017 here the Commonwealth Club. [applause] yeah. It is something to be proud of. Even after 114 years how old we are the Commonwealth Club still serves a very vital purpose, promoting nonpartisan public dialogue, bringing us together to speak civilly about issues that then to divide us. Sometimes like tonight, with humor. I want to thank our dedicated members, our donors, volunteers, all of you, who helped make this important work possible. Thank you. If youd like to do more for the club, take a look the poster on the all on your way out. A generous family of members the Commonwealth Club pledged a Million Dollars matching grants. All gifts made onsite will be matched twice. Meaning 5 decide turns into 15. 20 turns into 60. So this support will go to finish our Capital Campaign for the new billing which is new building which will be opened this year. Cont
[ applause ]. John who are your heroes, and what makes for a hero . A harris poll asked americans that question, and the person who came in first was jesus christ. I understand that. But after jesus many people picked politicians. Ronald reagan was second. Barack obama third. President obama ranked higher right after he was elected then placed first ahead of jesus. Are any of those people your heroes . [ cheers ] some for jesus, but not the politicians, but the list is politicians, george bush is on the list. Hillary clinton, fdr, Elizabeth Warren. Ticians . What is so heroic about what they do . When i look at them i see selfserving panderers who say anything to win. And once elected dole out favors and money to their cronies. But thats not how the hollywood left sees politicians. They see them as inspirational heroes. Let the American People explode into this new millennium with the exhilaration of being true to the glory of this democracy. Thank you. [ applause ]. John the music swe
[ applause ]. John who are your heroes, and what makes for a hero . A harris poll asked americans that question, and the person who came in first was jesus christ. I understand that. But after jesus many people picked politicians. Ronald reagan was second. Barack obama third. President obama ranked higher right after he was elected then placed first ahead of jesus. Are any of those people your heroes . [ cheers ] some for jesus, but not the politicians, but the list is politicians, george bush is on the list. Hillary clinton, fdr, Elizabeth Warren. Ticians . What is so heroic about what they do . When i look at them i see selfserving panderers who say anything to win. And once elected dole out favors and money to their cronies. But thats not how the hollywood left sees politicians. They see them as inspirational heroes. Let the American People explode into this new millennium with the exhilaration of being true to the glory of this democracy. Thank you. [ applause ]. John the music swe